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12 to vie for TU, Kyrene school board seats BY PAUL MARYNIAK AFN Executive Editor

A look at the candidates appears on pages 15-16.

t a time when elected and appointed school district officials are struggling to meet students’ needs in the shadow of the pandemic, four men and eight women from Ahwatukee, Chandler and Tempe will be vying in November for one of Arizona’s most demanding unpaid jobs – a seat on a governing board. After making it unscathed past the July 20 deadline for challenging petitions, four women and one man will be on the Nov. 3 ballot for the Kyrene Governing Board while four women and three men will be doing the same for the Tempe Union High School District board.

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Three seats are open in the nonpartisan elections for both boards and at least one newcomer to the Tempe Union board and two on the Kyrene board are a certainty because of retirements. The field includes two incumbents on the Tempe Union board – Berdetta Hodge and Sandra Lowe, both Tempe residents – and one incumbent on the Kyrene board – Michelle Fahy of Chandler. Changes on both boards will result from longtime Tempe Union board member Michelle Helm’s decision to call it quits after

completing her fifth term – 20 years – at the end of this year. In Kyrene, John King and board President Michael Myrick are not seeking reelection – although Myrick will be vying for a seat on the Tempe Union board. The Tempe Union race also features the youngest candidate among all 12 seeking a board seat in one of the two districts. Armando Montero, a 2019 Desert Vista High grad, has thrown his hat into the ring. He also is one of four Ahwatukee residents seeking board seats – two each for each board. Tempe residents include three Tempe Union and two Kyrene candidates while two Chandler residents are in the Tempe Union race and one is seeking a seat in Kyrene.

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While parents supporting campus reopenings were to gather for a protest at the State Capitol last night, July 28, Matthew Camba and other parents held a mobile anti-reopening protest in the Tempe Union school district last week. School districts will make their reopening decisions, as reported on page 12. (Pablo Robles/AFN Photographer)

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Club West course owners raise sale possibility BY PAUL MARYNIAK AFN Executive Editor

he ongoing struggle over the future of Club West’s dead golf course took some surprise turns last week when the somewhat antagonistic parties began talking and the new owners indicated they’d listen to a solid plan for buying it from them and restore it to a sustainable championship playing field without houses. The Edge and its affiliated company, Community Land Solutions, invited Matt Tyler, president of the Club West Conservancy, to meet with an advisory group the owners have put together to discuss the course’s future. But the bigger surprise is a renewal of talks about selling the 18-hole site to a reputable golf course operator and solving the water problem by having all homeowners share the cost. “We’re essentially offering to listen in advance to any reasonable offers within some common-sense parameters,” said Matt Shearer, a partner in both The Edge and CLS. “My advice to them would be that the moneyfrom-the-community option has been tried in the past. Maybe they would focus on finding an outside buyer, but I can’t speak for them.” Shearer said CLS and The Edge would vet any plan for the course but that they also would continue working on their own plan to turn the site into a park with an unspecified number of new homes. He added they intend to have that plan completed by November in an effort to present it to the board so it can consider putting it up for a homeowners’ vote early next year. But in the meantime, he said, CLS and the Edge will listen to any sustainable plan that stands up to its vetting. “It needs to be sustainable,” Shearer said. As for a championship golf course, he added, “You need to have a water solution – things like that. But we’re putting that out there because we’ve been open to that and we’ve worked on it in the past.” The Edge’s partners formed Community Land Solutions when they signed a deal to buy the site from Wilson Gee, said Shearer, a principal in both groups. He explained Community Land Solutions has evolved into “a consulting company that focuses on advising owners of golf courses.” Saying “we learned a lot” as they studied Club West, he said, “We have talked to other people and we’re advising the owners of the golf courses that are looking to be repurposed because they’ve been closed a long time.”

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hile the new owners of the Club West golf course plan for the site’s future, they also are attacking months of accumulated debris. The Edge and its related consulting firm, Community Land Solutions, launched a full clean-up earlier this month that is still ongoing. “The entire golf course will be mowed for weeds in the following weeks,” said Edge partner Matt Shearer. “The area around the clubhouse, including the parking lot and hillsides, will be cleaned of weeds and trash. The cart paths will be cleared of all overhanging limbs and debris. “Removal of dead trees and bushes will also begin shortly, the majority of which will be chipped and spread as mulch,” he added. Shearer said weather, vandals and the way it had been “cleaned” before his group took over all contributed to the shabbiness of the site. While having had no regular irrigation for two years has been the primary culprit, those other factors didn’t help. “We had a lot of rain within the last year,” he said. “We haven’t had any in the last couple of months, but it was in rough shape – and it’s not just what you see. There are a lot of issues out there.” Three or four landscape maintenance workers, accompanied by a 40-foot dump-

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On its website, theparkatclubwest.com, the owners posted, “We are open to any person and/or group that wants to purchase the Club West Property and restore it as an 18-hole championship golf course. We will seriously consider selling the property for that purpose given all of the following conditions are met along with the HOA BOD (board of directors) approval: “A detailed plan for the restoration that includes: greens, tee boxes, fairways, sand traps, cart paths, markers and signage, the pond, practice putting green, practice chipping area, driving range, restrooms, storage sheds, clubhouse, parking lot, irrigation systems including pump station, and other support structures on the course property. The plan must also include the acquisition of all the land-

Debris litters the Club West golf course, now renamed the Park at Club West, and the new owners have launched a massive cleanup. The scale of the damage done by vandals alone was shocking, as the photo of the trashed clubhouse, right, show. (The Edge/Community Land Solutions)

ster, have been working 1-6 p.m. Monday through Friday on the course, he said. Moreover, the way “clean-up” had been conducted in recent months, it was more just a matter of shoving the debris around. “We learned that you can’t just pile it all into the same thing range,” said Shearer. “A lot of times we had to clear. We had to start by cleaning up a lot of the cleanup that was essentially left around the corner over the years.” This time around, the crew’s supervisor is working with a city inspector for guidance in how to properly clean up the land, he added.

scape equipment needed to maintain the restored course. The plan must include a timeline for restoration and when the course would be open for operation. “The plan must include realistic and itemized costs for all items listed in the restoration with a total dollar value. “Viable water source, delivery method and water usage plan. “The names of the people who will operate the restored course, the expertise, their water plan and realistic 5 year business plan that would sustain operation. “Proven sources for: 1) Funds to purchase the land and cover our costs already incurred; 2) Funds to fully restore the course as previously outlined above; 3) Funds to initiate operation of the course as business entity given their 5 year business plan. “We will continue with our plans to develop the ‘Park at Club West’ while wait-

“All six structures on the property have significant damage due to neglect, age, exposure to the elements and repeated vandalism,” Shearer said. “To date we have mitigated issues with collapsed roofs, collapsed ceilings, rusted and toppled pumps and generators, destroyed and water damaged interiors, abundant trash, graffiti, and drug paraphernalia – to name a few,” he said. “Every window has been broken. The damage was shocking and well beyond our initial assessment last fall. The extent of the vandalism and persistence of trespassers has required that all doors to be

ing for someone or some group to come forward with a realistic and viable plan outlined above shortly.” The owners also expressed skepticism about any plan other than the one they’re working on. “Given the deterioration of the Club West property has been going on for more than five years, we believe that anyone really serious about buying the property with the intent to restoring it to a full eighteen hole championship course would have developed viable and realistic plans by now and could submit them for evaluation within 30 days,” it said on its website. Meanwhile, Tyler said the Conservancy has talked to at least one golf course architect who believes the site can be restored and operated profitably. But a key to making that hope a reality would involve an agreement by home-

welded shut.” The clubhouse had been victimized numerous times by vandals – who also had started a series of fires on the course a few months ago. All the windows were broken and extensive damage had been done to the rooms themselves. Shearer said the Club West community “deserves much better than the eye sore the land has become over the past four years.” He called the cleanup not only an effort to “breathe new life into the dead property” but also “the first step in the restoring and revitalizing what was once a jewel of the community.”

owners to pick up the tab for water at a cost of what he said would amount to a few hundred dollars annually. Water that’s cheaper than City of Phoenix water has been a stumbling block for the course’s operation for four years. Gee – who still holds the promissory note on The Edge’s purchase of the site – closed the course in June 2016, saying he could no longer afford the city’s bill, which amounted to more than $700,000 a year. Ahwatukee entrepreneur Rande Leonard came up with a plan to pipe cheaper water from the Gila River Indian Community, but the pipeline would cost at least $1 million and he has yet to find anyone interested in ponying up that money. But Tyler said he thinks that if the Conservancy can get a legitimate golf course

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Of those who responded to the survey, the group said, 27 percent have houses on the course and 73 percent live elsewhere in Club West. The overall results showed 77 percent wanted a golf course back but 75 percent felt that was an unrealistic hope and that overall, respondents split evenly between a golf course and a park. Shearer said he wasn’t surprised by the survey results – and is skeptical about a viable golf course plan – which is why “concurrently we’re working on a park solution.” “We looked at the golf course solution,” he said. “That was our first proposal. We understood that people want the golf course back. We saw the only way to do it was immediately address the water situation or reduce the turf and we saw no willing investors to restore the course properly so it could maintain a profit - which meant a new clubhouse.” “I’ll be honest with you,” Shearer added. “I don’t really see it being feasible. But the perception is that people wanted to look at it. All we’re trying to do is guide the process and present the facts and ultimately the homeowners will decide by a vote.”

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facing the reality of spending time discussing JUUL use with students and trying to help students who have become addicted,” the suit states. “Students are now beginning to tell counselors that they are concerned about their peers using JUUL and are afraid because the students do not know what they are putting in their bodies.” It said JUUL and the other defendants are responsible for forcing Kyrene to adopt “a comprehensive approach, one that includes addiction counselors in schools; prevention education that includes information about the health consequences of JUUL use on adolescents’ bodies and minds; the development of refusal and other skills within the students; and, addiction treatment options.” The suit notes that the vaping epidemic has virtually wiped out the gains that antismoking campaigns have made over the years nationally among young people. After youth smoking rates plummeted from 28 percent in 2000 to 7.6 percent in 2017, “this incredible progress towards eliminating youth tobacco and nicotine use has now largely been reversed due to e-cigarettes and vaping,” it states.

officials who have described vaping among teenagers as being at epidemic levels. JUUL controls 70 percent of the e-cigarette market after entering it just five years ago. Its sales over that time have skyrocketed, generating $224 million in sales in 2017 – a oneyear increase of 621 percent – and $942.6 million in 2018 – a 783 percent Tempe Union officials routinely have confiscated dozens of vaping devices. (AFN file photo) increase over what it sold two years earlier. “Between 2011 and 2015, e-cigarette The lawsuit also outlines how company use among high school and middle school founders Adam Bowen and James Monstudents increased 900 percent,” it contin- sees set out on a path to “refresh the magic ues. “Between 2017 and 2018, e- cigarette and luxury of the tobacco category” and use increased 78 percent among high reach “consumers who aren’t perfectly school students, from 11.7 percent of high aligned with traditional tobacco products” school students in 2017 to 20.8 percent of in order to recreate the lost “ritual and elhigh schoolers in 2018.” egance that smoking once exemplified.” The increase also has occurred at the “By design, a cornerstone of the product’s middle school level, the suit alleges, with commercial success is its addictive nature,” a 48 percent increase in vaping between the suit states. “JUUL is, in many ways, the 2017-18. paradigmatic start-up. It has all the markThe lawsuit cites various federal health ings of Silicon Valley success: staggering

profit margins, meteoric growth and status as a cultural phenomenon.” Indeed, the company in three months reached a valuation of $10 billion, according to the suit, which cited statements Monsees has given in interviews that said internal documents he obtained from lawsuits against tobacco product manufacturers helped the company design equally addictive products. Altria and its related companies bearing the same name entered the Arizona market with a brand called MarkTen in 2013. Its aggressive marketing campaign using Disney movies was so outrageous that even tobacco manufacturers called it “irresponsible.” Altria also benefited from a distribution network of 60,000 stores that gave it nearly half the e-cigarette market in Arizona in just seven weeks, the suit states. “Because e-cigarettes are subject to more relaxed regulation than cigarettes, Altria was able to market its products in ways it could not have done for traditional tobacco products,” the suit states. “Altria marketed its e-cigarettes in flavors that would appeal to youth: Strawberry Bru-

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School districts now in charge of deciding campus reopenings BY HOWARD FISCHER Capitol Media Services

esa and other Arizona schools won’t be required to put kids back into classrooms next month. But they will be required to make some sort of on-site learning available for parents who want it. On Thursday, Gov. Doug Ducey and state schools chief Kathy Hoffman abandoned what had been an Aug. 17 “aspirational’’ date to begin offering in-classroom education. And they did not replace it with any new target. “It’s not reasonable to set a date,’’ Hoffman said, adding that she said she doubts any school would have been ready to actually begin classroom instruction by that original target date. Hoffmann’s remark echoed the warning that Mesa Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Andi Fourlis made at a board meeting July 14. She said she doubted it would be safe enough to reopen classrooms Aug. 17. The district begins full online learning for all students on Aug. 4.

The day before Gov. Doug Ducey on July 23 said school districts would make the decision on when to reopen their respective campuses after Aug. 17, Mesa Public Schools teacher Judy Robbins organized one of her mobile protests against reopening, this time in the Tempe Union High School District. (Pablo Robles/AFN Photographer)

Instead, the new executive order signed by the governor directs school boards and charter school operators to begin some

sort of operations – even if just online – on what would have been their regular start date.

In the meantime, the Department of Health Services is supposed to come up with “public health benchmarks’’ by Aug. 7 school officials will be required to consider when determining whether to open classrooms. But it will remain up to each entity to determine when they are ready for in-person learning. That can mean continuing with online and remote instruction for as long as the school officials believe is necessary. But requirements remain. The biggest is that these districts must provide somewhere for students to go. These could be youngsters whose parents work as well as students who do not have access to computers at home. The governor has a particular focus on “at risk’’ children from low-income households, special education students and those who go to school with limited English proficiency. There are other conditions, including requirements for “social distancing’’ and

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lee, Apple Cider, Hazelnut Cream, Spiced Fruit, Piña Colada, Glacier Mint, and Mardi Gras (apparently a mixed berry flavor).” Though Altria in early 2018 agreed to tone down its advertising and vowed to federal officials it would “reverse the current use trend among youth,” it later the same year made a $12.8 billion investment in JUUL. That investment started paying off the following year as JUUL reaped $3.4 billion in sales in 2019. “With this investment,” the suit states, “Altria now owns both the number one youth initiation cigarette in the United States (the Marlboro cigarette) and the number one youth initiation e-cigarette in the United States, JUUL.” The suit also said that while JUUL “claims its mission is to ‘improve the lives of the world’s one billion adult smokers by

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for all adults and most students to wear masks. But there’s also a carrot with all this: a 5 percent boost in state aid. Under normal circumstances, the state pays only 95 percent of normal aid for students who are being taught only online. That means only about $5,000 per student versus $5,300, the average figure for traditional public schools. This plan erases that gap. But it also would provide an identical bonus to qualifying school districts who agree to actually put youngsters into seats. They will get 105 percent of state aid, or an extra $265. Aides to the governor pegged the cost to the state at about $370 million if all school districts meet the qualifications. Those dollars would come from the state’s share of federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act. The decision to allow schools to operate online indefinitely comes against the backdrop of a push by President Trump to force schools to start in-classroom teaching. Ducey said that sentiment is not necessarily a bad thing. “I think that having a kid in a classroom

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eliminating cigarettes,’” a company engineer conceded, “We don’t think a lot about addiction here because we’re not trying to design a cessation product at all … anything about health is not on our mind.” All the defendants, which are interrelated through various corporate deals, have waged such aggressive marketing and advertising campaigns that it clearly intended to hook teens and even children on products with high levels of nicotine, the lawsuit states. The suit cites the testimony of various medical experts, who said, “Nicotine poses a particularly potent threat to the adolescent brain, as it can ‘derange the normal course of brain maturation and have lasting consequences for cognitive ability, mental health, and even personality.’ “Studies also show that exposure to nicotine as a teen – even minimal exposure – biologically primes the brain for addiction and greatly increases likelihood of

is a great thing,’’ he said. What this policy does, the governor said, is leave the decisions to local elected officials and, ultimately, to parents who may decide that, even in places where schools are open, that’s not the right choice. “In this situation, somebody that’s got an underlying health condition or weakened immunity, we would never force them to do something that would be against their safety,’’ Ducey said. “And we would want to provide options for them.’’ There’s something else, though. State Health Director Cara Christ said that having hundreds of thousands of children who have been sheltering at home now for months suddenly put back into classrooms is likely to result in an increase in COVID-19 cases. But she said that’s not as alarming as it might seem – at least for children in lower grades. “What the data is currently showing is that kids under 10 don’t transmit COVID as effectively as adults do,’’ Christ said. “But we will continue to monitor and there will be benchmarks that we will look at to determine if it does look like it’s increasing.’’ And the option remains with school officials who have opened up for in-classroom instruction to drop that and go back

dependence on nicotine as well as other substances later in life.” As for why school districts are suing the companies, the suit notes the impact of JUUL on student culture. “It is not an overstatement to say that JUUL has changed the educational experience of students across the nation,” the suit states. “JUUL use has completely changed school bathrooms – now known as ‘the JUUl room’…The ubiquity of JUUL use in high school bathrooms has generated numerous online spoofs about ‘the JUUL room.’ “Kids have also coined the term ‘nic sick’ – which, as one high school student explained to CBS News, ‘kinda seems like a really bad flu, like, just out of nowhere. Your face goes pale, you start throwing up and stuff, and you just feel horrible.’” The suit says “rampant JUUL use has effectively added another category to teachers’ and school administrators’ job

to online and remote learning. The governor’s other big announcement is that Arizonans will not be going back to bars, gyms, fitness centers, water parks, tubing and movie theaters on Monday. That is the day the governor’s latest closure order on these businesses was set to expire. Instead, Ducey is extending it indefinitely, with a promise to review the situation every two weeks. The move comes as there are indications that the rate of infection in Arizona is beginning to decrease. But the situation still remains critical. And the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention saying in its latest report that Arizona remains “in the red zone for cases.’’ That means there were more than 100 new cases for every 100,000 residents last week and the percent of tests coming back positive remains above 10 percent. And what that also means, the CDC said, is the state should keep bars and gyms closed in “hot spot’’ counties, which is most of the state. Ducey cited that CDC report in justifying his decision to keep these businesses shuttered. He said that makes moves like these “guided by public health and not politics or what’s popular.’’

descriptions; many now receive special training to respond to the various problems that JUUL use presents, both in and out of the classroom.” “Some schools have responded by removing bathroom doors or even shutting bathrooms down and schools have banned flash drives to avoid any confusion between flash drives and JUULs. “Schools have also paid thousands of dollars to install special monitors to detect vaping, which they say is a small price to pay compared to the plumbing repairs otherwise spent as a result of students flushing vaping paraphernalia down toilets. Other school districts have sought state grant money to create new positions for tobacco prevention supervisors, who get phone alerts when vape smoke is detected in bathrooms.” It also notes that JUUL even targeted summer camps with kids as young as 8 in an effort to push its vaping products.

But that same CDC report also said that restaurants in Arizona should be limited to no more than 25 percent of capacity for indoor dining and that crowd size should be limited to 10. Ducey, however, said he does not plan to follow those recommendations, keeping restaurants at 50 percent and crowds to no more than 50. The governor said he saw no need to implement those, saying if things take a turn for the worse “we have options if we need to change.’’ While Ducey said Arizona appears to have a downward trend in COVID-19 cases, there is one big caveat: A delay in reporting test results. Christ said the average turnaround is 5.2 days, at least for the labs that report electronically to her agency. But she said there are those that are taking more than a week. That not only affects the numbers being reported. Christ said it also complicates efforts to get a handle on the spread. “We want to be able to connect with the people,’’ she said. “We want to give them instruction on how to prevent transmitting COVID-19 to others,’’ Christ continued. “And we want to get in touch with their contacts so we can break that transmission chain.’’

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5 educators vying for 3 Kyrene board seats Jose Ivan Alfaro

BY PAUL MARYNIAK AFN Executive Editor

ith two of the five Kyrene Governing Board seats certain to be filled with new members, the race features one incumbent and four political newcomers who all have long experience as education professionals. The races is geographically spread across the district. Incumbent Michelle Fahy lives in Chandler, Wanda Kolomyjec and Trine´ Nelson are in Ahwatukee and Margaret Wright is in Tempe. All five also secured a ballot position in November with more than the required 400 petition signatures with Kolomyjec leading with 972, followed by Fahy with 911, Nelson with 905, Wright with 808 and Alfaro with 644. There is no primary for school board candidates, so getting the required signatures is critical for getting a ballot spot. Here’s a look at the candidates for the three seats up for grabs in Kyrene.

Jose Ivan Alfaro of Tempe has four children in Kyrene schools and is exeutive director of a national learning company and an education consultant. “As a dad of four amazing and uniquely different children who attend the Kyrene School District, I understand the joys and anxieties of wanting the best for our kids,” he said in explaining his candidacy. “I believe I can be a genuine advocate for parents and children. I hope to contribute my experience and time in a meaningful and impactful way to an educational community that provides and supports the academic, social, and emotional needs for my and all of our children.” He added, “I am running because great schools and teachers made a difference in my own life – and I know they can make a

difference for thousands of other children in our community.”

Michelle Fahy

Michelle Fahy said she was inspired in two different ways by her sister’s two terms on the Tempe Union board: she wanted to serve her community like her sister did; at the same time, she felt after many conversations with her that school boards needed someone, unlike her sister, whose career was in education. She recalled talking many times with her sister and having to answer many questions related to education. That made her think, she said, that “not everybody understands the life of a teacher, the life of an employee of a school district or the kinds of decisions or funding” that impact employees and students.

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Fahy started her career in education as a special education teacher and a trainer of such teachers in Maryland before moving to Arizona, where she started as a teacher in Kyrene and over the 24 years she worked for Kyrene moved up in the ranks to become an educational technology specialist for 13 years. After moving over to Tempe Union, where she is starting her sixth year as the district’s instructional technology coordinator, Fahy eventually decided to run for the Kyrene Governing Board. Fahy, whose daughter is a product of both Kyrene and Tempe Union schools, said her 36 years as an educator gives her a unique perspective for the board that someone in another field doesn’t have. “I think all of those perspectives are valuable on a school board. I think it’s important that you should have lots of different skill sets come together on a board. That makes a board much stronger than not having those different skill sets.”

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Diverse field of candidates in Tempe Union BY PAUL MARYNIAK AFN Executive Editor

he Tempe Union Governing Board race features a diverse set of candidates that includes two incumbents, a teacher, a student activist, a Realtor, a lawyer and the current president of another school board. At least one new member to the fivemember board is assured since only President Berdetta Hodge and Sandy Lowe are seeking reelection. Hodge is seeking her second term and Lowe her third while incumbent Michelle Helm, whose term also expires in December, is retiring after 20 years on the board. Also running is Chandler Realtor Lori Bastian, Ahwatukee lawyer Don Fletcher, Chandler resident and Mesa teacher Sarah Lindsay James, Kyrene school board President Michael Myrick and Arizona State University sophomore Armando Montero of Ahwatukee. Three Tempe Union candidates got nearly three times the required 400 signatures on their petitions to qualify for a Nov. 4 ballot spot. Social distancing and fears of COVID-19 have made door-to-door campaigning and other forms of outreach a challenge this election year. Fletcher led the pack with 1,191 signatures, followed closely by Bastian, with 1,118, and Hodge, with 1041. Montero garnered 710 signatures; Myrick, 696; and Lowe and James each got 583. Hodge is a Tempe Union alumna, having graduated from Tempe High and both her children graduated from McClintock High. The Tempe resident was elected to the board in 2016 and said at the time she was running “because I want to give back to the district that has not only enriched my life, but has left an everlasting finger print on our community.” In a brief interview last month, Myrick said he decided to run when the district initially announced it would not offer a full five-day in-classroom option for students in the coming school year. The district has since relented to student and parent demands for that option. Myrick, a father of two Tempe Union graduates and a third currently at Corona del Sol High School, was one of about 200 parents and students at one of two pro-

tests against the initial reopening plan last month. He said at the time, “I think people are fed up with some of the stuff that’s happening, in some of the decisions that are being made. And they’re not listening to the community.” Here’s a look at the five other Tempe Union board candidates.

Lori Bastian

Chandler resident Lori Bastian helps manage her husband’s Realty Executives team and is the mother of three sons all currently attending Corona del Sol

High School. “I am running because I want Tempe Union to maintain its standing as one of the best districts in the state,” she said. “I am invested as a current parent of high school students, and it is imperative that parents have a voice on the governing board.” “Students’ needs must come first and I am committed to ensuring that priority,” Bastian added, stating she wants to “improve communication between the district and families, recruit and retain the best teachers, help build stronger communities, and ensure fiscal accountability.” She also is vowing to “serve as an advocate for students, teachers and parents in our community.”

Don Fletcher

Fletcher is the father of four Tempe Union grads and has been advocating for creation of a second district school for gifted students – preferably at Mountain Pointe High School. As an Ahwatukee resident, Fletcher, a lawyer, said he thinks the Tempe Union board needs an Ahwatukee member. “With my 30 years of living in our residential area, raising four children here with my wife and being involved in many school and community affairs, I offer a local voice of reason and maturity that is

much needed,” he said. “These are unprecedented times as we decide how to open our schools, keep our students and teachers safe, and deal with the coming economic uncertainty in funding our schools,” he added. “I believe my professional experience, community involvement, and my current and past leadership experience will be invaluable to our Governing Board in facing these challenges.”

Sarah Lindsay James

Sarah Lindsay James said she is a witness to the changes in education from two perspectives – a parent of two young children, both in Kyrene schools, and a 22-year veteran teacher currently working in the Mesa Public Schools district. “I see the effect those changes have on our students and educators,” she said. “Our educators and students are constantly having more placed on their shoulders, and the focus on test scores is drowning out the focus we should have; how to create meaningful connections with our students and the world in which they live.” “Teachers know how to make these connections and best teach our students and not one educator would tell you that teaching to the test is the ‘best practice.’ We have to empower our educators and students to do what they do best – teach and learn. “We must also work with parents and educators when making educational decisions, because we have to trust those who best know our students. As a board member I will be a voice and ear for our educators, our families, and our community.”

Sandy Lowe

Seeking her third term on the board, Sandy Lowe of Tempe has two sons who graduated from Corona del Sol. A retired APS research and statisti-

cal analyst, Lowe said her 25 years of public education advocacy as well as her experience as a parent and board member help qualify her for reelection. “I am committed to supporting excellence in education for every student that enters our district,” she said. “I understand the importance of our graduates to possess skills needed to find success in whatever path they may choose after graduation.” “Given my extensive knowledge of the needs of our students in the areas of academics as well as social and emotional wellness, along with an in-depth knowledge of school budgets and the many issues education faces today, I will continue to make relevant and impactful decisions for our students, educators and community,” she said. “Basing decisions on facts, stakeholder input and strong communication will continue to be a priority for me,” Lowe added. “I believe today our schools are facing some serious and unusual challenges which will continue, especially in terms of budgets over the next several years. “Now more than ever it is important to have board members like myself that have experience in understanding the different types of challenges we will face and how to address them in the most effective and efficient way possible,” she added. “I hope to continue to use my extensive experience in public education to make the best decisions possible for each and every student.”

Armando Montero

Despite his young age, Armando Montero of Ahwatukee is no stranger to public advocacy. In December 2019 – seven months after graduating from Desert Vista High School and then an Arizona State University freshman – Montero led a group of students who made an impassioned plea to the Tempe Union Governing Board for more counselors and greater attention to the social emotional needs of students, citing the increasing number

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Court tosses challenge to school funding law BY ELLIE BORST Cronkite News

federal appeals court last week rejected a long-simmering challenge to Proposition 123, the voter-approved 2016 measure that redirects an estimated $3.5 billion to Arizona public schools over a decade. A three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals overturned a lower court ruling in the case, which has been pending since the day after Prop 123 was passed by a margin of just 1.5 percent. Phoenix resident Michael Pierce had argued that the state could not transfer funds from the state’s land trust, as the proposition does, without congressional approval and a federal district court agreed. But the appeals court said that Congress made the necessary approvals in 2018, leaving Pierce “without a case or controversy,” and it reversed the lower court. The legal challenges did not hold up the

school money, but Chris Thomas, general counsel for the Arizona School Boards Association, said it is still “good to get this chapter behind us.” Gov. Doug Ducey’s office hailed it as “a victory for our public schools and students and the people of Arizona.” Pierce’s attorney, Andrew Jacob, said the decision comes as no surprise since the appeal turned on the narrow question of whether Pierce even had standing to sue. “It’s always difficult to show standing in federal court when you have the same relationship in the issue that a large number of people have,” Jacob said. “Our position was that every citizen has standing to enforce the Enabling Act.” The “Enabling Act” is the 1910 law that led to statehood for both Arizona and New Mexico. It set land into trust for the states to use on schools, but required that they get congressional approval before spending money from the fund. Prop 123 increased the amount of school funding from the Permanent

State School Fund from 2.5 percent a year to 6.9 percent a year for a period of 10 years. Pierce said the 2016 law was approved without congressional approval and U.S. District Judge Neil Wake agreed on Sept. 30, 2019. On appeal, Pierce argued that until Congress votes that it no longer wants oversight on what the state does with the money in the fund, future spending needs to be approved. “The governor is still insisting that he didn’t have to go to Congress to change it,” Jacob said. “We’re just looking for a court to say, ‘No, Governor Ducey, you’re wrong. If you try to change the formula, you do need to go to Congress.’” But in a statement from his office, Ducey defended the proposition. “Arizona and its leaders came together in historic fashion to pass Prop 123,” he said. “Nearly every branch of government affirmed it – the Arizona House and Senate, the Arizona courts, the governor, the

United States Congress, and the President of the United States –and it was approved by the people of Arizona.” He said there is still more work to do, noting that the funding mechanism lasts only until 2026. That point was echoed by Thomas, who said policy makers now need “to figure out how to fund schools going forward.” “It would be worth it for the governor and state policy makers to be thinking about how they are going to figure out how they are going to get additional funding from the state’s general fund to cover that cost,” Thomas said. “Once that ends, the state no longer has access to the trust. I hope they don’t wait until 2023 or 2024 until they start making those decisions,” Thomas said. The proposition was always intended to be a Band-Aid until a more permanent solution is proposed. “We’re fine until then, but we’re going to have to figure out a fix for after that,” Thomas said.

judges that the measure is not legally fit for a public vote. The initiative, dubbed the Smart and Safe Arizona Act, would allow adults to possess up to an ounce of marijuana or five grams of concentrate. Possession of up to 2 1/2 ounces would be considered civil offenses, only becoming a misdemeanor on a third or subsequent violation. Current law classifies possession or sale of marijuana in any amount as a felony. The only exception is for the more than 245,000 Arizonans who have a doctor’s recommendation that allows them to purchase up to 2 1/2 ounces of the drug every two weeks. Shadegg said petition signers were not told they would be redefining marijuana to include not just the leaves and flowers but to extracted resin which is more potent and, under current law, legally defined as ``cannabis.’’ He also faults the claim that the initiative would require a showing that someone is impaired ``to the slightest degree’’ to be convicted of driving under the influence of drugs.

Shadegg also challenges a 16 percent excise tax on the drug, saying it does not tell people that can never be altered except by taking the issue back to the ballot. Campaign chairman Chad Campbell called the lawsuit ``ludicrous.’’ He said that foes are trying to use the courts to make the arguments that should be made to voters. Campbell, a former state legislator, said the 100-word description was never meant to be a point-by-point analysis of everything in the initiative. Campbell also has a theory about why foes are trying to kill the measure in court. ``This is a desperate grasp from a group that can’t afford to run a campaign,’’ he said. ``So they’re trying to do anything they can to keep it off the ballot and prevent the voters of Arizona from having their say.’’ A similar measure in 2016 failed by about 4 percentage points amid an expensive campaign amid claims that adult access would lead to great teen use and more accidents. Foes spent $6.1 million at the time, with much of that coming from the Arizona Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

This year, however, the business group may find its hands full – and its resources drained – by two other high-profile measures it hopes to kill. One would impose a surcharge on incomes above $250,000 for individuals to provide more cash for K-12 schools, the other would mandate pay hikes for hospital workers. And at this point, the chamber isn’t promising anything. “We will assess our financial commitment once we know exactly which initiatives will appear on the November ballot,’’ said spokesman Garrick Taylor. “Our opposition to legalized marijuana is well known,’’ Taylor said. “But crowded ballots containing important issues make for tough decisions.’’ Lisa James, heading Arizonans for Health and Public Safety, won’t say what kind of budget she is counting on for this year’s anti-legalization campaign. “We expect to have the funds we need to see through a campaign that will resonate with voters,’’ she said. “And we expect the same result as last time.’’

Legalized marijuana foes challenge initiative BY HOWARD FISCHER Capitol Media Services

oes of legalizing adult recreational use of marijuana in Arizona are trying to keep the issue from going to voters in November. Legal papers filed in Maricopa County Superior Court contend the legally required 100-word description misled people into signing the petition to put the issue on the ballot. Issues range from the definition of ``marijuana’’ to how the law would affect driving while impaired. The lawsuit comes as a new survey last week found widespread support fort the proposal – with more than six out of every 10 likely voters saying they will support it if it is on the ballot. Pollster Mike Noble of OH Predictive Insights said the query of 600 likely voters found that just 32 percent say they’re definitely opposed. But the question of public support could be moot if former Congressman John Shadegg, representing Arizonans for Health and Public Safety, succeeds in convincing

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Wanda Kolomyjec

Wanda Kolomyjec of Ahwatukee is the mother of three Kyrene graduates: a surgical resident, a law student and an Arizona State University junior. She believes, “Education is a pillar of democracy and I believe that access to academic excellence should be the right of every child in America. This platform not only serves the individual child and their family, but also helps build a stronger nation. An educated populace is an engaged and productive populace.” She said the pandemic has revealed “cracks in a central tenet of our democracy: equality” and points to the challenges some families – whether those challenges have involved access to internet service or devices or even enough money for food or health care. “I can promise you my first priority is to the children of the district and how to keep them safe, while simultaneously delivering the best education to reach their potential in this challenging environment,” Kolomyjec said. “I am also a strong advocate for our teachers because I understand how hard (and rewarding) the job can be, and in today’s COVID-19 real-

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of young people who had taken their lives – including a friend of his. Currently the legislative analyst and regional director of the Arizona Students’ Association, the sophomore at ASU’s Barrett Honors College has two siblings at Desert Vista and another at Mountain Pointe. He said he is running for the Tempe Union board “to bring a fresh perspective and a voice that has been missing from our governing board that makes decisions for students and young people on

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ity, how dangerous it can be.” While maintaining education professionals “deserve our support, our gratitude and our concern,” she also said another priority is “the parents who largely want the same thing for their child: a safe and nurturing learning environment.” Kolomyjec also cited her experience as a former public high school teacher, current ASU professor and justice studies doctoral candidate and co-owner for 28 years of an entertainment company and said, “I am uniquely positioned to help guide the district through this crisis with scholastic, fiscal and justice experience.” “As our society continues to change and new challenges face us, schools have the opportunity to model for the rest of the community how to champion each other’s strengths, how to support one another in challenging times, and how to thrive in a democracy that serves us all. In addition to the goal of providing an incomparable learning environment, teaching our children a sense of community may be public education’s highest calling,” she said.

Trine´ Nelson

Ahwatukee resident Trine´ Nelson is the curriculum design manager at ASU’s W. P. Carey School of Business and the mother of

a daily basis.” “In order to have the most effective and responsive board, we must have diverse perspectives and experiences that reflect all parts of our Tempe Union community,” he said, touting his background “as someone who has experienced the classroom and school culture in recent years and has seen, firsthand, the impact the board has on our students, teachers, staff and families. “After my work with the district previously surrounding mental health and suicide prevention, I was called upon by students, teachers, parents and current

two boys in Kyrene schools. With 15 years in education fields and currently in charge of creating “effective educational models” to “prepare students for the future,” she also has worked with foster youth and the juvenile justice system. Since her early years in working with foster youth and those in the juvenile justice system, she said “my understanding of the integral relationship between education and community involvement has only grown.” “It’s critical that we have board members who are able to lean in, listen and ensure that Kyrene’s community values are represented in the education and operation of our school district,” said Nelson, saying she’s running for the board “to address the needs and concerns brought forth by community members with diverse viewpoints.” Promising she “will strive to address those needs with transparency, civility, and my ability to work collaboratively to build consensus,” Nelson said, “Schools are the cornerstone of a community and I am deeply committed to the continued success of Kyrene.” “As a governing board member, I will serve the community by collaborating with parents, educators, administration, and community members to find solutions that best meet the needs of our children.” board members to run for the governing board this year,” he said. He cited his success in getting Tempe Union and more than a dozen other districts to adopt a resolution calling for more resources and more attention to be directed toward “the mental health crisis that many students are facing.” “From there, I helped create and chair a student advisory committee to bring a new perspective to many of the issues that are considered at the district level and am running to continue that work to ensure that every student has the resources to have the best education possible and

Margaret Wright

Margaret Wright of Tempe is an adjunct biology professor with a child in the Tempe Union school district and two others in Kyrene schools. Having lived in the district for nine years, she said all three children “have greatly benefited from the outstanding educators and programs offered through Kyrene” and that she has “a deep desire to give back to this community.” “I have spent extensive time volunteering in classrooms and serving with the PTO as a board member, committee chair and PTO president,” she said, touting her background as an educator and a coowner of a business with her husband. “I understand the importance education can make in determining one’s livelihood and ability to thrive and I want to make a difference in the educational lives of our students,” she said, stressing her “vested interest in the success of the Kyrene School District” as a parent. “I am kind, considerate and able to make intelligent decisions with facts and data as my guide,” Wright said. “I am passionate about helping all stakeholders come together for the well-being of our children and the enhancement of our schools.”

thrive in their post-secondary endeavors,” he said. He believes his perspective as a former Tempe Union student “could shed new light on so many issues our governing board discusses.” “I have built broad coalitions of students, parents, teachers, administrators, and other stakeholders to work on the educational issues close to our hearts – which is key to being a school board member,” he said, adding that he has already been endorsed locally and nationally “by groups such as the Parents for Suicide Prevention.”

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yrene Governing board member John King ran into a buzzsaw of criticism on Twitter last week over his response to a district resident’s email urging caution in deciding when schools should reopen for in-class instruction. It all started when Katie Giel, a first-year student at Arizona State University’s Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law wrote King as a 2008 graduate of Altadeña Middle School. “I appreciate how difficult these past few months must have been for the governing board and know that you have had the best interest of our community at heart,” she wrote on July 22. “I’m concerned about the safety of my beloved former teachers. The sad reality is that there is no way to ensure the safety of the staff with students at the school. I know many parents are desperate for childcare, but I’m sure we can agree that nothing is more valuable than the lives and health of the staff and students in our schools. If the virus spreads in our schools, it will also spread further in our community, endangering the vulnerable. “When we elected you, we entrusted you with the safety of our students and teachers. Your constituents are watching you closely as you make choices that will literally make the difference between life and death. I know these are heavy decisions falling on your shoulders and I implore you to protect the safety of our students and teachers above all else.” Giel said King’s reply stunned her. “I am forwarding this to the district leadership,” King wrote back 20 minutes later. “You will be contacted by the appropriate authorities. This may or may not affect your JD. I’d be careful sending such emails with this kind of verbiage.” Giel responded, stating, “It seems that what offends you here is the weight of the

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Kyrene Governing Board member Michelle Fahy did not announce her can-

health and safety decisions the office you decided to run for now must handle. The reality is that they are life and death decisions. I’m respectfully imploring you to consider the safety of students and staff above all else. “It would be wildly inappropriate for you to interfere in my career because I sent you an email as a constituent. Please consider your actions carefully.” In a reply a half hour later, King wrote, “It would be helpful for you to do a thorough analysis of what is really happening so that you don’t come off so uninformed. Your teacher friends are able to cancel their contract without penalty. Why don’t you go plead with them. And I’m not the least bit intimidated by your JD.” JD is an acronym for “juris doctor,” or law degree. Giel responded: “You are my elected official with whom I am respectfully sharing my opinion about an extremely important and heavy issue facing your board. In response, you are insulting me and threatening me. This is wildly inappropriate behavior. “I don’t think that giving teachers the option between quitting and endangering their health is a real option, and I’m imploring you to do more to protect teachers. It’s interesting that you frame teachers as my “friends,” which seems to imply that they’re not yours. I hope you are a friend to teachers and do all that you can to protect them during this upcoming school year.” Giel circulated a copy of the exchange to various people, who took to Twitter denouncing King’s response. Among those on Twitter who condemned King and supported Giel was Douglas Sylvester, the dean of the Sandra Day O’Connor School of Law.

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pet food and supply store in Ahwatukee has scheduled several dog and cat adoptions this month. Lisa Thayer, owner-operator of Gordy’s Goodies Pet Food & Supplies, 15425 S. 48th St. said the first one will be this weekend, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Aug. 1, when the Love Connection Dog Rescue will have canines of all ages. She also is collecting items and money for this and other rescues. On Aug. 6 from 6-7 p.m., she’ll be sponsoring a meditation session for owners and dogs guided by sound bath healing bowls. Pre-registration is required and owners should call the store. On Aug. 7, Gordy’s will host trainer Kristyn Hayes in a socialization session for puppies 10 weeks to six months old from 6-7 p.m. Animals must have at

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“Mr. King might want to know that I vote in Kyrene. Also, his threats to our students are not only ridiculous but vile. I hope he apologies soon and realizes that Ms. Giel’s JD is much safer than his elected position,” Sylvester wrote. Asked about his comments, King told AFN, “I’m trying to do what’s right for the school district and she’s working on her JD. My intent was ‘You just deal with worry about your JD. I’ll worry about myself.’ That was the intent.”

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least their first round of vaccines. The following day, 10-11 a.m. Aug. 8, Gordy’s is offering a pet first aid class that requires pre-registration and then a Help A Dog Out Rescue Adoption Day from noon-4 p.m. On Aug. 13, Dr. Jodie Gruenstern and the staff from Canine Cares, will offer dental cleanings without anesthesia 10 a.m.-2 p.m. For fee information and registration, owners should call the store. From 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Aug. 15, Kattered Tails Rescue will have cats and kittens available for adoption. It also will hold an adoption session 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Aug. 29. Trainer Brenda Dreyer from Foothills Canine Academy will be on hand 6-7 p.m. Aug. 19 for another puppy play day. A Pet CPR class 10-11 a.m. Aug. 29 also requires preregistration. Information/registration: 480-6877191.

Though he insisted he wasn’t threatening her, dozens of Twitter comments didn’t see it that way. Giel said she had written only to King because she saw his name in an AFN story July 22. “I was actually planning to send it to the other board members, but he responded so quickly that I didn’t get a chance to,” she said. The district has made provisions with its three options – in-classroom, flex and the Kyrene Digital Academy – to place teachers in high risk groups in online-only roles.

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Children’s Theatre navigates difficult times BY COTY DOLORES MIRANDA AFN Contributor

hwatukee Children’s Theatre, a non-profit educational theatre program celebrating its 10th year, is moving ahead with auditions for two show choirs and registration for fall classes – all the while honoring CDC guidelines. ACT founder/owner Michele Rubino said making any plans requires giant leaps of faith while ensuring there are back-up plans should COVID-19 restrictions tighten or loosen. “Due to the nature of the pandemic it is nearly impossible to lock down these plans as things seem to change daily. Please be flexible with us as we navigate through these times,” she wrote parents. “There are no words,” she said in an interview as she attempted to explain how she and her staff have tried to maintain their balance amid the ever-changing

The Ahwatukee Children Theatre’s smaller classes allows students to maintain social distancing as Bailey Isenberg, a fifth grade teacher at Kyrene de la Estrella, leads students Mikey Rubino and others in a dance routine. (Special to AFN)

course of the pandemic and subsequent

rules of interaction.

This is the time of year when children would be eagerly enrolling for fall classes. Enrollment is currently underway, but in a minimized version. “Normally, we’d have 110-150 kids come in our door. Now we’re trying to do things in groups of eight, for obvious reasons, so that’s a challenge,” said Rubino. To meet that challenge, rehearsals for the Select Show Choir, Treble Makers and All Keyed Up will be done in shifts in order to social distance. Rubino hopes it is a temporary measure and that choirs can gather in toto as before. Auditions for Select Show Choir, grades 9-12, and Treble Makers, grades 5-9, are by audition only and will take place this Saturday, Aug. 1 at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. Students auditioning must reserve a time slot either on the website AZACT.org, or by email at MicheleACT@yahoo.com.

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Pandemic won’t deter Kiwanians helping teen moms BY COTY DOLORES MIRANDA AFN Contributor

he sixth annual Kiwanis Club Community Baby Shower has a whole new face this year due to COVID-19. But the need for umbrella strollers, infant car seats, clothing sizes newborn through 5T and sundry baby items remains acute. In years past, expectant teenage mothers, and some dads-to-be, were feted in a community hall festooned with pink and blue crepe paper and tables gaily set with baby shower tablecloths, centerpieces and even cakes decorated in pastel shades. With pandemic restrictions, this year there won’t be the traditional festive party for the expectant teens who are either in the foster care system or enrolled in the Tempe Union High School Districts’ Teenage Pregnancy and Parenting Program, or

Functional shower gifts are put in laundry baskets for the teen moms by the Kiwanis Club of Ahwatukee, which is now seeking items to fill those baskets. (Special to AFN)

TAPP. And even though the Kiwanis Club of Ahwatukee suffered the loss of their ma-

jor annual fundraiser when the 44th Easter Parade/Spring Fling was cancelled last April due to the pandemic, the small-but-

mighty, 45-member civic club is moving ahead to ensure these young mothers-tobe will have infant clothing and supplies they need. “This year, more than ever, we felt we needed to support our foster mothers,” said Kiwanis Club President Margaret Ramsay, who has been involved since the organization started their annual community baby showers. “Our club overwhelmingly voted to find a way to safely continue our baby shower. In order to minimize interaction with donated clothing, we’re relying more on cash donations that allow us to order gifts for the girls and their babies online,” said Ramsay, a 27-year Ahwatukee resident. “Andi Pettyjohn and her team have been working tirelessly to make this happen. While the shower will be somewhat small-

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Letters helping local seniors weather isolation BY KAYLEE NIELSON AFN Contributor

arly in the pandemic, two sisters out of Massachusetts, Shreya and Saffron Patel, started writing letters to self-isolating seniors. The movement quickly caught fire and now includes roughly 2.5 thousand volunteers serving over 5,000 seniors – including some in Ahwatukee. Letters are one way various local and other groups are helping Ahwatukee seniors who live alone combat isolation. “We realized that without visitors or the ability to interact with the wider world, many senior citizens may be growing lonely,” the Patel sisters write on their website, Senors Against Isolation. “Senior loneliness is a well-documented issue and has effects not only on seniors’ mental health but on their physical health.” YOPAS, a local outreach program of the Ahwatukee Foothills Family YMCA, provides support to local seniors in a number

repairs or sorting mail, and transportation to medical appointments, shopping and errands. Typically, the volunteer group would also host monthly social events and activities to “help our clients prevent isolation and loneliness and to keep them engaged in the community,” according to Mark Mansir, YOPAS director. But given the current health risk that comes with socializing, these events are on hold. Mansir notes that they are “only doing about 50 percent of the usual number of rides, Mark Mansir, director of YOPAS, said the pandemic has impacted the as many medical offices are number of Ahwatukee seniors who seek the nonprofit’s assistance. (AFN doing tele-med and because file photo) of the hesitancy of our seniors, the most at-risk group, of ways, including check-in visits and calls, to go out unless absolutely necessary.” With the threat COVID-19 poses to the household assistance for things such as

Ahwatukee novice golfer, 13, nails his first hole-in-one AFN NEWS STAFF

t’s hard enough for an experienced golfer to get a hole-in-one, but 13-year-old Trevor Marks of the Lakewood neighborhood made an extraspecial one. Trevor had only been golfing a matter of weeks in June when he nailed a 141-yard shot into the 11th hole at the Springfield Golf Resort in Sun Lakes. The seventh-grade BASIS Ahwatukee student also is the reigning state karate champion, thanks to the tutelage he’s received for six years from his former sensei, Rick Savagian, owner of Mountainside Martial Arts. “I have golfed for 40 years and asked him if he wanted to try,” his father Hugh Marks said. “The values espoused in karate –focus, discipline, honor – are very much shared in golf.” Father and son golf at Springfield because of its Junior Golf program and strong affiliation with

the Junior Golf Association of Arizona, where Trevor is now a member and may ultimately hit 40 years on the links like his dad has logged. Trevor scored his achievement on the course’s longest par three. “It would certainly not be considered overly difficult for an average golfer,” Hugh said. “It was a bit tricky for us because the green was slightly elevated and it was impossible to see the actual hole. We heard the ball hit the pin but didn’t know it actually went in until we got to the green and looked for ourselves.” His proud father added, “The biggest thing is that new golfers can rarely hit the ball that far or straight to get it on the green, let alone in the hole.” Trevor Marks of the Lakewood neighborhood in Ahwatukee, shows off the certificate he received for his hole in one at Springfield Golf Course in Sun Lakes. (Hugh Marks/Special to AFN)

well- being of seniors, many have taken to self-isolation, inspiring the ongoing letterwriting movement. Hawthorn Court in Ahwatukee, a senior living facility at 13822 S 46th Place, reports receiving letters from places all over the world. “We have received hundreds of letters since the lockdown due to COVID-19. Every single resident has been handed at least a handful of cards and letters,” said Jillian Byers, lifestyle director at Hawthorn Court. “The first letters and cards we received were right after Arizona went on shutdown – we received cards with no return addresses – they had well wishes, poems, drawings,” she said. “In the last couple weeks, however, the cards and letters have increased due to some viral Facebook posts from other senior living communities asking for pen pals,” she explained. Now, the facility also receives messages

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A song and dance will be provided at the audition. The All Keyed Up Show Choir, for grades K-6, doesn’t require an audition but registration is required as only 16 spaces are available; eight per rehearsal session. Ahwatukee Children’s Theatre was founded in 2000 by Rubino, who two years later obtained nonprofit status for it. Her motivation was to provide children and families with a community-based performing arts program that “fostered confidence in children.” Since its founding, the 3,500 square foot studio – located in suite B101 at 11011 S. 48th St. – has produced more than 50 musicals and traveled the world with their award-winning show choirs. “We teach our kids to leave the world better than we found it, and strive to do that on a daily basis,” she said. Rubino has long been an advocate of arts for children, especially as she witnessed music and theatre programs being cut back or cut out in area school systems. Facing the pandemic is difficult, yet ACT has overcome adversity before. Last summer the school was burglarized just days before their lavish stage production of “Mary Poppins.” And the pandemic has certainly taken its toll. Besides the 2020 summer productions planned, and missed, the Select Show Choir’s and Treble Makers’ summer appearances in New York City and Branson, Missouri, were no longer possible. “Postponed” is the positive spin Rubino puts on it. “Both trips are still a go; they’ve just been put off until June, 2021,” she said. “It’s like a year re-do.” Throughout the summer, ACT has offered in-person classes for all ages, and to provide for the necessary social distancing, Rubino had 6’ x 6’ boxes marked off with tape in the large rehearsal room. Students remain in their box, along with their belongings. “It’s still not safe to have more than eight kids in our rehearsal room at a time, so working in shifts will allow us to keep the

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Ahwatukee Children’s Theatre founder/operator Michele Rubino said the pandemic has limited shows and classes her students are able to participate in. (AFN file photo)

kids in the CDC recommended numbers, and spaced six feet apart,” she said. “This will allow us to teach the music they’ll be singing for the 2020/2021 season.” Students have their temperature taken prior to class, and all rooms and surfaces are cleaned and sanitized after each class. These practices and others will be maintained this fall. Possibly the biggest disappointment to Rubino, staff and students and parents alike, was the cancellation of their anticipated major musicals performances for the year. “It’s been such a mess, especially with our theatre productions,” she confessed. “Our last rehearsal was right before spring break and we had four separate shows prepared.” “All of those stopped in their tracks. We literally have the props and costumes in our hallway and we refuse to cancel. So, when it’s safe, we’ll do it. It’s just a matter of when,” she said. In theatre parlance, the show must go on. “Once the CDC and the State of Arizona allows for the gathering of more than 10 people, and also allows for gatherings for performances, we’ll contact everyone who

participated in our Studio Series from last year,” she said. “We’ll then set up a rehearsal schedule for each show, as well as performances. We’re not sure when this will take place but rest assured once it is socially responsible to do so, we will fulfill our promise to the kids to produce these shows.” ACT will not be presenting their usual menu of major musicals this year said Rubino. “We’ve decided not to offer Studio Series shows this year. We don’t want to take the chance of starting a nine- month project and not be able to see it through to completion. We will offer only main stage shows once it is socially responsible to hold rehearsals and performances.” Once last year’s plays are performed, there will be some scaled down productions offered but with shortened rehearsal periods of four to six weeks. Some shows on the horizon include “Descendants,” “13” and “Heathers.” “And of course, we’re all keeping our fingers crossed that ‘A Christmas Carol’ will be held this year,” she said of ACT’s traditional December production held in downtown Phoenix.

Her ubiquitous optimism hasn’t been darkened by the contagion. “Once again, we can’t predict when these shows will take place, but we’re planning for a very bright and very busy future at ACT.” Teaching choreography for various productions is another challenge, but there are “just in case” plans in place, said Rubino. “It’s nearly impossible to teach the level of choreography needed in small groups so we’re putting off learning our choreography until later in the Fall. At that time, if the CDC has the same recommendations in place, we’ll be learning choreography outdoors where we can spread the entire group out.” With lower enrollment numbers required due to physical distancing requirements, the nonprofit’s finances have been stretched. “We had a rainy day fund, but it was pouring, so we’ve dipped into that,” Rubino said. “Staff took pay cuts, some are working without pay and, thankfully, we have a landlord who worked with us during this unprecedented time. It takes a village.” Failure isn’t an option for Ahwatukee Children’s Theatre, said Rubino. “We believe the performing arts stimulate children emotionally and intellectually, and in the process raises self-esteem, emphasizes teamwork and fosters a strong sense of community,” she said. “It also helps to enrich families, by providing an opportunity for parents to be a part of their children’s growth in a fun and creative way.” Rubino said another option for youngsters of all ages during this pandemic time are twice-weekly drop-in classes. ACT will offer drop-in classes on Thursdays and Saturdays for various age groups and include multiple one-day classes in musical theatre, acting, improv, singing and dancing. “We hope these will allow children to continue to explore the performing arts, even in these uncertain times when these opportunities are being offered less and less at school,” she said. Information: AZACT.org.

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er than usual, we are happy to continue supporting young mothers in the Valley.” Pettijohn, a long-time Kiwanis Club of Ahwatukee member, explained that this is a call for compassion because even though a teen may be in the foster care system, her baby is not. “A teen in foster care is alone, and now she has or is expecting a baby that’s not covered financially by the foster system because the baby is not a foster child,” said Pettijohn. “This is why Kiwanis Ahwatukee would like your help.” TAPP teens are also benefiting from the Kiwanis Community Baby Shower. “The TAPP program has been part of the TUHSD district for over 40 years, and is under the umbrella of the district Adolescent Pregnancy and Parenting Program that serves pregnant and parenting students district wide,” explained Andrea Carmody, the program coordinator. “TAPP is the more comprehensive piece of the program that’s located at Compadre Academy, where we have on-site childcare, bussing for those that live in district boundaries, and our class and support groups,” said Carmody. Carmody began as a social worker with TAPP in 2015 and was honored as the 2018 Arizona School Social Worker of the Year. “The Kiwanis Baby Shower has been

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on their Facebook page asking for names and requests to send pen pal letters back and forth with one of their residents. Hawthorn Court is a memory care community, so when the public reached out asking if they would be interested in pen pals, they explained that, “while our residents will always enjoy opening up letters and reading them, they may not necessarily be interested in replying.” “We were pleasantly surprised, however, to have a few residents want to reply,” Byers said. “We are hoping to encourage a few more to reply to some letters we have received and hopefully spark some friendships.” “We are doing our best to sit down with each resident interested in replying and we personally help them write out the return letters with a photo added in as well,” she added. Hawthorn Court is limiting seniors to one

an annual event since I began, and it provides more than just items of clothing and much needed supplies to the mothers and fathers in our program,” she said. “It also gives them a sense of being part of the community and being supported by their community during one of the most challenging times in their lives.” “Students return from attending the Kiwanis baby shower with exciting news about what they received for their babies, and they’re often overwhelmed by the generosity,” she said, explaining: “They also return with stories of connection, connection to a particular person they met, to another student they shopped with, and to the community. We’re truly grateful to Kiwanis for including the TAPP program in their shower every year and for taking the time to personalize each basket for students and their babies.” This pandemic season, the personal touch may be different, but the Kiwanis Club members are doing their best to assure the teens feel the love. The gifts that are dropped off at sites throughout Ahwatukee, those purchased with PayPal donations on the Kiwanis Club website, and others selected from their easy-to-use online Amazon registry selections, are beautifully presented in plastic laundry baskets. The baskets are a pragmatic choice that’s given a festive flair when adorned with pastel tissue papers and filled with

pen pal for now to make it less confusing for them – though Byers said many cards and letters do not have return addresses. “For some residents, they may believe the cards are from family and it just makes their day!” she said. “Some of our other residents who do understand that we are on lockdown, just think it is nice that people in our surrounding community and around the country are thinking about them and taking the time to send them letters.” Byers suggests that anyone interested in sending a pen pal letter should “just write a letter as if to a friend.” “Tell a little about yourself and where you are from,” she said. “Clearly write your name, return address and please mark the outside of the envelope with “pen-pal” somewhere so we know that this is not just a one-time letter.” Liv Generations is another senior living facility in Ahwatukee that is interested in receiving pen pal letters from the community. Nila Soliz, director of vibrant living, ex-

gifts, toys and, this year, party packs. Every year, Stacy Rasmussen, Andi Pettijohn’s daughter, individualizes gift baskets as donations come in. Information is gathered ahead of time and when possible, includes the baby’s gender. If the baby has already arrived, the age and clothing size is also assessed. Instead of the mothers shopping for gently-used clothing and necessities as in years past, volunteers will choose for them and add where possible. Because there can’t be the usual baby shower with cakes, cookies and decorations, club members are adding extras to the baskets. Club member Carrie Chipman is encouraging friends who bake to donate cookies and pastries as part of “goody baskets” that will be included in the teens’ gifts. Along with Ramsay, Kiwanis members Linda Jochim and Annlouise Ferguson assembled party packs with baby shower decorations so each foster care group home could host their own shower. “We’ll be including welcome baby hanging wall signs, congratulations banners, crepe paper streamers, baby things like rattles, pacifiers, and more,” explained Ramsay. “We’ll also include tablecloths, plates, and silverware. “It’s still a work in process so hopefully we will find all kinds of cute items like games or some prizes to include. We want to give the girls everything they need for

plained that their residents are currently working on a different project, where seniors give advice to students preparing to go back to school. They include their name, age, graduation year and advice on a card, which is then photographed in their hands and uploaded to the Liv Generations website for students to view.

an authentic shower.” And thanks to Kiwanis Club member Carme Paiz, cake mixes and frosting cans will be added to baskets so as to help the celebrations at the various foster care group homes. Club members said providing this year’s Community Baby Shower wouldn’t have been possible had corporate sponsors Vision Management and Western Vistas Property Management not stepped in to help defray costs.

How to help

Donations can be dropped off at Ahwatukee Swim & Tennis Center, 4700 E. Warner Road; Edward Jones, 3233 E. Chandler Blvd., Ste 16; Bartoli’s Cleaners, 4722 E. Ray Road, next to Target; Mountain View Lutheran Church, 11002 S. 48th St. There are two other ways people can help. They can go to amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ ls/26JUCAZSNMPG9?ref_=wl_share and buy new items that by default will be delivered to a volunteer’s house so the donor doesn’t need to worry about delivering them or dropping them off anywhere. Donation items needed, as well as ways to donate through PayPal or order through Amazon with delivery routed directly to Kiwanis Club of Ahwatukee, are listed on the Kiwanis Club of Ahwatukee website: AhwatukeeKiwanis.org. People also can make monetary donations at ahwatukeekiwanis.org Information: email info@ahwatukeekiwanis.org. Soliz explains that they have about 100 seniors who would be interested in having a pen pal. Letters can be addressed to 15815 S. 50th St., 85048, and should include a return address so residents can write back and form an ongoing relationship with their pen pal. People also can post an online card at livgenerationsahwatukee.com.

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Online K-12 education poses many challenges BY FRANK GARTLAND AFN Guest Writer

ducating our children is one of our most vital responsibilities as parents and communities. At Veeya, we believe educators are lifechangers. Since 2009, our contribution has been to better equip Arizona youth by providing technology that makes teachers and staff more productive. Thanks to our collective efforts, almost 20,000 students finished the most difficult school year in our lifetimes. The challenges education faces for 2020-21 require intentional execution. When schools were forced to a virtual model back in March, people were understanding of homework packets, lack of grades, and optional online classroom meeting. Families appreciated the effort and were thankful. However, expectations will be different

this year. The quality of learning experiences will be expected to keep up with traditional education. Most businesses have been using online collaboration for years. Platforms like Microsoft 365, Google, Slack, Zoom, Asana, WebEx and GoToMeeting were already well-established in businesses. As such, shifting to a fully remote model was less impactful for most businesses. Yes, most schools have made tremendous advances in technology over the last few years. But very few K-12 teachers have needed to (or been allowed to) explore and develop methods of engaging learners in a remote classroom setting. This shift is a unique opportunity for educators to make the most important advances in online collaboration in history. Schools have two challenges to solve. First, shifting the traditional educational experience to an online model. We’ve

found the second to be less obvious, but no less important: Shifting decisionmaking, administrative tasks, and fundamental communications to an online model. Both are critical, and have an impact on the health of the school. We all learned immensely during the last quarter of 2019-20 and continue learning together. These are a few key steps that can be taken to prepare for the 2020-21 school year: • Send clear and consistent communication with families. Parents, take the time to understand the guidance you’re receiving. • Set aside time for teachers to learn the remote classroom platform you’ve selected. If you’ve chosen Microsoft Teams or Google Classroom, take advantage of Immersive Reader and the integrated tools for families with special needs students or English as Second Language. • Provide teachers with training spe-

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cific to techniques for engaging people online. Simple things like looking at the camera or asking questions. Planning to ask students to engage every five minutes will help kids pay attention online. • Upgrade bandwidth at the school. Many teachers will be delivering online classes from their physical classrooms. Take the time to ensure you have the bandwidth to support your plan. Parents’ role is to ensure kids are ready to be online students. Be familiar with the technology your school is using. Perhaps most importantly, take the time every week to encourage your kids’ teachers. They are working hard. They are incredibly committed to your child. Let them know you’re thankful for their investment in your family. - Frank Gartland is CEO of Veeya, a technology solutions provider that provides services to help simplify technology for schools.

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ellow homeowners, especially those of us who live on the old golf course and may soon have homes or public access behind our lots . . . Let’s agree to disagree. Then, let’s push the reset button and move to reach a consensus among the entire Club West ownership. What is the problem we are trying to solve? Before you draw typical social media, personal bias and other unfounded conclusions as to our alignment, here’s our bio: • We live on the defunct golf course: • We have lived on at least two holes of

the golf course 20 plus years; • We are 50 something; • We have raised �ive children in Ahwatukee; • We almost bought the course twice – with and without partners; • We have researched the viability of golf and everything else on this land; • We golf and/or have been involved in the golf industry for over 20 years; • We realize some home development may be needed; and, • We really do not want to see the golf course completely eliminated. Presently, we have less than 200 homeowners speaking in opposition for 2,600. These homeowners could have purchased the golf course, but they did not. They have also tried to form various “In-

terest” groups and failed. All they wanted is more time to study the proposal. Now a group of these homeowners have sued our board of directors and declared that the new owners of the course must seek their approval. Who put them in charge of anything? Sadly, most of this vocal minority had no idea about the history of the Golf Course until the last 6 months. Here’s the pertinent facts: • Golf is declining as a leisure sport and golf courses are closing in Arizona; • Less than 100 of the homeowners in this association would be affected by the initial plan proposing houses, if they are all built; • The median price of houses that are built will exceed 95 percent of the me-

dian home prices in Club West; • Development brings infrastructure and dollars to help with other public necessities such as schools, police, �ire departments, parks, playgrounds, infrastructure, etc.; and, • Our land values are being negatively affected by continued association in�ighting as well as no plan for redevelopment. So, let’s embrace the new ownership and let them present all of their plans. Follow the process for voting and let the 2,600 homeowners in Club West speak. This should have happened months ago, save COVID19. If you don’t like the process or results, move. But please do not presume we want you to speak for us.

I do not know what it feels like being Black and having to ride in the back of the bus. I do not know what it feels like being Black and having to explain to three young Black children what the signi�icance of the Rosa Parks public bus display at the Memphis Civil Rights Museum is about. However, I do know what it feels like listening to the Black man’s explanation, with me standing close to them and crying as he stands there masterfully outlining the history behind it to them. I do know what I felt like meeting Rosa Parks on MLK day in 1993. What a courageous person she was for not riding in the back of the bus in the days of segregation. I do not know what it feels like being Black and losing your loved one after being shot to death for their attempts in creating social justice for all. I do know what it feels like to stand at the very spot where Martin Luther King Jr. crumbled to the �loor and died. I do not know what it feels like being Black and having to use The Green Book to �ind hotel and food accommodations for Blacks only while traveling.

I do not know what if feels like to be lynched by people in white robes and hoods, calling themselves Christians, when they are actually the oldest hate group in the United States. I do not know what it feels like to be Black while driving, banking, attempting to obtain a mortgage, renting a home or looking at houses while the white neighbors are watching suspiciously, being followed by neighborhood Block Watch groups. I do not know what it feels like shopping in Walmart and being followed by the loss prevention security. I do not know what it feels like to be a victim of a hate crime. I do know what it felt like to watch George Floyd murdered by the hands of several police of�icers without any regard for his life. I do know what it is like to watch police of�icers mow over a 75-year-old man (a BLM protester), knocking him to the ground, causing a head injury resulting in his hospitalization, when he was the only person standing in the way of their march toward a group of protesters. I do know, as a retired law enforcement

of�icer, that I would have not stood by and allowed Mr. Floyd to die. Nor would I have knocked a 75-year-old man to the ground and not rendered aide. I do know for certain that I would have knelt in honor of BLM whenever possible. I do not know what it feels like being Black and living in “all white Tukee” – a term I learned years ago from a Black friend of mine. I do know what it feels like when a Black man asked me if I was comfortable having him as a neighbor, but I do not know what a Black man felt like asking such a question. I do know what it felt like when I said nothing and merely opened my arms to embrace him with a hug. I do know what it feels like to listen to my new friend and neighbor tell me how she had to educate her teenage son on how to deal with the police to keep himself safe. Our conversations have helped enlighten me on what it is like to live as a Black person in our United States, where all peo-

What I know, don’t know when it comes to race BY CHRISTOPHER GENTIS AFN Guest Writer

am compelled to articulate my opinion concerning Black Lives Matter so that my family, friends, and community clearly understand where I stand on the issue. I am a 68-year-old white, blue eyed, male. I do not know what it feels like being Black and being kidnapped from my home country, transported across an ocean while shackled in deplorable conditions. I do not know what it feels like being Black and sold to a white man who enslaves me with no �inancial reparation and forces me to work countless hours a day with little sleep or food and water with no medical care and being whipped countless times. Completely being stripped of all basic human rights and dignity. I do not know what it feels like being an enslaved Black female and being raped by my owner over and over. I do not know what it feels like being Black and having to use a separate bathroom or drinking fountain.

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Expect a different Flagstaff Don’t get blindsided by what’s about to happen in the Age of Covid-19 BY ANDY LENARTZ AFN Guest Writer

n addition to altering virtually every aspect of our day-to-day lives, COVID-19 has also impacted the preferred summer heat escapes for Phoenix residents. Visiting the popular summer vacation destination of Flagstaff, for example, is a different experience in 2020. Even prior to the pandemic, Flagstaff residents were becoming increasingly resistant to tourists in recent years. While tourism is a major driver of the Flagstaff economy, a number of locals have begun questioning the tradeoff in increased traf�ic, escalating housing prices, and out-of-town litter scattered throughout the forest each weekend, along with a general disrespect of the local environment and community. Visitors potentially spreading a deadly virus is not going to help that situation any. While tourism drives revenue for many businesses, an increasingly vocal group of local residents are pushing back against out-of-town visitors, particularly during a pandemic. All bars and many restaurants are closed to a greater degree than in the Phoenix area. Others have shifted to take-out only and the restaurants which remain open tend to have long waits due to reduced capacity and options. The status and open hours of businesses change frequently and are not always clearly communicated. Many popular tourist attractions in the area have been closed for periods of time, have reduced hours or reduced capacity. The City of Flagstaff requires masks in all public places, venues will not permit entry to those not wearing a mask.

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ple are supposed to be equal. I do know what it feels like to say that I will stand up for the rights of people of color until the day I take my last breath. Any two random human being’s DNA is

For speci�ic information on what is open at any given time, the Flagstaff Chamber of Commerce has an excellent resource listing the current status of local businesses: �lagstaffchamber.com/ �lagstaff-is-open/ Outdoor recreation is mostly open, those interested in hiking, biking, golfing, boating, �ishing, or camping will �ind plenty of available options as of mid-July. Some speci�ic trailheads, facilities and amenities remain closed and this has varied throughout the summer, so make sure to verify before departing. Open �ires of any type are not permitted in the area due to the risk of forest �ires. Many hotels and lodging options remain open, all having impressive web statements detailing the methods used to pretend you can’t contract the coronavirus there. Traf�ic is still a challenge with a large number of vehicles �illing the two lanes heading up I-17 to Flagstaff. During this time of year, closures of I-17 are common, due to brush �ires and accidents. Verify the highway status before departing and make sure to bring extra water in the event the highway closes. While in Flagstaff, the traf�ic is a bit less than previous summers, but still expect delays and slow going, particularly on the weekends. If venturing to Flagstaff this summer, be prepared for a different experience than usual. Be patient and �lexible with your plans and remember that you are a guest in the area. Most importantly, practice kindness – for Flagstaff residents to continue extending a welcome mat to visitors from Phoenix, we all need to work on making a good impression. Ahwatukee resident Andy Lenartz writes frequently on outdoor issues for AFN. 99.9 percent identical and therefore we are all related. I do know what it feels like to say, “enough is enough.” Christopher Gentis is a retired Phoenix Police lieutenant and was a member of the Ahwatukee Board of Management board of directors.

Kudos to both Jan Johnson and Don Crook for their letters to the editor in the July 22 edition of AFN. Many will take offense to Jan’s article entitled “Unhinged fanatics, not Trump, are the Problem.” And many will not agree with her opinions, but (in my opinion), she is right on when she calls rioters “brain-dead loons.” It is more than hurtful to see the needless destruction wrought by these farleft rioters who have been whipped into a mindless frenzy by the corrupt media. This entire pandemic, rioting, looting, abolishing the police, and basic anarchy has been orchestrated by the moronic left wingers, the Democratic Party, the mobincited rioters and by the Chinese government. This group of gangsters will do anything to overthrow President Trump and his administration, especially since the Democrats were unsuccessful in impeaching the President. And to Don Crook, I say your article entitled “China is trying to take over America, dominate world,” may shock some and antagonize others, but there is great truth in your statements. Many people around the world have buried their heads in the sand when it comes to placing blame for our current pandemic. President Trump was cruci�ied for calling the pandemic the “China Virus” but like so many brutally truthful comments he has made, the left-wing goons and power-hungry Democratic Party take great pride in constantly bashing anything the President says about everything. Can you imagine how powerful this country could be if only the Democrats and Republicans worked together to solve problems rather than creating them? Our government is creating a crisis of epic proportion. It’s obvious that the government wants to make Americans more dependent, while taking away their basic

rights. Since the Millennials now outnumber Baby Boomers, they will most certainly vote for a socialist party to win the White House. The socialist/Marxists have promised to erase the Millennials �inancial woes by providing FREE everything. Too bad the Millennials don’t understand the concept “There’s no such thing as a free lunch.” They are deeply in debt and their future looks bleak. They are looking for a quick �ix – an easy handout from the government. I invite you to read both articles because we need to wake up and smell the coffee before it’s too late. No, I’m not a pessimist – I’m a realist who loves the freedom we enjoy in America! Don’t get blindsided by what’s about to happen. Take action personally to protect yourself – get the facts! -Jan Radcliff

Dem HQ �ire could be voter suppression

When normal voter suppression doesn’t work, �ire bomb the Arizona Democratic headquarters with only two months before the election. Who would bene�it the most from this violent crime? Is this another Watergate? In 1972, we couldn’t believe such a thing could happen. It took a year and a half to prove it. Could this be a foreign country plot on giving a tutorial on how to win elections? Is there a link between reports of once-amonth phone calls between Washington and Moscow for the last seven months? The authorities may have a lead from area surveillance cameras. It’s hard to believe any Republicans condone this kind of hostile, destructive action. We are all Americans in the �ight for Democracy, just like they did 250 years ago. Everyone should demand fair elections otherwise; Fascism will replace our Democracy. -Carol Sampson

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Club West Conservancy Releases the Results of Recent Survey 800+ residents offered opinions in perhaps the most comprehensive survey ever done in the Club West community. Voters responded from every neighborhood, including people that live on the golf course (27% of total responses) and those that live off the course (73%). Survey results (+/- 3%) are projectable to the entire community with a 95% confidence level. All results are reported below, but some highlights include: • Most people would like to see the golf course re-opened (77%), but most also think re-opening the course is unrealistic (75%) given a reported price tag of at least $4-6 million • The overall preference for parkland versus golf course is split evenly (51% vs. 49%) • Almost everyone is fine with just having a parkland (85%), and most (60%) have used the land for walking or biking • Of those that live on the course, 96% say they do not want new houses built behind their houses • A majority of all respondents (81%) are against new housing, and would prefer to keep the land just “As Is” if necessary • The same majority (82%) say it would be “unethical” to build new houses behind people’s golf front lots • Even among those who do not live on the course, a clear majority (78%) say it would be unethical • A majority (79%) are also OK with the HOA accepting the land as a gift and paying for basic upkeep (weed mowing, tree trimming) • Increased traffic, construction dust/noise and school crowding are chief concerns among residents regarding new houses

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n March of this year, Jess Magee volunteered to join Angelica Parra as co-chair of the Ahwatukee Chamber of Commerce Women in Business committee after her former partner stepped down to focus on her full-time career. Now, the two women lead the committee as “complements” to one another. “She is the peanut butter to my jelly,” Parra said. “We complement each other very well with personalities, weaknesses and talents.” Like Magee, Parra is an Arizona native and grew up in Ahwatukee, attending schools from Akimel to Desert Vista High to Arizona State University. “My childhood home was the last to be built in our neighborhood along 40th street and Chandler Boulevard in Lakewood,” Parra recalls, “I remember the cotton �ield that is now a business plaza at 40th street and Frye Road. It was fun to see Ahwatukee grow and mature into what it is today.” Parra works as an account executive for Cox Business, where her mentor and manager encouraged her to expand her networking opportunities by getting involved with the Ahwatukee Chamber of Commerce. In 2018 she joined WIB and later became co-chair of the group. But it is through their businesses, not the Chamber, that Parra and Magee �irst met. “I grew up in a really musical household and am still very musically active,” says Magee, explaining, “After college I stumbled upon an ad to work as a receptionist for Music Maker Workshops;

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after meeting the family I knew this was where I wanted to spend my time.” Magee now manages the studio, which works with 600 students weekly and has just over 30 instructors. “I originally met Jessica Magee through Cox Business, as a customer of our services, Music Maker Workshops,” said Parra, “Then, I remember seeing her at a Chamber ribbon cutting for Copper Moon Yoga and she convinced me to try aerial yoga – best advice ever!” The two women got to know each other better through the committee and became acting co-chairs in March. Now they work to enhance the group’s involvement in the community. “We look forward to expanding the group and making a positive impact on the community and businesses around the valley,” notes Magee.

For WIB, expansion began with reshaping their social media presence. “We have really amped up our Facebook presence, started a new Instagram page and completely revamped our website page. We have changed a bit of what the WIB looks like, in terms of how the events are run and we’re really trying to make this group very inclusive and inviting,” said Magee. “Everyone involved is very genuine and kind, I’m proud to be taking part in leading this group of wonderful people and have already learned a lot from them,” she said. Women In Business embodies roughly 300 members, all of whom are involved in business, often as sole proprietors. And regardless of its name, the group is open to men looking to “connect and learn from one another.

“We feel it’s important to highlight women in business and to give a voice and a platform to showcase the strong, hardworking and wonderful women in our community,” remarks Magee and Parra. Although the pandemic was disrupting, the group continues to execute this mission. “It’s really made us tap into our creativity and think of ways to keep everyone engaged and connected. It’s more important than ever to keep connections in the community because we’re all being forced to distance ourselves physically from one another,” said Magee. “Since the business closures in March, we have highlighted one woman in business a week within an eight week span, including webinars on �inancial blueprints, the “new normal” for vacationing, livestream tours from Signarama, music maker workshops and ruby ribbon, to even a virtual yoga class at Copper Moon,” continued Parra and Magee. On July 23, the committee hosted a virtual happy hour scavenger hunt, where a portion of the proceeds will be donated to Kyrene Resource Center. Going forward, the group is working to plan monthly luncheons, with each featuring a rotating speaker. “We try to balance events that are not only great for networking, but are educational, that give back to the community and that can foster lasting relationships,” said Magee. Attendance at the events is open to anyone and opportunities to become a member and/or sponsor can also be found on the WIB Chamber of Commerce website: ahwatukeechamber.com

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erry Croswhite, who spent the 15 years as the head swim coach and assistant softball coach at Chandler High School, passed away July 21 after nearly a month-long battle with COVID-19. He was 61. “This is a hard one,” his wife, Laurie, wrote in her online Caring Bridge journal, where she kept regular updates. “Kerry lost his battle at 6:01pm this evening. He fought so hard. “The song ‘These Are the Days’ by Van Morrison was playing on his Pandora when he passed. Think of him whenever you hear it.” Coach Croswhite had become a staple in the prep swimming community in Arizona during his 15 years leading the Wolves. He coached at Highland High School for a number of years before Chandler and had his own swimming career at Western State University. He was also well-known for his bagpipes, which he played before every competition while leading his team on to the pool deck and at events across the Valley. But his love and admiration for his swimmers endeared them to him. During a swim practice in 2008, Coach Croswhite jumped into the water to save one of his swimmers that had a seizure and was at the bottom of the pool. His quick action saved her life. “One of the gals had epilepsy and had a seizure,” Laurie said in an interview on July 13. “He noticed she was at the bottom and wasn’t playing around. He jumped in and got her out.” Students, administrators and those representing other programs took to social media July 21 when word of his passing spread. Many posted pictures of Coach Croswhite, all of which he had a smile on his face. Several others posted heartfelt messages for Laurie and the rest of his family.

were also times they would �luctuate, and his condition would worsen. Laurie and his family were called to the hospital a second time July 21 and at that time doctors informed them there was nothing left they could do medically. “We stayed at his bedside to assure him he was so brave and has fought so hard and how proud we are of him,” Laurie wrote. “We were able to share how much we love him, and he Chandler High School head swim coach Kerry Croswhite, pictured at left with his widow Laurie, was known for playing the bagpipes at will always be with us. We swimming meets and a variety of other events throughout Mesa and the Valley. (Courtesy of Laurie Croswhite) told him again about the “This is a devastating loss for our com- minutes later after his oxygen level rose. amounts of people that have been praying munity,” Arizona Interscholastic Asso- Laurie chose to keep the name of the �irst of him. He knows he is truly loved.” A GoFundMe to help with the family’s ciation Executive Director David Hines hospital they went to private. On July 3, his oxygen dipped again, medical costs was set up by Laurie’s sistweeted. “Kerry Croswhite, an incredible hus- and he was admitted into Banner Desert ter, Megan Jarvis July 9 and within hours, band, father, friend, teacher, coach and where he received a positive test for the thousands of dollars had been raised. As of July 21, nearly $50,000 had been mentor passed away this evening,” the of- virus. He was placed on a BiPap machine �icial Twitter account for Chandler High before being moved to the ICU on July 7 donated to the family. “We could not have made it this far withathletics tweeted. “The Chandler High and put on a ventilator the next day. “He was reluctant to go to the hospital out all of you and your prayers,” Laurie community will truly miss a man who truly impacted so many and was always will- the second time because he was afraid of wrote. “We are so broken, but we will be ing to go out of his way to help others. RIP being sent home again,” said Laurie, who okay. Toast a scotch to Kerry.” Coach Croswhite is survived by his widwas unaware of where her husband may Kerry Croswhite.” Coach Croswhite began feeling ill with have contracted the virus and tested nega- ow, Laurie; sons Kassidy Steele Croswhite a fever, chills and body aches on June 22 tive herself. “But he knew he needed to go and his wife Morgan, Kagan James and his wife Claire Ann Lunden and Dusten – the day after Father’s Day. Out of precau- because each day was getting worse.” Coach Croswhite showed signs of im- Derek; daughters Ky Brittany and Bristyn tion, he isolated himself in the bedroom of their home and was given Tylenol and provement up until the morning of July 17, Steele; three grandchildren; sisters Pamewhen nurses called Laurie and the rest of la (Dave) Croswhite-Yocom, Melissa Crovitamins. He received a COVID-19 test from his the family to the hospital as he was declin- swhite, Vanessa (Randy) Croswhite-Keller doctor shortly after symptoms began. The ing quickly. The family rushed to the hos- and DeeDee (Dwayne) Croswhite Palmer; test came back negative. But on June 30, pital knowing that might have been their and a brother, Joddy (Beth) Croswhite. He was preceded in death by his parhe told his wife he could feel the illness last chance to say goodbye. However, Coach Croswhite continued ents, William D. Croswhite Jr. and Barbra had moved into his chest and his cough �ighting despite possible damage to his Steele Croswhite. And brother William D. was becoming worse. (Suzanne) Croswhite III. Using a home monitoring device, Lau- kidneys, lungs, heart and brain. To make a donation: gofundme.com/f/ According to journal posts from Laurie, rie found her husband’s oxygen levels had dipped into the 80s. Typically, levels her husband had become unresponsive medical-expenses-for-kerry-croswhite. as his condition continued to �luctuate. At The family plans to hold a big celebration should remain in the high 90s. Coach Croswhite �irst went to a Valley times, his oxygen and other health indica- of Coach Croswhite’s life when it is safe to hospital on July 1 but was released 45 tors would remain stable. However, there hold a large in-person gathering.

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