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rizona’s new Proposition 207 likely will become law tomorrow, Nov. 30, enabling as many as three million residents to buy a small amount marijuana legally for the �irst time without a state-issued medical card and can get high in their home. The new law, scheduled to take effect when state of�icials certify the results of the Nov. 3 election, promises millions of dollars for teacher training, substance abuse treatment, suicide prevention and even enforcement of impaired driving laws. It also promises a host of challenges. Police are preparing for more impaired drivers. The courts could see a deluge of re-
quests for expungements of prior marijuana possession convictions. Prop 207 provides for neither defense. Prop 207 won a much larger victory – 1,946,440-1,302,458, or 60-40 percent, according to unof�icial results – than Presidentelect Joe Biden did in the state. Although it legalizes possession of up to an ounce of marijuana, its full impact probably won’t hit home until April – when medical marijuana dispensaries will be able to sell weed to millions of new customers who won’t have to qualify for a medical marijuana card. Of course, it’s not as if those without a card couldn’t �ind marijuana in Arizona, a border state known for illegal drug traf�icking. However, voter approval of the medical marijuana proposition in 2010 gave birth to a
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thriving industry. Through October, 287,715 residents with cards bought 2,786,197 ounces of marijuana from dispensaries this year alone, according to the Arizona Department of Health Services. Tom Dean, a defense attorney who specializes in marijuana cases, said he anticipates many people will not understand all the nuances in the new law. He said people may mistakenly believe they can buy recreational marijuana now. They can’t because no dispensary is authorized to sell it and likely won’t be until April and Dean thinks some people “are going to say, ‘screw that, I’m going to buy it from someone willing to sell it to me.’’
The City of Mesa plans a $2 million expansion of its famed cemetery, but the money won't come out of taxpayers' pockets. For a report on why the expansion is needed and who pays, see the report on page 4.b(Pablo Robles/Tribune Staff Photographer)
ine months after the COVID-19 pandemic hit Arizona and nearly a month into a surge in the virus, Mesa Public Schools Board members last week found themselves in an all-too-familiar hot seat – hearing teachers demand at-home instruction for all students and begging parents to stop risky conduct that threatens to send their children there. Pointing to a social media invitation to students to attend a winter dance, Superintendent Dr. Andi Fourlis heightened board members’ anxiety over the latter. “We have seen through social media that
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or more than 20 years, Mountain View Funeral Home and Cemetery in Mesa has hosted a holiday memorial service, drawing upwards of 200 survivors of people who passed on. But this year, social distancing has made that indoor gathering impossible, said Mountain View marketing specialist Hilary Samples, and besides, the pandemic’s deadly impact inspired a more public substitute. Mountain View, 700 E. Main St., decorated the trees lining the long driveway into the mortuary and cemetery and added some lawn ornaments to create a public display called Lights of Love. It will be open to anyone to drive through and remember a lost loved one anytime 4-8:30 p.m. through Jan. 3. In addition, a special remembrance service outdoors will be held 4-8 p.m. Dec. 4, but you have to RSVP by Tuesday, Dec. 1, by calling Samples at 480-832-2850. If you do, you can drive through anytime between 4 and 8 p.m. Dec. 4 and receive an ornament in which you can place a small photo of your loved one to place on the family tree, place a heart with your loved one’s name on it and drop it into the Mountain View’s memory shadowbox, light a candle in a special area in the cemetery and get an individually wrapped cookie specially prepared by a pastry chef. The Dickens’ Carolers also will be on hand to provide some holiday music. Both the Lights of Love display and
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many of our kids are being invited…to winter formals and these winter formals are gathering large groups of kids oftentimes wearing masks to the door, but not as they walk into this party or into this formal,” Fourlis said. She said Mesa Mayor Giles will be talking with East Valley school superintendents about these social events and trying to arrange for an enforcement of�icer to ensure any attendees wear masks and maintain social distance. “We can have the gatherings. We can take off our masks – or we can have inperson school," Fourlis added. “It’s just really dif�icult to do both. So, we have very important decisions to make not only in
Mountain View Funeral Home and Cemetery's Lights of Love aims to help people remember in a special way their loved ones who have passed on. (Pablo Robles/Tribune Staff Photographer)
Lights of Love special event are ways that Mountain View Funeral Home and Mortuary is trying to bring some consolation to a wider audience because the impact of the pandemic has been so broad. “Our chapel is normally packed and because of COVID, we couldn’t have that number of people in there,” she said of their traditional memorial service. “We were just heartbroken because for many families, it’s the only service they have, the only time they hear their loved one’s name and get an ornament to remember them by.” More signi�icantly, she noted, “This year
our schools, but also within our community.” Such pleas underscored what many school district of�icials across Arizona have been saying for weeks: schools are not responsible for the virus surge, but rather reckless conduct by adults in the community is the culprit. Stressing that formals, dances and parties are not sponsored by the district, Fourlis noted, “We have canceled large gatherings that are on our campuses purposely as a mitigation strategy to help not spread COVID.” The day after the meeting, the county released updated data show the two most signi�icant metrics for virus spread showed both MPS and Mesa are now �irmly in the "substantial spread" category,
has been extremely dif�icult for so many families and we felt it was important to do something for our community to honor those who have passed away.” “Our hope this year is to uplift the hearts of those that have experienced a loss of a loved one,” Samples added, saying she hopes Lights of Love will extend the peace of Christmas as people re�lect on a lost loved one. The Dec. 4 event already has drawn more than 190 reservations, and Samples said the purpose of the RSVP is to make sure all those attending receive an ornament.
even as some parents are misleading others by saying proms and dances are sponsored by the district. Board President Elaine Miner also had this to say to parents, especially as holiday gatherings become a major concern for health experts nationwide: “We want everyone to know that we’re not telling you that we’re trying to take away your freedom to choose. We are telling you that we want you to be able to choose and have the option to go to school in person.” Heightening the concern of board members and administrators is the worsening virus data picture for Mesa and the school district.
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$2M project planned at Mesa City Cemetery BY GARY NELSON Tribune Contributor
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ooks like Waylon Jennings is gonna be getting some new neighbors. The country music legend, resting in Mesa City Cemetery since he died in 2002 at his home in Chandler, will be joined over time by several thousand others by way of an approximately $2 million cemetery expansion. Mesa, unlike some of its municipal neighbors, has been caring for its dead in this way for almost 130 years with a clientele whose long and varied history mirrors that of the world at large over the past tumultuous century-plus. The cemetery falls under the supervision of Andrea Moore in the city’s Parks, Recreation and Community Facilities Department. Moore had been serving as planning and operations administrator; she became the acting department director on Nov. 23 with the elevation of former director Marc Heirshberg to the city manager’s of�ice. Although Mesa runs the cemetery as a business operation, Moore said the venerable space on North Center Street also re�lects the community’s heart. “Mesa has had a town cemetery for a very long time,” she said. “I think it’s very
important for people to be able to be laid to rest in the town they love. It’s always been a part of what Mesa has done.” It has not been a universal practice in the East Valley, however. Tempe’s experience most closely mirrors that of Mesa with its city-owned, pioneer-era Double Butte Cemetery at Broadway Road and Interstate 10. Chandler has no municipal cemetery. Gilbert awarded Bunker Family Funerals and Cremation of Mesa a 99-year lease agreement to build and own the 22-acre cemetery on townland. Bunker Family Funerals will pay Gilbert rent on the land. Mesa’s cemetery bears witness to the traumas of a city and a nation. The present site has been in use since 1891. It actually is the city’s second cemetery. The �irst, in 1883, was necessitated when smallpox, a scourge of America’s frontier, killed 44 residents of the tiny desert community. A generation later, the cemetery received those who had succumbed to the fearsome Spanish Flu epidemic of 1918-19. There is a reminder of the Great Depression in a section dedicated to people buried in paupers’ graves without so much as a marker during the worst economic crash in modern history. During World War II, Great Britain sent some 2,000 of its young men to Mesa’s
Mesa City Cemetery is the final resting place for an astonishing array of people that represent a broad crosssection of humanity. (Special to the Tribune)
Among the many notable interments at Mesa City Cemetery is the grave of famed country-western singer Waylon Jennings. (Special to the Tribune)
Falcon Field for training as pilots and 23 of them died there. They and one American comrade also are buried in the city cemetery. There are reminders of Mesa’s social history as well – notably, the grave of Lucius Alston, the city’s �irst black doctor. He had of�ices in his home north of what is now University Drive, which served as the dividing line between white and minority neighborhoods during the days of segregation. And now, without a doubt, the place will receive some who met their end during the COVID-19 epidemic that already has altered the trajectory of early 21st century history. Along the way, the cemetery made room for an astonishing cross-section of humanity. There are, as you would expect, the graves of those belonging to many of Mesa’s prominent founding families. There is that of Zedo Ishikawa, a 17-year-old Mesa High School football player who died of an accidental gunshot in 1932. “Tell coach to go ahead and play the game tomorrow,” the boy told his family as he lay dying. “Tell the boys to carry on.” Those words – “Carry on” – are Mesa High’s motto to this day. And there is the grave of Ernesto Miranda, perhaps Mesa’s least favorite son. Born in Mesa in 1941, Miranda’s long criminal career ended in a knife �ight
in a Phoenix bar in 1976. His name is ensconced in America’s legal history as the result of a 1965 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that bolstered the rights of criminal defendants. As the roster of the dead grows longer, there is still demand for cemetery space, Moore said. “It’s pretty steady. In terms of available space for people to purchase burial plots, we’re running very, very low.” As a percentage of burials, she said, cremations seem to be on the increase, but many still choose the traditional method of burial. The upcoming expansion will be the largest of several that have occurred in recent years, Moore said. The expansion covers six undeveloped acres in the cemetery’s northwest corner. Work will include sodding, landscaping, access roads, benches and other amenities. It will include 3,800 burial plots and 1,500 in-ground vaults for cremation remains. The city’s engineering department is looking for bids ranging from $1.8 million to $2.3 million. City Council will be required to approve the contract, but taxpayers won’t foot the bill. The cemetery pays its own way through user fees. After this expansion the cemetery will have one more large undeveloped tract in the southwest corner. Moore said there are no immediate plans for that land.
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Assuming the election results are certi�ied tomorrow, the law will allow anyone over 21 to possess an ounce of marijuana legally and smoke it in their home. Since those without a card won’t �ind any place to buy it legally, Dean advises people to be patient and wait until April, when dispensaries are expected to have the green light to sell recreational weed. “I expect at least short term, there will be an increase until April or May’’ in black market sales, Dean said. “When there is demand, there is supply. This will cause a large increase in the black-market supply.’’ Meanwhile, police are readying for more stoned drivers. Mesa police Of�icer George Chwe has spent the past year working with the Governor’s Of�ice of Highway Safety, helping to establish a statewide standard for driving-under-in�luence investigations, which includes the in�luence of marijuana. Mesa alone has 25 of�icers trained as Drug Recognition Experts and the state has added 50 more, bringing Arizona’s statewide total to 346. “I think we have a good head-start for this’’ law, Chwe said, noting more Mesa patrol of�icers are scheduled to receive additional training in how to spot marijuana-induced impairment. Chwe agreed with Dean that at least some people won’t want to wait and simply want to get high, fueling an increase in impaired driving. “It’s going to go up. People will think it’s okay to smoke marijuana and drive,’’ Chwe said. “People smoke marijuana for the feeling it gives them. “I tell them that feeling, because they feel different, they are going to drive different. If you drive different, you are impaired.’’ Under the new law, simply driving with an illegal drug in your system will no longer apply to marijuana. One major enforcement issue is the difference between arresting a driver high on alcohol and one high on weed. While drivers can be arrested for having a .08 blood alcohol level, there is no established number of nanograms of marijuana metabolite at which drivers are presumed impaired on weed. Of�icers must instead rely on their own observations of impaired driving and on an evaluation by a certi�ied drug recognition expert. For marijuana consumers, the new law
Prop 207 legalizing the sale and possession of recreational marijuana had opponents in the election, but it sailed to approval by voters 60-40 percent. (Special to the Tribune)
does come at a �inancial cost. Prop 207 includes a 16 percent excise tax on recreational sales – a surtax on top of normal state sales taxes. Paul Paredes, a Tempe-based marijuana consultant, urged anyone with a medical marijuana card to continue using it because they won’t have to pay the excise tax. He also noted that a medical marijuana card allows the purchase of 2½ ounces of marijuana in a 14-day period while someone without the card will be able to buy an ounce a day starting in April. “The medical marijuana program is not going away,’’ Paredes said. “It would be advantageous for all patients’’ to have a medical marijuana card. The proposition creates a potential market of more than 3 million recreational marijuana customers, he said. “The dispensaries are stocking up and ramping up production,’’ Paredes said. “The product is going to expand in availability. It won’t be about quantity – it will be about quality.’’ But Dean said many users will opt to risk arrest and continue buying from their
street dealer to avoid paying any tax. “The black market will be able to offer a product for substantially less,’’ Dean said. “There’s going to be a lot of people who decide to sell without a license.’’ He said some users resent the fact that the marijuana industry will become a monopoly under the new law, likening it to behavior of the tobacco industry. Prop 207 allows all current medical dispensaries to apply to the Arizona Department of Health Services for a recreational license, starting in January. AZDHS also can award 26 new “social equity licenses’’ in communities that have been disproportionately affected by the war on drugs. Although AZDHS has until April to set the rules for such licenses, many people in the marijuana industry believe those licenses will go to minority communities, based upon arrest statistics and other metrics. Beyond the creation of instant “marijuana millionaires’’ through the awarding of these new licenses, thousands of past felony convictions for possession of small quantities of marijuana could be expunged from defendants’ records under
Medical dispensaries won't be able to sell their many marijuana offerings to Arizonans without a medical card until April. (Special to the Tribune)
Prop 207. The �irst step in this potentially lifechanging process is already underway. Maricopa County prosecutors already are dropping charges on pending cases related to possession of less than an ounce of marijuana. Mesa prosecutors also are dropping related charges of possession of drug paraphernalia if they are related to marijuana possession cases �iled in Superior Court. “Instead of continuing to spend resources on these cases, this of�ice will begin implementing the will of the voters immediately. We are instructing deputy county attorneys to �ile a motion to dismiss any charge covered by Proposition 207,’’ said Jennifer Liewer, a spokeswoman for the Maricopa County Attorney’s Of�ice. “If those charges make up the entirety of the charges of the case, the entire case will be dismissed. If there are other felony charges the case will remain pending, but we will �ile motions to dismiss the charges covered by Proposition 207,’’ she said. Dean said he anticipates a second wave of defendants with convictions for possession of 2 ½ ounces or less will petition in July for expungements. He is working with the Arizona Cannabis Bar Association to set up a nonpro�it that will �ile the petitions for free. “If it’s pending, you get it dismissed. If it’s over, you get it expunged. But what about the people in the middle?’’ he said. Gray areas affecting defendants serving time in prison or who are on probation will probably end up being litigated in court. He said the potential pool of defendants who can improve their job prospects by getting felony records expunged is enormous. State Department of Public Safety records list about 15,000 to 18,000 marijuana possession arrests a year since 2006 and numerous other defendants merely being cited for a violation. Will Humble, the former director of AZDHS, said there’s no doubt marijuana hinders the development of the adolescent brain and that parents will need to communicate with their children about the new law. But Humble, executive director of the Arizona Public Health Association, said he ended up endorsing the law for it’s potential in helping people get better jobs and live healthier lives. “To me, the existing marijuana law caused more public health damage than the drug,’’ he said.
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Scottsdale business owner and a retired judge are challenging the legality of the just-approved tax hike on the wealthy to provide more dollars for K-12 education. Attorney Logan Elia claims there is no constitutional authority for voters to levy a tax and then direct how the cash must be spent. That, he told Capitol Media Services, is strictly the purview of the legislature and the elected representatives. One of the plaintiffs in the case is John Buttrick, a former Maricopa County Superior Court judge and 1994 Libertarian candidate for governor. The other is Ann Siner, CEO of My Sister’s Closet, a chain of upscale consignment shops. She complained in a prepared statement that the tax will harm Arizona businesses. Elia acknowledged that voters have enacted numerous prior levies at the ballot box – including a 0.6-cent sales tax hike in which voters directed that the dollars be
year for education. Efforts by the Arizona Chamber of Commerce to keep the measure off the ballot faltered when the Arizona Supreme Court said there was nothing wrong with the wording of the description given to voters. But the justices did not rule on the legal merits of the measure, saying any challenge would have to wait until after it was enacted. This lawsuit, Elia said, raises those issues. “We believe that voter-initiated statutory taxes are unconstitutional,’’ he said. But the litigation faces some legal hurdles. That includes a 2004 voter-approved amendment to the Arizona Constitution which speci�ically prohibits initiatives that require new state spending unless the measure also includes a way to raise the additional dollars. That provision, known as the “revenue source rule,’’ was designed to keep voters from redirecting existing tax dollars from one program to another unless they also found the new dollars to �inance the
new spending. Desai said the lawsuit is based on the premise that voters can’t raise taxes. But that, she said, would require courts to rule that voters never could enact any new spending programs despite the constitutional right of initiative because there never would be the revenues to fund it. Desai said what the challengers are arguing would sharply and illegally impair the constitutional right of voters to create their own laws. Elia disagrees, stating, “There are other revenue sources other than taxation,’’ he said. He contends that if voters want a new program, they could impose new fees or even direct that the money be borrowed. They just can’t impose taxes. Elia cannot �ile his lawsuit until Dec. 1. That’s because the state �irst has to certify the results of the Nov. 3 election and the fact that Proposition 208 got 51.7 percent of the vote. Opponents and proponents of the initiative spent more than $30 million on the campaign.
master plan for the community. Although Mountain Vista also will include some signi�icant multi-family housing, the developers agreed that there would be no housing inside a key parcel along Signal Butte closest to U.S. 60. That will be the location This map shows the footprint of the 81-acre Mountain Vista Project that Mesa-based Bela for the hotel, Flor Communities plans. (Special to the Tribune) of�ice space, staff had a major issue. We were able to �itness center and drive-thru restaurants. “We want to very much preserve com- come to a resolution.’’ Bela Flor said that city planning staff mercial areas from being converted into agreed with its proposal to convert the residential,’’ Planning Director Nana Apparcel to a mixed-use site “to attract resipiah said in July. “When it �irst came in, the
dents and jobs to the area, and ultimately sales tax revenue for the City.” “We had a shared vision of what this trade area could ultimately become, and Mesa really helped us advance it forward,” said Bela Flor President Hudd Hassell. About 37 acres will devoted to multifamily complexes fronting Hampton Avenue, adjacent to Sprouts and future commercial and retail parcels. Hassell said it’s unusual that three different developers are “all building at the same time within the same project.” “What makes this situation unique is that the developers are catering to different demographics and therefore won’t compete directly with each other,” he said. About 28 acres will be used for future medical of�ice, commercial or business park uses. DHI Communities, a subsidiary of D.R. Horton homebuilding company, plans to build 300 traditional two and three-story garden-style apartments with retail shops along Southern Avenue.
put into classroom spending. Even the just-approved Proposition 207 legalizing the recreational use of marijuana imposes a new tax on sales. Elia said that is irrelevant as these levies never were challenged. And that, he said, makes the issue ripe for a ruling by the Arizona Supreme Court as there are no precedents. But Roopali Desai, who represents the Invest in Ed Committee that crafted the measure and put it on the ballot, said the litigation is based on a “half-cocked theory.’’ She said the people who crafted the Arizona Constitution and created the power of people to proposed their own laws imposed no such limit on what they can enact. Desai pointed out, the state constitution speci�ically makes voters co-equal with the Legislature, meaning they have exactly the same powers. Central to the �ight is the initiative which imposes a 3.5 percent income tax surcharge on earnings of more than $250,000 a year for individuals and $500,000 for married couples �iling jointly. Proponents say the levy would raise $940 million a
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n 81-acre East Mesa site once designated as a Target-anchored power center will now be home to 900 new apartment units as well as some possible commercial or of�ice space. Mesa-based Bela Flor Communities announced that it has secured three multifamily developers for its Mountain Vista project near Signal Butte Road and Southern Avenue. City Council earlier this year approved the project, which included a four-story hotel expected to serve as a new gateway to East Mesa. Mountain Vista includes 132,000 square feet of commercial space, a key consideration for Mesa as it hopes to attract jobs and produce more sales tax revenue. “This is going to be a quality product. It’s kind of a gateway entry into Mesa from the east,’’ said Councilman Kevin Thompson at the time of its approval in July. Thompson praised a group of developers, property owners and zoning attorneys for working together on an attractive
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“These units will be larger in size and cater to a demographic that prefers a more suburban feel with onsite amenities and rich landscape,â€? said Colee Haisten, a spokesperson for Lee & Associates, which represents the seller and three buyers in the transaction. Talos Holdings, a multifamily real estate development ďż˝irm with ofďż˝ices in Scottsdale, Fort Worth and Atlanta, plans to build 350 four-story apartment units with surface parking. That complex, Haisten said, will “cater to a demographic that is constantly on the go, whether biking to their nearby ofďż˝ices or walking to retail shops and restaurants. “Their vision for this project is to be a more urban environment providing residents with great amenities and spectacular views of the Superstition Mountains,â€? Haisten added, calling it “a unique, upscale development in the East Valley, as it is an underserved market for class A multifamily.â€? Sparrow Partners, which develops, builds and manages age-restricted housing that caters to active adults, plans to build a four-story community that will of-
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fer large apartments with high-end ďż˝inishes and “elevated amenities for a moderate price,â€? Haisten said. Sparrow’s latest project in the Mountain Vista development is expected to open in 2022. The Austin, Texas, based company has recently started construction on three additional communities in the Valley. “Together, these three developments are supplying the ever-increasing demand for housing that we are seeing in the East Valley,â€? Haisten said. She added that the development provides monument signage seen by more than 90,000 vehicles a day because of the site’s location. “It’s also located in proximity to the Elliot Road Tech Corridor which is booming with new industrial and data center developments including Google and Apple,â€? she said, noting its location just south of the booming Eastmark community. It also is located near the 1,000-acre Hawes Crossing, where Haisten said 110,000 people eventually could live. Bela Flor already has begun the infrastructure work on the site and the multifamily developers are expected to break ground in spring. 
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he City of Mesa’s Arts and Culture Department has found a virtual substitute for �ield trips and give students access to STEAM – programs teaching science, technology, engineering, arts, and math. An online portal called ReimaginED – short for “Learning Reimagined” – has been created by the Mesa Arts Center, Arizona Museum of Natural History and i.d.e.a. Museum with partners Mesa Historical Museum and Southwest Shakespeare Company. The goal is to provide learning materials for educators and parents who homeschool their children at a time when the pandemic makes �ield trips impossible. The portal, at mesaartscenter.com/learningreimagined, is billed as a “one-stop, easy-to-use access point for a wide variety of wonderful learning resources that can be used in any learning environment, from traditional classrooms to kitchen tables, with in-person or online learning.” “We are thrilled that these �ive institu-
Grammy winning violinist Zuill Bailey is providing "informances" as part of the ReimainED program. (Special to the Tribune)
tions have come together to support Arizona students during these challenging times,” said Cindy Ornstein, city arts and culture director and executive director of the arts center. “The programs offered should be able to help enliven classrooms, engage students’ critical thinking and creativity, and help motivate students to stay engaged with learning.” Most of the resources on the site are free, she noted. The city in a release said the portal offers “a variety of worlds and
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A Classical Music Inside Out program will feature Grammy Award-winning cellist Zuill Bailey, performing and engaging students virtually in 45-minute virtual “informances.” The Mesa Contemporary Arts Museum will host virtual gallery tours and discussions on topics such as “Tradition and Innovation” to “Behind the Scenes,” the latter a look at what it takes to curate a museum art exhibition. Arizona Museum of Natural History’s programs target grades 3–5 with such topics as “Dinosaur Teeth,” “Fossil Detectives” and “Science of Sauropods.” Material meets state science standards. The i.d.e.a. Museum aims its programs at students in preschool through 6th grade with various interactive videos and hands-on activities. Southwest Shakespeare Company will offer virtual performances of several Shakesperean plays, such as “Romeo and Juliet.” The Mesa Historical Museum will host virtual �ield trips to its Women in Aviation and Mesa & Arizona Pioneer History exhibitions, accompanied by additional learning resources for each exhibition.
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The district-wide metrics showed that cases per 100,000 people the week of Nov. 15 were at 298 – three times the threshold when virus spread is substantial. Equally alarming is that new positive test results are close to 13 percent. The same data holds true for the city's metrics as a whole. Underscoring the assertion that schools are not fueling this surge is the fact that out of 67.512 students and staff in MPS, only 166 active COVID-19 cases have been reported. Board member Jenny Richardson said the MPS case dashboard was a more accurate re�lection of the virus spread on district campuses than the county’s data for Mesa’s ZIP codes, many of which have readings well above the district’s. “It’s better than a ZIP code because it’s telling us what’s happening on our campuses,” she said. Fourlis also said that for now, MPS will take a school-by-school approach if it becomes necessary to have students in classrooms only two days a week or have them learning fulltime at home.
And Miner stressed the board already has given Fourlis the authority to make decisions on campus closings. Fourlis also noted that administrators – like the general community – are encountering “levels of frustration” because COVID-19 “doesn’t behave the same way in every place. “It behaves differently and it impacts different age groups of people,” she said. “So, we need to make very specialized decisions.” But all the assurances that the district was trying to keep students safe and in classrooms �ive days a week failed to assuage teachers, a half dozen of whom urged that all students be returned to virtual learning. “I know you are all facing a tremendous amount of pressure to keep schools open,” Fremont Junior High teacher Ashley McKenna told the board. “It is still horri�ic to me that this came damaged become an issue of politics instead of reality. There are members of the staff at my school who are questioning if they can �inish the year because of the lack of support and �lat-out disrespect that seems to be coming from the district of�ice.”
Even parent Rebecca Smith sided with the teachers, saying that she believes schools should be open “but now is not the time.” While one teacher noted that around 20 Valley school districts have returned to full time at-home learning – including Kyrene, Tempe Union and Tempe Elementary districts in the East Valley – Joshua Buckley, who heads the Mesa teachers’ union, told the board he has received hundreds of emails from colleagues demanding that classrooms be closed. He criticized the individualized approach
Big book fair
Linda Barnes, a volunteer for the Mesa Historical Museum, is one of a number of museum supporters getting ready for a book fair this weekend. More than 10,000 books will be on sale 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 5, and 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 6 on the museum’s grounds, 2345 N. Horne. Since the annual VSNA book fair at the Arizona State Fairgrounds has been canceled because of the pandemic, the museum decided to offer its own as a way to raise funds, Executive Director Susan Ricci said. Books, CDs and DVDs have been divided into 20 different categories and will be sold at half the book fair price on Sunday, except for rare volumes. Face masks are mandatory. (Special to the Tribune)
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to closing campuses, asking “can we take some steps to further limit the exposure of students and staff on campuses now?” Citing teachers’ letters that he forwarded to the board and the long Thanksgiving weekend, Buckley added: “We’re pretty sure that the percent positivity will be higher. We’re pretty sure a case count will go up and we’re pretty sure when we return, we’ll see more cases on campuses and other campuses across Mesa...The comments I shared with you today and yesterday are asking for proactive decisions.”
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ed Mountain High social worker Jennifer M. Fiegl and other school staff believe that every student should have access to the basic needs of life so that they can focus on their education. That’s never become more important, she said, as it has during the pandemic. More than 30 percent of Red Mountain’s students had quali�ied for free or reducedprice lunches before the pandemic struck. Now, Fiegl said, with “the complicated and now dire �inancial situations that some of our Red Mountain families have been forced into by the COVID-19 pandemic, the numbers of students and families needing help have greatly increased.” “With COVID, we have found the need is even greater,” she added. “Many have lost their jobs, and struggle to make ends meet. We didn’t want them to worry about the basics.” But as a “signi�icant number of our student body struggles to overcome many of
the things taken for granted by others,” staff and special education students banded together to create and stock the Mountain Movers Care Closet. In the process, not only does the Care Closet help students in need, but also provides a unique job-training program for special education students. The Care Closet aims to give all students access to food, clothes, school supplies, personal hygiene products, and many other simple necessities. “As a community, if we can assist those who are struggling to keep their focus on education, we will not only be improving the individual lives we touch, we will also be improving our overall community,” Fiegel said. The Care Closet was formed this fall when Phil Poisson, Red Mountain’s special education applied transition coordinator, approached Fiegl with the idea of transforming the Mountain Movers Café
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Red Mountain High School’s Care Closet relies on the generosity not just of the school community but the community at large, as school social worker Jennifer Fiegl demonstrates with this cart of donations. (Special to the Tribune)
Mesa counselor pens guide on distractions
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Mesa counselor has combined her Christian faith and her counseling experience in her �irst book. Francine Akins-Arbuckle has written “Overcoming Distractions: A Biblical Guide to Staying Focused.” Designed to be both instructional and inspirational, the book explores ways that Christians can live a purpose-driven life to achieve personal, spiritual and relationship goals, although Akins-Arbuckle said it provides “both Biblical and clinical information to readers of all faiths.” “I like to categorize it as a self-help Christian book as it offers an opportunity for self- explorations and self-awareness and is �illed with supportive Bible scriptures,” said the native Arizonan, who grew up in Chandler.
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day school. I have always created my own Bible lessons.” A member of the Pentecost denomination, she said, “Christian beliefs play a big role” in her book because “a lot of the people have a faith-based belief system that impacts their life.” But she added, “I do not present my belief, I work within the beliefs of others” in her book. The book is a study guide that includes both Biblical and clinical application, though Akins-Arbuckle also said, “I selfdisclose some personal information” in it. The book can be purchased on Amazon or by emailing a request to Francine_enrichment@cox.net, where she will autograph it and mail a personalize book mark and a pen with it. Payment can be made on one of the available cash apps.
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student has to meet. Special education students help sort, CLOSET ���� ���� 13 Either Fiegl, a guidance hang clothing and stock the Care Closet. into something that would better reach counselor or administraThat means those students are particistudents. tor accompany the stupating in a relatively unique transition The café, run by special education dent to the closet to let training. student, was transformed into a whole him or her choose what Typically, transition training programs new space called the Mountain Movers clothing or personal-care in high schools utilize various materiCare Closet, also run by special educa- items they need. “If a stuals – videos, worksheets, board games, tion students. dent needs food, balanced role playing ideas, task boxes, textbooks The Care Closet is located on the Red food baskets will be disand workbooks – to teach skills to special Mountain campus so all students can use tributed,” Fiegl added. needs students in the classroom. it during the school day by appointment An emphasis is placed The Care Closet “teaches school-toor referral. on con�identiality “so that work skills by having the students actuAny student in need is eligible to use it. students will not feel they ally perform a myriad of duties involved Students in need can contact a teacher, a ‘stand out’ because they in providing clothing, food, and personal counselor, an administrator or the social have been to the Mounitems to those in need through a shop that worker for assistance. Some students also tain Movers Care Closacts as a free distribution point with retail are con�identially referred there through et,” she said. “We want displays and organized storage for prodFiegl if a Red Mountain staffer sees a need. the people who use the uct retrieval by our struggling school comThe Care Closet is based on a “non-judg- Mountain Movers Care munity members in need,” Fiegl said. mental system” so there are no criteria a Closet to feel good. It also gives the school latitude to in“Do you clude students who may need additional ever feel time to develop work skills later to help good when them to transition into jobs. you go “Red Mountain High School is very lucky shopping? to have teachers and staff who are very That is how attentive to all students,” Fiegl said, notwe want ing some students’ parents also if the stuthis experi- Red Mountain students in need, and sometimes even their cash-strapped dents themselves prefer that. parents, can make confidential appointments for help in getting food and ence to be.” clothing from the high school’s Care Closet. (Special to the Tribune) “We never want a student to feel Fiegl said ashamed,” Fiegl said, saying the goal the students who use the need on our campus for students – home- is to give students in need “the privacy Care Closet “who are striv- less, foster, low income – who needed ba- and dignity they deserve and rightfully ing to do well academically sics like food, clothing, shoes and hygiene.” expect.” but need an extra boost to ensure their focus can be on their education and not on meeting their basic needs.” “Our belief is that as a stuThe Mountain Movers Care Closet could use donations of all kinds, including monetary dent body and as a school ones. community, if we can asDonations can be dropped off at the front desk at Red Mountain High School or by sist those students who contacting Jennifer Fiegl at jmfiegl@mpsaz.org or 480-472-8022 or Phil Poisson at pgpoisare struggling to keep their son@mpsaz.org focus on education, we will “We always need nonperishable foods, hygiene products – deodorant, toothbrushes, not only be improving the toothpaste, body wash, shampoo, conditioner, shaving cream, etc. We are in immediate individual lives we touch, need of shampoo, body wash and shaving cream at this time,” Fiegl said. we will also be improv“We are also in immediate need of food such as canned meat, rice, pasta, pasta sauce, ing our overall community macaroni and cheese, canned vegetables, powdered or canned milk, cereal, peanut butas these students become ter and jelly, and crackers. One item that we struggle to get, and is in high demand by our contributing members of families, is laundry detergent. The pandemic’s economic impact has devastated many Red Mountain society.” Financial donations can be made at mpsaz.org/rmhs/academics/indinstruction/ High families, adding urgency to the help provided by the school’s Care “Basically,” she added, mmcarecloset/mmccdonation. Closet. (Special to the Tribune) “we found we have a high
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ictory Lutheran Church in Mesa is working with a Phoenix nonpro�it to shelter and provide meals for homeless families. Family Promise of Greater Phoenix rescues primarily �irst-time homeless families, including their pets, and provides emergency shelter and basic needs while assisting them in regaining independence. The nonpro�it relies on an interfaith network of volunteer churches and synagogues to shelter and feed the families. The partnership is a community-based model of sheltering that reduces the nonpro�it’s costs so it can magnify its impact by focusing on the families’ road to selfsuf�iciency. “Unlike other organizations, our goal is to keep families together as they navigate the most dif�icult times in their lives,” said Family Promise Executive Director Ted Taylor. “Keeping kids with their parents and pets reduces the risk that they �ind themselves without a home in the future,” he
said, adding churches like Victory Lutheran help his organization during the challenges posed by the Pandemic. Victory Lutheran set up a temporary facility for the families while congregants prepared them meals. “Families experiencing homelessness are more at-risk during crises and pandemics than other populations,” a Family Promise spokeswoman said. “Housing instability limits access to hygiene and families facing homelessness are not always able to secure basic needs such as cleaning products and sanitizers,”
she said. “Additionally, the stress of housing instability and lack of access to nutrition and wellness make families more susceptible to disease.” Since the beginning of the year, Family Promise has rescued more than 130 families and found them independent housing and also helped 17 more families stay out of the shelter system through their preventative programming. Information: org.
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ain Knudson and his friends are bringing brain-teasing entertainment right to people’s doorsteps. The Gilbert man and his group have created BrakeOut Arizona, an escape room game inside the hull of a former school bus where participants use their skills to �igure out puzzles, riddles and clues to break out of a locked room within a given time frame. “We built this experience for success,” Knudson said. “Entertainment comes down to people feeling validated and they feel successful at the end of the day.” Knudson is the co-owner of 5 Gents Events and handles sales, social media outreach and marketing. The other East Valley co-owners are Dan Knudson, chief experience designer, architect and business logistics; Curt Easton, experience designer and maintenance; Burke Nichols, experience designer and maintenance; Isaac Sneed of Mesa, engineer and games master; and Jared Brimhall, �inancier and business logistics. All the men hold jobs outside of this side passion –two work in banking, one in construction, one is an engineering student at Arizona State University and one is going back to school for a business degree. Knudson himself works in sales in the semiconductor industry. “Our group has in the past put together these experiences and really enjoyed the thrill of them,” Knudson said. “We like challenging people’s critical thinking and letting people think creatively.” The �irst event the group ever did was CacheDashe, where people in an adventure race around the Valley deciphered clues as they hunted for a buried box of money. But, Knudson said the group always had in the back of their minds to do a mobile escape room that delved into the narrative and in January they acted on it. At an auction sale they purchased a
BrakeOut Arizona partners include, from left, Dan Knudsen, Dain Knudson, Burke Nichols and Curt Easton. (Pablo
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retired Gilbert Public Schools bus for $2,250. “We were lucky to have it run super well right off the bat,” Knudson said. They ripped out all the seats and rehabbed the bus with some paid professional help along the way – all for just under $10,000, including the bus purchase. Knudson said there are other mobile escape rooms but they are out of trailers and he was sure they are the �irst to have it in a bus west of the Mississippi. Before launching the new venture, the group invited members of the public to test it. “Having the test groups was super important for us,” Knudson said. “From our perspective we created (the puzzles) and know how everything is done and we needed from the public how their mind approached it.” He said there were elements the public liked that the group didn’t initially appreciate – such as having audio feedback when The interior of the BrakeOut Arizona bus has been converted into a giant game room where players try to solve puzzles to get out of the vehicle. (Pablo
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a puzzle was solved to let players know to move on. So, the group put in a white board with red and green lights. When a puzzle is unsolved it’s red and when solved, it turns green and makes a ding sound. The group �inally took their mobile entertainment on the road in September. They’ve taken the bus to private events like birthday parties and dropped in at the Queen Creek Festival and the Gilbert Festival. “We’ve had groups of teachers do it on their own time as a team-building experience,” said Knudson, adding all safety precautions are taken such as sanitizing the bus after each use. Most of the bookings so far have been in the East Valley but the company is getting interest for the bus from Prescott and Florence. BrakeOut Arizona has several options for booking, including an enhanced experience that lasts an hour and an express experience that lasts 20 minutes with
varying pricing. So far, one group has broken the record for the 20-minute experience and escaped the bus in 12 minutes and 30 seconds. “One of the boys in the group just had a unique experience that �itted the room well,” Knudson said. “We were really impressed with them.” Knudson said the success rate for completing the escape room is between 30 and 40 percent. “It’s challenging and without hints and without clues, going into it can be very dif�icult,” he said. Knudson said the company is focusing on weekend events but is �lexible to bring the bus out during weekdays and can tailor the experience for bookings. Escape rooms are largely pitched as team building exercises for corporations but this year due to the pandemic, many have their employees working remotely. The �irst escape opened in 2007 and today there are over 2,250 such facilities in the country and holding steady, according to Room Escape Artist, which tracks the industry. Although many escape rooms are temporarily closed due to COVID-19, they are better positioned to operate in the coming months than many other forms of entertainment such as movie theaters, theaters, bowling alleys, skating rinks, and amusement parks that require large crowds to turn a pro�it, according to Room Escape Artist. Knudson said the company’s future plan is to expand its mobile entertainment. “We would like down the road to buy more buses and have a �leet of buses anywhere in the Valley at any time with different themes and puzzles,” he said. “We have a goal of expanding offerings over the next several years and also not just doing escape but other mobile entertainment as well.” To book and to learn more about BrakeOut Arizona, go to brakeoutaz.com, facebook.com/brakeoutaz or instagram. com/brakeoutaz.
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n 2020, the concept of gratitude perhaps seems far-fetched. Maybe you spent Thanksgiving at a geographical distance from your kin – or socially distanced from every other human on the planet. Families are struggling with reduced or lost paychecks, closed schools and anxiety over health and wealth. Even if you do feel genuinely blessed about your life in these COVID-infested times, because you haven’t gotten sick, lost your job, or struggled to pay the bills, there’s apparently something called “pandemic guilt” af�licting many of us. The diagnosis: We feel horrible about doing well while so many others are do-
ing poorly. The human mind and emotions at work, ladies and gentlemen. It is a strange, wondrous thing to behold. While this year has been a general downer, I’m determined to keep up a November tradition I started in this space �ive years ago. In fact, if ever a year called for a heaping dose of gratitude, it’s this one. What do we have to be thankful for in 2020? Community food banks. From St. Mary’s to United to Mid�irst Food Bank, our state has an amazing network of volunteers and do-gooders dedicated to feeding our neighbors in need. We are talking about distributing tens of millions of pounds of donated food annually and caring for thousands of families. As the pandemic has created profound need, food banks have doubled and tripled
down on their good works, without asking for a morsel of credit. Mike Broomhead. The KTAR morning news talker moved from arch-conservative KFYI to his new radio home without dumbing it down for KTAR’s vanilla, less in�lammatory lineup. Broomhead has passion, smarts and a common-sense approach to the issues of the day. And he conveys his opinion without making you feel like you’re losing brain cells just listening. Sen. John McCain’s revenge. Sure, the good Senator made mistakes and had his share of pockmarks. But he served this nation like few others in war and as an elected leader. This true hero’s shabby treatment by President Donald Trump didn’t stop bothering many Arizonans just because McCain passed away in August 2018.
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In an Arizona presidential race decided by about 10,450 votes, I imagine McCain had a last good laugh at Trump’s expense. Arizona’s nurses, doctors and hospital workers. Speaking of heroes, our state’s medical community has responded with unparalleled courage and commitment amid the COVID-19 pandemic. At a time when working a shift constitutes risking their lives, this last line of defense between 7 million residents and coronavirus deserves every round of applause they’ve been given – and then some. Kyler Murray. The Arizona Cardinals feel different this year and most of the credit goes to the darting quarterback. The Cards may be a year or two away from their peak and true contention for a Super Bowl, but Murray already has changed the team’s mojo. In years past, I would have been certain the Cardinals would choke away close games like the “Hail Murray” Seahawks epic. Now? Murray seems to �ind ways to win. Arizona legislator Paul Boyer. This Glendale Republican, a high school teacher, has fought like hell to protect �ire�ighters from being screwed out of insurance coverage despite getting cancer in the line of duty. Boyer’s also been a strong voice for small business, education and abuse victims. National groups spent nearly $500,000 to unseat Boyer this election cycle – and he still won with 52 percent of the vote. I love it when good things happen to good people in any year, but in 2020 it’s especially noteworthy. Incidentally, here’s one last thing to be thankful for this year: It’ll be over in just a few weeks. And thank goodness for that.
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Head coach Chad DeGrenier’s second year leading the Jackrabbits saw improvement later on in the season, as Mesa competed with Open Division contender Desert Edge and a red-hot Basha. Mesa �inished the 2020 season with a nail-biting loss to district-rival Westwood last Friday to �inish the year 3-5 overall.
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he 2020 high school football season is nearing its conclusion – a feat many might deem incredible given the uncertain circumstances the pandemic created. Aside from Red Mountain, which was forced into a bye week due to COVID-19 cases at Desert Ridge and the cancellation of the contest between the two, all Mesa district teams advanced through the season unscathed and played a full season. The uncertainty surrounding each team, with cases of COVID-19 appearing in every school throughout the year, makes reaching the �inish line an accomplishment in itself regardless of record in the shortened season. Mountain View appeared on its way to a playoff berth in the 6A Conference but was left out due to strength of schedule. Teams were able to schedule a “bowl game” after the regular season concluded, if they desired. Here’s how each Mesa football team fared in the COVID-shortened 2020 regular season.
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After finishing the season 7-1 overall, Mountain View was the lone team from Mesa to represent the district in the 6A Conference playoffs. (Jack Beasley/Tribune Contributor)
Ridge early on in the season due to COVID-19, the 2020 season brought an unusual slump for Red Mountain. An impressive season opening win over Westwood was followed by two straight losses, including one
to Mountain View in the Battle for Brown Road. After a trip to the 6A championship game last season, the Mountain Lions will be left out of the playoffs for the �irst time since 2005 after �inishing 3-4 on the year.
Mountain View
The coronavirus pandemic seemingly had little effect on the Toros this season, as Mountain View �inished with its best overall record since coach Mike Fell took over the program in 2016. Led by a stout defensive line, anchored by junior defensive end Malaki Ta’ase, Mountain View improved to 6-0 on the season before losing its �irst game in Week 7 to Basha. The Toros �inished the 2020 season on Friday, Nov. 20 with a loss to unbeaten and Open Division bound Corona del Sol. At 6-2 overall, Mountain View was left out of the 6A Conference playoffs due to the AIA’s computer rankings. The Toros’ snub was arguably the biggest surprise during the AIA’s bracket release show.
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Forced to cancel a matchup with Desert
Head coach Bill Godsil has the Dobson football program headed in the right direction, even if the record may not show it quite yet. The Mustangs have talent coming up in its lower-level programs, and much of Godsil’s focus the last two seasons has been creating a new culture and mindset among his players. The Mustangs had hoped to gain momentum heading into the offseason but fell to Skyline to �inish the season 2-6.
Skyline
Skyline was able to muster just one win this season – a 28-27 victory over McClintock in Week 4. The Coyotes faced a tough task the �irst three weeks of the season playing teams that will be contenders in the postseason. Skyline �inished its season with a win over Dobson.
Westwood
Like Skyline, Westwood managed just one win this season – a 36-20 victory over the Coyotes in Week 6. The Warriors struggled against fellow Mesa schools and those outside the district, some of which appeared in the playoffs. Westwood �inished the season 2-6 overall after upsetting Mesa in what is one of the most historic rivalries in the state.
Eastmark
After an appearance in last year’s 6A title game, Red Mountain missed the playoffs for the first time since 2005. (Tribune File Photo)
Eastmark’s �irst season at the 3A level showed the Firebirds are still in the process of rebuilding. But they took a step in the right direction heading into the offseason. The team �inished 2-6 overall after ending its season with a convincing win over Fountain Hills on Nov. 20.
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he season will open four months late due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but Tempe-based Lakeshore Music, Inc., is moving forward cautiously with announcement today of an abbreviated six-concert 2020-21 season lineup. Opening night is Jan. 23 for the series, which runs through May. “Dif�icult times call for bold leadership,” a spokesman said, noting Lakeshore is introducing a live-streaming option for season-subscription buyers. “They won’t even have to leave their recliners if they choose to watch from home rather than venturing to the Tempe Center for the Arts to see the concerts in person.” Audiences will be limited to 25 percent of normal Temper Center for the Arts house capacity so that seats can be socially distanced for patrons’ safety. Lakeshore, which boasts of being “presenter of the �inest jazz musicians in the world at TCA,” is selling only a sixshow season package this year at $400. They are on sale at lakeshoremusic.org. There will be no single-show ticket sales this season. Purchase of the season subscription includes a Lakeshore Music face mask and a complimentary cocktail for those who come to the TCA. Lakeshore’s season typically consists of nine shows, September through May. The innovative return to live performances places Lakeside at the forefront in the presenting industry in the Valley, its founder believes. “We are in the vanguard of presenters who will jump-start live music again,” said Woody Wilson, the Tempe resident who founded Lakeshore Music and is its president and executive producer. “Zoom and streaming concerts are in-
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Sutton Band, in a concert entitled “Screenplay,” the group’s latest Grammy-nominated album that is hailed as “an aural Oscar.” The group has garnered nine Grammy nominations in the past 15 years. On Feb. 20, Lakeshore welcomes Bob Sheppard & the LA Aces. The LA Aces are Larry Koonse on guitar, Josh Nelson on piano, Alex Boneham on bass and Mark Ferber on drums. Sheppard is a versatile super talent who has played with A-list giants Herbie Hancock, Tony Bennett, the 5th Dimension, Chuck Mangione, Stevie Wonder and Natalie Cole. It also is bringing back Harold LópezNussa in “Te Lo Dije” (“I Told You So”)” on Feb 27. The Cuban pianist was rebooked after his April, 2020, concert was canceled due to the pandemic. López-Nussa’s work re�lects the range and richness of Cuban music and its embrace of jazz improvisation. His younger brother, Ruy Adrián López-Nussa, is on percussion, Julio Cesar Gonzalez on bass and Mayquel Gon-
zalez on trumpet. On March 27, American Jazz Hall of Fame pianist and NEA Jazz Master Kenny Barron and his trio come to Tempe Center for the Arts. Barron, 77, has been nominated for nine Grammys and is considered among the most in�luential mainstream jazz lyrical pianists of his time. The April 24 performer is Dennis Rowland, who presents Basie Bash with The Young Sounds Orchestra. Rowland was the voice of the Count Basie Orchestra from 1977 to 1984 and shared the stage with Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan and Tony Bennett. The season wraps on May 22 with the Bob Ravenscroft Trio in “A Homage to Bill Evans.” Pianist-keyboardist Ravenscroft cut his teeth in the clubs of Chicago. Max Beckman joins him on bass and Rob Moore on drums for interpretations of songs from The Great American Songbook, works associated with iconic jazz pianist Bill Evans.
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Public Notices CITY OF MESA, ARIZONA ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS (RFQ) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City of Mesa is seeking a qualified firm or team to act as the Job Order Contractor for the following: JOB ORDER CONTRACT FIRE SAFETY SERVICES PROJECT NO. JOC-FS20 The City of Mesa is seeking a qualified Contractor to provide Job Order Fire Safety 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). The following is a summary of the project.
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Fire Safety Services to provide fire safety services for minor and/or major improvement projects, large maintenance projects, repairs, re-construction, and alteration services to City facilities. A Pre-Submittal Conference will be held on November 23, 2020, at 8 am through Microsoft Teams. Parties interested in attending should request an invitation from Stephanie Gishey at stephanie.gishey@mesaaz.gov. At this meeting, the project team, including City staff will discuss the scope of work, general contract requirements and respond to questions from the attendees. Attendance at the Pre-Submittal Conference is not mandatory. All interested firms may submit a Statement of Qualifications whether they attend the conference or not.All interested firms are encouraged to attend the Pre-Submittal Conference since City staff will not be available for meetings or to respond to individual inquiries regarding the project scope outside of this conference. In addition, there will not be meeting minutes or any other information published from the Pre-Submittal Conference. Contact with City Employees. All firms interested in this project (including the firm’s employees, representatives, agents, lobbyists, attorneys, and subconsultants) will refrain, under penalty of disqualification, from direct or indirect contact for the purpose of influencing the selection or creating bias in the selection process with any person who may play a part in the selection process. This policy is intended to create a level playing field for all potential firms, 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 https://www.mesaaz.gov/business/engineering/construction-manager-at-risk-and-job-order-contracting-opportunities
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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 December 3, 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 Stephanie Gishey of the Engineering Department at stephanie.gishey@mesaaz.gov. BETH HUNING City Engineer ATTEST: DeeAnn Mickelsen City Clerk Published: East Valley Tribune, Nov. 15, 22, 29, 2020 / 34423
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EASTMARK COMMUNITY FACILITIES DISTRICT NO. 1 and DISTRICT NO. 2, MESA ARIZONA CFD PHASE XVI OFFSITE & ONSITE ROADWAY IMPROVEMENTS AND TRAFFIC SIGNAL MODIFICATIONS (DU3/4 COMMERCIAL CORE) PROJECT NOS: S898, S899, S900 and S901 ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that sealed bids will be received until Wednesday, December 16, 2020 at 1:00 p.m. All bids will be received electronically. Bids shall be submitted to the following email: EngineeringBids@mesaaz.gov. Bids must be submitted as an unencrypted PDF attachment with a maximum file size of 20MB. Please ensure that your email is smaller than this before sending. Submitted bids that are unable to be opened by City staff will not be considered for award. Bidders may request a single opportunity to verify that a test email and attachment are received and can be opened by City staff. Test emails must be sent to EngineeringBids@mesaaz.gov. Any bid received after the time specified will be returned without any consideration. A non-mandatory Pre-Bid Conference will be held via Telephone on Monday, November 30, 2020 at 2:00 pm. The Conference Bridge call in is 866.429.7190, conference ID 174-6445 in order to join the call. A pre-bid review of the site has been scheduled for Monday, November 30, 2020 at 1:00 p.m. The site visit is recommended but not mandatory. Participants shall meet at the Eastmark construction trailer located at 9525 E. Elliot Road (between Ellsworth Road and Everton Terrace), Mesa, Arizona 85212. This contract shall be for furnishing all labor, materials, transportation, and services for the construction and/or installation of all improvements shown on the Plans, including, but not limited to the following: 1. Offsite Improvements E. Point Twenty-Two Boulevard (S898) - The Project consists of intersection improvements at existing E. Point Twenty-Two Boulevard and proposed S. Momentum.
Improvements include new right and left turn lanes and pavement, raised median removal, sidewalk removal and installation, planting removal, irrigation modifications, entrance improvements with sidewalk ramps, pavement marking modifications, minor water and sewer line extensions, and dry-utility relocations. 2. Offsite S. Ellsworth Road Traffic Signal and Pavement Marking Modifications (S899) – The Project consists of modifying the existing traffic signal at Ray Road (north)/Serenity Ave. and Ellsworth Road to reconfigure from a three-way intersection with signal and pavement marking to a four-way intersection with signal and pavement marking. 3. Onsite Improvements (S. Momentum, E. Serenity Ave, S. Bradley Way) (S900) – The Project consists of constructing approximately 2,700 LF of new public 2-lane Local Commercial Streets with utility and drainage facilities. Prior to construction the site will be mass-graded with rough grade on roadways and adjacent retention basins. The three onsite entrances will be enhanced with stamped asphalt and raised landscaped medians where shown on plans. Utilities include installation of 12-inch water mains and stubs throughout, storm drain and bleedoff piping, gravity sewer main and stubs, dry-utilities, and landscape and irrigation. Street widths vary with typical width of 28 feet back-of-curb to backof-curb, and include detached 8’ wide sidewalk throughout. 4. Add Alternate No. 1 Offsite Ray Road (S901) – The bid alternative consists of intersection improvements at existing E. Ray Road and proposed S. Bradley Way. Improvements include new right turn lanes (north and south sides), left-turn lanes (north and south), raised median removal and pavement replacement, sidewalk removal and installation, planting removal, irrigation modifications, entrance improvements with sidewalk ramps, pavement marking modifications, minor water and sewer line extensions, storm drain relocation, and dry-utility relocations. Bid Alt 1 may be removed from the project and constructed separately. For information contact: Stephanie Gishey, City of Mesa, Stephanie.Gishey@MesaAZ.gov.
Engineer’s Estimate Range is $3,600,000 to $4,400,000. All project questions must be submitted by 5:00 p.m. on Friday, December 11, 2020. See Section 11 of the Project Special Provisions for more information. Contact with City Employees. All firms interested in this project (including the firm’s employees, representatives, agents, lobbyists, attorneys, and subconsultants) will refrain, under penalty of disqualification, from direct or indirect contact for the purpose of influencing the selection or creating bias in the selection process with any person who may play a part in the selection process. This policy is intended to create a level playing field for all potential firms, to assure that contract decisions are made in public, and to protect the integrity of the selection process. All contact on this selection process should be addressed to the authorized representative identified above. Contractors desiring to submit proposals may purchase sets of the Bid Documents from ARC Document Solutions, LLC, at https://order.e-arc.com/arcEOC/PWELL_ Main.asp?mem=29. Click on “Go” for the Public Planroom to access plans. NOTE: In order to be placed on the Plan Holders List and to receive notifications and updates regarding this bid (such as addenda) during the bidding period, an order must be placed. The cost of each Bid Set will be no more than $46.00, 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) 6442251 prior to arriving to ensure that the documents are available for viewing. Work shall be completed within 206 (two hundred and six) consecutive calendar days, beginning with the day following the starting date specified in the Notice to Proceed.
Public Notices The successful bidder will be required to execute the DMB Mesa Proving Grounds LLC Contract and respective Addenda for construction within ten (10) days after formal Notice of Contact Award. Failure by bidder to properly execute the Contract and provide the required certification as specified shall be considered a breach of Contract by bidder. DMB Mesa Proving Grounds LLC shall be free to terminate the Contract or, at option, release the successful bidder. Payment and Performance Bonds will be required for this Work. The successful bidder, simultaneously with the execution of the Contract, shall be required to furnish a Payment Bond in the amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the Contract Price, and a Performance Bond in an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the Contract Price. Successful Bidder shall name DMB Mesa Proving Grounds LLC as obligee on both the Payment and Performance Bonds and name the City of Mesa as an additional obligee on the Performance Bond using a Dual Obligee Rider form. An approved Dual Obligee Rider Form is included herein as Exhibit E in the Contract Documents. The right is hereby reserved to accept or reject any or all bids or parts thereto, to waive any informalities in any proposal and reject the bids of any persons who have been delinquent or unfaithful to any contract with the DMB Mesa Proving Grounds LLC; City of Mesa or Eastmark Community Facilities District No. 1 and District No. 2. BETH HUNING District Engineer ATTEST: Dee Ann Mickelsen District Clerk
Published: East Valley Tribune, Nov. 22, 29, 2020 / 34536
Bids must be submitted on the Proposal Form provided and be accompanied by the Bid Bond for not less than ten percent (10%) of the total bid, payable to DMB MESA PROVING GROUNDS LLC, or a certified or cashier’s check. PERSONAL OR INDIVIDUAL SURETY BONDS ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE.
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The Mesa City Council will hold a public hearing concerning the following ordinance at the December 8, 2020 City Council meeting beginning at 5:45 p.m. in the Mesa City Council Chambers, 57 East First Street. 1. ZON20-00398 (District 1) Within the 3400 block of East University Drive (north side). Located west of Val Vista Drive on the north side of University Drive (2.3 acres). Rezone from RM-3 to RM-3-BIZ; and Site Plan Review. This request will allow for the development of a multiple residence on the site. Tim Boyle, Tim Boyle Design, applicant; AM Properties & Investments, LLC, owner. 2. Amending Title 6 of the Mesa City Code (Police Regulations) by adding a new Chapter 25 entitled “Marijuana Prohibitions” prohibiting certain activities and facilities related to marijuana including: recreational marijuana retail establishments, except for retail sales by a state dual licensee at a shared location; marijuana testing facilities; delivery of marijuana unless delivered by a nonprofit medical marijuana dispensary in accordance with state regulations; and the consumption of marijuana on City property, certain prohibited property, and in vehicles/transportation. (Citywide) DATED at Mesa, Arizona, this 29th day of November 2020. DEE ANN MICKELSEN, City Clerk Published: East Valley Tribune, Nov. 29, 2020 / 34645
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Elizabeth “Betty” DiBona, 89, of Mesa, AZ passed away on Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2020. She was born Sept. 1, 1931 in Poughkeepsie, NY. Daughter to the late Louis and Florence Ackerman, she was preceded in death by her husband Anthony DiBona; sister, Vera Hawes of Atlantic City, NJ; sister, Jean Roe of Mesa, AZ; sister, Edith Beyer of Hyde Park, NY. Elizabeth served as a volunteer for the St. Vincent de Paul Society and an active parishioner at Queen of Peace Catholic Church. She is survived by her five children; Louis DiBona and his wife Brenda of Tempe, AZ; Edward DiBona of Mesa, AZ; Theresa DiBona of Mesa, AZ; Peggy Stone and husband Kelly of Bullhead City, AZ; Maryanne DiBona of Mesa, AZ. Other surviving relatives include her 12 grandchildren and 17 great grandchildren as well as numerous nieces and nephews. Mass will be held on Thursday, Dec. 3, 2020 at 10:00 a.m. at Queen of Peace Catholic Church, 141 N. McDonald, Mesa, AZ. A private family burial will follow at the National Memorial Cemetery, Cave Creek, AZ.
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