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Mesa takes 1st step toward utility rate hikes

BY JIM WALSH Tribune Staff Writer

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esa City Council took the �irst step toward raising utility rates incrementally but the debate on the proposed increase is still at least two months away.

An ordinance proposing the increase is to be introduced Nov. 16 for a public hearing on Dec. 1. Any decision by Council would take effect next Jan. 1.

“We are also at the beginning of an annual review process to discuss utility rates,” Mayor John Giles said, adding the notice followed “a high-level overview of staff recommendations” and that full details of those recommendations would be released In late October.

“We are months away from any action on this topic and all factors will be considered,” he said.

Giles said he is focused on averting a poten-

tial crisis in utility cutoffs and evictions with thousands of cutoffs possible when a moratorium expires Thursday.

He said preventing the cutoffs and helping renters avoid eviction through use of federal pandemic-relief funds are his priority, but that the council will address the utility rates next month. The eviction prevention hotline number is 480-644-5440.

“Right now, we are very focused on making sure Mesa residents are aware of the Utility Assistance and other programs that are available to help with �inancial challenges brought on by the pandemic,’’ Giles said in a statement.

Budget of�icials recommended a series of 1.5 percent increases in water rates per year during a �ive-year planning period but the upcoming council vote will apply only to the present 2020-2021 �iscal year with the rates issue reviewed yearly.

The city’s relatively high water rates have

generated controversy in the past. A chart on the city’s website shows Mesa with the highest water rate in the Valley while the overall cost of utilities is somewhat less glaring in comparison with other cities.

The utility analysis is based on the expectation that costs are bound to go up as the city grows, especially in east Mesa, and either expands or upgrades infrastructure.

A decision to postpone the inevitable for two years and keep the present rates unchanged would eventually clobber customers with a nine percent increase for residential water users in �iscal years 2023-2024 and 2024-25, according to a forecast by Mesa’s Of�ice of Management and Budget.

Non-residential water customers would be hit even harder with an 11 percent increase.

But the chart containing these hikes is

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little before midnight on Sunday, Oct. 8, 1995, an Amtrak passenger train called the Sunset Limited pulled out of Phoenix under a full desert moon, heading west.

Its two locomotives pulled 12 cars. There were 268 souls on board, of whom 20 were Amtrak crew members. Earlier they had cruised through Mesa and Tempe, passing Sun Devil Stadium and crossing an arid riverbed that was still more than three years away from becoming Tempe Town Lake.

Before long the train was churning through the Maricopa County desert, bound for Los Angeles after originating in Miami.

The passengers who were still awake could

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The derailment of an Amtrak passenger train 25 years ago a few hours after it passed through the East Valley remains an unsolved mystery of domestic terrorism. (Special to the Tribune)

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Mesa maps protocols for fall sports fans

BY ZACH ALVIRA Tribune Sports Editor

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ttending a fall high school sporting event will be a different experience than in years past for East Valley fans due to the pandemic.

Many school districts are limiting the number of tickets sold to a household and the public. Other measures, such as the use of masks and social distancing, have also been put in place to ensure a safe environment.

But protocols still change frequently.

“Everything is ongoing,” said Steve Hogan, the Mesa Public Schools district athletic director. “I still meet with our athletic directors about this. Things are always changing.”

Hogan, along with other district leadership, received guidance from health of�icials to determine how Mesa schools would allow fans to attend volleyball and football games – the two fall sports with the largest attendance.

Families will be allowed to purchase four tickets per athlete. Once inside the gym or stadium, fans will see taped-off areas to allow for adequate social distancing. Families must remain in a group and sit 6 feet apart from others. Masks are required at all times.

Hogan said after fall break the week of Oct. 5-9, he and district leadership will reevaluate and follow guidelines from of�icials. Hogan said it’s possible they may allow an increase in the number of spectators but also want to ensure the environment remains safe for all involved.

“We want to open it up to as many as we can as long as it is safe,” Hogan said.

“Our hope is that after fall break, we will have this strategy down, we will know if people are complying and the opportunities we have. Then hopefully we can open it up.”

Mesa plans to offer electronic tickets, which can be purchased through the GoFan app. It’s a solution several other districts have also adopted.

Additionally, schools like Red Mountain will stream all home games on YouTube.

Games can also be watched via the NFHS Network for a fee.

Concessions will be closed the �irst two games of the season at Red Mountain and the band will not be present.

Mesa Public Schools will allow four tickets to be purchased per athlete during the fall sports season, all of which online through a mobile app. (Tribune File Photo)

It’ll make for a much different atmosphere, according to senior quarterback Evan Svoboda.

“The games will feel more like a scrimmage without the enthusiasm and passion of the fans cheering,” Svoboda said. “It will be a surreal experience, but it may also allow us to concentrate on the plays more effectively.

“I will miss the instant grati�ication of the fans cheering loudly for big plays.”

Higley was the �irst district to announce its plans for fans to attend fall sporting events.

But unlike others, the district decided not to limit the number of fans that can attend. The only limitation is for an athlete’s household, which is set at four like Mesa.

Gilbert Public Schools will allow only 25 percent capacity in its stadiums and gyms.

All tickets will be sold online with each athlete allowed to reserve two.

Visiting teams can also reserve two tickets per athlete via a private link each school will provide. General admission tickets will be available online 48 hours before the start of the event as long as capacity has not been reached. When it is, tickets will no longer be sold.

The lesser capacity will be a major decrease at schools like Highland, where it is common to see at least a few thousand fans at football games each week. Often times, especially in recent years as the Hawks have competed for a playoff spot,

it’s limited to standing room only.

“Playing in front of large crowds de�initely gives the team an advantage,” Highland junior quarterback Gage Dayley said, “and especially the student section, it gets it to another level.

“I’m going to miss getting to play in front of them and the energy they bring to the games.”

Chandler Uni�ied School District is limiting capacity to 25 percent for football volleyball and swimming competitions.

Four tickets will be available for football, cheer, pom and marching band participants, while only two will be available for volleyball. Parents will have an opportunity to purchase tickets between Saturday at 8 a.m. and Sunday at 10 p.m. before they go on sale to the general public at 8 a.m. on Monday.

Students will be able to purchase tickets starting 8 a.m. Monday if the 25 percent limit has not been reached.

Chandler senior running back Eli Sanders said while the energy will be different, it’s something he believes his team will be able to adjust to.

“The energy in the stadium will be different but I don’t see it being a challenge to adjust to,” Sanders said. “We’re still going out there with a purpose to win and play fast and hard.

“I’m just excited in these uncertain times

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Arizona.

And now, if the note in Hallford’s hands was to be believed, they had struck again.

Claiming that Ruby Ridge and Waco served as justi�ication for the train attack, its author signed off with an ominous appellation: Sons of the Gestapo.

The problem was, no one had ever heard of any such out�it. Not the FBI. Not any of the civil-rights organizations that keep a close watch on home-grown American hate groups. Nobody.

“While the manifestos were signed by the Sons of Gestapo, to date, we have not been able to verify that they are an actual group,” McCabe told The Mesa Tribune.

Suspicion arose, and never went away, that “Sons of the Gestapo” was a red herring. And theories were all over the map.

Right after the derailment, a Los Angeles Times reporter quizzed people in small towns along and near Interstate 17 up toward Prescott, �inding plenty of theories.

Maybe the derailment had been the work of leftists out to discredit the �lourishing militia movement. Maybe it had been government agents trying to gin up support for an anti-terrorism bill languishing in Congress. Maybe it was white supremacists angry over the recent acquittal of O.J. Simpson in a spectacular Los Angeles murder trial.

In 1995 – just as in 2020 – just about any theory could �ind its promulgators and its adherents.

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glance out the silver cars’ panoramic windows and see a moonlit monotony of scrub brush, power poles and saguaros.

Out in the desert, someone had been busy. He, or she, or they, found the spot where the tracks curve toward a concrete bridge that crosses Quail Spring Wash.

They pulled 29 spikes that bound the rails to the wooden ties. They shoved one of the rails out of alignment and propped it in place with a metal bar. And they bypassed the alarm wires that run along the tracks so the engineers on the train could not know what lay ahead.

The Sunset Limited, traveling about 50 mph, rolled into the sabotaged section of track sometime after 1 a.m. on Oct. 9.

Somehow the engines made it across the bridge. The passenger cars did not.

Four of them lurched off the tracks and into the wash 30 feet below. The lead car smashed into a 2-foot-thick abutment, gouging a huge hole into the concrete.

Mitchell Bates, a 41-year-old sleepingcar attendant, died. Another 78 people were injured, many of them critically.

After the engineers called in their SOS, it took 45 minutes for the �irst help to arrive in an area so remote that even the tiny outpost of Hyder was still 15 miles away.

The area was so isolated that news organizations had a hard time even putting a dateline on the story. Some said Hyder.

Some said Palo Verde. But really, it was the middle of nowhere.

The wreck of the Sunset Limited remains one of Arizona’s enduring mysteries.

It has de�ied the concentrated efforts of one of the most sophisticated investigative agencies in the world, namely the FBI, and those of numerous other law of�icers as well.

It endures despite a $310,000 pot of reward money for information leading to the killers. And at this stage its solution – which may or may not lie in the convoluted and bloody politics of America in the mid-1990s – seems as elusive as in the benumbed immediate hours after the crash.

That is not to say the FBI has given up.

Jill McCabe, spokeswoman for the Phoenix FBI of�ice, said the derailment is still being investigated by the FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force as an act of domestic terrorism.

That implies that the FBI believes there was an ideological motive behind the sabotage.

The FBI has never given up looking for the person or persons who sabotaged the Sunset Limited, killing an employee and injuring 78 passengers. (Special to the Tribune)

According to McCabe, the FBI de�ines domestic terrorism as “violent, criminal acts committed by individuals and/or groups to further ideological goals stemming from domestic in�luences, such as those of a political, religious, social, racial, or environmental nature.”

But the terrorists here left only the most cryptic of clues.

A note in the moonlight

Emerging from one of the undamaged cars after the crash, a passenger named Neal Hallford saw a piece of paper protruding from under a rock. He picked it up.

The page told – or at least it purported to tell – of someone’s rage over the actions of federal agents at Ruby Ridge, Ida-

ho, and Waco, Texas.

At Ruby Ridge, in 1992, the government had engaged in an 11-day siege with a segregationist named Randy Weaver in which Weaver’s wife, son and a federal agent were killed.

Months later, in early 1993, nearly 80 people died in the �iery climax to the federal siege of a Branch Davidian religious compound near Waco.

To many Americans, those events betokened a government far too big for its britches – a government, in fact, at war with its own citizens.

Anti-government domestic terrorists already had taken bloody revenge on April 19, 1995, by bombing a federal building in Oklahoma City, killing 168 people in a scheme that had actually been hatched in

Authorities believe that whoever sabotaged the Sunset Limited knew something about trains and that particular route. (Special to the Tribune)

Eerie echo of the past

But if the Sons of the Gestapo note (actually, four of them were found at the derailment site) was indeed a red herring, there was a far more prosaic – and possibly more reasonable – theory.

“Whoever did this knew something about trains,” former Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio said at the scene as government authorities probed the wreckage.

His comment pointed to what emerged as the most commonly cited theory – that the derailment had been the work of a disgruntled, or perhaps psychotic, lone wolf, perhaps someone with ties to the railroad industry.

The FBI poured resources into the case, at one point enlisting 90 agents in what the bureau called its biggest-ever investigation to that point outside the Oklahoma

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East Mesa hospital marks a year of operation TRIBUNE NEWS STAFF

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brazo Mesa Hospital will celebrate its �irst anniversary on Oct. 1.

The �irst of three “microhospitals” being developed across the Valley by Abrazo Health, the Mesa facility employs 50 mostly East Valley residents.

Abrazo calls the hospital a game-changer because of it “convenient, ef�icient emergency, short stay inpatient and surgical services.”

“The hospital is situated between developments with large populations of young families as well as communities with a large number of senior citizens. We see a wide variety of patients, from pediatric to elderly, with a broad array of medical needs,” explained Gilbert resident Christy Matlock, RN, administrative director at Abrazo Mesa.

Located at 5750 E. Baseline Road near

Recker Road, the hospital has eight inpatient rooms and offers 24-hour emergency care, surgical procedures with an around-the-clock emergency physician and general surgery.

Abrazo Health operates six hospitals, multiple physician practices and other services throughout the Valley.

Microhospitals are smaller in scale than a typical general hospital, but offer surgical services, a full emergency department, inpatient rooms, ultrasound, x-ray and CT scan, laboratory, pharmacy and other services, said Matlock.

Types of surgeries performed at Abrazo Mesa include minimally invasive appendectomies and gall bladder procedures, for example.

“We have worked hard to create a patient-friendly, ef�icient setting,” said Matlock. “Providing a safe environment and quality medical care are among our top

priorities, and we want our ER waiting times to be among the shortest they can possibly be.”

Matlock added that Abrazo Mesa Hospital has developed strong relationships with local EMS providers.

“Patients with abdominal pain, sprains and broken bones, cardiac arrhythmias, seizures, minor trauma, lacerations, abdominal issues, pneumonia and �lu are typical of the types of patients treated in the Abrazo Mesa Hospital emergency department,” noted Dr. Chris Lipinski, an emergency medicine physician.

“We also have the capability of extending care beyond the ER to the observation or inpatient environment for lower acuity, uncomplicated medical conditions,” he said, adding this minimizes the need for transfers to larger facilities.

“The coronavirus pandemic certainly threw us a curveball shortly after we

opened, but we continued to operate and provide care for our community,” said Matlock.

Lipinski said Abrazo has “worked very diligently to stay current with the medical research and best practice standards regarding COVID-19.

“We also appreciate the importance of caring for other medical and surgical conditions in an environment where infection control is crucial for all of us,” he added, pointing to a variety of safety protocols.

“Delays in care could lead to signi�icant complications in many types of conditions. Physicians are already seeing patients with potentially life-threatening conditions who waited to go to the ER. Your health can’t wait,” he said.

The 32,500-square-foot hospital has 13 ER exam rooms, an operating room, three post-anesthesia care units, eight in-patient beds and imaging suite. 

“There are counties that are likely to go back into substantial spread starting next week,’’ she said.

It was having that threat of substantial spread that led to the original orders to shutter businesses in March and then Ducey’s directive to re-close many of them in June following a spike in cases.

“We should expect a rise in cases,’’ the governor said, though he suggested part of the reason for that will be an increase in the number and types of testing available.

But the governor said the decisions he made before won’t be repeated.

“We are not going to be, due to a gradual rise in cases, be making any dramatic changes,’’ he said.

The problems appear to be localized.

Statewide, the rate of infection remains below 100 per 100,000 residents, enough to put it in the moderate range.

And the percentage of tests for the virus coming back positive actually is below 5 percent, showing what the state calls “minimal’’ spread.

But in Pima County, for example, the rate of infection is not just increasing but, for the week ending Sept. 13 -- the most recent data available -- it actually slipped past that 100 per 100,000 level.

That, according to health department measurements, makes the risk of spread substantial.

Most other counties, by contrast, appear

to have a slowing rate of infection, at least on a county-wide basis. But there still are potentials of local hotspots.

One potential cause could relate to the return of university students.

The situation in Tucson got so bad that the University of Arizona and Pima County instituted a voluntary “shelterin-place’’ recommendation. Police and code inspectors have issued citations and code-of-conduct violations and warned of potential legal action to curb the spread of the virus.

“We want to avoid closing down,’’ Christ said.

Ducey rules out any more business closures

BY HOWARD FISCHER Capitol Media Services

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ov. Doug Ducey will not order businesses to re-close or impose new restrictions even if the infection threat of COVID-19 in any area returns to “substantial.’’

“Arizona’s open,’’ the governor said Thursday. “Arizona’s economy is open, Arizona’s educational institutions are open, Arizona’s tourism institutions are open.

The expectation is they are going to remain open.’’

Ducey’s comments came as state Health Director Cara Christ said the coronavirus numbers are going to get worse.

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City bombing.

The location of the crash suggested that the perpetrators were familiar with the area, maybe someone who lived nearby.

Agents fanned out to knock on doors to no avail.

Oddly, a magazine for railroad buffs had recently published an article about a 1939 passenger train crash in the remote Nevada desert that had been attributed to similar methods of sabotage. That crash

killed 24 people. No one was ever arrested.

After the Arizona derailment, agents interviewed people who subscribed to the train magazine, but that part of the investigation led nowhere.

In the quarter-century since the crash, no groups known as the “Sons of the Gestapo” have emerged, and no further crimes have been associated with that name.

Amtrak still runs the Sunset Limited, three days a week between New Orleans and Los Angeles with stops in Maricopa.

The stretch from Miami to New Orleans,

however, has been out of commission ever since Hurricane Katrina struck the South in 2005.

“We are going to pursue every bit of evidence, every lead, very thoughtfully, without any preconception about what may be correct and what may not be correct,” she said. “It may take a day, it may take a week, it may take a month.”

Twenty-�ive years later, her words linger unful�illed, as fading and untouchable and haunting as a train whistle in the night. 

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In case you know something

The reward for information leading to the arrests and conviction of those responsible for the 1995 derailment of the Sunset Limited passenger train totals $310,000. The money comes from the FBI, Amtrak and the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office.

Tips may be phoned in to the Phoenix FBI office at 623-466-1999 or reported to tips.fbi.gov.

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marked “for planning purposes only’’ and was included to demonstrate the need for the much smaller yearly increases recommended by budget of�icials.

The recommended increases are designed to favor residential users over commercial users. For residential users, water would increase l.5 percent; wastewater would increase 3.5 percent; and solid increase would remain unchanged.

The typical residential customer’s water bill would increase from $37.67 to $38.24 per month. The wastewater bill would go from $22.43 to $23.22, according to the city.

Non-residential users would see a 5 percent increase in water, a 4 percent increase in wastewater and a 3.5 increase in solid waste.

With the effort to spread out increases and keep rates affordable, the utility funds would still be operating at a loss, reducing the present reserve of $129,970,396 to $95,440,730 by �iscal year 2025-26, according to the analysis.

“The current fund balance level allows us time to adjust the rates over multiple years rather than all at once, which is more bene�icial for our customers,’’ Candace Cannistraro, the city’s director of management and budget, told the Tribune.

But the reserve balance would never fall below the 20 percent generally required by bond rating companies, a critical consideration in Mesa because it relies on municipal This chart shows comparisons between Mesa's utility charges and those in other Valley cities. (City of Mesa) bonds covered by the secondary property tax to pay for capital im- said. “What we’re trying to do is to spare to keep our fund balance at 20 percent.’’

The goals factored into the analysis our customers from a large rate increase provement projects. include affordability for customers and Mesa voters authorized $196 million in any given year.’’

Cannistraro said the utility rates are un- covering operating costs and expansion, in such bonds alone in the 2018 election to �inance the construction of a variety related to the $63.5 million ASU building. especially with the explosive growth an“The utility rate adjustments are not tied ticipated in the near future near Phoenixof municipal projects, including new police and �ire stations and a new library in to the ASU building. It’s tied to the opera- Mesa Gateway Airport.

This growth includes several industries tion of the utilities themselves,’’ she said.

East Mesa.

“We want the rates to be suf�icient to with water needs, including data centers, “The better the bond rating, the less interest we pay. We want to make sure we cover our operating expenses,’’ Cannistra- Legacy Sports Park and Cannon Beach, a stay in the 20 percent range,’’ Cannistraro ro said. “We’re trying to get to net zero and combination of a surf park and industrial

park with a large hotel.

“We have to anticipate the additional capital costs of expanding relatively new plants,’’ City Manager Chris Brady told Council. “It’s accelerating the need to invest in plant expansion.’’

Council member Dave Luna, a member of the �inance and audit committee that reviewed the proposed utility increases,

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MPS eyes Oct. 12 start of 5-day in-class learning

BY PAUL MARYNIAK Tribune Executive Editor

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fter months of anxiety and harsh words in the community, Mesa Public Schools is ready to reopen classrooms to all grades �ive days a week Oct. 12.

While the district will make distance learning available to students throughout the 2020-21 school year, Superintendent Dr. Andi Fourlis in a letter to parents last Thursday said that COVID-19 metrics indicated it was safe to let students into classrooms fulltime as well.

“We continue to study public health metrics and are glad to report they are improving,” Fourlis wrote.

Her letter went out the same day that the latest virus metrics were released by the county Public Health Department, showing there was a “moderate” level of COVID-19 spread across the district.

The district-wide measurements showed there were 19 COVID-19 cases per 100,000 people, a 2.87 percent positivity among newly tested people and that 2 percent of hospital visits showed COVID-19 symptoms.

Individual Mesa ZIP codes that worried some Governing Board members two weeks ago also showed improvement, largely moving out of any reading that indicated “substantial” virus spread.

But Fourlis also stressed two conditions must continue for the district to reopen Oct. 12: “We remain in the 'yellow' category of minimal and moderate community spread, and public health metrics continue to remain lower than 6 percent positivity for two consecutive weeks.”

If the metrics show a 6 percent or higher positivity for two consecutive weeks, the district will continue bringing students in groups two days a week into classrooms.

All safety protocols – including mandatory masks and social distancing – will continue in the �ive-day in-class format.

However, social distancing likely will have to be tweaked, since the district’s latest sur-

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High school students remained socially distanced in classrooms when they returned to campuses two days a week on Sept. 14. (Mesa Public Schools)

vey showed that more students will be returning to some campuses than others.

Although administrators did not name speci�ic schools, they told the board last week that parents who responded to the latest survey show that district-wide, two thirds of all Mesa’s approximate 60,000 students will be returning fulltime to the classroom.

Among individual schools, 29 campuses can expect 70-90 percent of all students returning while only six likely will see fewer than half of all their students at their desks fulltime.

The survey also showed 60-69 percent

of students likely will return fulltime at 18 schools while 27 likely will see 50 to 59 percent of all students coming back �ive days a week.

The two-day schedule – with students broken into groups alphabetically and going to classrooms either Monday-Tuesday or Thursday-Friday and learning at home the other three days – went smoothly when it began Sept. 14, administrators told the board last week.

Associate Superintendent Holly Williams told the board that this uneven distribution will pose challenges in terms of social distancing and that it will have to be

addressed on a school-by-school basis.

The two-day format produced concerns among principals.

All principals expressed concern about the time that teachers have to plan and execute in-class and online lessons and the lack of enough substitute teachers.

Elementary principals also want kids to be able to use playground equipment and are working on ways to make that possible.

And there is an even bigger issue looming for parents, students, teachers and administrators – failure rates.

Dr. Randy Mahlerwein, assistant superintendent overseeing the Red Mountain/Skyline area, said that while failure rates in mid-semester report cards varied among schools, they were high enough everywhere to provoke concern among parents and students.

Mahlerwein blamed the lack of engagement between students and teachers for the higher-than normal failing grades.

He said principals and teachers are working on intervention strategies to help struggling students bring up their grades and that they also are working on a checklist to give students that would show them what they have to do to get a passing grade before the semester ends.

“We want them to see there’s hope,” Mahlerwein said. “We just don’t want these kids to feel hopeless. We’re only half-way through the semester and we feel con�ident” many students can bring up their grades before December. 

Free COVID-19 tests, flu shots

Mesa students, like these high school students making a wind tunnel, kept their masks on in conformity with the district's dress code. They mask requirement will remain in effect when classrooms open for five days a week on Oct. 12. (Mesa Public Schools)

Mesa Public Schools and the City of Mesa are offering free COVID-19 testing and flu shots on a walk-in basis. Test results will be available within 48 hours.

Events will be held from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the following schools: • Oct. 3, Washington Elementary, 2260 W. Isabella Ave. • Oct. 10, Hughes Elementary, 630 N. Hunt Drive • Oct. 17, Webster Elementary, 202 N. Sycamore

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that we are guaranteed a football game.

I’m just blessed to be in this situation.”

Beyond what will undoubtedly be a quieter atmosphere for kickoff on Friday nights is the potential loss of revenue for programs throughout the year.

Red Mountain Football Association President Karen Eulate, a longtime teacher in the Mesa district, said the concession stand at home games typically brings in

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nearly $6,000 for the program.

Eulate doesn’t know what to expect in terms of revenue as a whole this season, especially with the stand closed for the �irst two games and possibly beyond.

Luckily, the offseason carnival put on to raise money took place just before spring break, when COVID-19 restrictions went into place last March.

“The Red Mountain Football Association hasn’t been able to raise money like we are used to because of COVID,” Eulate

said. “It’s de�initely presented a challenge. But we want to abide by the guidelines and make sure the environment is safe for everyone.

“The concession stand is a bummer, but we understand and support it.”

Other school districts are still mulling their options when it comes to fans.

Tempe Union High School District, for example, was set to have a plan in place by Sept. 24 or Sept. 25.

The start of the season will undoubtedly

bring excitement to all involved with the sports programs, including fans. But Hogan emphasized all to take a cautious approach when attending games.

“I’ve always had two goals from the start. One is to let the kids play and the other is to let the parents come watch,” Hogan said. “But I always tell them if they want their kids to play and they want to watch, they have to wear a mask.

“If they can’t, we can’t have fans. And if it gets really bad, then we can’t play. 

said he supports spreading out the increases to minimize the impact on customers.

“We have to get the revenue somewhere,’’ Luna said, noting the lack of a property tax. “I think it’s a smart way to do it.’’

“I think if we are intelligent and do it methodically, I think that’s the best way,’’ he said.

But many Mesa residents already consider the city’s utility charges too expensive, with outgoing Councilman Jeremy Whittaker arguing against depleting reserves.

Whittaker sponsored the Yes on Affordable Utilities Initiative that would have capped the Enterprise Fund transfer at 20 percent rather than the 33 percent eventually approved by Council, a less stringent plan sponsored by Giles.

Giles has clashed with Whittaker repeatedly, describing Mesa’s somewhat higher utility rates as the cost of living in the largest city in the country without a primary property tax.

The utility revenue essentially is used as a substitute for property tax revenues. Giles’ plan requires that 20 percent of the annual This chart provides more detail on the utility rate increase that will be considered by City Council later this year, with discussions likely beginning next month and final action possible transfer is earmarked to pay for in December. (City of Mesa) public safety. Low income seniors also received a 30 percent reduction on Whittaker was the only council member cal year in the Phoenix region, with only is less glaring. Mesa’s overall utility cost is their water bills if they qualify through to vote against issuing the rate hike noti- Tucson’s higher. Mesa’s average cost was $1,983 a year, Tempe’s was $1,989, Phoethe Mesa CAN program. �ication. $452, compared with $282 in Chandler nix was at $1,878, Chandler’s was $1,662, But in the end, Whittaker was unable to A chart on the city’s web site shows and $239 in Gilbert. and Gilbert’s was $1,557. Glendale was collect enough signatures for his initiative Mesa has the highest water cost for the When all utilities are considered, Mesa’s highest at $2,370 and Tucson was second amid the COVID-19 pandemic. typical homeowner during 2019-2020 �is- charges are still high, but the comparison at $2,334. 

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eff Abrams, principal of Franklin at Brimhall Elementary and Franklin Junior High schools, has received a big award.

Abrams received the Exemplary Principal Award from Maricopa County School Superintendent Steve Watson in a surprise visit last week.

A small group of guests attended in person, while staff, students and families watched the event via livestream.

The award is presented to administrators who exemplify practices and leadership that contribute to high expectations and exceptional student learning.

“Principals who receive the award successfully engage staff, parents and community in developing an effective school culture; use data to guide instruction and decisions regarding staff development; have a history of high teacher retention; and demonstrate the ability to develop and inspire others,” MPS said in a statement.

Watson called Abrams “a strengthsbased leader” and praised him for developing “a strong culture of learning for both students and teachers."

The 22-year educator is starting his ninth year as principal at Franklin and earned his masters degree from Northern Arizona University.

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“We’re starting to work with those county health departments to identify if there are targeted areas where we can work speci�ically with those business owners,’’ she said.

Rather than shuttering businesses she would instead propose narrower “mitigation strategies’’ like a further reduction in the number of customers at any one time.

Daniel Scarpinato, the governor’s chief of staff, said one reason his boss can say he won’t close businesses again is because the situation is far different, even if the raw numbers may not show it.

“We have broad access to testing with fast turnaround,’’ Scarpinato said.

“We have increased contact tracing,’’ he continued. “We’ve got enforcement of rules and regulations.’’

All that, Scarpinato said, means it al-

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"He has a vision of high academic achievement for his students while supporting their socio-emotional needs," district spokeswoman Heidi Hurst said.

Colleagues say Abrams is a strong communicator who goes above and beyond in celebrating others and putting students �irst, Hurst said, noting that the consistently A-rated school has earned National Blue Ribbon Awards in 2017 and 2018.

“I am honored and humbled to receive this award,” Abrams said. “This is an individual award that also represents the

lows people to be found and told to isolate themselves if they’ve been exposed.

“Businesses are operating much differently today than they were when some of these industries were closed,’’ Scarpinato said.

For example, he said, restaurant patrons have to wear their masks when they’re not at their table. Masks also are required at salons and barber shops.

Then there are capacity restrictions, with restaurants and bars that operate like restaurants at 50 percent and gyms at just 25 percent of normal attendance.

And even in cities and counties where masks are not required, Scarpinato said most retailers are requiring them of customers.

The other big issue, he said, is that the state is better equipped to handle an outbreak.

“Our hospitals were at capacity,’’ Scarpi-

Principal Jeffrey Abrams, second from right, celebrates his award with, from left, Maricopa County Superintendent Steve Watson, Mesa Public Schools Superintendent Andi Fourlis and Governing Board President Elaine Miner. (Heidi

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time, effort and dedication of the entire school community. The Exemplary Principal Award is shared with all the teachers and staff who go above and beyond every day, and the dedicated students who strive

nato said, with some close to having to implement “surge’’ plans to �ind more space.

One potential reason for Ducey’s reticence to once again shut down businesses is purely �inancial.

Earlier this year business owners could apply for the federal Paycheck Protection Program which provided loans to companies to keep workers on the payroll. That program is now gone.

What’s also gone is the extra unemployment bene�its available from the federal government, initially at $600 a week and, more recently, reduced to $300. Those, too, have disappeared, leaving jobless Arizona workers with a maximum state bene�it of $240 a week.

One issue that remains is how broad would be any closure orders if the governor believes the spike in new cases merits it.

The current system measures and react to outbreaks on a county-by-county basis:

to achieve their highest potential with the support of their families. We pride ourselves on focusing on what is best for students, and use that as the driving force behind all decisions we make.” 

If the overall infection numbers hit a certain level, any changes in business operations would be imposed on a countywide basis.

But the problem could be more localized, such as around a university campus. That raises the question of whether the spike in one area, putting the overall county numbers into the substantial range, should affect all businesses in that county or should result only in closures in the immediate area affected.

Scarpinato was noncommittal.

“We’re going to follow the data closely and see,’’ he said.

Schools aren’t affected by all of this, at least not at the state level, even amid indications of rising infection rates. That’s because the state has issued only “recommendations’’ for when in-person classes can start, with local districts free to follow or disregard them. 

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longtime Mesa resident turned 106 this weekend, but pandemic regulations muted her children’s celebration of her birthday to a degree.

Alice Marie Thome – known to her friends by her middle name – is now a resident of Friendship Village in Tempe, where, like many elder-care facilities, visits aren’t allowed.

Although her only daughter works at Friendship Village and was able to personally wish her happy birthday Sept. 25, Marie’s three sons could only send �lowers and greetings.

Virtual communication was dif�icult, her son Walt Thome said, because his mom’s eyesight isn’t so good, making it dif�icult to see much on a cellphone or even a laptop screen.

Marie’s long life began in Port Washing-

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t’s been an unprecedented year for the Arizona National Guard. From �ighting forest �ires to providing pandemic relief and protecting sites from civil unrest, thousands of citizen soldiers have answered the call.

Those soldiers – and the ones who came before – have a chance to tell their stories through a unique program this fall.

The Veterans Heritage Project is an Arizona nonpro�it that invites veterans to share their stories with students. The veterans may discuss all aspects of their service – why they joined, what they experienced and how those experiences shaped them.

The students listen, conduct interviews and write the stories that are published in an annual collection. The book is available for purchase and is in the Library of Congress. Participating veterans receive a free copy.

ton, Ohio, as the eldest of her father’s violin which she three daughters of Wirt and carried safely outside,” WalRuth Acker. ter said. “Later, when asked When she started �irst why she grabbed the violin, grade, her family moved she said it was the one thing to Mans�ield, Ohio, where she happened to see and her father was a trust of�icould carry from the house.” cer who worked at the new Ironically, that violin 12-story bank building. wound up in the hands of “As a young girl Marie ocWalter’s daughter, an accomcasionally acted as a greeter, plished violinist who was handing out pamphlets and born in 1998 – a century after ALICE MARIE THOME other materials to people the year Marie was born in. visiting the bank,” Walter said.

Marie and her parents and sisters moved But then the Great Depression struck in back to a small Ohio farming community 1929, Marie’s parents moved to Harlingen, where the biggest excitement was basketTexas, a bigger community that offered ball. And with little else for young people more activities for young people although there, Marie “grew very fond of the game,” near tragedy struck when their home was her son said. destroyed by a �ire.

“She still likes the sport and has been “Marie escaped the �lames, snatching up an avid fan of the Phoenix Suns for years,”

Walter said.

After Marie �inished high school, Marie wanted to become a beautician and went to a beauty school in Rochester, New York, where she learned the Harper Method, named after a legendary entrepreneur named Martha Matilda Harper, who developed a network of salons with duplicated services that revolutionized the beauty salon industry.

Marie worked in beauty salons in Toledo, Chicago and Hollywood, and it was while in Chicago that she met and later married her salesman-husband Ed Thome.

They moved to Mesa in 1951, introduced to the city somewhat through her aunt, who six years earlier had bought Red Mountain Ranch.

Marie and Ed raised their family in a

Today, 30 schools in three states have programs and more than 2,300 veterans have had a chance to share their stories.

Schools in Phoenix, Chandler, Scottsdale and Glendale have chapters.

This year, the spotlight is on National Guard veterans, whose mission continues to evolve as the nation faces new challenges.

“We thought it was a great time to focus on Guard members,” said Houk, who spent 30 years in the Army both active and reserve. He saw duty in Cuba, Korea and Afghanistan and was one of the interview subjects for the Veterans Heritage Project in 2008.

As a participant, he was invited to a reception when the book was unveiled. The experience spurred him to get more involved.

“You get about 30-40 veterans together in the same room …. World War II, Ko-

rea, Vietnam … the experience was overwhelming for me,” Houk said. “The veterans become emotional; the students become emotional. There’s this wonderful experiential thing going on.”

National Guard veterans who want to participate in this year’s program can submit an interview request that is available on the Project website -- veteransheritage.org

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The process is empowering on many levels, said Gilbert resident Craig Houk, a past president of the Project and current board member.

“Students are learning �irst-hand history from individuals who served their county in amazing ways,” Houk said. “Students tell us that they also learn other lessons … civic responsibility, taking care of others … it affects what they want to do with their lives.”

The program started in 1998. A Cactus Shadow High School student asked history teacher Barbara Hatch if the scenes depicted in the �ilm “Saving Private Ryan” were real. Hatch directed students to the source – she invited veterans of the con�lict into her classroom to discuss their experiences.

From there, the idea grew into an after-school oral history publishing club and eventually a nonpro�it organization.

Local resident in service

Mesa resident Haley Colesnow is serving aboard the guided-missile cruiser USS Antietam. She’s a missile systems supervisor in the combat information center aboard the ship. The Antietam is forward deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations in support of security and stability in the Indo-Paci�ic region.

Medical Command in San Antonio, Texas, to receive equipment and instructions and to prepare for their assignments. 

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home they bought at Pepper Place and Alma School Road, probably for around $9,000 or $10,000, said Walter, since that was about the average cost of a home here back then.

“Mesa was a very small community then,” said Walter, whose siblings all live in the East Valley.

After settling in Mesa, Marie became a homemaker, active in her church and the Mesa chapter of the Salvation Army, for which she started a women’s auxiliary.

Widowed in 1995, “Marie enjoyed Bible study, ceramics, sewing and playing cards,” Walter said, “and upon moving to Friendship Village, she has stayed active playing Rummikub, Bingo and attending the many social functions.

She also learned how to shoot pool, he added, and “with some tutoring from her eldest son, she became rather pro�icient at sending the balls into the ‘little pockets,’ as she refers to them.”

Indeed, at age 90, he said, “she commented that had she known how much fun the game was, she would have taken it up when she was 80.” 

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hoppers may not be keen to rummage through racks at secondhand stores for clothing, but used furniture sales and consignments are going through the roof.

Shoppers are also spending more time shopping high-end, luxury secondhand treasures online and on social media, two Scottsdale-based consignment store owners report.

“My Sister’s Attic, which is our furniture and home furnishing store, is doing really well. It actually beat last year’s comp sales, which in a time like this is unheard of,” said Ann Siner, CEO and co-founder of consignment retail stores My Sister’s Closet, My Sister’s Attic and Well Suited.

Less than a mile south of My Sister’s Closet’s Lincoln Village store, To Be Continued has also seen success amid the COVID-19 crisis.

Since pivoting to Instagram and turning its brick-and-mortar store into a hybrid online destination, the luxury consignment store at the Shops at Hilton Village has seen a 57 percent year-over-year growth since the onset of the pandemic and a monthly increase of 1,000 followers on Instagram.

“At the onset of the pandemic in March, everything came to a screeching halt as we were suddenly unable to service our client base who regularly traveled to our brickand-mortar locations to buy and sell their luxury goods. So, we had to think quickly and strategically,” said Chrissy Sayare, coowner of To Be Continued.

That meant focusing on their digital presence and offering virtual styling sessions through Instagram Stories in order to consign their designer handbags, apparel, shoes, accessories and more to those shopping from home.

“We’ve been able to access clients from all over the world that are purchasing our products in real time,” Sayare said. “Over the last few months, we’ve shipped Louis

Scottsdale-based luxury consignment store To Be Continued saw 57 percent year-over-year growth since the onset of the pandemic, thanks to its social media and online presence. (Special to the Tribune)

Vuitton and Prada bags to the beaches boomed – speci�ically at her My Sister’s of Turk and Caicos, Hermes handbags to Attic stores in Scottsdale, Chandler and EnHong Kong and a Karl Lagerfeld vintage cinitas, California.

“We’re up 25 percent in Arizona and 14 handbag to the head handbag designer for percent in California. That’s just for the Chanel in Paris. It’s truly amazing to see month of August,” Siner said. the demand during these times.”

People are not only spending more According to research from Future money, but they’re also consigning more Market Insights, a retail analytics �irm, items than ever beonline resellers – fore — and quality think Poshmark and furniture and decor Thredup – are exat that. pected to jump from “We’ve always $30 million in sales gotten really nice in the United States things but the qualin 2020 to $70 mility of the furniture lion by 2027. right now is just craTraditional inziness: a lot of Resstore thrift and retoration Hardware, sale, however, are Roche Bobois, good expected to drop basics like Crate from $57 million in and Barrel, Pottery 2020 to $50 million Barn. Everything’s by 2027. in great condition or As Siner embraced we won’t take it; and social media and exit’s coming in so fast panded their virtual and furious,” Siner presence, offering FaceTime shopping Chrissy Sayare is the co-owner of To Be Continued, a said, suggesting this for their customers, luxury consignment store located at the Shops at Hilton spike is likely the result of cabin fever. in-store shopping Village. (Special to the Tribune)

“I think because people were stuck at home and they looked around their house, ‘I need a new dining room.’ Or, they moved their of�ice home and need some new of�ice things. Or, they weren’t modeled, or they got a divorce,” Siner surmised. “It was life-changing, for so many people to be at home for so long.”

Unlike To Be Continued, clothing sales at Siner’s My Sister’s Closet stores were a different story: Arizona Closets was down in August compared to last year by 20 percent – and that’s considered their best month since the shutdown.

Why aren’t people buying used clothing?

“People have nowhere to go,” Siner said simply. “You’re not going to a cocktail party. You’re really not going out to a restaurant very often. And you have no galas, no fundraisers, no social events. You’re not even going to meetings in person, so you don’t need new party clothes or even new work wear.”

According to a July survey from Mintel, 33 percent of people have stopped buying clothes entirely while 32 percent have concerns about shopping for clothes in a store.

Over the past two weekends, however, Siner did see glimmers of hope: Their Fall Unveiling event, where more than 100,000 fall items were unveiled, saw nearly 100 people lined up in the heat to shop at their Lincoln Village store.

Crowding isn’t an issue at My Sister’s Closet stores, either; both their �lagship store in Scottsdale and their store in Chandler are a staggering 15,000 square feet.

While My Sister’s Closet stores may not be reporting strong consignment numbers, To Be Continued has – thanks to its new trade program, which allows shoppers to trade in items at no additional cost.

Once the deal has been negotiated, To Be Continued then authenticates, photographs and takes ownership of the new items and sells them through its online store for a pro�it.

Information: mysistersattic.com and tbcconsignment.com. 

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High court �ight brings out the worst on all sides

BY DAVID LEIBOWITZ Tribune Columnist

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ustice Ruth Bader Ginsburg had been dead mere hours when the argument over replacing her on the U.S. Supreme Court exploded among those Americans who live and breathe politics.

After observing their screaming for days on end, I can say we appear divided into three camps.

There are Republicans who agree with President Trump and want a conservative justice announced posthaste. Their main line of argument is that the Constitution – a document most of them have never read – assigns the President the power to nominate a Supreme Court justice, with con�irmation handled by the U.S. Senate.

That’s a pretty persuasive argument, ex-

cept it �lies in the face of everything the Republicans said last time we had this same food �ight – in the months before the 2016 election after President Obama nominated Judge Merrick Garland to replace the late Justice Antonin Scalia.

Garland dangled in judicial limbo for nearly 300 days. He never got a hearing.

Said then-candidate Donald Trump in a March 2016 CNN interview: “I think the next president should make the pick, and I think they shouldn’t go forward, and I believe I’m pretty much in line with what the Republicans are saying.

“I think that the next president should make the pick. We don’t have a very long distance to wait. Certainly, they could wait it out very easily.”

That gaping hypocrisy has predictably outraged Democrats like Joe Biden. Two days after Ginsburg’s death, Biden’s stump speech focused on letting the American

people exercise their voice in the process through the Nov. 3 election.

“To jam this nomination through the Senate is just an exercise in raw political power,” said Biden. “And I don’t believe the people of this nation will stand for it. President Trump has already made it clear. This is about power. Pure and simple. Power.”

I’d be far more sympathetic to Biden’s cause had he not said this in 2016 about the Garland nomination: “It’s a plain abdication of the Senate’s solemn constitutional duty. It’s an abdication, quite frankly, that has never occurred in our history.”

Biden concluded: “Dysfunction and partisanship are bad enough on Capitol Hill.

But we can’t let the Senate spread this dysfunction to the Supreme Court of the United States.”

There – on the subjects of dysfunction and partisanship – I agree with Biden.

This explains why I may be alone as the

third camp in this screaming match: An American who cannot stomach the sanctimonious garbage being peddled by partisans of both sides.

You folks really should listen to yourselves sometime, to your solemn pronouncements about “what’s at stake for the future of our country,” the endless screeching about how you’re ready to “�ight, �ight, �ight” with your dying breath to stop the encroachment of evil.

Save the country? Please.

Like bawling siblings begging mommy to decide who gets the last piece of candy, all you want is to get your way. And that inability to see past your own egos and your own points of view continues to jackhammer away at the foundation of this nation.

Both sides screech away, as out of tune as Nero’s �iddle. Meanwhile, America burns like ancient Rome. You have to wonder if one day there will be nothing left. 

Or you can download a paper voter registration form, �ill it out and return it to the Maricopa County Recorder’s of�ice.

Voters should make a habit of checking their registration status regularly. If your address or legal name has changed, you need to update your voter registration.

If you’d like to change your political party af�iliation, you should also update it.

Although your registration is effective based on the date the form is submitted, it might take a few weeks to receive your new or updated voter registration card.

Voters don’t need to have a physical voter registration card to participate in an election – but your identi�ication will be veri�ied. A list of all acceptable forms of ID for in-person voting is available at Arizona.Vote.

Once you’re registered to vote – make a plan to exercise that right! Voters can: • Mail a ballot back as soon as possible and no later than Oct. 27 to ensure of�icials receive it before the deadline, which is Nov. 3, at 7 p.m.

• Return an early ballot at a secure election drop-box or at any voting location.

• Cast a ballot in person early or on Election Day. Ballot-by-mail process is a safe, secure and reliable option. Arizona has an impressive history with ballots-by-mail.

We’ve had “no-excuse” absentee voting for decades, which means any voter, for any reason can get a one-time ballotby-mail. All you need to do is request one from your county recorder.

Additionally, the Permanent Early Voting List (commonly referred to as PEVL) has been in place since 2007 in our state.

Voters on this list are sent a ballot-by-mail for each election in which they qualify to participate.

About 3 million of Arizona’s 4 million registered voters are currently on the PEVL and we have many elections worth of experience to know the system works.

These ballots are tracked and go through a rigorous veri�ication process before being securely tabulated. And it is

important to remember when you vote by mail, sign and date the return envelope that is how your identi�ication is veri�ied!

At the onset of COVID-19, Arizona election of�icials were ready and able to support voters when the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended early voting and voting by mail whenever possible.

If you have questions about registering to vote or your voting options, you should visit Arizona.Vote or call the Secretary of State’s Of�ice at 1-877-THE-VOTE. This will ensure you get the information you need from trusted sources; and being ready with trusted information is the best way to ensure your vote counts.

Time’s a wasting! Register to vote now

BY DIANE E. BROWN AND KATIE HOBBS AFN Guest Writers

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he November election is fast approaching. This is your opportunity to help shape the community you live in, our state and our country, but to do that you must be registered to vote.

Earlier this week, Arizonans celebrated National Voter Registration Day. National Voter Registration Day is observed on the fourth Tuesday in September, which is well ahead of Arizona’s Oct. 5, registration deadline for the Nov. 3 General Election.

The process is simple and only takes a few minutes. To register, you must meet the eligibility requirements that include being 18 years old by Election Day, a U.S. citizen and a resident of the state and county you list on your registration.

If you have an Arizona Driver’s License or an Arizona nonoperating I.D. card issued by the Motor Vehicle Division, you can register to vote online through the Service Arizona portal.

Katie Hobbs is the Secretary of State and the Chief Elections Of�icer in Arizona. Reach her at khobbs@azsos.gov.

Diane E. Brown is the Executive Director of the Arizona PIRG Education Fund, a non-partisan organization. Reach her at dbrown@arizonapirg.org. 

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Dobson alum Marco Salas wearing many hats for ASU

BY ZACH ALVIRA Tribune Sports Editor

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s a kid, Marco Salas always dreamed of running onto Frank Kush Field at Arizona State’s Sun Devil Stadium.

He imagined putting on the maroon and gold, throwing up the pitchfork and singing along to the school’s �ight song along with thousands of fans. The former Dobson football player could have had that same experience at several other universities, but he was determined to do it at Arizona State.

Salas, a 6-foot-5, 305-pound offensive tackle, accepted a preferred walk-on spot at Arizona State following his senior season at Dobson during the 2017-18 school year. He can still easily recall the �irst time he walked out of the locker room and onto the �ield with his family in attendance.

“The �irst time I dressed out, it was so surreal,” Salas said. “There’s no words to describe it. To see my parents there, all the hard work they helped me put in and to see it all pay off, it was just an amazing experience for me.”

Salas and his family moved to Arizona in 2010. From that point on, it was rare for them to miss any of the Sun Devil football games. While not a native of Arizona, Salas’ love for the state and the university in Tempe grew.

As an AP student at Dobson, Salas found a love for writing while researching for an essay on concussions. It was at that time he became more interested in how articles were constructed, from research to the actual writing process.

Journalism, speci�ically in the sports industry, felt like a natural �it to Salas. He loved football and other sports but knew he would one day hang up his cleats for the �inal time. He saw sports journalism as a way to stay involved with the game. And Arizona State happens to have one of the top journalism schools in the country -the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communications also played a major role.

Marco Salas, a junior at Arizona State University, is living out his dream of playing football for the Sun Devils while pursuing a degree at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication. (Photo courtesy Sun Devil Athletics)

“Reading the reports and everything all of these other journalists had done, it got me thinking that I could maybe go into the

�ield,” said Salas, who is now a junior at Arizona State. “I’m not going to be able to play this sport someday, but I want to still be around it.”

With the coronavirus pandemic putting limitations on classes and the Pac-12 still mulling its options for a return to athletics this fall, this semester has been easier than those in the past for Salas, who is also part of Barrett, The Honors College.

In a “normal” fall semester, Salas’ days often began around 6:30 a.m. with a workout, team meetings and practice. He would then head to downtown Phoenix where the Cronkite campus is for all of his classes. Once home for the day, he would often �inish homework, �inish some of his reporting projects or study �ilm. It’s a busy routine he has learned to master over the course of the last few years.

“I think me being able to handle everything stems from the work ethic I’ve gotten from football and my parents,” Salas said. “I’ve learned when to put things like leisure time to the side and focus on what I need to get done.”

Salas, who played football at Dobson High School, chose to walk on at Arizona State rather than accept scholarship offers at other universities. (Photo courtesy Marco Salas)

Despite the long days and consistently busy schedule, Salas said he wouldn’t change anything about his experience.

Even spending time on the practice squad for most of his career thus far, he said it’s been well worth it. Especially as some of the Sun Devil coaching staff, including NFL Hall of Fame offensive lineman Kevin Mawae, have started to take notice of Salas’ work ethic.

“My �irst spring ball I was put on the second-team offense,” Salas said. “They could have put anybody else there, but they chose me. It gave me con�idence knowing that I can play at this level, especially when coach Mawae and (offensive line coach Dave) Christensen notice improvement in me.”

This year, even before the pandemic put a pause on fall sports for Arizona State, Salas aimed to add more to his plate.

In years past, he wrote sports articles for classes, which then appeared in local publications, including The Tribune. This year, he has taken on the task of writing about his peers. As Arizona State’s Assistant Athletic Director of Media Relations Doug Tammaro said, Salas is a “Sun Devil writing about Sun Devils.”

“I’ve been writing feature stories on all of the athletes, focusing on their everyday life,” Salas said. “It’s something that is a little more personal for them.”

From an athletics aspect, Salas is currently listed as a redshirt sophomore, giving him another year of eligibility should he aim to pursue his master’s degree right after his bachelor’s.

He has several goals both academically and athletically he aims to achieve before graduation in the next few years. He’s con�ident in his ability to achieve those goals and if he does, he will have lived out most of his childhood dreams.

“Athletically, I want to earn a scholarship. I want to prove I can play here,” Salas said. “Academically, and especially with COVID, it put things into perspective for me. It made me realize I want to come back to pursue my master’s and keep learning.” 

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Schnepf Farms’ Halloween tradition is a go

BY PAUL MARYNIAK Executive Editor

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he pandemic has cost the Valley scores of annual public events this year – from fundraising galas and community gatherings to well-established traditional celebrations like the Ostrich Festival and even the Arizona State Fair.

But Mark and Carrie Schnepf are refusing to bow to COVID-19 and scrap one of the East Valley’s signature fall events – the Chili and Pumpkin Party on their 300-acre farm at 24810 S. Rittenhouse Road, Queen Creek.

“Someone needs to do normal because for families, it’s tough,” Carrie said. “It’s tough for everyone and we have a big space. … This is just for everyone to just enjoy each other. COVID-19 has been devastating to many families who have lost loved ones or those who have lost jobs. It’s time to �inally have some positive memories.”

With that theme, the Schnepfs are determined to help families eke some fun out of a year that’s been hard for everyone – including them.

Their annual Peach Festival earlier this year was crimped by COVID-19 as they had to forego the traditional peach-picking by patrons, who instead ordered the fruit online and had it picked by the couple’s employees. Scores of spring weddings were canceled, further impacting the bottom line of an operation that depends on such events – as well as the Peach Festival and Chili and Pumpkin Party – to augment the revenue their more traditional farming generates.

The Schnepfs have added a number of attractions to this year’s 23rd annual Halloween tradition, which runs Oct. 1-31 and draws thousands of families and couples on many weekend days and evenings.

But the pandemic also has forced them to alter some aspects of the party – particularly the number of people they can allow on the premises at any given day.

The Hyper Loop is normally a staple at the Arizona State Fair but since there is none this year, it will be at Schnepf Farm all October for people who visit the Chili and Pumpkin Party. (Special to the Tribune)

“Extreme steps have been taken to assure visitors that when visiting this fall,” Carrie said. “Their safety and health is our top priority.”

The Schnepfs �igure they can allow 4,000 people to attend the event, where masks will be required in close quarters like on the hayride, in the country store and a few other places and amusements – and will be mandatory throughout the farm 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Fridays for those grandparents who want to bring their grandkids.

Hand sanitizing stations have been installed throughout the site, as well as auto�lushing toilets, soap dispensers and hand dryers. Sanitizing teams will be cruising the farm to keep high-touch surfaces safe and all staff will have daily temperature and symptom checks.

To keep the crowds manageable, people must buy their tickets online at pumpkinandchiliparty.com so that the Schnepfs know how many people are planning to come.

While all-season passes are available and good any time, they are included in the count of single-visit tickets to help them count the crowd.

“Once we get around 4,000 people, then there’s no more tickets to be purchased for that time,” Carrie said, adding that military, law enforcement and �irst responders can get in for $10 instead of the regular $23 admission – which entitles visitors to free rides and all other activities except food, the hayride and pumpkins.

For those people who enjoy dropping by the party to pick a pumpkin or be one of the 50,000 visitors who gobble up the event’s famous chili lunches and dinners – but are nervous about mingling among others on the farm – the Schnepfs have you covered.

They can order bowls of chili – complete with corn on the cob, a slice of corn bread and a brownie – and even caramel apple pies and pumpkins online at Schnepffarms.com. The online pantry also has other baked goods and food products.

For those who do enter the grounds, the Schnepfs have added some amusements in addition to fan-favorite attractions like the pig races, petting zoo, bon�ires and the 4-acre and 10-acre corn mazes. The larger maze is always cut in honor of a local sports celebrity and this year it will be Olympic champion swimmer Michael Phelps.

Because the Arizona State Fair will not be held, the amusement ride supplier, Kastl Amusements of Casa Grande, is renting the Schnepfs a super slide and the Extreme Hyper Loop to add to the normal array of amusement rides like the roller coaster and kiddie ferris wheel.

In the open-air pavilion, Molly Jacobs, the director of the Queen Creek Performing Arts Center, has choreographed a small troupe of three costumed girls and two costumed boys to provide country-western shows every couple hours and there will be continuous line dancing for everyone.

The Schnepfs also have had success with their drive-in movies on a 50-foot screen and they’ve planned family-friendly Halloween-themed major motion pictures for people who feel like taking in a movie at $20 a carload in an area apart from the Chili and Pumpkin Party.

“We can only take up to 150 or 200 cars but people love it,” Carrie said. “I get emails and phone calls every day about doing the drive-in now. We let them bring their own food and their snacks and they can sit in front of their vehicle or in the back. They just can’t sit beside their cars because of the social distancing.”

They’ve also added additional times and days for the event, with 9:30 a.m.-2 p.m.

Tuesday-through-Thursday opportunities for families whose kids might be on fall break or can sneak away from their laptops if they’re doing distance learning.

Other times are 1-9 p.m. Thursdays, 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 10 a.m.- 9 p.m. Sundays. 

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CITY OF MESA, ARIZONA ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS (RFQ) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City of Mesa is seeking qualified Consultants for the following: ON-CALL CONSULTING SERVICES FOR ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES The City of Mesa is seeking qualified Consultants to provide design services and/or construction administration services on an on-call basis in the following area/category: Architectural Services. 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).

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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.

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The Architectural Services category refers to vertical construction projects, including construction of new buildings/facilities/pools and/or remodels of existing buildings and facilities. Building projects often include design disciplines or design elements such as architectural programming, architectural design, site planning, grading, drainage, demolition, site civil improvements, offsite street improvements, offsite utility extensions, site lighting, landscaping, landscape irrigation, survey, horizontal control, structural engineering, plumbing, mechanical, electrical, lighting, fire protection, special systems, security systems, data and telecommunications systems, systems furniture design, roofing, flooring, site amenities, etc. Architectural projects including buildings or facilities such as storage facilities, equipment rooms, electrical buildings and other facilities that may not be generally occupied by people during normal business hours. Projects in this category may include transportation improvements and/or water/wastewater improvements associated with buildings, as supporting ancillary improvements.

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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 10 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 Engineering-RFQ@mesaaz.gov by 2:00PM on Thursday, October 15, 2020. 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).

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THE MESA TRIBUNE | SEPTEMBER 27, 2020 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: SIGNAL BUTTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT EXPANSION 10950 E. Elliot Road PROJECT NO. CP0372 The City of Mesa is seeking a qualified Consultant to provide design services for the Signal Butte Water Treatment Plant Expansion 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.

• The Signal Butte Water Treatment Plant (SBWTP) site is located at the northeast corner of Signal Butte and Elliot Roads in the City of Mesa. The City constructed a 24 Million Gallons per Day (MGD) plant, which was commissioned in 2018. With the rapid growth in southeast Mesa, the City plans to expand the plant from 24 MGD to 48 MGD. The project scope will include the addition of a new 8 MG buried concrete reservoir and expansion of the processes in the existing plant to meet the new capacity.

• The original Basis of Design Report (BDR) that covered all phases of the water treatment plant at this site was prepared in 2004 and was supplemented in 2010 and updated post construction in 2019. The supplemented and updated BDR will be made available with the RFQ. All other records related to the SBWTP, including record drawings, design studies, etc., are considered sensitive and protected information will not be available to proposers.

• The project scope covered by this RFQ will consist of a Preliminary Design Report (PDR) which will build on the BDR to evaluate the current processes, look for opportunities to improve plant efficiencies, evaluate the regional growth impacts on the water demand, review new treatment technologies, and evaluate construction sequencing. This PDR will be used to optimize the scope of the Design to expand facilities at the site to the max design capacity of 48 MGD. • Following completion of the PDR, the design team will complete a detailed design. Design shall include 30%, 60%, 90% and 100% submittals, and be done in coordination with the CMAR contractor. Areas of consideration for design include full build out to 48 MGD, sizing of a second reservoir, improvements to existing plant systems, and improvements to plant redundancies, as determined in the PDR. • The City anticipates construction commencing

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An electronic Pre-Submittal Conference will be held on September 30, 2020, at 8 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. 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. Any parties interested in attending the Pre-Submittal Conference should request a meeting invitation from Donna Horn (donna.horn@mesaaz.gov).

Contact with City Employees. All firms interested in this project (including the firm’s employees, representatives, agents, lobbyists, attorneys, and subconsultants) will refrain, under penalty of disqualification, from direct or indirect contact for the purpose of influencing the selection or creating bias in the selection process with any person who may play a part in the selection process. This policy is intended to create a level playing field for all potential firms, to assure that contract decisions are made in public, and to protect the integrity of the selection process. All contact on this selection process should be addressed to the authorized representative identified 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 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 of the Statement of Qualifications in an unencrypted PDF format to Engineering-RFQ@mesaaz. gov by October 15, 2020, by 2 pm. The City reserves the right to accept or reject any and all Statements of Qualifications. The City is an equal opportunity employer.

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

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

ATTEST: DeeAnn Mickelsen, City Clerk

BETH HUNING City Engineer

Published: East Valley Tribune, Sept 20, 27, 2020 / 33217

ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS (RFQ) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City of Mesa is seeking a qualified firm or team to act as the Construction Manager at Risk for the following: RED MOUNTAIN PARK EXPANSION 7745 E. Brown Road PROJECT NO. CP0932 The City of Mesa is seeking a qualified Construction Manager at Risk (CMAR) to provide Pre-Construction Services assistance and complete Construction Services as the CMAR for the Red Mountain Park Expansion 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 proposed project includes various park and sports facility improvements to the existing Red Mountain Park located at 7745 E. Brown Road in Mesa, Arizona. The project scope includes: • Improvements south of Brown Road include construction of up to ten (10) regulation-sized lighted soccer fields, LED-lighted parking lot expansion, increase irrigation capacity through a new pump, a new restroom building, rerouting the disc golf course layout, and additional landscaping improvements.

• Improvements north of Brown Road include four LED-lighted youth baseball/softball fields, lighted parking lot expansion, and a new restroom building.

• Additional improvements include site furnishings and field/site signage.

The estimated construction cost is $22,500,000. The City requires construction completion in the Fall of 2023.

An electronic Pre-Submittal Conference will be held on October 8, 2020 at 8 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. 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. Any parties interested in attending the Pre-Submittal Conference should requested an invitation from Donna Horn (donna. horn@mesaaz.gov).

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

RFQ Lists. The RFQ is available on the City’s website at http://mesaaz.gov/business/engineering/construction-manager-at-risk-and-job-order-contracting-opportunities.

The Statement of Qualifications shall include a one-page cover letter, plus a maximum of 10 pages to address the SOQ evaluation criteria (excluding PPVF’s and resumes but including an organization chart with key 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 Engineering-RFQ@mesaaz.gov by October 22, 2020 by 2 pm. Refer to the City’s website for the most current information about how to submit Statements of Qualifications.

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 in the City of Mesa Vendor Self Service (VSS) System (http://mesaaz.gov/business/purchasing/vendor-self-service).

Questions. Questions pertaining to the Construction Manager at Risk selection process or contract issues should be directed to Donna Horn of the Engineering Department at donna.horn@mesaaz.gov.

BETH HUNING City Engineer

ATTEST: DeeAnn Mickelsen City Clerk

Published: Mesa Tribune Sept 27 & Oct. 4, 2020 / 33300

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