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he failed attempt by four investors to begin an approval process for 162 houses on the Club West Golf Course has given birth of a nonprofit group of homeowners that is challenging the HOA board’s handling of the beleaguered site. The Club West Conservancy, an incorporated organization of about 30 retired and active executives and professionals who own homes in the community, contends the board violated state statutes and the homeowners associ-

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ation’s covenants, conditions and restrictions in a way that made it possible for the investors to even submit their ill-fated plan. Stressing they are seeking “to identify longterm sustainable solutions to the current issues facing the” course, the Conservancy’s lawyer last week delivered a letter to the HOA board demanding it retract a secretly made amendment to the CC&Rs governing the golf course. The Conservancy also is demanding that the board “perform a thorough, objective and data-driven assessment of alternative uses” of the course that will have “minimal overall en-

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As 10-year-old Braydon Felix of Ahwatukee celebrated the end of his treatment for a rare form of cancer, his mother Lori Young, marked the victory by having her words of encouragement during his ordeal tattooed on her arm: “You have to fight to the finish.” See their story pon page 3. (Special to AFN)

vironmental impact to the community.” And it is citing the decision in the Ahwatukee Lakes Golf course case, demanding that the board take legal action against Club West Golf Course owner Wilson Gee to force the virtual restoration of the site as a “first class golf course” that the CC&Rs require. The Conservancy’s emergence poses the possibility of a two-pronged legal fight – one against the HOA board and the other against Gee. But Conservancy President Matt Tyler and

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Her drug dogs help, not arrest, people BY PAUL MARYNIAK AFN Executive Editor

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here are all kinds of services that people across the nation provide for dogs, but Amy Halm’s two canines provide a service to people – making hers the only business of its kind in Arizona. The Ahwatukee resident’s two Malinois are drug dogs, not unlike those used by law enforcement to sniff out suspected contraband in vehicles, buildings and other hiding places. Only Halm and her business, Desert Drug Dog, are all about finding suspected stashes in private homes, schools, businesses

and vehicles before they come to the attention of police. “So, here’s what I like to tell people,” explained the onetime public relations and corporate communications manager: “Don’t add a legal problem to your drug problem. Since these dogs are basically the same dogs without a badge as the police are using, if a police dog finds your marijuana, you’re going to have to call a lawyer. If my dog finds your marijuana, you’re going to call a counselor.” And so, Halm gets called by worried parents – and spouses – to

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n Feb. 13, Braydon Felix, his mother Lori Young, his physicians, medical team and others celebrated the end of the 10-year-old Ahwatukee boy’s treatment for stage 4 neuroblastoma at Banner Children’s at Cardon Children’s Medical Center in Mesa. It had been a long and trying run since his diagnosis Oct. 1, 2018, so those chocolate cupcakes at the celebration were sweeter for more reasons than the mound of vanilla icing. “It’s been a rough year,” Braydon said. “I feel relieved. I’m done.” He was frightened when he was admitted to the hospital shortly after his routine doctor appointment in October. “I had to go to the hospital right then and there,” he recalls. “It was frightening.” There were to be many long months of hospital stays as he underwent a staggering array of treatments including five rounds of chemotherapy, six rounds of immunotherapy and 12 rounds of radiation therapy. Then there was a stem-cell transplant at Banner Children’s at Diamond Children’s Medical Center in Tucson. Neuroblastoma, mainly found in children under 5, develops from immature nerve cells. It mainly attacks the adrenal glands, but can also affect other areas of the abdomen, as well as the chest, neck and nerve fibers that run along the spine. There are about 800 new cases of neuroblastoma each year in the U.S., according to the American Cancer Society. As of January, Braydon is back at Sonoma Ranch Elementary School, the Gilbert school he attended when he was diagnosed. His illness and mounting healthcare costs had required his mother Lori Young and 13-year-old brother Porter, to move to Ahwatukee and live with Young’s boyfriend, Danny Corpus, a 25-year Southwest Airlines employee. It was 16 months of trying times for them and though the end of treatments has brought a measure of relief, the memories of all they endured remain. Even so, Braydon, who loves animals and races, recalls his family and friends helping him to stay positive. His experience prompts him to convey a positive message to other children who find themselves battling cancer. “I say try and get somebody to encourage them to be positive, and never give up,” he stated. “Fight, and never give up.” ‘Fight to Finish’ is now a family motto, and one Lori Young had tattooed on her forearm after her youngest

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son’s last cancer treatment. It stems, she said, from a moment she will never forget. “About two weeks into Braydon’s treatment he broke down and cried and said ‘I don’t wanna do this, I want to give up, I would rather die,’” she recalled. “As a parent, that’s the last thing you’d think you’d hear from your child, let alone at 9 years old. He felt that horrible about what he was going through.” “We had to tell him we’re not letting you give up,” Young continued. “This is a fight that you’re going to fight and we’re going to hold your hand through it and we’re going to do it together as a family. And we did. On those long days I would tell him over and over ‘you have to fight to finish!’” Those words, “You have to fight to finish,” are now tattooed in beautiful script on Young’s left forearm. “I got the words tattooed on myself because it’s an everyday reminder and every time I look at it, it reminds me how hard he fought, and that he’s absolutely the strongest person I’ve ever known and ever will know in my whole life. He’s my son and he’s only 10 and he’s so brave,”

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them their Gilbert home. “When Braydon was diagnosed in October 2018, I had to pretty much abandon everything; I lost our home, I lost our furniture - even the kids’ beds. My job provided a storage space to keep our things which was 12 boxes,” the single mother recalled. “I needed to move somewhere where I had support and help to take care of the boys,” she said. “Braydon’s dad lives out of state and we moved in with Danny, who took care of us, and has been by our side 100 percent. “He stayed in the hospital with him, took him to many of his appointments, was with us at the celebration party, and really is Braydon’s best friend.” Banner Cardon Children’s Medical Center held a party for Braydon to To help her sons maintain celebrate the end of his rigorous cancer treatment regime, (Special to AFN) some semblance of stability, they were allowed to remain at their Gilshe said. Bravery was required of all the family bert schools. Young has been employed with Macas exponentially-mounting expenses cost

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rizona officials said Boy Scouting in the state will not be affected by the Boy Scouts of America’s decision to file for bankruptcy as the national group grapples with up to $1 billion in damages from decades of sexual abuse lawsuits. Andy Price, CEO for the Scouts’ Grand Canyon Council, said the bankruptcy will allow the national organization to compensate victims of what he called “historical incidences” of abuse while allowing Scouting activities to continue.

BRAYDON from page 6

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even know.” Positivity had been previously ingrained in the family and that helped them endure the unthinkable, said Young. “As his mother, I’m a happy person and always smiling. Both of my children have been raised around happiness and we don’t put each other down, but are always encouraging each other to do better,” she said.

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fforts by some Residents on Mandan Street in Ahwatukee to stop a floodcontrol project appear doomed – at least where City Hall action is concern. In response to concerns by residents who want the project, an unsigned letter from Councilman Sal DiCiccio said his office won’t try to stop it unless all homeowners on the street want it halted. And that appears unlikely, given that the resident who wrote DiCiccio, Linda Jewell, said she can’t wait for the project to be completed. “We had our first flood in 2005 and have endured seven floods and damage to our property,” Jewell wrote, including bills showing nearly $30,000 in damage. In its response to Jewell, DiCiccio’s office said, any effort to stop the project would require involvement of all residents, and we have absolutely no interest in seeing that happen, given the historic flooding issues residents have faced.” Two homeowners say the plan encroaches on their property rights because the trapezoid-shaped canal and guard rail are right at their property line. The canal would divert run-off from South Mountain away from flowing into residents’ backyards and homes because it runs parallel to the houses.

It also cuts off access to a trail that has developed over time as the result of hikers and mountain bikers using it. City and county officials have worked for nearly five years to secure $1.2 million I federal grant money to implement the project and had conferred numerous times during that period with homeowners, Jewell reminded DiCiccio. “The City of Phoenix and the (County) Flood Control Department have spent numerous hours working with the residents planning, designing and refining the proposed flood drainage canal,” she wrote. “The flood control canal will not decrease home values since there will no longer be flooding to the homes along this street. The proposed fence will not impede their view as the fence is not as tall as their 6-foot concrete block wall. “The meetings have kept all in attendance very informed of the designs, costs and impact to property,” she said. Jewell also echoed statements by DiCiccio’s chief of staff, Sam Stone, and a city Public Works Department spokeswoman, who indirectly chided opponents for complaining they could no longer access the South Mountain Preserve from their backyard. Stone and a city spokeswoman both said city codes forbid people from accessing the Preserve from any point other than city-designated points.

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member Bob Dotson said they are seeking an amicable resolution of the dispute with the association’s directors. Stating the Conservancy is not trying to be a “problematic organization” and wants to enter a constructive relationship with the board, Tyler said the group has a two-fold mission: “One, we want things to operate in a legal and open fashion. And two, we really do want to work very closely with everybody we can in the community to find the right solution for the property.” Board President Mike Hinz did not return AFN’s calls for comment. Gee owns both courses and has a tentative deal to sell the course to The Edge for about $850,000. Escrow is set to expire next week, although Gee has called the deadline “fluid.” He closed the course in June 2016, citing city water bills of more than $750,000. The Edge in January presented a plan to sell three segments of the course totaling 52 acres to Taylor Morrison for 162 single- and two-story houses. It would then use some of the proceeds to reconfigure the course into a shorter 18-hole “precision course,” create an 18hole putting course and build a new clubhouse on the remaining 110 acres. The Edge on Feb. 14 announced that Taylor Morrison pulled out, citing opposition by a number of homeowners – particularly the 357 who paid premium lot prices of as much as $60,000 to have homes and backyards abutting the course. That announcement prompted the HOA board last week to cancel plans for a vote on whether to ask homeowners to amend the CC&Rs and pave the way for The Edge to buy the course and sell part of it to Taylor Morrison. The Conservancy’s first target is the board’s amendments to the golf course CC&Rs that paved the way for that proposed vote. In a closed-door session in October 2018, the board approved changes that would have allowed a simple majority of only 31 percent of the 2,700 homeowners to amend the course’s CC&Rs. That in effect change would put the fate of the course in the hands of only about 400 homeowners.

Residents upset with the plan to put houses on portions of the Club West Golf Course put together this Photoshopped picture showing one homeowner’s current view (top) and what it would be changed to. (Special to AFN)

The amendment did not become public until late last year, when the board issued rules and a schedule for how the Edge Team proposal would be considered even before the investors unveiled their plan. “There was no mechanism for them to amend the CC&Rs,” Tyler said, adding that any change in the course’s land use regulations must be approved by 75 percent of all homeowners. Stating board members “have an obligation to treat homeowners in the HOA over which they preside equally and fairly,” Tyler said the board should never have considered the Edge plan because it would harm homeowners who would lose their mountain views to houses. Tyler, who bought a house abutting the course last March, said many of the Conservancy members also belong to a far larger but less structured group called Concerned Club West Homeowners that

has weighed in on the golf course’s future. “There is a portion of the community that still thinks it’s okay to sell out part of the community to fix the rest of it,” Tyler said, adding a number of the larger group’s members have asked to join the Conservancy. “I consistently get these utilitarian arguments from both the board and from a few members in that organization that ‘Well, we have to do something. Something has to happen.’ But again, our HOA has the responsibility to treat

all homeowners fairly.” During the HOA’s monthly meeting last week, board President Mike Hinz said the board would not deal with multiple groups on the golf course’s future, according to sources who attended. The board had sued Gee in 2016 to restore the course, but terminated that litigation after he had sold it to Richard Breuninger in December 2017. When Breuninger’s operation unraveled and Gee foreclosed on his $1 million note in September 2018, the Conservancy said, the board should have begun exploring legal remedies to force Gee to comply with his obligations under the golf course’s CC&Rs. Tyler cited the Lakes decision – upheld by the Arizona Court of Appeals and now awaiting a decision by the state Supreme Court on Gee’s request for its consideration of the case.

“We’re very familiar with it,” he said of the ruling, which required Gee to restore the Lakes. When it comes to Club West, he said, “I do believe that there was a mechanism and a path to hold the owner responsible. Our lawyers feel very strongly about that.” Moreover, he added, “I think what bothers me is our board has taken the position over the last five years that ‘Well, the property is in escrow.’” He likened the situation to a homeowner whose house is on the market and tries to defy an HOA order to paint it if it needs painting. “At least we can make him start to feel like he’s responsible for it,” Tyler said. When reminded that Gee has intimated, he might walk away from the Lakes and declare bankruptcy if he loses that court fight, Tyler replied that’s probably a possibility with Club West as well. “He may decide it’s not worth it, but he’s not going to decide that as long as we just let him sit there and hope something happens. Nothing good is going to happen if we follow that course,” he said. Tyler also said that even if the Edge Team managed to buy the course, it, too, would be under the same obligation. As for the course’s future, Tyler said the Conservancy has no agenda beyond making sure its fate is decided by the existing CC&Rs governing the Club West HOA and in a way that doesn’t disenfranchise hundreds of homeowners who adjoin the site. He stressed that his group’s lawyer has not threatened litigation against the board, though he admitted, “it’s certainly possible it could go there – we’re prepared for that.” But he said Conservancy members want a peaceful resolution of their differences with the board. “Our goal is not to jam things up in court,” Tyler said. Our goal is ‘Let’s operate the community in the way that it was intended and let’s preserve the rights of all the homeowners within the Club West community.’” “We’re saying, ‘Here is the legal foundation for what we’re asking you to do.’ There is a very clear list of demands that we have made to the board. They can choose to comply with that or they can fight it. I don’t think it behooves them to fight it.”

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sweep bedrooms, garages and other places around a home. Suspicious employers have used her dogs to nose around a warehouse or other workspaces. Drug treatment centers have her on a monthly schedule to make sure residentpatients aren’t cheating on their regime. Even owners of newly purchased used vehicles call on Halm if they plan to cross the border – like a guy who once asked: “I bought a new RV and I want to go to Rocky Point, but I’m a little bit nervous about the people I bought it from. Can your dog search an RV?” Not only do her dogs search it from hitching post to license plate, but Halm provides a written report in case they have missed a spot and a border agent doesn’t. Her dogs, she said, have a detection accuracy in the 90s, but they aren’t foolproof. Malinois, a French breed sometimes classified as a Belgium Shepherd, are uniquely qualified for the detection. They’re commonly used by law enforcement and the military for sniffing out explosives and accelerants in arson investigations and, of course, narcotics. They’re used to track suspects on the run and have been employed in search and rescue operations as well. The U.S. Secret Service uses them to guard the grounds of the White House. Halm’s dogs – Lucy and the ominously named Widowmaker – are particularly well-trained. They not only have been trained to detect marijuana, cocaine, meth and heroin but also fentanyl – an increasingly com-

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mon and highly lethal drug that can kill a dog. “Not a lot of dogs, I don’t think, are trained on that yet because there hasn’t been a safe way to do it,” Halm explained. “But mine are. They recognize it really fast.” Out of precaution, however, Halm carries Narcan – a nasal spray that quickly reverses the deadly effects of opioids like fentanyl – in case her dogs accidentally “OD.” With a name like Widowmaker, you might picture a dog that could easily have a leg or forearm clenched between its jaws, but Halm said: “If you saw her would burst out laughing because she is the cutest dog – everyone thinks she’s a puppy. She’s 4, but she just has a baby face and I’m pretty sure she wouldn’t hurt a flea unless it hurt her first. But she’s harmless.” Halm gave her that name because “she’s very serious about her work.” She bought her from a sheriff’s deputy who had gone with a friend to check out a litter of Belgian Malinois puppies. “There were all these puppies running around this big yard and he was carrying a little rag and all of a sudden, this dog launched from like 20 feet, grabbed the rag and spun him around. His friend said, “Get that one.” Not that Lucy is a slouch One day, Halm and Lucy were searching a large factory when the dog suddenly knocked the lid off a large 2x2-foot tray full of separations that had little compartments. A baggie full of unmarked capsules spilled out. “The guy says, ‘Well, how do you know

While Amy Halm named this dog Widowmaker, she said the 4-year-old canine is a pretty laid back animal until she’s ordered to do her thing and sniff around in search of drugs. (Pablo Robles/AFN Staff Photographer)

they’re not alfalfa supplements?’ “And I said, ‘Because we don’t train on alfalfa supplements. This is probably something you don’t want on your factory floor. Ask your risk manager.” Halm took a somewhat circuitous route to her business, which she runs out of her home. “This is an accidental business,” she said. “ Raised on a dairy farm in Illinois, she moved to Arizona 27 years ago and was communications manager for Motorola for 10 years before jumping over to the Maricopa County hospital system as its public inAmy Halm, owner of Desert Drug Dog, holds one of her two Malinois, named formation manager – a Widowmaker. (Pablo Robles/AFN Staff Photographer) position she calls “the and passed an arduous certification probest job I ever had.” She left in 2006 to start Desert Drug cess run by the state Department of PubDog and that’s where the accidental part lic Safety. She used her public relations skills to of the business comes in. She had a dog that died and adopted a market the canine’s abilities and grow retired police dog, named Dargo, that she her business. Besides Lucy and Widowmaker, Halm had certified as a therapy dog and took to John C. Lincoln Hospital once a week to uses part-time dogs run by other handlers. K-9 Defense owner George Daniovisit patients. One day, a neighbor asked her if Dargo los, one of the nation’s foremost canine trainers, picks up jobs for her as well. could find drugs. When the dogs are not on the job, Dargo had been retired early from police work “because he was too nervous Halm has her hands full. “They’re so athletic and they’re so acreally to be a good police dog. He was a great detection dog, but not a good dog if tive. They do not make good pets,” Halm advised. “Even though they’re beautiful you’re shooting guns.” She went to her neighbors in an up- and sweet and fun to work with, they’re scale gated community and gave Dargo just too active. They’re like a Jack Russell: they’re just nonstop.” his search command in the garage. “We have very structured play with “He turned into a different dog and he just started working the room and we these dogs,” she explained. “Everything were all kind of gasping. And all of a sud- we do with them reinforces something den, he came to this screeching halt, put we need them to do. So maybe it looks his nose straight up and his butt down. like playing ball, but in between the ball About five feet up off the ground above toss, we’re giving them commands. Evthere was a Tupperware container full erything we do reinforces obedience of pot. I mean like no one was more sur- commands and the play is sort of inter woven into that.” prised than me.” And they don’t play together. When one Dargo passed away three years ago. By then, Halm had gone through rigorous is going through her paces in the backtraining with a Valley company called see SNIFFER DOG page 16 K-9 Defense, which provides all her dogs,

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Bill would let community colleges offer 4-year degrees BY HOWARD FISCHER Capitol Media Services

alling it a less expensive and more accessible alternative, a House panel voted Monday to allow community colleges to offer four-year degrees. The 7-3 vote by the House Education Committee for HB 2790 came despite objections from the Arizona Board of Regents and the three state universities they govern, currently the only publicly funded schools allowed to award baccalaureate degrees. Regents’ lobbyist Brittney Kaufmann questioned the need, saying the universities already have partnerships with community colleges to offer four-year degrees, though it can require a student to complete the program through the university on campus or online. But Darcy Renfro representing the Maricopa Community Colleges, said it’s not as simple as that. She said there are some programs students cannot get through one of these partnerships. And then there’s the cost. Renfro said a full-time student at her schools pays about $2,500 a year. And what it means, she said, is the ability to get a four-year degree for as little as $10,000. By contrast, tuition for a single year at one of the state’s three universities runs more than that.

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move on, but victims “live with their pain and their scars in perpetuity” and could “lose their personal voice in their journey to justice in a bankruptcy filing.” But Price said bankruptcy “is the direction they frankly have been forced to take,” as the national organization worked to meet its goals of fairly and equitably compensating victims while continuing Scouting activities. There were more than 38,000 youth registered in 1,700 Scouting units in Arizona in 2018, the latest year for which numbers are available, and almost 18,000 registered adult volunteers in the state. The decision to declare bankruptcy comes as more states, like Arizona, are changing laws keeping victims from filing claims they were sexually abused as children. In 2019, Arizona was one of nine states

The measure is being pushed by Rep. Becky Nutt, R-Clifton. “This is a vital, I should say, very important to rural communities where we lose our children often to the cities,’’ she told lawmakers. “They don’t have the option in their rural community to finish a fouryear degree oftentimes.’’ And she stressed to colleagues nothing in her legislation forces any community college to expand its program. Instead, Nutt said, it allows each governing board to decide if they want to offer such degrees and whether they have the capability to do so. And she said none of this would require additional state aid. Much of the push is coming from Eastern Arizona College in Safford, the area Nutt represents. “It is meant to support students,’’ said Gibson McKay, a lobbyist for the school. “What we’re attempting to do is allow students to get an education within their community,’’ he continued. “A lot of them can’t leave to go to universities.’’ Rep. John Fillmore, R-Apache Junction, said it makes sense. “The big winners in this are the kids,’’ he said, “the kids that are going to benefit from not having to lose their jobs they might have had for two or three years during high school and the expertise they have in the local economy.’’ And it’s not all academic. Fillmore re-

to pass laws expanding this statute of limitations on old cases, limitations were an “arbitrary barrier to justice,” said Will Laird, state government affairs officer with the National Children’s Alliance. “It’s very common for victims of child sex abuse to not come forward and report abuse until well into adulthood,” Laird said. But under Arizona’s old law, a victim had to file a claim of childhood abuse by age 20 or sooner. The Arizona Child Protection Act passed last year gives victims until age 30 to file suit against their abuser or the entity that should have prevented the abuse. The law also opened a window, until Dec. 31, 2020, during which victims who are older than 30 can file a new claim. Laird said Arizona was not alone in passing “window legislation” to revive expired claims, with 16 states and the District of

ferred to “the raging hormones at that age’’ and the fact that being forced to leave for college elsewhere means relationships are torn apart. Kaufmann said it’s not necessary. She said universities have 245 programs leading to baccalaureate degrees through every community college. And Kaufmann said the most recent figures show they served 3,600 students, with a 75 percent graduation rate. Kaufmann did not dispute the cost differential. But she said the universities offer various forms of financial aid. And Kaufmann said some of the universities offer “alternate pricing,’’ citing programs through Northern Arizona University where students attending classes at local community colleges pay just 70 percent of the regular resident tuition. Anyway, she said, there are “institutional costs’’ that make a university-provided education more expensive – costs Kaufmann said may have escaped the community colleges that want to go down this path. Nutt said nothing in her bill forces governing board members to approve anything they cannot afford. Some legislators not convinced. Rep. Jennifer Pawlik, D-Chandler, said she understands the cost of a higher education. Columbia now having such laws. “It’s important to provide victims any sort of pathway to justice and healing and to take steps to combat institutional abuse,” Laird said. Robb said social and medical data show that abuse “silences” children, which is why many states are reforming their statutes of limitation for young victims. She said claims that the new laws would result in an avalanche of cases just hasn’t happened. What matters is “victims have a right to justice,” she said. Price said there is frustration among those in Scouting that “these lingering issues from such a long time ago could be perceived as a current issue or could be perceived as something that puts things at risk today.” The Boy Scouts currently require youth protection training and background checks for all adults and have policies pro-

But she said the universities appear to be open to providing programs perhaps not offered in local communities. And Pawlik said it makes legislation like this premature. “I feel there needs to be more conversation,’’ she said. And Rep. Geraldine ‘Gerae’ Peten, DGoodyear, was skeptical somehow community colleges could start offering fouryear degrees. “It sounds like a great program,’’ she said. “The question is, is it feasible?’’ Peten added, what with having to add not just faculty but also equipment and physical space. “I didn’t hear anything convincing me you could do it without any more additional funding.’’ The measure goes to the full House after constitutional review. Linda Thor, who chairs the Maricopa County Community College District Governing Board hailed the move on social media, stating: Linda Thor, Maricopa Community Colleges Governing Board “This is an idea whose time has come for Arizona. All states surrounding Arizona allow their community colleges to offer baccalaureate degrees in high demand areas such as health care. Imagine getting a baccalaureate degree for around $10,000! Let’s get this done!”

hibiting one-on-one interaction between Scouts and staff. Any abuse must be reported to law enforcement and any individual accused of abuse must be removed from the organization, according to the organization’s youth safety page. Price said in the 15 months he has been at the Grand Canyon Council, there have been two allegations of inappropriate behavior: One, found to be a misunderstanding between a youth and a leader, was later retracted and the other was a bullying claim between Scouts. Price said Scouting is “vibrant” and alive. “The future is bright,” he said. “And as challenging as things will be for the national organization working through this bankruptcy filing, that’s a good thing for our organization because it’s going to allow us to put these horrific events from the past in the past and move forward.”

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Mesa lawmaker leads charge for initiative curbs BY HOWARD FISCHER Capitol Media Services

ed by a Mesa lawmaker, Republican legislators are moving to erect new hurdles in the path of Arizonans who want to propose their own laws and constitutional amendments. HCR 2039 – pushed by House Speaker Rusty Bowers of Mesa – would require signatures on initiative petitions from each of the state’s 30 legislative districts. They would have to get a 30th of the minimum from each of those districts. With a requirement for 237,645 signatures for statutory changes, the measure would mean at least 7,922 signatures from each district; constitutional changes which have to have 356,467 signatures on petitions would need at least 11,883 names on 30 separate batches of petitions from each district. Existing law does not impose a geographic requirement. Bowers wants to ensure measures do not get on the ballot solely because they are supported in only one area of the state.

House Speaker Rusty Bowers, a Mesa Republican, is proposing legislation that would impose new demands on petitions circulated by citizens to get an initiative on the ballot. (AFN file photo)

The flip side, however, is organizations lacking volunteers throughout the state - or cannot afford paid lobbyists in rural counties - would never get their measures before state voters. There are other states with geographic requirements on the initiative process. Geoff Esposito, who represents Living United for Change in Arizona, told lawmakers this is far more onerous than anything elsewhere. In Colorado, he said, it takes the equiva-

lent of only 5 percent of those who voted in the prior election to get a measure on the ballot. In Arizona it is 10 percent. And while there is a mandate for signatures to be gathered in each of the state’s Senate districts, the number is just 2 percent of the total, versus the 3.3 percent it would be here. The hurdle Bowers is proposing would apply only to initiatives and would not affect candidates for statewide office – who still could get their names on the ballot without gathering signatures statewide. “This would unduly constrain the people’s right to initiate laws,’’ said Sandy Bahr, director of the Arizona chapter of the Sierra Club. Bowers’ measure is just one of several before the House Elections Committee. HCR 2032 – pushed by Rep. Anthony Kern, R-Glendale – would spell out initiatives being sent to voters “shall embrace but one subject and matters properly connected therewith.’’ And it says any provision not in the official title of the measure would be void, even if approved by voters. Rivko Knox of the League of Women Vot-

ers warned lawmakers of pitfalls. For example, she noted, the 2016 measure which hiked the state’s minimum wage also contained a provision to require companies to provide paid time off for their employees. She said a measure like this could preclude such a proposal from ever getting enacted again. Knox said creating this new hurdle would give challengers new legal opportunities to try to knock proposals off the ballot with claims of multiple subjects, potentially quashing initiatives even before voters got a chance to weigh in. Bowers also is pushing HCR 2046, which would require anything voters enacted would have to go back on the ballot every 10 years. This measure also would be retroactive, requiring reauthorization of anything approved going back to 1994. This would force new votes on everything from medical marijuana to the minimum wage hike. Even if the measures gain legislative approval it does not mean they will take effect: Each change would go on the November ballot for voters to get the last word.

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Innerlight Dance Studio helps special-needs children to shine BY JANELLE MOLONY AFN Contributor

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’m just so happy when I dance!” exclaimed 11-yearold Aiden of Ahwatukee. He attends weekly dance lessons at Innerlight Dance Center at Desert Foothills Parkway and Chandler Boulevard, sitting next to a Safeway and dry cleaner with nothing more than the word “Dance” for a building sign. In more ways than one, all the magic happens inside. Aiden has been taking lessons at this studio for almost one year and is jumping feet first into the competition season. Is he nervous?

“Oh, yeah. We all are,” he explained. Dance moves don’t come easily to Aiden. As a result of his autism, he struggles with several challenging cognitive and motor skill deficits. This can sometimes make it difficult for his body to do what it’s supposed to do. “Yeah, like sometimes I want one body part to move, but the opposite moves instead. My friends tell me it’s easy, but I have to try so much harder,” said Aiden, who is starring in a dance piece as the heroic “Hercules” character. Aiden began taking dance lessons three years ago as a therapeutic sport to assist with occupational therapy goals.

He needed to find an activity to challenge him to cross the midline of his body and aid with visual-motor integration. Cheri Bassett, occupational therapist at Piller Child Development in Ahwatukee, says dance “benefits children with ASD by helping to improve social skills, concentration, self-image, memory, and body awareness.” She recommends this activity as an extension of other treatment

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Aiden gets some help from Innerlight Dance Center instructor Jade Cole. (Janelle Molony/ AFN Contributor)

Jiu-Jitsu champ, 14, also a winner in school, band AFN NEWS STAFF

he’s only 14 but Club West resident Andie Donahue is chalking up an impressive record in martial arts and the classroom. The Altadena Middle School eighthgrader, daughter of seven-year Ahwatukee homeowners Lesley and Jim Donahue, just won her second International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation Pan Kids Tournament in Long Beach, California – the biggest tournament of its kind for youngsters. Andie is a student at the Gracie Barra Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu School in Ahwatukee, where she trains six days a week – or seven when her mother lets her – under Professor Luis Freire and Coaches Thiago Aso and Josie Rodella. She has won 33 medals in competitions and, with her Kids Pan victory, added a

Ahwatukee resident Andie Donahue has amassed 33 medals and trophies in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu competitions. (Pablo Robles/AFN Staff Photographer)

sword and belt to her trophy collection. The youngest of the Donahues’ four

daughters, Andie isn’t the only Jiu-Jitsu star in her family as two of her sisters also

compete. Megan, a 19-year-old Grand Canyon University student, is a blue belt in JiuJitsu and coached at Gracie Barra Ocotillo. She’s tallied seven medals in competitions. Reese, a 15-year-old Desert Vista High School student, studies Jiu-Jitsu at Gracie Barra Ahwatukee, where she and Andie joined shortly after it opened in 2017. Reese has won nine medals in various meets. Kylee Olexa, the eldest at 21, attends the University of Arizona in Tucson, where she and her husband Michael had a son and expected another baby. Andie said she had long been drawn to martial arts. “I was curious of what it would be like to experience it but I was fascinated by the beauty of it,” she said. “I was getting bored

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Heat things up at 16th annual Chili Cook Off Fest AFN NEWS STAFF

t’s time to grab your ingredients if you’re a cook and maybe look for a loose pair of pants if you just like to eat because one of Ahwatukee’s biggest food fests is just around the corner. The Ahwatukee Community Swim & Tennis Center will be hosting its 16th annual Chili Cook Off Festival March 6-8 at Ahwatukee Park, 4700 E. Warner Road. With a kickoff the first-night featuring rides The prelude to two days of the tasty competition offers rides and inflatables 4-8 p.m. March 8. Admission is free and wristbands for rides can be purchased. The next two days is when things heat up. “The Chili Cook Off on Saturday and Sunday is one of our hottest events of the year with diverse recipes from across the region,” said Susan Hyden, director of the Ahwatukee Community Swim & Tennis Center. “Cooks from all over the country travel here to compete for the cash prizes and their chance to qualify to compete at the International Chili Society World Championships.” Amateurs who think they make a pretty mean pot of chili can enter the competition as well. The cook-offs are sanctioned by the In-

Cooks will be preparing their entries on the scene at the 16th annual Chili Cook Off Festival sponsored by the Ahwatukee Community Swim & Tennis Center March 7-8. (AFN file photo)

ternational Chili Society. This group dates back to 1967, when some friends began a chili competition in Terlinqua, Texas, each claiming to make the best chili around. The ICS continues to uphold the same core values of those founders by bringing people together to enjoy healthy competition and one America’s great culinary creations. “Their mission is to continuously im-

prove chili while raising money for charities and nonprofits year-round,” Hyden said. The ICS cookoffs the Swim & Tennis Center are hosting will benefit the 100 Club of Arizona and the Ahwatukee Little League. It’s easy to enter as a competitor. By participating in both Saturday and Sunday events and winning first place on each day in some category, cooks qualify for the ICS

international competition, which requires all entrants to have won two separate cookoffs. It costs $10 for an ICS membership, which entitles cooks to enter competitions at entry fees ranging from $15 to $35. The competition categories are traditional red chili, chili verde, homestyle chili, and vegetarian chili. Prize money ranges from $75-$500, depending on the category. The ICS World Championship is in October and its prizes go up to $25,000. “We would love to have more locals participating,” Hyden said, adding individuals, as well as teams, can enter. For spectators with those loose pants, chili tasting kits are $6 and include seven sample cups. The tastings are Saturday from 11:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. and Sunday from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. The chili competition begins for participating cooks at 8 am and awards are announced at approximately 4 p.m. each day. There also will be food from Texas Roadhouse and beverages for sale. Craftspeople and business owners can have a booth at the fest for a fee of $75 for one day and $100 for both. Parking, like admission, is free. Information/booth registration: 480893-3431 or email shyden@ahwatukeehoa.com.

Girls Rule Foundation slates summit this weekend AFN NEWS STAFF

he Ahwatukee-based Girls Rule Foundation is inviting teenage girls for a day of education, leadership, entertainment and inspirational messages at its quarterly Shine Brightly Teens and Women Summit. “The quarterly Shine Brightly Teens and Women Summit is where girls go to dream big and build a bright future,” foundation co-founder Dena Patton said. Girls Rule was created in 2012 for girls in middle and high school and their moms – or favorite adult who

supports them, be they a mentor, their father, aunt or grandmother. This quarter’s summit will be 9:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 29, at Origami Owl, 450 N. 54th St., Chandler, near the I-10. Girls Rule offers online and other programs that focus on building girls’ sllf-esteem skills as well as leadership skills and financial/career skills. It focuses of the core competencies of social-emotional learning: selfawareness, or knowing one’s strengths and limitations, with a well-grounded sense of confidence and a “growth mindset;” self-management, including

self-control and self-motivation; social awareness of the perspectives and backgrounds of others; relationship skills, responsible decision-making and leadership. The quarterly summit focuses on teaching girls 12 powerful leadership principles to help them navigate their teen years and thrive in their education, relationships, dreams and career. “We have an opportunity and a responsibility to equip and educate girls with not just academics, but the social, emotional and leadership skills that are essential to become a healthy, thriving woman and leader,” said Patton.

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programs many children with disabilities are involved in. Dance center co-owners Jeannine Taylor and Lisa Dionisio echoed the therapist’s words when describing the type of work they do. “Dance is not just about dance,” said Taylor, “it’s about kids doing what they love.” She listed similar benefits: self-discipline, coordination, social development and time management. “In many ways, the skills they develop through dance lessons keeps kids out of trouble in other areas of life,” she added. Dionisio explained how confidence built through personal and team accomplishments, recitals and competitions can be applied to school projects, community involvement and future college and job interviews. Taylor said there have been several students over her seven years as co-owner with various abilities or disabilities. Innerlight does its best to accommodate and respect the individual’s needs and goals for attending. “Some need a little more supervision or an extra reminder here and there,” Taylor

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once I was done with my homework after school. Video games did not entertain me anymore.” She said Jiu-Jitsu “changed everything in my life.” “I grew stronger mentally and physically,” Andie explained. “Once I started to compete, I would always get nervous before my matches…About a year and a half after my first competition, I stopped getting nervous before and during tournaments. I always tell myself I am better and I have trained harder than my opponents. “Even if I do lose, it’s a learning experience not a time to feel bad for myself. All I have to do is learn from my mistake, keep working hard and move on.” Now, she said, “Whenever I wake up, I lay in my bed knowing my opponents are already training so I must train longer, faster, stronger and most of all smarter. Jiu-Jitsu didn’t just change me but it changed my whole family. “Ever since I started, Megan, Reese and I have gotten closer as sisters: we knew our strengths and weaknesses and chal-

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said. “Some prefer to be in a private lesson. Either way, we are easily able to add more structure to support them.” This year, the company added a “buddy system” to the competition program so younger students – or those needing extra assistance – have an experienced dancer assisting them backstage and helping with routine tasks. Aiden’s buddy looks for him at lessons and makes sure he gets from one class to another on time. “She’s really nice,” he added. The studio is familiar with the growing need to provide extra-curricular and athletic opportunities to students who are homeschooled or in a private school due to disabilities which require specialized education. In many cases, specialized schools do not have interest-based classes or sports teams. The nearest academies to the center supporting differently-wired students are Brightmont Academy in Chandler and Autism Academy in Tempe. Neither one offers regular PE classes, a grassy area, nor playground structure for children to get exercise or enjoy free play during the day. Students there must find after-school

programs to supplement these fun activities, which can be quite costly. The Empowerment Scholarship Account program helps offset the cost for lessons, such as dance, which, in turn, supports physical education and social skill development. The funds are awarded to students in Arizona with significant disabilities needing a level of accommodations beyond what traditional school classrooms usually provide. There are other qualifiers for the scholarship and a strict protocol for use of the funds, but the end goal is for an equal opportunity education for students of all abilities. This includes the “fun” extra-curriculars like dance, theatre, sports and band. “Not all our instructors meet the qualifications,” Taylor said about parents using the ESA funds for payments. It might be unreasonable to expect this at any studio, though the owners at Innerlight said it is easy to accommodate the program participants and create a list of classes taught by the instructors who do meet the standards. Fellow competitive dancers shared their thoughts on how they felt about a student with a disability joining the com-

lenged each other in them,” Andie said, adding: “My relationship with my parents also has strengthened. I believe they trust me more due to how responsible and mature I am with my goals in life. Overall, I have become more mature, humble and disciplined due to Jiu-Jitsu.” This discipline carries into other realms of Andie’s life – particularly in the classroom and the concert hall, where she has excelled in both. A straight-As student in Altadena’s gifted student program, Andie starts her school day taking a math class at DesEldest Donahue sister Kylee Olexa is flanked by two of her Jiu-Jitsu ert Vista High School. siblings Reese Donahue, left, and Andie Donahue. Not pictured is the When she’s not practic- third sibling involved in Jiu-Jitsu, Megan. (Pablo Robles/AFN Staff) ing Jiu-Jitsu an average 2 1/2 But, like the time she invests in jiu-Jitsu, hours a day or doing homework, she’s also playing trumpet – to which she was her trumpet practicing has paid off, too. She’s been nominated into various introduced when she started sixth grade bands by Altadena band director Casey at Altadena. Practicing takes another 90 minutes of Ehrler, and has played with Kyrene Honors Band for the top middle school musiher day.

petition team. Second-year dancer Julia called it supportive while another said, “It wouldn’t make any difference because in dance, we treat everyone the same.” She has been taking lessons at this location since she was three and has only once seen a boy on the competition team before. “The teachers really care about the students” added a studio member for eight years. The three girls made it clear friendship and inclusion are modeled by all the instructors and fellow dancers. Co-owner Dionisio explained, “We expect our teachers to have a certain love for children.” If they don’t, she added, they “shouldn’t be teaching them.” The owners emphasized the dance center is not in competition with other local studios. They also receive no scoring variance at competitions for performers with special needs. Their foremost desire is to celebrate the art of dance and develop role models in the community; hoping to make a much bigger, longer-lasting impact on children’s lives than any trophy can offer. Information on its programs: InnerLightDance.com. cians in the district, the Ahwatukee Youth Band sponsored by Desert Vista High and the Tempe Wind Symphony under the direction of Douglas Akey and organized at the Tempe Center for Arts. “The Tempe Wind Symphony was my favorite band because it had high school students from different schools – which is inspiring,” Andie said. Surprisingly, she finds some free time in her busy schedule, and likes to spend some of it volunteering at her church, dog-sitting or baby-sitting for three of her neighbors. “I enjoy spending time with my family, early morning bike rides, and going to the movie theater,” Andie added. She said, “I hope to do Jiu-Jitsu for the rest of my life,” adding, “Right now, my goal is to be a professional trumpet player at ASU and perform at the Tempe Center for Arts once in a while. Also, I want to become an ADCC World Champion.” Asked her secret for succeeding in martial arts, school and music, Andie replied, “There is no secret, there is only discipline. “To know how much you need to do, you need to plan ahead and not goof off.”

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Ahwatukee mom’s book on adoptions a hit AFN NEWS STAFF

here are hundreds of books available on adoptions and thousands more on parenting in general. This fact alone makes Ahwatukee author and freelance writer Janelle Molony’s accomplishment with her first book impressive. Her book, “Un-Adoptable? Faith Beyond Foster Care,” was only published a few weeks ago and is already among Amazon’s top 100 books on adoption and its top 1,000 on parenting. An Ahwatukee resident the last three years, the Glendale native has an adopted special-needs son, 7. Her book shares her experience of perseverance and hope when building a family through foster care and adoption. “There are enough ‘hoops’ for foster parents to jump through, and gobs of books instructing us on how to raise children with scientifically proven techniques… but this story is different,” she said. Malony, a frequent contributor to the Ahwatukee Foothills News and some of its sister weeklies in the East Valley, said her book confronts status quo, system

Ahwatukee author/freelance writer Janelle Molony has received an enthusiastic reaction to her first book, which looks at the joys and challenges of adopting special-needs children. (Special to AFN)

barriers, faith and science “to get to the heart issues which matter more.” She said she wrote her book to challenge readers to consider what they are capable of when fueled by either love or fear, “dethroning many legalities associated with foster care and adoption.”

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Her primary goal in writing it, however, is “to demystify common fears associated with adopting children who have experienced significant trauma or with special medical/developmental needs.” “I fail openly and repeatedly in this story, then pick myself up and try again,” she

says the mother of one. “I want others to know it’s okay to feel this way. You’re not alone and there is help for the negative moments,” she continued. Molony said she vetted her book by circulating her manuscript to experts in the fields of social work, psychology and therapy, as well as with other parents in the “adoptive, special needs and homeschooling communities.” “I made it a point to invite early readers who were in the audience demographic I am targeting: foster parents, adoptive parents, homeschoolers, parents of children with special needs, and couples who are family planning,” she said. “It was important to me I conveyed an accurate representation, so I went to the experts,” she said, adding “purposefully” keeps her tone personal. “I want this to feel like a private conversation between you, me and your inner self,” said Molony, who blogs at AdoptionToLife.com. This tone resonates with many readers. “One of my favorite responses to the book was from Kacee Cruz, an adop-

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Horizon Honors Schools in Ahwatukee last Sunday held its inaugural Family Fun Run at Pecos Park, drawing scores of students and their parents to the event. (Chris Mortenson/AFN Staff Photographer)

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Ahwatukee’s Wags and Bags Fest Saturday helps abused dogs

The show is June 20 and rehearsals will be held during the three preceding weeks. Information: studio111theatercompany@gmail.com or 480-706-6040.

If you’re talking about an event featuring cornhole, food and dogs, you’re probably talking about Ahwatukee’s Wags & Bags Festival. The fifth annual Wags and Bags Fest will be held noon-7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 29, at Ahwatukee Park, 4700 E. Warner Road. Sponsored by Arizona Fireplaces, the Leap Day event is an annual act of mercy by Marci Miller of Goodwin + Miller Real Estate and her husband Josh on behalf of the countless dogs brutalized in the Valley annually. All proceeds go to Valley Dogs Rescue, an all-volunteer nonprofit no-kill rescue whose mission is to rescue dogs that have been “abandoned, neglected, or otherwise placed in harm’s way,” Marci said. Wags & Bags offers what Marci calls “the most entertaining social cornhole tournament around.” And that’s not just because Tito’s Handmade Vodka will be on hand. Also featured are beer from Pedal Haus Brewery, music, Florencia Pizza, El Taco Santo Food Truck, lawn games and a silent auction. KB Cornhole brings the game gear. A $5 donation gets you in and children under 12 are free. Information/tournament sign up: wagsandbags.org website.

St. Benedict’s planing community’s ‘largest rummage sale’ March 14

St. Benedict’s Church has scheduled what it traditionally calls Ahwatukee’s biggest rummage sale 7 a.m.-1 p.m. March 14 at St. John Bosco Catholic School, 16035 S. 48th Street, Ahwatukee. Organizers promise hundreds of quality items, including clothing, furniture, electronics, tools, toys, books, housewares, jewelry and more. People should bring their own shopping cart or wagon as they treasure hunt. Donations for the sale are being accepted and a tax receipt will be given. Not acceptable are TVs with tubes, chandeliers, ceiling fans, entertainment centers or any furniture made of particleboard. For larger items: call Gayle at 480-773-5300 to schedule a pick-up. Any leftovers after the sale will benefit St. Vincent de Paul, Furnishing Dignity and Big Brothers/Big Sisters. Funds raised support the church’s many care and community programs.

Tempe Union Foundation schedules ‘shindig’ with dancing, casino games

Studio 111 preparing for summer show with auditions Sunday

The Tempe Union High School Education Foundation has a night of merriment planned this Friday in Ahwatukee to help raise scholarship funds for deserving students. The Hope in Education Shindig will be held 6-10 p.m. Feb. 29 at Ahwatukee Country Club, 48th Street just north of Warner Road. For $60 per person and $100 per couple, people can line dancing. Have some for playing casino games, enjoy a silent auction and have food and drink.

Studio 111 Theatre Company has slated auditions Sunday, March 1, for its annual summer show. This year Studio 111 owner and producer Kimberly Lewis has selected “High School Musical JR.” Actors, singers and dancers are asked to bring a oneminute song of their choice on an iPod. Audition times are: noon, ages 5-7; 1 p.m., 8-11; 2 p.m., 12-14; and 3 p.m., 15 and older. Callbacks will be 5-7:30 p.m. the same day.

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“Children with severe and/or special medial needs are a special demographic often overlooked when families seek to adopt from foster care,” she explained. “There is a notable fear of the unknown, a significant sacrifice on one’s life and livelihood, and the potential for little to no progress to be made in the child’s physical or mental health,” Molony said.

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Famous Benson Family Singers to appear at Ahwatukee church

The popular Benson Family Singers will be performing 6:30 p.m. March 15 at Mountain View Lutheran Church, 11002 S. 48th Street., Ahwatukee. The Benson Family Singers, from Faribault, Minnesota, comprise Peter and Rachelle and their four sons in a unique ministry consisting of barbershop, bluegrass and gospel music. They specialize in tight, a cappella harmonies and play a variety of instruments, including guitar, banjo, bass, violin, and mandolin. Together they have performed for many shows, festivals, fairs, churches and private events throughout the Midwest. The Bensons use their music, humor, and message to proclaim the gospel of Jesus Christ. Information: bensonfamilymusic.com.

Swing Orchestra and its big band sounds of the ‘30s and ‘40s 7-10 p.m. March 7 at the legion post, 2125 S. Industrial Park Avenue, Tempe. Proceeds benefit the American Legion Boys State Program and the Legion Auxiliary Girls State Program. Both programs help high school students learn the workings of American government. Tickets are $15 per person and available at the door or by calling 480-967-2968.

Ahwatukee Easter Parade seeking entries, volunteers

Kyrene School District will hold a bike and helmet safety rodeo 9-11 a.m. March 21 at Altadena Middle School, 14620 S. Desert Foothills Pkwy., Ahwatukee. Kids can get information about bike and helmet safety, how to choose the right helmet and even have their bikes checked out for basic maintenance by Global Bikes. The Desert Vista Mountain Bike Club will conduct a demonstration. Children must be accompanied by an adult. The event, co-sponsored by Phoenix Children’s Center for Health and Safety, is open to the public.

The 44th annual Kiwanis Ahwatukee Easter Parade & Spring Fling will be held April 11 and groups are encouraged to start think of how they’ll be marching down 48th Street from Warner Road to Cheyenne Drive. The deadline for entries is April 2 Businesses, youth and church groups, families and individuals can participate. Kiwanis Club President Margaret Ramsay is encouraging everyone to consider walking in the parade. For the 28th time, Mike Schmidt is Parade Boss. This year’s grand sponsor is Vision Community Management. After the parade, all are invited to the Spring Fling at Ahwatukee Community Center Park, 48th Street and Warner Road, for vendor and craft booths, entertainment by local groups, and egg hunt and other activities. Kiwanis member Andi Pettyjohn is heading the Spring Fling committee for the 20th time. Parade info: 480-759-0007 or e-mail msch0007@aol. com. Spring Fling info: 602-402-6267 or andi@wttaz.com. Entry forms are available at ahwatukeekiwanis.org.

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“It’s a difficult proposal to consider a child who is deemed ‘less desirable’ to hopeful families or more ‘trouble’ in the home and community,” she continued, adding such children have “long been given the slur of “unadoptable.” “It’s an ugly word that I’ve chosen to break apart and turn on its head,” she said, adding: “Help for these children is available, support for families is accessible, and the correct and only application for this word is towards a child who has already been adopted, and thus is no longer available to another family.” Molony, who holds degrees from Arizona State University and Grand Canyon University, decided to start writing her book two years ago. Her goal was “to dispel the fears associated with adopting or even fostering children with severe or special needs.” “I wanted to provide a fair warning that

it’s a tough path, but it is not impossible. With the right supports and medical attention, peace in the home is possible. Radical healing and behavioral changes are possible. And healthy attachments are possible.” Her book has found a warm reception in the marketplace: within three weeks of publication, it hit 150 on Amazon’s bestseller list. “I am promoting the book on my blog at AdoptionToLife.com, through local and national foster and adoption-related organizations, such as Foster Arizona, and I am currently guest speaking on podcasts. I’d love to be a guest speaker at more local events coming up as well.” “I’m very excited to see what happens next,” she said. Both paperbacks and e-books are available on Amazon.

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AAHA! an art, food and wine experience! – will be March 14, at the JW Marriott Camelback Inn in Scottsdale. AAHA! features a seated dinner and silent and live auctions of collectible art, wines, exceptional trips and oneof-a-kind experiences. The 2020 honoree is local chef Mark Tarbell, who is donating his popular Tarbell’s Table One — dinner for eight, including wine pairings by Tarbell himself – as a live auction item. “Auctiontainer” Letitia Frye will run the live auction, featuring three nights in Siem Reap, Cambodia; seven nights on a Mekong river cruise; and two nights in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam; a week in Greece; A VIP Triple Creek Ranch experience for four with three nights in a two-bedroom luxury cabin with all amenities included as well as air transportation by private jet and ground transportation to the ranch. Silent auction bidders can choose from nine categories: Beauty and Well-Being, Children, Culinary, Culture, Fashion, Jewelry, Marketplace, Unique Adventures and Off the Vine. AAHA! raises money for Hospice of the Valley’s charity care programs for patients and families, community programs and the Dementia Care & Education Campus now under construction in Phoenix. Tickets are $350 per person; $300 for guests 40 and younger. Tickets: hov.org/events, or call 602-530-6992.

Summit School of Ahwatukee gets another NAEYC reaccreditation

Summit School of Ahwatukee, whose preschool program has been accredited by the National Association for the Education of Young Children since 2005 is celebrating a “three-peat” with a third re-accreditation with scores of 100 percent in the NAEYC Standards of Teaching, Curriculum, Assessment of Child Progress, Families, Community Relationships and the first NAEYC Standard—RELATIONSHIPS. “His honor celebrates the work and partnership of our faculty, staff, families, community partners and alumni in honoring what is truly the foundation for a lifetime of joy and success,” a spokeswoman said.

Beginner tennis classes kick off next month at Ahwatukee center

To introduce the sport of tennis to new people, the Ahwatukee Tennis Club is offering adult beginner tennis clinics in March. Participants will learn fundamental tennis skills such as forehand, backhand, volley and serving. This clinic is for beginner and intermediate players and conducted in a relaxed “learn and play” format March 8, 15, 22 and 29 at 1-2:30 p.m. at the Ahwatukee Tennis Courts, 4700 E. Warner Road. The fee is $40 per person or $70 per couple. Information: Joyce Foote at jfoote@ahwatukeehoa. com or call 480-893-3431 Ext 3.

Y OPAS begins collection for annual book sale slated next month

The Ahwatukee Family YMCA Outreach Program for Ahwatukee Seniors is collecting books for its annual fundraising book sale. The 13th annual sale is March 28-29 at the YMCA, 1030 E. Liberty Lane, Ahwatukee. People can drop off their used or unused books – no magazines, dictionaries or encyclopedias will be accepted – at various locations throughout the community. Books can be dropped off at the YMCA or any of the following Ahwatukee locations beginning Feb. 1: Pecos Senior Center, 48th Street and Pecos Road; Cupz N’ Crepes, 42nd Street and Chandler Boulevard; Corpus Christi Catholic Church, Knox Road and 36th Street; Horizon Presbyterian Church and God’s Garden Preschool, both 1401 E. Liberty Lane; Desert Foothills United Methodist Church, 2156 E. Liberty Lane; Mountain View Lutheran Church, 48th Street and Elliot Road; and Keller Williams Realty Sonoran Living Ahwatukee, 15905 S. 46th Street., Suite 160. After March 1 they also can be dropped off at the Ahwatukee Board of Management, 4700 E. Warner Road. Information: Mark at 602-212-6088

Zumba fitness class at Ahwatukee Swim & Tennis Center has started

The Ahwatukee Community Swim, Tennis & Event Center, 4700 E. Warner Road, Ahwatukee, is holding Zumba and Zumba Toning fitness classes 6-7 p.m. Tuesdays.

Phoenician Oasis offers special cooking classes in private local home

Phoenician Oasis offers cooking classes for all ages in an Ahwatukee home. Learn how to make low-fat, low-sodium and low-sugar dishes as well as bread-making, vegan, French and international cuisines while savoring gourmet hors d’oeuvres and sipping wine or cold drinks. Coming bread classes: Feb. 22, March 7 and 22; vegan classes: Feb. 28, March 14 and 18. Details: phoenicianoasis.com or 480-888-5521.

Moms offer hours of prayer in Ahwatukee for all your needs

Moms n Prayer International has various Ahwatukee groups that meet weekly for an hour of prayer for their children or grandchildren of all ages. Information: MomsInPrayer.org or azcarolina7@gmail.com.

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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 28 Art submission deadline

Art in the Garden Studio in Ahwatukee is taking photos of artwork artists would like to have considered for its next juries gallery, but the deadline is Saturday, Feb. 29. DETAILS>> Guidelines at artinthegardenstudio.com.

SATURDAY FEBRUARY 29 Seuss-tastical Festival

Celebrate Read Across America Day with us by enjoying loads of S.T.E.A.M. and literacy activities like Green Eggs & Ham tic-tactoe, rhymes, and sensory bins; Oobleck; Seuss Secret Cyphers; Truffula Tree Words; Thing 1 & 2 Shapes; Oh The Places You’ll Go Obstacle Course; tie-dying; reading with dogs, and more. DETAILS>> 10 a.m.-1 p.m., Ironwood Library, 4333 E. Chandler Blvd. Ages 2-10 years. Free. No registration required.

Vintageous ‘Hustle’ sale

The Ahwatukee furniture and design store Vintageous is having a community-wide “Do the Hustle” flea market/garage and rummage sale, promising a “one-stop treasure hunt for bargain shoppers. Space is limited for people wanting to sell and they need to make a free. DETAILS>> 7 a.m.-noon, 4611 E. Chandler Blvd. Sellers will be station in the front of the store. Reserve on Facebook or text a reservation request to 602-647-7954.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4

Monthly Book Discussion Club

Read the book and join each lively discussion. March’s Read: any book by Bill Bryson. April’s read: A Woman of No Importance by Sonia Purnell. DETAILS>> 7-7:45 p.m., Ironwood Library, 4333 E. Chandler Blvd. Ages: Adult. Free. No registration required.

THURSDAY, MARCH 5 Bommersbach visit

Jana Bommersbach presents “Hyenas in Petticoats, How Arizona Woman Struggled to Win the Vote.” An acclaimed local journalist, Bommersbach will relate the gripping tale of Arizona’s suffragettes and their part in the nation’s adoption of the 19th Amendment. Sponsored by the Arizona Humanities Council and the Friends of the Phoenix Public Library Ironwood Chapter. DETAILS>> 6:30-7:30 p.m., Ironwood Library, 4333 E. Chandler Blvd. Ages: Adults. Free. No registration required.

TUESDAY, MARCH 10 LEGO Lab

Children accompanied by an adult can stop by for fun LEGO building time the second Tuesday of each month. DETAILS>> 4:30-5:30 p.m., Ironwood Library, 4333 E. Chandler Blvd. Ages 6-11 years. Free. No registration required.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11 Springtime Gardening Tips

Learn tips on planting for the spring season in our desert environment form an Ahwatukee Community Garden master gar-

dener. Supported by the Friends of the Phoenix Public Library Ironwood Chapter. DETAILS>> 6-7:30 p.m., Ironwood Library, 4333 E. Chandler Blvd. Ages: Adults. Free. No registration required.

THURSDAY, MARCH 12 Funeral burial planning

Whitney & Murphy Funeral home will hold a seminar on planning cremation and traditional burials. A free lunch will be offered attendees, who will hear about funding options, veterans benefits and other aspects related to burial. DETAILS>> noon, Early Baker Bistro, 4025 E. Chandler Blvd., Ahwatukee. RSVP: 602-840-5600.

SATURDAY, MARCH 14

Library Teen Council Meeting

LTC meets the second Saturday of every month to plan teen events at Ironwood Library. Join us to earn community service hours, make friends, and have fun. DETAILS>> 2-3 p.m., Ironwood Library, 4333 E. Chandler Blvd. Ages: 12-17 years. Free. No registration required.

TUESDAY, MARCH 17 Writers Critique Group

The third Tuesday of every month bring 5 double-spaced pages of writing to get feedback from your fellow writers. DETAILS>> Tuesday March 17, 6:00-7:45 p.m., Ironwood Library, 4333 E Chandler Blvd. Ages: Adults. Free. No registration required.

SATURDAY, MARCH 21 Get some laughs

The Ahwatukee Comedy Club offers clean and down-to-earth humor. Open seating and price includes one beverage though good food is available for purchase. DETAILS>>-8:11 p.m., Tuk Urban Kafe, 15815 S. 50th Street, Ahwatukee. $15 purchased at events.bammtickets.com, $20 at door.

SUNDAYS TinkerTime

Explore hands-on creative ways to design, experiment, and invent while learning about Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math (STEAM) through tinkering. #stem #tinkertime #IronwoodLibrary DETAILS>> 2-4 p.m., Ironwood Library, 4333 E. Chandler Blvd. Ages: 6-11 years. Free. No registration required.

Learn gardening from pros

Learn desert gardening by getting your hands dirty with the Ahwatukee Community Gardening Project. Share in the knowledge, the produce and the smiles. All ages welcome Bring sun protection and water, tools optional. DETAILS>> 8-9:15 a.m. in the northwest corner of the park at 4700 E. Warner Road, Ahwatukee, behind the guitar player at the Ahwatukee Farmers Market, which is open 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Information: acgarden.org or 480-759-5338.

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CALENDAR from page 28 Chess, knitters clubs

Two clubs meet in Ahwatukee every Sunday the chess club for players at all skill levels and Knitters Anonymous for all levels of knitters and people who crochet. DETAILS>> The Chess Club meets at 11 a.m. and Knitters Anonymous meets at 2 p.m. For either club, call 602-405-6320 for more information.

MONDAYS

Sign language for walkers

Babies walking to 23 months (accompanied by adult) enjoy songs, activities to promote movement, rhymes, books and playtime in each lively session. DETAILS>> 9:30-10 a.m., Ironwood Library, 4333 E. Chandler Blvd. Ages: walking to 23 months. Free. Tickets are limited & available in the library 30 minutes before program start time.

Sign language for crawlers

Accompanied by a favorite adult, babies birth to crawling enjoy songs, music, rhymes, books, interactive stories, simple sign language words, activities to promote movement, and playtime. DETAILS>> 10:30-11 a.m., Ironwood Library, 4333 E. Chandler Blvd. Ages: birth to crawling. Free. Tickets are limited and available in the library 30 minutes before program start time.

Stretch and roll

Body Firm in Ahwatukee offers a free stretch, foam-rolling class for 30 minutes. Stretching and rolling helps loosen and break up the tension in the fascia while providing more mobility and flexibility as well as muscle performance. DETAILS>> 11:40 a.m., 3636 E. Ray Road, next to Fry’s Supermarket. No reservation required, but first-timers are advised to come a few minutes early to sign a waiver.

Gentle yoga at Pecos

People can start their week with a gentle yoga class. Be mindful and caring for yourself. Sessions are typically five to six weeks long. You can also “drop-in” to individual classes. DETAILS>> 6-7 p.m. Pecos Community Center, Ahwatukee. Register: phoenix.gov/parks/classes-and-programs. Go to adult classes and search gentle yoga. You can also register at Pecos Center or call 602-495-5500.

LD 18 Dems meet monthly

Legislative District 18 Democrats gather monthly, usually the second Monday, to share news, opportunities, food and laughter. Meetings include guest speakers, legislative updates, how-to sessions and Q&A. Volunteer or just enjoy an evening with likeminded folks. DETAILS>> For times and places: ld18democrats.org/calendar.

Desert Pointe gardeners

Desert Pointe Garden Club meets on the first Monday of the month with special programs. DETAILS>> 9 a.m., Ahwatukee Rec Center, 5001 E. Cheyenne Drive, Ahwatukee. Information: 602 478 6732 or dpgc.org.

TUESDAYS Ladies golf

Starting times for the Ladies Play Date at Ahwatukee Country Club starting times vary with the season. Participants can elect to play red tees (5,497 yards) or yellow tees (4467 yards).

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DETAILS>> 1:30-2:30 p.m., 4025 E. Chandler Blvd., Ahwatukee. $6 per class. Info: 480-330-2015 or donna@innervisionyoga.com.

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Toddlers 24-36 months-old, accompanied by a favorite adult, enjoy interactive activities that encourage emerging language skills such as stories, songs, games, and playtime. Children and caregivers also practice Baby Sign Language, a great way to help young children develop communication skills, in this active session. DETAILS>> 10:30-11 a.m., Except March 31 Ironwood Library, 4333 E. Chandler Blvd. Ages: 24-36 months. Free. Tickets are limited & available in the library 30 minutes before program start time.

French Talk Time

Brush up on your high school, college, or tourist French speaking and listening skills. Advanced Level, 1st and 3rd Tuesdays of each month: an informal participant-driven conversational group. Participants should already speak French fairly well to enjoy this program. Beginner/Intermediate Level, 2nd & 4th Tuesdays of each month: a facilitator-guided conversation group. Participants should already speak some French to benefit from this program. #FrenchTalkTime #IronwoodLibrary DETAILS>> Tuesdays, 6:30-7:30 p.m., Ironwood Library, 4333 E. Chandler Blvd. Ages: Adults. Free. No registration required.

Overcome painful experiences

Men’s H.O.P.E., an acronym for Helping Overcome Painful Experiences, meets weekly for confidential and candid conversations about divorce, dependencies and relationships. DETAILS>> 6:30-8:15 p.m. Mountain Park Church 16461 S. 48th Street. (Southeast corner of Frye & 48th)

Ladies golf

The Foothills Golf Course Ladies League meets every Tuesday to play 18 holes of handicap golf from September through May. Play includes weekly games, prizes and friendly competition. DETAILS>> Call Lucille Heid at 602-692-7839 or Shayron Conrad at 602-339-8707.

Patriotic playgroup

Parents looking for playtime for their kids and, for themselves, stimulating conversations rooted in family, faith and conservatism can gather ever second Tuesday of the month. DETAILS>> 9-11 a.m. Pecos Park playground. 17010 S. 48th Street, Phoenix. Check ld18gop.com for more DETAILS or contact: ld18gop@gmail.com.

Estrangement support

Although rarely discussed, family estrangement is far more common than most people realize. The estranged suffer from loneliness, lack of self-esteem, guilt, anger and depression. Desert Foothills United Methodist Church provides a support group that meets the first Tuesday of every month. The public is invited to the “Living Loss” sessions. DETAILS>> 7 p.m., first Tuesday of every month; 2156 E. Liberty Lane, Ahwatukee. Use Entry B. Free. Information: 480-460-1025 and office@desertfoothills.org.

Prayer night offered

Ahwatukee Health and Recovery holds a weekly prayer night. The public is invited. Free. DETAILS>> noon-1:30 p.m., 16515 S. 40th Street, #119, Ahwatukee.

Chair yoga featured

Inner Vision Yoga Studio offers chair yoga to help seniors and people recovering from injuries to stay fit.

COMMUNITY Barre Classes

Improve your speaking skills and meet interesting people at Ahwatukee Toastmasters meetings DETAILS>> 8-9 a.m. at the Dignity Health Community Room, 4545 E. Chandler Blvd., Ahwatukee.

Illuminate You Fitness is offering barre classes on Wednesday evenings at Art in the Garden Studio. Barre is a low impact, fullbody workout blending elements of yoga, Pilates, and strength training. All fitness levels are welcome. DETAILS>> 5:30-6:30 p.m., 4221 E Chandler Blvd., Suite 123, Ahwatukee. Space is limited; visit illuminateyoufitness.com to register and for pricing information.

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Art in the Garden Studio offers open workshops. DETAILS>> 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Details: artinthegardenstudio.com.

WEDNESDAYS Art for kids

Art in the Garden Studio offers painting workshops for young people after school. DETAILS>> 6:30-8:30 p.m.

Digital City

Children ages 5-12 can let their digital creativity flow in this self-guided tech “playground.” We provide hands-on beginner bots, exercises to build fine motor skills, and Chromebooks preloaded with links to code-learning environments, 3D modeling, and digital art programs. YOU bring the brainpower. DETAILS>> 4-5 p.m., Ironwood Library, 4333 E. Chandler Blvd. Ages: 5-12 years. Free. No registration required.

Sit, Stay, Read!

Emerging readers of all ages can sign up for reading time with a registered therapy animal & human team. Read to Guinness on the first and third Wednesdays of the month. DETAILS>> 4-5 p.m., Ironwood Library, 4333 E. Chandler Blvd. All Ages. Free. No registration required.

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Open for art

Art in the Garden Studio offers open workshops. DETAILS>> 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Details: artinthegardenstudio.com

WEDNESDAYS

Crocheting for a cause

Join our volunteer-led group of knitters and crocheters as we meet up to crochet or knit blankets to give to non-profit organizations that assist children and families in crisis or transition. Please bring your own knitting or crocheting tools, and your own yarn if you would like. Yarn will also be provided. Basic knitting and/or crocheting skills required. This program is sponsored by the Friends of the Phoenix Public Library Ironwood Chapter. #IronwoodLibrary DETAILS>> 2nd & 4th Thursdays, 6:30-7:30 p.m., Ironwood Library, 4333 E Chandler Blvd. Ages: Adults. Free. No registration required. Family Storytime Children birth to five-year-olds, accompanied by a favorite adult, enjoy books, songs, rhymes, and music in a fun interactive program that builds early literacy skills. DETAILS>> 10:30-11 a.m., Ironwood Library, 4333 E. Chandler Blvd. Ages: birth to 5. Free. Tickets are limited & available in the library 30 minutes before program start time.

Volunteer Desert Vista High School Peer Tutors will be able to assist with projects and homework. It’s first-come, first-served, so please sign in at the tutoring table and wait for your turn. DETAILS>> 4-6 p.m., Ironwood Library, 4333 E Chandler Blvd. Ages: 5-17 years. Free. No registration required.

Teen Thursdays

Meditation meetings

Fun with watercolors

Frank Daly of Ish Salon conducts weekly meditation sessions designed to help participants enter a state of allowing in order to effortlessly reach desired goals and outcomes. DETAILS>> 7 p.m., 4025 E Chandler Blvd., Ahwatukee. Information: Fdaly1967@gmail.com or 602-332-3829.

Sit, Stay, Read!

Emerging readers of all ages can sign up for reading time with a registered therapy animal & human team. #SitStayRead #IronwoodLibrary DETAILS>> Wednesdays December 11 & 18, 4:00-5:00 p.m., Ironwood Library, 4333 E Chandler Blvd. All Ages. Free. No registration required.

We provide the snacks and fun; you just bring yourself and a friend for gaming, karaoke, crafting, snacks and more. DETAILS>> 4-5:30 p.m., Ironwood Library, 4333 E. Chandler Blvd. Ages: 12-17 years. Free. No registration required. People can get step-by-step instructions in water-coloring whether they are beginners or intermediates. DETAILS>> Noon-2:30 p.m. at Michael’s at 48th Street and Ray Road, Ahwatukee. $25/class. Sign up online:michaels.com/ classes-and-events/classroom. Information: Judy Lokits, instructor. 954-234-1768.

Networking group meets

ACT Networking Group, standing for Ahwatukee, Chandler and Tempe, meets weekly. DETAILS >> 7-8 a.m., Tukes Kafe, 15815 S. 50th Street, Ahwatukee. Information: 602-418-3645.

Celebrate Recovery

Celebrate Recovery is a Biblical 12-step program that helps you find hope and healing from all of life’s hurts, habits, and hangups. Whether it’s addiction, loss, anger, or stress, you can find the freedom you’re looking for. DETAILS>> 6:20 PM, Mountain View Lutheran Church, 11002 South 48th Street, Ahwatukee. 480-893-2579, mvlutheran.org.

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Improved communication needed for food recalls BY ADAM GARBER AFN Guest Writer

s consumers, we rely on the food safety system when we buy groceries. And, we expect that if one of our purchases has been recalled our grocery store will warn us. However, a new report by the Arizona PIRG Education Fund states that Americans are not hearing about food recalls, and that communication breakdown can have serious repercussions for public health. According to the Centers for Disease Control, 48 million Americans continue to get sick from the food they eat every year.

Foothills resident happy with board

A big thank you to Sandy Salvo for her factual response to the half-baked letter from Rob Doherty on a number of topics. Her response was published in the AFN on Feb. 5 under the heading “Foothills board member: The sky isn’t falling.” In case you haven’t read it, I encourage you to do so. On a personal note I have lived in the Foothills since May of 1995, attended countless Foothills HOA monthly board meetings and numerous annual meetings. I have always found the board to be professional and easy to do business with. I am proud to call The Foothills home. -Jim Jochim

Foothills residents seek board changes

Readers of the Ahwatukee Foothills News are aware that a team of concerned homeowners in the Foothills Community Association HOA is circulating a petition aimed at strengthening the management of the HOA,

Although the food safety system focuses on getting recalled food out of stores, individual consumers may be unaware they have contaminated food in a pantry, refrigerator or freezer in their home. Effective communication about recalls is critical to combat foodborne illness. Although they might not be the cause of a recall, grocery stores are access points in the food safety system in which consumers frequently interact. Grocery stores often have unique information about us and our purchasing habits making it easy to improve transparency about recall notification efforts. And they should. Based on publicly available information, the Arizona PIRG Education Fund recently assessed whether the nation’s 26

largest supermarket chains tell customers about recall policies, in-store notification, and direct customer notification. Eighty percent of the nation’s 26 largest supermarket chains – including Albertson’s, Safeway and Whole Foods – received a failing grade for recall information. Only Harris Teeter, Kroger, Smith’s and Target received a passing grade. To avoid consumers needing to go on a scavenger hunt to find out if food they recently purchased was recalled, we recommend the following:

including increasing transparency, accountability, and responsiveness to the interests of the Association’s members. This petition drive to reform the Bylaws has received great support from the Association’s homeowners, and even from a number of the corporate members. We are pleased to write that we are approaching the target number of 1,300 signatures, and we hope to be able to turn the petition in to the board at its meeting on today, Feb. 26. Once we have submitted the petition in compliance with Arizona law and the association’s governing documents, the board will be required to convene a special meeting of all association members to vote on the reform package. The petition calls on the board to convene this special “members meeting” within 30 days. If the board complies with the petition (from more than 25 percent of the total members), it will schedule this meeting in late March. One of our main goals is to ensure that the board spends the association’s money wisely. In this regard, in November we began ex-

plaining to board directors a way they could save the association thousands of dollars on the bylaws reform package election. The board could bundle the mailing of the notice and absentee ballots for the reform package along with the standard notice of the annual board election and solicitation of candidates. Hopefully, the board will heed this suggestion and avoid the expense of conducting two mass mailings to all association members within a period of weeks. Ideally, the board will also utilize this March members meeting as the opportunity to hold a pre-election meeting where the candidates for the board can introduce themselves to the members. Given the overwhelming support for our reform package, we are confident that the membership will vote to approve the reform package. While the reforms will not solve all the association’s problems, they will help set it on a course that will facilitate the resolution of these problems. Two aspects will take effect immediately, and they will apply to the May board election:

FDA and USDA should: • Require stores to make recall notification policies available on their website and upon request. • Require stores to post signs about

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recalls at the cash register and on the store shelf where the product would normally appear for at least two weeks for perishable food and for at least one month for frozen foods. Require stores to create direct customer notification programs that alert consumers of recalled products within 48 hours of a recall.

Grocery stores should: • Post food recall notification policies on their website and provide a copy upon request. • Post signs for recalls at the cash register and on the store shelf

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Authorization to use electronic voting (which should enhance homeowner participation); Term limits for board directors (no more than two consecutive terms). We want to state that it has been a pleasure meeting so many homeowners over the past few months. This experience has underscored the welcoming, interesting and diverse nature of our community. We invite all association members to attend the board meeting at 6 p.m. today, Feb. 26, at the Foothills Golf Club, 2201 E. Clubhouse Drive. Thank you again for your support, and please contact us if you have any comments or questions: heFoothillsInfo.com. David Randolph and Rob Doherty

Club West resident pens ‘Ode to Edge’

I dedicate the following, “Ode to the Edge” to all the residents of Club West who stopped this development from proceeding. (Sung to the tune of “The Witch is Dead” from the “Wiz-

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where the product would normally appear for at least two weeks for perishable food and for at least one month for frozen foods. Use the information collected through loyalty programs to directly alert customers of recalled products within 48

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ard of OZ”). Ding Dong the Edge is dead, Which old Edge? The wicked Edge! Ding Dong the wicked Edge is dead! Woke up, you residents, we rubbed our eyes, got out of bed, Woke up, the wicked Edge is dead! It’s gone where the goblins go, below below below yo ho, Lets open up and sing and rings the bells out Ding Dong the merry-o, sing it high, sing it low Let them know the wicked Edge is dead!! Thank goodness there are many concerned citizens, and our councilman, Mr. Sal DiCiccio, who would not be bullied or pressured into a rushed transaction that would be extremely detrimental to our community. As for the board of directors, all of you should be ashamed of yourselves given your past and continuing lack of action regarding the golf course and permitting the “Edge” transaction to go as far as it did. By the way, when are you going to start issuing notices and fines to the owner of the golf course, given that it is not in “championship condition”, as required by the CC&R’s? Given all of this, all the board members should resign immediately! -Thomas Bell

QuikTrip traffic changes possible

I’d like to comment about the QuikTrip/Cottonwood Lane topic you addressed in the article of 12 February. I believe the focus at least in part on traffic analyses is the wrong issue. That focus limits thinking that can resolve the situation. The fact that the Paseo Foothills II Community has one exit road is cited but not also analyzed. Some years ago I was responsible for the design and construction of technical facilities in communities around this country. During that

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Consumers should: • Sign up for recall alerts on the FDA website at fda.gov/safety/recallsmarket-withdrawals-safety-alerts and USDA website fsis.usda.gov/ wps/portal/fsis/home. • Follow FDA and USDA social media

period, I presented plans for those facilities to the communities and negotiated approval to proceed with construction. Often in those negotiations to gain construction approval, I was asked as a concession to provide public improvements to the site. Concessions that most often exceeded my initial design plans. Those public improvements included; sidewalks, fire hydrants, lighting; the building of roads and deeding them to the towns. I am citing that information because one need only look at a map of the roads in the Paseo Foothills II Community to see that road improvements can be made. On the western side one sees that, from the north, 42nd Street stops before it enters the community although a stub of 42nd Street exists within that community. Once again on the eastern side of the community, alternatives exist for new connecting roads. One of many alternatives is to connect into 46th Place that then enters Frye Road exiting at 48th Street. So, to mitigate the traffic issue the City of Phoenix in concert with the community should negotiate with QuikTrip to acquire any needed land, design and construct the additional access for that community! -Peter Plush

‘Will of the people’ thwarted by Senate

Dear Senate Republicans: You keep telling us that this impeachment is the Democrats’ attempt to thwart the “will of the people.” You need to stop that. If the “will of the people” had been considered, Hillary Clinton would be the president. Anyone to whom the “will of the people” mattered would be fighting for affordable health care, clean air and water, firearms regulation, reduced carbon emissions, the preservation of our national parks and wildlands, the civil rights of minorities and humanitarian immigration reform.

accounts for updated information about recalls. • Ask the customer service desk for information about how you can be notified about recalls for food you purchase and where recall notices are posted in the store. Until customers can easily find information on food recalls, many people will

But you consistently work against those things. The overwhelming “will of the people” was for a legitimate senate trial with relevant witnesses and documents. You voted against it. The only man who voted for it is being shunned by the rest of you. And at last count, the number of people who want Trump removed from office now exceeds the number of those who voted for him in the first place. That is the “will of the people.” -Barbara Clark

History: which side will you be on?

Did you watch the impeachment hearings? I don’t mean the commentary on the impeachment, but the actual testimony. Let me summarize. President Trump fired the Ambassador to Ukraine because she was a do-gooder. She was in the way. This was never disputed by any evidence, and Rudy Giuliani admitted it in an interview. President Trump hires Gordon Sondland as ambassador to the European Union. Sondland gave a million dollars for the Trump inauguration. This sounds terrible but it is actually quite normal in Washington. The reason I mention it is because you need to know that Sondland is a Trump loyalist. President Trump puts Giuliani and Sondland in charge of digging up dirt on Joe Biden – thought to be Trump’s main rival in the next election. What does this have to do with Ukraine? Ukraine is right next door to Russia, and had been part of the U.S.S.R. Russia under the dictatorship of Vladmir Putin wants Ukraine back. It is considered the bread basket of Eastern Europe. For this reason, Russia has taken over about 7 percent of the country and threatens the rest. Our Congress voted in a bipartisan vote to fund the Ukrainian military to fend off Russia. It is in our interest to make sure a dictator, like

unnecessarily put their health at risk.

Adam Garber is the consumer watchdog for the Arizona PIRG Education Fund, an organization that conducts research and education on issues in the public interest. The organization’s report, Food Recall Failure, can be found at arizonapirgedfund.org. Putin does not get too powerful. What caused the problem was President Trump withheld 100s of millions of dollars to get the Ukrainian President to announce he was going to investigate a company called Burisma, which hired Hunter Biden. It appears obvious that Biden got hired because of his name, but that is not illegal and certainly nothing the Trump children are not doing. It came out in the hearings that the money would not be released if a lesser official made the announcement, or if the announcement said they were cracking down on corruption without mentioning Burisma and the Bidens. In the hearing, the ambassador who gave Trump $1 million admitted that the president “does not give a sh— about Ukraine.” He goes on to say, “He cares a about bigger thing” – referring to getting re-elected. It also came out that the investigation did not need to be done it only needed to be “announced.” This proves the investigation was not to end corruption in Ukraine but simply to benefit the Trump campaign. The president blocked a number of White House officials from testifying even though they were subpoenaed. Before Trump was elected, he said people who plead the 5th amendment are guilty. Which is essentially what he and his staff are doing. If it becomes normal for American Presidents to use the immense power of their office to assure they will win the next election, then we no longer will have a democracy. Whoever is in power will use any method available to say in power. It gives other countries, ones that have their own interests at heart, the power to determine our elections. I know we think the U.S, is invincible, but history shows that democracies are fairly short lived. And when we start allowing leaders to worry more about their re-election than our country’s interests, then we are doomed. -Barry Smith

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Ahwatukee couple’s businesses all about health AFN NEWS STAFF

hysical and emotional wellness is a family affair at a pair of Ahwatukee’s newest businesses located under one roof. Tukee Lifestyle Chiropractic is operated by local resident Dr. Lee Goozdich while Best Life Counseling and Wellness is run by his wife Ruthann. The youngest of their four children, Luke, is on staff as he works on his masters of counseling at Liberty University. After a soft opening of the practice at 1345 E. Chandler Blvd., earlier this month, the Goozdichs are planning a grand opening at WHAT TIME March 12. Native Grill & Wings will be catering the event and there will be giveaways.

Middle school sweethearts in Pennsylvania who have been married 33 years, the Goozdichs’ separate businesses share a common goal. “We both feel it’s our purpose to help each patient and client we have the privilege of working with experience a better quality of life,” Lee said. “Our family has been blessed and we have a passion to be a blessing to others. Our hope is to show our new friends and neighbors in Ahwatukee you don’t have to continue suffering. “Whether it be physical pain or emotional distress, there is hope.” To a large degree, Luke is an inspiration for this goal. He was born with a serious congenital heart defect requiring

him to have two open heart surgeries – one at 5 months and the other at 4 years. “Going through that painful experience is what drew me personally to the field of counseling because I wanted to be a beacon of hope for others going through difficult times in their lives,” Ruthann recalled. At the same time, Lee was already practicing and his patients “rallied around us as family offering prayer and support that truly carried us through,” she said. They became not only patients but family and the Goozdichs said it “is the type of relationship we hope to establish here in our new community of Ahwatukee.”

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Ruthann and Dr. Lee Goozdich, flanking their son Luke, operate two new businesses that just opened in Ahwatukee. (Pablo Robles/AFN Staff Photographer)

Ahwatukee native’s business enchants little girls BY COTY DOLORES MIRANDA AFN Contributor

rowing up in Ahwatukee, Rachel Forney, like many girls her age, was enthralled with all things Disney – especially Disney Princesses. This love sparked Once Upon A Tiara, the company she started three years ago while attending Arizona State University as a business major. Now a Chandler resident, her children’s entertainment company provides familiar-appearing fairy tale characters who charm girls with colorful ball gowns and sparkling tiaras. They’re more than costumed entities, however. Her talented troupe of singers and dancers also provides services like face painting, tea parties and princess dance lessons. “We opened in November of 2017, and have been thriving ever since. Once Upon a Tiara is operated and staffed by all wom-

Rachel Forney, second from right, and the other “princesses” in her business, Once Upon A Tiara, delight little girls. (Special to AFN)

en and we offer more than 20 characters,” said Forney, who often takes on the role of Princess Cindy. “Our performers have extensive experience in singing, theatre, dance and childcare,” she added. “We travel all over the

East Valley to make magic at dozens of events every month.” Though Princess Cindy and her Ice Princess, Island Princess, Sleeping Princess, Princess Snow, Arabian Princess and even Tinker Fairy may look like characters from

Disney movies or animated films, the ‘D’ word is never used or advertised as Disney characters. But it was the love of Disney princesses that spawned the idea of sharing the princess characters with children, especially girls. “Ask anyone in my family and they’ll tell you I adored Disney princesses,” the onetime Kyrene de la Sierra Elementary student. “I remember being little and going to Disneyland and loving seeing the princesses,” Forney said. “Most of my toys were princess related, and I remember how important they were to me as a child. It’s a great memory having a strong passion for Disney princesses.” This child-like wonder inspires grownups to hire Once Upon A Tiara for events like last October’s third annual Fairytale Ball sponsored by Chandler Public Li-

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Olive Mill squeezing the most from agritourism BY GLENN SWAIN

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eter Rea, wearing a flannel shirt, vest, jeans, and boots, enjoys greeting visitors at his Queen Creek Olive Mill. “Really, we’re farmers,” he said as he welcomed customers near an aisle full of bottles of extra-virgin olive oil and vinegar. Rea’s Queen Creek Olive Mill is Arizona’s only working olive farm and mill. Family-owned and operated; the 100acre farm has more than 7,000 olive trees on 40 acres. Rea also harvests olives from 100 acres of trees near Yuma and 368 acres in Sacaton. Rea said 650,000 people visit Olive Mill annually to purchase the company’s extra-virgin olive oil, Rea’s own unique bottled vinegar recipes. The Olive Mill restaurant prepares fresh from scratch sandwiches, salads pizzas for visitors to eat indoors and outside on picnic tables under the shade of trees. Also for sale are bath and body products created on-site, and other Arizonamade products like honey made from bees on the premises. Visitors also take

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Lee has treated patients of all ages, including professional and Olympic athletes, and has even performed manipulation under anesthesia in a hospital setting. He has been a professional speaker and coach at chiropractic conferences across the country. “My favorite thing is still to bond with my patients and work with them to eliminate their pain and health impairments and show them what a life without those limitations looks like,” he said. “It is extremely rewarding.” A 1987 graduate of the Palmer College of Chiropractic, he was drawn to his profession at 14 as a result of the way his chiropractor at the time changed his life, treating him for a neck injury suffered in wrestling. He said the chiropractor “taught me

The Queen Creek Olive Mill draws customers from East Mesa and throughout the Valley with its award-winning olive oil and a restaurant serving novel dishes. (Glenn Swain/AFN Contributor)

daily tours and learn the craft of olive oil making from several classes. Since buying the 100-acre property in 2003, Rea and other family members have now turned the Olive Mill into what he calls an “agritourism destination.” “Getting into the agritourism business is interesting since it’s so comprehensive,” he explained. “We have a hundred people working for us. We have a farm operation where we harvest and process about how the body functions at optimal health when the spine is working correctly and the nervous system is free to allow the brain to fully communicate with every part of the body.” Lee looks at chiropractic care like building a house – “certain things have to happen in a particular order in order for everything to stand strong and work correctly.” “Your body has to go through a particular plan of care in order to repair itself correctly and fully,” he said – which is why he looks at chiropratic care has having three phrases : relieving pain, corrective and restorative care for more thorough healing and injury prevention and wellness care to make sure the body stays in good condition. Beyond chiropractic, Lee offers a managed weight-loss program and “has helped literally transform many peo-

olives, we bottle and sell it, and we have a restaurant. “It’s comprehensive, and it’s a challenge, but it’s what makes us unique from everyone else. Between us and Schnepf Farms, we are agritainment, a fancy word for a farm delivering a variety of experiences to people.” The idea to enter into the olive oil business started with a flippant comment from his Italian father when visiting Ari-

ple’s lives.” “We have a program designed by a critical care surgeon,” Lee said. “It is very effective and helped many patients get rid of pain and health problems caused or compounded by being overweight.” Ruthann is a nationally board certified and licensed professional counselor who works with individuals, couples and families. She professes a passion “to help people regain hope and overcome any roadblocks preventing them from living their very best life,” noting those roadblocks can range from poor self-esteem to memories of a traumatic event. Her “person-centered approach” relies on her training in both cognitive behavioral and dialectical behavioral therapy as well as her background nutrition and addiction care. She also works with couples through the

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Queen Creek Olive Mill owner Peter Rea has turned the site into an “agritourism destination” through a lot of hard work over the 17 years he has owned the site. (Glenn Swain/AFN Contributor)

zona in the late 1990s. At the time, Rea was in the automotive industry in Detroit but yearned to do something different. He and his wife, Brenda, at the time,

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Gottman Method of Relationship Therapy and offers counseling from a Christian perspective for individuals desiring to incorporate their faith. A board certified tele-mental health provider, she still maintains counseling relationships she established in Pennsylvania through her online counseling practice. “I love my clients and am so privileged to be invited into their lives. Counseling truly is my calling,” she said. Her husband said he has tailored Tukee Lifestyle Chiropractic to include features not often found at other practices, such as opening at 6 a.m. and closing at 7 p.m. to accommodate patients’ busy lives. Information: Tukee Lifestyle Chiropractic, 480-912-4040, tukeechiro.com. Best Life Counseling and Wellness, 480-912-4041, mybestlifecounseling. com.

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brary. The event is slated for June this year. Area businesses like Ahwatukee’s Kid to Kid are among the regular businesses using Once Upon A Tiara for various promotions. “Once Upon A Tiara has been wonderful to work with. Their princesses always look great and are very energetic and love interacting with the kids, and they do face painting as well,” said Brenda Spezzacatena, who has owned the children’s resale store with her husband Jon and mother Molly Varner for 15 years. “The Once Upon A Tiara princesses do a great job staying in character and really connecting with the kids one-on-one,” said Spezzacatena. “We’ve used other companies in the past but now use Once Upon A Tiara exclusively. We have used them at our Kid to Kid in Ahwatukee for multiple special events and they never disappoint.” Forney said selecting the young women of diverse nationalities is one of the keys to her business’ success. “When we hire performers – and yes, they’re independent contractors – we look for girls who have a genuine desire to work with children,” said Forney. “Of course, we look for talent and experience in singing, dancing, and acting as well. But there’s so much more to this job than just being talented in performing. Our performers have to be authentically kind and caring and must know how to talk to children and keep them engaged.” But Forney doesn’t just have the young women throw on a ballgown and tiara before being sent out. “You could look amazing, talk amazing but if you don’t know how to really connect with these children, it won’t work,” she explained, adding: “We do extensive training on character

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had four children and one on the way. “My father mentioned the number of olive trees growing in Arizona,” Rea said. “After returning from Arizona, Brenda and I were in an Irish pub in Bloomfield, Michigan one night when she looked at me and said, ‘Why don’t we do olive oil in Arizona?’ “I had a business background. I started researching the olive business and who grew olives. I traveled to Italy to learn how to make olive oil.”

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teacher who, even after accepting a new job at a rural school teaching second grade necessitated a move, kept her association with Once Upon A Tiara. “Even though my Monday through Friday job is spent with kids, there’s just something so different about performing as a character. For one I’m not teaching them math,” laughed McClain. “You stand for what your characters stand for,” she continued. “Each character our company provides has an important life lesson in her story. I also really love when the kids truly believe we’re the real deal. “It makes the experience much better for Rachel Forney, right, chooses her princesses at Once Upon a Tiara for their them, as well as their acting ability as well as their ability to relate well to children. (Special to AFN) parents,” McClain said. knowledge, mannerisms, vocals, but when “And, like many millennial women, I grew we hire performers, we look for girls who up on the original Disney princesses so have a genuine attitude about this job and it’s just so cool to say I can be friends with what it entails. one.” “We’re representing such well-loved McClain added her belief the time and characters that mean a lot to these chil- care going into character training and cosdren, and we want to make sure we do it tumes sets Once Upon A Tiara apart from as accurately as possible. And, of course, similar companies. we try not to reference Disney at all and it “Another fun part about this job is the goes into the training.” questions some kids think of. If we show Those young women selected to be a up as their favorite character of all time, Once Upon A Tiara Princess come from a you better believe they will have some variety of careers or are currently college pretty difficult questions that almost students, said Forney. stump us,” McClain said. Josie McClain is an elementary school “We make sure to have an answer for ev-

It was slow going at first. Olive Mill produced only small amounts of olive oil. “When we started fifteen years ago, we were doing about 150 pounds of olives an hour,” he said. Olive Mill’s processing facility, where 160,000 liters of olive oil is stored, is located near the restaurant, herb gardens and eating areas. Its extra-virgin olive oil is now known worldwide. Three years ago, Olive Mills won a gold award at the International Olive Oil Competition in New York. Last year Olive Mill took home a silver

award out of more than 1,000 entries. The annual competition is the largest and most prestigious olive oil quality contest. Its annual list of award winners is the authoritative guide to the world’s best olive oils and the producers who craft them. Rea grabs a cup of coffee and strolls by shelving holding bottles of extra-virgin olive oil. “We do all the blending recipes ourselves,” he said. Like any other business owner, Rea is

erything, so we end up with some pretty funny stories and great memories,” added McClain, who has been with the company a year and is best known for her role as Snow Queen. “And oh, the hugs: the hugs are also the best. Something that really means a lot to me is knowing we can provide this experience for children who might never be able to see the real deal at a theme park, and that’s really powerful.” Having been active in performing arts in high school and college, McClain said she welcomed being able to perform again, especially being new to the area after moving from Michigan in 2016. Forney also has a performance background and from that grew the idea for Once Upon A Tiara. “I’ve been performing my whole life,” she said. “I started dancing at age 4, and then got into gymnastics. Then later, I did competitive cheerleading. I was involved with a similar company and though they focused on face painting, they also had some princesses and I was one of the main performers. “When they closed five years ago, I found I was kind of missing it. Since I have a business background, I did it myself.” One obstacle Forney has faced is age discrimination. As a full-time Arizona State University senior, she said she finds she’s not always accorded the respect or legitimacy as she imagines an older businesswoman might be given. “I do try to allude to the fact I’m a little older,” she admitted. “We’re doing very well, and I would like to see my age not even be a factor. For more information on Once Upon A Tiara and to see upcoming events where princesses will appear, see OnceUponATiara.com. Information: 480-760-1195. always looking to the future. “We’re getting ready to go through another expansion, but mainly in our processing,” he said while front-facing bottles on a shelf. “Now that those two other farms went into production last year, we’re going to need to increase our capacity from three tons of olives an hour to probably eight tons an hour.” Information: 5062 S. Meridian Road, Queen Creek. 480-888-9290. Queencreekolivemill.com.

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Your financial advisor and tax advisor should talk BY JOSEPH ORTIZ AFN Guest Writer

s you prepare your tax returns for the April 15 deadline, you might already start looking for opportunities to improve your tax-related financial outcomes in the future. One important step you can take is to connect your tax professional with your financial advisor. Together, these professionals can help you take advantage of some valuable strategies: Roth vs. traditional IRA. If you’re eligible to contribute to a Roth IRA and a traditional IRA, you might find it beneficial to have your financial advisor talk to your tax professional about which is the better choice. Generally, if you think your tax rate will be higher in retirement, you might want to contribute to the Roth IRA, which provides tax-free withdrawals if you’re older than 59 ½ and have had your account at

least five years. But if you think your tax bracket will be lower when you retire, you might be better off with the traditional IRA, which offers upfront tax benefits – specifically, your contributions may reduce your annual taxable income in a given tax year. Your tax advisor may have some thoughts on this issue, as well as how it might fit in with your overall tax picture in retirement. Taxable vs. non-taxable income. Turning taxable income into non-taxable income can lower your current year’s tax bracket. Depending on your income, you could potentially subtract your traditional IRA contributions (or your SEP-IRA contributions if you’re self-employed) from your taxable income. And even now, it’s not too late to affect the 2019 tax year, if you still haven’t reached the IRA or SEP-IRA contribution limits. Before you file your 2019 tax returns, your tax professional can tell your finan-

cial advisor how much you would have to contribute to your traditional IRA, SEP-IRA or similar account to potentially lower your taxable income. If you make the contribution, your financial advisor can illustrate how it would impact your retirement picture and make a recommendation on how to invest the money. You can fund your IRA with virtually any type of investment – stocks, bonds, mutual funds, and so on. Taxes on mutual funds. You might think you have total control over taxes related to your mutual funds. After all, you decide how long to hold these funds before selling shares and incurring capital gains taxes. However, mutual fund managers are usually free to buy and sell new investments as they see fit, and some of these sales could generate capital gains taxes for you. If these taxes are relatively large in any one year, your tax professional may notice and could relay this information to

your financial advisor. This doesn’t necessarily mean these mutual funds are inappropriate for you; they still may be suitable for your goals, risk tolerance and time horizon. But the tax aspect may be of interest to your financial advisor, who might recommend more tax-efficient investment options. Your investment and tax pictures have many overlaps, and by ensuring your team of advisors is working together, or at least communicating with each other, you can increase the chances of getting your desired results. Ahwatukee resident Joseph Ortiz is a financial advisor for Edward Jones at 8950 S. 52nd St., Suite 209, Tempe. Reach him at 480-753-7664 or Joseph.Ortiz@edwardjones.com.

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Innings Festival offers baseball-centric fun BY CHRISTOPHER BOAN GetOut Staff

lineup of baseball and rock music descends upon Tempe Town Lake for the third iteration of Innings Festival next weekend. Slated for Saturday, Feb. 29, and Sunday, March 1, the Innings Festival features acts like Dave Matthews Band, Weezer, Portugal, The Man, Death Cab for Cutie, Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit and more. Atlanta-based festival director Tim Sweetwood long envisioned an event that combined the hoopla of the Cactus League with the glitz and glamor of a music festival. Sweetwood and C3 Presents set out to create the festival several years ago, assembling a roster of players and bands to take the stage at the first event in 2018.

Thousands flocked to Tempe Town Lake last year to hear some top bands and celebrate the beginning of Spring Training season. (Special to GetOut)

Fast-forward three years and Sweetwood believes the festival has become a mainstay for Arizonans and baseball

nuts. “We have a really good round of artists coming in, led by Dave Matthews

and Weezer, to go with having even more player involvement than we’ve had before,” Sweetwood said. “So, it kind of brings together the full vision of the festival.” An avid baseball fan, Sweetwood said his team was surprised by the enthusiasm for Spring Training in Arizona. That love inspired Sweetwood and his team to create a unique festival that incorporates the best elements of both pastimes. The result is a convergence of the two, with batting cages and a virtual home run derby interwoven into the stages and incredible voltage that such festivals require. “I realized how many hundreds of thousands of people come to town to watch

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K Simmons has won Screen Actors Guild, Golden Globe and Academy awards, but his fondest memories are those spent with his brother, David. “The things standing out are things I did 40 years ago with my brother and other theater jobs I did in the meantime,” JK said. “We did a wonderful production of ‘The Fantasticks,’ which is a great little musical. We toured Montana in an 11-passenger van. I played El Gallo and he played the boy’s father. This was one of the many times we got to be on stage together.” The two will hit the stage again in the Third Street Theatre at the Phoenix Center for the Arts March 2, as part of UBU Project’s benefit concert “Light Your Corner of the World.” Proceeds

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David Simmons, left, and his much-awarded TV and movie star brother JK Simmons will be taking the stage March 2 to benefit an anti-bullying project. (Special to GetOut)

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Bondurant school now teaching F4 racing GETOUT STAFF

alling it an “unprecedented opportunity for today’s up-and-coming race car drivers and driving enthusiasts,” the Bondurant High Performance Driving School is offering people a chance to train in a state-of-the-art, open-wheel formula race car. The Chandler racing school has launched an F4 open-wheel race car training program with hands-on experience in a single-seat, open-wheel car. The only school in the nation to offer this type of equipment package powered by Honda, the Bondurant F4 School offers multiple course options to climb behind the wheel of a Ligier JS F4 race car. The first class is currently scheduled for early March. Classes are open to anyone, including drivers who want to further their skills as a competitive driver or get a SCCA Pro License. The official driving school of Dodge SRT also sports Dodge Challenger and Charger SRT Hellcat models. The 840-horsepower Challenger SRT Demon – the industry’s first and only street-legal production drag car and most powerful muscle car ever made – also is part of Bondurant’s fleet. “We are very excited to begin our

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this, and I thought one of the things missing was entertainment,” Sweetwood said. “So, that’s kind of where the vision for the event came from, was, let’s give those fans that are coming to town some entertainment to go along with (Spring Training) and then local residents can come as well.” Inning Fest is unlike other large music events in that the sets do not overlap. Bands take the stage at different times. Such a feat allows festivalgoers to take in all the musicians, without having to worry about splitting time between stages. Sweetwood also gives fans the chance to meet athletes such as former San Diego Padres and Boston Red Sox pitcher Jake Peavy and Hall of Famers like Trevor Hoffman and Jim Thome. Former D-backs Luis Gonzalez and Miguel Montero will also take part.

Motorheads who have always wanted to zoom around the track in this Ligier JS F4 racecar now have their chance at the Bondurant High Performance Driving School in Chandler. (Special to GetOut)

partnership with Bondurant High Performance Driving School,” said Ligier Automotive North America CEO Max Crawford. “Since we initiated the U.S. F4 Championships in 2016, it has always been a goal of ours to have a program with a driving school.” Crawford also noted Bondurant’s longstanding emphasis on safety and superior instructional performance helped encourage the partnership. “It’s extremely important drivers who do have the desire to compete in the

“If you’re a baseball fan, there’s a possibility to touch these legends of baseball. And from a musical standpoint, we’re not forcing someone to buy a ticket to the whole weekend,” Sweetwood said. Sweetwood said organizers try to choose artists who love baseball. One such example is Isbell, who is a lifelong Atlanta Braves fan, adding an extra element to the band’s set. “We try to see if they’re really into baseball, because if they are, then we can get them involved in different contests or competitions that are going on,” Sweetwood said. “So, that’s just an added feature of what’s going on.” Sweetwood said this year’s fest, as in years’ past, will only feature retired MLB players, given the time constraints and restrictions that current players face. He hopes the who’s-who cast of retired players will motivate interested patrons, given the month-long ode to baseball that

championships show up well-prepared, he said. “A school teaching the same championship curriculum in the same Ligier JS F4 race car can only be a huge benefit for drivers. Bondurant’s strong reputation and quality instruction made perfect sense for us and we welcome them on board.” Bondurant also has a longstanding partnership with Sports Car Club of America now offering SCCA PRO licenses to graduates of the class who have met all the required performance standards.

is the 15-team Cactus League. Above all, the greatest highlight for Sweetwood is watching festivalgoers flock to the lakeside stages, savoring the work that his team has put forth. Sweetwood is excited to see how the third installment of Innings Fest compares to previous iterations. The reaction to previous years has been incredible, according to Sweetwood, giving him a sense of hope that this year’s event will live up to billing. “You never know what the outcome’s going to be, or if people will really like it when, but this is one where people have taken to it and they’ve really liked it,” Sweetwood said. “And all of our offerings and different ticket types and experiences have definitely helped. “I think that’s been our nicest pleasurepoint and enjoyment, is that people are very receptive to the programming and to what we’re putting together.” 

“Never before have we had the opportunity to bring brand new state-of-the-art open-wheel race cars and equipment into our advanced programs,” said Bondurant chief instructor Mike McGovern. SCCA F4 U.S. and F3 Americas Race Director Scott Goodyear added, “The best way to launch your racing career is to start with proper training and learn the art of driving a race car along with the rules and regulations of motor racing. “The information a driver receives from sitting in the cockpit of a school race car sets the tone for their success in the first season of car racing. All the top drivers around the world started their career behind the wheel of a school race car to accelerate their learning curve before entering competition.” Goodyear also expressed excitement about the fact young drivers now have an opportunity to learn the ins and outs of F4 racing right here on American soil. Goodyear also said he is “ecstatic” there’s an F4 school on American soil. “The Bob Bondurant School has long been the top school for up and coming drivers, and their commitment and focus on the F4 Series is going to produce race-ready drivers to enter our Championship,” he said. Information: Bondurant.com. 

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What: Innings Festival. Where: Tempe Beach Park & Arts Park, 80 W. Rio Salado Parkway, Tempe. When: all day Feb. 29 and March 1 Tickets: start at $99. Lineup: Feb. 28: Dave Matthews Band, Portugal. The Man, Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit, Dr. Dog, Whiskey Myers, ZZ Ward, Strand of Oaks, Boy Named Banjo; March 1: Death Cab for Cutie, Rainbow Kitten Surprise, O.A.R., The Struts, Big Head Todd & The Monsters, Nikki Lane, Pedro the Lion, Wilderado MLB players: Ryan Dempster, Jake Peavy, Bret Saberhagen, Rick Sutcliffe, Luis Gonzalez, Trevor Hoffman, Jim Thome, Miguel Montero and Aaron Rowand.

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ne of literature’s most celebrated monsters is getting a new musical treatment, courtesy of a Mesa director and a number of young Mesa thespians. “Frankenstein, An Original Musical” will be presented by State 48 Theatre Company Feb. 26-28 at 7 p.m.; Feb. 29 at 3 and 7 p.m.; March 4-6 at 7 p.m.; and March 7 at 3 p.m. The Fuse Box at State 48 Theatre, 943 S. Gilbert Road, Suite 202, Mesa. Tickets are $14 and can be purchased at state48theatre.com/tickets. State 48 Director Andrea K. McFeely, who authored the new musical and wrote some of the lyrics, chose the story of the lumbering, stitched-together creature and its maker because “healthy, happy, transparent heroes and heroines rarely make for interesting character studies.” “I have long been interested in the character of Victor Frankenstein with his hubris and sad charm,” McFeely explained, recalling how “as a child, I learned Frankenstein was the creator of the creature, not the creature himself” and “I never enjoyed the old Hollywood version of Frankenstein and this cemented it for me.” She has “always had sympathy for the” nameless creature, rejected by his father/creator over his appearance. But McFeely is not about to dismiss the fact the monster, well, is a monster – albeit a complicated one. “He learns to read and write and to discuss philosophy - but he is still willing to kill a child,” she explained. “He craves love and companionship but hates with an unfortunate focus.” But the play’s namesake is no angel, either, she said, noting: “Victor is a moral coward in so many ways.” Although there was a musical version of the legendary monster novel produced in New York in 2007, the State 48 version is an original written by McFeely, who said she hews closely to Mary Shelley’s novel. Music is by Karli Kemper and Bryson Giles, orchestration by Giles and lyrics are by Karli Kemper, Bryson Giles, Sammi Merkeley and Andrea McFeely. McFeely uses two framing devices for

tume changes, furniture/set pieces being brought on and off stage and cast members standing ready to do our sweeping set rotations. “That all takes up room – a commodity we are in short supply of. Our stage area is perfect Mesa actresses Paul Connors, 13, left, and Sydney Glenn, 11, rehearse a scene from for this large “Frankenstein, An Original Musical” at State 48 Theatre. (Pablo Robles/GetOut Photographer and mobile her story – Captain Walton’s letters to his set, but our actors have to respect each sister Margaret and Shelley writing the other’s property and space, master doing story and sharing it with people in Lake quick changes in the dark with no elbow Geneva. room, and remember to remain silent But the musical still drives home backstage only three feet away from the McFeely’s interpretation of Shelley’s audience.” work: She credits stage Manager Chantel “Victor, who wants to leave his mark on Powers and assistant stage manager Juthe world by ending the pain of loss, the dith Connors of Mesa with ensuring all creature who simply wants to be recog- those characters – at least while they are nized, accepted – they both desire what alive – keep moving safely. we all desire but they both fail spectacu“The structure of the story mandates larly in their pursuit of happiness.” 10 significant locations so we designed “The body count is a bit higher in our a set primarily comprised of three large production than in the novel – actors love rotating platforms always remaining to die onstage – and some subplots and onstage and several light pieces that destinations were modified,” she added. can move quickly on and off the stage,” Asked about the challenges in mount- McFeely said, noting she’s added “plenty ing production, McFeely replied, “We of thunder and lightning, candlelit laboneed a bigger space.” ratories, all-too-brief moments of gaiety “This production requires a ton of cos- out in the sunshine.” She credits set and lighting designer Michael Smyth with “creating an elegantly spooky feel with wireframe sets and sheer fabrics over the emptiness of our black box” and music director/ State 48 co-artistic director Karli Kemper for a choir “this further enhances the spookiness of the tale.” Gilbert resident and choreographer Halle Glazebrook “has been quite inventive with movement and Frankenstein gets a new do and a radical makeover as played by Brett dance choreography.” Small of Gilbert. (Pablo Robles/GetOut Photographer) Mesa residents Brooklyn

Harris and Kailei Beltran also helped out on lights and sound and Mike Smyth of Gilbert and Justin Kemper helped on set design. The cast has been up to the challenge from day one of rehearsals, McFeely said, calling the collective “a bright, passionate, experienced cast.” “They are inquisitive and excited to bring a classic piece of literature to life,” she said, noting even in an age of super monsters with souped-up CGI effects, the young thespians were fascinated with the two-century-old monster. “I have had so many interesting philosophical discussions with my cast members in and out of rehearsal about the relative culpability of the Creature versus Victor Frankenstein,” McFeely said. “We’ve also had the opportunity …to ask questions about moral failures, question how far good intentions mitigate bad choices, discuss the implications of certain relationships… These kids are fascinated by both Victor and his brilliant, nameless, abandoned monster.” The costumes are relatively elaborate. “Frank won’t be green,” she joked, “but he will look like someone dug him up a few days after he went into the ground.” “Victor rejects his creature because he is physically repulsed by his appearance so the monster needs to be repulsive. He also needs to look strong but awkward, lumbering, in poor control of his body - so we have invested in some costume pieces to help create this effect.” The rest of the cast will be wearing mid-Georgian era fashions or late Regency era clothes since “we deal with two time periods and eagle-eyed audiences will notice the Regency-dressed writers and poets of the Lake Geneva summer intruding upon the characters of Frankenstein as Mary Shelley peoples her tale with those close to her,” McFeely said. Among the cast, Gilbert resident and Mesa Community College freshman Parker Nuthall will be playing dual roles as Victor Frankenstein and Mary Shelley’s husband Percy while Gilbert resident Brett Small will be playing the creature. Mesa thespians in the cast include Paula Connors, Erin Garner, Sydney Glenn, Caitlin Laidig, Danica Rauch, Matix Williams and Lee Olsen. 

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benefit the project, which seeks to end youth suicide and prevent bullying and substance abuse through arts integration. “It’s going to be a great event with an eclectic lineup of entertainment featuring David Simmons and the UBU band, and me and a bunch of kids who have been a part of the UBU Project,” JK said. David and JK will perform a Broadway duet, and then JK will perform alone. “Getting up on stage for a benefit like this is pretty much the only live performing and singing I get to do these days,” JK said. “My wife and I have been living in LA for almost 20 years after meeting in New York doing Broadway. We’re bicoastal now. I’m hoping I might end up on Broadway the next few years, maybe in a play or a musical.” The UBU Project utilizes the arts to

teach other subjects, said David, who teaches songwriting at Alice Cooper Solid Rock teen center in Phoenix. Young performers from fifth grade to high school will perform their material during the rest of the show. “These kids have come up with the most amazing lyrics,” David said. “The kids work collaboratively. The kids talk about hope, resilience, self-compassion and empathy. We don’t talk about suicide, addiction or bullying, except for the first day. “We go through a variety of styles. They always want to hear me rap, play jazz, country or rock. I’m a trained opera singer. They want to hear me sing it.” “Light Your Corner of the World” is one of David’s songs, one that will end the show. “My late wife (Marilyn Rice) taught me our job on the planet is to light our corner of the world,” David said. “If we all do it slowly, we’ll slowly get rid of the dark-

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ness. It’s how we can help one another have a fun, positive evening.” He called Rice an amazing musician and a “force of nature of a woman.” Rice, who died of breast cancer in 2014, inspired David’s music and his project. So did his own attempts at suicide and then sobriety. As he drove across the Valley to an AA meeting, David heard harrowing statistics about teen suicide. He was “galvanized into action.” He teamed up with his friend Walt Versen, and JK, along with seed money by the likes of Hugh Jackman. “Walk and I went to visit my brother in Los Angeles on the set of one of his TV shows and we were talking about the project,” he said. “We finally came up with how the organization would be structured. It was born in JK’s trailer, while we were sitting around eating protein bars and drinking water. We were just all on fire for the

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Desert Vista basketball reaches playoff semifinals BY ERIC NEWMAN AFN Staff Writer

esert Vista advanced to its second 6A boys’ basketball playoff in three years with a 67-52 victory over Cesar Chavez on Feb. 22. But the final score was not indicative of the close battle the teams waged in Ahwatukee. The game was a back-and-forth battle for three quarters. Cesar Chavez, a team heavy in senior leadership hungry for an upset, came out swinging. The Champions hustled for every rebound and loose ball and attacked off defensive stops in transition to score baskets and avoid defensive stud forward Osasere Ighodaro manning the floor near the hoop. Meanwhile, the Thunder, anchored by their lone senior in Ighodaro, tried to slow the pace and funnel the Champion guards

Junior Malik Mack scored five consecutive points late in the game to give Desert Vista a lead over Cesar Chavez (Zach Alvira/AFN Staff)

into the paint where the star forward was able to block and alter shots to keep the

score close. “I just told my teammates to trust me, and if they got beat just let me handle it, and it’s what they did,” Ighodaro said. But he received a couple of quick personal fouls and was taken out of the game to avoid getting into serious foul trouble and an ejection. The Thunder struggled defensively with Ighodaro on the bench, and the Champions were able to manhandle them inside to take a lead. However, the young Thunder, with two sophomore guards and most of the other contributors making their first real contributions at the varsity level stepped up and did just enough to keep the game close until they could get Ighodaro back on the floor. “They’re tough. We start two sophomores and the young guys have been great,” coach Gino Crump said.

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Mountain Pointe advances to 6A basketball semis BY ZACH ALVIRA AFN Sports Editor

ountain Pointe first-year basketball coach Kaimarr Price vowed before the season to have the most well-conditioned team in the state. He wanted his players to have the ability to quickly push the ball up the floor on nearly every possession in an effort to tire out opponents. The grueling hours of preseason conditioning was the difference Saturday night, as Mountain Pointe outpaced two-time defending 6A champion Pinnacle to move on the semifinals after an 82-73 win. The Pride, ranked No. 11 in 6A, will travel to face seventh-ranked Chandler on Thursday with a trip to the championship game on the line. “Schools may get players that are more technically skilled than us, but if we can dictate pace and run, that equalizes a bunch of that stuff for us,” Price said. “I’m

Mountain Pointe went to right to its fast-paced transition offense from the tip, capitalizing on a Pinnacle team that appeared to be one step behind. Junior point guard Jason Kimbrough, using his combination of speed and strength, drove to the basket on three straight possessions to help the Pride jump out to a 10-5 lead midway through the first. Pinnacle, led by the duo of 6-foot guard Marcus Libman and 6-foot-8 wing Tosh Baker, both of whom signed to play Division I college football, responded quickly to Mountain Pointe’s outburst in the first Mountain Pointe junior guard Jason Kimbrough scored 30 points in the quarter. Pride’s win over Pinnacle to advance to the 6A semifinals. (Eric Newman/ The Pioneers played up AFN Staff) to Mountain Pointe’s tempo very proud. These are the types of efforts throughout much of the first half, taking and maintaining a lead throughout thanks we were looking for in the summer.”

to Libman’s ability to shoot from anywhere on the floor and Baker’s dominant presence inside. Libman scored 11 of his 20 points in the first half. Baker had 12 in the first half and 24 overall. Kimbrough, meanwhile, helped keep the Pride in the game with 15 of his 30 points coming in the first two quarters of play. “For Jason being really the only experienced player we have, and how hard me and his dad are on him all the time, it’s tough on him,” Price said. “But to see him respond in big moments like this is great.” Mountain Pointe kept the game close in the first few minutes of the third quarter thanks to its ability to capitalize on turnovers on the other end of the floor. Anthony Jamarillo, a 6-foot-1 sophomore guard, had three steals and saved a wouldbe turnover from going out of bounds. All of which ended in points for the Pride. He

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Pride’s Sawitzke among invitees to Under Armour Camp Series BY ZACH ALVIRA AFN Sports Editor

early 200 of the best football players from across Arizona and six other states flocked to Williams Field High School in Gilbert Sunday morning to showcase their skills as part of invite-only camp. The Under Armour All-America Camp Series made its first and only stop in the Valley on Feb. 23, inviting athletes from Arizona, Utah, California, New Mexico, Colorado, Texas and Nevada to partake in a day of position-specific drills in front of several college coaches. The East Valley was represented by more than 70 athletes in total, all from different schools across Gilbert, Chandler, Mesa, Scottsdale and Ahwatukee. “It’s an honor to be invited out here,” Mountain Pointe tight end Kevin Sawitzke said. “There’s a lot of talented players. I’m just excited to be able to compete.” Sawitzke, a 6-foot-5, 215-pound soonto-be senior tight end received his invitation for the national camp through Twitter, how most of the other campers were invited. When Sawitzke arrived at Williams Field ahead of the scheduled drills, he wanted to go out and prove his ability as a pass catcher, competing with alongside other talented tight ends and wideouts. “We are all out here to do one thing and that’s to get better,” Sawitzke said. “We all want to show what we can do. It’s fun to

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Junior guard Malik Mack scored five straight points on back-to-back layups and a free throw to give the Thunder a lead late in the game, and the Thunder defense held Chavez down enough to close out the victory. Mack was proud of the way the Thunder overcame adversity and pulled out a win against a tough opponent. “It shows how mature everyone’s gotten over the season,” he said. And, while the win was nerve-racking, the Thunder believe they will be better served for having the experience to draw upon in future contests. “We’ve come a long way. This is our first time getting to the playoffs with a

Mountain Pointe tight end Kevin Sawitzke was one of three players from Ahwatukee to receive an invitation to the Under Armour All-America Camp Series on Sunday, Feb. 23 at Williams Field High School in Gilbert. (Zach Alvira/AFN Staff)

be out here.” Sawitzke went through various receiving drills, both with and without a defensive back guarding him. He used his large frame during 7-on-7 drills to overpower opposing defenders. At times, his length came in to play as he was able to out-jump the defensive back opposite of him to make a catch. Sawitzke represented both Ahwatukee schools along with Desert Vista quarterback Landen Powell, who transferred from

lot of the young guys, and I think we’ve done a pretty good job of staying focused throughout. It’s going to go a long way in the rest of the tournament,” said Mack. The Thunder host No. 4 Skyline in the semifinal round on Feb. 27. Despite the No. 1 seed and a chance to reach the championship round on Ighodaro’s final home game in a Thunder Desert Vista uniform, he knows Skyline’s balanced lineup and experience level will make for a tough matchup. The Coyotes boast a 27-2 record and have not lost since Dec. 17. “We’re just locked in. Nobody believes in us, and everyone says Skyline’s going to beat us,” he said. With that sentiment, he said the team has a new mantra. “It’s us against the world.”

Mountain Pointe in early February. Devon Grubbs, a soon-to-be junior running back for Desert Vista received an invitation to the camp but was unable to attend due to a groin injury. The camp came during what Sawitzke said was essentially the beginning of his senior season. Mountain Pointe, now under the direction of head coach Eric Lauer, has started offseason workouts two days a week. In late April, the Pride will jump full-swing into spring ball and summer workouts, where they will attend 7-on-7 passing tournaments and big man competitions until official practices for the season begin in August. Sawitzke expects to have a breakout year this season at tight end for the Pride. Last year, he caught 10 passes for 159 yards and two touchdowns for a team that struggled and went 1-9. But with a new head coach comes a new supporting staff and playbook. Even in the short time they’ve had, Sawitzke is already looking forward to the season. “Our offense already looks like it will be exciting next year,” Sawitzke said. “I think we are already clicking really well. A lot of us have known each other for a while and we are really close this year.” But if Sawitzke has a breakout year, it will be with a new quarterback under center with Powell now at Desert Vista. Mountain Pointe did, however, receive a new gunslinger in sophomore to be Chris Arviso, who transferred from South Mountain. He, along with other quarter-

Desert Vista quarterback Landen Powell, who transferred from Mountain Pointe, competed in drills alongside other in and out of state quarterbacks at the Under Armour All-America Camp Series. (Zach Alvira/AFN Staff)

backs, have already started working out with the team. Despite the possibility of having to rely on youth next season, Sawitzke remains confident in the program’s ability to bounce back after a difficult year. “We didn’t perform the way we wanted to last year,” Sawitzke said. “We just need to have trust in each other. We have a lot of young guys we are putting trust into this year. We think they’re really going to help us.”

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also had 11 points of his own. “We talked about not letting up and staying tight,” Jamarillo said of the defensive game plan. “That’s when we started creating turnovers and getting steals. We got on a run.” More lockdown defense, combined with the Pride’s speed appearing to finally catch up to Pinnacle, resulted in eight straight points for Kimbrough – a layup and two 3-pointers – to give Mountain Pointe its first lead since the first quarter. One of Kimbrough’s 3-pointers caused a raucous in the near-capacity gym, as it came after a crossover on the Pinnacle defender. Mountain Pointe continued to apply pressure offensively down the stretch, ultimately resulting in several free throws by Kimbrough and senior guard Miles Sulka to extend the Pride’s lead for good. Sulka scored 11 points, while senior guard TJ Tigler scored 14 off the bench. Mark Brown, a 5-foot-11 freshman guard, had 12 points for the Pride. “Them being the defending champs, they came in and gave us a game,” Kim-

finished with 5 points on the night, but his physical play in the second half played a key role on both ends of the floor. Thursday’s meeting between Mountain Pointe and Chandler will be the second of the season. On Dec. 4, the Wolves beat the Pride 74-70 before several key transfers for Chandler were eligible. “We feel like the best team doesn’t Mountain Pointe first-year basketball coach Kaimarr Price aimed to have his team as the win championships most well-conditioned team in the 6A Conference. That came into play Saturday night but the team that at the Pride beat two-time defending champ pinnacle to advance to the semifinals. (Eric peaks at the right Newman/AFN Staff) time does,” Price brough said. “But we are still here. We said. “It doesn’t matter what we did toaren’t done yet.” night, we have to game plan for Chandler. Price and Kimbrough both credited ju- They’re very talented and like us, want to nior forward Zereoue Williams for his work play fast. “It should be a fun game.” in the paint against a larger Baker. Williams

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Pool Service / Repair

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