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Uncertainty clouds school districts’ financial future BY PAUL MARYNIAK AFN Executive Editor

he economic meltdown created by the COVID-19 pandemic is worrying school district officials as they prepare budgets for the fiscal year beginning July 1. While some experts nationally fear that school districts nationwide could lose thousands of teaching jobs and see sharp declines in student performance as a result, Tempe Union and Kyrene school districts may be able to weather the storm at least for a while, local officials say.

Nonetheless, uncertainty over how quickly the economy might be able to recover and how long the virus itself will require social distancing has cast a pall over 2020-21 budget preparations by school districts – as it has for virtually all government entities as they see revenue streams dry up. “We have been having a conversation about impacts to budgets and impact to funding and impact on schools since day one of the school closures,” Kyrene Chief Financial Officer Chris Hermann told the Governing Board last week. “We’ve been trying to understand what that means to our current budget, what that could

mean to our future budgets and even beyond if the economy had more than a 12 to 18-month impact.” Kyrene is looking at a tentative General Fund budget of about $113 million for 2020-21 – an increase of about $3.3 million. Hermann said closures already have cost the district about $4 million in revenue, mostly from Community Education fees for beforeand after-school programs and other enrichment activities that the district can’t offer because campuses are closed.

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ADOT, cyclists debate freeway shared-use path details BY PAUL MARYNIAK AFN Executive Editor

ntil it gave way to the South Mountain Freeway, Pecos Road was a mecca for hundreds of bicyclists who relished it as an ideal straightaway for speed and exercise amid the beauty of the desert. And thanks to the efforts of a couple generations of Legislative District 18 lawmakers, both past and present, the Arizona Department of Transportation agreed to build a sixmile, 20-foot-wide shared use path along the southern edge of the freeway from 40th Street to 17th Avenue not only for cyclists but also for joggers and walkers and other people. But while ADOT is working on that path as well as the 32nd Street interchange with an eye toward a mid-summer completion date for both projects, the cycling community has not had an entirely smooth ride dealing with the agency. Joe Struttmann and other cyclists are at odds with ADOT over some of the planned or al-

Work on the six-mile shared-use path on the southern edge of the South Mountain Freeway continues, though cyclists and ADOT are debating some features. (Tom Sanfilippo/Inside Out Aerial)

ready installed features on the path – which is about half completed, extending roughly from 17th Avenue to a point between the 24th and

32nd street interchanges. Struttmann has spent untold hours research-

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o no one’s surprise, Tempe Union officials last week made it official: there will be no in-person commencement exercises at any of its campuses – including Desert Vista and Mountain Pointe – next month. But district officials not only are planning a virtual graduation May 21 but also eyeing July 18 for on-site commencement exercises. And that sits well with seniors, according to Desert Vista Student Body President Morgann Kelly. “I and the other TUHSD student body presidents were heavily involved in the decision-making process,” Morgann said. “I am happy with the plan. I believe that holding both ceremonies is definitely the best way to go.” Morgan and other student body presidents from across Arizona also are working with the event-planning company Events With Red on a two-day promgraduation party that will cost $20 a ticket for one night or $35 for both tentatively set for mid-June. “The event’s focus is to give back,” Morgann said, adding it is being “planned by students, for students, in addition to giving back to our communities.” Meanwhile, every senior will have a special sign to post on the front lawn of their home telling the world they’re graduating as the result of contributions made by parents and “generous donors within their communities,” Superintendent Kevin Mendivil told the Governing Board last week. In a letter to parents announcing the postponement of formal ceremonies, Mendivil said, “While we are aware that we live in Arizona and what that may mean for weather in July, planning is underway for a safe modified in-person ceremony that would take into account the social distancing and other safety measures.” During the board meeting, he said the mid-summer date is on a Saturday to accommodate parents’ work schedules. And while the weather will be hot and humid, Mendivil said, “We’re trying to create not only a safe experience but also a comfortable experience for our families and students. So, we will be looking at all options for that.” He also stressed that district officials are awaiting word from Gov. Doug Ducey on what he intends to do with stay-at-home orders that expire tomorrow, April 30, since an extension of that order could impact commencement planning. “We want to make sure that this hallmark event is memorable for them,” Mendivil said of the seniors. As for the virtual ceremonies, he told the board that the district’s community relations team is developing

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ing accepted standards and guidelines for these kinds of paths, emailing back and forth with ADOT and occasionally meeting with agency officials in an effort to ensure the safety of the path’s users, especially cyclists. Those concerns to non-cyclists may seem trivial, but Struttmann said some features could endanger cyclists – who can attain speeds as high as 40 miles an hour. In an email two weeks ago to ADOT engineers, Struttmann wrote, “We were able to ride portions of the Shared Use Path this weekend and observed many very significant safety issues.” Take, for example, the installation of safety bollards at several points along the path to keep cars and trucks from trying to use the path as a dragstrip. While that may seem like a good idea, Struttman said, “People just don’t notice them or they don’t realize how close they are when they’re biking toward them.” “Where they’re really dangerous is in a group and there is going to be a lot of groups out there using this,” he said, explaining that it’s not uncommon for a dozen or more cyclists to be riding tightly and could easily run into the steel bollards. In response to Struttmann’s concerns, ADOT noted that the bollards were installed “in coordination with the City of Phoenix.” But ADOT agreed to remove them at the path’s intersection at 24th Street while retaining them at 32nd Street and Desert Foothills Parkway – as well as at 40th Street when the path finally is built there. Struttmann also expressed concern over the way ADOT installed the chain-link fence and its supporting poles to separate the path from the freeway. The fence is de-

signed to keep people from running onto the freeway. Crews installed the fence in a way that leaves the poles on its south side, right next to the path. Struttmann called that an accident waiting to happen. “You just know it’s going to happen,” he told AFN. “So maybe someone gets a flat tire or isn’t paying attention and they hit the fence, and if they hit the fence on the smooth side, they have a chance to recover. They’d just slide along the fence a little bit, but the way it is now, as soon as you hit one of those poles, it’s catastrophic.” After reviewing his concerns about the fence, ADOT agreed to take another look at it and see how Struttmann’s concerns might be addressed. The issue of striping the path also has been a sore point in the cyclists’ negotiations with ADOT.

ADOT wants to stripe the path so that joggers and other pedestrians would have a lane to themselves with cyclists on the other two lanes, each approximately six feet wide. Struttmann said he’s pressed ADOT on why it feels the need to create three lanes instead of painting one stripe down the middle of the path. In response to one of his emails, ADOT said, “There was lots of discussion regarding the striping plan, primarily revolving around safety for all users, and efficient/ flexible use of the available width. “There are various opinions on how to achieve that, but there seemed to be some uniform agreement that it should as much as possible be fact/evidence based, use standards where available, take into account human factors (what will users actually do, as opposed to what do we want them to do), and try to get informed input from users.” ADOT said the City of Phoenix proposed two six-foot-wide lanes and a third that would be eight feet wide. Some engineers proposed four lanes, with two four-foot wide lanes for pedestrians on either side of two center lanes that would each be six feet wide. Currently, ADOT said it has made no decision on how the path will be striped and that it will revisit the issue over the next couple months. Struttmann also has raised concerns about whether there are sufficient stop signs or signals at some of the interchanges where cyclists and others can enter the path. He asked for signs on 32nd Street to alert motorists to the shared use path “to mitigate safety concerns at what is anticipated to be a high-risk intersection. He said “heavy cyclist traffic is anticipated” and that “cyclists will be dealing

with multiple simultaneous aggravating circumstances entering/exiting the path at 32nd Street: stopping, signaling such to other riders, clipping out of pedals, watching cross traffic in both directions for an opening, watching and adjusting to path users coming towards them. … Standard safety practices are to try to eliminate or at least separate hazards when multiples present themselves. “Unfortunately some cyclists will not stop at this intersection and motor vehicle stop signs will increase margin of safety for the more vulnerable user,” he wrote. But ADOT declined, saying stop signs were unnecessary because the path crosses 32nd Street at a signalized intersection. “Bicyclists will need to treat this like any other arterial,” ADOT said. Struttmann will be meeting virtually with ADOT later this week to make his case for other improvements along the path. But his campaign on the shared use path is part of a bigger effort he and other cyclists have been making to persuade ADOT to accommodate more of cyclists’ infrastructure concerns along all state roads and freeways. He said the shared use path itself is a good example of what cyclists are talking about. Three years ago, he noted, ADOT hadn’t even planned to install it and only by lobbying on their part and the efforts to former and current LD18 lawmakers did the agency finally agree to build the path. “There’s two things I’m pushing here,” Struttmann said, explaining one is to make the path “as safe and usable as best we can and just follow standard practices and old guidelines.” “The other part of it is the systemic issue, the long-term issue,” he added – namely, ensuring that cyclists’ needs and concerns get more attention.

23, hoping to return once the COVID-19 pandemic had passed. While Fann favors ending the session, House Speaker Rusty Bowers has told her that Republican lawmakers in the House oppose the move. And in an Opinion page column in today’s AFN, Sen. Sean Bowie said the deal to adjourn has evaporated. Lawmakers originally planned to return not only to put the final touches on a budget for the new fiscal year but also to deal with some remaining hot-button

and potentially controversial measures. These range from changes in water laws and re-regulating vacation rentals to ending social promotion, higher gasoline taxes and whether transgender females can legally participate in high school and college athletics. Absent some need for a special session, Fann said lawmakers would be gone until a new session in January unless there is some need for a special session before then. “The budget is pretty well secure right

now,’’ Fann said, with lawmakers having adopted what amounts to an $11.8 billion “baseline’’ spending plan. That assumes continuation of all agencies with adjustments for growth in population and inflation. Lawmakers added $105 million before packing up last month both in direct funds for the Department of Health Services to deal with the virus as well as for aid to renters, the homeless and small

Among cyclists’ concerns is the installation of a fence whose posts are inches away from the path. (Special to AFN)

Arizona lawmakers may call it quits for 2020 BY HOWARD FISCHER Capitol Media Services

egislative leaders may pull the plug on the 2020 session with the intent of not coming back to the Capitol to deal with outstanding financial and policy issues until next January. Senate President Karen Fann told Capitol Media Services Tuesday that lawmakers will vote Friday, May 1, to shut down the session that began on Jan. 13. They have been in recess since March

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Virus test opportunities widened in state tor Cara Christ is a major shift from what had been her policy to reserve the tests only for those who either had a doctor’s order or had actual and specific symptoms. The health director said at the time that was designed to preserve the tests for those most in need. Christ said, though, there now appears to be evidence that at least some outlets,

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a “live-streamed virtual experience” that will include a video message from each board member and “a variety of photos and video clips of different school opportunities.” Mendivil also underscored that each school’s virtual graduation will be unique. “Each school will have their own virtual graduation,” he said. “This isn’t a massive all-seven-schools experience. Each school will have an individualized experience during that time and we’ll have a common template of the kids’ names and the accomplishments that they have achieved C arp

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included in the virtual experience. So, it’s just going to be like a YouTube kind of experience.” He added the district is still finalizing details for the virtual ceremonies. On the question of who gets a diploma, Mendivil reminded the Government Board that the Tempe Union is following the advice of the Arizona Board of Education, which more than a month ago urged districts to follow a “no harm policy” on grading. That policy basically says that students can only improve their grade through remote learning and not see their grades lowered from what they had been before campuses were closed. rea Rugs ~ Luxury Viny

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“We have taken the premise – as most high schools have done – to honor the third quarter grade and have that as the static baseline point for consideration of grades final grades,” Mendivil said. He added the district also is “taking into consideration the points that we are giving to students right now in their remote online learning experiences that are underway.” He also said he was glad the state board gave all districts the opportunity to make independent decisions on grading. “The schools retain the authority to decide whether to issue diplomas or credit to students,” he said.

First, those seeking tests under her new order will first have to sign a “voluntary isolation agreement’’ to not go anywhere until the results come back. If the results are negative, no problem. But if there is a positive result, then it gets more complicated. A spokeswoman for the health depart-

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Mendivil said the district has had positive feedback from parents, teachers and students on the policy. Horizon Honors also canceled May commencement for its 92 seniors and spokeswoman Melissa Hartley said the school has not yet decided on a virtual ceremony. Horizon Principal Cynthia Shaheen told parents in a letter, “I am 100 percent committed to still hosting many of the senior functions and especially graduation, even if it is in July.” “Our time to celebrate together will come,” she also said. “It’s just postponed a bit. It will not change my joy for each and every one of our graduates.”

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“We’ve been looking at ways we can curb costs and try to mitigate the Impact to our budget for the current year,” Hermann added. “We’ve been selling those conversations since day one.” School districts across Arizona already took a hit when the State Legislature adopted a “skinny budget” for the 2020-21 fiscal year before members dispersed to observe social distancing. That budget addresses basic state operational needs for the coming fiscal year and also provided money for immediate costs related to addressing virus, but cut in half the money school districts were expecting from a fund that helps pay for everything from textbooks and technology to facility repairs. Tempe Union’s share was cut by $1.2 million for 2020-21 and other districts lost far more – though Kyrene reported it got an increase. The Arizona Association of School Business Officials and Arizona School Boards Association estimated the fund has lost just under $2.4 billion since 2009 because of chronic underfunding.. In 2018, Gov. Doug Ducey announced a plan to restore funding to that program to

pre-recession levels. The skinny budget for next year provides $67 million for that fund – less than what Ducey budgeted. But that may only be the beginning of most districts’ financial woes as the state faces so far incalculable losses in revenue from income and sales taxes that will likely extend over the next several years. Estimates so far have put the size of the pandemic’s impact on Arizona’s finances at between $500 million and $1.6 billion, though analysts are awaiting more data to get a better idea of the impact created by business shutdowns and the collapse of the tourism industry. “It’s really too early for us to speculate yet about what the deficit will be, what needs to be cut because we don’t really have a lot of data yet,” said state Sen. Sean Bowie, who sits on the Senate’s appropriations and finance committees. Bowie noted that the budget does include the final 5 percent of the 20 percent wage increase teachers won over three years starting in the 2018-19 school year. But Bowie also cited the uncertainty still prevailing over how long concerns over virus spread might last – and whether that will impact the beginning of the 2020-21 school year in early August.

Nationally, some experts on education funding fear that the impact of massive job losses and business closings will have a catastrophic impact on schools. “The federal government has recognized that public education funding will suffer during and after the pandemic. Because of this, they provided $16.2 billion in the recent Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act to help fund public education,” said Michael Griffith, a school finance expert with the Learning Policy Institute. “While the additional federal funding is helpful, it is not nearly sufficient to make up for potential state budget cuts,” he said, adding: “CARES education funding is equivalent to only 1.9 percent of P-12 education revenue in the 50 states and Washington, DC, in the 2020–21 school year. To put it another way, this additional federal education funding is equivalent to only $286 per pupil, on average.” Moreover, the bigger impact for schools – and most other government entities – likely won’t be felt until the 2021-22 fiscal year because of the lag time in income tax revenue collections. “The extraordinary costs to states of

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Spike on long-term care deaths due to COVID-19 BY TOM SCANLON AFN Staff Writer

hile the number of Maricopa County deaths due to COVID-19 in long-term care facilities has spiked over the last two weeks, county health officials refuse to provide names of the facilities that have had deaths and coronavirus positive tests. In the last two weeks, of the county’s 73 COVID-19 deaths, 53 were long-term care facility residents, according to data provided by the Maricopa County Department of Public Health. The West Valley View asked Dr. Rebecca Sunenshine, Maricopa County’s medical director of public health, to provide the names of long-term facilities with exposures. “We consider that confidential and have no intention of releasing that data,” Sunenshine answered, during an April 23 webinar that focused on personal protective equipment and contact tracing. “We strongly encourage long-term care facilities to communicate with residents and relatives,” she added. The state Health Services Department takes the same position. The Pennington Nursing Home in Chandler last week disclosed that 13 of its residents have died from COVID-19. In the West Valley, James King, whose family said he was exposed to the coronavirus at a Goodyear senior community that offers independent and assisted living, died of COVID-19 March 29. At that time, five people died of COVID-19 in the county. On April 11, the Maricopa County Department of Public Health reported 29 longterm facilities had COVID-19 cases, with 156 residents testing positive. Of those, 52 had been hospitalized and 20 died of CO-

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businesses. Meanwhile, legislative budget staffers said they cannot predict how badly state revenues will be impacted from the shutdown of local businesses and the sharp drop in tourism. The most recent estimate put the shortfall at $1.1 billion for the upcoming fiscal year. But Richard Stavneak, staff director of the Joint Legislative Budget

According to data provided by the Arizona Department of Health Services, 88 long-term care facilities reported at least one positive COVID-19 case, with 455 residents testing positive. Of those, 126 were hospitalized and 73 died of the disease. (Image courtesy Arizona Department of Health Services)

VID-19 - 43% of the 47 county residents who died of the disease at that time. Two weeks later, the county reported 88 long-term care facilities reported at least one positive COVID-19 case, with 455 residents testing positive. Of those, 126 were hospitalized and 73 died of the disease. The 73 deaths represented 60% of the county’s 120 deaths.

Committee, said that figure could be as little as $600 million or as much as $1.6 billion. Nor can they accurately determine how much more the state will have to spend as the recession being created is making more people eligible for government-funded programs like Medicaid. “There’s no way we’re really going to have a good handle on any new numbers until we really know where we’re going to go with this,’’ Fann said.

“We expect the majority of deaths to be 65 and older… a lot of those are residents of long-term facilities, which is the reason we have gone out of our way to reach out to all long-term facilities,” Sunenshine said. “We know those residents are at the highest risk. “With the vast majority of facilities, we’ve been able to keep to one or two (CO-

“Are we going to be able to start opening things up little by little over the next couple of weeks?’’ she asked. “Or is it going to take longer.’’ Anyway, Fann said, the state is in line to get about $2.8 billion in federal aid due to the pandemic, something she said can be used to plug a lot of holes until next January. The state also is expected to end this budget year on June 30 with close to $1 billion in surplus, with a nearly identical

VID-19) cases, but there are some cases where we’ve seen a lot of spread and tragically that is why we are seeing this increase in deaths,” she added. In the county, 3,123 people have tested positive for COVID-19 as of April 24. Sunenshine said each of the positive cases has been contacted, as part of “contact tracing.” She said once a lab sends a positive result to the state’s reporting system, one of 25 AZDHS investigators calls the person who tested positive. She said investigators ask people who tested positive for a list of people they spent 10 minutes or more with within 6 feet for up to 48 hours before they tested. “This interview can take one to three hours,” Sunenshine said. “Investigators are part public health (representatives), part detective and part social worker.” After initial interviews, investigators then reach out to contact lists to explain risks while maintaining confidentiality of the people who tested positive, Sunenshine said. She said the county plans to hire more investigators as the number of positive tests - and tests in general - is expected to rise over the next month. Robert Rowley, the county director of Emergency Management, said Maricopa County has distributed 65,800 N95 respirators, 149,450 surgical masks, 29,813 face shields, 82,025 surgical gowns and 180,618 gloves to hospitals, first responders and long-term facilities. He said gowns are running short, “We’re down to just a few days’ supply.” Rowley said the county is accepting personal protective equipment donations, which can be dropped off 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday through Friday at 1645 E. Roosevelt St., Phoenix. amount in its “rainy-day’’ fund. Not everyone is on board with the plan. “This is the most God-awful, embarrassing thing we’ve ever done,’’ said Rep. Kelly Townsend, R-Mesa. “What kind of policy is not going to happen this year because we decided we were afraid?’’ she asked. Townsend said there’s no reason that

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Ducey faces decision this week on business shutdowns HOWARD FISCHER Capitol Media Services

o how close is Arizona to finally hitting a peak in COVID-19 cases? It depends on whose numbers – and whose models – you believe. The reports by several different organizations paint different pictures. But the question now goes to whether Gov. Doug Ducey will conclude that the worst has passed and the risk sufficiently reduced so that he can begin slowly unwinding the restrictions he has imposed on everyday life in Arizona. The governor has to make some decisions soon: His stay-at-home order dissolves automatically this Thursday, April 30, unless renewed in whole or in part. Ducey said he takes comfort in one common thread in all the predictions: None currently show the state running out of hospital and ICU beds or ventilators. “Regardless of which one of these models happens to be right, we’re prepared,’’ he said. The governor is not saying what he intends to do about the April 30 date. “We don’t know if we’re past the peak or before the peak,’’ he said. “I’m not going to morph into a fortune teller and answer

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ment said that means no travel anywhere until there has been no fever for at least 72 hours – meaning without any medicine that reduces fever – and that other symptoms such as coughing and shortness of breath have improved. Even if the symptoms are gone, the person who got the positive test result still cannot go out until at least seven days have passed since the specimen was collected. Christ acknowledged the importance of knowing who has the virus and can spread it. “We know that rapidly identifying cases, case follow up, and contact tracing will help slow the transmission of COVID-19 in our communities,’’ she said. “Success in these areas requires an increase in our testing capacity.’’ Of those who have been able to get tested, 9 percent of the results came back positive. It isn’t just the added availability of test kits and the necessary chemicals that go with it that should result in more people

Gov. Doug Ducey has three options as the deadline for his stay-at-home order faces an expiration on Thursday. (Special to AFN)

your question,’’ Ducey said in response to a query from Capitol Media Services. “We’re going to follow the facts and the data.’’ And the modeling? “These are speculations that are educated speculations,’’ the governor said. On what health director Cara Christ

finding out if they are infectious. Christ said her agency has distributed 15 machines throughout the state that can provide actual results within 15 minutes. It was just a month ago that Christ told doctors to actually discourage testing for COVID-19 for most patients because of the shortage of supplies. Christ said at the time she saw no specific reason for doctors to be able to determine – or tell their patients – if they have the conoravirus. “There is no specific treatment or management strategy (for COVID-19), and results should not change clinical management,’’ she wrote. The latest announcement comes as the number of confirmed cases of the virus has hit 5,769 in Arizona, with 249 deaths. The latest ZIP code data from the state showed little change in the number of reported cases with Ahwatukee addresses. Christ also said work is underway for another kind of test to determine if someone has had the virus and has since recovered.

called the “rosiest’’ side is the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, which predicted the peak in daily deaths could occur this weekend. Longer term, it shows a declining death rate, probably hitting zero or close to that by June 13. But it still figures that 583 Arizonans eventually will die. On a more practical level, the IHME model figures that Arizona’s use of hospital facilities won’t grow at all from this point forward. By contrast, Christ said federal agencies, including the Centers for Disease Control and the Federal Emergency Management Agency, shared with her models for Arizona based on projection formulas developed by John Hopkins University. Christ did not share any death data from that model, saying that she has not received permission to provide how they got to the numbers. But she said that model predicts that hospital beds and medical equipment use will not peak until around June 11. “This model appears to be the most realistic and the predictions are reassuring,’’ the director said. What makes that particularly relevant is that Christ said that it is built on the presumption that the various gubernato-

In essence these serology tests determine if someone has developed antibodies. Less clear, Christ said, is whether that means they are immune from future infections, and for how long. Christ said that, if nothing else, these tests can become a screening tool for first responders and health care personnel to determine if they might be immune. Sonora Quest Laboratories said last week that it will offer antibody testing for COVID-19 using blood specimens. Physicians will be able to prescribe, collect and route COVID-19 antibody testing specimens to Sonora Quest for testing. Additionally, patients can schedule an appointment at one of the Sonora Quest Patient Service Centers that have dedicated resources for COVID-19 antibody testing collection. Appointments should be scheduled in advance online at SonoraQuest.com/antibody and require a physician’s test order. Patients being collected in a Sonora Quest Patient Service Center must be without symptoms and a fever for at least

rial orders will self-destruct as scheduled April 30. That finding could prove particularly relevant to any decision Ducey makes in the next week, as it suggests that extending “mitigation strategies’’ beyond this month might result in an earlier peak – and potentially fewer virus cases and fewer deaths. Others have their own proposals. Christ said one was developed by her agency partnering with the University of Arizona and Arizona State University that has a mid-range prediction of about 88,466 cases and predicts the peak will not occur until mid-May. COVIDActNow.org has a model created by volunteers who partnered with epidemiologists and data scientists to look at not just the raw numbers but the effects of intervention. Based on current trends, that model predicts that 4 percent of Arizonans eventually will contract the virus, with a total of 2,000 deaths. The model also has a warning of sorts. It says if restrictions are lifted, up to 70 percent of Arizonans could be infected in the next three months, with 65,000 people eventually dying.

10 days to have the most reliable test results, and in following the CDC’s safety guidelines, wear a face mask. The antibody testing will be performed at Sonora Quest’s core laboratory in Tempe and they expect to perform 1,000 – 3,000 tests per day initially, then continue to scale up testing capacity on the antibody platform. Sonora Quest turnaround time to report antibody test results is one to four days from specimen collection, depending on demand. Starting in early May, Sonora Quest plans to begin offering antibody testing through their direct-to-consumer My Lab ReQuestTM solution, where consumers can receive testing without a provider’s order or insurance in Arizona.

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Mesa lawmakers join protest against stay-at-home BY HOWARD FISCHER Capitol Media Services

wo Mesa Republican lawmakers were prominent among the hundreds of protesters who gathered at the Capitol last week – virtually none wearing masks – to object to orders by Gov. Doug Ducey requiring people to stay at home and closing what he says are nonessential businesses. Both Sen. David Farnsworth, who is running in the Aug. 4 Primary Election for a shot at a Arizona Corporation Commission, and Rep. Kelly Townsend, who has a clear path to becoming the new state senator in East Mesa, cheered the people who attended the April 20 rally with signs and complaints about everything from gun rights to whether boys should be circumcised. Dozens also promoted the reelection of President Trump. The common thread was a belief that the fears of COVID-19 are overblown, the governor’s orders are damaging the economy – and that all this is part of a liberal and media-fed agenda. “I love our country and I love our Constitution and I love our flag, and I love freedom, liberty and the pursuit of happiness,’’ said Jamie Jacobs of Scottsdale, dressed in red, white and blue and carrying an American flag. “And I feel that’s being tread on right now. There’s a bigger agenda going on.’’ “We hope that Gov. Ducey will open Arizona now,’’ said Farnsworth, “But I agree, if we have to come back we’ll come back with 10 times as many people.’’ John Suprock, dressed in his own American flag shirt, said, “I think the media has overblown the true virus issue.’’ Suprock, carrying a sign saying “Cure is

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lawmakers cannot meet online to finish the session. She pointed out the House already has set up a process that allowed several lawmakers to vote without being on the floor. “We managed to do it for the budget,’’ Townsend said. “But we can’t manage to do it for the rest of the people’s business?’’ Townsend said that lawmakers can be creative, just as have other businesses. “Walmart managed,’’ she said. “Why?

As protestors gathered at the State Capitol last week to demand lifting stay-at-home orders, they heard speeches from Mesa Republican Rep. Kelly Townsend and, behind her, Mesa Republican Sen. David Farnsworth.(Capitol Media Services)

worse than the virus,’’ said original estimates were that 2.4 million people would die in this country. Now, he said, the figure is likely to be fewer than 60,000, “which is less than the flu in a typical year.’’ And he brushed aside the claim by Ducey that his orders have kept the number of deaths from getting higher. “There’s no way for either side to prove that because there’s no control group,’’ Suprock said. “So if I was a politician I would probably say the same thing.’’ In a prepared statement, gubernatorial press aid Patrick Ptak said those in the Ducey administration “appreciate the passion expressed by Arizonans today, and we share their desire to get back to normal as quickly as possible.’’ But Ptak made it clear that his boss

Because Walmart is considered essential. But the people’s business is not essential enough?’’ “Literally, there were hundreds of bills hanging out there,’’ Fann acknowledged. Also dead would be various proposals to cut taxes, including a plan by Ducey to eliminate income taxes on the pensions of retired military. Fann, however, said that the fate of these bills left in the process is no different than it would have been had lawmakers gone through a full session and

wasn’t going to be blamed for taking his actions in a vacuum. He said the governor, in making his decisions about closures and stay-at-home orders, has been working with others – including those that some of the protesters clearly like. “Gov. Ducey is working closely with President Trump, Vice President Pence,’’ Ptak said. along with Dr. Anthony Fauci and Dr. Deborah Birx, both advisers to the president. He also said that Ducey is work-

left issues unresolved. “They’re dead for this year, just as they would be in any year’’ when the session ends without action. “And next year we’ll take them up again.’’ Fann acknowledged that many of the issues had been thoroughly debated and probably had merit. “But good bills die every year,’’ she said, adding it’s important “to get the state up and running again.” Townsend, however, has another theory about why legislative leaders want to

ing with state Health Director Cara Christ “and state, local and federal health experts to implement the latest guidance from the CDC and the White House.’’ And Ptak said that Ducey has “a commitment to re-energizing our economy when it is responsible to do so.’’ But Daniel McCarthy, a Republican hoping to unseat incumbent U.S. Sen. Martha McSally, said he’s not accepting the governor’s contention that his orders are necessary to reduce the number of people contracting the virus. “When did we start trading a virus for our civil liberties,’’ he said, saying there are “almost 200 pandemics on average a year.’’ And McCarthy said that cancer kills 600,000 people a year. “And it doesn’t shut down our economy,’’ he said. Nor was he dissuaded by the fact that cancer, unlike the virus, is not contagious. “Cancer is something that’s hereditary, right?’’ McCarthy said. “So should we stop procreation because of the fact we could have cancer deaths?’’ Ducey is likely to face continued protests, with organizers saying they intend to come back every week until he lifts his orders. One of those who spoke to the crowd was Dan Mazon. He is the owner of a Winslow jewelry store who was cited for failing to close as a non-essential business. Mazon contends he was operating as a department store because he also had other items, including some paper towels, and he had ordered some hay to sell. “You don’t have to be afraid when somebody coughs,’’ he told the crowd. “It’s normal.’’ “I don’t care if I die of corona,” Mazon added. “Give me my freedom.’’

end the session. She pointed out that Arizona law prohibits legislators from raising money from lobbyists during the legislative session. This is an election year. That prohibition would go away on May 1 if the session is over, providing time for seeking donations before the Aug. 3 primary. “We should go hang our heads in shame,’’ Townsend said.

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EV performance center pivots to entertain AFN NEWS STAFF

he pandemic gave the Higley Center for the Performing Arts a stark choice: close or reinvent. “We had two choices in recent weeks as the new normal overtook life in Arizona and in particular the East Valley, which is our main service area,” explained center Manager Robert Zucker. “We could furlough staff and lock our doors like so many others have done.” Instead, Zucker and his staff chose the second option. They created Higley Center Television, an online streaming platform that “will allow us to create and present original programming including entertainment, educational and informational broadcasts for residents of the East Valley.” That includes Ahwatukee. “There is so much more you can expect over the next few months as we build what we hope will be enduring service to support the community,” he said. The staff spent several weeks converting the concert hall into a professional TV

The Higley Center for the Performing Arts was reinvented into a TV studio so it can deliver entertainment, such as the performance tomorrow, April 30, by singer-songwriter Hannes Kvaran. (Special to AFN)

studio that Zucker said will be “capable of producing all sorts of programming.” A local company loaned the center $75,000 worth of equipment and donated the streaming service platform. A local video production company is providing expertise in running the equipment while, Zucker said, “our entire staff has worked through a large learning curve.” Zucker said “doing concerts and theater is very different from doing TV” and because of that expects the first few broad-

casts to be “a little rough as we get used to running video cameras and doing sound and light.” But Zucker has confidence that his “dedicated and professional team” can pull it off. “All of us are learning every day,” he said. Viewers can access the shows by going to higleycenter.org and clicking the HCTV logo. This week, the center has a host of offerings:

Today, April 29: at 9 a.m., noon and 4 p.m. “Rhythms of the North” for children with Johnny B is a fun show combining a sizzling piano, breathtaking scenes and environmental issues in Alaska. The show also will be broadcast at the same times Friday. Today, April 29: 7 p.m. Guitarist Lee Rocker from the group Stray Cats will perform with his new band. The show repeats at 4 p.m. May 2. and 11 a.m. May 3. Thursday, April 30: 7 p.m. Singer-songwriter Hannes Kvaran presents “A Musical Tribute to the Life of Galileo.” Kvaran has been singing, playing guitar and writing songs since his childhood in Sri Lanka, India, and the Philippines. He has written musicals with material from the life Christopher Columbus, an Icelandic saga, economics, European philosophy and American history. Saturday, May 2: 11 a.m. “The Music of the Moody Blues” will be discussed by the band’s drummer Gordy Marshall, whose new band will perform some of the group’s songs. It will repeat at 4 p.m. May 3.

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The film of her novel debuted – then COVID-19 struck BY PAUL MARYNIAK AFN Executive Editor

n normal times, Erin Jade Lange probably would still be on Cloud 9. After all, it isn’t every novelist who gets a movie made of one of their books – and then gets to watch it at a popular regional film festival. But for the Ahwatukee author, the experience of being at the premier of the film version of her most popular – and first – young adult novel, “Butter,” left her with mixed feelings that may haunt her the rest of her life. This isn’t because the movie was bad. It was unveiled in the first week of March, just as the COVID-19 pandemic was circling its hands around America’s throat. Indeed, organizers of the two-week Cinequest Film & Creativity Festival last month in San Jose, California, called off the second week of the independent film festival until mid-August. “The movie premiere was the last thing I did before everything started falling apart,” said Lange, who under her married name,

during a live webcast on New Year’s Eve – and suddenly finds himself invited to hang out with the “it” crowd, which includes the girl of his dreams. Their morbid curiosity and fake friendship combine to egg him on in his suicidal plan, create deadly bucket lists for him and place bets on what he will eat for his last meal. The page-turning plot – and Butter’s intentions – go through a series of roller-coaster twists and turns. “This book seriously packed a punch,” wrote one reviewer. It also attracted the attention of Emmy Award-winning director Ahwatukee author Erin Jade Lange looked forward to seeing the movie version of her first young adult novel, “Butter,” but and producer Paul A. Kaufmann, the experience was somewhat clouded by the pandemic, which forced the film festival that debuted the movie to postpone who has produced 23 movies and its second week of activities. Her film was shown before the postponement was announced. (Special to AFN) among other things directed the “Butter” is about a 423-pound lonely top-rated CBS television series “Criminal Erin Helm, is spokeswoman for the Kyrene School District and a former Phoenix tele- teen who won that nickname after an in- Minds” as well as the highly acclaimed TV vision reporter. “I associate the experience cident in which he was bullied into eating movie “Magic Beyond Words: The JK Rowwith COVID-19 in a way because it was a bit an entire stick of dirty butter. Constantly ling Story.” of a dark cloud over the whole thing, but I belittled and sick of life, he goes online to see BUTTER page 22 announce that he will eat himself to death am still so grateful for the experience.”

Music Maker Workshops find antidote to quarantine BY COTY DOLORES MIRANDA AFN Contributor

usic Maker Workshops, a familyowned and operated music school that opened their doors in Ahwatukee in 1997, has created an answer for people feeling restless as the stay-athome order drags on: Community Cabin Fever Busters. The online classes, free to the public, vary weekly and range from singalongs for elementary school students and preschool story times to music workshops like a recent “How to Play Spoons” class led by instructor David Libman.

Like many small businesses, Music Maker was unprepared when the stay-athome order was imposed March 20. Yet, Music Maker Workshops was quick to react, closing the doors on their 4,000 square foot, 16-classroom studio at 3233 E. Chandler Blvd. but refusing to abandon their 589 music students. They opted to conduct virtual music lessons. “We knew that the new normal was quickly changing and as a business, we needed to pivot rapidly to help families stay home and stay safe. So, within 24 hours we switched all our in-studio lessons to virtual lessons using the platform

Kim Steedman and Shelley Yakubow, co-directors of family-owned Music Maker Workshops in Ahwatukee, flank long-time employee Jess Libman. (Courtesy of Kevin Poleyumptewa/Moonlit Dreams Photography.)

Zoom,” said Shelly Yakubow, co-director of Music Makers Workshop with her sister Kim Steedman. The directors and staff weren’t without

trepidations. “The truth is we were very nervous. We

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Kaufmann had been shopping for a film festival to premier “Butter” when he was invited to premier it at the 30-year-old Cinequest Film Festival as one of the 130 films from around the world that it introduces to the world annually. Lange had been eagerly anticipating its showing, especially since it had a cast that included Oscar winner Mira Sorvino as the mother of Butter, played by Alex Kersteig. “I’ve seen the movie twice now and it is so difficult to be objective when it is based on your own work,” Lange said. “I did like it – because how can you not love seeing a story that used to live only in your head, and then on paper, come to life on the screen? Amazing.” “The best part, for me, were the performances,” she said. “The entire cast is wonderful but I was especially blown away by Ravi Patel and Mykelti Williamson, who play Doc Bean and Professor Dunn, respectively. They were so true to the characters I wrote but also made them come alive in new ways. The casting was just excellent, overall.” That’s not to say the movie reflects everything and that everything in the film matched her novel.

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didn’t know how families would respond,” Yakubow recalled. “We contacted them with their Zoom login information and held our breath. “Then it happened; the ding on the computer screens started dinging and the students were logging in for their lessons. We were so excited; It was working. These bright-eyed students were greeting us from the safety of their homes.” There were bugs to be worked out, including audio controls and learning how best to engage students virtually. “But we adapted quickly, and each week our instructors started sharing with the team what worked, what didn’t, and what new apps helped to teach various concepts,” she said. Yakubow, who resides in Chandler, and her sister Steedman of Ahwatukee co-direct Music Makers Workshop, the 23-yearold music studio founded by their mother, Beverly Bigam. A nurse by trade, Bigam was an accomplished pianist and upon moving to Arizona from British Columbia in 1997, she

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for them.” “He let me consult on the script early on, which many authors do not get to do,” Lange said. “I am so grateful to him for that.” Besides, she was gratified that “The movie is true to the characters and most of the dialog and inner monologue is lifted straight from the Alex Kerstieg plays the title role in “Butter,” which looks at a teen’s anxiety to be book. accepted among his high school peers. (Special to AFN) “As a writer, that “There are a couple of things that un- makes me proud,” she continued. “But I fortunately just don’t translate well from also love the nuance of the characters that book to screen,” the mother of 5-year-old can be depicted better on screen. A meantwin girls said. “The book is full of dark ingful eyebrow lift in a book takes me a humor but that could come across as just sentence or two to explain. On the screen, dark on screen, so they understandably it’s a couple of frames and it says everyleaned into the levity in the film version. thing.” Also, the end of the book is open-ended, “I never dreamed that the movie would very intentionally, but in film, an open actually get made, so I came in with very ending is not as satisfying for viewers, so few expectations. I certainly never imagthey did give it a more pat ending, which I ined there would be an Academy Award understand.” winner in it.” None of that came as a surprise, though, Lange said the festival felt the impact because “the director was so gracious of the virus ramping up – especially since about sharing his changes and the reasons the week after the second week was post-

mother teaching music. Five years later, Steedman left her full-time nursing career to also be a part of the workshops, concentrating on directing the Kindermusik program and co-directing the family business. Beverly Bigam, who resides in Sun Lakes with her husband of 51 years, Larry Bigam, retired in 2015 but still teaches adult piano once weekly. In the ensuing years, Music Maker Workshops has expanded its offers with lessons in a variety of instruments – guitar, ukelele, saxophone, drum/percussion, clarinet Abby Simpson and Kim Steedman, Certified Kindermusik (cq) educators, and flute as well as voice lesprovide free story time for young children. (Courtesy of Kevin Poleyumptewa/ sons and song writing. Moonlit Dreams Photography.) They have a staff of 32 mostly part-time instructors, and since wanted to open a studio. “Her vision was to have a place where the stay-at-home order, say they’ve “been adults and children could learn music all blessed” that many of their music students have opted to continue via virtual lessons. under one roof,” said Steedman. “We’ve been able to retain, to-date, apIn 2000, after earning her bachelor’s degree in education, Yakubow joined her proximately 80 percent of our student body.

poned, schools in Arizona were shut down. “A theater we initially anticipated would have spillover to a second viewing area instead had fewer than 100 people in the audience,” Lange said. “The festival’s red carpet and other gathering spots were all very thin on crowds. They ended up closing the very next day after the Butter premiere.” “I feel terrible for the filmmakers from all over the world who did not get to premiere their movies as a result,” she added. But she’s heartened by the fact that she could see the audience’s reaction to the movie. “The audience applauded at the end and participated in a Q&A session,” Lange recalled. “It was very cool to interact with them afterward and to help answer questions.” For now, “Butter” is hung up as far as reaching the general public is concerned. Lange said it had been scheduled to be shown in a half-dozen film festivals across the country over the next few months but those festivals have been called off. “Reviewers are able to watch the films online, but it’s not the same experience for the audience,” Lange said, who’s hoping Kaufmann can secure a deal with a distributor so that “Butter” can be released in theaters or on a streaming service. We’re so thankful for the students that continue during COVID-19,’ Yakubow said. “We’re so thankful for the parents who’ve been sending messages of gratitude for their teachers who not only provide appropriate instruction but encouragement, motivation and bring joy to music-making,” she continued, adding: “Parents are so happy their children have a creative outlet during these unprecedented times. On our social media, students started posting their music, sharing their accomplishments, and so many of them haven’t missed a beat with the virtual option.” Among those students is Amanda Waxberg, a sophomore at Horizon Honors High School who is a violinist and also played flute and piccolo in the Horizon band. “Even with everything going on in the world today, lessons with my online violin teacher have been one of the things I look forward to every week,” the 16-yearold said. “Since I have so much more time on my hands, I’ve been able to practice violin for

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almost an hour every other day, which is a lot more time than I usually get since I’m so busy with homework and other extracurriculars.” Amanda said one of her favorite things about violin lessons online “is that I can still be pushed to do my best and to work my hardest. “I’m so grateful my teacher is still able and willing to work with me and that Music Makers is working to make sure that we all get the help and encouragement that we need to get better during these difficult times,” she said. Her father, David Waxberg, said he appreciates how the virtual lessons have kept his daughter focused on music “throughout a challenging time in our lives.” “Amanda is self-motivated and would play regardless, but having that weekly touch-base has definitely helped maintain momentum,” said Waxberg, an Ahwatukee resident of 10 years. “Additionally, this has been the first time I’ve been able to observe a lesson,” he added, “and I’ve really enjoyed hearing her take the feedback, interact with her

Music Maker Workshops’ percussion teacher David Libman of Mesa taught “How to Play Spoons.” (Courtesy of Kevin Poleyumptewa/Moonlit Dreams Photography.)

instructor and make immediate improvements.” Besides the regular schedule of music lessons, Music Makers Workshop set a new goal: “turn COVID-19 into the most

positive defining experience of the studio.” “We brainstormed on how can we provide music relief to the families during this time of home isolation. Kids were bored, parents were overwhelmed trying to balance work and home obligations; so, in addition to weekly lessons, what could we do for these families?” said Yakubow. A team of instructors put together a variety of free workshops for kids and teens that are free and designed to make them accessible. They include things like music production, story time, “Drummin’ Around the House” and

singalongs. “We wanted to be a beacon of light in a dark time,” said Yakubow, adding that the first few weeks of free classes were filled to capacity.

“Then, we found out that many of the school-aged children started getting their own school assignments and were swamped. So currently, we provide Community Cabin Fever Busters mainly to preschool-aged children who really need activities to do,” said Yakubow. The wide-ranging Cabin Fever Buster classes and regular class times are injected with a dose of levity by the offering of weekly contests. Last week the Creative Hat Contest encouraged participants to photograph and post themselves online wearing their hats. One of the initial and best attended Cabin Fever Busters was a “How to Play Spoons” segment taught by David Libman, a percussion teacher and professional musician. “Spoons are not something I play all the time,” Libman said. “I learned to play them for fun, and people do tend to get a kick out of it because you don’t see it often. The kids and parents really seemed to love the novelty of it. Actually, it’s a great instrument because you can literally play them anywhere,” said Libman. “I even had some adults playing along and got some great feedback from everyone,” he added. Though he has taught at Music Makers Workshops for six years, he said, “This was my first time teaching spoons, so it was a little intimidating, but I may do another one in the future.” Music Maker Workshops’ full-day and half-day Summer Camps remain in limbo. All June camps were cancelled but reservations for July are still open. Yakubow said. No matter the future brings, there are positive lessons to be gleaned, said the sisters. “This experience has helped us to improve and grow and I believe we’ll continue to use virtual options in the future when we reopen studio classrooms,” said Yakubow. “The convenience of at-home lessons are an excellent option for busy parents or when a student is feeling sick. I know that COVID-19 will not break us and we’ll use this experience to learn how we can serve our students better.” Steedman said they’re fielding more inquiries from adults who say now that they have more time, they’d like try a new instrument or enroll in voice or music production classes. Information: MMWAZ.com.

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Bowie addresses pandemic impact on Arizona BY SEN. SEAN BOWIE AFN Guest Writer

uring this difficult time, my best wishes to all of you and your families. We are all in this

together. While our legislative session is on pause, I am working from home here in Ahwatukee, mainly answering questions about state and federal support programs and connecting constituents with resources. As of this week, there have been a little over 50 confirmed COVID-19 cases in Ahwatukee. More tests have become available, and we are continuing to work with Governor Ducey and our federal delegation to bring more supplies to Arizona. Before we recessed our legislative session in March, we passed a bipartisan state budget that included over $50 million in relief measures related to the COVID-19 crisis. This funding will be used for rental and eviction assistance, support for food

Virus shows need for healthcare reservists

Observing overwhelmed healthcare systems in parts of our nation and world provides a stark realization of the critical role healthcare workers play in our lives. Too often overlooked until now, we take medical professionals for granted, assuming they will be there to fix whatever ailments we face in our day to day lives. The COVID-19 panic has raised some troubling questions for our nation about the need for healthcare workers: What happens when medical professionals get sick, who can provide care? In a field already at capacity in many cases, what happens when large numbers of additional people need assistance? Of particular inspiration is watching healthcare workers who have retired or

banks, homeless shelters and temporary housing, and assistance for small businesses and non-profits. This funding was the first step in what will likely be a continued response, with more assistance likely when our legislative session reconvenes. My preferred course of action would be to adjourn our legislative session soon, and return for a special session this summer, in the interest of public health and giving us time to analyze additional revenue projections before we make decisions about additional relief measures or changes to our state budget. Going forward, one of the things we are watching closely is revenue projections. Earlier this year we were forecasted to have a budget surplus of nearly $1 billion. The governor and the legislature had plans to invest part of that surplus in needed areas like K-12 education, our state infrastructure, and higher education. Those plans have been put on pause, and in the bipartisan state budget that we passed last month, those programs did

not receive the investment we hoped for earlier this year. Over the next couple of months, we will be receiving updated revenue numbers, and initial estimates show that we will likely have a budget deficit moving forward of anywhere between $500 million and over $1 billion. Why the large swing? Nearly 90 percent of our state revenue is reliant on our state income tax and state sales tax, two sources of revenue that fall precipitously during an economic downtown. The same thing happened during The Great Recession, and it took our state several years to climb out of a deep fiscal hole. Thankfully, we were able to pass the final five percent teacher pay raise of the governor’s 20 x 2020 plan, which I was proud to support. But future additional investments in K-12 education, my number one priority as your senator, will be more difficult in future years, depending on our revenue numbers. In the meantime, I have been assisting constituents with questions related to

programs like the federal Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), and state unemployment benefits. If you are having trouble with either program, please email me. I’ve personally reached out to banks and community lenders in recent weeks to assist with small business loan applications. Finally, the question of when our economy will re-open is predicated on the number of tests we have and the rate the virus is spreading. Caution is the best course of action, with public health and public safety being our number one focus. The more data we have on the number of cases, and the more tests we can secure, the better positioned we will be to gradually re-open our economy and protect our constituents. I am always here to help. If I can answer any questions, or be helpful in any way, please do not hesitate to contact me. My legislative email is sbowie@azleg.gov, and our office number is 602-926-3004. Ahwatukee resident Sean Bowie is the senator from Legislative District 18.

transitioned to other fields stepping back in to assist. Our state and nation would benefit considerably by setting up a permanent healthcare reserve to recognize and utilize the expertise and dedication of these professionals in times of crisis. Following a similar model as the National Guard and military reserve units, volunteers with the healthcare reserve would be recent retirees and health care professionals who stepped away from the field or transitioned to other careers. The volunteer medical professionals would agree to maintain their medical license and certifications, attend annual training and preparedness sessions, and be willing to serve if the need arises. In return, they would receive an annual stipend and reduced-cost healthcare benefits.

A retiring nurse could join the program, agreeing to spend a couple of weeks per year on training and preparedness and to maintain their nursing license. In many cases, their services would not be required. But if we face another situation similar to our current circumstances, the nurse would be called back in to provide aid, receiving additional reimbursement for the services rendered. Or a respiratory therapist who desired a mid-career break could step out of the workforce temporarily. The therapist would maintain their certification and license during this time and attend annual training to remain current in their field, with the cost of training and a stipend provided by the U.S. Government. This provides the therapist with the flexibility to best manage their life circumstances and provides our nation with

the flexibility to handle crises which overwhelm our healthcare system. Amid the challenges and struggles faced by our society as we grapple with the COVID-19 pandemic is the opportunity for changes, to be better prepared when a future threat inevitably appears. A healthcare reserve is a way to ensure we are prepared to meet future threats by utilizing the expertise and dedication of our nation’s medical workers. -Andy Lenartz

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Why doesn’t the government buy the crops?

We know America has a hunger issue with the food banks being depleted. We also know that farmers are dumping vegetables, milk and other products.

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Why in the world would our government not pay farmers for those products being destroyed? Those food items could feed the hungry while the farmers get paid, products move and people can be fed. I often wonder the logic of legislation. Greg Geryak

Earth Day during pandemic taught a lesson

This year for Earth Day, I would have liked to be out with an assembly of people demonstrating our affection for the natural world and joining a general discussion on how we should protect life systems both for their own sake and for our own. Life with few animals or birds would be a diminished one. But this year, there are urgent concerns that compete with, even eclipse, those for wildlife and the land itself. So I stayed at home, trying to speculate on what will follow the current curtailment of activities. We should do better than simply turning on the money spigot and returning to the exploitation of natural resources for short term gains. Aside from simply proclaiming support for migrating birds, endangered species, and the welfare of all non-human life around us, I wonder about lessons we could learn in time for the return to heightened economic activity. Whether we look to the cleanliness now in Venetian canals or to better air that many industrial cities have seen in a long time, we see how quickly beneficial changes occur, even if they come by way of accident or misfortune. Such upheaval as we now experience may look unpromising at the moment, yet give us pause to consider how our economy will look in the not-so-distant future. One obvious direction to take is toward renewable energy, and investment in a growth industry with universal benefits. An opportunity to create new jobs and promote clean energy may never again appear for us with the promise and logic of the present time. Let economists, scientists, and investors pick up the pieces the old economy left behind and have us go beyond simply resurrecting business as it was to take the principles that have made Earth Day a significant day and have them guide us to sustainability.

Concerned with the close-at-hand, it has been convenient to ignore the facts of deforestation, melting ice, and habitat loss far from where are physically, but in the time it takes to say “Now more than ever” we have seen a virus demonstrate how connected everyone and everything on this planet are. I would have liked to celebrate the beauty of wildlife, perhaps say what a fine experience it was to see the migrating orioles in our yard recently, or wax lyrical about the coming of spring, but this year circumstances have pushed us all beyond our comfort zones. So my Earth Day thoughts drifted toward money and industry and politics, even though my preference would have been to go hiking. I suggest that twelve months from now, we’ll be enjoying nature again and with the awareness that economic wellbeing and natural wellbeing are inseparable. We may have the technology to stay connected and active during our time indoors, but there is no virtual alternative to the natural world. -David Chorlton

Earth is fighting a war we need to join

Our earth is fighting its own war – the war of climate change that we have instigated. We must join forces and fight for a healthy planet and work hard to not go back to business as usual. -Larky Hodges

We need the Greatest Generation right now

This is a bad time for the Greatest Generation to be largely gone from this world. They were raised during the Depression, served in World War II and made the United States the world power that it once was but is slowly ebbing. I’d love to be able to talk to my mom and dad to hear them talk about the years of hunger in the 1930s and the rationing and sacrifice of WWII. They’d see the people whining about having to stay home and freezing the economy for two months as opposed to decades of sacrifice. I bet they’d be appalled. I’m ashamed of many of my fellow citizens right now. This isn’t America. Buck up and deal with it for a while. The more we act to contain this mess, the sooner we can get back to some semblance of normal.

Start acting like your forebears and quit whining. -Marc McClenahan

People should stop picking on the President

The constant beating on the President for this-and-that alleged shortcoming, as the author did in her letter “Nation has been left in crisis by disdain of facts” April 15, leaves me wondering why people throw around charges that he is “intellectually, morally, temperamentally and psychologically unfit for office”? Who is really qualified to make such a judgment? Doesn’t having grades of 3.75 average or above in high school, being elected high school class president, attending an Ivy League college, graduating from the Wharton School of Business and effectively managing an international business give him some credence? And, on top of that he has great kids, and a fabulous wife. Which one of us is so lucky? Even his two ex-wives are supportive, or at least neutral. The COVID-19 virus has been a confusing and misunderstood period for all of us. Some of it caused by the Chinese, some by WHO, some by our government incompetence, and some by simply a lack of knowledge about it. We’re discovering more daily. I seriously doubt if the President has misled us intentionally. He has some obvious personality quirks, but his intentions are the best. And, he’s not a politician, so he says what he really thinks, which some people find annoying. I wish that opponents to Mr. Trump would stick to the facts and stop name calling. It adds confusion and isn’t constructive to either the debate or the country. -Edward Harris

Teddy Roosevelt was an Arizona Hero

I recently created and presented a lecture on the connection between Teddy Roosevelt and Arizona statehood. Roosevelt visited the Grand Canyon in 1903, a few days before he met John Muir at Yosemite for the legendary camping trip that changed American and Arizona history. Muir was motivated by the failure to preserve the Hetch Hetchy Valley at the edge of Yosemite National Park, established by Congress in 1890.

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He was the compelling advocate who convinced Roosevelt of the need for conservation and ultimately, a system of national parks. Roosevelt, being the avid outdoorsman dating back to his time ranching in the Dakotas, was willing to listen. He signed the Antiquities Act in 1906 that enabled the creation of national monuments without the action of Congress. -Rob Spindler

Veterans need to support local restaurants

This is a plea from one veteran to any veteran who has been honored and thanked for their service and sacrifices to our country by the many restaurants around America. Every Veterans Day and even other times of the year, many restaurants with their outstanding servers have opened their hearts and their restaurants to thousands of veterans. They provide free meals to show their gratitude and salute each of us that served so proudly. Some restaurants serve veterans by providing meal discounts every day. They have been here for us. It’s now our time for us to support them by calling our favorite restaurants and putting in an order to go, pickup or delivery. This simple action will help them to maintain their establishment and have the means to keep their valuable employees so they can support their families. Please order and tip. Veterans, this is again one more attack on our great nation. Please step up to the call for action. Help your favorite restaurant to be here on Veterans Day and for the future to be able to continue honoring and thanking you with their hearts and meals. If you don’t have a favorite restaurant and want to help, here are a couple I support: Biscuits, 4623 E. Elliot Road, Ahwatukee, 480-209-1850; CK’s Tavern & Grill, 4142 E. Chandler Blvd., Ahwatukee, 480-706-5564; Macayo’s, 12637 S. 48th St., Ahwatukee, 480-598-5101; Texas Roadhouse, 8510 S. Emerald Drive, Tempe, 480-940-7427; Valle Luna, 1949 W. Ray Road, Chandler, 480-786-3100. Semper Fi and thank you. -Sherrill Kinnaman

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For Ahwatukee PR man, audiences are what count BY PAUL MARYNIAK AFN Executive Editor

n the world of public relations, Jay Taylor has three audiences. “I’ve got my client and I’ve got the media and then I’ve got really the third audience because I’ve got to be able to see through the media person to their audience,” the Ahwatukee man explained. Deftly moving among those three audiences has been his stock and trade since he moved from daily newspapering to public relations in 1988, eventually forming his one-man Summit PR and Marketing company in 2003 – 10 years after he settled in Ahwatukee. The San Francisco native hadn’t had that career in mind after he graduated with a journalism degree in 1986 from Arizona State University. “I had envisioned myself writing for Sports Illustrated at some point,” he said. “That would have been my dream job.” He joined the Arizona Republic, getting

Ahwatukee resident Jay Taylor, who owns Summit PR and Marketing, says he likes running his own show rather than be part of a mega-agency. (Pablo Robles/AFN Staff Photographer)

a job on the sports copy desk but clinging to his bosses’ promises that he could work his way into the ranks of writers. But when opportunities opened, he saw

that the company was more set on trying to lure big-name talent from the outside rather than promote from within. Discouraged, Taylor also began thinking

129,215 initial claims for the week ending April 17. That compares with 88,688 the week before, 29,348 the week before that – and fewer than 3,000 at the end of February. Michael Wisehart, the agency’s deputy director of employment and relief services, told Capitol Media Services Arizona has to construct a system from scratch for emergency federal unemployment benefits. States, like Texas, that have been battered by hurricanes or other disasters have had to set up systems to handle emergency unemployment benefits. “They’re able to repurpose infrastructure available to them having had those disasters,’’ Wisehart said. “They are able to be a little bit farther along in this cycle than we are.’’ Things are different here, Wisehart said.

“Arizona is unique in that we haven’t had a disaster of this magnitude in the past,’’ he said. “And so, we’re needing to stand this up more from scratch.’’ The DES has contracted with Geographic Solutions to set up a Pandemic Unemployment Assistance program for the state. The move comes nearly a month after Congress approved the Coronovirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act, the $2.2 trillion stimulus package that created the new PUA program with its benefits of $600 a week. DES already has been providing the additional cash to those already are eligible for the regular state benefits of up to $240 a week. The federal law also provides that $600 benefit for those who don’t qualify under the state program. But that required DES to develop an entirely new system.

that the often odd hours of the newspaper business “just didn’t seem like the lifestyle was conducive to raising a family.” And so, in the mid-1980s, Taylor jumped to what some journalists call “the other side” – and, more cynically, “the dark side.” Instead of covering people and events, he took on the work of trying to get news organizations to cover them. Living for a while in Southern California, he eventually met a public relations pro named Mike Leone who specialized in the travel and entertainment industry. “He had been in the business for a long time. He was a very silver-tongues guy. He had a great rapport with reporters and editors,” Taylor recalled. “I learned a ton from him about how to pitch media and how to build relationships with people.” And that prepared him after he eventually moved back to Arizona and set out on his own, convinced “I didn’t want to be working for somebody again.”

Jobless benefits lagging for some in Arizona HOWARD FISCHER Capitol Media Services

rizona has finally hired a firm to process the jobless claims of those who qualify only for special federal

aid. But it will take weeks before the checks are in the mail. A top official of the Department of Economic Security said that’s because Arizona hasn’t had the kind of natural disasters that have befallen other states that had to devise a system for making payments well before the pandemic. The number of Arizonans out of work and seeking benefits hit yet another new record last week as the state economy continues to feel the effects of COVID-19. New figures from the state Department of Economic Security show there were

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Weishart said there was no way to simply piggy-back on the current computer programs that now handle the state benefits because there are entirely different eligibility criteria. Agency Director Tom Betlach told Capitol Media Services that it made more sense to contract that out rather than try to do it in-house. “When you get some of these older systems, doing the programming and making the time to do that just becomes too expensive an exercise,’’ he said. And then there’s the simple fact that current staff is busy trying to deal with the nearly 420,000 Arizonans who have sought first-time benefits since Gov. Doug Ducey shuttered many businesses. DES says that the new system won’t be

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By then, he said, “I’d been in the business for a long time. I had made enough contacts around the Valley that I thought it was viable.” Over time, he developed his client base – always conscious of the fact that in the world of public relations, success doesn’t just depend on who you know among companies that want a media spotlight, but who you know who owns the spotlight. He takes pride in his record of building relationships with print and electronic media, saying the trick to having a successful relationship with reporters, editors and producers is knowing what they’re interested in and not badgering them with a flood of irrelevant pitches. “There’s a fine line between sending things to people all the time and sending stuff that the person you’re sending to is going to have some sort of use for,” Taylor explained. “It’s learning about what different media people want, how they want it, what the value is to their readership or viewers,” he added. “It’s about building good relationships with the media and not sending a lot of stuff that just goes straight into the circular file.” Taylor also has had experience in “crisis issues management” – steering clients through a controversy that can kill their

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launched until the week of May 12. Payments will begin that week, along with retroactive benefits. Various reports said about 15 states are either already making the emergency payments or about to. Wisehart said one immediate issue is that there are people who applied for unemployment benefits after the virus and its economic effects hit but were turned down because they didn’t meet the state eligibility standards. Now, he said, DES will go back and work with those individuals to reconstruct their application and see if they are entitled to retroactive $600-a-week payments under the PUA program. Wisehart acknowledged that the federal program creates new hurdles for the state in determining eligibility. For example, the state has to deal with people who were self-employed or contract workers. He said DES will get what-

business. His most memorable experience came in the late 1990s, when Lake Havasu was losing its lucrative spring break business from college students after news media incorrectly reported that a sewage spill had occurred. “There was some leaching of water, but it wasn’t a sewage spill,” Taylor said. “The fact of the matter was it was about a 400yard stretch of beach on a lake that has 280 something miles of shoreline.” But the damage had been done. “They tanked the following year,” he said, as students shied away from Lake Havasu. “So, we had to do a whole re-education program,” he explained. “We went out and shot B roll,” he said, referring to supplemental footage that TV stations can use in a broadcast where there’s only so-called “talking heads” behind a desk. “I toured all the local morning news shows,” Taylor said, “explaining how the water was safe, what they had done to mitigate the problem, how even when they were being told what a huge problem was, it wasn’t really on the scale that it was being described.” Taylor also got then-popular MTV out to Lake Havasu during spring break. “It was a huge publicity boon for them,” he said. “We did a whole resurrection program about Lake Havasu City... We spent a

year doing that.” Taylor describes the experience as “probably the toughest one in terms of crisis communications.” “I felt a duty to these people because their businesses were on the line for us to succeed,” he said. “They’re paying me to do a job and they’re sinking their own money into it and they expect me to get results. “But this felt a little different: shops were closing and people were hanging up the ‘going out of business’ sale signs. So, I felt it in my bones a little more than I maybe would with a traditional public relations client.” The year-long effort paid off, he said: “They had the one of the best years they’d ever had in tourism the following year.” As a solo practitioner, Taylor said he tries to get clients to see that unlike large p.r. companies, clients can always depend on him to be the point man in their communications strategies. “My ideal client is someone where I could work directly with the principal and the decision maker,” he said. “And the benefit to them of working with me is that they get me when they answer the phone. When the news releases are written, I wrote them. When the pitch goes out, I pitched it. “So, they get someone with 30-plus years of experience in the business doing every aspect of their account instead of a

23-year-old just out of journalism school that may or may not be right… When I was on the agency side, we did the same thing. All the big dogs are there for the pitch and the initial strategy meetings and then the client never sees those people again. They get the junior staffer.” “In my agency days, we had large accounts where there would be three and four layers of approvals between myself and the decision maker. And it just became impossible. You couldn’t do anything quickly. You couldn’t be nimble.” Besides, Taylor said, “When it comes to writing, I have a very specific way I like things done and it becomes harder and more time-consuming for me to farm something out and then have it come back and have to edit it and go back and forth. It’s far easier for me to just sit down and write it and be done and know it’s done the way that I want it.” As a sole practitioner, he said, “When I meet with people, I get a feel for how they want things to be done and how they want to position themselves and the voice they want to have through our publicity materials to promote their company and it doesn’t get lost in translation. “I’m comfortable that I’m conveying their message in the best possible way.” Information: 602-390-2021, SummitPRandMarketing.com

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extent possible, DES will compare those statements with available data sources. “We’re working with our federal partners and other state partners to figure out best practices in getting that information and making sure that people understand their responsibilities in reporting to us, and ferreting out any fraud that we can,’’ he said. The ultimate fallback, Wisehart said, may come at some future point when new documents become available and the This chart shows the wide disparity in the amount of unemployment payments made by states. Arizona’s is the second-lowest in the state can determine if country, with Mississippi occupying the bottom of the ladder. (Special to AFN) people have made fraudulent claims. ever documents are available. his agency will be relying on is the sworn “And they’re going to have to pay those But Wisehart said that some of what statement of the applicant. And, to the benefits back,’’ he said.

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Investment opportunities exist in virus’ wake BY DR. HAROLD WONG AFN Guest Writer

n March 19, California Gov. Gavin Newsom issued a statewide “stay at home” order, shutting down all non-essential businesses. California was the first state to take this measure, which affects 40 million people. Many other states have strongly encouraged residents to stay at home except for getting essential supplies and services. Many schools, libraries, beaches, and public parks have been closed. Hospitals, doctors and dentists were told to cancel nonemergency procedures. With much of America following these orders, around 27 million have filed for unemployment in the last five weeks and thousands of businesses have closed. This is not just a coronavirus pandemic health crisis, but also a major economic and financial crisis. While many businesses are collapsing, the grocery and trucking business have

been booming. For many grocery stores, normally two large food trailers delivered every week are enough to stock a grocery store. However, due to panic buying, it now takes six large trailers delivered and there are still empty shelves. Shortages of toilet paper, cleaning supplies, pasta, and many other items are common. Whenever there is major societal upheaval, there can be great financial opportunities. When the internet became a new technology, new companies such as Yahoo and eBay made their founders billionaires and early investors mega-millionaires. When buying online became widely acceptable, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos became the richest person in the world. The social media craze has made Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg rich. When it became clear how polluted air caused major medical problems, Elon Musk started Tesla, the market leader in electric cars. On June 29, 2010, Tesla stock went pub-

lic at $17 per share and reached an all-time high of $917 per share on Feb. 29, 2020. Its market capitalization (total stock value) exceeded General Motors and Ford combined. The coronavirus pandemic has forced the shutdown of much of the world’s economy. People in terribly polluted cities in India and California are seeing nearby mountains clearly for the first time in decades. In Venice, Italy, canals, you now see dolphins swimming instead of tourists in gondolas. In a town in Wales, England, mountain goats now roam the streets. Heavy air pollution attacks humans and results in chronic bronchitis, asthma, emphysema, and lung cancer. Lung cancer kills more Americans than the next three leading causes of cancer combined (colon, breast, and prostate). The World Health Organization estimates that bad air pollution is an invisible killer that causes: 29 percent of deaths from lung cancer; 24 percent from stroke; 25 percent from heart disease; and 43 percent of deaths from lung disease. Once the body and especially the lungs are weakened by

air pollution, coronavirus can kill you. There is a solution. California is the leading clean energy environmental state. In 2020, every new home built anywhere must have solar. By 2030, California wants to have 50 percent of its energy to shift from dirty fossil fuels to clean solar, wind, or geothermal. The California Air Resources Board is taxing heavy users of fossil fuels, such as oil refineries and utility companies, and issuing millions of grants for new clean energy technology. There are opportunities to save the planet and be rewarded by good investment returns and tax benefits such as the 26 percent solar tax credit. Free webinar: A free webinar on solar investment opportunities in California will be held 6-7 p.m. May 13 and 6-7 p.m. May 19. RSVP by contacting Dr. Harold Wong at 480706-0177 or harold_wong@hotmail.com. Harold Wong earned his Ph.D. in economics at University of California/ Berkeley and has appeared on over 400 TV/radio programs.

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Grace Camblin beats adversity, signs with St. Catherine BY ZACH ALVIRA AFN Sports Editor

ountain Pointe senior Grace Camblin refused to let anything stand in her way of receiving a scholarship to play collegiate softball. When she was in eighth grade, just months before she was set to attend Mountain Pointe to begin her high school career, she had her right shoulder reconstructed. Even then, she made the varsity roster as a freshman. As a senior in November, she had surgery to repair a torn ligament in her left wrist. In late January, when she was nearly cleared to compete again, she fell ill with a viral infection in her lungs. Doctors told her she was unable to play. But that wasn’t an option. “I told my coach and I told my doctors to let me play,” said Camblin, who only missed one game because of the infection. “I told them, ‘I’m not going to die and I’m not going to pass out on the field. Let me play.’ That Maricopa tournament was the very first time I was able to play this season and it was a lot of fun. “I wasn’t going to let anything stop me.” Through all the adversity Camblin has battled through during her prep softball career for the Pride, none has been greater than that caused by COVID-19, which has shut down schools, sports and businesses all across the state, country and world. But even that hasn’t stopped her. Camblin, who was named first-team all-region catcher last season as a junior, signed her Celebratory Letter to St. Catherine University – also referred to as “St. Kate’s” – on Friday. A Division III school in Minnesota, St. Catherine is unable to give full athletic scholarships per NCAA guidelines, but has prospective athletes sign a Celebratory Letter, which is similar to a National Letter of Intent. “I was really trying not to cry,” Camblin said of her signing. “It’s one of those really big reliefs. It’s not just me. Being an

the Division I level. But even as she thought about other programs, she couldn’t help but always come back to St. Catherine. She knew it was the right fit for her and what she wanted to study. “They’re such a highlyknown academic institution and they were the only one that had Grace Camblin worked tirelessly to improve and become more than just a defensive specialist the minor in while playing catcher for Mountain Pointe. (Photo courtesy Gail Roser/Gran Photography) coaching I athlete, you have those moments where want,” Camblin said. “That’s my one goal you want to quit. I had those days where when I grow up, is to become a coach. A I just thought I didn’t want to do this. But lot of it was the coach, the program and I knew, had I quit, I would regret it for the the overall experience of getting to be rest of my life.” Camblin visited St. Catherine in February, which delayed her signing as she wasn’t able to do so with her teammates and other Mountain Pointe athletes. When she arrived on campus, she immediately felt as if it were home to her. The coaching staff and other players immediately made her feel welcome. While on her visit, she even sat in on a class on campus. There, the professor and students invited her to join in on a project. That’s when she was sold on the idea of continuing her academic and athletic career there. Before the visit Camblin admits she would have never found herself Mountain Pointe senior Grace Camblin signed her Celebratory at St. Catherine, especially given oth- Letter on Friday to attend St. Catherine University, a Division er offers she had from college pro- III school in Minnesota, and continue her softball career. (Photo courtesy Gail Roser/Gran Photography) grams. Some of which were even at

there.” A self-proclaimed defensive specialist, Camblin worked tirelessly to improve her ability at the plate leading up to her senior season. She doesn’t always look for a home-run ball when up to bat. She remains content with giving her teammates an opportunity by just putting the ball in play. Her desire to improve showed. As a freshman, she batted .286 with 11 RBIs. Her average improved to .329 as a sophomore before taking a slight dip as a junior to .324 but batted in 14 runners, the highest of her prep career. Only having the opportunity to play five games this season due to her illness, injury and eventually the cancellation of the season due to COVID-19, Camblin was already on pace for her best season at the plate with a .333 average. She also had a .962 fielding percentage along with 19 putouts in her shortened senior year, which still weighs heavy on her. “This was a really big season for me,” Camblin said. “My mentality really changed this year. I was ecstatic with the way I was performing, and I wanted to really keep it going.” Camblin hopes to once again get together with the girls on Mountain Pointe’s softball team before she leaves for St. Catherine. She also hopes some of her club softball season with the Arizona Hotshots can be salvaged in the summer. In the meantime, she will often train with her best friend, Hailey Kaddatz, who graduated from Desert Vista in 2019 and now plays softball at Bryant & Stratton College in Wisconsin. Camblin also trains with her father. The two will often do drills at a local park. It’s the perfect way for her to spend time with them before embarking on the next phase of her life as a collegiate athlete. “Playing college softball was a promise I made to myself and a promise I made to my parents,” Camblin said. “This is what I want to do. This is where I know I belong. It feels really good.”

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Schnepf Farms’ peach season adapts to pandemic BY PAUL MARYNIAK AFN Executive Editor

he COVID-19 pandemic has made life anything but peachy for Carrie and Mark Schnepf, but the Queen Creek farmers aren’t about to let it destroy one of their favorite times of the year. In a week or so, Schnepf Farms will be letting the public into its peach orchard – Arizona’s largest with 5,000 trees – but with some new rules appropriate to this age of social distancing. Until last year, the Schnepfs held a Peach Festival every May to celebrate the advent of the ripened fruit. But even before “social distancing” became part of everyday vocabulary, the Schnepfs saw a need for crowd control, so “we quit the Peach Festival last year because it was just getting too big for us to do anymore and we couldn’t make sure we had peaches on the trees every time,” said Carrie. “So, now we’re doing peach season come on every weekend,” she said. Through most of last May, Mark estimates, between 40,000 and 50,000 people flocked to Schnepf Farms at 24810 E. Rittenhouse Road, to wander through the orchard and pick as many peaches as they wanted. Before the change, Mark said, “We had too many people coming on one weekend. And so we stopped doing it to help spread out the crowd over four or five weekends and it worked brilliantly. We loved it. We still did everything in terms of all the baking and that kind of stuff, but it just worked out a lot better because we didn’t have 10,000 people all in one day.” This year, with social distancing still a necessity, the Schnepfs are giving people two ways to get a hold of their succulent fruit. From Tuesday through Sunday, they can sign up at schnepffarms.com for a one-hour chance to pick their own starting at 6 a.m. “There’s going to be a reservation system for a date and a time where people can come and pick,” Mark explained, “So, for instance, where before we might have

on the spur of the moment and buy a bunch of boxes of peaches.” The Schnepfs aren’t sure exactly when the peaches will be ready for picking or picking up and said people should start checking their website daily for updates. “We want everyone to have that experience of picking their own peaches off our peach trees, but we literally can get a couple thousand at one time, so we have to be careful this year,” Mark added. But he didn’t simply Longtime Queen Creek farmers Mark and Carrie Schnepf say people can share go to a drive-through in their harvest of succulent peaches by either ordering them online already system like he’s been picked or registering online to drop by and pick them. (Special to AFN) using the past several 1,000 people showing up at the same weeks for the other vegetables he grows time, we’re now going to have a reserva- and the breads, cinnamon rolls, pies and tion system …we will allow 10 cars and other baked goods that Carrie and her 10 cars only to drive out to the orchard to team make each day and sell from their pick peaches and when they’re gone, there on-site country store. will be a new group that is allowed in. For more than a month now, Carrie That way, we can completely control the each morning posts on the website what’s number of people that are in the orchard available, so people can order and prepay at any one time.” and just drive through to pick up their orPeople also will be able to go online at der Thursday through Sunday from 9 a.m. schnepffarms.com to place an order for To 4 p.m. Some people are still allowed to pre-picked peaches. wander onto the farm and pick available “We’ll be picking the peaches ourselves with our crew and boxing them in our regular peach boxes and, like we do now with our vegetables, people will be able to preorder and prepay online and then literally drive through and pick up the box or boxes. That will be kind of a time situation too, so depending on what time of day they place their order will depend on when they can actually come and pick them up. “We’ll pick peaches in the morning on one day. And if we have, say, 300 boxes of peaches, then that’s what we’ll put online the next The Schnepfs keep their peaches on the tree so they morning as available so we don’t oversell. become much sweeter than early-picked fruit found People won’t be able to just drive to the farm in supermarkets, Mark said. (Special to AFN)

vegetables themselves, Mark said, but social distancing rules still apply. Peach season holds a special fondness for Mark, who with his wife over the years has turned the farm into the state’s biggest grower of the fruit – an accomplishment in which he takes great pride. “When I was a kid. There were fruit orchards all over the place and they’re just all gone,” he said. Asked what’s so special about peaches, he replied, “Because they’re beautiful, first of all. I mean, the orchards are beautiful. They’re shady, they’re quiet, the fruit is so nice to look at. “But then it just tastes so doggone good. We don’t pick until it’s ripe. I mean it just has amazing flavor. You know, I’m not bashing any grocery store but grocery stores have to pick the fruit green in order to give it a two-week shelf life. We don’t do that at the farm. We let it tree-ripen so it has more sugar, more flavor.” The pandemic has put the season and the farm under the same cloud most businesses have been under since social-distancing guidelines were imposed. One of the biggest impacts has been on the farm’s wedding business. “We had 48 weddings postponed,” Carrie said. “That was the tough. We already had the food purchased. I had a freezer full of meat.” “Our event business has come to a screeching halt. The Good Life Festival has been postponed for a year.” For the first time since they started their Easter “Egg-Citement event on their 300acre farm 23 years ago, the Schnepfs had to cancel. The couple is thinking of inaugurating some special activities if social distancing goes on much longer – including drive-in movies and even drive-through graduations. “What is doing well is our UPICK Garden,” said Carrie, who said at least people can pick up fresh vegetables and baked goods and then “stay at home, enjoy themselves, slow down.” Information: schnepffarms.com. 

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