The Mesa Tribune 092522 Zone 1

BY SCOTT SHUMAKER Tribune Staff Writer

The Arizona Dairy Co. earlier this month sold its last 270 acres in Mesa on the southwest corner of Sossaman and Elliot roads for $80 mil lion, paving the way for a mammoth manufacturing campus projected by the new owner.

Shopoff Realty Investments said in a news release after the sale that it is planning 12 to 15 buildings comprising 4.1 million square feet of leasable space.

BY SCOTT SHUMAKER Tribune Staff Writer

The commercial development com munity is not lovin’ Mesa Planning Divison’s proposed changes to the zoning rules for drive-thru restaurants, and they’d rather have them their way.

Roughly 60 people logged in for an on line community meeting on Sept. 21 to discuss the proposed new rules, which are aimed at preventing clustering of drive-thru restaurants and giving resi

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dents opportunities to weigh in when the fast food eateries are proposed near their homes.

Virtually all the attendees who asked questions or made comments were in volved in the restaurant industry – as property managers, developers or fran chisees – and all had concerns about the proposed changes to drive thru zoning rules.

They worried that restrictions could make some commercial properties hard er to develop and keep some franchises

from moving to Mesa.

Some properties, if they couldn’t house a drive thru, might stay empty or find a less desirable tenant, like a check cash ing business, they said.

They emphasized the importance of drive thrus to the quick service restau rant industry even as the pandemic has waned and the quick-service landscape and consumer patterns have shifted.

They told the city staff in the meeting

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Arizona Dairy owner and general manager Justin Stewart this month inked an $80 million sale of the last piece of Mesa land from his Arizona Dairy Company, which he relocated to Gila Bend. (Facebook)

BY SCOTT SHUMAKER Tribune Staff Writer

City of Mesa planning staff issued a rare “denial” recommendation for a rezoning case that went before the Planning and Zoning Board this month, arguing that vacant land in the Arizona Health and Technology Park just south of State Route 60 at Baseline and Recker roads should re main zoned for a medical campus.

In the face of staff opposition, the board split down the middle on whether to allow the 10-acre parcel in question to be rezoned for a 394-unit multifamily residential complex.

The site is part of a 254-acre district that city officials envisioned in 2004 as an employment hub anchored by a hospital with a medical, technology and education focus.

The A.T. Still University medical school and several medical facilities

are active in the park, but a contem plated hospital by Tenet Healthcare never broke ground.

In 2007, competitor Banner Health opened the Banner Gateway Medical Center on the other side of Higley to the west, and an attorney for VHS Ac quisition Subsidiary, a holding compa ny for Tenet, told the board that Tenet is no longer interested in building the hospital, leaving the company with 65 acres of undeveloped land in a prime location in Mesa.

“Tenet Healthcare is not in the busi ness of competing against a business that’s already serving its patient base. There isn’t room for another (hospital) campus,” attorney Charles Huellman tel told the board.

To dispose of its 65 acres of land, the company has submitted applications for two of the most marketable proj ects in Mesa right now: Multifamily housing and logistics warehouses.

But the land is zoned as a “Specialty Character Area,” which is “designed to provide for large areas with a single use such as an educational campus, airport or medical facility.”

For the larger of the two parcels, Tenet proposes a 50-acre logistics warehouse complex totaling 675,000 square feet spread across eight build ings.

The so-called Baseline Logistics park was first placed on an agenda in July, but the applicant has requested continuances on the hearing three times, making the 10-acre Millennium Superstition Springs apartment proj ect the first of the health park’s rezon ing cases to go before the board.

The logistics park is slated for a Sept. 28 hearing.

Neighboring A.T. Still University opened in Mesa in 2001 and includes a medical school, a dental school and graduate colleges in health studies

and health sciences.

A.T. Still supports the Millenium Su perstition Springs apartment project, seeing it as student housing, but they otherwise want to keep the vision of the specialty medical campus zoning intact.

“Academic health care communi ties best thrive when there are proxi mal places to learn (places of clinical care), share and create ideas (places of interaction), develop supporting technologies, exercise, live, dare com munity children to dream (schools, field trips, YMCA, etc.), eat and prac tice,” Dr. Gary Cloud, vice president of strategic partnerships for A.T. Still said in a statement.

“A trucking center, while important for a community and society, does not support the vision of a proximal aca demic community,” he wrote. park rezone

City staff has not weighed in on the warehouse complex yet. But where the apartment complex is concerned, city staff is fighting to maintain the specialty campus zoning at Arizona Health and Technology Park.

“One of the major issues here is, this is one of the primary areas in the city that is actually left for such a large area to be developed for employment uses,” Development Services Direc tor Nana Appiah said in defending the city’s denial recommendation.

“We do recognize the need (for housing), however, there are several other locations in the city that can be developed for residential,” he said.

Appiah said the city is constantly asked by developers to rezone com mercial or industrial land for residen tial use, and Mesa often allows it.

But, Appiah said, “this is one of the areas that we believe that actually tak ing that employment land for residen tial is not the right, appropriate use of the location, and at the end of the day, it doesn’t promote the goal of econom ic development for the city.”

A resident who goes frequently to the Arizona Health and Technology Park for business, AnnElise Makin, has been watching the vacant 65 acres in the area like a hawk since she discov ered the sign posted about the rezon ing case for the logistics park.

She supports the apartments, since they could serve as student housing for A.T. Still, but she sees the larger warehouse project as completely wrong for the area.

“That’s the last thing that Mesa would need, another big warehouse complex. … Give (the vacant land) time,” Makin said.

The attorney representing the apart ment complex project argued that the specialty campus concept has had enough time to materialize; if there was more demand from high-end medical and tech users for that area, they would have showed up by now.

Some planning board members were sympathetic to that argument.

Board member Troy Peterson said, “It would seem like, especially over the

last 10 years of hyper-growth and de velopment, if there was a demand for the things that we’re talking about for it here, why hasn’t that occurred over the last 10 years?”

Board member Jessica Sarkissian speculated that the success of the city’s other tech hubs may be draw ing away interest in the Baseline and Recker site.

“I think at this point that some of the stuff is getting cannibalized by the insanity that is going on Elliott (Road Tech) Corridor, being it’s somewhat in close proximity in mileage drive-wise,” Sarkissian said.

Others pushed back on the idea that the city should alter the health and tech zoning because of the long vacan cy of the land.

Appiah said if the city relented ev ery time a developer wanted to re zone industrial land on the basis of being idle, then Mesa would be “re zoning the majority of land uses … to residential.”

“This is one of the sites that we be lieve there is more demand, and there are other potential uses that we should preserve if we can obtain those uses,” Appiah said.

Board member Jeffrey Pitcher point ed out that as the owner of the land, Tenet has “control over who goes in there, so the fact that it’s vacant is somewhat their own choosing.”

“The other thing I’m concerned about,” Pitcher said, “is there between Higley and Greenfield from Baseline north, there’s 2,100 apartments just there, and I don’t know if there’s re ally a need that this (project) would solve.”

Pitcher joined board chair Jeffrey Crockett and board member Shelly Al len in voting for a motion to deny VHS Aquisition’s rezone request.

Sarkissian, Peterson and Genessee Montes voted against the motion to deny.

With the seventh board member who could break a tie absent, the mo tion failed.

An attorney for the city said when the case goes on to City Council, the agenda would report the board’s 3-3 vote.

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Volunteers answer call to stop falls

BY JOSH ORTEGA Tribune Staff Writer

On the first day of fall, volunteers look to prevent them.

Mesa Fire & Medical Depart ment with more than 50 volunteers gathered Sept. 22 at the Sundial 55+ community located at 2121 N. Center St. to install dozens of grab bars and smoke alarms for residents – a gesture that many welcomed with open arms.

“This is absolutely a godsend,” Phyllis Akins said.

Akins, 87, has lived in the community for three years and said she experienced a fall six months ago.

Three volunteers installed grab bars at doorways in her mobile home at Akins’ requests.

“I don’t have good balance,” Akins said. “My problem is my back.”

In 2021, Mesa Fire reportedly re sponded to 125 emergency calls for

service within the Sundial community - including 39 classified as fall-related.

Christine Castaneda, 67, unfortunate ly, represents one of those fall stats, but now, she’s back to walking her dog just fine.

At 4:30 a.m., Castaneda said she pre pared to leave for work and started walking down the stairs to her car car rying several items in her hands.

In a split second, Castaneda said she felt the trash bag in her hand snag on her metal stairway and in the next moment she knew something didn’t feel right.

“I knew something was wrong be cause I couldn’t move the back part of my body,” Castaneda said.

Fortunately, Castaneda said, she had her cell phone on her and Mesa fire promptly arrived to whisk her away for emergency surgery.

Though Castaneda had a rod placed in

Volunteers Stan Flake and Derek Rogers installed a grab bar next to the front door of Phyllis Akins’ home at the Sundial Mobile Home Park on Sept. 22. (David Minton/TribuneStaff Photographer)

her femur and still feels some radiating pain, she still had the strength to walk her dog that last week.

Castaneda said she’s learned not to carry too many items up and down stairs.

“I watch everywhere I step,” Castane da said. “And I make sure that I pick up both my feet.”

Castaneda also said she appreciates the help Mesa Fire has brought to the community, a welcomed sight never be fore seen.

“I’ve never seen that in a different community but this one seems to have great help,” Castaneda said.

Mesa Fire & Medical Department As sistant Fire Chief Forrest Smith said efforts like this help send the message that the department will do its best to bring a collaborative community effort to prevent life-altering situations from taking place.

Smith has served as a firefighter for 24 years and said these life-altering injuries—hip injuries and broken fe murs—at best rob older adults of their

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“If we can prevent these types of inju ries of course we can alter some of those outcomes that could lead to that could be fatal for some individuals,” Smith said.

But Forrest said the collaboration with the whole community for the same end goal – decrease or at least mitigate injuries – that makes events like this possible.

“We can’t do this by ourselves,” Smith said. “So having these community part ners and these organizations on board and of course residents that are open to it, that means a lot.”

That collaboration starts with a co operative management and Cecilia Mc Dermott said these efforts by the fire department and the community mean the most to her and her residents.

“We are very excited to have them come into the park to be able to help the residents,” McDermott said. “It’s top of the line important for safety reasons.” McDermott has managed the commu

nity for the past seven years and said she’s witnessed a simple fall cascade into more serious health conditions in cluding strokes.

“It’s just really important that they have the safety measures in place to help them get around into their home,” McDermott said.

Home Depot donated the 74 grab bars and the time to install them and with installing 40 smoke alarms, provided by the Arizona Burn Foundation.

George Page, store manager for Home Depot store 473, said the East Valley district comprised of 10 stores donated about 120 grab bars altogether.

Besides an aggressive Chihuahua and grab bar installation in tile surfaces, Page said the efforts went well and re main a major part of the store’s reci procity with the community.

“We give back to the community that shops our stores, and we’re very excited to do that,” Page said. “And we not only do it for senior citizens, but also veter ans, very important to the culture of our company.”

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Volunteers Donovan Plemons and Brent Bare installed smoke alarms and grab handles for seniors while Phyillis Akins checked out the new grab bar at the front door of her home in Sundial Mobile Home Park. (David Minton/ Tribune Staff Photographer)

Big Mesa water projects face ballooning costs

BY SCOTT SHUMAKER Tribune Staff Writer

Legalized gambling reaps billions in Arizona

BY TOM AIZENBERG Cronkite News

The flood gates opened. Arizona legal ized sports betting for the first time outside tribal gaming on Sept. 9, 2021. For many, the amount of money generated has been jaw-dropping.

In the state’s full year with legal sports and fantasy gambling, over $5 billion has been wagered. By most accounts, Arizona has more than met expectations in its inau gural stage.

If there were any qualms about legalizing sports betting in Arizona before last Septem ber, they have mostly dissipated. Even with Arizona’s early success, the state hasn’t max imized its potential profits.

After Gov. Doug Ducey signed into law companion bills from the Senate and the House, Arizona issued 20 sports betting li censes, 10 to Native American tribes and 10 to professional sports teams.

All 10 tribal licenses have been awarded

but only eight teams have acquired sports betting licenses under the bill, meaning there is still room for growth from the two missing licenses alone.

Maxwell Hartgraves, a public information officer from the Arizona Department of Gam ing, believes that legalized sports betting has been a positive contribution to the state.

“Just from privilege fees and licensing fees we’ve had over $30 million contributed to the state general fund, so that is definitely a positive from sports betting and fantasy sports,” Hartgraves said.

Additionally, Arizona’s tax rate on sports gambling is 8 percent for retail revenue and 10 percent for online.

Arizona could also make even more money by giving additional licenses to more tribes as they are already the major contrib utor for the state.

Limiting it to 10 licenses not only takes away potential cash for the state general fund but also limits the opportunity for the tribes to maximize gambling profits.

Then again, the tribes aren’t short on gambling money. “Tribal gaming, for ex ample, contributes over $100 million to the state,” Hartgraves said. “Sports betting and fantasy sports is not immediately at that level.”

Over $100 million is an understatement. From July of 2021 to June 30, tribal gaming contributed $123 million.

Rather than resting on its laurels with the money generated from the tribal side, some observers think Arizona should do what it can to maximize the profits even more.

Part of what has made Arizona so success ful in just one year is the state’s approach to sports betting, said B Global managing part ner Brendan Bussmann.

“Arizona offered a unique model and sort of advanced on two fronts,” Bussmann said. “One that tribes would be considered on a commercial level to go statewide.

“And then introduced the ability for teams to have direct access to licenses in a com bined format. Looking at it now a year later, I

think the market continues to be a success.”

A large reason for this success is the mo bile betting market.

While retail sports betting reaps a few million dollars wagered every year, it does not even come close to the amount wagered through mobile.

This past March, the most popular month for sports betting, bettors wagered over $690 million in Arizona. Of that, only $3.3 million came from retail gambling.

Some states, like Nevada, have a much larger share of wagers from retail due to cer tain rules regarding in-person betting.

But Arizona has no such requirement and thus gets a significant proportion from on line bets.

With all of the success from Arizona’s first year of legalized sports betting, it’s a wonder it took so long to become legal in the first place.

On the surface there doesn’t seem to be much downside – outside of the challenging efforts to legalize gambling.

they’d rather see drive thru impacts managed through tweaks to design standards rather than limits to the number of eateries allowed in certain areas.

Assistant Planning Director Rachel Prelog said the city drafted the chang es at the request of City Council mem bers and in response to community feedback.

She said drive thrus are increasingly saturating new site plans, and showed as an example a plan for a commercial center with six drive thrus lining the street side of the development.

Extra cuts in sidewalks along the roadway for drive thrus create great er danger for pedestrians, Prelog said, and neighbors have complained of noise and other impacts from cars idling in busy drive thru lines.

Earlier this year, District 6 Council man Kevin Thompson said during a council discussion that he and other residents were frustrated that their requests for higher quality dining

options in commercial centers have gone unheeded by developers.

He also said he was concerned that Mesa was becoming a “city of fast food” with the proliferation of drive thrus.

Prelog said the city developed its recommended zoning changes by studying research on drive-thrus and looking at how they are managed in neighboring cities as well as large cit ies nationally.

The proposed changes would al low only two drive thrus per inter section or commercial center. Drive up windows that are less susceptible to “stacking” than drive thru restau rants, like banks and pharmacies, would not be counted as “drive thrus” in the tally, she said.

No more than two drive thrus could be adjacent to each other. A third drive thru must be 750 feet away from the two adjacent drive thrus.

New drive thrus proposed in Limit ed Commercial zones would require a special use permit, which would give residents an opportunity to weigh in

at a public hearing.

Prelog said these changes weren’t set in stone yet, and the city would consider the feedback they received during this and an in-person meeting at the council chambers on 1st Street at 5 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 27.

The industry insiders in attendance had plenty of feedback and sugges tions for city administrators.

“Please keep in mind that the cap of two (drive thrus) per group commer cial center does not take into account various sizes of group commercial centers,” attorney Reese Anderson wrote in the chat. “There is a huge dif ference between a 5-acre, 10-acre, 20acre and 30-acre commercial project.”

One retail developer said that many of her clients are worried about pub lic hearings for drive thrus, fearing that the public input and decisions would be made based on preferences for certain types of food and restau rant chains rather than objective cri teria.

“That’s a big concern we all have with this going forward – and the ad

ditional hoops to jump through to get the drive thru,” she said.

Several people said the restaurant business is evolving rapidly, and drive thrus are an increasingly necessary service.

“My group is the franchisee for a national (quick service restaurant). Our ‘Brand’ will NOT approve a site without an approved drive thru. It would stop all growth for our group in Mesa,” a local director of real estate wrote.

“Everybody wants convenience,” a developer said, “and we’re gonna see a greater demand (for drive thrus) than ever. I mean, even the likes of Panera. … It used to be a sit down res taurant. It’s now a drive thru. Every body’s going that direction.”

In some cases, Prelog addressed concerns by pointing to current op tions available to developers, such as development incentives and permits for design modifications for challeng ing lots. DRIVE

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Many reactions to the proposed limits on drive thrus expressed the idea that consumers are voting for more them by their behaviors, and fighting against consumer desires would be bad for the city and bad for businesses.

One developer said there have been cases where drive thrus have helped inject life into struggling shopping centers.

There wasn’t much concern about walkability, with multiple com menters suggesting that the majority of residents simply don’t care about the issue and would rather have ac cess to drive thrus.

“I think the danger and inconve nience of any pedestrian with the lo cation of a drive thru are simply not as valued by the public at large as the ease and convenience of the 2022 business model of ordering online, pulling in or driving thru,” one devel oper wrote in comments.

The discussion between the indus

try players and city staff remained cordial, with attendees thanking city staff for the presentation and listen ing to concerns.

Prelog said the city was planning to finalize the rule changes and send

them to the planning and zoning board and city council this winter. Members of the public who have questions or would like to weigh in can attend the second public meeting Sept. 17 in City Council Chambers.

Welcome visit

Musician 1st Class Mat thew Kinnaman, of Mesa got a welcome surprise recently when his fam ily visited him after his Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy arrived in Pearl Harbor af ter participating in Pacific Partnership 2022. Now in its 17th year, Pacific Partnership is the largest annual multinational hu manitarian assistance and disaster relief prepared ness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific. (Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Aja Bleu Jackson/Special to the Tribune)

Staff will also be providing informa tion on updates to the Mesa Al Fresco program that streamlined outdoor dining applications during the pan demic, and plans to expand the tem porary use permit system.

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Fall bringing pumpkin fun to farm

BY MARK MORAN Tribune Staff Writer

Hillbilly Bob’s Pig Races? Yes, Hillbilly Bob is a real guy, and they really do race pigs – which are said to enjoy the experience but like the Oreo cookies they get at the end even more.

The pigs, Swingin’ Lady Bugz, hayrides, a petting zoo, the Stuntmasters dog show and a brand-new ropes course, are just of the few of the more high-profile attractions that Schnepf Farms is working frantically to ready for its 26th annual Pumpkin and Chili Party that starts next Saturday, Oct. 1.

The Flying Farmers ride is almost ready to take flight, too, as it joins other attrac tions like the classic Honeybee Adventure ride and a rock-climbing wall.

Some of the attractions harken to farm owner Mark Schnepf’s family legacy.

“My dad had an airplane. We had an air strip here on the farm,” he said. “My mom flew as well.”

To honor what was once a big part of the Farm’s way of doing business, a carousel ride with scaled down and freshly painted airplanes, each with a local farm family name emblazoned across the tail, sits in the middle of that gone but not forgotten 3,000-foot dirt airstrip.

It will run beneath strands of replica, vin tage light bulbs that have to be checked one by one to be sure they are ready to twinkle on opening night.

The logistics behind the Pumpkin and Chili Party are almost as dizzying as the thrilling, 52-foot-high amusement ride called the Hyper Loop, which will take you up, turn you in all directions, including up side down, and whip you around before bringing you gently to rest in front of one of the concessions stands on the farm.

You’re advised to eat the signature meat, veggie or succotash chili after you take that ride, though.

Mark Schnepf stands on a path of one of the two corn mazes he’s prepared for Schnepf Farms’

annual Pumpkin & Chili Party. (David Minton/Tribune Staff Photographer)

plans to apply for annexation by the City of Mesa.

It’s a big deal both figuratively and literally, as blocks of vacant land of this size are becoming increasingly scarce in southeast Mesa.

The new deal may herald the be ginning of a major boom at this in tersection.

Arizona Dairy Co. has been sell ing off parts of its Mesa agricultural land for years, including 186 acres to Google for a mega data center on the northwest corner of Elliot and Sossa man in 2019.

The Google center, code-named Project Red Hawk before it was an nounced, generated a lot of excite ment and helped stoke the Elliot Road Tech Corridor’s current devel opment explosion.

But much of Elliot Road’s devel opment has been happening farther to the east on the other side of the 202, with Elliot and Sossaman roads maintaining a rural appearance.

The sprawling 270 acres of Arizona Dairy Com pany land in Mesa was sold for $80 million to Shopoff Realty Investments. (vizzda.com)

With this last Arizona Dairy Co. deal and other projects nearby mak ing their way through Mesa’s plan ning department, the intersection may soon undergo a major transfor mation soon.

Earlier this month, Google submit ted site plans for Project Red Hawk to the Mesa Planning Department.

Plans for an eight-building indus

trial park on 60 acres nearby, called Wentworth 80th, received the green light from the Planning and Zoning Board.

Mesa Economic Development Di rector Bill Jabjiniak said the city’s vision for the intersection is highquality technology and manufactur ing jobs.

“With the success we’ve had in the formal part of the Elliot Road Tech nology Corridor, it sort of makes sense with Google on the northwest corner to continue the theme and focus of technology all along Elliot Road,” Jabjiniak said.

Jabjiniak said the city’s talks with Shopoff have focused on development that can attract manufacturing, rath er than only logistics warehouses.

“As that gets finalized, it will focus on quality development for quality employers,” he said. “It really comes down to jobs, jobs and more jobs.”

Cows have come home

The Arizona Dairy Co. is no longer in Mesa, but 3,250 of its 6,500 cows continue to produce fresh milk three times a day for the local market as well as dried milk and other prod ucts for parts beyond.

Earlier this year, Arizona Dairy be gan moving the herd via semi trucks to its new location in Gila Bend, 75 miles southwest of Mesa.

The new facility could only accom modate half the number of its Mesa operation. In the spring, the last of the cows were transported west, and over the summer, the last of the

company’s dairy equipment was re moved from the Mesa parcel.

Based on social media posts, Ari zona Dairy’s pedigree Holsteins look pretty content in their new digs.

“There’s extreme emotion” in part ing from Mesa, Arizona Dairy owner and general manager Justin Stewart said. “If my wife was on the phone right now she’d be in tears talking about it.”

The Morrison family had been farming in Mesa and Gilbert since the end of World War II and started Ari zona Dairy Co. at Sossaman and Elliot in 1973, when they decided to start feeding their own cows after selling produce to dairymen for years.

‘You can’t stop growth’ Stewart married into the Morrison family and joined the dairy business after serving in the Navy.

Stewart said the company had been contemplating its move from Mesa for 10 years as development encroached on Mesa and Gilbert’s agricultural land, making it harder to source corn and alfalfa for the cows and off load manure to fertilize fields.

“You can’t stop growth, I’m here to tell you,” Stewart said.

Cows consume up to 100 pounds of food a day, so access to affordable feed is critical, and losing nearby fields of corn and other crops rais es the price of feed as it has to be trucked in from further away.

Demand for the land also reached a new level after the Google deal, he said.

“When you have such a worldwide company want to move into your

neighborhood, that kind of puts you on the map,” Stewart said.

Over the years, the company received many inquiries and “tire kickers” inter ested in the land un derneath the cows’ feet.

At the same time in recent years, five dairy farms in an other part of east Mesa sold their land to make way for the massive Hawes Crossing, which will be a combination of housing develop ments and commer cial operations.

Stewart said he re spects Shopoff’s CEO William Shopoff be cause the company was able to cross the finish line on the deal with lots of pa tience and financial wherewithal.

“Money talks and bull – walks,” Stew art said.

Shopoff will prob ably need some pa tience to work with the city to get plans approved as the land needs to be annexed and rezoned.

And the city will probably have pri orities for developing the area.

“They have a wonderful piece of property,” Stewart said. “They will do some really interesting things there.”

He said the family has a lot of re spect and appreciation for Holstein cows, which they breed on site, and “we love being a part of the Arizona agricultural community that feeds the world.” Shopoff Realty used this image on a release that announce its hopes to building a manufacturing campus on 270 acres at Sossaman and Elliot roads. (vizzda.com)

After landing an $80 million deal, some might be tempted to retire, but Stewart said the family is sticking with dairy farming.

“It’s what we know, it’s what we do, it’s what we love,” Stewart said.

whether we should just slow down and stop,” Brady said of the water project, “but these are kind of proj ects we need from an infrastructure standpoint.”

“I hate to say this, but if the economy were to slow down, it’d actually help us in some ways to bring these costs down,” Brady said.

On the other two projects, though, Hassert said it’s “full stream ahead.”

The East Mesa Water Interconnect is the priciest water project on tap and is still in planning stages, so Hassert said the city “will push construction outside the planning window.”

The city aims to bring the Central Mesa Reuse Pipeline online in 2025, and the expanded Signal Butte Water Treatment Plant in early 2026.

“My concern is, these prices con tinue to increase and how do we keep up with such large projects?” Council member David Luna asked city staff.

Brady said the costs of the projects would be included in the new capi tal improvement plan in the spring. Staff the plan was to fund the projects through the “pledge obligation mecha nism,” which requires a council vote and not bond election.

“We do it every year now,” Brady said.

“It’s the kind of ride that you gotta have a strong stomach if you’re gonna ride that ride,” Schnepf said. “They actually suggest that you wait about 20 minutes between rides.”

It takes the 20 regular staff plus an ad ditional 150 seasonal folks thousands of hours to make the 50-acre “park” area in the middle of the farm ready for what Schnepf says will be about 100,000 visitors next month.

“We start preparing for the Pumpkin and Chili Party in July when we plant the corn for the corn mazes. We have two giant corn mazes we do here on the farm,” Schnepf said.

One is about 4 acres. The other is 10. The smaller one is designed for visitors to pass through quickly.

The larger one is known as the celebrity maze in which the likeness of a well-known person is carved into the corn field. Past celebrities include Phoenix sports legends Luis Gonzalez and Steve Nash.

Others have included news icon Larry King and boxing champion Mohammed Ali, all of whom have been present when their

likeness is unveiled.

“What we usually do is charter a helicopter for him or her and fly them out so they can see their im age in the maze from up above be cause if you’re just looking at the corn you can’t see what’s there.”

This year’s honoree remains a secret.

While corn mazes are an historic tradition in the fall, getting them carved into the corn is a decidedly modern and high-tech process.

Schnepf hires a company to create the celebrity likeness with a com puter program which then assigns GPS coordinates in the cornfield.

“Then they come out when the corn is about 6 inches tall,” Schnepf said. “They use their handheld GPS system to spray the pattern into the corn so that the corn dies and the rest of the corn grows to be about 8 feet tall.”

Carving the corn mazes and tidying up the pathways that go through them … check that off the list.

Sprucing up and cleaning the restored, historic 1950’s era buildings that dot the

farm, check.

Shining up the amusement rides and checking them for operational and safety issues, check.

Chili, pizza, Italian Ice and other festival food on order, check.

Putting out trash cans and getting the bathrooms cleaned and prepared – that’s just about done too.

There is also a new field of sunflowers this year, designed to inspire selfies among the partygoers, according to Schnepf.

And what would a fall festival be without big, luscious, bright or ange pumpkins peeking out from their thick green patch, waiting to be picked and carved into Jack-OLanterns for Halloween?

And … what about the light frost that settles on the pumpkin patch at night as temperatures dip, creating that chilly Autumn vibe this time of year?

“This is a little bit of Schnepf Farms magic.” Schnepf said. “Not everyone knows this but in Arizona it’s so warm here in this area, you can grow pumpkins but they don’t turn orange until November because they need cold weather to turn orange.

“And so, we ship in our pumpkins from colder climates. We get them from Colora do. We might get them from Utah. We don’t advertise that.”

The pumpkin patches on either side of the bumpy dirt road wending through the farm stand empty – save for the rogue weed patches still waiting for attention from the

Jaime Alaniz adds a fresh coat of paint to a hydraulic cylinder on The Honeybee Adventure ride as Schnepf Farms prepares for their annual Pumpkin & Chili Party that begins next Satur day. (David Minton/Tribune Staff Photographer)

farmhands.

“We have this beautiful field of blackeyed peas that we plant and those pump kins magically appear each night in that field of black-eyed peas and people come out to the pumpkin patch and are able to get their pumpkins,” Schnepf said.

Warm Arizona weather isn’t the only challenge that Schnepf faces.

Like other events, The Pumpkin and Chili Party was devastated by the COVID-19 pan demic and the shutdown that ensued, a slug gish economy as things started to return to normal, and supply chain problems, which, Schnepf said, are still a problem today.

“We have lots of equipment here with the rides and things, so we have to make sure that we have extra parts for the rides,” he said. “When a ride goes down you want to make sure you’re able to repair it in an hour or two instead of a day or two.”

For Schnepf, managing the supply chain problems, as is also the case with other businesses, comes down to looking as far as possible into the future and predicting what he will or may need and hoping he guesses right, which can often be difficult when he’s operating vintage equipment on the farm.

“The train is particularly important to us,” Schnepf said. “People love taking the train ride around the farm and at night time it becomes the spooky train ride and we hire high school kids to dress up in cos tumes and scare people.”

The same holds true for the aging but spruced up Flying Farmers ride, Ferris wheel, roller coaster, carousel, the trac tors for the hayrides and dozens of other attractions designed to show families a good time.

Beyond the supply chain issues, Schnepf is feeling other effects of an economy that has now gone from stagnant to superheated.

“It’s becoming more difficult to staff an event like this because it’s a short-term event for a month,” Schnepf said. “As the economy gets better it’s harder to find em ployees so we employ young people.

“It might be their first-time job so we do a lot of training. But we’re always looking for adults who want to have a part time job, a second job, a seasonal job, whatever the case may be because staffing is super im portant,” he said.

So is timing.

The maze corn that workers planted in July takes a lot of tending. It has to be wa tered at just the right time and dry by a cer tain time so that workers can get a tractor into the field to carve the mazes, the corn from which is eventually used to feed the farm animals.

Amid the crushing pace of growth in Queen Creek, this protected, little area of town on Schnepf Farms really has kept a slice of Arizona’s agricultural history alive and thriving.

“We’ve been doing this for so many years now,” Schnepf said, “people that came here as little kids are now all grown up and they’re bringing their little kids. We are into the third generation of people com ing to the Pumpkin and Chili Party, and it’s truly a family tradition.”

Beneath hundreds of the farm’s peach trees (Schnepf is the largest peach produc er in the state) walking through this part of the 81-year-old farm is like stepping back in time, onto an old movie set.

“That’s what we’re going for,” Schnepf said. “Kind of a 1950’s farm experience.”

Even though The Pumpkin and Chili Par ty takes center stage in October, the rest of the activity on the working farm does not slow down.

Crops are being tended. Animals must be looked after and Schnepf Farms is also a wedding venue.

The farm has been re-zoned to agrit ainment; a designation designed to allow farming to take place while also serving as an entertainment venue with a nod to wards keeping Queen Creek’s agricultural history alive.

“Doing the agritainment helps us pre serve the farm,” Schnepf said. “Because if it was just a farm, where we were just growing crops, we probably couldn’t stay in business.”

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Cost: $23.95, $15 for police, fire and active military.

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EV Charity League honors area girls for their service

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TheNational Charity League East Valley has recognized a number of teen women with the Presidential Service Award for their volunteer contri butions to various service agencies across the Valley that totaled over 4,402 commu nity service hours

The nonprofit, whose mission is to en courage community service for mothers and their daughters, bestows the national award to recipients who have demonstrat ed a commitment to helping others.

The NCL East Valley Chapter had 35 members honored for community service provided to a variety of agencies including: Paz de Cristo, Arizona Humane Society, Hackett House, Phoenix Children’s Hospi tal, Feed My Starving Children, Operation Gratitude, St. Mary’s Food Bank and more.

This year 17 members were recognized with the Presidential Gold Award for con tributing over 100 community service hours; three received the Presidential Sil ver Award for contributing over 75 com munity service hours; and 15 Presidential Bronze Awards were given in recognition of over 50 community service hours.

Their total of 4,402 service hours equaled 183 days of community service over a 10-month period.

Malia Spangler, class of 2026 and Gold Presidential Service Award winner, said, “My favorite way to earn hours was this year’s back-to-school drive. It was so fun to help kids find clothes, new shoes, and items for back to school.”

“Being a member of NCL is important to me because I enjoy spending time with my mother and I’ve learned that it’s impor tant to ask for help when you need it,” she added/

Paige Davies-Boerner, class of 2024 and Bronze Presidential Service Award recipi ent, said, “My motivation to receive the Presidential Service Award was to know the positive impact that all of my hours were going to have on the community.

“Being a member of NCL is important to

me because it connects me to my commu nity, both socially and philanthropically. It has shown me some of the amazing orga nizations that are within a few miles of me that are here to help different parts of the community,” she added.

Mother/daughter teams interested in learning more on how you can get involved with the NCL East Valley Chapter are urged to contact nclevmembership@gmail.com.

The membership drive begins Oct. 1.

Established in Los Angeles, California in 1925, and incorporated in 1958, National Charity League, Inc. is the nation’s premier mother-daughter non-profit organization.

Through mission-based programming, The National Charity League develops so cially responsible community leaders and strengthens the mother daughter bond. The core program includes leadership development, community service, and cul tural experiences.

Currently, the philanthropic organiza tion, which has grown by nearly 82 per cent in the last decade, has over 70,000 members in hundreds of chapters across the nation. Last year, those members con tributed more than 2.7 million volunteer hours to more than 4,000 local philan thropy partners and their chapters, result ing in a $66 million fiscal impact.

Gilbert teens honored were: Stephanie Brueck, Alaina Oswalt, Divya Natarajan and Krista Oswalt.

Chandler teens included: Sahana Done pudi, Erin Kennedy, Elizabeth Neves, Lil lian Tripoli, Laney Hunsaker, Katie Eberle and Susan Meyers-Kennedy.

Mesa teens honored were: Malia Span gler and Ashley Chaloupka.

Tempe Teens who received were Abi gail Dalsin, Grace Kolinchak, Riya Nan napaneni, Sadie Peterson, Claire Samu elson, Isabella Smith, Brynn Taylor, Lilly Zienkewicz, Anna Maney, Alana Marquis, Claire Zienkewicz, Kate Bonham, Paige Davies-Boerner, Abigail Dreckman, Ella Montei, Aubrey Roach, Caroline Swee ney, Ava Titcomb, Lily Dalsin and Celeste Kolinchak.

Mesa doc raising funds for care in India

BY SRIANTHI PERERA Tribune Contributor

Morethan 50 young dancers in the rich, classical Indian dance tradition of Bharathanatyam will take to the Mesa Arts Center stage Oct. 9.

The concert, titled “Sarvagnya: She is Limitless,” has a powerful theme to honor and empower women. It bears an equally strong cause: to fundraise for palliative care in India.

With spectacular dance choreogra phy, colorful costumes, an appealing storyline and narration in English, the concert provides universal enjoyment for all ages.

Program sponsor Dr. Bhagyashree Barlingay of Mesa said that palliative care is still scarce or non-existent in her home country.

“It’s a new and evolving concept in medicine, a need of the current times due to the aging population and pro longed lives of the chronically ill,” said Barlingay, who recently topped her long medical career with a Fellowship in Hospice and Palliative Medicine from the University of Arizona and has privileges at Banner Baywood Medical Center in Mesa.

Barlingay is sponsoring the event under the banner of Akshaybasha, her nonprofit literary organization.

The funds raised will go toward Pal lium India, a charitable trust based in Kerala, the southwestern state of India. Its vision is to integrate palliative care with general health care and make it available across India.

Barlingay’s contribution will help the grassroots level efforts of Pallium India to train medical staff and open care centers in her native state of Ma harashtra.

“My generation should take it as a

matter of prime importance,” she said. “Our parents are aging. We are aging. If we don’t lay down the foundation at this point in time, a lot of suffering, a lot of medical poverty will continue to be created not only in the lower middleclass but in the upper middle-class sec tions of society.”

The doctor said her fellowship pro vided knowledge, visibility, introduc tion to key people and empowerment to proceed with her goals.

With the help of this and a few more fundraisers, she feels her project will establish in Maharashtra and “run on auto-pilot” in about five years. Later, she would like to expand to other regions.

Originating hundreds of years ago in Tamil Nadu as a devotional and spiri tual dance, Bharatnatyam has today evolved into a global dance form.

“With various exceptional dance performers and schools teaching the art of this classical dance, it has be come a dance form similar to ballet,” said Deepika Haldankar, a Chandler resident. “Many Bharatnatyam dance institutes start teaching dance at the early age of 6 years,” she added.

Silambam Phoenix is one such school that was established 23 years ago by

dance exponent Srimathy Mohan.

Earlier this year, Silambam Phoenix presented “Sarvagnya: She is Limit less’” at Mesa Arts Center to an ap preciative audience. It was postponed from its 20th year due to the pandemic.

The production highlights the many facets of the woman; creator, nurturer, educator, activist and artist. Its per formers are joined on stage by Mohan, who plays a principal role.

Haldankar, who saw the perfor mance, said the dedication to the art is apparent by the energy, vitality, ex pression, mudras (poses), music and costume.

“All these elements together bring in the most beautiful and awe-inspiring vi suals and performance,” she said. “Even if the language of the music is not un derstood, the mere expression of the dancers conveys the message, and we realize our connection to another hu man through unspoken words.”

Silambam Phoenix is a major ity women-run nonprofit organization with nearly all female students.

“We talk about being recognized for our work and efforts and also helping others who may not be in a position to find ways to do these for themselves,” Mohan said.

When the school started brainstorm ing ideas for its 20th anniversary pro duction, many students wanted to take their dis cussions about roles of women and empower ment to the next level and illustrate it in the produc tion.

“As part of the research, the students learned about the condition of women in several societ ies and this helped them understand the current

dynamics,” Mohan said.

Silambam Phoenix has raised funds for a variety of causes over the past 22 years, including childhood poverty and hunger, natural disasters, education for the underprivileged, domestic abuse, children’s health and safety, and wom en’s issues.

The school has also supported Ryan House, an organization focused on pal liative care for children.

The objective of Silambam Phoenix is to “Feel Good and Do Good” with all of its productions. “The ‘Feel Good’ part comes from picking themes that are dear to us and relevant to society and choreographing and producing very high-quality Bharatanatyam shows,” Mohan said. “We feel good with the whole process and the audience feels good watching a top-quality perfor mance.

“The ‘Do Good’ part comes from our efforts to utilize our productions as fundraisers for social causes that we care about,” she added.

Dance recital performed by Silambam Phoenix and sponsored by Akshaybha sha takes place at 4 p.m. Oct. 9 at Mesa Arts Center. Tickets are priced from $15-$100. Tickets: mesaartscenter.com. Donations: akshaybhasha.org. Conver sations on palliative care on YouTube at “Palliversation.”

Dr. Bhagyashree Barlingay of Mesa is raising funds to develop palliative care in India. (Cour tesy of Bhagyashree Barlingay)

A classical Indian dance recital with colorful costumes comes to the Mesa Arts Center next month. (Srianthi Perera/Contributor)

Mesa shop offers array of rare Chinese teas

BY SRIANTHI PERERA Tribune Contributor

hai as it is in Mesa.

RongChan

(Fanny) Tan cleared the clutter on a small table in the mid dle of her herbal shop –Tan Hua Inc. at Mesa’s Mekong Plaza – and placed a tea pot on it.

Brewing inside it was a floral concoction of jasmine, chrysanthemum, rose, honey suckle and dandelion.

She retrieved a couple of glass tumblers, gave the pot another good stir and pours a clear amber liquid. “Drink,” she said.

The tea is fragrant, bubbly and palat able. Tan pours cup after cup. She has a handout with details: Natural Chrysanthe mum tea is good for the liver and eyesight and acts as a diuretic.

Tan socializes with her customers as much as she dispenses advice on herbs. Her tongue is expressive in Chinese but faltering in English. She proceeds slowly with her hesitant speech, a little miming and some Google translation. At one point, she called a friend, who translated for her:

Use dendrobium and American ginseng for high blood pressure; goji berry is good for the eyes; and natural rose king, pro duced without pollution in Lijiang Yulong Snow Mountain, has an effect on beauty and looks after youthful vitality, she said.

Tan Hua could well be placed in Shang

The store has a distinct Oriental am biance and carries dried herbs and sea food, various types of teas, powders and portions.

The seafood come in many types; dried sea cucumber, sea scallops and braised abalone for starters.

There are plant items such as aged tan gerine peel, and dried mushroom, Ameri can ginseng that comes from Wisconsin, bird’s nest, dried fish stomachs and other unusual items, culled from out of state as well as China, Taiwan, Japan, Indonesia, the Philippines and other far-flung countries.

Bird’s nest, wrapped and sealed in an attractive box, fetches a whopping $800. Dried fish stomach, used for soups, costs on average $158 per pound.

Judging by the stocks at Tan Hua: stacked close to the ceiling in some spots, filling glass cabinets and spilling from sacks, her business is thriving.

Tan began an outpost of her family’s business, first established 52 years ago in China by her father Tan Hua, who subse quently exported it to San Francisco Chi natown. The family in 2016 opened the store at Mekong Plaza in northwest Mesa’s burgeoning Asian Business District.

At the five-year mark, Mesa Mayor John Giles visited and bestowed a certificate of recognition. The Mesa Chamber has done the same. Many framed certificates hang ing on the walls bear witness to these oc casions.

“We donated Chinese masks and herbal medicine, soup mix bags to everyone dur ing the three-year pandemic,” Tan said. “Health is very important.”

Tan also sold dozens of bags of Chinese medicine herbal soup during the pandem ic. It helped many to recover, she said, and they returned to express their gratitude.

“I very happy,” she said. “I hope to help people. It is my greatest wish to see my guests recovering from our medicated

diet. It’s my greatest joy to see them come back healthy.”

Tan grew up drinking these herbal soups, so she knows their medicinal val ues. Different medicinal materials have different medicinal values, and the needs of each person are different according to the physical condition of each person, she explained.

Besides herbs, Tan Hua stocks a good array of teas, familiar varieties such as black tea, green tea, jasmine, Ginseng Oolong and Puer. There’s also the less er known Tleguan yin, Biluochun, Jian Green, Premium Dragon Well and Cham paign Jasmine.

Some are in tall glass jars, while others are wrapped in light brown, parchmentlike, dried leaf. Some expensive Puer tea come in round packs with a peacock im print. They wait to be discovered and sipped.

Tan Hua stocks a selection of teapots that could show off these teas to their best; sooty-looking black teapots, cool to the touch earthenware and the more colorful glazed and picturized ones.

Steven Diep manages the Mekong Pla

za, one of the first Asian shopping cen ters to be developed in Mesa’s Asian Dis trict. He sat on the City of Mesa’s Steer ing Committee when plans were being developed for it.

When Mekong Plaza opened in 2008, there was just the Asian Café Express lo cated across the street.

AZ International Marketplace, a gigantic superstore on the corner of Broadway and Dobson streets, was the next large busi ness to open there. Then came H Mart, the large Korean grocery store.

“That’s when the Asian district started to pick up and came all together. With those three anchors, it brought in a lot of other Asian small businesses that came into the area,” he said.

At its opening, Tan Hua had a space of about 500-square-feet, and a few years later, business was good, and it expand ed. Now, Tan operates with 1,000-1,200 square-feet and has dreams of a bigger store later on where she could expand her teas and its utensils.

Diep said that Tan Hua fills an important need in the district because there aren’t many herbal stores in the Greater Phoe nix area that could serve the burgeoning Asian population in the Valley.

“The older tradition Asians, the Chinese, Koreans and Japanese, are used to more Eastern medicine, and she’s the only store in there that carries different varieties of herbal eastern medicine,” he said. “So, I think she’s pretty important because she contributes to the older Asians using herb al medicine.”

Chinese medicinal herbs have a long his tory and it’s also a cultural heritage, Tan said.

“In the US, we have to introduce our broad and profound culture in main stream American society. I wish I can be a cultural messenger,” she added.

Tan Hua Inc. is located in Mekong Plaza at 66 S. Dobson Road, suite 116, Mesa.

Covered with leaf and tied with string, in bot tles and bins, these teas are awaiting discovery at Tan Hua. (Srianthi Perera/Tribune Contributor)

RongChan Tan (Fanny) at Tan Hua Inc. Herbal Store in Mekong Plaza loves to prepare a hot cup of fragrant tea and socialize with her shoppers. (Srianthi Perera/Tribune Contributor)

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2 Tempe incidents illustrate anti-cop bias

BY DAVID LEIBOWITZ Tribune Columnist

Two recent news stories illustrate how wretched it is to serve as a police officer in the 21st century, a time of rampant negativity, social media vi rality and naked hostility toward law enforcement.

Both stories occurred in Tempe, along Town Lake. Both involve men who entered that lake of their own ac cord.

One story ended in tragedy. The oth er ended in a save. You can guess which one you likely never heard about.

First, a disclaimer. By day, I am a public relations consultant. Among my clients: The Tempe Officers Asso

ciation. I represent a number of other public safety organizations, so I am absolutely biased in favor of the cops.

With that said, my clients have not paid me to write this. I’m doing so be cause I believe it needs to be said.

The tragedy centers on Sean Bick ings, 34, a longtime presence in Tempe nicknamed “Madrox.” Bickings by all accounts was a “big teddy bear,” jok ing, friendly, even as he and his wife struggled to find shelter on a consis tent basis.

On May 28, Tempe police received a 911 call reporting a disturbance between the couple. Body camera footage shows a long conversation between Bickings, his wife and the of ficers. Then Bickings decides to climb over a four-foot fence and enter Town Lake.

One of the officers tells Bickings, “Okay, I’m not jumping in after you.” Bickings is encouraged to swim to safety, but he can’t. He disappears be neath the water, gone.

What I know in my heart is that no person on earth wanted this story to end so awfully, including the officers on scene.

I also know that the cops followed their training, which did not include water rescue, and city policy, which was not to enter the lake, but instead to get the Tempe police boat (check) and summon Tempe Fire (check).

Even so, the story became a national sensation, covered by the networks and splashed across social media, with many commenters noting that Bick ings was Black and accusing the cops of racism.

I’m a realist, a guy who has spent 30 years covering news professionally. I understand why this story got the cov erage and commentary it did.

Still, I wish the hubbub had also in cluded some vital context – about po lice policy, training, and the fact that the officers had not been provided with equipment to save potential drowning victims.

The city has changed all of that in the past few weeks, providing training and throw bags to officers. That’s a good thing, as the events of Sept. 20 prove.

This story didn’t go national, nor did it make a ripple on Twitter or TikTok.

It began as an indecent exposure call. Police arrived and found a nak man in the lake. Officers threw him a

CBS closed its ubiquitous eye with Biden interview

BY JD HAYWORTH Tribune Columnist

Few corporate lo gos have proven as iconic or en during as the “CBS Eye,” which will turn 71 this October. From its genesis in TV’s monochro matic age, the “Eye” has remained. It was “colorized,” as was most of tele vision by the mid-to-late 1960’s, and eventually “universalized” – adopted by all the corporate divisions of CBS, though well-modulated grumbling was heard from the studios of CBS Radio.

But the real static came as CBS continued to grow in the 1970s, com mensurate with the growth of televi sion’s influence.

Author Robert Metz wrote “CBS:

Reflections in a Bloodshot Eye,” a no-holds-barred “unofficial” history of the communications colossus in 1975. He described CBS “a restless 24-hour-a-day mover and shaker of the national consciousness, irritat ing and pleasing, enlightening and vulgarizing by turns.”

While most Americans feel right at home with both computer screens and TV screens in residence, esti mates for this year put the number of “television households” in excess of 122 million. Any way you look at it, that adds up to a lot of eyes still gazing at the familiar “one-eyed monster.”

But as channel choices have expand ed well beyond the three major com mercial networks, ratings have con tracted for those “legacy telecasters.”

Gone are the astronomical num

bers and the high regard Cronkite enjoyed during his nearly two de cades as anchor of “The CBS Evening News.” Like Johnny Carson, his con temporary counterpart in another type of TV on another network, “Un cle Walter’s” instincts to foster a per ception of fairness were comparable to the “King of Late Night’s” efforts to ensure that he was an “equal op portunity comic,” making politicians of both parties the target of his topi cal humor.

Both Cronkite and Carson leaned left politically, but only after leaving their highly rated, highly compen sated positions as “television stars” did they champion political causes and advocate for their favorite can didates.

Four decades have passed since Cronkite said “That’s the way it is,”

for the last time, and six men and three women have ascended to the role of anchor (or co-anchor) of “The CBS Evening News.”

While the job is still considered as one of the most prestigious in televi sion news, Scott Pelley, who manned the anchor desk for six years, re turned full-time to his role as a re porter on “60 Minutes,” and it is Pel ley who embodies the new trend of so-called “advocacy journalism.”

Perhaps that’s why Pelley was picked to interview Joe Biden—ap pearing on “60 Minutes” for the first time since he moved into the White House—as the broadcast began its 55th season.

Pelley said the interview would “ignite a few controversies,” and

water rescue device multiple times, but he refused to grab it.

“He was pulled into the police boat without incident and turned over to (Tempe Fire),” KTAR radio reported. “He was transported to a hospital for evalua tion.”

All told, three news outlets covered this story, a few hundred words total.

Again, I’m a realist. News involves conflict, mayhem and gotcha mo ments. Happy endings aren’t the stuff of headlines and clicks.

But I wonder how the rest of us would feel working in a job where to do good is to be invisible while to make a mistake is to be damned? A job where you’re expected to risk your life for people who despise you, and where you’d best be perfect, because keyboard warriors are lying in wait to pass judgment.

That’s policing in 2022. I mourn that fact just as I feel for the loved ones of Sean Bickings. Everyone loses in sto ries like this.

that’s true – but not the portions Scott intended. Certainly, Pelley asked about important subjects— inflation, Ukraine, China, and COV ID among them—and did so with a “gentle touch.” His follow-ups were perfunctory; no real challenge was offered to any of Joe’s more “factu ally challenged” utterances.

Remarkably, but not unexpect edly, Pelley proffered a defense and endorsement of Biden, described as a theory: “Joe Biden is among the longest-serving politicians in Wash ington. If there is less bounce in the step than there once was, if the words don’t flow like they used to, maybe there’s something to be said for knowhow—five decades on the Hill and in the Oval.”

Oh. So being a senile Washington “lifer” is an asset for leadership?

Pelley’s voice quivered with emo tion and affection, as he said to Biden, “You were elected to the Sen ate in 1972. You were 29 years old. And in those days, it seemed the par ties worked together to move the country forward.

And I think many Americans feel that that no longer happens, and in fact, may be impossible now.”

Apparently, it was impossible to include any discussion of Joe’s Phil adelphia speech, where Biden at tacked “Donald Trump and the MAGA Republicans” as “threats to our Re public.” Viewers had to seek that out online at “60 Minutes Overtime.”

Those calling the shots at the “CBS Eye” wanted fewer eyes to see that.

Just one question: Why?

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His loyalty, leadership stand out at Desert Ridge

BY ZACH ALVIRA Tribune Sports Editor

JacobCondie chose not to listen to the out side noise.

For years he has had individuals at tempting to persuade him into transferring from Desert Ridge High School. They’ve highlighted the program’s struggles as of late. They’ve told him he might receive more offers to colleges if he made a move. But none of that phased him.

He remained loyal to the school he grew up watching. He remained loyal to the team mates that, despite tough times, have re mained loyal to him and the program. He feels his destiny was to graduate a Jaguar, and that’s what he decided to do.

“I’ve definitely heard outside noise with people being like, ‘Oh, your team isn’t doing so great. Maybe you should transfer,’” Condie said. “But all my brothers went here and stayed all four years. I’ve always thought if I’m going to do something, I’m going to see it through and be here all four years.”

Condie had three older brothers come

through the program. One played tackle and tore his ACL, which derailed his career. The other two, according to Condie, were good role players for the Jaguars.

He believes he’s better than all three. And he may have a good argument for that.

The 6-foot-3, 235-pound senior plays tight end and defensive end for Desert Ridge. He is quick on his feet and moves easily despite his size. He’s versatile enough to play both ways and not tire out as easy. His goal is to do anything he can for his team to be successful. He’s received college attention in return.

An honor’s student, Condie has been re cruited heavily by Ivy League schools. He aspires to be a dentist and one of his offers includes Columbia, which has one of the top dental programs in the country. He’s com peted at camps and has had conversations with other programs, including Yale and Cornell.

He doesn’t know when he will make his college decision. But he will choose the best school for him to further his education and set himself up for life after football.

“I’m big on academics,” Condie said. “I would take that over football because I know that is going to get me somewhere in life when football isn’t an option.”

While he excels in the classroom, Condie also excels on the field. He led the team in receiving yards last year with 549. He also caught six touchdowns in the process. This season, he has a few touchdowns through three games.

Even with Desert Ridge struggling in the early portion of the season with a difficult schedule, he has made an impact. And most of that comes from his chemistry with senior quarterback Major Wooten.

“It’s been there from the beginning,” Condie said of the chemistry with Wooten. “When he started last year, I didn’t know much about him but when he came on, the chemistry has been there since the start of the summer. It just keeps getting better and better.”

Off the field, Condie’s leadership skills

stand out. He frequents FCA meetings and is someone younger players in the program can approach for advice or to solve any prob lems. He aims to be there for everyone on the team, something he didn’t have when he was younger in the program.

Desert Ridge coach Roy Lopez has taken notice of Condie’s leadership skills. But what he appreciates the most is his loyalty to the program.

He knows Condie could have packed up and left to any school he wanted. That’s the landscape of Arizona high school football today with open enrollment. But he stuck around, and Lopez believes that shows his true character more than his play on the field.

“He’s been extremely loyal to this school since he was young,” Lopez said. “He’s grown quite a bit, matured quite a bit. He has a successful family he wants to make proud. Hopefully he has a good senior year.”

Condie’s success has come from prepara tion outside of practices. He began playing football when he was in elementary school but began to take it seriously in junior high. That’s when he began training on his own.

It’s helped him become the player he is to day, one that can dominate on both sides of

the ball. He’s also been the beneficiary of offseason work with Roy Lopez Jr., Lopez’s son and defensive tackle for the Houston Texans.

The two have worked out during the sum mer with other players on the Desert Ridge team. Roy Jr. offered pointers, support and even took them out to eat. The bond they share doesn’t come as much of a surprise to Lopez, his son and Condie shared the same nickname growing up, which they were able to relate to.

“It’s funny, they called Roy ‘Tank’ all the way up until he was 5,” Lopez said. “He had the same nickname. It’s pretty cool.”

Condie’s love for the Desert Ridge football program is noticeable right away. This is a program he grew up watching. It’s a pro gram he imagined himself playing for since he was in elementary school.

Now, to have the chance to leave a strong legacy as a senior, it’s special to him. And he will forever cherish what the Jaguar pro gram and his teammates have meant to him.

“This team is my second family,” Condie said. “A few of them have quit over the last four years but the ones who have stayed, they’re actually my brothers. I know a lot of people say that, but I can tell them anything or go to them when I’m having problems.”

Desert Ridge senior tight end and defensive end Jacob Condie knew he was destined to play for the Jaguars. He had three brothers come through the program and even when others tried to persuade him to transfer, he remained loyal. (Dave Minton/Tribune Staff)

Condie has become close with head coach Roy Lopez and his son, Houston Texans defensive tackle Roy Lopez Jr. He and Roy Jr. shared the same nickname growing up and have frequently worked out together during the summer offseason months. (Dave Minton/Tribune Staff)

Neuropathy Is Often Misdiagnosed

Muscle cramping, difficulty walk ing, burning, tingling, numbness, and pain in the legs or feet are symptoms of neuropathy people live with every day,” explains Dr. Kerry Zang, podi atric medical director of CIC Foot & Ankle. “The thing is PAD has very sim ilar symptoms. So similar that in many cases, people are told it’s neuropathy when it may not be.”

Medicine is often prescribed. “Pills aren’t a cure, they just suppress the symptoms,” says Zang. “If neuropathy

isn’t causing the symptoms, the real problem could get worse.”

It’s important to determine if PAD (pe ripheral artery disease) is causing the pain or making it worse. PAD is plaque in the arteries which causes poor circulation. “Blood brings oxygen and nutrients to your feet which they need to stay healthy,” explains Zang, “When your feet aren’t get ting an adequate supply, they start send ing signals.” Those signals include pain, burning, tingling, numbness, or cramping. The good news is PAD is treatable in

an office setting. Dr. Joel Rainwater, MD endovascular specialist explains, “We go into the bloodstream to find the blockage using imaging guidance. Then with small tools that can go into the smallest arteries, remove the blockage, and restore blood flow.”

Getting the proper diagnosis is the first step to getting better. “It’s all about find ing out what’s causing the problem,” says Zang. “When your feet burn, tingle, or feel numb, it’s your body telling you it needs help, and you should listen.”

If your neuropathy medication is not working, your symptoms may be an indication of another condition.

Stiff Joints Interfere with

Everyday Living

One in 40 people over the age of 50 may find themselves limiting their activi ty because of a condition called hallux rigidus. It’s a degenerative disease of the big toe joint. As it progresses, the pain in the joint increases and motion decreases.

The goal is to protect your feet from the repetitive stress of everyday activities.

Don’t wait for your feet to yell at you. If your feet hurt, they are talking to you. Our doctors can help tell you what they are saying.

Does foot pain prevent you from doing your favorite activity?

Do you have burning or tingling in your legs or feet?

Do you have leg or foot cramps with activity or at rest?

If you’ve answered “yes” to any of these questions, call our office today to see how our doctors can help.

“We have several treatment options to not only relieve foot pain but help im prove how your feet work. If we can help your feet function better, in many cases the need for surgery can be avoided or at the very least postponed,” says Schul man. “Patients are always happy to learn about ways to alleviate their symptoms.” Kerry Zang Dr Shah Dr Dan Schulman Dr Kim Leach Barry Kaplan Jeff Weiss Gillihan

“People don’t realize the impact their big toe has on their life. It plays a role in balance, shock absorption, and forward movement as you walk,” explains Dr. Daniel Schulman, of CiC Foot & Ankle. “When the joint is stiff, it’s not able to bend and rotate properly, and it changes how we walk without us even realizing it.” These changes can lead to back or knee pain as well as discomfort in other parts of the foot.

“It always concerns me to hear that someone is playing less golf or stay ing home because they’re in pain,” says Schulman. “There are ways to help.”

For golfers, a stiff big toe can make their game suffer.

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Ex-Mesa hair stylist in metal band show

BY ALEX GALLAGHER GetOut Staff Writer

Even though he was cutting hair at the now-closed Continental Barbershop in downtown Mesa, Kublai Khan TX vo calist Matthew Honeycutt has spoken highly of the time he spent in a town known for great people, quality service.

This is why he is excited to return to his former home when Kublai Khan TX pops into the Nile Theater on Friday, Sept. 30.

“I’ve absolutely missed (Mesa) and you could ask all the guys in the band, I’ve been chatting their ears off talking about going back to Mesa,” Honeycutt said.

“I tend to move a lot but out of all the places that lived, Mesa was one of my favor ites and it’ll be nice to be able to go back and

see all my buddies again and see everybody that I’ve missed. One of the pros and cons of being a traveling man is you can see all the places you’ve been but you can’t ever stay too long.”

Although Honeycutt misses the friends he made in Mesa, there is one activity he misses more than anything.

“My favorite thing was just hooking a right off Main Street and then taking that road all the way down to Apache Junction looking at the sunsets and taking my bike out there to ride those trails,” he said.

Honeycutt equates Arizona’s winters to being “heaven on earth” and says he has con sidered “snowbirding” here.

“The thing about Arizona, especially in the wintertime when the weather’s nice, it’s

A roundup of area Oktoberfest events next month

BY ALLISON BROWN GetOut Staff Writer

It’stime to pull on the lederhosen, lace up the dirndl and throw back a pint be cause Oktoberfest season is just around the corner.

According to census data, more than 40 million Americans claim German ancestry — that’s roughly 16% of the U.S. popula tion. And, while there aren’t any hard sta tistics on the subject, it’s safe to bet that at least a few million Americans also just love a good beer. Maybe that’s why the United States is the country ranked fourth for the most Oktoberfest celebrations, with Ger many obviously taking first place.

Here are a few of the Oktoberfest events happening across the state this year.

Downtown Chandler Oktoberfest

Oct. 1

For the first time, Pedal Haus Brewery

and SanTan Brewing Company are joining together to host an epic Oktoberfest event in downtown Chandler Saturday, Oct. 1.

Julian Wright, CEO and founder of Pedal Haus Brewery, said both of the Downtown Chandler companies decided to collaborate instead of competing.

The Downtown Chandler Oktoberfest will feature beer and food from both San Tan and Pedal Haus breweries plus canned craft cocktails. The breweries will serve a range of beers including German-style Oktoberfests. German fare, including Ba varian-style soft pretzels and brats, will be served.

In addition to the food and drinks, there will be a variety of classic Oktoberfest games and contests, including stein hold ing, wiener toss and sausage-eating con tests. And, in keeping with the theme, a full lineup of live music is scheduled, including a German polka band.

“We are stoked to be joining forces with

our friends at SanTan to throw one of the best Oktoberfest events in the Valley this year,” Wright said. “I’ll be emceeing the stein holding and sausage-eating competi tions, so grab your friends and lederhosen, this is going to be a fun event.”

Dr. A.J. Chandler Park, 3 S. Arizona Ave., Chandler, 480-656-1639, pedalhausbrew ery.com, 3-11 p.m., $15-$25

Litchfield Park Oktoberfest at The Wigwam

Oct. 1

In partnership with the city of Litchfield Park, The Wigwam is celebrating Oktober fest with live music, lawn games, Germaninspired cuisine and, of course, beer. Those who preorder tickets through Eventbrite will receive a commemorative Oktoberfest glass. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. This event is for ages 21 and older.

The Wigwam Front Lawn, 300 E. Wig wam Blvd., Litchfield Park, 866-976-6894,

wigwamarizona.com/events, 6-9 p.m., tick et price TBD

Flagstaff Oktoberfest

Oct. 1

Flagstaff will host its 13th annual Ok toberfest this year, complete with drinks, food, live music, contests and even bounce houses for the kids. Beer will be aplenty, as will other typical Oktoberfest eats such as pretzels and bratwurst.

Beer may take the center stage, but Jen nifer Grogan, event producer, said the con tests are “hilarious,” which is why a side stage is set up for five events throughout the day.

First up is the wiener man race, where people put on hot dog costumes and race to navigate through an obstacle course. New this year is the chicken dance contest. There is also a brat-eating contest, which

Texas-based hardcore metal outfit Kublai Khan TX – which features former Mesa resident Mat thew Honeycutt, second from left, will play the Nile Theater Sept. 30. (Special to GetOut)

Mohawk Warrior driver is doing what he loves

BY ABIGAIL LACOMBE GetOut Contributor

Returning to Glendale to compete in Monster Jam next weekend is espe cially exciting for the Great Clips Mo hawk Warrior driver Bryce Kenny.

“Glendale is the biggest floor we run on,” Kenny said.

“I like coming out to Arizona because it enables us to go our fastest speeds, do the coolest tricks, and have the craziest crashes.”

Celebrating the 30th anniversary of Mon ster Jam, Kenny and 11 other athletes will compete for the championship title on Sat urday, October 1, at State Farm Stadium.

Unlike many Monster Truck drivers, Ken ny isn’t following in a family member’s foot steps. Finding an interest in drag racing and then moving into corporate America, Kenny wanted more.

Grave Digger driver Morgan Kane intro duced Kenny to the Monster Truck world when they met playing soccer in college. Af ter leaving his previous positions, Monster

Jam contacted Kenny and asked if he would attend Monster Jam University.

“When they asked me, I was like, what is that?” said Kenny. He then confirmed that yes, it’s a real place, and it’s not like “Mon sters University,” the 2013 animated film.

“That all snowballed to now, I’m in my sev enth season, getting to do this for a living,” he said.

His favorite thing about the job has been working with his nonprofit, Live Like War riors, livelikewarriors.com.

“I’ve had this privilege of being the Great Clips Mohawk Warrior and so I get to wear the title of warrior on my chest. Because of this I’ve gotten to meet a lot of real-life war riors,” he said.

His heart opened to service about six years ago after he met a young Monster Jam fan. The boy’s hair started falling out due to chemotherapy. He told his parents, “Before I have to cut all of my hair, can we shave it into a mohawk because I want to be like the Mo hawk Warrior?”

“You can’t experience that, and your heart

not explode,” said Kenny, getting choked up.

“These young kids have chosen to fight through these really tough battles and it’s so inspiring to me.”

Kenny hopes to inspire others to keep fighting their battles.

“I want to be a megaphone for these kids whose stories deserve to be heard,” he said.

He also aims to develop servant hearts within his children. “I think if I can get them to understand the value of servant leader ship, I will have done my job as a dad. We’re doing this together as a family,” Kenny said.

As a family man, it’s important to Kenny that his daughter feels represented. Monster Jam does it right when it comes to equality, he describes.

“Whether it’s regarding race, gender, re ligion… no matter who is in the audience, we want them to know that they can be out here, too. Doesn’t matter background color, age, gender, anyone can do it,” he adds.

“My daughter likes Monster Jam because dad does it. But, when she’s at the events, she’s all about it. It’s amazing getting to see men and women competing at the same level, with the same equipment. Me and my family were at a local race recently and there was a driver named Amber. When it started,

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Great Clips Mohawk Warrior driver Bryce Kenny is excited about next weekend’s Mon ster Jam in Glendale. (Special to GetOut)

heaven on earth. I definitely want to Snow bird here and I don’t want to wait till I’m old to do it,” Honeycutt said with a laugh.

Because of his love for his one-time home city, Honeycutt plans to go pedal to the metal when Kublai Khan TX takes the state at the Nile Theater on Friday, Sept. 30.

“As far as I’m concerned, it’s going to be full throttle,” he said. “Every time we’ve come through here year after year, whether it be the Nile or whether it has been at the under ground, It’s always been a good time.”

Honeycutt also attributes the supportive crowds he has witnessed at both his band’s previous shows and at shows he has watched at the venue as another source of excitement for his sort-of homecoming.

“The thing I’ve always enjoyed about

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Grogan said is both a “fan favorite and absolutely disgusting.” Then there is the traditional Bavarian stein contest for men and women, separately. In this contest, par ticipants hold a liter of beer in a heavy-duty glass with their arms in front of them.

The last competition of the day is the frozen T-shirt contest. Grogan said T-shirts are folded, tied and frozen, and teams of two compete to try to be the first to get the shirt undone and on a body. She adds that, because this is the last competition of the day, participants are usually “feeling the al cohol… so it’s pretty funny.”

Wheeler Park, 212 W. Aspen Ave., Flagstaff, 928-606-7600, flagstaffoktoberfest.com, 11 a.m.-8 p.m., $5-$7, kids under 12 free

Haus Murphy’s

All October

Haus Murphy is a German restaurant that offers beer, brats, pretzels and Polka year-round. But during October, it ramps up.

The restaurant has been serving German food for 26 years, so while the Oktoberfest fan favorites of soft pretzels and bratwursts are available, there is a whole menu of au thentic German cuisine to try.

Limited seating is available, and spots tend to fill up fast, so advance reservations are strongly recommended.

Haus Murphy’s, 5739 W. Glendale Ave.,

Arizona is that people are very supportive,” he said. “Even if it’s a super-hot day or some crazy temperature outside, you could al ways still find people going crazy in the underground and that’s a true testament to the love for music and just the whole expe rience itself.”

With a crowd that jives to almost any sound that fills the walls of the Nile Theater and protrudes onto Main Street, Honeycutt should have no problem getting the venue bouncing with his booming vocals that are followed by chug-heavy guitar riffs and tight drum grooves.

“I think that music is a primal untapped thing that a lot of people use as a way to kind of get their wiggles out in ways that they wouldn’t be able to otherwise, especially in modern society,” Honeycutt said.

Although Kublai Khan TX’s songs have

Glendale, 623-939-2480, hausmurphys. com, 5-9 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays throughout October

Four Peaks Oktoberfest

Oct. 7-9

The Four Peak Oktoberfest in Tempe is the largest in the state, drawing 75,000 to 100,000 people over the three-day period.

Food is provided by Denmark Foods, with the featured menu item being a Kilt Lifter Brat in partnership with Four Peaks. New this year, there will also be vegetarian empanadas.

The festival has a carnival with 15 to 20 rides and games. Live music will be played each night, including a performance from a German polka band. There will also be clas sic Oktoberfest competitions, such as stein holding, brat eating, a wiener dog race and a wiener dog fashion show — which fea tures dog and owner in costume.

Tempe Beach Park, 80 W. Rio Salado Pkwy., Tempe, 60-.625-3493, fourpeaksok toberfest.com, various times Oct.7-9, $20, Sunday free

Gilbert Oktoberfest

Oct. 15

In its third year, the Gilbert Oktoberfest is ramping things up “100%,” according to event director Mike O’Donnell. He said there will be more beer, more food and more entertainment.

The event is teaming with breweries in

high energy, the second single released off its most recent work – an ep titled “Lowest Form Of Animal” – titled “Swan Song” has garnered the largest crowd reaction as Hon eycutt says fans have sung both his and guest vocalist Scott Vogel’s lyrics louder than any other song in the setlist.

“I think a lot of it is because it’s new but also because it has this real good combo of being enjoyable to play but also very enjoy able for the crowd to interact with,” Hon eycutt said. “It’s just a powder keg every night.”

Though Honeycutt’s goal as a performer and a musician is to give his fans an escape from reality while he belts into his micro phone for nearly an hour, he also hopes to provide a genuine good time for all in atten dance and some good memories.

“Our band has a shelf life, just like any

the East Valley, which will create something completely new.

“They’re creating a collaborative beer for this event, where each one of the brewmas ters has been sitting together and they all come up with their own recipe,” O’Donnell said. “We will have that available at every outlet at the event and it will only be avail able there at the event.”

The event also features the self-pro

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my daughter asked me who the girl driver was and it turned out that’s who my daugh ter was cheering for.”

Kenny said it’s important that his daugh ter knows she can compete with the boys. Whether it be riding horseback, her favor ite hobby, or following in dad’s footsteps, he wants her to feel empowered.

He encourages all his children to embrace their passions.

“At some point in high school, people stop asking what you want to be and instead ask where you want to go to school,” Kenny said.

“You don’t want to give up on what’s in your heart and then get to 60 years old and have regrets.”

Taking his own advice, Kenny won’t have regrets at 60, as he followed his heart with drag racing.

“It started out as a hobby. But the fan base is so special, and so unique, they made me

thing else, and just moments that we’re sharing together are very temporary,” Hon eycutt said. “Someday I’m going to be old, we’re going to be older, but we hope we can look back on this and say, ‘that was a good time’ rather than getting too stuck in the past or the future of the moment.”

If You Go...

What: Stick To Your Guns with Kublai Khan TX, Belmont, Koyo and Foreign Hands

Where: The Nile Theater 105 W. Main St., Mesa

When: 6 p.m. Friday, Sept. 30 Cost: $22

Info: kublaikhantx.com and theniletheater.com

claimed “Queen of Oktoberfest,” and her band “The Oktoburlesques.” They perform traditional polka blended with today’s hits.

In true Oktoberfest spirit, there will also be a brat-eating contest and stein holding contest. There’s also a kid’s zone and chil dren can enter for free.

Gilbert Regional Park, 3005 E. Queen Creek Road, Gilbert, gilbertoktoberfest. com, 2-9 p.m., ticket price TBD

realize we could create a movement that will help a lot of people,” he said. And that fan base is what drew him in.

“Our fans are loyal. They go through the battle with us and they’re part of the team.” They can see the team during the popular pit parties.

“We love meeting the fans,” he said. “It’s not often you get to meet the stars of a show so it’s a unique opportunity to come meet us and then go watch me to do a crazy backflip. It’s a great way to maxi mize your experience and create another memory.”

Monster Jam

Where: State Farm Stadium, 1 Cardi nals Drive, Glendale

When: Oct. 1. Pit party, 2:30-5:30 p.m.; show 7 p.m.

Cost: Tickets start at $25

Info: statefarmstadium.com

With JAN D’ATRI

GetOut Contributor

When it comes to this chicken salad, the thighs have it

We have visited this subject many, many times during the life of this column: What can we do with chicken?

By now you know that I do prefer chicken thighs to breasts in just about every chicken recipe I make. I’m not sure how chicken thighs got sideways with American consumers. Too many calories? Not as healthy as breasts?

All I know is that the thighs have it when it comes to flavor, and that’s what’s most important to me.

(By the way, do you know why dark meat is dark and white meat is white? Well, the main difference between the two is that red muscle fibers contain more capillaries for increased blood flow and oxygen to the area because those are the parts that move the most; the neck, wings and thighs. The darker, more reddish tint is primarily due to a richly pigmented pro tein called myoglobin which helps to store oxygen in the muscle for quick use. The more myoglobin, the darker the meat.)

I may have gotten off on a tangent here, so let me bring it back to this amazing dish. This curried chicken salad is wonderful as a salad or a sandwich. With very

Ingredients:

• 6 chicken thighs, cooked and diced into cubes

• 1 tsp salt

• 1 tsp pepper

•

Directions:

Sprinkle salt and pepper over both sides of chicken thighs. In a skillet over medium high heat, add the olive oil and cook chicken until internal temperature reaches 165 degrees.

Remove to a plate. When cool, cut into small cubes. Soak the cranberries in very hot water for 20 minutes, then drain and chop fine. In a bowl, combine chicken, apple, cranberries, celery, pecans, and green onions in a bowl. In a small bowl, mix together the mayonnaise, lime juice, and curry

few ingredients, this salad is bursting with flavor.

I love the combination of lime juice and maple syrup or honey. The curry gives it just enough of a twist to set it apart from your ordinary chicken salad. Got left-over chicken in the frig? Give it a new life with this sweet & savory salad!

powder. Fold mayonnaise mixture into chicken mixture; stir to coat. Cover and refrigerate until ready to serve.

Slice crusts off the bread. Spread chicken mix ture and one piece of lettuce over one slice of bread and top with a second slice. Gently press down.

Cut sandwiches into quarters or cut out shapes with approximately 3-inch cookie cutters. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate until ready to serve. Makes 4 salads or sandwiches.

CITY OF MESA, ARIZONA ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT

REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS (RFQ)

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City of Mesa is seeking a qualified consulting firm or team to provide cost estimating services for the following project:

SIGNAL BUTTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT PHASE II

PROJECT NO. CP0372

The City of Mesa is seeking a qualified Consultant to provide cost es timating services for the Signal Butte Water Treatment Plant (SBWTP) Phase II Project. All qualified firms that are interested in providing these services are invited to submit their Statements of Qualifications (SOQ) in accordance with the requirements detailed in the Request for Qualifica tions (RFQ).

The following is a summary of the project. The required tasks will be reviewed with the selected Consultant and defined to meet the needs of the project as part of the contract scoping.

The City of Mesa seeks to expand the existing SBWTP at the northeast corner of Signal Butte and Elliot Roads. The plant receives Colorado Riv er water supplied by the Central Arizona Project (CAP) canal and treats the water to drinking water standards. The plant’s current treatment ca pacity is 24 Million Gallons per Day (MGD), with this project expanding the plant to its ultimate capacity of treating 48 MGD. The project consists of the following scope items: expansion of the raw water pressure and flow control facility; expansion of the raw water ozone contactor, intermediate ozone contactor, and pH adjustment; expansion of the ballasted floccula tion facilities; expansion of the deep-bed biological filtration, including backwash and air-scour facilities; expansion of the residuals facilities, in cluding recovered water basin and pumps, recovered water treatment, and mechanical dewatering; expansion of the chemical bulk storage, chemical feed systems, ozone generation, and sodium hypochlorite generation sys tems; expansion of the electrical distribution system, including improve ments to the existing improvements to the electrical building and standby power generation; and the addition of a second 8-million-gallon reservoir.

From this solicitation, the City will select a consultant or contractor to provide Cost Engineering Services for the Signal Butte Water Treatment Plant Expansion, Phase II project, currently in design.

The cost engineering firm/team shall be knowledgeable in construction practices and procedures, civil, architectural, mechanical, and electrical disciplines. The firm/team shall have the ability to prepare detailed con struction cost estimates, taking into consideration quantity surveys, labor productivity, price of materials, schedule, phasing, manufacturing challenges, supply chain constraints, local industry trends, scheduling impacts, and construction methodologies. The firm/team shall be famil iar with State and Local regulations related to design and construction, including Arizona Revised Statute Title 34 and Maricopa Association of Governments (MAG) Uniform Standard Specifications for Public Works Construction. In addition, the qualified firm/team shall be familiar with the City of Mesa’s Standard Details and Specifications (http://mesaaz. gov/business/engineering/mesa-standard-details-specifications), General

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Conditions, and General Conditions Appendices (http://mesaaz.gov/busi ness/engineering/engineering-contracts).

A Pre-Submittal Conference will be held on October 4, 2022 at 10 am through Microsoft Teams. Anyone wishing to attend the pre-submittal conference At this meeting, City staff will discuss the scope of work and general contract issues and respond to questions from the attendees. Attendance at the pre-submittal conference is not mandatory and all in terested firms may submit a Statement of Qualifications whether or not they attend the conference. All interested firms are encouraged to attend the Pre-Submittal Conference since City staff will not be available for meetings or to respond to individual inquiries regarding the project scope outside of this conference. In addition, there will not be meeting minutes or any other information published from the Pre-Submittal Conference.

Contact with City Employees. All firms interested in this project (includ ing the firm’s employees, representatives, agents, lobbyists, attorneys, and subconsultants) will refrain, under penalty of disqualification, from direct or indirect contact for the purpose of influencing the selection or creating bias in the selection process with any person who may play a part in the selection process. This policy is intended to create a level playing field for all potential firms, to assure that contract decisions are made in public, and to protect the integrity of the selection process. All contact on this selection process should be addressed to the authorized representative identified below.

RFQ Lists. This RFQ is available on the City’s website at http://mesaaz. gov/business/engineering/architectural- engineering-design-opportuni ties.

The Statement of Qualifications shall include a one-page cover letter, plus a maximum of 10 pages to address the SOQ evaluation criteria (excluding PPVF’s and resumes but including an organization chart with key person nel and their affiliation). Resumes for each team member shall be limited to a maximum length of two pages and should be attached as an appendix to the SOQ. Minimum font size shall be 10pt. Please provide one (1) electronic copy of the Statement of Qualifications in an unencrypted PDF format to Engineering-RFQ@mesaaz.gov by October 27, 2022, by 2 pm. The City reserves the right to accept or reject any and all Statements of Qualifications. The City is an equal opportunity employer.

Firms who wish to do business with the City of Mesa must be registered and activated in the City of Mesa Vendor Self Service (VSS) System (http://mesaaz.gov/business/purchasing/vendor-self-service).

Questions. Questions pertaining to the Consultant selection process or contract issues should be directed to Donna Horn of the Engineering De partment at donna.horn@mesaaz.gov.

BETH HUNING City Engineer

CITY OF MESA MESA, ARIZONA

NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING

Reed Park Improvements Project No. LF0570CAP

Please join us for a fun in-person pub lic meeting to learn about the Reed Park Playground Improve ments Project. The project will include ADA upgrades, re placing existing play structures with new equipment, shade structures, and safety surfacing like rub berized surface and engineered wood fi ber. Also, the existing play structures will be replaced with new equipment.

This is an open-house meeting held at Ea gles Community Cen ter. Project exhibits will be on display and City of Mesa staff will be available if you have any ques tions. We hope to see you there!

Date: Tuesday, Octo ber 4, 2022 Time: 6:00pm to 7:00pm Location: Eagles Community Center 848 E Broadway Rd. Mesa, AZ 85204

CITY OF MESA PUBLIC NOTICE

The Mesa City Council will hold a public hearing concerning the following ordinance at the October 3, 2022, City Council meeting beginning at 5:45 p.m. in the Mesa City Council Chambers, 57 East First Street.

1.Ordinance repealing the existing Personnel Rules applicable to City of Mesa employees and adopting new Personnel Rules. (Citywide)

2.ZON21-00966 (District 2) Within the 6100 block of East Main Street (south side). Located east of Recker Road on the south side of Main Street (4.5± acres). Rezone from Limited Commercial (LC) to Multiple Residence 3 with a ‘U’ designation and a Planned Area Development overlay (RM-3U-PAD) and Site Plan Review. This request will allow for a multiple residence development. David Bohn, The BFH Group, applicant; BFH HOLDINGS LLC, owner.

ATTEST: Holly Moseley City Clerk

Published: East Valley Tribune, Sept. 18, 25, 2022 / 49148

If you have any ques tions or concerns re garding this project, please contact Curt Albright, Michele Ar rollado, Dory Kalich or Juanita Gonzales with the City of Mesa Engineering Public Relations Department at (480) 644-3800.

Si usted tiene pregun tas de este proyec to, favor de llamar a Maggie Smith, con la Ciudad de Mesa al (480)644-3800.

Published: East Val ley Tribune, Sept 18, 25, 2022 / 49205

3.ZON22-00436 (District 5) Within the 10500 block of East Hampton Avenue (north side) and within the 1300 block of South 105th Place (west side). Located west of Signal Butte Road and south of Southern Avenue (2+ acres). Rezone from Limited Commercial with a Planned Area Development Overlay (LC-PAD) to Multiple Residence 3 with a Planned Area Development Overlay (RM-3PAD-PAD) and Site Plan Review. This request will allow for a multiple residence development. Shaine T. Alleman, Tiffany & Bosco, P.A., applicant; Signal Butte BFC, LLC., owner.

Dated at Mesa, Arizona, this 25th day of September 2022.

Holly Moseley, City Clerk Published: East Valley Tribune, Sept. 25, 2022 / 49256

CITY OF MESA, ARIZONA ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS (RFQ)

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City of Mesa is seeking a qualified Consultant for the following:

ELLIOT ROAD – EASTERN MARICOPA FLOODWAY TO ELLSWORTH ROAD

PROJECT NO. CP0982

TIP No. MES22-168DZ/MES22-168RB

Federal ID No. MES-0(239)D

TRACS No. T035901D/03D

The City of Mesa is seeking a qualified Consultant to provide design services for the Elliot Road – Eastern Maricopa Flood way (EMF) to Ellsworth Road Project. All qualified firms that are interested in pro viding these services are invited to submit their Statements of Qualifications (SOQ) in accordance with the requirements de tailed in the Request for Qualifications (RFQ).

The following is a summary of the project. The required tasks will be reviewed with the selected Design Consultant and defined to meet the needs of the project as part of the contract scoping.

The proposed improvements are as fol lows:

In 2019, the City of Mesa completed the Southeast Mesa Land Use and Transporta tion Plan (SELTP) which identified Elliot Road as an urban minor arterial (federal classification) that is to be improved to become a six-lane arterial. The segment of Elliot Road that lies within the project limits is currently a two-lane roadway (one lane in each direction) between Eastern Maricopa Floodway (EMF) and the State Route (SR) 202 Freeway, and a five-lane roadway (three eastbound lanes, two westbound lanes) from the SR 202 Freeway to Ellsworth Road. This project will include design for the ultimate six-lane roadway configura tion including a median, curb, gutter, side walk, streetlights, and a striped bike lane. The development of this roadway will add roadway capacity and connectivity in the rapidly developing area of southeast Mesa. The project limits are the EMF on the west

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and Ellsworth Road on the east.

The City may include other miscellaneous improvements at the Site, as needed.

The City will utilize federal funds for the design of this project.

The SOQs must include the following:

1.Non-Collusion Bidding Certification

2.Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Goal Assurance with DBE Goal of 5.33% (Form 3212PS)

3.Certification of Good Faith Efforts (Form 3203PS)

A Pre-Submittal Conference will be held on September 29, 2022, at 9 am through Microsoft Teams. If you wish to attend this meeting, you can request an invitation from Donna Horn (donna.horn@mesaaz. gov). At this meeting, City staff will dis cuss the scope of work and general con tract issues and respond to questions from the attendees. Attendance at the pre-sub mittal conference is not mandatory and all interested firms may submit a Statement of Qualifications whether or not they at tend the conference. All interested firms are encouraged to attend the Pre-Submit tal Conference since City staff will not be available for meetings or to respond to individual inquiries regarding the project scope outside of this conference. In addi tion, there will not be meeting minutes or any other information published from the Pre-Submittal Conference.

Contact with City Employees. All firms interested in this project (including the firm’s employees, representatives, agents, lobbyists, attorneys, and subconsultants) will refrain, under penalty of disqualifica tion, from direct or indirect contact for the purpose of influencing the selection or cre ating bias in the selection process with any person who may play a part in the selection process. This policy is intended to create a level playing field for all potential firms, to assure that contract decisions are made in public, and to protect the integrity of the selection process. All contact on this se lection process should be addressed to the authorized representative identified below.

RFQ Lists. This RFQ is available on the City’s website at http://mesaaz.gov/busi

ness/engineering/architectural-engineer ing-design-opportunities.

The Statement of Qualifications shall in clude a one-page cover letter, plus a max imum of 10 pages to address the SOQ evaluation criteria (excluding resumes but including an organization chart with key personnel and their affiliation). Resumes for each team member shall be limited to a maximum length of two pages and should be attached as an appendix to the SOQ. Minimum font size shall be 10pt. Please provide six (6) hard copies and one (1)electronic copy (CD or USB drive) of the Statement of Qualifications by no later than 2 pm on October 13, 2022. The City reserves the right to accept or reject any and all Statements of Qualifications. The City is an equal opportunity employer.

Delivered or hand-carried submittals must be delivered to the Engineering De partment reception area on the fifth floor of Mesa City Plaza Building in a sealed package. On the submittal package, please display: Firm name, project number, and/ or project title.

Firms who wish to do business with the City of Mesa must be registered and acti vated in the City of Mesa Vendor Self

Service (VSS) System (http://mesaaz.gov/ business/purchasing/vendor-self-service).

Questions. Questions pertaining to the Consultant selection process or contract issues should be directed to Donna

Horn of the Engineering Department at donna.horn@mesaaz.gov.

BETH HUNING City Engineer ATTEST: Holly Moseley City Clerk

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CITY OF MESA MESA, ARIZONA

NOTICE OF VIRTUAL PUBLIC MEETING

Southeast Mesa Library Project No. CP0428

Please register to attend our second live online public meeting to hear all about the newest library coming to Mesa!

The Southeast Mesa Library will be located at 5036 S. Eastmark Parkway, Mesa AZ, 85211. This full-service library will have similar amenities to the Main, Red Mountain, and Dobson Ranch libra ries. The library will provide services to residents of all ages with an emphasis on a modern library feel and the use of technology to streamline services. This project is funded by the 2018 Bond Election for Arts and Culture. Design is underway and construction is anticipated to begin in the Summer of 2023.

Please join us for a short presentation followed by a question and comment session.

Tues, Sept. 27, 2022 6:00pm - 7:00pm

Register Online at: mesaaz.gov/engineering

If you have any questions regarding this project, please contact the City of Mesa Engineering Public Relations Department at Engineering.Info@MesaAZ.gov or call us at (480) 644-3800.

Si usted tiene preguntas de este proyecto, favor de llamar a Maggie Martinez, con la Ciudad de Mesa al (480) 644-5672

Published: East Valley Tribune, Sept. 18, 25, 2022 / 49138

Published: East Valley Tribune, Sept. 18, 25, Oct. 2, 2022 / 49146

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Oct 21, 22 & 23 7am-3pm ok. $1800 water/trash Dave 602-339-1555

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Oct. 21, 22 & 7am-3pm

Notice of Hearing

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on the 3rd day of May, 2022, an order was granted by the Superior Court of Ari z ona in Maricopa County, bearing case numbe r CV2022091867000, seeking to change the name of minor child from Sutton Marie Kimball to Sutton Marie Trembly The Court has fixed Friday, October 7, 2022 at 2:50 p.m. , via Microsoft Teams meeting (Dial In: +1 917-781-4590, ac cess code: 674991104) as the date for hearing of the Peti tion. All persons interested in the proposed change of name may appear and show cause, if any they have, why the pray er of the Petitioner should not be granted. Published: Eas t Valley Tribune, Sept. 11, 18, 25, Oct 2, 2022 / 49071

Notice of Creditors

IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF ARIZONA IN A ND FOR THE COUNTY OF MARICOPA Case No.: PB2022 0 03842 NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF INFORMAL APPOINT M ENT OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE AND INFORMA L PROBATE OF WILL In the Matter of the Estate of: GARY ALAN MATYAS, An Adult, Deceased.1. Allison Diane Schafer was appoin ted Personal Representative of this Estate on August 8, 2022. 2. All persons having claims against the Estate are required to present their claims within four months after the date of the first publication of this Notice or the claims will be forever barred. 3. Claims must be presen ted by delivering or mailing a written statement of the claim to the Per sonal Representative, c/o Dawn M. Trott-Keller, Indigo Law PLLC, 23219 151st Pl SE, Monroe, WA 98272. 4. A copy of the Notice o f Appointment is attached to the copies of this document mailed to all k nown creditors. DATED this 13th day of September 2022

_________ Dawn M. Trott-Keller, #037505 Attorney for Petitioner Published: East Valley Tribune/Gilbert Sun News Sept 18, 25, Oct 2 2022 / 49159