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Kyrene plans numerous changes for schools BY PAUL MARYNIAK AFN Executive Editor
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yrene School District’s plan for the 2020-21 school year anticipates that as many as half the students will continue learning at home while those who do go back to campuses can expect to spend more time in the same classroom, even for meals. They won’t have fall break as the district tries to cram more learning before �lu season begins and their parents will be asked to run through a virus checklist before sending their kids off to school. And children who ride the bus won’t be sit-
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ting next to a classmate. They’ll also have to wear a mask, though masks won’t be required on campuses. Those are some of the details of the reopening plan that Superintendent Jan Vesely was to roll out yesterday, June 9, for parents and the Governing Board and that she outlined for AFN in an interview. Vesely said the emails she has received from parents show the wide range of attitudes and expectations among households that in effect require Kyrene and most districts to offer both in-classroom and distance learning. Parents will be asked next month to commit to one or the other so the district can ad-
equately prepare for both types of learning. “Some are saying ‘Oh, this is all a bunch of malarkey and just get school open and we’re ready to go,’” Vesely said. “I got another email from a medical doctor who said ‘we are not going to send our children back to school because we are so fearful for them to come back to school.’ So, we have an option for both of those.” The hybrid system not only serves parents, Vesely said, but also addresses two major concerns facing all school districts. The �irst involves older teachers and staff
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he Tempe Union High School District Governing Board is considering eliminating school resource of�icer positions at four schools, including both Ahwatukee campuses. While some board members said the $450,000 could be used for more counselors or similar professionals, others suggested it could be put toward higher pay for personnel like cafeteria workers and custodians whose pay barely exceeds the minimum wage. Regardless, the move is certain to generate controversy.
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Catherine Armstrong wasn’t taking any chances May 31 at the Ahwatukee Farmers Market and there’s a good reason for that, according to a top Banner Health official who is concerned with Arizona’s rising rate of COVID-19 cases. For details, see page 4. (Pablo Robles/AFN Staff Photographer)
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nonprofit opposed to houses on Club West’s golf course has asked a judge to stop an apparent fast-track effort by the HOA’s board to push a homeowners’ vote on a plan by four investors who bought the site last week. The Club West Conservancy last week asked a Maricopa County Superior Court judge to issue a temporary injunction against the Foothills Club West Community Association. The request asks the judge to bar any further board action on The Edge’s plan for the site, which it bought from Wilson Gee and renamed “The Park at Club West.” The HOA board told residents last week The Edge has a plan for a “limited amount of development and a maximum amount of open park space.” While it is unclear if that plan will be presented at the board’s monthly meeting next week, Conservancy attorney Francis Slavin said in his injunction request that the board is taking “unauthorized actions to maneuver themselves into a position of apparent authority to amend” the course’s land-use regulations. Accusing the board of “a scheme” to engineer what he contends would be an illegal homeowners association election “to allow non-golf uses” of the site, Slavin said he asked the board’s lawyer to hold off on any further action on The Edge plan. But Slavin quoted an email from board attorney Scott Carpenter that said, “I talked to my client. In the absence of an injunction, my client will not accede to the equivalent of an injunction against its own decisionmaking regarding issues that may become before the Board of Directors regarding the golf course.” Slavin said he had asked Carpenter to have the board hold off further action on The Edge’s plan until the judge rules on Carpenter’s request to dismiss the Conservancy’s lawsuit. The Conservancy’s lawsuit contends the board improperly changed the “declarant rights” governing the course to allow for an approval by 16 percent of Club West’s approximate 2,400 homeowners to alter the site’s use. The Conservancy claims changes to the declarant rights can’t be made until they are approved by 75 percent. The HOA board’s apparent position contrasts sharply with a letter it sent homeowners last month that said, “The HOA Board has never nor will it ever ‘conspire’ with land developers to ‘grease the skids’ for a community vote to change the golf course” covenants, condi-
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Banner Health official warns of big virus spike BY HOWARD FISCHER Capitol Media Services
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he chief clinical officer at the state’s largest hospital network said Friday that Arizona is headed to a health crisis if residents don’t change their habits to deal with COVID-19. Dr. Marjorie Bessel said the intensivecare units at the Maricopa County hospitals for Banner Health already are at full capacity. And other hospitals in Arizona are rapidly approaching that point. Bessel said that’s no surprise, given the increasing number of cases of the coronavirus that took a big jump Friday, with 1,579 new cases, bringing the tally in Arizona to 24,332. Ahwatukee’s three ZIP codes showed a total 151 cases, with all but 11 split between 85044 and 85048, according to the state Department of Health Services. Bessel parted ways with Gov. Doug Ducey and state Health Director Cara Christ, who have said that the increase is largely a factor of more people getting tested. The doctor noted a sharp spike in infections following the decision in the middle of last month by the governor to scrap his stay-at-home order. “We do have community spread of COVID-19 in Arizona and we have had community spread in Arizona,’’ she said, with people infecting each other through close contact and not taking precautions. That’s not all. “We are seeing an increase in the sickest of the sick,’’ she said. “These are COVID-19 patients who are in the ICU who are ventilated,’’ Bessel said. “And those individuals are in our hospitals for a long period of time,’’ she said. In fact, Bessel provided data showing the number of Banner patients on ventilators has tripled in less than two weeks. Some of what Banner is seeing at its facilities is reflected statewide. The Department of Health Services reports a number of people hospitalized
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Banner Health Chief Clinical Officer Dr. Marjorie Bessel last Friday warned of a major health crisis if Arizonans don’t change their habits to avoid COVID-19. (Capitol Media Services)
with COVID-19 hit a record 1,234 on Friday. And that comes just a day after the figure was only 1,079. And deaths in Arizona from COVID-19 are now at 1,012. So how bad will it get? “I don’t have a crystal ball,’’ Bessel said. “What I do know is if you continue to follow a curve like that, at some point we will exceed our capacity.’’ The most immediate result of all that would be that hospitals will no longer be able to perform elective surgeries. That had been the case until late April. But that was because the governor was worried not about hospital capacity but about the limited supply of masks, gowns and other personal protective equipment. He dissolved that order on May 1. Bessel said while there’s a clear correlation between the end of the governor’s stay-at-home order and the sharp
increase in cases, she was careful not to say that Ducey made a mistake in allowing the directive to expire. “Whenever you’re in a pandemic -- and COVID-19 is exemplifying that for all of us -- there is going to be a constant need for balance between economic strife and healthcare strife,’’ she said. The expiration of Ducey’s order triggered a wave of crowded bars and other gathering places in some parts of the Valley over Memorial Day weekend. Scottsdale resorts, which had reported that occupancy rates plummeted by 90 percent in April, reported no vacancies over the holiday weekend and bars in Old Town as well as hotel pools were brimming with revelers. The doctor also said there was “fatigue’’ by people about having to comply with rules about where they can and cannot go. “They wish it would go away,’’ she said. “It hasn’t gone away,’’ Bessel continued.
“It isn’t going to go away any time soon.’’ But she said if the state is easing restrictions on travel and gatherings, “we need to take those other behaviors and need to make sure we’re doing them exquisitely.’’ She said that’s especially true when, as now, there are indications of an upswing in infections. One of those, Bessel said, is increased use of masks when people go out or are within six feet of each other. Ducey has brushed aside repeated questions about his lack of the use of masks, saying he has one if he needs it. Bessel said, “It’s important for us as leaders to lead by example.’’ The doctor said that each day the state can get through the pandemic without exceeding hospital capacity is a day closer to having a vaccine or, more likely, at least having some type of effective treatment. But she said that those who think that Arizona’s hot weather is going to make a difference are mistaken. “We’re not seeing that,’’ she said, not only here where the thermometer regularly tops the century mark but in other parts of the world like Brazil which had outbreaks through their summer. She said heat -- and ultraviolet light -can kill viruses on surface. “But this is a droplet transmitted disease,’’ Bessel said. “The way you get it is when you’re within six feet of somebody and when you’re not wearing a mask.’’ And what of surfaces? “That is a lesser type of transmission,’’ she said. Along the same lines, Bessel said Arizonans generally should not be worried about handling the mail, that delivery box from Amazon or even the morning paper. “Honestly, you can go read that newspaper,’’ she said. “Just bring it in, wash your hands, read the newspaper, wash your hands throughout the day,’’ Bessel said. “That’s what I do.’’
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Tony Darden, an assistant basketball coach at Mesa High School and former head coach at Desert Vista believes that using his voice is important for being a coach and being a leader to his players. (Special to AFN)
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from the NBA for life and was forced to sell the Los Angeles Clippers after a leaked recording of him on a racist tirade toward African-Americans enraged the basketball world. Later that year, LeBron James and many other NBA players wore shirts displaying the quote “I can’t breathe”– the words of Eric Garner, who suffocated and died after a New York police officer put him in a chokehold. Floyd uttered the same words as Garner while a police officer knelt on his neck for six minutes. Kaimarr Price, coach of the Mountain Pointe High School men’s basketball team, said that every African-American he knows has at least one anecdote of discrimination. “It’s heartbreaking. You live in a world where I and every black adult has a story of facing police discrimination and any sort of racial discrimination,” he said. “I’m about to have a daughter at the end of the year, and I have some nephews, and they will all have a story,” he said.
This was what Club West Golf Course looked like in November 2017. But then-owner Richard Brueninger let his city water bill go unpaid until Phoenix Water Services shut off service the following February, sending the site spiraling into barren desert. (AFN file photo)
against Gee because the site had been in escrow by the Edge and, earlier, by another group that had considered buying it. “By changing theit Golf Course CC&Rs When comes to in a closed session to benefit a vote for to-do list, put buildingyour homes on the Golf Course land, the (board) in effect has pitted homeyour future first. owners against each other,” the Conser-
housing on the Golf Course property.,” the Conservancy said. The Conservancy also noted that the board had withdrawn a lawsuit against Gee two years ago that aimed to force him to return the site to “a world-class golf course” as the CC&Rs require. It said the board excused its inaction
Price disagrees with the notion that those involved in sports at any level should avoid talking about social justice and politics, stating, “Anybody with any sort of a platform should be speaking up right now.” Price doesn’t shy away from having tough conversations with players. “I am 30 years old, so I’m close enough in age to the kids I coach, we have a lot of common ground we can relate on,” Price said. “I’ve had a couple players reach out during this time, both white and black. It’s good to listen to them and hear their thoughts.” Darden believes that using his voice is important for being a coach and being a leader to his players. “We all want to be strong for the kids that we coach, and so just to have these conversations, it’s just so enlightening and eye- opening,” Darden said, adding: “The coach’s responsibility is one of the main factors when it comes to these kids. At the end of the day, the athletes look up to the coach for playing time, for guidance on the court, and that should be the same for these (social) issues.”
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tions and restrictions.” Calling the website maintained by Club West’s management company, Vision Management, “the only appropriate source of information regarding the community,” the board gave a different rendition of what it would require to change the course’s use. “Any changes to the golf course CC&Rs require a majority (50% +1) vote by the homeowners that vote in the special election,” it said. But the Conservancy sent out a rebuttal to the board’s letter, stating: “The (board) has a legal and ethical obligation to represent the community as a whole in an open and transparent manner,” the Conservancy said. “It is the opinion of the (Club West Conservancy) that the (board) has not been meeting this obligation in numerous important ways.” The Conservancy also told homeowners the board had held a series of secret meetings to approve the amendment to the course’s CC&Rs – a contention the board denies. “The bottom line here is that this amendment was passed in secret to make it MUCH easier to get approval for new
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vancy said. “In addition, it allows for a significant change in the general plan and design of the Club West community without support of a majority of the community,” it continued. “The bottom line is that this is a breach of their fiduciary duty because it seeks to favor some homeowners on golf course lots over others.” That was a reference to the 357 homeowners whose property abuts the course. Houses built anywhere on the course would block the views of at least some of those owners, who paid premium lot prices for their locations. The conservancy added, “The last few months have been eye opening to members of CWC with regard to just how little regard the BOD has for engagement with the community. “Unfortunately, like most of you, prior to the recent developments, we assumed that the BOD was acting in an open and transparent manner in the interest of the entire community. We were wrong.” The Conservancy wants the community to decide the future use of the course as either a preserve or restored for golf. As of AFN’s deadline, the judge had not yet set a hearing date on the injunction request.
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who are at a higher risk of being infected by the coronavirus and may be concerned of exposure in a classroom full of children. Those teachers will be assigned to conduct lessons virtually. Moreover, Kyrene will be able to address social distancing in classrooms and buses with considerably less expense. The district had studied space needs at all its 25 campuses to determine whether libraries and multipurpose rooms would have to be converted into classrooms. “The parents survey really gave us good feedback about what parents were really looking for,” Vesely said. “Half of our parents are saying ‘I want to do distance learning’ and half are saying ‘I want to come back to school.’” “Knowing that, we believe that our class sizes are going to be smaller anyway,” she said. That means desks can be kept six feet away from each other without converting rooms into classrooms – something that would have been impossible to achieve anyway, Vesely said, “because we just don’t have enough staff.” Vesely also said principals at all Kyrene campuses have been plotting out a range of other scheduling issues, from recess to specialty classes, to ensure students and staff are kept as safe as possible. Containment model for all grades The model that all elementary and middle school students will be adjusting to is one of “containment” – meaning kids won’t be going from classroom to classroom for different courses. Instead, they will be served by a team of teachers for basic subjects, specialty class-
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es like music and art and electives in middle school. “We’re going to have kids stay in their own classrooms to try to prevent and eliminate interacting with large groups of kids and adults,” Vesely said, noting that policy has been advocated by the Centers for Disease Control and Sessions like this may likely not be held at least for a while on Kyrene campuses. Not Prevention. are students in this photo not at social distance, but they are listening to an out“A d o l e s c e n t s only side visitor, which won’t be allowed. (Kyrene School District) can’t keep their hands off each other,” she said. “They ground; kids get dropped off and go right act, after they get out of every class, like to their classroom,” Vesely said. At the same time, students whose parthey’re seeing long-lost friends. They ents keep them at home will be taking the come and hug.” Containment also means students will same subjects online. “Our teachers are working through June be eating breakfast and lunch at their desks, eliminating another major occasion to really develop the engagement strategies in an online environment for the lesfor possible COVID-19 spread. “The cafeteria usually has at any given sons,” Vesely said. “It will be Kyrene’s own time 100 to 200 children elbow to elbow,” product and it will be K-8.” As for masks, students will not be reVesely said. “So we will have both breakfast and lunch available for kids in their class- quired to wear them on campus unless rooms and we’ve been working with our their parents request it. “Masks are not necessary when you food service provider to make that happen.” Vesely said social distancing problems have social distancing,” Vesely said. Although teachers can wear masks, for are even more challenging in middle school. “It’s even worse in middle school in terms some it’s not possible because youngof kids going from classroom to classroom er children need to see their teachers’ mouths to learn things like letter and every 50 minutes,” she explained. A “rainy day schedule” will be in ef- word pronunciations. However, children will be required to fect at campuses – meaning “kids don’t get dropped off and then go to the play- wear masks on buses because those are
enclosed spaces. Recess time with fewer kids Students will still go outside for two recess breaks – but they won’t have a chance to catch up with their friends in other classes or grades. “They’ll go out for recess but only with their group of kids. They won’t go out with all of the first grade, all of second grade, all of third grade,” Vesely said. “What happens in that model is that you really do contain any contamination or any spread of infection and you limit it,” she continued, adding: “So, if one of those classes was to become infected with COVID-19, we may not have to close the whole school because we have it contained.” “We want our kids to go outside because being outside is very good for them,” she said. “We always struggle with this at the beginning of the year because of the heat advisories, but we are going to encourage that teacher to take the children outside and play shadow tag or whatever. We’re thinking of creative ideas to keep kids active and get them outside.” Recess and lunch times will be staggered so a teacher can safely take a class outside “and that we don’t have 300 kids on the playground at one time,” Vesely said. No visitors, parental wellness checks The district has planned other measures to protect children and staff. “We’re going to have disposable masks available and we’ll have a PPE equipment for people like health aides – people who will be seeing people who are potentially ill,” Vesely said.
Although he did not give a timetable for rolling out the plan, district spokeswoman Megan Sterling said it would be released at the end of June. Chandler Unified is scheduled to release its plan today, June 10, while Mesa Public Schools will be unveiling its reopening plan June 18. Tempe Union and most other districts are expected to have a hybrid plan that allows for distance learning for students who are either medically fragile or whose parents are not comfortable sending their students to campuses for any number of
students can actually see and spend time with their teachers. “That student and teacher interaction is critical to their social-emotional wellbeing, critical to their learning and growth potential,” he continued. “And so all of those elements we’re taking into very, very serious consideration. He said the district is “relying on the most current information” available from health agencies “and we’ll be adjusting our decisions and thinking around this and planning as more information is learned on the status updates regarding COVID-19.”
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“This is going to come as a shock to our schools if we do not have SROs in our schools,” said Superintendent Kevin Mendivil, who indicated he might support using the money instead to hire more mental health professionals. The proposal – which likely won’t get a full hearing until July – puts the district among a growing number of school systems across the country that are considering the removal of – or already are jettisoning – armed, uniformed officers in schools as a direct result of protests in the wake of George Floyd’s killing by Minneapolis police. And it comes after more than 360 people emailed district officials demanding the SROs’ removal from Tempe Union campuses. The positions at Mountain Pointe, Desert Vista, Corona del Sol and McClintock high schools were defunded by the Arizona Department of Education, which issued grants to a portion of the state’s 926 high schools after the Legislature approved the money’s use by expanding the grants to include social workers, counselors or psychologists. So many districts applied for the competitive grants that money for those four Tempe Union schools was redistributed to other districts. Until recently, Tempe Union officials had planned to use district funds to maintain the four SRO positions and even as recently as last month, the citizens budget advisory committee endorsed that plan. But Mendivil noted last week that “things are different today” as protests mount nationwide over police departments’ attitudes toward people of color. He and several board members referred to more than 360 emails they received in a matter of days – some of which Mendivil called “very carefully written and thoughtful and genuine and authentic.” The meeting at times became contentious as board members Brian Garcia and Andres Barraza tried unsuccessfully to immediately commit the $450,000 to hiring mental health professionals. Concern has been steadily increasing across the state and nation over students’ emotional and mental well-being in the wake of campus shutdowns, other pandemic-related stresses and now the turmoil over police-community relations.
Two-thirds of high school students attend a school with at least one police officer, according to an analysis by the Urban Institute. And 1.7 million students attend schools with police officers, but no counselors, according to an analysis of federal data by the ACLU. “In the wake of high-profile school shootings, many schools over the past decade have Tempe Union Governing Board President Berdetta Hodge cast the swing vote invested scarce eduagainst an effort by two other board members to immediately recommit SRO cational funds into funds to counseling-related positions. (Special to AFN) putting more police But even before the pandemic and in schools,” the ACLU said. “School disthe recent protests, the presence of tricts have shown a near obsession with armed uniformed officers had become ‘hardening’ schools despite federal data a source of contention, especially in revealing that the real crisis of schools isn’t violence, but a broad failure to hire large urban districts. While the U.S. Justice Department con- enough support staff to serve students’ siders SROs mentors, informal counsel- mental health needs.” The debate resonated during more ors and educators on topics ranging from bullying to drunk driving with the goal than two hours of argument at the Tempe of promoting school safety, critics say Union Governing Board meeting. While no one opposed studying the isofficers on campus can also lead to the
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criminalization of students, particularly students of color. In April, U.S. Attorney Michael Bailey announced that more than $83 million in Department of Justice grants is available to help communities improve school security. “School violence is no longer an abstract threat but has become a tragic reality in too many of America’s communities. Moving to meet this challenge is among the Administration’s top domestic priorities,” said Katharine T. Sullivan, a deputy assistant Attorney General. But others have questioned the effectiveness of armed uniformed officers on high school campuses.
sue, board President Berdetta Hodge and members Michelle Helm and Sandy Lowe supported Mendivil’s desire to gather data and spend several weeks analyzing the pros and cons. Mendivil stressed the need to carefully consider the issue. “There’s a variety of things that we will need to look at and that’s going to take some time,” he said. “I just want to be real clear that while the amount of emails came forward rather quickly yesterday, I think the message was very clear and what it did for me, if I may be transparent, is that through some of the thoughtfulness in some of those emails, that really made me look at if we are putting our
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students first…We need to put our money where it really counts.” Garcia noted that the Black Mothers Forum had asked whether there is any evidence-based data that SROs support the mental health of students. “That is really shocking because there is no evidence,” he said, adding that “I started crying” when he read the email that said armed officers on campus sends “an insensitive message to black children and their families.” Barraza pushed for a study session on the issue within 10 days, stating, “I am not in the mood to trust the district. We the board need to have the conversation now. Period.” At one point, Mendivil said, “I am personally offended, frankly” that Garcia and Barraza challenged his commitment to study the issue and involve the community in the discussion. “Whatever the support role might be to best support our students – that is the work that can’t just happen overnight. I understand the need and the importance for our community members and for yourselves to have opportunity to share information and your thoughts…No one is saying otherwise.” But he said he needs to speak to the Tempe police chief “and get her input on how that’s going to impact their program for the SROs.” “I need to be able to speak to the principals because it’s going to directly impact each of their sites…There’s a lot of people we have to have consideration from,” he added. “I am not saying that’s something that we’re not willing to implement or explore,” Mendivil said. “But we’ve got to look at a balanced recommendation that provides that level of support from our law enforcement but also could provide additional support – maybe exclusively – to social workers but we need time to study this. I need time to talk to the right people.”
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“We are buying hand sanitizer by the gallons,” she said, adding that students will be put through their paces washing their hands frequently. At the same time, visitors will not be allowed. “We’re going to be careful and not let other adults onto our campuses,” Vesely said. “This will be hard as we’re not going to be able to have volunteers. We’re not going to be able to have people from community college working in our schools, at least until things start getting safer and better.” At the same, the district is providing parents with a wellness checklist not unlike those used in workplaces. “We’re going to depend upon parents to help us out there,” Vesely said, “and then when the kids get to school, the first thing they’re going to do is go wash their hands because we don’t know what they’ve touched before on their way to school. They will wash their hands in their classroom because we have sinks in our classrooms. “But if we have any reason for a child to do a temperature check,” she contin-
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that climaxed last school year, Vesely said the district routinely starts a new school year with academic assessments. This year the district also will be giving additional attention to students’ emotional and mental health. Vesely said the district has been assessing middle school students’ social-emotional This assembly of Kyrene teachers from last July also is unlikely to be repeated this year, health for several given new social-distancing concerns. (Kyrene School District) years and that it ued, “of course, we’re going to have health likely will extend those assessments to elaides and nurses to follow up and check ementary students as well. Those assessments help staff identify temperatures. But we’re not going to go classroom to classroom and take tem- children who are struggling emotionally, peratures.” enabling the district to have counselors As for determining whether children and parents work together to address any have sustained what some educators have major issues. called “learning loss” from the shutdown The district will also have before- and
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DV alumnus turns to ‘Teletubbies’ to win big science contest BY COTY DOLORES MIRANDA AFN Contributor
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n Ahwatukee native’s choice of subjects to illustrate his speech in a prestigious Australian competition has catapulted him into a contest with some of the top emerging scientists around the world. Cody Frear, a Desert Vista High School alumnus, recently used an episode from the kids TV show “Teletubbies” to win the FameLab Australia 2020 Three-Minute Thesis (3MT) Competition. His talk, “Out with the Old, In with the Noo Noo,” was a creative analogy explaining his research into treating pediatric burns with negative pressure wound therapy. He compared it to episode 67 of the British children’s television series that was a popular toddler staple in the U.S. from 1997 until 2001. Winning the FameLab live science communication competition means Frear, a
Desert Vista High alumnus Cody Frear, seen here with his wife Louise in Australia, used Noo Noo from the TV show “Teletubbies” to illustrate his scientific paper. (Special to AFN)
�ifth-year medical PhD candidate at the University of Queensland, will now go up against STEM winners from more than 25 countries worldwide at the International
FameLab Science Competition in the United Kingdom this October. If COVID-19 travel restrictions are still in effect, it may be done via teleconferencing.
The FameLab competition is described as an effort that “aims to discover char-
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EV group’s menagerie helps area children BY KATHERINE NOWICKI AFN Contributor
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n the eyes of Pawsitive Friendships, dogs – and pigs and goats and other animals – can be a child’s best friend. The East Valley nonpro�it has a menagerie at its disposal to help children with special needs achieve their therapy goals – and sometimes bring joy to hospital patients and nursing home residents. Pawsitive Friendship therapy animals have worked with more than 300 children in and schools. Tosha Tharp was inspired to start the animal assistance therapy program in 2014 after seeing how the family’s French Bulldog helped her son, who was diagnosed with high
functioning autism and Asperger’s Syndrome when he was 4. One day when Tharp was struggling to work with her son on his home exercises, he asked if their French bulldog Zoe could participate. Tharp was shocked to discover how much more receptive he was when Zoe joined them. He started achieving his goals more quickly than before with Zoe’s involvement. She trained Zoe as a therapy dog and they eventually became a registered pet therapy team through Pet Partners. Tharp’s household currently includes four French bulldogs Zoe and Jacques as well as two pigs, Penelope and Paxton. Both dogs and Penelope, a potbelly pig, are certi�ied for therapy
while 7-month-old Paxton, a Juliana Pig, is still in training. Currently 65 trained animals and their owners work with Pawsitive Friendships and many also volunteer at hospitals and nursing homes. The therapy animals might work in two settings, one-on-one clinical sessions and larger group educational events. In one-on-one sessions, “the therapist runs their session as normal and then we’re kind of like the extra tool in the toolbox,” Tharp said. Before a session begins, Tharp
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ismatic early career scientists who can inspire people to see the world from new perspectives.” The germination for Frear’s unusual focal point was inspired by a young burn victim he’d met in the hospital burn center. The youngster - whom he named “Ellie” to protect her identity – suffered serious injuries to her arm and leg after an accidental cooking oil spill. Ellie, an ardent “Teletubbies” fan, recounted a particular episode for Frear, an MD-PhD student at the University of Queensland’s Center for Children’s Health Research. In Episode 67, Po, one of the four Teletubbies, spills her Tubby Custard, which then threatens to overrun their earth home, Tubbytronic Superdome, until Noo Noo saves the day by tidying up the mess. Noo Noo is the Teletubbie’s sky-blue vacuum cleaner and is similar in appearance to the negative pressure wound therapy vacuum device Frear uses. “By applying a vacuum to the burn wound, this is hypothesized to improve healing by removing rogue immune cells, decreasing the swelling, and directly stimulating the growth of new skin cells and blood vessels,” Frear explained in his three-minute speech. He conducted a clinical trial of 100 burned children tracked throughout their recovery process. “Those with negative pressure were 83
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trains with the therapists and of�ice staff. “Once they kind of really get the idea of how these dog toys can be used to work towards the same skills they’re working on without the dog, they really embrace it. Once it clicks, you almost can’t unsee it,” said Tharp. “It’s like a never-ending cycle that you’re always �inding new ways to incorporate the animals into therapy.” In addition to dogs, Pawsitive Friendships turns to other such as pigs, miniature horses and goats. Tharp says this helps children who may not get on as well with dogs. “Some kids are afraid of dogs,” said Tharp. “But if we bring the mini horses in, or a bird, they’re all over it.” Pawsitive Friendships recently enlisted an alpaca, though it only managed to visit one school before campuses in Arizona were shut down.
percent less likely to require long-term management, and if given negative pressure within 48 hours of that injury, healed an average of three days faster,” said Frear. “To put that in perspective, you can watch 173 episodes of the ‘Teletubbies’ in three days,” he quipped, rewarded with a subsequent audience chuckle. He then pointed out that healing three days sooner meant one fewer “painful and expensive dressing change” and resulted in a reduced risk of scar formation – which can be important for young burn victims. Frear, a 2011 Desert Vista grad, National Merit and Flinn Scholar, received his undergraduate degree in anthropology and biology at Arizona State University in 2015. As a college senior, he traveled to Queensland, Australia as part of an exchange program. He met his future wife Louise, a law student, while studying in the University of Queensland library. Following his ASU graduation, he returned to Australia, enrolling in medicine at University of Queensland, and marrying Louise, in 2018. She is now a practicing family law attorney. Frear’s poise and delivery while giving his speech at the Australian �inals bore witness to his year with the Desert Vista Speech and Debate Team. He also played Thunder volleyball, was a member of the Scholastic Bowl team, and the DV �ilm club while in high school. “I owe a debt of gratitude to all of my high school teachers for developing my communication skills throughout my time
Both clinical and educational sessions last about an hour, though in the latter the animals interact with multiple children. At schools, therapy animals will often spend 20 to 25 minutes in three different classrooms. Tharp says that a primary difference between Pawsitive Friendships and other therapy animal organizations is her group provides a different environment for both children and animals. While most therapy dogs used by other groups must remain on their best behavior waiting to be petted, Pawsitive Friendships’ dogs can be off their leashes and run and play with the children. Tharp has developed an internal curriculum for Pawsitive Friendships, which includes motor skills, cognitive development and social emotional language. “Not every animal will be able to do all of those things,” says Tharp. “So, I plan the lesson based on what the animal can do,
at DVHS,” said Frear. His father, Darrel Frear, has a PhD in material science, his mother Tracy holds a masters in engineering, and his older sister, Darcy, has a PhD in speech and hearing bioscience. “My parents and sister have always been a wealth of support and guidance for me,” said Frear. A planned trip by Frear and his wife to visit with his Ahwatukee family was cancelled due to the COVID-19 restrictions. “That was a major disappointment as I was looking forward to seeing family and friends,” he said. “We stay in touch online, of course, but nothing beats catching up in person.” Now in the �ifth year of his studies at the University of Queensland in Brisbane, the capital city of the Australian state of Queensland, Frear’s attention is focused on his MDPhD thesis, which is about the Negative Pressure Wound Therapy method that could improve the health outcomes for children sustaining thermal burns. When possible, he carves time from a jam-packed schedule to hike with his wife, and pursue other hobbies like cycling, reading and playing piano. “Louise and I do enjoy hiking through the beautiful rainforests around Brisbane, and we’ve made a number of trips to the beaches along the Gold and Sunshine Coasts - all novelties to someone who grew up in Phoenix,” he said. He noted he keeps apprised of the on-
and what the kids or what that school is really needing to focus on.” While she currently works with 55 volunteers, Tharp said she is always looking for more. And not all volunteers have to have an animal. Volunteers without them attend events with handlers and provide an extra set of hands. As with most Arizona organizations, Pawsitive Friendships has largely shut down with quarantine restrictions, but offered virtual story times so children could at least see the animals. Volunteers read books alongside them and the videos are posted on the website. Tharp says she is amazed by how far they have come since working with her son and Zoe. “It’s always amazing to me when I go and talk to the therapists, they say how well it’s been working with the kid,” said
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going lifting of restrictions in Arizona, and said in Australia, there has been a more gradual easing. “Thankfully, the Australian government acted swiftly and mounted a coordinated national response that has effectively reduced transmission of the virus,” he reported. “Nationwide, there have been fewer than 20 new cases a day for nearly the past two weeks, and just over 100 deaths in total. In Queensland, the state where I live, we currently have just six active cases.” Like his home state, Australian restaurants are beginning to open with “signi�icant limits” on capacity, and schools reopened Monday, May 25, though gyms, clubs and theaters remain closed. The quarantine didn’t particularly affect Frear. I’m in the thick of writing my thesis, so, to be honest, my daily routine hasn’t changed too much except, instead of typing away at a computer in an of�ice building, I’m typing away at a computer in my back room,” he said. “And I’m spending a lot more time telling colleagues to mute their mics on Zoom.” He praised the FameLab competition for the experience and the widening of his own awareness of other specialties. “It was a wonderful opportunity to share my research with a wide audience, and to learn about the incredible work being done by other early-career scientists around Australia,” he said. “ I’m eagerly looking forward to the international competition.” Tharp. “I can’t even believe that what was working with my son. “Zoe is now working for 300-plus children and still growing and it’s all because of me and my son and what we were doing at home. It just baf�les me that it’s done so well. I knew it could but it’s just one of those when you when you see it and you see all the differences made in the kids’ lives, it’s really amazing.”
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Dance Studio 111 returns to live classes students to see how it went and it was really good.” “Parents were pleased and dancers were overjoyed to be back inside the studio,” she said.
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he lifting of business closures last month meant good news and bad for Ahwatukee Dance Studio 111 Kimberly Lewis. First, the bad: For the �irst time in 26 years, her studio will not be presenting a summer show. Lewis, whose studio has been in lockdown since the state’s mid-March business closures, had hoped to still present “High School Musical” in June but said “we had no choice to cancel.” “The safety and health of our children is our priority and in these uncertain times it was the right decision to cancel our show,” she said. But the good news is that she is reopening her studio Saturday – and set an Aug. 8 audition for her 22nd annual presentation of “Ahwatukee Nutcracker” this December. “We open of�icially on June 13 for summer dance camps and summer classes and summer ballet intensives,” Lewis said. “We did a trial run this week with a few
We take everyone’s temperature and we have them sanitize and wash hands – which is important. We have the entire studio marked off so everyone keeps a safe social distance.
Of course, the studio’s operation has changed somewhat in deference to COVID-19. Lewis hired Ahwatukee-based Sanitize Now, which she said “brought in the most amazing equipment and spent a full day completely sanitizing the entire studio, including AC units and all air ducts.” Then Lewis made 10x10-inch square markings on the �loor of each dance room
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he Valley’s �irst movie theater to reopen is kicking off with the local premier of Ahwatukee native and Mountain Pointe High School alumnus Sean Olson’s second feature �ilm today, June 10. Roadhouse Cinemas, 9090 E. Indian Bend Road, Scottsdale, and its Tucson sister will show “Max Winslow and the House of Secrets.” The dine-in movie house did not have details of showtimes and social distancing protocols available by AFN’s deadline, but said all that information will be posted on its website, roadhousecinemas. com/movie-theater/Scottsdale. Olson’s �ilm is a thriller about �ive teenagers who are selected to compete to win a mansion owned by eccentric billionaire, entrepreneur and scientist Atti-
cus Virtue. The teens face off against a supercomputer named Haven that controls the mansion and then discover themselves trapped there overnight. They are forced to face off against each other and the AI that controls everything in the house. Haven is voiced by Marina Sirtis, famed for her role as Counselor Deanna Troi in the “Star Trek: The Next Generation” TV series and subsequent movies. “Max Winslow” has already screened around multiple �ilm festivals including the Canadian International Film Festival. Olson, editor for the entertainment news magazine Extra, had hoped to have an Arizona premier in April but that was put off because movie theaters were closed as a result of the pandemic. Olson graduated from the University of Arizona with a bach-
elor of �ine arts degree in media arts. His mother Diana Michaels remains in Ahwatukee. Olson – a four-time Emmy winner for editing, including the TV show “Crime Watch with Chris Hansen” – did preview the movie in Los Angeles and Boston before theaters were locked down. The movie also had been on the card for the International Horror Sci-Fi Festival in Phoenix in April, which also fell victim to closure orders. Olson, who has been with Extra since 2003, and his wife Kat have two sons – James, 9, and Luke, 7. An even bigger disappointment was the cancellation of a family trip to London, where “Max Winslow” was up for Best Feature Film at the Crystal Palace Film Festival.
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Pro and con arguments on ABM’s check AFN’s stories on Christopher Gentis, former board of the Ahwatukee Board of Management, and his unhappiness about the HOA’s application for federal funds from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act’s Payroll Protection sparked different points of view.
You love your Village, but….
Dear Mr. Gentis, Throughout your years of involvement with the Ahwatukee Board of Management (ABM), we have followed your leadership as president of the board, supported your ideas as treasurer and director and worked side-by-side with you to trim and clean up the yards of homeowners facing physical or financial hardship. You have personally and financially supported groups such as the YOPAS, Boy’s and Girl’s Clubs, there is a bench in the park in honor of your wife and a sign lets the world know your family is responsible for adopting an Ahwatukee street. You love our village. The Webster’s II Dictionary defines “business” in part as “The occupation, work or trade in which one is engaged” and “commercial, industrial or professional dealings…” By what definition do you claim ABM is NOT a business? As you know, the entity has been listed with the Arizona Corporation Commission as: Ahwatukee Board of Management, Inc., Entity ID No. 00954717, a Domestic Non-Profit Corporation, since February 21, 1974. As you should also know, your claim the salary money for ABM’s 2020 budget was
Vote yes for Foothills HOA bylaw provisions
At its May meeting, the Foothills Community Association HOA board addressed two critical issues: a special meeting to vote on homeowner-sponsored reforms; and the annual election of board directors.
“already there” is simply wrong. The total 2020 annual budget for ABM was $2,104,216, only $1,121,505 (roughly half) comes from the one-time annual assessment on homeowners. Salaries, including seasonal and the possible overtime, has been budgeted at $886,763, but will probably be less. That does not include utilities. The title-transfers, classes, camps, special activities and amenities provided to homeowners – and suspended to keep everyone safe from COVID-19 – provided the rest of ABM’s income. Permanent staff did continue to work from home, to enforce CC & Rs, approve architectural requests, keep up with maintenance and plan for the re-awakening this summer. And the facilities were maintained to continue business on a more limited scale throughout the “stay home, stay safe” period. All definitions and requirements of the federal Payroll Protection Program (PPP) were strictly followed by ABM and by the bank that approved the stimulus funding and provided the money. As you have said, as long as the money is spent on payroll and utilities it is NOT a loan and will not have to be repaid. Because of prudent board actions, the dedicated people who work for the Ahwatukee Board of Management and enforce its mission can sleep easier knowing
The board engaged in a spirited discussion of these issues with homeowners. Fortunately, a majority of the board directors recognized that the 1,200 members who supported the reforms and who followed the rules for calling special meetings deserved to have their voices heard. In the end, the board made the right call.
they won’t have to apply for unemployment tomorrow, and homeowners should realize the Board is doing its absolute best to avoid a Special Assessment in these turbulent and uncertain times. -Karin Gray
I am a little shocked and concerned
I would like to thank Chris Gentis for his 2 articles concerning the loan/” grant” the Ahwatukee Board of Management (ABM) sought from the C.A.R.E.S act. I am a little shocked and concerned that ABM has not responded to Chris’s article and wonder if they got caught with their hand in the cookie jar or just want it to go away? When I asked about that dollar amount, the response was “don’t believe everything you read in AFN!!” As a 41-year homeowner, I was shocked and saddened that ABM could even think of such a request looking at their financial numbers. There still is a 2019 budget up on their website if you are interested – 2020 has not been posted yet. If you are a small business owner or someone laid off because of the COVID-19, I hope you are appalled by the following numbers. A little background first. ABM has always operated as a nonprofit, which to them means spend everything they get
It voted to hold a special meeting on the reform petition on July 16. The board will schedule the election for board directors later. If the reform petition is approved, its provisions (which include term limits) will apply to this election. I join the other sponsors of the reform petition in complimenting the board direc-
in. They have never paid a dime in federal taxes as an HOA and their Arizona State tax liability is a hefty $50 a year. That’s a pretty sweet deal. I wish I could do that. They have raised homeowner assessments every year since we moved in 41 years ago. In 1979, we paid approximately $17. Their legal documents say they cannot raise assessments more than 5 percent per year but if you compound the $17 to today’s $221, something went haywire somewhere. Let us look at their guaranteed revenue sources. Every year ABM receives Homeowners Assessments, Apartment Parcel Assessments, Property transfer Fees (275 lots), RV park rent and management fees. All totaled $1.646 million. The balance of their budget comes from other items which includes some things shut down because of the pandemic. Let me get this straight, with that much guaranteed revenues, they still apply for a grant for $178,750? Have they ever heard of making budget adjustments when a crisis hits? The Community Center revenues will take a ding this year and it is not critical to ABM’s survivability. Guaranteed they will raise our assessments again another 5 percent with their reason being the virus. -Mark Henning tors for this decision. They are giving us HOA members the opportunity to vote ‘up or down’ on the reforms. This can be an important step toward resolving the divisions in the HOA and usher-
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ing in a new era of harmony. We encourage all HOA members – both homeowners and corporate members – to vote “yes” on July 16. -David Randolph
Drone operators could help police ‘bad guys’ in riots
Drones are used in military surveillance worldwide, so where are the drones today to muster out the destructive protesters? We know that there are radical groups ruining the peaceful protestors calling for equality. Why not identify and flush out the bad guys before police become involved? I am sure there are plenty of highly talented drone operators who would be happy to help the authorities. Flying drones above the protesters to record behavior change when the sun goes down may help direct authorities where trouble begins. -Greg Geryak
Restraint over insensitive racial remark haunts him
It wasn’t the focus of the small group I joined to discuss politics, even if an occasional aside revealed personal leanings. For me the weekly meetings were an opportunity to try to understand opinions contrasting with my own in between the actual business at hand. I wasn’t there to argue, even when one participant reflected on an incident in her past life when she had to deal with a black co-worker’s articulation of discontent. She told the gentleman that he should be happy his ancestors had been brought to this country as slaves or else he’d still be living miserably in Africa. I paraphrase, but I’m sure the original was even more colorful. The extreme simplicity of her reasoning left me between amusement and disgust. I let it go in keeping with my policy of restraint. The current wave of events makes me regret my silence, and leaves me wondering how often any of us encourages the complacency that comes with someone thinking they are in safe company when they make an offensive remark.
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It stretches the imagination too far to think anyone would address protesters by telling them how good they have it since the slave ships moored in the greatest country in the world. -David Chorlton
We need people who will challenge racist views
Where do you stand? I am an unapologetic liberal. I have always believed that everyone is deserving of love, no matter what the color of their skin or the person they choose to love. I worked hard to ensure that my children were raised to judge people on their actions, not their skin color, national heritage or religion. This message has never been more important than it is today. In a country that seems to be so racially divided, we need people to challenge racist views. As we continue to deal with the most divisive election in this century, it is important to remember the lessons of the 1950s and 1960s. After all, Dr. King gave his life in pursuit of true equality for all Americans. So ask yourself when you see racial injustice, “What would MLK do?” -Laurie Nerat
The 1967 Detroit riots keep getting repeated even now
Police brutality sparked the Detroit riots when I was 10. The National Guard pointed their rifles at my face as they drove down my street in tanks. They laid their handcuffed prisoners on our lawn. A nearby gas station was set on fire and exploded. Most of the stores were burned. I saw a man shot in the head. The reason these things continue to happen is because they are not faced. Our children and grandchildren will grow up with these types of reoccurring societal disruptions if we don’t openly discuss racial inequality in American society and seek ways to be a part of the solution. Martin Luther King said, “We can’t solve all the problems we face ... but we can’t solve any problems without facing them.” King’s assassination sparked days of rioting. President Johnson said to biparti-
san congressional leaders: “In a time like this all good men should ask themselves ‘what can I do to advance brotherhood and equality in American Society?’” The Fair Housing Act was passed shortly after. Scripture says prayer without works is dead. I grew up across the street from a Lutheran Church. The church was all-white but the neighborhood became all black after my family moved in. In the midst of the riot the young white pastor set up a table in front of his church with food for the people in the community. “We are the change we seek.” - Barack Obama -M. Lisa Scinto
Black people have a right to be upset by injustices
A few weeks ago, an army stormed the capitol building in Michigan with guns and threatened law makers to reopen the state. The police politely looked on. A man in Minnesota was choked to death on the streets of Minneapolis for forgery. What was the difference: the color of their skin and their ability to fight back? You see on the news week after week for years that black people are killed for being in the wrong neighborhood like Trayvon Martin or killed for selling cigarettes on the street like Eric Garner. Ahmaud Arbery was just hunted down and killed in the streets of Georgia for walking into a construction site. I often walk through houses under construction, the most I worry about is someone saying, “Hey you shouldn’t be in here.” What is the difference? I am white. Black Americans have a right to be upset, now and historically. They went out on the street to protest, but these are black people, so the police bring out the riot gear which they did not do for the white people with guns that took over a capitol. They shot flash bangs and tear gas at them – which they did not do to the white men with AK-47’s. These people were unarmed and therefore needed to be sent packing, unlike the white intruders at the Michigan capitol? I have heard people say slavery is ancient
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history “black people should get over it.” Well blacks dying at the hands of the white ruling class and not being held accountable is hard to get over, and the killing has not stopped. We need to demand more of our police officers. Their job is to protect “all” of us not just white “us.” We need to demand that our police follow the laws just like the people they are protecting. I know being a police officer is a difficult job, but steps need to be taken to drum out the ones that cannot step up to the challenge. When people say, I support the police,” I say, “I support good police officers.” Just like I support “good” teachers and “good” doctors, but the bad ones need to be held accountable no matter how difficult their job is. “Black people” should not get over slavery, “whites” should get over treating people like second class citizens. When a crime is committed against a black person, justice is required. It is required by our Constitution, “All men are created equal.” And is required by a nation that gives lip service to freedom and rule of law. Recently, two convicted felons, Michael Cohen and Paul Manafort, got out of jail because their health was at risk in jail because of the coronavirus. The people mentioned above, and scores more (Michael Brown, Tamir Rice, Sandra Bland, Freddie Gray, Philandro Castile, not a full list), never got a chance to go to jail. And they certainly would not have been released because of a virus in the jail. What is the difference? Skin color and wealth. Wake up white America, we are better than this (or are we?). To my friends of color, all I can say is: I am so, so sorry. Please do not give up on us. Many of us are your allies. If you read this and are more incensed by the looting (property damage) than you were about a police officer choking a man to death (it took 9 minutes), then shame on you. None of us like the looting but we should all understand it. There is nothing new in the history here. You can treat people like garbage for so long until they explode with anger. Move forward America with justice for “ALL.” -Barry Smith Retired History Teacher
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Families critical in any plan to reopen schools BY DANIEL D. LIOU AFN Guest Writer
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ue to the coronavirus pandemic, many families are wondering whether and how schools will reopen this fall. There are still many uncertainties about how schools will handle new social distancing and potential shifts between inperson and remote instruction. Many signals point to the persistence of this pandemic until we implement comprehensive testing, commit to contact tracing, and ultimately develop effective vaccines. Keeping schools safe, however, is as much about what happens off school property as it is about what happens on it. School happens in a social and economic context and this pandemic has exacerbated existing inequities in society. People in low-income and communities of color are losing jobs, getting infected and dying at a greater rate. Now we have a chance to forge an effective full-society response. It’s impera-
tive, however, that we understand that a full-society response is not a one-size-fitsall response. Communities differ in their needs; context, resources, and capacity matter. Safe living conditions contribute to healthy learning environments and safe schools can strengthen the safety in homes. To mitigate the social and economic fallout from COVID-19, the Arizona Department of Education should provide a framework to help district and school leaders work closely with families to coordinate resources and services. State officials, health experts, school leaders, and families should work together in safe, accessible and centralized spaces to actively address issues such as food stability, employment, health care, transportation, housing, and water quality. These wraparound support systems should include a consortium of leaders who can secure the trust of local communities and are capable of adapting policy and protocol to local needs. By localizing networks of experts who actively support families at home, we can
stabilize students’ learning environments and educators’ working environments. Even in the best of times, providing excellent education to all learners is a challenge we do not consistently meet. Despite heroic efforts by educators, the quality of learning has suffered during the pandemic. There are huge variations in the degree to which individual teachers and schools are prepared to deliver remote instruction. Additionally, the transition to online learning has disadvantaged learners with limited or no internet access. For the nearly 30 percent of Arizona students who speak a language other than English at home, access to technology is no guarantee of successful navigation of online learning resources. Further, many families are unsure how best to meet the unique learning needs of their children, especially the 11 percent of students who qualify for disability services. Teachers must be better prepared to provide digital instruction as schools reopen. Districts should look to community organizations, the private sector, and uni-
versities to increase the quality of remote instruction, including narrowing the technology gap between low-income students and their more affluent peers. Curriculum leaders, tutors and translators should also work closely with families to meet the learning needs of immigrant students and students with disabilities. Universities adept at designing and delivering online instruction should be involved in providing professional development to teachers. Decisions about how schools manage the challenges of the next school year need to be made with knowledge of what is happening in local communities and homes. That means they need to be made with the leadership and participation of all stakeholders, including families of all backgrounds. Daniel D. Liou, an associate professor at Arizona State University’s Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College, serves on the Arizona Department of Education’s Equitable and Inclusive Practices Advisory Council. Information: azed.gov/communications/2020/03/10/guidance-toschools-on-covid-19.
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rizona and the East Valley will recover from the pandemic-fueled recession and become global economic giants over the next 10 years if business and political leaders invest in infrastructure and education – and strap on their seatbelts for lightning-fast change. That was the gist of three presentations last week to the PHX East Valley Partnership, an in�luential group of business, education and community leaders. Holding their annual meeting virtually for the �irst time to observe social distancing, they heard sobering but upbeat forecasts from Arizona State University President Michael Crow, Greater Phoenix Economic Council President/CEO Chris Camacho and Dennis Hoffman of ASU’s W.P. Carey School of Business. While Camacho and Hoffman – economist/director of the Carey School’s L. Wil-
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liam Seidman Research Institute – provided analyses of how quickly the state and region might rebound from the recession, Crow starkly outlined the challenge ahead. “What’s going to happen in the future is all things are going to accelerate – technological change, economic change, so-
cial change, cultural change, biological change. They’re all going to be accelerated,” Crow said. “What that means, then, is that if you want to win economically, if you want to be competitive going forward, your agility is going to be really, really important.”
All three speakers stressed that an educated, nimble workforce – coupled with a huge investment in transportation and hitech infrastructure – are critical to a durable and vibrant post-pandemic rebuilding
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ow that closures are lifting, the Bondurant High Performance Driving School is reopening Sunday, June 14, to start its summer course schedule. The school, located on the Gila River Indian Community off the I-10, has �inished the �irst phase of an extensive track and facility expansion and upgrading that is expected to be completed the July 4 weekend. The school will resume operations by offering its Advanced Formula Road Racing course featuring its newest �leet of Ligier JS F4 open-wheel racecars – a course offered for the �irst time in America. Bondurant also is offering 50 percent off its high-performance driving and teen defensive driving courses and 33 percent off all other courses, including F4 Open
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Specials are for purchases made before June 30 with the courses taken by Sept. 7.
The school is also featuring gift cards for graduation and Father’s Day. “COVID may have closed the gates for a short time, but behind the scenes we were working hard to get ready for a grand reopening to welcome enthusiasts back,” said Mike McGovern, chief instructor of Bondurant High Performance Driving School. A world-renown veteran instructor who has taught celebrities, professional athletes, pro racers and thousands of others wanting to hone their driving skills on the historic Bob Bondurant-design track, McGovern added: “We’re ready to release that pent-up energy of our fans and the community with an experience that’s better than ever.” Additional health and safety precautions for guests include social distancing measures during all indoor and track in-
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of the regional and state economy. “The agility of your workforce will be even more important; for them to adapt to technological change, even more important; your ability to deal with disruption, even more important; your ability to be resilient, even more important,” Crow said. “And if you aren’t those things and if you’re not a part of building businesses that do that, prepare for that and make that happen, you won’t be in the front wave of economic opportunity or in the front wave of economic growth,” he added. To illustrate the need for “highly agile, highly adaptable, technologically sophisticated” businesses and institutions, Crow suggested how Arizona could have responded to COVID-19 if it had been better prepared. “If we had high-speed internet connectivity to every home, we could have found ways to take economic advantage of that,” he said. “We could have accelerated educational outcomes across the entire population,” Crow continued. He cited a group of ASU students who built a network of 3D printers to produce personal protective equipment for anyone who needed it, adding: “If you can do that, then you could build a completely distributed manufacturing network across the entirety of Arizona. “You could be a part of new, advanced manufacturing with people running small shops in their homes. You could be involved in all kinds of distributed manufacturing, distributed systems, distributed everything, distributed commerce.” “That doesn’t take away from core businesses or core opportunities or restau-
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struction, hand sanitizer stations throughout the facility and complete sanitation of the interior and exterior of all cars prior to each use by students. Phase one of the renovation includes upgrades to the classrooms, welcome center, student lounge and gift shop. Bon-
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rants, clubs or shops or businesses or stores because you’re driving up the economy,” Crow said. Camacho said that as the market reopens, “we’re all paying attention to consumer con�idence” and that “as a consumer-driven economy, we need people to spend money.” That is especially important, he said, because the 114,000 small businesses in Arizona employ over a million people, warning some cities are “expecting worse conditions than they’ve actually experienced thus far.” Camacho spotlighted several emerging trends – some encouraging and some troubling. He said manufacturing, �inancial services and professional services “may have a shorter recovery term” while transportation and airports will continue to struggle. If there is no signi�icant COVID-19 spread, however, “we do believe greater Phoenix and the East Valley in particular are going to fare very well in this next decade.” He said his organization’s conversations with 1,000 large companies indicate “a massive redistribution of headcount” that will bene�it regions offering “modern infrastructure, high-quality labor pools..and more affordable quality-of-life amenities and housing” as well as transportation access to top markets. He foresees Phoenix, Southern California and northern Mexico forming a new “America’s triangle” that will become a major global economic force. “Labor and modern infrastructure are going to be the two key differentiators in this next wave of corporate growth,” he said. That means, he said, “we must maintain a pro-business approach to how we in-
durant also is expanding its event center for corporate events, group outings and celebrations. Its renovated shop displays the school’s latest collection of vehicles, including those used on the courses like the powerful Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat and SRT Demon, Charger SRT Hellcat and Durango SRT 392.
vest in education, how we modernize our tax code” since Arizona’s “lack of natural disasters” already has many companies looking in the state’s direction. “I don’t think there’s a better market in the United States with all of these key pieces, these key ingredients that will allow us to compete,” Camacho said. “We have to unequivocally continue to invest in modern infrastructure, but also continue to invest in” the education system, he said. While other markets continue to try to contain the pandemic, “companies in those markets are really trying to grasp what this remote-worker model is going to look like in the future.” That means Silicon Valley companies in the future could employ East Valley workers without the need to relocate them to California, he said. Still, Camacho said, the pandemic has created uncertainty in the Valley’s of�ice market. “They’re still uncertain as to whether you’re going to see mass subleases coming on the market,” he said, saying it’s unclear if companies will need less space because more people will work remotely or if they will need more space because of social distancing. “I do believe this pandemic has really matured the mindset of corporate America,” Camacho said, “and we just need to maintain our very judicious approach of how we’re making intentional investments in the right areas while we’re maintaining a pro-business approach on taxes and the regular of�ice environment.” Hoffman outlined how a greater emphasis on education in Arizona in the last 20 years has generated 250,000 more college and university graduates than
Dodge is the of�icial sponsor of the Bondurant School. Customers who buy a new SRT model receive one full-day session as part of the Dodge//SRT Package and have the opportunity to learn how to get the optimum performance from their new vehicles in a controlled environment. Enhancements are also being made to the school’s extensive basic training area,
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there would have been if the state had not radically broken from a century of looking at higher education as a luxury for the privileged. By making higher education more accessible to more high school graduates, he said, the state has yielded an estimated $26 billion in spending power it otherwise would have never seen. He also echoed Camacho: “Chris talked about the fact that people in Silicon Valley are going to be working remotely. …So why not live in the East Valley and work for a Silicon Valley �irm? Some of you out there want their businesses to move here. They will. If we attract, create and retain young and talented wage workers, businesses will continue to show up on our doorstep.” Crow noted that ASU distributed 17,000 degrees last month – a record – and said the university will be working on a hybrid approach in the fall semester that will enable students to return to safer, redesigned campuses but also enable them to tap into classes online. And he also delivered a sobering reminder to his virtual audience: “The virus is a thing that comes along with an eight-billion-person planet. The virus comes along with complexity. These kinds of viruses have been predicted for some time. There’s been several that haven’t had the kind of impact that this one has had. This is the next one, not the last one.” “Our reaction to all of this was pretty much the result of really poor planning, really poor understanding, a really poor grasp on what a global pandemic could be.” To see the presentations: video.ibm. com/recorded/126845193. which doubles as one of the region’s most modern open-air sites for car shows and other outdoor events. Phase two of the project includes pulverizing and resurfacing the 1.6-mile one-of-a-kind road course for the �irst time in 30 years. “Information: bondurant.com or call 800-842-7223.
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ntonio Delgado has spent the spring semester like all freshman football players across the state, working out from home while taking online classes. The coronavirus pandemic sent shockwaves throughout the nation and world, forcing the closure of businesses, schools and enforced social distancing guidelines that kept athletes like Delgado from being unable to work out with teammates and coaches. Nevertheless, he said he has seen vast improvement not only in his strength but his speed as well. His relentless mentality to get better stems from his desire to not only do the best he can for the Desert Vista football program, but to also honor the legacy of
his last name in the Thunder program. “I want to create my own path at Desert Vista,” Delgado said, “but also keep it connected to the Delgado name. I want to help make DV a better school. I just have to prove myself by giving 110 percent on the �ield, in the weight room and in the classroom.” Delgado, who �igures to play a key role as a sophomore on varsity, is the younger brother of Armando Delgado, a 2019 graduate of Desert Vista who is now at Wagner College. Armando was one of the key leaders for the Thunder program as a senior linebacker. He helped lead Desert Vista to a 10-win season in 2018 that included a thrilling win over rival Mountain Pointe to send the ‘Tukee Bowl trophy back across Chandler
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Antonio Delgado, right, says his motivation comes from brothers Armando, left, and Alessandro, center, both graduates of Desert Vista High. (Photo courtesy Antonio Delgado)
Youth football league gearing up for 45th season BY ZACH ALVIRA AFN Sports Editor
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he SouthEast Valley Youth Football League is currently seeking interested players as it prepares for its 45th season in the Valley. SEV, which operates primarily out of the Ahwatukee area, caters to athletes across the East Valley. Last year, the league’s teams were known as the Titans. This year, however, the coaches decided to base the team names off of Desert Vista, using the same color scheme and a similar logo. “The kids really like that,” �irst-year league President Rae Black said. “They look up to the older boys and some of them are their older brothers across the Ahwatukee area and the different high schools.” SEV is a nonpro�it in the Valley that Black said is known for teaching kids how to play football in both a safe and respectable manner.
With its logo giving a strong geographical identity to its focus, the SouthEast Valley Youth Football League is looking for players ages 7-12. (Special to AFN)
“We want kids to have a good time,” Black said. “We teach them sportsman-
ship and all about the brotherhood that is formed through playing sports. They really build friendships for life. Some of them have gone all the way through high school and college and they’re still friends. “It’s interesting to watch.” The league currently consists of �ive teams that cater to different age groups. Three of the teams are in unweighted divisions and the other two are in weighted ones. Unweighted divisions include Mite, which caters to 7- to 9-year-olds, Midget for players ages 8 to 10 and the middle school group for players ranging from 12 to 15. Junior Major – ages 11 to 13 – and Pee Wee – 10 to 12 – make up the two weighted divisions. Black said there is a possibility for divisions to be merged given the uncertainty of the COVID-19 pandemic and whether parents will feel comfortable having their kids play football this fall. There’s also the
potential for the league to be canceled due to the virus. One of the key reasons for SEV’s longstanding presence in the Valley is due to the coaches. Nearly every coach has been involved with the league for years and is also currently or has recently been a coach at one of the local high schools. The league has also been called home by several current and former players at both Mountain Pointe and Desert Vista. Black said at one point, the league was considered a feeder for program for the local high schools. Teams in the league mimicked uniforms and nicknames for Desert Vista, Mountain Pointe, Corona del Sol and others. Now, she hopes to reestablish that and expand it to all �ive of Tempe Union High School District’s schools. “We want to get back to that alignment,” Black said. “These kids don’t just end up at
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Boulevard for the �irst time since 2011. Armando helped mold their younger brother into who he is today, a 6-foot, 220-pound soon-to-be sophomore who is only getting bigger. “He’s pretty much been my main teacher and inspiration through sports,” Delgado said of Armando. “Having him is priceless. Everyone needs a good master to become the best at their craft. I would say Armando is the best that I have.” While Delgado credits Armando for helping steer him in the right direction, he aspires to be better. “My goal has always been to be better than him,” Delgado said. “I have to �ill his shoes. I want to be one step ahead of him when he was my age.” Delgado saw time on varsity this season as a freshman and made his �irst appearance against Queen Creek. He recalled being nervous at �irst but that was quickly replaced with excitement when defensive line coach Derek Kennard Jr. called his name. In his �irst-ever play at the varsity level, he broke through the line and made the tackle. It was his �irst of two on the season in limited action on varsity. “They were very big and very strong,” Delgado said of Queen Creek’s varsity offensive line. “I did my best to get through the line. It was awesome.” Following the football season, he went on to wrestle for the Desert Vista varsity program. While competing at a
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Desert Vista. Some go to Mountain Pointe, some go to Tempe, McClintock, Corona -they all don’t just �lood to one school. We even have kids from Gilbert that go to Higley, Chandler and Hamilton. “As a nonpro�it, we want to make sure we remain part of the community.” League play will begin on Sept. 12. Black said there is a chance for some out-ofleague games against teams from out of
Soon-to-be sophomore Antonio Delgado aims to make an impact next season for the Desert Vista varsity football and wrestling programs. (Photo courtesy Antonio Delgado)
higher level all season, he still managed to obtain the freshman state title for his
state to take place. But primarily, they will all take place against other leagues across the Valley involved in National Youth Sports (NYS). Games will be played on Saturday at various times throughout the day. All home games are scheduled to be played at Desert Vista High School on its new turf �ield scheduled to be completed before the fall semester of school. Not only does it allow for a new, safe environment for all of the league’s teams, but it also allows them an added sense of pride given
weight class. Delgado’s motivation to succeed both
they will be playing on a �ield that will have their colors and logo. “It will be so fun for the kids,” Black said. “The kids all wanted to play there. How fun for a small kid to experience something like that? If we can get this going and be safe, they’re going to have a blast.” One key factor Black believes is the reason for SEV’s success for nearly half a century is the community that has continuously supported it. She believes it has only grown stronger
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on and off the �ield and wrestling mat stems from his love for “Rudy,” the 1993 �ilm based on the life of Daniel Reuttiger, an undersized walk-on at the University of Notre Dame football who spent most of his time on the football team’s practice squad before �inally appearing in a game against Georgia Tech in 1978. The determination to ful�ill his dream of playing college football for Notre Dame gave Reuttiger motivation to continue pushing toward his goal despite several obstacles. Delgado watched “Rudy” for the �irst time when he was 4 years old. Notre Dame has been his dream school ever since. “I saw he went to Notre Dame and he never gave up,” Delgado said of the movie. “He had the hardest work ethic I have ever seen. It inspired me to go to Notre Dame and work hard.” Delgado aims to use that inspiration to become one of the starters or, at the very least, in the rotation for defensive line this upcoming season on varsity. He also hopes to make an impact from the fullback position on offense, much like Armando did during his time with the Thunder program. He has several individual goals for himself this upcoming season, some of which he believes can easily be obtained. But most importantly, he wants to help lead Desert Vista to success. “My expectations are to be an all-state and all-city player on both sides of the ball,” Delgado said. “But ultimately, I want to help my team win a state championship.”
over the years and will continue to grow in the future. “We have coaches who generally love kids,” Black said. “At this point, we all have some kids who have aged out of youth football. This league is really like a family.” For more information about the SouthEast Valley Youth Football League including how to register, visit sevyf. com, email sevoperations@gmail.com or call (623) 692-5666.
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Private Funeral Services were held for Mrs. Ruby Theresa Jenkins Allison on Saturday, May 30, 2020, in Calvary Mausoleum of the Resurrection in Lafayette, Louisiana. Mrs. Allison was born on July 26, 1927, the daughter of Gaston and Lillian (Roche) Jenkins in Lafayette. She peacefully passed away at the age of 92 on Thursday, May 21, 2020 at Mayo Clinic Hospital in Phoenix, Arizona, with her family at her side. Left to cherish Mrs. Allison's memory are her daughter, Dolores (Dee) Kordek of Phoenix, Arizona and her granddaughter, Kate Morris and husband, Ben of San Francisco, California. Surviving family also includes her step-daughter, Carolyn Gilmore and husband, Thomas of Poplarville, Mississippi and their sons, Jeff and Chris of Baton Rouge, Louisiana. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband of 50 years, Elmer Richard "Al" Allison and her sisters Mary Helen Jenkins Pousson and Jeanne Jenkins Smith. Father Howard Blessing of Holy Cross Church conducted the Services. Honorary pallbearers included Ben Morris, Jeff Gilmore, Chris Gilmore, Cheryl LeBlanc, Ricky Nelson, Marlin Dimond, and Robbie Michel. Mass will be said in her name at both St. Genevieve Catholic Church in Lafayette and Corpus Christi Catholic Church in Phoenix. Mrs. Allison was a native of Lafayette, and the 8th generation of her family to live in Acadiana. Her career was focused on people, from department store credit manager and service manager to realtor. After retirement, Mr. and Mrs. Allison traveled between their dual residencies in Louisiana and Arizona for several decades. Mrs. Allison moved full-time to her Phoenix community of Ahwatukee and lived independently for the past three years. She most enjoyed visiting with her neighbors (who are angels and became extended family), eating Blue Bell ice cream and watermelon, playing online Freecell and Solitaire, watching Arizona Diamondback baseball and American Ninja Warrior, the freedom of driving her Buick (up until a week of her passing!), and staying connected via email and Facebook with friends from near and far. Mrs. Allison had a great sense of humor, beautiful blue eyes, an independent spirit, and Cajun charm. She had a great love of her family, friends, neighbors, and health care providers, especially those who considered her a surrogate grandmother or mother. The community that Mrs. Allison cultivated is her legacy, and she will be dearly missed by all. A celebration of her life will be held in both Lafayette and Ahwatukee when we can safely gather and embrace with those who knew and loved her. In the interim we invite you to share a memory, story, photo, or video on Ruby's Kudoboard. In honor of Mrs. Allison's memory and in lieu of flowers, please consider contributing to Foodnet Food Bank of Acadiana or YMCA Outreach Programs for Ahwatukee Seniors. A heartfelt appreciation is extended by Mrs. Allison's family to Mayo Clinic Hospital for extraordinary care. Sign the Guestbook at: obituaries.Ahwatukee.com
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Lawrence "Larry" McLennan
Lawrence "Larry" McLennan, 70, a wonderful father, loving husband, dear son, older brother, and former City Council President, passed away peacefully on Sunday, May 31st, 2020. Formerly of Ahwatukee, he was born in Salem, MA and was raised in Lynn, MA. He spent his youth golfing at the local course and exploring the city's woodlands. He played varsity basketball in high school and then collegiately at Westfield State - the latter of which was where he went toe-to-toe with a rising Umass freshman, Dr. J. As a 21-year old student at Boston College, he was elected to the Lynn City Council, where he served for two years and eventually became the youngest City Council President ever elected in Lynn (19721974). He returned to college and started his career in the corporate world. His business career took him to California, New York and Arizona and featured roles as a senior vice president and COO. In the Spring of 1987, he married his beautiful wife, Gloria, in California, and raised a wonderful family. He was tremendously supportive of his two children's athletic and educational endeavors as a coach on the field and as a fan in the stands or audience. In Arizona, he could often be found at Papago golf course or the trio of courses in Ahwatukee. He hiked the Grand Canyon with his son and spent many nights watching his daughter's dance performances. Larry coached youth baseball in the Southwest valley for a number of years. Additionally, in 2008, he was instrumental as a citizen advocate for the revival of ASU's clinical lab science program. His children will remember him as an incredible father who would move mountains to support them; "rad-dad" as he was affectionately called. In retirement, he and his wife Gloria moved back to Massachusetts, where they enjoyed the ocean views, summer concerts, and visits from their children. He was most proud of his family's accomplishments, his role as a loving father and husband, and his youthful political service to his hometown. He is survived by his wife, Gloria McLennan; his son, Lawrence McLennan III, daughter, Samantha McLennan Burnett and husband Daniel Burnett; his sister and niece, Andrea and Ashley McLennan; many cousins; and good friends - looking at you, Cam. He is predeceased by his father and mother; Lawrence and Helena McLennan Sr.; in-laws, Jerry and Dorothy Janicek of Dallas; many uncles, an aunt, and cousins. The family encourages anyone who knew Larry to reach out with stories, memories, and their condolences. In lieu of flowers, please consider ordering a pizza from Bell' Italia in his memory.
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Public Notices BOARD OF DIRECTOR NOMINATIONS Preparations are now underway for the Mountain Park Ranch Homeowners Association (MPRHOA) Annual Meeting scheduled for Tuesday, October 20, 2020. Two (2) of the five Board of Director positions will be voted on this year. Nominations are now being accepted in the MPR Office for the open positions up until July 3, 2020. Any Member interested in serving on the Board should contact Jim Welch, Executive Director, at the Mountain Park Ranch office at 480-704-5000 or e-mail: jim@mtparkranch.org for further information. MPRHOA By-laws allow Board Members to serve two consecutive two year terms. Mountain Park Ranch Homeowners Association, 15425 S. 40th Place, Suite #4
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UN58TU7000
TOP LOAD WASHER
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DRYER
• Large 7.0 cu. ft. Capacity • Wrinkle Control Option • Heavy-Duty Motor MEDC415EW CLOSEOUT
OVER THE RANGE MICROWAVE
• 1.6 Cu. Ft. • 1000 Watts • Glass Turntable • 10 Power Levels FFMV1645TS CLOSEOUT
30” RANGE
25.5 CU. FT. REFRIGERATOR
• PureSource® Filtration • Adjustable Store-MoreTM Shelves • Deli Drawer • Gallon Bins FFSS2615TS
• 4.9 Cu. Ft. Capacity • Quick Boil • 5 Heating Elements • Store-More Drawer FFEF3052TS CLOSEOUT
DISHWASHER
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HDA1100FMCC
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12 MONTHS NO INTEREST**
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GRM183TW
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1.6 CU. FT. OVER-THERANGE MICROWAVE
• Normal Wash Cycle • Heated Dry On/Off
379
NTW4500XQ CLOSEOUT
• 2 Adjustable Glass Shelves • Fixed Gallon Door Shelves • Sealed Drawers with Glass Cover
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DISHWASHER
• 3.4 Cubic • 700 RPM Spin Foot Tub Speed • Porcelain Tub
18 CU. FT. REFRIGERATOR
• 14 Place Settings • 4 Cycles • Heated Dry FFCD2418US
429 1999
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WASHER
• 950 Watts of Power • 10 Levels of Power • Sunken Glass Turntable
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469
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25.5 CU. FT. FRENCH DOOR REFRIGERATOR
• Twin Cooling Plus • LED Lighting • Gallon Door • Pull Out Freezer Storage Drawer
1199
RF260BEAESR
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