For more than 60 years, the Phoenix Boys Choir has been training singers in choral technique so they can perform for audiences worldwide. The awardwinning choir has now expanded into the East Valley.
Shane McKay, a second-grade student at Basha Elementary School, is one of the newest and youngest members of the Phoenix Boys Choir’s East Valley arm. Shane joined last summer even though the 7-year-old didn’t have any singing experience.
“I would mostly just sing for my family,” he says. “The best part of being in the choir is that I get to sing and have a lot of fun.”
His mother, Laura McKay, is happy with the experience her son is getting with Phoenix Boys Choir.
“There was a little hesitation because I don’t think he understood it,” Laura says of her son joining the choir. “But once he got in and tried out he said, ‘This is cool.’ Every time he comes out of choir practice he is just grinning from ear to ear.”
Shane has already performed with Phoenix Boys Choir at Camelback Bible Church.
“He’s in the training choir and they teach him,” explains Laura. “The boys don’t have to have any previous experience. The first concert really put everything in perspective for him.”
Shane is a natural performer and
Laura fully expects him to land in theater or a similar performing arts area when he gets older.
The Phoenix Boys Choir previously included a Tempe choir, but the organization decided to shutter it in favor of expansion, according to assistant artistic director, Greg Amerind. In 2013, the choir revisited expansion plans because of the sheer number of boys who were coming from the East Valley.
“Right now we are practicing at Mountain View High School in Mesa and as the membership grows out there we are looking to expand perhaps farther south into the Chandler area,” Amerind says. “We do have some Chandler choir members already that are going to the Mesa location.”
There are four different levels of Phoenix Boys Choir: training, cadet, town and tour choirs. Auditions for the Phoenix Boys Choir in the East Valley are ongoing. To arrange an audition for the East Valley Phoenix Boys Choir, visit www.boyschoir.org and click on the “auditions” tab or call (602) 264-5328 for an audition appointment.
Boys are welcome to participate in the monthly PBC Experience Music Camp. The day camp allows potential choir members to sing along with existing choir members.
“At the end of that, parents get to see them do a performance,” Amerind says. “During that period, we get to assess
them in a rehearsal situation. And at the end of that, they’re welcome to do a formal audition for us.”
The next PBC Experience is 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 24, in Phoenix. There is no cost to participate in the day camp. Advanced reservations are suggested but not required. For more information, call the number above.
“The theme for January is sports,” Amerind explains. “We’re going to
incorporate some music about sports and game activities into the experience for that day, so it will be a lot of fun. The theme for our pop concert at the end of the year is all about sports and games, so we’ll already be working on some music for that.”
Lynette Carrington is a freelancer for the San Tan Sun News. She can be reached at lynette@santansun.com.
PITCH PERFECT: The Phoenix Boys Choir trains young singers in choral technique so they can perform for audiences worldwide. Submitted photo
Vector Prep student earns place in Valley Metro calendar
BY LYNETTE CARRINGTON
Third grader Cloe Van Lankvelt is a mini fashionista who lights up any room. It was her drawing finesse with a safety message, however, that garnered her an honorable mention in the 10th annual Valley Metro Cool Transit Stuff Art Contest.
As a result, her artwork with an anti-texting and driving message is showcased in the Valley Metro 2015 Transit Education Calendar as one of four honorable mentions.
Third graders from public and charter elementary schools in Maricopa County were invited to submit drawings to contest themed “Valley Metro...It’s How We Roll.”
“We were learning about communities,” explains Cloe, a student at Chandler’s Vector Prep and Arts Academy.
“This was a type of community thing because you travel around in the Valley on Valley Metro.”
She learned about the contest from her social studies teacher, who also happens to be her mother, Myra Van Lankvelt.
“I’ve known about this contest and it’s just for third graders and this is my only third-grade class,” explains Myra. “We were talking about communities and the contest hit perfectly.”
TV newscasts gave Cloe the idea for her drawing that depicts a happy bus driver and riders, accompanied with the
message, “Don’t Text and Drive. Ride the Valley Metro—You Can Text on the Valley Metro.”
“Sometimes when the news is on I always hear about a lot of crashes from people texting,” Cloe says. “I thought of it because a lot of people get hurt and it’s sad.”
Helen Romesburg, the Valley Metro program coordinator, says that Cloe’s artwork “fully embraces the spirit of the art contest. It’s a very important safety
message for everyone. Her artwork makes you smile and think.”
It was slightly challenging to keep Cloe’s win a surprise. Her mother had to keep it under wraps for a month.
“A lot of the kids were asking if I had heard anything about the contest results,” Myra explains. “When Valley Metro called me, it was pretty exciting and I had to run and tell my principal. We wanted to keep it a surprise until they came in to do the presentation so
we could make it special for all the kids.”
Romesburg presented Cloe with a special certificate and a goody bag.
“I was surprised because I didn’t think it was going to happen,” Cloe states. “There were a lot of people who entered the contest who had really good drawings, too.”
“My goody bag had a Target gift card, a McDonald’s gift card, a big bag of Skittles, little flashlights and Valley Metro headphones,” Cloe says.
While Cloe was receiving her certificate and goody bag, neighboring classrooms ran to the hallway and put together a congratulatory bulletin board.
Cloe’s father, Roger Van Lankvelt, surprised her.
“He took time off to surprise her,” Myra says. “Cloe thought he was coming to help me in the class and help some teachers, but he was really here for the presentation.”
Involvement in the annual calendar contest has exploded in the past decade. In its inaugural year, 83 entries were received. The 2015 calendar contest garnered 335 entries. To celebrate the growing community involvement and the 10th anniversary, the 2015 calendar includes a commemorative card featuring Best of Show winning artwork from 2005 to 2015.
Lynette Carrington is a freelancer for the San Tan Sun News. She can be reached at lynette@santansun.com.
HONORABLE MENTION: Cloe Van Lankvelt and her mother and third-grade social studies teacher, Myra Van Lankvelt, stand in front of the congratulatory bulletin board. STSN photo by Lynette Carrington
Unified Sports benefits students with intellectual disabilities
BY TRACY HOUSE
Junior high is tough enough, but for kids with intellectual disabilities, it can be even more difficult for them to feel like they belong.
Thanks to Unified Sports/Special Olympics, however, seventh- and eighth-grade students with intellectual disabilities in the Chandler Unified School District are teaming up with regular education junior high kids to play Special Olympics sports.
“It’s not always about the competition side of it, but having a good time, and exercising and getting involved,” says Karen Smith, a Payne Junior High School teacher of students with intellectual disabilities. “It gets them out of my four walls and feeling part of something, where they don’t always feel a part of something.”
She adds that students with intellectual disabilities watch sports, but never get the opportunity to play.
“But now we’re saying, ‘Hey, you can play the sport too,’” she says. “And we’re bringing kids alongside of them that have a little more skill, but are showing them at the same time as they’re playing, ‘Kick the ball this way. Let’s go this direction.’”
PJHS’ student volunteers, dubbed “Panther Pals,” work and play with Smith’s students on their social and athletic skills, in some cases holding hands to guide them through the game.
“They’re teaching them, building selfesteem, building their knowledge of how
you play the sport,” Smith says.
She has 19 students in her class participating in Unified Sports. The coed team will compete with other CUSD and East Valley schools in three track meets during the third quarter of school, and basketball and cheerleading in the fourth quarter.
Like other school sports, games are played after school, and in the past were supported through a league program with Special Olympics. However, Smith says there is a movement for CUSD to include it like any other sports team that would
have the ability to play on any of the other campuses.
“It involves paying coaches,” Smith says. “It involves the equipment that needs to be raised. It involves busing that has to be set up. We’re trying to get it so that it looks and feels like any sport that a typical kid would play.”
The kids have had a positive response to the sports program.
“They love it,” Smith says. “They love when the kids come into the gym and are watching them play their game and are cheering them on. They love walking
around in their uniforms and they just feel like ‘I’m important too.’ They don’t get that all the time. For someone to come up to them and say ‘Wow, you were really good in that game. I can’t believe you made that shot.’ It makes them feel good and someone cares.”
Unified Sports has a more far-reaching purpose than just kids learning to play sports. “You’re looking at life skills here that are teaching kids to work together, and be able to do that out in the workplace, and take directions from an adult and follow through with it,” Smith says.
This is the third year that Smith’s classes have participated in Unified Sports. “It’s a big deal for them,” she says. “We work on it twice a week for an hour and half a day. They get to be announced in our assemblies, which is a huge deal. It’s that recognition in front of their peers that is important.
“I think it’s just really important to stress how much it’s boosting these kids’ self-esteem,” Smith says. “Making them feel a part of something, because they don’t get that. When they put their uniform on, it empowers them and just really lifts them up and says ‘I can do this.’ You see it carry into the classroom and it empowers them with their class work.”
Tracy House is a freelancer for the SanTan Sun News. She can be reached at news@santansun.com.
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PANTHER PRIDE: The PJHS Panther and students from Karen Smith’s class, along with their Panther Pals, pose for a pregame photo at a recent indoor soccer game. STSN photo by Tracy House
Primavera, nonprofit team up for anti-bullying workshop
The Primavera Blended Learning Center is partnering with notMYkid to host a free workshop on bullying from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 21, at the school.
The event will be the first of many held monthly by the two organizations. The bullying presentation by notMYkid will educate youth on the different forms of bullying; the roles of everyone involved and the presenter will share their personal story of bullying. The goal is to inspire the youth to never engage in bullying, encourage them to be a positive bystander and to seek help if they are the victim. A list of helpful resources will also be provided to the students in case they’re in a situation like this or know someone who could use some help.
Parents and students in the community are welcomed and encouraged to attend the workshop. Takeaways will include:
• Knowing the impact of bullying on a child’s life
• Learning the dynamics of bullying
• Discovering bullying prevention strategies
• Differentiating between teen cruelty and bullying
• Learning about the Arizona bullying law and its implications
• Finding out how to create an effective prevention plan.
Primavera Blended Learning Center is located at 2451 N. Arizona Ave., Chandler. RSVP by Monday, Jan. 19, to PBLCinfo@Primaveratech.org and include your name and number of people attending. Drop-ins are also welcome.
For more information on the Primavera Blended Learning Center, visit www.primaverablend.com.
Primavera has been a leader in online education since 2001, with the mission of providing a rigorous and personalized education for students in a highly interactive learning environment. Its tuition-free public charter schools serve the needs of Arizona students statewide, including Primavera Online High School (the largest high school in Arizona serving thousands of students each year), Primavera Online Middle School, and the Primavera Blended Learning Center, which opened in the fall of 2013 with S.T.E.M. programs and remedial math and reading courses for sixth- through 12th-grade students.
Together, Primavera offers the most advanced and comprehensive online and blended learning curriculums in kindergarten through 12th grade.
MAKING MEMORIES
DANCE PARTNERS: Fathers and their daughters, ages 4 to 10, are invited to the City of Chandler’s annual Daddy & Daughter Valentine’s Dance from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 6, at Chandler Community Center or 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 7, at Snedigar Recreation Center. The event will feature music, dancing, contests, crafts and a dinner; cost is $25 per couple for residents or $34 for nonresidents, and $10 to $14 for each additional daughter. Space is limited; register early online at www.chandleraz.gov/registration or in person at Chandler Community Center, 125 E. Commonwealth Ave.; Tumbleweed Recreation Center, 745 E. Germann Rd. or Snedigar Recreation Center, 4500 S. Basha Rd., all in Chandler. To learn more, call (480) 782-2641. Submitted photo
Sereno East reaches top; set for state tourney
Since December, Arizona Youth Soccer Association’s Sereno East 03 Boys Chelsea White has been ranked No. 1 in the state, Region 4 and the nation, according to GotSoccer, a Web-based software system that is used nationally for tournaments, rankings and league play. It’s not often that a local team with volunteer coaches can reach this plateau, but the group of 11- and 12-year-old kids from Chandler, Queen Creek, Gilbert, Mesa, Tempe and Maricopa has already been shown on the Univision network twice:
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The boys practice daily at Tumbleweed Park. The team includes Jalen Grant, Calder Fandel, Kade Farrell, Adrian Galindo, Julian Landreman, Riley Lynch, Luis Monroy, Orlando Monroy, Hazi Parra, Lee Rodriguez, Mason Salonic, Gavin Saydyk, Andrei Sheydayi, Kyler Tate, Ricardo Uribe, Drew Wagerle, Jordan Yen. Derek Yen and David Salonic coach the team.
The success on the field is because of the team’s depth, the players’ ability to play multiple positions and distribution of the
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goal scorers. Derek Yen also acknowledges the team’s ability to attract and retain a group of kids for three years. This time spent together has helped the team germinate and mature into a cohesive unit that enjoys each other’s company as much as the results on the field.
The GotSoccer’s points-based system isn’t a perfect science, as with college football’s Bowl Championship Series (BCS). It does indicate who is No. 1.
National recognition comes not only from the August to March league play, but also the several in-state and out-ofstate tournaments. The Sereno East 03 Boys Chelsea White team has traveled to California, Nevada, Texas and Colorado to play at top-level tournaments.
Next, the team will play in in-state club tournaments. In April, The Sereno East 03 Boys Chelsea Whit will play in the State Cup, which is the final tournament for Arizona Youth Soccer Association and members of U.S. Youth Soccer.
The top Arizona club teams will participate, and Sereno East 03 Boys Chelsea White expects to take the title. Derek Yen knows that sometimes a team needs a little luck to win the title, and the ball needs to bounce the right way. However, practicing hard and being psychologically prepared will be the goal between now and then.
Sereno Soccer Club and the Chandler Soccer Academy, which was founded with four teams in 2007 by Mike Miller and Stuart Koziol, have partnered. Now the partnership boasts 14 boys and girls teams as well as a recreational league, futsal league, academy program for ages 6 through 9, and a special skills clinic. Programs like the skills clinic are free to Chandler residents and are geared toward all skill levels. CSA is proud of the positive impact it has made on the community. For more information, visit www. serenosoccer.com or www.chandlersoccer. com.
SunBird Kare Bears fair set for Feb. 7
SunBird Kare Bears is hosting a fair with more than 40 vendors, a white elephant table and a 50/50 raffle from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 7, in the SunBird Ballroom, 6250 S. SunBird Blvd., Chandler. The fair will also include a discount on breakfast or lunch in the SunBird Horizon Room.
SunBird Kare Bears holds various fundraisers in the winter months, and distributes those funds to various charities in Chandler, such as the Lions Club, Chandler High Homeless and two food pantries. Members of SunBird Kare Bears reside in the SunBird Golf Resort.
For more information, contact Shirley Jackson at (480) 883-9018.
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CHANDLER UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
Jan. 19: Martin Luther King Jr. holiday; no school
Basha Bobcats
LEGO – The new Basha LEGO Robotics will use the newly acquired LEGO EV3 Space Challenge to teach programming, science, and problemsolving skills. The club will be made up of fifth and sixth graders who will meet after school for one semester. The club began in January. Fieldtrip – Fourth graders will be taking a walking field trip to the Basha Art Museum. Students will be able to enjoy an experience outside of the classroom while learning about Native American culture, catching a glimpse of the life of the American cowboy and capturing what Arizona looked like back in the days of the early settlement of the Wild West. Pop tab collection – In support of Chandler Unified School District’s charity donation to the Ronald McDonald House, Basha Elementary students and staff will be collecting POP TABS through Feb. 20. Save your aluminum pop tabs and turn them in to Basha Elementary School.
Calendar
Jan. 30: Jump Rope for Heart Feb. 4-6: Sixth grade trip to science camp
– Kevin Adey
Save the date – Conley hosts its annual Art and Science Night from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 22. The event will feature learning stations from the Arizona Science Center, as well as a presentation by Wildman Phil, who will be in attendance. Each student will have artwork on display, which can be framed and purchased that evening to raise funds for the school.
Calendar Jan. 29: Spring pictures Feb. 2: Kindergarten registration begins Feb. 11-12: Early dismissal for parentteacher conferences Feb. 26: Kindergarten open house, 5:30-6:30 p.m.
– Lisa Boileau
CTA-Independence Hawks
Save the date – All Hawk families are invited to attend Math and Science Night from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 22. Science Fair projects from every grade level will be on display, and fifth- and sixth-grade students can find out if their projects placed. The MPR will host science activities sponsored by Arizona Science Center. Each grade level will also host fun, interactive math centers for students.
ELECTRIC YOUTH: Fourth graders at CTA Independence recently partnered with Intel volunteers for an interactive investigation on the conductivity of materials used to make a series circuit. Volunteers visited classrooms to introduce the “Makey Makey” invention kit, which allows anyone to use household materials to play Pac-Man, make a piano keyboard or animate computer characters. Submitted photo
– Wendi Olson
Hancock Heat
New Open Enrollments – K-6 open enrollment for 2015-2016 began Jan. 12 for new enrollments (to attend a different school in Chandler Unified School District). Visit www.cusd80. com/openenrollment for more information.
Returning Open Enrollments – K-6 Open Enrollment for 2015-2016 begins on Feb. 2 for returning enrollments (Currently attending on an open enrollment and returning). Visit www. cusd80.com/openenrollment for more information.
Calendar
Jan. 20 – Running Club Race at Snedigar Park
Feb. 2 – Kindergarten Registration begins
Feb. 3 – Running Club Race at Snedigar Park
Feb. 24 – Running Club Race at Snedigar Park
Feb. 26 – Kindergarten open house 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. – Amy Fricke
Tarwater Toros
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Jan. 22: Mandarin Parent Information Night, 6:30 p.m.
Jan. 29: Running Club Race, 3:30 p.m. at Snedigar Park
Feb. 3: Spring Class Picture Day – JoAnne Cawley
St. Mary-Basha Eagles
Open House – St. Mary-Basha Catholic School will host an Open House Sunday, Jan. 25. Visitors can tour the school campus with staff members and learn about what the school has to offer students, including after-school programs and activities such as Cub Scouts, Little Flowers, Chess Club and athletics programs. Registration packets and information for the 2015-16 school year are available in the school office through Saturday, Feb. 7. Scholarship and tuition assistance information will also be available. Alumni and the
public are also invited to a 70thanniversary celebration Mass with Bishop Olmsted at 10 a.m. Friday, Jan. 30 in the church. St. Mary-Basha is at 200 W. Galveston St. in Chandler.
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Visit www.StMaryBashaCatholic. org or call (480) 963-4951 for more information.
– Jennifer Hutchison
SAFETY PATROL
THANK YOU: Hancock Elementary School officials would like to take a moment to thank their wonderful volunteer safety patrol members. They are out every morning and afternoon keeping the flow of traffic moving while assisting students arrive at and leave school safely. Also, a big thanks to Ms. Gray, Mrs. Gee and Mr. Lee for leading the safety patrol. Safety patrol volunteers pictured left to right, are Noah Croft, Jada Gordon and Jatoria Morris.
STUDENT CHRONICLES
Sarah Anderson of Chandler is on the Fall 2014 Dean’s List at Bob Jones University in Greenville, SC. Sarah is a senior majoring in Cross-Cultural Service.
Chelsea Brumby of Chandler and Krystin Newman of Gilbert are among the first graduates of Benedictine University’s Mesa branch campus. Chelsea earned a Bachelor of Arts in criminal justice and Krystin earned a Bachelor of Arts in theology.
Samuel Curl of Chandler is on the Fall 2014 Ira A. Fulton School of Engineering Dean’s List at Arizona State University. To qualify, students must earn at least a 3.5 grade point average on a 4.0 scale.
Jacob Farr of Chandler is on the Fall 2014 Dean’s List at Harding University
in Searcy, Arkansas. Jacob is a senior majoring in Bible and family ministry.
Kim Valenzuela of Chandler is a Fall 2014 graduate of Eastern New Mexico University in Portales, New Mexico. Kim earned a BUS in university studies.
Jenna M. Scheeland of Chandler and Brady N. McBride and Kimberly J. Wangrycht of Gilbert are on the Fall 2014 Scholastic Honor Roll at Oregon State University in Corvallis, Oregon. Jenna is a freshman majoring in exercise and sport science, Brady is a senior majoring in mechanical engineering and Kimberly is a senior studying nutrition.
Mary Clancy of Chandler was named to the Dean’s List for the Fall semester at Wheaton College in Illinois.
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Ak-Chin
16000 Maricopa Rd., Maricopa (520) 233-2426, www.ultrastarakchin. com
Children ages 6 and under eat free with paid adult during Sunday brunch. Tuesdays are family nights, where all kids 12 and younger eat free with the purchase of an adult entrée. Ice cream scoops are $1 in the Cones Café.
Apple Dumpling Café
3076 E. Chandler Heights Rd., Suite 101, Gilbert (480) 279-3879, www. appledumplingcafe.com
Mondays are family value night, where kids eat free with each adult meal purchase of $6.95 or more. On family fun night, kids receive free ice cream with a meal. Ice cream happy hour is 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, where kids buy one ice cream or dessert and get one free.
Chompie’s
3481 W. Frye Rd., Chandler (480) 398-3008, www.chompies.com
Children 10 and younger receive one free item from the kids’ meal menu with an adult meal purchase of $8 or more on Tuesdays. Dine-in only.
Connect5 Family Centers Corp. 222 E. Warner Rd., Chandler (480) 699-2122
Receive a free kids’ meal with an adult purchase for Munchie Monday, free lunch from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. and
WHERE KIDS EAT FREE
Freebie Friday Free Dinner from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Copper Still Moonshine Grill
2531 S. Gilbert Rd., Suite 101, Gilbert (480) 656-1476, www.
CopperStillMoonshineGrill.com
Kids ages 10 and younger eat for free on Tuesdays with the purchase of an adult meal.
Dilly’s Deli
2895 S. Alma School Rd., Suite 5, Chandler (480) 722-0645, www.dillysdeli.com
Get one free kids’ meal for each adult meal purchased at $6 or more on weekends.
El Palacio Restaurant and Cantina 2950 E. Germann Rd., Chandler (480) 802-5770, www. epfamilyrestaurants.com
Kids 12 and younger eat free when adult meals are purchased on Wednesdays.
Fat Willy’s
4850 S. Gilbert Rd., Chandler (480) 883-1356, www.fatwillysaz. com/Chandler
From 2 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Tuesdays, dine-in and get a free kids’ meal with every adult entrée purchased. Kids can select from the Little Leaguers menu only and must be 12 and younger.
Floridino’s Pizza & Pasta
590 N. Alma School Rd., Suite 35, Chandler
(480) 812-8433, www.floridinos.net
Kids eat free from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Wednesdays. Receive one free kids meal per $8 adult purchase when customers dine-in only.
Nabers Music Bar and Eats
825 N. 54th St., Chandler (480) 705-0288, www.nabersaz.com
Kids eat free on Mondays and Tuesdays with the purchase of an adult meal and two beverages. Dinein only.
NYPD Pizza
2580 W. Chandler Blvd., Chandler (480) 722-0898, www.aznypdpizza. com
Kids eat for free on Wednesday and Sunday after 4 p.m. with the purchase of a small or medium pizza. Dine-in only.
Pittsburgh Willy’s
48 S. San Marcos Pl., Chandler (480) 821-3197
Everyday, except Sunday breakfast, one child aged 10 and under eats free with each paying adult, while additional kids eat for 50 percent off, when they order from the Wee Willy menu only.
Planet Sub
1920 W. Germann Rd., Chandler (480) 245-6503, www.planetsub.com
Kids eat free with a paying adult on Mondays.
Sidelines Grill
2980 S. Alma School Rd., Chandler (480) 792-6965, www.sidelinesaz.com
Kids eat free from the kids’ menu after 4 p.m. on Thursdays with the purchase of an adult entree. Dine-in only.
Someburros Great Mexican Food
3461 W. Frye Rd., Chandler (480) 726-8226
2597 S. Market St., Gilbert (480) 497-8226
1335 E. Baseline Rd., Gilbert (480) 755-8226
www.someburros.com
From 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Tuesdays, kids 12 and younger eat free with the purchase of a combo or specialty meal. Dine-in only.
The Cove Grill
5070 S. Gilbert Rd., Suite 400, Chandler (480) 802-9070, www.thecovegrill. com
Kids younger than 12 receive one free meal per adult entrée purchased on Tuesdays. Dine-in only.
Uncle Bear’s Grill & Tap
1980 W. Germann Rd., Chandler (480) 722-1555, www. unclebearsgrillandtap.com
Kids eat free with each full price entrée purchased on Wednesdays.
Whiskey Rose Bar & Grill
135 W. Ocotillo Rd., Chandler (480) 895-ROSE (7673)
Kids eat free on Tuesdays and Sundays with purchase of an adult entree.
WHERE KIDS EAT FREE
The SanTan Sun News now has a regular “Where kids eat free” section.
Restaurant owners, please email us details such as days of the week kids can eat free at your establishment, and what conditions apply, such as purchase of an adult meal, certain hours, etc., Include your restaurant name, address, phone and website and a contact name for verification.
Readers, if you know of a location that has a kidseat-free program, email us with the restaurant name, a phone and / or email for confirmation and details.
