Gilbert Sun News - December 30, 2018

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NEWS ................................... 5 Gilbert site where 550 homes were proposed gets second look from Council.

COMMUNITY .............12 Gilbert exhibit focuses on Arizona's wonders.

OPINION ........................ 17 Gilbert teen: Stop my peers from taking their lives.

COMMUNITY................. 12 BUSINESS ......................16 OPINION ........................ 17 SPORTS ..........................18 GETOUT ........................20 CLASSIFIED .................. 24

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$1.78M in bonuses going to GPS, Higley school employees

BY PAUL MARYNIAK GSN Executive Editor

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even Gilbert Public Schools and five Higley Unified schools have earned a total $1.78 million in bonuses from the state Education Department for their overall performance on this year’s AzMERIT tests.

Gilbert Public Schools in the 2018-19 school year will receive $1.02 million while Higley is getting $760,667 – money derived from a 2016 law the Legislature passed to encourage higher student performance.

For GPS, the money means bonuses next school year for all employees working at the seven schools that earned the money while Higley is spreading the good cheer and us-

ing the money to put a little extra in the paychecks of virtually all district employees who were working in the 2017-18 school year.

The bonuses can mean anywhere from $250 to $1,000 for an employee, depending on their job classification, with teachers getting the highest sum.

The law that authorized the bonuses gives districts a wide latitude in how they can use the money, from rewarding only teachers at the schools that earned the stipends to hiring staff to expanding programs at any school in their system.

It also has been criticized for the way the bonuses are given, with some education advocates saying charter schools tend to be favored.

For GPS, the bonus payment is smaller than

the $2.17 million that Chandler Unified is getting as well as the $2.01 million due Mesa Public Schools. And it’s below the $1.2 million smaller Kyrene School District is getting as the result of the performance by 10 of that district’s 25 schools.

The GPS schools that got bonuses are: Coral Rae, $113,912; Gilbert Classical Academy, $122,727; Greenfield, $193,142; Highland Elementary, $183,629; Neely, $161,170; Pioneer, $109,692; and Quartz Hill, $137,415.

Higley schools due bonuses are: Bridges, $149,680; Cortina, $187,285; Higley Traditional Academy, $141,080; Power Ranch Elementary, $116,452; and San Tan Elementary, $166,178.

pavilion and scaled-down replicas of eight major pro baseball fields.

But Big League Dreams will be hanging over Gilbert like a New Year’s Day headache in 2019. The town and Big League Dreams are in litigation over Gilbert’s decision in 2017 to abruptly shut the park down for needed safety repairs.

flourish, including lower taxes, fiscal restraint and limited government, and vigorously opposes policies that hinder private industry.

Is Rigler a carbon-copy of out-going fiscal conservative Victor Petersen, who is generally on the minority 5-2 Council votes with Councilman Jared Taylor? Time will tell.

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Some people, things to watch in Gilbert in 2019

BY CECILIA CHAN GSN Managing Editor

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new year is only two days away, but 2018 laid the groundwork for some of the people and things that will likely be impacting Gilbert in 2019.

Here are 10 to watch.

Cactus Yards The sports facility at Elliot District Park is expected to reopen Feb. 9 under the town’s management and its new name, Cactus Yards.

Formerly known as Big League Dreams Sports Park, the town invested $40 million into building the facility, which opened in 2008 and includes a soccer

Aimee Rigler Aimed Rigler is the newest member to join Town Council in January. A former Gilbert businesswoman, she is a communications director for the Arizona Free Enterprise Club, a lobbying group that promotes policies that allow the market to

Gilbert Public Safety Facility Thanks to overwhelming support at the

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Outer ‘burbs saw biggest population growth this year

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f you’re wondering where Arizona is putting all of its new residents, look to the far suburbs.

New figures from the state’s Office of Economic Opportunity find the biggest bumps in population were in places like Queen Creek, Buckeye, Florence and Sahuarita.

Gilbert saw its population grow by 2.7 percent between July 1, 2017, and July 1, 2018, – putting it third in population increases behind Queen Creek and Tempe.

But there may be less to some of those numbers than it seems in the case of Queen Creek.

On paper, the town that covers portions of two counties grew by more than 9,000 residents between July 1, 2017, and a year later. That’s enough to compute out to an astounding 22.5 percent year-over-year growth.

Jim Chang, the state demographer, pointed out that virtually all of the growth on the Pinal County side came from the community annexing already existing development. If you subtract out those instantly acquired 5,277 residents, you’re actually back in the 9.4 percent range – still the highest in the state but not quite as eye popping.

That’s also part of the reason for the 5.3 percent annual growth rate logged

by Sahuarita.

Nearly half of the 1,526 new residents were already living where they are now.

It’s just that now they’re within the town instead of the unincorporated area of Pima County.

Even Tucson took advantage of the idea of annexing existing developments, Chang said, picking up 3,960 instant Tucsonans along with another 1,911 due to natural growth.

The numbers and the growth rates are more than just bragging rights.

Population figures are used to divide up some forms of state aid. And while that is computed using the official decennial Census figures, these annual estimates by the state provide some indication of where the growth is and who will be winners and losers.

It’s not just fiscal power that comes with new residents – so does political power.

Arizona is divided into 30 legislative districts, each of which is supposed to have roughly equal population.

If some areas of the state grow faster than others, the lines have to be re-

drawn. And areas that don’t keep pace with the average will find that they have to share their state senator and two representatives with an ever-larger geographic area.

At the current pace, look for more lawmakers after the 2021 redistricting from Maricopa and Pinal counties, meaning fewer from elsewhere.

Those population figures also are used to determine congressional districts.

But how those lines are drawn will be dependent on how Arizona’s population growth overall compares with the rest of the nation as membership in the U.S. House of Representatives is fixed at 435.

The state picked up a ninth congressional seat after the 2010 Census. It likely will get one more after the end of the decade – and possibly two.

Aside from Queen Creek, Buckeye recorded the second highest percentage growth. Located on the far west side of the Phoenix area, it has annexed large swaths of vacant land that are suitable for development.

As those working in the Phoenix area look farther out for affordable housing, that is boosting some other communities.

Community / 2018 population / Annual percent change Apache Junction / 40,611 / 1.5% Chandler / 262,322 / 1.7% Gilbert / 253,086 / 2.7% Guadalupe / 6,342 / 0.2% Mesa / 488,925 / 1.6% Phoenix / 1,597,738 / 1.2% Queen Creek / 49,261 / 22.5% Scottsdale / 245,417 / 1.2% Tempe / 185,301 / 3.1% Maricopa County / 4,295,460 / 1.7% Pinal County/ 440,591 / 3.0% - Source: Arizona Office of Economic Opportunity

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polls for a bond issue, the town is scheduled to begin construction in June on a joint complex to train its police officers and firefighters. The facility sits on 50 acres of town-owned land on the northeast corner of Power and Pecos roads.

The training facility includes multiple tactical, prop and classroom structures, shooting range and a driver-training track. Town voters last year voted to approve a $65.3 million bond to help pay for the estimated $84.6 million facility that is expected to take two years to build.

University Building Park University, based in Missouri, last year opened a campus in Gilbert, moving into the $36-million, taxpayerfunded building left vacant for a year by St. Xavier University. St. Xavier broke a 15-year-lease with the town when it left the four-story, 87,000-square-foot build-

ing in January 2017.

It announced its closing nine months into occupying the building. Park University has a three-year lease with Gilbert for 10,411 square feet. Its lease payments won’t fully cover the debt the town owes on the building in the heart of Gilbert’s Heritage District, and it will be interesting to see if the town attracts any more tenants this year for the building.

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Gilbert General Plan: This year the town continues with its update of the General Plan, a blueprint of growth and development for Gilbert for the next 20-plus years. The plan will address a number of core elements such as land use, open space, recreation and development cost. Staff kicked off the process in July 2018.

Once adopted by Town Council, the General Plan update is likely to be put on the August 2020 ballot for final ratification by Gilbert voters. Gilbert’s current General Plan was last approved by voters in May 2011.

Gilbert Public Schools The district last year began working on several school boundary changes expected to take effect the 2019-20 academic year in order to adequately house more than 30,000 students.

Proposals included moving Mesquite Elementary School’s boundaries west of Lindsay Road from Mesquite Junior High

School to Greenfield Junior High School.

The district governing board is expected to vote on the changes in January.

Families currently living in the school boundaries of a potential boundary change can still continue to attend the school they are presently zoned for instead of moving to the new school. But bus transportation for the “old” boundaries will be phased out after the 2019-20 school year.

Jill Wilson Higley Unified School District Governing Board welcomes new member Jill Wilson, who takes office in January. Wison was appointed to the four-year position because there were only three candidates for three open seats last year.

The Office of the Maricopa County School Superintendent made the appointment, saving the district more than $22,000 by not having to hold an election in November. The superintendent also appointed incumbents Greg Wojtovich to a new two-year term and Amy Kaylor to a new four-year term. Board Member Rick Thornock, who was appointed in 2017, opted not to run for the seat.

Northwest Corridor Gilbert staff got direction from Town Council last year to pursue the possibility of designating the Northwest Corridor employment center as a redevelopment

area that would help it stay competitive.

A redevelopment area would give more flexibility to things such as building and zoning codes. Staff said the process would take a year at least to complete so something may come before council this year. If the designation is approved, it would be Gilbert’s second redevelopment area, behind the Heritage District, Gilbert’s downtown.

Desert Sky Park Phase 1 of Gilbert’s 115-acre park is expected to be completed in September at a cost of $17 million. It will include two multi-use lighted fields, a lake, playground and restrooms. At build-out the park will offer a total of 16 fields. The park is a multi-use recreational area located on Power Road between Williams Field and Pecos roads.

Gilbert Regional Park The town’s largest park to date at 272 acres is expected to complete the first phase in September. Located in south Gilbert near Queen Creek and Higley roads, Phase 1 will feature a splash pad, tennis courts, pickleball courts and playgrounds.

The park, estimated to cost $100 million, will be built in multiple stages over several years. Future amenities may include a lake, amphitheater, dog park, disc-golf course, skate and bike parks and sports fields.

The park is currently programmed in the Capital Improvement Program with funding coming from a number of sources, including potential sale of surplus town-owned parcels, Park System Development Fee funds and future bonds.

Based on a variety of factors, these funds would be available to construct this park in phases over the next three to eight years, according to the town.

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Developer seeking Gilbert rezoning gets second chance

BY CECILIA CHAN GSN Managing Editor

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developer that got a thumbs down for its proposal to build 560 homes on land zoned mostly for light industrial is getting another shot.

Gilbert Town Council on Dec. 20 rescinded its rejection, allowing Lennar Homes to come back with an amended plan for the site at the northeast corner of Warner and Recker roads.

The vote also would drop the approval process down to four to five months, according to Town Attorney Christopher Payne. The approval for a major General Plan amendment typically takes a year to complete.

Ed Grant, executive vice president of Scottsdale Investment Management, which owns the land, said revised plans were not ready to be unveiled yet. Lennar was in escrow to purchase the land.

“We were given the opportunity to work harder and further with the surrounding residents and town staff,” Grant said. “We are taking the feedback to heart and come up with a workable application for every-

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This chart by town planners shows how much land is zoned for different uses, with single-family residential taking the lion's share.

one.”

The four council members – Eddie Cook, Jordan Ray, Scott Anderson and Brigette

Peterson – who rejected the proposal on Dec. 6, cited concerns with turning land that could bring jobs to Gilbert to residen-

tial.

Although the town received letters of support for the homes to be developed from surrounding residents, opposition came from Gilbert Chamber of Commerce and town planning staff.

Grant said Scottsdale Investment Management reached out to the dissenting council members, asking for the reconsideration with Ray agreeing to request the item be placed on the agenda.

During the Dec. 6 meeting, planner Ashlee MacDonald said it’s just a matter of time before the land is used as it is currently zoned.

“Development is converging on this site,” said MacDonald. “Do we want to give it up?”

Although nothing of significance has yet come to the Power Road employment corridor, staff is seeing the trend of industrial development heading in that direction, she said.

“We are dealing with an issue of expectation versus reality,” said land-use attorney Ralph Pew, who represented Lennar.

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See a problem in Gilbert? SeeClickFix

BY CECILIA CHAN GSN Managing Editor

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esidents like Melissa Edwards are seeing the town fix broken street lights and potholes more quickly these days – thanks to a new app anyone can use.

“We had two giant potholes in our neighborhood and everyone in the neighborhood had been complaining about them,” the seven-year resident said. “I went into the 311 app and request they fix it and they responded right away. Within one or two days it was actually repaired.”

Gilbert has cut the time to acknowledge a request in half from 1.2 days to 0.6 days and reduced the time to close a request from 9.6 days to seven days because of a new technology, according to Jason Simms, principal with SeeClickFix. The town in April 2016 partnered with the Connecticut-based company to launch SeeClickFix – locally branded as Gilbert 311 – an app that immediately routes a resident request directly to the right department.

Until the app’s launch, residents would call the town and the call was passed around departments, causing a delay in response, according to Simms.

With the smartphone app, residents can submit photos and information that notes their location and the nature of their request and send it to the appropriate town department.

“No one has to forward them or manually determine where they go,” said Steve Machesney, company marketing director.

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“Just because a piece of property shows business park and light industrial doesn’t translate to development. This is not the right spot for industrial development.”

He listed the site’s drawbacks, including no freeway visibility or access to the property and no Power Road frontage.

The site is not on Power Road but on Recker, which is fully residential with some minor commercial uses, he said. The land is surrounded on three sides by residences.

Pew asked what good will it do if the town waited because the lack of visibility and access won’t change. What will change is Morrison Ranch will be built out, which

Town of Gilbert

Town employee David McBee fixes traffic signal equipment after Gilbert officials were notified of a problem by a citizen using the SeeClickFix app.

departments to respond to and close requests quickly.

This not only benefits residents, but the town is saving time and money as well, according to the company.

When residents see their requests are acknowledged quickly on the Gilbert 311 app, they make fewer 311 phone calls and send fewer follow up emails, not inundating Town Hall staff.

“Because so many requests are now going through the Gilbert 311/SeeClickFix app, the number of people calling the town on the phone with requests has decreased,” Machesney said, adding:

“When requests do come in via phone, they are likely to be processed more efficiently due to the lower call volume. In addition, the requests coming in by phone are more likely to be those that really require a human’s help.”

Gilbert has so far received a total of 10,561 requests via Gilbert 311 since April 2016.

From Jan. 1 to Dec. 19, the town received 7,490 requests to be addressed, including 1,855 for broken street light, 738 for illegal parking and 402 for abandoned vehicles, according to the company.

There are currently 28 categories Gilbert

means the site will be completely surrounded by residences, he said.

Lennar President Alan Jones told council members the company was willing to spend $120 million to build the homes and that he would not be standing before them had the land not previously been zoned residential when Trend Homes owned it.

But the developer lost it, and Rockefeller Group in 2007 purchased the site and rezoned most of the property to light industrial in 2009.

A Rockefeller representative at a Planning Commission meeting last month said the company for the 10 years it owned the site was unsuccessful in developing it and attested it was a mistake to have rezoned from residential.

Grant told the council earlier this month that attracting light industrial to the 125 acres his company purchased in 2017 also met with failure.

“We have remained open to any and all offers and the Town of Gilbert I know have submitted our site on a couple of occasions to users looking at the metro Phoenix market,” Grant said. “We never pulled our land off the table from an industrial perspective.”

Paul Sieczkowski, a broker who had the listing for 10 years for Rockefeller, disputed staff’s comment that light industrial might happen soon on the site.

“We don’t see it happening now or in the near future,” he said. “We think the best use is residential.”

residents can submit requests, including barking dogs, missed trash pick up, damaged or missing street signs, graffiti and park and lake maintenance.

The town also is using the app for crowdsourcing, asking residents for help in gathering data about the community. So far, the town has asked residents to submit photos of bike racks so it can map the locations and provide it to the public.

Currently, the town is crowdsourcing for holiday lights by creating a map featuring festive homes and businesses in Gilbert.

Residents also can use the app to give kudos to town staff, view and follow issues submitted by their neighbors and set a “watch area” to receive notifications about their neighborhood.

Other municipalities in Arizona using the SeeClickFix technology include Pima County, Bisbee, Tucson and Springerville, according to Simms, who noted the company has over 300 partner cities nationwide.

So far Edwards has used the app about four times.

“I have one place I can go to and put in my request and it gets assigned,” she said.

“Before 311, I would have ignored any of the situations because I would not have known who to contract for potholes or something like a street light being out.

“It’s easy to report what is wrong when you find something that needs to be fixed.

You see the effects of it automatically, which just makes me feel good as a resident the community is being taken care of.”

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Five residents, including Pete Johnson, spoke in favor of the housing project.

“We’re concerned with the types of things that could go in,” said Johnson, a Copper Ranch resident and Lennar employee.

Some of the potential businesses under the current zoning include an impound lot, a marijuana growing facility and a crematorium, Johnson said.

The proposed homes would fit in more with the community and add to the tax base for schools, he added.

“Many of us support the project,” Morrison Ranch resident Mike Williams said.

He disputed the notion that the rezone

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would take away jobs. Letting Lennar build the homes would produce hundreds of jobs for two to three years in Gilbert, he said, adding he is in construction and has to drive west of Loop 101 for work.

Councilman Victor Petersen, who with Mayor Jenn Daniels and Jared Taylor supported the rezone, wondered, “What evidence is there this property will do that much light industrial? All I’ve heard is theories and thoughts.”

He said light industrial was the most intense use and a residential development would be more appropriate for the area.

He also said commercial development is not always superior to residential development and to talk about residential as inferior was insulting.

Taylor said the reliance on setting aside a certain percentage of land for economic development in order to have a sustainable town is being made less so with the internet and Amazon as people bring the shopping mall into their homes and with the proliferation of home-based businesses.

“Our homes have become quasi-commercial bases,” he said, adding the town will receive money from internet sales tax in the future.

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said there is not a lot of visibility, which is important for commercial to succeed, and that she never viewed the acreage as commercial or light industrial.

Had the property fronted Power Road, she would feel differently and said Lennar’s proposal would complement the area.

Pew earlier said the decision to go with residential came about because no one was interested in offices without freeway access and that there was not enough demand for commercial for the area.

Vice Mayor Brigette Youtube Peterson said it was a big leap to convert Town planners used this chart to justify keeping the property at Warner and Recker roads zoned light industrial rather than 125 acres in one fell changing it to a residential use. swoop and felt more work can be done He added the town already has taken folio for the Public Safety Training Facility. with what else could be on the site.

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Ducey income tax plan riles Republican legislative leader

BY HOWARD FISCHER Capitol Media Services

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ov. Doug Ducey wants to boost the taxes paid by Arizonans by $180 million or more when they file their tax returns this spring.

But he insists it’s not a tax hike – an assertion other Republican leaders take issue with.

Instead, it’s part of the governor’s plan to conform Arizona’s tax code to changes enacted in federal law.

Those changes took effect last year and are reflected in the new federal income tax forms that people across the country will be filling out between now and April 15.

Conforming to those changes – including what’s deductible – makes it easier for Arizonans to prepare their own taxes so they don’t have to make additional calculations.

And that extra cash? Ducey proposes to add it to the state’s “rainy day fund,’’ a special savings account for emergencies and for lawmakers to tap when there is a sudden unexpected drop in revenues.

That account now stands at about $460 million, less than 5 percent of the state general fund budget.

“It’s an elegant solution,’’ gubernatorial

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Gov. Doug Ducey maintains that his efforts to conform Arizona's tax code to the new federal tax law will not make residents pay more in taxes, though some Republican legislators disagree.

press aide Patrick Ptak said of funneling the new tax revenues into the state’s bank account.

“That’s a poor choice of words,’’ responded House Speaker J.D. Mesnard, RChandler. “It’s anything but that. It’s a tax

increase and the largest one in modern history.’’

Mesnard pointed out that Ducey’s plan would increase the taxes Arizonans owe, as they no longer could take those tax deductions they have been using for years.

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A number of Valley municipalities have either adopted or are looking to adopt regulations of the ubiquitous two-wheel transport.

Scottsdale became one of the first in the Valley to approve an ordinance regulating everything from how scooters can be parked to where they can operate. But some business owners and residents already are complaining the ordinance has no teeth when it comes to enforcement.

On the campuses of Northern Arizona University and Arizona State University, there’s an outright ban of the scooters.

Other cities across the country also are dealing with safety and clutter problems stemming from the onslaught of the scooters since their roll-out in 2017.

Seattle, Washington and Ventura, California out of safety concerns banned the motorized two-wheelers from their streets, and San Francisco reportedly banned electric scooters until the rental companies obtain a city permit.

Valley doctors have reported injuries such as fractures and bruises from people riding the scooters that can go as fast as 15 mph. There’s been three reported scooter-related deaths in the country so far.

In August, a 21-year-old woman on a scooter was killed by an impaired driver in Cleveland, Ohio; in September, a scooter rider was reportedly killed after he collided with a vehicle in Washington, D.C. and earlier that month, a 24-year-old Dallas man died after he supposedly fell off a scooter.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is doing a first-ever study in Austin, Texas, looking at injuries involving dockless electric scooters after it was asked to by Austin Public Health.

The study, which will include recommendations on surveillance and prevention of injuries associated with scooters, could potentially help other communities that are seeing an increase in injuries.

As injuries pile up, so do the lawsuits.

In October, nine people injured by

And fewer deductions, quite simply, means a more expensive bottom line for many.

That, said Mesnard, is an unfair “windfall’’ for the state at the expense of its residents.

While Mesnard won’t be speaker this coming session, he will still have an important voice in whether the governor gets his way. He will be chairing the Senate Finance Committee, through which all tax bills, including Ducey’s proposal, are supposed to pass.

What’s behind all this is that, under current Arizona law, taxpayers use the federal definition of “income’’ as the starting point for state tax forms. That’s the figure on line 37 of the federal Form 1040.

And in most cases, the deductions allowed under state law mirror those permitted under federal law. But the measure approved by Congress earlier this year allows fewer deductions and subtractions.

For example, the new federal law caps deductions for state and local taxes paid at $10,000. If Arizona conforms, the state Department of Revenue figures that change alone will boost taxes paid by residents here by $77 million.

The federal law also modifies mortgage

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Gilbert Council to take up scooter regs next month

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ilbert has rescheduled its consideration of an electric scooter regulation to the middle of January.

Bird, a dockless scooter-share company based in Santa Monica, California, has deployed its rentable scooters at sidewalks and other areas in Gilbert. Other companies deploying scooters in the Valley include Lime and Razor and have yet to make inroads in the town.

“The current plan is to bring this topic to either the study session on Jan. 22 or the council meeting for action on Jan. 22,” said town spokeswoman Jennifer Alvarez Harrison. The ordinance revision was originally scheduled for the Dec. 20 council meeting.

Gilbert town code currently allows electric scooters to operate only on public streets with posted speeds lower than 25 mph. The regulation applies to scooters on public property only.

The on-demand scooters require a

electric scooters reportedly filed a classaction suit against the two largest scooter rentals, Bird and Lime, over safety.

Scooter manufacturers Xiaomi United States and Segway are also named as defendants.

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The bonuses are based on a complex formula that requires higher-income schools to have an overall passing rate of 67.5 percent on AzMERIT and low-income schools to have 44.25 percent of their student body pass the performance test.

High-performing schools in high-income areas get a bonus of $225 per student while $400 per student is awarded to high performing schools in lower-income areas.

Only schools in the top 10 percent of AzMERIT scores qualify for the bonus.

While Higley Unified School District saw more students passing English Language Arts and math in 2018, Gilbert Public School District saw no improvement in students tested in English and fewer students passing math from the prior year, according to data from the Arizona Department of Education released earlier this year.

The final scores included fall 2017 and spring 2018 performance results.

In Higley, 60 percent of its 8,512 students who took the English arts test passed – an increase from the 58 percent in 2017. And in math, 62 percent of the 8,206 students tested passed, up from 60 percent in 2017.

The percentage of passing for 24,097 GPS students who were tested was 52 percent, the same as in 2017. In math, fewer students passed at 53 percent, compared with 55 percent the prior year.

Although scores at 10 of Kyrene’s 25 schools qualified for the bonuses, Superintendent Jan Vesely said the money will be spread across all district schools and used as bonuses for teachers who do extra work on their own time, such as develop a new program.

But that’s where one of the two controversies involving the bonus program begins.

The other controversy involves the way the state ends up distributing the funds.

Vesely conceded that some teachers at those schools that qualified for the bonuses feel they’ve already earned some extra pay. But Vesely said school superintendents felt a more equitable approach – and one that would encourage teacher development – would be to spread the money throughout the district.

That differs from the way Higley handled its allotment from the 2016-17 school year.

“Every current employee who worked for the district the year the results-based funding was earned received a portion of the funds,” said Higley spokeswoman Michelle Reese. “They were distributed in a one-time payment in July 2018.”

Mesa spokeswoman Heidi Hurst said,

“The distribution of the results-based funding is up to each school administrator” but did not have specific information on what those administrators did with the money.

For the most part, Hurst added, “our schools use it for teacher stipends. Many also compensate classified – instructional assistant, etc. – employees. Some schools also use a portion of the funding for professional development and other resources.”

For the current school year, four Higley schools – Centennial, Higley Traditional Academy, Cortina and Power Ranch – qualified for bonuses totaling $629,549 that was based on AzMERIT scores from the 2015-16 school year, the first year the bonuses were handed out.

The governing board divvied up that pot by giving teachers at those four schools $1,000 and support staff $500. From the remainder, all other Higley teachers got $250 and support staff was to share equally in whatever was left.

Gilbert Public Schools spokeswoman Dawn Antestinis said, “A stipend will be given to current qualifying staff in those buildings. The stipend is given to all staff in the building, not just teachers.”

For those who might wonder why so many schools in GPS didn’t qualify for bonuses, consider this: Only 193 public elementary and middle schools out of about 2,000 public elementary and middle schools across Arizona met the guidelines for bonuses at all, according to an analysis

by Children’s Action Alliance. Also qualifying were 105 charter schools.

Of the qualifying schools statewide, 79 public and 28 charter schools got a bonus of $400 per student because they are located in neighborhoods where at least 60 percent of all students qualify for federally subsidized free or reduced-price lunches.

The $225-per-student bonus went to 114 public and 77 charter schools of the highest performing schools located in areas where less than 60 percent of all students qualify for the free or reduced lunch program.

And that’s where the broader controversy comes in.

When Gov. Doug Ducey and the State Legislature adopted the $39-million bonus program in 2017, they said it would expand access to high-quality education for all students throughout Arizona.

Ducey also said it would help lowerincome students to close the achievement gap.

But critics say most of the money ends up going to schools in higher-income areas.

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DUCEY from page 8 interest and home equity deductions, a maneuver that if Arizona follows suit means $50 million more paid by state taxpayers.

Federal law no longer allows taxpayers to subtract from their income their outof-pocket expenses for moving to take a new job. The Department of Revenue estimates affected taxpayers will be hit up to the tune of $2.8 million.

But to prevent a hit to taxpayers, Congress and the president did something that is not in Ducey’s plan: : Offset the reduced deductions.

First, the federal law reduced tax rates overall.

Second, it increased the standard deduction for individuals from $6,350 to $12,000, and double that for couples filing jointly. That makes the loss of federal deductions less painful as more taxpayers

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latter more than twice the percent of public schools that qualified for the bonuses.

For example, state records show that 18 BASIS public charter schools got a total of nearly $3 million – higher than the total most public school districts received.

Looking at the combined charter and public school beneficiaries of the bonuses, the alliance found that 74 percent of all students attend schools in high-income neighborhoods.

“Nothing in the initiative expanded access to high quality schools or required

any expansion of the schools getting the bonus,” the alliance complained, adding: “The initiative leaves less funding available to strengthen education in all the other schools with AZMerit scores below the top 10 percent.”

will find it unnecessary to itemize.

But Ducey would leave Arizona income tax rates where they are now, ranging from 2.59 to 4.54 percent depending on income.

And the governor has no plans to increase the state standard deduction for individuals, leaving it at about $5,200. So Arizona taxpayers end up with the worst of both worlds: Fewer deductions they can itemize and no chance to make up the difference with an increased state standard deduction.

The bottom line is that Ducey’s conformity plan would cost taxpayers anywhere from $180 million to $200 million.

“The feds did not pass this as a windfall to state governments,’’ Mesnard said.

“They passed this to be a windfall for taxpayers and we’re undermining that.’’

Mesnard said Arizona lawmakers should consider doing what the feds did to keep taxes from going up here, includ-

ing decreasing tax rates, adjusting the tax brackets and increasing the state standard deduction.

He also charged that Ducey purposely waited until the last minute – right before state tax forms are set to be printed and mailed out – to corral lawmakers into approving his plan.

He pointed out the conformity issue has been no secret. Mesnard told Capitol Media Services last January that the governor should come up with a plan, while there was plenty of time to consider the options.

That plea was rebuffed, with Ducey aides insisting at the time there was more than ample opportunity to craft a plan.

Yet as recently as October – as Ducey was running for reelection – the governor would not answer questions from Capitol Media Services about his plans for tax conformity and whether he would increase state tax collections. By contrast,

Democratic candidate David Garcia supported a revenue-neutral plan to ensure that Arizonans paid no more in state taxes due to changes in the federal law.

Ptak denied that unveiling Ducey’s plan just before tax forms are ready to go out is part of a plan to back lawmakers up against a time deadline.

He also also said that his boss is willing to consider eliminating the tax hike -eventually. But Ptak said any such change would affect only the 2019 income taxes that are due in early 2020.

Mesnard, however, said he’s not convinced that once the state starts taking more dollars from its residents that it will ever give them up.

“If the end result of his administration is that everybody in Arizona is paying more in taxes than they were before he came in, I don’t want that to be my legacy,’’ he said of Ducey. “That’s why I’m going to fight against it.’’

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Gilbert gallery features Arizona Highways exhibit

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rizona Highways magazine and Art Intersection in Gilbert have collaborated to display the work of eight Arizona photographers at the gallery.

The magazine is known for its great, sweeping landscape photography. The exhibition, titled Hanging Together and running through Jan. 12, goes a step further to include the state’s wildlife, Native American portraits, flora closeups and nostalgia-evoking Route 66.

“A lot of our history has to do with photography and that’s how people, certainly over the years, have come to know us,” said Jeff Kida, Arizona Highways photography editor, who curated the show. “I was really looking for a mix. It’s something that we do all the time; it’s just that

(Photo courtesy of Bruce Taubert.)

This Snowy Egret at the Riparian Preserve at Water Ranch was photographed by Bruce Taubert.

some of the work just isn’t expected.”

The 66 works are by Paul Gill, Joel Grimes, Joel Hazelton, Kerrick James,

Gary Ladd, Suzanne Mathia, Erini Pajak and Bruce Taubert. It includes photography featured in the magazine, as well

as photographs never on display to the public.

“Visitors have commented that the imagery is uplifting and gives them a positive feeling when they enter the exhibition,” said Alan Fitzgerald, owner of Art Intersection. “This is a very popular exhibition. The community response has been exceptional with a very busy opening and many daily visitors.”

As expected from the veteran magazine, the quality of the images is outstanding.

Quality, however, is rarely achieved with ease. Often, the photos have been taken after surmounting challenges.

“I can speak to the amount of effort that goes into making many of these photos,” Kida said. “These people work

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Bridges PTO brings new technology to students

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tudents at Bridges Elementary School can now “travel” around the globe, “see” inside the human body and create models of their own thanks to new technology on Higley Unified school campus.

The addition of virtual reality glasses opens new windows of knowledge for stu-

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Bridges Elementary students can look at things in a new way with new technology.

dents at the project-based learning campus.

Todd Berg, assistant principal, said parent teacher organization purchased the order of 32 glasses. He is excited to see how the new tools will enhance classroom lessons.

“The content is all out there already, so if the teachers are studying Rome, somebody probably has a 360-video on Rome.

So, they can download that video and go right in,” he said.

Bridges Elementary is a project-based learning school that encourages students to learn by doing. With VR glasses, students are able to experience what they learned instantaneously.

Not only can students use it to visit landmarks they hear about in class, but they can use it to enhance science lessons – like seeing a model of the human heart or muscles.

Mesa advisor aids parents in looking for college financial aid

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n navigating the labyrinth of college tuition-aid programs, most parents need to do a little homework themselves, according to a former Arizona high school assistant principal turned college-planning expert.

Shawn Coats opened her Class 101 Mesa/Gilbert college planning franchise, at 2929 N. Power Road, Suite 101

in Mesa, in 2017 and advises students in one-on-one customized planning sessions. She has been astounded by the number of parents and their high school kids who seem to be in the dark when it comes to finding assistance options or completing the federal aid packages.

“Often, federal financial aid forms are filled out incorrectly or families think their students are ineligible because of their income level,” Coats said. “Free Application for Federal Student Aid pro-

gram (FAFSA) data shows that as many as 90 percent of applicants fill out these forms incorrectly, and it’s no surprise because the forms can be more difficult to complete than filing tax forms.”

FAFSA season is under way and there are movements in Arizona to get more prospective college students to complete the forms, according to Herminia Rincon of Arizona State University. Students who complete a FAFSA are more likely to enroll and attend college, she

said, yet Arizona ranks 48th in the nation for FAFSA completion.

In an analysis conducted last year, the class of 2017 left $2.3 billion in financial aid on the table as a result of not completing the FAFSA. “The college admissions process has changed significantly over the last 25 years,” Coats said. “All too often, parents don’t realize what they don’t know

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about the college tuition assistance process until it is too late, which can end up costing them a lot more money.”

To ensure that students are maximizing their opportunity to go to college, Arizona State has joined community partners for the Arizona FAF$A Challenge – an initiative to increase the FAFSA completion rate to 50 percent.

FAFSA is a free application that students can complete to apply for federal student aid – including federal grants, work-study and loans – and providing students with opportunities to finance their education. It can also be used to determine if a student qualifies for institutional aid and/or scholarships.

Coats stresses that successful college planning is best started during high school freshman year. College and career planners can assist students in navigating their high school years to ensure that critical components that garner increased opportunities, scholarships and college acceptance are realized.

FAFSA is just the tip of the iceberg for finding potential funds, Coats said, noting that there are a host of scholarships available from other sources if only par-

ents knew where to find them. Many of these scholarships don’t have enough applicants each year to give away all of money that has been allotted.

Typically, students and their parents believe that scholarships are only for academic or athletic excellence, but not always. Many scholarships are available based on students’ skills and interests. Students must think about their strengths and things they love, then search for scholarships that are targeted for them.

Coats, at her Class 101 East Valley location in Mesa, offers career assessments to help students identify their interests and potential majors, and then guides them in identifying potential scholarships that may be available to them.

Students have the best chance of securing scholarships and funding at the local and state levels. There are special scholarship programs offered by trade associations, religious groups and private foundations in many fields.

Coats identifies 5 common mistakes that parents and students often make when filling out FAFSA and other financial-aid documents: • Entering the wrong social security number.

• Neglecting to sign the electronic FAFSA form. (An electronic PIN must be obtained prior to completing the FAFSA.) This PIN serves as a parent’s signature.

• Student income and assets – the lower the better. The student must earn less than $3,000.

• Listing assets that are not relevant to a FAFSA application, like equity in a home and retirement accounts. These are not considered assets by FAFSA. • Misunderstanding FAFSA eligibility.

Once again, many parents believe that they make too much money to qualify for help. This often is not the case.

“The typical high school counselor is too overwhelmed to give adequate one-on-one time to students, typically spending less than one hour with them,” Coats said.

In Arizona, the student-to-counselor ratio is the highest in the nation, 903 students to every 1 counselor. Additionally, school counselors’ availability is limited by this colossal ratio and by a 7:30 a.m.3:30 p.m. work day in a Monday through Friday schedule.

While Coats’ Class 101 espouses strong partnerships with school counselors and encourages students to visit with their counselors, students and

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families can benefit from access to experienced college planning experts 24/7 to accommodate busy lives.

Class 101 Mesa/Gilbert offers one-onone counseling to students after school, in the evenings and on Saturdays and Sundays.

Class 101 students typically apply to six to eight schools and, on average, receive more than $200,000 in scholarships and aid, much more than the average student, who receives about $20,000. Last year, Class 101 Mesa/ Gilbert’s graduating senior students received scholarship offers from $24,000 to $542,762.

As a parent and former school administrator, Coats has seen firsthand the overwhelming need for organized college preparation services.

“I have lived it, and I believe in empowering students and their parents by providing them with the right knowledge about all of the ins and out of the process,” she said.

Coats can be reached at 480-428-0101 or scoats@class101.com. Get more information on her program at www.

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Taubert’s specialty is wildlife in its “So much of this has to do with pavariety. “From the smallest fly and its tience and vision and for a lot of us, compound eye consisting of hundreds of not just photographers, society moves tiny lenses to fighting Sonoran Desert ja- so quickly and good photography is an velina, this exhibit is intended to arouse exercise in patience,” Kida said. “Somethe viewers’ interest in Arizona’s great times, you can get lucky. But, for the wildlife species and offer them a small people who really practice their art and bit of insight into its animal diversity,” craft, it takes a lot of patience that rehe stated. quires a lot of time.”

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New Ocotillo store getting golfers into swing of things

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couple with a knack for running businesses is having fun helping people get into the swing of things at their new Ocotillo golf shop.

Brigid and John Hornacek opened Hornacek’s Golf Chandler on South Alma School Road in October, but the two definitely are not green at growing businesses.

They also own Hornacek’s House of Golf in Scottsdale, which John opened 22 years ago. They also like to putter around at their Scottsdale Men’s Shoppe, which sells stylish men’s clothes. Brigid also owns Primp and Blow, a salon in Paradise Valley.

The 18,000-square-foot Ocotillo golf shop carries a huge selection of clubs, balls and bags, as well as colorful, eclectic and functional shoes and clothes, and a repair area where customers can get their clubs’ grips, shafts and other parts replaced.

Hornacek’s Golf Chandler also offers lessons and features a TrackMan golf simulator, which Brigid called the “Bentley of simulators” because it offers a more thorough and personalized training to help anyone with their swing.

Golfers can also get customized clubs, trade in old clubs and rent hitting bays to practice their swings.

Customers will soon be able to refuel with food and drinks in Johnny’s Greek + Burgers, a restaurant the Hornaceks will open inside the store.

“We carry all the same brands as all the big-box stores,” John said. “Our repair shop’s bigger and better than anyone else’s. We specialize in service and fittings. We have golf pros on staff.”

He has been playing golf for 23 years and played baseball at Illinois State University before earning a bachelor’s degree in political science at Arizona State University.

Brigid also plays golf and received a bachelor’s degree in communication at ASU. Brigid said she and John aim to create a friendly community in their store where people spend some time, “not just shop and leave.” She and John like running a business in Chandler.

“We live out here for one,” Brigid said.

“I’ve always lived in the East Valley. It’s a very active community of all ages. We knew there was a need, a want, a demand. We’re

and QED style are some of the brands women can choose from at the Ocotillo store.

Leopard-print tops and sparkly dresses are some of the unusual finds at Hornacek’s that women could wear golfing and out on the town.

“It’s all well (Pablo Robles/Staff Photographert) made,” Brigid Brigid and John Homacek think their new golf shop in Ocotillo offers duffers said.

“The dresses a huge selection of everything from clubs and balls to outfits that surpasses are flattering for the offerings of similar stores in the Valley. everybody.”

Hornacek’s also family-owned and operated. We have a lot of contains a men’s boutique with clothes investment.”

Her sister, Erin Boeck, works in sales at for everyday life including trendy jeans in the Chandler store. Though not involved in Citizens of Humanity, AG Jeans and Paige the store, John’s brother, Jeff Hornacek, is a brands. 7 Diamonds and Stone Rose shirts former longtime NBA player who played for are also part of the collection in the men’s the Phoenix Suns, Philadelphia 76ers and boutique.

Comfortable and fashionable shoes Utah Jazz.

John said the Ocotillo shop is one of the including OluKai flip flops made in Hawaii few in the Valley carrying the crème de la and Samuel Hubbard loafers help shoppers crème, PXG golf clubs. He described the put their best foot forward.

Hornacek’s also has many golf shoes in clubs as “the most forgiving, best quality Skechers GO GOLF, FootJoy, Adidas, Ecco and product.”

“They outperform almost everything,” Nike brands. Whimsical fuzzy The Original John said, adding the clubs are “very easy to Golf Daphne’s Headcovers resembling different animals are also sold at the store. use” for golfers of any skill level.

On a recent weekday morning, a few Hornacek’s also carries Ping, TaylorMade, Callaway, Mizuno, XXIO and Cobra clubs. men took swings at the TrackMan, a Four experienced golf pros work at the radar-based golf simulator that John business and a master club repairman, said is “significantly more accurate” than Devon Montoya, assists customers in the camera-based simulators.

He said all the pro golfers use this type of repair area.

Clubs for players of all ages and skill simulator to work on their game. It reveals levels range in price from about $50 to $400. their swing path, how they shoot and other In order to help customers look the information on a simulated 18 holes of golf part and dazzle on any golf course or at with different courses illustrated in the any casual or dressier function, Hornacek’s background.

“It’s awesome for fittings and lessons,” as offers a big selection of men’s and women’s the instructor and student can see the data, clothes and some apparel for children.

Upscale shirts, shorts, pants and dresses according to Justin Putz, golf professional at in classic and funky patterns and a variety Hornacek’s Chandler.

Dale Hoerle, of Chandler, enjoyed using of bright colors are available. Some of the shirts have UPF 50+ sun protection built the TrackMan. The technology tracks the whole trajectory of all shots, from 6-foot into them and some are wrinkle-free.

Some of the popular men’s clothes pitches to 400-yard drives, pinpointing the brands sold at Hornacek’s include G/FORE, landing position, according to TrackMan’s Nike, Adidas, Puma, TravisMathew, Greg website.

“It’s great, right on track,” Hoerle said.

Norman and Johnnie-O. GGblue, Nike, JoFit

“It’s perfect; it’s a great tool to use.”

Customers also praised Hornacek’s Golf on the business’ Facebook page.

“Love this store!” Robert May posted.

“This is what all golf stores should look like; very modern and clean with an open layout. The owners are great, extremely knowledgeable and personable. All the staff was very welcoming and helpful.

“Personally, I think the best part of the new Hornacek’s location is the amazing selection of not only golf apparel, but classy menswear. They have brands you’d expect to find at a high-end boutique, not a golf store. I could do all my shopping here! Much needed addition to the East Valley, will most definitely be a flagship store here in Arizona.”

Craig Jones is “all fore” Hornacek’s Golf Chandler, too.

“Awesome staff!!!” Jones posted on the Hornacek’s Facebook page. “Friendly. Makes you feel one of the family. Great instructors.”

Kristie Morales is also a fan of the Ocotillo store.

“Awesome selection of golf attire and equipment!” Morales posted on Hornacek’s Golf Chandler’s Facebook page. “Great staff, super helpful and they provided amazing customer service. Highly recommend going there for all your golf needs.”

John and Brigid enjoy the community and want to give back to high school golf teams and other groups in the area as part of their Ocotillo business. The Chandler store has more families and full-time residents living in the area, Brigid said.

“It’s a good community thing,” she said.

“People are excited. We want to sponsor high school golf teams.”

She has a 15-year-old son, Luke Stanley, who plays baseball, while John has 19-yearold twin sons, Carson and Ethan.

“I just love golf,” John said. “The weather is so fabulous.”

He said unlike in baseball, the “ball is not moving” when players strike it in golf and he can smoke cigars and enjoy the outdoors while golfing.

A former bartender, he said in retail and in restaurant work treating people well is important.

Hornacek’s Golf Chandler is located at 4975 S. Alma School Road. It is open from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays and from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sundays.

Information: hornaceksgolf.com

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Gilbert teen: You can help stop suicide by my peers

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ne of my friends in her �irst year of high school thought about committing suicide.

She had seemed depressed that day and wanted to be alone. When I tried to ask her what was wrong, she just said that she was �ine. But later that day, on a group chat she said that she didn’t want to live anymore.

After that I got really worried about her because it didn’t seem like she was joking about it. The next day, another friend and I went to the school counselors and told them about what had happened. We were both a little hesitant at �irst, but then we decided that we were doing this for her and if she got mad at us it was OK because she would be alive.

I couldn’t imagine what committing suicide would do to her family.

She was called to the of�ice and she talked to the counselors. She did, in fact, get mad at us and it was very dif�icult for a few days, but she has forgiven us and is in counseling and doing much better.

It was scary and dif�icult to speak up when she was in trouble, but we needed to help her in any way possible.

The decision to commit suicide can happen very quickly in teens. They can be talking about their bright future one day and then make the decision that afternoon. Getting help for friends is a sign of strength and compassion. At our school we have a saying: “Spread the word, save a life!”

Teenage suicide is impacting our future. Teenagers with the highest potential and most energy are dying by suicide. Suicide is the third leading cause of death for teenagers behind motor vehicle accidents and homicide. Seventeen percent of high school students have seriously considered suicide. Many teenagers joke about wanting to kill themselves, but this is a very serious issue. Suicide is an awful way to deal with stress or very high expectations.

In Arizona, 17 teenagers have committed suicide between May and August of this year. Many of the suicides that have happened are teenagers who perform very well in school. They put too much pressure on themselves, and when they don’t achieve the goals that they set, they can feel like failures.

My experience with my friend made me want to help other people who think that killing themselves is the right answer. Teenagers have a lot of high expec-

tations of themselves and if they don’t meet them, then they are very disappointed in themselves. Many students are stressed with balancing their school and social life.

Social media in�luences can be a contributor as well. There are some many stories about cyber bullying. These social media accounts make students feel bad and can make them depressed.

These types of things all contribute to students, who feel like they have to take their own life.

Some signs of suicide are: • Dramatic mood changes including excessive sadness and/or moodiness; • Feeling a deep sense of hopelessness about the future, with little expectation that certain circumstances will improve; • Choosing to be alone, and avoiding friends or social activities; • Changes in personality and/or appearance; • Sleep deprivation; • Increase in depression; and/or • Increased use of drugs or alcohol.

When you think someone is having suicidal thoughts, don’t be afraid to ask them about it. It can make a real difference! It helps to have someone talk about what they are going through.

include noticeable changes in eating, sleeping and grooming, withdrawing from friends, giving away possessions, taking unnecessary risks, scratching or cutting themselves, increased drug or alcohol use or talking about suicide.

Start a dialogue. Be open, not judgmental, be supportive and direct. Say, “You look sad to me, can you tell me what’s going on?” Be persistent and listen for the warning signs.

Be clear and compassionate. Don’t be afraid to use the word “suicide,” and ask them if they are contemplating it. Make sure they understand you and others care about them, and that they are valuable and important. Assure them there is always hope and that they are never alone.

Assess and act. If you determine the situation is serious, get help. Talk with

When you talk to them, try to �ind out what is bothering them the most. Make sure to help them �ind a way to deal with the stress. If someone is thinking about suicide, encourage them to talk to you, another friend, or a trusted adult.

Making them feel loved, cared for, and important is another way to help. But the most important thing that you could do for someone is listening to them.

Make sure they are heard and know that people around them care.

Suicide is a very serious topic and we shouldn’t ignore it because it makes us feel uncomfortable. We need to make sure that everyone knows that they aren’t alone and they have people who care about them.

If you are concerned about someone you know, make sure to take immediate action. This is very important, since someone can decide to commit suicide in less than a day.

Suicide can be prevented and most people who feel suicidal demonstrate warning signs. Recognizing some of these warning signs is the �irst step in helping someone you care about. The world will be better off with everyone in it.

Spread the word, save a life!

Cassandra Brueck, 14, is a ninth grade student at Gilbert Classical Academy.

Don’t ignore someone’s depression before it’s too late

BY KIMBERLY MCWILLIAMS, LPC GSN Guest Writer

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omeone you know – maybe your child, a teenager down the block or an adult family member, friend or colleague – is hurting inside.

You’ve noticed abrupt changes in his personality, seen her shrink from normal activities at school or projects at work, heard their emotional outbursts. You haven’t done anything about it, thinking maybe it’s a just a phase or not really your business.

Please ACT – Acknowledge, Care, Tell – immediately, because this person likely is struggling with depression and may be on a spiral to suicidal thoughts.

Here are steps to take: Know the warning signs. These may

your child’s school counselor or a trusted teacher. If the symptoms persist, get professional help through your insurance, or by calling Terros Health at (602) 6856000 or the Crisis Response Network 24hour line at (602) 222-9444.

Devise a safety plan. This could be an agreement that the person will call you immediately when sad, depressed or hopeless, or designation of a trusted person to dispense medications as needed and lock up or discard the rest.

Be their champion. Don’t give up. You may save a life.

Kimberly McWilliams is a licensed professional counselor and the clinical site manager at Terros Health, a Phoenixbased nonprofit, behaviorally-led whole health, integrated care provider.

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Aches, pains? Gilbert fitness pros help clients work through it

BY ERIC NEWMAN GSN Staff Writer

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ou’re a weekend warrior, or at least you think you are.

You’ve been busy. It takes time and energy to duck all those invitations to holiday gatherings to watch football or marathon doses of sappy holiday movies on TV. Your recliner now is formfitting after the workout you’ve given it.

Now, you believe, with the new year upon us it’s time to get back to giving yourself a good workout.

Good idea, but take it easy and be smart about it, experts recommend.

Muscles can be your best friend or your worst enemy if you don’t properly stretch them and warm them up. Make sure the rest of your vital functions also are up for resuming or initiating fitness endeavors as you try to make good on resolutions for the new year.

After a workout or two, if you’re stiff and sore, be wise before trying to work through pain. Whether caused by injury, arthritis or a variety of issues, working out can cause or exacerbate pain.

Gilbert-area experts are helping cli-

ed it is done with proper form and is not increasing pain or causing further harm.

“You can’t change the arthritis but you can definitely change the function of the joint a little bit, maybe more of the surrounding tissue,” Carling said.

Joe Micela, owner of Performance One Advanced Sports (Special to GSN) After a workout or two, if you’re stiff and sore, be wise before trying to Training in Mesa, work through pain. Gilbert professionals can help clients. emphasizes movement of the joints.

“You have to keep ents fight through the discomfort to moving the joint, and keep the blood achieve a more active, healthy lifestyle. flowing around the joint and surroundSteve Carling, a physical therapist ing areas. It’s very important,” Micela at Andersen Physical Therapy, which said. “When we see individuals that have serves Gilbert and Chandler, said that an arthritic condition or something like people with ailments like arthritis someit their first instinct is to be sedentary times fear the oncoming discomfort. and not do anything.

That does not mean they should quit.

“That’s actually worse. It can condense Exercising improves health, providthe blood flow, which weakens the area

and then can lead to all other kind of issues.”

Exercise can help relieve some pain however some ailments will not completely go away. Massage, Tai Chi, yoga or assisted stretching can prepare the body, the joints and any painful areas.

“Active people are asking more of their bodies but haven’t necessarily changed the way they take care of themselves,” said Joe Magnacca, CEO of Massage Envy, headquartered in Scottsdale.

Massage Envy’s Total Body Stretch helps clients increase flexibility. This helps the body recover, as well, and prevent further injuries.

Anthony Celio, clinic director of Spooner Physical Therapy in Ahwatukee, added that activity does not have to be regimented.

“A lot of us, with work, unfortunately sit a big portion of the day,” Celio said.

“Then, when we ask our body to do things, it’s not prepared properly.

“Even if you can stand up and stretch for five to ten minutes every couple of hours at work, or get up and just take a walk for 15-20 minutes, it can do a whole lot of good.”

endurance and definition.

Some participants burn as many as 1,000 calories during and after each workout, she said.

The club’s first HIIT by LA Fitness studio in Arizona opened in November in north Phoenix. Treadmills, rowers and bikes make up the cardio side of the room, while dumbbells, resistance bands and other equipment can be used on the other (Zach Alvira/GSNStaff) side for strength training.

HIIT by LA Fitness is a club within a club that consists of LA Fitness’ new gym near 50-minute classes directed by an instructor.

Loop 202 at Gilbert Road is next to incorporate the eight in the Southeast Valley that are re- program. HIIT by LA Fitness memberceiving updated equipment, appearance ships are separate from regular memand, in some places, layout. berships at the gym.

Each HIIT by LAF session is directed “We try to guide them through a workout by an instructor and focuses on strength, but ultimately, they will do whatever they

want with their bodies,” Sparks said. “It’s meant for everyone to come in and meet their own fitness goals.”

Each class has 10 to 15 participants, who are equipped with a heart-rate monitor. Video monitors in the studio let the instructor view participants’ heart rates in real time, identifying intervals when the participant is at recommended maximum effort.

The instructor explains the goal for the day. A pump-up session, high-fives, music and red lights get it going.

“I want people to give me their full effort and have a good time,” said Viki Gamble, HIIT by LA Fitness instructor.

The smiles and laughter quickly turn to grimaces about halfway through the class, the point where most have hit their designated two to five minutes of maximum effort. A cool-down followed by stretching ends the class, with most drenched in sweat.

For more information visit welcome. lafitness.com/hiit-by-laf/.

LA Fitness renovating in time for new year’s resolutions

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eady to feel the burn? A new group-workout program at a gym chain across the Southeast Valley is coming just in time for those who’ve made fitness their new year’s resolution.

High Intensity Interval Training by LA Fitness is set to be introduced in the chain’s newest club in the East Valley early in January. It will be incorporated into some of the chain’s other clubs in the region over time.

“HIIT by LA Fitness is a fun, effective, 50-minute workout that is interactive with our amazing technology,” said Barbie Sparks, regional coordinator of aerobics for LA Fitness and lead of the program in Arizona. “Really, in 50 minutes you are getting a complete workout from head to toe.”

Introducing HIIT by LAF at certain gyms is part of LA Fitness’ $13.6 million in renovations at 26 gyms in Arizona, including

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he Fiesta Bowl is more than just the two highly anticipated college football bowl games the organization hosts each year.

It’s what the Fiesta Bowl does the other 11 months out of the year that the nonpro�it organization can’t stress enough.

Since 1971, the Fiesta Bowl has supported nonpro�its, built playgrounds, taken children shopping during the holidays, donated hundreds of thousands of dollars to teachers throughout the state and so much more.

Over the 2018-19 season alone, the Fiesta Bowl has given $2.5 million to charities.

“We want people to understand that by purchasing tickets with us [to the PlayStation Fiesta Bowl held at University of Phoenix Stadium and the Cheez-It

Manley Films and Media/Special to the GSN

On Dec. 1, Fiesta Bowl Charities helped rebuild the adaptable playground at the Arizona Recreation Center for the Handicapped.

Bowl held at Chase Field], you are helping your entire state,” said Fiesta Bowl spokesman Jose Moreno.

Undoubtedly, football is important to

the organization, but what most don’t realize is that the game is the vehicle that allows Fiesta Bowl to accomplish its mission – which was rewritten four

years ago in an effort to emphasize its

Q: What is your No. 1 pet peeve when working?

A: Messy bartenders! I love working in a clean environment and my coworkers know that. The �irst thing I do when I come onto a shift is tidy my workspace. I think presentation is everything to a guest because when I go into a bar I notice the little things.

Q: What is your go-to drink when you’re at a bar other than your own?

A: I normally like to switch it up, but it mostly consists of craft beer or red wine and once in a while I will order a fruity cocktail. Other than that, I’m predictable.

Q: What does ordering a vodka tonic say about a person?

A: Usually they’re not very picky people (when it comes to alcohol), they’re the types of people who just go with the

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Q: What about the cocktail program at Thirsty Lion?

A: I think we have some of the best cocktails around. One thing I love about Thirsty Lion is that all our ingredients are made in house – meaning they’re always fresh. We press our own juices, make our mixes, even the fruit purees, and cut our own fruit and garnishes. Our menu was carefully created to serve a vast crowd.

Q: What are the two cocktails you would love for us to feature?

A: The �irst cocktail I would love for you to feature is the Templeton Maple Old Fashioned. This cocktail is one of my fall favorites. It has Templeton rye, a splash of orange juice, maple syrup, angostura bitters and a hint of lemon. I love this version of the old fashioned because it is �lavorful and a smooth drink.

The next cocktail is perfect for an afterdinner drink. The salted caramel Moroc-

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artending fell into Jacqueline Grasse’s lap two years ago.

Now it’s her obsession.

The Bullhead City native, who lives in Gilbert, started at Thirsty Lion as a hostess. As soon as she turned 19, she asked to move to serving. A few months later, Grasse became a bartender.

“I still have so much to learn,” the 21-year-old Grasse said. “I am always looking for new information and I love making new cocktails.”

She talks about the cocktail program at Thirsty Lion at SanTan Village in Gilbert as New Year’s Eve approaches.

Question: What is the oddest drink request you’ve received?

Answer: It’s hard to say. One time I had this lady who insisted on me making her random drinks she found online and then ended up not liking them. I think that if you don’t know what you like, always try something off the menu!

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he band Styx has touched listeners around the world since the 1970s and continues to make meaningful music with a human touch.

The Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Famers continue that goal with 2017’s The Mission, an album they’re continuing to push on a tour that comes to the Celebrity Theatre on Friday, Jan. 11, and Saturday, Jan. 12.

The Mission tells a futuristic story of the �irst manned mission to Mars in 2033.

Guitarist James “JY” Young said that separation is a common bond between traveling musicians and explorers.

“As touring musicians, we deal with separation from loved ones on a regular basis,” said Young, who has a degree in mechanical and aerospace engineering.

“We are gone from home half of the year, and somebody’s mother dies while you’re on the road, and you just can’t be there. Your parents die, crises occur at home, and you’re 1,000, 2,000 or 10,000 miles away.

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Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Famers Styx are coming to the Celebrity Theatre on Jan. 11-12 playing cuts from their 2107 album The Mission, depicting the first manned mission to Mars. Guitarist James “JY” Young said that separation is a bond between touring musicians and explorers.

“The sense of separation that we feel in our career as touring musicians certainly is not going to be as profound as the feeling of separation that people have in outer space and knowing they are going to head 40 million miles away, but I think the human emotion won’t be that different.”

Styx has embraced space themes with its song “Come Sail Away,” which originally depicted a sailing ship but later became focused on a spaceship. For The Mission, the group used analog equipment similar to its �irst album. Young said that throughout the years Styx has retained its signature sound.

“I just think we’re more evolved, but the basic power of the band still comes from the bass, drums, guitar and keyboard and the three-part harmony vocals, which has always been our signature,” Young said.

Young has been in the group since its early days with bass player John Panozzo and guitarist Tommy Shaw. It has newer faces in drummer Todd Sucherman, bass guitarist Ricky Phillips and Scottish-born Canadian keyboard player Lawrence Gowan. Styx has produced 16 studio albums, four of which have gone multi-platinum.

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who have loved its music since the beginning and newer listeners who are just discovering it. The latter group speaks to the music’s timeless quality and focus on the formative years between youth and adulthood.

“We’ve always been known for doing quality records and quality shows, but that doesn’t guarantee anything. But somehow our music remains relevant,” Young said. “I really attribute it to in the late ’60s through the ’70s and ’80s, rock music was geared not at all ages but at young people in a way. The lyrics are more relatable to people in their late teens, 20s and 30s.”

One of the band’s writers, Young said that Styx’s music evokes similar feelings in him as in the beginning.

“It’s a joyful thing to me. I think more than anything the joy that I bring to the stage and the joy that the rest of my band mates bring to the stage is contagious. If you exude joy, then the crowd re�lects that,” Young said.

Until 2008, the band didn’t play “Mr. Roboto,” among its most-popular hits.

Young said they avoided it because it was so different from their other songs.

They added it to their sets due to audience demand.

“We’re just �inally catering to the audience that discovered us as 11-year-olds back in ’83 by playing that,” Young said.

Young has found that other songs, such as “Renegade,” “Too Much Time on My Hands” and “Crystal Ball,” have had an impact on the fans’ lives. For him, singing them in unison with the crowd is similar in some ways to a church service.

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FIESTA from page 20 nonpro�it nature.

The mission states: “The Fiesta Bowl strives to creative a positive economic impact for Arizona and focus on the community while having fun.”

“The one thing you don’t see in either the mission or vision statement is the word ‘football,’” said Fiesta Bowl’s Chief Operating Of�icer, Bob Whitehouse, at a recent Experience Arizona tourism meeting.

Over the past eight years, Fiesta Bowl Charities has given more than $12.5 million across the state, with over 300 local charitable organizations bene�iting from Fiesta Bowl Charities.

This year alone, $2.5 million was distributed among 60 nonpro�it organizations, including the Arizona Humane Society, Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Phoenix, The Be Kind People Project and more.

To break the numbers down even further, Fiesta Bowl’s impact for the 201819 season includes serving one million people, impacting over 400,000 children and 800 veterans, serving over 288,000 meals, providing additional educational programming to 265,000 under-served youth, donating 60,000 backpacks to students, and donating three playgrounds, impacting an estimated 15,000 people.

In addition, over 19,000 hours were volunteered via the Fiesta Bowl organization and its Fiesta Bowl Charities.

In terms of economic impact, in 12 years, the Fiesta Bowl and its surrounding events generated an estimated $2.75 billion for the Arizona economy.

With the money generated from the games and events, Fiesta Bowl Charities is able to give it back to the community, including teachers.

New to Fiesta Bowl Charities’ roster of charitable events is its Draft Day awards held in October in conjunction with Fiesta Bowl Charities’ Wishes for Teachers program, which started in 2016.

Participants in Draft Day included Jerry Colangelo, Archie Bradley and more.

This year’s Wishes for Teachers awarded $5,000 grants to 200 K-12

teachers, totaling $1 million.

“For some classes, it was musical instruments; for others, just being able to take their class to perform at Carnegie Hall in New York. These are things that have truly an impact,” Whitehouse said.

“We’re able to do that because we have so many fans.”

In terms of volunteering, Fiesta Bowl Charities and the 2,500 volunteers who make up the organization began dedicating their time to the community immediately following the Cheez-It Bowl on Dec. 26.

As part of this year’s Fiesta Bowl event, the organization will host for its 20th year the Honeywell Fiesta Bowl Aerospace Challenge, presented by Kadima.Ventures.

“It’s exciting to be able to serve more and more kids and tell the mission and story of STEM and how it’s impacting the classrooms,” Moreno said.

As part of the challenge, students from about 200 schools across the state work with Honeywell engineers to create a scale model and provide a written report about an International Logistics Mission to colonize Phobos, a moon of Mars.

This year’s challenge will take place at Arizona State University’s West Campus on Jan. 24 and Jan. 25, at ASU’s Polytechnic Campus on Jan. 28 and Jan. 29.

The �inals will take place at the National Bank of Arizona on Feb. 9.

“If you come to this event for 10 minutes and listen to these kids blow these engineers away with how the GPS works on phones, you’re like, ‘OK, what was I doing when I was a 10-year-old?’ These kids have thought through every little detail, and they’re able to do that at no cost,” Whitehouse said.

Moving into the 2019-2020 season, which kicks off in April, Fiesta Bowl Charities plans to impact even more people in need.

“The more that we can do and align our partners with our events and programs that we do that’s going to impact more kids, more veterans, more teachers, that’s a win for us,” Moreno said.

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Jody, co-founder, Ahwatukee based non-profit

Public Notices Mobilitie LLC is proposing to construct a new telecommunications tower facility located approx. 1,700 feet west of the intersection of E. McDowell Rd & N. Highley Rd, Mesa, Maricopa County, AZ. The new facility will consist of a 51-foot street light pole telecommunications tower. Any interested party wishing to submit comments regarding the potential effects the proposed facility may have on any historic property may do so by sending comments to: Project 6118006614 - MRH EBI Consulting, 6876 Susquehanna Trail South, York, PA 17403, or via telephone at (785) 7605938.

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Public Notices

Valley Metro Public Hearing about Proposed ADA Paratransit Changes for Service in Mesa Public input is requested on the following proposed paratransit service changes* scheduled to take effect on July 1, 2019.

Valley Metro and the City of Mesa are considering changes to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) paratransit service area that will result in paratransit service being limited to those portions of Mesa that are within ¾ of a mile of a bus route or light rail station.

Provide feedback from January 2-29, 2019. Greater detail and an online comment form are available at valleymetro.org/mesa-paratransit.

*Service changes are proposed at this time and will be finalized following the public comment period.

Comments may also be emailed to paratransit@valleymetro.org or mailed to: Valley Metro Attn: Mesa Changes 4600 E. Washington St. Ste. 101 Phoenix, AZ 85034

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