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amily and friends on Saturday will celebrate the life of the Rev. Don Schneider, the former pastor of Mountain View Lutheran Church whose contributions to the community for more than 30 years helped make Ahwatukee what it is today. Pastor Schneider died May 23 under hospice care in Ahwatukee. He was 87. A Celebration of Life will be held at 11 a.m. June 9 at Mountain View Lutheran, 11002 S. 48th St., Ahwatukee. To help the church plan for seating and lunch, attendees should contact (Special to AFN) info@mvlutheran.org, or cal 480-893-2579. Pastor Don Schneider, the retired leader of MounBorn and raised in Wisconsin, Pastor tain View Lutheran Church, was a larger-than-life Schneider began his service to God and man presence in Ahwatukee. well before he was ordained in 1956 in MilPastor Schneider also exhibited a golden waukee and long after he retired in 1996. Even before he finished Northwestern Lu- touch at fundraising – from founding and theran Seminary in Minneapolis, he led a developing the church campus of Prince of Danish Lutheran congregation; just four days Peace Lutheran in Northridge, California, his before his passing, he presided over his grand- first assignment shortly after ordination, to help pressure the City of Phoenix to estabson Jeremy’s wedding.

lish Ahwatukee’s first ballfields with the creation of Mountain Vista Park and, later, Pecos Community Center. He became pastor of Mountain View Lutheran in 1980, when it was the only church in Ahwatukee, and made it a launching pad of sorts for several other churches in the community, including Corpus Christi, by extending the use of its premises to their fledging congregations. The last charter member of the Ahwatukee Kiwanis Club, Pastor Schneider helped save the Ahwatukee Easter Parade when the Jaycees, which started it, could no longer continue the 42-year-old community event. Last year, he was the parade’s grand marshal and Parade Boss Mike Schmitt said at the time that he was “very deserving” of the honor. “Can you imagine the Saturday before Easter Sunday morning, your parking lot overrun by parade activities?” recalled AFN founder Clay Schad. “Pastor Schneider was right in there with Mike Schmitt and it got

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Judge again rules that Lakes golf course be restored BY JIM WALSH AFN Staff Writer

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Maricopa County Superior Court judge remained steadfast in a long-awaited ruling issued last week that orders the owner of the defunct Ahwatukee Lakes Golf Course to return the site to its original function. For the third time in two years, Judge John Hannah made it crystal clear to The True Life Companies that it must restore Ahwatukee’s best-known eyesore to a golf course. The rulings started when Hannah upheld the deed restrictions nearly two years ago and continued with his emphatic January verdict in a trial that a “material change’’ does not exist in the golf industry that would justify modifying the deed restrictions governing the 101-acre site. But Hannah also rejected a request from Lakes residents that he name a special master to supervise the course’s restoration. He also refused to rule that it be restored to the

same condition it was in before the water was turned off in 2013 by former owner Wilson Gee. “For now, the remedy will be limited to a straightforward mandatory injunction requiring the owner of the Ahwatukee Lakes Golf Course to operate a golf course on the property in conformity with the Declaration of Use Restriction’’ in the 1992 covenants, conditions and restrictions, Hannah wrote in a minute entry. However, nothing in the CC&Rs, which Hannah originally affirmed in a 2016 ruling, requires that the course return to the same layout and the same condition it was in five years ago, he wrote. “What the owner must do is to create and operate a golf course that is consistent with the reasonable expectations that The Lakes Golf Course created among the benefited home owners,’’ Hannah wrote. Tim Barnes, attorney for Linda Swain and Eileen Breslin, welcomed the ruling and said it would apply to anyone who owns the

course, whether that would be True Life, previous owner Wilson Gee or someone else. Gee has filed on a trustee sale on True Life’s unpaid $8.2 million note, with the payment due on Aug. 21. True Life bought the property with the intent to build an “agrihood,” that would include a five-acre farm, a private school and about 270 single and two-family homes. Just before the trial last October, it dropped the Ahwatukee Farms concept and offered to build a smaller par-3 golf course – as long as it could be ringer by the new houses. True Life and Gee both insisted during the trial that they have no intention of re-building a course on the site, saying that it not financially viable. Gee repeated that assertion in a recent interview with Ahwatukee Foothills News, saying the property would never be a golf course again and that housing would be the best use. Barnes disagrees, saying that a well-run See

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delay Bagels is helping an Ahwatukee athlete raise money as he prepares for a grueling triathlon late this month. Chuck Banaszewski will ride his trainer bike in front of the bagel shop, 12020 S. Warner Elliot Loop from 7 a.m. to noon both Saturday and Sunday, June 9 and 10, to raise money for Phoenix Children’s Hospital. Phoenix Children’s Hospital also is one of the charities designated as a recipient of whatever money the ProjectDM extreme triathlon raises from participants and their supporters when it is held June 24 at Roosevelt Lake. To call ProjectDM extreme may be an understatement. Banaszewski, who has finished three Ironman races and other prominent endurance competitions, said only four participants have finished ProjectDM in the last three years and “I plan to be number five.” Eighteen athletes have so far signed up for the race at projectdm.com The race consists of a 2.4-mile swim in Roosevelt Lake starting at 4:30 a.m., then

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rizona is about to find out whether the red sea that flooded the state Capitol this spring will erode Republican domination of the Legislature and districts neighboring Ahwatukee will be no exception The RedforEd movement, in which striking teachers shut down schools across the state for six days, did succeed in wringing a 19 percent teacher pay raise from the Republican-dominated Legislature. But many teacher demands, such as raises for support staff, smaller class sizes and hiring more school counselors, remain unfulfilled, suggesting that education will be back on the front burner when the new Legislature begins work in January. Of course, it’s the rare candidate who doesn’t profess support for education. They generally also like Mom and apple pie. But teachers and parents of kids in public schools showed this spring they’re serious about lifting Arizona from the bottom of the national pile when it comes to education funding. And since it’s Republicans

Times, which reported that backlash against Republican budget cuts in Kansas and Oklahoma “spurred Republican-dominated legislatures to enact taxes that would have been unimaginable a few years ago.” While most Arizona legislative candidate websites have avoided direct comment on RedforEd, some have addressed it. For example, Nick Myers, a Queen Creek Republican, seeking a House seat from Dis(Special to AFN) trict 12, strongly critHouse Speaker J.D. Mesnard is termed out, so he is running for Senate in LD 17; his mom, former Chandler Councilwoman Nora Ellen is seek- icized the movement, ing his House seat. to the point of calling it illegal. He proposed who for years have ruled the Legislature, a deeper look at why education in Arizona they could bear the brunt of that ire. is struggling. That teacher strikes have moved the neeRep. Kelly Townsend, R-Mesa, has sugdle in red states, such as Arizona, was borne gested parents could sue teachers for parout by an April 12 article in the New York ticipating in the walkout and tried to make

it illegal for teachers to use classroom time to “espouse political ideology or beliefs” – a proposal that was clearly aimed at RedforEd supporters. On the other side, District 12 Democratic candidate Joe Bisaccia did not mention RedforEd directly but said on his website, “I stand with public schools in Gilbert and Queen Creek, with giving teachers well-deserved raises, and against voucher expansion. … Our representatives have eviscerated our public education system. It’s time to fix this once and for all.” Regardless of how education plays in the campaign, the East Valley stands to lose some legislative clout as two powerful lawmakers bow out because of term limits. Sen. Steve Yarbrough and J.D. Mesnard, both of whom are Chandler Republicans, have served as Senate president and House speaker, respectively. They have represented District 17, which covers most of Chandler and a small slice of northwest Gilbert. Yarbrough is leaving the Legislature after 16 years – four terms in each the House and Senate. Mesnard is a candidate to reSee

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place Yarbrough as District 17 senator. Here is a look at East Valley legislative candidates who filed campaign papers before the May 30 deadline. Quotations are taken from candidate websites, information provided by the Arizona Secretary of State’s office and published media reports. DISTRICT 12 SENATE Elizabeth Brown, Gilbert Democrat. “I am running for the state Senate because being ranked 48th in K-12 education, 49th in pupil-teacher ratio and 50th in teacher pay is a travesty, an embarrassment and is unacceptable for the people of this state.” Website: facebook.com/BrownFor-AZ-LD12-1031951870198093/ Eddie Farnsworth, Gilbert Republican. Current member of Arizona House. Website lays out conservative platform on government finances, school choice, border security, property rights and guns. Website: eddiefarnsworth.com. Jimmy Lindblom, Gilbert Republican. Current member, Maricopa County Planning and Zoning Commission. “Pro-life Republican with a record of fighting to protect families, the unborn and the vulnerable. … strong supporter of the Second

DISTRICT 12 HOUSE Joe Bisaccia, Gilbert Democrat. “Fighting to restore public education funding, pay our teachers a living wage, increase access to quality healthcare for every Arizonan, and to protect your rights to vote and for citizen initiative. He will also fight to restore the rights of cities and towns to pass their own laws.” Website: bisaccia4az. com. Travis Grantham, Gilbert Republican incumbent. Vice president, International Air Response Inc., based at Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport. Website stresses “unique background relating to aviation, world events and sound conservative business policy.” Website: granthamforaz.com. Nick Myers, Queen Creek Republican. Background in information technology; advocates limited government with transparency and stricter term limits. “Strong believer of family values and educational choice.” Website: nickmyers.us. Warren Petersen, Gilbert Republican, currently serving in Senate. “I have protected the rights of parents to choose the best education options for their children. Since I have been elected the Legislature has increased education funding by hun-

dreds of millions of dollars.” Website: votewarrenpetersen.com. Lynsey Robinson, Queen Creek Democrat. “Lynsey fully understands that public schools are underfunded and teachers are underpaid. … She believes charter schools have a place in our communities, but transparency and accountability are essential to protect our children and the community.” Website: facebook.com/VoteRobinson4House D.J. Rothans, Gilbert Democrat. Previously ran for House in 2014; was unopposed in Democratic primary. Website focuses on education funding, environmental quality and equal rights. Website: rothansforhouse.org Blake Sacha, Gilbert Republican. Degrees in chemical engineering, education; industrial background. “With proper reinvestment in public education and keeping Arizona economically competitive we can create an economy that works for everyone.” Website: blakesachaforaz.com DISTRICT 16 SENATE Benjamin Carmitchel, Apache Junction Democrat. “Voters in Arizona’s 16th district should have a choice. Ben Carmitchel hopes to bridge the gap between conservative and liberal voters by fighting for shared values, including better edu-

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Club West one of many courses relying on potable water BY MAX KELLEY Cronkite News

n parts of northern Arizona, golf courses over the past decade have stopped using drinking water to keep their greens vibrant. Instead, they use effluent or recycled water. However, in Phoenix, less than a quarter of the water used on golf courses is reclaimed wastewater. According to a 2014 University of Arizona study, 75 percent of the water used to irrigate courses in the Prescott active management area is effluent, compared with only 21 percent in the Phoenix active management area. Club West Golf Course for two years has been a troubled site because two owners, Wilson Gee and now Richard Brueninger of Inter Tribal Golf Association, have found the cost of city water too high. Gee curtailed irrigation the last two summers, causing the course to turn brown and triggering a 2016 lawsuit by the Club West HOA that was dismissed after Brueninger bought the course last December. But city Water Serices Department turned off the tap when the management company Breuninger hired to take care of day-to-day operations rang up $213,000 in unpaid bills. One local official says it’s critical to rethink the use of water – especially given Arizona’s $3.9 billion golf industry. “It’s important just from a perspective of living in the desert that we really value our water, and we use it for the correct purposes,” said Phoenix Councilwoman Debra Stark, who has worked to get golf courses to stop using drinking water. In 2015, the Environmental Protection Agency placed 70 percent of Arizona under moderate to severe drought conditions, and the state is in its 21st year of long-term drought, according to the Arizona State Climate Office. Yet nearly three-quarters of the water used for all Arizona golf courses is pumped from the same sources as drinking water, according to the Arizona Department of Water Resources’ most recent reports from 2016. Arizona as a whole still relies heavily on groundwater needed for drinking and other uses by residents, state officials said. “Groundwater is about 48 percent,” said Jeff Tannler, active management director for the Arizona Department of Water Resources. “Central Arizona Project water, which comes from the Colorado River, is 14 percent, and then surface water is 10

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percent. … Of the total golf course use, 28 percent of that is effluent.” For example, Moon Valley Country Club and Pointe Tapatio Lookout Mountain Golf Club have been using drinking water since their respective openings: Moon Valley in the early 1960s and Lookout Mountain in 1989. But a few years ago, Moon Valley found itself on the verge of bankruptcy because of the cost of watering its golf courses. After new owners took control of the

club, they reached out to Phoenix officials and private construction management firms for a way to keep the course going without diverting drinking water needed by Phoenix residents. “From a cost perspective, water was one of their biggest costs that they had as a golf course operator,” said Ron Hilgart, managing principal of HilgartWilson, a land-planning, engineering, construction management and surveying firm working with Moon Valley. “As we tried to evalu-

ate different options, Lookout Mountain Golf Club came along and said that they would also have interest in finding a solution.” With two privately owned Phoenix courses on board, the group went to the city to propose a development agreement, deferring the cost of water bills while constructing a pipeline to pull raw water from the Arizona Canal. Superintendents from both Moon Valley and Lookout Mountain clubs said they could not discuss the construction plans for the pipeline or water use issues. Stark proposed granting rights for the publicly owned Cave Creek Golf Course, watered by mostly well water, to use the pipeline as a backup source. The development agreement included a cost-sharing plan for the three golf courses. Tom McDonald, an attorney at Gammage & Burnham working with Moon Valley, said the two private courses will pay the majority of the costs because both are farther away from the pipeline’s source. Cave Creek and Phoenix will shoulder a See

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smaller amount. No exact dollar amounts have been set, but Hilgart estimated the construction costs at $9.5 million. “There’s an allocation between the three parties based upon usage by the courses and the length of line to their course,” McDonald said. “(Phoenix) is paying about one-third of the cost to get the line to Cave Creek.” Non-potable water costs 40 percent less than drinkable water, so the courses stand to benefit over time. “But a big part of that (other) 60 percent is initially offset by construction cost, until that construction cost is paid off,” Hilgart said. The 1980 Arizona Groundwater Code created five active management areas (AMAs) across the state, with five specific plans featuring water management requirements for agricultural, municipal and industrial water users. The five AMAs are Prescott, Phoenix, Pinal, Tucson and Santa Cruz. All rely heavily on groundwater overseen by the Arizona Department of Water Resources. By state law, Hilgart said, golf courses are limited to about 90 acres of turf if they rely on groundwater, but “during peak

hot weather months, (a course) could be using a million gallons a day.” “The effluent use has increased over the years as more golf courses have the infrastructure available to them for effluent or reclaimed use,” said Tannler. “We do realize that not all golf courses have access to reclaimed or effluent water supplies.” Tannler said the department’s management plans contain incentives for using effluent, either partially or fully. The department conducts audits and field inspections if merited following a course’s report, Tannler said. Still, the Arizona Department of Water Resources receives only reported figures from those 240 golf courses within the five active management areas. The rest of Arizona imposes no measuring and reporting requirements. And there’s a grandfather clause. Stark said golf courses operating before the 90acre turf limit was imposed don’t have to comply with statewide requirements. Those involved in the public/private partnership between Moon Valley, Lookout Mountain and Phoenix believe the agreement could be a blueprint for changing the industry’s water use in Phoenix. “Finding the solution can be difficult depending on the location, but that’s definitely what the trend is,” said McDonald.

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That included Ahwatukee’s first senior citizen center, at 48th Street and Elliot Road. When that closed and the program was temporarily moved to Tempe, Pastor Schneider helped push the city to build Pecos Center, where Phoenix now operates an extensive program for seniors. “Don has been a foundation stone of Ahwatukee since its inception,” said Scott Ryan, past president of (Special to AFN) the Ahwatukee Kiwanis. Shirley and Pastor Don Schneider were married for 63 years and Shirley Schneider, the raised three boys. pastor’s wife of 63 years, desense of community in Ahwatukee. From scribed her husband, DiCiccio and Schad 80 percent seniors in the late 1970s to 80 as a trio of influences on Ahwatukee’s percent growing families today, Mountain growth. Paging through a thick scrapbook of View parishioners currently number just clippings that trace her husband’s history over 1,000.” During an election debate last year, city from his ordination through his retireCouncilman Sal DiCiccio called Pastor ment, she portrayed him as a minister Schneider a “titan” in Ahwatukee’s history. whose devotion to his wife and three sons In an interview last week, DiCiccio said, was as strong as it was to each congrega“That guy was everywhere…I don’t think tion he served. Back in 1956 – a year after they had there was a thing he wasn’t involved in. Pastor Don and Clay Schad were integral- married – Pastor Schneider and Shirley ly involved in everything that has been drove with their first baby from Wisconsin to Northridge. accomplished today.”

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bigger and better every year.” Mountain View Lutheran has been in every parade, and though it began before he arrived in Ahwatukee, Pastor Schneider ensured the church carried on the tradition, helping to work on floats most years. Ahwatukee historian Marty Gibson once wrote that Pastor Schneider “was a fixture in the community and a driving force behind Mountain View’s many outreach programs.” Pastor Schneider “established Ahwatukee Preschool, which counts Arizona State University football players Brent and Zach Miller among its alumni, during his first year in town,” he wrote, noting he helped start the now quarter-century-old helicopter arrival of Santa Claus at Ahwatukee Plaza the day after Thanksgiving and played St. Nick for the first 12 years. Gibson also wrote: “As other religions’ parishes sprang up, Mountain View’s doors were open to Baptists, Catholics, Episcopalians – all had a place of worship during their parishes’ infancies, thanks to the generosity of the church. Mountain View Lutheran Church was instrumental in fostering a

The congregation had no home and he arranged for it to meet weekly in an Anheuser-Busch brewery. He led a fundraising campaign that secured a chapel two years later and a church building two years after that. He served as pastor of Prince of Peace for 10 years, then moved to San Mateo, California, to lead St. Andrews Lutheran Church, where he remained for 11 years. His son David explained, “My father looked for new challenges.” So Pastor Schneider let ELCA Lutheran Synod leaders know to keep him in mind if a need arose for someone to lead and helped grow a new congregation. In San Mateo, “he wanted to started working with programs and people. He didn’t have to do any building there,” his widow recalled. After 11 years, he took a two-year assignment in Sacramento leading a congregation that had been newly formed from the merger of two Lutheran churches. That assignment was particularly challenging because the two congregations were on opposite philosophical sides. He became so frustrated with their bickering that he once confided, his widow said, “I thought the Lord and I could do See

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anything. The Lord still can but I can’t.” In 1980, the Synod told him of a new mission he might find challenging – in a place in the middle of a desert called Ahwatukee. There, he established most of the current campus. Along with the Ahwatukee Preschool and the senior center, Pastor Schneider created the Widowed Person Ministry, the Parish Nurse Program and many other ministries. He allowed the Ahwatukee chapter of Alcoholics Anonymous to hold its weekly meetings at the church campus. He also served on the Governor’s Board for the Aging and was stewardship director for the Grand Canyon Synod. When he retired, he continued to serve, taking four interim assignments at churches that were between permanent pastors. It wasn’t until six weeks before he died that Pastor Schneider’s seemingly boundless energy started to fade. Just five weeks before he went under hospice care, he and his wife drove to California to visit friends. And his humor continued to shine.

campaigns, said that a week before his death, “Don told me to remember that we live in the presence of a living God who loves and continuously forgives us and wants us to do the same for others. “I believe that this is what drove him. Don’s love for others was expressed in the many ways he served the needs of the people in this community. Besides being the first pastor in Ahwatukee, he was also the Easter Bunny in the Kiwanis Easter parade, Santa that flew in by helicopter to the Alpha Beta shopping center on Thanksgiving weekend and Hans of Hans (Special to AFN) and Franz donning a tutu to enMountain View Lutheran Church was the fourth and last tertain the ladies at the annual church that Pastor Don Schneider led fulltime. After his Mother’s Day Luncheon.” retirement, he served as an interim pastor at four other “There was nothing he churches. wouldn’t do if it would benefit the community,” she continued. During a visit from fellow Kiwanian “When I asked him what he would like Moses Sanchez while under hospice care, to tell the community, he said tell them to the Republican candidate for Phoenix live a life of service to others. It will make mayor, Pastor Schneider quipped, “I won’t all the difference. He has made a huge impact on my life and challenged me to be able to vote for you.” Sheila Coonen, who also worked with do a lot more than I ever thought I was Pastor Schneider on many programs and capable of. This community and I am in-

debted to him.” Looking through her carefully made scrapbook of memories, Shirley Schneider recalled how she had met her husband at a dance but then moved to California and didn’t see him for about a year. In fact, she had forgotten about him until she had returned to Wisconsin and ran into him at the wedding of a mutual acquaintance. “After that, the rest is history,” she said. “We met in September and got married the following May.” Later, she reflected, “It’s been a good life.” Besides his widow, Pastor Schneider is survived by sons Phillip and wife Shauna of Poway, California; David and Kelley of Ahwatukee; and Stephen and Nellie of Tempe; seven grandchildren and three great grandchildren. His only brother, Jerry, died six days after his death. The family expressed its gratitude to Hospice of the Valley and Aegis at Redwood Assisted Living Home “for their loving care and support.” Memorial donations may be made to the Rev. Donald P. Schneider Seminary Scholarship Fund at the ELCA Fund for Leaders at elca.org or by writing to Evangelical Lutheran Church in America/ ELCA Gift Processing Center, P.O. Box 1806 Merrifield, VA 22116-8000.

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City socks True Life with stiff fines for course’s condition AFN News Staff

he True Life Companies has been hit with more than four dozen citations that could cost the developer more than $330,000 in fines for failing to properly maintain the Ahwatukee Lakes Golf Course. The developer already is on the hook for $20,000 in fines after it was found guilty of leaving the defunct 101-acre site in a shoddy state for months earlier this year. But that Municipal Court action apparently did nothing to make the company change its practice. City code compliance officers issued 66 citations – 33 on each for each of the two Lakes course parcels.

Each citation contains two violations – one for uncut and dry grass and weeds, dead trees and the other for accumulated litter and debris. The violations cover inspectors’ observations of the site between April 23 and May 25. A June 20 arraignment has been set. Some Lakes homeowners have expressed concern that the dry brush and trees –– besides creating an eyesore – also pose a fire hazard that threatens homes near the course. The mandatory minimum fine for each violation is $500, but code compliance officers already have told city Councilman Sal DiCiccio’s staff that they will seek “enhanced fines” because of True Life’s apparent refusal to clean up the site.

In the last round of court cases, inspectors convinced a judge to quadruple the $250 minimum fine for each of 20 violations filed against True Life for conditionms that prevailed at the course late last year. Those fines have not been paid. In an email to city Councilman DiCiccio’s staff, code compliance manager Bob Lozier said his staff had been “monitoring the property multiple days weekly” for three weeks because of the numerous complaints about uncut vegetation and garbage that DiCiccio’s office has received from Lakes homeowners. True Life Executive Vice President Aidan Barry declined comment on the advice of the company’s lawyers. Eileen Breslin, one of the Lakes residents

who sued True Life to get the golf course restored, said, “The neighborhood has spoken repeatedly. The court has spoken decisively, and with the fines, the city has spoken with resolve. What is it the developers do not understand?” True Life likely will be exiting Ahwatukee now that it has lost its court battle to upend land-use regulations that require the site be restored as a golf course. Wilson Gee, the former gold course owner, has foreclosed on an $8.1 million note he gave True Life when it bought the property in 2015. Gee has told AFN that if he ends up owning the course again, he intends to clean it up, but he has no intention of restoring the site for golf.

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These photographs taken over last weekend by Pete Meier, an Ahwatukee Lakes resident and member of the Ahwatukee Foothills Village Planning Committee, show tall weeds and other unkept parts of the Ahwatukee Lakes Golf Course that have already earned the True Life Companies $20,000 in city code violation fees and could yield thousands of dollars in additional penalties as a result of 66 new charges levied against it for conditions on the course in the last month. Residents have repeatedly complained to the city about conditions on the defunct course to little avail.

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course with a deep community connection could still succeed. Ultimately, the dream scenario would involve another buyer who would purchase the site for a lower price than True Life and build a replacement executive course. During the trial, an expert called by Lakes residents Eileen Breslin and Linda Swain, who filed the lawsuit, said there were four or five private parties in the wings waiting to buy the course. They were not identified in by the expert during testimony. Hannah made his ruling in a minute entry, and an injunction, which carries the force of law, is expected to follow shortly. Not surprisingly, Swain and Breslin, praised the ruling while Aiden Berry, True Life senior vice president who testified during the trial, said in an email that he would not comment, on the advice of his attorneys. Berry testified during the trial that True Life was counting on a majority of residents voting to change the deed restrictions to allow the residential community to get built, along with winning a zoning change from Phoenix.

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More than five years have gone by since pristine bodies of water and lush fairways graced the Ahwatukee Lakes Golf Course. Closed in 2013, it has deteriorated into a barren 101 acres of uncut weeds, untrimmed trees and uncleared trash.

In a statement, Swain and Breslin wrote that “Hannah’s ruling is the victory we’ve been looking for’’ because it prevents an owner from doing anything but operating and maintaining a golf course. “As a result, the ruling buries the threat of a new housing development that would have overwhelmed our community.’’ They said the ruling “preserves the essential park-like character of Central Ahwatukee, for both golf courses, and means the core of our character will not be changed.” Breslin and Swain said they are grateful Hannah ordered True Life to pay their attorney fees, “further underlining that not only has our side prevailed – but that the defendants’ behavior was wrong and re-

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quires their paying for it. “The substance of the case is now settled. Now, it’s up to the owners to prove they will be good corporate citizens and do what the neighbors have sought and what the court has now ordered.” Barnes was gratified by Hannah’s ruling even if he didn’t get the court master to oversee the course’s restoration. “It’s not a hollow victory at all. The judge has sustained his earlier ruling that it has to be a golf course,’’ Barnes said. “The judge says the owner doesn’t get to decide what it look like. It has to be up to the homeowners’ expectations.’’ Although Hannah rejected Barnes’ request for a sweeping, court-monitored restoration program, he leaves open the

possibility that a more detailed injunction could be issued if the owner refuses to follow the order. “It is also much too soon to make the court the de facto manager of The Lakes Golf Course project. The prior conduct of the defendant and its predecessors warrants rigorous oversight, but prudential considerations require judicial restraint,’’ Hannah wrote. True Life’s expert estimated that it would cost close to $15 million to restore the course. But the expert that Barnes had recommended be appointed the special master to oversee its restoration put the cost at less than half that.

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Boys charity group thriving in Ahwatukee BY COTY DOLORES MIRANDA AFN Contributor

ill Sears, who just finished seventh grade at Kyrene Altadena Middle School, admits he wasn’t sure what “altruistic” meant, but now he not only knows what it is – he lives it. Will is one of 90 seventh- to 12thgrade boys in Boys Team Charity Ahwatukee, a group started just a year ago by parents who wanted their sons to have an opportunity to learn about giving back to their community. The Ahwatukee chapter of the nonprofit national organization got its start in March 2017, when some parents were casually conversing about how they would like their sons to be part of a group much like the National Charity League – which is aimed at girls. “The conversation we had that Friday afternoon culminated with us agreeing to reach out to other parents to get their input on starting an Ahwatukee chapter of the BTC,” recalled Todd Heaton,

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Teens who are party of Boys Team Charity Ahwatukee delivered Easter baskets to seniors served by the YMCA Outreach Program for Ahwatukee Seniors and also made birthday cards for them.

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As Max Kerkhove, left, and Christian Creech demonstrate, one of the favorite charitable activities among many BTC Ahwatukee boys is volunteering at Save My Children's Mesa food-packing facility.

Heaton said the response to the invitation for boys and their parents to join Boys Team Charity Ahwatukee was initially strong – and continues to grow as more families become aware of the opportunity to serve their community while building self-esteem and commitment. “By May 2017 – just two months after we had the idea of forming – Boys Team Charity of Ahwatukee grew from 17 to 50 boys,” said Heaton. “We now have 90 boys and 130 member families. It’s been massively successful.” There is an annual minimum for “Philanthropy Service Hours,” and it applies to parents and their sons. For middle-schoolers, it is 15 hours, while 10 hours of minimum service is required for high school sophomores through seniors. In addition, BTC Ahwatukee – which is eligible to boys and parents living in 85044, 85045 and 85048 – has three mandatory general membership meetings and three grade-level meetings that “TeamMates” and occasionally their parents must attend. The last general meeting, which was kicked off the group’s second year,

featured former NFL wide receiver-turned-motivational speaker JJ Birden giving the keynote address. “These boys are high-energy, as I am, so as president, I’m very cognizant of that when leading the meetings. Our last meeting was two hours long, and we got them up a couple times to shake it out,” smiled Heaton. “And these are boys and they love to eat, so of course we always have food for them and bottled water.” But it is the philanthropic work that is the focus of Boys Team Charity of Ahwatukee. This Easter, baskets were delivered to Y OPAS seniors. Each month, the boys sign and send birthday cards to Y OPAS members. BTC boys and their parents also make visits to UMOM New Day Center in Phoenix and volunteer at St. Mary’s Food Bank, Feed My Starving Children and Mesa’s Paz de Cristo of Mesa. “What’s cool is we’re all busy, the parents are busy, the kids have school and extracurricular activities and the weekends can be even crazier,” said Heaton. “The 15 hours annually of participating in philanthropic events, and another six hours annually in general meetings is very manageable with everything our kids already have going on. It’s a great opportunity to show our kids the value of giving back, and for family to spend quality time together.” For TeamMate Donovan Morales, a heart connection resulted from several visits to UMOM, where he spent time reading books to a 5-year-old boy who was there with his mother. “The first time we went, the kids lined up and partnered with us. I asked him if he wanted to be my partner,” said the Altadena seventh-grader. “From then on, every time we came, he’d run up to me. I read to him and had him read to me. One time we showed up and he was gone. It was kinda sad, but also cool to know they were able to get back on their feet.” See

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Horizon Honors grads mark end to high school The 88 seniors who made up Horizon Honors' Class of 2018 graduated last week, with 97 percent of them heading to colleges and universities across the country. The valedictorian was Nikhil Dave and Seth Freymuth was the salutatorian. 10 Participating in a song are, from left, Seth Freymuth of Gilbert, James Gauntt of Ahwatukee and Ben Riddle of Gilbert; 2) Lucas Orellano of Ahwatukee holds up his diploma in victory while 3) Hailey Greene of Ahwatukee cluthches hers and 4) Charlie Denwood of Ahwatukee cheers at receiving his. 5) Also participating in a song are, from left, Ben Riddle of Gilbert, Elaa Costa of Ahwatukee and Hannah Rutlidge of Chandler.

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Parents can start readying kindergartners for school now BY DONNA SHOTT AFN Guest Writer

he months leading up to the first day of kindergarten can be an ideal time to prepare your child for what to expect. Many kindergarten teachers tell parents that basic everyday activities are the best ways to help a child feel confident and ready for the transition to kindergarten. “Start by taking a close look at daily routines to create your child’s sense of ownership,” said kindergarten teacher Danielle Petroniero-Klien, who teaches at Summit School in Ahwatukee. “You can do this by giving your child a say in choosing the backpack, lunchbox and water bottle for school. Now is the time for your child to practice zippers, snaps and clasps and dress independently.” Petroniero-Klien also recommends parents explore their child’s feelings through drawing or writing about kindergarten, but ultimately, take advantage of quality time between parents and their soon-to-be kindergartner. “Be sure to take that family trip, go the local museum, or plan a group playdate with future classmates and their parents,” she said. Below are some tips from First Things First to help your preschooler have a fun, easy transition to kindergarten: Read with your child at least 20 minutes per day. Try books that repeat words; involve activities like counting, identifying colors, objects or letters; or, are about things your child likes. Ask questions like, “What do you think happens next?” Talk with your child everywhere – at home, in the car, at the store. Make up stories or songs about your outings.

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six-bedroom, six-bath house described as offering “exquisite Tuscan living with mountain views” is the latest to make the seven-figure sales list in Ahwatukee. Located in the 14600 block of South Presario Trail, the 6,444-square-foot, two-story home sold for $1,07 million. The open-floor design, combining 24inch Travertine flooring with inlays and soaring coffered ceilings, lends a stunning elegance to the home, accented by floorto-ceiling pillars. The kitchen alone, featuring granite

countertops and backsplash as well as custom mahogany cabinets and high-end appliances, is a chef ’s paradise. Built-in cabinetry also graces other rooms. The home is an entertainer’s delight, with a pool room complete with full kitchen and bar, a backyard patio made of Marbella stone that leads to a pool and spa, built-in barbecue and fireplace – one of three hearths that grace the house. The sale continues a roll of sorts for high-end luxury homes in Ahwatukee after a three or four-month dry stretch. Overall, experts report brisk seven-figure home sales across the Valley. See p. 7 for a look inside this house.

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Buyers need to know about FICO scores affect them BY STACEY LYKINS AFN Guest Writer

he widely used FICO credit score has become easier to check for millions of U.S. adults. However, consumers cannot assume that the FICO score a lender shows them is the FICO score that lender will use in evaluating an application for a mortgage. Most consumers have dozens of FICO

scores, and the exact score a lender pulls up depends in part on the credit-reporting firm that supplies it and the type of FICO score the lender chooses to use. “It’s almost guaranteed that it won’t be the same score,” says John Ulzheimer, president of consumer education at CreditSesame.com, a credit-management site. That could mean you might not get as good a deal as you expect. FICO scores can be seen now by 65 million consumers – a big jump from 32

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million late last year and around 8 million when the program first launched, according to Fair Isaac, which also is known as FICO. FICO scores, ranging from 300 to 850, have a significant impact on consumers’ ability to get loans and other credit and on the interest rate they receive. Credit scores are used in 90 percent of consumer-lending decisions, according to CEB TowerGroup, a financial-services research firm. Knowing your FICO scores can give consumers an indication of whether they are likely to get approved for a new loan. Those with a low score can delay applying and work on improving it. Also, a sudden dive in the score could be a warning that someone has fraudulently opened accounts in your name. More lenders plan to start showing customers their score or expand their offerings. Bank of America will start providing the score to its credit card users later this year. The moves mark a turnaround for a score that until a few years ago was a mystery to most borrowers. Before this program, consumers had a difficult time

looking up their FICO score for free. In most cases, customers of participating lenders can view their score when they log on to their credit card or loan account online. There are many reasons the score that consumers are shown through this program are not necessarily the same score that lenders will obtain on them when they apply for a loan. Many lenders get a score from only one of the three big credit-reporting firms Equifax, Experian and TransUnion, which is the score they show to customers through this program. However, mortgage lenders are an exception because most lenders pull FICO scores from all three firms and most mortgage lenders use an older version of the FICO scoring system. This older version of the FICO system is not as advanced and sometimes not as accurate. There are also different types of a single FICO score. The “base” score predicts the risk of a borrower falling behind on payments on all types of loans. Lenders, for their part, point out that the score they show consumers is the one they actually use when making decisions on existing accounts. Nearly 200 million consumers in the U.S. have FICO scores, according to the company. Most of them each have at least 60 FICO scores, Ulzheimer says. FICO doesn’t dispute that but says the number of scores used by lenders in most consumer decisions is far smaller. Each of the three credit-reporting firms has six or seven FICO scores per scorable consumer that collectively account for 95 percent of the FICO scores that were pulled in the past year by lenders, Wehmann says. In most cases, all of a consumer’s FICO scores should be in the same ballpark, generally not varying by more than 25 points, and the score differences shouldn’t change a lender’s decision to approve a borrower, Ulzheimer says. So the bottom line is that your FICO score does affect whether or not you get approved for a loan and the ultimate interest rate you are charged. Even a slight interest rate premium can correspond to thousands of dollars on a 30-year mortgage. So, it is good to be informed when contemplating a loan for any purchase. It can have a big effect on the interest rate you are charged. -Reach Ahwatukee resident and associate broker Stacey Lykins, West USA at 602-6169971, S.Lykins@LykinsProperties.com or LykinsProperties.com.

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Seniors “get to spend their time in the place they love, the houses where they raised their families, and they get to do it with peace of mind,” says company co-founder Fabrizio Tiso. Tiso got the idea for the company from similar ones he saw in Europe. He was attracted to the idea that despite mounting expenses, older homeowners don’t need to worry about “losing their home.” But these homeowners do lose out on the full amount their abodes could fetch on the open market. And selling their homes to Irene means they won’t be able to leave them to their children or other family members. So, is it a wise decision? Irene is similar to a reverse mortgage, designed to help older Americans turn their home equity into cash. In reverse mortgages, homeowners 62 and up can receive monthly or lump sum payments, or a line of credit for their homes up to $625,000.

They remain responsible for the property taxes, insurance and other costs on the home, although set-aside accounts can be established to cover these expenses through reverse mortgages. But the debt must be repaid before the owner sells the property, moves away or passes away. If it’s not, the owners or heirs will owe the balance. That’s not a (Special to AFN) danger with Irene, because the company will own the home outright. Once the owner passes away, the property will be held, rented out or sold. Irene is funded by venture capital and plans to use REITs funded by investors to help purchase the residences. Irene is also seeking older homeowners, with a target age of about 70. And they are free to move away and rent out their property and collect the rental income, something that isn’t permitted under reverse mortgages. “The real core difference is we pay tax-

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Boys Team Charity of Ahwatukee is well worth the time invested, Donovan, 13, added. “I think it’s a great experience because when we volunteer, we make other people happy but it gives you happiness as well,” he said. Jorden Morales, a Desert Vista High School junior and Donovan’s brother, is also active in BTC Ahwatukee. “I’d say it’s been a learning experience. It opened my eyes to the struggles much of the rest of the world goes through,” said Jorden. “I’m a big fan of all the charitable work we’ve done but especially the one where we packed and sent care packages to the military, and we all wrote letters to put in the boxes.” Jorden, 16, said he encourages other teens to become involved. The boys’ mother, Pam Morales, said she’s seen a difference in both her sons since they joined a year ago. “My boys were very involved in sports and school, but not volunteering in the community. In Ahwatukee, you don’t really see examples of people who are really struggling; they may be but you don’t see them,” she said, adding: “You don’t really understand. But we’ve gone from, ‘Do I have to go tonight (to a charity organization)?’ to ‘We get to go tonight!’ It’s good to have well-rounded boys.” She and her husband, Albert, work alongside their boys at local nonprofit agencies. Will Sears is the son of Jill and Mike Sears who, like other parents in BTC Ahwatukee, work alongside their boys. Will said his favorite charity thus far is Feed My Starving Children at its Mesa food-packing facility. “I liked working for Feed My Starv-

COMMUNITY ing Children the most because the work is set up in a way that makes it a fun challenge, and you work with a lot of people which helps a lot of children in a short amount of time,” the 13-yearold said. “I think I’ll continue to do this (philanthropy) in the future because helping others in your community makes them feel good, as well as yourself.” And then there’s the social aspect. “BTC Ahwatukee is also extremely fun because I get to do good things with tons of my friends,” said Will. Growth for Boys Team Charity continues, according to Laura Turner, former Camelback BTC president now serving as vice-president of expansion for BTC Inc. The mother of two sons who’ve now graduated from the program said there are now “six fully-functioning leagues in the greater Phoenix area, with two more in development.” She credits the parents who volunteer and keep the programs running. “Boys Team Charity is completely managed by parent volunteers; and since our inception we have logged over 328,000 volunteer hours in support of more than 450 nonprofit organizations; and nearly 154,000 “league”(or chapter) development hours,” she said. She said the greatest growth of late has been in California. “We have had over 13,000 total members and currently have about 7,450 members including parents and boys.” BTC has a $150 annual fee that helps cover insurance and other operating expenses and covers a boy and one or two of his coaches (parents). An additional TeamMate is $50. BTC Ahwatukee membership opens each March. Information: BTCAhwatukee.chapterweb.net.

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density (BMD) test. A BMD test uses a special machine to measure the amount of bone mineral you have in a certain area of bone. Bone density testing can be done on different bones of your body, including your hip, spine, forearm (between the wrist and elbow), wrist, finger or heel. A BMD test is safe and painless, and it provides important information about your bone health. Your healthcare provider uses this information to make recommendations to help you protect your bones. If you are diagnosed with osteoporosis, your healthcare provider may order laboratory and other tests. These tests can help your healthcare provider find out if you have another medical condition causing bone loss. Who’s eligible for the bone test? All qualified people with Part B who are at risk for osteoporosis and meet one or more of these conditions: A woman whose doctor determines that she is both estrogen deficient and at risk for osteoporosis; A person whose X-rays show possible

osteoporosis, osteopenia, or vertebral fractures; A person taking prednisone or steroid-type drugs or is planning to begin this treatment; A person who has been diagnosed with primary hyperparathyroidism; A person who is being monitored to see if their osteoporosis drug therapy is working. You pay nothing for a bone density test if your doctor or other qualified health care provider accepts Medicare payment rates for his or her services and agrees not to bill you for anything other than the Medicare deductible or coinsurance. Osteoporosis and the broken bones it can cause are not part of normal aging. And there’s a lot you can do to protect your bones throughout your life. You’re never too young or too old to improve the health of your bones. Osteoporosis prevention should begin in childhood. But it shouldn’t stop there. Whatever your age, the habits you adopt now can affect your bone health for the rest of your life. Now is the time to take action. What can you do to protect your

bones? Get enough calcium and vitamin D and eat a well-balanced diet. Engage in regular exercise. Eat foods that are good for bone health, such as fruits and vegetables. Avoid smoking and limit alcohol to 2-3 drinks per day. Medicare defines medically necessary services and supplies as those needed to diagnose or treat an illness, injury, condition, disease, or its symptoms and that meet accepted standards of medical care. Your doctor or other health care provider may recommend you get services more often than Medicare covers. Or they may recommend services that Medicare doesn’t cover. If this happens, you may have to pay some or all of the costs. Ask questions so you understand why your doctor is recommending certain services and whether Medicare will pay for them. Here’s a short video so you can learn more about how Medicare can help you protect your bones: youtube.com/ watch?v=kw81xi_njN4 -Greg Dill is Medicare’s regional administrator for Arizona. Get answers to your Medicare questions by calling 1-800-633-4227.

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Legion schedules flag retirement ceremony at rec center next week

American Legion Post 64 of Ahwatukee will hold its annual retirement of old, deteriorated American flags at 7 p.m. June 14, which is Flag Day, at the Ahwatukee Recreation Center, 5001 Cheyenne Drive. The ceremony includes an explanation of proper flag retirement, prayers, the burning of flags and a brief social hour. The ceremony is free and open to the public.

Republican Women slate general meeting, feature CD9 candidates

Ahwatukee Republican Women will hold their general meeting at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 26, at Ahwatukee Country Club, 12432 S. 48th St. A cash bar is available. Special guests are GOP primary candidates for Congressional District 9 Seith Leibsohn, Steve Ferrara and David Giles. Information: ahwatukeerepublicanwomen.com or Cindy Casaus at 602-300-4185 or cindy.casaus@gmail. com.

PD Tukee Talks session coming soon

The second quarter of PD Tukee Talks is scheduled for 6 p.m. June 28 at the Ahwatukee Recreation center, 5001 Cheyenne Drive, Ahwatukee. The session gives residents an opportunity to meet with local law enforcement representatives and learn about crime trends and how to reduce chances of being victimized by crime. Keynote Speakers will include representatives from the Phoenix Police South Mountain Precinct, which pa-

trols Ahwatukee; a spokesman for the Phoenix Neighborhood Patrol; and a representative of the Phoenix Police Department who will discuss the virtual block watch program. The session is free and open to the public

ARC needs donations to help get goodies to troops overseas

For years, volunteers at the Ahwatukee Recreation Center have filled boxes with goodies, toiletries and other items that they then shipped twice a year to American troops overseas. But their plans were scuttled in April when the Air Force cancelled the program that actually got the boxes from here to overseas military outposts. Now the Support the Troops volunteers are hoping people will donate a few dollars to help raise the estimated $4,000 it costs to ship hundreds of boxes to troops. The volunteers had been shipping out hundreds of boxes twice a year, around Christmas and Easter, but this year had to cancel their April shipment because they didn’t have the money to get them shipped. People can stop by the ARC or mail a check made out to ARC Support the Troops, Ahwatukee Recreation Center, 5001 E. Cheyenne Drive, Phx. AZ 85044. Anyone with questions can call Barb LeChaix at 480-893-2658.

Ahwatukee author to conduct writing workshop

Katrina Shawver, author of the award-winning biography “Henry: A Polish Swimmer’s True Story of Friendship from Auschwitz to America,” will present a writing workshop entitled “Bringing Someone Else’s Story to

Life” 6:30-8:30 p.m. June 14 at Changing Hands Bookstore – Tempe, 6428 S. McClintock Drive. Cost is $25 and registration is at 480-730-0205. Participants should bring a notebook and pen. Shawver will address three key challenges she has faced in writing narrative nonfiction and offer tips and resources to achieve credibility in writing. Shawver has written for numerous publications and holds a bachelor’s degree from ASU in English and political science. She writes and blogs at katrinashawver.com.

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Susan Williams of Ahwatukee recently scheduled a special treat for a dog at the Arizona Animal Welfare League on N. 40th St., Phoenix, by taking it for a kayak ride on Tempe Town Lake. "The shelter promotes taking the dogs on excursions and overnight trips," she said, because it gives dogs a break from shelter life and exposes them to prospective new owners. "I had taken Percy to Papago Park in the past, and since he is such a great guy, I figured he would like to be on the water. He thoroughly enjoyed himself."

The YMCA Outreach Program for Ahwatukee Seniors needs volunteers who can spend even a few hours driving elderly people to medical appoints or grocery shopping and other errands. Volunteers must pass a background check and then can choose the hours they want to participate. Information: jill.sears@vosymca.org or 602-2126076.

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Alzheimer’s Foundation plans conference on care in Tempe

The Alzheimer’s Foundation of America Educating America National Tour, featuring a free Concepts in Care educational conference, free memory screenings and other services comes to Tempe June 22. The program is open to families affected by Alzheimer’s disease, caregivers and anyone interested in learning more about Alzheimer’s. Attendees will learn from renowned Alzheimer’s and caregiving experts about disrupting dementia, setting a standard of care for those living with dementia, tips and strategies for caregivers and activity programming. The conference runs 9 a.m.-2 p.m. at Tempe Marriott at the Buttes, 2000 W. Westcourt Way. Information/registration: alzfdn.org/event/afa-educating-america-tour-tempe or call 866-232-8484.

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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 13

Be amazed by mind reading and other feats of magic as renowned magician Richard Steele takes the stage. This program was made possible with support from the Friends of the Phoenix Public Library. Although it is free, tickets are required and available in the library 30 minutes before start time on the day of the program. DETAILS>> 2-3 p.m., Ironwood Library, 4333 E. Chandler Blvd. Ages 3-12.

This hands-on science lab will engage you and your child in learning together about water on the earth system and sustainability through fun science and arts activities that involve the whole family. This program was provided by the Phoenix Water Services Department. Tickets are required and available in the library 30 minutes before start time on the day of the program. DETAILS>> 2-4 p.m., Ironwood Library, 4333 E. Chandler Blvd. Ages 3-12. Free.

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Monthly book discussion

Read the book and join each lively discussion. June’s read: “House of Names” by Colm Tóibín. There will be no discussion in July due to the July 4 holiday. DETAILS>> 7-7:45 p.m., Ironwood Library, 4333 E. Chandler Blvd. Free. No registration required.

Learn about Medicare

Ahwatukee insurance expert Gregory Geryak will present a free workshop called “Understanding Medicare” and will discuss rights, options and entitlements; how to enroll; coverage and options. DETAILS>> 4:30 p.m., Ironwood Library, 4333 E. Chandler Blvd., Ahwatukee. Seating is limited. RSVP/Information:: 480-797-5615 or greg.geryak@GJGIA.com

TUESDAY, JUNE 12

Family H2O STEM Lab

TUESDAY, JUNE 19

Ironwood Writers Critique Group

On the third Tuesday of every month, writers can bring five double-spaced pages of their writing to get feedback from your fellow writers. DETAILS>> 6-7:45 p.m., Ironwood Library, 4333 E. Chandler Blvd. Free. No registration required.

Summer STEM Fun:

Drop-in at the library for this fun, hands-on STEM based program. Kids ages 6-11 will create a different project each session. DETAILS>> 4-5 p.m., Ironwood Library, 4333 E. Chandler Blvd. Ages 6-11. Free. No registration required.

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LEGO Lab is fun

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

If you want to share lunch with Ahwatukee Foothills Friends and Neighbors at Biscuits Club West, 16400. S. 14th Ave., Ahwatukee, on June 25, today is the deadline to get your money in. DETAILS >> email affanwomensgroup@gmail.com now to find out where to send your $15 check.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 20

Bee-ing winners

Juggler James Reid

Juggler James Reid astounds by juggling balls, hoops, and sports equipment…even bowling pins and bowling balls. This program was made possible with generous support from the Friends of the Phoenix Public Library. Tickets are required and available in the library 30 minutes before start time on the day of the program. DETAILS>> Wednesday, June 20, 2:00-3:00 p.m., Ironwood Library, 4333 E Chandler Blvd. Ages 3-12. Free.

SATURDAY, JUNE 23

Free martial arts lesson

Mountainside Martial Arts Center, which has been teaching martial arts and self-defense for 39 years in Ahwatukee, is offering a free two-hour martial arts lesson, The lesson will cover correct punching and kicking techniques, defensive tactics, situational awareness and other skills. Attendees should wear comfortable clothing. The seminar will be taught by Mitchell Werner, a Black Belt. DETAILS>> 10 a.m.-noon, Mountainside Martial Arts, southwest corner of 32nd Street and Chandler Boulevard. For ages 14 and up. Register: 480-759-4540 or info@mmacaz.net

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The winners of the 2018 Horizon Honors National Geographic Bee are, from left, Ahwatukee residents Jake Paniagua, Pradyoth Velagapudi and Ian Day, Tempe resident Isabel Duncan and Evelyn Strait of Ahwatukee. Over 800 students, staff members and parents packed the school gym to watch the competition.

Planning and journaling

Do you have a New Year’s resolution to get organized but don’t know where to start? Bring your planner, bullet journal, or notebook and learn some tips on laying out your tasks and goals while exercising your creativity. The fourth Tuesday of each month we’ll get those

creative gears turning, get organized together, and help you reach those goals! Introductory bullet journal and all other supplies provided by the Friend of the Phoenix Public Library. DETAILS>> 4-6 p.m., Ironwood Library, 4333 E. Chandler Blvd. Free. No registration required.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 27 Reptile Fun

Snakes and lizards in the library? Oh my! Meet some of Rich Ihle’s extraordinary reptile friends including a 15foot boa constrictor. This program was made possible with generous support from the Friends of the Phoenix Public Library. DETAILS>> 2-3 p.m., Ironwood Library, 4333 E. Chandler Blvd. Ages 3-12. Free. Tickets are required and available in the library 30 minutes before start time on the day of the program.

THURSDAY, JUNE 28

Mary Poppins Storytime

It will be “a spoonful of sugar” at the library this summer when Mary Poppins drops in for a magical storytime event. Mary Poppins, in costume, from the Broadway Musical Mary Poppins (appearing this summer at the Arizona Broadway Theatre and the Herberger Theater Center), will read stories, sing songs and pose for pictures. Tickets are limited & available in the library 30 minutes before program start time. DETAILS>> noon-1 p.m., Ironwood Library, 4333 E. Chandler Blvd. Ages 2-6. Free.

SUNDAYS

Learn gardening from pros

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

Chess, knitters clubs

Two new clubs meet in Ahwatukee every Sunday the chess club for players at all skill levels and Knitters Anonymous for all levels of knitters and people who crochet. DETAILS>> The Chess Club meets at 11 a.m. and Knitters Anonymous meets at 2 p.m., both at Sun Cup Café, 1241 E Chandler Blvd. For either club, call 480-246-1912 for more information.

TinkerTime

Explore hands-on creative ways to design, experiment, and invent while learning about Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math (STEAM) through tinkering. #stem #tinkertime #IronwoodLibrary DETAILS>> Sundays, 2:00-4:00 p.m., Ironwood Library, 4333 E Chandler Blvd. Ages 6-11. Free. No registration required.

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t’s hard to drive the 17 into Phoenix without remembering my first trip down that interstate. It was spring 1995 and I was piloting a half-empty 24-foot Ryder rental truck packed with one ratty couch and a few feet of miscellaneous junk, which was everything I owned in the world. Three things about the Valley immediately became apparent: One, you couldn’t get a good Philly cheesesteak anywhere. Two, the Phoenix Suns were destined to break my heart. And three, people like me – people moving here from elsewhere – were viewed as a serious problem. “Too much growth,” the natives grumbled. “Too much sprawl,” the Phoenix newspaper blathered. “We’re bulldozing an acre an hour,” the environmentalists wailed. Now, it’s 23 years later. The cheesesteaks

and the Suns still will not win championships. But we’ve completely abandoned whining about growth and urban sprawl. I was reminded of that attitude change when the Census bureau released its latest population figures last week. The stats ranked Phoenix second in the nation for adding new residents, with more than 24,000 people moving to the city last year. Also on the Census list: Buckeye, ranked as the fifth-fastest growing city in the U.S., with a 5.9 percent spike in population. Back in the day, such a boom would have caused much gnashing of teeth. Community leaders would have convened think tanks to discuss how to pay for things like roads and utilities, and how to fund schools, cops and firefighters for thousands of new residents. Today? We actually seem proud of chewing up the desert at a record pace. Buckeye even put out a cliche-ridden press release about its growth. The release prominently mentions the

city’s nearly 5,000 new home permits. And Buckeye’s leadership touted the city’s “award-winning Public Works Department” as one of “the many benefits making Buckeye a great place to live, work and play.” I can personally attest to Buckeye’s public works prowess, having recently driven West Main Street, where there appeared to be very few potholes. And yes, the city has world-class storm water drainage. That quote should look fantastic on a slick brochure for Buckeye’s next masterplanned community. Sprawl was such a big deal back in the mid-1990s, the New York Times actually noticed – a rarity given that Arizona is located west of the Hudson River. They sent a reporter to town in December 1996 for a few thousand words headlined “Urban Sprawl Strains Western States.” Scottsdale got a prominent mention as a place “brimming with prosperity, resorts and lawyers in tank-tops doing business by cellular phone in the shade of saguaro cacti.”

Because as all true Arizonans know, no tree outperforms the saguaro for creating shade. So long as you’re 7 feet tall with a 14-inch waist. Rob Melnick, then-director of ASU’s Morrison Institute for Public Policy, told the Times: ‘’I’ve been driving from one meeting about sprawl to the other for the last 15 years, and the only thing that’s changed is that now it takes a lot longer to get there.” That was 20-some years ago. Buckeye had 6,000 residents then. The Valley had only about half of today’s population of nearly 5 million residents. You still can’t find a decent cheesesteak here. The Suns seem further than ever from an NBA title. And urban sprawl? So long as the sun stills shines and the land is still cheap, I’m sure we will continue to build new houses as far as the eye can see. Me? I draw the line at cellphone-bearing lawyers in tank tops crouching behind saguaros to glom some shade. Sprawl is one thing, but that has got to stop.

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LD 18 Democrats giving back to the community

Last Saturday, I dropped in to the Democratic Legislative District 18 office at Guadalupe and Rural in Tempe, just in time to join a meeting of the district’s Environmental Club. The group was giving out reusable shopping bags, packs of seeds and small plants as they talked about how to help remove plastic from the environment. As I sat and listened, I learned about the Dems Give Back program, which involves cleaning up local parks. For more than a year, LD 18 Dems have been dedicated to raking, sweeping and scrubbing kids’ playground equipment and generally cleaning up Amberwood Park in Chandler and Redden Park in Tempe, where they also assist in planting trees. And if you’re an animal lover, there’s an opportunity to volunteer monthly at the Lost Our Home Pet Foundation, where walking, cuddling and washing dogs and cats, bleaching running and sleeping areas and generic office work is accomplished.

I realized donating money or spending long hours canvassing or phone banking, which is at the heart of most party offices, isn’t all that Dems are about. Community service is equally important. Giving back to our community is easy. Go to LD18Democrats.org and click on Dems Give Back. It’s pretty amazing, and you’ll meet some terrific people. -Bill Baker

Science education devolving under Douglas’ evolution move

Diane Douglas, the Arizona Superintendent of Instructions, should keep her religious views out of Arizona’s science classes. A proponent of intelligent design or creationism, Douglas has ignored the efforts of a strong group of teachers, parents and community leaders, who have worked on the revision of Arizona’s science curriculum standards, by replacing or crossing out words in the draft in an effort to insert her religious views into science education. Douglas has crossed out the word “evo-

lution” and replaced it with “how traits within populations change over time” or “biological diversity.” In some parts, she has also added the phrase “theory of evolution.” All of this is an effort on Douglas’ part to insert her religious views into science education. Douglas has said: “Should the theory of intelligent design be taught along with the theory of evolution? Absolutely.” The phrase “intelligent design” and the word “creationism” are synonyms and have been used by others who, like Douglas, had previously attempted to insert religion into science education. In other words, intelligent design is not a scientific theory, but a pure religious concept. On the other hand, evolution is a scientific concept, which has been confirmed by science. The word “theory” in science is not the same as belief or hunch or conjecture. This is something that Douglas does not seem to understand. Rightly so, Governor Ducey opposes

Douglas and has said that religious beliefs have no place in science classes. He supports teaching the story of creation in literature or history of religion classes. -Armineh Noravian

U.S. Attorney General’s border policy on kids is “frightening”

Americans should be frightened when the U.S. Attorney General says that children will be separated from their parents if they are caught crossing the border. He is taking a page out of Adolf Hitler’s playbook. The administration said they would be placed in foster homes or “whatever.” What does “whatever” mean? The Bible tells us not to mistreat widows, orphans or foreigners. The infant Jesus fled into Egypt to escape the massacre of infants in Bethlehem. Do you think his parents registered at the border with the Romans? No, they did not! They entered the country illegally and See

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A church that practices what it preaches BY M. LISA SCINTO AFN Guest Writer

ountain Park Church in Ahwatukee is my church home. Because I was raised in a different denomination, I sometimes view the practices from the lens of an observer. The church has been through a lot. It was ravished by the storm of the century and a new freeway. The new church opened last fall; they want the facility to be used by the community. I’m often there during the week because it’s a quiet place to write. During the teacher walkout, the church provided a free “day camp” for children whose parents were struggling to find supervision for them. Approximately 150 students participated. Many high school students volunteered as aides. I’m a former high school principal. I was assigned to the second grade. I was impressed by how safe and organized the program was. Many of the kids who cried the first day, cried the last day be-

cause the camp was over. I had a blast and gained a profound appreciation for the energy that it takes to work with primary school children. I’d never been so tired in my life. Hats off to the elementary schools! The church is across from Horizon School. It serves our community by providing a safe place for students to wait for their parents to pick them up after dismissal. Once a month, the church hosts Family Promise. During that week, the classrooms are turned into bedrooms. Homeless families in the program are provided a homecooked meal and a private room. I was bragging to a friend that in one day I had a whole day of organized service. I was a leader at the” Kids Camp” during the day and that night my Bible Study cooked a monthly meal for a battered woman’s shelter in Mesa. We take it to the facility and we eat with the women and their children. That is a heartbreaking experience. One woman told me that was the first time in her life she had sat down for a family meal. She looked like she was in her 30s.

Because I’m often there, I over hear some of the day-to-day interactions. People come in for financial assistance, food boxes and counseling. Others come to study, work or to have a nice cup of coffee with their friends. There are numerous classes; they also have a McDonald’s-style indoor playground that they open up once a week for moms to come to socialize and play with their children. Free Christ-centered yoga is offered almost every day. Mountain Park supports ministries in Mexico and overseas. But what I like is that the homefront is not forgotten. Home-cooked meals and toiletries are taken downtown to a homeless center for men one Sunday per month. The programs there are too numerous to mention. I feel privileged to be a part of the church community that tries to live the gospel in its day-to-day interactions with the world around them. Information: Mountain Park Church, 16461 S. 48th St., Ahwatukee, mountanpark.org

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went into hiding on the advice of an angel sent by God. Should He have been taken from His parents at the border? Most illegal aliens are people who have overstayed their visas. Will ICE arrest Europeans and place their children in whatever? America, we need to re-examine who we are as people and what respect for life truly means. “First, they came for the Jews and I did nothing. Then they came for me.” -Lisa Scinto

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Pilot’s dream takes flight with airport complex BY COLLEEN SPARKS AFN Staff Writer

longtime pilot is thrilled to see his dream of creating an unusual development – one where Chandler businesses can conveniently jet to and from important meetings – take flight. Spirits were high among members of the business community and City Council as Jim Moore, CEO of WingSpan Business Investments broke ground last month at Chandler Municipal Airport for WingSpan Aviation Center-Chandler. The 100 or so participants said WingSpan Aviation Center will help the local economy, especially the airport, take off. The center will offer upscale customized hangar and office space in the East Valley flying hub just south of the 202

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People who attended the groundbreaking for WingSpan Aviation Center-Chandler at Chandler Municipal Airport on May 22 had a chance to see aerial views from helicopters that provided tours.

Freeway between Cooper and McQueen roads.

A Chandler resident and pilot who has been flying for more than 30 years,

Moore left his career in the international banking industry to focus on this development. He excitedly greeted supporters and took a helicopter ride from which he could see his future development, Chandler City Hall and other community landmarks. “I’ve been flying for fun and some for business,” Moore said. “I’m actually a former international banker. I worked across 137 countries. I decided to exit corporate America and pursue my passion. This is taking aviation to a new level.” The first phase of his project calls for four buildings, each about 18,000 square feet, with hangar and office space, on about five acres of land. To the west of where those four buildings will be set up, about 18 more buildings will be See

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Phoenix program trains sanitation workers

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he job involves working on a 400-horsepower truck weighing more than 20 tons with a full payload, driving on the right side of the vehicle and collecting garbage while much of the world still sleeps. Being a sanitation worker is no easy task, but someone has to do it. For those who think they may be up for the job, Phoenix offers the Solid Waste Equipment Operator Apprenticeship – a yearlong paid program to give prospective sanitation workers intensive training before they embark on the city’s streets. Instructor Luis Dominguez said the apprenticeship started last year as a way to better train and retain new drivers and to give potential employees incentive to work for the city instead of a private company, such as Waste Management. The city held a pilot program in 2017, but Dominguez considers this year’s five apprentices to be the first official class. The five began the apprenticeship in

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Steven Pike, left, and David Saenz help out one of their fellow apprentices practicing parallel parking with a trailer. Instructor Luis Dominguez said the maneuver won't really be used in driving a garbage truck but that it's important to know how to drive all kinds of large trucks in different situations.

March. Some were new to the field, while others have been working with the city for years.

“The targets were veterans, women and youth – raw talent,” Dominguez said. “Usually the normal criteria for a sanita-

tion driver is two years’ driving (experience).” Saira Lepur said she worked office jobs for years, but she thought she’d be good at this job. She interviewed for the pilot program but didn’t make it. She came back for the second round and was accepted into the program. “From the minute I got in the city, I’d seen what (the drivers) did and thought, ‘Oh, my God, I want to learn this!’” Lepur said. Another apprentice, Jose Perez, said he had previous experience operating heavy machinery, but he said he learned a lot from the training. After two months, he said was looking forward to the next several months and then graduation. The program began with commercial driver’s license training in a large parking lot, followed by the commercial driving test. After apprentices practiced with controlling left-hand training trucks, they switched to right-hand trucks on a closed course made to resemble city See

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constructed on about 19 acres of land in phase two. Lux Air Jet Centers, a company that sells fuel, hangar rentals and aircraft services, has entered into a contract to buy a building for its Chandler company base, according to managing partner Tim Berger. Berger said he and his wife live in Gilbert “so Chandler’s an exciting opportunity for us.” “It’s just in the heart for the East Valley,” he said. “Jim’s a great guy. He’s got a determination to make things happen.” SLG Aviation, a Chandler company, has bought two of the other four buildings in phase one and will lease the space to other businesses. “I believe strongly that this is the right product at the right location at the right time,” said Brian Hawkins, CEO of SLG Aviation. “Chandler’s booming. I just know for a fact that Chandler is the next big thing.” Hawkins said he has talked to many potential clients interested in leasing the buildings from SLG Aviation and “we’re sensing the demand is really high.” Moore, who grew up in Tempe and

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Jim Moore, CEO of WingSpan Business Investments, left, talks to Michael Walsh, a captain for American Airlines who taught him how to fly more than 30 years ago.

served in the Army from 1981 to 1984, played a role in the Granada invasion force in 1983. He stressed that WingSpan is a collaborative community project, recalling how, as a child, he would stare “at the sky dreaming about flying.” He added his father would take him to watch crop

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dusters take off. “We’ve all had that dream,” he said. “Some of it’s at the DNA level.” Moore, who has flown different types of airplanes, said his dream for WingSpan started a few years ago. He said companies can save time and money when they use private planes to fly employees to do business in cities such as Las Vegas and Prescott. Driving in the Valley means contending with traffic congestion, but airplane travel eliminates the obstacle. Any business with a need for aviation could benefit from the offices, including those in the retail, finance, light transportation, pool and insurance companies, Moore said. “We’re really focused on designing the buildings to help them maximize productivity,” he said.

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WingSpan has a 70-year lease with the City of Chandler to use the airport land. Planes will fly and land on the runway and taxi to the buildings they lease or own. The office space will be customized for each tenant or building owner. The planes will be parked inside the buildings. Moore, 57, said he and his team did extensive research, talking to a “wide cross-section” of potential clients in diverse industries to find out what they would want in a building. He has a bachelor’s degree in international marketing, a master’s degree in computer information systems and an MBA, all from Arizona State University. After earning his bachelor’s degree, Moore participated in a fast-track leadership program at Bank of America, which he called “the best program ever.” The U.S. Army trained him in communications and electronic warfare and he went on to train in analog, digital and quantum computer systems at White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico. Moore said WingSpan is an unusual project because it takes “traditional hangar space” and creates “client-centric designs,” which provide the building owners and those that lease the buildings “exactly what they’re asking for.” WingSpan will be different from developments at Scottsdale Airport, he added. “This is a little bit more intimate than Scottsdale is, more of a community feel.” Construction on phase one of WingSpan is expected to start in September and the first four buildings likely will be ready for move-in next year. The start date for phase two is unknown but interest has already been expressed in the structures. Information: wingspancorp.com.

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Growth keeps state jobless rates higher than nation’s BY CONRAD ROMERO Cronkite News

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The apprenticeship includes classroom time as well as hands-on experience. Every aspect of the job is covered, from how the trucks operate to mapping out routes for trash collection.

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streets in the middle of an industrial area of south Phoenix. Later in the program, they will practice on real routes across the city. To operate the truck safely, apprentices must memorize an extensive list of how all the truck systems work and closely inspect their vehicles before and after each drive. Apprentice Steven Pike said the goal is to not only lower the employment turnover rate among solid waste operators,

but to provide better job security for the people who go through the program. Pike said he and his fellow apprentices will be paid more than $22 per hour after they graduate early next year. The city serves about 350,000 households, according to its website. The Public Works Department has nearly 270 solid waste equipment operators – also known as garbage truck drivers, according to the department. “They’re setting you up for success,” Perez said. “They’re training you to love this job, to keep you in the long run. I’m not going away.”

rizona’s unemployment rate remains at 4.9 percent, while the national average is 3.8 percent, its lowest since 2000. State officials say our population growth could be behind the stagnation. Employers added 223,000 jobs in May, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Retail, health care, transportation and construction in particular have seen good growth recently, it said. Average hourly earnings, meanwhile, rose slightly in May. Wages have gained 2.7 percent in the past 12 months. Danny Wilson of the Arizona Office of Economic Opportunity said the stagnant jobs rate is nothing to worry about. There are several factors involved in these calculations, he said, and the state is in solid shape for economic growth. Maricopa County reflects the national average at 3.8 percent, while Yavapai, Greenlee and Pima counties are at 4 per-

cent or a bit more. The construction industry added 12,600 jobs since last year, while the education and health care industry added 14,400 jobs in the same time frame, according to the bureau. “Arizona’s population growth has been consistently high,” Wilson said, “and when you have a population that’s growing, it fuels the need for additional services, creating the need for additional jobs.” This population increase creates the stagnation that Arizona is experiencing: Unemployment numbers have hovered around 4.7 to 4.9 percent for the past six months. The most important number in calculating the unemployment rate is the labor participation rate, Wilson said. To be counted as part of the labor force, a person has to be employed or actively searching for a job. Increases in population and job demand could be encouraging people who were not previously part of the labor force to actively search for work, Wilson said.

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God invites man to enter a deep and lasting friendship ’m convinced that most people don’t have good friends. What does it mean to be a good friend? What characteristics define a good friend? Here are four marks of true friendship that I heard years ago from Timothy Keller, a pastor in New York City. First is constancy. The Bible tells us “a friend loves at all times” (Proverbs 17:17). What does this mean? It means all kinds of times. Good times and bad times. You can’t be a good friend without availability. To be a good friend is to be there when times are difficult; a friend will not let you go to ruin. Second, a true friend is careful. A friend is emotionally sensitive to the inner

topography of someone else’s life. If I can be happy when you’re sad, I’m not your friend, or at least I’m not being a friend in that moment. When you’re sad, I’m sad; when you’re happy, I’m happy. A friend gives the gift of emotional connection voluntarily. Third, a true friend exudes candor. Candor is the quality of being a truthteller. Proverbs 27:5-6 reads, “Better is open rebuke than hidden love. Faithful are the wounds of a friend.” This means there are words your friend needs to hear that are going to be painful yet they need to hear them. Using “love” as an excuse to cover the truth is the work of an enemy. You will hear people say, “I love them too much to tell them that.” In actuality, those people are loving themselves, not their friends. Fourth, a true friend is someone who gives honest counsel. They’re someone

who is transparent with you. A true friend is both encouraging, as well as challenging. They strike a balance between encouragement and confrontation. Tim Keller says when we’re confronted with these qualities of friendship, there’s a feeling of longing. Why? He states that we live in a culture where we do not have the friends our heart needs. In addition, he states, the biblical profile of friendship is crushing. One of the main reasons we do not have the friendships we long for is that we fail to exude these types of friendships. In walks Jesus. The night before Jesus Christ died, He was seeking to convey to His followers what He was about to do. In John 15 Jesus said, “I am laying down my life for my friends.” When He said that, suddenly the whole history of the world could be understood

with regards to friendship. In fact, in Genesis we find that God walked with Adam in the cool of the day. Walking was a Hebrew metaphor for friendship. God made us for friendship. God created you and me to be His friends. When we come to the Father through Jesus, we who were far off or separated from Him because of our sin are brought near through Jesus’ death and resurrection. We’re no longer called an enemy of God but a friend. There’s the message of Christianity: enemy to friend; far-off to near; unforgiven to forgiven. And all of this is accomplished as we turn from our sins and trust in Jesus, specifically in what He did through the cross and His victorious resurrection.

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Teen singer’s songs tell stories that belie age BY MCKAYLA HULL GET OUT Contributor

The heartfelt album shows an unplugged side of Zozobrado’s music. Her powerful, soulful voice is the attention grabber. The track list includes original songs like “People I Knew” and “Heart & Arrow,” and covers of classic songs like “Sweet Child O’ Mine.” “I always like when sound is raw, like acoustic and live,” she says. Flamenco dancers in a Spanish hotel lobby on a family trip inspired Zozobrado to pen “Flamenco Wave,” while “Red Red

ois Zozobrado of Chandler is far from the typical teen who just graduated high school. The former Perry High School student, who will study at ASU this fall, already has released two albums, including her sophomore effort, “People I Knew,” which was released in May. Zozobrado was adopted from China and suffered from nodules on her vocal cords, a common problem among performers. “People I Knew” strays a bit from experiences like those. “This was about people who I actually knew, versus my first album, “Sunshine Boulevard,” which was about stories in my head and pulling from my own experiences,” Zozobrado says.

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Robin” is about the struggle of two of her friends. It touches on the vocal surgery as well. Both situations were heartbreaking. Zozobrado may be only 18, but her lyrics and voice point to an old soul. She had a bit of help on “People I Knew,” including Grammy-winning pianist Michael Broening, as well as bassist Andy Gonzales and producer Cindy Standage. The album was recorded at Three Leaf Recording in Phoenix with engineer Sean Cooney. “Lois has very mature thoughts for someone as young as she is,” Standage says. Zozobrado adds Standage gave her musical freedom in the studio. “Cindy would give her opinion, but she would let me fix (the issues) if I wanted to,” she says.

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Veteran jazz saxophonist to teach kids at Nash BY COLLEEN SPARKS GETOUT Staff

renowned Chandler jazzman hopes to get musicians out of their comfort zones when they jam at a workshop he is teaching this month at The Nash, a nonprofit jazz performance and education venue in downtown Phoenix. Eric Rasmussen, a longtime alto saxophonist, will teach the Duos and Trios Workshop June 18-21, culminating in a concert June 21. All instrumentalists, including high school and college students and older adults, can participate in the sessions, part of The Nash’s summer workshops that started late last month and continue through July 19 at the jazz operation at 110 E. Roosevelt St. Director of instrumental music at Scottsdale Community College, Rasmussen is originally from Monterrey, California, but lived in New York City for 10 years before moving to the Valley. He is a director of one of The Nash Legacy Ensembles, groups of talented high school jazz musicians around the Valley

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Chandler alto saxophone artist Eric Rasmussen is ready to introduce youngsters to the magic of jazz.

selected from auditions who explore jazz styles, arranging techniques, composition and the art of improvisation.

The Nash has two such ensembles that perform on a regular basis in concerts and special events and make a year-end CD containing original work by the groups’ members. Rasmussen realizes many middle and high schools do not have extensive jazz programs and he wants to expose youths to the American music form. “We’ll be focusing on interaction and listening and improvising in unusual formats to kind of take folks out of their comfort zone, traditional jazz structures,” he said. “You’re navigating song structure that you play the melody and improvise over the harmonic structure of the composition. We’ll also focus on creating something out of nothing; freeform improvisations.” The workshop is for instrumentalists of any age who play at an intermediate or higher level. “That’s another thing we want to focus on is different people of different backgrounds can still make music together,” Rasmussen said. He added he knows jazz bands are “very rare in middle schools” while most high schools in the Valley have a jazz big band

program. But most have the jazz program in the spring only because they focus on marching band in the fall, Rasmussen said. “What we’re trying to do at The Nash, while big band jazz is important – it’s another important skill to learn – jazz is primarily an improvisational art form about creation in a small group setting,” Rasmussen said, adding: “At The Nash, we’re trying to focus on those skills. Most of the time band directors (in schools) are focusing on so many things.” Rasmussen is just the right person to lead the workshop, according to Joel Robin Goldenthal, executive director of Jazz in Arizona Inc., which owns and operates The Nash. “Eric’s an extraordinarily talented jazz musician from back East who could be playing anywhere in the world, but he’s chosen to make his home in the Valley and dedicate himself to education here,” Goldenthal said. “Eric is regarded by many as the Pied Piper of jazz, in attracting and working See

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from page 41 with young musicians.” Rasmussen has performed at the Chandler Jazz Festival a few times and he has also worked with bands at Basha, Hamilton, Perry and other high schools in the East Valley. He also has taught students in schools in the Scottsdale Unified School District. Also a composer, Rasmussen was a fixture in the jazz community in New York City, performing on the East Coast and around Europe on a regular basis. Previously he was director of jazz studies at the Center for Preparatory Studies in Music at Queens College. Rasmussen said some of his favorite saxophonists are the late Charlie Parker and late John Coltrane. He said living legend Lee Konitz is “one of my heroes” and he performed for Konitz’s 80th birthday party at Carnegie Hall in New York City. He also said he brought Konitz to the Valley, where he visited and performed at the Musical Instrument Museum in Phoenix. “I bring pretty established guest artists that wouldn’t normally come to Phoenix,” he said. “The idea is to expose students to these great performers.” Elena Rogers, 18, has enjoyed learning

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All the world a stage at Camp Kidz

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udding actors can learn how to shine on stage at Camp Kidz at the Chandler Center for the Arts this summer. Youths ages 7-14 will explore musical theater at the three daytime camps, being held June 4-22; June 25-29 and July 9-13 at the center, 250 N. Arizona Ave. Campers will participate in a camp with a “larger script with costumes and two performance opportunities” at the center during the June 4-22 camp, said Kristen Drathman, camp director at Chandler Center for the Arts. That first camp has already sold out. The other will run from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. During the second camp, students will learn a short script and have one chance to perform for parents during camp hours. Camp three lasts one week and is similar to the second camp. “Kids get the opportunity to spend time in a professional theater setting working with professional artists who will coach them in all aspects of musical theater, including dancing, singing and acting,” Drathman said. “Students will learn how to be involved with putting on a musical,” she added. “At the beginning, every camper auditions for a role. They work as a team to create the best show possible. They meet wonderful friends and get exercise during the summer in Arizona!” Students do not need any experience in singing, acting or dancing to take part in the camps. After they complete the camps, the students will perform for parents. “It is always amazing how much these campers accomplish,” Drathman said. “Friends and family are definitely encouraged to come and enjoy.”

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Children perform at the end of their camp sessions in a previous Camp Kidz at Chandler Center for the Arts.

Drathman manages every aspect of the camp and hires “well-qualified directors, choreographers and interns to work their magic with the campers,” said Terri Rettig, assistant manager at Chandler Center for the Arts. Drathman is a Phoenix-based actor, teacher, singer and concert performer who has sung in venues around the world including at the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona and at the Brooklyn Conservatory Summer Opera Festival. She has been teaching acting and voice privately for 13 years and has a studio with more than 50 students ages 7 to 40. Her former students have gone on to perform on national “American Idol” tours and on Broadway. “I believe that music theatre can help with all aspects of learning and growing,” Drathman said. “These campers learn communication skills, teamwork and problem solving. “They also learn lines, choreography and songs. They form lifelong friends and many return year after year. I think this camp is definitely geared for people that enjoy

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Zozobrado showcased her new album on May 11 to a packed crowd of her family and friends like Chandler Vice Mayor Nora Ellen at SoZo Coffeehouse in Chandler. “It was really exciting to have support of friends, family, city council members and local friends of mine,” Zozobrado says. Lori Morgan, co-owner of SoZo Coffeehouse and community liaison, has known Zozobrado for several years and is im-

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concert June 7 at The Nash. Raul Yanez will teach the Latin Jazz sessions, which will focus on Afro-Cuban jazz and Mambo literature. Another workshop this summer at The Nash will be the Trad Jazz Workshop June 11-14. Zach Wiggins will be the instructor for Trad Jazz and a final concert will take place on June 14. That workshop will emphasize music from the New Orleans tradition that artists including Louis Armstrong, Jelly Roll Morton, Sidney Bechet and Bix Beiderbecke popularized. Arizona State University’s director of jazz

pressed by her. “She needs very little coaching,” Morgan says. “She has the wonderful momentum for a young musician.” Standage says from the moment she met Zozobrado she thought “this girl, she’s got what it takes to do it. “She’s willing to put in the effort. She’s willing to stay up at night and to get up early in the morning to work on something, to make sure it’s right,” Standage says. Standage knows the music business well, as she has opened for Taylor Swift and

Carrie Underwood. She enjoys mentoring young acts like Zozobrado. “I don’t just mentor someone because they like to sing,” Standage says. “They have to have a real desire and a real talent.” When she and Zozobrado met, Standage could see “the fire in her eyes.” “Lois’ greatest strength is her writing,” Standage says. The teen isn’t just an aspiring performer. She is interested in the behind-the-scenes work that goes into music, like booking artists for performances at My Tea in Phoenix.

To garner more experience, she hopes to intern at a radio station or booking/management agency. Zozobrado’s goal is to work in the music industry in public relations, marketing, business, touring or doing her own music as an artist. “I think if you’re going to be successful in music, you have to be passionate about it,” said Zozobrado. “It shines through in performances and when you talk to people about music.

studies in the School of Music, Mike Kocour will teach a Bebop Workshop June 2528 at The Nash. Kocour, a pianist, composer and arranger, will provide an intensive jazz experience for musicians who want to explore improvisation, ensemble performance and arranging techniques. Students who complete this workshop will perform a concert on June 28. The Nash will have a Vocal Ensemble Workshop July 9-12 with its concert July 12. Instructor Greg Amerind will help students develop vocal techniques, collaborate with other musicians, and create their individual stage style and presence. The last summer workshop at The Nash this season will be the Vocal Jazz Work-

shop July 16-19 with the concert on July 19. Dennis Rowland will instruct vocalists in this workshop as they learn their role in a jazz ensemble and explore the basics of what they should listen for when performing with an ensemble, how to select tunes and keys, intros and endings, as well as improvisation and vocal techniques. “Downbeat Magazine” has recognized The Nash as one of the top jazz settings in the country. The Nash was named after Phoenix native Lewis Nash, who “Modern Drummer Magazine” labeled as the “most valuable player” in jazz. In addition to hosting jazz and new music concerts, as well as touring artists and local pros’ performances, student musicians also take the stage at The Nash.

The venue also holds weekly jazz jam sessions, workshops, clinics and master classes, along with one-on-one private lessons, jazz camps and other educational programs. For more information on The Nash summer workshops and to learn more about the organization, visit thenash.org.

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Create fruit platters like a pro BY JAN D’ATRI AFN Contributor

ver wonder how caterers and gourmet stores build beautiful fruit platters? The fruit is piled up, stays in place and there is

not one drop of excess liquid from the draining fruit anywhere in sight. There are some real tricks, tips and secrets to creating the perfect fruit platter. With pool party season here, let me share my favorite tips so that you can build platters like the pros.

Tip: #1 The Fruit:

Best fruits for building a platter: watermelon, cantaloupe, strawberries, kiwi, mango, pineapple, grapes, berries, small oranges. Choose small clusters of grapes rather than individual grapes. Buy more than one of each type of fruit in case one is rotten or not ripe. Some fruit, like fresh peaches and apple, will turn brown. Soak the slices in a bowl of 7-up or water with some lemon juice to prevent browning. Kale, romaine or curly or red leaf lettuce work well for the base.

Tip #2 The Preparation

Slice the fruit ahead of time and let it drain on paper towels. Have a tray lined with several paper towels. (The more paper towels, the better since they will soak up the juice from sliced fruit.) For the melons, cut away the outer skin. Cut into ½ inch slices. (I keep the slices intact, and set the whole fruit minus the outer skin on the paper towels.) Cover the sliced fruit with plastic wrap and place in the refrigerator until ready to use. This can be done ahead of time and sit for several hours or overnight. When you’re ready to build the tray, you will notice your fruit slices will be dryer because the juice has drained into the paper towels. You won’t lose any of the flavors of the fruit, and it’s much easier to build the platter.

Tip #3 Building the Platter

Line the tray with kale, romaine or leafy green lettuce. Place the empty pineapple boat in the center of the tray. Fill with berries, cubed fruit. Add slices of fruit

For Kiwi: Kiwis looks beautiful when you slice them in small ½ inch “V” shapes all the way around the center and then gently twist open. They look like stars. You can do the same with the small oranges. (You can cut away the skins or leave them on.) For mango: Place the mango on the cutting board. Slice lengthwise as close to the pit as you can. Score the removed slice one way and then the other creating small squares. Turn the mango slice inside out to create a beautiful mango flower. For grapes: Look for small clusters of grapes. Snip away any stems that don’t have grapes on them. For pineapple: Slice lengthwise. Scoop out one half to create an empty boat. Cut away the skin from the other half and cut into 1 inch cubes or slices. around the pineapple boat. Place kiwi and orange stars, and mango flowers on top of slices of fruit. Top with clusters of grapes and berries.

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Desert Vista’s Webb named AIA Volleyball Coach of the Year BY BRIAN BENESCH AFN Sports Editor

n just his second year leading the Desert Vista High boys volleyball team, Clay Webb is the Arizona Interscholastic Association’s 6A Conference Coach of the Year. “It’s really special,” Webb said of the accolade. “There are a lot of really good coaches in the state, so I definitely feel blessed.” The spring season was special for the Thunder, as the squad went 17-1 en route to a 6A state title win over Sandra Day O’Connor on May 11. While a championship and the AIA’s recognition were the end result, they don’t tell half the story of Desert Vista’s whirlwind campaign. The defining moment came midway through the season, when team manager Alex DePriest passed away suddenly at age 17. Webb’s squad was heartbroken.

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Desert Vista boys volleyball coach Clay Webb led his team to a championship and got its members through the trauma of the death of a student manager, Alex DePriest.

“When I got the news of Alex passing away, I was at work. So, I had to compose

myself because I had a class coming in,” Webb, who also teaches, recalled. “I had conversations with (team members) Ben Baldwin and Nick Heeres late into the evening after her passing.” He added, “They asked, ‘Will the pain ever go away?’ Things that high school kids shouldn’t have to deal with.” It was Webb’s responsibility to rally the troops. “I had to be somewhat of the uplifting spirit for a while,” he said. “We had a grieving session with the entire team. Our athletic director was saying we could postpone these games. But our captains said we are going to play. It’s what Alex would want us to do.” Unfortunately, a tragic passing is something Webb is familiar with. In high school, he lost a close friend, too. Instead of dwelling on the loss, Webb focused on the positives associated with his friend’s memory. He used the same approach to help his

Thunder players deal with the adversity. Prior to becoming DV coach, Webb spent time helping the Hamilton volleyball team, where he once played. He went on to serve as an assistant coach at Corona del Sol before taking the head coaching job at Mountain Pointe for two seasons. His journey through local volleyball led him to Desert Vista and a special group of players. “Alex was certainly who we wanted to dedicate our season to. In practice, we would use her spirit to motivate us. You need to play with that fire and passion that Alex had every day. I definitely felt the differences in practice,” Webb said. His leadership was rewarded by the AIA. Webb wasn’t the only Desert Vista team member to receive postseason recognition. Senior Ben Baldwin, who played libero, was named to the All-Conference See

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Girls wrestling OK’d as emerging school sport BY BRIAN BENESCH AFN Sports Editor

he Arizona Interscholastic Association’s Executive Board has added girls wrestling as an “emerging sport” sport for the upcoming high school winter season. The designation of emerging sport means the AIA can hold off on officially sanctioning girls wrestling. It’s the same process beach volleyball went through before being fully sanctioned this past spring. Girls may continue to practice and compete with boys teams, but they are may participate in girls-only tournaments, as well. The board approved the addition at its May 21 meeting. Their move has been met with applause across the Valley wrestling community. “Myself and a lot of other coaches

thought this was a really important need in the state,” said Basha High wrestling coach Michael Garcia. “We have a lot of youth wrestling girls that are competing every Saturday in USA Wrestling tournaments. Those numbers continue to grow.” Girls wrestling has grown exponentially, with eight states recently recognizing it as a sport. Oregon will launch girls wrestling competitions next year. It’s a sport that certainly has enough interest in Arizona. “I think it’s very important for us as a state to be one of the frontrunners in getting these girls opportunities at the next level. You can definitely tell that there’s a demand at the college level for girl wrestlers,” said Zach Bartlett, Hamilton High wrestling coach. David Gonzalez, Desert Vista’s wrestling coach, was instrumental in this process. Like his counterparts, the long-

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Stefana Jelacic, right, of Mesa Mountain View High, wins the 112-pound freestyle title at the Junior National Championships in Fargo, North Dakota. Arizona girls wrestling now is an “emerging sport.”

time coach knew high school girls needed this outlet. Along with Garcia, Gonzalez submitted a proposal to make girls wrestling a

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First Team. Two of Baldwin’s teammates, Jaden Rollins and Landon Fuller, earned spots on the All-Conference Second Team. At 6 foot, 8 inches, Rollins was a tower of terror in the middle of the lineup. Rollins, whose natural talent is obvious, is perfect for the sport, while Fuller is somewhat new to volleyball. The junior took up the game just two years ago. The coach raved about Fuller’s meteoric rise to the varsity level. “I just saw him walking the campus one day and told him he looks like a volleyball player,” Webb said. “The kid is a sponge. He lives and breathes volleyball. Every single day he gets a little bit better.” The state title and individual accolades affirmed a job well done for a team that endured highs and unthinkable lows. “I definitely felt that we had our angel watching over us. We were trying to win it for Alex,” Webb said of the tough season. “This year was certainly one that I’ll never forget.” Contact Brian Benesch at 480-898-5630 or bbenesch@timespublications.com. Follow him on Twitter @AZBenesch

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“It’s something we have been working on for a long time,” Gonzalez said. “The girls are wrestling, whether it’s against guys or girls. Now that it’s out there, I think you are going to see it grow like wildfire.” All three coaches say they’ve had several girls participate in wrestling alongside the boys over the past few years. But with the AIA’s new ruling, females will truly get their chance to shine on the mats. “For my first four years at Hamilton, there was zero interest from girls,” Bartlett said. “You could tell that there was a new interest in wrestling this year. I had six girls on the team this year. I expect numbers to increase from there.” Garcia added, “Ideally, they deserve their own season and workout times. That’s the goal – full girl teams competing.” For Darren Johnson, wrestling coach at Perry High, girls challenging boys on the mat has been the norm for some time. Camp Verde High hosts an all-girls wrestling tournament each year, which is not sanctioned by the AIA. It’s a show-

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case that Johnson’s girls have frequented the past two seasons. And as the event got more popular, Johnson was convinced that the sport could thrive statewide. “I’ve had three girls I’ve taken up to that tournament at Camp Verde. It was to make up for the lack of an event for them,” said Johnson. “I’m always looking for ways to get girls involved in something.” Another reason why high school girls wrestling could succeed is because the sport has received so much acclaim in the Olympics. First introduced to the games in 2004, women’s wrestling has quickly become commonplace throughout the United States, but proper training at the high school level has been scarce. Emerging sport designation gives Arizona the chance to blossom into a training hotbed for female wrestlers. As Bartlett had hoped, the state is taking initiative in implementing this ever-growing activity. “I’m not so sure why it took us so long to get to this point. Girls participation is up. I think this is something the sport needs. We need to make sure we’re creating opportunities for that interest,” Bartlett said.

New doors have been opened for high schools girls looking for scholarship opportunities or even a spot on an Olympic roster. It’s a monumental step for Arizona athletics and USA wrestling. “I’ve seen the girls evolve and I’ve been on a lot of different committees,” Desert Vista’s Gonzalez said. “The AIA wanted it to happen. They just needed the particulars in place. It has a good chance of staying. We have our ducks lined up.” Contact Brian Benesch at 480-898-5630 or bbenesch@timespublications.com. Follow him on Twitter @AZBenesch

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Employment General Nursery workers, 65 temporary full-time positions. Duties: Work in nursery facilities or at customer location planting, cultivating, harvesting, and transplanting trees, shrubs, or plants. No EXP REQ. No EDU REQ. Pre-employment drug testing.

Employment General

Employment Opportunity

Full-time Maintenance person needed at the Ahwatukee Recreation Center. Send resume to: AhwatukeeRecCenter@ phxcoxmail.com

Quadriplegic Seeking Overnight and Day Care Attendants for Thursday & Saturday Shifts. Duties Include: Transferring Me To Bed, Feeding & Personal Care. $13 / Hour Call Craig 480-966-2059 & Leave Msg. & Num. or Email Ernest99@ centurylink.net

Days & Hours: 40 hours/week (7:00am-3:30pm); day shift; Mon-Fri. Dates of employment: 04/01/1811/30/18. Wage: $10.50/h, OT $15.75 /h if necessary. Raises, bonuses, or incentives dependent on job performance. OJT provided. Assurances: Transportation (including meals and, to the extent necessary, lodging) to the place of employment will be provided, or its cost to workers reimbursed, if the worker completes half the employment period. Return transportation will be provided if the worker completes the employment period or is dismissed early by the employer. Employer will provide workers at no charge all tools, equipment and supplies required to perform the job. Job location: Queen Creek, AZ - Maricopa County. Applicants may send or contact the AZDES Office, 4635 S Central Ave, Phoenix AZ, 85040. 602-771-0630 Please reference AZDES Job Order #: 3082341. Employer: V & P Nurseries, Inc. 21919 E. Germann Road, Queen Creek, AZ 85142. Contact: Dominick Carissimo, fax (480) 917-2856.

KYRENE is now hiring School BUS DRIVERS FT 30 hrs/wk. Benefits offered. Paid training and CDL testing onsite. Flexible work schedule with split shifts. Starting Salary $14.49 - $18.00 For additional info go to www.kyrene.org/hr

Employment General

Assurances: Transportation (including meals and, to the extent necessary, lodging) to the place of employment will be provided, or its cost to workers reimbursed, if the worker completes half the employment period. Return transportation will be provided if the worker completes the employment period or is dismissed early by the employer. Employer will provide workers at no charge all tools, equipment and supplies required to perform the job. Job location: Phoenix, Arizona - Maricopa and Pinal counties.

Carpenter Helper - Temporary, full-time 6/1/1812/15/18. 120 jobs w/ Erickson Framing AZ, LLC, Chandler, AZ & job sites in Maricopa & Pinal cntys. Assist skilled carpenters in home build process: measure, cut & assemble components. Assist w/tie spacing & install of fasteners/hardware/blocking. Keep work area/equip clean & orderly. Outdoor work in all weather conditions. Entry lvl; req's suprvsn. No exp req'd/will train. Lift/carry 50 lbs, when nec. Drug test req'd prior to starting work, upon suspicion & post accident. 40 hr/wk 5 AM-2 PM M-F. Sat work req'd, when nec. Wage is no less than $15.63/hr (OT varies @ $23.45/hr). Raise/bonus at emplr discretion. Transport (incl. meals &, as nec, lodging) to place of employ provided or paid to wkrs residing outside normal commute distance by completion of 50% of job period. Return transport provided or paid to same wkrs if wkr completes job period or is dismissed early. Wkrs are guaranteed offer of 3/4 of work hrs each 12-wk period. Tools, supplies, equip provided at no cost. Potential deduct for vol. health insurance may apply. Emplr provides incidental transport btw job sites. Interview req'd. Fax resume to (480) 627-1152 or apply at: AZ@W:MC-East Valley Career Center (Gilbert), 735 N Gilbert Rd. #134, Gilbert, AZ 85234, (602) 372-9700.

Applicants may send or contact the AZDES Office, 4635 S Central Ave, Phoenix AZ, 85040. 602-771-0630 Please reference AZDES Job Order #: 3082345.

OUR JOB BOARD HAS THE TALENT YOU’RE LOOKING FOR.

Nursery workers, 60 temporary full-time positions. Duties: Work in nursery facilities or at customer location planting, cultivating, harvesting, and transplanting trees, shrubs, or plants. No EXP REQ. No EDU REQ. Days & Hours: 40 hours/week (6:00am-2:30pm); day shift; Mon-Fri, may include wknd/hol.. Dates of employment: 04/01/18-11/17/18. Wage: $10.50/h, OT $15.75 /h if necessary. Raises, bonuses, or incentives dependent on job performance. OJT provided.

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Employer: Moon Valley Nursery, Inc., 19820 N. 7th Street, Suite 260, Phoenix, AZ 85024. Contact: Jeni Knop, fax (602) 337-8658.

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Employment General Production Helper - Temporary, full-time 6/1/1812/15/18. 50 jobs w/ Erickson Framing AZ, LLC, Chandler, AZ in Maricopa cnty. Assist prod. wkrs to construct pre-fab. wall/truss units. Duties incl: use hand/pwr tools, supply/hold/staging materials/tools, clean worksite, load finished units for transport. Lift/carry 50 lbs., when nec. Outdoor work in all weather conditions. Drug test req'd prior to starting work, upon suspicion & post accident. Entry lvl; req's supervsn. No exp req’d/will train. 40 hr/wk, M-F, Shifts: 5AM-2PM or 2:30PM-10PM. Sat work req'd, when nec. Wage is no less than $12.31/hr (OT varies @ $18.47/hr). Raise/bonus at emplr discretion. Transport (incl. meals &, as nec, lodging) to place of employ provided or paid to wkrs residing outside normal commute distance by completion of 50% of job period. Return transport provided or paid to same wkrs if wkr completes job period or is dismissed early. Wkrs are guaranteed offer of 3/4 of work hrs each 12-wk period. Tools, supplies, equip provided at no cost. Potential deduct for vol. health insurance may apply. Interview req'd. Fax resume to (480) 627-1152 or apply at: AZ@W:MC-East Valley Career Center (Gilbert), 735 N Gilbert Rd. #134, Gilbert, AZ 85234, (602) 372-9700.

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Home Improvement

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