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NEWS ........................... 3 Queen Creek Mayor Gail Barney mourned.

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SPORTS ................. 22 Section 7 roundball tourney returns in style. COMMUNITY ................................. 13 BUSINESS ...................................... 17 OPINION ..........................................19 SPORTS ............................................ 22 GETOUT .......................................... 24 CLASSIFIED ................................... 28 Zone 2

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Gateway Airport opens up 270 acres for development BY SCOTT SHUMAKER Tribune Staff Writer

hoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport is throwing 270-acres of vacant land into the economic development feeding frenzy taking place in Southeast Mesa. The airport board signed a deal last week with The Boyer Company to develop Gateway East, a large section of land in the northeast corner of the airport set aside by the airport authority for non-aeronautical development. The trapezoid-shaped parcel between

the airport’s runways and US 24 sits across Ellsworth Road from an area that has been growing at full-steam in recent year with developments such as the Eastmark and Cadence master-planned communities and the 320-acre Bell Bank Park sports complex that opened in January. At its June 21 meeting, the airport’s board of directors approved a 40-year master development agreement with Boyer, headquartered in Salt Lake City. The deal envisions a mixed-use commercial area developed in three phases at Gate-

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way East, but the airport authority is giving Boyer freedom to hammer out the details of development. In Boyer’s tentative master plan for the area, 50% of Gateway East would be devoted to industrial uses, 32% to office, 9.5% to retail and 6.25% to hospitality. Boyer describes itself on its website as one of the nation’s largest developers in the nation and a full-serve development company and manager of office, retail, industrial, medical,

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BY MARK MORAN Tribune Managing Editor

esidents of the northeast Mesa community of Las Sendas have voted to dramatically reduce homeowners’ options for renting out their houses. With passage of an amendment to the community’s to amend their neighborhood Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions, or CC&Rs, people wanting to rent a house in Las Sendas will be required to sign a lease of at least 31 days. The amendment is aimed at short-term rentals particularly on online platforms like AirBnb and VRBO that led to a series of ongoing problems for full-time residents who

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Mesa author and yogi Gregory Ormson, seen here with Brina Brown, marketing director for Superstition Harley Davidson in Apache Junction, believes yoga is a relaxing and stress-relieving activity for anyone – even bikers. Ormson, who just wrote a book about yoga, relates some of his thoughts in a. story on page 13. (Courtesy of Gregory Ormson)

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Mental health hospital planned for tech corridor

BY SCOTT SHUMAKER Tribune Staff Writer

ental health provider Acadia Healthcare is seeking city planners’ approval for a 100-bed behavioral health hospital north of Elliot and Ellsworth Roads in southeast Mesa. The city Design Review Board considered site plans for the one-story, 73,720 square-foot building on June 14. According to Mesa planning department staff, the city determined the facility falls under the definition of a hospital or clinic, which is allowed in the parcel’s current light industrial zoning. That means the project is eligible for administrative approval, meaning it won’t need city council approval. However, due to concerns raised by the public, the applicant elected to process the site plan as a zoning application, a city planner said, so the project will be reviewed by the Planning and Zoning Board. The hospital will still not require council approval, the planner said, unless the Planning and Zoning Board’s decision is appealed. The facility is proposed for a vacant 12acre site at the northwest corner of Ellsworth Road and Peterson Avenue. The in-patient hospital would have a floor area of 73,720 square feet plus five activity yards totaling almost 30,000 square feet. The yards which are secured with 12-foot walls. Arcadia’s design includes plans for two possible future additions, including 4,270 square feet for an additional 20 beds and a 6,570 square foot outpatient clinic. The site plan provides 229 parking spaces, one more than the 228 required under the zoning. The footprint of the hospital and roadways will take up about 46% of the site. More than 75% of the remaining space on the site will be landscaped. The landscape plan calls for 298 new desertadapted trees to be planted on the property, among other features.

The proposed behavioral health hospital would be located on 12 acres on the northwest corner of Ellsworth Road and Peterson Avenue. (City of Mesa) “Arizona has a shortage of behavioral health beds and resources,” Arcadia

wrote the Tribune. “We know this new hospital will expand access to quality be-

Acadia Healthcare proposes multiple units for treating various mental illnesses. . (City of Mesa)

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havioral health care services, providing healing and hope to those in need in Mesa and the surrounding communities.” Acadia Healthcare currently has three facilities in the Phoenix-metro area: An opioid treatment center in Scottsdale, an in-patient hospital in Chandler and an “intensive outpatient center” in Scottsdale. In documents submitted with the application for the Mesa project, Arcadia said the company currently operates 230 health care facilities in 40 states and Puerto Rico. “Acadia is the largest stand-alone behavioral health company in the U.S.,” the company states on its website. “Acadia provides behavioral healthcare services to its patients in a variety of settings, including inpatient psychiatric hospitals, specialty treatment facilities, residential treatment centers and outpatient clinics.” According to project documents, the inpatient facility will be split into five units, serving both adolescents and adults. One adult psychiatric unit will focus on thought disorders while another will be for people with mood disorders. There also will be an adult dual diagnosis unit and an older adult/geriatric psychiatric unit. There also will be treatment of trauma and stress-related disorders as well as a psychiatric unit for children and teens. According to its website, Acadia’s in-patient hospitals provide 24/7 care for individuals experiencing mental health crises. Services include detoxification from drugs and alcohol, medication management, individual therapy, group and family therapy, and experiential therapy. Other planned or existing projects in the vicinity of the new behavioral health hospital include a Dignity Health medical office building, a mixed-use medical office and commercial center, the Elliott Gateway commercial warehouse complex, the Mesa Elliott Technology Park and the Comarch Data Center. 

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Arizona mourns Queen Creek Mayor Barney BY PAUL MARYNIAK Tribune Executive Editor

ueen Creek Mayor Gail Barney, whose public service had an impact far beyond the town that was his home since he was 6 months old, died June 23 after a months-long battle with a lung infection. He was 74. Tributes from across the state, including the Governor’s Office, not only noted that impact but also recalled his humility and friendly demeanor that endeared him to everyday residents and public officials alike. “He was totally void of ego,” Mesa Mayor John Giles said, recalling how Mayor Barney made Queen Creek “an important part of the East Valley but on a personal level, he was very humble. And so that made him just remarkably easy to work with.” Gov. Doug Ducey ordered all state flags to fly at half-mast last Friday and hailed Mayor Barney’s contributions. Stating “he cared greatly about his community and all those who called it home,” Ducey said: “Under Mayor Barney, the Town of Queen Creek has become one of the fastest growing municipalities in the nation, attracting industry giants and many new residents. His vision and leadership helped make that growth possible." “He was committed to fostering economic growth and creating opportunities for Queen Creek’s growing population. His legacy as a humble public servant who cared for his community will live on,” Ducey said. Roc Arnett, the former longtime leader of the PHX East Valley Partnership, recalled Mayor Barney's humility with a fond memory of working with him for 20 years in the Maricopa Association of Governments, stating: "Many times, he would attend those meetings in his Levi’s with a little mud yet on his boots having come from his field irrigating. Reflecting on Mayor Barney’s loss reminds me of the entire Barney Family who have contributed to the growth, development, and stature of our great East Valley." Former Gilbert Mayor John Lewis, now the Partnership's president/CEO, said “I always enjoyed listening to stories from

The town provided this official photo of Mayor Gail Barney. (Town of Queen Creek) Mayor Gail. He spent his whole life in the town that he loved and as mayor, it showed. His heart was in the community – always thinking and asking, ‘what is in the best interest of our citizens now and in the future?’” Lewis recalled walking around the then newly-opened Horseshoe Park. “We had the best time wearing our cowboy hats together,” Lewis said. “He laughed at me and said, ‘You’re not a real cowboy, but you look like you could be!’ In other words, with his positive attitude, he was telling me that I had potential. He looked for the good in others and could always see their potential. “I laughed when Mayor Gail told me that one night he needed to rush the end of a council meeting. He said, ‘I did

not want to end the meeting until all of our town business was addressed, but I needed to get home to turn on and watch the irrigation water.'” Maricopa County Supervisor Jack Sellers said, “The passing of Mayor Barney is truly a blow to those of us who knew him as a friend and a great leader. I’ve had the pleasure of working with him in many capacities over the years and I was always impressed with the sincerity in which he served our community.” Queen Creek Unified School District Superintendent Dr. Perry Berry said, “Mayor Barney was a good friend of mine and I am very sorry about his passing. We both shared a love for the outdoors

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and hunting. We would often share pictures, stories, and I loved hearing about his hunting trips. He was a good man, and will be greatly missed.” The district Governing Board issued a joint statement praising his support and saying, “We see the impact of this wonderful founding family in the town’s culture, traditions, and in our public institutions. His legacy will live on in the hearts and minds of all who live here and through our schools and our students. He will be truly missed.” Mayor Barney became a Queen Creek resident as a toddler in 1948 and worked on his family’s farm – which ultimately inspired his road to service. “Mayor Barney often shared he was having trouble crossing Germann Road on his tractor, so he got involved and never looked back,” the town said in its statement. He started his public life on the Queen Creek Planning & Zoning Commission in 1998 and served there until 2002, when he was appointed to fill a vacancy on the Town Council.

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In that time, Mayor Barney was instrumental in helping the town achieve many of the milestones in its development, including the opening of Ellsworth Loop, starting a fire department, and building municipal water services. “Mayor Barney embodied what it meant to be QC neighborly – while his years of leadership and dedication will leave a legacy in the Queen Creek community – he will be sincerely missed,” the town statement said. In 2010, he was elected mayor and continued to help the town make strategic advancements, helping to make Queen Creek the first municipality in Arizona to have a fully funded pension system and launching the town’s police department. In 2014, Mayor Barney was highlighted in a League of Arizona Cities and Towns newsletter in which he said one of his proudest achievements was helping the town through the Great Recession with reduced staff and limited resources. “Queen Creek even saw an increase to our credit rating - one of only nine communities in the nation,” he said. “I credit this to having such great, dedicated employees and a town council that worked

together to make tough decisions.” He also said the town’s biggest challenge at that time was ensuring enough resources for its infrastructure. “We are building a community from scratch, and still have two-thirds of our infrastructure needed to serve our buildout population of about 95,000,” he said. Mayor Barney also served on the Maricopa Association of Governments in various capacities since 2006, including his appointment to the Regional Council in 2010 and served as chairman of the Regional Council in 2018 for one year. His influence also impacted the East Valley in other ways, notably in the development of Phoenix Mesa Gateway Airport. East Valley Partnership Vice President Mike Hutchinson recalled, “He was active with Phoenix Mesa Gateway Airport for a long time. He was just a really good guy in terms of rolling up this sleeves and working on issues and participating. “Being a guy who showed up, if there was a meeting, there was an event, there was somebody we had a talk about lobbying, Gail was always game to be in the mix. …He didn’t care if you were the in-

tern or another mayor: he just treated everybody well.” Though his illness had sidelined him from Town Council meetings since April, Mayor Barney remained active apparently right up until the day he died. Giles said he was shocked to hear of his passing because Mayor Barney had joined by phone the June 21 meeting of the Gateway airport authority board and had been on the phone with him and other mayors for a MAG conference call on June 22. Under the Town Code, Vice Mayor Jeff Brown will continue to perform the duties as mayor. Mayor Barney is survived by his wife Pam, three children, 16 grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Details about remembrances and services have not been made available yet. Lewis eulogized him, stating, “Mayor Gail was and is a farmer who knew how to raise crops, a family, and a community. It is always hard to say good-bye to friends, but I am grateful to have known this dedicated, humble, and servant leader, I call my friend, Gail Barney.” Tribune staff writer Josh Ortega contributed to this report. 

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government, and other specialty property types, including schools and residential communities. It has developed over 43 million square feet of commercial space since 1972 and has over $700 million of additional development in progress. Gateway East has been set aside for specifically non-aviation businesses. Airports receiving federal grants are allowed to engage in non-aviation development for revenue support of operations. By the terms of the federal government’s transfer of the property, which was Williams Air Force base until 1994, the airport can’t sell the land, but it can grant development rights to outside parties. Communications and Government Relations Director Ryan Smith said the revenue generated for the airport from the Gateway East deal would help the airport expand in the future should demand for services increase. By the terms of Gateway East deal, Boyer will pay the airport 55 cents per square foot for developed lots in addition to a 10% revenue share. While Gateway East is devoted to nonaeronautical uses, the airport authority has reserved other space on the east side for a future terminal and aviation-related commercial development. A large chunk of the remaining east side has already been taken by Gulf Stream Aerospace, which recently broke ground on a $100 million maintenance and repair hub. With the Gateway East deal signed, Boyer has a greenlight to begin work on the first phase of 110 acres, composed mostly of industrial development with a small percentage of retail. Boyer’s right to develop the rest of the acreage in Gateway East requires the company to meet benchmarks for development over the next 20 years. The company’s first development deadline comes five years after the signing of the deal, when 500,000 square feet of development and all phase 1 infrastructure must be complete. By year 10, the company must have 1.5 million square feet of development in place and all phase 2 infrastructure. Representatives for Boyer at the meeting were optimistic about Gateway East’s prospects. “We think it’s a great site; we think it

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has a great future,” Boyer Project Manager Matt Jensen said. Jensen said that long before the deal was signed, the company began fielding calls from prospective tenants. “We’ve been amazed really just over the last probably two months,” Jensen said. “You know, word gets out. We haven’t really been out marketing the property yet, but we’re working on calls. … A lot of good discussions taking place.” Before Boyer starts putting buildings in, there is “horizontal development” that needs to take place, namely roads and utilities. The City of Mesa is contributing to the launch of Gateway East by building the first 1,000 feet of a new road accessing the site, called Gateway Boulevard. The airport and Boyer will share costs on developing the remainder of the road. Airport Authority Business Development Director Shea Joachim said the road is “well on its way in design and it will be under construction shortly.” Smith said outside of the financial arrangement and development benchmarks, Boyer has a lot of autonomy to manage the details of Gateway East. “They’re going to look at what the market is looking for,” Smith said. “Really the sky’s the limit.” 

This map outlines the various portions of the 270-acre site that will be devoted to different uses. (Phoenix Message Gateway

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Allegiant cutting Mesa flights this summer

BY SCOTT SHUMAKER Tribune Staff Writer

mericans’ desire to travel is currently strong, but there will be fewer flights leaving and arriving at the East Valley’s major airport this summer. Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport CEO J. Brian O’Neill told the airport authority’s board of directors on June 21 that the facility’s largest carrier, Allegiant Airlines, had informed management that it would be cutting about 220 flights servicing Mesa this summer. He told the board the cuts may end the airport’s streak of record-setting months beginning in March, when the airport set an all-time record of nearly 250,000 commercial passengers. The airport set monthly records for passengers in April and May. Like most major airline companies across the country, O’Neill said Allegiant cited a pilot shortage as the reason for the cuts. In a statement to the Tribune, Allegiant wrote, “Earlier this year, due to market conditions, including industry-wide staffing shortages and high fuel prices, we proactively made some capacity reductions to our summer schedule. “Those adjustments were made to ensure the integrity of our operations and deliver our passengers the most reliable

Phoenix Mesa Gateway Airport has seen ups and downs in flights over the last three and a half years as the pandemic cut into air travel. This chart tracks flights from all carriers using the airport. (Phoenix Mesa Gateway Airport) service,” the statement continued. “We have been operating that schedule since April and have no further planned changes to capacity for this summer at AZA (Gateway’s airport code). We continue to offer 49 routes out of AZA, flying dozens of times each week.” In the latest air travel consumer report from the U.S. Department of Transportation, Allegiant Air topped the list for highest percentage of cancellations in March, with 5.4%, compared to an overall aver-

age of 1.5%. Allegiant also topped the list of lowest on-time arrival rates in March, with 57.2%, just a little lower than Frontier Airlines with 57.8%. At the same time, flight cancellations for all airlines were down in March, according to the DOT data – 1.5% compared with 4.5% in February. March’s overall cancellations were also lower than the 2% recorded in March of 2019, before the pandemic. O’Neill said the airport is expecting to

The Mesa Republican said he made it clear to fellow party members that he needed every one of them to support the spending plan. That’s because the GOP has a one-vote edge in the House; an identical situation exists in the Senate. More to the point, Bowers said he told them that holding out only forces him and Senate President Karen Fann, R-Prescott, to go to the Democrats. He pointed out, though, that the Arizona Constitution gives the Legislature just one mandatory job: adopt a budget. “And that’s what we’re doing,’’ Bowers said, saying he informed them that having to work with Democrats meant it would raise the price tag. The result is that the final budget will immediately add $526 million to base ed-

ucation funding for K-12 schools, an 8.8% increase. That’s $60 million more than the original package. As originally proposed, charter and district schools would equally divide up $60 million in what is classified as “additional assistance.’’ These are funds with certain flexibility on how they can be used. But Democrats said that was a non-starter, pointing out that would give far more cash on a per-student basis to charter schools which have only about a quarter of the students as traditional public schools. Now the formula is on a per-student basis, with a plan to nearly double the additional aid by the 2024-2025 school year. The final plan offers not just more basic state aid to public schools. It also provides an immediate $50 million infusion in “op-

see 45 Allegiant flights cut for June and 90 each month for July and August. “I’m really not sure about the continued string of record setting activity. What we’re hopeful about is that the pilot shortage gets resolved,” O’Neill said. The Air Line Pilots Association, the largest commercial pilots’ union, has pushed back on claims by airlines that pilot shortages are causing cancellations, blaming instead airline mismanagement and poor allocation of federal relief funds during the pandemic. A May release from the ALPA stated that “five of the seven largest passenger air carriers currently have more pilots now than they did in 2019 prior to the pandemic.” In June, ALPA released a statement that the U.S. is training more pilots now than before the pandemic, noting that almost 8,000 have been certified in the last 12 months. Allegiant’s cancellation issues and decision to cut Mesa flights this summer is at odds with plans for expansion. The airline has purchased 50 Boeing 737s, which are slated for delivery next year. An Allegiant representative said in March that some of those new planes would likely be based in Mesa. In late 2021, Allegiant also announced partnership with Mexican airline Viva Aerobus, which could see Allegiant add many destinations south of the border to its U.S. network. 

New state budget becomes a boon for education

BY HOWARD FISCHER Capitol Media Services

tate lawmakers adopted an $18 billion spending plan early June 23, rebuffing efforts by some Republicans to tear apart the deal. The vote came as Republican legislative leaders, unable to get votes from their own members, cut a deal with Democrats by offering million more in funding for public education than the GOP and Republican Gov. Doug Ducey had proposed. That ensured there would be enough Democrats to offset the Republicans who found the spending proposal too high to support. House Speaker Rusty Bowers told Capitol Media Services the foes may have outsmarted themselves.

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uals to get dollar-for-dollar tax credits for donations to help students attend private and parochial schools. Those credits reduce the amount of funding available for all other state programs, including public education. In the 2020-2021 budget year, the most recent figures available, individuals and corporations took $250 million in credits. But it would still allow people to take those credits, though existing limits would remain. Republican foes of the budget did not give up without a fight. Sen. Michelle Ugenti-Rita, R-Scottsdale, sought to cut the state’s 5.6-cent income tax rate by a penny. “This is important because we have no meaningful tax cuts in the budget,’’ she said. And Ugenti-Rita said the public, struggling with inflation and higher gasoline prices, needs relief. Fann said the state can’t afford a permanent tax cut of that size, with the plan instead including a $300 million in property tax cuts. She said while Arizona has a $5.3 billion surplus, only $1.3 billion of that is sustainable, meaning revenues that can be counted on year after year. And she said what the Scottsdale senator wanted would cost $1.5 billion annually. Ugenti-Rita rejected that contention. “It’s not accurate to say we can’t afford it,’’ she said. “It’s just that we spent it all,’’ Ugenti-Rita continued. “We put our priorities in pork instead of a tax cut.’’ She had no better luck with a proposal for a one-time rebate of $250 for individuals and $500 for couples, saying that could be done out of the one-time surplus. Fann said those dollars are being used for one-time priorities, like setting aside $1 billion over three years to find new sources of water and paying off about $1 billion in debt in the state pension fund, a move Fann said would save the state about $100 million a year in interest payments. The opposition in the House by Republicans opposed to the plan was more muted, to the point where Rep. Jake Hoffman,

R-Queen Creek, didn’t even try to offer an amendment to cut some one-time funding from the state’s three universities. And Rep. Jacqueline Parker, R-Mesa, withdrew her amendment to slash proposed pay raises for state employees. “It like protects voters, cuts spending in government, and no one seems really interested in doing that right now,’’ she said. What the package also did is create the first truly bipartisan budget since the Republican-controlled legislature was forced to negotiate with Democratic Gov. Janet Napolitano. And that hasn’t happened since 2008. Among the things the Democrats could not get removed is $335 million for a border fence. That’s above and beyond another $209 million for general border security which covers everything from aid to local sheriffs to $15 million to transport those who entered Arizona from other countries seeking asylum to other states. And one piece of the final package, set for a vote later Thursday, includes creation of a system to provide state funds to parents who can use these vouchers to send their children to private and parochial schools. Those vouchers essentially redirect the state aid for that student that would have gone to the public school. Separately, lawmakers adopted other Republican priorities, ranging from tax credits for companies that build facilities for making movies and TV shows to capping how much the state can keep in taxes from the expanded gaming approved last year. They also approved a measure to require a 60% approval rate for future ballot measures if they involve new taxes. By way of comparison, Proposition 208 which sought to impose an income tax surcharge on the most wealthy to increase state aid to schools, passed with a margin of less than 52%. As a constitutional amendment, however, it is itself subject to voter approval in November. But they rejected a proposal by Sen. T.J. Shope, R-Coolidge, to allow students to get high school credits for everything from outside jobs to participating in organized sports. 

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suddenly found themselves living next to “party houses.” The current lack of restrictions has led to alcohol-infused revelers coming in for a weekend, partying late into the night, disturbing families and misusing community amenities in a development that was never designed for shortterm renters. The Las Sendas HOA, which publicly endorsed the amendment, required that 75% of all homeowners vote “Yes” for passage. According to a letter to residents from Las Sendas Community Association board President Tony Reid, the amendment forbids owners from advertising homes for lease as vacation rentals or using them as timeshares or fractional interest properties. There is a 180-day grace period through Dec. 17 before the amendment will be enforced to give homeowners enough time to determine the best course of action for their homes. The amendment has been certified as approved by the Maricopa County recorder. A total 3,090 votes were cast with 2,604 in favor of the proposed amendment and 486 votes against it. Brett and Erica Russo, who live next to a 4,200-square-foot rental house advertised as able to “sleep 20” were thrilled with the vote. “We were delighted,” Brett Russo said. “We know there are going to be challenges, but we hope that the short-term rental people convert their houses either for sale to regular buyers, or they rent them within the parameters of the ruling.” HOA board member Linda Barton said that while the association is not opposed to people renting out their houses, it does oppose the type of behavior that typically accompanies short-term weekend rentals. That behavior has become so troublesome in Scottsdale, where there are more than 5,000 short-term rentals, that it is forming a special police unit to address neighborhood complaints.

Las Sendas homeowners voted overwhelmingly for a measure aimed at weekend home rentals where the tenants disturb neighborhoods’ tranquility. (YouTube) “People coming here for a long weekend they can and can’t do with their houses. to party, and to create disturbances in our Colin and Shannon Preston, who own a neighborhoods,” Barton said. “That is what house in Las Sendas but live primarily in we are trying to eliminate in our commu- Oregon and rent out their house through nity because we Arizona Vacation see ourselves as a Home Rentals, residential comsaid that while she munity.” “We don’t empathizes with We were delighted, we know think the hotel people who are type usage is apthere are going to be challenges, living next store propriate.” but we hope that the short-term to “party houses,” Barton said the that is not why rental people convert their houses they bought their issues that typieither for sale to regular buyers, Las Sendas resically accompany short-term rentdence. or they rent them within the ers are absent “Our intention parameters of the ruling. when people sign was to be down - Brett Russo a two- or threethere as much as month lease and we possibly could,” stay for a season. Shannon Preston Russo has a launsaid. dry list of disturbances that he says he and But they curtailed their visits when the his family face every weekend, from bach- pandemic hit. elor, bridal and adult birthday parties, to “In my experience, the people that are graduations and even a 16 player youth staying in these higher-end houses, they baseball team staying for the weekend. are paying a lot of money to stay there,” People who opposed the amendment Shannon Preston said. “They are not there said the vote violates their property rights to party. They are there to have a relaxand that the HOA board is collecting home- ing time. In our particular case, we have owner dues and then telling people what signs posted all over our house that say

be mindful of the neighbors and realize that they are not on vacation like you are,” Preston said. She and other opponents favored stiffer fines or other penalties for renters who violate noise and other neighborhood ordinances, rather than an all-out ban on short term leases. While Barton says the board is not against people renting out their homes, they are opposed to the short term setup as it currently stands, she says, due to the type of people who show up for a weekend, versus two or three months. “We think that if we eliminate those shorter term rentals people who come here for a month, or two months or three months will come to our community and act like residents of the community and respect the amenities and their neighbors,” Barton said. At an elevation of 1,700 feet, Las Sendas backs up to the Tonto National Forest and has long been sought by homeowners for its elevation, slightly cooler temperatures, sweeping views of the Phoenix metro area and wildlife. It has also become an increasingly popular tourist destination during the shortterm rental uptick. 

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Mesa author fosters biker-yoga co-existence BY MARK MORAN Tribune Managing Editor

he Lotus, Downward Facing Dog and Half Lord of the Fishes yoga poses are probably not exactly what you picture when you think about grizzled and weathered Harley Davidson motorcycle riders cruising the highways and byways of the Sonoran Desert. But bringing yoga and bikers together is exactly what Mesa author Gregory Ormson is all about. And he’s written a book called Yoga Song, a series of 23 lyric vignettes, aimed at healing and restoration from the inside out. “The instrument of yoga’s song is the body which includes mind, spirit, emotion, and energy,” Ormson said. “Its melodies are alive in the sound of Om or a vocalized, heartfelt Namaste; others sing a yoga song in asana through their bodies or in a group exhale.”

strategic and analytical brain on pause while firing the existential and experiential brain. “When we chant ‘Om,’” Ormson said, “we may discover that the only thing missing was our awareness that we are living embodiments to the truth that we’re beings made of stardust, formed in spirit, animated by breath, joyful and spontaneous at heart.” Yoga Song is the culmination of Ormson’s years of experience as a yogi, or yoga master teacher. Known as #motorcyclingyogig, he has taught yoga to bikers since 2017 at Superstition Harley Davidson in Apache Junction, the only dealership in the country to Mesa author and yogi Gregory Ormson has penned hold yoga classes in its facility. a book on yoga. (Twitter) “Yoga is all about learning to relax Ormson describes the moment of Om, in the midst of stress,” Ormson said. “And during which “divine breath” puts the so is motorcycling. When teaching motor-

cycle riding, I noticed a few students having trouble on the bike. They tightened up and held their breath when trying to execute a tight figure 8 turn on the riding range. It was then I realized I could easily translate the lessons of yoga to bikers by teaching them to relax in the midst of stress. “Bikers love movement and they are good at shifting their weight; and when teaching yoga to bikers, I try to integrate their language to the yoga process.” Ormson teaches bikers that riding a motorcycle is very much like doing yoga. Using your breathing, shifting your weight and relaxing your mind to achieve a calm and relaxed ride. “Bikers always notice they feel good when leaving a yoga class and when they learn to relax – by using the breath – when experiencing stress on the highway.” Ormson earned his doctorate from the

shoot them and use their fur for rugs,” Anastasia said. “I felt like we should help them since they have feelings too.” Anastasia devoted several weeks to meticulously fusing newspapers, feathers and discarded threads to fashion a small, cuddly artwork resembling her favorite species of tigers to spread awareness for its conservation. Anastasia, an artist who draws comics, said this was the first time that she had received a painting and had felt rewarded for Anastasia Asbill, 11, of Mesa made a Siberian Tiger for the her creative work. OdySea Aquarium Conservation Crafts Art Challenge. (David Anastasia, the other Minton/Progress Staff Photographer) winners and their families were invited into OdySea Aquarium’s private party room that offers a unique

view of its largest tank, but the kids also received one-of-a-kind paintings by either the penguins or sloths that called the Scottsdale aquarium home. They also got the opportunity to interact with one of the aquariums South African penguins. After the exciting interaction, the kids were again invited to take a tour around OdySea Aquarium and reflect on the hard work they put into their impressive works of art. Connor Macleod, 5, of Scottsdale spent over two days building an orange sunflower sea star that was almost as large as he is. He chose the creature because sunflowers are his favorite flower and the name sounded neat. However, the young artist was startled to discover that the population of this species has been decimated by more than 90% in

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Mesa girl wins OdySea conservation contest BY ALEX GALLAGHER Tribune Staff Writer

undreds of kids around the Valley were up for OdySea Aquarium’s second annual Conservation Crafts Art Challenge as they rummage around their homes grabbing recyclables to relics of an endangered creature. Although over 400 pieces of art were submitted, only five were selected for top honors – and got the experience of a lifetime. One of those talented young stars was 11-year-old Anastasia Asbill of Mesa. Anastasia was alarmed by the rapid population decline threatening her favorite animal, the white Siberian tiger, and was sad to see it is listed on the threatened species list and is still endangered. “I always loved tigers growing up, they were just my favorite animal. But I felt sad when I found out that people would

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Regional group offers hope 2 MCC students heading to France on scholarships for those with autism BY SAMANTHA MORRIS Tribune Staff Writer

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wo Mesa residents are among seven Mesa Community College students who received a total $34,000 in Benjamin A. Gilman Scholarships supporting participation in the Mesa Community College Study Abroad program. Amanda Christianson and Shirley Beltran will be participating in the facultyled, short-term summer classes abroad. The Benjamin A. Gilman Scholarship Program, an international scholarship sponsored by the U.S. Department of State, awards up to $5,000 to students attending a two-year community college or four-year college with Federal

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the past decade and is classified as critically endangered. Connor devoted two days to build his grand creation out of recycled cardboard boxes, a paper plate and lots of bubble wrap. Evan Navarro, 7, of Gilbert was also startled to see the species he chose — a bluefin tuna fish — was among the animals that make up the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. He admits he had never realized how overfished this species had become. Hop-

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Pell Grant funding. “We are proud to have so many Gilman recipients. These scholarships give students the opportunity to expand their worldview and practice critical thinking skills while having a life-changing cultural experience,” said Yvonne Schmidt, MCC’s study abroad coordinator and Gilman Scholarship Advisor Ambassador. Christianson and Beltran are among three recipients who will study humanities and field biology in France. Two others will learn about mythology and popular culture in Britain. MCC Study Abroad destinations for 2023 will be announced in the fall at mesacc.edu/study-abroad. 

ing to open more eyes to their pending doom, Evan titled his entry “One Fish, Two Fish, Lets Save Bluefin Tuna Fish,” creating in under an hour and a half out of a magazine, a tissue box and a Chipotle bowl. Rounding out the winners was Goodyear resident, Shane Peterson, 9, who decided to pay homage to his mother’s favorite animal by creating a leatherback sea turtle out of items he found scoured throughout his home. Although most kids were surprised and saddened to see their species threatened or endangered, Shane was shocked to learn that his turtle had lineage dating back to

hen Lori Cairn’s son J.R. was 2 years old, in 1996, the medical establishment’s understanding of autism outcomes was limited, prompting doctors to make pessimistic predictions about the quality of life those on the autism spectrum could expect. One doctor “told me to go home and make sure he liked his room because he was going to go in and never come out,” said Cairns in the 2013 documentary, “Autism: A Family’s Journey.” She said she was told that he would probably be in an institution by the time he was 17. So Cairns navigated her own way to help her son and other children, meeting with a therapist to learn applied behavioral analysis (ABA), a specialized therapy tailored to one’s behavioral needs. The new therapy that the Cairn’s sought out for their son was successful, and today, J.R. is living independently and has a job working in pest control. In 1997, her home-based ABA sessions and community outreach turned into what is now the HOPE Group, an Ahwatukee agency celebrating its 25-year anniversary this July. The HOPE Group has two sides. The clinical side offers ABA and behavioral consulting while the state services side provides habilitation and respite in addition to collaborating with Arizona businesses to find the right employment fit for their clients.

the Mesozoic era and cited that as an additional reason for choosing the animal. When the submissions closed on June 8 for the kids to submit their pieces, so began an anxious time for some kids, especially Connor, who asked his mom daily if she had gotten an email from OdySea. However, when he got the news during breakfast that he was one of the winners, his glee lasted the entire day — even after his mom picked him up from summer camp later that day. Other participants, like Evan, were shocked to find out that the art had been judged and that there was more of an in-

The HOPE Group is funded through contracts with the Arizona Department of Economic Security, the Division of Developmental Disabilities, which leaves them subject to fluctuations in funding. “I would say that our number one obstacle over the years has been the up and down funding that we’ve had to deal with,” Cairns said. “We would love to pay our people as much as they are worth, but that just doesn’t happen with what we get reimbursed through the state.” Despite these challenges, being state funded has been beneficial in making treatment more accessible, as it has recently allowed clients to get trained and hired by HOPE to serve their loved ones from home. Lori’s daughter Shelby Durfee, the director of state services at HOPE, has committed herself to the employment side of the business, which she helped open in 2020. Durfee aims to create a “one stop shop” for high school students with autism to create their own job path before they graduate. She also aims to become a statewide leader in providing these services. A common characteristic among people with autism is a high fixation on a particular topic, this is something that HOPE wants clients to embrace, encouraging kids to find employment in areas that meet their passions. “You know, I think for a lot of situations, we try to make people fit into society, or people with autism fit into society, but we also kind of need to understand and meet

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centive than just a free trip to the aquarium. The excitement was more amplified when the kids received artwork from the creatures themselves. However, all of the kids admitted the most exciting part of the evening was the chance to pet a penguin and they were all startled by how soft the flightless bird is. OdySea Aquarium operators were elated to see a record number of submissions and hope to see more children practice conservation efforts at home to protect the animals that they modeled their art after. Info: odyseaaquarium.com 

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Chicago Theological Seminary ,where he studied the healing power of touch in ritual environments. Hurting his back after being bounced from a trampoline at 10, enduring a second back-injury while weightlifting in school, and falling from a roof at age 40, the selfdescribed “born-to-be-wild” biker moved to Hawaii but was sidelined by debilitating back pain and couldn’t enjoy paradise. Dipping a toe into yoga, he discovered a healing road that reformed his mind and fixed his spine. “In yoga,” Ormson said, “we put away the agenda for just a few minutes in order to remember who we are as people, imbued with a divine spark that need not be named, tamed or claimed.” Yoga Song is a “message for the body,” Ormson said. “Of healing for the body, mind and spirit. Yoga meets this need by offering time for the busy to rest for a few moments, connect again to our fractured selves, and learn to breathe again. That brings us into wholeness and give us permission to focus on the moment and the experience.” The book is out now and available in stores and online. 

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them where they’re at as well.” Durfee said. Denise Burns has been there for it all. She’s seen the growth of the HOPE group from the ground up, when she sought out ABA for her now 30-year-old son Alex. Alex loves golf and through HOPE has found employment at a golf course in Tempe. Burns is grateful for the support her family has felt throughout the years especially considering all of the uncertainty that existed when her son was first diagnosed. “They basically told us there wasn’t much we could do. Just take home our son and make him happy, and as parents we were appalled by that,” Burns said. Today Alex is a star employee among attendees at the golf course. Burns hears from people all the time about how much of an impression her son has made, and this warms her heart. “I just couldn’t ever in my wildest dreams, when he was a young guy, imagine that he could have this job that he loves so much and that he’s so good at,” Burns said. Information: hopegroupaz.com. “Autism: A Family’s Journey” is on amazon prime. 

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sk the owner of the nation’s largest yo-yo factory how’s business and he’ll likely give you a pun. “You know, it’s a business that has its ups and downs,” Hans Van Dan Elzen said. He owns the Chandler-based YoYo Factory, at 155 E. Chilton Drive, Suite 101 in Chandler, which sells the most yo-yos in the U.S. While the pun may induce groans, it’s accurate. Van Dan Elzen said his business tends to go in cycles where it becomes really popular, but then people set them aside for something else for a few years. Right now, yo-yos are thriving. The National Yo-Yo Championships are returning for the first time since 2019 and are winding up today, June 26, in Mesa. There was no championship event in 2020 or 2021 because of the pandemic. Arizona was the scheduled stop in 2020 before the event was canceled. One of the reasons this area was chosen is because of the YoYo Factory and its success. Van Dan Elzen says he has visitors stop by his factory all the time, and in fact had to add a little retail area so they could buy some products. He welcomes the visitors, and he or one of his demonstrators will happily teach a nyo n e some

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tricks if they have a little time. “If you do come for a visit plan to spend like a half hour and learn some tricks,” he said. “If you bring 30 people, we can’t handle it, but if you bring five, yeah, definitely.” Van Dan Elzen says his yo-yos cost between $5 and $450. He said he refused to sell any for less than $5 because the quality would be so poor it would be unlikely that a person would enjoy using it. The $450 yo-yo is made of titanium and will spark when you do the “walk the dog” trip. Visitors in May, if they come at the right time, might even get to see a demonstration from the current world champion, Gentry Stein of Germany. He’s been hanging out at the YoYo Factory. Van Dan Elzen said he got into yo-yos when he

was 15 when he was living in Detroit. He liked the toy, but it fell apart pretty quickly. That led him to pursue better made yoyos. He found a company in Tucson that made high-quality yo-yos. He kept buying them, and then reselling them to his friends. Soon, he was being called into the office at his school. “I created a craze,” Van Dan Elzen said. “My vice principal said he wasn’t upset with me, but he said Hans, look, you got to stop what you’re doing because this is causing a major disruption. The janitor is not sweeping the floors. The gym teacher is not teaching gym. He’s just playing with yo-yos. It’s got to stop.” The vice-principal did arrange for a demonstrator to help Hans learn how to teach others, something he’s been doing ever since. He moved to Arizona and

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GOP state lawmakers’ new obsession is a drag BY DAVID LEIBOWITZ Tribune Columnist

e live in dangerous times for children in Arizona. In 2020, 838 children died in our state, including 53 kids murdered and 49 lost to suicide. Firearms were to blame in 51 of these fatalities. Fentanyl claimed 57 young lives. In all, substance use was indicated in 157 child deaths. Have no fear, though. Last week, Arizona Senate Republicans trumpeted their decision to join “several other states by working on legislation that would prohibit minors from attending drag shows.” A snippet from their press release’s money quote: “One of the reasons why we were elected as lawmakers by our constituents was to protect family values. … We will be damned if we won’t fight like hell to protect the most innocent from these horrifying and disturbing trends that are spreading across the nation now that ex-

tremist Democrats are currently in control of our federal government.” Guess I missed the press conference where President Biden glammed up as Joy Riden and ushered in America’s Great 21st Century Drag Age. At the risk of injecting some reality into a story that reads like a lousy “Footloose” knockoff, there are in fact a tiny handful of events where children, accompanied by their parents, might be exposed to drag queens doing “horrifying and disturbing” stuff like reading aloud from Maurice Sendak’s “Where The Wild Things Are.” There’s Drag Story Hour Arizona, a nonprofit that promotes monthly “children’s story hours,” where “we generally read 3-5 stories, sing/dance to music, and end our time with a clean craft for kids to take home. All of our performers and volunteers are background checked and anyone reading to children goes through specialized literacy training.” There also was a June 3 event at the Heard Museum – the museum’s first-ev-

er Native American drag show – where indigenous performers with names like Pyraddictionn and Tomahawk Martini performed before a crowd that apparently included some kids and parents. And in May a Tucson high school held a drag show featuring students from the school’s LGBTQ+ student club. It all sounds relatively tame to me. And like an attendance decision best left to parents and kids, the way we do with things like R-rated movies, which kids can stream alongside porn on those cell phones they seem to get at about age seven these days. Even so, the rise of the drag queens had gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake screeching on Twitter about an omnipotent evil “they,” as in, “They kicked God out of schools and welcomed the Drag Queens.” Hilariously, Lake made national news a day later, when she was outed as a drag queen bestie by her former pal, Phoenix drag icon Barbara Seville. Seville accused Lake of hypocrisy not only for attending

multiple drag shows, but for hosting Seville at her house to perform at parties, including with Lake’s young daughter in attendance. It all made for great amateur theater, not unlike a drag show. But that’s our politics anymore: our elected Neros fiddling and tweeting away while all around them the state, the economy, and the culture go up like the Pipeline Fire on a windy afternoon. Nothing I’ve witnessed at a drag show – yup, I’ve been – or on “Rupaul’s Drag Race: Untucked” is any more risque than your average trip to the apartment complex swimming pool or the beach in Rocky Point or Coronado. And I’ll guarantee you every weekend exponentially more Arizona kids go to the movies or stream violent, over-sexualized Hollywood crap than will witness Tess Ticular read “Hop On Pop” between now and the end of time. Meanwhile, those we elect are busy creating solutions in search of problems. At least it’s entertaining. Otherwise, it would be a total … drag. 

other thing…we don’t need rakes in the desert because there are no falling autumn leaves.” But many newcomers soon discover that they need at least one rake…and maybe a few more. Fall may not bring falling leaves, but summer certainly brings falling pods…at least for homeowners who choose to plant mesquite trees on their property. And because of that fateful decision, those property owners soon discover that they have sentenced themselves to seemingly ceaseless summer days with rake-inhand, gathering pods-on-ground. Age and circumstance provide an interesting paradox in the human condition. School kids, when engaged in the routine of academic pursuits, find themselves gazing out classroom windows, imagining their post-educational “classroom-free” future. Adults, engaged in age-appropriate

“responsible-but-not-enjoyable” tasks, find themselves recalling lessons from their school days, freeing their minds from the physical drudgery in which they’re involved. Personal experience, amidst the picking-up-of-the-pods, prompted a recollection of the fate of Sisyphus. If you’re in need of a brief “refresher” on this particular figure in Greek mythology, here ’tis: Sisyphus was a king and because he cheated death twice, Zeus punished him by forcing Sisyphus to roll a huge boulder up a hill—only to see it roll down each time it neared the top—and to repeat that action for all eternity. Okay, okay…so picking up mesquite pods isn’t an eternal fate…it only seems that way. Visitors, be advised: in the Arizona desert, those “lazy, hazy crazy days of summer” aren’t lazy or hazy…but if you have mesquite trees, they will drive you

a little crazy. The above is offered as a “public service” for those considering a move here – especially if they hail from California, which has fostered its own kind of crazy in the recent past. But in research conducted exclusively for this column, a constructive use for mesquite pods has been discovered…which may strike you as a bit cra…ahem…different. An October 2009 article from the Associated Press, still found on the website of “The Christian Science Monitor,” heralds the culinary value of mesquite pods, saying that in the Southwest, they’re a “tasty treat.” It goes on to claim that they are “now being added to smoothies, breads, and pancakes.” Prominently mentioned in the 2009 AP story is the Tucson-based group, “Desert Harvesters,” or DH, as the organization

Arizona’s pods of summer can drive you crazy BY JD HAYWORTH Tribune Columnist

rizona and Ancient Greece are separated by thousands of years and thousands of miles, but there is one task that makes Greek mythology an Arizona reality in this modern age and season. It is found in an annual duty that takes many new desert dwellers by surprise, fresh from their boasts to friends who remain in colder winter climes. Be honest…how many times have you taunted friends still living in Chicago, or Minneapolis, or Omaha with this articulation of the obvious: “We don’t have to shovel sunshine when it’s wintertime in the desert!” True enough, but another seasonal assertion fails the credibility test. It goes something like this: “And an-

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calls itself. A visit to the DH website reveals updated language that is certainly palatable to the “politically correct.” While acknowledging the help of area tribes and thanking them for access to traditional homelands, Desert Harvesters also “acknowledges our on-

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going commitment to un-learn and help change colonial behaviors.” But apparently no serious effort has been made to “un-learn” the colonial behavior of promoting commerce. A link to the DH virtual store promotes a cookbook for the “pre-order special price” of $35, and also invites the seriously committed to take one-hour “group walks” for up to a

dozen people and costing $150. There are discounts for “nonprofit organizations and indigenous people purchasing for educational purposes.” The noble purposes of the Desert Harvesters, despite a rhetorical seasoning that is heavily “woke,” may soon receive wider circulation. If supply lines continue to slow and food shortages become a re-

ality in this country, mesquite pods may soon find a use in a kitchen near you. But if you believe that argument can be advanced while the pods are still falling and store shelves remain fairly wellstocked, you might as well look for beachfront property in Yuma – roll a heavy boulder up a steep hill time and again in truly Sisyphean fashion. 

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t’s the premier high school athletics event in Arizona. Every year it brings numerous high school basketball programs from across the western part of the U.S. and into the Midwest for a four-day showcase. College coaches flock to the Valley to see some of the top talent at Section 7, a tournament hosted by the Arizona Basketball Coaches Association at State Farm Stadium in Glendale. “I’ve been fortunate to be at Peach Jam and some of the best tournaments in the country,” Mountain View coach Andy Johnson said. “But this is incredible. The level of competition, the organization. What this does for high school student-athletes, to be able to be seen by all these college coaches under one roof, it’s awesome.” Since announcing its move to State Farm Stadium, Section 7 has grown exponentially. Last year, just under 200 high schools participated. This year, 231 boys and 18 girls’ teams played on 12 courts placed over top of the concrete floor that is typically covered by the Arizona Cardinals’ game field. Thursday, June 16, marked the official start of the tournament. Teams were split into 14 brackets on the boys’ side while the girls played in one large tournament. A cast of all Arizona-based schools kicked off the tournament on its first day. Friday was the scheduled start for several others playing in brackets featuring outof-state opponents. That is when Mountain View began its quest for a bracket title with a new-look, fast-paced offense led by Johnson and key returning players, including Brigg Wolfe. The Toros lost in double-overtime to begin the tournament to San Gabriel Academy out of California. It was a heartbreaking start for a team filled with confidence. Later that night on Friday, the Toros bounced back with a big win over Palo Verde. That was their only win of the tournament, but the experience was all that mattered.

“The timing of this is really good because it allows teams to see what they need to work on,” Johnson said. “Now we have the rest of the summer. We saw our strengths and weaknesses against a lot of good teams.” Section 7 gives The Section 7 high school basketball tournament returned bigger and players the oppor- better this year with more teams added from across Arizona and surtunity to stand out rounding states and with more than 500 college coaches in attendance in front of several to watch games spread out on 12 courts at State Farm Stadium in Glencollege coaches. dale. (Dave Minton/Tribune Staff) On Friday alone, more than 450 were in in the Cardinals stadium. Then every corner you turn you see coaches from Kenattendance. It was a bit nerve wrecking for Wolfe tucky, Duke. It’s just awesome to be able and his team. Even though he and most of to come to a big stage and perform.” Mesa, Dobson, Desert Ridge and Red the other returning players played in this tournament last year, they couldn’t help Mountain also were invited to compete but look on in awe when they first arrived. at Section 7. The Jackrabbits went 3-1 in He showed poise and the ability to lead the Uniphore Bracket, which also Mesduring the tournament from the guard po- quite out of Gilbert. Desert Ridge went sition. He undoubtedly opened the eyes of 2-2 throughout the four-day tournament some college coaches, which is the main while Red Mountain finished with the same record. goal of the event. Dobson was unable to secure a victory “It’s crazy, sort of inspirational,” Wolfe said. “You walk in, and you realize you’re but had a unique experience, nonetheless. Other East Valley schools at the tournament included Perry, Gilbert, Highland, Mesquite boys and girls, Campo Verde and Higley. Chandler, Hamilton girls and boys, Basha and Valley Christian represented the Chandler area, while Saguaro, Chaparral, Scottsdale Christian, Horizon, Desert Mountain and Rancho Solano all represented Scottsdale. Desert Vista and Mountain Pointe out of Ahwatukee also competed. The far southeast Valley was representIt was the first time Mountain View coach ed by Casteel and Queen Creek, a team Andy Johnson had ever been to a tourna- that was missing a chunk of its roster but ment the caliber of Section 7. He has visited still remained competitive. other major tournaments across the country Bulldogs’ coach Daniel Bobik was pasin his career, but none have been to the level sionate about what Section 7 offers high of what took place in Glendale at State Farm school basketball teams. In previous Stadium. (Zac BonDurant/Tribune Contributor) years, he has lost players to prep schools,

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Mountain View senior Brigg Wolfe stood out at Section 7, helping lead his team to a bounce back win after losing in double-overtime. (Zac BonDurant/Tribune Contributor)

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ince opening in March 2003, Fibber Magees in Chandler has been the East Valley’s destination place for anyone in search of an authentic Irish pub and fare. “One of the reasons we feel we can claim to be authentic is we got some Irish ownership,” bragged owner and General Manager Matt Brennan, one of four managing partners. “Two of the original founding partners were born and raised in Ireland and one of those is still the remaining partner of the four of us,” he added. “One of our partners is an Irish-born citizen and carries an Irish passport. It lends us a certain amount of authenticity.” “When making decisions about how the pub operates and the kind of offerings we have, what we’re trying to accomplish with the business, we’re doing it with the idea of would this be authentic to a pub in Ireland,” explained Brennan. “If we’re going to make a decision to show sports, is this something you could see in an Irish pub in the countryside for all of Ireland? We think those kinds of things lend to the authenticity.” The food certainly adds to the authenticity. “Corned beef and cabbage have become synonymous with Irish so it’s not something eaten in Ireland or wasn’t historically,” said Brennan. “It was something the Irish immigrants started cooking when they first settled in America and were living in major cities amongst some of the poorest populations. The brisket was a meat that was popular with those communities because it was inexpensive but not necessarily easy to cook.” Brennan added there’s not a lot of beef consumption in Ireland with most of the bovine population being dairy-centric. He said, “They don’t commit a lot of resources to grow cattle for beef – much more with lamb, pork and even chicken than beef. “To that end, we have our shepherd’s pie which is very traditional to the Irish, a stew made of lamb we get imported traditionally from Australia, which has some

Irish baked beans and rashers which is Ireland’s version of bacon (pork loin as opposed to pork belly, cured but not smoked, and more similar to Canadian bacon). Also included is black and white pudding which is a mixture of meat, spices and grains, like a sausage. And bangers or house-baked Irish brown bread is served, too, as part of the breakfast along with grilled tomatoes and sautéed mushrooms. “Everything is imported,” said Brennan. “We bring in the real ingredients from Ireland to make sure we’re offerFibber Magees owner/General Manager Matt Brennan has built an ing the most auauthentic Irish menu and atmosphere at his Chandler restaurant. thentic plate of (Special to the Tribune) food we can.” While burgers aren’t considered authenof the highest quality of lamb in the world. Then it’s cooked into a savory stew with tic Irish food, the Rasher Burger is a popucarrots, leeks, and peas and put into a lar item and comes with Irish bacon as opshallow dish covered with mashed pota- posed to American bacon for a little twist. “The Belfast Burger is one of our sigtoes and baked. “That’s very traditionally Irish. We also nature burgers with sautéed onions and have fish and chips which is traditional mushrooms, garlic aioli, onion ring, choice late-night drinking food all over Ireland of cheese on a brioche bun,” said Brennan. and the UK, in general. No good night “Nothing particularly Irish about it other doesn’t end with a trip to the chipper as than its name but it’s one of our most popular burgers. they call it.” “We’re an Irish pub but we’re still in The most authentic item, Brennan said, on the menu is the Irish breakfast or as Chandler and we have to give the customers what they want. People who go out to a they call it, Irish fry up. It’s usually enjoyed on a weekend or pub are still expecting pub fare and burgspecial occasion and consists of a plate of ers certainly fall under that.” When it comes to popular Irish beers, eggs cooked to order, Batchelor’s brand of

Guinness is usually what comes to mind. “It’s not to say there aren’t other brewers in Ireland but Guinness is going to be represented by about 80-percent of all Irish beer sales or more,” Brennan said. “Currently, we have a Guinness draft stout available here at the pub. We are actually the reigning Perfect Pint Champion for 2022. Every year, Guinness brewery collects the bartenders from the top Guinness accounts throughout Arizona, and gets them all together to compete in a round-robin tournament,” he continued. “Whoever is the last person standing gets crowned Perfect Pint Champion. That was our bar manager Mike Fisch. This is the third time we’ve been the champion. We’re the only pub in Arizona that has won three times. So, we take the Guinness pouring very seriously.” The pub also offers four Irish beers on draft - an Irish red ale called Smithwick’s, Harp, Irish logger, and Irish cream ale Kilkenny. An Irish cider is served, too, which Brennan said is also popular. “The Irish nationals that come to the restaurant drink the cider almost exclusively.” The restaurant also owns its own brand, called Boyle’s Beer Company. It’s made under contract by a local craft brewer and represents a marriage between old-worldstyle Irish beers and American craft beers. What differentiates Irish beer from other beers is water, according to Brennan. “Water in Dublin is quite hard and mineral-rich and when you use that kind of water to make beer, it leaves a very distinctive flavor to the final product that people have come to love over the years. It’s one of the reasons Guinness tastes the way it does. “Brewers in America, where we have a different water source, try to treat the water by adding minerals and salt back into it to replicate that Dublin-style water.” Brennan is originally from Chicago and worked in the beer business for over 20 years, including owning a Chicago pub and neighborhood bar and grill in Chicago. As a professional brewer, he has sold beer wholesale, marketed beer and

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Public Notices

Truth in Taxation Hearing Notice of Tax Increase In compliance with §15-905.01, Arizona Revised Statutes, Mesa Unified School District is notifying its property taxpayers of Mesa Unified School District’s intention to raise its primary property taxes over the current level to pay for increased expenditures in those areas where the Governing Board has the authority to increase property taxes for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2022. The Mesa Unified School District is proposing an increase in its primary property tax levy of $2,900,000. The amount proposed above will cause Mesa Unified School District’s primary property taxes on a $100,000 home to be $32.22. Without the tax increase, the total taxes that would be owed would have been $24.56. These amounts proposed are above the qualifying tax levies as prescribed by state law, if applicable. The increase is also exclusive of any changes that may occur from property tax levies for voter approved bonded indebtedness or budget and tax overrides.

FIND YOUR PASSION

All interested citizens are invited to attend the public hearing on the proposed tax increase scheduled to be held July 12, 2022 at 5pm at the Curriculum Services Center at 549 N. Stapley Dr. Building #2 Mesa, AZ 85203 Published: East Valley Tribune, June 26, 2022/ 47393

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THE SUNDAY EAST VALLEY TRIBUNE | JUNE 26, 2022

Public Notices CITY OF MESA MESA, ARIZONA WASTEWATER MANHOLE REHABILITATION PHASE 13 PROJECT NO. CP0600RE20 ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that sealed bids will be received until Thursday, July 14, 2022, at 1:00 p.m. All sealed bids will be received electronically at EngineeringBids@mesaaz.gov Bids must be submitted as an unencrypted PDF attachment with a maximum size limit of 20MB. Any bid received after the time specified will be returned without any consideration. This contract shall be for furnishing all labor, materials, transportation and services for the construction and/or installation of the following work: The Contractor shall be responsible for rehabilitation of 125 wastewater manholes. The scope of work includes surface preparation, installation of corrosion resistant coating on 108 manholes, structural inserts at 9 manholes, spot repairs of corrosion resistant coating on 7 manholes, Predl thermoplastic line system on 1 manhole and other work as necessary for completion of the project. All work shall be installed in accordance with the project Contract Documents including Table 1, Project Specific Provisions and Technical Specifications. The use of flow through tubes (or bypass pumping) will be required at all manholes for completion of the work within this project.

Public Notices CITY OF MESA PUBLIC NOTICE The Mesa City Council will hold a public hearing concerning the following ordinance at the July 5, 2022, City Council meeting beginning at 5:45 p.m. in the Mesa City Council Chambers, 57 East First Street. 1. Amending Title 2, Chapter 3 of the Mesa City Code pertaining to the Judicial Advisory Board to include an additional process for appointing City Magistrates. Dated at Mesa, Arizona, this 26th day of June 2022. Holly Moseley, City Clerk Published in the East Valley Tribune June 26, 2022 / 47462

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The Engineer’s Estimate range is $1.65M - $1.85M. For all technical, contract, bid-related, or other questions, please contact Stephanie Gishey at stephanie.gishey@mesaaz.gov. Contact with City Employees. All firms interested in this project (including the firm’s employees, representatives, agents, lobbyists, attorneys, and subconsultants) will refrain, under penalty of disqualification, from direct or indirect contact for the purpose of influencing the selection or creating bias in the selection process with any person who may play a part in the selection process. This policy is intended to create a level playing field for all potential firms, to assure that contract decisions are made in public, and to protect the integrity of the selection process. All contact on this selection process should be addressed to the authorized representative identified above. Contractors desiring to submit proposals may purchase sets of the Bid Documents from ARC Document Solutions, LLC, at https://order.e-arc.com/arcEOC/PWELL_Main.asp?mem=29. Click on “Go” for the Public Planroom to access plans. NOTE: In order to be placed on the Plan Holders List and to receive notifications and updates regarding this bid (such as addenda) during the bidding period, an order must be placed. The cost of each Bid Set will be no more than $14.00, which is non-refundable. Partial bid packages are not sold. You can view documents on-line (at no cost), order Bid Sets, and access the Plan Holders List on the website at the address listed above. Please verify print lead time prior to arriving for pick-up. For a list of locations nearest you, go to www.e-arc.com. One set of the Contract Documents is also available for viewing at the City of Mesa’s Engineering Department at 20 East Main Street, Mesa, AZ. Please call 480-644-2251 prior to arriving to ensure that the documents are available for viewing. In order for the City to consider alternate products in the bidding process, please follow Arizona Revised Statutes §34.104c. If a pre-bid review of the site has been scheduled, details can be referenced in Project Specific Provision Section #3, titled “Pre-Bid Review of Site.” Work shall be completed within 486 consecutive calendar days, beginning with the day following the starting date specified in the Notice to Proceed. Bids must be submitted on the Proposal Form provided and be accompanied by the Bid Bond for not less than ten percent (10%) of the total bid, payable to the City of Mesa, Arizona, or a certified or cashier&#39;s check. PERSONAL OR INDIVIDUAL SURETY BONDS ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE. The successful bidder will be required to execute the standard form of contract for construction within ten (10) days after formal award of contract. In addition, the successful bidder must be registered in the City of Mesa Vendor Self-Service (VSS) System (http://mesaaz.gov/business/purchasing/vendor-self-service). The successful bidder, simultaneously with the execution of the Contract, will be required to furnish a Payment Bond in the amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the Contract Price, a Performance Bond in an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the Contract Price, and the most recent ACORD® Certificate of Liability Insurance form with additional insured endorsements. The right is hereby reserved to accept or reject any or all bids or parts thereto, to waive any informalities in any proposal and reject the bids of any persons who have been delinquent or unfaithful to any contract with the City of Mesa. BETH HUNING City Engineer ATTEST: Holly Moseley City Clerk Published: East Valley Tribune, Jun 19, 26, 2022 / 47373

It Only Takes Seconds to Drown. Always watch your child around water.

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A Dramatic New Gated Community in Gilbert Vintage Collection • From the low $600’s • 480-895-2800 Craftsman Collection • From the mid $700’s • 480-988-2400 PALMA BRISA – In Ahwatukee Foothills NOW SELLING A Dramatic New Gated Community Vintage Collection • From the high $600’s • 480-641-1800 Craftsman Collection • From the low $800’s • 480-641-1800 BELMONT AT SOMERSET – Prime Gilbert Location CLOSEOUT Luxury estate homes and timeless architecture • From the low $1,000,000’s • 480-895-6300 MONTELUNA – Brand New Gated Community in the Foothills of Northeast Mesa NOW SELLING B McKellips Rd just east of the Red Mountain 202 Fwy • From the low $700’s RESERVE AT RED ROCK – New Upscale Resort Community in the Foothills of Northeast Mesa COMING IN 2022 Stunning views of Red Mountain • From the $600’s TALINN AT DESERT RIDGE – SALES BEGIN EARLY IN 2022 Spectacular location at Desert Ridge ESTATES AT MANDARIN GROVE – In the Citrus Groves of NE Mesa CLOSEOUT 11 luxury single-level estate homes with 3- to 6-car garages plus optional RV garages and carriage houses • From the mid $1,000,000’s • 480-750-3000 ESTATES AT HERMOSA RANCH – In the Citrus Groves of NE Mesa CLOSEOUT 12 single-level homes on extra large homesites with 5- to 6-car garages plus optional RV garages and carriage houses • From the mid $1,000,000’s • 480-750-3000

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