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Plummeting lake levels threaten Mesa’s water supply BY SCOTT SHUMAKER Tribune Staff Writing

rizona and other Western states that take water from the lower Colorado River for cities and farms were hoping for a good season of rain and snow this winter to keep water levels in the river’s reservoirs above dangerously low levels. Instead, they got another bad year. The dry year, on top of 22 years of regional

drought, has shortened the time that states and the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation have to avert a series of dangerous scenarios that could unfold in the next two years without action. About 36% of Arizona’s water – and 55% of Mesa’s water – comes from the Colorado River. Lake Mead and Lake Powell store water that goes to population centers, and they have less water now than they’ve ever had. The upshot of the disappointing winter is that water officials are accepting a future

where less Colorado River water is available– so they are redoubling efforts to make alternate plans. But at the same time that they are doing long-term planning, water officials are also engaged in a short-term rescue mission to keep the Colorado River flowing and the reservoir system intact. A U.S. Bureau of Reclamation 24-month

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Eastmark to graduate its first senior class

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ust over two years ago, Adelin Longhurst was enjoying her high school in her home state of Kentucky. At the time, she had no idea she would soon make an impact on a much smaller Queen Creek Unified high school in East Mesa. But when her family made the move to Arizona, she found Eastmark High School. She enjoyed the small student population that the school still has in just its third year of existence. Adelin wanted to become involved. She wanted to build traditions and create longlasting memories that not only she and the rest of the student council team would always remember, but the rest of the student population as well. Now, as senior class president, she and her fellow student council representatives said goodbye to Eastmark’s first-ever grad-

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Eastmark Student Council members, from left, Becca Hinton, Sydni Lawson, Grace Foote, Mylie Stones, Esther Robinson, Amelia Barton and Adelin Longhurst have helped establish traditions that they hope will live on well beyond graduation on Wednesday, May 18, when they become the school’s first graduating class. (Dave Minton/Tribune Staff Photographer)

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MPS board approves pay package for next year

mum raises and bonuses under consideration seemed to struggle with their votes to approve the current compromise. One of the advocates for the higher pay package, Kiana Sears, abstained from voting, explaining that it was to show her support for higher pay. The board heard impassioned comments from two MPS teachers before the vote. Both noted that teachers are struggling with burnout and seeing colleagues step away from the system. “I’m angry, I am exhausted, and I am tired of being resilient,” Mandy Dart said. “I’ve watched teacher after teacher at

their schools resign this year.” Board member Marcie Hutchinson noted there were 180 retirements and resignations from MPS this year. Dart added that when she logged into meet and confer meetings, in which administration and MPS employee groups met to discuss compensation, she felt like teacher’s stories of hardships were minimized and dismissed. “We have to dismantle the culture of teacher self-sacrifice that lives in our schools,” Dart continued. “Language such as ‘doing whatever it takes,’ weaponizing data, moralizing working beyond contrac-

tual hours and rewarding going above and beyond, these are all symptomatic of toxic culture.” Kelly Berg, president of the Mesa Educators Association, thanked the board for the pay increases currently planned. “MEA understands that until the state legislature changes, we are dealing with smaller amounts than we wish,” Berg said. “We appreciate the amount that was added to the base so it can impact future pay.” But Berg, a math teacher, also echoed Dart’s concerns about a crisis in educators leaving the profession. “We are losing too many educators,” Berg said, pausing her comments to suppress emotion. “I’m trying not to cry, but the loss is real when you see colleagues walking away. And it’s not just MEA members, it’s teachers across the hall. Three in my hallway alone are not coming back.” Berg asked the board to consider ways to reduce workloads on teachers. “That’s something that we can do without compensating teachers financially,” she said. Board President Jenny Richardson reiterated that the board would convene to consider a modified pay package if the legislature makes more money available. “Sometimes it feels inadequate to say we’re gonna keep working on this,” Richardson said, “but we aren’t done. We’re not giving up and we appreciate and understand how tired everyone is. Students are tired. Families are tired. Staff are tired. The administrators are tired.” The board passed the compensation plan 3-0 with one member absent and one member abstaining. ■

ture extended its summer meal program through the entire month of June, enabling all children 18 years old and younger to receive free school meals. All Mesa Public Schools offer free meals to children.

Nutritious meals are free to children and teens 18 years old and under. Students do not need to sign up or prove income eligibility to receive a free meal. Adults can eat breakfast for $2.75 and

lunch for $4.75. In order to best serve the city, locations and pick up times may be adjusted. Visit mpsaz.org/food for current information. ■

BY SCOTT SHUMAKER Tribune Staff Writer

he Mesa Public Schools Governing Board approved a plan recommended by administration to raise base salaries and retention bonuses for staff next year. The raises are not as large as teachers pushed for, but Superintendent Andi Fourlis said that the approved pay bump would give the district the “most competitive plan in the East Valley.” “We will become one of two districts with a starting salary above $50,000,” Fourlis said. The average salary for MPS teachers is roughly $62,000. The package adopted by the board gives a 4% increase in salary or $1.25 more per hour, whichever is higher, to staff and a $2,000 retention bonus to current employees who stay on for next year. The $2,000 stipend is not as generous as the $3,000 retention stipend staff received this year, but it is higher than the $1,000 or $1,500 recommended at the previous board meeting. Assistant Superintendent Scott Thompson said the compensation plan was based on the assumption of a 2% funding increase from the state to account for inflation, the minimum required. He noted that the Arizona State Legislature had not finalized a budget, and he pledged to revisit the pay plan if legislators approved an increase for inflation greater than 2%. Board members who argued at the previous board meeting for giving the maxi-

Mesa teacher Mandy Dart criticized the pay plan that the MPS Governing Board approved May 10. (YouTube)

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esa Public Schools is making sure that no child goes hungry after the U.S. Department of Agricul-

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GOP hopeful tossed off state Senate primary ballot TRIBUNE NEWS STAFF

he Arizona Supreme Court has tossed off the ballot an Election 2020 conspiracy theorist who was running in the Republican primary for the state Senate in a district that includes parts of Scottsdale, Tempe and Mesa. The high court unanimously ruled that Legislative District 8 candidate Todd Howard had voted in Maryland in 2020 and therefore did not qualify as a candidate because state law “requires an Arizona legislator to have been a resident of Arizona for three consecutive years immediately prior to” an election. The ruling leaves LD 8 Republican candidate Roxanna Holzapfel as the sole Republican candidate who will take on unopposed Democratic incumbent Sen. Juan Mendez. In his candidate information on the Secretary of State website, Howard declares, “We are in one of the most pivotal moments in human history. We will not prevail as a free nation or state without God’s intervention. Our country was stolen during the 2020 election by enemies both inside and outside of our country. Anyone that knowingly participated in this effort should be tried for treason. “The state legislatures have the constitutional authority over electors and elections. All other issues will line up if we get this right,” adds Howard, who describes himself as “a PGA professional and an ordained pastor/missionary.” Holzapfel on the Secretary of State website describes herself as a Tampa, Florida, native who was a police field training officer for the Tampa Police Department, though she has lived in Tempe the last 35 years. She describes herself as a lifelong Republican who opposes mask and vaccine mandates, is pro-life and pro-Second Amendment who wants the border wall finished and who believes school funding “follows the child.” The high court ruling against Howard upheld a lower court finding that while he had a sufficient number of ballot petition signatures, he flunked the residency

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uating class. It was a special moment not only individually, but for the group as a whole after all of their planning throughout the year. “It’s pretty special,” Adelin said. “I think it’s pretty cool that we are the ones paving the way and everything. We know that what we are doing will hopefully last for the rest of the time this school is open. “I feel like this school is growing with us.” Eastmark’s graduation will take place Wednesday, May 18 at 7 p.m. at the football stadium on campus. There, 140 seniors will don cap and gowns in the school’s teal and copper color scheme for the first time. The student council was responsible for putting together the ceremony, from speakers to fun antics on some of the administrators they chose to keep private until the ceremony concludes. In a way, the “gift” will showcase the special bond they have built as a collective group with administrators to make the most of an exciting time. “There’s always a tradition of handing your principal or teacher something at the end,” senior Becca Hinton said. “So, I suggested we do that. I think it’s just fun and brings back a funny inside joke.” Becca joined student council after she arrived at Eastmark as a sophomore. Previously, she attended Queen Creek High School but saw an opportunity to become more involved at a new school with fewer students. To this day, she considers it one of the best decisions she has ever made. She grew close not only with the other representatives of the council but the student body as a whole. Time and time again her friends at other schools with larger populations would tell her and other STUCO members how they didn’t feel like they are a tight-knit community. But that’s not the case at Eastmark. As the school grew, so did they. They became more involved and wanted to establish fun traditions that would remain long after they walked across the stage and collected their diplomas. They managed to do just that. “It’s been interesting having everyone come from different schools because we could take the things we didn’t like and

Adelin Longhurst, senior class president, moved to Eastmark from Kentucky before the start of her second semester junior year. She instantly felt a connection with the school and wanted to become more involved. Now, she and the rest of the student council members can look back at all they managed to accomplish during their time as Firebirds. (Dave

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adjust them,” said senior Esther Robinson, who transferred to Eastmark from Imagine Prep Superstition in Apache Junction. “But we also saw what programs did work and copy what they did and make them our own.” Student council had its work cut out for it from the first time they met as sophomores. They had to plan dances, from those in the fall to prom toward the end of the year. They helped coordinate assemblies for sports teams and other groups, most notably the winter guard team Esther is a part of that captured the school’s first-ever state championship. They also helped establish fun traditions like the powder puff game, which allows female students to switch roles with male football players. Every project the student council group tried to tackle succeeded. But it wasn’t always easy. “It’s been hard to do all of this. It’s been hard to get people to show up to events and start everything,” Becca said. “Because of that, I think it’s so much more rewarding because we’ve been able to establish things that will hopefully be around for years. We had to go all hands on, and that’s what made it special and rewarding for me.”

Student Council member Esther Robinson will attend Arizona State University to major in business and global politics at Barrett, The Honor’s College (Dave Minton/Tribune Staff

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Drew Ammon served as the advisor for the 2022 class this year while also juggling his role as a teacher at Eastmark. He helped student council’s ideas this year turn into reality, including the graduation ceremony. He said it was special to be a part of history at Eastmark and credited the students for their dedication to the school and making every event special in its own way. Ammon admittedly said he is not good at goodbyes, which will make the graduation ceremony that much harder on him. But beyond that, he will also be saying goodbye to Eastmark as a whole as he will become the new athletic director at Cactus Shadows High School in Cave Creek. His departure will be bittersweet. On one hand, he has always wanted to step into an administrative role. But on the other, he leaves behind a school where he helped establish traditions, such as powderpuff, the senior blackout game and senior sunrise. Even from across the Valley, he hopes he can look back at Eastmark down the road and still see some of those traditions at the school. He knows that would mean a lot to student council as well. “Even though I’ve only been around for one year, this is the second-hardest goodbye I will have to do,” Ammon said. “I always joke I’m not going to graduation, so I don’t have to say goodbye. It’s been fun. It’s probably one of the most enjoyable years

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Becca Hinton joined the student council after she arrived at Eastmark as a sophomore.

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of my career working with them.” As graduation approaches, the three seniors have become increasingly aware the next stage in their lives is about to begin. Esther will attend Arizona State University to major in business and global politics at Barrett, The Honor’s College. Adelin said she will attend Utah State University to major in business. Becca plans to attend BYU for two years and, as of now, anticipates transferring in two years to a school that offers architecture as a major. No matter how far or close they travel for college, they will all share lasting memories of creating a culture at Eastmark – one that centers around school spirit, student involvement and fun. While they are excited to graduate, they are also aware of the fact that it will be an emotional time. But all in all, those emotions are warranted for all they have managed to accomplish in three years that Firebird students in the future can take and build upon. “Just seeing everyone sitting there, the people I’ve tried to serve ..., I think it will be rewarding,” Adelin said. “I’ll feel all the hard work I’ve put in all in one moment.” “I’ll miss high school, but I’ll also be excited,” Esther added. “I keep thinking about how when we come back for our 10-year reunion and the senior class is 500 or 600 people, we will be able to say we were just a small class of about 130. “It grew from there. It started with us.” ■

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Hazardous materials cause 3 garbage truck fires BY JOSH ORTEGA Tribune Staff Writer

esa officials are warning residents to be careful about what they throw away after three garbage truck fires in two months. Since March 31, Mesa Fire & Medical Department has responded to three garbage truck fires around the city. On March 31 near the intersection of Broadway and 32nd Street, a mixture of pool chemicals and lacquer thinner caused a fire in a front-load garbage truck. On April 15 near the intersection of Greenfield and Brown, chargeable battery packs caused a fire in an automated side-loader truck. On May 2 near Baseline and Alma School roads, aerosol paint cans caused a fire in a front-load truck. “Our message is that residents should never place any type of hazardous materials,” city spokesman Mariano Reyes said. “Even if they believe the container is empty, in their trash or recycle containers.” Front load trucks service the large metal bins commonly found at apartment com-

Mesa fire officials have their hands full putting out fires in garbage trucks and a bulk trash pile that resulted from improper disposal of hazardous materials, officials say. (Special to the Tribune) plexes and commercial businesses. Automated side loader trucks service residential trash and recycle barrels. A fourth incident where a resident had included pool acid bottles in their bulk trash pile caused a release of fumes among the crew as it loaded the pile onto a truck. The staff had to seek medical attention. Residents should bring their household hazardous materials to the Household Hazardous Materials Facility at 2412 N. Center Street, Building 2 for recycling

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the facility. Some popular items people bring in include televisions, latex paint, cardboard boxes and glass containers. For a full list of items, visit mesa.gov. “These materials can combust or ignite a fire when they come in contact with other materials as they are being compacted in the truck,” Reyes said. For the safety of staff and the environment, items are only accepted during hours of operation. The facility is monitored by 24-hour video surveillance and any item dropped off after hours is considered illegal dumping and subject to prosecution. City officials said that local businesses are not eligible to use the HHM facility and should contact a private hazardous waste disposal company for available options. With summer barbecue season in full swing, Reyes said residents should never place hot coals or fireworks in trash barrels. “If not properly extinguished, the coals and fireworks can cause a fire in the container or garbage truck,” he said in a statement. ■

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Getting kids to build

Thomas Assante recently measured his son Charlie as he and his sister Lyla play with tape measures in the “Imagine, Design, Build!” exhibition while McKenzie Schwartz and Annie Assante tried to figure out how to build a wooden structure in the “Imagine, Design, Build!” exhibition at the i.d.e.a. Museum in Mesa that McCarthy Building Companies teamed up on with the museum to engage children in hands-on STEM activities and basic concepts from the architecture, engineering and construction industries in a playful way. The exhibition includes interactive and artmaking activities that allow visitors to act as an architect and builder by designing and constructing their own buildings using a variety of materials and techniques and runs through Aug. 7. Information: ideamuseum.org. (David Minton/Tribune Staff Photographer)

Mesa to move on downtown business incubator BY SCOTT SHUMAKER Tribune Staff Writer

he state’s next big chip maker may get its start in downtown Mesa if City Council approves a new economic development project. Potato chip maker, that is. The city is planning to move forward on a partnership with economic development nonprofit First Local Arizona to open a food business incubator at 111 W. Main St. in Mesa. The vacant building is next to the Nile Theater and once housed a Catholic Books and Gifts store. The “Newsboy” statue stands on the sidewalk in front of the building. Mesa’s Downtown Transformation Manager Jeff McVay is slated and will ask Mesa City Council tomorrow, May 16, to approve a purchase of the property for

$1.6 million. At a discussion session last week, McVay said the city will use American Rescue Plan Act funds to buy the property and renovate the building. The city estimates the total cost of the project, including the purchase and remodeling, will be $3 to $3.5 million. The city plans to have the space ready in a year to a year-and-a-half, at which point the city will lease the building to Local First Arizona and let the organization manage the incubator. The idea is to provide new food businesses based in Mesa, such as restaurants, caterers or food manufacturers, with a commercial kitchen, classes and other resources for growing their companies. Local First Arizona currently operates two community kitchens in Arizona. The goal of the kitchens is to remove barriers to quality commercial production space

while businesses are getting started. One community kitchen is located in Phoenix and the other is in Mesa, at the El Rancho del Sol apartments. McVay said he and Local First envision a shared kitchen and dining area on the first floor of the Main Street building. There is also a 5,993 square foot basement in the building that McVay said offers many options for supporting fledgling businesses. “The basement is going to be an excellent opportunity for instruction space, as well as … caterers or at one point … the First Local kitchen they had a potato chip manufacturer,” McVay said. “I think Local First was very excited when they got to see the basement and what the possibilities are for them.” McVay said that the incubator would help Mesa develop its own successful local food and dining brands rather than having

to import concepts from other parts of the Valley. “This is one way that we can help try and continue to build our own (restaurants) so that we aren’t having to go and ask for the chain that’s in Gilbert to come to me,” he said. “We would rather be able to create our own chain that’s going to go to Gilbert down the road.” Vice Mayor Jenn Duff praised the project. She said a business incubator like this would be especially important as downtown develops with projects like ASU at Mesa City Center. “I think a lot of downtowns early on have a lot of local businesses, but as rents go up and it becomes more expensive, that’s difficult to hang on to,” Duff said. The project, she said, would help to “keep that ecosystem of local business which would deeply value and gives us character in our historic downtown.” ■

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Lawmakers increasing penalty for converter thefts BY HOWARD FISCHER Capitol Media Services

tate senators voted last week for new laws they hope will stem the theft of catalytic converters. The 28-0 vote on HB 2652 comes on a proposal by Rep. Diego Espinosa, D-Tolleson, to give police more tools to make arrests when they find someone other than a scrap metal dealer with one of the devices that helps reduce tailpipe pollution from vehicles. A similar version already has cleared the House. At the heart of the problem is that catalytic converters can be worth a lot of money, not so much for what they do as much as what’s in them. That includes quantities of expensive metals platinum, palladium and rhodium. Gases like oxides of nitrogen, a key component of air pollution, interact with those metals to essentially separate the molecules of nitrogen. Other steps also convert carbon monoxide to carbon dioxide and oxidize hydrocarbons, another source of pollution, into carbon dioxide and water.

still run. But those cars and trucks won’t pass the biennial vehicle emission inspections required for residents of the Tucson and Phoenix area, meaning they won’t get a license renewal. And replacements can run thousands, if they can be found. Current law already makes the sale or purCatalytic converter thieves have been frequently busted with chase of catalytic consignificant numbers of the stolen devices in trailers or on their verters a misdemeanproperty. (Special to the Tribune) or unless the person is Depending on the amount – larger ve- engaged in vehicle repair or selling parts. Only thing is, nothing makes posseshicles generally require larger converters – those rare metals can be worth up to sion a crime. What that means is a police officer can come across someone with a $1,500 or more. The result has been an explosion in pickup bed full of the converters and have stolen converters, with thieves often bra- no legal remedy. And since the devices don’t have unique zenly shimmying under vehicles parked in identification numbers, there is no easy public places and cutting them away. That leaves owners with vehicles that way to trace the vehicle from which the

converter was taken. That would change under the measure, with HB 2652 making simple possession of a used catalytic converter by anyone other than a scrap metal dealer a crime. Having just the nonferrous parts of any converter -- meaning those metals other than the steel that houses them -- also would become illegal. And the legislation goes a step farther, making it a crime to even offer up a used catalytic converter for sale. That is designed to combat online advertising. The measure also contains new reporting and record-keeping requirements for scrap metal dealers who buy and sell these devices. Dealers who are found in violation are subject to an initial $1,000 violation which would go up to $2,000 the second time around. And the penalty for each subsequent violation would go up an additional $2,000. The measure now needs to return to the House to consider several changes adopted by the Senate before going to the governor. ■

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same period from $51.2 billion to $61.6 billion. That does not account for the burden on family members caring for an Alzheimer’s patient. The report estimated that 257,000 Arizonans devoted 501 million hours to caring for a family member in 2021, unpaid care worth more than $9.5 billion. In Arizona, 15.4% of caregivers reported suffering from depression. Ostrowski said the disease can be “tricky” for family members, caregivers and patients to comprehend. “The saddest part for family members is really, that they are losing the memories, the common memories with this individual,” she said. Alzheimer’s is a fatal form of dementia that typically affects older people, according to the Alzheimer’s Association. It causes memory loss, mood swings and can get to the point where a person can no longer perform daily tasks. There are few treatments but Joshi said she thinks one of the most important things to do “is to educate families and providers to recognize these early signs, know that they are not normal and seek early diagnosis.” McManus agrees that the best thing for families to do is to be prepared. “A big piece of why early detection and early diagnosis is so critically important is, it’s not just about what can we be doing now, but how do we plan for what is to be expected?” McManus said. Ostrowski agreed and said that planning for both caregiving and for finances is crucial. “Their first question should be, how do I plan for this? How do I prepare for what’s about to happen?” she said. “Because ultimately, everything that happens after that… if you have a way to reference a document that actually says, ‘Oh, when mom can’t speak anymore, it’s time for us to do this.’” And Ostrowski said that while it can be a lonely time for everyone involved, it’s important for people to remember “you’re not alone.” “There’s people out here to help and reach out,” she said.

State unprepared for Alzheimer’s surge, experts say

rizona is in the midst of a surge in Alzheimer’s patients that is rising at the fastest rate in the nation, a crisis that advocates fear the state is not prepared to cope with. The Alzheimer’s Association estimates that cases in Arizona will increase from 150,000 in 2020 to 200,000 by 2025, a 33% increase that would be the fastest in the nation over that five-year period. But advocates say there are not enough resources to handle the cases the state has now, much less the extra 50,000 that could be coming. “We have a caregiver shortage, we have a nurses shortage, we have a doctor shortage, and we have a 33% increase in Alzheimer’s diagnosis,” said Pam Ostrowski, the founder of Alzheimer’s Family Consulting. “We have a crisis coming.” That was echoed by Kinsey McManus, program director for the Desert Southwest Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association, who said the state needs to prepare now for a “public health crisis” that will only become more pressing. “We are certainly not in a good place with the amount of growth that we expect, and therefore need to prepare for and accommodate,” McManus said. Arizona is just the leading edge of a national surge, with all but three states expected to see double-digit percentage increases in their Alzheimer’s cases from 2020 to 2025, according to the association’s report. The increase comes even though advances in treatment of risk factors, like hypertension, have led to reductions in the number of Alzheimer’s cases per 100,000 people in recent decades. That’s for the simple reason that the number of people reaching prime Alzheimer’s age is booming. “Throughout the U.S., people are aging, the baby boomer generation is turning 75, and so the age-related changes or increase in Alzheimer’s disease are reflected in that,” said Dr. Pallavi Joshi, a geriatric psychiatrist at the Banner Alzheimer’s Institute. The “silver tsunami” of baby boomers is a particular problem in Arizona, where the population includes many retirees. “We are really transitioning to become a retirement state in the same way that California and Florida are,” McManus said.

Statistics paint a stark picture of the future of Alzheimer’s disease in Arizona, according to data compiled by the Alzheimer’s Association as part of its Alzheimer’s Impact Movement.

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Joshi said the state needs to “face the 27% increase in personal care or home fact that we may not have enough physi- health aides to keep pace with the growcians and nurses and providers to meet ing need in Arizona. that demand.” And it said that Arizona only had even if the num92 geriatricians – We have a caregiver shortage, ber of geriatricians doctors who deal could be increased we have a nurses shortage, with issues of aging more than tenfold we have a doctor shortage, by 2050, to 1,089 – in 2021, which and we have a 33% increase in doctors, that would experts said is not only be enough to enough to handle Alzheimer’s diagnosis, the current casecare for 30% of the - Pam Ostrowski, founder of load. And McManus people over age 65. Alzheimer’s Family Consulting. said many of these Along with inspecialists live in urcreased demand ban areas, which creates issues for rural comes increased costs. The report said communities. Medicaid payments for those 65 and older “Joshi said there are not currently living with Alzheimer’s or another form of enough caregivers in the pipeline to meet dementia in Arizona is likely to rise from the growing need in Arizona. The Al- $414 million in 2020 to $545 million in zheimer’s Association report calls for a 2025, part of a national increase over the

-If you are looking for help for yourself or a family member who may have Alzheimer’s, you can reach out to the Alzheimer’s Association at 1-800-272-3900 or to Alzheimer’s Family Consulting’s website at alzheimersfamilyconsulting.com. ■

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study predicts that without action, Lake Powell could drop below the level needed to generate hydropower, 3,490 feet, by next spring or as early as the end of December. In briefings last week, officials noted that the reservoirs are V-shaped, which means the rate that the water levels drop accelerates at lower levels. “We’re being piled on in a lot of ways, including by Mother Nature,” Arizona Department of Water Resources Director Tom Buschatzke said in a joint briefing with the Central Arizona Project last week. While Buschatzke emphasized that there is no “imminent threat” to water flowing from the tap in Arizona homes and businesses, officials made clear that Arizona and other states face a gauntlet of bad scenarios if they can’t halt the decline in the Colorado reservoirs. The most immediate threat to the Colorado water system is the loss of hydropower generated by the dams that hold back the water, when the level drops below the intake for the turbines. Rural communities, like Page, rely on that hydropower, but it’s also “a crucial part of our (Arizona) energy grid,” Glendale Water Resources Manager Drew Swieczkowski said in a presentation last week. “It is a really big energy producer.” CAP, the state agency that delivers Colorado River water via canals and water credits, only relies on hydropower for 6% of its energy needs, but the loss of the power would put upward pressure on water rates. After losing power production, the next problem dam engineers would face is the need to release water from the reservoir via rarely used low water outlets. Dam operators don’t want to rely on these because they have little experience using them. “There are reliability concerns about long-term operations and a lot of uncertainty,” Buschatzke said of dam operations at extreme low water. “I think you’ll hear that word ‘uncertainty’ quite a bit today in

This chart shows the various levels of Lake Powell necessary for power generation and other needs. (U.S. Bureau of Reclamation) terms of what’s facing us.” One-hundred and twenty feet below the loss of hydropower, Lake Powell would reach “dead pool,” when water is below the low water outlet and there is no more active storage. At dead pool on Lake Powell, “the maximum amount that could be released (from the dam) is limited to the amount coming in, so-called ‘run of the river,’” a spokesperson for CAP said. CAP said it could continue delivering to cities through its canals as long as Lake Mead stayed above dead pool. The agency also has secondary storage in Lake Pleasant north of Phoenix, for “critical deliveries to Phoenix-area cities.” Many Valley cities, including Mesa, have diversified water portfolios, drawing water from groundwater and surface water other than the Colorado River. In a worstcase scenario, cities could keep the taps running for years using stored groundwater and water from the Salt River Project. But a rapid reduction in cities’ allocations of Colorado River water would still likely have local officials scrambling to keep water operations steady. Many cities, including Mesa and Glendale, are

drilling new wells to enhance their ability to quickly add groundwater to their water utilities. One bit of good news is a large share of Mesa’s water comes from SRP, and SRP’s reservoirs on the Salt and Verde Rivers are currently healthy, Swieczkowski said, sitting at 77% and 33%, respectively. SRP is studying a plan to raise the height of Bartlett Dam, located 48 miles northeast of Phoenix, to improve storage capacity on the Verde River. The bad year on top of many bad years seems to have forced water officials’ to face the reality that the Colorado will permanently deliver less water each year, and it has galvanized officials to act. Climate change is one reason water officials are resigned to reducing dependence on the Colorado River. One of the findings from this year’s April water study was that much less water reached the river than actually fell as snow and rain in the watershed. In terms of snowpack, it actually wasn’t that bad a year, with 92% of average. But that snowfall only led to 62% of average inflow to the reservoirs. Officials blame drier soil soaking up more water.

It is a “troubling trend that we do seem to be getting the precipitation,” Bureau of Reclamation Deputy Chief Dan Bunk said. “But other factors such as warmer temperatures, the dry soil conditions, increased evapotranspiration, they all seem to be conspiring to some extent against the actual runoff that is occurring on the system.” Officials are talking frankly about reduced flows of the river. Swieczkowski spoke of the “aridification of the Western U.S.” to describe the longterm reduction in soil moisture due to climate change. He said the Colorado River now has a new estimated annual yield of 10 to 11 million acre-feet of water, compared to 16.5 MAF allocated to U.S. states and Mexico. This reckoning with the Colorado’s oversubscription has energized long-term planning and water development efforts, and stimulated cooperation among local and federal officials. “We can’t rely on Mother Nature somehow restoring the Colorado River to what’s been allocated,” one official said. Officials in last week’s joint briefing appeared focused rather than discouraged. Western states – including California, which has traditionally fought fiercely to hold onto its water – have been working together to keep extra water in the reservoirs. This year, states voluntarily left 500,000 acre feet of water in Lake Mead as part of the 500+ Plus compensated conservation program. The city of Mesa contributed 1,200 acre feet of water to that effort. Buschatzke said this and other conservation efforts have added 70 feet of elevation to the reservoirs, buying planners valuable time. California, Arizona and Nevada are currently working on another version of 500+ Plus for 2023. Officials expect voluntary cuts like these, on-top of cuts already outlined in the drought contingency plans, to keep the Colorado River flowing. “It won’t stop at 2023, but one year at a time,” Buschatzke said. ■

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New interchange chases tiny owls out of Gilbert BY CECILIA CHAN Tribune Staff Writer

early a decade after Wild at Heart helped dig a habitat for the western burrowing owls at Zanjero Park, the raptor rescue nonprofit returned to relocate the ground-dwelling birds – uprooted by the nearby construction of the Lindsay Road Interchange. With the removal of the 8-inch-tall owls that nest underground, so went the only known spot Gilbert where the public could view them up close. “It was a big draw for people who visited Gilbert,” said Greg Clark, Wild at Heart’s Burrowing Owl Habitat coordinator since 2001. “There were people going to Zanjero Park from other countries who were interested in birds and they knew they could go to Gilbert’s Zanjero Park to see the burrowing owls and Google Map would say there are burrowing owls here.” A visitor from Wisconsin raved about the owls on Tripadvisor. “Imagine my delight in seeing numerous burrowing owls literally standing in front of these man-made burrows that line the perimeter of Zanjero Park,” the person wrote in 2019. “Even if I weren’t slightly obsessed with owls, I would recommend a visit to anyone who wants to see owls up close.” What made Zanjero Park a good habitat in 2011 was the adjacent active farmland, which was open with low-ground cover that the birds prefer. The park was primarily used for horseback riding. The town has noted, however, “With this area expanding rapidly, it was determined that (the owls) would need to be removed in order to protect the species.” Clark pointed out that although the owls at the 20-acre park were removed, there may be others living all over Gilbert. “There is still agricultural land in Gilbert,” he said. “There (are) artificial burrows like pipes or erosion cut in a canal. They’ve lost their natural burrow dug by an animal and making do with something else. And when that doesn’t work as well it leads to a decline of the species.” The burrowing owl is federally protected by the Migratory Bird Treaty Act in the United States, Canada and Mexico and in Arizona it is listed as a “species of concern” or at-risk. But with farmland steadily giving way

A burrowing owl watches over its artificial burrow in Florence on April 9, 2022. The owls will remain in tents for 30 days; after that volunteers will feed them for a week to 10 days to allow the males time to develop good hunting territories and strategies. (Samantha Chow/Cronkite News) left, Clark responded, “No one knows how many.” “If we could count them all, it would be listed as an endangered species,” he said, adding that on average, Wild at Heart rescues 200 displaced owls a year. In neighboring Queen Creek, which also has its roots in agriculture, the loss of farmland is telling. “The remaining ag land is tiny where any burrowing owls could be living,” Clark said. “All of the ag land will soon be gone. “The big remaining land open space in Queen Creek is next to the new 24 freeway out to Ironwood (Drive). That is creosote flat and will almost certainly have some owls out there but few in number. We won’t know where or how many until development is underway and we get the call to survey or trap.” Wild at Heart works with developers by relocating owls from a site before construction begins. Clark said Queen Creek has some green belt areas where owls could be relocated and new developments could plan for spots for displaced owls to live. “Otherwise Queen Creek probably does not have significant numbers of owls,” Clark said, addGreg Clark, burrowing owl habitat coordinator for Wild ing that an owl feeder reported at Heart, holds one of the diminutive raptors for vol- seeing an owl near Combs and unteers to see before releasing it into its tent near Flor- Signal Butte roads. ence. The owls are placed in pairs into artificial burrows. “There is a little farmland (Samantha Chow/Cronkite News) there,” he noted. “Other than the

to houses, shopping centers and roads in Gilbert and elsewhere in Arizona, the burrowing owl is losing ground, literally. The National Audubon Society predicted by 2080 due to climate change, this species of owls could lose 77 percent of its current breeding range. “Right now, in order for us to find enough habitats for burrowing owls we bring them 50 miles west of Wickenberg,” Clark said. “The farms out there are still active and being irrigated.” A big help is the use of Bureau of Land Management lands that are next to farms. “Most of the owls are on BLM land next to farms,” Clark said. Asked how many burrowing owls are

one owl, we don’t know of any other owls in Queen Creek. We are pretty sure that any that remain will soon be gone if the last tiny farms are converted to houses.” Clark said the three owls on site at Zanjero were trapped in late 2020 and in February 2021 they were re-homed 127 miles west in La Paz County to the farming community of Wenden, population 375. These days, Clark travels great distances to find new habitat and check in on established ones. Last week he drove 230 miles –almost near the Mexican border – to an owl habitat set up about five years ago. In establishing the habitats Clark is mindful what land is planned for development in the future and what land can be accessed by volunteers, who are needed to help feed the owls for 30 days and bond with their new home. Captured owls are cared for by volunteers for a minimum of 30 days at the Wild at Heart facility in Cave Cree and then another 30 days at the new relocation site in tents to build “site fidelity,” Clark explained. “Our system works well,” he added. “We know how to make active translocation work so they don’t go back to where the development is.” Although the public can no longer readily observe the sandy-colored owls with bright-yellow eyes in Gilbert, there are East Valley locations where it’s still possible. Arizona State University’s Polytechnic Campus in Mesa became the home to four displaced burrowing owls in May 2021. The conservation project is in partnership with Wild at Heart. The organization also partnered on a habitat at Scottsdale Community College. And, Rio Salado Audubon Center, Wild at Heart and the city of Phoenix worked together to establish an owl habitat in 2013 at the Rio Salado Habitat Restoration Area, site of a former 600-acre landfill. Clark said he has been communicating with the Town of Gilbert about the possibility of establishing a habitat for burrowing owls at the 272-acre regional park at Higley and Queen Creek roads. The park is not yet fully built. “I got my fingers crossed that would happen,” he said. Spokeswoman Kelsey Perry confirmed that the Town “has had preliminary discussions with Wild at Heart regarding possible options for the future.” ■

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Ukrainian refugee settling in at QCUSD school BY JOSH ORTEGA Tribune Staff Writer

f you thought starting at a new school was hard, try a new country at the same time. Artem Samus, 15, immigrated to Arizona with his mother Nata, 47, from eastern Ukraine not long after Russian forces invaded his country in February, prompting his family to find a way out fast. Luckily, his sister Alona Berger, 30, and her husband Preston and daughter Eva, have lived in Arizona for the past year and a half and took them in. Artem attends Eastmark High School as a junior and said he’s enjoyed his new life here. “It’s different and I think I like changes,” he said. “I think I adapted to the climate.” Artem said he’s enjoyed his time at Eastmark and revels in the joy of living in America.

Artem Samus is settling in at Eastmark High after escaping form his native Ukraine. (Special

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He said he’s enjoyed the new, modern amenities of the school, great teachers and friendly children, just to name a few of the benefits of the school, unlike in Ukraine’s schools which he said remains a problem.

“In many ways, I think this school is better,” he said. “Sometimes, we don’t have teachers in some subjects.” He said the only family left in Ukraine remains his dad Alexander, 47 who couldn’t leave the country due to a rule

that said men under 60 cannot cross the border. Fortunately, he’s able to talk to his dad from the U.S. and they talk about the situation going on. “It’s a great tragedy for millions of Ukrainians,” he said. “The situation can’t be overseen.” While the TV coverage can explain much of what’s happening there, nothing makes the reality sink in more than living it, he said. “When you experience it, it shows everything better,” he said. To occupy his time now, he’s remained busy with homework and babysitting his 2-year-old niece Eva. But guitar has remained one passion he occupies his time with the most. He owns a classical guitar and enjoys rock groups such as The Rolling Stones, Aerosmith and Queen.

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wo Mesa Community College employees, Leanna Hall, Ph.D., English faculty, and Melissa Carpenter, Foundations for Student Success director, have been recognized by the National Organization for Student Success. Hall was recently inducted into the office of secretary for NOSS at its 46th annual conference in Atlanta. Primary responsibilities during her two-year term include creating and maintaining NOSS meeting minutes, agendas, official documents and correspondence. She also will produce the monthly NOSS newsletter and disseminate the monthly “Letter from the President,” among other duties. “I am grateful to be able to help the organization and its members to continue their great work at supporting students

Mesa Community College educators Melissa Carpenter, left, and Dr. Leanna Hall have been recognized by a national organization that works for student progress. (Courtesy of MCC) nationwide,” said Hall. “Throughout my educational career, I have been passion-

ate about helping students succeed, affirming that they belong in college and

seeing them achieve their academic and professional goals.” Hall has been especially focused on helping students needing additional support to thrive in college-level courses, which is why she joined the National Organization for Student Success many years ago. “I have been an active member of the organization and served as the president of our regional chapter, so when I was nominated as the NOSS secretary, I was excited about the prospect of serving in a new and purposeful way,” Hall said. She added that she’s looking forward to working with other educational professionals across the country and internationally to learn and share ideas related to student success in higher education.

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Gilbert couple brings home armfuls of joy BY JOSH ORTEGA Tribune Staff Writer

n Feb. 11, Ashley and Lance Crandell of Gilbert brought Wesley, Emma, Leah and Nora into the world at St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center, one of only a few hospitals in the Valley experienced in delivering a high number of multiples. The quadruplets were delivered by renowned perinatologist, Dr. John Elliott, who specializes in high order multiple pregnancies. “We are so blessed to add four little miracles to our family,” Ashley said. “We are looking forward to creating more memories at home as a family of seven.” The babies were born at 31 weeks gestation and had to remain at the hospital for 10 weeks in the Nursery Intensive Care Unit. Since they were nine weeks early, three of the babies weighed just over 3 pounds and the fourth, Leah, weighed hardly 2 pounds. Coincidentally, Leah was the first to come home from the NyICU, followed by her big brother Wesley, then older sister

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“Guitar and music develop and create imagination inside you,” he said. “It’s like reading.” But he doesn’t want to become a rock

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”I have already learned so much about how other institutions are teaching and supporting students that can be incorporated into my work and shared with others at MCC, and I am excited about how much more I can learn.” Carpenter accepted the 2021 NOSS Programs of Promise award on behalf of her team for MCC’s First Year Experience program. Because NOSS did not hold an awards ceremony in 2021 due to the pandemic, the team was recognized at this year’s conference. MCC faculty and staff also presented a “First Year Experience: Dealing a Better Hand to First Generation and Foundational Students” session to conference attendees.

Ashley and Lance Crandell shared holding their four new kids after they brought the quadruplets home form the hospital. (Courtesy of St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center) Nora. Emma was the final baby to be discharged, completing the Crandell family homecoming on April 24. For 10 weeks, the couple endured the 32-mile commute from Gilbert to St. Joseph’s and watched their babies reach each milestone – including Ashley’s chance to hold all four of the babies for

the first time. Ashley said holding them all in her arms was the best feeling in the world. “The nurses made magic happen that day and there are no words to describe what it felt like to have all four of them with me again,” she said. The couple already have one child,

The Programs of Promise award recognizes programs using effective and promising practices promoting student success and development. According to NOSS, FYE “exemplifies its mission to assist education professionals in making a positive difference in the lives of students.” FYE is a supportive, year-long engagement program for first-year college students. Carpenter said the team, consisting of herself, Hall, Pandi Bromley, student learning facilitator in the Developmental Education Department, and Dr. Bianca Altamirano-Kelly, former learning facilitator, is excited to receive the honor. “The team felt appreciative of the recognition as it acknowledged all of the hard work we had put into the creation

and sustaining of the program since its inception. It also increased awareness of the program at the college and within the Maricopa Community Colleges system which is a win for our students.” Carpenter points out that the FYE team has created a five-year vision for the program which includes program improvements and plans to expand services to more students. “In spite of the pandemic, we are seeing these plans gradually fall into place,” she says. “Since the award was announced, we have received additional donations and commitments from our community partner, TruWest Credit Union, and interest/pledges from new donors. These generous donations of money and time allow us to provide scholarships and financial literacy edu-

star and instead said he wants to become a geography teacher when he grows up because that’s his favorite subject in school. He’s spent the last five years practicing guitar and looks forward to playing in front of a crowd and holds moments like

that in high prestige. “I’m really excited because each musical event is a holiday,” he said. The community got to see his talent on stage when he performed at an orchestra concert at Eastmark High School on May 10.

5-year-old daughter Isla, and said they knew they wanted to have more but struggled to get pregnant. In August 2021, the couple attended their first sonogram for the pregnancy and panicked giggles ensued when it produced four separate images. “It took me a minute to process that she was showing us four babies,” Ashley said. The couple said they kept the news from most of their friends and family until a gender reveal party where they opened a box and had “number four” balloon pop out. Of the more than 3.6 million births recorded in the United States in 2020, only 108 were quadruplets, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Dr. Mohammad Elkhwad, medical director of St. Joseph’s NyICU said the hospital has a world renowned NyICU that is skilled and prepared to care for some of the most fragile babies, including highnumber multiples. “Families expecting quadruplets or quintuplets often travel from all over the country to deliver their babies at St. Jo-

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While he’s not sure whether he will stay in the U.S. he said he appreciates how welcoming the school and the community has been to him and his family. “I’m really thankful to the community for this favor,” he said. ■

cation to first generation college students and those in need of foundational coursework so they can experience success in their first year of college.” Also during the conference, Carpenter was honored as the 2021 William G. White Graduate Study Scholarship recipient with a $500 scholarship for graduate school. Carpenter is a second-year doctoral student at the Rossier School of Education at the University of Southern California. “I was thrilled to receive the scholarship and used it to pay for part of my summer tuition last year. It is fantastic to belong to an organization that offers support to members who are undertaking doctoral studies,” said Carpenter. ■

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seph’s, and receive world-class care for their newborns,” he said. “This time, we were lucky enough to care for a family who resides in our own backyard.” Ashley said the only difference between her two pregnancies was the food aversion she had with this pregnancy. While her first pregnancy had her craving food such Taco Bell, the only craving she had this time around was lemonade and popsicles. Now, the family looks forward to their larger family – especially Isla, who practiced carrying her dolls by asking dad Lance to have a scarf wrapped around her like a baby carrier. “We are grateful to finally have all of our children under one roof, and watch Isla be the best big sister to her little brother and sisters,” Lance said. “We are so excited to watch them become their own people, and to see what the future holds for our family.” ■

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Larry B Pomeroy, 79, passed away peacefully on Sunday, May 8, 2022, in Gilbert, AZ. He was preceded in returning to his Heavenly home by his parents: Leslie T. and Norma Walton Pomeroy; siblings: Norman Pomeroy, Claudia and Neil Astle, Karen Pomeroy, and Dennis Barney; and dear friends: Freddie Munoz, Bill Skousen, Marvin Sorenson, Sonny Lee, and Ed Caroley. Larry was born on December 22, 1942, in Salt Lake City, Utah. As a teenager, he moved with his family to Mesa, AZ. Larry started his career working on automobiles in his brother, Mick’s garage. After graduating from Mesa High School, Larry joined the Air Force serving in Yackima, Washington as an Air Defense Command. Afterwards, Larry returned to Mesa where he started his first business in 1964, LP’s Body and Paint Center, which is still in operation today. He also had successful business ventures in Concrete and Real Estate. Larry knew many in Mesa and was devoted to a core group of friends still in place today. Together, he had many adventures with them including winning the Puerto Penasco 100 Baja race in 1977, yearly trips to fish in Alaska and staying in his cabin in Montana, weekly poker tournaments, golfing, and

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Bowden of Mesa, Arizona passed away peacefully on May 1, 2022. Geraldine, often called Jerri, was born on February 12, 1934 in Tucson, Arizona. She is the oldest of five children born to Ike and Florin Young. Jerri grew up happily in Tucson and moved to El Paso in her late teens, graduating high school there. After some college and work, she met and then married Bob Bowden on August 17, 1957 in the Mesa Arizona Temple. Bob and Jerri raised their four children - Rob who was born in 1958, Jim (1960), Amy (1963), and Brent (1971) – in Mesa. Jerri was always a faithful member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, serving tirelessly throughout her life in any position she was called into. Her faithful service and testimony of Christ were hallmarks of her life. In addition to her callings she enjoyed serving in the temple and served a local mission at the Bishop’s Storehouse. Jerri is survived by her children, Rob Bowden (Joanne), Jim Bowden (Debra), Amy Ellsworth (Cory), and Brent Bowden (Susette), siblings Judy Sanigan, Jim Young (Joan), Jeanne Lambson (Steve), and Julie Davies. She was the proud grandmother of 21 and great-grandmother of 19. She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Kent Bowden, Sr., as well as three grandsons . Deadline for obituaries is Wednesday at 5pm for Sunday. All obituaries will be approved by our staff prior to being activated. Be aware there may be early deadlines around holidays. Call 480-898-6465 Mon-Fri 8:30-5 if you have questions. Visit: obituaries.EastValleyTribune.com

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Job training program expands to East Valley BY JOSH ORTEGA Tribune Staff Writer

elp has arrived for Mesa students lost in the real-world job market. Jobs for Arizona’s Graduates has collaborated with Grad Solutions to open up a hub for East Valley students at 2055 South Power Road in Mesa. This new community-based program will offer career and life services to help young people succeed. The program recently held its annual Graduates Career Development Conference at the Mesa Convention Center with Arizona Coyotes President & CEO Xavier Gutierrez as the guest speaker. “It’s a very powerful program,” he said. “What we’re seeing is the future of this state, the future of this community.” Mesa Mayor John Giles said he’s committed to the program that’s finally coming to the region and lauded the opening of the group’s East Hub.

Fred Lockhart hands a laptop to Gabriel Alejandrez during Jobs for Arizona’s Graduates Career Development Conference scholarship and awards luncheon. (David Minton/Tribune Staff Photographer)

“We’re very committed to this cause and very proud of the achievements of this crowd,” he said.

The day’s festivities started as more than 600 students competed in 24 contests in a variety of areas including public speaking,

resume building and tire changing. Students enjoyed a hearty luncheon and awards ceremony that culminated their year-long, 21-month cycle in the program by saw the distribution of 50 scholarships totaling more than $52,000. More than 1,000 people filled the Mesa Convention Center to celebrate the student’s completion of the program, but JAG will continue to follow-up with them for a year after to ensure they have become gainfully employed. Graciela Garcia Candia joined the program in 1982 as part of Northern Arizona University and launched it as its own nonprofit in 1990. She said the program helps identify an individual’s career passions, strengths and skills from they meet them and help them with employment, post-secondary, trades or the military. “Not everybody is slated to go on into

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Most EV eateries passing on Restaurant Week BY SUMMER AGUIRRE Tribune Contributor

ast Valley restaurants are participating in what’s become a biannual event for foodies – Arizona Restaurant Week. From Friday, May 20, to May 29, the Arizona Restaurant Association’s semiannual event features a slew of restaurants offering three-course prix-fixe menus. These dining establishments showcase Arizona’s culinary scope, while allowing diners to support their local businesses and explore new cuisine at discounted prices. “As our industry continues to navigate labor shortages, cost increases and limited supplies, we still aim to present our state’s dining community with the most delicious way to explore our culi-

nary scene,” said Steve Chucri, Arizona Restaurant Association CEO. Overall, East Valley restaurants haven’t stepped up for the program. Only two in Mesa are participating – less than the four each in Chandler and Tempe and six in Gilbert but more than the one in Queen Creek. Scottsdale has more than two dozen. A full list with details is at arizonarestaurantweek.com. During the 10 days, three-course menus are presented at participating restaurants for $33, $44 or $55 per person – or per couple in some instances. For an additional cost, eateries offer wine pairings. Takeout is also available. In Mesa, Dolce Vita Gelato and Grocery at 5251 E. Brown Road is offering a $33 per person dinner that includes one appetizer choice from Sicilian Arancini or Sicilian Meatball or a Sicilian pizza; one of three different pasta-

based entrees and one of three desserts. The cost does not include tax or gratuity. Los Sombreros at 1976 E. Southern Ave., Mesa, has a person option of $33, $44 or $55 that is based on which of three entrees a patron chooses: shrimp sauted in tequila ($33), a traditional mole over pork ($44) or steak and scallops ($55). There also is a choice on one of two appetizers and two desserts. Chucri said, “With dine-in and takeout options and a variety of dining choices, including high-end and independently owned best-kept secrets, we encourage diners to use Arizona Restaurant Week as an opportunity to support the industry while enjoying an incredible meal.” Arizona Restaurant Week’s goal is to

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Dolce Vita Gelato and Grocery at 5251 E. Brown Road, Mesa, is offering a $33 per person dinner during Arizona Restaurant Week. (Instagram)

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wo Men And A Truck of Mesa collected more than 1,500 items for mothers in domestic abuse and homeless shelters, doubling the goal for the company’s “Movers for Moms” campaign. The items, which included a variety of hygiene and related products, were given to A New Leaf for distribution to women

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post-secondary education,” she said. “We hope to provide them all their options and then provide them the opportunity to visit those employers.” Candia said the organization had programs at Westwood and Mesa high schools but those ended in 1984. “Now, with this new hub opening up and the collaboration, we hope to continue to and serve more and more of the students through our in-school programming,” Candia said. She said they continue to work with the City of Mesa and will contact the superintendent of Mesa Public School to restart a program for its students. The organization has 22 programs statewide including 16 at the high school level, four at the middle school level and two community-based programs. Candia’s family immigrated to the U.S. from Mexico when she was 3 and has served as the president of the organization since 2003. In the meantime, she said the East Hub location at Power and Baseline Road will work to refocus academics by offering career and life services – including free wi-fi, laptops, food pantry and clothing closet to get students business attire. She said the pandemic disconnected young people from their academics and that she hopes Jobs for Arizona’s Graduates can help them refocus by partnering

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establish the state as one of the nation’s top culinary destinations. During the 10 days, it encourages spending at and promotes the 8,500 eateries. The Stockyards Steakhouse, a 75-yearold Old Western-style restaurant in

in need a couple days before Mother’s Day. “Mother’s Day is supposed to be a special day, but for a mother that is in a shelter and in crisis, it can be really hard,” said Laura Bode, director of community engagement at A New Leaf. “What Two Men And A Truck is doing to bring comfort and joy to these moms who are in tough situations goes a long way. It makes them aware that the community is supporting them and they aren’t alone.”

Studies indicate that one in every three women will experience domestic violence in her lifetime, and an estimated 1.3 million women are victims of physical assault by an intimate partner each year. According to one national study, 25 percent of homeless women are homeless because of violence in the home. Movers for Moms is a national program run by Two Men And A Truck, the nation’s largest moving franchise.

During a recent career conference and awards luncheon at the Mesa Convention Center, Jobs for Arizona announced its plans to open a hub for East Valley students.(David Minton/Tribune Staff Photographer)

with local companies in the area. “Part of the JAG programming is that we help them identify that career path and then find them companies and organizations that will allow them to start working,” she said. Candia knows firsthand the importance of guiding young people through all their options. Her son told her he wanted to work with his hands and now works as an auto technician “making very good money.” “But he was not interested in going to Phoenix, has participated in Arizona Restaurant Week since the event began approximately 15 years ago. Owner Gary Lasko said the program has helped Stockyards Steakhouse’s bottom line and yielded a positive response from the public before and after the pandemic. “It boosts business for us,” Lasko said. “It

that traditional four-year university like his father and me,” she said. She said her own life experience helped her find her “purpose” to help students navigate all the options available to them. She said she felt “unprepared” but thanks to the sponsor of her high school’s 4H club and her brother attending the University of Arizona, she found college. But even after graduating college, she said still felt lost and landed on a life in career services, and she said she vowed exposes a bunch of people to the restaurant, and maybe you get those people back over the summer if they really like it and think it’s a cool place.” Menus often have off-the-menu entrees, which encourage chefs to cook creatively and take advantage of seasonal items. “We always focus on our signatures, like

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In its 15-year program history, more than a million items have been donated to shelters supporting women. Among the drop-off sites and area partners included for the moving company’s campaign were Holistic Fit and Crunch Fitness in Gilbert and the following Mesa businesses: Revive Nutrition, Hola Nutrition, Victory Martial Arts, Fit Body Boot Camp, Exceptional Pets, Desert Winds Harley and Mosaic. ■

to help other students avoid the struggle she endured. “It’s really important for me that every student who leaves high school understands their options and that they know how to advocate for themselves,” said Candia, who is retiring this year. Arizona Corporate Commissioner Anna Tovar stands as an alumnus of the program. Born and raised in Tolleson, she attended Tolleson High School and attended the program her junior and senior not realizing how important it would become to her. “I didn’t know I needed it but I needed it at the time,” she said. She received her first paid internship at Salt River Project. After attending community college, she would go on to attend Arizona State University where she graduated in 1995 with a bachelor’s in elementary education. Since then, she’s worked as a teacher before working her up the political ladder to a state-level elected office she began serving in January 2021. Now, she serves on the board of Jobs for America’s Graduates – the national-level program – along with Gov. Doug Ducey. She said the “JAG family” became the first adult outside of her family that helped her realize her true potential. “I could succeed at anything regardless of the barriers put in front of me, she said. ■ a filet and prime rib as entrees, instead of trying to put some lesser things out there,” Lasko added. “We want to showcase our best items. So, I think that’s the opportunity for people, to go to some restaurants they wouldn’t necessarily go to and check them out at a better price and a slower time of year.”■

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Forget the killer; only victim deserves our sympathy BY DAVID LEIBOWITZ Tribune Columnist

he man who raped and murdered Deana Bowdoin was put to death by the state of Arizona on May 11 at 10:30 a.m. This was 44 years, four months and four days after the homicide in question – or about 44 years too long by my reckoning. Even so, this column has little to do with Deana’s killer. This piece is about a 21-year-old girl subtracted from the world decades too soon, a young woman for whom there were no candlelight vigils this week, no protesters, no legal motions long enough to deforest the state. That’s the thing about the anti-deathpenalty conversation: All the focus is on the wrong loss of life, the wrong final heartbeat. The only death I mourn here is Deana’s, an Arizona State University co-ed mere hours from graduation whose life ended

on January 7, 1978, courtesy of three stab wounds and strangulation with a belt. “When you think about it, you think how could this possibly have happened to this cute, good little girl?” Deana’s mother, Bobbie, told the local ABC TV station back almost 15 years ago. “How could somebody treat her like that? And it hurts. It hurts a lot.” Bobbie died in 2009 after a fight with cancer. Deana’s father, Dean, lived nine more years before he passed at age 86. Justice for Deana took more time than they had. One wonders what Deana would have given this world had she lived deep into adulthood, say as long as the man who snuffed out her life. He was allowed to live until age 66 and still managed never to contribute a single thing to mankind. If only Deana had been given the time he was gifted with, the oxygen, the attention. She graduated with honors from Camelback High School. A debutante for the

Phoenix Honors Cotillion, she went on to ASU where she was about to graduate with a degree in marketing management. Perhaps Deana would have become an attorney or a diplomat – she’d already taken the law school admissions exam and the Foreign Service test – or maybe she’d have returned to Europe, where she had and lived with her family, to pursue a career in international marketing. That we will never know compounds the tragedy of her murder. We do know how Deana’s sister feels. Leslie Bowdoin James has been eloquent about the long wait her family endured before a lethal needle finally slipped past the killer’s flesh. As Leslie put it to reporters a few minutes after the execution: “Forty-three and 20: the number of hearings and the number of years I have attended since the indictment. Thirteen: The number of women that this inmate victimized. One and zero: The number of sisters I had up until,

and after, January 7, 1978.” Outside the state prison in Florence, those who oppose the death penalty bemoaned the unfairness of it all. They carried signs for the killer. Nowhere was the name Deana Bowdoin mentioned. We forget the dead all too soon, but let this 21-year-old girl be remembered far longer than the trash who ended her life. She had amber eyes and long dirty blonde hair, plank-straight and parted down the middle. A poet, some of her writing made the local newspaper after her death, 44 long years ago. “Parents and friends (with good intention)/Beg ‘slow down!’ But I just can’t mention/Why summer’s magic has its hold on me/I am too enveloped; can’t be set free/So while I am both young and innocently aware/I will exist in summer and be safe in its care.” Not safe enough, as it turns out. Deana Bowdoin was lost to a killer and to time, but never, ever forgotten ■.

Or Martha Stewart disclosing that she’s really a “hoarder” rather than the “doyenne of domesticity.” The difference, of course, is that the Secretary of Homeland Security remains adamant in ignoring the abundance of absurdity that accompanied his announcement. But the willful ignorance of Alejandro Mayorkas doesn’t dissuade wizened Washington observers from offering an accurate assessment of what’s really going on here. In a word, politics. How best to put tax dollars to work to discredit political opponents? Just claim that those opponents are disseminating disinformation…dangerous disinformation. And so, for the “public good,” not to mention its own political advantage, the left rises to say those on the right are wrong, and must face consequences – consequences far beyond losing elections.

Obviously, this isn’t politics as usual. It is a threat to our constitutional republic. Disagreement wasn’t always viewed as dangerous or deceitful. For most of our history, it was considered the principle that underpinned our political process. Dwight D. Eisenhower, who led the greatest fighting force ever assembled in defeating one of the most evil regimes the world has ever known, was eventually promoted by the American people from general of the army to commanderin-chief. Upon taking the oath of office as our 34th President in January 1953, the man who had just assumed the position widely regarded as the “most powerful on Earth” appealed to an even higher power. “May cooperation be permitted,” Ike prayed, “and be the mutual aim of those who, under the concepts of our Constitution, hold to differing political faiths.”

Sixty-nine years later, it can no longer be taken as an article of faith that the left still accepts the most basic of our constitutional concepts. Barack Obama, who vowed to “fundamentally change America” in his 2008 presidential campaign, continues on that mission as an ex-president. Appearing at an April symposium sponsored by his comrades at “The Atlantic” and the University of Chicago’s Institute of Politics titled “Disinformation and the Erosion of Democracy,” Obama couldn’t resist indulging in some rhetorical misdirection of his own. Seeking to inoculate himself from what he was about to suggest, the former president asserted, “I am close to a First Amendment absolutist.” Then, the self-described “absolutist”

Disagreement now discredited as “disinformation” BY JD HAYWORTH Tribune Columnist

hrough the mists of memory comes this observation from the nowretired Washington Post columnist Robert J. Samuelson: “When one side deliberately distorts and misstates the arguments of the other, the intent is not to debate, but to destroy.” Samuelson’s mid-1990s assertion came to mind following the recent announcement that the Department of Homeland Security is establishing a “Disinformation Governing Board,” or DGB. Talk about a “pot-meet-kettle” moment! The imagination calls forth similar absurdities: picture Hugh Hefner in his heyday, taking vows of chastity. Or Bill Clinton announcing that he will forswear “senior statesman status” to devote the rest of his days to marriage counseling.

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absolutely declared war on free speech, calling to “put in place a combination of regulatory measures and industry norms that leave intact the opportunity for these platforms to make money, but say to them that, there, there, there’s certain practices that we are not, that we don’t think are good for our society and we’re gonna discourage.” What are those “certain practices” Obama doesn’t think “are good for our society?” Why, any efforts to oppose the Leftist vision of a fundamentally transformed America! Thus, the establishment of the “Disinformation Governing Board,” more accu-

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rately described in Orwellian fashion as a real-life “Ministry of Truth.” Perhaps seeking its own inoculation, the Washington Post featured an article from Glenn Kessler, its designated “fact checker,” calling out the assertion of DHS Secretary Mayorkas that the illegal aliens he allows in the United States are promptly deported. Kessler described that claim as “mostly false.” Thus far, that publication has remained silent on the establishment of the DGB. But if the Post truly believes that “Democracy dies in darkness,” there’s one direct action the newspaper could take immediately: Bring Robert J. Samuelson out of retirement. ■

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Mesa boxer Micky Scala aims for 6-0 start BY ZACH ALVIRA Tribune Sports Editor

here was once a time in Micky Scala’s life where his peers at Westwood High School would shrug off his claim of becoming a professional boxer. They thought his claims were baseless. His innocent demeanor made them believe he wasn’t cut out for a violent sport of that kind. But now, two years later, those same peers are buying tickets to see the 19-year-old fight. Whether it be in Las Vegas or right in his own backyard in Phoenix and Glendale, his fan base has grown and day by day he’s becoming more of a household name in Mesa and across the state and country. “It’s funny, I will be running, and I’ll be at the canal light where you press the button waiting to cross,” Scala said. “A car will stop and honk and say, ‘Micky!’ I don’t even recognize them but they’re supporting me, so I give them a little wave as I continue to jog. Stuff like that is truly amazing. “It’s not at a crazy level but it’s starting. It’s cool to go to different places and be recognized as a boxer representing Mesa.” Scala had his first boxing match at just eight years old. Before that, he had spent years watching his older brother and father in the ring. Their love for the sport quickly impacted him, as he realized it was also his calling. Scala continued to fight as an amateur until he was 17. He made his professional debut in Mexico and won by unanimous decision. His second fight he won by knockout. It was after that second fight he started to become noticed by major boxing promoters. Mayweather Promotions, owned by legendary boxer Floyd “Money” Mayweather, was one of those. The promotion company signed Scala to their brand. A short time later, the pandemic struck. “I’ve had three fights since October when we were allowed to start fighting again,” Scala said. “So, I’ve been busy. I just

It’s an opportunity he and conditioning workout. is looking forward to. Working out three times a day can be “As a kid you imagine exhausting, but it’s what he has to do to yourself fighting in a make weight before fights. And his goals big arena in your home- help him stay disciplined. town,” Scala said. “My Scala aims to become one of the biggest group is coming loud. I’m names in boxing. He wants to be featured very excited to do what I on the main card or as the main event do in front of my friends at a major arena. He wants to hear his and family. The energy is name called with thousands in the stands. going to trickle to every- Whether they cheer or boo him, that body. It’s just awesome doesn’t matter. fighting in your homeHe wants to look back at highlights from town, especially in a big his bouts on national television. But overvenue. all, he wants to represent Mesa, Arizona “I can really see the and most importantly, his family on boxsupport that I’ve ob- ing’s biggest stage. And that starts on Sattained.” urday in Glendale. Since becoming a pro, “I’m super excited. The closer the fight Scala has focused in on gets, the more ready I am to get in the how he treats his body ring,” Scala said. “I know I’m ready. And I leading up to fights. He know I’m going to do exactly what I need runs four miles a day to do to perform at a high level.” every morning and eats Scala’s bout against Plazola will take place a meal-prepped break- Saturday, May 21 at Gila River Arena in GlenMesa native Micky Scala is aiming to improve his profession- fast. He then has time to dale as part of Premier Boxing Champions al boxing record to 6-0 Saturday, May 21 when he faces Mike relax before he heads to beginning at 4 p.m. Phoenix native David “El Plazola at Gila River Arena in Glendale as part of Premier Boxing a boxing gym to train in Bandera Roja” Benavídez will headline the Champions. (Courtesy Micky Scala) the early afternoon. After event. Tickets can be purchased online at hope one day to bring a world title back to that, he goes through his daily strength www. gilariverarena.com/events. ■ this city.” Now 5-0 in his career, he aims to capture his sixth win on Saturday, May 21 at Gila River Arena in Glendale against Mike Plazola (2-1). It will be one of the largest venues Scala has fought in since the start of his career. Recently, he fought at the Cosmopolitan Hotel in Las Vegas. He said that was a completely new experience for him in a bigger venue in the entertainment capital of the world. He’s also fought at Footprint Center in Phoenix, home to the Suns who he grew up watching. But in that bout, only the lower bowl was filled. He expects Gila River Arena to be open seating at every level. He estimates over 100 of his friends and family will be there Since being allowed to fight again after the pandemic, Scala has been busy with three bouts to cheer him on, with more joining in once since October. He aims to keep going and representing Mesa, Arizona and his family at a high they realize an undercard bout features level. Ultimately, he aims to bring a world championship back to his hometown in the near future. (Courtesy Micky Scala) someone from nearby Mesa.

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