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Smile, Mesa: You’re on police cameras
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BY TOM SCANLON Tribune Managing Editor
NEWS ............................ 6 MPS spending $4 million on phonics program.
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riminals operating in Mesa might want to make sure their hair is combed and clothes are tidy: soon, they may be on Mesa Police Department cameras. This isn’t “Cops,” but it could be “Criminals.” At a study session Thursday, police outlined plans for a Real Time Crime Center. Though not likely to provide “Candid Camera”-style laughs, it could lead to arrests. By the end of this year, police here say they
want to go “24/7” with a video monitoring system the department already is dabbling in. The police want to have a center where they can monitor video feeds from Circle Ks and other businesses, parks, traf�ic cameras and even Ring cameras showing porch pirates and break-in artists. At the study session, Pat Phelps of technical services, and Police Commander Bob Rash pitched the idea as a lead-up to the Mesa City Council meeting tomorrow, June 21, when the Police Department will ask for $1 million for hardware and software to power up a high-
tech video surveillance system. Rash gave an example of current capabilities that sounded straight out of a Tom Cruise futuristic crime�ighter �lick. An of�icer was monitoring video at Pioneer Park, Rash said, when he saw a man being attacked. “The of�icer watched a violent crime take place and was able to put that information out immediately,” Rash said. “Within a minute, a minute-and-a-half tops, of�icers responded
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Mesa man marks a bittersweet Father’s Day
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n October, Tim Jackson, a lean, �it 6-footer, completed a half-marathon race, powering through 13 miles. Eight months later, the Mesa man hasn’t been running and is “the heaviest I’ve ever been,” having packed on some weight. His is not a “pandemic pounds” situation at a cozy, almost riotously energetic home near Lindsay and Broadway roads. Passing big-eyed, 5-month-old Timmy to his wife, Amber, Jackson barely blinks as a stuffed animal 2-year-old Charlotte tosses hits him in the face. Maxwell, 6, and Jude, 10, dart in and out of the frame as their father tells the story of the last six months, during which dad has rollercoastered through terrifying lows and thrill-
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Tim and Amber Jackson have four kids: Timmy, 5 months; Charlotte, 2; Maxwell, 6; and Jude, 10. (Pablo Robles/Tribune Staff Photographer)
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he steady 110 and hotter days have begun, with no rain forecast in sight. But you never know when the �loodgates will literally open. Monsoon season has started, with the Valley’s downpours being notoriously unpredictable and potentially deadly. Nearly half of all �lood fatalities are vehicle related, according to the National Weather Service, which advises, “Never drive into a �looded roadway.” It only takes 1 to 2 feet of water to �loat most vehicles, including SUVs. The city of Mesa asks residents to look out for neighbors, especially vul-
nerable ones. “Older adults and others needing assistance should be of great concern to all of us during a monsoon and neighbors can be the best �irst line of defense,” Mesa Fire Chief Mary Cameli said. “We encourage neighbors to get to know and watch out for the older adults in your area, and to protect yourself as well during severe storms.” She encourages Mesa residents to have an evacuation plan for the most severe instances, and have a disaster kit including water, non-perishable foods, �lashlights, batteries, medications and �irst aid supplies. “You should also have a disaster kit for your pets and stay updated on current
weather forecasts,” she added. To prepare for monsoon downpours, sand and empty bags are available at the following locations (bring your own shovel): • Fire Station 202, 830 S. Stapley Drive. • Fire Station 204, 1426 S. Extension Rd. • Fire Station 205, 730 S. Green�ield Rd. • Fire Station 209, 7035 E. Southern Ave. • Fire Station 212, 2430 E. Ellsworth Rd. The Mesa Transportation Department has pre-�illed sandbags at the following locations: • Transportation Building, 300 E. 6th St. • East Mesa Service Center, 6935 E. Decatur St. For additional storm preparation information and a complete list of contact numbers, visit mesaaz.gov/storm.
A chef with a heart for art to show off work BY TOM SCANLON Tribune Managing Editor
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hether working with food or a blank canvas, chef-artist Winston Harrell cooks up some fascinating creations. He likes to call himself “a chef with a heart for art.” From 2 to 8 p.m. Saturday, June 26, Harrell’s art will be on display at Jarrod’s Coffee and Tea House, 154 W. Main St. in downtown Mesa. “Artist Winston” enjoys creating animation, book cover designs, children’s art and �igurative artwork. Residents of Brookdale Senior Living Solutions know him as “Chef Winston,” where he takes his job seriously. “As the evening culinary team leader it is my responsibility to make sure that quality nutritious meals are executed daily,” he said. On nights and weekends, he is a freelance graphic artist, doing everything from “freestyle” to computer art. “I work with numerous clients to solve design problems such as creating business cards, logo creation, cell icons and personal art for home decor. It is a job that I take great pride in,” he said. “My illustrative style is unique and different. I am one of the few designers that can create a free hand drawing and create a digital design.” Born in Oceanside, California, in 1958,
Winston Harrell will display his work from 2 to 8 p.m. Saturday, June 26, at Jarrod’s Coffee and Tea House, 154 West Main Street in downtown Mesa. (Special to the Tribune) he moved with his family to Chicago, where he fell in love with art at 12. “In 1970, I participated in Mayor Daley’s summer Youth Program. The program focused on teaching neighborhood inner city youth the value of art through the creations of murals,” he recalled. He later took a two-year correspondence course for commercial art through Art Instruction Schools of Minneapolis, “where I learned the basic principles of art and illustration.” Flipping to sear both sides of his creative
mind, he learned culinary art at Le Cordon Bleu of Chicago, graduating in 1997. A decade later, he studied digital art and graphic design at Westwood College in Atlanta. Heading west, Harrell landed in Mesa, �irst working as a cook at Golden Corral Buffet & Grill before transitioning to senior living facilities.
To see more of the chef with a heart for art’s work, visit chefontherun.artstation.com.
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Mesa due for still more warehouses, data centers
BY TOM SCANLON Tribune Managing Editor
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ust what Mesa needs: more warehouses, storage and another data center. They might not be exciting for most, but these industrial enterprises are creating hundreds of jobs in Mesa, while contributing millions of dollars to the city treasury. The Mesa Design Review Board heard presentations June 15 from the usual suspects in the city’s development scene. Last month, the design board heard plans for two storage facilities along Power Road, one an 18-acre building on Pecos and Power, the other a 2-acre storage facility on Elliot and Power. This week, the board heard plans for Eastmark RV & Boat Storage on 5 acres near East Pecos and South Signal Butte roads. The development is expected to accommodate approximately 300 RV storage spaces, with a building surrounded by an 8-foot wall. Just outside the northwest corner of Eastmark, four buildings to be called Elliot Gateway Northeast are planned on 40 acres on Elliot Road, from the Loop 202 Freeway heading toward Ellsworth Road. National developer Trammell Crow is seeking zoning for a “class-A industrial development,” which “will likely include light manufacturing, of�ice, logistics and warehousing. We expect the facility to at-
plan Pecos Paci�ic Industrial Park, a t h r e e building industrial project at East Pecos and South Sossaman roads. Again, nothing Four buildings to be called Elliot Gateway Northeast are planned on 40 acres thrilling in on Elliot Road, from the Loop 202 Freeway heading toward Ellsworth Road. this utilitar(City of Mesa) ian, 500,000 tract major employment users with a wide square foot project: “Each building shares spectrum of new job opportunities toward a common private yard with truck wells and grade level access for light industrial, the rear of the site.” While the “industrial” part of the plan distribution and warehouse as the primary might not sound like much fun to East- intended uses for all buildings.” This is not a repeat: Just across Pecos mark, Cadence and other residents, the developer plans “retail and food uses that Road, another major project of nearly idenare focused on supporting the employ- tical size is planned: “Project Tailwinds is an industry-leading, 10 building light inment uses in the area.” Even closer to the Phoenix-Mesa Gate- dustrial park,” according to the developer. Though individual buildings are smaller way Airport, Marwest is planning an industrial development near East Ray than planned neighbor Paci�ic Industrial and Hawes roads. No details yet on this Park, the 10 buildings at Project Tailwinds project, which the developer asked to be will total 500,000 square feet. “These buildings are designed with the moved to the board’s July 13 meeting. On the south side of the airport, New- highest-quality materials and architectural port Commercial and Cawley Architects massing, with a mix of concrete form liners,
horizontal steel shading devices, large expanses of storefront glazing, and a variety of steps in plane to achieve an attractive, pedestrian-scale development along the Pecos corridor,” the developer promises. An even bigger project is planned near the northeast corner of Elliot and Crismon roads. MET 202 is planned north of Elliot Road and east of Crismon Road. It’s across the street from the Niagara Water bottling plant and north of an in-development data center. Five buildings totaling 780,000 square feet are planned on 56 acres. HAWK Ventures LLC of Washington, D.C., is listed as the owner of the industrial development, with Butler Design Group doing the artistry on a “dynamic, industrial business park. “The proposed Industrial business park will bene�it future users and the community by providing a diverse set of uses that are all in high demand within this high growth area,” the presentation promised. The board praised the project’s design. “Excellent job, let’s just see this come to fruition,” said one board member. It’s not all about industrial development in Mesa, however. On the west side of the 202, a developer wants to build a 29-unit residential development, with two buildings near Sossaman and Baseline roads.
Polish powerhouse headed to ‘Data Alley’ BY TOM SCANLON Tribune Managing Editor
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s previously reported by the Tribune, international tech powerhouse Comarch has plans to join “Data Center Alley” in southeast Mesa. The city last week shared more details on the project from Comarch, headquartered in Poland and ready to launch its �irst U.S. data center. “We chose Mesa due to it progressing as an up-and-coming technology region, reasonable energy prices, existing infrastructure, lack of natural disasters, and business-friendly opt-in processes which reduced timelines for go-live,” said Louis Rossi, Comarch’s director of business development for North America. Comarch will spend around $22 mil-
Mesa City Council approved a plan for the third phase of Metro Mesa. Two buildings on the northern half are occupied by Amphenol Aerospace and Johnstone Supply. (City of Mesa) lion and start construction by July 1 on a 32,000-square-foot building on 3 acres at Ellsworth Road and Prairie Avenue. “They have building permits, zoning approvals and have opted into the Elliot Road Tech Corridor overlay,” Kim Lofgreen, Mesa’s Marketing & Business De-
velopment Manager, said. The “opt in” facilitates the permit and planning process, allowing the project to speed ahead. The Data Center Alley along East Elliot Road Comarch will join is anchored by Apple’s giant $2 billion data cruncher at
Elliot and South Signal Butte. EdgeCore, which operates a real-estate speci�ic data center, is 2 miles west of Apple. RagingWire/NTT is building a mammoth, multi-building data center campus across Elliot Road from EdgeCore. City Council last month approved a development agreement for a mystery company that plans to build a $1 billion data center on Elliot and Ellsworth roads in the northwest corner of Eastmark. Less than a mile north of the mystery data center, Comarch plans to be storing and sorting data there this time next year. Comarch provides data center services for clients from North and South America in rented spaces in Chicago and Columbus,
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MPS OKs $4M phonics program, virtual campus BY TOM SCANLON Tribune Managing Editor
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ven as the pandemic fades, the Mesa Public Schools District will continue the “virtual campus” it launched in response to the COVID-19 spread. More than 1,000 students – including 400 high schoolers – requested to learn from home via computers in the fall. In addition to 1,103 enrolled students as of June 1, the district has started a waitlist. At its June 8 meeting, the Mesa Public Schools Governing Board moved forward with the Mesa Virtual Campus while also approving a new phonics program to be taught to K-3 students at a cost of $4 million. Board members expressed hope the new reading program will help boost lagging district reading and writing scores. The funding will come from the district’s capital fund, according to Assistant Superintendent Scott Thompson. MPS anticipated $247 million in Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) funds. Though ESSER funds could pay for the phonics program, Thompson said he preferred to focus the federal stimulus funds on staf�ing. “We need people to be helping kids,” Thompson said. According to the presentation, “The purpose of the phonics contract award is to provide students in kindergarten through third grade who are learning to read, a systematic phonics instruction so they may become pro�icient in knowing a word’s phonology and orthography. “A structured phonics gram teaches each of these features and how to apply this knowledge to decode, spell, and read.” Phonology involves learning how words sound while orthography involves their spelling. MPS put out a request for proposals May 7, receiving 17 proposal responses. The evaluation committee reviewed and scored each offer individually. “One offer was found acceptable for the
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as well as in Montreal and Toronto. When the facility here is ready, all of the servers will be moved to Mesa. Comarch also has its own server rooms in Poland,
Jacob Fendley was named assistant principal of Dobson High. He told the board he wanted to be an artist, but got into education because he needed a job. (Mesa
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award as having a wide variety of comprehensive K-3 phonics programs and being the most advantageous to the district,” the administration told the board. The winning proposal is from Wilson Language Training. A �ive-hour virtual training will be provided to teachers, followed by virtual reviews throughout the school year. The new program is not expected to be ready for launch at the beginning of the next school year. “The most important thing for next year is moving forward with literacy … seeing scores, that’s the most important thing for kids, getting them up to speed,” board member Lara Ellingson said. “I love this program … Phonics is really important to me,” she added. “Our board is anxious to see improvement in literacy and ELA areas, so we are excited to offer this tool,” said Board President Jenny Richardson. In the Mesa Virtual Campus program, 50 teachers and two counselors will work exclusively with online students. “We are using our ESSER funds to invest France and Germany. According to Lofgren, Comarch’s data center in Mesa will be used to host infrastructure and applications, support and maintenance, IT project delivery, business development, consulting services and oth-
in this new model,” Superintendent Dr. Andi Fourlis said. According to a presentation, “There is an ongoing need for synchronous (live) remote learning because of health concerns, student success in a remote learning environment, increased learning options for our community.” The Florida Virtual program courses will be available for primary grades and Advanced Placement (AP) courses. “Digital tools to support learning are being vetted for use by MVC teachers,” according to the presentation. The district will continue the “asynchronous” Mesa Distance Learning Program, which does not provide live teaching. “Thank goodness the pandemic seems to be winding down and things are getting back on track but there is going to be a continued need for” virtual learning opportunities, said Jennifer Echols, director of the virtual program. “We are hearing from some members of the community that until a vaccine is widely available to all ages that they’re really not comfortable sending their students back into schools,” Echols noted. Other students thrived in virtual learning and want to continue that, she said. Asked by the board how the virtual program will help students who are failing, Echols said, “It’s all of the same interventions you put in place in brick and mortar when kids are struggling. Finding out why, getting to the root cause and then developing speci�ic strategies or interventions to address those root causes.” The physical location for MVC will be the Jordan Campus. Administrative and classi�ied staff will work onsite daily, and certi�ied staff will share working spaces and with hybrid schedules. Students will participate in most learning activities from home, but will come to the campus for testing, tutoring and other activities. Arizona House Bill 2862, which Gov. Doug Ducey signed into law April 28, provides funding for districts that offer remote learning.
er IT operations. “We’re thrilled to welcome Comarch’s �irst U.S. facility to Mesa,” Mesa Mayor John Giles said. “Their renowned systems and IT solutions join the growing trend of technology-based companies
Jennifer Echols explained the new Mesa Virtual Campus learning model to the board. (Mesa Public Schools) MPS can collect full funding for Mesa Virtual Campus students, as long as 50 percent or more of district-wide instruction takes place in person. “We are excited to offer this,” Richardson said. “It’s exciting to see over 1,100 students selecting this … We can still deliver really quality results through this model.” Also at the June 8 meeting, the board approved three new administrators. Lara Olsen is the new principal of Wilson Elementary and Philip Wail will be assistant principal of Skyline High. Jacob Fendley was named assistant principal of Dobson High. “I like to always scandalize people by telling them I had no interest into getting into education at all,” Fendley said. “I went to art school and wanted to be an artist and this was the only way to make money. But working at Dobson and working in this district has really taught me a passion for education that really supersedes any passion I’ve ever had for any individual effort.”
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Quick work nabbed violent suspect in Mesa BY TOM SCANLON Tribune Managing Editor
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ing highs. He plays with and entertains the four kids as long as his energy lasts, hiding daily meltdowns as best he can. “I have – every day – a cathartic cry,” said Jackson, wearing a red beard and looking younger than 43. He hopes to make it to his next birthday. And the next Father’s Day. Hours after hitting the �loor in a full seizure at Banner Ironwood Medical Center, where he works as a nurse, Tim Jackson was told Feb. 11 that the results of an MRI showed he had a brain tumor. A biopsy revealed the tumor was glioblastoma, the particularly aggressive form of brain cancer that took the lives of Senators John McCain and Ted Kennedy, as well as Phoenix Suns’ legend Paul Westphal. The average survival time of those with glioblastoma is about a year-and-a-half, with standard surgery, radiation and a chemotherapy drug called temozolomide extending lives only by an average eight months. Genetic testing at the Ivy Brain Tumor Center at Barrow Neurological Institute showed that a standard chemo drug likely would not help Jackson at all. In February, shortly after surgery to remove as much of the tumor as possible, the surgeon gave Jackson less-thancheery advice: “Go home and get your affairs in order.” Then, he met with Dr. Clayton Polowy. “We should �ind you a clinical trial,” Polowy mused. Shortly after, Tim Jackson became the
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igh-tech police work met an old-ashistory crime last summer. At 2:32 p.m. July 10, 2020, Richard Gregg was arrested — moments after he repeatedly stabbed a woman at Pioneer Park. The fast response came after an of�icer monitoring a live park video feed saw the woman being attacked. He alerted nearby of�icers who rushed into the park and found Gregg. According to the police report, he freely admitted what he did, telling police the
woman just broke up with him. “If I can’t have her, nobody will,” he said. Gregg, who said he was staying at a nearby homeless camp, told police he “was upset about the break up that day and the fact that he was supposed to get a stimulus check but the victim had locked him out of the account so he decided to kill her.” He told police he followed his ex and sat down behind her. “(Gregg) said at one point he knew he was going to do it so he stood up and started to stab her. The defendant said he wanted the victim dead and thinks he stabbed her with his knife about six times,” said the report.
Tim Jackson, the 12th patient to receive an experimental drug for brain cancer, will celebrate Father’s Day with his wife, Amber, and their four kids, including 5-month-old Timmy. (Pablo Robles/Tribune photographer)
12th patient with his condition (and 30th overall) to take a regimen of pamiparib, a promising new chemotherapy drug for brain cancer. He responded well to the �irst phase of treatment, which included steroids – hence, an increased appetite and weight gain. Following a four-week rest period, he begins the “maintenance phase” of the trial, which combines pamiparib and temozolomide. Tim and Amber are asking doctors the natural question: “How much time does this buy us?” “We have asked for a time frame,” Am-
ber said, glancing through bright blue eyes at her husband. “They won’t tell us.” That might infuriate most, but she gets it: Amber is also a nurse. Indeed, Tim and Amber met “on the �loor,” during the night shift at Banner Baywood Medical Center. “Both of us thought the other one was married,” Amber recalls with a blushing grin. “Then another nurse who knew us both said, ‘You two should go on a date you guys are the same person.’” Little did the friend know how prescient she was. At the end of a stressful shift, Tim asked Amber out to dinner. Their �irst date
“(Gregg) said he did not have any remorse for what he did.” Gregg, 51, has a long history of arrests, with aggravated assault convictions in 2007 and 2012. He was sentenced to three years in prison for each of his two previous convictions. On Wednesday, as part of a plea agreement, Gregg entered a guilty plea for attempted murder. He will be sentenced July 12.
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was at P.F. Chang’s. That was followed by dozens of unof�icial dates at the hospital’s cafeteria; they were engaged in six months and married by the end of the year. In the three years since, they added two more kids to the household (the older boys are Amber’s from a previous marriage). For Amber, born and raised here and a graduate of Mesa High, things were falling into place with the love of her life. Now, it’s almost impossible to wonder: But for how long? Father’s Day 2021 will be intensely emotional, at the Jackson home. “De�initely, there’s a lot running through my mind as we talk about Father’s Day. I think about dates: Things get measured in days and hours as opposed to months and years. I am very aware of time and making everything as meaningful as I can,” Tim said. “I love to celebrate Tim whenever I can,” Amber said, reaching for his hand and gazing into his eyes. “For me, it’ll be a big day, “It’s hard not to think, ‘Will this be his last Father’s Day?’ We don’t know if he’ll make it to the next one. So we just want to celebrate him.” That sounds good to Tim Jackson, the solid-as-a-rock father who plans to tell his kids he loves them as much as possible the rest of his life, however long it lasts. The luck of the draw dealt Tim a savage brain cancer once thought to be utterly untreatable. But no woe, here. “I can’t change the cards I was dealt,” a beaming Tim Jackson said, as a couple of his kids climbed their bearded, mountain of a father. “But I can shuf�le them up.”
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Free pot in Mesa encourages COVID vaccines BY MIKENZIE HAMMEL Cronkite News
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n a recent weekday in Mesa, Paul Petersen of Florence was one of the �irst to arrive at Mint Dispensary to get something not usually offered at the cannabis shop: a free COVID-19 vaccine. The 40-year-old had been holding off on getting vaccinated to see how others responded but was persuaded by an added perk: Mint’s Snax for Vaxx event. Mint gave away one free edible and a pre-rolled joint to anyone 21 or older receiving a Moderna vaccine. Petersen said he took advantage of the opportunity to acquire “two things at once.” “I’m comfortable with it now,” he said of the vaccination process, “but I didn’t trust the science before.” With COVID-19 vaccination rates declining in Arizona and other states, public and private entities are using incentives to reverse the trend and get more shots into more arms. The most recent data, released last week by county of�icials, show 42.3 percent of Mesa residents are fully vaccinated.
Christopher Sims, a Commerce Medical Group nurse, prepares a syringe as Patrick Brown waits for his second vaccination shot at Mint Dispensary in Mesa. (Alberto Mariani/Cronkite News) From free doughnuts at Krispy Kreme shops to cash from the state of California, individuals stepping up to get pricked can be rewarded in myriad ways.
In Arizona, Mint joined with Commerce Medical Group to provide vaccinations at pop-up clinics June 1 through 3 at its locations in Mesa, Tempe and Phoenix. Forty
doses were brought to each location, and about two-thirds were distributed, said Kristy Jozwiak, a spokesperson for Mint. Linzy Volm, a medical assistant for Commerce Medical Group who helped at the Mesa location, said more people turned up than she’d expected. “I think it helps, giving a reward for (the shots),” she said. “But it kind of sucks that it has to come down to people being bribed to get vaccinated.” President Joe Biden has a goal of getting 70 percent of U.S. adults at least one vaccine dose by July 4. As of Wednesday, 65 percent of adults had at least one shot, while about 55 percent of adults were fully vaccinated, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In Arizona, about 59 percent of adults have at least one dose, while 48 percent of adults have been fully vaccinated, according to the CDC. “Unfortunately vaccines, like masks, have been politicized,” said Dr. Shad Marvasti, director of public health, prevention and
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and apprehended the suspect before he left the park. “A very serious violent crime – attempted homicide – was solved very quickly because of that camera system. “That’s what we envision taking more globally city wide with the real time crime center operation.” Put Mayor John Giles down as “very intrigued.” “I totally buy into using more CCTV (closed-circuit television, a.k.a ‘surveillance video’) to help with the police department’s mission,” Giles said. Then, he �ired off a string of questions: “Is there going to be 24/7 surveillance? Somebody sitting in a command center? Or just as calls come up zooming from one part of the city to another? How is this going to function?” The answers, from Rash: “The Real Time Crime Center will be on the third �loor of the Police Department … We’re going to do some minor restructuring. Ultimately, the goal is to staff it 24/7.” To start, he said, staff will monitor video feeds in areas and times that typically have the most 911 calls. “We will have a Real Times Crime Center operator who is monitoring and has access to all cameras that live-feed into the center,” he said. That operator will be able to “beam” video to the cell phones and laptops of of�icers closest to crimes. “Ideally, of�icers as they are responding to emergency calls for service, they’re getting live footage of suspects (and) suspect vehicles even before they arrive on the scene,” Rash said. Eager musings from Vice Mayor Jen Duff about Ring and other security cameras suggest the city may recruit stay-at-home crime watchers who might be called “digital deputies.” Duff noted her own recent experience in helping �ight crime: “I watched a drug deal go down a couple days ago, snapped a photo of the license plate and recorded that,” she said. She said she has a Ring camera at her home, and hopes others who are eager to help crime can send their videos to the police department. “I know our residents are really a valuable tool in combating crime in their neighborhoods,” Duff said. “However, we can integrate with them and empower
The Mesa Police Department is asking for $1 million to launch the Real Time Crime Center. Pat Phelps, of technical services, and Police Commander Bob Rash pitched the idea to Mesa City Council at a Thursday morning study session. (City of Mesa) them to help us I think will certainly minimize the crimes when we have a lot of eyes on our properties.” Rash noted detectives monitor the Neighborhood app and other social media sites on which residents post video of crimes. “With Ring, we have a relationship … we are noti�ied of those cameras registered with the police department,” he added. Phelps said the police department has a two-pronged approach to community video. “One is a live feed program that is really geared to businesses, Circle K for example. We can work with them to gain access to live video that would feed to the Real Time Crime Center,” he said. The other part of the program that is largely untapped are those digital detectives in their homes. “With home security cameras, they (could) register with us … If there’s an incident in a location we can look at it on
a map and say, ‘Oh, there’s three citizen cameras in the area that are registered’ and reach out to them. Then there’s a method to upload that directly through a portal,” he said. Combining home and business video with the city’s parks and traf�ic cameras made Phelps pretty giddy: “The goal is to take all these different things out there and unify them … Take all those things that currently exist and unify them in a way that increases the speed in which we can receive and process that intelligence.” Councilman Kevin Thompson asked about oversight “to insure somebody’s not sitting there cruising through live videos of our community.” Rash said a combination of technology and human eyes will police the police. “We will have supervision and audit capabilities to ensure the privacy of every-
one is preserved,” he promised. And, he added, the video feeds to the center would be from public locations: “We’re not talking about residential locations and the inside of backyards.” Giles, Duff, Thompson and the rest of City Council will vote on moving ahead into high-tech policing during the meeting at 5:45 p.m. Monday. According to materials supporting the police department request, “The RTCC will be a centralized law enforcement technology center ... It will serve as the department’s resource hub, supporting intensive law enforcement efforts to prevent crime and provide effective and ef�icient police service to the community, while prioritizing citizen and of�icer safety. “The bene�its of the RTCC include real time intelligence, quick identi�ication and apprehension of criminals, video evidence to enhance prosecution, crime prevention and reduction, and increased community perception of public safety.” The Mesa Police Department is also asking Mesa City Council to approve a �iveyear, $8 million contract for Axon police cameras, �irst used by the force in 2012. This will replace current cameras and add 211 new cameras. The department has 458 body cameras “issued to all patrol of�icers, motor of�icers, select investigative units and SWAT armored vehicles,” according to a presentation. The new cameras will go to special operations of�icers, �ield sergeants and school resource of�icers. The contract also includes an upgrade of “controlled electrical” Taser weapons, “used to incapacitate dangerous subjects or to gain lawful control of combative subjects.” It will cost $2 million for the �irst year and $1.5 million for subsequent years.
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The Mesa Police Department is already working with some Ring camera owners, but hopes to incorporate more into its Real Time Crime Center. (File photo)
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Ducey bans college COVID vaccine rules BY HOWARD FISCHER Capitol Media Services
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ov. Doug Ducey doesn’t plan to block state universities from requiring students to be vaccinated against at least some diseases despite a move this week to do just that over COVID-19. Press aide C.J. Karamargin told Capitol Media Services his boss is aware that the schools preclude students from registering unless they meet certain immunization requirements. Unlike the policy that Ducey overruled Tuesday on COVID vaccines, there is no work-around, like getting tested regularly and wearing a mask, to allow students to avoid getting inoculated for measles, mumps and rubella. But Karamargin said there’s a good reason for the difference. He said the vaccines for those three diseases have full approval of the federal Food and Drug Administration. By contrast, the vaccines for COVID-19 are available under what the FDA calls an Emergency Use Au-
thorization. And that, Karamargin said, makes it a different situation. Ducey’s order earlier this week makes no reference to the formal FDA status of any vaccine. Instead, it singled out inoculation for COVID-19. It also comes at a time of increasing kickback by Republicans who not only won’t get vaccinated themselves amid questions about its safety but have made a political issue of the virus, even insisting that Anthony Fauci, the nation’s top infectious disease specialist, lied about the threat of the virus to convince people to agree to be inoculated. Karamargin said the distinction Ducey is making between the shots for MMR and for COVID is not political. “Those vaccines are part of a schedule of vaccines that have gone through the full FDA approval process,’’ he said. “The COVID vaccines have not.’’ But Karamargin was careful with his wording. “This is not to say they are unsafe,’’ he
said. “We believe they are safe.’’ It would be a surprise if the governor or his spokesman argued otherwise, and not just because both have received the vaccine. Dr. Cara Christ, the state health director, herself af�irmed that to be true. More to the point, she said that EUA designation was largely meaningless. “These vaccines have been through the exact same clinical trials as all of the other vaccines,’’ Christ said. The EUA process, she said, simply cuts down on the “bureaucratic requirements.’’ Karamargin, however, said Ducey’s actions in eliminating any requirement for students to be vaccinated against COVID remain valid because “they fall under a different category.’’ But he would not answer whether Ducey will relent and rescind his order when the vaccines get full FDA approval. P�izer applied for full authorization for its vaccine on May 7, with Moderna following suit on June 1. “That’s a hypothetical,’’ Karamargin said.
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He also brushed aside that, unlike the MMR vaccines, nothing in the now-overturned policies of the state universities actually required students to get inoculated against COVID. At both the University of Arizona and Arizona State University, unvaccinated students and those who refused to disclose their status still had the right to attend classes provided they were tested at least once a week and agreed to wear face coverings. Northern Arizona University is requiring all students to wear masks. Karamargin noted the announcements by the three schools and the Arizona Board of Regents to scrap their policies. And he rejected the idea that the schools really had no choice, given the control the governor can exercise over their budgets. Ducey’s order barring the public universities and community colleges from requiring students to get a COVID-19 vaccine or submit their vaccination records
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Chandler cracking down on distracted drivers BY KEVIN REAGAN Tribune Staff Writer
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handler Police have issued more than 700 citations for violators of the state’s new distracted driving laws – more than other East Valley agencies. In 2019, Arizona lawmakers adopted stricter policies to deter drivers from handling cellphones or electronic devices while on the road. To allow motorists time to adjust their driving habits, the state provided a grace period before of�icers could begin to cite violators. Since the new rules went into effect in January and the grace period ended, Chandler of�icers have written 710 citations for distracted driving in the last �ive months. By comparison, the police departments in Tempe, Scottsdale, and Mesa reported signi�icantly lower citation rates for the new driving statutes. Tempe Police reported 183 violations, Scottsdale Police issued 156 citations and Mesa Police gave at least 175 citations and warnings to drivers between January and May. Chandler Police could not explain why so many more motorists in their city have been cited except to say that its of�icers are diligently following the new laws. “We believe that distracted driving is a large contributor to traf�ic accidents and we are determined to make the city of Chandler streets safer through education, enforcement, and community outreach,” said Chandler Police Sgt. Jason McClimans. In 2020, the department issued about 23,000 citations for various traf�ic violations around the city. Chandler is one of a handful of cities in Arizona utilizing traf�ic cameras to cite speeders or red-light runners. Earlier this year, the city renewed its contract with the vendor operating the red-light cameras for another �ive years. Like many other agencies throughout
2001. Another 29 states, including Arizona, have adopted similar laws over the last 20 years. Arizona was prompted to enact stricter driving laws after a Salt River Police of�icer was allegedly struck and killed by a distracted driver in January 2019. Of�icer Clayton Townsend was hit by a motorist on the Loop 101 freeway while he was conducting a traf�ic stop near McKellips Road. Jerry Sanstead, 42, of Scottsdale was later identi�ied as the driver who allegSalt River Pima-Maricopa Tribal Officer Clayton Townsend’s edly hit Townsend. Police 2019 death in an accident that police say was caused by a said Sanstead admitted to distracted driver sparked a move toward banning motorists using his cell phone shortly from using hand-held devices while driving. Townsend was before the accident. killed on the Loop 101, leaving behind a wife and 10-monthSanstead was indicted for old son. (Tribune file photo) manslaughter last year and the state, Chandler has been attempting he’s scheduled to go to trial in October. Townsend had been working at Salt to inform local drivers about the new laws and advising them of the penalties that River Police for �ive years at the time of his death. The 26-year-old of�icer left becan result in texting while driving. Violators are liable to pay a �ine between hind a wife and an infant child. A couple months after Townsend’s $75 and $149 for the �irst citation and up death, the Arizona Legislature was presto $250 for the subsequent infractions. Chandler is certainly not leading the sured to pass a bill that would strengthen state in the number of tickets it’s already the state’s driving laws and deter motorists from using their cell phones. handed out for distracted driving. Townsend’s family publicly advocated The Arizona Department of Public Safety, which patrols the state’s highways, has for passing the anti-texting bill and reissued more than 4,000 citations for driv- joiced the day it was signed into law by ers caught using their phone. Phoenix Po- Gov. Doug Ducey. “Although we feel the pain everyday of lice reportedly issued more than 800 ticklosing Clayton,” Toni Townsend, the of�iets since the start of this year. Ever since cellphones began to prolif- cer’s mother, said in 2019, “we hope that erate in the early 2000s, state legislators this much-needed reform can save lives to across the country have been attempting countless others moving forward.” The legislation received widespread to prevent them becoming a major consupport from law enforcement associatributor to motor vehicle accidents. Nearly every state has passed some sort tions, insurance companies, and mediof law that completely or partially prohib- cal professionals. Chandler was one of several municipalities across Arizona to its cell phone usage while driving. New York became the �irst state to out- publicly signal their support for enacting law hand-held phones for all drivers in the bill.
Most of Chandler’s legislative representatives favored the new law with the exception of state Sen. J.D. Mesnard, RChandler, who voted against the bill and introduced his own legislation that more broadly outlawed any distracting object that impedes a driver’s attention. Some recent national studies indicate distracted driving laws could have an impact on lowering fatal car accidents among teenage drivers. A 2020 report published by the American Academy of Pediatrics found that areas with anti-texting laws had a crash fatality rate that was 29 percent lower than regions with more lenient rules. “Adoption of universal handheld cellphone bans in all states may reduce the incidence of distracted driving and decrease (motor vehicle) fatalities,” the study’s authors wrote. National data shows that distraction was a contributing factor in causing car accidents that killed more than 3,000 people in 2019. Only 422 of these nationwide deaths reportedly involved the use of a cellphone before the accident, according to the Highway Loss Data Institute. In 2019, nearly 10,500 drivers involved in crashes throughout Arizona were allegedly engaged in distracted driving behavior. But the state’s data is not considered to be completely accurate because distracted driving is often underreported since drivers often don’t admit to using their cellphones, according to the Arizona Department of Transportation. For the last few months, ADOT has been spearheading a statewide campaign to dissuade motorists from picking up their phones while driving. “Plenty of people think they’re excellent drivers and they can multitask behind the wheel. They’re all wrong,” ADOT Director John Halikowski said earlier this year. “People become dangerous drivers when they shift their attention from the road ahead to the tiny screen on their phone.”
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health promotion at the University of Arizona College of Medicine in Phoenix. “People have been fed a great deal of misinformation, which has really confused the general public about the science and the safety involved,” he said. “In lieu of being able to stop misinformation, we’re having to create incentives for people to participate in vaccination.” Anheuser-Busch, maker of Budweiser beer, is partnering with the Biden administration to offer virtual credits for a free beer to anyone 21 or older if the July 4 target is met. It’s just one of several efforts at the local, state and national level to increase vaccination rates. This month, many vaccination sites are offering extended hours, and some pharmacies will be open 24 hours on Fridays. Child care organizations KinderCare, Learning Care Group and Bright Horizons will watch children for free while parents get vaccinated, and Uber and Lyft are offering complimentary rides to and from shot sites. Dr. Cara Christ, director of the Arizona Department of Health Services, said in an interview with Arizona PBS that the state is considering various incentives, too, although she didn’t elaborate. “We’re going to continue to explore different incentive options, and we’ve been reviewing what other states have been providing as well,” she said. Christ added that Arizona remains committed to increasing vaccinations among people of color – especially Latinos, who comprise 30 percent of COVID cases and 28 percent of deaths in the state but only 15 percent of the vaccinated population. Nationally, organizations such as the
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drew mixed reviews by some ASU students and staff. The day before that order, Joanne Vogel, vice president of ASU Student Services, wrote students that if they “are unable to be vaccinated for any reason or who do not agree to share their vaccination status will be required to participate in ongoing COVID-19 health management protocols,” including testing. Students who chose not to get vaccinated or refuse to share records, the email
Paul Peterson, 40, took advantage of the offer for a free edible and pre-rolled joint from Mint Dispensary. (Alberto Mariani/Cronkite News) Mayo Clinic and the American Hospital Association have pushed to increase vaccination rates in communities of color. Marvasti said the state should hold health fairs and partner with more entities, including churches, food assistance programs and social service agencies, to provide better vaccine education and access to those hit especially hard by the coronavirus that causes COVID-19. “Communities of color have been disproportionately impacted because systemic, structural racism has been present and already devastating communities,” he said. “COVID has just unveiled that and exposed them further. “We still haven’t done enough to address their needs, so we really need to take a hard look in the mirror and make a change.” Marvasti said incentives are working to
said, would have to wear masks, submit daily health checks and participate in COVID-19 testing twice a week. Ducey criticized ASU’s policy in a tweet, saying that unvaccinated students will not be required to wear masks or undergo weekly testing to attend classes. “The vaccine works, and we encourage Arizonans to take it. But it is a choice and we need to keep it that way,” Ducey said. “Public education is a public right, and taxpayers are paying for it. “We need to make our public universities available for students to return to
an extent, but to reach herd immunity, vaccine mandates may be necessary. Federal equal employment opportunity laws do not prevent employers from requiring in-person staff to be vaccinated, and some private employers have taken that step, resulting in a smattering of court challenges. And although many universities and colleges are requiring students to be vaccinated to return to campus in the fall, Gov. Doug Ducey issued an executive order this week saying students at Arizona’s public universities and colleges cannot be required to get vaccinated or submit proof of vaccination. Will Humble, executive director of the Arizona Public Health Association, said he and a cohort of students conducted a study this spring to determine what factors would prompt Arizonans 18 to 24 to get shots.
learning. They have already missed out on too much learning. From K-12 to higher education, Arizona is supporting in-person learning.” Katie Paquet, media relations and strategic communications administrator for the university, said students never were required to be vaccinated. Paquet said ASU will do its best to provide resources for vaccinated and unvaccinated students that work within the parameters of the executive order. Some ASU students and staff are concerned about the health of other students,
Their results showed the immunizations needed to be free and conveniently located with no appointments required. According to a poll released by the African American Research Collaborative and The Commonwealth Fund, some 53 percent of unvaccinated respondents would prefer to receive a COVID shot from a doctor’s of�ice. And 60 percent of the 13,000 participants said they consider their primary care physician the most effective messenger for vaccine information. “Our target needs to be more and more convenient for that, rather than more and more incentive – like someone who isn’t even planning to get vaccinated has it presented right in front of their face … a splitsecond decision on the table,” Humble said. “We need more spontaneity in the system.” Mint Dispensary plans to hold the second round of Snax for Vaxx from 1 to 4 p.m. June 29 through July 1 at its Mesa, Tempe and Phoenix locations. Pablo Palomino, executive branding of�icer of Mint, said the events are a good way to help the community while offering more awareness and education about the company’s products. “We’re just trying to provide opportunities to the community,” he said. “Whoever wants to take advantage of them, they’re here.” Nathan Branham, a parks worker from Avondale, brought his friend to the Mint vaccination event in Mesa for his �irst shot. Branham is fully vaccinated but said he would’ve cashed in on Snax for Vaxx had it happened earlier. “It gives someone added incentive,” he said. “People are already scared, so it’s going to help them – because weed is a great way to relax.”
and the potential for more cases of COVID-19 on campus. “I think he is confused about the fact that ASU is not implementing a vaccine mandate, like at all,” said Gideon Kariuki, a junior. “There are people on campus, our friends, neighbors, co-workers, who are immunocompromised, who would be put more at risk if these extra measures for unvaccinated students were taken away. “His order does away with the idea that we live in a society where we are responsible for each other.”
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Mesa Arts Center reconnecting with the city BY ALLI CRIPE Tribune Contributor
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fter more than a year, Mesa Arts Center is reconnecting with the community in person as masks become optional June 24 at all city buildings. The center recently released its lineup for its Fall 2021-Spring 2022 season that will include live audiences watching live performances on stage. And its staff has set up four neighborhood workshops to generate feedback for its annual Prototyping Project. Cindy Ornstein, Mesa arts director and the center’s executive director, said the pandemic forced her staff to turn to video productions and ingenuity to keep a cultural-artistic connection with residents. “One nice thing about being an organization that’s all about engaging people with creativity is that we have a lot of great creative people on staff,” said Ornstein. The center turned a theater into a video production unit to develop digital content, not only for the center but also for the i.d.e.a. Museum and the Arizona Museum of Natural History. “We created a wide variety of digital programming,” said Ornstein. “Creating some hands-on activities and virtual tours of exhibitions that were now no longer open to the public so that people could still enjoy them.” Even while shut down, the arts center still offered online classes and its special engagement program for veterans. Arts center staff found they were reaching people they had never reached before – such as the homebound or and even people living out of state. “We got one email from an arts and services participant,” Ornstein said as her eyes teared up. “And I always get choked up because the subject line was, ‘Thank you for saving my life.’” The center didn’t stop there. It offered curbside pickups for family engagement projects and window-side exhibits.
The Mesa Prototyping Festival features work developed by artists in response to neighborhood feedback during workshops held by Mesa Arts Center staff. (Tribune file photo) “We had space all along the entire theatre building,” Ornstein explained. “So, we asked Mesa Contemporary to mount an exhibition in the windows.” From September to January, ‘Distanced but not Separated’ was the title of this
windowed exhibit with work by artists associated with the Mesa Arts Center’s studio programs. The exhibit was still display as the museums started to open. In October, the Arizona Museum of Natural History and
One way the arts center tried to engage people during the pandemic was with its windowed exhibit called “Distanced but not Separated." (Courtesy of Kristin McLeod)
i.d.e.a Museum opened with limited capacity and timed entries. In December, Mesa Contemporary Art Museum opened with the same guidelines. Classes opened in January and in September, the theatres will open again. This month, the Mesa Arts Center started reconnecting with the community in person through the Mesa Prototyping Project. “It’s based on the idea of trying to give communities the opportunity to experiment with ideas,” said Ornstein. “To make their neighborhoods more activated and more connected.” The goal is to get the ideas of the community for temporary art installations. This year, Mesa Arts Center will host group workshops in different Mesa neighborhoods before the Prototyping Festival on Nov. 13. The Mesa Prototyping Festival features temporary installations created in response to neighbor comments and feedback collected during community walks. The installations will be available for community interaction during the oneday festival in downtown neighborhoods southeast of Mesa Arts Center. The �irst workshop for getting feedback for the festival will be at 6 p.m. July 8 at the Catholic Charities Care Campus, 466 S. Bellview, Mesa. Others are 9 a.m. Aug. 15 at Que Chevere, 142 W. Main St.; 9 a.m. Sept. 19 at New Horizon School, 446 E. Broadway Road; and 6 p.m. Oct. 15, Mesa Urban Garden, 212 E. 1st Ave. Orstein is excited that staff can now reach out to people beyond a digital landscape and engage them in workshops that have food, drinks, local artists and music. “It helps people meet each other, see their neighbors, and feel more connected,” said Ornstein. “Empowering the people to have a voice and make the community better.” To sign up for a workshop: mesaartscenter.com/mesaprototyping.
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he experience of caring for her chronically ill son for 15 years has motivated a Chandler woman to coproduce a book on physicians’ relationships with parents. Ann F. Schrooten of Fox Crossing and pediatrician Barry P. Markovitz co-edited “Shared Struggles,” a collection of �irstperson stories that provide a unique glimpse into how parents and physicians think, feel, and interact. Schrooten and Markovitz also wrote commentaries on each story to provide “an independent perspective on the events and messages conveyed and to encourage re�lection, inquiry and discussion.” The stories are grouped under four sections: hope, compassion, communication and trust. Parents write about interactions with physicians that had a signi�icant impact on them and their child and offer context and insight. The physicians tell of interactions with patients and families that served as learning moments in their career and humanized both medicine and the doctor. Schrooten, an attorney, and her husband Mark – who have two daughters – lost their
book to look like together,” she said. She said Markovitz spent many months caring for Jack in 1999 in St. Louis and the doctor helped manage ventilator care for the child, who was only seven months old. Jack was born with a rare congenital muscular dystrophy that affected his muscles, eyes and brain. Markovitz was “always available to help me when it came to issues with Jack and offered guidance and support as much as he could from a distance” and even spoke at the boy’s funeral. In writing the book, Schrooten recruited the parents and physicians who contributed. Her commentaries on each story re�lect a parent’s viewpoint while Markovitz supplied a physician’s perspective. Finding the parents came from her Chandler resident Ann T. Schrooten holds a photo involvement in a large network she deof her son Jack, who died at age 15 after a life-long veloped by participating in online fochronic illness. (Special to the Tribune) rums for parents with intensive medical needs. son Jack at age 15 in 2014 and knew Mar“Parents and physicians were overwhelmkovitz from the pediatrician’s involvement ingly supportive of the book and wanted to in her son’s care. “After my son died, Barry reached out to be part of it,” she said, adding they collected me with the idea of writing a book togeth- stories from 2015 to last year. er, but we developed what we wanted the And it was a long road to fruition.
They had �irst discussed the idea of a book in 2014 but their proposal wasn’t accepted until 2019, when Springer Publications gave it a nod. They �inished in December and the book was published two months ago. Noting that over 3 million children in the United States live with complex medical conditions “and, with advances in medicine, this number will only grow as children born with rare and life-limiting conditions live longer,” Schrooten hopes the book will bene�it both parents and doctors. “The hope is to help physicians understand the perspective of parents of the medically complex children they care for and to help parents understand the perspective of the physicians who care for their children,” she said. “There can often be a feeling of ‘us’ versus ‘them’ when it comes to parent-physician interactions. “By giving a voice to both parents and physicians, and by listening and learning from their stories, the goal is to create a bridge to better understanding that can improve communication, minimize con�licts, and foster trust and compassion among physicians, patients, and families.” “Shared Struggles” is available on amazon.com and at link.springer.com/book/1 0.1007%2F978-3-030-68020-6.
ing �luency and comprehension skills.” The program plays a vital role in helping to reduce the “Summer Slide” or the learning loss experienced while transitioning between school years. Studies have shown that students who participate in a summer reading program have better reading skills at the end of the third grade and score higher on standardized tests than students who do not participate. Summer reading loss is also cumulative. By the end of 6th grade, children who consistently lose reading skills over the summer will be two years behind their classmates. Reading just �ive books over the summer can prevent summer reading loss, according to experts. Participants in the Summer Reading Program earn one point per minute for reading physical or electronic books or listening to audiobooks. Additional points are earned by attending virtual events
hosted by librarians and completing online library challenges. Prizes are based on the number of points readers achieve. Pre-readers and kids up to age 12 who achieve 500 points receive restaurant coupons while all ages who accumulate 750 points earn an Arizona State Parks Pass. Anyone reaching 1000 points can choose a free book or donate it to a local Head Start classroom. Prizes and coupons are based on availability and subject to change due to the pandemic. Grand prize drawings will also be held for a Phoenix Zoo prize bundle, Harkins Theatres pack, a Sea Life Aquarium package for a family of four and a Legoland Discovery Center Family 4-Pack. Mesa’s Summer Reading Program continues through Aug. 1. To register, visit mesalibrary.org/events/summer-reading. For more information, visit mesalibrary.org.
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esa libraries have extended their hours as the popular summer reading program hits high gear. Hours are now 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 10 a.m. Branch, 635 N. Power Road and Dobson Road to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday at the Main Library, 64 E. 1st St.; Red Mountain Branch, 2425 S. Dobson Road. With updated COVID-19 guidelines, masks are optional at city libraries and recreation centers, but building occupancy may be limited. Public computers are available with one-hour reservations, but meeting and study rooms are not available. Park and pick-up curbside service is available at all locations by appointment through the myLIBRO app from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Saturday. Available library materials can be requested through the app, with noti�ication provid-
ed for pick up. The extended hours come at a time when the summer reading program up and running strong. The countywide program encourages people of all ages to read at least 20 minutes a day. The theme of this year’s program is “Tails & Tales,” urging readers to explore the many stories of the animal kingdom by reading, completing challenges and attending virtual events and participating in community experiences. “Most people don’t realize that our Summer Reading Program is open to adults as well as children. We want to make summer reading a family affair and encourage parents to join in on reading with their kids,” Mesa Library Director Heather Wolf said. “After the year we have had and the interruption to learning that our children have experienced, reading over the summer is even more important to keep up their read-
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s COVID-19 mandates lift, Valley resorts are gradually seeing occupancy rates go up week-over-
week. But while their restaurants and pools are hosting crowds not seen since prepandemic times, resorts are facing quite the opposite situation behind the scenes: a shortage of staff. On Wednesday, June 23, the Arizona Of�ice of Tourism is partnering with career development organizations Pipeline AZ and ARIZONA@WORK to launch a new initiative connecting job-seekers with thousands of career opportunities available right now across Arizona’s tourism and hospitality industry. The partnership will kick off with an Arizona Tourism Virtual Hiring Event on Wednesday, June 23. Job seekers can get information on hiring, bene�its packages and potential hiring bonuses from participating employers including Hilton, Marriott, Hyatt, Xanterra and the Salt River Indian Community’s Talking Stick Entertainment District. “The great news is that people are coming to enjoy all the great attractions in the Talking Stick Entertainment District,” said Blessing McAnlis-Vasquez from the Salt River Indian Community. “Fortunately, increased visitors also create more jobs, so participating in this event is a perfect way to help promote our positions available now.” Added Debbie Johnson, director of the Arizona Of�ice of Tourism: “It’s clear that strong demand has returned for Arizona vacations. Currently, many of our hotels and resorts aren’t able to �ill to capacity because of staf�ing challenges. Our new tourism and hospitality workforce development efforts are designed to �ill that gap.” Employers can register to be matched with eligible candidates and job seekers can register to participate in the June 23
Sanctuary Camelback Mountain Resort & Spa has managed to bounce back to over 90 percent of their pre-COVID staffing levels. (Sanctuary Camelback Mountain Resort & Spa) event at AZTourismJobs.com. The site also provides a wide variety of resources all in one place such as connecting people to open jobs, skills assessments, help with resumes and interviews. Mary Foote, director of Pipeline AZ, an initiative of the Partnership for Economic Innovation, said, “Creating a job seeker pro�ile and registering for the upcoming virtual hiring event is a great way to learn more about possible tourism and hospitality career paths.” Thousands of jobs are available right now, from management and sales positions to concierge, valet, front-desk managers, housekeeping, maintenance and food prep positions. Pipeline AZ connects the entire workforce ecosystem, serving the needs of hospitality and tourism businesses, job seekers, educators and workforce organizations simultaneously through its platform. “As one of the hardest-hit during the pandemic, Arizona’s tourism and hospitality industry continues to work toward recovery, with rehiring workers being a top priority,” Johnson added. Shane Sarlo, Sanctuary Camelback Mountain Resort & Spa Resort manager, said getting furlough employees back on the job has been a challenge.
At one point, Sarlo said, Sanctuary went from more than 400 employees to fewer than 30. According to the American Hotel & Lodging Association, Arizona hotels shed more than 25 percent of their employees last year, with job losses across local hotels totaling more than 15,000. By the end of this year, however, AHLA estimates that the total number of hotel employees will rise a few thousand, from 43,445 people in 2020 to 46,037 – well below the 2019 total of almost 59,000 workers. AHLA said Arizona’s 2021 projected losses in hotel workers, compared to 2019, will be the 13th highest in the nation. “Hotels were one of the �irst industries affected by the pandemic after travel was forced to a virtual halt in early 2020, and it will be one of the last to recover,” AHLA’s report states. Overall, AHLA predicts that hotels will add 200,000 direct hotel operations jobs in 2021 but will remain nearly 500,000 jobs below the industry’s pre-pandemic employment level of 2.3 million employees. Great Wolf Lodge in Scottsdale held a hiring event in May to �ill more than 120 positions. The resort had furloughed 312 employees last year.
Overall, Great Wolf Lodge hopes to rehire 2,000 new employees across its 16 U.S.-based resorts. “We recognize the pandemic has created a number of employment challenges nationwide,” said Bryan Robinson, Chief People Of�icer for Great Wolf Resorts. To get prospective employees through the door, some resorts are offering incentives. The Phoenician, for example, held a hiring event last month and offered a $500 sign-on bonus to full- and part-time new hires. Phoenician Managing Director Mark Vinciguerra believes it impacted the turnout. “I de�initely feel that it has an impact,” Vinciguerra said. “It speaks to the investment that we’re making, that they know that we want them to be here. We’re willing to invest the time and energy to get them trained properly.” The Phoenician had about 60 position open at the start of the hiring event, ranging from grounds and landscaping positions to culinary, housekeeping, spa positions and more. According to Vinciguerra, the hiring event was successful. They �illed about half of the full-time, part-time and seasonal positions they were hiring for. Sanctuary is back to more than 90 percent of its pre-COVID staf�ing levels – “which is not typical of what is being seen in the industry, overall,” Sarlo said. While the industry expects to gain jobs this year, it won’t reach pre-pandemic levels until 2023, AHLA believes. Sanctuary was initially challenged with �inding line-level staff, like housekeeping and stewarding, but then reevaluated their starting pay rates in an effort to entice staff back to work. “We also improved some of our additional bene�its, including complimentary employee meals, incentives, bonuses, and more,” Sarlo said.
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Phoenician managers attribute part of the dif�iculty of rehiring to former employees moving out of state or starting entirely different careers. This has led the resort to shift its focus on hiring new people. “We believe it’ll come back in stages,” Vinciguerra said. “We have seen so much leisure travel these �irst four or �ive months of the year. “We think the next big segment that’s going to come back – and it’s probably sometime in the fall – is group business,” Vinciguerra continued, adding that group business comprises at least half of the Phoenician’s business. Vinciguerra said fall is critical to hotel industry recovery. “If [group] business returns, then that would be a very good signal that we’re on our way to recovery,” he said. But as the industry recovers, Sarlo believes that hotels and resorts will need to adjust their internal culture to provide more workforce values. “Gone are the days when managers were expected to work a minimum of 55 hours a week. Today’s hospitality em-
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Feel like a victim? Don’t invite me to lunch BY DAVID LEIBOWITZ Tribune Columnist
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he argument began, as so many do, over words. A friend, male, late forties, Jewish, was detailing an anti-Semitic insult he’d suffered at the hands of a client. Then he wanted it to be my turn. “You must be the victim of discrimination like that all the time,” he asserted. My response? “I’ve never been the victim of anything in my life. Have I experienced anti-Semitic language, insults? Sure. A lot. But victimized? I don’t think so.” Our conversation descended into semantics and harshness over what constitutes victimhood. My friend argued that we’re all – all 7.6 billion Earthlings – victims of slights and people we may never admit or never know harmed us. I argued
that his de�inition of victimization trivializes real injury. “If everyone’s a victim, then no one’s a victim,” was my �inal salvo. The server mercifully delivered the check. “I’ve been to murder scenes. I’ve interviewed survivors of concentration camps and rape. I just don’t see a parallel between how they’ve been hurt and some idiot calling you a hebe.” It’s true that there’s no such thing as a free lunch. Mine probably cost me a friend. I thought about this exchange for days, about why being called a victim so lodged in my craw. I guess it’s because in America today the prevalent narrative – one I reject with great force – is that we are a nation of victims and victimizers, the af�licted and the af�licting, and I try every day to live my life as neither one. To consume news in 2021 is like reading
an endless scroll of society’s victims. Violence, racism, income inequality, police brutality, bullying, ageism, sexual harassment, gender inequality, COVID-19, LGBTQ discrimination, kink shaming, sizeism, and countless more stigmas and prejudices. If I sound intolerant, cold or sarcastic – or like I’m “mansplaining” in a discriminatory huff – that’s not my intention. But lately I �ind myself experiencing an “empathy de�icit,” the sense that my well of compassion might be running lower than Lake Mead on a blazing June afternoon. A confession: I do everything I can to empathize with victims in proportion to the injury done to them and the theft committed against them. I grieve the murdered dead. I want justice and greater compassion for all who suffer sexual assault or hate crimes. I loathe Harvey Weinstein and Jeffrey Ep-
stein for their criminal acts. I want police of�icers to seek out wrongdoers without seeing skin color. I donate to charity. And yes, I “hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal,” and that we, one and all, possess “certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” I was raised to honor the Golden Rule. Or as Jesus put it in Matthew 7, “So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you.” That’s an old-fashioned way of thinking, of course. Today, it’s insuf�icient to treat others as you hope to be treated. Instead, we’re asked to treat everyone exactly as they would like to be treated, or risk being branded a victimizer. Alternately, we are expected to empathize
“Never Believe Conservatives.” Accordingly, the pro-Biden press partisans wanted to project an image of the 46th President as the “tough guy in the aviator shades.” If only. Sadly, we saw a very different image of Joe Biden during the G-7 Meetings, just prior to the Russian Summit. The swagger was replaced with a shuf�le. Con�idence gave way to confusion. Statements of certainty became mumbled, incoherent mutterings. The “Leader of the Free World” had to be led by his wife. Joe Biden has cognitive problems and the press has a real problem with credibility. Our international adversaries suffer no such delusions. Neither should we. Russian “President” (in reality, NeoSoviet Dictator) Putin resembles the cat who ate the canary. He remembers the days of the old USSR, when he was a young KGB Agent, and “old” was the op-
erative term in Moscow. When President Reagan was asked why he had not held a summit with the USSR during his �irst term, he responded, “My problem for the �irst few years was they kept dying on me.” Brezhnev. Andropov. Chernenko. Now, in the United States, there’s an aging Democrat Troika on both ends of Pennsylvania Avenue. Pelosi. Schumer. Biden. Of the three, the Senate Majority Leader is the “spring chicken,” at age 70; the House Speaker is the most senior at 81; and the President is 78. What’s Russian for “Now the shoe’s on the other foot”? During the one-day US-Russia Summit, President Biden meekly pushed to Putin a list of 16 critical infrastructure targets “off limits” to Russian cybercriminals. So, can the internet thieves begin with number 17 on the target list, or should Vlad have thanked Joe for helping Russia’s cyber warfare experts by doing their
work for them…or both? Putin took the typical Russian approach: he simply denied any cyber connection. Back home, there’s no denying the curious paradox of President Biden: our Chief Executive, so confused during his trip abroad, leads an administration that is singularly focused on what it perceives as the top domestic threat. Attorney General Merrick Garland spelled it out during the “off day” between the G-7 meeting in England and the summit in Geneva. “In the FBI’s view, the top domestic extremist threat comes from racially or ethnically motivated violent extremists – speci�ically those who advocate for the superiority of the white race.” Got that? Never mind the more than 8,500 extremists of BLM and Antifa arrested during the riots last summer. They did
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Biden performance with Putin a concern BY JD HAYWORTH Tribune Columnist
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oe Biden and Vladimir Putin spent a mid-June day in Geneva, talking to each other at a summit conference. NBC News headlined its preview of the event in this fashion: “Biden begins long, tense meeting with Putin.” Don’t believe it. And in a world where the true news cycle would change by the nanosecond, the old-line press organs in the United States have remained remarkably consistent, especially over the last decade. Collectively, they spout varied narratives under this broad theme: Conservative principles are wrong and dangerous, while Leftist goals are somehow “forward thinking,” and to be embraced. When it comes to the pre-summit headline from NBC, further analysis is in order. The National Broadcasting Company is better de�ined these days by the words
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with anyone who has not been treated up to their own exacting standards. Don’t believe me? Check the scathing Yelp reviews authored by anyone who has ever been served a not-quite-medium-rare burger. There are victims in the world and I do
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So rioters from the left are mere protestors. Protestors from the right are rioters, insurrectionists, and likely white supremacists. Quite the narrative. Dark days ahead.
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egacy Sports Park, a massive 320acre sports and entertainment complex currently under construction in East Mesa, has announced its partnership with the Cactus Football League for its 2022 season. The partnership between Legacy Sports USA and the CFL is the �irst of its kind for an adult semi-pro league in Arizona. In the more than 20 years leagues similar to the CFL have been around in the state, they frequently used high school �ields or local parks for games played by self-proclaimed “weekend warriors.” But Matt Archer, an East Valley resident and owner of the CFL, has built his league into one that stands out from the rest in four short years. “Matt’s vision with his league aligned really well with ours,” said Brett Miller, president of Legacy Sports USA. “I’m very familiar with his league. There are so many leagues that allow kids and adults to play at the highest level that coincides with where they are in their life and I think that’s what the Cactus Football League does. “It gives people an opportunity to continue to play the sport they love to play.” As part of the agreement, three CFL games will be played every Saturday afternoon inside Legacy’s main stadium. Primarily meant to house soccer games, the multipurpose �ield can be repainted to accurately re�lect lines found on a football �ield. The venue can seat as many as 5,000 fans and will allow the opportunity for individual teams to set up makeshift stores to sell merchandise outside the stadium. Players, who stem from amateurs to former college and arena football athletes, will utilize locker rooms at the stadium. Restaurants and a beer garden will also occupy the stadium, offering a unique and pro-like game day experience for fans. The CFL is the �irst adult-focused league Legacy has partnered with for the opening of its park, which is currently scheduled for January. In just the last few months, Legacy announced partnerships with Arsenal Soccer Club to become the premier
Legacy Sports Park has announced its partnership with adult semi-pro Cactus Football League, the first partnership of its kind for competitive adult tackle football in the state. (Courtesy Legacy Sports USA)
youth soccer organization at the park, Elite Youth Football, Arizona Dynamics gymnastics, the Sand Club beach volleyball and just recently announced the Professional Tour of Pickleball will add a stop at Legacy. Miller said the park expects to cater to as many as 65,000 people every weekend, which will allow leagues occupying the park to further grow and appeal to
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more individuals. “Every day, every weekend will be a unique experience,” Miller said. “All at the same time we will have Cactus Football League games, soccer games, gymnastics, everything. More and more people will become aware of everything going on because it’s all at the same place, and that’s pretty cool.” The CFL was founded by Archer in 2018. What started as an idea on how to better the semi-pro football landscape in Arizona quickly turned into the biggest and overall, best run league in the state. The league utilized Westwood High School in Mesa and Raymond S. Kellis High School in Glendale its �irst season in the spring of 2019. Last year, before the pandemic forced a halt to all operations, Youngker, Cortez and Sunnyslope high schools were used. The league stuck with those three schools for the 2021 season, but Archer has always had bigger and better plans. Ultimately, he aims to own his own facility. That may come to fruition with a new multipurpose dome currently under construction in Surprise he has a stake in. However, he didn’t want to go another year utilizing only high school facilities for games. That’s where Legacy came into play. “They made it really easy,” Archer said of Legacy. “We got on the phone with
them and told us what we wanted to do, where we wanted to take the league and the problems we were having with restrictions at high schools. They rolled out their entire plan and it was perfect.” Since its inception, the CFL has been the premier destination for top-tier adult football clubs in the state. The league has routinely �ielded well over 10 teams per season and has catered to nearly 1,000 players every season. This past season, which of�icially wrapped up with the South Phoenix Runnin’ Rebels winning the league championship on June 5, the CFL had 17 teams split into two separate conferences. As many as eight games were played every week. Along with the growth in participation, Archer has also seen a growth in his league’s brand altogether. He has created divisions of the Cactus Football League, including Cactus Media X which handles all of the league’s podcasts, photos and live-streamed games, as well as Cactus Security and a new sports drink, Cactus Fuel. But even then, he strives for more. “I don’t know if I’ll ever be satis�ied because I don’t think I’ll ever be done,” Archer said. “Even when COVID hit last year we said we would have six months off, but we have worked every day on the league, on our media company, on Cactus Fuel. I’m excited for the direction we are going but I don’t think it will really hit me until everything is in place.” Despite all he has accomplished in a short amount of time, Archer remains unsatis�ied. He ultimately aims to turn the CFL into a professional developmental league with arena or NFL partnerships. He knows, however, that will take time and a more professional environment than playing at local high school stadiums. Archer believes both the CFL, and Legacy will bene�it from the partnership. Teams from all over the Valley, Tucson and Prescott will bring revenue to the East Mesa facility while more eyes will be on the league. “It’s so exciting,” Miller said. “For years this thing has been a dream and now it’s come to fruition.
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East Valley musicians mark orchestra’s 10th year BY SRIANTHI PERERA GetOut Contributor
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he Pangean Orchestra, which highlights instruments and music from around the world, is celebrating its 10th year with a virtual concert. “We are grateful for the opportunity to kick off America’s birthday with a celebration of life, liberty, and our pursuit of happiness,” said Colin O’Donohoe, founder and a resident of Chandler. The concert will be livestreamed at 7 p.m. July 3 via Facebook Live at �b.me/ e/1nGOrik8y. Although no tickets are being sold, viewers are encouraged and expected to donate what they can afford through the group’s website, thepangeanorchestra.com. More than 20 musicians, playing world instruments such as Ngoni, Guzheng, Kaval and Santour, will perform alongside symphonic winds, a jazz rhythm section and diverse percussion. Kathak dancing and break dancing will enhance the show. “It is our largest and best ensemble since our 2010 inaugural performance,” said O’Donohoe. “We have universally suffered through this pandemic, let’s celebrate universally.” The music spotlights pieces from countries such as Burkina Faso, Burundi, Iran, Turkey, Brazil and Japan. Some are original while others are traditional pieces that have been arranged speci�ically for the ensemble. They include “Djelika” from Mali, “Ar Erinn Ni Neosfainn Ce Hi” from Ireland and “Bahudaari Jathiswaram” from India. The Pangean Orchestra, also known earlier as The Immigrant Orchestra, has a mission to unite people and promote world peace with the language of music. Since its founding in 2010, it has performed in the East Valley, New York and Turkey. Now an of�icial nonpro�it, the group continues to attract talent and volunteers. O’Donohoe said the forthcoming concert’s theme recognizes that we are “one people.” “Acknowledge our differences and biases and work through them with the very peo-
ple you may be wary of,” he said. “When people of diverse b a c kgrounds unite towards a common COLIN O’DONOHOE cause, the results are astounding. We want to be a unifying force.” Tempe History Museum is Pangean’s unof�icial home venue and has hosted its concerts to full houses since the beginning. With positive show themes and diverse sets of musicians, curator Dan Miller said it’s a good �it for the community history museum’s performance series. The July 3 virtual concert will be played at the museum. “We (staff and our audience) always look forward to seeing and hearing the veterans of the group and the newcomers,” Miller said. “It’s nice to be thought of as a group’s home – they are sort of our house band.” New Pangean member Wen Wu came from China to Tempe in 2012 for a master’s degree and a doctorate in music at Arizona State University. Wu didn’t speak any English at the begin-
ning. Music is a universal language and the Pangean Orchestra is a true example of its universality, she said. “I had trouble in class, communicating with others, or even just ordering food. But I never had any trouble playing in band,” she said. “Now that my English got better, I �ind that in many situations, I don’t need words to communicate.” Wu said she’s “not totally surprised” that the Pangean Orchestra has been around for a decade. It uses the simplest way – music – to bring people together, she said. “It’s diverse, because of the variety of cultural backgrounds. It’s also uniform because we are all using instruments to express feelings.” Nita Mallya is a Bharatanatyam dancer and a choreographer in Chandler who has worked with Pangean almost since its inception. She collaborated with O’Donohoe to perform a dance routine in 2011 during the �irst concert. “It is a pleasure working for someone who is just as passionate about the art; he loves music and I love dance and we come together and work on a common ground and create something beautiful,” she said. Due to a foot injury, Mallya’s senior dancer, Prarthana Prasad, will perform at this concert. “The Pangean Orchestra is an amazing team of world music which erases borders,
The Pangean Orchestra plays a concert at the Tempe History Museum. The next virtual concert, on July 3, kicks off America’s birthday. (Courtesy of Tempe History Museum)
Wen Wu, a new member of The Pangean Orchestra, plays woodwind instruments, including the Chinese Hulusi. (Courtesy of Wen Wu) color, creed or any political difference. We are artists who love putting our minds together to create something to entertain,” Mallya said. Wu plays the clarinet and a Chinese wind instrument called the Hulusi. “It sounds like a person humming to me. Every time I play this instrument, I have this calm, peaceful image in my head, with river, mountain, fog, trees, bamboo raft, egret,” she said, adding “But my Hulusi also has two vents that create harmonies, like an organ.” As much as the musicians build on the musical components of their work, communicating their unifying message takes precedence. “The music is nice, but it’s the thoughts as you walk away and ponder that stick with you. If this group can make great music from all different tunings and music systems, why can’t we ‘just all get along?’” Miller said. O’Donohoe said: “We are living through a time of intensely increasing tribalism. Quarantine accompanied by a fact-optional internet is a deadly mix. Like the continents before us, we are drifting apart from one another.” “We acknowledge that differences among people are natural,” he continued. “We choose to let those differences enhance our ensemble.” Details: thepangeanorchestra.com
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Mesa family takes pride in their Mexican eatery BY MELODY BIRKETT Tribune Contributor
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o call Sol Azteca Mexican Restaurant in Mesa a family affair is an understatement. Six family members have owned and operated the restaurant near Baseline and Ellsworth in Mesa since July 5, 2018. “We’ve been in the restaurant industry for a very long time,” said Violeta Cortez, who owns Sol Azteca with her sister Berenice Cortez, brothers Alexander Cortez and Eduardo Cortez, husband Ivan Garrido and sister-in-law Crucita Olmos. “We just decided to open one ourselves.” Violeta and her husband used to be general managers for big corporations and her brothers were chefs for various Mexican grill concepts. The name re�lects the family members’ various origins in Mexico. “’Azteca’ made sense since they’re the indigenous people of Mexico,” Violeta explained. “’Sol’ is basically the sun which is something that shines. So we wanted to stick out as a restaurant that shines.” Violeta describes the restaurant “as full-service food with a casual dining experience.” “We wanted to bring good, quality food, fresh ingredients at an affordable price at a speedier way,” she continued. “We have all kinds of entrees you’d get at a full-service restaurant,” she added.
The staff at Sol Azteca Mexican Restaurant in Mesa includes, from left, Front: Crusita Olmos and Berenice Cortez. Back: Ivan Garrido, Piedad Viveros, Violeta Cortez, Juliana Valenzuela, Joshua Cantrell, Eduardo Cortez, Martin Contreras, Noe Contreras, and Alexander Cortez. (Special to the Tribune)
That includes molcajetito (a heated cast iron bowl �illed with carne asada, chicken, chorizo and cactus) – “which is one of our best sellers – as well as trio enchiladas, Pollo Especial, chile rellenos – “stuff that takes a lot of time to cook and a lot of skill.” Everything is made in-house. “Nothing that comes out of a can is ever served in our restaurant,” explained Violeta. “Everything is made fresh from the
Sol Azteca uses fresh ingredients, tried-and-true family recipes and aims to make prices affordable. (Special to the Tribune)
beans to the �illeted and marinated meat to the rice and all of our sauces. Everything is made in house, fresh, every day.” While competition is strong among Mexican restaurants, Violeta said, “What sets us apart is the casual dining environment that we provide.” “We provide good service at the table because it’s half and half…Yes, people do order at the counter but we do bus tables
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and pick up plates. We’re on top of guest satisfaction.” Another secret to their success, Violeta said, is “having faith in and loving what we do.” “We go to work and cook with passion. When you do all of those things, people see it. It shows not only in the service we give but in the food people eat. “When people notice they’re getting good service at a good value in a good environment and good food with high-quality ingredients, they’re going to come back. They’re going to choose us over others because we care about the food we serve on a plate, about the guest who walks through the door.” Violeta said the family is grateful for the community support they received during the pandemic –including the locals at Augusta Ranch. “We can’t thank them enough. They kept us going. They kept our employees going. They kept the jobs going.” During that time, the owners did not lay off any employees even though Violeta said, “we did hit rock bottom for a couple of months in the beginning of the pandemic.” She said they kept “employees because they needed a job and didn’t want them to suffer the loss of an income.” The restaurant does plan to open a second location in the East Valley this year. Information:solaztecamk.com, 9265 E Baseline Road, 480-656-9060.
Molcajetito, one of Sol Azteca’s most popular dishes, is a heated cast iron bowl filled with carne asada, chicken, chorizo and cactus. (Special to the Tribune)
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Public Notices IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF THE STATE OF IDAHO IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF ADA MAGISTRATE DIVISION Case No. CV01-21-05715 SUMMONS AMANDA LYNN EVERLY, Petitioner, vs JOSHUA CAINE BURY, Respondent. TO: JOSHUA CAINE BURY, RESPONDENT You have been sued by Amanda Lynn Everly, the Petitioner in the District Court in and for Ada County, Idaho, Case No. CV01-21-05715. The nature of the claim against you is a petition for divorce with minor children including a division of community and separate property, child custody, and child support. Any time after 21 days following the last publication of this summons, the court may enter a judgment against you without further notice, unless prior to that time you have filed a written response in proper form, including the Case No., and paid any required filing fee to the Clerk of the Court at 200 W. Front St., Boise, ID 83702, telephone (208) 287-7080, and served a copy of your response on the Petitioner’s attorney at 1902 W. Judith Ln., Ste. 100, Boise, ID 83705, telephone (208) 344-8474. A copy of the Summons and Petition can be obtained by contacting either the Clerk of the Court or the attorney for Petitioner. If you wish legal assistance, you should immediately retain an attorney to advise you in this matter. DATED ____________ ADA COUNTY DISTRICT COURT By: _______________ Deputy Clerk Published: East Valley Tribune, June 13, 20, 27, July 4, 2021 / 39152
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned intends to sell the personal property described below to enforce a lien imposed on said property pursuant to the Arizona Self-Service Storage Act, Arizona Statutes 33-1704, Section H, Enforcement of Lien. The Undersigned will sell at public sale by competitive bidding on or after July 9, 2021 at 9:00am using an online auction at www.storagetreasures.com, said property has been stored and located at US60 Self Storage, 1661 S Alma School Rd, Ste 105, Mesa, AZ 85210. Property to be sold as follows: Misc. household goods, personal items, furniture, clothing, toys and/or business fixtures and items belonging to the following: Tenant Name Unit # Olga Levina 242 Andy Murrietta 256 Andy Murrietta 304 Shaniqua Cranmer 419 Sale subject to cancellation in the event of settlement between owner and obligated party. Items sold “as is”, CASH ONLY, and Buyer must pay a security deposit and broom sweep/clean the unit. Go to www.storagetreasures.com to bid on unit(s). Published: East Valley Tribune June 20, 27, 2021 / 39316
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NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE PAINTED MOUNTAIN GOLF VILLAS 32997.0002 (BRIMLEY) The following legally described property will be sold pursuant to the power of sale under that certain Notice of Delinquency of Assessments recorded in docket under Instrument Number 20210192338, records of MARICOPA County, Arizona. The owner (s) (see Exhibit “A”) have breached and defaulted under the Declaration of Dedication, Interval Ownership Plan, and Covenants, Conditions, Restrictions and Easements and Bylaws of the Association by failing to pay the amounts as specified herein. 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 DEFENSES OR OBJECTIONS TO THE SALE. UNLESS YOU OBTAIN A COURT ORDER, THE SALE WILL BE FINAL AND WILL OCCUR at public auction to the highest bidder in Suite 700, at 8585 East Hartford Drive, Scottsdale, AZ 85255, in Maricopa County, Arizona, at 1 p.m. on Thursday, AUGUST 19, 2021: Painted Mountain Golf Villas Interval Interest consisting of: (i) an undivided (SEE EXHIBIT “A”) fee interest in Unit No. (SEE EXHIBIT “A”), Interval No(s) (SEE EXHIBIT “A”), Assigned Year (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 (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. Property address: 6302 E. McKellips Road Mesa, AZ 85215 Tax parcel number: 20-1008093 Name and Address of owner(s): (See Exhibit “A”) Delinquent Assessments: (See Exhibit A”) SHARON A.
URIAS, Trustee, 8585 East Hartford Drive, Suite 700 Scottsdale, AZ 85255 Phone no. (480) 306-5458 Manner of trustee qualification: Member, State Bar of Arizona Name of trustee’s regulator: State Bar of Arizona. This is a non-judicial foreclosure proceeding to permit Painted Mountain Golf Villas Vacation Ownership Association, An Arizona Nonprofit Corporation, to pursue its in rem remedies under Arizona law. EXHIBIT “A” – NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Owner(s) Address Undiv Int ICN Unit Assigned Yr Yrs Due Delinquent Assessments ANDREW W JOHNSON & MARGARET A JOHNSON 226 S. 4th Street Le Sueur, MN 56058, 1/52, 11A, 237P, Annual, 2018-2020, $1,206.28; HUNTER BROWN & JENNIFER BROWN 2201 Crescent Lane Southhaven, MS 38671, 1/52, 18A, 233P, Annual, 2018-2020, $1,206.28; JAMES D FERRELL & TAMMY FERRELL P.O. Box 793 Adamsville, TN 38310, 1/52, 04A, 125, Annual, 2018-2020, $3,435.92; GARY HARBERT & MARY K HARBERT 4389 NE 40th Avenue Kingman, KS 67068, 1/52, 36A, 238, Annual, 2018-2020, $3,435.92; MARY ANN JENKINS 160 Lemon B Road Slaughter, LA 70777, 1/104, 30E, 131, Biennial, 2018-2020, $2,283.12; JAMES R LAUF, SR. & DOROTHY A LAUF 100 Las Olas Drive Belleville, IL 62221, 1/52, 43A, 134P, Annual, 2018-2020, $1,206.28; LARRY D LEAVELLE & GAYLENE LEAVELLE 6805 36th Street Lubbock, TX 79407, 1/52, 22A, 124P, Annual, 2018-2020, $1,206.28; NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE PAINTED MOUNTAIN GOLF VILLAS 32997.0003 (TIMESHARE TRADE INS) The following legally described property will be sold pursuant to the power of sale under that certain Notice of Delinquency of Assessments recorded in docket under Instrument Number 20201251421, records of MARICOPA County, Arizona. The owner (s) (see Exhibit “A”) have breached and defaulted under the Declaration of Dedication, Interval Ownership Plan, and Covenants, Conditions, Restrictions and Easements and Bylaws of the Association by failing to pay the amounts as specified herein. 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 DEFENSES OR OBJECTIONS TO THE SALE. UNLESS YOU OBTAIN A COURT ORDER, THE SALE WILL BE FINAL AND WILL OCCUR at public auction to the highest
bidder in Suite 700, at 8585 East Hartford Drive, Scottsdale, AZ 85255, in Maricopa County, Arizona, at 1 p.m. on Thursday, AUGUST 19, 2021: Painted Mountain Golf Villas Interval Interest consisting of: (i) an undivided (SEE EXHIBIT “A”) fee interest in Unit No. (SEE EXHIBIT “A”), Interval No(s) (SEE EXHIBIT “A”), Assigned Year (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 (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. Property address: 6302 E. McKellips Road Mesa, AZ 85215 Tax parcel number: 20-1008093 Name and Address of owner(s): (See Exhibit “A”) Delinquent Assessments: (See Exhibit A”) SHARON A. URIAS, Trustee, 8585 East Hartford Drive, Suite 700 Scottsdale, AZ 85255 Phone no. (480) 306-5458 Manner of trustee qualification: Member, State Bar of Arizona Name of trustee’s regulator: State Bar of Arizona. This is a non-judicial foreclosure proceeding to permit Painted Mountain Golf Villas Vacation Ownership Association, An Arizona Nonprofit Corporation, to pursue its in rem remedies under Arizona law. EXHIBIT “A” – NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Owner(s) Address Undiv Int ICN Unit Assigned Yr Yrs Due Delinquent Assessments TIMESHARE TRADE INS, LLC PO BOX 717 OZARK, MO 65721, 1/52, 30A, 122P, Annual, 2018-2020, $1,169.08; TIMESHARE TRADE INS, LLC PO BOX 717 OZARK, MO 65721, 1/104, 16O, 223, Biennial, 20182020, $1,116.20; TIMESHARE TRADE INS, LLC PO BOX 717 OZARK, MO 65721, 1/52, 15A, 224M, Annual, 2018-2020, $2,601.70; TIMESHARE TRADE INS, LLC 10923 STATE HIGHWAY 176 STE E WALNUT SHADE, MO 65771, 1/104, 42O, 233M, Biennial, 2018-2020, $872.71;
NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE PAINTED MOUNTAIN GOLF VILLAS 32997.0004 (BEMENT SR) The following legally described property will be sold pursuant to the power of sale under that certain Notice of Delinquency of Assessments recorded in docket under Instrument Number 20201251422, records of MARICOPA County, Arizona. The owner (s) (see Exhibit “A”) have breached and defaulted under the Declaration of Dedication, Interval Ownership Plan, and Covenants, Conditions, Restrictions and Easements and Bylaws of the Association by failing to pay the amounts as specified herein. 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 DEFENSES OR OBJECTIONS TO THE SALE. UNLESS YOU OBTAIN A COURT ORDER, THE SALE WILL BE FINAL AND WILL OCCUR at public auction to the highest bidder in Suite 700, at 8585 East Hartford Drive, Scottsdale, AZ 85255, in Maricopa County, Arizona, at 1 p.m. on Thursday, AUGUST 19, 2021: Painted Mountain Golf Villas Interval Interest consisting of: (i) an undivided (SEE EXHIBIT “A”) fee interest in Unit No. (SEE EXHIBIT “A”), Interval No(s) (SEE EXHIBIT “A”), Assigned Year (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 (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. Property address: 6302 E. McKellips Road Mesa, AZ 85215 Tax parcel number: 20-1008093 Name and Address of owner(s): (See Exhibit “A”) Delinquent Assessments: (See Exhibit A”) SHARON A. URIAS, Trustee, 8585 East Hartford Drive, Suite 700 Scottsdale, AZ 85255 Phone no. (480) 306-5458 Manner of trustee qualification:
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Public Notices Member, State Bar of Arizona Name of trustee’s regulator: State Bar of Arizona. This is a non-judicial foreclosure proceeding to permit Painted Mountain Golf Villas Vacation Ownership Association, An Arizona Nonprofit Corporation, to pursue its in rem remedies under Arizona law. EXHIBIT “A” – NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Owner(s) Address Undiv Int ICN Unit Assigned Yr Yrs Due Delinquent Assessments VICTOR M BEMENT SR & MARGARET A BEMENT 16878 180th St Lexington, OK 73051, 1/52, 36A, 122M, Annual, 2018-2020, $2,601.70; RICHARD R RUBIO & DORIS B RUBIO PO Box 93291 Phoenix, AZ 85060, 1/52, 48A, 127, Annual, 2018-2020, $3,326.45; KEVIN KENNELLY & JULIA ERDMAN KENNELLY 4059 E Glencove St Mesa, AZ 85205, 1/52, 31A, 129, Annual, 2018-2020, $3,326.45; EDWARD J O’CONNELL & MARY ELLEN O’CONNELL 6734 N 55th Dr Glendale, AZ 85301, 1/52, 11A, 232, Annual, 2018-2020, $3,326.45; BRAD SHIRLEY 106 Mink Branch Rd Pelahatchie, MS 39145, 1/52, 19A, 138M, Annual, 2018-2020, $2,601.70; NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE PAINTED MOUNTAIN GOLF VILLAS 32997.0005 (VACATION VENTURES) The following legally described property will be sold pursuant to the power of sale under that certain Notice of Delinquency of Assessments recorded in docket under Instrument Number 20201251423, records of MARICOPA County, Arizona. The owner (s) (see Exhibit “A”) have breached and defaulted under the Declaration of Dedication, Interval Ownership Plan, and Covenants, Conditions, Restrictions and Easements and Bylaws of the Association by failing to pay the amounts as specified herein. 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 DEFENSES OR OBJECTIONS TO THE SALE. UNLESS YOU OBTAIN A COURT ORDER, THE SALE WILL BE FINAL AND WILL OCCUR at public auction to the highest bidder in Suite 700, at 8585 East Hartford Drive, Scottsdale, AZ 85255, in Maricopa County, Arizona, at 1 p.m. on Thursday, AUGUST 19, 2021: Painted Mountain Golf Villas Interval Interest consisting of: (i) an undivided (SEE EXHIBIT “A”) fee interest in Unit No. (SEE EXHIBIT “A”), Interval No(s) (SEE EXHIBIT “A”), Assigned Year (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 (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. Property address: 6302 E. McKellips Road Mesa, AZ 85215 Tax parcel number: 20-1008093 Name and Address of owner(s): (See Exhibit “A”) Delinquent Assessments: (See Exhibit A”) SHARON A. URIAS, Trustee, 8585 East Hartford Drive, Suite 700 Scottsdale, AZ 85255 Phone no. (480) 306-5458 Manner of trustee qualification: Member, State Bar of Arizona Name of trustee’s regulator: State Bar of Arizona. This is a non-judicial foreclosure proceeding to permit Painted Mountain Golf Villas Vacation Ownership Association, An Arizona Nonprofit Corporation, to pursue its in rem remedies under Arizona law. EXHIBIT “A” – NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Owner(s) Address Undiv Int ICN Unit Assigned Yr Yrs Due Delinquent Assessments VACATION VENTURES, LLC, A COLORADO LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY 1365 Garden Of The Gods Rd Colorado Springs, CO 80907, 1/52, 7A, 125, Annual, 2018-2020, $3,326.45; DHARMESH PATEL, AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE FOR RESORTS ACCESS NETWORK, LLC 8906 E 96th Street #332 Fishers, IN 46038, 1/52, 45A, 122P, Annual, 2018-2020, $1,169.08; EMIDSOUTH, INC, A MISSOURI CORPORATION & LARRY A. WATSON, SIGNING OFFICER 101 State Drive Suite Q Hollister, MO 65672, 1/52, 38A, 123P, Annual, 2018-2020, $1,169.08; GEORGE W BOONE & MILDRED A BOONE 10123 Burmac Road Moundridge, KS 67107, 1/52, 8A, 224P, Annual, 2018-2020, $1,169.08; EUGENE DANIEL ZARSKY SR 8547 Custer Lane Evergreen, CO 80439, 1/104, 8E, 131, Biennial, 20182020, $2,210.25; DWAYNE C RICHARD & TABITHA J RICHARD 2319 Charlene Hwy Eunice, LA 70535, 1/104, 36E, 131, Biennial, 2018-2020, $2,210.25;
NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE PAINTED MOUNTAIN GOLF VILLAS 32997.0006 (TAYLOR) The following legally described property will be sold pursuant to the power of sale under that certain Notice of Delinquency of Assessments recorded in docket under Instrument Number 20201251424, records of MARICOPA County, Arizona. The owner (s) (see Exhibit “A”) have breached and defaulted under the Declaration of Dedication, Interval Ownership Plan, and Covenants, Conditions, Restrictions and Easements and Bylaws of the Association by failing to pay the amounts as specified herein. 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 DEFENSES OR OBJECTIONS TO THE SALE. UNLESS YOU OBTAIN A COURT ORDER, THE SALE WILL BE FINAL AND WILL OCCUR at public auction to the highest bidder in Suite 700, at 8585 East Hartford Drive, Scottsdale, AZ 85255, in Maricopa County, Arizona, at 1 p.m. on Thursday, AUGUST 19, 2021: Painted Mountain Golf Villas Interval Interest consisting of: (i) an undivided (SEE EXHIBIT “A”) fee interest in Unit No. (SEE EXHIBIT “A”), Interval No(s) (SEE EXHIBIT “A”), Assigned Year (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 (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. Property address: 6302 E. McKellips Road Mesa, AZ 85215 Tax parcel number: 20-1008093 Name and Address of owner(s): (See Exhibit “A”) Delinquent Assessments: (See Exhibit A”) SHARON A. URIAS, Trustee, 8585 East Hartford Drive, Suite 700 Scottsdale, AZ 85255 Phone no. (480) 306-5458 Manner of trustee qualification:
Member, State Bar of Arizona Name of trustee’s regulator: State Bar of Arizona. This is a non-judicial foreclosure proceeding to permit Painted Mountain Golf Villas Vacation Ownership Association, An Arizona Nonprofit Corporation, to pursue its in rem remedies under Arizona law. EXHIBIT “A” – NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Owner(s) Address Undiv Int ICN Unit Assigned Yr Yrs Due Delinquent Assessments JESSE F TAYLOR W3060 Cook Rd Sarona, WI 54870, 1/52, 13A, 225, Annual, 2018-2020, $3,326.45; DANIEL J ROBERTS & KATHRYN M ROBERTS 22001 W Hilton Buckeye, AZ 85326, 1/52, 27A, 127, Annual, 2018-2020, $3,326.45; CAROLYN GENTILELLA 2753 N Salem #102 Mesa, AZ 85215, 1/52, 42A, 127, Annual, 2018-2020, $3,326.45; JEFFREY C ROBINETT & SUSAN J WAGNER AKA SUSAN J ROBINETT 4227 N 11th St Phoenix, AZ 85014, 1/104, 16O, 128, Biennial, 20182020, $1,116.20; WILLIAM G HOTCHKISS 5762 W Shaw Butte Dr Glendale, AZ 85304, 1/104, 28O, 128, Biennial, 2018-2020, $1,116.20; DUANE BARTLETT HC 01 Box 3347 Oracle, AZ 85623, 1/52, 36A, 227, Annual, 2018-2020, $3,326.45; BETTY M BYRAM PO Box 638 Rociada, NM 87742, 1/52, 2A, 228, Annual, 2018-2020, $3,326.45; ELDON R BEHRENDS & SUSAN L BEHRENDS 7320 N La Cholla Blvd Ste 154 Tucson, AZ 85741, 1/52, 18A, 231, Annual, 2018-2020, $3,326.45; WILLIAM E GREGG & VIRGINIA GREGG 26575 Junction Ave N Hawley, MN 56549, 1/52, 34A, 132M, Annual, 2018-2020, $2,601.70; PATRICK J FULLER & E ADRIAN FULLER 13924 Plymouth Crossing Edmond, OK 73013, 1/52, 45A, 132P, Annual, 20182020, $1,169.08; KENNETH R IMGARTEN & WILLENE EVON IMGARTEN 1059 Inca Dr Laramie, WY 82072, 1/52, 32A, 238, Annual, 2018-2020, $3,326.45; WILSON H PURCELL & ALBERTA M PURCELL 544 Franklin Ave Galesburg, IL 61401, 1/52, 43A, 237P, Annual, 2018-2020, $1,169.08; NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE PAINTED MOUNTAIN GOLF VILLAS 32997.0007 (LEWIS) The following legally described property will be sold pursuant to the power of sale under that certain Notice of Delinquency of Assessments recorded in docket under Instrument Number 20201251425, records of MARICOPA County, Arizona. The owner (s) (see Exhibit “A”) have breached and defaulted under the Declaration of Dedication, Interval Ownership Plan, and Covenants, Conditions, Restrictions and Easements and Bylaws of the Association by failing to pay the amounts as specified herein. 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
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Public Notices 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 DEFENSES OR OBJECTIONS TO THE SALE. UNLESS YOU OBTAIN A COURT ORDER, THE SALE WILL BE FINAL AND WILL OCCUR at public auction to the highest bidder in Suite 700, at 8585 East Hartford Drive, Scottsdale, AZ 85255, in Maricopa County, Arizona, at 1 p.m. on Thursday, AUGUST 19, 2021: Painted Mountain Golf Villas Interval Interest consisting of: (i) an undivided (SEE EXHIBIT “A”) fee interest in Unit No. (SEE EXHIBIT “A”), Interval No(s) (SEE EXHIBIT “A”), Assigned Year (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 (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. Property address: 6302 E. McKellips Road Mesa, AZ 85215 Tax parcel number: 20-1008093 Name and Address of owner(s): (See Exhibit “A”) Delinquent Assessments: (See Exhibit A”) SHARON A. URIAS, Trustee, 8585 East Hartford Drive, Suite 700 Scottsdale, AZ 85255 Phone no. (480) 306-5458 Manner of trustee qualification: Member, State Bar of Arizona Name of trustee’s regulator: State Bar of Arizona. This is a non-judicial foreclosure proceeding to permit Painted Mountain Golf Villas Vacation Ownership Association, An Arizona Nonprofit Corporation, to pursue its in rem remedies under Arizona law. EXHIBIT “A” – NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Owner(s) Address Undiv Int ICN Unit Assigned Yr Yrs Due Delinquent Assessments WILFRED J LEWIS & CHARLOTTE J LEWIS 3054 Kingsbridge Ave Apt 2J, Apt 1-A Bronx, NY 10463, 1/52, 44A, 226, Annual, 2018-2020,
$3,326.45; ROBERT E LEWIS & MARY ANN LEWIS 1468 Cascade Dr Youngstown, OH 44511, 1/52, 47A, 123P, Annual, 2018-2020, $1,169.08; MARK PHIELIX P.O. Box 18431 Tucson, AZ 85731, 1/104, 19O, 128, Biennial, 2018-2020, $1,116.20; STEVEN GOMEZ & ALYCIA M TAPIA 901 W. Teton Tucson, AZ 85706, 1/104, 3E, 130, Biennial, 2018-2020, $2,210.25; RICHARD G NUGENT 2645 E Hope St Mesa, AZ 85213, 1/52, 26A, 229, Annual, 2018-2020, $3,326.45; MARCEL M MOLLEUR & CHERYL A MOLLEUR PO Box 1014 Leadville, CO 80461, 1/52, 18A, 230, Annual, 2018-2020, $3,326.45; CONRAD W SNOW 12449 Bellaire Dr Thornton, CO 80241, 1/52, 44A, 230, Annual, 2018-2020, $3,326.45; R. DENNIS DUNCAN & REBECCA DUNCAN 5240 Walsh St Saint Louis, MO 63109, 1/52, 49A, 234, Annual, 2018-2020, $3,326.45; KENNETH L PARSONS & JOAN L PARSONS 41 Bradford Ln Madison, WI 53714, 1/52, 28A, 233P, Annual, 2018-2020, $1,169.08; LANNY BRYANT & DEBRA RAE BRYANT 815 Us Hwy 250 N Ashland, OH 44805, 1/52, 7A, 136, Annual, 2018-2020, $3,326.45; NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE PAINTED MOUNTAIN GOLF VILLAS 32997.0008 (TIMESHARE TRANSFER CO.) The following legally described property will be sold pursuant to the power of sale under that certain Notice of Delinquency of Assessments recorded in docket under Instrument Number 20201251149, records of MARICOPA County, Arizona. The owner (s) (see Exhibit “A”) have breached and defaulted under the Declaration of Dedication, Interval Ownership Plan, and Covenants, Conditions, Restrictions and Easements and Bylaws of the Association by failing to pay the amounts as specified herein. 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 DEFENSES OR OBJECTIONS TO THE SALE. UNLESS YOU OBTAIN A COURT ORDER, THE SALE WILL BE FINAL AND WILL OCCUR at public auction to the highest bidder in Suite 700, at 8585 East Hartford Drive, Scottsdale, AZ 85255, in Maricopa County, Arizona, at 1 p.m. on Thursday, AUGUST 19, 2021: Painted Mountain Golf Villas Interval Interest consisting of: (i) an undivided (SEE EXHIBIT “A”) fee interest in Unit No. (SEE EXHIBIT “A”), Interval No(s) (SEE EXHIBIT “A”), Assigned Year (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 (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. Property address: 6302 E. McKellips Road Mesa, AZ 85215 Tax parcel number: 20-1008093 Name and Address of owner(s): (See Exhibit “A”) Delinquent Assessments: (See Exhibit A”) SHARON A. URIAS, Trustee, 8585 East Hartford Drive, Suite 700 Scottsdale, AZ 85255 Phone no. (480) 306-5458 Manner of trustee qualification: Member, State Bar of Arizona Name of trustee’s regulator: State Bar of Arizona. This is a non-judicial foreclosure proceeding to permit Painted Mountain Golf Villas Vacation Ownership Association, An Arizona Nonprofit Corporation, to pursue its in rem remedies under Arizona law. EXHIBIT “A” – NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Owner(s) Address Undiv Int ICN Unit Assigned Yr Yrs Due Delinquent Assessments TIMESHARE TRANSFER COMPANY, A KENTUCKY SOLE PROPRIETORSHIP 3404 Pemaquid Rd Louisville, KY 40218, 1/104, 24O, 123M, Biennial, 2018-2020, $872.71; TIMESHARE SOLUTIONS, LLC, a Nevada limited liability company 4444 South Valley View Ste 222 Las Vegas, NV 89103, 1/52, 32A, 124P, Annual, 2018-2020, $1,169.08; EMIDSOUTH, INC, a Missouri corporation & LARRY WATSON, SIGNING OFFICER 215 Gage Dr Ste J Hollister, MO 65672, 1/52, 41A, 124P, Annual, 2018-2020, $1,169.08; CLUB SELECT RESORTS 10923 West State Hwy 176 Walnut Shade, MO 65771, 1/52, 42A, 124P, Annual, 2018-2020, $1,169.08; DHARMESH PATEL, AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE FOR RESORTS ACCESS NETWORK, LLC 8906 E 96Th Street Fishers, IN 46038, 1/104, 33O, 223, Biennial, 20182020, $1,116.20; TARNIG LLC, A NEVADA LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY 3605 Airport Way South, Suite 200 Seattle, WA 98134, 1/52, 43A, 224M, Annual, 2018-2020, $2,601.70; EMIDSOUTH, INC, A MISSOURI CORPORATION & LARRY WATSON, SIGNING OFFICER 101 State Drive Ste Q Hollister, MO 65672, 1/104, 36O, 130, Biennial, 2018- 2020, $1,116.20; EMIDSOUTH, INC,
A MISSOURI CORPORATION & LARRY A WATSON, AS SIGNING OFFICER PO Box 1700 Branson, MO 65615, 1/104, 18E, 233M, Biennial, 2018-2020, $1,728.99; EMIDSOUTH, INC, A MISSOURI CORPORATION 215 Gage Dr Ste J, Suite 250 Hollister, MO 65672, 1/104, 21O, 137, Biennial, 2018-2020, $1,116.20; DHARMESH PATEL, AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE FOR RESORTS ACCESS NETWORK, LLC 8906 E 96Th Street # 332 Fishers, IN 46038, 1/52, 18A, 138P, Annual, 2018-2020, $1,169.08; DHARMESH PATEL, AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE FOR RESORTS ACCESS NETWORK, LLC 8906 E 96Th Street # 332 Fishers, IN 46038, 1/52, 4A, 236, Annual, 2018-2020, $3,326.45; ROBERT LEE HALL & MARGARET ANN HALL 10264 Beech Ave Pleasantville, IA 50225, 1/52, 1A, 237M, Annual, 2018-2020, $2,601.70; GEMINI INVESTMENT PARTNERS, INC., A FLORIDA CORPORATION PO Box 138039 Clermont, FL 34713, 1/52, 15A, 237M, Annual, 2018-2020, $2,601.70; NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE PAINTED MOUNTAIN GOLF VILLAS 32997.0009 (DEVORE) The following legally described property will be sold pursuant to the power of sale under that certain Notice of Delinquency of Assessments recorded in docket under Instrument Number 20201251150, records of MARICOPA County, Arizona. The owner (s) (see Exhibit “A”) have breached and defaulted under the Declaration of Dedication, Interval Ownership Plan, and Covenants, Conditions, Restrictions and Easements and Bylaws of the Association by failing to pay the amounts as specified herein. 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 DEFENSES OR OBJECTIONS TO THE SALE. UNLESS YOU OBTAIN A COURT ORDER, THE SALE WILL BE FINAL AND WILL OCCUR at public auction to the highest bidder in Suite 700, at 8585 East Hartford Drive, Scottsdale, AZ 85255, in Maricopa County, Arizona, at 1 p.m. on Thursday, AUGUST 19, 2021: Painted Mountain Golf Villas Interval Interest consisting of: (i) an undivided (SEE EXHIBIT “A”) fee interest in Unit No. (SEE EXHIBIT “A”), Interval No(s) (SEE EXHIBIT “A”), Assigned Year (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
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Public Notices 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 (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. Property address: 6302 E. McKellips Road Mesa, AZ 85215 Tax parcel number: 20-1008093 Name and Address of owner(s): (See Exhibit “A”) Delinquent Assessments: (See Exhibit A”) SHARON A. URIAS, Trustee, 8585 East Hartford Drive, Suite 700 Scottsdale, AZ 85255 Phone no. (480) 306-5458 Manner of trustee qualification: Member, State Bar of Arizona Name of trustee’s regulator: State Bar of Arizona. This is a non-judicial foreclosure proceeding to permit Painted Mountain Golf Villas Vacation Ownership Association, An Arizona Nonprofit Corporation, to pursue its in rem remedies under Arizona law. EXHIBIT “A” – NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Owner(s) Address Undiv Int ICN Unit Assigned Yr Yrs Due Delinquent Assessments MATTHEW D DEVORE & LISA SUE DEVORE 9675 W Us Hwy 30 Wood River, NE 68883, 1/52, 14A, 122M, Annual, 2018-2020, $2,601.70; DOUG PETERSON & NICHOLE PETERSON 1120 S 96th St Omaha, NE 68124, 1/104, 24O, 123M, Biennial, 2018-2020, $1,728.99; GEORGE MOREY & NORMA JUNE MOREY 231 W Rosine St Saint Joseph, MO 64501, 1/104, 44E, 123M, Biennial, 2018-2020, $1,728.99; WIDE WORLD VACATIONS, INC., a Utah corporation 5406 West 11000 North 103-523 Highland, UT 84003, 1/52, 37A, 124M, Annual, 2018-2020, $2,601.70; WILLIAM R NICHOLS & DEBBIE L NICHOLS 8000 Eylau Loop Rd Texarkana, TX 75501, 1/104, 16E, 222M, Biennial, 20182020, $1,728.99; RICHARD E BERRYHILL & JANET D BERRYHILL 8653 Adamson Lake Rd. Kaleva, MI 49645, 1/104, 23O, 222M, Biennial, 2018-2020, $872.71; TWIN CEDARS, INC., a Missouri corporation 607 State Hwy 165 Suite 1 Branson, MO 65616, 1/104, 24O, 222M, Biennial, 2018-2020, $872.71; EDWARD F JOHNSON JR & EDNA W SHELL 5 Gateshead Dr Apt 120 Dunedin, FL 34698, 1/104, 32E, 222M, Biennial, 20182020, $1,728.99; LESLIE W JENNINGS & SHIRLEAN JENNINGS 3525 Sherwood St Racine, WI 53406, 1/104, 46O, 222M, Biennial, 2018-2020, $872.71; JERRY STILES & KATHY STILES 112 Asbury Cv Jonesboro, AR
72404, 1/104, 47O, 222M, Biennial, 2018-2020, $872.71; TOM STANFORD 2392 Miramonte E Unit D Palm Springs, CA 92264, 1/52, 7A, 224M, Annual, 2018-2020, $2,601.70; EVA C LINN 1426 De Reamer Circle Colorado Springs, CO 80915, 1/52, 7A, 224M, Annual, 20182020, $2,601.70; KEVIN I ERVIN & YVETTE ERVIN 1112 Woodbury Falls Ct Nashville, TN 37221, 1/52, 45A, 224M, Annual, 2018-2020, $2,601.70; TIMESHARE INDEPENDENCE, LLC, a Nevada corporation 2298 Horizon Ridge Pkwy Henderson, NV 89052, 1/104, 7O, 233M, Biennial, 2018-2020, $872.71; CECIL HOWARD 1211 E 1100 North Rd Taylorville, IL 62568, 1/104, 41E, 233M, Biennial, 20182020, $1,728.99; NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE PAINTED MOUNTAIN GOLF VILLAS 32997.0010 (HILL) The following legally described property will be sold pursuant to the power of sale under that certain Notice of Delinquency of Assessments recorded in docket under Instrument Number 20201251151, records of MARICOPA County, Arizona. The owner (s) (see Exhibit “A”) have breached and defaulted under the Declaration of Dedication, Interval Ownership Plan, and Covenants, Conditions, Restrictions and Easements and Bylaws of the Association by failing to pay the amounts as specified herein. 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 DEFENSES OR OBJECTIONS TO THE SALE. UNLESS YOU OBTAIN A COURT ORDER, THE SALE WILL BE FINAL AND WILL OCCUR at public auction to the highest bidder in Suite 700, at 8585 East Hartford Drive, Scottsdale, AZ 85255, in Maricopa County, Arizona, at 1 p.m. on Thursday, AUGUST 19, 2021: Painted Mountain Golf Villas Interval Interest consisting of: (i) an undivided (SEE EXHIBIT “A”) fee interest in Unit No. (SEE EXHIBIT “A”), Interval No(s) (SEE EXHIBIT “A”), Assigned Year (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 (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. Property address: 6302 E. McKellips Road Mesa, AZ 85215 Tax parcel number: 20-1008093 Name and Address of owner(s): (See Exhibit “A”) Delinquent Assessments: (See Exhibit A”) SHARON A. URIAS, Trustee, 8585 East Hartford Drive, Suite 700 Scottsdale, AZ 85255 Phone no. (480) 306-5458 Manner of trustee qualification: Member, State Bar of Arizona Name of trustee’s regulator: State Bar of Arizona. This is a non-judicial foreclosure proceeding to permit Painted Mountain Golf Villas Vacation Ownership Association, An Arizona Nonprofit Corporation, to pursue its in rem remedies under Arizona law. EXHIBIT “A” – NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Owner(s) Address Undiv Int ICN Unit Assigned Yr Yrs Due Delinquent Assessments MARIE G HILL 2011 Nellie Rd Memphis, TN 38116, 1/52, 26A, 132M, Annual, 2018-2020, $2,601.70; MARTHA M AUBREY Rr 2 Box 296 Coushatta, LA 71019, 1/104, 38E, 233M, Biennial, 2018-2020, $1,728.99; LAWRENCE V CARTY & MONTSERRAT MIR 2906 Rachel Rd Champaign, IL 61822, 1/104, 43E, 233M, Biennial, 2018-2020, $1,728.99; BARBARA DANELLE DELGADO 2275 Rocky Mountain Ave Unit 301 Loveland, CO 80538, 1/52, 18A, 138M, Annual, 2018-2020, $2,601.70; MARIAN P PENROD 4301 Brush Hill Rd Nashville, TN 37216, 1/52, 50A, 138M, Annual, 2018-2020, $2,601.70; JEREMY HARVEY 473 Utoy Circle SW Atlanta, GA 30331, 1/52, 52A, 138M, Annual, 2018-2020, $2,601.70; LEONARD E ANTHONY & DIANN YANEZ 714 Pintail Ct Granbury, TX 76049, 1/52, 12A, 237M, Annual, 2018-2020, $2,601.70; NICOLE M CHRISTIAN 4579 Laciede Ave Ste 355 Saint Louis, MO 63108, 1/52, 36A, 237M, Annual, 2018-2020, $2,601.70; JAMES E POHLMAN & DEBRA K POHLMAN 976 Grovehill Dr. Dayton, OH 45434, 1/52, 40A, 237M, Annual, 2018-2020, $2,601.70; TOMMY L TORBERT III & VICKI MODISETTE PO Box 1080 Gray, LA 70359, 1/52, 47A, 237M, Annual, 20182020, $2,601.70;
NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE PAINTED MOUNTAIN GOLF VILLAS 32997.0011 (PAYTON) The following legally described property will be sold pursuant to the power of sale under that
certain Notice of Delinquency of Assessments recorded in docket under Instrument Number 20201251152, records of MARICOPA County, Arizona. The owner (s) (see Exhibit “A”) have breached and defaulted under the Declaration of Dedication, Interval Ownership Plan, and Covenants, Conditions, Restrictions and Easements and Bylaws of the Association by failing to pay the amounts as specified herein. 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 DEFENSES OR OBJECTIONS TO THE SALE. UNLESS YOU OBTAIN A COURT ORDER, THE SALE WILL BE FINAL AND WILL OCCUR at public auction to the highest bidder in Suite 700, at 8585 East Hartford Drive, Scottsdale, AZ 85255, in Maricopa County, Arizona, at 1 p.m. on Thursday, AUGUST 19, 2021: Painted Mountain Golf Villas Interval Interest consisting of: (i) an undivided (SEE EXHIBIT “A”) fee interest in Unit No. (SEE EXHIBIT “A”), Interval No(s) (SEE EXHIBIT “A”), Assigned Year (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 (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. Property address: 6302 E. McKellips Road Mesa, AZ 85215 Tax parcel number: 20-1008093 Name and Address of owner(s): (See Exhibit “A”) Delinquent Assessments: (See Exhibit A”) SHARON A. URIAS, Trustee, 8585 East Hartford Drive, Suite 700 Scottsdale, AZ 85255 Phone no. (480) 306-5458 Manner of trustee qualification: Member, State Bar of Arizona Name of trustee’s regulator: State Bar of Arizona. This is a non-judicial foreclosure proceeding to permit Painted Mountain Golf Villas Vacation Ownership Association, An Arizona Nonprofit Corporation, to pursue its in rem remedies under Arizona law.
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Public Notices EXHIBIT “A” – NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Owner(s) Address Undiv Int ICN Bldg Unit Assigned Yr Yrs Due Delinquent Assessments KIMBERLY PAYTON 817 WALNUT ST #22 INGLEWOOD, CA 90301, 1/104, 7O, 122M, Biennial, 2018-2020, $872.71; BILLY R COUNCE & ANGELA R COUNCE PO BOX 5 MELBOURNE, AR 72556, 1/52, 26A, 122M, Annual, 2018-2020, $2,601.70; SUNSHINE CLEARING SERVICES, LLC, a Florida corporation 757 SE 17TH STREET, SUITE# 936 FORT LAUDERDALE, FL 33316, 1/104, 46O, 122M, Biennial, 2018-2020, $872.71; WAYNE MENTINK & DORIS E MENTINK 45 HUSKINS CIRCLE BELLA VISTA, AR 72715, 1/104, 48O, 122M, Biennial, 2018-2020, $872.71; CHARLES MILLSAPS JR. & MARY S MILLSAPS 470 BRISTOL RD MOUNT VERNON, AR 72111, 1/104, 10E, 123M, Biennial, 2018-2020, $1,728.99; WILLIAM B BAGGETT SR. & RITA H BAGGETT 7733 WOLF HOLLOW DR MEMPHIS, TN 38133, 1/104, 13O, 123M, Biennial, 2018-2020, $872.71; JEROME R GANZ & CONSTANCE M GANZ 108 HANOVER ST GERMANTOWN, IL 62245, 1/104, 21E, 123M, Biennial, 2018-2020, $1,728.99; JOHANNES P CONRADIE 901 39TH ST WEST DES MOINES, IA 50265, 1/104, 25O, 123M, Biennial, 2018-2020, $872.71; JOE HEATON & PAMELA S HEATON RR 4 BOX 62 RUSHVILLE, IL 62681, 1/104, 17O, 222M, Biennial, 2018-2020, $872.71; PETER G DANIELS & JANET L DANIELS 5 WINTERS DR BELLA VISTA, AR 72714, 1/104, 22O, 222M, Biennial, 2018-2020, $872.71; CINDY L SMITH & DONALD L BENTON PO BOX 573 CLAYSBURG, PA 16625, 1/104, 50E, 222M, Biennial, 2018-2020, $1,728.99; BARBARA DAMICO & SALVATORE DAMICO 91 PALMER BEND COURT SPRING, TX 77381, 1/52, 11A, 6-224M, Annual, 2018-2020, $2,601.70; LOVELY ANGLIN, TRUSTEE FOR THE RAVENSMOUTH TRUST DATED APRIL 2ND, 2014 & J.M. ANGLIN, TRUSTEE FOR THE RAVENSMOUTH TRUST DATED APRIL 2ND, 2014 10808 FOOTHILL BLVD #160 RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CA 91730, 1/52, 21A, 224M, Annual, 2018-2020, $2,601.70; WYLIS P SILVERNAGEL & SUSAN C HAWKINSON 1368 101ST CIR AMERY, WI 54001, 1/52, 34A, 224M, Annual, 2018-2020, $2,601.70; EDGAR E LONG JR. & JACQUELINE S LONG 11860 SW 2ND ST YUKON, OK 73099, 1/52, 47A, 132M, Annual, 2018-2020, $2,601.70; CHARLES A ROHLFING & KIMBERLY J ROHLFING 67 W CLEAR LAKE LN WESTFIELD, IN 46074, 1/52, 19A, 237M, Annual, 2018-2020, $2,601.70;\ NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE PAINTED MOUNTAIN GOLF VILLAS 32997.0012 (TRANSFER FOR YOU LLC) The following legally described property will be sold pursuant to the power of sale under that certain Notice of Delinquency of Assessments recorded in docket under Instrument Number
20201251153, records of MARICOPA County, Arizona. The owner (s) (see Exhibit “A”) have breached and defaulted under the Declaration of Dedication, Interval Ownership Plan, and Covenants, Conditions, Restrictions and Easements and Bylaws of the Association by failing to pay the amounts as specified herein. 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 DEFENSES OR OBJECTIONS TO THE SALE. UNLESS YOU OBTAIN A COURT ORDER, THE SALE WILL BE FINAL AND WILL OCCUR at public auction to the highest bidder in Suite 700, at 8585 East Hartford Drive, Scottsdale, AZ 85255, in Maricopa County, Arizona, at 1 p.m. on Thursday, AUGUST 19, 2021: Painted Mountain Golf Villas Interval Interest consisting of: (i) an undivided (SEE EXHIBIT “A”) fee interest in Unit No. (SEE EXHIBIT “A”), Interval No(s) (SEE EXHIBIT “A”), Assigned Year (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 (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. Property address: 6302 E. McKellips Road Mesa, AZ 85215 Tax parcel number: 20-1008093 Name and Address of owner(s): (See Exhibit “A”) Delinquent Assessments: (See Exhibit A”) SHARON A. URIAS, Trustee, 8585 East Hartford Drive, Suite 700 Scottsdale, AZ 85255 Phone no. (480) 306-5458 Manner of trustee qualification: Member, State Bar of Arizona Name of trustee’s regulator: State Bar of Arizona. This is a non-judicial foreclosure proceeding to permit Painted Mountain Golf Villas Vacation Ownership Association, An Arizona Nonprofit Corporation, to pursue its in rem remedies under Arizona law.
EXHIBIT “A” – NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Owner(s) Address Undiv Int ICN Unit Assigned Yr Yrs Due Delinquent Assessments TRANSFER FOR YOU & JOSH UNGARO, AGENT 402B West Mt Vernon St #112 Nixa, MO 65714, 1/104, 35O, 222M, Biennial, 20182020, $872.71; RETA L BRUNTON, TRUSTEE RETA L BRUNTON REVOCABLE TRUST UNDER AGREEMENT DATED JUNE 22, 1998 7741 E Dallas St Mesa, AZ 85207, 1/52, 31A, 225, Annual, 2018-2020, $3,326.45; MARLA M MORRISON 8545 Commodity Circle Orlando, FL 32819, 1/52, 44A, 237M, Annual, 2018-2020, $1,659.72; NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE PAINTED MOUNTAIN GOLF VILLAS 32997.0013 (BALTIERRA) The following legally described property will be sold pursuant to the power of sale under that certain Notice of Delinquency of Assessments recorded in docket under Instrument Number 20201251230, records of MARICOPA County, Arizona. The owner (s) (see Exhibit “A”) have breached and defaulted under the Declaration of Dedication, Interval Ownership Plan, and Covenants, Conditions, Restrictions and Easements and Bylaws of the Association by failing to pay the amounts as specified herein. 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 DEFENSES OR OBJECTIONS TO THE SALE. UNLESS YOU OBTAIN A COURT ORDER, THE SALE WILL BE FINAL AND WILL OCCUR at public auction to the highest bidder in Suite 700, at 8585 East Hartford Drive, Scottsdale, AZ 85255, in Maricopa County, Arizona, at 1 p.m. on Thursday, AUGUST 19, 2021: Painted Mountain Golf Villas Interval Interest consisting of: (i) an undivided (SEE EXHIBIT “A”) fee interest in Unit No. (SEE EXHIBIT “A”), Interval No(s) (SEE EXHIBIT “A”), Assigned Year (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 (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. Property address: 6302 E. McKellips Road Mesa, AZ 85215 Tax parcel number: 20-1008093 Name and Address of owner(s): (See Exhibit “A”) Delinquent Assessments: (See Exhibit A”) SHARON A. URIAS, Trustee, 8585 East Hartford Drive, Suite 700 Scottsdale, AZ 85255 Phone no. (480) 306-5458 Manner of trustee qualification: Member, State Bar of Arizona Name of trustee’s regulator: State Bar of Arizona. This is a non-judicial foreclosure proceeding to permit Painted Mountain Golf Villas Vacation Ownership Association, An Arizona Nonprofit Corporation, to pursue its in rem remedies under Arizona law. EXHIBIT “A” – NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Owner(s) Address Undiv Int ICN Unit Assigned Yr Yrs Due Delinquent Assessments JESS H BALTIERRA & GINNY BALTIERRA 235 N Magma Ave Superior, AZ 85173, 1/52, 7A, 122P, Annual, 2018-2020, $1,169.08; MINNIE L JONES PO Box 11264 Daytona Beach, FL 32120, 1/52, 20A, 123P, Annual, 2018-2020, $1,169.08; D G SEXTON 2216 W. Curry St Chandler, AZ 85224, 1/52, 18A, 125, Annual, 2018-2020, $3,326.45; MICHAEL MC CLURE & LINDA MC CLURE 10915 Tuscancaisle San Antonio, TX 78249, 1/52, 39A, 224P, Annual, 2018-2020, $1,169.08; DAVID G WADE & JAMIE S WADE P.O.1345 Midway, UT 84049, 1/52, 9A, 129, Annual, 2018-2020, $3,326.45; JOHN D OCKER JR & SHIRLEY F OCKER 22908 Murray St Dearborn, MI 48128, 1/104, 14O, 130, Biennial, 2018-2020, $1,116.20; PETER J HEINTZ & PATRICK J MCLAUGHLIN 1514 W Loughlin Dr Chandler, AZ 85224, 1/52, 18A, 227, Annual, 2018-2020, $3,326.45; ALAN C JEFFRIES & MARIVIC S JEFFRIES 9306 S Rhodes Ave Chicago, IL 60619, 1/52, 42A, 234, Annual, 2018-2020, $3,326.45; JOYCE A TAYLOR 364 Scenic Dr Steubenville, OH 43953, 1/52, 22A, 237P, Annual, 2018-2020, $1,169.08; AARON R HANSEN & AMY K ERICKSON 1812 W River St Monticello, MN 55362, 1/52, 30A, 237P, Annual, 2018-2020, $1,169.08;
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CITY OF MESA, ARIZONA ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS (RFQ)
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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City of Mesa is seeking qualified Consultants for the following: 2021 PLAN REVIEW SERVICES The City of Mesa is seeking qualified Consultants to provide services to include the review of construction drawings and civil engineered grading, drainage, and transportation plans. The reviews will evaluate plans for compliance with City-adopted building codes and standards, grading and drainage regulations, and transportation requirements. The specific jobs may include residential or commercial projects. The type of proposed work may include new construction, remodel, tenant improvements, additions, or site improvements. 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). A Pre-Submittal Conference will not be held. Contact with City Employees. All firms interested in this RFQ (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, assure that contract decisions are made in public and to protect the integrity of the selection process. All contact on this selection process should be addressed to the authorized representative identified below. RFQ Lists. This RFQ is available on the City’s website at http://mesaaz.gov/business/engineering/architectural-engineering-design-opportunities. The Statement of Qualifications shall include a one-page cover letter that contains current company/firm contact information including a valid phone number and email address, plus a maximum of eight (8) pages to address the SOQ evaluation criteria (excluding PPVF’s and 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 2:00PM on Thursday, July 1, 2021. Maximum file size shall not exceed 20MB. SOQ’s that are unable to be opened by City staff will not be considered for award. Submitters 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 Engineering-RFQ@mesaaz.gov. The City reserves the right to accept or reject any and all Statements of Qualifications. The City is an equal opportunity employer. Firms who wish to do business with the City of Mesa must be registered and activated in the City of Mesa Vendor Self Service (VSS) System (http://mesaaz.gov/business/purchasing/vendor-self-service). Questions. Questions pertaining to the Consultant selection process or contract issues should be directed to Emily Greco of the Engineering Department at Emily.Greco@mesaaz.gov. BETH HUNING City Engineer
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COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT Coronavirus (CDBGCV) FUNDS: The City of Mesa is requesting CDBG-CV Public Service proposals for the following activities: • Education and workforce development • Health services • Emergency and bridge housing as a path to recovery • Food and other basic needs services
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These activities will assist low and moderate-income Mesa families and individuals. All proposals must be a CDBG-CV eligible activity and delivered in compliance with 24 CFR Part 570, 2 CFR Part 200, and Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 162 published August 20, 2020.. The City of Mesa will work to execute contracts as soon as possible based review and scoring of applications, and City Council and HUD approval. For agencies interested in applying for and learning more about the CDBG-CV funding process, please visit the CDBG-CV Funding information webpage at: https://www.mesaaz.gov/residents/community-development/apply-for-funding. Proposals for Fiscal Year 201/2020 CDBG-CV Funds will be available beginning 7:00 A.M., on Monday, June 28, 2021 at the following site: https://www.mesaaz.gov/residents/community-development/apply-for-funding. (Qualifying organizations shall be City of Mesa programs or non-profit organizations that are tax exempt under Section 501(c)3 of the Internal Revenue Code.) The deadline for submission of Fiscal Year 2019/2020 CDBG-CV funding proposals is 6:00 P.M. on Thursday July 8, 2021. Funding proposals will not be accepted after the deadline date and time. For more information regarding the CDBG-CV funding process, please contact Justin Boyd, Housing & Community Development Administrator, at (480) 644-4521. The City reserves the right to retain CDBG-CV funds for specific activities.
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Public Notices EASTMARK COMMUNITY FACILITIES DISTRICT NO. 1 AND DISTRICT NO. 2, MESA ARIZONA PHASE XVIII TRAFFIC SIGNAL AT POINT TWENTY-TWO BLVD AND
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EVERTON TERRACE, MESA ARIZONA PROJECT NO: S903 ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that sealed bids will be received until Thursday, July 8, 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, June 21, 2021 at 2:00 pm. Bidder may call into Pre-Bid Conference at (1) 213-279-1007, Phone Conference ID is 212 263 69# to join the call. A pre-bid review of the site has been scheduled for Monday, June 21, 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.
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PROJECT DESCRIPTION Traffic Signal at Point Twenty-Two Blvd and Everton Terrace (S903). The Project consists of the installation of a four-way traffic signal, signing and striping at all crosswalks at the intersection of Point Twenty-Two Blvd and Everton Terrace in the Eastmark master planned community which is located within the Eastmark Community Facilities District No. 1 and No. 2. For information contact: Stephanie Gishey, City of Mesa, Stephanie.Gishey@MesaAZ.gov. Engineer’s Estimate is approximately $360,000. All project questions must be submitted by 5:00 p.m. on Monday, June 28, 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 $10.00, 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.
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Work shall be completed within 153 (one hundred fifty-three) 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 ATTEST: Dee Ann Mickelsen District Clerk Published: East Valley Tribune, Jun 13, 20, 2021 / 39222
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Public Notices CITY OF MESA, ARIZONA ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS (RFQ) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City of Mesa is seeking a qualified Consultant for the following: SOUTHERN AVENUE AND COUNTRY CLUB DRIVE INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENTS SOUTHERN AVENUE AND COUNTRY CLUB DRIVE
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PROJECT NO. CP0844 The City of Mesa is seeking a qualified Consultant to provide design services for the Southern Avenue and Country Club Drive Intersection Improvements 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 Design Consultant and defined to meet the needs of the project as part of the contract scoping. Southern Avenue – Alma School Road to UPRR/Center Street: Reconstruct 1.5 miles of existing asphalt roadway including upgrades to pedestrian facilities, sidewalk ramps, driveways, transit facilities, streetlights, traffic signals, Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) and other associated improvements. • Evaluate median options on Southern Avenue, east of Country Club Drive. • Replace and upgrade existing water facilities including distribution pipes, fire hydrants, meters, and services. • Replace and upgrade high pressure and low-pressure gas facilities including pipes, services, and regulator station. • Coordinate with private utility relocation projects including 12Kv and telecom facilities. Country Club Drive – US 60 to 8th Avenue: • Reconstruct one mile of existing asphalt roadway including upgrades to pedestrian facilities, sidewalk ramps, driveways, transit facilities, streetlights, traffic signals, ITS, and other associated improvements. • Evaluate raised medians on Country Club Drive north and south of Southern Avenue. • Replace and upgrade existing water facilities including distribution pipes, fire hydrants, meters, and services. • Rehabilitate or replace existing sewer pipes and manholes. Replace and upgrade high pressure and low-pressure gas facilities including pipes, services, and regulator station. • Coordinate with private utility relocation projects including 12Kv and telecom facilities. • Convert City of Mesa overhead electrical lines to underground from 8th Avenue to approximately 1000’ south. • Coordination with ADOT as needed. An electronic Pre-Submittal Conference will be held on July 8, 2021, at 9 am through Microsoft Teams. At this meeting, City staff will discuss the scope of work and general contract issues and respond to questions from the attendees. Attendance at the pre-submittal conference is not mandatory and all interested firms may submit a Statement of Qualifications whether or not they attend the conference. Anyone interested in attending the Pre-Submittal Conference should request an invitation from Donna Horn (donna.horn@mesaaz.gov). All interested firms are encouraged to attend the Pre-Submittal Conference since City staff will not be available for meetings or to respond to individual inquiries regarding the project scope outside of this conference. In addition, there will not be meeting minutes or any other information published from the Pre-Submittal Conference. Contact with City Employees. All firms interested in this project (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. This RFQ is available on the City’s website at http://mesaaz.gov/business/engineering/architectural-engineering-design-opportunities. 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 (an unencrypted pdf version) of the Statement of Qualifications by July 15, 2021, by 2 pm. Please refer to the City’s website for the latest information for submitting an SOQ. The City reserves the right to accept or reject any and all Statements of Qualifications. The City is an equal opportunity employer. Firms who wish to do business with the City of Mesa must be registered and activated in the City of Mesa Vendor Self Service (VSS) System (http://mesaaz.gov/business/purchasing/vendor-self-service). Questions. Questions pertaining to the Consultant selection process or contract issues should be directed to Donna Horn of the Engineering Department at donna.horn@mesaaz.gov.
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B Palma Brisa – In Ahwatukee Foothills NOW SELLING A Dramatic New Gated Community
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Vintage Collection • From the high $500’s • 480-641-1800 Craftsman Collection • From the mid $700’s • 480-641-1800
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C Belmont at Somerset – Prime Gilbert Location NOW SELLING Luxury estate homes and timeless architecture From the low $1,000,000’s • 480-895-6300
D Estates at Mandarin Grove NOW SELLING
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11 luxury single-level estate homes, in the Citrus Groves of Northeast Mesa, with 3- to 6-car garages plus optional RV garages and carriage houses • From the low $1,000,000’s • 480-750-3000
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E Estates at Hermosa Ranch NOW SELLING
12 single-level homes on extra large homesites in the Citrus Groves of Northeast Mesa with 5- to 6-car garages plus optional RV garages and carriage houses • From the low $1,000,000’s • 480-750-3000
F Monteluna – Brand New Gated Community
in the Foothills of Northeast Mesa COMING LATE 2021
McKellips Road just east of the Red Mountain 202 Freeway • From the $600’s
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