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August 23, 2020

Campaign 2020 kicks into high gear In Chandler BY PAUL MARYNIAK Arizonan Executive Editor

wo new candidates for State House have entered the Legislative District 18 General Election campaign as the races for two House seats and the Senate seat heat up. Official results from the Aug. 4 primary showed that Donald Hawker of Tempe secured 1,026 votes – 4.59 percent of all votes cast two weeks ago and more than twice the 499 he needed to get his name on the November ballot.

He will join Ahwatukee resident Bob Robson on the GOP ticket for the LD18 House race against incumbent Democratic Reps. Mitzi Epstein and Jennifer Jermaine in a district that covers northern Chandler as well as Ahwatukee and parts of Tempe and Mesa. Meanwhile, Tempe resident Chris Wilson, a 16-year Arizonan and ex-Marine who works in sales and management for a company that manufactures prosthetic feet and knees for amputees, has declared himself in the running for a LD18 House

Seat on the Constitution Party, setting up a five-way race for the two seats. He has made Gov. Doug Ducey’s “unconstitutional” shutdowns of businesses a major focus of his campaign, calling it “tyranny” and lambasting the incumbents and their colleagues for not stopping the governor’s actions. The LD 18 Senate campaign is an all-Ahwatukee affair as Republican Realtor Suzanne Sharer tries to deny Democrat Sean

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$21M budget hole may Gratitude for Aprende confront Chandler schools BY KEVIN REAGAN Arizonan Staff Writer

handler Unified School District has about 1,600 fewer students than it expected, prompting administrators to grapple with a possible funding shortfall of nearly $21 million. CUSD, one of Arizona’s largest school districts, had projected 47,000 students at its 42 campuses for the 2020-2021 school year. But recent estimates taken from the first week of school this month indicate CUSD missed its projection by 1,656 kids. “That really impacts our school district,” said CUSD Chief Financial Officer Lana Berry. The enrollment numbers are not final since some students may not have been able to log on to their virtual classes yet, she added, so it’s not clear yet how many students have completely withdrawn from CUSD.

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Police here break cold case with first family tree search BY KEVIN REAGAN Arizonan Staff Writer

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dvancements in DNA testing led Chandler Police Department to arresting a Phoenix man on charges he sexually assaulted a woman 29 years ago by forcing his way into her apartment at gunpoint. The arrest marks first time Chandler Police broke an unsolved case by searching family DNA databanks – a method that has helped other agencies to make arrests in major cases that stymied them for decades. Gary R. Young, 65, was taken into custody on Aug. 5 for crimes he allegedly committed nearly three decades ago around the Valley. In addition to the sexual assault of a Chandler woman, Young’s DNA has been traced to the 1992 rape of another young woman in central Phoenix. Although investigators had recovered biological evidence from both victims, investigators did not know that the two crimes had a common perpetrator until the early 2000s and no suspect could be immediately identified based on DNA profiles police already had on file. Young, who has a criminal history dating back to the late 1970s, managed to go undetected for decades because his DNA had never been located in any type of law enforcement database. Chandler Police reopened the case earlier this year, utilizing genetic genealogy techniques. Investigators essentially tried to work backwards by combing through family trees to find someone biologically related to the suspect. Biotechnology companies like 23andMe, which helps customers find longlost relatives, have become a valuable tool in recent years for law enforcement agencies by opening up a massive network of undiscovered DNA profiles. Several high-profile cases have been solved by tracing suspects through a family member who had voluntarily uploaded their DNA into these genealogical repositories. Sgt. Jason McClimans said Young’s arrest is the first Chandler Police has made by using familial DNA testing.

cessful in arresting The agency’s detecand convicting Joseph tives have submitted a DeAngelo, who recouple unsolved cases cently pleaded guilty to undergo genealogito committing a series cal testing in recent of heinous rapes and years and the 1991 murders around Calisexual assault is the fornia in the 1970s. first to end in an arrest. The assault took place DeAngelo, also on the night of Nov. 8, known as the “Golden 1991 at an apartment State Killer,” was decomplex near Dobson tained in 2018 after and Frye roads. investigators traced According to court rehis DNA through discords, a woman heard tant relatives who had a knock on her door their genetic material by an unknown man cataloged in an online Gary Robert Young dressed as a paramedic. DNA bank. He forced his way into It reportedly took the woman’s apartment and bound her investigators months to narrow down wrists with duct tape. several family trees until they reached The man then blindfolded the woman DeAngelo by eliminating other relatives and gagged her with a cloth to muffle as possible suspects. her screams, tied her wrists to a bedFamilial DNA testing was additionally post and proceeded to cut her clothes off utilized to arrest a Chandler man last with scissors. year for a series of crimes committed The woman claims she was assaulted around the Midwest in the 1990s. for about two hours before her assailant Samual Legg, who lived at a Chandler fled the apartment. She also reported group home for the last few years, has that the man videotaped the assault. been identified as a possible serial killer A year later, a similar incident was re- after his brother’s DNA was connected ported in Phoenix after a woman reported to a murder suspect’s profile, resulting being abducted and assaulted by a strang- in Legg’s arrest last February. er claiming to be a private detective. Chandler Police zeroed in on Gary Young The victim alleged she was approached from a list of possible DNA matches after by a man professing to be investigating a discovering he had lived in the Phoenix series of arson cases and asked to interview area when the two assaults occurred. her. He grabbed the woman, bound her feet Investigators later learned he had with tape and forced her inside a parked car. previously owned a car similar to the The man drove the car to a residence suspect’s and worked in Chandler as a and took the woman into a bedroom, delivery driver in the early 1990s. where he sexually assaulted her. But investigators still only had the The victim recalled being placed inside DNA of Young’s relatives to compare to another vehicle and was driven to an alley- the suspect’s genetic profile and needed way. Witnesses reported seeing the wom- to find a way to get a DNA sample from an run out of the van screaming for help. Young in order to determine whether he Statements gathered by the two vic- was an exact match. tims described a perpetrator with simiChandler Police surveilled Young around lar physical characteristics. But the cas- his Phoenix home until they saw him dises were not linked together until DNA card a cigarette butt on the ground. testing in 2002 confirmed the assaults Investigators quickly retrieved the obwere likely committed by the same man. ject and saliva left on the cigarette allegEarlier this year, investigators began edly matched the suspect’s DNA profile. searching for family members of the Young was taken into custody a couple rapist by scanning DNA databanks for weeks later and charged with multiple profiles with genetic links to the suspect. felony offenses for both the Chandler This method of DNA testing was suc- and Phoenix assaults.

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Pandemic amplifies new Chandler school’s challenges BY KEVIN REAGAN Arizonan Staff Writer

hirley Mathew’s 25 years of experience working in the Chandler Unified School District couldn’t quite prepare her for the complexities of a pandemic. She had been the principal of Weinberg Elementary and was preparing to transition to Rice Elementary, one of two new schools the district is opening this year, when COVID-19 struck. The last five months have been tumultuous for all of the district’s principals and administrators, yet Mathew had the added challenge of straddling between two schools in the middle of the pandemic. “One day I will write a book on all this,” she joked. Not only did she have to figure out how to educate hundreds of students virtually, but Mathew had to deal with the weekly tasks of ordering supplies, assembling classrooms and preparing to open the new campus at 1290 E. Ocotillo Road – which might not actually have

any students in the near future. The 2020-2021 school year was expected to be an exciting time for Rice’s students and teachers. Its newly-constructed classrooms have been stocked with new textbooks, desks and computers that are now waiting to be used by children. The CUSD Governing Board decided last month to delay all in-person instruction at the district’s schools until the second quarter starts on Oct. 13. Though the district’s staff has the option to work from home, Mathew has been coming to school every day, working on a campus that should have had nearly 800 students on it by now. “It is extremely different,” the principal said about the school’s emptiness. “The joy that we have is from the buzz of children.” When schools closed in March, Mathew’s staff at Weinberg was instructed to quickly pack up the entire school and vacate the campus within a couple weeks. Suddenly staffers were in a mad dash to sanitize every object and empty out

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all the school’s classrooms, the principal recalled, resulting in an intense period of transition for the school’s staff. But Mathew also had to simultaneously monitor all of Weinberg’s teachers in their shift to at-home virtual learning. Teachers had to prepare take-home materials for students lacking internet access, Mathew said, while scrambling to clean up their classrooms before the end of the school year. “The magnitude of what we had to do was just pretty phenomenal in a very short time,” Mathew said. Once Mathew and her staff left Weinberg, they found themselves with no place to go. The Rice campus was still under construction and CUSD had to begin remodeling work at Weinberg for the next school year. Another elementary school offered Mathew some spare space to open up a temporary summer office so parents could still contact her about questions regarding Rice’s expected opening in August. There’s been an incredible amount of support from parents and the district during this stressful time, Mathew said, and it’s made the transition to Rice much easier. Even after the campus was built and Mathew started moving her staff in, the pandemic interfered with the delivery of needed items like garbage cans, filing

cabinets and cleaning supplies. Supply networks have been regularly interrupted by COVID-19’s impact over the last few months, delaying the amount of time it typically takes items to arrive. The school is still waiting for some items to arrive, Mathew said, but most of the campus is essentially ready for students to arrive. The school’s floors have been marked with stickers to indicate where students should stand in relation to others. Classrooms have desks carefully arranged to prevent students from sitting too close to each other. Rice has a plan for almost any scenario that may arise when in-person instruction begins, the principal said, and the school is prepared to make major changes in order to keep students safe. Mathew said her current priority is keeping Rice’s students engaged while they’re learning from home. She has been routinely dropping in on virtual lessons, posting videos with uplifting messages and answering questions from students via email. Mathew said teachers continue to track attendance every day and ensure students are completing their lessons. She said these last few months have taught her she doesn’t always have control over every situation and she is trying to remain flexible in order to adapt to the many blindsides of an evolving pandemic. “We’re not giving power to the pandemic,” she noted. “But we’re certainly making sure we’re doing everything to protect our children.” Rice Elementary had originally been envisioned as a sustainable campus that practices eco-friendly protocols and teaches students how to responsibly care for the environment. Mathew said Rice still intends to fulfill that vision and has plans in place to construct a vegetable garden on campus for students to learn about horticulture. Education may look and feel different in the coming months, she added, but students will still be learning and teachers will be doing everything they can to make them feel cared for. “There’s a lot of good things that we’re planning for when the kids do come inperson,” she said. “It will still be school.”

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Chandler couple sue over kids' removal BY KEVIN REAGAN Arizonan Staff Writer

Chandler couple whose sick child was forcibly removed from their home last year after choosing not to take them to the hospital is suing city and state officials for violating their constitutional rights. Brooks Bryce and Sarah Beck filed a lawsuit in federal court last month that accuses Chandler and Arizona Department of Child Safety officials of “unlawfully” taking custody of their three children during a series of chaotic events in February 2019. The couple’s case attracted extensive media coverage after videos and photos of Chandler Police raiding the family’s home went viral. State lawmakers condemned the incident and it reignited a political debate about how much power social workers should have when it comes to protecting vulnerable children. Bryce and Beck are seeking at least $2 million in damages for the emotional distress they claim they suffered as their children were taken away. “They want to stand up and make it known these guys were horrible in their treatment of this family,” said Shawn McMillan, the family’s attorney. “It never should have happened.” The incident began Feb. 25, 2019 after the couple’s 2-year-old son spiked a fever of 101 degrees. Beck did not think he was in immediate danger and elected not to take him to the hospital, according to the lawsuit. Out of an abundance of caution, Beck had the boy examined at the offices of naturopath Jaclyn Bain, who doesn’t hold a medical license in Arizona. Bain’s assistant first got a reading of 102 degrees. Then Bain herself purportedly got a temperature reading of 104 degrees from the child. The rising temperature prompted Bain to instruct Beck to take her child to a hospital for treatment. The plaintiffs’ attorneys have called into question Bain’s temperature reading, deeming it “erroneous” and illogical when compared to all the other readings

done on the child. Beck claims she checked her son’s temperature after leaving Bain’s office and got a reading of 101 degrees, court documents state. Because it appeared to Beck her child was not sick enough to warrant a hospital visit, the mother elected not to follow Bain’s advice. “Given (the child’s) rapidly improving condition, Beck did not want an expensive and unnecessary hospital bill,” the lawsuit states. As the child’s symptoms continued to subside, Beck called Bain to inform her she wouldn’t be taking the toddler to the hospital. Bain did not agree and reported the couple to DCS. Arizona law requires most medical workers to report suspected instances of child abuse. If they don’t, then they could become subject to criminal enforcement or have their license suspended. Some states specifically require naturopaths to report abuse, but Arizona’s list of mandatory reporters doesn’t include naturopathic practitioners like Bain. On the night of Feb. 25, the family invited a friend who is a registered nurse to come to their home and examine the boy. The nurse determined his health was not in danger and did not recommend taking him to a hospital. Around midnight, Chandler Police visited the family’s home and asked to come inside. The parents told the officers their son was feeling better and not in any danger, then invoked their right to not have police officers search their home without a warrant. A court order filed by DCS was signed by a judge shortly after midnight and allowed authorities to take custody of the boy. The plaintiffs argue the court order was obtained “fraudulently” because social workers gave the judge misleading information. For example, DCS claimed Beck had not attempted to obtain a second medical opinion about her child’s health and insisted the family refused to talk to police officers. After obtaining the court order, officers donned tactical armor and stormed the family’s home. Beck, who was pregnant at the time,

Sarah Beck and Brooks Bryce are suing the City of Chandler for a police raid in February 2019 that ended with social workers removing their children from their home for reasons the couple said were unwarranted. (File photo)

claims officers pointed weapons at her as they seized custody of her sick son. Chandler Police have previously said the forced entry was necessary in order to tend to a child who may have had a dangerous illness and that officers were acting under legal authority of a court order. But the family claims the boy’s medical condition was not severe enough to justify the presence of law enforcement. Paramedics at the scene evaluated the child and determined he only had a 100-degree fever. Despite the child’s mild symptoms, a DCS social worker instructed officers to seize custody of the couple’s two other children even though the court order only allowed them to take the sick child. DCS later filed a petition in court arguing the agency had authority to take all the family’s children without a warrant because the couple’s home was “too dirty,” court records show. More specifically, social workers claim they observed crumbs on the floor and clothes piled up in the family’s living area. The plaintiffs believe these conditions don’t validate the unwarranted seizure of someone’s children. “These are clearly not conditions that pose any risk of serious bodily injury or death, let alone the immediate risk of serious bodily injury or death that is required in order to lawfully seize a child without a warrant,” the lawsuit states. The couple further fault police officers for not questioning the unwarranted seizure of the couple’s two other children.

The three children were later placed in foster homes and authorities tried filing criminal charges against Beck and Bryce. The Maricopa County Attorney’s Office declined to prosecute them for child abuse, citing the unlikelihood of obtaining a conviction. All three children were reunited with their parents a couple months later. In July 2019, the Maricopa County Juvenile Court dismissed a dependency case against Beck and Bryce. The parents claim they were subjected to months of emotional distress over a situation that turned out to be minor. “All that was ever proven was that (the child) had a mild fever and a common cold – which his mother was addressing with an appropriate level of concern and care,” the lawsuit states. The lawsuit accuses police of excessive force, unwarranted seizures, judicial deception and unlawful deception. McMillan said this case demonstrates how Arizona tends to overreact to an abuse allegation without getting all the facts first. There was no emergency at any time, the lawyer said, and the confrontation could have been avoided through some simple communication between DCS and the family. “There’s just a lot of ways this could have been resolved without the heavyfisted hand of the government,” he said. The city declined to comment on the pending litigation.

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In order to limit exposure to COVID-19, Chandler Unified made the unprecedented move to not have any in-person instruction for the first quarter of its school year. Students are still expected to complete online assignments each day and teachers track their attendance through their virtual participation. But the early enrollment estimates appear to be troubling, Berry added, since the district’s primary source of state funding is based on how many students attend school each day. “When your enrollment goes down, it ultimately decreases your budget,” Berry said at a recent Governing Board meeting. The dreary numbers are a major reversal from where CUSD was positioning itself to be less than a year ago. The district seemed to be one of the few in Arizona expecting an increased enrollment and was expecting to grow by at least 100 students this school year. The positive projections pushed administrators last year to approve plans for building two new schools -- one elementary campus and one high school -- in the district’s booming eastern region, which serves some 10,000 Gilbert children. The district further used its growing enrollment numbers to convince Chandler residents to vote for a $290-million bond measure last year. “It is projected that the district will grow by approximately 300 students per year for the next 10 years which requires additional classrooms and related furniture,” CUSD wrote in the voter pamphlet for the 2019 bond measure, which passed by a wide majority. Now the uncertainty caused by the pandemic is forcing CUSD to reimagine a future that could include a funding loss of about $21 million. Gov. Doug Ducey has allocated $370 million to help Arizona’s school districts stabilize their budgets and CUSD is expected to get $12 million of that. But the district is still left with a loss of $8.4 million that won’t be covered through additional financial assistance from the state. The district’s needs currently outweigh the amount of financial assistance from the state, Berry said, so

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CUSD may have to find a way to cover that funding gap. “All of our cash reserves are starting to decline too,” she said. “To make a big cut means we have to use our reserves to cover that difference.” Personnel cuts is a significant concern for the district at the moment, as it attempts to continue retaining its 5,200 employees. One problem CUSD faces is figuring out how to pay for positions not funded through state aid. The district has a number of jobs funded through revenue it regularly collects through offering daycare services, cafeteria meals and after-school activities -- services that suddenly become unavailable when campuses are closed. During the fourth quarter of the last school year – when Ducey ordered all of Arizona’s schools to close – CUSD chose to pull $3.8 million from its reserves to cover the payroll for positions normally funded through the revenue it makes by providing support services. But administrators say it won’t be sustainable for CUSD to continue relying on contingency funds to supplement these payroll expenses. “This quarter we have not been able to do that because we have to have revenue coming in to support those staff members,” Berry said. Since March, CUSD has had to spend nearly $13 million on unexpected expenses needed to adapt to the pandemic’s impacts. Nearly $7 million has been spent on buying more laptops and computers for students. More than $5 million was needed to train staff and for extra payroll expenses. And about $850,000 was spent on stocking the district’s schools with protective gear. CUSD only got an extra $3 million from the state to cover the $13 million it spent reacting to the pandemic. The district’s additionally in the process of trying to get reimbursed by the U.S. Department of Emergency and Military Affairs for money it spent on new protective gear. Receipts for plexiglass and masks are submitted to the federal agency on a regular basis, Berry said, and CUSD hopes to get reimbursed for at least $200,000. “Some of them get rejected, some of them get approved,” she said.

County virus data improving for schools

The latest map from the Maricopa County Public Health Department indicates that COVID-19 spread in Chandler and the school districts serving it is in a actegory where some in-class learning is okay. (Maricopa County)

BY PAUL MARYNIAK Arizonan Executive Editor

he Maricopa County Public Health Department has released a new dashboard to give parents and others an idea of the level COVID-19 cases by school district and the updated version indicates none of the school districts serving Chandler should reopen classrooms completely. But the metrics released last Thursday indicate Chandler Unified, Tempe Union and the part of Kyrene could theoretically reopen partially, with students splitting their time on a rotating basis each week between classrooms and home. That’s the set-up Gilbert Public Schools plans to start on Sept. 8, with students getting in-class two days a week. The GPS student body would be divided by the first initial of last names so that some students in classrooms on, say, Monday and Tuesday, and the rest Wednesday and Thursday. The district is still working out details but the student rotation provides for safe distancing of desks. According to the data released by the county, the presence of COVID-19 in

much of Tempe and Chandler puts the two cities in a yellow category. County health officials break down that data by ZIP code as well as school district boundaries at maricopa. gov/5594/School-Metrics. The data can be visualized on a map using three colors red, yellow and green – based on three sets of data that indicate virus spread. Those data sets include the number of positive COVID-19 cases per 100,000 people; the percentage of positive new tests; and the percentage of hospital visits showing COVID-19 symptoms. The color green indicates an optimal opportunity for reopening schools fulltime to all while yellow suggests a hybrid approach as Gilbert is doing and red indicates full online learning is advisable. The data are 12 days old by the time the county posts the numbers and health officials advise districts to make sure the numbers don’t rise for two consecutive weeks before deciding to partially or fully reopen. School districts last week began allowing a limited number of students back on

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School board member withdraws reelection bid BY KEVIN REAGAN Staff Writer

ongtime Chandler Unified School District board member David Evans has withdrawn from the Nov. 3 General Election. Evans, one of four candidates for three seats on the CUSD Governing Board, but dropped out after after Jason Olive, another board candidate, challenged the validity of Evans’s voter petition signatures in court. Candidates had to submit at least 400 voter signatures in order to get their name on the ballot in November’s election. Evans’s petitions had only 418 signatures -- the least among the four candidates – and that meant only a few had to be invalidated in order to disqualify him. Political candidates often have their petitions challenged in court if several signatures appear to be illegible or signed by ineligible electors. Olive and Angela Stamm, a Chandler resident, filed a complaint in Superior Court on July 16 to challenge Evans’s petitions. Court records show Evans had intended to call witnesses to prove the legitimacy of his signatures, but later decided to withdraw

from the race in lieu of a court hearing. cisions brought before the school board over Evans, currently the school board’s lon- the last decade and regularly cast votes that gest-serving member, did not respond to went against his colleagues. messages seeking comment. In 2007, Evans was the sole board memOlive, Joel Wirth, and CUSD Board Presi- ber to reject a lucrative sponsorship contract dent Barb Mozdzen are still listed as can- between Nike and Chandler Unified. The corporate shoemaker agreed to spondidates for the November election. Sharon sor Chandler’s high school sports programs Tuttle is running as a write-in candidate. Evans, a financial planner and investment in exchange for having Nike’s logo adveradvisor, was first elected to the CUSD school tised on the district’s campuses. “I see it as exploitation,” Evans said about board in 2004 and was reelected to the the Nike contract at the time it was authoboard three consecutive times. According to old newspaper reports, Ev- rized. Evans went on to say, “The part I don’t like ans first became interested in public education after he started volunteering at his is that when it comes down to it, it’s a great son’s school, Tarwater Elementary, and felt benefit to us, but it’s an even greater benefit to Nike, in terms of the exposure they will get.” encouraged to run for a seat on the board. Evans was also the only board member to “I want to be involved with my kid and also with all of the kids he will encounter over the vote against requiring Knox Elementary’s students to wear school uniforms in 2007. next few years,” Evans said in 2004. In 2011, Evans voted down spending $1.3 During his 16-year tenure on the board, Evans saw the district undergo many chang- million on installing new security cameras at is pleased to introduce es and its enrollment grow by more than all of the district’s elementary schools. That same year, he was the only board 10,000 students. Three new high schools were built during his incumbency and CUSD member against a controversial plan to redraw the district’s enrollment boundaries plans to open another campus next year. Evans was often forced to make tough de- for Riggs Elementary.

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EVIT students happily return to classrooms BY JIM WALSH Arizonan Staff Writer

o one could argue that the first day of school at Mesa’s East Valley Institute of Technology was normal – that is not possible during a pandemic. Precautions, such as making masks and social distancing, are the bedrock of EVIT’s plan to strike a delicate balance between a student’s right to learn and protecting staff and students from COVID-19. But, if nothing else, a return to auto shop, welding and culinary classes last week marked a return to a normal routine for students while helping them prepare for the workplace with marketable skills. “It will get easy to get lulled into this idea that things are back to normal, but it’s not,’’ EVIT Superintendent Chad Wilson said. “Every day has to be like first day,’’ with strict adherence to the safety protocols. He said it was essential that the technical school return to “hands-on learning,’’ noting the difficulty of teaching someone how to weld or rebuild an engine online. EVIT, with 4,465 high school students enrolled for the 2020-21 school year, reopened for in-person learning on Aug. 17, becoming an East Valley trailblazer along with the Queen Creek schools. “We have some built-in advantages. One of our disadvantages is the hands-on learning,’’ Wilson said, with an instructor potentially working under the hood of a car or truck with a student, dental students sticking their fingers into other students’ mouths or a budding hair stylist within inches of another person. Nevertheless, 3,988 enrolled students – 89.3 percent – showed up for classroom learning. That included 607 of the 607 Chandler Unified and 365 of Tempe Union’s 423 students among the 11 school districts that feed into EVIT. In addition, 443 of 616 charter, private and homeschooled students attended as well. “I think our students are ecstatic to come back,’’ Wilson said. “We have had quite a bit of support from parents and students.’’ EVIT students attend one 2 ½ hour class a day. They get off a bus, operated by

EVIT students must observe various safety protocols, including mandatory masks and maintain social distancing when walking down the hallways of the Mesa campus. (Patrick Jervis Jr./EVIT)

the feeder districts and walk directly to class following a route identified by signs. The idea is to limit COVID’s spread by eliminating congestion and enforce the six-foot distance between students. After class, the students jump back on the bus to go home. An exposure is defined by the Centers for Disease Control as 15 minutes or more within six feet of person positive for COVID-19, he said. So, no milling about in hallway or hanging out in a school cafeteria is allowed. Students walk corridors in an orderly single line with space between them, wearing masks. To compensate for the risks of working in close quarters during some classes, instructors are required to spend no more than 15 minutes in close proximity with students – or to add extra layers of protection when that is unavoidable, Wilson said. Dental students follow the same procedures used in dental offices, wearing masks and gloves. Desks and chairs also are spaced sixfeet apart, with classes extending into a second room when necessary to meet the social distancing requirements. Classrooms and equipment are sanitized between the morning and afternoon classes, and after classes wrap up for the day, to protect against the possibility of spreading COVID-19.

Although the protocols represent a change from the usual, everyone seems to be embracing them so far, Wilson said. A call to EVIT from a parent about a sick student now prompts a round of contact-tracing to ensure other students have not been exposed. EVIT experienced no signs of COVID-19 initially, but as Wilson said, it’s unrealistic to think an entire school year will pass without someone contracting the virus. “Our goal is to have a system in place to mitigate the spread,’’ Wilson said. Wilson detects a combination of excitement and apprehension when he speaks to students about their return to classes. A majority of speakers at the EVIT Governing Board’s Aug. 10 meeting supported reopening the campus, with only one staffer against it. Parents also spoke in favor of reopening, saying their children were looking forward to attending classes after the long COVID-19 break, which started in March. “They feel lost. I have talked to many young people who are desperate to get back to the classroom. They feel this is lost time,’’ said Steve Trussell, executive director of the Arizona Rock Products Association and a former Mesa teacher. Dr. Jarilynne Merrill, who has three children enrolled in Mesa Public Schools, said authorities need to look at the big picture when deciding

whether to reopen schools, weighing the risks of COVID-19 against the anxiety of staying home in an age bracket prone to suicide. Merrill, who works in a detox center and whose husband is a psychiatrist, said she is not downplaying the dangers posed by COVID-19. “The danger to the community at large is largely behind us,’’ Merrill told the board, citing county Department of Public Health data. “We are going to see a wave of suicides that will make COVID look like nothing.’’ “I’m not advocating that we throw all the kids back in school. I think the decision should be left to individual families,’’ Merrill said. “I think the benefits we offer our students are far more attainable at school, not at home on a computer.’’ Vanessa Lewis, a parent, said her daughter is looking forward to attending cosmetology school. She said teachers who are uncomfortable returning to the classroom should teach online, but that students need to return to school. “What kind of example are we setting if we don’t have the courage to teach them in a classroom,’’ Lewis said. “Every single mom I have spoken with has said the children are suffering, the entire family unit is suffering.’’ Jim McNamara, a retired firefighter and fire sciences teacher, said he has confidence in the safety protocols working if they are followed properly. “We are very dependent on being on campus, teaching the kids the skills they need,’’ McNamara said. “I feel we will lose a lot of students if we don’t return to school.’’ Julie Bird, a registered occupational therapist and an anatomy teacher, warned against the infection rate in Maricopa County and said some staff members were “not on the same page’’ as the administration, with one man not wearing a mask on campus. She said all staff members need to wear masks and send a consistent message to students, or the protocols will be ineffective. “Keep the politics and personal beliefs out of the equation,” Bird said. “This is solely a medical situation.”

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handler Unified School District board member Lindsay Love is defending statements she recently made suggesting she believes “politeness is white supremacy.” Love, who is African-American and often the center of online controversy, attracted a significant amount of criticism earlier this month after posting a statement highlighting her thoughts on how society should disrupt systems of racial oppression. “Politeness is white supremacy,” Love wrote. “Every time you prioritize politeness and civility over everything in a conversation, you are complicit in upholding white supremacy.” Many parents and community members quickly condemned Love’s rhetoric, calling it a form of racism itself. Some commenters made threats to recall her from elected office. Justin Flitton, a Queen Creek resident, has started an online petition to oust Love

from the board because he found her statement “disturbing.” As of Tuesday, more than 1,000 people had signed the petition. But Love isn’t bowing down to her critics and shrugged off threats to thwart her from finishing the two years she has left remaining on her term. “If all of this bothers you and makes you want to recall me, then cool,” Love wrote in a follow-up statement. “But then we know what the motivation truly is, which is upholding white supremacy and masking it as polite disagreement with the Black woman you’ve accused of ruining the district.” Love further explained how her original statement regarding white supremacy was meant to highlight how silence and inaction has long allowed discriminatory policies to be the norm in American culture. She argued that politeness and civility allowed for the indoctrination of Native American children in American boarding schools during the late 1800s and the passage of discriminatory Jim Crow laws that enforced racial segregation in Southern

states up until the 1960s. Love said the negative reaction to her original statement only reinforces her point that bigots will try to stop anyone who disrupts the status quo. “All of the attacks only continue to prove my points about the insidious nature of white supremacy and the weaponizing of politeness to silence marginalized groups,” Love wrote. Some other elected officials have come to Love’s defense by publicly pledging their support for the school board member amid the backlash. Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs, a Democrat, declared herself one of Love’s supporters and described the attacks against Love as “slander.” Love has been known for not being afraid to express her opinions online and during school board meetings – even if it results calls for her to step down. Members of Purple for Parents, a grassroots organization that formed in reaction to the statewide teachers strike in 2018, demanded Love resign in January after

she got into a Twitter fight with one of the group’s members. She was chastised for blocking some of the group’s members from her Twitter account – an action the courts have deemed unconstitutional for an elected official. Love has since formed a separate social media account intended to represent her official position as a school member. The Purple Parents group has further insisted Love abstain herself from any votes involving the district’s sex-ed curriculum due to her association with Planned Parenthood. The criticism hasn’t intimidated Love out of vocalizing her beliefs online or from making decisions as a school board member that might upset the district’s parents. Last month, Love was one of two board members to reject a plan for reopening Chandler Unified’s campuses because of concerns she had about students and teachers contracting the COVID-19 virus. The district later reversed the plan by

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Maricopa County Public Health Department made this chart for an easy understanding of the metrics used in the benchmarks set for school districts to assess the advisability of reopening classrooms. The benchmarks are not mandatory, though area districts are following them as the best availabile scientific guide to determining when it's safe for students and staff to return to schools. (Maricopa County)

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campus for specialized support services and online instruction as required by the governor’s July 23 order. The governor directed that districts, starting Aug. 17, must provide space and specialized services for students with no place to go, although they are allowed to limit the number allowed on campus because of staffing limitations or social distancing necessity. Kyrene, which began its new Digital Academy July 30, also began distance learning for all other students last week while distance learning has already been underway for Chandler Unified and Tempe Union students. Chandler Unified and Tempe Union have delayed in-classroom learning until mid-October, though Tempe Union said it would consider an earlier reopening of campuses if the virus data suggests it’s safe to do so. While Kyrene has set no specific date for reopening, Superintendent Dr. Jan Vesely two weeks ago told the Governing Board: “Once all three benchmarks are safely in the green category, all students except those in the Kyrene Digital Academy will return to brick-and-mortar classrooms.” Officials in Tempe Union and Kyrene already have said that they will follow the benchmarks for deciding when to reopen classrooms to all students. Districts are not required to follow those benchmarks in deciding when to reopen classrooms. County health officials are urging dis-

tricts to pay particular attention to positive test results because “a higher percentage positivity can indicate that there is more disease spreading within the community, or it can mean that there is not enough available testing in the area.” They said a hybrid learning scenario is advisable if all three benchmarks are at least in the yellow category. “To move from a virtual to hybrid model,” the Health Department states, “the recommendation is to wait until there is less than 7 percent positivity for two consecutive weeks. This provides evidence that there is a sustained decrease in community spread and sufficient testing is available.” Students who have been able to return to campuses are not being taught by teachers but rather are supervised by paraprofessionals or others who assist them with the same online learning their classmates are receiving at home. In addition, a number of those students are in specialized programs, particularly special education. Both Chandler Unified and Tempe Union also are requiring parents whose children are allowed on campuses to sign a “COVID-19 acknowledgement form and disclosure form” – a lengthy checklist that includes promises to check their child’s temperature every morning, make sure he or she goes to school with a facemask and that they understand their child may be required to wash his or her hands at various times in school.

Among the acknowledgements Chandler Unified parents make on the form is: “While present at school each day, I understand that my child will be in contact with children and employees who are also at risk of community exposure. No list of restrictions, guidelines, or practices will remove the risk of exposure to

COVID-19.” The form also advises parents that they are responsible for checking their children's temperatures every morning before they head to school and that they should make sure their kids wash their hands and practice other safety protocols. Masks are generally mandatory.

BY HOWARD FISCHER Capitol Media Services

with those most directly involved. “There are some parents that want, as soon as it’s possible, to get their children back into a classroom,’’ Ducey said. “And there are parents that we all know are not putting their child back in the classroom.’’ The governor said the state is trying to “provide options’’ for both. That’s only part of the issue. “We also have some teachers that are in a vulnerable category or have an underlying health condition,’’ Ducey said. “And we will need online learning in this hybrid model.’’ COVID-19 may be just one of the health problems schools face. “Arizona’s flu season goes about October to May, with our hardest months usually being January to March,’’ said state Health Director Cara Christ. She promised a public relations campaign in hopes of getting as many people to take the vaccine which is now available. “While it’s not 100 percent effective it does significantly reduce hospitalization and complications and bad outcomes,’’ Christ said.

Ducey: won’t interfere with district reopening decisions

ov. Doug Ducey won’t intercede or criticize school districts that opt to reopen for in-class instruction even though their communities don’t meet the benchmarks set by his own health director. “We want people to follow the benchmarks,’’ the governor said at a press briefing last Thursday. These are based on what the health department has decided are three key indicators of the spread of COVID-19. Only two counties have reached that point: Apache and Yavapai. And there is no indication when conditions in the other 13 counties will get to the place where the health department says schools can begin “hybrid’’ teaching, meaning a combination of virtual and in-person learning. Ducey said he sees these benchmarks as less clear cut. “They are guidelines,’’ the governor said. And he said there are other things that should be considered, like trends. He also said there’s the separate question of dealing

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Around Chandler Chandler Museum exhibit tells Zora Folley’s story On March 22, 1967, Madison Square Garden hosted boxing’s heavyweight championship with the legendary Muhammad Ali squaring off with Chandler’s Zora Folley. “Bigger Than Boxing: Zora Folley and the 1967 Heavyweight Title” opens a year-long run at the Chandler Museum on Aug. 25. The 3,000-square-foot exhibition features the stories of these two boxers, the circumstances that weighed heavy on each man and the fight that was a turning point in both of their careers. Despite being a top contender for more than 10 years, the 1967 fight was Folley’s first shot at the heavyweight title. As the boxers battled in the ring, residents of Chandler crowded around their radios to listen to the action. “Bigger Than Boxing” explores the history of boxing and race, the life and career of both Zora Folley and Muhammad Ali and the Civil Rights Movement, the Vietnam War and Chandler

in the 1960s. Museum visitors will be able to see how they measure up next to Folley’s and Ali’s wingspans, listen to highlights of the fight as read from the news service ticker tape and test their knowledge of boxing idioms and trivia. The exhibit also features original artwork by Jerome Fleming. “Chandler Museum has collected Folley-related photographs and memorabilia for years. We’ve spent a lot of time researching his life and career and are pleased to debut the exhibition which tells a more complete story,” said museum Administrator Jody Crago. The Chandler Museum is at 300 S. Chandler Village Drive, southwest of Chandler Fashion Center. It is open Tuesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sunday 1-5 p.m., and closed Monday. Admission is free.

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Chandler Library offers tech services for students Chandler Public Library is introducing a reservation system to provide access to select library technical resources to students who may not have access to certain educational necessities in their homes. “Book It! Back to School” offers 45-minute appointments to access free Wi-Fi, desktop computers, quiet study areas, and printing, scanning, faxing and copying tools. Libraries have been closed to the public since July 1, but offer in-person hold-pickup service and returns in the lobbies. Appointments start on the top of the hour during normal hours of operation. Each reservation is for 45 minutes and all patrons must exit after they’re done. Masks must be worn at all times and social distancing practices must be followed Reservations can be made up to 24 hours in advance through the chandlerlibrary.org website. If someone cannot make a reservation online, they can call 480-782-2800 Monday through Wednesday between 9 a.m. and 7 p.m. and 9 a.m.-5 a.m. Thursday and Friday.

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Chandler woman died after a motorist struck her twice and dragged her body for nearly half a block on a downtown Chicago street. Zoraleigh Ryan, 55, died at the scene of an Aug. 10 accident after a motorist hit her and her 20-year-old daughter Shannon as they crossed a street. Authorities say the vehicle came to a stop after hitting the two women and the driver got out to inspect the scene. Witnesses then saw the driver, later identified as 25-year-old Edgar Roman, jump back in his SUV, make a U-turn and hit Ryan again. Chicago Police said witnesses reported that the driver turned the SUV at an angle toward Ryan and her daughter, indicating Roman had intentionally tried to hit the

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Aprende community rallies for COVID-19-stricken girl BY PAUL MARYNIAK Arizonan Executive Editor

s debates continue over opening schools and children’s susceptibility to COVID-19, Marissa King has been living one of the worst nightmares the pandemic can wreak on a parent. The Ahwatukee woman’s 12-year-old daughter Joelle nearly died less than a month ago from the coronavirus, subjected to a variety of injections as doctors worked to save her life. But even amid the anxiety caused by her daughter’s illness, King has been heartened by the response of people in general and the parents and staff at Aprende Middle School in Chandler, where Joelle is in seventh grade and her brother Ryan is starting eighth grade. Throughout her and her daughter’s ordeal, King said, Joelle has been buoyed by the love and support she’s received from teachers and students at Aprende. “Every single one of teachers from kindergarten until now sent her video messages of encouragement and support and love,” King said. “That was a big thing for her because there was a point where Joelle was like ‘I’m giving up; I can’t do it.’ “But it was that love and continual support and check-ins from the school principal, the nurses, the librarians, the teachers, the advisors – they all came out and have been showing so much love and support in Zoom meetings. That was a big thing for her.” “Not only is it hard to see one of your students or your kids go through the physical aspect of COVID,” she added, “but there is a lot of emotional and mental strain with that as well.” King and Joelle still confront an uncertain future fraught with the aftershocks of their COVID-19 nightmare. King is on unpaid leave from work so she can care for her daughter – as well as her son, who fortunately escaped infection. She and Joelle face rounds upon rounds of visits to medical specialists, who have yet to determine the coronavirus’ long-term impact on some of the youngster’s internal organs, particularly

cial stress Marissa is facing would allow her to focus more fully on supporting her daughter as she fights and recovers from this awful virus.” King does not know how Joelle contracted the virus. The youngster was in Texas last month when she contracted it. She began feeling sluggish and feverMarissa King's 12-year-old daughter Joelle spent several days in the intensive care unit of a Texas hospital after coming down with COVID-19 symptoms four days ish around July 12, earlier last month. (Special to the Arizonan) and five days later was in a Texas hospital after testing her heart. Then there are the pandemic effects positive for COVID-19. She had recorded that even kids who haven’t been infected a fever of 104 and a blood oxygen level are struggling with: living life largely in the 80s – below normal 95-100 perwithin the confines of home, hanging out cent level that doctors consider healthy. Doctors also found her suffering from with friends only through an LED screen pneumonia and multisystem inflammatoand a cellphone. “It’s a big deal and people need to re- ry syndrome, or MIS-C – a rare complicaalize that kids are just as susceptible – tion of coronavirus in children manifested and sometimes even more so,” said King, by inflammation in one of more organs, adding that her daughter has no under- including the heart, lungs, kidneys, brain, lying medical conditions that would have skin, eyes, stomach and intestines. MIS-C has been under study by U.S. predisposed her to some of COVID-19’s worst effects – effects that may haunt Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which says on its website: her for months and possibly years. “We do not yet know what causes MISA family friend, Amanda Schneider, started a fundraiser on GoFundMe.com C. However, many children with MIS-C to raise $20,000 to help the single mom had the virus that causes COVID-19, or had been around someone with COand her two kids. “With the cost of a five-day course of VID-19.” Besides being treated with the experiRemdesivir being upwards of $3,000, uncertainly of when she can return to mental drug Remdesivir – which, though work, needing to support her mom and not yet approved by the Food and Drug other child at home and increasing med- Administration, has proven effective ical bills, Marissa could use some finan- speeding the recovery from COVID-19 – cial support to ease the overwhelming Joelle also had to be treated with an antiburden she is facing,” Schneider wrote clotting drug, two antibiotics and steroid on GoFundMe.com, adding that King injections. “They had to treat her like she was an “was hesitant to do this, but agreed at adult,” King said. “She’s 12 years old but the urging of her friends.” So far, the site has raised nearly like a lot of kids these days doesn’t look her age. She’s very tall and so based on $13,000 of a $20,000 goal. “As a friend and one who loves this that, they had top treat her differently family,” Schneider wrote on the website, and were giving her adult doses and “being able to take off some of the finan- that’s what really turned it around for

her.” After her release from the hospital, Joelle was not allowed to fly back to Arizona. So, her mother drove her back from Texas in four or five-hour increments over four days because King had to closely monitor her for fear of blood clots caused by MIS-C. “I made sure we made enough stops to get her out of the care and just stretch,” said King, who herself had had a mild case of COVID-19 in June that was unrelated to her daughter’s infection. “I was just coming out of my own isolation and quarantine phase when she got sick in Texas, but the infectious disease doctor said that because I had built up so many antibodies from being sick myself that my secondary exposure rate was very low.” When they made it home July 31, Joelle had to be confined to her room the first part of last week because doctors advised she stay in quarantine until at least the early part of last week. Besides, her older brother has asthma and King’s mother had undergone treatment last year for lung cancer, so both family members were at high risk for contracting the coronavirus. For a few days when they got home and Joelle was stuck in her room, the family practiced social distancing and wore masks, using walkie-talkies to communicate with the girl. When she emerged from quarantine last week, Joelle’s ordeal was far from over. Besides seeing her pediatric physician, she also must see a hematologist for her blood clots; a cardiologist to assess her heart and blood pressure; a pulmonologist to assess her lung capacity in the aftermath of the pneumonia. Joelle has to do breathing exercises, make sure she hydrates and wear compression stockings for the blood clots. King considers the Aprende community’s outpouring of support a turning point in Joelle’s recovery. “You can have all the medication and everything,” she said, “but if you don’t have the will and strength too, your body is going to give up. I definitely feel that that support she got made a huge difference.”

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Last-resort effort saves Chandler doctor’s life BY SARA PATTERSON Contributing Writer

young Chandler physician who was given a nearly 100% mortality expectation from COVID-19 has made an extraordinary recovery thanks to a last-resort, lifesaving medical intervention at Dignity Health St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center. After nearly two months of being hospitalized, Dr. Karl Viddal was released from St. Joseph’s and reunited with his wife and three young children. “I can’t wait to see my wife and kids after spending almost eight weeks in the hospital. It’s hard to believe this happened to me. I’m young and without any past medical issues, and this virus nearly ended my life,” said Viddal, 46, who was in top health prior to contracting COVID-19. “The nurses and doctors have been incredible. They’ve literally saved my life. I’m so grateful to the medical team that cared for me. They literally had to navigate through uncharted waters. If it wasn’t for their early interventions, I wouldn’t have made it. They gave me a second chance.” Doctors are calling Viddal’s recovery “remarkable” after having spent 28 days in a medically induced coma, 34 days on a ventilator and 55 days in the hospital fighting for his life. They credit a lifesaving intervention called ECMO for his significant outcome. ECMO stands for extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. Essentially, these machines take over and do the work of failing lungs. Very few hospitals have an ECMO program. Viddal was the 32nd patient in the United States and the second in Arizona to be placed on ECMO therapy for COVID-19. He spent 16 days on ECMO—more than any other COVID-19 patient on the lifesaving machine in Arizona. Dr. Viddal faced nearly 100% mortality within 24 to 48 hours if not for the immediate and lifesaving ECMO

needed a higher level of care. “Dr. Chirag Patel, one of our Norton surgeons at Dignity Health, went to Mercy Gilbert and placed Karl on the EMCO machine, and then helped a skilled team from Norton coordinate the state’s first ECMO transfer from Mercy Gilbert to St. Joseph’s,” said Ross Bremner, MD, thoracic surgeon and director of the Norton Thoracic Institute. Chandler physician Dr. Karl Viddal is back with his family after a “This kind of transport is horrific bout of COVID-19. (Special to the Arizonan) incredibly complex, but it is something our team has exintervention. He’s believed to be among the perience with because of our lung nation’s most critically ill COVID-19 patients transplant program.” to make such an incredible recovery. In addition to the ECMO treatment, Viddal “Using ECMO allowed us to rest Karl’s also underwent repeated prolonged bronlungs,” said Dr. Raed Suyyagh, intensivist and choscopies and had a tracheostomy and a medical director of the ECMO program at chest tube placed while hospitalized. SuyySt. Joseph’s Norton Thoracic Institute. “It is agh said these additional procedures may a very specialized medical treatment and is have been largely avoided at many other only used after all other conventional treat- medical centers due to the higher risk for ments have failed. We were going to do every- staff exposure to the virus. thing possible to help Karl fight this illness.” “Thankfully, we had the proper PPE and Viddal, a family practice physician, began re-designed intubation boxes for the team experiencing flu-like symptoms days after to safely perform these ultimately lifesaving returning from a trip abroad in March. With- tasks,” he added. Viddal was also given two in days, his health began to rapidly decline doses of a drug commonly used for rheuand he was admitted on March 22 to Dignity matoid arthritis, called tocilizumab, to help Health Mercy Gilbert Medical Center. The ill- treat the severe pneumonia. ness was already so deep in his lungs that it “It was hard comprehending what hapdid not present in his nasal cavity for some pened to me when I became conscious. I time. As a result, he had three false-negative woke up and I was paralyzed, unable to results before testing positive for COVID-19 speak,” Viddal explained. “I feel blessed to through a bronchoscopy specimen. have such incredible nurses and doctors. While at Mercy Gilbert, Viddal relied on a They never gave up on me and I am optimisventilator at maximum support to help him tic I will make a full recovery.” breathe due to severe pneumonia caused by Once off the ECMO and the ventilator, Vidthe virus. The medical staff at Mercy Gilbert dal was transferred to the hospital’s inpacalled upon the experts from St. Joseph’s tient neuro-rehabilitation program managed Norton Thoracic Institute as Viddal’s lungs by St. Joseph’s Barrow Neurological Institute. continued to worsen and it became clear he After less than two weeks of intensive physi-

Dr. Karl Vidal was hospitalized for nearly two months.

cal and occupational therapy, Viddal regained enough strength and balance to safely walk on his own again and return home. “Karl is a true warrior,” said Viddal’s wife, Alyssa Viddal. “The kids and I have been counting down since he started rehab. After 55 days in the hospital, we can’t wait to have him home.” While we are living in uncertain and unprecedented times, the doctors at Dignity Health in Arizona want the public to know that it is important to embrace courage and possibility in our ever-changing world. “Karl story of perseverance and survival is a beacon of hope for all of those impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic,” Bremner said. St. Joseph’s Norton Thoracic Institute is home to one of the largest and busiest lung transplant centers in the United States, and the only lung transplant program in Phoenix. As a result, their experts are some of the most experienced using ECMO for lung failure in the state. The team at Norton also has a national reputation of excellence in innovation when it comes to caring for patients with complex and severe thoracic and esophageal conditions.

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SEAN BOWIE

MITZI EPSTEIN

DONALD HAWKER

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JENNIFER JERMAINE

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Bowie a third term. Robson, Hawker and Sharer have their work got out for them as registered Democrats outnumber registered Republicans in LD 18 53,755 to 49,958, according to the latest registration data maintained by the County Recorder. There also are 47,773 registered voters who are not affiliated with either party. Democrats’ registration advantage in LD18 showed at the polls on Aug. 4 even though there were few primary contests that might merit their interest. According to unofficial results, both Sharer and Robson attracted few votes than their November opponents. Robson garnered 20,794 votes and Sharer 20,706 to Bowie’s 29,721 votes, Jermaine’s 26,063 and Epstein’s 25,467. The three LD 18 Democrats also are leading in the race for cash, according to the latest campaign finance records filed with the Arizona Secretary of State, with Bowie far ahead of the other four candidates. Bowie has raised $153,523 and spent $49,680 – including $21,000 to the Arizona Democratic Party. He’s followed by Jermaine, who has raised $69,118 and spent $24,873 and Epstein, who raised $34,073 and spent $10,916. By contrast, Sharer has raised $17,416 and spent $12,482 while Robson has raised $13,100 and spent $2,122. Bowie’s contributors cover a wide

range of individuals and political action committees and most of his contributions are well below $1,000. Among his larger individual contributors is Arizona Cardinals owner Michael Bidwill, who donated $1,000, and Darin Fisher, founding owner and managing partner of the Ahwatukeebased HOA management company, Vision Community Management. Fisher gave Bowie $2,000 as well as $1,000 to Jermaine and $2,500 to Robson, records show. Among some of the larger PAC donations to Bowie’s campaign donors were the International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail, and Transportation Workers, which gave $3,000; Arizona Pipe Trades 469, which donated $5,200; United Food and Commercial Workers Local 99, which gave $2,500; Southwest Gas, $2,000 and the Arizona Education Association’s PAXC, $1,500. Bowie also garnered $1,000 contributions from a number of corporate PACs, including Prudential Financial, Blue

Cross, Cox, Enterprise Holdings, One Main Holdings, Raytheon, CVS Health, Arizona Firefighters, Union Pacific and the Arizona Bankers Association. Jermaine’s two largest contributors were the Future Now Fund, a national advocacy group for progressive political candidates that gave $5,400 and the Arizona Pipe Trades 469, which gave $5,300. She also received a $1,500 contribution from the Arizona Education Association’s PAC and $1,000 from the Wellcare Health Plans PAC. Epstein’s biggest contributor was New York venture capital firm founder Eldon Klaassen, who donated $10,000. Besides Fisher, Robson’s only other four-figure contributor was Jonathan Dinesman, senior vice president for government relations for Centene Corp., a healthcare insurer. Dinesman donated $2,000. Sharer’s two largest contributors were Brianna Jordan and David Weld, who each gave $5,200. Robson is vying to return to the State

House, where he served from 2001-09 and 2011-2017 after serving two fouryear terms on the Chandler City Council. Hawker, a retired computer programmer for the federal departments of Energy and Defense, ran unsuccessfully in 2018 in a four-way Republican primary race. He said the prospect of an empty Republican slot on the November ballot for LD18 House bothered him, so he started an effort in mid-June with active campaigning revving up July 1. He said he printed his own campaign material and he and “several precinct committeemen and other supporters hand delivered about 5,000” to eligible GOP registered voters. According to the County Recorder, Hawker for 1,026 of the 1,531 write-in votes cast in the Primary Election. A staunch conservative who in the 2018 election favored school vouch-

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Water, water everywhere – at least in the East Valley

he water system that has quenched the East Valley’s thirst through more than a century of droughts and floods is well positioned to deal with the coming effects of climate change, according to a new federal study. The study by the Bureau of Reclamation found that the Salt River Project watershed is far more resilient than the much larger Colorado River system that also supplies some of the East Valley’s water. In fact, according to SRP water managers, the system appears to be better situated now than it was 40 years ago – despite explosive growth and development that changes the face of the region almost daily. The data offer assurance that despite a “mega-drought” that has afflicted the Southwest for the past quarter-century, homes and businesses within the SRP service area won’t go dry anytime soon. That service area is huge. It covers 387 square miles stretching from the northwest Valley through Phoe-

nix and into the Southeast Valley. SRP is a major supplier for Chandler, Gilbert, Mesa, Tempe and Scottsdale, although those cities draw from other sources as well. SRP water comes our way from northern and eastern Arizona via the Salt and Verde rivers. Four dams on the Salt – including the granddaddy, Roosevelt Dam – and two on the Verde create reservoirs that can be tapped any time you need to make an ice cube. The dams also serve as a flood-protection system. The rivers drain a watershed of some 12,500 square miles stretching from northwest of Flagstaff to near Springerville, then southward almost to Mesa. By comparison, the Colorado River watershed is huge – some 246,000 square miles. And while it might seem the bigger watershed would be more robust, the Bureau of Reclamation study found the opposite is true. That bureau, by the way, oversees waterconservation projects in the American West and actually owns the dams that SRP operates. “The big takeaway from that long report … is that the Salt and Verde river stream flow is less sensitive to warmer temperatures than the Upper Colorado River stream

flow,” said Bo Svoma, an SRP meteorologist. “On the Colorado, stream flow reductions due to warming are commonly cited to be about 6.5 percent per degree Celsius, and on the Salt and Verde rivers that number is between 1 and 2 percent per degree Celsius,” he said. The reason, he said, is that much of the runoff in the SRP system occurs between December and April, when days are cool and the sun is low on the horizon. That results in less evaporation than in the Colorado system, where the runoff occurs between April and June. Charlie Ester, SRP’s manager of watershed management, said it’s true that a smaller watershed is not immune from the effects of drought and is, in fact, “much more volatile” than the vaster Colorado system. “When a drought hits, we get slammed hard,” he said. “Look at 1996-2002. Those were the driest years we’ve ever seen. But then, 2005. It was a dramatically wetter year and in one wet season it filled up our entire system. “So, where a small watershed is more profoundly affected on the dry side, it’s also

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more profoundly affected on the wet side. We can fill our system in one season. You can’t do that on the Colorado.” As of last month, water levels in the SRP reservoir system stood at 94 percent of capacity. The nearly 1.9 million acre-feet of water in storage could supply SRP’s service area for more than two years even without another drop of rain. And that is not to mention a wealth of groundwater that lies below our feet. If you drive Loop 202 westbound across north Mesa, you may notice riparian areas in the Salt River bed that weren’t there as recently as 25 years ago. SRP and other agencies have aggressively recharged aquifers to the point that the water table in some places has bubbled to the surface. SRP relies on that groundwater for emergency deliveries in case its surface supplies do run low. This, Ester said, has occurred even amid what climatologists believe is Arizona’s worst “mega-drought” in some 600 years. “We’ve recharged, I believe, close to three million acre-feet of water,” Ester said. One reason SRP can do that is that despite the East Valley’s booming population, water use has declined dramatically over the past four decades. “When I first started at SRP in the mid80s, (annual water demand) was well over a million acre-feet,” Ester said. “Some years we would deliver 1.2 million to 1.3 million acre-feet. We struggle now to deliver 800,000 acre-feet of water.” Deliberate conservation by water users, as well as more efficient appliances, accounts for a lot of that, he said. Plus, an acre of homes uses less water than an acre of irrigated farmland. The effect is so dramatic that whereas an acre-foot used to be defined as serving a family of four for a year, now it’s defined as what two such families require. Despite the new research showing the resiliency of the SRP water-delivery system, both Svoma and Ester have concerns about the effect of climate change on Arizona. “When the Southwestern U.S. transitions out of its drought and Arizona starts getting more frequent wet winters, that will be happening in a warmer world,” Svoma said, adding: “And if you have a warmer world there’s more water vapor in the air because the

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ers and opposed abortion, Hawker told reporters in 2018, “I try to research and articulate positions. I will not compromise with the immorality and civic irresponsibility of the Democrat party.” He said he expects to join Robson and thee three Democrats in LD18 for the 6 p.m. Aug. 26 online debate sponsored by the Arizona Clean Election Commission. The Arizona Citizens Clean Elections Commission is moving its legislative debates online because of the pandemic. The debates will be live streamed on the commission’s YouTube page, but viewers will be able to submit questions in real time via email and phone. The debates will also be archived on the Clean Elections Commission website. For details: azcleanelections.gov/ arizona-elections/debate-information Wilson, on the other hand, said he does not expect to be part of the commission’s debate. He conceded that “a write-in campaign is quite a challenge, but I couldn’t stand idly by after May 1 when the Governor continued the unfair, unnecessary and unconstitutional shut-down without a single vote.” “Too many business owners I interacted with were all pleading for someone to do something. And since I did miss the deadline to get on the ballot, write-in was my only option,” he told reporters. “The 18th District is a small neighborhood, small business community that has been drastically impacted by the governor’s overreach and the voice from the current representation in the Arizona House has been silent,” he said. Wilson said he is mounting a vigorous campaign, especially since “now that the primary is over, I have newly available space on the corners of major intersections for my signs, which helps.” He also has some podcasts on his website, writeinwilson.com, and also plans some Facebook live events coming up. “And there is the campaigning to small businesses, which the current powers have made more difficult, but not impossible,” he said. He said he decided to join the race because “today voters in District 18

feel they have no real choice for representation in the Arizona House.” Meanwhile, another race with a Chandler accent involves the race for Maricopa Court supervisor in District 1. Jack Sellers, a former two-term Chandler City Council member and chair of the State Transportation Board, is seeking his first four-year term on the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors after he was appointed two years ago to replace Denny Barney, who quit to become president/CEO of the Phoenix East Valley Partnership. He’ll be battling Jevin D. Hodge, who is vying to become the county’s first African-American supervisor. The son of Tempe Union High School Governing Board Berdetta Hodge – who is seeking reelection this year – Jevin is the national engagement director and Phoenix operations manager for Washington, D.C.-based LINK Strategic Partners, a strategic communications, stakeholder engagement and social impact consulting firm. Hodge also chairs the Booker T. Washington Child Development Center, is the former president of the Tempe Union High Schools Education Foundation and sits on the boards of several non-profit charitable institutions around Arizona. In the primary election, unofficial results show Hodge and Sellers were neck-and-neck in Supervisor District 1, which has 187,079 registered Republican voters to 166,349 Republicans and 169,234 voters not registered with either party. The Aug. 4 election produced 73,801 votes for Sellers and 79,707 for Hodge. Hodge also is leading the race for cash, amassing $117,184 in donations since Jan. 1, 2019. He has spent $60,559 and is starting his fall campaign with $56,624. Sellers has collected $73,245 and spent $28,289 and is entering the fall campaign with $44.955. Among Sellers largest contributors is East Valley strip mall developer Michael Pollack, who has donated $6,450 and Mike Ingram of El Dorado Holdings, $3,300. Hodge’s larger supporters include Scottsdale philanthropist Nestor Guzman, who has donated $5,000, and Los Altos, California, physician Dr. Karla Juvelson, who kicked in $2,000.

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time. The daughter was taken to the hospital and treated for a broken arm. Police officers chased the fleeing vehicle but the driver evaded capture by breaking through multiple construction barriers, according to the Chicago Tribune. Chicago Police said Roman then abandoned the SUV and later visited a police station to allege he had been the victim of a carjacking. He claimed two men held him at gunpoint and had forced him to drive around Chicago. Authorities took Roman into custody after he allegedly admitted to hitting Ryan and charged him with first-degree murder. He is being held on a $2-million bond on charges that also include two counts of attempted murder. The accident took place a couple days after violence started to erupt across Chicago, resulting in multiple street protests and lootings. On Aug. 10, Ryan and her daughter attempted to enter a 7-Eleven store after having dinner at a nearby steakhouse. Recent looting damage forced the convenience store to close early so they proceeded to a hotel until their Uber driver could pick them up. Although initial media reports of the accident tied it to the widespread looting and civil unrest that was taking place across

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oceans are warmer and they’re evaporating more. … More water vapor in the air with storms means heavier precipitation.” Thus, he said, the Valley could be at a greater risk of flooding on the order of the 1993 gusher that washed away a bridge under construction on Mill Avenue in Tempe. Ester has his own worry – namely, the health of the forests that make up much of the SRP watershed.

as being representative of the district, she said. “The comments made by individual board members do not represent the opinions of the Governing Board as a whole or the administration,” Mozdzen emphasized earlier this month. Three seats on the CUSD board are up for election this November. Mozdzen and two newcomers and running to fill the seats.

the city, investigators have said Roman offered no specific motive for his driving. Records show Ryan moved to Chandler in 2014 to start working as a client relations specialist for a local health and wellness company. Her friends in Chandler described the deceased as a gracious grandmother who loved to laugh and make new friends. Shari Berman, who worked with Ryan at Chandler’s Tivity Health, said Ryan loved talking about her family and often told stories about her former life back in Chicago. “Whenever she talked about her family her face lit up with pride, joy and happiness,” Berman said. “Zoraleigh was a light and will be sorely missed.” Tami Bauersachs said Ryan always made a positive impression during each of their business meetings. “She was so good natured and had an infectious smile,” Bauersachs said. “Zoraleigh was a beautiful person inside and out.” OD Harris, who was elected to the Chandler City Council this month, said Ryan and her daughter were two of his most active supporters and had run into the duo on Election Day -- less than a week before the fatal crash. The three took a moment to snap a quick photo before they headed into the voting booth. “She cared about the community and sacrificed her time for others,” Harris wrote in a social media post. Poor forest management has fed several massive fires over the past 20 years, creating sediment that runs into the reservoirs and limits their capacity. Arizona needs better forest management, he said, to eliminate catastrophic fires and “get it back to the point where fire can achieve a more natural role that it played over eons of time.” The federal study of the Salt River Project is available at: usbr.gov/watersmart/pilots/docs/reports/Final_Reservoir_Operations_Pilot_Report-Salt_and_Verde_Az.pdf

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5 educators vying for 3 Kyrene board seats BY PAUL MARYNIAK Arizonan Executive Editor

With two of the five Kyrene Governing Board seats certain to be filled with new members, the race features one incumbent and four political newcomers who all have long experience as education professionals. While incumbent Michelle Fahy of Chandler, Ahwatukee residents Wanda Kolomyjec and Trin Nelson and Margaret Wright of Tempe. All five also secured a ballot position in November with more than the required 400 petition signatures with Kolomyjec leading with 972, followed by Fahy with 911, Nelson with 905, Wright with 808 and Alfaro with 644. Here’s a look at the candidates.

Jose Ivan Alfaro

Jose Ivan Alfaro of Tempe has four children in Kyrene schools and his exeutive director of a national learning company and an education consultant. “As a dad of four amazing and uniquely different children who attend the Kyrene School District, I understand the joys and anxieties of wanting the best for our kids,” he said in explaining his candidacy. “I believe I can be a genuine advocate for parents and children. I hope to contribute my experience and time in a meaningful and impactful way to an educational community that provides and supports the academic, social, and emotional needs for my and all of our children.” He added, “I am running because great schools and teachers made a difference in my own life – and I know they can make a difference for thousands of other children in our community.”

Michelle Fahy

Michelle Fahy said she was inspired in two different ways by her sister’s two terms on the Tempe Union board: she wanted to serve her community like her sister did; at the same time, she felt after many conversations with her that school boards needed someone, unlike her sister, whose career was in education. She recalled talking many times with her sister and having to answer many questions related to education. That made her think, she said, that “not everybody understands the life of a teacher, the life of an employee of a school district or the kinds of decisions or funding” that impact employees and students.

Fahy started her career in education as a special education teacher and a trainer of such teachers in Maryland before moving to Arizona, where she started as a teacher in Kyrene and over the 24 years she worked for Kyrene moved up in the JOSE IVAN ALFARO MICHELLE FAHY WANDA KOLOMYJEC TRIN NELSON MARGARET WRIGHT ranks to become an educational technology specialist reality, how dangerous it can be.” our school district,” said Nelson, saying she’s for 13 years. While maintaining education profession- running for the board “to address the needs After moving over to the Tempe Union, als “deserve our support, our gratitude and and concerns brought forth by community where she is starting her sixth year as the our concern,” she also said another priority members with diverse viewpoints.” district’s instructional technology coordina- is “the parents who largely want the same Promising she “will strive to address those tor, Fahy eventually decided to run for the thing for their child: a safe and nurturing needs with transparency, civility, and my Kyrene Governing Board. learning environment.” ability to work collaboratively to build conFahy, whose daughter is a product of both Kolomyjec also cited her experience as a sensus,” Nelson said, “Schools are the cornerKyrene and Tempe Union schools, said her former public high school teacher, current stone of a community and I am deeply com36 years as an educator gives her a unique ASU professor and justice studies doctoral mitted to the continued success of Kyrene.” perspective for the board that someone in candidate and co-owner for 28 years of an “As a governing board member, I will serve another field doesn’t have. entertainment company and said, “I am the community by collaborating with par“I think all of those perspectives are valu- uniquely positioned to help guide the dis- ents, educators, administration, and comable on a school board. I think it’s important trict through this crisis with scholastic, fiscal munity members to find solutions that best that you should have lots of different skills and justice experience.” meet the needs of our children.” sets come together on a board. That makes a “As our society continues to change and board much stronger than not having those new challenges face us, schools have the Margaret Wright different skill sets.” Margaret Wright of Tempe is an adjunct opportunity to model for the rest of the

Wanda Kolomyjec

Wanda Kolomyjec of Ahwatukee is the mother of three Kyrene graduates that surgical resident, law student and an Arizona State University junior. She believes, “Education is a pillar of democracy and I believe that access to academic excellence should be the right of every child in America. This platform not only serves the individual child and their family, but also helps build a stronger nation. An educated populace is an engaged and productive populace.” She said the pandemic has revealed “cracks in a central tenet of our democracy: equality” and points to the challenges some families – whether those challenges have involved access to internet service or devices or even enough money for food or health care. “I can promise you my first priority is to the children of the district and how to keep them safe, while simultaneously delivering the best education to reach their potential in this challenging environment,” Kolomyjec said. “I am also a strong advocate for our teachers because I understand how hard (and rewarding) the job can be, and in today’s COVID-19

community how to champion each other’s strengths, how to support one another in challenging times, and how to thrive in a democracy that serves us all. In addition to the goal of providing an incomparable learning environment, teaching our children a sense of community may be public education’s highest calling,” she said.

Trin Nelson

Ahwatukee resident Trin Nelson is the curriculum design manager at ASU’s W.P. Carey School of Business and the mother of two boys in Kyrene schools. With 15 years in education fields and currently in charge of creating “effective educational models” to “prepare students for the future,” she also has worked with foster youth and the juvenile justice system. Since her early years in working with foster youth and those in the juvenile justice system, she said “my understanding of the integral relationship between education and community involvement has only grown.” “It’s critical that we have board members who are able to lean in, listen and ensure that Kyrene’s community values are represented in the education and operation of

biology professor with a child in the Tempe Union school district and two others in Kyrene schools. Having lived in the district for nine years, she said all three children “have greatly benefited from the outstanding educators and programs offered through Kyrene” and that she has “a deep desire to give back to this community.” “I have spent extensive time volunteering in classrooms and serving with the PTO as a board member, committee chair and PTO president,” she said, touting her background as an education and a co-owner of a business with her husband. “I understand the importance education can make in determining one’s livelihood and ability to thrive and I want to make a difference in the educational lives of our students,” she said, stressing her “vested interest in the success of the Kyrene School District” as a parent. “I am kind, considerate and able to make intelligent decisions with facts and data as my guide,” Wright said. “I am passionate about helping all stakeholders come together for the well-being of our children and the enhancement of our schools.”

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Girls Who Code carries on amid pandemic BY KEVIN REAGAN Arizonan Staff Writer

nika Attaluri already has a plan in place to keep her school’s coding club up and running if and when classes resume on Aug. 17. The Hamilton High School senior will be spending the first quarter of this school year learning from home – an option afforded to students worried about the COVID-19 – and intends to have the members of her club, Girls Who Code, stay productive by hosting their meetings online. In the midst of Arizona’s campus reopening debate, extracurriculars and club activities haven’t always been at the forefront of the conversation. Chandler Unified School District officials have said they will try to reconfigure extracurricular activities to meet social-distancing guidelines, yet it’s not clear to Anika how a club like hers factors into the equation. Anika decided to take the initiative and begin planning her tech club’s operation during the upcoming semester. She said she’ll teach the computer coding curriculum over video-conferencing software like Zoom and offer one-on-one mentoring sessions through FaceTime for her club’s 30 members. It probably won’t be as stimulating as working in-person with her team of coders, the teenager acknowledged, yet it’s better than not coding at all. “It’s harder to build those relationships virtually,” she said. Anika considers it essential for Girls Who Code to continue offering a chance for young women to explore their scientific curiosities. The pandemic is not going to stop them from building a community of female coders and scientists, she said. When the COVID-19 crisis abruptly forced Anika to cancel a coding camp,

she had been planning to offer this summer, she quickly rebounded and found a way to still provide some programming from the confines of her bedroom. She has spent the past couple months tutoring a handful of students through live video chats, guiding them virtually through complex algorithms and coding structures. The one-on-one sessions wound up being an enjoyable distraction from the turmoil taking place in Arizona this summer, she said. No one quite knows what the future or upcoming school year will look like, Anika said, but Girls Who Code is committed to maintaining a presence in the community. The Hamilton High chapter is part of a national organization aimed at closing the noticeable gender gap that’s long existed in science-based industries. The nonprofit provides guidance to thousands of clubs across the country and hopes its efforts will result in women taking up half of all entry-level tech jobs by 2027. Women currently make up about 28 percent of the country’s science and engineering workforce, according to the National Science Board, and that rate shrinks even more for African-American, Hispanic, and Native American women. In 2015, women earned only 18 percent of the country’s undergraduate degrees in computer sciences and 20 percent of the nation’s engineering degrees. Anika said she discovered this gender disparity at a young age while attending science camps at the Chandler Public Library. Whenever the class was told to break up into groups, she recalled, the boys instantly hung together and made little effort to include any of the few girls enrolled in the class. They were made to feel like the “leftovers,” she said – deemed worthy enough to work alongside the boys.

Girls Who Code members include, from left: top row: Janelle Mori, Kiyra Tibke, Anahita Senobari, Anika Attaluri, Nidhi Athreya and Abigail Canfield; bottom: Yasmine Muraweh, Teresa Nguyen, Sarah Tran, Colleen Buliag and Anvi Joshi. (Special to The Chandler Arizonan)

Anika hoped to boost the confidence of aspiring female scientists on a local level by introducing a chapter of Girls Who Code at Hamilton High a couple years ago. The goal was to not only help close the gender gap, she said, but demonstrate to young women the relevancy and value of pursuing a career in STEM-related fields. “I wanted to show how getting involved in tech can be fun and it can be used to solve issues that people care about,” she said. Her members spend the school year working on coding projects that serve a specific need in the community. Members work off of a general theme – such as entertainment or health – that is decided on by the whole group. The girls then branch out to find a project that matches their interests. Previous projects have involved a phone app that helps users find food banks in their neighborhoods and the

creation of online games that challenge a player’s nutritional knowledge. “We allow a lot of flexibility as to what the project can be to ensure we don’t restrict our participants’s skill level or interests,” Anika said. In addition to the service projects, Girls Who Code dedicates time to learning about women who have successfully pioneered the STEM fields and invite experts to lecture in front of the club’s members. Part of the club’s mission is to mold its members into becoming role models for their younger peers, Anika noted, so that new members feel like they belong to a sisterhood. “It’s a pretty supportive and inclusive club,” she added, “and it provides a strong, supportive network to our members.” Local students interested in learning more about Girls Who Code can email gwchamilton@gmail.com.

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Chandler entrepreneur launches fantasy game BY KEVIN REAGAN Arizonan Staff Writer

yle Aulerich’s new mobile-based fantasy game, Mythion Adventures, challenges players to journey through a Narnia-like dreamscape by making a series of fateful decisions at nearly every turn. Should the player go down one tunnel over another? Should they pick up a mysterious amulet? Do they investigate the strange voices they hear in the dark forest? All these choices are in the hands of the player and each result in an outcome that will radically change the course of their journey. “Sometimes the decision seems logical but you run into unexpected surprises sometimes,” Aulerich said. One of those unexpected surprises, the Chandler resident said, may involve the character’s sudden death -- pushing the player back to the game’s beginning and forcing them to start again. Aulerich said each of the game’s 15 adventures are almost like a puzzle in which a player will only reach their final destination by making the correct chain of choices. The game requires a bit of trial and error, he added, to figure out where mistakes are being made and going back to fix them. “You kind of have to make the right sequence of decisions,” he said. Mythion Adventures, which launched last month, has been Aulerich’s passion project for the last couple years and was born out of his desire to create a game that resembled the “Choose Your Own Adventure” books he devoured as a child. He had spent years working as a software developer, but had never tried to enter the gaming industry until last year. While driving to work one day, Aulerich said he pondered the idea of playing

Chandler resident Kyle Aulerich is building a new mythical empire in the footsteps of Game of Thrones or Star Wars with his mobile fantasy game called Mythion Adventures. (Special to the Arizonan)

an interactive, mobile-based game that emphasized story over strategy. Characters would be fully developed and their fates would be at the hands of the game’s players. It was a concept that felt familiar to Aulerich, yet innovative enough to possibly offer something new to gamers. “I don’t think I had ever heard of that before,” he said. He assembled a team of writers and illustrators and got to work creating a fantasy world where characters could explore its intricacies through a series of adventures. Aulerich’s self-funded venture resulted in the creation of Aulain, an imaginary land full of uncanny creatures and malevolent forces. The world is akin to those in “Harry Potter” and “Lord of the Rings,” Aulerich added, and adopts elements of the fantasy literature his team of creators en-

joyed as children. “We’re trying to build something that we would enjoy playing ourselves,” he said. Mythion’s first 15 adventures comprise only the first installment of what Aulerich plans to roll out over the next couple years. Those adventures take place in one fragment of Aulain, he said, so there will be much more for players to explore in the near future. Adventures can be played solo or in teams of three. Players can partner with two friends and the trio take turns making decisions as they navigate Aulain’s terrain. The goal of Mythion Adventures is to continue creating engaging content and not have players get stuck on an endless loop by repeating the same adventures over and over, Aulerich added. “We want to confirm to our players

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Thomas and Susan Biggs Thomas and Susan Biggs departed this mortal life side by side while returning home to Safford on August 14, 2020, when they were suddenly detoured to their Heavenly home. They are reunited with their parents and Tom’s brother and sister. They will be greatly missed by their loving family and so many others whom they consider their eternal friends. Thomas Worth Biggs was born on July 16, 1941 to Ellis and Nora Biggs in Mesa Arizona. He was the great grandson of his namesake and Lehi, Arizona Pioneer, Thomas Biggs. Dad taught us that when Brigham Young called these pioneer families to settle Arizona that they should be large families with sufficient means to get there but not enough to come back to Utah. We have been here ever since. Tom graduated from Mesa High School. At the age of nineteen, Tom was set apart as a missionary to Brazil by Spencer W.Kimball where he served for three years. He graduated from Arizona State University with a degree in Business Agriculture. He began his career with the Valley National Bank In Mesa, then became the manager of the bank in Saint Johns. Tom was always wise beyond his years, called as the Stake President of the Saint Johns Arizona Stake by Apostle, Elder Boyd K. Packer at the age of 36. He also served the community as President of the Rotary Club and on many other boards and commissions. After moving from St. Johns to Safford, Tom was called to serve as the Bishop of the Safford 5th Ward and later as a member of the Gila Valley Temple Presidency. He also served as a member of the Eastern Arizona College Governing Board. He was a faithful husband, father, grandfather and servant of God. He was a steady and calm force for good, exuding kindness and genuine interest in everyone he met. He was a studious and deliberate decision maker, and had a humble and unwavering approach to life. Susan Joyce Hiatt Biggs was born in Mesa, Arizona on November 8, 1945 to Dr. Rudger P. Hiatt and Ruth Brinton Hiatt. Susan was the eldest of seven and an accomplished musician, artist and educator. Susan was always happy and hummed her way through life. She was the epitome of Motherhood, raising her nine children who were her priority and joy. She served as Stake Relief Society President, Stake Young Women’s President, and Temple Assistant Matron. She served tirelessly in scouting inspiring her five boys to achieve the rank of Eagle. Susan was a graduate of Mesa High School, attended Brigham Young University and graduated from Arizona State University with a degree in English. She loved to read and teach High School English focusing on students who

were excluded from traditional school. Her children fondly referred to her as the paparazzi. She jokingly said that “if there wasn’t a picture then it didn’t happen”. She kept us all informed of the family through her Biggs family blog. She carefully crocheted miles of blankets, baby blessing clothing and stuffed animals for her grandchildren. She never missed a birthday and sent an original artfully drawn card to each family member. She was the most approachable, caring, faithful, joyful person we know, always providing us with the reassurance that all would be well. Tom and Susan were married on June 19th, of 1964 in the Mesa Arizona Temple, recently celebrating their 56th Anniversary. They have lived in Mesa, Saint Johns, and Safford. They served a mission together in Portugal and loved the people and their experience everywhere they resided. They served together in the Temple and have rarely been seen apart. They bought a 2nd car for which Tom often expressed regret because they never used it. He said that when they go somewhere, they always go together. Mom taught her children to hold hands with their spouse when they prayed so the Lord would know that you come as a set. Together they called and sang Happy Birthday to every one of their children, and their children’s spouses who they considered their children, and to their grandchildren on their special day. Tom and Susan are survived by their 9 children, their spouses, and 50 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. Nathan and Shauna Biggs, Joel and Stephanie Biggs, Daniel and Connie Biggs, Rebecca and Scott Evans, Jeremy and Erika Biggs, Rachel and Tony Alder, Esther and Shad Brown, Thomas and Jennifer Biggs and Mary and Tyson Richins. As their children and grandchildren, we believe when we meet our Savior, Jesus Christ, we will already be familiar with His characteristics and attributes because we have witnessed these brilliantly reflected in the expressions of love and selflessness by our humbly remarkable and practically perfect parents. A visitation was held on Thursday evening, August 20, 2020 from 5:30Pm - 7:30PM at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Safford Stake Center with private famility services on Friday, August 21 at 1:00PM. Internment will be in the Mesa City Cemetary. Guidelines from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Area Presidency: Funerals should follow the same guidelines and procedures as sacrament meetings (99 people or less, social distancing in seating, masks encouraged, etc.). Other than a surviving spouse, adults over 65 and individuals with medical conditions should remain at home. Technology may be used to allow family and friends to view the service. Arrangements are under the direction of McDougal’s Caldwell Funeral Chapel & Gila Valley Crematory. Online condolences may be extended at www.caldwellfuneralchapel.com.

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Obituaries Phyllis Weiland-Cote Phyllis Weiland-Cote, of Mesa, AZ, (formerly Hastings, MN), age 84, peacefully passed away on August 12, 2020, in her Powell River, British Columbia home. Phyllis is survived by husband, Normand Cote, Children: Donald (Lori) Weiland, Steven (Stephanie) Weiland, Paula (Dave) Black, Lisa (Larry) Kummer, Sharon (Dell) Bauer, Michael (Mandy) Weiland, Sandra (Dave) Steinmetz. Extended family members: Lyne (Ken) Cote, Guylaine (Ron) Bourelle, Chantale (Gary) Jackson, Dan (Diane) Cote, and Robert Cote. Many beloved grandchildren, great grandchildren, relatives and friends. Phyllis was born on September 29, 1935 in Plymouth, MA. In 1954, she married Edward Paul Weiland and settled in Hastings, MN. After Edward’s death in 1972, she continued to raise her children in Hastings, MN and eventually moved to Mesa, AZ, where she grew to love the southwest mountains and desert. In 2003, she married Normand Cote’ from Powell River, B.C. For the remainder of her life, she divided her time in both Arizona and B.C. She loved spending time with her husband, children, grandchildren, great grandchildren and her extended family members. She enjoyed traveling both in the U.S. and overseas, painting, crafts, music and dancing. She welcomed everyone who came to visit with open arms. She was known for her beautiful smile, sparkling blue eyes and her kind and compassionate spirit. Phyllis was preceded in death by (Edward Paul Weiland) daughter (Dora Sieben), grandson (Reid Weiland), parents (Parker W. and Gladys Northrup) and sister (Beverly Dunahoo). Private “celebrations of life” will be held in the places she loved, Hastings, MN, Mesa, AZ and Powell River, B.C.

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1. Amending Section 10-4-3 of the Mesa City Code to modify the existing speed limit to 45 mph on Guadalupe Road from the west City limits to Signal Butte Road, and Section 10-4-5 to modify the speed limit to 35 mph on Guadalupe Road from Signal Butte Road to the east City limits, as recommended by the Transportation Advisory Board. (District 6) 2. ZON20-00204 (District 3) 860 and 864 West Southern Avenue. Located east of Alma School Road on the north side of Southern Avenue (2± acres). Rezone from NC and LC to LC-BIZ; and Site Plan Review. This request will allow for an office building and self-storage facility. Neil Feaser, RKAA Architects, Inc., applicant; Creation Funding, LLC, owner. DATED at Mesa, Arizona, this 23rd day of August 2020. DEE ANN MICKELSEN, City Clerk Published: East Valley Tribune, Aug. 23, 2020 / 32677

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NOTICE OF THE PRELIMINARY DECISION TO ISSUE AN INDIVIDUAL AQUIFER PROTECTION PERMIT Public Notice No. 20-11

Published on Sunday, August 23, 2020 Published in East Valley Tribune

Pursuant to Arizona Administrative Code, Title 18, Chapter 9, Article 1, the Director of the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality intends to issue an Aquifer Protection Permit (APP) to the following applicant(s): Facility Name: Tortilla Flat Wastewater Treatment Plant Individual Aquifer Protection Permit No. 511839, LTF #82220

INVITATION TO BID (ITB) INFORMATION AND INSTRUCTIONS Subcontractors and suppliers are encouraged to read the entirety of these instructions. For questions about the process, project or proposal submission, please contact the Bid Manager directly. Supplement and sample documents are for information only. Standard industry procurement procedures and negotiations will proceed bid day. Thank you for the interest in StreetLights Residential! Date: August 24, 2020 Bid Deadline for Submittal: September 10, 2020, 12:00 PM Local Arizona Time Location: 1530 S. Higley Road, Gilbert, AZ 85296 (Project Construction Trailer Parking Lot , W Corner of Higley and Ray) Solicitation number: 409125-002 Project: Agritopia Epicenter Offsite Improvements Bid Manager: Courtney W. Dunlap SLR Construction Dept. cdunlap@streetlightsres.com Tel: (480) 407-2900 Contract Documents available at https://streetlightsres.box.com/s/hado9w9bbx0iehi8pypk3efykyw7o700 these files are available at no charge. Date and Location for Submittal of Sealed Bids: Sealed bids will be received at StreetLights Residential’s Construction Trailer parking lot for Agritopia Epicenter located at 1530 S. Higley Road, Gilbert, AZ 85296 (NW corner of Higley and Ray) until 12:00 p.m. Thursday September 10, 2020, for the above project. Bids must be submitted in a sealed envelope clearly marked on the outside with the name of the Project and the solicitation number. Any bid received after the time specified will be returned unopened. It

is the bidder’s responsibility to assure bids are received at the above location on or before the specified time. Bids will be opened at 2:00 p.m. in the parking lot of the Construction Trailer Offices, and publicly read aloud. In the case of extensive price listings, only the bidder’s names will be read aloud, and the determination of the highest bid will be made after further StreetLights Residential’s review.

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Project Description: Agritopia Epicenter is a mixed-use development in Gilbert, AZ. This solicitation is specific to the Offsite Improvements for the Street Light Pole relocation and added Traffic Signal identified in the Civil Offsite plans prepared by Landcore Consulting and Wright Engineering Corporation. StreetLights Residential is soliciting bids from trade contractors. The offsites improvements include but are not limited to the following: Traffic Control, Traffic Signal and Street Light Pole relocation. Estimated Start: Construction for the Offsite Improvements for the Street Light Pole Relocation and Traffic Signal is anticipated to start in the 4th Quarter of 2020. Published: East Valley Tribune, Aug 23, 30, 2020 / 32700

The facility is located in Maricopa County, Arizona, in Township 2 North, Range 9 East, Section 12, of the Gila and Salt River Base Line and Meridian. The draft permit and related documentation are available for public review, Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., at ADEQ, 1110 West Washington Street, Records Management Center, Phoenix, Arizona, 85007. These documents are also available digitally by e-mail or print and mail (fee may apply), please call (602) 771-4380 or e-mail RecordsCenter@azdeq.gov 24 hours in advance to schedule an appointment to review the file. The permit and fact sheet may be viewed online at http://www.azdeq.gov/search/node/public%20notice.

Pre-Bid Conference: A pre-bid conference will not be held. Right to Reject Bids: StreetLights Residential reserves the right to reject any or all bids, waive any informality in a bid or to withhold the Award for any reason StreetLights determines. Equal Opportunity: StreetLights Residential is an equal opportunity employer. Minority and women’s business enterprises are encouraged to submit bids on this solicitation.

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The public comment period is in effect from August 23, 2020, to September 22, 2020. Comments may be submitted in writing to: Shivani Shah, ADEQ, Groundwater Section, 1110 West Washington Street, MC 5415B-3, Phoenix, AZ 85007 or via email Shah.Shivani@azdeq.gov. Comments must be received or postmarked by September 22, 2020. A public hearing request must include the reasons for such request. ADEQ will take reasonable measures to provide access to department services to individuals with limited ability to speak, write or understand English and/or to those with disabilities. Requests for language interpretation, ASL interpretation, CART captioning services or disability accommodations must be made at least 48 hours in advance by contacting Ian Bingham, Title VI Nondiscrimination Coordinator at 602-771-4322 or Bingham.Ian@azdeq.gov. Teleprinter services are available by calling 7-1-1 at least 48 hours in advance to make necessary arrangements. ADEQ tomará las medidas razonables para proveer acceso a los servicios del departamento a personas con capacidad limitada para hablar, escribir o entender inglés y / o para personas con discapacidades. Las solicitudes de servicios de interpretación de idiomas, interpretación ASL, subtitulados de CART, o adaptaciones por discapacidad deben realizarse con al menos 48 horas de anticipación contactando a Ian Bingham, Coordinador de Anti-Discriminación del Título VI al 602-771-4322 o Bingham.Ian@azdeq.gov. Los servicios de teleimpresores están disponibles llamando al 7-1-1 con al menos 48 horas de anticipación para hacer los arreglos necesarios. PUBLISHED: East Valley Tribune Aug. 23, 2020 / 32678

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