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This was the start of a running habit/addiction that has lasted since that time. I enjoy that time in the morning when the world is quiet. It has become my time for meditation and prayer.

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Transparency and public input key to developing City’s budget and CIP Trash cans get placed by the curb, and they get picked up. Clean, safe water predictably comes out of the household tap. Streets are wide, well lit and regularly maintained.

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their community and let City staff and elected officials know what’s most important to those who live here. Residents are the guiding voice for the mayor, council and City staff because it’s their tax dollars funding the services the City provides— mostly through sales and property taxes, state-shared revenues and service charges.

Like all Arizona cities, Chandler annually passes a new, balanced budget that takes effect July 1. That annual budget is developed based on feedback from you, the Chandler resident. The City listens through neighborhood meetings, newsletters, social media, the Web, a budget survey and budget meetings, and

The stellar record of fiscal responsibility is reflected in the responses given in the latest Citizen Budget Survey (conducted Nov. 16, 2015, to Jan. 3, 2016) which showed strong support for the fiscal management policies established and maintained by the City and the mayor and council. Nearly 90 percent of respondents said that Chandler services give residents a good return on the taxes they pay. Even more, 96 percent, rate their quality of life in Chandler as “excellent” or “very good.”

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Chandler makes conservative budget projections, doesn’t spend money it can’t count on, and saves for a rainy day. That fiscal responsibility has paid off with some of the highest credit ratings a City can receive, which results in lower interest rates when Chandler funds a major project and even more money savings for taxpayers.

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Of course, we would prefer to keep these staples handy, but as even a short jaunt to Rome or Venice will testify, there is much more than these two when it comes to cuisine in that boot shape that hangs down into the Mediterranean.

Bella Gusto Urban Pizzeria, a new restaurant at 1964 N. Alma School, is clearly of the same opinion. While the pizzas and pastas they offer are many in variety, they also serve salads, panini (sandwiches with ciabatta bread) and desserts that should expand your concept of Italian food with the speed of a Rossini allegro. (That is Italian for really fast music.)

Choosing just one salad and one sandwich as examples, check these out: Italian Chop Salad: Spring mix, salami, fontina, corn, pepperoncini, fried chickpeas, red onion, cherry tomato and balsamic vinaigrette ($10). What really stands out here is the unexpected addition of fried chickpeas, adding a savory pop to the whole mix.

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Bella Gusto opened recently and, as is traditional, will enjoy a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 16, courtesy the Chandler Chamber of Commerce. (No need to wait until then!)

Tony and Tina are getting married, and you are cordially invited to the ceremony. You—and anybody else with between $60 and $74 to spare— can be friends or family to this fine, upstanding young Brooklyn couple when they get married several times between March 8 and March 13 at the Chandler Center for the Arts.

The “wedding” is actually a show with viewer participation. Who knows?

Maybe you will get to toast the groom or dance with the bride. Go to www. chandlercenter.org for show times and more info.

Visit Russia, France and Bohemia on a Sunday afternoon and never leave Chandler. That’s the plan for conductors Jack Herriman and Alex Zheng, when they lead the Chandler Symphony Orchestra in music of Borodin, Ravel and Dvorak. Admission to the concert at 3 p.m. Sunday, March 20, at the Chandler Center for the Arts, 250 N. Arizona Ave., is by donation; the suggested amount is $5.

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By Kenneth LaFave If Alberto Esparza had a quarter for every young person he’s helped, he’d have more than enough to pay for the eye surgery he needs.

Esparza’s friends, colleagues and benefactors are hoping to help with the cost of his eye surgery by mounting a GoFundMe campaign to raise money for a man well-known for selfless giving.

Esparza is the founder, president and CEO of Si Se Puede, a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit organization devoted to helping schoolchildren in low-income areas of Chandler and South Phoenix access educational and recreational activities.

“Alberto started his foundation focusing on ZIP code 85255, which has probably the highest poverty rates in Chandler,” said Heather Anguiano, principal of Hartford Elementary.

Since its incorporation in 1998, the foundation has expanded to all of South Chandler and South Phoenix. Si Se

Puede works closely with the Chandler Unified School District.

Through Si Se Puede (Spanish for “Yes, It’s Possible,” and the motto of the United Farm Workers), Esparza “each year provides more than 1,400 local youth with opportunities to participate in soccer, robotics, a scholars program and folkloric dance,” Anguiano added.

But when Esparza, a Type 1 diabetic, started noticing his vision blurring, it was time for the roles of benefactor and beneficiary to be reversed.

“My vision had been in and out for years,” Esparza said in an interview.

“Finally, it got so bad that my doctor said I needed eye surgery.”

Though Esparza was insured, the co-pays involved were so high that he couldn’t afford the procedure. At first, he told no one, but friends and colleagues began to notice Esparza holding his laptop very close to his face to see the screen.

“I kept asking Alberto when he was going to get corrective surgery, but he

told me in confidence that he didn’t have the money,” said Anguiano.

(Esparza accepts only a small salary for his fulltime position at Si Se Puede, an amount roughly equivalent to a minimum wage job.)

“I suggested doing a onetime fee of $5 for Alberto Esparza every child in Si Se Puede’s soccer program,” Anguiano said.

With some 1,350 soccer participants, the total would have come to more than the $5,000 Esparza needed.

But Esparza declined.

“He’d given his word to the parents that soccer would be free, and he told me, ‘My word’s more important than my eyesight,’” Anguiano said.

So Anguiano and another Chandler principal, Lisa Shore of Frye Elementary, started an online campaign through www.GoFundMe.com. At first, their goal was a modest $2,000 toward the total Esparza needed. But in only two days, they had raised more than $4,000, and a few days later, the $5,000 total.

One of the contributors, former

Chandler High School student Taylor Pineda, 23, said she was happy to give back to someone who’d helped her so much.

“He’s great about connecting students to resources,” said Pineda, who participated in Si Se Puede’s scholars program.

“Thanks to his help, I received a scholarship to attend ASU.” Beyond the practical assistance Esparza’s organization provides, Pineda said, Esparza’s “hard work instilled the values of community service in all of us.”

“I am just humbled by this response, which I did not expect,” Esparza said. “I appreciate the entire Chandler [Unified] School District for being so supportive.

I have no words.”

In addition to its soccer program, Si Se Puede provides a robotics club serving more than 80 students, a ballet folklorico program for 32 students, and a scholars program benefiting 52 students this year alone. Students helped

by Si Se Puede since its incorporation in 1998 number more than 20,000, most of them through the free soccer league. ... continues on page 9

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By Srianthi Perera Citing the city’s record low crime rate, Triple A bond rating, new wave of commercial development and a stable employment base, Mayor Jay Tibshraeny used the word “outstanding” to describe the state of the city.

“Chandler holds a Triple A bond rating from all three national rating agencies. We do so for the number of strong fiscal policies that go back more than two decades,” he said on Thursday, Feb. 18.

Adhering to certain fiscal principals has helped the City maintain its ratings even through the last recession, the mayor said.

The City Council Chamber was filled with many residents who serve as volunteer officials of the City’s boards and commissions. Members from the 60-year-old Chandler Kiwanis Club, a few of the 90 volunteers who helped low income individuals with tax preparation and those involved in neighborhood and youth initiatives were among those who were asked to stand and be noted.

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A drone named “Video Bob” took attendees on a behind-the-scenes, around-the-clock video tour of the City’s various operations.

During the day, Video Bob visited places such as the traffic center, fire department, the water treatment center where water tests are analyzed more than 100 times daily and the Snedigar Complex, where a “rest and recovery” program helps keep the fields in top condition.

In the evening, it hovered inside the elegant Chandler Center for the Arts, visited the more subdued atmosphere of the 9-1-1 center and even dropped in on a crime scene. In the wee hours of the morning, it followed a street sweeper as it cleaned the roads for a new day.

Video Bob’s journey underlined the work that’s necessary to keep Chandler functioning. The mayor said that residents “seem to sense” that the City is being run well: in a recent budget survey, 97 percent of residents rated the City’s overall performance as “excellent” or “good.”

However, things are not perfect.

Tibshraeny noted some challenges.

While residents have come to expect exceptional services and quality programs, “balancing dollars between new amenities and maintenance needs is quite a challenge,” he said. “How quickly do we finish streets in Southeast Chandler, when others in North and West Chandler are near disrepair?”

He also posed the following questions: “When and where do we place new programs or parks within the community? Do we have the resources to expand existing programs? How do we fund them long-term?”

Another challenge is adapting to the bills from the State Legislature that seek to “harm” Chandler, Tibshraeny said.

House Bill 2026 erodes the revenues municipalities receive from rental taxes, while the Highway User Revenue Fund has also reduced State-shared revenues coming to Chandler.

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After a few years, Esparza realized he could be of more direct help to the community by founding a nonprofit.

“I had no business experience and didn’t know what I was doing,” he said.

One of the things he learned was the need for a “great board of directors.”

Another was that, as Esparza put it, “I had to go out there and do the daily grind of going to the business community and asking for funds.”

For more information on Si Se Puede, visit www.sisepuede.foundation.

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The $5,000 raised for Esparza’s surgery represents about 25 cents for each student helped.

Esparza said he began Si Se Puede because he saw a need.

“I wasn’t familiar with nonprofit corporations,” he recalled. “I started working for a behavioral health organization looking to serve the Hispanic population in South Scottsdale.

I didn’t even know there was an Hispanic population in South Scottsdale.”

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The mayor announced many new infrastructure projects, including: • The final phase of the McQueen Road expansion from Chandler Heights Road to Riggs Road.

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• Public meetings on the renovation of neighborhood park N.J. Harris Park (southeast of Arizona Avenue and Frye Road), as well as upgrades to neighborhood parks Apache Park (Knox Road and Hartford Street) and Navarrete Park (West Harrison Street and North Iowa Street).

• Designing a new Chandler Museum addition to the McCullough-Price House.

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Technology transforms learning spaces at Mesa Public Schools

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By Laurie Struna Students throughout Mesa Public Schools are learning in new ways, thanks to one-to-one technology.

In fall of 2015, Skyline High School launched the 1:1 technology initiative program in secondary. During registration, students were issued a Lenovo ThinkPad to use for schoolrelated purposes. The devices give students access to important tools to complete classroom and homework tasks, access digital and online textbooks and resources, and augment learning opportunities with teachers and peers in new and exciting ways.

It’s in the details Every detail about the rollout was examined, from personalized identification stickers for each device to a simple checkout process and the ability to track thousands of devices that students take home. Michelle Hamilton, director of purchasing and property management, researched ways to streamline the process. She found the right fit for the district’s needs, saving thousands of dollars in equipment costs by using an app that scans QR or barcodes.

“The process was seamless,” Hamilton said. “Students walked up to the table to get their device, and we scanned the student ID, and we took the device out of storage, loaned it to the student, hit enter, and the process was complete.”

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media center. Nonemergency work requests help less-dire situations.

For immediate needs, there is a centralized location staffed by student technicians called the tech squad, who are supervised by a lead technician. They help students with nonoperating devices before and after school and every hour in between. Technology orientations are hosted in the media center for newly enrolled students to get them up to speed before they attend class.

Bookcases were removed, furniture was rearranged and additional power strips were placed around the floor for easy student access. Additional chargers and textbooks are available for students who need to complete last-minute assignments.

“In the past, students would visit the media center to use the computers,” said Marcy Ruggiero, Skyline resource specialist.

Future plans The technology initiative is supported by a voter-approved $230 million bond initiative that funded the purchase of student devices and the Wi-Fi infrastructure that allows 3,000 students to simultaneously access the Internet from their devices.

Westwood High School implemented the program at the start of spring semester, with Dobson and Red Mountain high schools slated for the 2016-17 school year.

Eisenhower Center for Innovation and Lehi Elementary School also use one-to-one during school hours.

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Phoenix Zoo: More than just a zoo, a learning experience

By Kimberly Hosey Zoos are funny. On one hand, they make for an undeniably fun trip for the whole family—entertaining, educational and memorable.

On the other hand, as a genuine animal lover, I’m sometimes wary of captive animals—their happiness and well-being, the motivations of zoos, and how much the The zoo’s two California condors stretch their wings “animal ambassadors” really and give visitors a sample of their majesty. inspire us humans to save around the globe; including preserving their counterparts in the wild.

These concerns have only intensified Grevy’s zebras, giant armadillos and and evolved as I’ve raised my son—an orangutans.

At the end of 2014, the Arizona avid environmentalist and constantly Zoological Society, the organization curious biologist-in-training.

Happily, some zoos have grown with behind the Phoenix Zoo, changed its and outpaced my own awareness, like name to the Arizona Center for Nature the Phoenix Zoo. With a rebranding Conservation to better reflect its and new exhibits in recent years, I’m overall mission. The zoo also moved to happy to say my zoo has grown with ensure that everywhere guests see the me—and it was pretty great to start zoo name and logo, they would see the Conservation name as well—marking with.

An early fond memory with my the importance of conservation, not son is getting stuck in the rain after a just display of animals.

So it was with an even greater visit to the Phoenix Zoo. After hours watching animals enjoying the weather appreciation of the zoo that I took my I raced through the downpour with son along to check out all we’d missed my son zooming along in his stroller. recently. Turns out it was a lot.

After a quick trip along the Africa A new generation was hooked.

So I was heartened in recent years Trail with its sprawling grassy habitat, to see the zoo step up its efforts we lingered along the Arizona Trail. in promoting the importance of Rather than turn his nose up at animals conservation. It’s a message woven we “already have,” my son is intrigued throughout the exhibits, so a visit to by the information offered and the the zoo is more than just an animal immersive exhibits, and always comes showcase: A new generation of nature away learning something new.

Probably one of our favorite lovers is nurtured.

The zoo has long been known for encounters this time was the California programs supporting captive breeding condor exhibit. The two giant birds— and reintroduction for animals like rescued after lead poisoning and the Arabian oryx and, more recently, too much human contact—are both black-footed ferrets, Chiricahua males, but we still marveled as they leopard frogs, narrow-headed garter nibbled and almost embraced each snakes and thick-billed parrots. Its other, surprisingly curious and tender.

“Operation Oryx” was one of the first The birds are unreleasable, but will captive breeding programs at any zoo. probably be used to help breed the They also support conservation efforts critically endangered species.

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A lioness relaxes in the sun during a recent visit to the Phoenix Zoo.

You really don’t want to miss the Isle of the Tiger, the zoo’s newest exhibit, which opened last November. With wideopen, shaded viewing areas, large windows to observe the two Sumatran tigers, Sumatran design elements and interpretive signs; the exhibit area is perfect for humans— but it’s also designed Phoenix Zoo has made a large effort to focus on conwith tigers in mind; with The servation, and this shows in the way they present exhibits. two yards, dens with heated or cooled floors, enrichment events. On April 17, visit for Día del opportunities, varied terrain, a pool Niño, featuring crafts, piñata bashing, and rocks for the tigers to enjoy. It’s animal encounters and more activities a great representation of the zoo’s celebrating children.

Check out Earth Day 2016 on April overall mission to nurture both animal 23, when your kids can help save welfare and human engagement.

Next, we checked out the Komodo the planet by recycling, watch a live dragons, favorites since the exhibit ladybug release, enjoy music and games opened with its original dragons in from the Dinosaur Experience and 2009. Also nearby was the Tropical more. (Check http://phoenixzoo.org/ Flights walk-in aviary, featuring a event-items/earth-day/ to see which lively rainbow of feathered residents. items you can bring for recycling.)

Hours through May 31 are 9 a.m.

It’s my son’s favorite, so I planned it for last, knowing we’d stay until closing. to 5 p.m. daily. Admission is $20 for To his delight, he met a couple of ages 14 and older, $14 for ages 3 to 13. keepers who were more than happy Children 2 and younger are free. to answer as many bird questions as he could ask (which were many).

Phoenix Zoo Finally, reluctantly, we moseyed out. We didn’t catch everything, but 455 N. Galvin Pkwy., Phoenix (602) 286-3800 we’ll be sure to return soon. http://phoenixzoo.org The zoo hosts regular family-friendly

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Student Chronicles Know a student who’s doing something remarkable? Send items for student chronicles to christina@timespublications.com.

Andy Chen made the dean’s list for the fall 2015 semester at the Georgia Institute of Technology.

This designation is awarded to undergraduate students who have a 3.0 or higher academic average for the semester. One of the nation’s leading research universities, the Georgia Institute of Technology is in the business of creating “the next”—the next idea, the next technology and the next legion of agile minds well equipped to imagine and engineer our future. More than 24,000 undergraduate and graduate students are enrolled, and Georgia Tech is ranked in the nation’s top 10 public universities by U.S. News and World Report. For more information, visit www.gatech.edu.

Lisa McCormick was named to the fall 2015 dean’s list at The College of St. Scholastica in Duluth, Minnesota.

Dean’s list members have achieved a 3.75 grade point average or above on a 4.0 scale. The College of St. Scholastica is nationally recognized for quality. Rankings by U.S. News & World Report and Money magazines classify it as one of the Midwest’s top regional universities. Learn more at www.css.edu.

Bryan Raiton excelled during the fall 2015 semester, achieving a GPA of at least 3.5 to earn a spot on the dean’s list at Hofstra University in Hempstead, New York. Hofstra University is a nationally ranked private university just 25 miles from New York City and all its cultural, recreational and professional opportunities. It offers small classes and personal attention with the resources, technology and facilities of a large university. Students can choose from undergraduate and graduate offerings in liberal arts and sciences, business, engineering and applied science, communication, education, health professions and human services, honors studies, the Maurice A. Deane School of Law, the Hofstra Northwell School Page 14

of Graduate Nursing and Physician Assistant Studies, and the Hofstra Northwell School of Medicine.

Sarah Cox earned a spot for fall 2015 on the dean’s list at Central College in Pella, Iowa. The honor is awarded to full-time students who achieve a 3.5 grade point average or higher on a 4.0 scale while taking 12 or more graded credit hours for the semester.

Founded in 1853, Central College of Pella, Iowa, is a private, residential four-year liberal arts college known for its academic rigor and strength in global experiential learning, STEM (science, technology, engineering and math), sustainability education, athletics success and tradition, and leadership and service. Central continues to value its long-standing relationship with the Reformed Church in America that began in 1916. The college participates in NCAA Division III athletics and is a member of the Iowa Conference.

Central is an active part of the Greater Des Moines region and just two minutes from Lake Red Rock, Iowa’s largest lake.

Aaron Oleson was named to the dean’s list at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. Miami University students who achieved a 3.5 or better grade point average for first semester 2015-2016 have been named to the dean’s list recognizing academic performance. Oleson is earning a Bachelor of Science, majoring in mechanical engineering. Miami University is a public university located in southwestern Ohio offering more than 120 degree programs in humanities, science, engineering, business, education and fine arts.

BriAnna Schrimpf was named to the Lincoln Memorial University (LMU) dean’s list for the fall semester of 2015. To be placed on the dean’s list, the student must be a full-time undergraduate and have a 3.5 grade point average for the semester. Over

500 students earned the academic honor. Lincoln Memorial University in Harrogate, Tennessee, is a valuesbased learning community dedicated to providing educational experiences in the liberal arts and professional studies.

Anastasia Plyasunova has been named to the University of Delaware’s dean’s list for the 2015 fall semester.

To meet eligibility requirements for the dean’s list, a student must be enrolled full-time and earn a GPA of 3.33 or above (on a 4.0 scale) for the semester.

Wilkes University student Natalia Kwiatkowska was named to the dean’s list for the fall 2015 semester.

To be named to the dean’s list, students must obtain a minimum 3.4 grade point average and carry at least 12 credits. Wilkes University in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, is an independent institution of higher education dedicated to academic and intellectual excellence through mentoring in the liberal arts, sciences and professional programs.

In December, Allison Pick graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from Buena Vista University in Storm Lake, Iowa. Founded in 1891, Buena Vista University delivers 40 majors and 15 preprofessional programs that blend liberal arts with real-world experiences, preparing students for lifelong success, especially in the areas of elementary, secondary and special education; business and accounting; and biological and chemical sciences.

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Kalyn Marquez participated in Cornell College’s production of the musical comedy “A Man of No Importance” Feb. 19 through Feb. 27 in Mount Vernon, Iowa. Directed

by Jim Van Valen with musical direction by Julia Andrews West, the production celebrates the power of theater and the love of community by highlighting community members and Cornell alumni. Set in 1964 and developed from the 1994 film by the same title, the musical enjoyed a 2002 revival at the Lincoln Center

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and went on to win the 2003 Outer Critics Circle award. “A Man of No Importance” features the same team that produced “Once on this Island,” “Seussical” and “Ragtime” writer Terrence McNally, composer Stephen Flaherty and lyricist Lynn Ahrens. For more information, visit www.cornellcollege.edu.

Carly Sandstedt has been named to the deans’ list/Explore Center List of Distinguished Students at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln for the fall semester of the 2015-16 academic year. Sandstedt, a freshman pre-health major, was named to the Explore Center List of Distinguished Students for the Explore Center.

Trevor Franklin was named to the dean’s list at Olivet Nazarene University in Bourbonnais, Illinois, during the recently completed fall 2015 semester. To qualify for inclusion on the dean’s list, a student must have been enrolled as a fulltime undergraduate student and must have attained a semester grade point average of 3.50 or higher on a 4.00 grading scale. Olivet Nazarene University is an accredited Christian, liberal arts university offering more than 120 areas of undergraduate and graduate study, including the Doctor of Education in ethical leadership.

The following local residents have earned their degree from Western Governors University (WGU).

The university held its 30th semiannual commencement ceremony in Orlando on Feb. 6 and celebrated the graduation of more than 7,300 graduates.

Those include: • Kimberly Warren earned her Master of Science in nursing— education • Loran Greenwall earned her Master of Science in nursing— leadership and management • Doneen Grimm earned her MBA in health care management • Maria Kisslinger earned her Bachelor of Science in nursing.

Students who were not able to attend the ceremony in person were able to watch the event via live video stream on the WGU website.

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By Jill Pertler

Sweetening your grapes It can seem overwhelming sometimes; this thing called life. You awaken at 4 a.m. because it is a “migraine day,” and roll over while trying not to move your head, just hoping to get back to sleep for another hour or two.

You discover the furnace needs repairs and the washing machine needs replacing—all in the same day. The morning alarm didn’t go off and no one had time to make coffee. You are out of ketchup and you’d planned on having hamburgers for supper. There’s dog hair all over the carpet and muddy cat paw prints across the newly cleaned kitchen floor (and table, but I wouldn’t admit to that publicly). The dining room table is covered in receipts and tax documents.

It’s the first of the month and bills are due and you can’t find the checkbook.

One kid claims he doesn’t have clean underwear because the laundry is piled high because the washer has been

broken for a few days because it broke when one of the other kids was doing a load and he or she never thought to tell you.

Another of the kids calls. He has a flat tire. Again. Your car is nearly out of gas so you have to fill up before you can go rescue him. The school calls. Your kid threw up in science class. Again. It is raining or snowing or maybe probably both. The snow blower or the lawn mower or maybe probably both are on the fritz. Again.

You forgot to take your vitamins and only realize this when you reach for the aspirin. Because you still have that headache.

Your day, your week, heck your life in general seeps with potential for chaos and complaints. It can be overwhelming sometimes. It can be.

The furnace needs repairs and I am able to call a repairperson and keep our

house warm. The washing machine needs replacing and I am able to go to the store and order a new one. I have a coffee maker. It works when I press a button.

A hamburger without ketchup is still a hamburger. Plus, I can probably find a recipe for an interesting sauce online. It’s practically why Pinterest was invented.

Dog hair indicates a house that has the ability to love and care for animals.

Ditto that for the cat paw prints. Pets give us an unconditional love like no other.

Receipts and tax documents mean we had jobs and income during the previous year. We were able to purchase food and pay the mortgage and live in our house and be a family.

The bills are due. They aren’t overdue.

A lack of clean clothes and washing machine doesn’t prevent those clothes from being laundered. Teaching kids how to hand wash items in a pinch is a valuable skill.

Having a snow blower and lawn mower means you have somewhere to blow and mow. Rain and snow means Mother Nature is doing her job.

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A flat tire can be fixed. No one is hurt and filling up the gas is a lot less painful now than a year ago. You can pick up the sick kid while rescuing the flat tire one.

That’s a twofer. And tonight at supper they will be home with you. All under one roof. You don’t appreciate simple things like that until they are gone.

Life. It can be overwhelming sometimes. It sure can. For me this is most likely to happen in the wee hours of the morning while I lie in bed thinking of my to-do list and all the things that could go wrong.

It can be overwhelming sometimes.

It is overwhelming sometimes. But it doesn’t have to be. You get to choose the fullness of your cup and the sweetness of your grapes (or wine as the case may be). As long as you realize you’re the one with the power to do so.

I attempt to make mine full to the brim with a nice white—preferably an oaky Chardonnay.

Jill Pertler is an award-winning syndicated columnist, published playwright and author. Don’t miss a slice; follow the Slices of Life page on Facebook.

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This month’s project is another that I found on Pinterest. I’ve been sitting on it for a while, though, so I could collect the upcycled items I need to make it work.

The keys to this project are not spending a lot of money, and repurposing items found within the home.

You will need: Hot glue gun, popsicle sticks, aluminum foil, concrete, acrylic paint, cups, water, decorations (i.e., bottle caps, pennies, marbles, bike chain, nuts and washers—the sky’s the limit), self-adhesive felt, scissors law talk

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Step 2: Mix and pour the concrete Fill a plastic cup about halfway with dry concrete and add water, stirring constantly until it reaches the consistency of a milkshake. If desired, add about 2 tablespoons of colored acrylic paint to give tint to the mixture. When ready, slowly pour into one of the squares until the shape is about 3/4 full.

Step 3: Add the decorations It’s important to note at this point that working one square at a time will allow time to add decorations before the concrete hardens.

I discovered after working with a few different materials that it’s imperative to add decorations from the middle and work outward. The weight of the decorations will cause ripple effects in the concrete and if you work from top to bottom then the concrete “wave” will shift to one side of the coaster causing a surface area that is angled when dry.

Step 4: Finishing touches Once your coasters are decorated and dry, break apart the popsicle sticks and carefully peel the aluminum foil from the bottom of the coasters.

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5. Mary Thomas and Karen Wright showed their patriotic spirit. 6. The Chandler High School Air Force Junior ROTC led off the parade. 7. Future Miss Arizonas waved to the crowd. 8. Rescue dog Asia and her owner Greg Johnson had a great curbside view. 9. Ballet Folklorico dazzled the crowd with traditional dances. 10. Father and daughter Scott and Jessica Amberg made the parade a family outing.

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Catch the action on Opening Day when the D-backs battle the Colorado Rockies at Chase Field.

WHEN: Monday, April 4, at 6:40 p.m.

WHERE: Chase Field, 401 E. Jefferson St., Phoenix COST: $19 to $35 INFO: (602) 462-6500 or www.arizona.diamondbacks.mlb.com

This skating spectacular features classic moments from some of Disney’s most popular films.

WHEN: Thursday, April 7, through Sunday, April 10, at 7 p.m.

WHERE: Talking Stick Resort Arena, 201 E. Jefferson St., Phoenix COST: $24 to $69 INFO: www.talkingstickresortarena. com/events

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Watch caterpillars munch on their host plants, form their chrysalises and emerge as beautiful butterflies.

WHEN: Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays, through Saturday, May 14, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

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Hop over to Dave & Busters for breakfast with the Easter Bunny.

Admission includes breakfast buffet, $10 Power Card and a visit with the Easter Bunny.

WHEN: Sunday, March 27, from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m.

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2016 Tempe Spring Festival of the Arts

More than 350 booths of artists line up on Mill Avenue displaying creative artwork, edibles area, live entertainment and street performers.

WHEN: Friday, April 8, Saturday, April 9, and Sunday, April 10, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

WHERE: Mill Avenue, between Third Street and University Drive, Tempe.

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Chandler Symphony Classical Series Music Director Jack Herriman and associate conductor Alex Zheng lead volunteer musicians from all over the Valley in a pops concert and five classical concerts. The symphony performs orchestral music with talented volunteer musicians.

WHEN: Sunday, March 20, at 3 p.m.

WHERE: Chandler Center for the Arts, 250 N. Arizona Ave., Chandler COST: Free, but donations are suggested ($15 for family, $10 for adult, $5 for child) INFO: www.chandlercenter.org/events or (480) 782-2680 Jim Jefferies This Australian comedian’s confessional, edgy style has won him fans and fame around the world.

He knows how to push buttons and bring down the house with his brutal, unflinching honesty.

WHEN: Friday, March 25, at 8 p.m.

WHERE: Wild Horse Pass Hotel and Casino’s Ovations Live Showroom, 5040 Wild Horse Pass Blvd., Chandler COST: $43 to $79 INFO: www.wingilariver.com or (800) 946-4452 Flamenco Kings Starring Los Vivancos The Vivancos brothers (Elias, Judah, Josua, Cristo, Israel, Aaron and Josue) created Los Vivancos in 2007. With their first creation “7BROTHERS” produced, directed and choreographed by them, they have performed for more than 1 million people worldwide.

WHEN: Friday, March 25, at 7:30 p.m.

WHERE: Chandler Center for the Arts, 250 N. Arizona Ave., Chandler COST: $38 to $58 INFO: www.chandlercenter.org/events or (480) 782-2680 Richard Marx This singer, producer and songwriter has sold more than 30 million records, including such hits as “Right Here Waiting,” “Endless Summer Nights” and “Should’ve Known Better.”

WHEN: Saturday, March 26, at 8 p.m.

WHERE: Wild Horse Pass Hotel and Casino’s Ovations Live Showroom, 5040 Wild Horse Pass Blvd., Chandler COST: $32 to $99 INFO: www.wingilariver.com or (800) 946-4452 Chandler Jazz Festival Groove to tunes from 70 artists across 13 venues at this festival, now in its

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WHEN: Friday, April 1, and Saturday, April 2, various times WHERE: Downtown Chandler COST: Free INFO: www.chandleraz.gov/jazz The von Trapps Yes, it’s THAT von Trapp family, the great grandchildren of Maria and Georg von Trapp, whose story was immortalized in “The Sound of Music.”

The von Trapps collaborated with Pink Martini on “Dream a Little Dream,” released in 2014.

WHEN: Friday, April 1, at 7:30 p.m.

WHERE: Chandler Center for the Arts, 250 N. Arizona Ave., Chandler COST: $22 to $36 INFO: www.chandlercenter.org/events or (480) 782-2680 Sinbad The actor and comedian brings his stand-up routine. This Michigan native has appeared in “The Sinbad Show” on television and in movies, including “Jingle All the Way.” WHEN: Friday, April 8, at 8 p.m.

WHERE: Wild Horse Pass Hotel and Casino’s Ovations Live Showroom, 5040 Wild Horse Pass Blvd., Chandler COST: $33 to $72 INFO: www.wingilariver.com or (800) 946-4452 Air Supply Graham Russell and Russell Hitchcock celebrate 40 years of hitmaking including ballads like “Making Love Out of Nothing at All,” “The One That You Love” and “Lost in Love.”

WHEN: Saturday, April 9, at 8 p.m.

WHERE: Wild Horse Pass Hotel and Casino’s Ovations Live Showroom, 5040 Wild Horse Pass Blvd., Chandler COST: $43 to $99 INFO: www.wingilariver.com or (800) 946-4452 Chandler Art Walk See over 50 artists who are selling their works and hear live music. This month’s theme is Taste of the Islands.

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By Marjorie Rice On April 2, stand on a sidewalk in downtown Chandler, close your eyes and you may think you’ve been transported to New Orleans’ French Quarter, with strains of jazz coming from every direction.

On that spring Saturday, jazz performers will set up on the sidewalks in front of five downtown shops to entertain music fans as part of the 17th annual Chandler Jazz Festival, April 1 and April 2. Admission is free.

The event kicks off Friday night, with a blues vibe on the new Main Stage in the Downtown Library Plaza, 178 E. Commonwealth Ave. It swings into the sidewalk jazz on Saturday, followed by a night of jazz on the Main Stage.

Blues bands include the Levi Platero Band, Paul Cruize and the Blues Crew and headliners RD Olson Blues Band.

Saturday night’s Main Stage action kicks off with the South Mountain Community College Latin Jazz Big Band, followed by the Gabriel Mark Hasselbach Quintet and winding up with headliners El Chicano.

And that’s not all.

In addition to the sidewalk music, blues and jazz entertainers will perform at the Ostrich Lounge, El Zocalo, Vintage 95 and the Original Chop Shop restaurants. Each night ends with a jam session at Vintage 95.

The festival has been swinging downtown Chandler since 2000, and it’s grown to become Arizona’s largest free jazz event, with music, a beer and wine garden, vendors, food trucks and more.

Bart Salzman is artistic director and founder of the festival.

He got the gig in 1992, when Rich Dlugas, then director of community services for Chandler, asked him to put together a festival to draw people downtown.

“Chandler had a Jazz Fest,” Salzman said, “But they had it in a park east of downtown and they wanted to bring it to the center of the city. My vision was to create a French Quarter feel with music everywhere. I made a couple of calls, and in a week we had $10,000 and sponsors, and we put on a festival

in April 2000. In 17 years we’ve never missed a beat.”

Salzman, himself a jazz trumpeter, runs the festival as a consultant for the City.

“Each year we’ve attracted more famous performers and a bigger budget,” he said. “Typically we get 10,000 people over the two days, depending on the weather.”

New this year is the permanent Main Stage, in the park next to the downtown library. That required a change in scheduling, Salzman said.

“The stage has no shade, so we’re not able to put bands on the stage until 5 p.m. We used to have local bands during Saturday afternoon, so we now have a lot more stuff in restaurants and on sidewalks during the day on Saturday.

“We want people to know that there’s a lot going on Saturday, starting at 2:30.”

Music fans can wander through downtown, shopping, snacking and enjoying the sidewalk sounds, then spread out on the grass for the evening, or head to restaurants where some of the headliner bands also will play after their Main Stage performances.

And after the main show each night, they can check out the jam sessions at Vintage 95.

The festival includes all types of jazz–blues, old standards, modern, vocalists–again, echoing New Orleans’ eclectic mix. “If you go stand in the middle of downtown Chandler you’ll get that blending,” Salzman said.

Jazz night headliners El Chicano has been a standout in L.A. Latino Rock for upward of 40 years, with various artists over the years. “They’re like Santana,” Salzman said. “They’re every bit as good but they have day jobs and don’t tour as much. It’s primarily Latin pop and jazz. They get a huge audience every time.”

The Chandler Jazz Festival takes place at various times Friday, April 1, and Saturday, April 2, at the Chandler Downtown Library, 22 S. Delaware St., Chandler. The concerts are free. Call (480) 861-3236 or visit www.chandler.gov/jazz for more information.

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Indian cuisine is long on infusing its meats, grains and vegetables with the flavors of spices and herbs. Other food styles may top everything with sauces, but a good curry or korma is about the flavors integrating into the chicken, lamb, beef or fish. New India Gate does an especially good job of this, even in the breads, as for instance in a garlic naan ($2.25) that is mildly garlicky in every bite.

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Vindaloo is a spicy curry Chicken vindaloo and saag paneer are infused with dish in which the meat, flavor. marinated in vinegar and ginger, is spinach had come from the owners’ served in a sauce that marries the heat backyard, we at least could be certain of chili peppers to a sweet edge of that the goat had not. Chicken, lamb cinnamon and/or sugar. The chicken and fish curries are also on the menu. vindaloo ($11.99) I ordered at New We closed our evening with pistachio India Gate balanced all this well, and kulfi ($3.99), an Indian ice cream a didn’t neglect to include plenty of little closer to what we used to call “ice cardamom along with turmeric and milk.” As with all of New India Gate’s cumin. foods, freshness and flavor-saturation The old India Gate was known for were supreme. its goat curry ($12.99), so my dining mate chose to sample it. She loves New India Gate lamb, but had never eaten goat before. 4939 W. Ray Rd. As it turned out, goat reminded her of Chandler 85226 mutton, and was a bit “gamey” for her (480) 427-4141 taste. I reassured her that, because the www.azindiagate.com

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This is the dish that put her famous restaurant in Lake Tahoe on the map, and once you taste it you’ll know why. At that time, back in 1955, she was preparing this dish with veal, but we have found that slices of chicken breast pounded into tender medallions is as flavorful as the veal. I’m so excited to share Momma’s Scaloppine with you because this is one of the upscale dishes that you pay a lot of money for at Italian restaurants, and now you can make it at home anytime you want.

It really only takes about five minutes to make once you have all of your items prepped, which is an absolute must for this recipe because it will sauté up so quickly. This was the first recipe we chose when creating our cookbook, “Momma & Me & You,” and that was the first time Momma

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Elizabeth Rahamim, a licensed clinical social worker, substance abuse professional and founder of Strategies for Success, said it is very gratifying to see the positive and long-term changes that her clients make in their lives.

and teens, Rahamim said she and her staff also work with adults who have different types of issues, from older adults who are struggling with changes in their health and may not be taking proper care of themselves to others who may have ADHD but have never been diagnosed.

“We will look at the barriers in their lives, and why they are always so exhausted and talk about different approaches that they can take,” she said.

For example, Rahamim said, if someone is experiencing anxiety at work, she may discuss ways that the person can communicate better while on the job, and/or talk about why the job might not be the best fit.

“We try to identify ways to alleviate the problems,” she said.

Strategies for Success also offers seminars, employee and community training and other related services.

“I do a lot of corporate work; for example if there has been a trauma in a workplace like a bank robbery I will work with them to minimize the risk of post-traumatic stress disorder,” Rahamim said.

“I can also do consulting with small businesses on employee relationships.

We want to be a one-stop shop.”

Strategies for Success is located at 10440 E. Riggs Rd., Suite 207 in Chandler. For more information, call (480) 252-5152, email appointment@ saptherapist.com or visit www. saptherapist.com.

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