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Town eyes revival for northwest Gilbert BY CECILIA CHAN GSN Managing Editor

ilbert is looking to breathe new life into its oldest and densest employment center that is home to business heavyweights such as GoDaddy, Northrop Grumman and Mapfre Insurance. Town staff wants to designate that northwest corner of the town as a redevelopment area in order to reverse its decline and make it viable well into the future. “This corridor is the corridor with the most jobs in all of Gilbert, just shy of 15,000 employees,” said Dan Henderson, economic development director. “In order to be competitive, we need to develop some type of long-range planning, create a policy to create demand and help businesses that want to develop in this area,” he said.

Town Council at its October retreat gave the go-ahead to pursue the designation, which would allow for more flexibility such as with zoning and building codes. It would also open the area up for tax breaks and funding from sources, such as the Community Development Block Grant program. The hope is that a concentrated vision and focus for the area would encourage the private market to invest and ensure stability in an area no longer at its peak, according to Redevelopment Coordinator Amanda Elliott. This in turn would bring an increase in property values and improve the quality of life for those who live and work there. If Gilbert moves forward with the designation, it would see competition from Mesa and Chandler – which both have redevelopment corridors adjacent to this area, according to Henderson. Under Arizona law, in order to qualify for

the designation one or more of nine blight factors must be met – dominance of defective or inadequate street layout, faulty lot layouts, unsanitary or unsafe conditions, site deterioration, diversity of ownership, obsolete subdivision platting, conditions that endanger life or property, tax or special assessment delinquency that exceeds the fair value of land and defective or unusual conditions of title. Gilbert’s Northwest Employment Corridor, which is primarily comprised of science, technology, aerospace and manufacturing industries, has $29 million in private investment and $81 million in public investment, according to staff. Gilbert has three other employment centers – Banner Employment Corridor, Gate-

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Gilbert food bank helps save Paradise a truck at a time BY JASON STONE GSN Staff Writer

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he mountainous ridge of Paradise, California, is the kind of place you go to get away from it all – not experience a living hell. But from the safety of his mother’s Mesa home, Scot Rayl is still trying to come to grips with the hell he experienced last week in Paradise as fire obliterated the community. Rayl’s sister, Chandler resident Jennifer Simas, knew she had to do something to help the devastated community the moment her mother broke the awful news about the town where her brother lived, as well as other assorted family members. To help ease that suffering, Simas is organizing an East Valley donation drive with the help of a Gilbert nonprofit. “My mom called me and she said, ‘Paradise is on fire. I want to stay close to the phone,'” Simas said. “Every year they evacuate everybody because of fire (danger).

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Caleb Carter, left, and Corey Yeaman load up a truck with supplies destined to help victims of the fire that leveled the retirement town of Paradise, California.

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Kyl plans to stay put in U.S. Senate seat

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.S. Sen. Jon Kyl plans to remain in his seat until a special election is called to fill the late John McCain’s

term. But whether that will still happen in the wake of U.S. Rep. Martha McSally’s Senate election loss to Congresswoman Kyrsten Sinema remains to be seen. “I’m going to talk to the Governor (Doug Ducey) about that,” Kyl told Gilbert Sun News on Nov. 9 after touring Mesa a few days earlier. He joked, “You’ll be the second to know.” Ducey’s spokesman did not return a request for comment. Kyl was appointed by Ducey after U.S. Sen. John McCain’s death in August. At the time of his appointment in early September, Kyl said he would serve through the start of the next Congress in January, but he always left open the possibility he could remain until a special election is called in 2020 to fill the remaining two years of McCain’s term. “I said I would serve until the end of the term,” Kyl said. Sinema declared victory on Nov. 12 after McSally conceded. At the time of Kyl’s appointment, political insiders were speculating he would step down to make way for McSally in case she lost. Now that it’s happened, it’s anyone’s guess what he’ll do – although in the days following the election Kyl told GSN that McSally’s fate had no bearing on his timetable for staying. “Obviously, I’m supporting McSally,” Kyl said before Sinema won. Once McSally conceded, Kyl issued a

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statement of congratulations to Arizona’s first female senator. “Congratulations to Senator-elect Kyrsten Sinema on winning a hardfought race to represent the people of Arizona in the United States Senate,” he wrote. “Having recently returned to the Senate after a five-year absence, I have been reminded what an honor it is to represent Arizona citizens in their national government. “I am confident that Senator-elect Sinema, with her experience in the House of Representatives, will effectively carry out this responsibility, and I wish her the very best.” Arizona law allows the governor to pick a replacement for a senator until a special election is called. At the time of his selection, Ducey praised Kyl’s previous experience as a senator, adding “now is not the time for on-the-job training.” Kyl has stressed he has no intention of running in the special election or beyond, meaning he’ll be in the seat until 2020 at the latest. Kyl returned to Washington, D.C., last week for a lame duck session of Congress. “With Democratic control of the house, it makes it less likely they’ll want to do anything in the lame duck session,” Kyl said. Kyl also stepped up his visibility, submitting several pieces of legislation and issuing press releases about them As for his trip across Mesa, Kyl stopped at the annual East Valley Institute of Technology Foundation breakfast, a meeting with the Mesa Defense and Industry Council, Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport and the Arizona Farm Bureau’s

annual conference, which was held in Mesa this year. “Part of my job is to know what’s going on,” Kyl said. “There’s a lot going on in Mesa.” At the Mesa Defense and Industry Council meeting, Kyl learned about the East Valley’s need for even more skilled technology workers to work on private defense projects. “They’re needing more and more access to people who have specific skills and training, like welding,” Kyle said. “That’s one of the EVIT programs, and I said we should get them together. Hopefully, they will be doing that.” Kyl received a homework assignment after meeting with the Gateway Airport Authority. “I’m going to write a letter to ask for the grant money for funding for the new Gateway control tower,” Kyl said. “They need a little push to get the grant.” The airport has some personal interest to Kyl, as he used to fly Air Force T-38 planes out of the airport when it was still Williams Air Force Base. The tower had been stuck for several years in Congressional deadlock, and lawmakers recently passed a bill authorizing funds for the project. Kyl said he’s impressed with the overall health of the strong East Valley jobs economy. “It’s putting pressure on community colleges and schools like EVIT to produce students who can meet the very tight job market,” Kyl said. Kyl’s tour of the state included stops in Tucson, Yuma and Flagstaff – or as Kyl calls it, “the places we couldn’t get done before the election.”

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way Employment Corridor and Center Business District. The Northwest Corridor is nearly at build-out with just 13 percent of its parcels still vacant, compared with 38 percent vacancy for the other corridors, according to Alan Hoogasian, development analyst. Some of the conditions in the Northwest Corridor the town is looking to remedy include rising crime, unkempt properties and inadequate parking. Improving infrastructure also is on the

table. For instance, walkability is a concern for businesses in the area, according to Elliott. Some streets have sidewalks on one side only and some have sidewalks that are not contiguous, she said The corridor has the most parking issues, has the highest rate of code cases, graffiti, litter and weeds in the rights-ofway and the highest rate of parcels with foreclosure in their history at 6.9 percent among the four employment centers, according to staff.

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Elliott said Silent Aire, an HVAC manufacturer, pointed to parking problems for its reason for relocating out of the Northwest Corridor to the Center Business District. The corridor has the highest overall parking ratio, which suggests inefficiency rather than lack of parking, according to the town. The Northwest Corridor was the first area to be developed with residential and commercial in Gilbert due to its proximity to U.S. 60. Loop 202 didn’t go through Gilbert until 2003. Developed in the mid-1980s and early 1990s, the area followed standards in place that don’t make sense today. For instance, large setback requirement for commercial buildings took out space that could have been used for parking, forcing employees to park on the streets instead, according to Henderson. Some roads in the employment center are already narrow and made even more so with the on-street parking, and one street had vehicles illegally parked perpendicular from a curb in order to accommodate more cars. There’s opportunity to have landscaping with less setback for aesthetic pur-

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Gilbert Redevelopment Coordinator Amanda Elliott at the GoDaddy site, which because of standards in place then meant less parking for employees. The town is looking to designate the Northwest Employment Corridor, which includes GoDaddy, as a redevelopment area to allow for more zoning and building code flexibility in order to attract private investment.

poses, according to Elliott. GoDaddy is a prime example of parking inefficiency. The site that the domain registrar company sits on required a large setback for landscaping, sacrificing parking stalls. When GoDaddy changed from a distribution to a technology function, its employee base grew to 1,500, and there was no more room for parking, according to Henderson.

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The company worked with the building’s owner to purchase land for overflow parking, he said. “There’s no building on the property and they developed a parking lot. Is this the best and highest use of property?” Henderson said. “Yes, because it helps GoDaddy.” But he added that through the establishment of a redevelopment area, the town would encourage developments such as this to look at structure parking instead of a lot. Although Gilbert consistently ranks near the top in the country for its low crime, the Northwest Corridor is becoming problematic. Deputy Police Chief Randy Brice at the Council retreat said the department is seeing a rise in certain crimes there – theft, burglary and drug activity – and doesn’t foresee a drop if the town does nothing. “The real problem is with absentee landowners,” he said. “The loitering and drug problems, hanging out in areas we can’t control because they are private property and it’s hard to reach the owner.” Brice said getting rid of abandoned buildings would help. Waiving the permit fee to encourage building demolition may aid in that endeavor, according

to Elliott. Other objectives include looking at updating zoning and putting in place a property maintenance code. Mayor Jenn Daniels at the retreat asked if there was a stigma tied to being in a redevelopment area. Elliott told her there was always a concern from property owners and residents but that staff would do educational outreach. The fact is, Elliott said, property values do not diminish with the designation but rather improves by having a unified vision. For community buy-in, staff is reaching out to stakeholders for input on the plan, which will eventually come back to council for review. They also reached out to Arizona State University and the Urban Land Institute for help. Henderson said the process will take at least a year. If the designation is approved, it would be Gilbert’s second redevelopment area. The town in 1989 designed the Heritage District as a redevelopment area and adopted a revitalization plan in 1991, which needs to be updated every decade or it sunsets. Although the downtown core is in the Northwest Corridor, the redevelopment areas would be kept separate districts.

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This time, it couldn’t be saved.” At the time, Scot, a Paradise resident, didn’t know if he was going to live or become one of the dozens killed in the worst wildfire in California history. Then again, nobody in the Northern California community of nearly 27,000 people thought Nov. 8, 2018, would be the day the town was virtually wiped off the map. The top story in the “Paradise Post” that morning focused on a still-undecided race for the Paradise town council. Just a few hours after that issue went to press, however, there would be no town for the council to oversee. And in just a few hours, Rayl would be experiencing a real-life version of the worst dream ever. The fire moved up the ridge at one acre per second, giving residents almost no time to evacuate. Rayl jumped into his van, leaving his burning house behind to begin the race of his life down the mountain to Chico, the nearest safety zone about 10 miles away. He navigated a road that was littered with abandoned cars as flames rose on both sides. The heat was so intense it caused metal from some vehicles to melt onto the asphalt. He sped past propane tanks that exploded one by one as the wind-aided flames torched homes, buildings and anything else in its path. Rayl heard people screaming and crying. He watched them running to shopping center parking lots, which provided safety from flames that encircled them until evacuation buses were able to

scoop them out of danger. Despite the obstacles, Rayl luckily made it to Chico. He bought a Greyhound bus ticket to Arizona for a nearly day-long trip away from hell. At that moment, the safest place was the desert – in his mother’s arms. Simas lived in Paradise for a bit but spent more time residing in Chico around the turn of the millennium. But her mother, Cheryl Scamihorn, lived in Paradise about 15 years. Plus, extended uncles, cousins and nephews have called “the Ridge” home for the better part of two decades since Simas’ grandfather built a home there in the mid-1990s. “I made a lot of friends in that community,” said Simas, a self-employed foreign exchange trader. “We know a lot of families that are suffering right now.” In the first days after the fire, Simas collected donated toiletries in her garage before coming up with the idea of contacting the brother of a friend who runs Midwest Food Bank in Gilbert. Operations Director Q Nielsen said the nonprofit is donating a 53-foot truck and a driver to take weekly loads of supplies to help victims who are staying in housing set up by the Red Cross or simply living in their cars in shopping center parking lots. “We have a semi-tractor and a trailer, we have the facility, we have the volunteer drivers,” Nielsen said. “We just need the product to get to these victims.” Two Phoenix TV stations helped raise awareness for the drive last week. Simas said day-to-day necessities are needed most – such as toothbrushes, shampoo, diapers, baby bottles and wipes, shoes, packaged and canned foods, water bot-

tles and feminine hygiene products. “We’re doing everything we can to fill that trailer,” Simas said. “It’ll be weekly for next few weeks, and then we’ll see what they need long-term.” Nielsen said it will cost the nonprofit about $3,200 for each round trip to Chico, where donations are going for the mini-shelters that have been set up in shopping center parking lots. That cost makes cash donations helpful as well. Nielsen said people who donate money can specify they want it to go to the Paradise relief effort. The food bank has made donating even easier than ever with a phone app. The Midwest Food Bank app is available on all platforms for donations and to find videos, locations and more. Donations can also be made in person at the Food Bank at 725 E. Baseline Road or online at arizona.midwestfoodbank.org. Midwest is relatively new to the Valley, but it’s used to helping out in disaster situations across the country. “When you wake up in the morning, and you imagine getting a toothbrush, that’s something so simple, but these people have nothing,” Nielsen said. Rayl said he’s already thankful for the help Paradise is receiving nearly 900 miles away. “I need to fix my town,” an emotionally exhausted Rayl said on TV. “We need to bring it back to what it was.”

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he was an enrolled member of the White Mountain Apache Tribe. Prior to his sentencing, Harvey’s lawyer submitted a memorandum telling the judge his client was remorseful. “Mr. Harvey has fully accepted the reasons why he has to serve such a lengthy sentence, as he completely recognizes the extent of the harm that he caused and is remorseful,” federal Public Defender Jeanette Alvarao wrote. “Due to his actions, Mr. Harvey realizes he has lost out on the opportunity to live his life, work in his chosen career, raise his children, enjoy a marriage partnership with his wife and spend time with his siblings, other family and friends.” In the second case, Steven Watson, 36, got a 6-year sentence for stealing $170,000 from victims’ dormant bank accounts that were supposed to go to charities like the Salvation Army. Instead, Watson blew it on vacations, vehicles and adult entertainment, according to the Arizona State Attorney General’s Office. Watson must also serve seven years of probation upon his release. In 2014, Watson was an associate financial advisor at a local bank and developed a plan to steal money from customer accounts that were dormant due to inactivity, according to a news release. The bank launched an investigation when one of the victim’s beneficiaries, the Salvation Army, requested disbursement of the money that was to be distributed to the organization upon the death of the account owner. State and federal special agents found Watson represented to the bank tellers that he had the authority to request cashier’s checks from the account. Watson received approximately $169,528 in stolen proceeds from three accounts between Oct. 21 and Nov. 14, 2014. The cashier’s checks were issued to another individual or in the name of a fictitious business Watson created. By the end of January 2015, Watson spent all of the stolen money on vehicles, vacations, adult entertainment and child support. The investigation revealed the proceeds from the accounts should have gone to family members of the deceased, the Salvation Army, and/or the Red Cross.

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Town planners OK new church meetinghouse

BY CECILIA CHAN GSN Managing Editor

he Church of Jesus Christ of Latterday Saints is building a place of worship on six acres of undeveloped land near Higley and Mews roads. Gilbert Planning Commission recently approved the site plan for the Mews Meetinghouse. “We are excited to be there when we get it done,” said David Wells, project manager for the church. Plans are to begin construction after the first of the year with a 300-day construction window, according to Wells. A late-2019 opening is a possibility, Wells said. The proposal calls for a 16,444-squarefoot, single-story building. The meetinghouse is located on land zoned for single-family houses. The site is surrounded either by single-family homes or land zoned for single-family residences. There will be two accesses to the meetinghouse from Higley Road and it will in-

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This architectural rendering shows what the proposed Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints meeting house will look like when it is built near Higley and Mews roads in Gilbert.

clude 297 parking spaces, according to a staff report. The meetinghouse will include an assembly area, meeting rooms, offices and other indoor areas. Eight-foot-tall solid block walls will be

built to the east and north of the property line. An existing 6-foot-tall wall already exists on the south property line. Two other meetinghouses are now under construction in Gilbert, a testimony to a town that is still growing. Build-out is

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Fallen hero is mourned after combat death BY JASON STONE GSN Staff Writer

udra Owens always knew Brett Taylor was destined for greatness. That’s what made his death extra tough to take. Taylor, a U.S. Army major and a 1997 Chandler High School graduate, was killed in action Nov. 3 while training an Afghan Army commando battalion near Kabul, Afghanistan. “He was the type of guy who was the salt of the earth,” Owens said. “I can’t think of anybody the kind of caliber he was. Such integrity and honesty.” Owens’ husband, Justin, was best friends with Taylor in high school – where they served on the student council together – and Owens stood in at Taylor’s wedding. They recalled the happy times they had with Taylor, including one night as teenagers when their group of friends went bowling together. Instead of going inside with the rest of the group, Taylor remained at his truck. Audra Owens became concerned, so she went outside to investigate, only to find Taylor standing outside the truck listening to talk radio. “I’m on hold, and I’m going to be on the show,” Owens recalls Taylor saying. She noticed his cellphone and stayed to listen to him discuss politics from the radio. “I thought, ‘How many 19-year-olds listen to talk radio?” she said. “What 19-year-old is that interested in our country? We all joked we would be voting for him for president in the future, even in high school.” Taylor’s death has touched the Chandler community who knew him and his family since they arrived in the area in the early 1990s. He was student body president his senior year at Chandler and also an Eagle Scout. “He always had his eyes set for ways he could serve and lead,” Audra Owens said. “He was just kind of that person. He didn’t do it for power or popularity. That was just him. Brent was superresponsible.” But he also had a fun side, too, she said. “Brent and Justin just had a lot of fun planning and contriving these grand schemes of theirs, whether it was in student council or their friends group,” she said. “They would plan dances outside of school or big group dates. They were both doers.”

“The strong turnout, despite the attacks and challenges, was a success for the long-suffering people of Afghanistan and for the cause of human freedom.” Taylor was due to return to North Ogden and his mayoral duties in January. Instead, his body was flown to Dover Air Force Base in Delaware, where his wife, Jennie, and two of their seven children awaited. “To say our hearts are anything less than shattered would be nothing less than true deceit,” Jennie Taylor wrote in a statement. “And yet to deny the sacred honor that is to stand that close to some of the freshest blood that has been spilled for our country would be absolute blasphemy.” Taylor was deployed to Afghanistan in January on what was his second tour there and fourth deployment of his 10year military career. He served as an intelligence officer with (Special to GSN) U.S. Army Major Brett Taylor, a 1997 Chandler High gradu- Joint Force Headquarters. ate, was killed in Afghanistan Nov. 3, becoming the second Defense department officials Chandler native to die in combat this year. believe his attacker was a member of the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces. While Taylor’s death is mourned That man was in turn killed by other locally, it’s been felt even deeper in Utah, Afghan forces. where he was the mayor of North Ogden Audra Owens first saw the news of his and an Army major. death while scrolling on Facebook. She U.S. Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, wrote is a member of the North Odgen city on Twitter, “Brent was a hero, a patriot, page, just so she could follow Taylor’s a wonderful father, and a dear friend. progress. News of his death in Afghanistan is “I loved watching him maintain his devastating.” composure to all the witty complaints Utah Gov. Gary Herbert issued a (at city council meetings),” Owens said. statement that called Taylor a “brave “I love watching him in action.” and selfless soldier.” But then she saw some comments on “The entire Herbert family mourns the page she just didn’t want to believe. with this soldier’s family and we pray “I thought it had to be a hoax at that their burdens may be lifted, and first,” Owens said. “We just took turns that the hearts of all Utahns will reach sobbing.” out to comfort them in their grief,” the Taylor had served three previous governor wrote. Army deployments: Mosul, Iraq Taylor was shot and killed just two (2007); Baghdad (2008); and Kunduz, days before the U.S. midterm election. Afghanistan (2012). He was awarded a That was an ironic twist of fate because Purple Heart medal and a Bronze Star in his final Facebook post he urged medal for exceptionally meritorious people to exercise “their precious right service during Operation Iraqi Freedom. to vote.” “Of all the tours he went on, this was “It was beautiful to see over four- probably the tour I was least concerned million Afghan men and women brave about,” Audra Owens said. “And this is threats and deadly attacks to vote the one he didn’t come home from.” The Taylors’ seven children – Megan, in Afghanistan’s first parliamentary elections in eight years,” Taylor wrote. 13; Lincoln, 11; Alex, 9; Jacob, 7; Ellie, 5;

Jonathan, 2; and Caroline, 11 months – are now the beneficiaries of a GoFundMe page. At last check, organizers appeared close to their $550,000 goal. Taylor was born July 6, 1979, in Ogden, Utah, the second of eight children of Stephen and Tamara Jones Taylor. He came from a strong military family with five of his brothers joining him in the Army National Guard. While growing up, the Taylor family lived in Utah and California before settling in Arizona in 1991. Taylor’s obit mentions he was a “man of faith.” As a lifelong member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, he served a two-year mission in Brazil between 1998 and 2000. He met Jennie Ashworth after his mission while in college at Brigham Young University. It was a blind date that first brought them together. They were married in September 2003, a year before Brent left for Basic Training and Counterintelligence Training for the Utah National Guard. Taylor went on to receive his bachelor’s degree in political science from BYU in 2006. Later, he earned his master’s of Public Administration from the University of Utah in 2012. In November 2009, Taylor was elected to the North Ogden City Council after his two consecutive tours of duty to Iraq. He was elected as mayor in November 2013 and ran unopposed for reelection last year. He was working on completing a Ph.D. in international relations from Utah at the time of his death. University officials said it plans to posthumously award Taylor the degree in the spring. The Chandler Unified School District is honoring Taylor’s memory by posting video clips from his speech to the governing board in 1996 and his 1997 Chandler High commencement address. Taylor’s final message on Facebook, however, might be one of his most important in these divided times. “Whether the Republicans or the Democrats win,” Taylor wrote about last week’s election, “Remember that we have far more as Americans that unites us than divides us. ‘United we stand, divided we fall.’ God Bless America.” In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Brent Taylor Memorial Scholarship Fund at the University of Utah.

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Political ad spending hit record high in Arizona BY BRENDAN CAMPBELL Cronkite News

pending on campaign ads in Arizona reached a record $129 million this year, part of a national trend that saw cable and broadcast election ad spending top $3 billion for the first time in a midterm election cycle. In Arizona, the spending was driven by high-profile campaigns like Proposition 127 and the race between Republican Martha McSally and Democrat Kyrsten Sinema for the seat being vacated by Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Arizona. But it also was closer to home in Ahwatukee, where the LD 18 Senate race between Sean Bowie and Frank Schmuck was the most expensive legislative race in the state. A report by Advertising Analytics said that more than half of the 2018 ad spending went toward the Senate race, including the heated GOP primary, with other significant spending on the governor’s and attorney general’s races. “It is absolutely unprecedented for a midterm. It has shattered every record there is,” said Steve Passwaiter,

vice president and general manager of Kantar Media’s Campaign Media Analysis Group. “That kind of spend rivals previous presidential cycles.” Some 40,470 ads were broadcast for Arizona congressional races in October alone, according to a Wesleyan Media Project analysis of Kantar’s data. That saturation led to what Brian Dille, a Mesa Community College political science professor, called a television “wasteland” during the campaign. “I had a lot of people saying to me that, ‘I can’t wait ’til this election’s over so I can have normal TV again,’” he said. And a lot of those ads went negative, an additional turn-off for many. “I would say for Arizona – and I’ve been teaching here for 23 years – this would be one of the nastiest and most negative campaigns that I’ve seen and, again, a free-for-all of outside money flooding in,” said Erich Saphir, political science professor at Pima Community College. Passwaiter said outside spending by political action committees and other groups played a big role “not just in Arizona, but around the country.”

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Thanksgiving dinner a bit cheaper this year in Arizona BY HOWARD FISCHER Capitol Media Services

healthy supply of turkeys is going to make the cost of feeding the family Thanksgiving dinner a bit less expensive this year. New figures from the Arizona Farm Bureau Federation put the cost of a typical dinner for 10 at $39.17, or about $3.92 for everyone around the table. That’s a small decrease from last year when the same items were found at Arizona stores for $39.82. There are some things that shoppers are going to find more expensive this year. For example, that 30-ounce can of pumpkin pie mix is going to set you back about $3.20, which is 22 cents more than you could buy the same can in 2017. A bag of frozen green peas that Farm Bureau shoppers found for $1 last year now is retailing for $1.32. And if you like to whip your own cream, count on paying an extra 84 cents for that half pint. But what’s helping keep down the

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ark University held a grand opening last week of its Gilbert campus located in the town’s Heritage District. The ceremony included speakers and a self-guided tour of the university. Fall semester on the campus commenced in October. The Missouri-based liberal arts institution occupies the first floor of a four-story building that once housed Saint Xavier University. Saint Xavier University more than a year ago abandoned the building – built by taxpayers for $34 million. That university was forced to leave by financial problems at its main Illinois campus. Town officials at the time had negotiated a 15-year lease with the Illinois institution. Park University is paying $799,128 in rent over the course of its three-year lease with the town. The agreement with Gilbert also

includes two- and three-year lease extension options. During the first year of operations, Park University plans to serve adult learners in accelerated, eight-week evening classes. By the end of year three, the university projects an enrollment of more than 300 students with plans to add traditional 16-week classes during the day. Students will be able to pursue a variety of degree offerings in face-toface settings at the Gilbert campus or through Park’s online programs. Park University also has two other campuses in Arizona at Luke and DavisMonthan air force bases. The Gilbert campus is the 42nd location in Park University’s system. Park maintains 33 campuses on military installations across the country and extensive online programs. The university currently serves 16,500 students annually.

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AG asks U.S. high court to reinstate no-bail-for-rapists law BY HOWARD FISCHER Capitol Media Services

he state Attorney General’s Office is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to reinstate a voter-approved provision of the Arizona Constitution which allows accused rapists to be held without bail while awaiting trial. In legal papers filed in Washington, Assistant Attorney General Rusty Crandell argued that the state’s high court – or at least a majority of the justices here – ignored legal precedent in concluding earlier this year that pretrial detention without bail is permissible only when there is a “legitimate and compelling’’ purpose and that restriction is narrowly focused. Justice Ann Scott Timmer, writing for the majority, said that means defendants are constitutionally entitled to be released pending trial when there is no showing they will be a danger to the community. But Crandell said that the crime of rape is “a uniquely horrific act’’ and there is a “frightening and high risk’’ that sex offenders will reoffend. He also said that the law – the one the Arizona justices overturned – has

procedural safeguards. That includes requiring prosecutors to prove to a judge that “the proof is evident or the presumption great’’ that the defendant did, in fact, commit the crime. And Crandell took a slap at the justices who voted to void the law. He said that courts should invalidate statutes only when necessary to comply with the Constitution “while leaving in place as much of the legislature’s work as possible.’’ “The Arizona Supreme Court has made a practice of doing the opposite,’’ Crandell told the nation’s high court. Prior to 2002, it was presumed that people charged with a crime were entitled to bail. There were only a few exceptions, like those for which the death penalty could be imposed, offenses committed while someone already was out on bail, and felonies where the person charged poses a substantial danger to other and no conditions of release could assure safety. The 2002 voter-approved state constitutional amendment added sex offenses to that list. This case involves Guy Goodman, who was charged with sexually assaulting a

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Mesquite High grad serving on ultra-modern warship BY ENSIGN AMAIA MALDONADO GSN Guest Writer

2007 Mesquite High School graduate and Gilbert native is serving aboard the future USS Sioux City, a littoral combat ship homeported in Mayport, Florida. Petty Officer 1st Class Andrew David Boldt is an information systems technician responsible for all shipboard network, computer and communication systems. “Working with networks is a team effort,” said Boldt. “Teamwork is something I enjoy in my line of work.” Sioux City is a Freedom “variant littoral” combat ship that is a resilient flexible warship, designed from the keel up to affordably take on new capabilities – from the most advanced sensors, to the latest missiles, to cutting-edge cyber systems. Its speed, strength and versatil-

ity make it a critical tool to help U.S. sailors achieve the mission. Littoral combat ships are a fast, agile, mission-focused platform designed to operate in near-shore environments, while capable of open-ocean tasking, and win against 21st-century coastal threats such as submarines, mines and swarming small craft. Sioux City is the 13th littoral combat ship to enter the fleet and the sixth of the Freedom variant. It is the first ship named after Sioux City, the fourth-largest city in Iowa. During its Nov. 17 commissioning ceremony at the U.S. Na(Special to GSN) val Academy in Annapolis, the Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Andrew Boldt is serving aboard warship will be officially placed a combat ship in Florida, the future USS Sioux City. He is a 2007 graduate of Mesquite High School and a Gilbert na- into active service. The ceremotive. ny includes “bringing the ship to

life” and other orders rooted in centuries old naval tradition. Boldt has carried lessons learned from his hometown into his military service. “Living in my hometown taught me the importance of adapting to whatever life throws at me,” Boldt said. “It’s not always easy, but you have to find a way to keep moving forward and overcoming any challenge.” Sailors’ jobs are highly varied aboard Sioux City. Increased automation equals a smaller crew. In the case of LCS 11, that is a core of 70 men and women who keep all parts of the ship running smoothly. Minimally manned crews place high demands on Sailors. Each crew member performs a number of tasks outside of their traditional job or rating. “My success aboard this ship is due to the overwhelming motivation and

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Mesa dental school fills a juvenile detainees’ needs BY DAVID M. BROWN GSN Contributor

wo years ago, Dr. Chantay Banikarim knew she needed to call a dentist. As medical director for 14 years at the Durango and Southeast County juvenile detention centers, she ensures that each child receives a seven-day physical examination, including teeth. What she saw alarmed her. “We noticed widespread dental decay, and many of the juveniles had never seen a dentist in their lives,” said Banikarim, an adolescent medicine physician who can have as many as 200 juveniles ages 8 to 17 under her care at any given time. “We found that those with an extensive drug history had more severe dental decay and greater need for preventive and acute dental care,” she added. That’s all changed in the last two years. And not only are faculty and students from A.T. Still University’s Arizona School of Dentistry & Oral Health in Mesa saving the youngsters’ teeth – they’re also saving taxpayers money. As a result of the support she got from Deputy Chief Michaella Heslin and Chief Eric Meaux of Juvenile Probation, Banikarim two years ago called Dr. Jack Dillenberg, the inaugural dean at A.T. Still

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University’s Arizona School of Dentistry & Oral Health in Mesa. At first, the school provided basic services, but because of the often intense needs of the young people, more was needed. Dr. Scott Howell, an assistant professor, and his colleague, dental hygienist Colleen Trombly, had developed a teledentistry program with a $1.7-million federal grant that also helped the school expand its interprofessional education curriculum. The university added approximately $30,000 for portable dental and x-ray equipment. And the Delta Dental Foundation of Arizona has just donated $40,000 for a new teledentistry van. Now, the young detainees are finding the care they never got. “We are one of a few dental schools in the country to teach teledentistry and how it can be used to reach underserved populations,” said Howell, a metro-Detroit native who graduated from A.T. Still in 2014 in both dentistry and public health. “We are also one of the only dental schools to expose our students to concepts in public health beyond the basics.”

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Howell, Trombly, another hygienist and 76 students – many from the East Valley – provide preventive and maintenance care, exams, cleanings, fluoride varnish applications and prompt treatment for dental emergencies at the two juvenile facilities. The A.T. Still team also works with the Arizona Recreation Center for the Handicapped in Phoenix, and will be working with East Valley Adult Resources in Mesa. “Prior to this program, their only option was to complain of dental pain and go to a local hospital to get a tooth pulled,” said Howell. “What we’ve done is give them more options than just an extraction.” On-site services at both sites are provided by A.T. Still dental students, guided by faculty dental hygienists. When an acute dental problem occurs, Howell and his team can determine its urgency through teledentistry and devise a treatment. Juveniles with acute needs, such as pain and infection, are quickly brought to the school’s advanced care clinic on the Mesa campus. Teledentistry also enables Howell to work with students to review records, photos and X-rays collected at the centers to develop treatment plans for maintenance care. “In about five minutes, I or another dentist can then review that data and plan the next steps for that patient,” he said. “At the same time, the hygienist will complete a dental cleaning and provide additional preventive services for the patient.” One program, Axium Ascend, is a dental electronic records system that facilitates schedules, logs dental conditions and clinical notes, and takes x-rays and clinical photos through a secure, cloudbased website. “With it, hygienists and students in the field connect with me and a different

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Dr. Scott Howell of A. T. Still University’s Arizona School of Denistry & Oral Health helped to develop a teledenitistry program.

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Third-year A.T. Still University dental student Akram Saad cares for a juvenile detainee.

set of dental students back at the dental school,” he explained. Banikarim or a nurse practitioner can take a photo of the tooth on a tablet with the MouthWatch camera, ask the juvenile some questions and forward that information through another program, Teledent. The cost savings for the county are significant. For one, sending a hygienist to collect the clinical data is less expensive than sending a higher-paid dentist. For routine care, the program eliminates transporting the juvenile to a dental clinic for an exam, eliminating staff and

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steady strain this crew maintains, no matter what is required of them,” said Cmdr. Randy Malone, Sioux City’s commanding officer, adding: “These men and women are unmatched. They adapt and overcome any challenge thrown at them. From the moment we moved aboard the ship, each Sailor has had to wear three or four different hats for the ship to run smoothly.” Boldt’s family has military ties and he

vehicle time. In addition, identifying acute conditions, such as a broken tooth, a toothache or a dental infection, allows staff to efficiently plan and schedule for the youth’s appointment at the school. “By helping identify oral health problems before they get really bad, we can give the youth information about their current oral health and encourage them to follow up with a dentist once they are released before any problems get worse and are more expensive to fix,” Howell said. The program is changing the lives of

is honored to carry on the tradition of service. “My father and two of my uncles were in the military,” said Boldt. “Joining the military really wasn’t a tough choice. It is where I wanted to be.” Boldt’s proudest Navy accomplishment came when he was stationed aboard USS Peleliu. In 2010, Pakistan experienced destructive floods that affected approximately 20 million people, destroying homes, crops and infrastructure. The team aboard Peleliu provided

those who give, as well as those who receive. “Dr. Howell has a great deal of compassion for these kids and their health. On many occasions, late in the evening on his way home Dr. Howell has stopped by the detention center to directly evaluate a juvenile when he felt he needed more information than what he received by teledentistry,” Banikarim said. “When you find out you are doing a rotation in a juvenile detention center, you have no idea what to expect,” said thirdyear dental student Shima Ghattan. “My experience was eye-opening, humbling and overall very positive. “The youth we worked with were incredibly cooperative and open to sharing their stories with us,” added Ghattan, explaining: “We were surprised by how inquisitive they were about learning proper oral hygiene. At the end of the cleanings, many of the boys we worked with wouldn’t stop smiling and thanking us. Some even asked permission to hug us.”

much needed humanitarian aid. “It was pretty tough,” Boldt said. “We were the first Navy ship to arrive and offer support. I like helping people, it is what sailors do.” Boldt said he is proud to be part of a warfighting team. “Serving in the military means I can protect and help others,” said Boldt. “I am protecting my country, my shipmates and my family.” Ensign Amaia Maldonado is attached to the Navy’s media relations office.

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ilbert resident Florine Noel is having quite the week. She won the Ms. Senior HomeWell title from HomeWell Senior Care after logging 5,100 volunteer hours at Dignity Health’s Chandler Regional Medical Center and recording 19 years as the weekly greeter at Sunday services at Chandler Christian Church. In connection with her title, she was “crowned” last week at a celebration at Sunrise of Gilbert Senior Living, where she lives, and road the town Parks and Recreation Department’s float in yesterday’s Gilbert Days Parade. She also will be feted at a dinner on Wednesday at the Chandler Regional Medical Center during a volunteer recognition event. “She has lived in the East Valley for over 56 years and claims she never met a person in Arizona she hasn’t liked,” HomeWell spokeswoman Heather Hildreth said. Noel worked for over 30 years as a corporate secretary for Air Services International Inc.,which gave her an opportunity to visit a number of places here and abroad. Lori Mercer, Chandler Regional volunteer coordinator, praised Noel, saying she’s been a loyal volunteer for more than 10 years. “We are so happy to bring recognition to such an amazing local senior,” Hildreth said.

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Record store grew out of his father’s collection BY CECILLA CHAN GSN Managing Editor

arren Skarecky is a numbers guy, a certified public accountant by trade. How he ended up opening a store in Gilbert that sells music is largely due to his father, Dick Skarecky. “He had been collecting well over 20 years and had over 15,000 records at his house and getting a little bit of flack from my mom,” said Skarecky, who grew up in Gilbert and now lives in Queen Creek. “It was starting to take over the house and I threw out the idea, ‘Let’s open a record store.’” That suggestion led to Grace Records, which opened last December at San Tan Village outdoor mall near San Tan Village Parkway and Williams Field Road. It’s the only independent vinyl records store in Gilbert so far – and one of the few in the entire East Valley. The store’s initial stock came from the collection belonging to Skarecky’s dad, who would play his records on one of three turntables at his Gilbert home. “He still has at least 5,000 records,” Skarecky said. “He didn’t get rid of all of them.” The store, which has listening stations for customers, replenishes its shelves with new and used records. The bulk or 85 percent of its 10,000 records for sale are used, selling for $3 each. “We keep it simple and cheap,” said assistant manager Mitchell Atencio. “We have every new release, every genre and we can do specialty orders, too.” The store also has music from the 1920s, but they are 78s and not a big seller. One of the things that make Grace Records unique, Atencio said, is its vast collection of Hip-Hop artists. “We bought 600 records of Hip Hop from the East Coast and shipped it out here and built a table for it,” Atencio said. That genre of music got its start on the East Coast and includes artists such as Wu-Tang Clan, Jay Z, DMX, Busta Rhymes, Public Enemy, Gang Starr and Notorious B.I.G. Grace Records also sells turntables

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Sales associate Tatum Soto examines some records as customers Zac Farnsworth, left, and Cody Anglin wait for her to find an album at Grace Records in San Tan Village Mall. A new generation of music lovers have discovered vinyl recordings after growing up on digitally programmed music.

from $60 entry-level record players to $500 primo models and music memorabilia such as T-shirts, lunch boxes and posters. Every other Saturday, a local band performs at the store. As Grace Records heads towards its first anniversary, it is planning for Record Store Day on Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving. The event was conceived in 2007 as a way to celebrate and spread the word about the unique culture surrounding nearly 1,400 independently-owned record stores in the country, according to the Record Store Day website. Record Store Day takes place in April and November, when special vinyl and CD releases and various promotional

products are made exclusively for the day. Some of the anticipated 157 releases on Black Friday this year include music from Judas Priest, Sheryl Crow, Grateful Dead and Alice Cooper. “We have many, many limited releases coming out,” Skarecky said. “We will have all kinds of additional sales that day and week, too, and we may have live music and some giveaways for fun.” Vinyl’s comeback started over a decade ago, and many say it’s here to stay. Vinyl LP has been seeing a sales growth for 12 consecutive years, with 14.3 million albums sold in 2017, up 9 percent from the year before, according to the Nielsen Music Year-End Report.

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The top-selling LP of that year, by the way, was the re-release of The Beatles’ Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, which sold 72,000 records, according to Nielsen. The Sgt. Pepper album also was a best seller when it was first released back in 1967. Grace Records’ customers include all age groups. “We get younger kids, that is why we chose a mall setting,” Skarecky said. “It’s a little bit more accessible to the younger audience. We have lot of kids, pre-teens who are buying their first turntables and their parents are buying older records and newer records. We also got people in their 70s and 80s coming in.” The hottest-selling artist at his store right now is Queen, with the buyers being teenagers, according to Skarecky, who is 46 and grew up listening to CDs and LPs. He was a fan of Beastie Boys’ Licensed to Ill album when it was released See

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in 1986. Teens also are scooping up The Beatles, Fleetwood Mac, Led Zeppelin and Pink Floyd at the store, Skarecky said. In fact, it’s young people who are driving vinyl sales, industry experts say. Nostalgia may be what is bringing older listeners back to the fold, but for younger fans it’s another story. “I think they grew up in the digital age, having nothing tangible as related to music,” Skarecky said. With vinyl, they are actually taking it out of the sleeve, putting it on a turntable and listening while watching, he said. “It’s an intentional act of listening to someone,” he said. “Digital media is kind of in the background. It’s an appeal to younger kids who have never experienced anything like that before. “Records have been around 100 years, but we are definitely seeing a resurgence. The younger generation is really latching on to it and really appreciates the appeal.” Besides an album’s artistic cover, which some people buy just to hang on the wall, the sound quality from an analog recording surpasses that of digital, according to Atencio.

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Kysha Rogers thumbs through records at Grace Records in Gilbert, one of the few independent stores that sell both new and used vinyl and are introducing a new generation to a sound that’s different than what they’ve heard on digital devices.

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with a code for people to get a digital download of the album online, he added. The industry has seen changes over the years. Today’s records are 180-gram vinyl, which are stronger and more durable and less likely to scratch or warp. And they are coming out in eye-catching colors like Dylan &The Dead, which features red-and-blue tie-dye vinyl. Bob Dylan and the Grateful Dead’s original album released in 1989. While many vinyl record pressings are duplicates of the original releases, there is new music from those artists in the mix. “The brand-new stuff got The Beatles recording a performance on the BBC in the 1970s that never made it to vinyl before because they released other stuff,” Atencio said. “They are pressing onto vinyl old bands by going back and finding things and putting them out.” Right now for Grace Records, the sky’s the limit for vinyl. “I think it will continue to grow,” Atencio said. “There’s a whole new generation getting into vinyl for their own reason. Lot of people thought it was a fad when it started, but 10 years of sustained growth, it’s looking not so much a fad but a trend.”

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Those we love live within us this Thanksgiving BY DAVID LEIBOWITZ GSN Columnist

ow comes our family’s season of firsts: first Thanksgiving meal, first Christmas morning, first anniversary of my mother’s death. It feels impossible to believe a year has passed without her voice occupying the air. Maybe that’s because my mother, her voice in my head my whole life long, has never stopped speaking to me, not for a moment. “This too shall pass,” she liked to say about particularly challenging situations. “Aaaanny-who,” she would singsong to signal she was ready to change the subject. A Brooklyn girl by birth and attitude, my mother sometimes favored profan-

ity, mostly directed at society’s worst offenders: drivers weaving wildly between lanes, trashmen incapable of getting all the garbage into the garbage truck, incompetent politicians of either party, and most of the medical personnel who poked, pricked and prodded her in the final days of her 71 years alive. A nurse for two decades, my mother hated hospitals with a passion, or at least being confined to one as a sick person. She was never good at caring for herself, mostly because she spent every bit of her energy caring for her family. She was that way to the end, fretting about us, urging, cajoling, caring. It was the subject of the last lucid message she left for me, before the morphine took over and she drifted away for good. I’ve probably played that minute-long voice mail a hundred times. “It’s in God’s hands now. I’m not doing this,” she says,

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America has a voter fraud problem BY THOMAS PATTERSON GSN Guest Writer

nce again this November millions of ordinary Americans exercised their precious privilege to vote. But is it possible their vote was canceled by a cheater? Absolutely not, insists the American left, including the mainstream media. The Brennan Center scoffs at “sensationalist claims“ of voting fraud and assures us that it is “vanishingly rare.” The New York Times claims “there is essentially no voter fraud in this country.” It’s a problem made up by bigots wanting to use voter ID requirements and “purging” of voter rolls to suppress minority voting. But voter fraud is an elusive crime. It’s victims-voters-are unable to detect that their vote has been canceled. There is often little physical evidence of a crime, nothing evident to trigger a probe. Moreover, election officials, unlike law enforcement agencies, are loathe to go after voter fraud. After all, any fraud discovered is an indictment of their opera-

tion and fraud prevention efforts often attract criticism. Better to maintain the impression that there’s nothing to see here, folks. So voter fraud is rarely found…unless it’s looked for. Then it turns out to be fairly common. Super close elections often require turning over some rocks, with surprising results. When comedian Al Franken won his Minnesota Senate seat by 312 votes, a subsequent investigation found that 1099 felons had voted illegally, among other irregularities. Texas Democratic party officials have been indicted for “vote harvesting” by either intercepting ballots in mailboxes or improperly “assisting” elderly voters. Texas Democrats are also under investigation for fraudulently registering known illegal immigrants. In Pennsylvania, a recent study by two state agencies revealed that due to a procedural “glitch,” Pennsylvania has been registering noncitizens who apply for drivers licenses since the 1990s. There are now believed to be 100,000 illegal voters on the rolls, about half of whom have actually voted.

Reasonable efforts to combat fraud are often depicted as voter suppression. Georgia legislators last year passed a law requiring that registration form information match a “drivers license, state ID card or Social Security records.” Discrepancies put the voter in “pending” status, where they can still vote while the situation is investigated. Some 75,000 registrations were deemed problematic, including 9,224 minors, 2,935 fake addresses, 3,393 non-citizens and tens of thousands with non-matching Social Security information. Journalists rained down criticism, but no legitimate voter was kept from voting and the integrity of the voter rolls was substantially improved. Ironically, voter fraud may harm minority communities more than any real or imagined voter suppression. The Project 21 black leadership network, calling attention to the high incidence of voter fraud in minority communities, noted “today’s voter suppression doesn’t come from men wearing hoods.” Cochairman Horace Cooper stated “it comes through voter dilution due to phony voters on the rolls – convicts, illegals and ghosts.

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The effect is the same: Bona fide black citizens have their votes canceled or drowned out.” Project 21 recommends tighter maintenance of voter rolls to remove people who have moved, died or not voted in six years. They call for proof of citizenship and voter ID documents (which are already provided free). Ballots should be mailed only to those who request them and voter fraud should be prosecuted. In Arizona, election officials want you to believe no fraud prevention measures are necessary. We’re just lucky. Although we are a border state with large populations of illegal immigrants and ex-felons, we have experienced few instances of fraud. The same folks avoid looking, though, so what would you expect? The Heritage Foundation has created a non-comprehensive file of more than 1,200 documented cases of voter fraud. A Pew Center for the States report found 24 million registrations were invalid or inaccurate. America does have a fraud problem. Those who deny it to gain partisan advantage should be called out. -Thomas Patterson is a former East Valley legislator.

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Is juco football dead, or isn’t it? Players, coaches stay hopeful BY ZACH ALVIRA GSN Sports Editor

he ruling on the field is that junior college football in the Southeast Valley is dead. Interested parties say there is indisputable evidence, though, that juco football is worthwhile and benefits student athletes, and they remain hopeful that the ruling comes under review and is overturned. For now, what appeared to be the final games were played on Nov. 10. “We’ve had 180-something guys go to four-year schools on scholarship in the last six seasons,” Mesa Community College coach Ryan Felker said. “We’ve had first-round draft picks in the NFL. That doesn’t happen without this.” Following Mesa’s season-ending win over Phoenix College, fans were seen and heard pointing at Felker, exclaiming that he was going to be the reason junior college football was saved. Felker offered little explanation of the comments, instead smiling and admitting that he and others recently received “some good news.” “There’s some things,” Felker said. “We are going to keep working. There’s some other things coming down the line that we haven’t discussed that will definitely impact what is happening. “It’s going to be interesting to see what happens over the next few months.” On Feb. 5, the Maricopa County Community College District board announced that it was terminating football after this season. It left players and coaching staffs at Scottsdale Community, Mesa Community, Glendale Community and Phoenix College questioning their future. Nearly 500 players are in Valley programs. Soon after, Pima Community College in Tucson announced that 2018 would be

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Defensive back Gerald Wilbon came to Mesa Community College from Red Mountain High hoping to improve in the classroom. “This game really teaches you how to grow up, be a man and become independent,” he said.

the last season for its football program, also. Without Valley teams, there were none to schedule that are close enough to make continuation cost effective. Junior college football gave Mesa’s Aaron Auelua a second chance to improve his grades. Auelua graduated from Highland High in 2016 and signed on to play football at Mesa. His high school grades kept the 6-foot-3, 330-pound defensive tackle from joining a Division I program. His time at Mesa changed that. “It’s helped me mature and become a good person and even better player,” Auelua said after Mesa defeated Phoenix College, 37-12. “Especially with grades, that’s the reason I came here. These coaches pushed me to better myself on the field and in the classroom. I can’t thank them enough.” Auelua became emotional thinking

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about the impact the experience had on him. The sophomore now has interest from four-year universities, including Northern Arizona and TexasEl Paso. Auelua will cherish his time as a Thunderbird. “Just knowing that people may not be able to experience what I did here is sad,” he said. Like Auelua, defensive back Gerald Wilbon came to Mesa hoping to improve in the classroom. A standout cornerback at Red Mountain High in 2017, Wilbon was impressive in his first and, for now, only season with Mesa. “Now that the game is over it’s starting to hit a little bit,” Wilbon said. Wilbon is confident that his football career will continue, somewhere. “This game really teaches you how to grow up, be a man and become independent,” he said.

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Defensive back Sam Westfall came to Mesa to prove that he has what it takes to compete at the Division I level. As a high school junior in his home state of Utah, Westfall suffered a torn ACL. The injury prevented him from playing and getting game film in what he called the most important years of his prep career. Playing at Mesa gave Westfall the opportunity to show that he is capable. “It gave me another chance to prove my talents and gave me an opportunity to move on,” he said. “It helped me grow up as a person and mature about a lot of new things.” As players and coaches contemplate where they go next, if anywhere, a group of former coaches pushes the district board to reconsider. Dave Arslanian, a former coach at Scottsdale, Snow College in Utah and Division I college programs, leads the effort. He and Larry Philpot – Scottsdale CC’s first-ever coach – put a plan into place when they heard that juco football was being cancelled. It began with pushing for the election of four candidates to the MCCCD Governing Board who were open to communication to keep juco football alive. On Nov. 6, two of those candidates – Tom Nerini and Marie Sullivan – were elected. Two existing board members said they, too, are open to discussion. “We are very optimistic because of the commitments that have been made,” Arslanian said. “We need to not let a handful of people make that decision. We need to let the community make the decision. It’s their money that supports these programs.” Arslanian has witnessed firsthand what football has done for thousands of players who have passed through Maricopa community college programs

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for decades. For many, it was a way out of dangerous communities. Others benefited from a new way to receive an education. “I don’t know any coach that trains kids to only be football players,” Arslanian said. “We teach them discipline, respect, teamwork and how to be a good student. I see it over and over again. You would be amazed at what this game does for many kids.” Scottsdale Community College coach Doug Madoski, whose team still has a bowl game to play, was honored to receive a standing ovation prior to the Artichokes’ regular-season finale. Even more surprising to him was that his entire family from California had flown in to greet him and the rest of his team as they walked into the stadium before the game. “I didn’t know they were coming to town,” Madoski said after a 44-17 win over Glendale. “It gets a little more real when your whole family flies in.” In his 13th season leading the Artichokes, Madoski is accustomed to the atmosphere surrounding the final home game of a season. But this one was different.

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Left: Junior college football gave Mesa Community College’s Aaron Auelua, a 2016 Highland High graduate, a chance to improve his grades while playing the sport he loves. Auelua, a 6-foot-3, 330-pound defensive tackle, says it “helped me mature and become a good person and even better player.” Right: Mesa coach Ryan Felker, with 180 players moving on to four-year schools, prides himself on the benefit of juco football. With regard to its future in the Valley, he says there’s recently been “some good news.” “It’s going to be interesting to see what happens over the next few months,” he adds.

“I was a JC player in California and if it hadn’t been for that experience and those coaches there I wouldn’t be standing here,” Madoski said. From the need to improve grades to rekindling love for the game, every player has a reason for the juco route. As a senior at Saguaro High in 2015, quarterback Karé Lyles passed for 3,561 yards and 43 touchdowns, helping the

Sabercats win the state title. He received a scholarship to his father’s alma mater, Wisconsin. It wasn’t a good fit. After one season, Lyles transferred to SCC. “You don’t have the little things and luxuries that I got at Wisconsin,” Lyles said. “To truly find out if you love this game and see if you are willing to put everything on the line for it, I did that.” Lyles passed for 2,016 yards and 20

touchdowns and hopes to win the Valley of the Sun Bowl on Dec. 1. “Keep dreaming, regardless of the situation,” Lyles said. “Just being here and embracing the struggle and grind of a junior college team makes the life journey more meaningful.” -Contact Zach Alvira at zalvira@ timespublications.com and follow him on Twitter @ZachAlvira.

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Highland aces take 2nd and 3rd in state cross-country meets GSN STAFF REPORT

ighland High’s cross country teams were expected to come away from the Division I state championships with at least both individual champions and perhaps even a team title or two. But in the boys race, Desert Vista’s Sammy Van Alstine, who prefers the shorter 800 meters and 1,500/ mile in track where he can use his speed, found that extra gear helpful. Running step-for-step over the 5,000-meter course with Highland’s nationally ranked Leo Daschbach, Van Alstine pulled away in the closing 800 meters for an upset

State Cross-Country Championships East Valley top-5 finishers

Division I Boys

Teams – 1, Desert Vista, 31. 2, Highland, 41. 4, Mountain View, 149. 5, Hamilton, 220. Individuals – 1, Sammy Van Alstine, Desert

victory at Cave Creek Golf Course in Phoenix Van Alstine clocked 16 minutes, 3.08 seconds, three seconds ahead of Daschbach, who is ranked sixth in the U.S. with a best of 14 minutes, 52 seconds for 5,000 meters. Daschbach was ailing and taking antibiotics during the week. Van Alstine lifted the Thunder to their fifth consecutive Division I state team title and their 10th overall despite losing seven seniors from last season’s championship team. Highland took second, 10 points behind. In the girls race, favored Caroline McLeskey of Highland could not keep

Vista, 16 minutes, 3.08 seconds. 2, Leo Daschbach, Highland, 16:06.99. 3, Lee Nasewytewa, Desert Vista, 16:09.20. 4, Travis Kearney, Desert Vista, 16:25.19.

Division I Girls

Teams – 2, Chandler, 93. 3, Highland, 105. 4, Desert Vista, 120. 5, Red Mountain, 156. Individuals – 2, Morgan Foster, Chandler, 18:04.04. 3, Caroline McLeskey, Highland,

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pace with Abi Archer of Chaparral, who won in 17:56.22, eight seconds ahead of runner up Morgan Foster of Chandler and 27 ahead of McLeskey, who slipped to third place. Xavier won the girls title, 12 points ahead of runner up Chandler and 34 ahead of third-place Highland.

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Sammy Van Alstine wins the Division I state cross-country championship on Saturday at Cave Creek Golf Course in Phoenix. His run of 16 minutes, 3.08 seconds on the hilly, 5K course lifted the Desert Vista boys to their fifth straight state championship. 18:23.96.

Division II Boys

Teams – 2, Casteel, 144. 3, Campo Verde, 150.

Division II Girls

Individuals – 5, Jadyn Herron-Jonap, Casteel, 19:16.18.

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Merry Main Street has something for everyone in EV ie or take a free ride on the Main Street Express Train. Create memories at selfie stations that allow visitors to create special holidaycard photos. Look for stations near the Christmas tree and along Main Street. You may want to take a photo with the head elf himself, and you’re in luck. On Fridays and Saturdays, Santa will stop by for free visits. Bring your cellphone or camera for pictures. The city has its own Light Rail “Polar Express,” which will zoom along Merry Main Street as guests sing songs, enjoy cookies and, best of all, have a chance to meet Santa. Wear your pajamas and

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f you’re in the mood to get your Christmas on, you’ll want to hit downtown Mesa from Friday, Nov. 23, through Friday, Jan. 4. Thousands of revelers will be there to take in the sounds, sights, lights, tastes and activities that only the holiday season can bring. The celebration season kicks off Nov. 23 with an evening of music, food and fun. No Christmas bash would be complete without an over-the-top Christmas tree, bristling with lights and ornaments. Mesa’s is nearly four stories tall. The lighting ceremony is 5:45 p.m. on Macdonald just north of Main Street. If you have memories of Christmases in colder climes and are pining for outdoor ice skating, you’re in luck. Merry Main Street features the Winter Wonderland Ice Rink, at more than 5,000 square feet, at 20 E. Main St., just outside City Plaza. If you have memories of that postcard-perfect ice-skating experience that you thought were lost in the desert, hit the ice here. Admission to the ice rink is $10, $8 if purchased in groups of 20 or more in one transaction. The price includes one hour of skate time and ice skates. Skate sizes range from children’s size 8 to men’s size 14. There is no discount for bringing your own skates.

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Get ready to meet the jolly old elf. Santa Claus will stop by Merry Main Street on Fridays and Saturdays, so wear your holiday best and bring your camera or phone for free pictures.

Hours for the ice rink are 6-10 p.m. opening night (Nov. 23), then 5-10 p.m. Monday through Friday and noon-10 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. For the holidays, the rink is open noon-4 p.m. Dec. 24, closed on Christmas, open noon-4 p.m. Dec. 31 and noon-10 p.m. Jan. 1. Holidays need snacks. Start (or end) your journey down Merry Main Street on Friday or Saturday at Jack Frost’s Food Truck Forest at Pioneer Park. While there, enjoy a classic holiday mov-

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The Winter Wonderland Ice Rink lets guests enjoy the amazing desert winter weather while skating under the stars.

Crème and Chocolats’ ‘magic’ is in the chocolate BY CHRISTINA FUOCO-KARASINSKI GET OUT Editor

ean and Aurelie Godin moved from Quebec City to Mesa with a simple mission: to increase the family’s knowledge of English. The Godins are giving back to the community with Crème and Chocolats, a Dana Park shop between Barnes & Noble and Costa Vida that offers premium soft ice cream, Belgian chocolate and authentic crêpes. This place is special. Crème and Chocolats serves rich soft-serve ice cream

cones hand-dipped in the customer’s choice of nine flavors of Belgian chocolate: darks, milks and whites. This is pure chocolate. No wax fillers. “That’s where the magic comes in,” Jean said about the chocolate. “The cones have a thick layer of Belgian chocolate.” Ice cream ranges in price from $2.75 to $5.95, depending on size, flavor and additions. There are also sorbet bars ($3.75 to $5.25) and cookie ice cream sandwiches ($3.95 to $5.45) to dip, as well as fondue ($6.50). Made to order at the bar on an authentic French crepe griddle, crêpes

are the latest addition. Offerings such as the Moulin Rouge, stuffed with shrimp and crab in a creamy rose sauce ($11.95); the Classique with ham and cheese ($7.45); or the Spécial Europe sampler where customers choose toppings like prosciutto, brie and smoked salmon ($9.95). Gluten-friendly crêpes are also available. “With our French background, we thought maybe crêpes would work,” he said. “We’ve been selling a lot. We started with sweet crêpes and now we do lunch crêpes, like savory crêpes, because we’ve been asked to serve them.”

It’s been so successful that the Godins are planning to open a second location in Chandler Fashion Center near Harkins Theater. The Godins are not surprised people love their soft ice cream, but they were taken aback by the response to the crêpes. They started with one griddle, and ordered three more to keep up with demand. “It was kind of an afterthought,” he said.

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enjoy the season in the childlike and festive tradition of the Polar Express. Visit mesachristmasmarket.com/polar-express.html for more information and to purchase tickets. The festival will create priceless keepsakes of your kids’ glowing faces as they meet Santa – or their literally glowing faces as they’re bathed in multicolored lights from the tree. Arts and crafts, the Mesa Christmas Market with vendors in pop-up shops, colorful lights and live performances are part of the festivities. If you have kids or just want to get out and enjoy an Arizona winter, check out the lights, sights and ambiance on Main Street. Activities run along Main, from Country Club to just east of Mesa Drive. Free parking is available in all open lots and on-street parking areas downtown. Visiting Merry Main Street is free, but activities, such as the Light Rail Polar Express and Winter Wonderland Ice Rink, require ticket purchase. Merry Main Street Main Street and Macdonald, Mesa Friday, Nov. 23, through Friday, Jan. 4. Hours vary merrymainst.com

Mesa mixed-media artist in state’s largest studio tour BY SUE KERN-FLEISHER GET OUT Contributor Writer

esa resident Rob Stenberg will exhibit and sell his original mixed-media paintings during Arizona’s largest and longest-running artist studio tour, Hidden in the Hills. A signature event of the nonprofit Sonoran Arts League, the free, selfguided tour continues 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 18, and Friday, Nov. 23, through Sunday, Nov. 25. In its 22nd year, Hidden in the Hills features 174 artists in Cave Creek, Carefree and North Scottsdale. This is Stenberg’s third year in the tour, and he is excited to be among several guest artists at Studio No. 12 “High Desert Creations” in Scottsdale, hosted by jeweler Kathi Turner. A Michigan native, Stenberg grew up loving art and athletics. He credits his uncle, a talented oil painter, with fueling his passion. It would take nearly two decades before he decided to pursue a career as a full-time artist. “I worked for a big healthcare company and traveled to many developing

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Free Spirit is a mixed-media painting by Mesa artist Rob Stenberg that is made with vintage tin ceiling tiles on a wood panel.

companies in the Pacific Rim to help set up hospitals,” Stenberg said. “I experienced so many different cultures, and I believe that experience is evident in some of the designs I create today.” He moved to Arizona in 1994, and

while he was successful in his job, he felt he was missing something. He started painting rocks and creating gourd art, and then in 2000, he took a leap of faith, quit his job and began working full-time as an artist. “I didn’t make the decision until I saw a quote on the back of a business card that said, ‘Never let the odds keep you from doing what you know in your heart you were meant to do,’” he said, adding that he still carries the business card with him today. A self-taught artist, Stenberg will exhibit and sell new work from his industrial, abstract and Southwest series of mixed-media paintings. “I like to experiment and push myself to improve my techniques,” he said. “Lately, I’ve been using porcupine quills and perforated metal. I’ve also been mixing sand into paint to give it a different look and texture.” Maps can be downloaded from hiddeninthehills.org, or by visiting the Sonoran Arts League, 7100 E. Cave Creek Road, Suite 144, at Stagecoach Village in Cave Creek. For details, call 480575-6624.

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That afterthought has turned into a side business. They have a mobile creperie that is available for receptions, parties or office lunches. “We definitely have a lot of repeat customers,” Jean said. “Sometimes it seems like a reunion in here with friends and neighbors greeting each other and giving suggestions on what to order.” Crème and Chocolats 1744 S. Val Vista Drive Suite 111 Mesa 480-912-6544 cremechocolats.com

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The rapid popularity of Crème and Chocolats, an ice cream and crepe shop in Dana Park in Mesa, surprised even owners Jean and Aurelie Godin. They’ve added equipment and plan to open a second shop in Chandler. The fare includes sweet crêpes and now lunch crêpes, and rich soft-serve ice cream cones handdipped in choice of nine flavors of pure Belgian chocolate.

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Ruba G. Horner, 93, Mesa, AZ died Monday evening, November 12, 2018 in Mesa, AZ. She was born March 28, 1925 in Lee County, Virginia the daughter of the late Ewing R. and Mattye Flanary Glass. Ruba was predeceased by her husband, Dale S. Horner in 1996.

Ruba was a longtime member of Mt. Joy Lutheran Church, Gettysburg and an associate member of Velda Rose United Methodist Church in Mesa. Mrs. Horner was a 1943 graduate of Emmitsburg High School and a 1945 graduate of the West Virginia College of Beauty and Culture. For 60 years she owned and operated a beauty shop on West Elm Street in Hanover, PA. In 2000 she retired and moved to Mesa to be near her family.

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Ruba is survived by a granddaughter, Kelli Rehkop and her husband Andy of Melbourne, FL, a grandson, Dan Wisotzkey and his wife Jennifer of York, PA, three great grandchildren; Bradyn Wisotzkey, Tegan Wisotzkey, Gabrielle Rehkop, a sister, Ruth Keilholtz of Mesa, AZ. She was predeceased by a daughter, Donna L. Jackson. Graveside services will be held Monday, November 19, 2018 at 10:00 AM at Mt. Joy Lutheran Church Cemetery. In lieu of flowers memorials can be made to Mt. Joy Lutheran Church, 2615 Taneytown Road, Gettysburg, PA 17325. Online obituary and condolences available at monahanfuneralhome.com

Richard Dean Lash, passed away quietly at Desert Samaritan Hospital, Nov. 3rd, 2018. Mesa. He was born Aug 18th, 1938 in Albion, Indiana. He was 80 years old. Born to father Raymond Walter Lash, mother Leone Francis Lash. He is survived by his brothers Raymond Walter Lash Jr. of Calif., Robert "Bob" Lash of Indiana, E. Wayne Lash of Mesa. Dick was a wonderful man, he would give you the shirt off his back if you needed it. He loved his family and friends. He loved to work on cars and trucks. His favorite pastime was taking them apart. He loved to chrome anything and everything on cars and trucks that he had. He loved his restoration projects. He was a big Elvis Presley fan. He loved all Elvis music. Dick had lots of Elvis memorabilia. Dick will be greatly missed. There will be no services. He was cremated, and his ashes will be taken to Show Low cemetery where he will be put to rest with his mother and father. Services were provided by Wyman Mortuary in Mesa.

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Employment General Landscape laborer, 48 temporary full-time positions. Duties: Laborers will be needed for turf care, pruning, fertilization, irrigation systems maintenance and repair, general clean up procedures around properties. Outdoor work, physical work. 3 months landscape EXP REQ. No EDU REQ. Pre-employment drug testing. Days & Hours: 40 hours/week (6:00am-2:30pm); day shift; Mon-Fri. Dates of employment: 02/01/1911/30/19. Wage: $13.23/h, OT $19.85/h if necessary. Raises, bonuses, or incentives dependent on job performance. OJT provided. Assurances: Transportation (including meals and, to the extent necessary, lodging) to the place of employment will be provided, or its cost to workers reimbursed, if the worker completes half the employment period. Return transportation will be provided if the worker completes the employment period or is dismissed early by the employer. Employer will provide workers at no charge all tools, equipment and supplies required to perform the job. Job location: Chandler, AZ - Maricopa and Pinal counties. Applicants may send or contact the AZDES Office, 4635 S Central Ave, Phoenix AZ, 85040. 602-7710630 Please reference AZDES Job Order #: 3261864. Employer: Siteworks Landscape Development, LLC 2915 W Fairview St, Chandler, AZ 85224. Contact: Chris Malham, fax (480) 820-1606.

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Duties: Laborers will be needed for turf care, pruning, fertilization, irrigation systems maintenance and repair, general clean up procedures around properties. Outdoor work, physical work. 3 months landscape EXP REQ. No EDU REQ. Post-hire employment drug testing.

Duties: Laborers will be needed for turf care, pruning, fertilization, irrigation system maintenance and repair, general clean up and installation or mortarless segmental concrete masonry wall units. 3 months landscape EXP REQ. No EDU REQ. Preemployment drug testing.

Days & Hours: 40 hours/week (6:00am-2:30pm); day shift; Mon-Fri, may include wknd/hol.. Dates of employment: 02/01/19-11/30/19. Wage: $13.23/h, OT $19.85/h if necessary. Raises, bonuses, or incentives dependent on job performance. OJT provided.

Days & Hours: 40 hours/week (6:00am-2:30pm); day shift; Mon-Fri. Dates of employment: 02/01/1911/30/19. Wage: $13.23/h, OT $19.85/h if necessary. Raises, bonuses, or incentives dependent on job performance. OJT provided.

Assurances: Transportation (including meals and, to the extent necessary, lodging) to the place of employment will be provided, or its cost to workers reimbursed, if the worker completes half the employment period. Return transportation will be provided if the worker completes the employment period or is dismissed early by the employer. Employer will provide workers at no charge all tools, equipment and supplies required to perform the job. Job location: Chandler, AZ - Maricopa and Pinal counties.

Applicants may send or contact the AZDES Office, 4635 S Central Ave, Phoenix AZ, 85040. 602-7710630 Please reference AZDES Job Order #: 3261866.

Applicants may send or contact the AZDES Office, 4635 S Central Ave, Phoenix AZ, 85040. 602-7710630 Please reference AZDES Job Order #: 3263017.

Applicants may send or contact the AZDES Office, 4635 S Central Ave, Phoenix AZ, 85040. 602-7710630 Please reference AZDES Job Order #: 3263023.

Applicants may send or contact the AZDES Office, 4635 S Central Ave, Phoenix AZ, 85040. 602-7710630 Please reference AZDES Job Order #: 3263633.

Employer: Siteworks Landscape Development, LLC 2915 W Fairview St, Chandler, AZ 85224. Contact: Chris Malham, fax (480) 820-1606.

Employer: Hernandez-Mesquite Landscape Services, Inc. 1043 S. Lewis, Mesa, AZ 85210. Contact: Jose Hernandez, fax (480) 615-9887.

Employer: Sierra Sun Landscaping, LLC 1415 E Guadalupe Rd, Ste. 108, Tempe, AZ 85283. Contact: Nancy Coxe, fax (480) 718-8726

Employer: Gothic Grounds Management, Inc. 27413 Tourney Road, Santa Clarita, California 91335. Contact: Sandi Malmquist, fax (661) 702-8041.

Duties: Perform tasks involving physical labor at construction sites. May operate hand and power tools of all types: air hammers, earth tampers, cement mixers, small mechanical hoists, surveying and measuring equipment, and a variety of other equipment and instruments. May clean and prepare sites, dig trenches, set braces to support the sides of excavations, erect scaffolding, and clean up rubble, debris and other waste materials. May assist other craft workers. 3 months construction EXP REQ. No EDU REQ. Pre-employment drug testing. Days & Hours: 40 hours/week (6:00am-2:30pm); day shift; Mon-Fri. Dates of employment: 02/01/1911/30/19. Wage: $16.39/h, OT $24.59/h if necessary. Raises, bonuses, or incentives dependent on job performance. OJT provided.

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Landscape laborers, 35 temporary full-time positions. Duties: Laborers will be needed for turf care, pruning, fertilization, irrigation systems maintenance and repair, general clean up procedures around properties. Outdoor work, physical work. 3 months landscape EXP REQ. No EDU REQ. Days & Hours: 40 hours/week (6:00am-2:30pm); day shift; Mon-Fri, may include wknd/hol.. Dates of employment: 02/01/19-11/30/19. Wage: $13.23/h, OT $19.85/h if necessary. Raises, bonuses, or incentives dependent on job performance. OJT provided. Assurances: Transportation (including meals and, to the extent necessary, lodging) to the place of employment will be provided, or its cost to workers reimbursed, if the worker completes half the employment period. Return transportation will be provided if the worker completes the employment period or is dismissed early by the employer. Employer will provide workers at no charge all tools, equipment and supplies required to perform the job. Job location: Queen Creek, AZ - Maricopa and Pinal counties. Applicants may send or contact the AZDES Office, 4635 S Central Ave, Phoenix AZ, 85040. 602-7710630 Please reference AZDES Job Order #: 3262976. Employer: Westar Environmental, LLC 42768 N. Murphy Avenue, Queen Creek, Arizona 85140. Contact: Adrienne Stolar, fax (480) 279-1414. Landscape laborers, 30 temporary full-time positions. Duties: Laborers will be needed for turf care, pruning, fertilization, irrigation system maintenance and repair, general clean up and installation of mortarless segmental concrete masonry wall units. 3 months landscape EXP REQ. No EDU REQ. Preemployment drug testing. Days & Hours: 40 hours/week (6:00am-2:30pm); day shift; Mon-Fri, may include wknd/hol.. Dates of employment: 02/01/19-11/30/19. Wage: $13.23/h, OT $19.85/h if necessary. Raises, bonuses, or incentives dependent on job performance. OJT provided. Assurances: Transportation (including meals and, to the extent necessary, lodging) to the place of employment will be provided, or its cost to workers reimbursed, if the worker completes half the employment period. Return transportation will be provided if the worker completes the employment period or is dismissed early by the employer. Employer will provide workers at no charge all tools, equipment and supplies required to perform the job. Job location: Gilber, AZ - Maricopa and Pinal counties. Applicants may send or contact the AZDES Office, 4635 S Central Ave, Phoenix AZ, 85040. 602-7710630 Please reference AZDES Job Order #: 3262905. Employer: Caretaker, Inc. 741 N Monterey St, Gilbert, AZ 85233. Contact: Patricia Myers, fax (480) 545-8020

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PHILLIPS ROOFING LLC

Tree Trimming, Pruning & Removal Yard Clean-Up & Trash Removal

Member of ABM

HOME IMPROVEMENT & PAINTING

Licensed • Bonded • Insured ROC 223367

Valleywide

CR 42 DUAL

623-873-1626

Interior/Exterior Painting 30 YEARS EXPERIENCE

David’s Clean-Up & Tree Service

480-245-7132

Free Estimates - Affordable Rates All Work Guaranteed

All employees verified Free estimates on all roofs 36 Years experience in AZ Licensed contractor since 2006

Dunn Edwards Quality Paint Small Stucco/Drywall Repairs

We Are State Licensed and Reliable!

Free Estimates • Senior Discounts

480-338-4011

●Tubs

Roofing

$35 off

We’ll Beat Any Price!

●Sinks & Bath●Chips Kitchen

Repair ●Sinks & Resurfacing ●Tubs ●Chips ●Showers ●Countertops ●Cracks ●Tubs ●Sinks ●Chips ●Showers ●Cracks Repair ●Countertops & Resurfacing

choiceresurfacing.com

Disposals

Roofing

ROC#309706

NOT A LICENSED CONTRACTOR

Window Cleaning

Professional service since 1995

Juan Hernandez

Window Cleaning

POOL REPAIR Pebble cracking, Plaster peeling,

Includes in & out up to 30 Panes

$100 - One Story $140 - Two Story

Pavers • Concrete • Water Features • Sprinkler Repair

Sun Screens Cleaned $3 each

Rebar showing, Pool Light out?

phillipsroofing.org phillipsroofing@msn.com

(480) 584-1643

Call Juan at

480-720-3840

Roofing

Not a licensed contractor.

Medical Services/Equipment

Bonded & Insured

LLC

I CAN HELP!

25 Years Experience • Dependable & Reliable

Attention to detail and tidy in your home.

COUNTS

APPEARANCE

Plumbing

The Most Detailed Roofer in the State

Tim KLINE Roofing, LLC Arizona Mobility Scooters 9420 W. Bell Rd., #103 Sun City, AZ 85351

Mobility Scooter Center 3929 E. Main St., #33 Mesa, AZ 85205

480-250-3378

480-621-8170

www.arizonamobilityscooters.com

Roofs Done Right...The FIRST Time! 15-Year Workmanship Warranty on All Complete Roof Systems

www.timklineroofing.com

480-357-2463

FREE Estim at and written e proposal

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

GILBERT SUN NEWS AN EDITION OF THE SUNDAY EAST VALLEY TRIBUNE | NOVEMBER 18, 2018

ons? Plant Questitfill Call The Whi ow Sh Nursery Garden Sat 7-9 am KFYI 550AM Sun 7-9 am KTAR 1230FM

ARIZONA’S LARGEST GROWER DIRECT

NURSERY FOR FOUR GENERATIONS!

You’ll See The Difference As Soon As You Arrive!

GIANT

THANKSGIVING SALE!

50 OFF %

All Pumpkins $1.00 Each!

HUGE $

24” BOX TREES

299

Mesquite • Oak • Pistachio • Ash • Elm • Acacia

YOUR CHOICE

PLANTED & GUARANTEED

Compare at 3 for $1399

SHADE TREES Monster 48” Box Trees 1000’s to Choose From

1500

From

• Ash • Elm • Mesquite • Palo Verde • Pistachio • Pines

UP TO 25’ TALL

Planted & Guaranteed • Compare at $2500

• Best Plants In Town • Friendly, Knowledgeable Nurserymen • No Commissioned High-Pressure Sales People • Best Price In Town On Quality Trees!

A LL FA LL A N NUA L F LOW E RS ! !

GIANT $

36” BOX TREES

Mesquite • Thornless Mesquite • Palo Verde Acacia • Palobrea • Ironwood • Sissoo • Oak Ash • Elms & more

UP TO 15’ TALL

FROM

599

Gilbert Location Only

PALMS Arizona’s Best Selection Grower-Direct From Our Farms

PLANTED & GUARANTEED • Compare at $1000

Dates • Bismarkia California and Mexican Fan Cycads • Blues And More!

CITRUS TREES

BIG 5-6 Year Old • Many With Fruit! Includes Dwarf Trees: Lemon • Lime Grapefruit • Oranges

15 GAL.

CASH & CARRY

Regular Price

119

• Lemon • Lime • Tangerine • Tangelo • Oranges • Grapefruit and more!

PLANTED & GUARANTEED

ORCHARD SPECIAL Three 5-6 Year Old Trees

349

HUGE 24” Box $ GIANT 36” Box $

299 699

WORTH THE DRIVE FROM ANYWHERE! VALLEYWIDE DELIVERY JUST $75!

EAST VALLEY

Cooper (Stapley) & Guadalupe

480-892-2712

SALE ENDS 11/24/18

Price is good with ad only.

All offers limited to stock on hand. • No other discounts apply. • Not valid on previous sales. Multi trunk, jumbo size, and field dug trees slightly higher. STORE HOURS: MON-SAT 8-5:30, SUN 10-4 • LICENSED, BONDED & INSURED • RESIDENTIAL - C-21 - 125878 • COMMERCIAL - A-21 - 125879