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Ground broken for Mesa sur�ing lagoon BY TOM SCANLON Tribune Managing Editor
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esa is about 200 miles north of the Rocky Point beaches in Mexico and 350 miles from the sandy surf spots of San Diego. Now. But, Cole Cannon swears, by the summer of 2022, Mesa residents will have a beach in their backyard. t’s hard to argue with Councilman Kevin Thompson when he called this “one of the coolest projects in Mesa.” Cannon still has a long way to go, Cannon Beach — no need to be modest, when you’ve raised $25 million — is of�icially underway, after a desert-to-beach groundbreaking at Power and Warner roads March 30. Cannon plans for a pool with waves ranging from small enough for beginners to gnarly enough for professional competitions to be open next summer. After that, he expects a
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Cole Cannon, a Gilbert resident, promised at a March 30 groundbreaking that surfers and families will be enjoying Cannon Beach in southeast Mesa in the summer of 2022. Councilman Kevin Thompson and others witnessed last week's launch of his $25 million project. (Pablo Robles/Tribune Staff Photographer)
MPS students write of pandemic fears, victories BY TOM SCANLON Tribune Managing Editor
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ther than healthcare workers, few groups have been challenged harder by the pandemic than students. With their health and welfare as the rationale, Gov. Doug Ducey started their exasperating cycle last March when he ordered every school in the state to temporarily close.
For students, the “no problem, just a little break” took a dramatic turn two weeks later, when Ducey extended his order throughout the remainder of the school year. The “COVID rollercoaster” went into a series of high-speed dips and sudden turns during the fall, when classrooms opened as the pandemic declined — then snapped shut during a series of surges. How did students deal with the uncertain-
ties of the last year? The Mesa Chamber of Commerce sponsored a contest to answer that question. Winners of the “Resilience in the Pandemic” writing contest were announced at the March 16 Mesa Public Schools Governing Board meeting. Winners in various grade groups received $200 Amazon gift cards.
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mixed-use development with restaurants, of�ice space and a hotel. Naturally, the development is in southwest Mesa, the booming district with Eastmark and Cadence residences, tech companies and another planned recreational facility, the 330-acre Legacy Sports Entertainment Park. “I think that’s great,” Cannon said, of the sports park under construction 6 miles from his beach-to-be. “As a parent and amateur weekend warrior, I want more of what gets us outside and active. It adds to and complements us … maybe I’ll go over there and play some volleyball.” The Gilbert resident has big plans for his Cannon Beach, but it won’t have volleyball: “We opted not to have volleyball on the beach. Errant volleyballs can be disruptive,” he said, with a sheepish grin. Cannon said he has building permits to launch his 37-acre development, highlighted by Revel Surf, a 3-acre surf lagoon. No surf? No board? No problem. A press release promises “there is something for everyone at Cannon Beach – specialty dining, �ish tacos on the beach, day spa, gym, splash pad for kids and overall
Cole Cannon's daughters, from left, Seven, 6; Clover, 10; and Sparrow, 5; did the honors cutting the ribbon for the lagoon's construction launch. (Pablo Robles.Tribune Saff Photographer)
good vibes.” The developer loves to surf, but expects the vast majority of patrons at his beach won’t be jumping on boards. “They can put their feet in sand, chuck the kids on a splash pad and let them hang out. It’ll be fun to watch beginners learn and fun to watch professionals shred on a wave,” Cannon said. “I built this with my family in mind: I have six little kids under 10. My wife wouldn’t jump in the surf lagoon, but I can see her getting a bite to eat while the kids play on the splash pad … It’ll be something for everyone.” Like a surfer unafraid of sharks, Cannon jumped in the water and started paddling on his project — pandemic be damned “Our plan was to begin construction this year. Even with COVID, we didn’t slow down, we went full speed ahead,” he said. “People thought we were nuts to have a project with restaurants and hotels started during the pandemThe lagoon's footprint will include a hotel, restaurants and other ic. But we had a ‘Field amenities, according to this site plan. (Tribune file photo) of Dreams’ attitude: If
we build it, they will come.” Beaches in the desert apparently the new thing, with a massive lagoon planned in Glendale and a surf park planned in Gilbert. “The Strand, I don’t view them as competition,” Cannon said of the Gilbert project. “I’m cheering for them. They’re closer to my house. The main difference is we have different wave technology. And to my knowledge they don’t have hotels and retail and restaurants.” While some who have seen fasttalking developers fade out may be rolling their eyes, Cannon insists his beach will be a reality. “We’ll have major earth movement in the next couple weeks. We have already been issued construction permits. We hope to have half of the lagoon completed by August,” he said. “We don’t have all the �inancing to build all the restaurants,” he allowed. “But we have �inancing lined up to build the surf lagoon … We’re trying to keep the budget below $25 million.” Unlike some notorious “locals only” beaches in California, where outsiders are scorned and surf veterans battle over waves and mock �lailing “newbies” pounded into the surf, Cannon said his beach will be family-friendly and a nojudgement zone. “We want to create a culture,” he said, “where it’s OK if you wipe out.” As long as the development doesn’t get crushed by waves of �inancial and technical challenges, that is …
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ominations are being accepted through April 15 for the city of Mesa’s Hometown Heroes banner program. The program is a tribute to recognize and honor Mesa residents and their family members who are serving, or are veterans who have served, in the U.S. Armed Forces. Each banner will be in honor of a speci�ic Mesa service person and will include their name, branch of service and photo if provided. The program began in 2014, according to Kevin Christopher, a city spokesman. “At the time, the city of Mesa had a veterans task force that was exploring different ways to support Veteran’s services in the community,” Christopher said. “We explored other city government programs nationally at that time and modeled the Hometown Heroes Banner Program after a program out of California.” Banners will be displayed on street lamps in downtown Mesa during the Memorial Day and Veterans Day holidays. To be eligible, the honoree must be currently serving on active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces or be a veteran who was honorably discharged or gave their life serving in the U.S. Armed Forces. They must have permanent residency in Mesa or a family member living in Mesa. To request a banner, visit mesaaz.gov/ government/diversity-of�ice and click on the “Hometown Heroes Banner Form”
The city of Mesa is continuing its Hometown Heroes Banner Program. (Special to the Tribune) link. A high-resolution portrait style photo of the service person in dress uniform is required. A donation of $150, to cover installation and removal, must be paid by check to Downtown Mesa Association, Attn: Hometown Heroes, 100 N. Center St., Mesa, AZ
85202. (Include the name of military person or veteran.) Once completed, mail the application to: City of Mesa Diversity Of�ice, P.O. Box 1466, Mesa, AZ 85211-1466. Applications can also be emailed to diversity.info@mesaaz.gov.
The Hometown Heroes Banner applications will be accepted on a �irst-come, �irst-served basis by the City of Mesa Community Engagement Of�ice. After one year, the banner will be permanently removed and given to the serviceperson or family member.
mer school fees. Thompson said the ESSER funds, which total $247 million, need to be spent by Sept. 30, 2024. “The exciting part of these funds is they are extremely �lexible. A lot of the guidelines are extremely broad,” Thompson said. “There’s very little I’ve been told can’t be considered for these funds,” he added. “That’s the good news. It’s also the bad news … “It’s exciting but also terrifying to know we have so much to spend,” Thompson said.
Thompson noted the funds originated by Congressional acts, including last year’s Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act and the recent American Rescue Plan (ARP). “It all becomes ESSER. … federal acts led to the funds we receive,” Thompson said. “The next three to four years, you’ll be hearing a lot about ESSER.” Using slides that he said were obtained from the Arizona Department of Education, Thompson said that, from the CARES Act, “the state received $277 million in ESSER. That translated to $17 million for Mesa Public Schools,” Thompson said.
A subsequent slide showed MPS has spent $12 million of that. “Around December, there was another act that brought about $1.14 billion to the state. That translates to $70 million in ESSER funds for the school district,” Thompson said. MPS has not yet applied for ESSER 2. From the newly-signed ARP, “We are currently anticipating and waiting to see what the �inal distribution (will be), but the current estimates we’re receiving are ESSER 3 will be 2.2 or 2.3 times ESSER 2.
MPS could get $240 million in federal funding BY TOM SCANLON Tribune Managing Editor
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esa Public Schools has a “problem” many residents probably wish they had: How to spend a busload of money. Assistant Superintendent Scott Thompson’s presentation to the school board March 30 outlined how the district could receive more than $240 million in combined Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) money. The board voted to put a small portion of that to waive and/or reduce some sum-
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Regional vaccine site opening in Mesa Monday BY TOM SCANLON Tribune Managing Editor
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ince it is offering 30,000 square feet of its warehouse to create Arizona’s �irst indoor, drive-thru COVID-19 vaccine center, it’s tempting to rebrand Dexcom as “vaxcom.” Jim Kasselmann, senior director of manufacturing for the Mesa glucose monitor producer, stressed this is all about community support. “We were thinking of ways on how can we help the community. We knew summer time is coming and these outdoor PODs would have to move indoors,” he said. Indeed, many are waiting for hours at State Farm Stadium and other vaccine points of distribution — or PODs — run by the state. A portion of Dexom’s 500,000-squarefoot Mesa Regional Distribution Center at 8046 E. Ray Roa (near the Loop 202 and Power Road) will be open for regional vaccine distribution from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. beginning tomorrow, April 5. Dexcom’s Arizona Department of Health
A Mesa distribution center operated by Dexcom, maker of glucose monitoring products for people with diabetes, will be the state’s first indoor drive-thru COVID-19 vaccination site. (Special to the Tribune) Services site will replace the outdoor one at Chandler-Gilbert Community College. Kasselmann stressed that, while Dexcom is providing the space, the process is being handled by the state, from online registration to the shots. Registration, he noted, “Is purely online – no walk ups or drive-ups.”
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“We had two people show up last Friday, saying, ‘Can we get our shots?’ I said, ‘Not today and you have to register online,’” he said. Partners in the “vaxcom” project include the Arizona Department of Emergency and Military Affairs, City of Mesa, Walgreens and Arizona State University. Before offering the site to the state, Kasselmann said he received support from the city, including a visit from the Mesa Fire Department to assess safety. “Everyone’s been very helpful,” he said. State leaders expressed great appreciation for the Mesa company’s innovative offer. “As the hot summer months approach, we want to ensure our vaccination sites continue to operate ef�iciently,” said Gov. Doug Ducey, in a press release. “Health care professionals, volunteers, staff, and those getting vaccinated need access to safe, weather-friendly sites as vaccine doses are administered and this indoor site helps address that need. “My thanks to Dexcom and the Arizona Department of Health Services for their proactive work to protect Arizonans.”
Those who received �irst doses at the Chandler-Gilbert facility on March 14 and after have been scheduled for their second doses at the Dexcom site, according to the state. “We’re grateful for the support from Dexcom and other partners to make this indoor site a reality and maintain our momentum getting vaccine to Arizonans,” said ADHS Director Dr. Cara Christ. “Patients, staff, and volunteers will be grateful as well since we’re nearing the point when operating outside will become hazardous as temperatures climb.” The site will start out offering 3,0004,000 appointments a day, ramping up to 12,000 appointments per day and a 24/7 operation. Appointments are required for those visiting the site. To register, visit podvaccine.azdhs.gov. Those without computer access or needing extra help registering can call 1-844542-8201. Kasselmann said donating the space through the summer will not disrupt Dex-
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R-Maricopa, also would allow employees to refuse demands by their bosses that they get inoculated without fear of being �ired. And it would speci�ically preclude any effort in Arizona to have what has been proposed by the Biden administration as a universal “vaccine passport’’ that people could use to show they have immunity and get the products or services they want. “I’m somebody that has a respect for an individual to choose whether or not they want to inject something into their body,’’ Roberts told the Senate Appropriations Committee. “I don’t think it’s right for a business to basically have the capability of refusing service to individuals and having them participate in commerce and things of that nature simply because they choose
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state senator from Mesa decried the push for COVID-19 vaccinations, stating, “I am afraid for our society.” Republican Sen. Kelly Townsend’s remarks as the Senate Appropriations Committee last week voted 6-4 along party lines last week to bar companies from refusing to serve customers who are not vaccinated. Townsend, who once called efforts to ensure that school children are vaccinated to Communism, said the whole push for vaccination is wrong. “I’m afraid for where we’re going because we have completely abandoned all sense of human rights because we’re afraid of a virus,’’ Townsend said. “It’s time to say ‘no.’" HB 2190, crafted by Rep. Bret Roberts,
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Mesa Academy students Alexis Kelley, left and Edison Elementary student Cecilia Flores Superintendent Dr. Andi Fourlis congratulated all the Chelsea Reeves also wrote winning essays. said her family's challenges ended happily. Analisa Torrez of Highland Arts Acad(Courtesy of MPS) (Courtesy of MPS) emy wrote a poem. (Courtesy of MPS) essay winners, like Gina Mazzucco. (Courtesy of MPS)
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Common themes in the essays: boredom, loneliness, fear and confusion. Many students wrote that they learned to be resilient through self-suf�iciency, with an extreme example being a high school student who served as a translator for father at work and tutored his younger sister at home while maintaining the drive to be an honor student earning college credits. In the third- and fourth-grade category, Navy Halverston of Zaharis Elementary School tackled the essay with the kind of blunt honesty you get from a 10-year-old: “At the beginning of the pandemic, I was scared,” Navy wrote. “I thought we would die. I was lost, confused, sad and worried. But I had my family with me, and I learned I was not alone. My summer was weird,
but fun. We went to Colorado. “It was so fun but we had to wear a mask and I have asthma, so it was hard to breathe when I wore the mask. And it still does but I want to protect people, so I wear a mask. I wanted to play with my friends, but I couldn’t and I faced it. I got through the year with my family by my side the whole time.” Analisa Torrez of Highland Arts Elementary took the challenge to a new level, writing “Remote At Home,” an epic, 70line poem that begins: Home means family. Home means love. Home means a place to live and learn. But in this case… Home means trapped. Home means stuck. Home means no friends and no muck.
Chelsea Reeves of Mesa Academy for Advanced Studies found a humorous approach in her “A Real Hero” essay: “The day COVID hit, no one was ready. The day I, Chelsea, came home from a beach vacation on spring break, I was my happy self. I told myself, ‘nothing is going wrong.’ I had never been so wrong in my life. “A few days later, my parents told me, my sisters and my little brother that there was no more school for the rest of the year. Me and my siblings cheered. Wrong again. We had to play in our yard instead of a park. Legos instead of Legoland. Our �ish instead of an aquarium. My annoying siblings instead of friends.” Who is Chelsea’s hero of her essay? “I happily and safely survived COVID-19. I was my own hero. If I can be a hero of my own, so can you.”
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Pandemic pet and learning glitches In the �ifth- and sixth-grade category, Landon Isingoma of Washington Elementary describes the solace of a pandemic pet: “I haven’t invited a friend over in more than a year. Before the pandemic I used to invite a friend over at least two times a month. Now that I can’t invite my friends over, it is one of the hardest things for me because I am a very social person. But in these hard times there is one thing that helped me get through and that was my cat.” Landon, an only child, developed quite a friendship with Kitty (the cat’s “real name” is Star, it’s a long story): “Sometimes I would even build a fort for her out of blankets and pillows and we would spend hours in it together. I would sneak her some cat treats in the fort even when my mom didn’t want me to. “One time I even tried making her a cat vending machine; it was a ball �illed with cat treats with holes in it, and when she played with the ball, treats would come out.” Cecilia Flores of Edison Elementary School wrote about her family’s challenges, thankfully with a happy ending. “Something happened in my family like some of them got COVID-19 and there was a little �ighting and plus I can’t even see then because of COVID-19, they may have COVID-19 or they don’t know if they have it still so it’s not safe. “We were low on money, we could not afford food, clothes and more stuff. My mom would work hard but only get like $2. Now we have money to get food, clothes and
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easy: “The baby blues reared their ugly head in those �inal weeks of the school year, and it was hard. I cannot count how many nights I sobbed and felt lost, both due to personal and professional reasons. My eyes were constantly puffy from crying and I felt like a Las Sendas Elementary teacher first-grade teacher Alys- stitched together sa Fisher was one of the teachers with a winning essay. Humpty Dumpty Fourlis also presented an award to Cyndi Peterson of the (Courtesy of MPS) … all (the) while district's Transportation Department. (Courtesy of MPS) trying to teach my students about silent ‘e’ and composite sometimes we need a little challenge to was bonkers. “The �irst week of March signaled the shapes via the perpetually glitchy Webex.” strengthen that resilience muscle.” The teacher nails the theme of the essay end of third quarter and it was at this time Gina Mazzucco went back and forth, that all teachers in the district received an contest in her conclusion. teaching online and in-person at Skyline “I have come to believe that resilience High School. email stating that we were not returning to in-person instruction. I was as shocked is a muscle within us. Like any muscle, In her winning essay, she writes that she it needs so go through much stress and did as much learning as teaching. as I was overwhelmed.” Fisher managed to �igure out rudimen- work in order to become stronger. And, “After re�lecting on the past year, I feel tary online teaching, had her baby and though I never thought I’d be teaching sixjumped back into work. Not that it was year-olds from my kitchen table at home, ��� TEACHERS ���� 12
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magine being a teacher during the pandemic. Now, imagine also being pregnant with a due date coinciding with dramatic school changes. Alyssa Fisher, a �irst-grade teacher at Las Sendas Elementary School, was one of three Mesa Public Schools staff members who won essays in the Mesa Chamber of Commerce-sponsored “Resiliency in the Pandemic” contest. “It was February and the re�lection I saw the mirror each day looked more and more distorted, as each dress I tried made me look less like a cute teacher, and more like a pitched tent,” Fisher wrote. “I was huge, and to top it off, the media outlets were a constant stream of endless news about a novel virus. “I, despite being a petri dish for pregnancy hormones, remained calm. After all, the virus was in China and that felt so far away. I recall a fellow �irst grade teacher talking to our team at lunch one afternoon. She has a �lare for the dramatics and when she proclaimed that school would be shut down soon, I truly thought she
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stuff for my mom’s house!” You don’t have to be a Charlie Brown to appreciate the title of Kendall VonBurg’s essay: “Good Grief Remote Math Is A Happiness Thief.” Kendall, a Mesa Academy for Advanced Studies student, writes of not being able to hear an online teacher. “I gestured angrily to my virtual classroom window where I could see the other remote kids complaining about the audio in the chat. Fifteen minutes later, my math teacher sent a collective chat – ‘There’s nothing I can do right now. Just leave the meeting. Talk to you on Friday.’” Another happy ending: The teacher �ixed her audio glitch. In the seventh- and eighth-grade category, Alexis Kelley of Mesa Academy for Advanced Studies starts a winning essay with the joy of hearing about schools closing. “‘We have listened to and considered
feedback from a variety of sources. As a result, district schools will not open on Monday, March 16.’ Those words held the air of relief. My phone was already buzzing with the news. “Remarks like ‘YAY’ or ‘Finally! A smart decision!’ appeared on my screen. I couldn’t help but look forward to the upcoming days off. As a 13-year-old seventh-grader, it was natural to want a break from school.” The joy quickly �lipped to anxiety, however: “At �irst, it was easy. Everything was so overwhelmingly easy,” Alexis wrote. “There were no responsibilities, no work, and no worrying. The only thing I had to focus on was my friends and spending quality time with my family. “This state of relaxation was short-lived. Soon it was clear this virus wouldn’t go away in a matter of weeks. The ‘extended spring break’ was quickly becoming the end of my time as a seventh grader. Events I was looking forward to were canceled, I lost touch with my peers, and I was losing motivation to complete assigned work. I
spent most of my time on TikTok.” Bleak to rugged resilience Among the high school winners, Dallin Bowers of Mountain View High School gets into deep, dark Beckett territory: “How maddening the silence. I don’t quite know when he came, but alas, he has arrived and claimed his space in a seemingly endless void. I’m unsure what day it is, I hardly understand time anymore. I don’t really understand why any of it matters to anyone – it’s all darkness in the end. “I think it’s been three… no four,” Dallin continued. “Four months. Four months since we were told to hide, to stay away, to self-isolate. How long will this last? Every day is a week, every week a day, and I am losing sense of it all rather quickly.” A stained-glass project became an escape from meaningless lethargy. “There is hope in work. There is hope in joy. And now, there is hope in my eyes. A bright future awaits us all if we are to genuinely seek it. Otherwise, like a miscut piece, we will shatter, requisite to wait for another chance at life.”
Efren Trejo Pntaleion of Mesa High School struggled to �ind time to ful�ill endless responsibilities. The child of immigrants who don’t speak much English, Efren at �irst had to go to a construction site to help his father communicate with his co-workers, then became the de facto teacher of his younger sister as she struggled with online learning at home. “The approach of the end of the �irst semester was coming. All the late nights teaching my sister how to write or how to say certain phonics sounds would come to an end ... so we thought. Before the beginning of the second semester my mom would get a call from my sister’s school saying she would not be able to return to in-person learning due to the fact that there were not enough teachers on the school campus. My sister was disappointed and so was I. “I would dread the upcoming semester because of how stressful it was being a
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board meetings that suddenly became the settings for �iery debates. “Through the pandemic, many of our parents, our community members became very involved in the working and decision making of schools. That was across the country, but certainly here in Mesa Public Schools. Parents always assumed, you’re going to take kids to school, drop them off and life goes on,” Fourlis said. “When that stopped, parents were like, ‘Wait a minute, who’s making these decisions?’ We were in the virtual environment with 1,500 people logged into our board meetings and watching.” Mesa Public Schools, with a high community spread, faced tough decisions, ultimately allowed students and families to choose between online and in-person learning. “What happened in public education for our children is we took a system, digested it and sent it into homes of America. Families are going, ‘Oh, this is what school looks like in the six- hour school day,’” Fourlis said. “Public education became very visible during the pandemic. Our public meetings became very visible during the pandemic,” she continued. “That gave rise to families
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magine what it was like to be Dr. Andi Fourlis, rookie leader of the largest school district in the state – accepting the prestigious job in your hometown just as the pandemic is hitting the fan. “The interview process was in April. To be honest, I thought, ‘This pandemic is going to be over soon.’ No way I thought it would last a year. I thought it was a short-term problem,” Fourlis re�lected a year later. Instead of fading away quickly, the COVID-19 spread heated up over the summer. And it got even hotter for Fourlis, facing pressure on all sides of the Mesa Public Schools community: From those who want classrooms to be open as soon as possible, as well as from parents and teachers begging to mitigate the crisis by keeping classrooms closed. Yet she was thankful for her home environment. “All adult children and my husband have been incredibly supportive,” Fourlis said, adding a chuckling memory. “They’ll say, ‘Mom, are you still on emails at midnight?’ But they’ve been great.” While some were saying the pandemic was exaggerated, her home-support system had seen the crisis, �irst-hand.
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teacher for a �irst grader,” Efren continued. “I decided that in order for my sister and I had to have a more productive semester I would have to put more of my energy into helping her than doing my own work.” Efren not only will be the �irst in his family to attend college, after taking classes at
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accomplished by my growth as an individual and as an educator. I have acquired new resources, tools and strategies about different types of technology that I can continue to utilize in the classroom. I used the challenges created from the pandemic and chose to grow from them. “I did not only teach my students about perseverance and resilience, instead I showed them these traits in myself over the past year. I was willing to let my students see me make mistakes and own up
Mesa Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Andi Fourlis assumed the top job in Arizona's largest school district just as the pandemic was sinking its claws into the state. (Tribune file photo)
“My husband is a captain for the Phoenix Fire Department,” said Fourlis, who went through MPS as a student before beginning her education career. “He and I are both essential workers, we have a similar mindset …And my middle daughter is a nurse working in a COVID unit.” Family gatherings became decompression zones.
Mesa Community College, he will begin post-high school life with a sprinting start: “I will soon graduate with enough credits to be a sophomore when I enter university.” Most students summarize the pandemic in three words: What a year! As Navy Halverston of Zaharis Elementary concluded: “2020 was hard to face, but I did it with
to them and show them that we can always improve if we put forth the effort. I hope that I have encouraged them to try something even if it seems challenging.” Cyndi Peterson of the MPS Transportation Department had a deeply personal story to share. As the pandemic progressed beyond toilet-paper hoarding and reality-TV binge watching, COVID-reality hit her inner circle hard: “Friends relayed stories of loved ones that were sick. Reality of compromised parents that you could not go see … It be-
“It was constant, story after story of ‘this is real. This is a real pandemic.’ And sharing the stories and stories around the social and physical emotional health of our students. It was constant problem-solving at the dinner table.” The nurse-�ire�ighter connections become symbolic, as she needed some help dealing with normally-sleepy school
my family with me. My family is the main reason I am writing this piece today. This writing is telling you how I got through the year and that family is the answer.” Or, as young philosopher Alexis Kelley mused: “Resilience doesn’t have to come in the form of life-threatening hardships or incredible acts of determination. No matter
came real when the Arizona daily reported deaths consistently were in the hundreds day after day. “It became really real, when we ourselves contracted COVID and each breath taken for two days burned as if there was a �ire in my chest. Will tomorrow be worse? Did I inadvertently infect my 74-year-old mom that I drove to the hospital the same day I realized my �irst symptom as she was having her own medical emergency?” After recovering, she took the time to look in the rear-view mirror, so to speak.
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how small, everyone has displayed their own show of resilience. It can be as simple as getting up every morning or continuing with life when it tries its hardest to knock you down. “Overcoming our personal struggles while trying our best to understand the world around us is what gives meaning to our lives.”
“The long-term emotional toll this pandemic will in�lict far outweighs the inconvenience we currently feel. I can’t hear my husband cough anymore without looking at him every single time to make sure he covered his mouth. This issue nearly took us to the brink of isolation divorce court. I see invisible droplets of virus in the air. “So while I survived my physical bout with COVID-19, I did not survive COVID-19 unscathed. We will all see, feel, and address the world differently because of it. But THAT is resilience.”
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When you translate that forward, we’re looking at an estimation of about $160 million,” Thompson said. A slide Thompson showed, titled “Summary of ESSER Fund Eligible Activities,” included “any activity authorized by federal education programs,” including training and development of staff, providing mental health services and supports, “addressing learning loss,” school repairs “to reduce risk of virus” and “other activities necessary to maintain LEA (local education agency) operations and services and employ existing LEA staff.” Early in the meeting, Superintendent Dr. Andi Fourlis reiterated that despite declining enrollment, no reductions in workforce are planned. “Our enrollment has been down about 6 percent but we have not laid off any teachers,” she said. Commenting on Thompson’s ESSER presentation, Fourlis asked the board: “How do we strategically spend these funds? This is a historic opportunity to rethink how we invest in our children.” “We need to think big,” Fourlis said. “We need to think about what will happen long after this thing called COVID is gone. This is an opportunity to invest in big ideas.” The summer school fee waivers include
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being very involved.” “There was a tremendous amount of emotion,” Fourlis recalled. “I heard, ‘Dr. Fourlis, you will have blood on your hands if you open up our schools.’ And staff saying, ‘You are risking our lives’ … It was a very, very passionate public comment. A barrage of emails saying keep our schools closed. “And others desperate for schools to open, (saying), ‘If you don’t open schools, we will never vote for another override or bond. You will have lost us forever and lost all our faith in you.’” For the most part, MPS classrooms were open far more than many other districts, such as neighboring schools in Tempe and Phoenix, which shuttered classrooms for months. “We had in-person (teaching) 75 percent of the time,” the MPS leader said. It was an exhausting, shattering rookie year atop the MPS pyramid, but she looks forward to another sign of victory over the pandemic: Unlike the 2020 virtual
fees for Community Education summer school, district camps (excluding sports camps) and Mesa Distance Learning Program. Summer fees for Xplore, an extended-day program for K-6 students, are reduced by 50 percent. Fourlis outlined “Areas of Focus” for spending ESSER funds: • Physical and mental health. • Instruction. • Education workforce. • Academic recovery. • Innovation. • Capital needs. During the public comments section of the meeting, one Mesa teacher had sharp criticism about the district’s priorities and direction. Sharon Benson, Gifted and Talented teacher for Crismon, Guerrero, Pomeroy, Redbird, Roosevelt, Sirrine and Washington elementary schools, expressed extreme concern over the district following “critical race theory.” “Critical race theory covertly teaches our students of color that they are victims,” she said. “CRT … also promotes the soft bigotry of low expectations … Will we follow in the footsteps of Oregon and begin teaching an anti-racist math. Are we going to as some schools do require our white students to apologize to our Black population?”
ceremony, the Class of 2020 will celebrate commencement live. “If COVID raises its ugly head and misbehaves, we will have to respond to that … But right now, we’re ready to roll forward with in-person (graduation) at the end of May.” Looking back, she inhales a sigh of relief – and exhales exultant appreciation. “We have educated kids trying to do school the best way we can in this year of pandemic. It’s taught us quite a bit,” Fourlis said. “We can’t do this alone. We have to have partnerships: for example, Mesa Fire Department, providing vaccinations for all of our staff that wants to have it. Engaging with families, had to be �lexible with communication. Schools are centers for relationships and we have to work to keep that … “We relied on partnerships. A strong relationship with the Maricopa County Health Department. I had an epidemiologist on speed dial, we had a great collaboration. I learned a lot about COVID ... We had a very supportive governing board who was willing to be rational.”
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Polluted vistas going beyond littering in Arizona BY LEO TOCHTERMAN Cronkite News
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ace masks, plastic bottles and bags – and feces, both dog and human – are some of the unsightly waste you could encounter these days while hiking in the red rocks of Sedona. Discarded masks also litter the beaches of Southern California, which already were battling a growing scourge of plastic and microplastics in the ocean. Environmentalists fear the situation will get worse as the nation emerges from a year of pandemic restrictions. With Americans unable to pursue many of the activities they enjoyed before COVID-19 emerged last year, scenic spots across the Southwest have offered a respite and a safer form of entertainment courtesy of the great outdoors. Many natural spots in Arizona were considered essential services during the state’s stay-at-home order, leading to packed hiking trails and facilities. In California, many beaches were closed during the peak summer tourism season but have since reopened, leading to crowds. The downside of that in�lux of visitors is increased litter on beaches from San Diego to Malibu, and in favorite Arizona spots like Sedona and Oak Creek Canyon. Keep Sedona Beautiful Inc., which started in 1972 to protect and sustain the area’s unique environment, has done its best to curb litter with a combination of education, advocacy and litter lifts. Carla Williams, the nonpro�it’s executive vice president, has noticed an uptick in people traveling to Sedona and has seen a major increase in day-trippers and overall travel to red rock country during the pandemic. “The parking lots are certainly full during the pandemic and have been busier than I’ve ever seen,” she said. “It’s been like a zoo on some weekends.” Cathedral Rock, which features perhaps the most popular hiking trail in the area, has been particularly littered, Williams said. “I noticed on Cathedral Rock Trail during last summer there were a lot more garbage, bottles, cans, which I hadn’t really seen before on trails,” she said. “Normally, it’s rare to see feces on real popular trails, but people were going to the bathroom
Carla Williams of Keep Sedona Beautiful says traffic to Sedona has surged this year. “It’s been like a zoo some weekends.” (Sofia Fuentes/Cronkite News) out there more frequently than normal.” The group has been doing all it can to remove garbage and maintain the natural beauty at one of Arizona’s most popular tourist attractions. “We want visitors and residents to feel like there’s a place in this area where they don’t have to look at piles and piles of litter,” Williams said. The Arizona Department of Tourism says 48.6 million people visited the state in 2019, the most recent year not affected by COVID-19. The state’s crown jewel and biggest tourism attraction, the Grand Canyon, hasn’t seen quite as much tourism in recent months, with snow and COVID-19
closing parts of it. As the weather warms and summer travel picks up, Grand Canyon and other national parks could face similar challenges with crowds. The Arizona Department of Environmental Quality, whose mission is “To protect and enhance public health and the environment,” created an app to help Arizonans document the trash they �ind in and around popular nature areas. “They can pick up trash kind of by any stream or lake, and kind of let us know what they found and take pictures, and then send that data to us,” said Meghan Smart, the department’s environmental senior scientist/citizen science coordinator. “We have lots of people around Arizo-
Entry paths to Sedona’s magnificent sites have been marred by litter and trash left by hordes of visitors. (Cronkite News)
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na hiking, and this would just be an easy way to kind of help Arizona.” Smart said ADEQ removed more than 8,000 pounds of trash from natural areas in 2020, which is the �irst year they’ve measured it. A major goal of the department has been disposing of feces near streams and lakes, which can leak into water bodies and infect swimmers with E.coli, an intestinal bacterium. “We asked people to �ind toilet paper and pit toilets, because what we’re trying to do is protect people from swimming with high E.coli levels,” Smart said. Plastic pollution has befouled nature for decades, but it’s particularly dire in the world’s oceans and along its beaches. From San Diego to Santa Barbara, Southern California’s coastal towns have seen a surge in visitors, particularly during holiday weekends, resulting in more discarded plastic. In a normal year, California beaches attract more than 100 million people. Oceansasia.org, based in Hong Kong, has been focused on marine plastic pollution and its effect on its wildlife and ecosystems – which Teale Bondaroff, director of research, called a much larger issue than most people realize. “Because it’s microplastic and small, I think that we as humans don’t appreciate the sheer amount of plastic waste we’re putting into the environment,” he said. An estimated 8 million metric tons of plastic entered the ocean during 2018, but with the spread of COVID-19 around the world, a relatively new item has been wreaking havoc on oceans: face masks, gloves and other personal protective equipment. Bondaroff authored a study that estimated that 1.56 billion masks entered oceans in 2020. The study found it can take up to 450 years for masks to break down, slowly turning into microplastics. Microplastics can affect such marine wildlife as turtles, seabirds and �ish in a number of ways, Bondaroff said. “It can poison them, it can impair their reproduction and weaken them making them more susceptible to disease and predation,” he said. Bondaroff also noted that microplastics can go from the ocean �loor into the stomachs of �ish and eventually onto our din-
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Noose image near course angers golfers BY TOM SCANLON Tribune Managing Editor
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ason Bourne, a disabled veteran who lives in Surprise, drove down to Arizona Golf Resort in Mesa to play a round with his friends on March 26. What they saw on the back nine stunned and disgusted them. “We get to the 13th hole and see a �igure hanging from a tree. A mannequin of a Black man with his hands shackled behind his back and a noose around his neck hanging from a tree,” Bourne said. Bourne said he and his gol�ing companions, all African-Americans, were outraged by the �igure in clear view of the golf course. He said they quit their game and stormed back to the golf shop to complain. “According to the manager of the golf course, it’s been there for over �ive years,” Bourne said. “He said, ‘What can we do? It’s not our property.’”
The owner of the home is Wade Brooks, who also owns Wade’s Discount Muf�ler and Brakes. Brooks, who turned 63 last week, was mad at the suggestion his creation — made of muf�lers and a catalytic converter — is racist or hateful. “It’s a frickin’ cowboy horse thief!” Brooks exclaimed. He insisted he made modi�ications to his original creation. “Some dumbass golfer came toward my backyard two years ago, laughing, ‘He’s
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Outraged by a figure in a backyard next to the Arizona Golf Resort, Jason Bourne returned to take photos of what looked to him “like a Black man being lynched.” But homeowner Wade Brooks insists the “art” made of mufflers and a catalytic converter doesn’t represent a Black man, instead a “cowboy horse thief.” (Special to the Tribune)
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got a Black man hanging from his tree!’ So I went straight to my garage and got some paint and painted him a light color.” “I’ve got all kinds of Black friends,” Brooks said. “I am married to a lady of color.” Brooks said he considers himself “an artisan” and has other sculptures in his yard. He said he had no intent on offending anyone. “My intent was this cowboy hasn’t had a shower or bath since his christening. So he’s a little bit dirty … This is not a Black man,” Brooks shouted. “There is nothing that resembles a Black man. That’s what irritates me, everyone is so racially sensitive.” Brooks said after the noose was cut down by someone three years ago, he hung it again higher in the tree. “I’m not going to take things down because it offends somebody,” Brooks said. Bourne was not convinced by Brooks’ explanation. “I’m not buying it’s a dirty cowboy … The face (of the hanging �igure) is dark brown,” Bourne said. “All you see is a Black man hanging from a tree. He posted photos he took on a Facebook page he shares with other black golfers, adding, “Everyone said the same thing: That’s a Black man hanging from the tree.” “This is wrong.” Unsatis�ied by the golf course’s reaction, Bourne called in complaints to Mayor John Giles, City Manager Chris Brady and Mesa Police. He said a police of�icer went to the house and then called him. “He said because it’s hanging in his backyard on his property they can’t do anything about it,” Bourne said. “Even though it’s in public view on the golf course … (The of�icer) said that he didn’t feel it was a hate crime and labeled it as ‘muf�ler art.’ “I said I didn’t agree with that because of the dark skin tone and the shackles around the feet. He then responded with it’s on his property and nothing he could
legally do.” Det. Brandi George, a Mesa police spokeswoman, con�irmed Of�icer Jason Flam investigated Bourne’s complaint. “He ruled it’s not a hate crime,” George said. “That’s been in his yard for over 10 years. This is nothing new. I would say it’s in bad taste but it’s not a crime.” Bourne said he was incredulous that the golf course manager hasn’t done anything to hide the hanging man. “I said, ‘You at least could have put high shrubs up there,” Bourne said. “Something to try to block the view. He just shook his head like, ‘What can I do?’” Wallace Nelson, general manager of Arizona Golf Resort, said there is no easy �ix to block the view – and wishes Brooks would take down the hanging �igure. “This is out of my hands,” Nelson said. “I’ve talked to the HOA. They have no control over what happens in his backyard. I don’t agree with what he’s doing. But for me to go out and build a wall would be ridiculous.” Nelson said he has had “numerous complaints” about the hanging �igure and other objects in Brooks’ yard. “I’ve tried to talk to the guy. He won’t take them down,” the golf course manager said. Nelson laughed scornfully when told Brooks said it represents a white horse thief who is dirty. “It looks like a Black man. It needs to be taken down. For this guy to do something like that and people to see it, it’s awful,” Nelson said. “It’s disgusting. It’s disturbing. … The city needs to step in and do something about it.” Bourne pondered that if the muf�ler �igure would have just been leaning against the tree, he probably wouldn’t have thought twice. “But you literally have him in a noose with shackles on his feet and his hands behind his back,” Bourne said. And he was adamant he was not giving up on his mission: “I’m determined to have it removed.”
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The treatment that is provided at Aspen Medical has three main goals. 1) Increase blood flow 2) Stimulate and increase small fiber nerves 3) Decrease brain-based pain The treatment to increase blood flow, stimulate small nerve fibers and get you back to health is our new $50,000.00 SANEXAS UNIT!
As you can see in Figure 2, as the blood vessels that surround the nerves become diseased they shrivel up which causes the nerves to not get the nutrients to continue to survive. When these nerves begin to “die” they cause you to have balance problems, pain, numbness, tingling, burning, and many additional symptoms. The main problem is that your doctor has told you to just live with the problem or try the drugs which you don’t like taking because they make you feel uncomfortable. There is now a facility right here in Mesa that offers you hope without taking those endless drugs with serious side effects. (See the special neuropathy severity examination at the end of this article) In order to effectively treat your neuropathy three factors must be determined. 1) What is the underlying cause?
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In addition, we use a state-of-the-art diagnostics like the TM Flow diagnostic unit to accurately determine the increase in blood flow and a small skin biopsy to accurately determine the increase in small nerve fibers! The Sanexas electric cell signaling system delivers energy to the affected area of your body at varying wavelengths, including both low-frequency and middle-frequency signals. It also uses amplitude modulated (AM) and frequency modulated (FM) signaling. During a treatment session, the Sanexas system automatically changes to simultaneously deliver AM and FM electric cell signal energy. THE GREAT NEWS IS THAT SANEXAS IS COVERED BY MEDICARE AND MOST INSURANCE! Depending on your coverage, your treatment could be little to no cost to you! The amount of treatment needed to allow the nerves to fully recover varies from person to person and can only be
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Petition �iled for vote on Mesa discrimination ban BY TOM SCANLON Tribune Managing Editor
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t was no April Fool’s joke, as the group United for Mesa delivered 11,505 signatures of support to the Mesa city clerk’s of�ice late in the afternoon Thursday, April 1 for a voter referendum on the city’s non-discrimination. The petitions were �iled 30 days after Mesa City Council voted 5-2 to create the ordinance. This stops the measure from going into effect after a six-month waiting period, though before the issue goes on the ballot as United for Mesa urges, the signatures must be veri�ied. The most controversial part of the ordinance is language that protects “sexual orientation, gender, gender identity” from discrimination. Some opponents com-
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com’s operations, which continue to expand. “Four years ago to the date, there were three of us here,” he said with a chuckle. “Then on April 3 (2017), we opened doors for operations and started with 40 (employees). Now we are at 1,000. The growth has been really positive … We’ve worked with the city of Mesa’s Economic Development and they’ve been very supportive.” He said he anticipates hiring more in the future as Dexcom prepares for an updated version of its glucose monitors, used by people with diabetes to measure blood sugar. What Dexcom, which is headquartered in San Diego, regularly does ties in with it becoming a vaccine site, Kasselmann noted. “Type 1 diabetic patients are our principal base. They are particularly susceptible to complications from COVID. So that’s another reason to get engaged,” he said. Beyond helping the community with vaccines, the Dexcom-vaxcom operation may spread throughout the country. “The Department of Military Affairs thinks other states will be looking to this model,” Kasselmann said.
plained to City Council this would allow men to lurk in women’s bathrooms. Similar to the passionate pleas from both sides of the issue during hours of debate at council meetings, the news that the signatures were turned in brought out immediate – and divergent – views. “I �irmly believe that the majority of Mesa residents want everyone to be treated with dignity and re-
Opponents of Mesa's new anti-discrimination law used social media to attract citizens to its petition drive to
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not to do so.’’ But the idea of the state telling businesses they can’t turn away unvaccinated customers drew derision from Rep. Tony Navarrete, D-Phoenix. He pointed out that many of the people who support this legislation are the same people who have backed the ability of businesses to deny service to customers based on their sexual orientation. Attorney Don Johnson testi�ied that legislators are treading into areas of free enterprise in trying to tell companies what policies they can and cannot have about their employees. “This bill would throw the boss into jail if the boss decides that this kind of safety measure is important for his business,’’ he said. “I don’t think the Legislature should assume the obligation of telling employers how to run their business.’’ What appears to have sparked the issue is an of�icial in the Biden administration saying it is working on creating some standards for people to prove they have been vaccinated against COVID-19.
White House press secretary Jen Psaki said there will not be any federal mandate for people to obtain such credential. Nor would there be any centralized vaccine database, she said. But the President himself has said that life could be back to normal by Christmas, with the idea that these kinds of credentials could help. Townsend said creation of these documents could lead to violations of various federal laws. That includes the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act whose key provisions protect individual medical records. Allowing businesses to demand to see someone’s “vaccine passport,’’ she said, essentially forces them to disclose some of that information. Adding to that, said Townsend, is that this is not even a vaccine that’s been approved by the federal Food and Drug Administration. Instead, all the versions are currently being distributed under an “emergency use authorization, essentially a procedure allowing the FDA to allow the use of unap-
proved medical products in an emergency. And now, Townsend said, there is a push to have people prove they agreed to take this vaccine to participate in commerce. “For those who can’t, or won’t, does that not create a different class of society where those with the vaccine have privileges that those without do not have?’’ she asked. The measure does have provisions that have raised some questions. Sen. Sean Bowie, D-Phoenix, said the legislation appears to even preclude those who hire doctors and nurses from requiring them to be vaccinated. Roberts acknowledged that’s the case. But he did say that perhaps there needs to be some provision to allow the employers of �irst responders like ambulance attendants to get vaccinated for at least things like Hepatitis B which can be spread through things like blood or body �luids from one person to another. The measure now goes to the full Senate. If approved there, it would still need to be approved by the House, which has never seen this language.
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spect, without exception,” said Mayor John Giles. “Unfortunately, the efforts of a special interest group now force us to prepare for a costly and divisive city-wide election in November 2022. Contrary to their misleading petition campaign, the Mesa ordinance is moderate and protects everyone’s basic rights, including religious freedom and privacy. I urge Mesa voters to educate themselves about the facts, so they aren’t misguided by fear mongering.” In an email, Equality Arizona slammed the effort to retract the non-discrimination ordinance. “The dignity, equality and right to exist for LGBTQ people should not be up for a vote,” said Michael Soto, executive director of the group. “As a person who grew up in Mesa, this ordinance was a major victory for fairness, equality and opportunity for all,” he said. “These hateful efforts by a small minority are not re�lective of the Mesa I know today. Equal rights should not be a divisive issue.” Other opponents of the law celebrated on social media with dancing emojis and praise. United for Mesa itself is below-theradar, with no of�icial leaders or posted public meetings. Unof�icial leaders like
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ner table. Eben Schwartz, marine debris program manager of the California Coastal Commission, said masks “already ranked as the 12th most picked-up item that we removed during Coastal Cleanup month last September – which is re-
Barbara R. Parker rallied like-minded troops via Facebook and other outlets. “Thank you to every petition signer and gatherer who helped save Mesa!” Parker posted Thursday night. “Thank the Lord! I have never seen so many people working so hard to get signatures,” wrote Paula Smith in a comment to Parker’s post. “It’s been amazing! I’m so thankful everyone’s hard work paid off!” “Thank you everyone for going the extra distance, so we may all have a voice in such an important decision,” added Charmon Puhlmann, a bus driver for Mesa Public Schools. Councilmen Mark Freeman and Kevin Thompson voted against the ordinance March 1. Both said Mesa residents and visitors were already protected and that no ordinance was needed. Thompson told the Tribune the NDO “has become more divisive in our community than anything we’ve ever done before.” Days after Council created the ordinance, United for Mesa registered as a political action committee (PAC) and �iled for the referendum, demanding the issue be put to voters. “This measure would refer to a vote of the Mesa electorate Ordinance No. 5609, which prohibits many businesses, employers, housing providers, labor unions,
markable for something that’s only recently been introduced really in a large way to our society.” During coastal cleanups, he said, the group picks up tons of items, mostly single-use plastic items. “Take a convenience store, rip it up on the inside and shake and everything that falls out is what we’re picking up,”
educational facilities, and city government entities from making distinctions on the basis of certain enumerated classi�ications, including actual or perceived gender-related identity, in providing services or in employment or membership practices,” reads the text of the referendum petition that was �iled March 4. The petition was �iled by Thomas Brown Jr., an attorney with Copper Canyon Law, with Youssef Kahlaf of 100 Squared Financial listed as treasurer. Whether they succeed in stopping the ordinance and turning it over to voters depends next on veri�ication. “The process to verify the petitions will not be complete until late April at the earliest. After that process is complete, we will know if it quali�ies for the ballot,” said Kevin Christopher, a city spokesman. At least 9,093 signatures must be deemed valid for the challenge to succeed. “We expect the usual legal challenges from supporters of the ordinance who are concerned they won’t get their way if voters actually have a say. But we are hopeful that the voices of Mesa residents will prevail, and this important issue will be put to the ballot where it belongs,” said an unsigned email from the United for Mesa group. According to Christopher, if the United for Mesa referendum signatures are veri-
Schwartz said. The best way to stop the degradation of oceans by plastics is to eliminate singleuse plastics completely, he said. “They can’t become plastic pollution if they don’t get issued in the �irst place,” Schwartz said. Bondaroff said the issue of dealing with plastic pollution in the ocean is multifac-
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�ied, “it would be voted on at the November 2022 general election unless council decides to call a special election, which they could do in November 2021 or March, May, or August of 2022.” If a special election is not called, the measure will wind up on a crowded November 2022 ballot when races for governor and all other statewide of�ices are at stake, along with a U.S. Senate race, legislative races and Mesa council and school board seats. It also would not be the only ballot question for voters to decide since the Legislature is considering several measures, including an amendment to the State Constitution. Giles was intense in his defense of the ordinance. “I want my children and grandchildren to know that I love them enough to stake my reputation on an initiative intended to make Mesa safe for and open to all residents, regardless of race, af�iliation or orientation,” he said. “No child should grow up wondering if they deserve the same treatment and respect as someone who looks or acts different from them. I relish the opportunity to raise awareness about the plight of the most vulnerable members of our community and engage in meaningful, respectful dialogue about Mesa’s NDO.”
eted, and the in�lux of masks is just another issue that will continue to plague the Earth’s oceans and the wildlife that lives in them. “The 6,000 tons of face masks that are entering our oceans each year is quite literally the tip of the iceberg when it comes to marine plastic pollution,” Bondaroff said.
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Chandler kids hit runway to bene�it cancer center BY KATY SPRINGER Tribune Contributor
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t wasn’t your average Saturday afternoon. After all, how many kids get to pick out a new out�it, strut their stuff on the runway and receive celebrity treatment on any given weekend? But that’s exactly what happened March 27 when pediatric cancer survivors and their siblings hit the catwalk to pre-record Children’s Cancer Network’s annual fashion show fundraiser, “Inspirations 2021: Color Me Happy,” scheduled April 10. In years past, the fundraiser has included a live fashion show, but amid COVID-19, organizers opted to tape and stream this portion of the event. “Many of the kids we serve are extremely immune-compromised, so this year’s fashion show will be streamed,” said Patti Luttrell, founder and executive director
and really gave them a chance to show off.” The fashion show will feature young cancer survivors and their siblings wearing fashions that re�lect their personal styles while emcee Bruce St. James chronicles their cancer journeys, along with their interests, Kayla Lark, 13, and Kylie Lark, 12, of Chandler walked the runway during talents and lives rehearsal for the annual fashion show fundraiser benefitting the Chil- outside of the dren’s Cancer Network. (Pablo Robles/Progress Staff Photographer) disease. of Children’s Cancer Network. “Filming “It gives these children an opportunity to the kids in small groups was so much fun step into the limelight, show off a little bit
and bask in positive attention,” said Luttrell. “Kids with cancer spend so much time enduring painful treatments, and their siblings have their own dif�icult journey,” she explained. “This is a rare occasion to experience the magic of childhood, free from chemo, spinal taps and hospital stays.” Among the dozens of children and teens who walked the runway are Chandler residents, 12-year-old Kylie, who was diagnosed with osteosarcoma last May, and her big sister, Kayla, 13. Kylie chose jeans and a purple blouse for her turn down the runway, while Kayla chose Dickies pants and a green shirt. All items were donated by Macy’s. “It was so nice for the girls to be able to participate in the event together,” said the girls’ mom, Jolene Lark. “CCN has been such a great support and has given the girls so many things to look forward to
traordinarily dif�icult that a much younger man can’t do, and the true pleasure of doing something for a charity,” Kurtz said. “And I just think the world of A New Leaf. What they do is incredible.” Kurtz’s goal was to hit 1,000 drives in 12 hours. Each drive had to travel at least 200 yards and stay within a 40-yard grid. But for a pro who owns several world records for golf marathons and endurance marks, it came as no surprise that he exceeded the goal with 1,115 drives. Bob Kurtz completed a total of 1,115 drives at TopGolf Scott“It was a long day as Bob sdale on March 25, meeting his goal 90 minutes sooner than he thought he would. (Pablo Robles/Progress Staff Photographer) started the record attempt at 10 a.m. He took very few breaks be- ing, so his pace was faster than anticipatcause he wanted to keep momentum go- ed,” recalled Joe Dulin, Chief Philanthropy
Of�icer for A New Leaf. “Bob hit his 1,000 drive around 8:30 p.m. and we cheered his success.” Those donating to the event gave anywhere from 10 to 50 cents per completed drive. “We’re are grateful for their support,” Dulin said. “The dollars raised will have an immediate impact on families who have been impacted by COVID-19.” A New Leaf provides multiple services to the community to help domestic violence victims �ind protection, provide shelter to the homeless, help children �ind family and help veterans �ind peace. Amid the pandemic, it has seen an increase in demand for its services. “A New Leaf provides support and services to around 30,000 people annually. That number will certainly increase this past year due to the impact of the pan-
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cottsdale resident Bob Kurtz spent March 25 celebrating his 80th birthday year the only way he knows how: Racking up his seventh Guinness World Record at Scottsdale TopGolf, where he hit more than 1,000 drives in less than 12 hours. Kurtz is “The Ironman,” after all. “That was really satisfying — very satisfying,” he said. But the best part of the accomplishment for Kurtz? The event, dubbed Ironman 1000, raised $20,000 from sponsors and individual donors to bene�it the Mesa-based nonpro�it, A New Leaf, which provides homes and essential items for homeless families and veterans in the Valley. “I get double pleasure out of it: the pleasure out of doing something that’s ex-
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Mesa youngster was keeping his �ingers crossed this weekend as voting concluded on a chance to be a kind of advisor for the most famous name in raisins. Sun-Maid Growers of California – which produces the iconic raisin brand – picked 10-year-old Allen Bishop to be among 15 �inalists for �ive seats on a board that will help shape the company’s future business decisions. Noting it encourages everyone to “Imagine That,” Sun-Maid put out a call to chil-
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throughout this journey.” While the kids’ fashion show is the centerpiece of “Inspirations 2021: Color Me Happy,” the event also includes a luncheon, a silent auction that will be open for bidding from April 6-10 and a live auction the day of the event. Prizes range from personal services and sports memorabilia to travel packages, experiential ac-
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dren ages 6-12 and got 1,300 applications. It narrowed them down to 15 �inalists to �ive kid seats on Sun-Maid’s Board of Imagination. They liked what Allen had to say in his application: “I am creative and have a lot of ideas. I am always trying out new science projects and exploring the outdoors with my siblings.” Selected kids will take part in several Board of Imagination meetings over the coming year, get $5,000 for themselves in the form of a 529 donation to their college education. Their schools also will get $5,000 and a year’s supply of Sun-Maid
tivities and more. Guests have several options for attending the fundraiser: at Dominick’s Steakhouse in Scottsdale for an in-person dining experience with hosts Bruce St. James and Letitia Frye, at La Torretta Ristorante, also in Scottsdale, for an intimate dining and event experience, or virtually via Zoom while enjoying a takeout meal from Dominick’s. CCN’s fashion show debuted in 2005 while Luttrell’s young son, Jeff, was undergoing cancer treatment for leukemia. At the behest of her daughter and Jeff’s big sister, Jenny, who was desperate to help families battling pediatric cancer, they held the premier event. This got the nonpro�it organization started in earnest.
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demic,” Dulin said. In response, A New Leaf partnered with the City of Mesa to provide millions of dollars to families through rental and utilities assistance in an effort to help keep people stable in their homes. “A New Leaf will continue to work with state and local governments over the next year to utilize funds provided by the American Rescue Act to stabilize families and help those seeking employment �ind good jobs,” Dulin said. The idea of the Ironman 100 was the brainchild of Kurtz, who approached A New Leaf about the fundraising event. He was more than familiar with the nonpro�it, as his wife is a volunteer and donor. “Bob has raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for charity through his endurance golf records. Because Bob is turning 80 years of age in May, he wanted to take
snacks. “Our minds – and imaginations – were blown away, seeing the number of applications by word-of-mouth for this prestigious and �irst-of-its-kind board,” said Sun-Maid CEO/President Harry Overly who also now holds the title of “Chief Imagination Wrangler” of Sun-Maid Growers of California. “Allen’s application really stood out to us, which is why he is a �inalist,” Overly said. There was no word on when results of the voting, which closed last Friday, April 2, will be announced.
CCN has come a long way since then. The organization serves hundreds of Arizona families each year, providing gas and grocery gift cards, hospital admission kits to help new families navigate the road ahead and adopt-a-family programs for back-toschool season and the holidays. The organization also hosts activities to boost self-con�idence in young cancer �ighters, programs to help siblings cope with cancer, and provides a multitude of other services. “We �ill in the gaps where hospitals and insurance companies leave off,” said Luttrell. “Our goal is to ease the �inancial strain of pediatric cancer and offer social and emotional support through programs that help families from the moment they
on a couple of new challenges this year,” Dulin said. Raising money for a charity as part of his world record attempts is something Kurtz started in 2006, when he played his �irst marathon, playing 168 holes in a row and averaging 18 holes in less than one hour. Kurtz’s other world records include most times for a golfer to score their age or below in 24 hours; 500 consecutive holes without rest or sleep, which he accomplished in 39 hours; most holes played in one week, 1,850; completing 72 holes of golf in three hours and �ive minutes; and completing a round of golf in 39 minutes, shooting a 71. “There’s no better feeling than to accomplish something of signi�icance, but then to have it have a signi�icant outcome, which is the money that was raised for A New Leaf, that was very, very rewarding,” Kurtz said. This year is a milestone year for both A
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receive that terrible diagnosis.” The American Childhood Cancer Organization reports that 60 percent of U.S. families battling pediatric cancer spend as much as $10,000 annually on non-medical expenses during their child’s treatment. Half of all families experience considerable to severe �inancial dif�iculties as a result of the medical and non-medical costs of �ighting the disease. Proceeds from “Inspirations 2021: Color Me Happy” fund an array of programs and services for pediatric cancer families across Arizona, with more than 80 cents of every dollar going directly to families in need. For information and to purchase tickets, visit childrenscancernetwork.org or ccn2021.givesmart.com. New Leaf and Kurtz. Founded in 1971, A New Leaf celebrates their 50th anniversary this year and will host its 50th Anniversary Camaraderie Gala on Oct. 23 at JW Marriott Phoenix Desert Ridge Resort & Spa in Phoenix. Kurtz, on the other hand, plans to ring in his 80th birthday by doing what he does best: adding another world record to his growing list of accomplishments. This time, he plans to golf his age 10 times in one day, in July. To prepare, he’ll train on the course, much like he did for the Ironman 1000 event, where he spent several hours each day for three months on the driving range at Ancala Country Club in Scottsdale. “People say age is just a state of mind,” Kurtz said. “I’m 80 years old, and I’m doing things that a 30-year-old can’t do. And that’s very satisfying.” Information: turnanewleaf.org, golfsironman.com
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imhak Em and �iancée Eugenia Tai opened Pair Cupworks inside of Cider Corps in Downtown Mesa in February 2020 – weeks before the COVID-19 pandemic hit. “Instead of blaming the pandemic, we just tried to �ind other ways to sell our products,” said Em, 36, who placed second in the U.S. CoffeeChamps qualifying competition in 2018. From February to July, Em hand-delivered specialty coffees, vegan pastries and freshly roasted coffee beans to anyone within 20 miles of the cafe, while using online marketing to bolster sales to balance the �inancial blow taken while the coffee bar closed due to COVID-19 restrictions. Those efforts did not go unnoticed by Mesa residents. “I do know that we gained a lot of trust in a small community here that was willing to have me go and drop off coffee in front of their doorstep,” Em said. With the coffee bar now fully open, the menu is divided into four sections: seasonal drinks, espresso, pour-over coffee, cold brew and loose-leaf tea. Em works 12- to 15-hour days managing the front end of the coffee bar, roasting beans and educating customers on exotic, light roast specialty coffee while Tai, 35, a structural engineer by day and graphic designer by night, handles product branding and bookkeeping behind the scenes. “Our brand is really about trying to create happiness through coffee and tea,” Tai
Kimhak Em owns Pair Cupworks in downtown Mesa with his fiancée Eugenia Tai. (Kevin Pirehpour/Tribune Staff)
said. “And I tried to communicate that to our branding.” Both are from California’s Bay Area and moved here together in 2015 to embed themselves in Arizona’s growing specialty coffee scene. Specialty coffee shops, or “third-wave” coffee served at cafes such as Pair Cupworks, focuses on every step of the coffee chain — from farm to cup, Em said. Pair Cupworks sources elusive beans from small-scale farmers in regions such as Guatemala, Ethiopia and Myanmar, Em said. It’s a new coffee experience offered in Downtown Mesa, one that evolves with each shot of espresso and changes depending on the origin of beans, the roast, ground and pour.
And for patrons to whom light roast, specialty coffee is a foreign concept, Em will walk them through every step of the process. “That’s one great thing about being an owner, barista, roaster all in one,” Tai said. “(Em’s) right there, he’s ready to answer any questions people may have.” Em’s parents moved to the U.S. from Cambodia in the 80s to escape the civil war and genocidal regime led by Khmer Rouge, which killed an estimated 1.5 to 3 million people. Once in California, Em remembers spending countless hours in the doughnut shop his parents owned where his love affair with food and coffee took root. When Em and Tai moved to Arizona, they opened a cafe and bakery in Tempe with investors and other relatives. Their �irst swing at owning an Arizona-
based cafe failed, with communication issues at the center of internal business con�lict, and the concept closed shortly after opening. “I learned that I don’t want to work with investors,” Em said. “It prompted me to do what I’m doing now; slow grind, no investors, no outside capital and just build as you grow.” After closing the cafe, Em started brewing at Peixoto in Downtown Chandler as one of its �irst baristas, learning how to roast coffee beans and building friendships that have lasted to today. “I grew a lot with them, learned a lot from them, and we pretty much taught each other how to become a specialty shop,” Em said. “And we just feed off of each other’s energy.” With Pair Cupworks, Em and Tia are following their unobstructed business vision, growing organically and focusing on the coffee and tea they love and want to share with the community. “We’re just trying to make our customers happy and create a great product for them,” Tai said. “They can treat us as a resource, especially if they want to learn Customers Jake McDonald, 30, and his father Todd McDonald, 55, more about coffee drink single-origin espresso at the Pair Cupworks bar located inside and tea at a speof Cider Corps in Downtown Mesa. (Kevin Pirehpour/Tribune Staff) cialty level.”
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alifornia Aeronautical University has opened its newest campus at Falcon Field Airport. CAU offers aviation-related degree programs with professional �light training
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becoming a professional pilot or other aviation professional is not only possible, but is a realistic long term career option.” In CAU’s Bachelor of Science in Aeronautics and the Associate of Science in Aviation Studies programs, students earn numerous certi�icates and ratings along
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hen news broke in February that Arizona would open COVID-19 vaccines to people over age 55, I had a long debate with myself about whether to get the shot. By long I mean three solid minutes. Or the time it took me to Google, “Will the COVID vaccine implant a microchip in me?” Seriously, that’s one of the myths circulating about the vaccine, along with rumors that the vaccines will genetically modify your DNA or that the shot is actually more lethal than COVID-19 itself. All false, at least according to everyone from the Centers for Disease Control to the Mayo Clinic to the American Medical
Association to yours truly. I got a second dose of the P�izer vaccine on March 25. So far, I’ve shown no ill effects besides the sore arm I had for 48 hours and a decreased tolerance for people who say things like, “Didja know the COVID-19 vaccine killed Hank Aaron?” Again, this is seriously a contention being made by the anti-vaxxers. Their logic? Aaron got his COVID vaccine Jan. 5. The baseball slugger died 17 days later in his sleep, at age 86. The medical examiner ruled this a death from natural causes, reporting that Aaron showed no symptoms of COVID-19, nor any side effects from the Moderna vaccine he received. Still, leading anti-vaxxer Robert F. Kennedy Jr. tweeted, “Aaron’s tragic death is part of a wave of suspicious deaths among elderly closely following administration of
COVID vaccines.” The rumor mill ran so amok, the New York Times fact-checked Aaron’s demise under a headline reading, “Hank Aaron’s death had nothing to do with the Covid-19 vaccine.” For some folks, the world medical establishment and the mainstream media uniting to assure us of something can only mean one thing – the exact opposite of whatever we’re being told. If the American Hospital Association, American Medical Association and American Nurses Association all say a vaccine is safe – and they’ve released a public service announcement saying exactly that – the only logical thing to believe is a YouTube video by some loon named Steve Fletcher who reports, “4 Reasons Why The COVID Vaccine IS The Mark Of The Beast!”
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Steve says it’s right there in Revelations 13. “The Beast and the False Prophet and the Dragon will deceive humanity into taking His mark,” i.e., the COVID vaccine. To think, my big worry was that the second shot might interfere with my Saturday morning tee time. A mid-March poll of Arizonans by OH Predictive Insights shows that 17 percent of us will refuse to take the vaccine, while another 11 percent remain unsure. That could create an issue for our state, given that medical experts like Dr. Anthony Fauci estimate that herd immunity from COVID-19 will require “75 to 80-plus percent” of the herd to be vaccinated. This member of the herd feels tip top after getting two shots in the arm. Not only has my 5G cell phone reception improved at home – four bars! – but before dawn, I can mentally tune in AM radio stations from as far away as St. Louis. On the downside, I didn’t get the AstraZeneca vaccine, which relies on a modi�ied chimpanzee adenovirus to induce COVID immunity. According to some Internet memes, this means the vaccine will turn you into a monkey – something I’ve hoped for since seeing “Planet of the Apes” when I was 9. My favorite ape has always been Dr. Zaius, played by the great British stage actor Maurice Evans. Zaius was the ape who nailed it when he said of man, “From the evidence, I believe his wisdom must walk hand and hand with his idiocy.”
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he United States Disabled Open, which aims to provide a PGA Tourlike atmosphere for disabled golfers, is descending upon Mesa for its thirdever tournament in May. The tournament will take place at Longbow Golf Club near Higley and McDowell roads from May 17-20. The US Disabled Open will add to the list of major events that have taken place at the club in recent years, including the Symetra Tour, Heather-Farr Classic and the NCAA Division II Women’s Golf Championships. “Longbow Golf Club is honored to be the host site for the 2021 U.S. Disabled Open Golf Championship,” Bob McNichols, developer of Longbow Business Park and Golf Club, said in a press release. “Longbow Golf Club has long advocated and supported adaptive golf. We have provided access, training, specialized equipment and partnered with Ability360 Sports and Fitness Center and various community organizations to promote access to the game of golf for the adaptive golf community. “We look forward to welcoming the competitors and presenting an exciting championship for the top U.S. and international adaptive golfers.” This year’s event will be the third tournament put on by the United States Disabled Golf Association, which began hosting tournaments for amputees and other golfers with disabilities in 2018. The �irstever tournament was held in Orlando, Florida, where Ryan Brendan, an amputee from Nebraska, won the title. In 2019, the USDGA descended upon Richmond, Virginia, where Chris Biggins from Birmingham, Alabama took home the title. Both events featured a combined 122 golfers with various impairments from all over the United States and some from other countries. Biggins, the 2019 winner, suffers from cerebral palsy. The Open in 2019 became the �irst event to obtain world rankings for golfers with
the same. In 2011, he became the � i r s t - e ve r American to play in the Disabled British Open in England. In front of a national audience in England, he �inished 34th overall and sixth in his �light in 2011. In 2012, he �inished 28th overall and was Larry Celano, a 52-year-old Chandler resident, is among those competing in second in the U.S. Disabled Open when it comes to Mesa in May. (Courtesy Larry Celano) his �light in the same disabilities. The 2020 tournament was tournament. To this day, Faircloth is the only Americanceled due to the coronavirus pandemic, but USDGA founder Jason Faircloth expects can to have ever played in the Disabled more than 70 golfers to sign up for the British Open. “I didn’t even know there was anything tournament in Mesa, which has received support from local company PING, PGA of out there like that,” Faircloth said. “I’ve never really considered myself as disAmerica and aboutGolf, among others. “We already have 51 golfers who have abled. But to see how professionally run signed up and already played,” said Fair- the tournament was, it gave me the mocloth, who has cerebral palsy. “I’ve always tivation to try to create that same type of wanted to create something like this be- event here.” Larry Celano, a 52-year-old Chandler cause I wanted to focus on golfers with disabilities. I wanted to try to give golfers resident, is among those already signed up to participate in the event in May. A the same opportunities I have had.” Faircloth, 42, takes pride in his own ac- veteran, Celano became paralyzed at 20 complishments on the golf course, and years old while in the military storming has never thought of himself as disabled Panama. He utilizes a SoloRider while gol�ing that allows him to sit down and while playing. He fell in love with the sport while grow- still swing a club as the seat is able to raise ing up in North Carolina and was named up and down. He played in the United States Disabled Player of the Year for Sampson Community College in 1999. In 2001, he volun- Open two years ago in Virginia and recalls teered for both the men’s and women’s US how special of a moment it was for him. Open and returned in 2005 and 2007 to do At one point while exiting the elevator in
his hotel, he broke down in tears at the thought of being able to compete at a high level for the �irst time since his injury. “It was the �irst time I was able to do anything competitively since I got hurt,” Celano said. “There were a bunch of emotions. I’m using this event as my own U.S. major, where I can feel like a pro for the day.” Now with the tournament in his own backyard, Celano is con�ident in his ability to compete once again at a high level in the tournament. “I always go into tournaments looking to win,” Celano said. “I’m excited to be home, have my own caddy and to have my friends and family come watch me.” A number of local sponsors have offered to help with various tasks to put on the tournament at Longbow, including food, drinks and the installment of rules for golfers. Arizona State University’s Special Events Management Department has also stepped in to help by providing volunteers for the three-day event. An aspect Faircloth said has made the tournament possible. Still, more help is needed. Due to the pandemic, many of Faircloth’s usual sponsors for the events have not been able to help like in year’s past. He’s asking anyone interested in volunteering or donating to do so to provide an opportunity for disabled golfers to play the sport they love at a high level. “We almost didn’t have a tournament again this year,” Faircloth said. “I was about to cancel it. We got the support we needed from PING and Arizona State to have the tournament.” Registration for the event is set at $280, which includes four rounds of golf, two meals and will be part of the U.S. Rankings for Golfers with Disabilities. Hyatt Place near Mesa Riverview has been selected as the of�icial hotel of the event for those coming from out of town. For more information on the United States Disabled Open Golf Championship taking place at Longbow Golf Club in Mesa or to make a donation, visit www.usdga.net.
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usband and wife team Armando Hernandez and Nadia Holguin are expanding and opening a third restaurant that will serve Mexican cuisine from their home state of Chihuahua. The couple opened their �irst location of Tacos Chiwas in Phoenix in March 2016 and three years later picked a site at Alma School and Warner roads in Chandler for a second restaurant. Last summer they opened their third location in downtown Mesa during the pandemic. “It’s actually going OK,” Hernandez said. “It’s good. There have been so many negative things about the pandemic and 2020 in general. It was a bit of a nightmare for everybody. But for us, it was important to continue to move forward.” “We de�initely felt an impact,” he said. “It’s not where things should be especially sales in general. We adapted through carryout. Our price point is relatively affordable.” Although there’s a lot of competition with other Mexican food restaurants, Hernandez said none of them serve food that re�lects Chihuahua cuisine. “Nadia and I have always said we want to create our childhood food. So, we’re putting everything out there that’s very special to us personally and hope it resonates with people,” Hernandez said. “For us, it’s an emotional level but also we’re fortunate to come together and come from the region. I went to culinary school. I’ve been working in the industry for a very long time and it kind of all has clicked together real fast.” Chihuahua-style Mexican food tends to be spicier and focuses on proteins. “Chihuahua is a landlocked state like Arizona so there’s not really a lot of seafood, obviously,” explained Hernandez. “If you look back at the roots of it all, there’s very little vegetation. Chihuahua by far has more desert and a high altitude. All of that affected our food in general.”
Armando Hernandez and his wife Nadia Holguin have continued to develop an enthusiastic following for the Mexican fare they serve at their restaurant, Tacos Chiwas, in Chandler, Mesa and Phoenix. (Special to GetOut) “You have to take advantage of as much product as you can,” he continued. “When you’re butchering an animal, you use almost every aspect of it. “One of the more popular things on our menu are the barbacoa which is made with beef cheeks. It’s smoked for over 12 hours. We have beef tongue. We have Tripas (tripe). It’s fried. Those are all really good parts that aren’t as common sometimes in the mainstream but for us, it’s really special. Obviously, the carne asada is really popular.” Tacos Chiwas also introduced its own version of the gordita which are “little
�lour pockets, cut in the middle and stuffed with beans and all kinds of things.” The restaurant also serves up �lour tortillas. “Flour is signi�icantly easier to get in Chihuahua,” said Hernandez, noting south Mexico tends to have more corn-based products. The couple makes their sauce from chilis they get in Chihuahua when visiting each year. In June 2019, they got a visit from Guy Fieri from the Food Network’s show Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives. Guy tried the smoked beef cheek barbacoa tacos and
the smoked brisket Deshebrada Roja Gorditas and gave them both thumbs up. Now, the restaurant is going to be featured on the show a second time. But Guy didn’t visit this time. Instead, Hernandez sent food to Guy, who prepared it at his home for the “Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Carryout” special since the show is everything carryout. “They did that as a special because they saw that restaurants had to get smart about how to sell,” said Hernandez. The episode hasn’t aired and Hernandez hasn’t been noti�ied when it’s going to come out. “Guy and his whole team and the network are actually a big blessing for a lot of us small restaurants that could never afford that type of publicity,” Hernandez said. “In that realm, we’re very fortunate to be picked to be on the shows.” After Guy’s �irst visit, business went up. “It brought attention,” explained Hernandez. “Like anything else, when you’re doing things as correct as you can from your perspective and you have more eyes on you, it just goes hand-in-hand to being busier. We de�initely saw an increase in business and that’s continued to be there ever since.” He added that Guy is exactly what you would expect. “I think he genuinely cares about what he’s doing and making sure restaurants are doing well and the families. He remembers names. I can’t say enough good things about him.” Hernandez has been in the restaurant business 15 years since he was 17. His wife is a classically trained chef. They have been aided in the expansion by the fact that Hernandez’s dad, mom, uncle and brother all work for him. “We’re not reinventing food in any way, shape or form. What we’re trying to do is produce the best quality and the best product and trying to be consistent at the same time. That’s our main objective in general.” Information: tacoschiwas.com; 2160 N. Alma School Road, Chandler; 127 W. Main St., Mesa
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rban Air Adventure parks are not new to Arizona, with their familyfun locations in Ahwatukee, Peoria and Queen Creek. But the one that will be coming to Gilbert will be a lot different from those three and most of its 154 indoor parks nationwide. The 10-year-old, Dallas-based family fun franchise has picked Gilbert for its �lagship corporate western showcase. And the two-story, 50,000-square-foot park it plans to open by year’s end at E. Williams Field Road and S. Santan Village Parkway will that will have unique attractions. Those include an electric go-kart track and laser tag �ield spanning both �loors, multi-level rope-climbing, an enormous in�latable landing pad perched below a series of trampolines and a “runway tumble track for �lipping, handspringing and cartwheeling. Those features will augment the rockclimbing and bounce-house-type walls, dodge-ball areas and trapezes that have made Urban Air Adventure Parks popular haunts for kids and families and go-to destinations for corporate team building and other adult gatherings. “It’s going to have our premium attractions,” said Josh Wall, Urban Air’s executive vice president and chief franchise of�icer. “It’s what we call our version 2.5 park and that’s going to help us really put our best foot forward to the East Valley and show them what an Urban Air experience can be like.” And it won’t just be a showcase for only East Valley or even just for Arizona investors who might want an Urban Air franchise of their own. Wall envisions groups throughout the west coming to the Gilbert location. “As we have more and more interested franchise groups that want to diversify
their business investments by getting into the number one entertainment franchise in the country,” Wall said, “we want them to see the product, test the product, bring their children to the products or the grandchildren and really see what it’s like to play within an Urban Air Adventure Park. “So, we will likely have monthly meetings there where we will have interested franchise groups come through and spend time with us.” There are reasons why Entrepreneur magazine’s annual list of the top 500 best franchise opportunities listed Urban Air Adventure Park number 1 – and why even with the pandemic, the company has 60 more locations in its development pipeline. The parks have been a big draw not only for families but also for adults who plan corporate events, parties and other gatherings. They are drawn by huge trampolines, “slam-dunk tracks” that enables �lying leaps for basketball baskets, mammoth jungle-gyms, ropes courses and even a “sky rider coaster” that enables guests to “�ly” in a harness along a track af�ixed to the ceiling. The parks also are equipped with an area where kids under 7 can play on smaller trampolines under the parents’ watchful eyes. The company sees the pandemic as having increased interest in and demand for “location-based family entertainment.” “Now more than ever, families are in search of more ways to engage their kids in an entertaining, learning and social environment,” Walls said. Wall said 22 of the 33 parks the company opened last year were opened after the pandemic �irst struck the nation. And even before the �irst quarter of 2021 ended, Wall said, “our parks are doing so well in 2021 they are out-indexing even our 2019 numbers.”
Urban Air Adventure Parks offer a wide array of diversions but not all of them are available at each location. The Gilbert flagship[ will have a lot more. (Special to GetOut)
Kids and adults can “fly” from ceiling tracks, bounce around walls while “rock climbing” on others and engage in a number of other activities at Urban Air Adventure Parks. (Special to GetOut)
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NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S SALE WESTGATE GV AT PAINTED MOUNTAIN 12044.0025-0028;0030-0035 The following legally described trust property will be sold pursuant to the power of sale at public auction to the highest bidder in the Lobby of Suite 700, 8585 E Hartford Dr, Scottsdale, Maricopa County, AZ 85255, at 1:00 p.m. on THURSDAY, MAY 13, 2021 - NOTICE! IF YOU BELIEVE THERE IS A DEFENSE TO THE TRUSTEE SALE OR IF YOU HAVE AN OBJECTION TO THE TRUSTEE SALE YOU MUST FILE AN ACTION AND OBTAIN A COURT ORDER PURSUANT TO RULE 65, ARIZONA RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE, STOPPING THE SALE NO LATER THAN 5:00 PM MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME OF THE LAST BUSINESS DAY BEFORE THE SCHEDULED DATE OF THE SALE, OR YOU MAY HAVE WAIVED ANY DEFENSE OR OBJECTION TO THE SALE. UNLESS YOU OBTAIN A COURT ORDER, THE SALE WILL BE FINAL AND WILL OCCUR. - under that certain Deed of Trust, in which a breach has occurred for failure to pay monthly installments due under said Deed of Trust. Said Deed of Trust was recorded on (See Exhibit “A”), in Instrument No. (See Exhibit “A”) in the Office of the County Recorder of Maricopa County, Arizona: Interval No. (See Exhibit “A”), Painted Mountain Golf Villas, a (See Exhibit “A”) Interval Interest, nd consisting of: th (i) an undivided [52 for Annual/104 for Biennial] fee interest in Unit No. (See Exhibit “A”), PAINTED MOUNTAIN GOLF VILLAS CONDOMINIUM, according to the Declaration of Condominium recorded in instrument no. 97-9704664, and plat recorded in Book 451 of Maps, Page 11, records of Maricopa County, Arizona, by which an Owner is entitled to occupy a Unit for one (1) Interval on an annual or biennial (whichever is indicated above) and recurring basis, the exact Interval to be established every year (or, for biennial, every other year) by reservation, all as defined and governed by the Declaration of Dedication, Interval Ownership Plan, and Covenants, Conditions, Restrictions and Easements for Painted Mountain Golf Villas, dated September 18, 1997, and recorded October 8, 1997, in instrument no. 97-0704665, records of Maricopa County, Arizona, as amended by First Amendment to Declaration of Dedication, Interval Ownership Plan, and Covenants, Conditions, Restrictions and Easements for Painted Mountain Golf Villas, recorded January 15, 1998 in instrument no. 980031469, records of Maricopa County, Arizona (collectively, the “Declaration”);
and (ii) the non-exclusive right to use and enjoy the Common Area, and to use and enjoy the Common Furnishings contained in such Unit, during such Owner’s Use Period, as provided in the Declaration. For convenience in inventory control, conveyancing, and titling, an Interval Interest is granted in a specific Unit; however, this interest does NOT carry with it the right to use that specific Unit. Tax parcel number: 20-1008093 Purported property address: 6302 East McKellips Road Mesa, Arizona 85215 Original trustor(s): (See Exhibit “A”) Original principal balance: (See Exhibit “A”) Balance as shown on the Notice of Delinquency: (See Exhibit “A”) Substitute Trustee: SHARON A. URIAS 8585 E Hartford Dr, Ste 700, Scottsdale, AZ 85255 (480) 306-5458 Beneficiary: WESTGATE GV AT PAINTED MOUNTAIN, LLC 6302 East McKellips Road Mesa, AZ 85215 This is a non-judicial foreclosure proceeding to permit WESTGATE GV AT PAINTED MOUNTAIN LLC to pursue its in rem remedies under Arizona law. Dated th this 10 day of February, 2021. Sharon A. Urias, Substitute Trustee MANNER OF TRUSTEE QUALIFICATION: Member, State Bar of Arizona NAME OF TRUSTEE’S REGULATOR: State Bar of Arizona EXHIBIT “A” - NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S SALE 12044.0025 (THOMAS) ACCOUNT NO./GRANTOR(S), UNIDIVIDED INTEREST, BLDG/ UNIT NO., INTERVAL NO./ASSIGNED YEAR, RECORDING DATE OF DOT, ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL BALANCE, BOOK/INST. NO. FOR DEED OF TRUST, BALANCE AS SHOWN ON NOTICE OF DELINQUENCY; Jonathan P Thomas, Deidre M Floyd 6185 Shetland St Sumter, SC 29154, 1/104 Biennial, 9-237M, 24 EVEN, 11/02/2016, $5,813.91, 2016-0807315, $3,480.62; Ray Sinanan, Riza Sinanan 372 Rossland Road West Oshawa, ON L1J3G5 CANADA, 1/104 Biennial, 8-134M, 30 EVEN, 06/30/2016, $6,426.00, 2016-0457920, $3,656.52; Carol D Outlaw 2006 Liberty Ave Hopewell, VA 23860, 1/104 Biennial, 10-139, 23 EVEN, 11/15/2016, $4,625.80, 2016-840373, $2,216.40; Rose C Abadilla 1014 Mao Ln Honolulu, HI 96817, 1/104 Biennial, 6-122M, 33 EVEN, 12/22/2015, $6,414.99, 2015-0900245, $6,859.64; Roy S Robinson, Rebecca J Robinson 115 West Northside Dr Lake Wales, FL 33853, 1/104 Biennial, 8-134P, 34 ODD, 05/01/2017, $4,803.61, 2017-0313877, $2,305.76; Danisha Robinson, Kenneth Robinson 2729 Caribou Court Morrow, GA 30260, 1/104 Biennial, 8-132M, 35 ODD, 03/22/2016, $5,400.00, 2016-
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Public Notices 0182292, $3,812.21; Montina S Newkirk P.O. Box 56 Willard, NC 28478, 1/104 Biennial, 6-123P, 44 ODD, 08/25/2016, $5,214.96, 2016-0611056, $2,291.10; April L Smith, Rodrick J Smith 2581 Ringgold Rd Somerset, KY 42503, 1/104 Biennial, 6-124M, 45 EVEN, 03/22/2016, $5,813.91, 2016-0182296, $4,616.86; Regina A Metcalf, Leon Sims 147 South Gosnell Blytheville, AR 72315, 1/104 Biennial, 9-135, 8 ODD, 02/22/2017, $8,139.47, 2017-0127279, $3.689.69; Hairo Perez 9625 Mount Pisgah Rd Silver Spring, MD 20903, 1/104 Biennial, 6-123M, 30 ODD, 01/26/2017, $6,426.00, 2017-0059993, $3,134.16; Valerie D Wilson 7635 Brentwood Rd Philadelphia, PA 19151, 1/104 Biennial, 8-132M, 33 EVEN, 01/05/2017, $3,559.56, 20170007478, $1,619.82; Charlie W Sellers, Lois E Sellers 108 Lake Dr Trinity, NC 27370, 1/104 Biennial, 7-130, 21 EVEN, 10/08/2015, $7,427.25, 2015-0724419, $5,719.74; Steve D Broadnax, April M Broadnax 515 Piney Fork Church Rd Eden, NC 27288, 1/104 Biennial, 6-121, 28 ODD, 03/22/2016, $8,081.33, 20160182232, $4,475.00; Gordon L Thompson Jr, Paula F Thompson 161 Anglin Valley Ln Stoneville, NC 27048, 1/104 Biennial, 6-224M, 33 ODD, 11/15/2016, $5,813.91, 2016-0840390, $3,394.00; Carolyn Jones, Christopher L Ford 219 East Hughes Circle Florence, SC 29506, 1/104 Biennial, 9-138P, 31 ODD, 08/25/2016, $4,500.00, 2016-0610686, $3,211.17; EXHIBIT “A” - NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S SALE 12044.0026 (MUHAMMED) ACCOUNT NO./GRANTOR(S), UNIDIVIDED INTEREST, BLDG/ UNIT NO., INTERVAL NO./ASSIGNED YEAR, RECORDING DATE OF DOT, ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL BALANCE, BOOK/INST. NO. FOR DEED OF TRUST, BALANCE AS SHOWN ON NOTICE OF DELINQUENCY; Sayyid Muhammed, Fatou Jallow Muhammed 1617 Horner Rd Woodbridge, VA 22191, 1/104 Biennial, 8-233M, 20 ODD, 10/20/2015, $6,103.41, 2015-0752433, $4,600.50; Raymundo Sanchez, Joyce A Sanchez PO Box 822 Harrisonburg, VA 22803, 1/104 Biennial, 8-132M, 2 EVEN, 06/29/2016, $5,813.91, 2016-0454924, $3,777.12; Carlos D Mc Arthur, April K Mc Arthur 141 NE 15th Street Oklahoma City, OK 73104, 1/104 Biennial, 7-228, 16 EVEN, 10/08/2015, $6,760.14, 2015-0724351, $3,120.88; Charles O Mc Daniel III, Quiana D Mc Daniel 728 Meandering Drive Cedar Hill, TX 75104, 1/104 Biennial, 9-138P, 39 EVEN, 10/08/2015, $4,410.64, 20150724270, $3,348.76; Sophia A Green Cmr 427 Box 3610 Apo, AE 09630, 1/104
Biennial, 10-139, 30 EVEN, 05/20/2010, $11,618.28, 2010-0427680, $19,359.81; Steven B Mitchell, Teffany Mitchell 1173 Thompson Hill Rd Awendaw, SC 29429, 1/104 Biennial, 9-138M, 6 EVEN, 03/22/2016, $7,120.65, 2016-0182293, $5,413.80; Geffrey M Mendoza, Arceli G Mendoza 12014 Harness Ct Jacksonville, FL 32246, 1/104 Biennial, 9-138M, 46 ODD, 10/08/2015, $5,289.11, 20150724409, $1,780.64; Latrena S Ratliff 16163 Princeton Detroit, MI 48221, 1/104 Biennial, 6-121, 21 EVEN, 12/22/2015, $6,024.29, 2015-0900260, $4,222.00; Jemmayen T Macaraeg, Clifford S Cruz 8006 Matilija Ave Panorama City, CA 91402, 1/104 Biennial, 6-125, 39 EVEN, 07/23/2015, $4,840.95, 2015-0528981, $4,294.46; Thomas M Woods, Tiffany R Woods 910863 S Donna Jean Ln Wellston, OK 74881, 1/104 Biennial, 7-130, 41 EVEN, 10/08/2015, $7,346.70, 20150724350, $4,097.30; Rubin A Lloyd, Raina I Lloyd 7700 West Airport Blvd., Apt 508 Houston, TX 77071, 1/104 Biennial, 9-138P, 33 EVEN, 10/13/2015, $4,464.43, 2015-0733645, $3,188.10; Ronald Laleau, Jhoane E Laleau 107 Coffee St Palm Bay, FL 32909, 1/104 Biennial, 8-234, 38 ODD, 10/08/2015, $5,000.00, 20150724407, $1,753.95; Cleo D Shelton 2 B Nascar Lane Magnolia, DE 19962, 1/104 Biennial, 6-126, 28 EVEN, 03/22/2016, $7,725.87, 2016-0182238, $5,123.28; Wovoka V Jack, Nynesha L Jack 15011 Lance Circle Houston, TX 77053, 1/104 Biennial, 6-222P, 43 ODD, 10/20/2015, $4,860.00, 2015-0752421, $2,252.36; Van A Ellis 3690 S Tower Ave Chandler, AZ 85286, 1/104 Biennial, 6-125, 42 EVEN, 01/21/2015, $7,422.79, 2015-0039310, $5,529.50; EXHIBIT “A” - NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S SALE 12044.0027 (JONES) ACCOUNT NO./GRANTOR(S), UNIDIVIDED INTEREST, BLDG/ UNIT NO., INTERVAL NO./ASSIGNED YEAR, RECORDING DATE OF DOT, ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL BALANCE, BOOK/INST. NO. FOR DEED OF TRUST, BALANCE AS SHOWN ON NOTICE OF DELINQUENCY; Chamika V Jones 413 37th Pl SE Apt 202 Washington, DC 20019, 1/104 Biennial, 8-232, 20 ODD, 02/23/2017, $4,625.80, 2017-129526, $2,408.56; Victoria Hamrick, John S Walls 1001 South Leadville Apt 302 Boise, ID 83706, 1/104 Biennial, 9-138M, 6 ODD, 06/30/2016, $5,400.00, 2016-0457913, $2,934.48; Loretta K Warfield 6605 Alter St Baltimore, MD 21207, 1/104 Biennial, 9-135, 32 EVEN, 12/04/2015, $6,223.62, 2015-0859971, $3,455.92; Joseph R Peace, Cheryl S Peace 3126 Henry Wilson
Road Oxford, NC 27565, 1/104 Biennial, 9-138P, 22 ODD, 11/15/2016, $4,500.00, 2016-0840376, $2,542.50; Quantas S Calbert, Victoria Y Calbert 739 Boxwood Dr Pensacola, FL 32503, 1/104 Biennial, 9-238, 30 EVEN, 10/15/2015, $7,089.65, 2015-0740586, $3,446.50; Kenneth E Alfaro, Fatima R Alfaro 40027 N Hidden Bunker Court Antoch, IL 60002, 1/104 Biennial, 8-233M, 34 EVEN, 12/19/2016, $5,400.00, 2016-0932181, $2,686.11; Kandace L Collins, Ronald S Lamar 209 Scammel St Marietta, OH 45750, 1/104 Biennial, 9-138M, 34 EVEN, 06/30/2016, $5,813.91, 2016-0457898, $2,269.33; Cotina S Hemphill, Lydell E Hill 2344 Ridgerock Lane Apt 202 Rock Hill, SC 29732, 1/104 Biennial, 6-126, 42 ODD, 12/22/2015, $7,560.00, 2015-0900255, $4,395.56; Lois M Lambert PO Box 1953 The Dalles, OR 97058, 1/104 Biennial, 6-225, 20 ODD, 10/08/2015, $6,760.14, 2015-0724334, $2,923.44; La Ronda R White 27692 Devonshire St Southfield, MI 48076, 1/104 Biennial, 6-223, 13 EVEN, 12/22/2015, $9,792.81, 2015-0900262, $5,939.78; Lenaka R Givens, Antonio M Givens 421 Felder St Bishopville, SC 29010, 1/104 Biennial, 8-233M, 18 ODD, 02/22/2017, $5,813.91, 2017-0127277, $2,715.80; Brian Perry, Sr, Kristal Perry 2128 Dembrigh Lane Charlotte, NC 28262, 1/104 Biennial, 6-222M, 10 EVEN, 12/04/2015, $5,813.91, 2015-0859969, $3,989.60; Gerona Neubia, Philip Neubia 3005 Kathleen Way Williamsburg, VA 23188, 1/104 Biennial, 9-237M, 42 EVEN, 11/03/2016, $5,813.91, 20160811876, $2,644.80; EXHIBIT “A” - NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S SALE 12044.0028 (TENHET) ACCOUNT NO./GRANTOR(S), UNIDIVIDED INTEREST, BLDG/ UNIT NO., INTERVAL NO./ASSIGNED YEAR, RECORDING DATE OF DOT, ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL BALANCE, BOOK/INST. NO. FOR DEED OF TRUST, BALANCE AS SHOWN ON NOTICE OF DELINQUENCY; Valerie M Tenhet, Michael S Tenhet 587 County Road 2215 Decatur, TX 76234, 1/104 Biennial, 6-224P, 36 ODD, 12/03/2014, $6,195.00, 2014-0795291, $1,848.65; Luz E Sanchez 17547 Amantha Ave Carson, CA 90746, 1/104 Biennial, 6-222P, 27 ODD, 11/03/2016, $4,372.26, 2015-0810943, $1,253.30; Miranda L Browne, Trevor E Browne 335 Roberts Rd Athens, GA 30606, 1/104 Biennial, 6-126, 10 EVEN, 10/08/2015, $7,600.00, 2015-0724297, $2,393.89; Amanda L Crosby, Roger L Crosby PO Box 884 Steinhatchee, FL 32359, 1/104 Biennial, 6-223, 43 EVEN, 02/18/2016, $10,043.63, 2016-0101461, $3,206.36; Gloria D
Lowe, John Lowe 7359 Van Grayson Loop Fayetteville, NC 28314, 1/104 Biennial, 6-124M, 34 ODD, 04/09/2015, $5,400.00, 2015-0241237, $1,790.04; Anthony D Coghill, A’Dan N Coghill 1721 Hudgins Farm Circle Fredericksburg, VA 22408, 1/104 Biennial, 9-138P, 5 ODD, 02/29/2016, $4,806.00, 2016-0124816, $1,300.15; Mike Visockis, Angela Visockis 1051 S Dobson #174 Mesa, AZ 85202, 1 Annual, 6-123P, 35 WHOLE, 04/08/2009, $6,399.43, 2009-0310183, $2,692.29; Johnnie C Evans, Felicia W Evans 1117 Raven Perch Drive Wendell, NC 27591, 1/104 Biennial, 8-233P, 21 ODD, 02/25/2016, $5,400.00, 2016-0118243, $1,592.92; Joshua A Williams, Twanna R Williams 2358 Saintsville Rd Greenville, NC 27834, 1/104 Biennial, 6-224M, 32 EVEN, 10/08/2015, $6,895.34, 20150724341, $1,775.02; Gregory J Evans, Jr, Tawny Evans 24673 Watson Ranch Rd Montgomery, TX 77356, 1 Annual, 6-225, 33 WHOLE, 02/25/2016, $15,451.74, 2016-0118270, $3,887.20; EXHIBIT “A” - NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S SALE 12044.0030 (TODD) ACCOUNT NO./GRANTOR(S), UNIDIVIDED INTEREST, BLDG/ UNIT NO., INTERVAL NO./ASSIGNED YEAR, RECORDING DATE OF DOT, ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL BALANCE, BOOK/INST. NO. FOR DEED OF TRUST, BALANCE AS SHOWN ON NOTICE OF DELINQUENCY; Billy J Todd, Michelle J Todd 1235 Derby Dr Cohutta, GA 30710, 1/104 Biennial, 9-237M, 10 EVEN, 07/31/2017, $5,813.91, 2017-556575, $3,258.96; Charlayne James, Otis James 511 E. Sanger St Apt 3 Philadelphia, PA 19120, 1/104 Biennial, 8-134M, 31 EVEN, 06/30/2016, $5,400.00, 2016-457907, $3,044.84; Ricky L Winchester, Kathy A Winchester 3937 Parkhaven Drive Corinth, TX 76210, 1/104 Biennial, 8-134M, 32 EVEN, 11/15/2016, $3,303.98, 2016-840375, $2,504.24; La Micha D Williams, Kevin Williams 5442 Pelleur St Lynwood, CA 90262, 1/104 Biennial, 7-227, 46 ODD, 12/19/2016, $6,347.02, 2016-932190, $3,242.08; Thekla Tjazuko, Richard Adriaans 4010 Meadowview Dr Suitland, MD 20746, 1/104 Biennial, 8-233M, 40 EVEN, 11/03/2016, $5,794.40, 2016811855, $2,392.80; Ina M Walsh, Steven S Walsh 90 Miss Ellie Circle Belton, MO 64012, 1/104 Biennial, 6-123M, 15 EVEN, 04/05/2010, $5,400.00, 2010282761, $14,177.45; Matthew W Bishop, Katherine L Cox 336 Princeton Dr Trenton, OH 45067, 1/104 Biennial, 6-222M, 23 EVEN, 07/11/2017, $5,813.91, 2017502448, $3,098.17; Jerrick D Whitfield, Janet A Hand 4529 Dalmahoy Court#202
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Public Notices Fort Myers, FL 33916, 1/104 Biennial, 7-128, 11 EVEN, 10/08/2015, $4,840.95, 2015-724335, $1,659.25; Willie B White Jr 2026 Timber Oaks Ln Apt O Charlotte, NC 28212, 1/104 Biennial, 8-134M, 24 EVEN, 10/15/2015, $5,400.00, 2015-741603, $3,171.50; Elizabeth Williams, John W Williams 10100 W 136th Pl Apt 1706 Overload Park, KS 66221, 1/104 Biennial, 6-226, 49 EVEN, 01/05/2017, $6,005.67, 2017-007477, $3,065.51; Tchernavia S Howard PO Box 124 2175 Hosea Lane Autaugaville, AL 36003, 1/104 Biennial, 6-123M, 20 ODD, 10/08/2015, $5,365.19, 2015-724289, $2,110.86; Thurmond Johnson 352 Cleveland St Gary, IN 46406, 1/104 Biennial, 6-222M, 14 ODD, 06/29/2016, $5,400.00, 2016-454828, $3,120.24; Angela D Owens, Charles Owens 109 Stone Glen Road Pikeville, NC 27863, 1/104 Biennial, 6-224M, 32 ODD, 11/03/2016, $6,480.00, 2016810936, $3,655.025; Terry D Crumel, Trina C Crumel PO Box 1004 Fort Mill, SC 29716, 1/104 Biennial, 8-233M, 39 EVEN, 12/19/2016, $5,813.91, 2016932189, $2,604.06; Tamarcus D Cox, Antoinette R Jones 7767 La Riviera Dr. #76 Sacramento, CA 95826, 1/104 Biennial, 7-130, 19 EVEN, 10/08/2015, $7,089.65, 2015-724263, $2,547.54; Keshia M Belton 8100 Bayfield Road Apt 11D Columbia, SC 29223, 1/104 Biennial, 6-224P, 47 ODD, 02/08/2017, $4,860.00, 2017-095623, $2,312.60; Darryl D Brown, Felicia A Brown 418 Benning Rd Jackson, MS 39206, 1/104 Biennial, 5-117, 15 EVEN, 08/25/2016, $8,081.33, 2016610657, $4,194.20; EXHIBIT “A” - NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S SALE 12044.0031 (KELLY) ACCOUNT NO./GRANTOR(S), UNIDIVIDED INTEREST, BLDG/ UNIT NO., INTERVAL NO./ASSIGNED YEAR, RECORDING DATE OF DOT, ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL BALANCE, BOOK/INST. NO. FOR DEED OF TRUST, BALANCE AS SHOWN ON NOTICE OF DELINQUENCY; KAREN R KELLY, DEBRA N LETT 20885 S Birchwood Loop Rd # 1 Chugiak, AK 99567, 1/104 Biennial, 10-139, 52 ODD, 12/21/2011, $10,128.07, 2011-1049322, $13,704.48; PAULINE B SHOCKNESS, WILLIAM E SHOCKNESS, ANISA J SHOCKNESS 2301 Dryburgh Ct Orlando, FL 32828, 1/104 Biennial, 9-135, 26 EVEN, 10/20/2015, $9,197.80, 20150752432, $10,635.85; RICHARD PUNTENEY, PAMELA L PUNTENEY 12237 Gail Ave Omaha, NE 68137, 1/104, Biennial, 6-223, 48 EVEN, 08/06/2003, $8,279.10, 20031071236, $4,875.85; ALFRED D OSLEY, LA TONYA M BURKS 388 Saginaw Ave
Calumet City, IL 60409, 1/104 Biennial, 6-222M, 8 EVEN, 12/05/2011, $5,040.00, 2011-1001014, $8,571.60; TERRY J BRADLEY, LINNETTE M BRADLEY 3850 N. Park Ave Philadelphia, PA 19140, 1/104 Biennial, 6-123P, 14 ODD, 06/28/2016, $4,500.00, 20160449960, $3,780.23; PAIGE CARRIE HARDER 1701 Pearlie Dr Apt 16D Wichita Falls, TX 76306, 1/52 Annual, 9-138P, 1 WHOLE, 03/28/2002, $6,291.00, 2002-0319301, $2,811.79; CYNTHIA M ALLARD PO Box 213 Sonoita, AZ 85637, 1/52 Annual, 6-124P, 24 WHOLE, 06/07/2002, $6,291.00, 2002-0587697, $745.05; KERI A DRAGE, BRET DRAGE 4477 W 8790 S West Jordan, UT 84088, 1/104 Biennial, 8-233M, 52 EVEN, 05/14/2013, $5,591.58, 20130437699, $8,847.70; TIMOTHY M BREEDLOVE, ANDREA M BREEDLOVE 120 Pepperwood Drive Bolingbrook, IL 60440, 1/104 Biennial, 6-123M, 3 ODD, 10/22/2010, $6,562.17, 2010-0924482, $2,735.12; EXHIBIT “A” - NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S SALE 12044.0032 (SANCHEZ) ACCOUNT NO./GRANTOR(S), UNIDIVIDED INTEREST, BLDG/ UNIT NO., INTERVAL NO./ASSIGNED YEAR, RECORDING DATE OF DOT, ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL BALANCE, BOOK/INST. NO. FOR DEED OF TRUST, BALANCE AS SHOWN ON NOTICE OF DELINQUENCY; DANIEL I SANCHEZ, FRANCES B SANCHEZ 310 Catawba Ave Rock Hill, SC 29730, 1/104 Biennial, 6-222P, 28 ODD, 06/29/2016, $4,844.92, 20160454856, $3,346.89; CHARLES D RILEY, JR, CHERESE S JENKINS 8958 S Phillips Ave Chicago, IL 60617, 1/104 Biennial, 6-124M, 22 ODD, 12/22/2015, $7,725.87, 20150900261, $4,383.29; JOSEPH R MC LENDON, STACI L MC LENDON 5559 Old Dominion Road Columbus, GA 31909, 1/104 Biennial, 6-122M, 4 ODD, 12/27/2016, $3,303.98, 20160950218, $1,764.16; KELLY L RAQUE, GUSTAVO A CASTILLO 7512 Sunset Lane Crestwood, KY 40014, 1/104 Biennial, 9-237M, 37 ODD, 07/11/2017, $5,400.00, 20170502440, $2,774.72; JOEL C MARTIN, CRYSTAL R MARTIN 357 3rd St. Worthington, KY 41183, 1/104 Biennial, 8-233P, 33 ODD, 02/23/2017, $4,733.37, 20170129527, $3,078.80; EXHIBIT “A” - NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S SALE 12044.0033 (BIRDSONG) ACCOUNT NO./GRANTOR(S), UNIDIVIDED INTEREST, BLDG/ UNIT NO., INTERVAL NO./ASSIGNED
YEAR, RECORDING DATE OF DOT, ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL BALANCE, BOOK/INST. NO. FOR DEED OF TRUST, BALANCE AS SHOWN ON NOTICE OF DELINQUENCY; ERIC B BIRDSONG 31 Magnolia Ave Mableton, GA 30126, 1/104 Biennial, 7-128, 23 EVEN, 10/08/2015, $4,840.95, 20150724325, $2,274.20; GOGI D WEST, TYRONE D WEST SR. 3381 Circle Drive Saginaw, MI 48601, 1/104 Biennial, 8-134M, 37 EVEN, 08/25/2016, $5,813.91, 20160610661, $4,048.70; DARRYL K HUMPHREY JR, ANGELA I HUMPHREY 1411 Stevens Ct Rosenberg, TX 77471, 1/104 Biennial, 7-128, 6 EVEN, 01/12/2017, $5,809.14, 20170025209, $3,433.08; ANTHONY T FREEMAN, INEZ R FREEMAN 100 Trusty Street PO Box 924 Saint Michaels, MD 21663, 1/104 Biennial, 6-221, 14 EVEN, 07/09/2015, $9,657.34, 20150492392, $4,232.25; VALERIE K DILLON, BRANDON L DILLON 4514 Greenfield Dr Cookeville, TN 38501, 1/104 Biennial, 9-237P, 24 EVEN, 02/10/2016, $5,214.96, 20160085633, $2,702.50; JAMIE T PEARSON, MARANDA F CARPENTER PEARSON 356 Dunmeyer Hill Rd Summerville, SC 29485, 1/52 Annual, 9-235, 8 WHOLE, 02/21/2017, $5,658.53, 20170122879, $3,632.92; AMANDA H COYLE 210 Hermey Ave Pensacola, FL 32507, 1/104 Biennial, 6-224M, 27 EVEN, 02/10/2016, $6,895.34, 20160085636, $2,597.67; RALPH A PEARSON, SR, COMFORT T PEARSON 344 Azalea Dr Winston-Salem, NC 27105, 1/104 Biennial, 6-222M, 1 EVEN, 06/29/2016, $6,426.00, 20160454820, $3,632.92; DAVID M ROGERS, CRYSTAL G ROGERS 3903 Archdale Rd Archdale, NC 27263, 1/104 Biennial, 6-123M, 40 EVEN, 07/31/2017, $5,813.91, 20170556572, $3,123.17; CYNTHIA M POWELL, PERRY L POWELL PO Box 427 Dublin, NC 28332, 1/104 Biennial, 6-222M, 12 EVEN, 07/27/2017, $5,813.91, 20170549322, $3,577.80; ANTHONY C SPIKES, LORI A SPIKES 14506 Lakeshore Blvd Cleveland, OH 44110, 1/104 Biennial, 6-224M, 29 EVEN, 03/26/2016, $5,813.91, 20160182242, $3,666.33; SHEILA KELLY 3782 St James Court Ellenwood, GA 30294, 1/104 Biennial, 9-237P, 33 EVEN, 01/25/2017, $4,896.73, 20170057545, $2,029.82; EXHIBIT “A” - NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S SALE 12044.0034 (YBARRA) ACCOUNT NO./GRANTOR(S), UNIDIVIDED INTEREST, BLDG/ UNIT NO., INTERVAL NO./ASSIGNED YEAR, RECORDING DATE OF DOT, ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL BALANCE, BOOK/INST. NO. FOR DEED OF
TRUST, BALANCE AS SHOWN ON NOTICE OF DELINQUENCY; SAMUEL R YBARRA, JULIE A YBARRA 3601 5th St Bay City, TX 77414, 1/104 Biennial, 9-135, 11 ODD, 10/08/2015, $9,574.32, 20150724410, $4,020.80; CHRISTINE BROCKMAN, LEVI TANNIS 1092 Bergen Ave Brooklyn, NY 11234, 1/104 Biennial, 9-137, 24 ODD, 02/21/2017, $8,139.47, 20170122870, $2,881.12; PEDRO HERNANDEZ, ESTELA S GONZALEZ 625 32nd St West Palm Beach, FL 33407, 1/104 Biennial, 8-133, 40 ODD, 10/09/2018, $4,625.80, 20180757378, $1,955.00; DAVID A ROCHOWIAK, KRISTA L ROCHOWIAK 8686 Carson Hwy Tipton, MI 49287, 1/104 Biennial, 6-222M, 5 ODD, 01/21/2015, $6,120.00, 20150039162, $3,290.42; MARK W PETTIE, LATOYA S PETTIE 412 Price Street Eden, NC 27288, 1/104 Biennial, 6-121, 4 ODD, 02/22/2017, $9,000.00, 20170127270, $4,029.20; TINA M WALKINGTON 1775 Goodemoot Rd Portland, MI 48875, 1/104 Biennial, 8-231, 19 ODD, 03/22/2016, $9,657.34, 20160182246, $3,124.09; ELIJAH S GENTRY, SHANNON M GENTRY 6544 Birch Hollow Dr Memphis, TN 38115, 1/104 Biennial, 8-133, 45 ODD, 07/19/2018, $5,378.83, 2018-0548055, $2,560.73; EXHIBIT “A” - NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S SALE 12044.0035 (WILLIAMS) ACCOUNT NO./GRANTOR(S), UNIDIVIDED INTEREST, BLDG/ UNIT NO., INTERVAL NO./ASSIGNED YEAR, RECORDING DATE OF DOT, ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL BALANCE, BOOK/INST. NO. FOR DEED OF TRUST, BALANCE AS SHOWN ON NOTICE OF DELINQUENCY; REGINALD A WILLIAMS, NICOLE M WILLIAMS 27911 Skyhaven Lane Fulshear, TX 77441, 1/52 Annual, 7-227, 14 WHOLE, 11/15/2016, $8,000.70, 20160840409, $2,511.65; JOSUE A VASQUEZ, YADIRA B VASQUEZ 11719 Green Coral Dr Houston, TX 77044, 1/52 Annual, 6-226, 40 WHOLE, 07/11/2017, $13,734.00, 20170502176, $7,626.42; ANNETTE GONZALEZ, DAVID GONZALEZ 276 Summer St Passaic, NJ 07055, 1/52 Annual, 9-236, 48 WHOLE, 10/09/2018, $7,433.96, 20180757379, $2,768.72;
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Public Notices EASTMARK COMMUNITY FACILITIES DISTRICT NO. 1 and DISTRICT NO. 2, MESA ARIZONA CFD PHASE XVII SKATE PARK (DU3/4N) PROJECT NO: S902
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that sealed bids will be received until Thursday, April 29, 2021 at 1:00 p.m. All bids will be received electronically. Bids shall be submitted to the following email: EngineeringBids@mesaaz.gov. Bids must be submitted as an unencrypted PDF attachment with a maximum file size of 20MB. Please ensure that your email is smaller than this before sending. Submitted bids that are unable to be opened by City staff will not be considered for award. Bidders may request a single opportunity to verify that a test email and attachment are received and can be opened by City staff. Test emails must be sent to EngineeringBids@mesaaz.gov. Any bid received after the time specified will be returned without any consideration. A non-mandatory Pre-Bid Conference will be held via a Microsoft Teams meeting on Monday, April 12, 2021 at 2:00 pm. The Conference Bridge call in is 480-644-6120, conference ID 577101 in order to join the call. A pre-bid review of the site has been scheduled for Monday, April 12, 2021 at 1:00 p.m. The site visit is recommended but not mandatory. Participants shall meet at the Eastmark construction trailer located at 9525 E. Elliot Road (between Ellsworth Road and Everton Terrace), Mesa, Arizona 85212. This contract shall be for furnishing all labor, materials, transportation, and services for the construction and/or installation of all improvements shown on the Plans. PROJECT DESCRIPTION The Eastmark Skate Park (S902) The Eastmark Skate Park is approximately a 3.4 acre site that sits on the north side Point Twenty-Two Boulevard between South Pasteur and South Carver. The site is surrounded by the Mesa Eastmark LDS Meetinghouse and Eastmark High School to the south; the City of Mesa Fire Station No. 221 to the west and planned residential to the north and east. The Skate Park will be owned and maintained by the Eastmark Community Alliance. The Eastmark Skate Park is a key element of the Eastmark project and is intended to provide a major open space component for the entire community. This park is integrated into the entire Eastmark park system and will be a community focal point, gathering spot and social hub. The skate park supports the open space and park vision of DU3/4 by providing not only contributing to the park vicinity requirements as set for in the CP but also for providing a variety of park amenities throughout the community. Parks are provided within DU3/4, and the overall community, to not replicate each other in uses and character to promote pedestrian circulation between parks. The Eastmark Skate Park improvements include finish grading, storm drain, headwalls, gabion walls, concrete headers, sidewalk, site electrical, site lighting, pedestrian crosswalk, signage, landscape and irrigation, site furnishings, shaded seating and open field turf. The skate amenity features include a skate deck, skate steps and ramps, pump tracks for beginners and intermediates. For information contact: Stephanie Gishey, City of Mesa, Stephanie.Gishey@MesaAZ.gov. Engineer’s Estimate is approximately $2,400,000. All project questions must be submitted by 5:00 p.m. on Friday, April 23, 2021. See Section 12 of the Project Special Provisions for more information. 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 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 above. Contractors desiring to submit proposals may purchase sets of the Bid Documents from ARC Document Solutions, LLC, at https://order.e-arc.com/arcEOC/PWELL_Main.asp?mem=29. Click on “Go” for the Public Planroom to access plans. NOTE: In order to be placed on the Plan Holders List and to receive notifications and updates regarding this bid (such as addenda) during the bidding period, an order must be placed. The cost of each Bid Set will be no more than $36.00, which is non-refundable. Partial bid packages are not sold. You can view documents on-line (at no cost), order Bid Sets, and access the Plan Holders List on the website at the address listed above. Please verify print lead time prior to arriving for pick-up. For a list of locations nearest you, go to www.e-arc.com. One set of the Contract Documents is also available for viewing at the City of Mesa’s Engineering Department at 20 East Main Street, Mesa, AZ. Please call (480) 644-2251 prior to arriving to ensure that the documents are available for viewing. Work shall be completed within 218 (two hundred and eighteen) consecutive calendar days, beginning with the day following the starting date specified in the Notice to Proceed. Bids must be submitted on the Proposal Form provided and be accompanied by the Bid Bond for not less than ten percent (10%) of the total bid, payable to DMB MESA PROVING GROUNDS LLC, or a certified or cashier's check. PERSONAL OR INDIVIDUAL SURETY BONDS ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE. The successful bidder will be required to execute the DMB Mesa Proving Grounds LLC Contract and respective Addenda for construction within five (5) days after formal Notice of Contact Award. Failure by bidder to properly execute the Contract and provide the required certification as specified shall be considered a breach of Contract by bidder. DMB Mesa Proving Grounds LLC shall be free to terminate the Contract or, at option, release the successful bidder. Payment and Performance Bonds will be required for this Work. The successful bidder, simultaneously with the execution of the Contract, shall be required to furnish a Payment Bond in the amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the Contract Price, and a Performance Bond in an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the Contract Price. Successful Bidder shall name DMB Mesa Proving Grounds LLC as obligee on both the Payment and Performance Bonds and name the City of Mesa as an additional obligee on the Performance Bond using a Dual Obligee Rider form. An approved Dual Obligee Rider Form is included herein as Exhibit E in the Contract Documents. The right is hereby reserved to accept or reject any or all bids or parts thereto, to waive any informalities in any proposal and reject the bids of any persons who have been delinquent or unfaithful to any contract with the DMB Mesa Proving Grounds LLC; City of Mesa or Eastmark Community Facilities District No. 1 and District No. 2. BETH HUNING District Engineer Published: East Valley Tribune April 4, 11, 2021 / 37470 ATTEST: Dee Ann Mickelsen District Clerk
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CITY OF MESA MESA, ARIZONA
CITY OF MESA, ARIZONA ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT
GAS SCADA SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS PHASE 3 PROJECT NO. C01886PH3 ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS (RFQ)
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that sealed bids will be received until Thursday, May 13, 2021, at 1:00 p.m. All sealed bids will be received electronically at EngineeringBids@mesaaz.gov . Bids must be submitted as an unencrypted PDF attachment with a maximum size limit of 20MB. Any bid received after the time specified will be returned without any consideration. This contract shall be for furnishing all labor, materials, transportation and services for the construction and/or installation of the following work: Furnish and install solar powered Scada equipment at three City of Mesa gas district regulator stations located within the City of Mesa gas system. The Scada installation shall include intrusion switches and associated conduit, seal-offs and fittings to regulator vaults, pressure transducers, Scada cabinet, radio, pole, foundation, antenna, grounding system, solar panels, solar charger, programmable logic controller, switches, relays and associated fittings to make a working system. Also, furnish and install Floboss flow computers, new transducers, shade structures and new signal isolaters at two City of Mesa gas gate stations located within the City of Mesa gas system. The Engineer’s Estimate range is $350,000 to $400,000. For all technical, contract, bid-related, or other questions, please contact Stephanie Gishey at stephanie.gishey@mesaaz.gov. 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 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 above. Contractors desiring to submit proposals may purchase sets of the Bid Documents from ARC Document Solutions, LLC, at https://order.e-arc.com/arcEOC/PWELL_Main.asp?mem=29. Click on “Go” for the Public Planroom to access plans. NOTE: In order to be placed on the Plan Holders List and to receive notifications and updates regarding this bid (such as addenda) during the bidding period, an order must be placed. The cost of each Bid Set will be no more than $15.00, which is non-refundable. Partial bid packages are not sold. You can view documents on-line (at no cost), order Bid Sets, and access the Plan Holders List on the website at the address listed above. Please verify print lead time prior to arriving for pick-up. For a list of locations nearest you, go to www.e-arc.com. One set of the Contract Documents is also available for viewing at the City of Mesa’s Engineering Department at 20 East Main Street, Mesa, AZ. Please call 480-644-2251 prior to arriving to ensure that the documents are available for viewing. In order for the City to consider alternate products in the bidding process, please follow Arizona Revised Statutes §34.104c. If a pre-bid review of the site has been scheduled, details can be referenced in Project Specific Provision Section #3, titled “Pre-Bid Review of Site.” Work shall be completed within 180 consecutive calendar days, beginning with the day following the starting date specified in the Notice to Proceed. Bids m ust be submitted on the Proposal Form provided and be accompanied by the Bid Bond for not less than ten percent (10%) of the total bid, payable to the City of Mesa, Arizona, or a certified or cashier's check. PERSONAL OR INDIVIDUAL SURETY BONDS ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City of Mesa is seeking a qualified firm or team to act as the Construction Manager at Risk for the following: MONTEREY PARK SPORTS FIELDS 7045 E. Monterey Road PROJECT NO. CP0914 The City of Mesa is seeking a qualified Construction Manager at Risk (CMAR) to provide Pre-Construction Services assistance and complete Construction Services as the CMAR for the Monterey Park Sports Fields 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 Qualifications (RFQ). The following is a summary of the project. The required tasks will be reviewed with the selected CMAR and defined to meet the needs of the project as part of the contract scoping. The project scope includes: • Construction of four (4) LED-lighted youth baseball/softball fields, LED-lighted parking lot, restroom building and associated infrastructure improvements; • Shipping container to be repurposed as a pop-up library including associated site improvements. The estimated construction cost is $7,000,000. The City anticipates completing construction in Winter 2022. An electronic Pre-Submittal Conference will be held on April 1, 2021 at 8:30 am through Microsoft Teams. If you would like to participate, please send an email to Donna Horn at donna.horn@mesaaz.gov to request an invitation. 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 PreSubmittal Conference is not mandatory and all interested firms may submit a Statement of Qualifications whether or not they attend the conference. All interested firms are encouraged to attend the PreSubmittal 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 (including 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. The RFQ is available on the City’s website at http://mesaaz.gov/business/engineering/construction-manager-at-risk-and-job-order-contracting-opportunities.
The successful bidder, simultaneously with the execution of the Contract, will be required to furnish a Payment Bond in the amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the Contract Price, a Performance Bond in an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the Contract Price, and the most recent ACORD® Certificate of Liability Insurance form with additional insured endorsements.
The Statement of Qualifications shall include a one-page cover letter, plus a maximum 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 one (1) electronic copy in an unencrypted PDF format to EngineeringRFQ@mesaaz.gov by 2 pm on April 15, 2021. Please refer to the City’s website (listed above) for the most current information regarding submissions of SOQs. The City reserves the right to accept or reject any and all Statements of Qualifications. The City is an equal opportunity employer.
The right is hereby reserved to accept or reject any or all bids or parts thereto, to waive any informalities in any proposal and reject the bids of any persons who have been delinquent or unfaithful to any contract with the City of Mesa.
Firms who wish to do business with the City of Mesa must be registered in the City of Mesa Vendor Self Service (VSS) System (http://mesaaz.gov/business/purchasing/vendor-self-service).
BETH HUNING City Engineer
Questions. Questions pertaining to the Construction Manager at Risk selection process or contract issues should be directed to Donna Horn of the Engineering Department at donna.horn@mesaaz.gov.
The successful bidder will be required to execute the standard form of contract for construction within ten (10) days after formal award of contract. In addition, the successful bidder must be registered in the City of Mesa Vendor SelfService (VSS) System (http://mesaaz.gov/business/purchasing/vendor-self-service).
ATTEST: DeeAnn Mickelsen City Clerk Published: East Valley Tribune April 4, 11, 2021 / 37464
ATTEST: DeeAnn Mickelsen City Clerk Published: East Valley Tribune Mar 28, April 4, 2021 / 37214
BETH HUNING City Engineer
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CITY OF MESA MESA, ARIZONA MESA FALCON FIELD AIRPORT (FFZ) RECONSTRUCT HIGLEY RAMP PROJECT NO. CP0918 FAA AIP NO. 3-04-0023-XXX-2021 DAVIS BACON WAGES APPLY ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that sealed bids will be received until Thursday, April 15, 2021, at 1:00 p.m. All sealed bids will be received electronically at EngineeringBids@mesaaz.gov . Bids must be submitted as an unencrypted PDF attachment with a maximum size limit of 20MB. Any bid received after the time specified will be returned without any consideration. This contract shall be for furnishing all labor, materials, transportation and services for the construction and/or installation of the following work: The project will consist of 3 phases. Each phase will consist of reconstructing a portion of the ramp to the limits shown in the project plans. The existing asphalt and base materials will be removed, and a new pavement section will be constructed. The existing aircraft tie-downs in all phases will be removed prior to the pavement removal operation and new aircraft tie-downs will be installed after the new pavement section is constructed. Temporary and permanent pavement markings will be applied to the new asphalt. The Engineer’s Estimate range is $2,700,000 to 3,300,000.
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For all technical, contract, bid-related, or other questions, please contact Donna Horn at donna.horn@mesaaz.gov. 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 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 above. Contractors desiring to submit proposals may purchase sets of the Bid Documents from ARC Document Solutions, LLC, at https://order.earc.com/arcEOC/PWELL_Main.asp?mem=29. Click on “Go” for the Public Planroom to access plans. NOTE: In order to be placed on the Plan Holders List and to receive notifications and updates regarding this bid (such as addenda) during the bidding period, an order must be placed. The cost of each Bid Set will be no more than $45, which is non-refundable. Partial bid packages are not sold. You can view documents on-line (at no cost), order Bid Sets, and access the Plan Holders List on the website at the address listed above. Please verify print lead time prior to arriving for pick-up. For a list of locations nearest you, go to www.e-arc.com. One set of the Contract Documents is also available for viewing at the City of Mesa’s Engineering Department at 20 East Main Street, Mesa, AZ. Please call 480-644-2251 prior to arriving to ensure that the documents are available for viewing. In order for the City to consider alternate products in the bidding process, please follow Arizona Revised Statutes §34.104c. If a pre-bid review of the site has been scheduled, details can be referenced in Project Specific Provision Section #3, titled “Pre-Bid Review of Site.” Work shall be completed within 160 consecutive calendar days, beginning with the day following the starting date specified in the Notice to Proceed. Bids must be submitted on the Proposal Form provided and be accompanied by the Bid Bond for not less than ten percent (10%) of the total bid, payable to the City of Mesa, Arizona, or a certified or cashier's check. PERSONAL OR INDIVIDUAL SURETY BONDS ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE. The successful bidder will be required to execute the standard form of contract for construction within ten (10) days after formal award of contract. In addition, the successful bidder must be registered in the City of Mesa Vendor Self-Service (VSS) System (http://mesaaz.gov/business/purchasing/vendor-self-service).
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The successful bidder, simultaneously with the execution of the Contract, will be required to furnish a Payment Bond in the amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the Contract Price, a Performance Bond in an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the Contract Price, and the most recent ACORD® Certificate of Liability Insurance form with additional insured endorsements. The right is hereby reserved to accept or reject any or all bids or parts thereto, to waive any informalities in any proposal and reject the bids of any persons who have been delinquent or unfaithful to any contract with the City of Mesa.
ATTEST: DeeAnn Mickelsen City Clerk Published: East Valley Tribune Mar 21, 28, April 4, 2021 / 37xxx
BETH HUNING City Engineer
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