East Valley Tribune: Southeast Edition - Oct. 23, 2016

Pros and cons of Prop. 205 Clearing smoke around marijuana initiative

BY MIKE BUTLER TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER

If you’re on the fence about voting yes or no on Proposition 205—the Nov. 8 ballot initiative to legalize recreational marijuana in Arizona—you’re not getting a lot of useful information through oneminute TV ads.

You’re probably not inclined to slog through the initiative’s 20 pages of legal jargon, either.

Fortunately, Will Humble has done that. He developed the regulations for the Arizona Medical Marijuana Act as former director of the Arizona Department of Health Services.

At a recent Mini-Medical School lecture at the University of Arizona College of Medicine-Phoenix, Humble broke down

Prop. 205 into just the facts in everyday language.

If it passes, the Regulation and Taxation of Marijuana Act would interface with the existing medical marijuana program, so it helps to review that program.

After medical marijuana was narrowly approved by Arizona voters in 2010, the first dispensary opened December 2012. To date, the DHS has licensed about 90 dispensaries. e department is expected to issue certificates for approximately 30 more dispensaries this year, bringing the total to about 120.

If Prop. 205 passes, dispensaries get first crack at becoming retail marijuana stores.

e DHS has issued nearly 100,000 qualified patient cards. To qualify for medical marijuana, patients have to see a doctor

Economic rebound could help freeway get back on track

BY JIM WALSH TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER

Arebound in the economy eventually will help East Valley commuters avoid traffic congestion, with higher sales tax revenues paying for a three-mile expansion of State Route 24, also known as the Gateway Freeway, near Phoenix Mesa Gateway Airport.

(Special to the Tribune) State Route 24 is "kind of a shovel-ready project. We have been waiting for the green light for a while,” Mesa Mayor John Giles said.

Now little more than a one-mile interchange off the Loop 202, State Route 24 would allow Mesa to build a new terminal on the east side of the airport; provide a faster route for residents of Eastmark, an upscale masterplanned community on the former site of the General Motors Proving Grounds; and give beleaguered Queen Creek and San Tan Valley drivers much better access to larger Valley cities.

Gilbert officials also are reviewing a decadeold transportation plan to see if the High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) lanes originally envisioned would still be helpful, or if other improvements might be more effective in reducing congestion or improving safety. ese long-term improvements are made possible by a $1.2 billion windfall in additional sales tax revenues collected through Proposition 400 and some cost savings from favorable bids on contracts. Revenues had dropped for nine straight years

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Monsoon’s end means termites head above ground

BY SHELLEY RIDENOUR TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER

Termites are always lurking about 30 feet below the ground in the East Valley and the rest of the Southwest.

But the end of the monsoon season means many of the tiny bugs head closer to the surface in search of water and food.

Officials at two Mesa pest control companies and an Arizona home improvement expert say this is the busiest time of year for their inspectors and workers.

Like all living creatures, termites need water to survive. Normally, they can get enough groundwater to avoid searching for above-ground water. They can sense water conditions and temperatures above ground, however, and when they realize there’s more surface water than normal and the temperature has dropped, they migrate upward, Steve Hiniker said. Hiniker has been a termite inspector for 27 years. He’s based in Mesa with Arizona Exterminating Co.

Many exterminators offer free home inspections if people suspect they have termites.

houses for evidence of termites, said Ryan Michel, the owner of Defense Pest Control in Mesa.

Rosie Romero, host of the “Rosie on the House” home improvement radio program, said because the monsoon “introduces a lot of water into the desert,” it brings termites up. Once they’re above ground, they search for food—cellulose, wood and paper.

The most obvious sign of termites are the mud tunnels, technically named termite shelter tubes, they build to access food and water. The tunnels are about the diameter of a pencil, Hiniker said, and look like mud. They’re built out of mud and feces. Most tunnels are only a few inches long, but Hiniker said he’s seen tunnels as long as 20 feet.

“ There are two kinds of houses in Arizona—those that have termites and those that are going to get termites. ”

Termites build the tunnels so they can stay close to the ground as they move between their food sources and their colony.

—Steve Hiniker, Termite inspector

Homeowners who plant shrubs inches away from their houses face the greatest risk of termites finding their house as a giant lunch buffet. There’s extra water put there to keep the plants alive, and the wood in a house is right there, Romero said, providing a significant food source.

Romero said, if he could, he’d change building regulations in Arizona to prevent anyone from planting within three feet of a building. If plants are farther away from structures, Romero said, the termites will instead eat plants or other things in the yard. They won’t bother wandering close enough to the house to chew on wood.

People should check around their

If you find the tubes, call an exterminator, Romero said. He reminds people that the typical products used by exterminators to kill other bugs don’t kill termites. So, regular spraying doesn’t eliminate the potential for termites.

In fact, Romero and Hiniker said, “there are two kinds of houses in Arizona—those that have termites and those that are going to get termites.”

Romero says people shouldn’t waste their time or money trying to kill termites on their own. Call a professional, he said.

Exterminators use products that get on the termites’ bodies. They carry it back to the colony, to the queen. Like colonies of ants and bees “if you kill the

queen, you kill the colony,” he said. Romero said he’s heard from some people that they don’t want to use a product that’s injected into the ground. But, he says, the chemical used to kill termites is the same product that’s used in flea collars for dogs and cats, and “is one-tenth as strong” as the chemical in the collar.

Bait canisters that contain the same chemical can be placed around a house to try to control termites, Romero said. But, those are only effective if the termites crawl into them. It could take months for the bugs to find the bait, as opposed to near-instant exposure when the chemical is injected into the ground. Many exterminators offer free home inspections if people suspect they have termites. Hiniker recommends annual inspections for any house older than five years.

It’s estimated that between one and 20 colonies of termites live below each acre of ground in Arizona, Romero and Hiniker said. A colony can contain anywhere from 50,000 to 300,000 termites. There’s probably never more than one colony below any house at any given time, Romero said. And, he points out that a colony “won’t chew your house up in one year, or five years or even 10 years, but they can cause serious damage.”

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MARIJUANA

yearly for a diagnosis of an approved medical condition, such as chronic pain or PTSD, then apply online for a card, which costs $150 per year.

Humble said medical marijuana patients can continue that routine if Prop. 205 passes and avoid paying the 15 percent surcharge on retail marijuana. But, he added, “I think you’ll see a lot of people give up the cards just because of the hassle factor.”

Possession basics

If approved by voters, the new law allows anyone 21 or older to buy up to one ounce of marijuana or up to five grams of concentrated marijuana at a time, beginning March 2, 2018. That would also be the maximum amount a person could possess. Medical marijuana patients could continue to buy up to 2.5 ounces every two weeks.

Anyone 21 or older would be able to grow up to six of their own plants, although landlords are allowed to prohibit growing plants on their property.

The new law decriminalizes current possession law, which states that possession of any amount of marijuana, even one joint, is a felony. But, in practice, persons who are charged with small amounts are usually offered probation after completing a treatment program.

Possession of more than 2.5 ounces of marijuana by anyone 21 or older who isn’t a dispensary agent or a medical marijuana caregiver would be a felony. Anyone 21 or older who isn’t a medical

cardholder and possesses more than one ounce but less than 2.5 ounces could be charged with a petty offense and fined up to $300.

Anyone under 21 possessing less than an ounce could be charged with a petty offense and fined $300; more than one ounce could bring a felony charge.

It would still be illegal for anyone to possess or use marijuana on school grounds or public spaces.

The law does not authorize persons to operate a motor vehicle while impaired by marijuana, nor does it prevent the imposition of civil or criminal penalties. The criteria for determining impairment could change, Humble noted.

“Over time, I think it would be good to establish a THC blood standard like they have with alcohol,” he said.

Workplaces can still enforce rules that restrict the consumption of marijuana by employees.

Retail basics

If 205 passes, retail licenses would be limited to 10 percent of the number of Series 9 liquor licenses, putting the number of allowed marijuana retailers in Arizona at 147. That number would be capped until 2020.

Medical dispensaries that are currently operating would be able to reorganize and apply for retail licenses. They could operate as combined medical/retail establishments. Until Dec. 1, 2017, only reorganized dispensaries can apply for a license. Other applicants could then jump in for remaining retail licenses up to the 147 limit.

Reorganized dispensaries also automatically qualify for the unlimited cultivation tier. New marijuana retailers

Prop. 205 is a pick ’em as polls show race to the wire

BY MIKE BUTLER TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER

This is shaping up to be a pivotal year for the legalization of recreational marijuana in the United States.

In the past four years, voters in Alaska, Colorado, Oregon, Washington State and Washington, D.C., have given the thumbs up to the retail sale of recreational marijuana. Legalization is on the Nov. 8 ballot in Arizona, Nevada, California, Maine and Massachusetts.

Arizona and California are the first two states bordering Mexico to consider the idea.

would be required to start at the lowvolume production tier. They can progress to mid-volume and unlimited by showing that they are selling 85 percent or more of what they grow.

Adam Kinsey, campaign manager of Yes on 205/Regulate Marijuana

Like Alcohol, said the initiative was structured this way to take advantage of an established, successful medical marijuana network.

If the initiative that legalized marijuana in Colorado two years ago had a flaw, he said, it allowed for too many retailers.

“We don’t want a pot shop on every corner.”

Marijuana retailers are required to collect a 15 percent tax on sales. Established medical marijuana dispensaries in the East Valley include Harvest of Tempe, which recently opened a second dispensary in Scottsdale Airpark, and the Giving Tree, with facilities in Mesa and Phoenix.

Regulatory basics

Proponents and opponents have waged passionate campaigns for and against Proposition 205 in Arizona and expect a neck-and-neck race to the wire.

A poll released last week by Data Orbital, a Phoenix consulting firm, showed 45 percent against the initiative, 44 percent for, and 5 percent undecided. Younger voters favor legalization, while older Arizonans were more likely to vote No.

Medical marijuana in Arizona passed in 2010 with 50.13 percent of the final tally, or about 4,000 votes.

Voters in Florida and Arkansas are weighing the sale of medical marijuana in their states this year.

If approved, 205 would create the new Arizona Department of Marijuana Licenses and Control and a sevenmember Marijuana Commission within the agency.

The commission would have three members involved in marijuana businesses and four members with no financial interest in any marijuana establishment. The department would take over the existing medical marijuana program in September 2017.

The agency must also adopt the administrative code for the program by that date.

“That sounds like a lot of time,” Humble said. “It’s really pretty compressed.”

Consider that the agency has to

develop, and eventually enforce, rules and laws related to the production, manufacture, transportation, sale, storage, distribution and testing of recreational marijuana. Humble was given 120 days to adopt rules for the medical marijuana program.

The new department would initially be funded by the more than $12 million currently sitting in the Arizona Medical Marijuana Fund. No state general funds would be used. Once revenue starts flowing in from the 15 percent tax, the department would use that to pay operating costs and direct excess money to the Marijuana Fund.

The Marijuana Fund would be distributed: 40 percent to school districts and charter schools for K-12 education; 40 percent to school districts and charter schools for full-day kindergarten; 20 percent to the Department of Health Services for education about the harms of substance abuse.

The Tax Foundation estimates that recreational marijuana sales would put $113 million per year into the Marijuana Fund’s coffers. The Arizona Legislature’s Joint Legislative Budget Committee projects a more conservative $53.4 million.

A group of 23 state representatives and 15 state senators summarized the opposition viewpoint to Prop. 205 in a recent letter to the East Valley Tribune at tiny.cc/marijuanaletter.

Opponents’ main fears are that legalization of recreational marijuana will lead to increased teen use and a rash of marijuana-related traffic accidents and fatalities. They also object to the new layer of state bureaucracy that Prop. 205 would create.

Student commits suicide at high school in Tempe

Astudent at Corona del Sol High School in Tempe committed suicide on campus Wednesday.

Just before 9 a.m., school administration spotted a person with a gun outside near a gym, Tempe police said. The school resource officer called for assistance and the school was placed on lockdown.

The student, a track athlete, was discovered and the officer tried to talk

him into putting the gun down. The teen instead shot himself in the head and later died despite life-saving efforts.

The student had tweeted just before the incident, “there is going to be a suicide in the school right now.”

Other tweets before that indicated the student was distraught, including one saying, “life has fallen apart in front of my own eyes and its [sic] all my fault.”

Lt. Scott Smith said no other students were present when the shooting occurred and no one else was injured.

East Valley school board races competitive except in Chandler

BY PAUL MARYNIAK

TRIBUNE MANAGING EDITOR

They meet at least several times a month, sometimes well into the evening after a hard day at their own job. They deal with endless calls from parents who complain about one thing or another when it comes to their child’s education. And they must wade through a thicket of financial documents and endless regulations to make decisions that affect the future of thousands of children.

And for all this aggravation, they don’t earn a dime.

Welcome to the job of school board member, which can be one of the most thankless elective offices in Arizona.

Nevertheless, the Nov. 8 ballot in most East Valley school districts includes actual contests among people vying for four-year terms on their board.

This is the year for electing three board members, who will have the task of setting district policies; reviewing teaching materials, particularly textbooks; reviewing and approving the annual budget as well as every months’ expenditures; hiring and monitoring the superintendent; and performing a variety of other duties.

The only East Valley district with no contest is Chandler Unified, where just the three incumbents whose terms expire in December have filed. They are Barbara Mozdzen, David Evans and Karen Bredeson-McGee.

However, Chandler voters who live within the Kyrene School District boundary will join Tempe residents in

picking from four candidates for three seats. John King is the only incumbent in that race. The other candidates are Michael Myran Myrick, Eshe Pickett and Michelle Fahy.

The most contested school board race is in the Tempe Union High School District, where six candidates are competing for three seats for a position overseeing six high schools in Tempe and Ahwatukee.

They include incumbents Sandy Lowe and Michelle Helm as well as newcomers Don Fletcher, Andres Barraza, Berdetta Hodge and Scott Ryan.

In Mesa, five candidates are duking it out for three seats. Incumbents Michael Nichols and Steven Peterson are seeking re-election, while newcomers Elaine Miner, Kiana Sears and David Lane also are battling for a seat.

Voters in both Gilbert school districts also have choices for governing boards.

On the Gilbert Public Schools board, incumbents Julie Smith and Sean Colvin are not seeking reelection, leaving Lily Tram as the only board member going after another four-year term.

Also running are Lori Wood, Reed Carr and Sheila Rogers, a retired superintendent of the Douglas School District.

The Higley board has been hobbling along with four members, but that will apparently change after Nov. 8 because four people are seeking election.

They include incumbents Kristina Reese and Russell Little as well as Allison Ford and Scott Glover. Little is nearing the end of a two-year term and is seeking a full four years

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The Via Sorento fi re was second in Gilbert this year at a large apartment complex that was under construction.

Large Gilbert condo fire declared arson, person of interest sought

BY JIM WALSH TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER

Authorities have determined that a fire that ripped through a Gilbert condominium complex was “incendiary,” or intentionally set, and a $30,000 reward has been posted for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the arsonist.

The arson determination was reached after “a systematic fire scene investigation” that included the Gilbert fire and police departments, with the assistance of the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms.

A dog trained in finding flammable liquids uncovered evidence of arson at the scene, said Deputy Chief Josh Ehrman, a Gilbert Fire Department spokesman.

“They pulled everything apart,” he said. “Based on what they found, they can call it an arson.”

The fire, which started at about 7 p.m. on Oct. 15, destroyed eight buildings at the Via Sorento Condominiums, under construction at 240 W. Juniper, just south of Guadalupe and Gilbert roads.

“Thirty investigators have been working around the clock to conduct approximately 200 interviews, a systematic fire-scene examination, a

review of witness videos and photos and all viable accidental and natural fire scenarios have been hypothesized, tested, and eliminated,” according to a press release issued late Thursday afternoon by the Town of Gilbert.

The press release said damages from the arson fire are estimated to be over $10 million.

Authorities have posted a $15,000 reward for information leading to the arrest or conviction of anyone responsible for the fire. D.R. Horton, the Texasbased builder that owns the project, has posted an additional $15,000 reward.

Ehrman said fire investigators are still looking for tips from the public that would help them identify and interview a young man who was seen near the scene of the spectacular Via Sorento condominium fire on Saturday night.

Gary Hildebrandt, a Gilbert Fire Department spokesman, said that the young man is considered a person of interest that authorities want to identify and interview, but that there is not enough evidence to consider him a suspect.

The person of interest was described as a while male 16-22 years old, 5-feet-7 to 5-feet-10, wearing a maroon Arizona State University hoodie-style sweatshirt, dark shorts and Van’s-style shoes. He has

shaggy, long brown hair just below his ears, long bangs and no facial hair.

“It could be related or totally unrelated,” Hildebrandt said. “There were witnesses who said they saw an individual matching this description shortly before the fire. We just want to talk to him.”

The fire was so intense that it consumed a car nearby, melting the tires.

were reduced to a pile of rubble.

“We started evacuating and protecting the occupied apartments right away,” Hildebrandt said. “There was a very, very heavy fire load because there was a lot of exposed wood. It was in the framing stage.”

(Will Powers/Tribune Staff Photographer)

The Via Sorento fi re was so intense that it consumed a car nearby, melting the tires.

About 150 firefighters from the Gilbert, Mesa, Chandler and Superstition fire departments were able to save at least two buildings that were under construction on the north side of the complex and two on the south side that were nearly finished, Hildebrandt said.

Firefighters also saved some occupied units to the south and evacuated about 20-25 residents Saturday night because of high levels of potentially deadly carbon monoxide in the area, he said. The residents were allowed to return home Sunday morning.

Some buildings at the scene were damaged but still standing, but others

The Via Sorento fire was second in Gilbert this year at a large apartment complex that was under construction. The first one, the Civic Center fire, was on April 23. It was a much larger fire at a complex not far from Gilbert Town Hall, destroying 17 buildings.

Hildebrandt said an investigation eventually determined that the Civic Center fire was accidental, caused by a construction worker who was using a torch while installing some roofing.

Anyone with information is asked to call Gilbert Fire investigators at 480-503-6346 or to email them at fireinvestigations@gilbertaz.gov.

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Mesa Pow Wow features dance, arts, foods of Native Americans

The 33rd annual Roy Track Memorial Mesa Pow Wow will be held Friday to Sunday in Pioneer Park.

Admission to the Pow Wow is free, with a concert on Friday night. Saturday and Sunday will feature intertribal Native American gatherings with dance competitions and Native American arts and food vendors.

The event times vary during the weekend. Friday night is 7-10 p.m., Saturday 11 a.m. - 10 p.m., and Sunday 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Information: 602-799-0260 or visitmesa.com.

Chicken wing festival

Wingstock back in Mesa

Arizona’s chicken wing festival is back on Saturday as Wingstock takes over Mesa Amphitheater from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

– RACHEL EROH, TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER

Hunger drive held at high school football game

While Hamilton High and Chandler High are trying to tackle each other this Friday, fans will be asked to tackle hunger.

Joseph’s Moving is sponsoring the Tackle Hunger Food Drive during the Hamilton-Chandler game at Hamilton High, 3700 S. Arizona Ave.

The business is providing a 36-foot moving truck and hopes to fi ll it with food from 4 p.m. to halftime of the game.

The food collected will go to Matthew’s Crossing Food Bank.

– TRIBUNE STAFF REPORT

Events include live music and a wing eating contest while three-time returning “Best Wing of Wingstock” champions ATL Wings defends its crown against Booty’s Wings, The Wing Counter and many more challengers.

Luncheon will celebrate cancer survivors

The 19th Annual “Survive and Celebrate” cancer luncheon is Thursday at the Crown Plaza San Marcos Resort in Chandler.

Brenda Warner, author and cancer survivor, is the keynote speaker. With her husband and former Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kurt Warner, she co-founded the First Things First Foundation. She’ll speak about her own struggles with and after cancer, and the philanthropic causes she’s taken up since.

For more information, contact Patti Bruno at 480-540-3293 or email pattibrunoaz@yahoo.com.

The luncheon, sponsored by the Desert Cancer Foundation of Arizona, is 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the resort, One San Marcos Place, Chandler. Tickets are available at $40 per person or $500 for a table of 10.

Admission is $8 in advance, $12 at the door and free for children 10 and under with an adult.

children 10 and under with an adult.

– MATT TONIS, TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER

Fashion show for a cause

The Glitter and Glow fashion show is Friday from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. and will benefi t the Sunshine Acres Children’s Home.

Sponsored by Girl Scout Troop 1455, the fashion show will accept donations and auction items until Wednesday. A donation of new and gently worn clothing earns a raffl e ticket for the raffl e immediately following the show.

The fashion show will be held in the Poston Jr. High Auditorium, at 2433 E. Adobe Road, Mesa.

Auditorium, at 2433 E. Adobe Road, Mesa.

Tickets are $5 per person with advance registration and

Tickets are $5 per person with advance registration and $6.50 for cash only at the door. For advance registration, send payment to Michell Civalier at 5433 E. Farmdale Ave., Mesa, with a check payable to the Mesa Service Unit. For more information, call or text 480-294-7687.

– RACHEL EROH, TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER

Fall festivities at Adora Trails Treat Street

Taylor Morrison’s fi fth annual Adora Trails Treat Street is a free family-friendly Halloween event on Tuesday from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m.

The event will offer activities from trick-or-treating, pumpkin painting, a petting zoo to a giant corn maze. The street party will also have a disk jockey and free food, including hot dogs, popcorn and drinks.

Adora Trails Treat Street will be at 7488 S. Portland Court, Gilbert. Information: adoratrails.com or taylormorrison.com.

– RACHEL EROH, TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER

FREEWAY

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because of the Great Recession, forcing regional planning officials to postpone several roadway projects.

But now, with revenues rising for the first time in nearly a decade, improvements postponed during the recession are being restored to Maricopa County’s Transportation Plan through the Maricopa Association of Governments, the county’s regional planning agency.

One major East Valley project not covered but in the MAG plan is the proposed new Lindsay Road interchange. The project is about halfway through its planning process and the town is currently in a public comment period, said Leah Hubbard Rhineheimer, assistant to the town manager. A final draft report is scheduled for 2017, which would be followed by a design project and a decision by the Gilbert Town Council on how to fund the intersection.

She said growth in southeast Gilbert has made the Lindsay Road interchange necessary to relieve current and future traffic congestion.

“With the quadrupling in population over the past two decades, this area has emerged as one of the key employment and economic development corridors for Gilbert. This has elevated the need for traffic improvements that will get Gilbert residents to and from their home and work as efficiently as possible,” Hubbard Rhineheimer wrote in an email.

Plans for the Gateway Freeway are at a more advanced stage. The Arizona State Department of Transportation completed a corridor study in March 2006. Mesa completed the interchange off the Loop 202 in 2014, but the rest of the freeway has only existed in planning documents. It would generally head southeast from the Loop 202 near Ellsworth Road and

then turn east along Frye Road until it reaches Ironwood near the Pinal County line.

Although there is still an issue of setting priorities for construction of new facilities or improvements, the news is so promising that transportation planners think they probably would have enough money to make improvements in both the East and West Valley cities, largely setting aside the decades-old rivalry over where sports stadiums, freeways and other public facilities are built.

“This is not a situation where communities are pitted against each other,” said Mesa Mayor John Giles, chairman of MAG’s transportation policy committee. “We don’t have to worry about any regional conflicts here. There’s enough money to do these projects."

present freeway. The Arizona Department of Transportation is studying such issues as whether it would be feasible to make State Route 30 a toll road to accelerate its construction, said Steve Elliot, an ADOT spokesman.

However, commuters stuck in traffic somewhere along Ellsworth Road, or on Interstate 10 while driving to Gila River Arena, should not expect new freeways anytime soon. The catch is the timing of when the money is expected to become available—sometime after 2020—and which project gets top priority.

Giles said Mesa has a history of accelerating such vital projects as State Route 24 by selling bonds, backed by the promised state money, years earlier. It is a funding mechanism Mesa has used in the past on the Loop 202 and Metro light rail.

“ This is not a situation where communities are pitted against each other. We don’t have to worry about any regional conflicts here. There’s enough money to do these projects. ”

—John Giles, Mesa Mayor

to become available in 2021 to 2024. In the meantime, MAG is reconsidering projects that previously were postponed by a lack of funding, adding them back into the county’s Regional Transportation Plan and prioritizing the projects. He said the money is not enough to complete all of the projects, so they will be built in increments when the money is available, not unlike the construction of other freeways.

Anderson said the theory is that even an interim road, one that will need expansion later, is better than no road. Anderson projects that it would cost about $400 million to buy right of way for State Route 30, but he said one big hurdle is the lack of environmental clearance. That process is expected to take two to three years.

Almost any road would help Queen Creek, which has a population of about 34,000, while unincorporated areas of San Tan Valley have an estimated population of about 70,000 to 90,000. It all adds up to a traffic nightmare, Anderson said, making State Route 24 a vital project for southeastern Maricopa County and Pinal County.

“I think it certainly would help. There is no way out of the area,” Anderson said. “There are not enough roads, and a lot of people are living there. They need to create more jobs there.”

Queen Creek Mayor Gail Barney said the expanse of Phoenix Mesa Gateway Airport and the former GM Proving Ground has limited the options for building additional roads that would provide better access for Queen Creek residents to the rest of the East Valley. State Route 24 “will be an economic boon to the East Valley and a boon to the airport. It will open up another way for people to get in and out” of Queen Creek, Barney said.

Although the Gateway Freeway will unlock the development of southeast Mesa, the biggest winners might be residents of Queen Creek and San Tan Valley, who find themselves stuck in gridlock during the work week, with local roads overwhelmed by high traffic volumes.

Among the most noteworthy West Valley projects is the planning and construction of a new freeway, State Route 30, which would help relieve the heavy traffic congestion along Interstate 10 through west Phoenix, Avondale and Goodyear.

State Route 30 would run parallel to I-10 about three miles south of the

“Once we get a lock on the money, we find creative ways to accelerate projects,” Giles said. “Mesa has a history of doing this. It typically results in significant cost savings.”

One major advantage in Mesa’s favor on the prioritization is that the federally required Environmental Impact Statement on State Route 24 has been completed, while that process still needs to be completed on State Route 30, he said.

“We’re kind of a shovel-ready project. We have been waiting for the green light for a while,” Giles said.

Eric Anderson, MAG’s transportation director, said the $1.2 billion is expected

He said Queen Creek faces some issues in preparing local roads that would connect with State Route 24. The town’s limits end about 1½ miles south of the freeway alignment. Queen Creek will have to work with Mesa on improvements to Signal Butte Road and Pinal County on improvements to Ironwood.

Barney said it would be very helpful for Queen Creek to have an interchange at Signal Butte, but the location of interchanges is still under review.

Elliott, the ADOT spokesman, said the agency is studying the possibility of full interchanges on at Ellsworth, Williams Field Road, Signal Butte and Meridian. Bridges over the freeway are under consideration at Crismon and Mountain.

Chandler residents killed freak San Diego vehicle crash

California authorities are investigating why a pickup plunged off a highway bridge in San Diego, falling 60 feet and killing a couple from Chandler and two others.

Cruz Elias Contreras, 52, and Annamarie Contreras, 50, died as the vehicle fell on them during a biker festival. Two people from Hacienda Heights, California, were also killed.

Richard Anthony Sepolio, a Navy member stationed at Naval Base Coronado, was arrested on suspicion of driving under the infl uence causing death.

Sepolio swerved over a retaining wall and plunged into a park, which was hosting La Raza Run, an annual motorcycle ride from Los Angeles to San Diego.

The Contreras family has started a GoFundMe page to pay for the couples’ funeral and to raise money for their favorite charities. Visit gofundme. com/chicano-park-contreras-family-fund-2umbpgk for information.

– RALPH ZUBIATE, TRIBUNE EDITOR

Salvation Army receives grant

OneAZ Credit Union and OneAZ Community Foundation awarded $1,250 to the Salvation Army in Chandler. The awards are part of the Credit Union and Community Foundation’s community grants program, which gave $50,000 in funds to organizations that serve a wide range of communities. The grants are expected to be used to fund programs that provide a direct benefi t to the communities served to enhance the quality of life.

The award will help fund the Salvation Army’s youth programs for at-risk children and teens in Chandler and Gilbert.

– RACHEL EROH, TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER

Gilbert and Chandler in top 10 most successful cities in AZ

A website has named Gilbert and Chandler in the top 10 most successful cities in Arizona.

Zippia.com looked at poverty level, median household income and the unemployment rate from the 2010-2014 American Community Survey to determine each city’s success level. With those statistics, Gilbert came in at 4th and Chandler was 10th.

Among other cities on the list were Litchfi eld Park 1st, Queen Creek 2nd and Paradise Valley 3rd.

– RACHEL EROH, TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER

Chandler, Gilbert called best places to raise family

Move.org has named Gilbert and Chandler the #1 and #2 best places in the nation to raise a family.

The website, which gives advice on moving, said, “Gilbert’s got it all. Gilbert schools are highly ranked, crime rates are low, and kids are everywhere. Plus, Gilbert’s family-friendly activities mean that parents can always keep their kids busy and entertained.”

About Chandler, the site said, “Like Gilbert, Chandler boasts an excellent school system and a low crime rate, but for many professionals, Chandler also offers a shorter commute to the Phoenix area and the local university.”

– TRIBUNE STAFF REPORT

Motorcycle safety group names

Chandler member

Howard Gelman of Chandler has been named as the newest member of the Arizona Motorcycle Safety and Awareness Foundation.

Gelman spends his time reconstructing motorcycles and is a lifelong member of the American Motorcyclist Association and the Modifi ed Motorcycle Association. He also was the editor of Motorcycle Patriot for four years.

The group works to help reduce motorcycle crashes and fatalities.

For more information, visit amsaf.org.

– MATT TONIS, TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER

Sun Devil Stadium reconstruction on hold

Arizona State announced that the fi nal stage of reconstruction of the Sun Devil Stadium will be postponed until after the 2017 season.

The project’s delay is due to discussions over the past six weeks. Those led to the conclusion that the new ideas for the east side could not be properly evaluated and incorporated into architectural planning in time to start Phase III construction after the fi nal home game Nov. 10.

Professional clown worries about backlash from creepy social media frenzy

BY JIM WALSH TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER

For 28 years, Foot Z the Clown never worried about her safety as she delighted East Valley children and entertained their parents, dressing up mainly with “white face” makeup and wearing an outfit that resembles “Raggedy Ann.”

While Foot Z—real name Cheryl Hartzler, of Mesa,—still loves her profession, her fear and apprehension from the “Creepy Clown” social-media frenzy sweeping the nation has grown to a point where she has temporarily abandoned her usual character and is now dressing primarily as a pirate.

She used to use the pirate character, “First Matey Foot Z,” only on Halloween, but has now decided to dress as a pirate throughout October to avoid any potential backlash from the Creepy Clown rage.

“I think it’s a kindness in you that you want to share,” Hartzler said. “Those little kids just light up. If you can get them to forget about whatever burden they are carrying, it’s the greatest feeling.”

But she never considered the possibility of someone harming her until the Creepy Clown phenomena. In the East Valley and in Phoenix, some teenagers on social media posts are pairing profile pictures of clowns with unspecific threats to shoot up high schools. The posts cross the line from jokes into breaking the law.

Nationally, that backlash has led Target stores to remove scary clown masks from its shelves.

Hartzler doesn’t look too scary to most people. She wears hearts on her cheeks as part of her clown getup.

But she has always been aware that some people are afraid of clowns. She has tried to avoid such people, trying not to scare them. She has made balloon animals and sent them to children who are afraid of her, hoping to touch their hearts.

Police arrested at least seven teenagers, including two in Mesa and five in Phoenix, and accused them of making threats.

Police issued a warning that threatening to carry out school shootings is not only in poor taste, but will land them in juvenile court.

In one of the latest Creepy Clown incidents, the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office reported that they were looking for suspects who were wearing scary clown masks when they chased a group of 13-year-olds with a baseball bat on Oct. 7 at two parks in Fountain Hills.

“It’s the first time, I have been a little bit frightened,” Hartzler said. “For some of my big gigs, I have asked to come as a pirate instead.”

She said other people seem to be having a similar reaction to the Creepy Clown frenzy.

“I got a call the other day. “Do you have an alternative other than clown?”

Hartzler said.

In the past, Hartzler would routinely stop on her way home at a supermarket or some other store, still wearing her clown getup. She is too apprehensive to do such a thing now.

Hartzler’s husband, Jim, also works as a clown, and is known as “Cowboy JJ.”

She said his character features a large mustache. He is not fearful of backlash from the Crazy Clown frenzy because he does not look like a classic clown.

Foot Z works on Sundays at an Arriba Mexican Grill restaurant in Ahwatukee, while Cowboy JJ works Sundays at an Arriba’s in Gilbert. They both have other assignments, with Foot Z working at events sponsored by homeowners’ associations, schools, at other restaurants and at Tempe’s annual Family Halloween Carnival. This year’s carnival is scheduled for Sunday, from 5-9 p.m., at Kiwanis Park.

During a recent appearance at an Ahwatukee Arriba’s, Foot Z dressed in her usual clown attire, much to the

delight of some of her little fans, mostly elementary school students.

She said she was touched when the children said, “Foot Z, are you OK, we heard there are some scary clowns out there.

“It was just what I needed, some reinforcement from the children.”

Years ago, Foot Z used to entertain Phoenix Suns fans outside of what is now known as Talking Stick Resort Arena. That longtime gig ended with a change in the Suns’ management.

“We’re just good people trying to make money” through their performances, Hartzler said. “It’s always been positive. Now, it’s being turned around into something negative.”

Although Hartzler has been shaken by the Creepy Clown fad, she has no plans to abandon a profession she always has loved.

“I know this will pass, this silliness in the world now will pass,” she said.

– Reach Jim Walsh at 480-898-5639 or at jwalsh@ timespublications.com.

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Banner buys 22 East Valley urgent care sites

BY SHELLEY RIDENOUR TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER

All 32 Urgent Care Extra facilities in Arizona are expected to become part of the Banner Health network on Nov. 1. That number includes 22 locations in the East Valley.

The acquisition adds 400 new employees to Banner’s work force. Banner is already Arizona’s largest private employer, with more than 40,000 employees.

Banner’s headquarters are in Phoenix. The company manages 29 acute care hospitals along with long-term care centers, outpatient surgery centers, family clinics, home care services, hospice services, a nursing registry, the Banner Medical Group and Banner Health Network. It has operations in seven states.

Officials from the two entities have been negotiating the sale for several months.

Banner Executive Vice President of Community Delivery Becky Kuhn said the purchase was prompted by Banner’s desire to meet consumer demands for affordability and quick and convenient access for patients.

Urgent care services are designed for unexpected situations that are not lifethreatening and have become a popular choice for millions of Americans, Banner officials said in a press release.

The popularity of urgent care facilities has lessened the wait that often comes at a hospital emergency room and has freed up ERs for sicker patients.

According to the American Academy of Urgent Care Medicine, there are about 9,300 walk-in, standalone urgent care centers in the United States. About 50 to 100 new centers open every year.

“We know that urgent care is valued for convenience, quality and affordability for routine care,” Kuhn said. “And, now consumers at these urgent care facilities can also count on the comprehensive services and support of Banner Health should they require a higher level of care.”

All of the Banner Urgent Care sites will be open from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. every day. The extended operating hours of the urgent care sites is also expected to help patients who need medical attention when most doctors’ offices are closed, Kuhn said.

Arizona ranked ‘most powerful’ with voters in national election

BY HOWARD FISCHER CAPITOL MEDIA SERVICES

Hey, Arizona voter: Feeling powerful? You should.

The financial advice website WalletHub did some computations. Its experts considered how close the race was in each state. Then they looked at the number of electoral votes.

And, finally, they divided the tally by the number of adults, representing eligible voters. Fewer voters translates into each vote that is cast being worth more.

What they found put Arizona at the top of the heap with the “Most Powerful Voters.”

Only Iowa and Alaska, other states where Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump also are competitive, came close.

Whether it’s the survey or something else, the Clinton campaign clearly is paying attention. And it smells victory in this traditionally red state.

With early voting now underway, the Clinton campaign just announced

it will put another $2 million into advertising that would benefit not just the presidential nominee but could help Democrats further down the ticket.

“This is a state that would really foreclose a way for Donald Trump to win the White House,’’ Robby Mook, Clinton’s campaign manager, said in a conference call last week with reporters.

Those efforts, along with another possible visit from Clinton herself, could provide the bump needed.

Pollster Earl de Berge of the Behavior Research Center said it’s not so much that visits by the candidates or their standins are going to change a lot of minds. Instead, it’s a recognition that the key to winning Arizona is getting out the vote.

One issue of note here, he said, is whether Hispanics will finally vote in closer proportion to the population.

Various groups have moved to get Hispanics registered over the years. And that effort may have been bolstered by Trump’s comments about Mexicans as rapists and criminals as well as his focus on building a wall along the nation’s southern border.

But history has shown that does not always translate to actual votes, not just in Arizona but elsewhere.

The Pew Research Center noted that four years ago there were 23.3 million eligible Hispanic voters in the country. The number who actually cast ballots, however, was less than half of that.

WalletHub starts with the chances a state is in play using numbers from FiveThirtyEight, which looks at polling from across the nation. A state that is 50-50 Clinton-Trump would rate 100 points; a state that is clearly going one way or the other is zero. Arizona rates 98.

And then, to determine how much the weight of each voter counts, WalletHub divides that by the total population 18 and older.

Mix that all up, move the decimal point right by six places, and you end up with a “voter power score’’ of 207.05. Polls in Iowa also show a close race, as do those from Alaska. But Iowa has just seven electoral votes; Alaska has three.

That is multiplied by the number of electors in the state. Arizona has 11.

So who’s at the bottom? California, with 55 electoral votes, lots of residents who can go to the polls—and with virtually no chance Trump will take the state. It scored 0.37, followed by predictably Democratic Maryland, the District of Columbia, New York and Massachusetts.

Entrepreneurs hoping to turn Tempe into a fashion showcase

BY RACHEL EROH TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER

Tempe might be the next fashion hub, thanks to two entrepreneurs who are bringing their vision to the city.

Sherri Barry and Angela Johnson are in the process of moving their fashion incubator space into the old Tempe Performing Arts Center on Sixth Avenue.

There will be three entities there to help budding fashion designers build their business. One is Labelhorde, founded by Johnson, which will help with the education side of the business.

The other is Arizona Fashion Source, founded by Barry, which will contribute to the manufacturing factor. Then the Arizona Apparel Foundation is a non-profit created by both Barry and Johnson.

The incubator will provide educational classes, scholarships and offer coworking spaces in the building. All of these will benefit designers trying to expand their brand, Barry said.

“We want to educate new designers on the fashion business,” Barry said.

Barry and Johnson understand the difficulties faced by fashion entrepreneurs who want to start their business anywhere outside of the major fashion manufacturing cities, like Los Angeles or New York. Both Barry and Johnson had complications with their own businesses when they were trying to manufacture in LA.

“Sure there’s a fashion industry right next door in Los Angeles, but even though it’s only a few hours away, it feels like a world away when it comes to what you need,” Johnson said.

The obstacles they faced inspired the idea to create a space that would provide all the materials needed for an entrepreneur to take an idea and turn it into a reality. The incubator would provide services to help through all of the steps, all the way from the basic business idea to being production-ready.

“People underestimate how hard it is to make a garment. You basically need a blueprint,” Barry said.

heads are available for stylists that design or want to display hats.

The classes offered will give a variety of skills to fashion designers. Many classes will be basic education from starting a business to running a business. They will range from how to launch a business, how to handle social media and marketing skills.

Other classes will be more handson and will educate on how to sew, sketch, create patterns, model and use Photoshop.

According to Johnson, the old Tempe Performing Arts Center is the perfect location for their incubator. The building provides plenty of rooms for their classes, co-working spaces and an open area to hold events.

“This building was set up exactly how we would’ve wanted it,” Johnson said.

Tempe has been supportive of the incubator, and both entrepreneurs said they like the city’s vision.

“They’re also really supportive because we are putting art back into an art building,” Barry said.

Donna Kennedy, the economic development director for Tempe, said she liked the concept because of their innovative ideas and the way they would contribute to the city.

“They really want to be involved in the community,” Kennedy said.

The fashion incubator is still lacking a proper name but the business is set to have a grand-opening fundraiser on Nov. 12 at 6 p.m. The grand opening will feature a tour of the three-story building which will include explanations of how each room will be used. The opening will end with a fashion show presenting

Though renovations to the former Tempe Performing Arts Center on 6th Street seem like they are only beginning, Angela Johnson is excited and confident about the space that will help small fashion designers, students and industrial sewing machine operators create products and learn about real-life fashion merchandising.

a collection created by Tabitha Sillin, their technical designer.

“We have a lot to pull off in a month

and we are just going to keep running at 100 miles per hour through Nov. 12,” Johnson said.

Cancer survivors took to the field during Cardinals game to celebrate

BY MIKE BUTLER TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER

Although many thousands of fans weren’t quite sure which Arizona Cardinals team would show up as the team took the field at University of Phoenix Stadium against the New York Jets last Monday night, they already knew they were in the presence of winners.

Those winners were the more than 100 pink-clad cancer survivors attending the game as employees and guests of Cigna, hosting its seventh annual Breast Health Awareness Game. It has become quite the October tradition.

The women were able to hang out in the Game Zone before the contest and socialize on the turf before the game. Then, they all got to be on the field for a routine with the Cardinals cheerleading squad at halftime.

The women performed to Rachel Platten’s “Stand By You.” They spelled out the word “HOPE” with the “O” as big pink ribbon.

“Oh my gosh. What a day. It was just one memorable moment after another,” said Susan Lane of Tempe.

She said star Cardinals running back Stepfan Taylor gave her a big hug, and she also greeted head coach Bruce Arians. Lane also received the unexpected honor of being chosen as one of three

women to participate in the pregame coin toss ceremony.

“I’m just so happy I was a small part of it,” she said. Natasha Griffith of Mesa said it was her

first professional football game, although she attended plenty of games while her two sons were in high school.

“It was just so much fun—the joy of

Teen won’t let disabilities keep her from competing in marathon

DAVID M. BROWN

TRIBUNE CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Alli Schmidt, 17, was healthy for the first six months of her life. Then, bacterial meningitis changed it all.

The Gilbert teen spent five days on life support in a coma, and emerged hearing-impaired, nonverbal and unable to walk. She has seizures multiple times a day and needs a tube for feeding.

Nevertheless, the Gilbert teen on Nov. 6 will compete in the 41st Annual 3TV Phoenix 10K & Half Marathon benefiting the Mollen Foundation.

Alli and her Best Buddies partner, Tempe resident Diane Bruchhauser, have entered the half marathon to and from CityScape in downtown Phoenix, accompanied by team member Jan Lohman.

Alli will be in a special running chair, with Bruchhauser and Lohman pushing.

“I’m hoping to be able to walk in the 5K while Alli and Diane complete the half marathon,” said Alli’s mother, Stacy Schmidt, a former Gilbert Public Schools elementary school teacher who stays at home with Alli and her four brothers and two sisters, ages 7−13.

She and her husband, Eric, a regional operations manager with Red Bull, adopted five of their children from foster care.

“She loves to feel the wind in her face and hearing people yell out her name,” Stacy Schmidt said. “She really gets excited about the medal at the end as well. After her very first race, she wouldn’t get out of her running chair and kept playing with the medal around her neck.”

Dr. Art Mollen created what is now the Phoenix 3TV 10K in 1976 to celebrate fitness and physical well-being with events for many age groups and fitness levels. It is one of the oldest 10Ks in both Arizona and the United States.

But Mollen also looks at the event as a celebration of groups like Best Buddies, which has made a world of difference for Alli.

“Best Buddies is an incredible altruistic, humanistic effort for others with a human spirit that is strong and unbroken,” Mollen said. “We are so excited to be involved with such an amazing group of generous people giving the greatest gift of all, which is to help others.”

Through the years, the 10K has raised

Bruchhauser and Alli had their first race in January 2015 at the Rock ‘n’ Roll Half Marathon in Tempe.

“It’s a perfect match! Diane grew up in a family very similar to ours since her parents did foster care and she had a lot of siblings, just like Alli,” Bruchhauser said. “She is completely unfazed by our hectic schedule and the little bit of chaos when she comes over for practice runs around our neighborhood.”

“She is the sweetest, most cuddly 17-year-old ever,” said Bruchhauser, a triathlete and runner and chairwoman of the Women’s Triathlon, which supports Susan G. Komen to save lives and end breast cancer.

A graduate of Arizona State University, the Arizona native is the oldest of six, including foster brothers and sisters with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

“One of her favorite activities is swimming with our family because the water lets her move in ways that she isn’t able to outside of the pool,” she added.

The Schmidts are happy that Alli participates in races such as the Phoenix 10K.

“We aren’t runners, so there is no way that Alli would ever have been able to experience running if it wasn’t for Team Best Buddies,” Schmidt said.

“Her meningitis typically causes deafness or death, so we are very blessed that she is with us,” she added.

“But, more importantly, she is curious, stubborn and very sweet. She loves her evening cuddles with daddy on the couch. She is a huge flirt,” Schmidt added. “She has the best smile, and her giggle can turn my whole day around.”

funds for Valley organizations including the nonprofit Scottsdale-based Mollen Foundation, which has partnered with community leaders and educators to give parents and school-aged children tools to develop healthier lifestyles.

Best Buddies, a nonprofit founded in 1989 by Anthony Kennedy Shriver, connects mentors and college-aged youth with people who have intellectual and developmental disabilities, explained Tempe resident Timothy Bolen, Arizona director for the group.

Team Best Buddies began when he and his niece Sydney, who had a severe form of cerebral palsy, planned to complete

a marathon. However, Sydney died in 2005 before they could join one.

“In 2011, I met Jessica Dunn, who had cerebral palsy, at Camelback High School, and the dream to run that marathon was born once again,” Bolen said, noting that the program has expanded to 12 Buddy Teams and 50 support runners. Dunn died March 4.

Alli has found a champion in her Best Buddy group, called Team Alli.

Bruchhauser captains the team, coordinates the support runners for Team Alli, handles fundraising and organizes practice runs throughout the season for her, Schmidt explained.

Team Alli has inspired the Schmidts to become more active; they completed a few 5K races last year and are signed up for more this season.

The Schmidts recently completed fundraising for an adaptive bike, so Alli can enjoy a first bike ride before her 18th birthday in February. “My younger children,” she said, “are looking forward to going on bike rides as a family.” Her achievements inspire everyone near her.

“Alli can’t walk or talk and she has a feeding tube,” Bruchhauser said, “but even more important than what she can’t do is all that she can do.”

For information or 10K registration, go to Phoenix10K.com and mollenfoundation.org.

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being on the field with all those survivors,” she said. “And the Cardinals won!”

But, knowing that something had gone seriously haywire inside her, she pressed.

Griffith was diagnosed in 2014. She was hastily scheduled for a double mastectomy. She didn’t require chemo or radiation.

The cancer journeys of Griffith and Lane follow a familiar and frightful path, from the shock and panic of the initial diagnosis to the light at the end of the tunnel. They both credit a strong support network of family and friends for helping them through.

“I was lucky,” she said. “If I’d waited a few more months, I would have been in real trouble. It was a blessing in disguise.”

Griffith attended the game with her husband. They’ll celebrate their first wedding anniversary Monday.

Like most women—one in eight develops breast cancer in her lifetime in the United States—Lane was diligent about doing self-exams and getting her yearly mammogram. In August 2013, an anomaly showed up on Lane’s X-ray. She had a double mastectomy in September.

“He’s been incredible,” Griffith said. “He says he’d rather have me like this than not have me.”

Terri Cummings of Gilbert was diagnosed with cervical cancer in 2010. She was the same age her mother was— 38—when she died of breast cancer.

Fortunately, the surgery removed all the cancer, and she didn’t need radiation or chemotherapy.

“I was very fortunate in that regard,” said Lane, who attended the game with her daughter. “Screening and early detection really save lives.”

“I was very lucky,” she said. “It helped me realize that my life was stressful, and I’ve made adjustments to help me live a healthier lifestyle.”

She went to the game with two coworkers, one who is a cancer survivor and another who used to work for a breast cancer charity.

A nurse and 15-year employee of Cigna, Griffith experienced a series of negative mammograms, and doctors telling her that she was under too much stress.

“We laughed, got to be silly, bonded with the other women and really enjoyed ourselves.”

East Valley charities awarded Grants from Cox Communications

Cox Charities is awarding $480,000 in grants to local charities, including several in the East Valley.

Some of the notable grant recipients based in the East Valley include Boys & Girls Clubs of the East Valley in Mesa, Junior Achievement of Arizona in Tempe, Si Se Puede Foundation in Chandler, United Food Bank in Mesa and American Heart Association in Tempe.

Twenty Arizona charitable organizations will be selected by Cox Communications’ employees to receive an act of kindness in recognition of Cox Charities legacy of giving anniversary.

SRP awards Learning Grants to 6 East Valley schools

SRP has given more than $117,000 to schools across the state, including six in the East Valley, for math and science programs.

The East Valley winners were Weinberg Elementary in Chandler; Arete Preparatory Middle School, Eduprize Gilbert and Settler’s Point Elementary in Gilbert; and Red Mountain High School and Zaharis Elementary in Mesa.

SRP annually contributes more than $1.3 million to education initiatives, grants and partnerships and provides free training and resources to educators throughout the state.

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Military honored with food at Chandler Chick-fil-A

Military personnel and their families will be offered a free meal at the Crossroads Towne Center Chick-fil-A on Tuesday from 5 to 8 p.m.

Dine-in customers only must show a valid military ID or proof of service. Immediate families of deployed military are asked to bring deployment papers as identification.

Also, family-friendly activities and entertainment will be offered at the restaurant, 2900 E. Germann Road. For more information, call 480-812-1717.

Jazz and barbecue event benefits mentoring programs

Jazz & BBQ in the Park is an annual event of the 100 Black Men of Phoenix and is happening Saturday from 5-9 p.m. at Tumbleweed Park in Chandler, 2250 S. McQueen Road.

The event will feature food from

Famous Dave’s Barbeque, dancing and entertainment from DJ GIPStar, and Valley band Soul Power.

Tickets are $35 and all proceeds will benefit mentoring programs.

Chandler ready to begin work on accident-prone intersection

Chandler’s most accident-prone intersection is about to receive major improvements.

The intersection of Alma School Road and Chandler Boulevard will have $9.4 million in work done.

Last year, 48 accidents occurred at the intersection. Mike Mah, city transportation engineer, blames lack of right-turn lanes, which can cause traffic to slow as people make turns.

Also being added will be merging “jump” lanes for buses.

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Gilbert charter school principal wins state honor

Valerie Merrill, principal at Legacy

Traditional School – Gilbert, has won the Arizona Charter Schools Association award for Transformational Leader of the Year.

Legacy is a K-8 charter school serving 1,200 students in Gilbert.

MESA

National Theatre in London presenting broadcasts at MCC Mesa Community College and the National Theatre in London will bring six “National Theatre Live” broadcasts to the MCC Theatre.

The first NT Live screening, “Frankenstein”, will be at 7:30 p.m. Friday. Future screenings will include “A View from the Bridge” on Nov. 4 at 7:30 p.m.; “The Audience” Nov. 8, 7:30 p.m.; “War Horse” Dec. 16, 7:30 p.m.; “One Man, Two Guvnors” Dec. 17, 2 p.m.; and “Hamlet” Dec. 17, 7:30 p.m. MCC Theatre is at 1833 W. Southern Ave. For information, call 480-461-7172.

Cat creation classes offered in Mesa

In conjunction with a new exhibit, four cat creations classes are scheduled at the Mesa Historical Museum.

The first class is Tuesday, and participants will make paper bag cat puppets.

A release announcing the 2016 Charter Awards calls Merrill “an inspirational leader and a quintessential role model for everyone involved with the school.”

Winners and finalists of the 2016 Charter Awards will be honored at a ceremony on Nov. 2 at the Hotel Palomar in Phoenix.

TEMPE

Autism walk today at Tempe Beach Park

The 11th annual Autism Speaks Walk is today at Tempe Beach Park, 80 W. Rio Salado Parkway, beginning at 9 a.m.

Organizers, including Autism Speaks Arizona and SARRC (Southwest Autism Research and Resource Center), seek to raise $1.1 million for autism research and programs.

For more information, go to autismspeakswalk.org.

Martial arts tournament hosted in Tempe

A regional martial arts tournament is being hosted Saturday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Lifetime Fitness, 1616 W. Ruby Drive, Tempe.

The Martial Arts Academy of Tang Soo Do of Arizona, will host competitors from Arizona, New Mexico, Nevada and Utah. Form completion, weapon completion, sparring, and demonstration teams will perform.

Creative cat masks will be made Saturday and the Nov. 19 class is on bedazzled cats. The last class, Dec. 10, focuses on cat ornaments. All classes run from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the museum, 51 E. Main St. All classes are drop-in, no registration required.

The “Strange Collections: Cat People of the Outer Regions: The Art of Karen Kuykendall” exhibit can be seen at the museum from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesdays through Saturdays.

Mesa kids can enter history-writing contest

Students in fourth, fifth and sixth grades who live in Mesa may enter a writing contest focused on history.

Kids can create a fictional story based around a historical event that occurred in Mesa or write an oral history based on an interview. Students can pick from three topics: the history of railroads in Mesa, a holiday celebration that occurred between 1890 and 1950 or a written oral history from an interview with a senior citizen who grew up in Mesa.

Entries are due by Nov. 18. Entries can’t exceed 750 words and may be typed or “neatly written,” according to a press release from the city.

Entries should be submitted to John Wesley, acting historic preservation officer, city of Mesa, P.O. Box 1466, Mesa, AZ 85211-1466 or emailed to him at john. wesley@mesaaz.gov.

The first- through third-place winners in each category win cash prizes.

The new rules of polite adult conversation, circa Election 2016

BY DAVID LEIBOWITZ TRIBUNE COLUMNIST

Among the calamities of Election 2016— bipartisanship, America’s standing in the world, Billy Bush’s career—we can now add adult conversation. A national staple since 1776, public communication died during Wednesday’s presidential debate, about the time Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump argued over her plan to tax the rich to cut America’s $20 trillion debt.

Said Clinton: “My Social Security payroll contribution will go up, as will Donald’s, assuming he can’t figure out how to get out of it.”

Trump’s acid retort: “Such a nasty woman.”

The chattering class and the Internet exploded over this exchange, pointing out Trump’s chauvinism, sexism and 137 other -isms. The gist: As an angry white male and a misogynist, Trump

represents everything wrong with how many of us think and speak (not that Trump thinks before he speaks, but you get the idea). The howls of outrage left me fearful that many of us, confused by the new, more politically correct rules that govern speaking aloud in 2016, may stop talking rather than risk being condemned as Neanderthals.

With that in mind—and in an effort to prevent millions of sad, mute white guys from moving back home to their parents’ basements after Election Day— I’ve put together this handy guide to conversation circa 2016. Just answer the questions, act accordingly, and you’ll be fine in any situation, from the workplace to this year’s holiday parties.

Q. Are you a woman? If yes and you’re a Democrat: Stop reading immediately. Climb into your Prius and drive to Trader Joe’s to stock up on Greek yogurt and alfalfa sprouts. Say whatever you want. You’re fine. If yes and you’re a Republican: I’m surprised your husband

lets you read this column. That guy’s a keeper! Go back to watching Fox News.

Q. Are you a man? If yes, look around. Are you talking to other men? If yes, politely ask them to turn off all recording equipment, hot microphones and smartphones. Now ask yourself, are any of these dudes tall, skinny and sporting ample facial hair? Do any of them look like Anderson Cooper? Is one of them actually Anderson Cooper? If yes, express your admiration for craft beer and the HBO hit “Girls.” Say nothing else. During the next lull in conversation, say, “Owwfff, I must’ve eaten some gluten.” Walk away with grim determination. If you’re a man and you’re speaking with a woman or several women, here’s where it gets tricky. My best advice? For starters, do not grab, fondle, touch, invade the personal space of or breathe on anyone in the immediate vicinity—or any vicinity. Do not look a woman in the eyes, or sweep your gaze up and down her physical form. The safest play? In any

conversation, stare at a point two inches above the head of the tallest person present. Nod along when others speak at a speed of two nods for each reference to “this horrible election.”

If you actually must speak, absolutely avoid discussing any of the following: A woman’s gender, looks or clothing, other women, politics, religion, college football, weight, President Obama, gay marriage, the Supreme Court, the NRA or carbohydrates. Safe topics of conversation? The weather, unless you’re in the path of a hurricane with a female name, and how much you loathe Donald Trump. In this way, for all his many faults, Trump has proven to be the last great uniter left in our country. He’s safe to hate and never to emulate. Fellas, want to be thought of as a gentleman? Ask yourself, “What Would Donald Do?” Then, in any scenario, do the exact opposite.

– David Leibowitz has called the Valley home since 1995. Reach him at david@leibowitzsolo.com.

Want to protect children? Legalize and lock down marijuana

BY TOM PATTERSON TRIBUNE GUEST WRITER

The most common talking point raised against Proposition 205, the “Regulation and Taxation of Marijuana Act,” is the need to prevent increased marijuana use among young people.

Legalization opponents are correct about one thing. There is abundant evidence that marijuana can have serious adverse effects in the still- developing adolescent brain. But they ignore the gaping logic hole in their argument that Prop. 205 would promote teen use of marijuana.

Think about it. Adolescents seeking marijuana have as much or more access than adults. The majority report no problem buying marijuana. Unfortunately, they must purchase from black-market drug dealers who are unlicensed, don’t test their products for purity or quality and

have an incentive to introduce their young customers to cocaine, heroin and other dangerous drugs.

If Prop. 205 passes, marijuana would be sold through licensed, regulated dealers similar to alcohol retailers. Marijuana products would require testing and clear labeling. Selling to minors would be strictly prohibited.

If we’re serious about reducing youth marijuana use—and we should be— our present system is obviously not the answer. We need two things: a strong law and the will to enforce it. We have neither.

In the Netherlands, they have both. The Dutch do not hesitate to shut down shops that sell to minors, so it’s no wonder that there is less underage use of marijuana there than in “law and order” Arizona.

Legalization opponents seem to think the experience of Colorado, which approved marijuana legalization in 2012, backs up their charges of the plagues which will beset our state if we take a similar

route. Like Arizonans today, Coloradans were told workplaces would become more hazardous, that tourism would suffer along with the state’s reputation.

Moreover, driving would become more dangerous with more marijuana users on the road. Education would suffer with increased exposure of youth to the now legal substance. Our major daily carried an account of young children reportedly being “rushed” to ERs from overdosing on all the marijuana products lying around.

The verifiable facts tell a far different story. For example, the Rocky Mountain Poison and Drug Center reports that like illegal marijuana, children sometimes ingest legal marijuana left out by adults. In 2014, the Center took 45 calls regarding accidental exposure in children eight or under.

That same year, 2,057 calls were for children’s exposure to personalcare products, 1,422 were exposed to household cleaning products and 703 to vitamins. Parents need to keep harmful

stuff away from small children. Period. Meanwhile, employers have continued to control workplace drug policies (as they would under Prop. 205) and no new marijuana-related job problems have been reported. The costs of workplace injuries actually decreased and compensation claims have been stable.

The Colorado Bureau of Investigation reports a slight decrease in overall crime in 2014, although that may not be directly linked to marijuana legalization. Marijuana-related DUI arrests actually declined in 2015.

The predicted economic devastation never hit. In fact, Colorado had the fastest growing economy in the nation in 2014, number three in 2015. Colorado tourism has broken new records every year since legalization, Colorado saw nation-leading home price increases in 2014 and in 2016, U.S. News & World Report named Denver the number one

Why seniors and their families can’t afford to approve Prop. 206

BY MARK YOUNG TRIBUNE GUEST WRITER

While much of the attention to Proposition 206 has been directed toward restaurant and other service workers, there is a larger and more vulnerable population that will be significantly affected by raising the minimum wage in Arizona: Seniors and those who care for them.

As the president of the Arizona In-Home Care Association, I represent an industry that has been hit hard in recent years by the Affordable Care Act and other federal legislation and unfunded mandates. Proposition 206 goes a step beyond in terms of its direct impact to our elderly and disabled population.

What many fail to see is that raising the minimum wage by 50 percent will also cause an increase in the cost of needed in-home care for seniors, disabled adults and even children

Consider this: Currently, the average cost in Arizona for in-home services ranges from $20 to $24 per hour. If Prop. 206 passes, services most likely will exceed $30 per hour.

For many older adults on a fixed income—and for financially strapped baby boomers taking care of their parents and their own families—this increase could be devastating.

When Seattle raised its minimum wage to $15 per hour, it increased the cost of in-home services to nearly $35 per hour—putting these services out of the reach of many seniors, disabled adults

in Arizona earns just above the current minimum wage, up to $12 per hour, depending on experience and training. While that may not seem like a large sum, it’s important to note that these individuals often use caregiving as an important stepping stone to other medical professions.

As our senior population grows, the demand for skilled caregivers also

“ Proposition 206 goes a step beyond in terms of its direct impact to our elderly and disabled population.”

and children.

When the cost of care increases and fewer people can afford to use in-home care, large and small in-home care providers throughout the state will be forced to cut back on hours or staffing. When this happens, the pool of skilled caregivers will choose to go into other industries that are paying similar wages. This also happened in Seattle. The average non-medical caregiver

increases. If the cost to employ skilled caregivers goes up while the pool of available workers shrinks, many in-home care agencies will also be forced to hire workers who are less expensive but less experienced, which can impact overall quality of care.

Even more concerning is the potential unintended consequences of Prop. 206: The emergence of an underground market which would place liability and

risk on our most vulnerable community members.

This could potentially result in increased financial, physical, or even mental abuse by predators targeting seniors and disabled adults and children. Why we will all end up paying? There are currently 100,000 seniors and 30,000-plus disabled adults and children in Arizona requiring in-home care being covered under state programs that may be affected by Prop. 206.

In addition, when some older adults not on state programs can no longer afford in-homes services, they will most likely drop from private care and further strain our already burdened Medicaid system.

The cost to Arizona taxpayers? Tens of millions of dollars.

Ask yourself: Can our seniors and their families afford Proposition 206?

– Mark Young is president of the Arizona In-Home Care Association, CEO of ComForCare and host of “Aging in Arizona” on Patriot Radio.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Ninth justice is needed now

As the Supreme Court begins its second term without a ninth justice, the American Association of University Women continues to urge the U.S. Senate to rise above the partisan fray and simply do what the Constitution requires: fairly and expeditiously consider the president’s nominee.

Cases this new term focus on pivotal issues like immigration, criminal justice, civil and voting rights, just to name a few. It is not up to some obstructionist senators to decide that an eight-member court is “good enough.”

We need the Senate to do better. We need nine justices and we need them now. To do anything less could undermine the proud tradition of our constitutional government transitioning peacefully and efficiently, especially during election years.

– Michael Maggied – Mesa

A word for legalization

Marijuana prohibition is unnecessary, harmful and a failure.

Prohibition is unnecessary, as marijuana is far safer than alcohol or tobacco. Prohibition is harmful, as arrest and conviction can permanently damage an individual’s future educational and employment opportunities.

Prohibition is a failure, as dangerous organized crime thrives, and the National Institute on Drug Abuse reports that 80 percent of teenagers say marijuana is “easy to get.”

Prop. 205 provides a better alternative by regulating and taxing marijuana. The Arizona Joint Legislative Budget Committee estimates that almost half a billion dollars annually of the illegal market would be replaced by licensed businesses that contribute to our economy. They also estimate that Arizona school districts would receive over $55 million per year, and that the Arizona Department of Health Services would receive approximately $14 million per year for public education about marijuana, alcohol and other substances.

Please join me in voting YES on 205 for safer and healthier communities and millions of dollars for education.

– Bettina Bickel – Glendale

A word against legalization

If legalizing recreational marijuana is good for Arizona, why do supporters leave that part out of their argument? They claim “money for schools and safer neighborhoods” on their billboards but never mention Prop. 205 would legalize recreational marijuana. Seems like an

important point to leave out. I don’t know many people who believe schools would see any money from taxing marijuana, but the bigger question is, at what cost to society and our children? Will we do anything for the potential of a little money for schools?

One in three Denver high school juniors and seniors uses marijuana on a regular basis. So, what good is a few bucks from taxing the drug if students are stoned anyway? By the way, Denver schools didn’t get any marijuana tax money. Colorado’s marijuana-related fatal car crashes shot up 62 percent after they legalized recreational marijuana. Besides the regretful loss of life, that has to take a financial toll, too. And what about additional costs for determent programs, treatment, enforcement, hospitalizations, etc.? It seems that would eat up any revenue people are counting on.

I smell a rat, and I think it stands to make a lot of money if Prop 205 passes.

– Angela Vaughn – Chandler

Too late to back away

To all the Republican candidates and incumbents that at first endorsed Donald Trump and now have backed away, it’s way too late! It was mostly you that created your very

own deplorable candidate. Your hate-filled obstruction of President Obama, our first AfricanAmerican president, brought on an extremist electorate and reality-show atmosphere for Donald Trump. Those that endorsed him knew exactly what you were going to get.

Now that the reality-show racist, bigot, sexist pervert showed his ugly head, you want to desert him. You have already showed your colors. All voters should show these people that they do not deserve to be in office since they were a part of his extremist campaign. The GOP created this disaster and now you must all sleep with it.

To all voters, please vote down the ticket to rid ourselves of the extreme elements that have now divided our country. These people have proven to us they are a part of that same extreme element created by the GOP, and they all need to be voted out!

– Peter Thomas – Gilbert

Casting stones

No one, including Trump, can justify his words and actions, but everyone, especially religious persons, must remember that Jesus Christ said to the mob, “Let he who is without sin cast the first stone” Trump admitted his sins and apologized. Neither Hillary nor Bill have ever admitted their sins nor apologized for them.

– Wayne Whitlock – Gilbert

Will you get a ‘trickle’?

Gov. Ducey and the Republican State Legislature cut taxes on businesses. The argument was if we cut their taxes they can grow, prosper and hire more workers. It’s called trickle down. Not pour down, just trickle. So, they got the tax cut.

Another blessing for Arizona businesses we learned about today: The Arizona Revenue Department cut most of the auditors out of the business auditing department. So, no more ‘policemen’ to make sure the businesses pay their reduced taxes.

If we reduce business taxes, the increased profits will ‘trickle’ down and help the states’ workers, right? If you read the Arizona 2016 Publicity Pamphlet you received beginning on page 83, it is a different story. Proposition 206 will help our states’ workers with wage increases. However, the Arizona Chamber of Commerce and Industry says vote NO. The Arizona Farm Bureau says vote NO. The Greater Phoenix Chamber of Commerce says vote NO. The Arizona chapter of Americans for Prosperity says vote NO. Seems like businesses don’t want to pass it on. No trickle here.

Our governor and Republican legislators gave our businesses a ‘salary’ increase. Not a trickle. Millions. Will they pass it on to us? Hello?

– Gary Anderson – Tempe

best place to live in the U.S., Colorado Springs number five.

And the teens? Marijuana use among minors is below the national average and stable. High school graduation rates are up. As Dickey Lee Hullinghorst, the Colorado House speaker and an admitted legalization skeptic, summarized it, “the sky didn’t fall. Everything seems to be working pretty well.”

Back in Arizona, we spend $85 million every year arresting and incarcerating 15,000 marijuana law violators. This prohibition hasn’t worked, never has, never will.

Our efforts produce not reduced drug usage, but thousands of ruined lives for using a substance harmless to others. Millions of dollars go to support violent, criminal drug cartels, dollars that are much needed in Arizona.

Objectively, marijuana is safer and causes less problems than alcohol. There’s no reason government should be making this personal decision for its citizens if we really are the Land of the Free.

– East Valley resident Tom Patterson is a retired physician and former state senator. He can be reached at pattersontomc@cox.net.

Chandler dog center lets pets sprawl out for boarding, daycare Business

BY MIKE BUTLER TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER

Arizona Canine Center in Chandler doesn’t provide a fancy spa experience, but that’s OK with loyal customers, who know their beloved dogs are getting excellent supervision and lots of exercise in a cage-free environment.

Whether they are there for boarding or daycare, dogs are treated to 8,000 square feet of air-conditioned indoor and mist-cooled outdoor play areas. Epoxied floors are spotless, as are the gleaming grooming rooms and the large kitchen where meals are portioned out.

Nathan Braaten, who co-owns Arizona Canine with brother Aerik, is an expert puppy trainer and prepares service dogs for people with disabilities. The center takes care of about 50 dogs per day, more during holidays.

The brothers started the business about 10 years ago, when both were at crossroads in their careers. Nathan, a graduate of the well-known Triple Crown Dog Training Academy and Bergin Institute, was growing his reputation as a trainer, but he was getting a little weary of driving all over the Valley to meet clients and their dogs at homes and parks.

A veteran of the restaurant and bar business, Aerik was thinking about opening his own club in Chandler, but he saw a better opportunity (and much saner hours) in the burgeoning doggie daycare business.

They started out small in Tempe, calling the firm A Way To Wag back then. Looking to expand a few years ago, Aerik saw a for-sale sign at 1535 N. Dobson Road (just south of Warner Road) and checked it out. He discovered an amazing seven-acre enclave with a fine older home and a 20,000 square foot warehouse.

According to Aerik, the seller had been a good friend of Roy Dobson. The property was all that was left of the many thousand acres the Dobson family once farmed in the East Valley. After buying the plot from Dobson in the 1970s, the new owner expanded

the barn to accommodate his business, Dobson Tool & Die Co.

Aerik figured he didn’t have a prayer of buying the property. But, perhaps not wanting to see his life’s work bulldozed to make way for new homes, the previous owner struck a deal. It took the Braatens about a year to get the zoning they needed and a year of hard work just to get a portion of the warehouse in shape for the kennel.

Because there’s so much space, Arizona Canine rents out a lot of it as storage to other businesses. In a tidy, rent-free corner are the nearly 3,000 flags that are used for the Healing Field Memorial in Tempe on 9/11 each year. A good friend of Aerik’s died in the attacks on New York City.

The warehouse also gives Aerik plenty of room to indulge his hobby of fixing up vintage cars. “It’s nice having a place to tinker,” he said.

Outside, Aerik is in the process of creating a five-acre, tree-lined dog park. He also wants to build some agility features for the dogs, such as a balance beam and stairs. He said K9 officers from several East Valley cities have been coming to Arizona Canine to perform bite-suit training and work on other tasks.

Aerik now lives in the former Dobson house with his parents.

“Here I am 40 years old and I’m living with my parents,” he joked. “But after all those years of working nights, I love being here.”

Arizona Canine Center is open Monday through Friday from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. and weekends from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.; 480838-1517; azcaninecenter.com.

– Reach Mike Butler at 480-898-5630 or at mbutler@timespublications.com.

Trash hauler bring jobs to new Chandler center

Republic Services will add nearly 300 jobs in Chandler as it staffs a customerservice center.

Customer-relations specialists are sought for the 72,000-square-foot facility. Newly hired employees will participate in paid, five-week training classes.

More information on the positions can be found under the “careers” section at republicservices.com.

Tempe attorney elected to Hon Kachina Council

Kevin J. Walsh, an attorney in the Phoenix office of the law firm of Quarles & Brady and a Tempe resident, has been elected to the Hon Kachina Council.

The Hon Kachina Council is a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting volunteerism in Arizona.

Walsh is a member of the Maricopa County Bar Foundation Board of Trustees, and serves on the Phoenix One Foundation Board of Directors. Walsh is also an Ambassador for the

Greater Phoenix Economic Council and is a Precinct Committeeman in Arizona Legislative District 18.

Mercy Medical West to be built by Chicago firm

A Chicago-based medical real estate developer will spearhead Mercy Medical West, an office building across from Dignity’s Mercy Gilbert Medical Center.

Mercy Medical West will include a 20,000-square-foot surgical center on the second floor and space for tenants on the first floor.

MedProperties Group will break ground on the center in the first half of 2017.

Business and Education Summit taking place at Mesa campus

The 2016 Business and Education Summit will take place Friday beginning at 7:15 a.m. at Chandler-Gilbert Community College-Williams Campus, 7360 E. Tahoe Ave., Mesa.

This event will feature guest speaker Trevor Stokes, manager of Workforce Programs for the Arizona Commerce Authority. Representatives from business, education and government will also be attending.

State: Construction jobs not likely to come back

BY HOWARD FISCHER

MEDIA SERVICES

Remember all those construction jobs?

Well, they’re not coming back any time in the foreseeable future.

That’s the conclusion of Doug Walls, research analyst for the Arizona Office of Economic Opportunity.

Last week, Walls said the state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for September was 5.5 percent. That finally brings it back to where it was in April before the rate spiked.

Arizona did add 2,700 construction jobs last month and 10,400 since the same time last year.

But that still leaves overall construction employment at 139,200. Prior to the recession there were 244,300 people working in the industry, close to one out of every 11 Arizonans employed. Walls suggested that was an artificial—and unsustainable—level of employment.

“Before the recession construction

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employment increased dramatically very quickly,’’ he said.

That was during the housing bubble, with home builders in Arizona putting up houses as fast as they could under the premise that there would always be buyers.

When the bottom dropped out, hundreds of thousands of Arizonans found themselves “upside-down,’’ owing more on their homes than they were worth.

The industry hit rock bottom soon after, with employment plummeting by September 2006 to fewer than 110,000.

Walls said employment is predicted to continue to tick up for the coming decade.

“But it will still be below the recession peaks that construction was at,’’ he said.

Construction is not the only weak part of the state’s economy.

Manufacturing employment last month was 158,000, down about 600 from the same period a year earlier. And that’s just 10,000 above the bottom the industry hit in September 2010.

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A day to remember Canyon State Academy revels in ‘Chalk Talk’ with Gruden

BY ZACH ALVIRA TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER

Three local high schools met former NFL coach Jon Gruden as they took part in a clinic held by USA Football at the Cardinals practice facility in Tempe.

Queen Creek Canyon State Academy, as well as Phoenix South Mountain and Phoenix Camelback, arrived Oct. 15 expecting a day full of drills to improve their football skills. Simply being inside of the Cardinals’ practice bubble would have been rewarding enough for the athletes, but they were in for a bigger surprise.

“It was a great experience; it was an opportunity for kids to get better in a great environment,” Bill Godsil, head coach of the Canyon State Academy football team said. “It’s the Arizona Cardinals practice facility, it’s something many high school football players rarely get to see. It’s pretty cool.”

During the drills, led by football coaches from all over the country, a

BY JASON P. SKODA TRIBUNE PREP SPORTS DIRECTOR

Teen suicide is one of those subjects that isn’t addressed enough; usually only after it is too late.

That’s the case this week as social media let us know about the death of a student athlete at Corona del Sol High.

familiar face entered the dome to watch the athletes work—Gruden, who is the analyst for Monday Night Football and won the Super Bowl as the coach of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

After meeting with coaches from the three schools, Gruden gathered the players for a “Chalk Talk,” offering three aspects of life for the young athletes: give effort, have fun and be respectful.

“They can be better off the field, they can put forth more effort and go out there and have fun,” Gruden said. “The last thing I taught them was to have respect, teaching them how to shake a hand and to look the guy or girl in the eye while doing so.”

After his tenure with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers ended in 2009, Gruden started coaching his son’s high school football team as an offensive line coach. It was there when Gruden realized the participation level of high school sports was declining due to the push to eliminate youth sports altogether.

With the help of Dick’s Sporting Goods and ESPN, Gruden started raising funds

to help local high school programs and to raise awareness for struggling youth sports.

“You learn the most valuable lessons in life playing sports,” Gruden said. “You learn your discipline; you get your work ethic, sportsmanship and mental toughness all while playing football and sports in general.”

It is an especially strong message for Canyon State players as the academy provides residential programming for atrisk youth who are given intervention, skills and opportunities to turn their lives around.

To conclude their day, Gruden brought the teams into the Cardinals auditorium where each team was presented with new tackling dummies, new footballs and a check for $2,000 from Dick’s. Along with the gifts, Gruden called up one player from each team and honored them with a “Gruden Grinder” shirt for the hard work and dedication they give their team.

When Canyon State’s Aerin Walsh was called up to the stage to be honored, he

I’m weary of GoFundMe campaigns popping up to help with funeral expenses. Not because I don’t want people who need help to get it, but maybe we should start one with idea of contributing to an educational program that will help teens deal with everyday issues.

Full details that surrounded the student’s actions are not known, and to be honest at this point, it is not as important as what comes next. Something has to be learned, passed

on, talked about or addressed with today’s youth.

More teenagers and young adults die from suicide than from cancer, heart disease, AIDS, birth defects, stroke, pneumonia, influenza and chronic lung disease combined, according to The Parent Resource Program.

Each day in the United States, there are an average of about 5,240 suicide attempts by young people in grades 7-12.

Four out of five teens who attempt suicide have given clear warning signs. Here is hoping those signs are heeded and never taken lightly. Of course, you can’t help but think of the teen’s family and friends.

I have no idea of what they are going through, but something tells me they are searching for answers like we all do in these moments. No answer will ever fill

GRUDEN

sat speechless before it all set in.

“This is my first year of playing football and it was really interesting,” Walsh said of the experience. “I appreciate the opportunity to come out here and it makes me feel really good, we are honored.”

For Walsh, the overall experience was more than he could have asked for as a high school athlete, but one aspect of the day came out on top as his overall favorite.

“The biggest for me was the tackling drill,” Walsh said. “I got to learn how to tackle a little better, which is great.”

It was a day meant to honor local high school athletes for their hard work and participation, but it was Gruden who came away perhaps the most inspired by the events. He explained that he was able to make new friends, something that football has allowed him to do his entire life.

“You get a chance to meet three great coaching staffs, you get to meet 100 kids that want to be good, want to be great that have a chance if someone just believes in them,” Gruden said. “The biggest goal here is to make sure our game stays strong and the coaches get a pat on the back. It’s awesome.”

the void left behind.

One thing I know for sure; the hashtag #AztecStrong has been all too common in recent years.

Another Corona student athlete committed suicide on campus in May 2015. Another student—Ridge Vanderbur—died of cancer. Baseball coach Dave Webb had emergency heart surgery before recovering and 17-yearold Wade Young died after being struck by lightning.

There’s been even more tragedy over the last five years, more than any community should face in a century, let alone half a decade, than listed here.

Cancer, heart ailments and freak accidents are one thing, but a teen deciding to take his own life is something completely different.

Unlike the other suicide victim, I never came across this athlete, who wrestled as a freshman and was a pole vaulter for the Aztecs.

I don’t know what they have in common besides their school colors, but both were taken from this world way too early. It makes you wonder what is going on. Is there more commonality there than we

know about?

Is it the way we treat kids these days? Are today’s youth desensitized to death because video games like “Grand Theft Auto,” many of the drama series on TV and movies like “The Purge” make violence and death commonplace? Are we as parents not giving our kids enough straight talk to let them know that life is not always going to be easy and struggles actually make you stronger?

There are too many variables to know for sure, but it seems something needs to be addressed.

“I think we have some very fragile and emotional kids these days,” said Corona wrestling coach Jim Martinez, who had the student in his wrestling program. “I know when I grew up we didn’t have much, and it was impressed upon us to fight through difficult times. We clung to family, held on to our religion and fought the good fight.”

Back then, the pressure to be something wasn’t as immense as it is today.

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Scholarship offers were not as vital to one’s status as an athlete. A simple prom proposal was put on a note or made in an awkward moment, compared to today’s theatrics and posted all over social media. Embarrassing moments were not caught on video and shared

instantly with everyone.

Getting disciplined meant a wooden spoon rather than having your cellphone taken away.

I have no clue if any of these changes have anything to do with someone choosing to take their own life, but I do think today’s kids are softer and illequipped to handle disappointment.

“I really don’t know what the difference is,” Martinez said. “Maybe they don’t know how to deal with struggles because they are being coddled. They get ribbons and trophies for participating. They don’t deal with being disciplined like we did. I really don’t know.

“When you have all of those things, sometimes they get overwhelmed and see no way out. What they don’t realize is what they are going through is pretty normal.”

Nothing feels normal about this. Not now. Not ever.

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Mesquite, Perry, Skyline among badminton favorites

BY ZACH ALVIRA TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER

The 2016 state badminton tournament is ready to tip off on Monday as qualifying teams now focus their sights on the state championship.

The top four seeds for both Division I and II will host the first and second round of the tournament, which will conclude with the final two teams in each division meeting on Thursday at Desert Vista High School, where the opportunity to hoist the trophy will be on the line.

Several area teams earned top seeds as Perry is No. 2 in Division I, Skyline is No. 3 and Desert Vista is No. 5. Mesquite is the top seed in Division II and Campo Verde is seventh.

For teams such as Perry, which lost only a close match to top-ranked Xavier, the team is calm among the excitement.

“We’re going to use the momentum the regular season has given us, as well as consider all of our mistakes, before the state tournament.”

Head coach for the Pumas, Larina Johnson, explains that the motivational factor for her team proves that even the simplest of messages can go a long way.

“Our message that motivates us is ‘East Wall,’” Johnson said. “That is the wall that is designated for a state championship banner. The girls themselves know it is in reach and have been supportive of each other

and worked hard to make each other better.”

If the Pumas are able to run the table and hoist the trophy, it would be the first-ever championship for Perry.

The Coyotes of Skyline are also looking to capture the school’s first state championship. Currently ranked third, Skyline fell just one time this season at the hands of second-ranked Perry.

For first year head coach Erik Lutz, relying on the senior leadership has been beneficial for the girls throughout the season and heading into the state tournament.

“We have a core group of seniors that have been building up to this and they want that state title bad,” Lutz said. “I have relied on the seniors to be leaders and to be more of a support to make the whole program better.”

It is safe to say that the Coyotes are a confident bunch.

Skyline took its 13-1 regular-season record to the regional tournament to face off against other Mesa school district teams. It was there where the Coyotes showed dominance, capturing the region championship.

“We just need to keep doing what we are doing,” Coyotes senior Denise Nieves said. “

Both Perry and Skyline have found themselves on the same side of the bracket for the state tournament. If both were to move past their second-round opponent, the two powers would collide in the semi-final match.

LDS network plugs volunteers into community needs

BY PAUL MARYNIAK TRIBUNE MANAGING EDITOR

Saturday was National Day of Service Day, when volunteers throughout the country pitch in on community-service projects.

But for Michelle Curry, every day is a service day.

Curry administers a network called Just Serve, which connects groups, individuals and even government agencies with projects that brighten the lives of people and neighborhoods throughout the East Valley and beyond.

It is part of a nationwide operation set up by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latterday Saints to link needs and volunteers through a website, justserve.org.

“Just Serve is a platform,” said Curry, who has overseen the operation since it started two years ago. “It is not a business. We don’t accept donations to run it. It is not for proselytizing or publicizing the church. This is a gift to the community from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.”

Indeed, a number of different church denominations are part of the network. The LDS church pays for technical maintenance, and many of its members have volunteered to become unpaid specialists who help connect people with needs.

The service, which has been expanded to Canada, counts over 160,000 volunteers and 22,000 posted projects across the country.

Curry was asked by the church to take on the job after spending several years in its public affairs department. In her capacity, she deals with county and state agencies as well as large organizations to identify needs and enlist volunteers.

She demurs at having any attention paid to her work, and prefers people instead explore the website and find a project that engages them.

She said the church also doesn’t want any attention as far as Just Serve is concerned.

“We really don’t want to stand out,” Curry explained. “We want to be equal or below those who serve. When you

serve someone, you’re on an equal basis. Service strengthens not just not the person you’re helping, it also helps you.”

The website elaborates on the philosophy of Just Serve: “Our individual efforts don’t need to be huge—a little bit of change here, a few hours there— but even small efforts quickly add up to make a real difference. As we work side-by-side and learn from each other, mutual understanding increases, misconceptions can be corrected, and new friendships are built.”

The site is designed to be as user-friendly as possible for both volunteers and people who need help.

People or groups can type in the area where they live and the site produces a list of organizations that need volunteers for various projects.

The choices are seemingly limitless, ranging from the Phoenix Zoo and Valley of the Sun United Way to schools in low-income communities, hospices and memory-care facilities.

For example, Chandler Christian Community Center has a number of projects in which Just Serve volunteers regularly participate, including youth mentoring, iHelp, meal deliveries and emergency food box preparation.

Heather Anguiano, principal of Hartford Elementary School in Chandler, was a big benefactor with a back-to-school clothing drive for at-risk children.

Groups that need a project also have the ease of listing what kinds of work

they need help with.

There is one way that Just Serve cultivates publicity: It asks volunteers to post success stories.

“We collect stories and post them every month,” she said, noting that such stories help to inspire would-be volunteers.

The Arizona Chapter of Newborns in Need enlisted 101 people to make blankets, bibs, booties and other infant wear with 135 pounds of material.

Dignity Health East Valley received 5,400 crayons donated for children who visit the hospital, either as patients or visitors.

“You cannot imagine how much of a kind impact you are having on patients and families in the East Valley,” Barb Farmer, Dignity’s volunteer services manager, told Just Serve.

Curry said volunteers sign up for projects that are dear to them for personal reasons.

““People like to serve where their heart is,” she said. “For example, someone might have Alzheimer’s in the family, and those people’s hearts are with Alzheimer’s sufferers.”

Some of the projects can even be accomplished without leaving the house.

A Mesa woman posted anonymously about having her three children, ages 4 to 9, write birthday cards for homeless kids.

“I thought this would be a long and difficult activity to do with them. I was very wrong. They kept asking how to spell a child’s name and then would spend 15 minutes at a time writing and illustrating the cards.

“We have had some very tender moments through this experience as my children wrote notes and created birthday cards for these new friends they have never met. I don’t think I’ve ever seen them so engaged and happy.”

SUNDAY, OCT. 23

SUKKAH HOPPING TOUR

Sukkot, the Festival of the Booths, is a seven-day holiday, this year beginning Sunday evening and ending after nightfall on Oct. 25. The holiday is celebrated by eating in a Sukkah, a temporary structure covered with vegetation or bamboo, which commemorates the time the Jews wandered in the desert wilderness and the miraculous clouds which surrounded them.

DETAILS>> 10 a.m., Pollack Chabad Center for Jewish Life, 875 N. McClintock Drive, Chandler. Information: chabadcenter.com/Sukkot.

MONDAY, OCT. 24

CHURCH STARTING BOOK CLUB

“Turning Pages” is the name of a new monthly Christian book discussion at Desert Foothills United Methodist Church. The first book will be “The Daughter’s Walk” by Jane Kirkpatrick. Set in the 1890s, it invites readers to consider their own journeys and family separations to help determine what exile and forgiveness are truly about. It is available on Amazon. Participants can bring recommendations for future books.

DETAILS>> 7 p.m., 2156 E. Liberty Lane, Ahwatukee. Information: 480-460-1025 or office@desertfoothills.org.

SIMCHAS TORAH

Chabad of the East Valley invites Jews from across the East Valley to join them for a special evening of dancing in celebration of the Jewish holiday of Simchas Torah, or Rejoicing with the Torah in Hebrew. Special attention will be given to children, with special Simchas Torah flags, Torah scrolls and a gift to be distributed to all kids attending.

DETAILS>> 7 p.m., Pollack Chabad Center for Jewish Life, 875 N. McClintock Drive, Chandler. Information: 480-8554333.

FRIDAY, OCT. 28

FINDING YOUR PURPOSE

“Energy Medicine and Finding Your Passionate Purpose: An Evening with Dr. Sue Morter on the Power of Doing YOUR Thing.” Discover the energetics of manifesting your passionate purpose.

DETAILS>> 7-9 p.m., 2700 E. Southern Ave., Mesa. Cost: $20 per person in advance, $25 at door. Information: unityofmesa.org.

SATURDAY, OCT. 29

TRUNK OF TREAT SLATED

Pilgrim Lutheran Church & School will host its annual Trunk of Treat event. Church members will decorate their car trunks and fill them with treats. Members of the community are invited to bring their children to tour the “trunk of treats” for candy. Appropriate costumes are encouraged. A bounce house will be offered as well.

DETAILS>> 5:30-7 p.m., Pilgrim Lutheran Church and School, 3257 E. University Drive, Mesa. Information: 480830-1724 or email office@pilgrimmesa.com.

SUNDAY, OCT. 30

AWAKEN THE HEALER WITHIN

Dr. Sue Morter presents “Awaken the Healer Within: Merging Mind, Body and Breath for Embodiment of Spirit.” Explore the relationship of the conscious and subconscious mind, energy centers in the body and their influence on creative capacity and physical healing.

DETAILS>> 1:30-4:30 p.m., 2700 E. Southern Ave., Mesa. Cost: $49 in advance, $54 at door. Information: unityofmesa.org.

FRIDAY, NOV. 4

HOLIDAY BOUTIQUE

Red Mountain United Methodist Church’s Eleventh Annual Holiday Boutique will feature floral arrangements,

embroidered pillows, scarves and more.

DETAILS>> 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., 2936 North Power Road, Mesa. Information: RMUMC.com.

SUNDAY, NOV. 6

CHOIRS TO PERFORM

Holy Trinity Lutheran Church will host the combined choirs of Chandler-Gilbert Community College Performing Arts. DETAILS>> >2 p.m., 739 E. Erie St., Chandler. Free, but goodwill offering suggested. Tickets at www.htlutheran. com and at the door. Information: 480-936-4127, or Earl@ htlutheran.com.

WEDNESDAY, NOV. 9

HOLIDAY BOUTIQUE PLANNED

The Hope’s Treasures Holiday Boutique returns this year with quality handcrafted holiday and home décor, decorations, gifts for kids and adults, stocking stuffers, jewelry, handcrafted apparel, comfort items and more. Shoppers are invited to bring a non-perishable food item for Matthew’s Crossing food bank.

DETAILS>> Nov. 9-12, Hope Covenant Church, 1770 S. Dobson Road, Chandler. 4-8 p.m. Nov. 9; 10 a.m.6 p.m. Nov. 10-11; 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Nov. 12. Information: hopechurchchandler.com

SATURDAY, NOV. 19

CRAFT AND VENDOR FAIR

Over 50 vendors will be selling Christmas ornaments & lighted blocks, handmade greeting cards, jewelry, soy candles, pottery, wood items, handmade purses, Mary Kay, leather goods, tea gift baskets and much more at the Love of Christ Lutheran Church’s Center of Compassion. Two food trucks will be available, and the church’s youth group will have a car wash.

DETAILS>> 9 a.m.-2 p.m., 1525 North Power Road, Mesa. Cost: Free. Information: loveofchristchurch.net.

SUNDAY, DEC. 4

SPECIAL CONCERT PLANNED

Guest artists from the first annual Summer Artist in Residence Program, Chandler Gilbert Community College piano professor Piano Amanda Sherrill, and Arizona Opera soprano Melissa Solomon, will present a holiday concert of Bach, Handel, Rachmaninov and beloved classics.

DETAILS>> 2 p.m., Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, 739 W. Erie St., Chandler. Admission, $15/students, $10. Children under 10 are free. Information: 480-936-4127, or Earl@ htlutheran.com.

SUNDAY, DEC. 11

’JAZZOPERETRY’ RETURNS

After a four-year absence, Holy Trinity Lutheran Church and Jazzoperetry (“Jazz-OP-ruh-tree”), Inc., will join forces to present the long-awaited return to Arizona of the contemporary Christian singer/songwriter Robert Moffat. The Holy Trinity Chancel choir will join the Rob Moffat Chorus and instrumental ensemble to perform a musical nativity.

DETAILS>> 2 p.m., 739 W. Erie St., Chandler. Admission $15/students $10. Information: 480-936-4127, or Earl@htlutheran.com.

SUNDAYS

VALOR CHRISTIAN OUTLINES MISSION

Valor Christian Center in Gilbert offers “great praise and worship and great messages for today’s living,” according to Pastor Thor Strandholt, associate pastor. “Our mission is evangelize, healing and discipleship through the word of God.” DETAILS>> 10 a.m. Sundays and 7 p.m. Thursdays. 3015 E. Warner Road. Information: valorcc.com.

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Join the East Valley community in honoring and thanking our veterans, active military and their families

East

Veterans Parade

Friday, November 11

Downtown Mesa at University Dr. and Center St. Presentations: 10:15 a.m. • Flyover and Parade Start: 11 a.m. Produced by the East Valley Veterans Parade Association www.evvp.org

This community celebration is made possible through the generous support of our parade sponsors:

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and do life together.

DETAILS>> 5 p.m. at Horizon Presbyterian Church, 1401 E. Liberty Lane. 480-460-1480 or email joel@horizonchurch.com.

BEREAVED CAN SHARE GRIEF

A support group designed to assist people through the grieving process. One-time book fee $15.

DETAILS>> 2-4 p.m. at Arizona Community Church, 9325 S. Rural Road, Room G3, Tempe. 480-491-2210.

UNITY OFFERS INSPIRATION

Inspirational messages and music are offered, along with classes and special events.

DETAILS>> 10 a.m. at Unity of Tempe, 1222 E. Baseline Road, Suite 103, Tempe. 480-792-1800 or unityoftempe.com.

KIDS CAN LEARN JEWISH LIFE

Children can learn and experience Jewish life. Chabad Hebrew

School focuses on Jewish heritage, culture and holidays.

DETAILS>> 9:30 a.m. to noon, for children ages 5-13 at Pollack Chabad Center for Jewish Life, 875 N. McClintock Drive, Chandler. 480-855-4333, info@chabadcenter.com, or chabadcenter.com.

RABBINIC LIT COURSE OFFERED

Ongoing morning study of two classics of rabbinic literature by medieval philosopher Moses Maimonides (the “Rambam”). At 10 a.m., Prof. Norbert Samuelson, Grossman chair of Jewish Philosophy at ASU and TBS member, teaches “Maimonides’ Guide of the Perplexed: What Jews Ought to Believe.” At 11:15 a.m., TBS member Isaac Levy teaches “Maimonides’ Mishneh Torah: How Jews Ought to Behave.” Readings in both Hebrew and English.

DETAILS>> Community Room of the administration building at Temple Beth Sholom of the East Valley, 3400 N. Dobson Road, Chandler. 480-897-3636.

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Halloween parties around the Valley you shouldn’t miss

BY JUSTIN FERRIS TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER

Halloween can bring both frights and delights in the form of zombies, ghosts, haunted houses and horror movies combined with carved pumpkins, fun costumes and tons of candy. Not bad for a day that began as a simple remembrance of the dead called All Hallows’ Eve.

Whatever your preferred style of Halloween, a party, festival or other event exists for you in the Valley. Read on for some options that we think you’ll like whether you want a family affair or an adult-only party into the dark and creepy night.

7th Annual Halloween Balloon Spooktacular

Around 20 hot-air balloons light up the sky while 4,000 pounds of candy spoil trick-or-treaters on the ground. Plus, you can enjoy a haunted trail, food and beverages, a Kids Zone and fireworks.

DETAILS>> 5-10 p.m., Friday and Saturday. Salt River Fields at Talking Stick, 7555 N. Pima Road, Scottsdale. Tickets: $15 adult, $10 kids 3-12. saltriverfields.com.

Halloween Spooktacular

Enjoy carnival games, pumpkin bowling, witches broom races, a haunted house and pumpkin cemetery, and plenty more. Dress up for the costume contest and bring bags because every booth gives out candy.

DETAILS>> 5:30-8:30 p.m., Friday. Stage Plaza at Dr. A.J. Chandler Park, 3 S. Arizona Ave., Chandler. Cost: free. chandleraz.gov.

The Paisley Pumpkin Holiday Festival

Browse for art, crafts, clothing, food and more from 50 local vendors while the kids trick or treat and enjoy other fun activities.

DETAILS>> 10:30 a.m.-6 p.m., Saturday. Dana Park, 1758 S. Val Vista Drive, Mesa. Cost: free. thepaisleypumpkin.com.

Zombie Walk 8

Dress up like a zombie and shuffle your moaning, brain-eating way through Downtown Phoenix. Show up at 4 p.m. for makeup tips and other costuming help. The actual walk begins at 6 p.m., followed by a costume contest at 7:30. Beginning at 9, it’s time for the little zombies to return to their graves as the adult zombies embark on a Blood (Pub) Crawl.

DETAILS>> 4 p.m.-midnight, Saturday. Phoenix Warehouse District, 4th Street and Jackson. Cost: Free with registration (suggested $5 donation to Arizona Hemophilia Association); $20 Blood (Pub) Crawl. zombiewalkphx.org.

39th Annual Family

Halloween Carnival

Celebrate Halloween with carnival games, live entertainment, food, train rides, a play area for toddlers and plenty more. Plus, dress up for the costume contest and you might win some prizes.

DETAILS>> 5-9 p.m., Saturday. Kiwanis Park, 5500 S. Mill Ave., Tempe. Cost: Free entry; Play tickets $0.25 each. tempe.gov.

Wicked Ball

Party with dancing, a carnival room, an outdoor ultra lounge and EDM music from Cash and Benny Benassi. Plus, win up to $3,500 in the costume contest. 21+ only.

DETAILS>> 9 p.m., Saturday. Talking Stick Resort, 9800 E. Indian Bend Road, Scottsdale. Tickets: $50 general, $90 VIP presale; $60 general, $100 at the door. talkingstickresort.com.

Dia de los Muertos Celebration

The Mexican “Day of the Dead” hearkens back to the original All Hallows’ Eve with its focus on honoring the dearly departed. Celebrate at Desert Botanical Garden with music, dance and storytelling about the history and meaning of Dia de los Muertos. A community altar will be on hand so you can leave paper flowers and notes to departed loved ones.

Wander the “Ofrenda” exhibit, which sees local artists create their own altars, or visit El Mercado where artists and vendors will sell artwork and traditional food. Then finish each day with a La Procesión around the garden.

DETAILS>> 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Saturday and Sunday. Desert Botanical Garden, 1201 N. Galvin Parkway, Phoenix. Tickets: $10-$22 (regular Garden admission). 480-941-1225. dbg.org.

Howl-O-Ween

Kids will enjoy magic shows, trick-ortreating, “Nature’s Nightmares” and more fun fare, while teens and adults experience zombies, vampires, an asylum and other dastardly frights.

DETAILS>> 6:30-10 p.m., Friday-Saturday. Phoenix Zoo, 455 N. Galvin Parkway, Phoenix. Tickets: $12 public, $10 members. 602-286-3800. phoenixzoo.org.

Want more thing to do Halloween weekend? Go to Phoenix.org to find farms that offer harvest festival fun and a list of scream-worthy haunted houses.

Corn Maze & Fall Festival

Spend a day of fall fun as you try to solve a 7-acre Rattlers-inspired corn maze, ride barrel and tractor trains, brave a zip line, pet animals, watch duck races, buy pumpkins, and more exciting farm activities.

DETAILS>> Times vary, today-Nov. 6. Vertuccio Farms, 4011 S. Power Road, Mesa. Tickets: $9. 480-882-1482. vertucciofarms. com/fall-festival.

Tempe Symphony Orchestra Season Opener

Hear a free concert that comprises Vaughan Williams’ “Overture to the Wasps,” Beethoven’s “Symphony No. 7” and Edvard Grieg’s “Peer Gynt Suite #1,” which features the iconic “In the Hall of the Mountain King.”

DETAILS>> 7:30 p.m., Monday. Tempe Center for the Arts, 700 W. Rio Salado Parkway. Cost: Free. tempe.gov.

Stevie Nicks: 24 Karat Gold Tour

Fleetwood Mac alum and solo music legend Stevie Nicks brings her signature

vocal style and decades of hits to the Valley. This tour celebrates the release of her new album “24 Karat Gold: Songs From The Vault.” Joining her are the Pretenders. DETAILS>> 7 p.m., Tuesday. Talking Stick Resort Arena, 201 E. Jefferson St. Phoenix. Tickets: $35-$146. 602-379-7800. talkingstickresortarena.com.

‘Good Clean Fun’ with Nick Offerman

Nick Offerman—aka fan-favorite Ron Swanson on the hit show “Parks and Recreation”—brings his new book “Good Clean Fun: Misadventures in Sawdust at Offerman Woodshop” to the Valley for a talk, Q&A and book signing. DETAILS>> 7 p.m., Tuesday. Mesa Arts Center, One E. Main St., Mesa. Tickets: $42$50. changinghands.com.

Last Chance: 132nd annual Arizona State Fair

Enjoy carnival rides, midway games, food vendors, art exhibits, an impressive lineup of musicians—including Cheap Trick and Iggy Azalea—monster trucks, a rodeo, the Great American Petting Zoo and so much more to see and do.

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DETAILS>> Times vary, Wed.-Sun. until Sunday. Arizona State Fairgrounds, 1826 W. McDowell Road, Phoenix. Tickets: $10 adults, $5 kids 5-13 and seniors. azstatefair.com.

Spirit of the West Celebration

A new collection of 1,400 authentic Western artifacts from saddles to firearms joins the Museum of the West. Celebrate with a special talk, dessert and free entry to the museum.

DETAILS>> 5-9 p.m., Thursday. Scottsdale’s Museum of the West, 3830 N. Marshall Way, Scottsdale. Cost: Free. scottsdalemuseumwest.org.

Last Chance: Pumpkin & Chili Party

Enjoy fall with one of the Valley’s best parties. Every year, Schnepf Farms goes all out with hayrides, carnival rides, a petting zoo, a country road rally, miniature golf, two corn mazes, pig racing, a zip line and much, much more to see and do. Plus, you can buy pumpkins and eat chili.

DETAILS>> 10 a.m.-10 p.m., Thursday-Oct.

30. Schnepf Farms, 24810 S. Rittenhouse Road, Queen Creek. Tickets: $18 ($15 at Fry’s Food Stores). schnepffarms.com.

Movies in the Park

Round up the family, grab some blankets and chairs, and head over to the park for a free outdoor screening of Pixar’s whimsical “Monsters University” (rated G).

DETAILS>> 6 p.m., Friday. Kiwanis Park, 5500 S. Mill Ave., Tempe. Cost: Free. tempe.gov.

The 44th Annual Copperstate Fly-in

Get up close with hundreds of aircraft from vintage military and civilian planes to homemade aircraft, jets, ultralights and helicopters. Plus, see the World War II-era Falcon Warbirds. Browse 80 vendors for airplane merchandise, art, food and more.

DETAILS>> 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Friday-Saturday. Falcon Field, 4800 E. Falcon Drive, Mesa. Tickets: $15 per day, $25 for both days; Free for 18 and younger. copperstate.org.

– Justin Ferris, Phoenix.org

Get more ideas for fun things to do in the East Valley - and beyond - at Phoenix.org.

Recipe for success

‘The Pickle Recipe’ is cross-generational fun

BY CHRISTINA FUOCO-KARASINSKI THE ENTERTAINER!

When the charming indie film “The Pickle Recipe” was screened for the first time, actor Eric Edelstein was pleased that the humor struck a chord with all age groups.

“We have a lot of that universal humor,” said Edelstein, whose credits include the films “Jurassic World” and “Green Room,” and TV’s “Off the Boat.”

“A cross generation of people are enjoying it. It’s really a tribute to the directing and writing. It’s a pleasure and a fun thing to see.”

“The Pickle Recipe,” which opens in Phoenix theaters on Friday, tells the story of Joey Miller, the “king” of Detroit party MCs. He’s a single father and deeply in debt.

To make matters worse, his sound and lighting equipment is destroyed at a wedding. His daughter Julie’s bat mitzvah is a month away and she’s hoping he’ll MC her party. Desperate, he turns to his Uncle Morty, who agrees to give him the money he needs to get back into business. There is one condition: Joey must steal his grandmother Rose’s top-secret dill pickle recipe, something she vowed to take to her grave.

The movie stars Jon Dore (Joey), Lynn Cohen (Rose), David Paymer (Uncle Morty) and Edelstein (Ted). Edelstein said once he read the script, joining the cast was a nobrainer.

“I loved the script and I loved my part in the movie,” Edelstein said. “It’s nothing but fun. I could come in and just be a wacko, which I feel very comfortable with.

“David is a character actor and someone I look up to. He’s on my Mount Rushmore. Even when I was a kid, I would look at character actors. That’s a dream to work with him.”

“The Pickle Recipe” was penned by

Sheldon Cohn and Gary Wolfson, former automobile executives in Detroit who had a dream of writing a film.

“They’ve been working for years, trying to hustle up to get financing,” Edelstein said. “It’s a beautiful and cool thing to see their dream come true, and then be able to see them beam with pride and people laugh at their screening”

The duo was joined by director Michael Manasseri, a former child actor who, at one point, toured with Yul Brynner in “The King and I.”

“He’s a future superstar,” Edelstein said.

“The Pickle Recipe” is set in Detroit, Cohn and Wolfson’s hometown, a city with which Edelstein fell in love.

“I loved working there,” said Edelstein, who spent three weeks filming there. “It was so great. The people were just amazing. It was almost like Southern hospitality. They were so welcoming and proud to show off their city—and defy people’s expectations of it.”

Edelstein is hoping that “The Pickle Recipe” sets a precedent.

“There isn’t enough stuff with heart these days,” he said. “There are a lot of movies with violence and gratuitous whatever. It was fun to be a part of a movie like this. The whole family and go and enjoy it.”

Gavin DeGraw’s State Fair show is something worth singing for

BY CHRISTINA FUOCO-KARASINSKI THE ENTERTAINER!

Singer-pianist Gavin DeGraw laments being a pop star sometimes— especially when he’s in the throes of a state fair.

be out there doing it right now,” he said.

“That’s all I need is to hear is, ‘Hey, you know, Gavin’s not fit for pop.’ They’re pretty harsh on us dudes.”

DeGraw will visit the Arizona State Fair to promote his new album, “Something Worth Saving,” which features the first single, “She Sets the City on Fire.”

“I’d love to eat my way around a state fair, but I believe I’ve reached my threshold in life of fried dough,” said DeGraw with a laugh. DeGraw, who was calling from a fair in Puyallup, Washington, is getting set to perform with Andy Grammer at the Arizona State Fair on Friday.

“Maybe if I wasn’t in show business, I’d

“Listening back to ‘Something Worth Saving,’ I’m really proud,” he said. “Sonically, it’s interesting. There are lots of different sounds and styles. There are maybe different approaches to lyrical content. Just all around, the fundamentals of it are really diverse.”

The multiplatinum singer-songwriting has been in the public eye since 2003, when he released his debut album “Chariot.” It sold more than 1 million copies and earned platinum certification thanks to the singles “I

Redfoo has the genes, willpower to succeed on his own terms

BY CHRISTINA FUOCO-KARASINSKI THE ENTERTAINER!

Redfoo immerses himself in Halloween, and the “Sexy and I Know It” performer sees the holiday as a reason to, well, “get sexy.”

“Once you put the mask on, or dress up, you get to be that alter ego,” said Redfoo, the afro’d, bespectacled former member of LMFAO. “You get to be whatever you want and it’s exciting. It’s very creative. I like all the creativity and costumes.”

Redfoo and his Party Rock Crew are looking forward to eyeballing the Valley’s creativity when they host the Halloween Extravaganza on Saturday at Wild Horse Pass Casino’s Ovations Live! Showroom.

Redfoo said he deserves a break after spending nearly a year promoting his debut studio album, “Party Rock Mansion.”

“There was a lot of touring and a lot of flying,” said Redfoo, the 41-year-old son of Berry Gordy Jr.

“I’m going to keep it rolling, though. We’re in an interesting time in music. There

IF YOU GO

What: Redfoo and The Party Rock Crew Halloween Party

When: 9 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 29

Where: Wild Horse Pass Hotel and Casino’s Ovations Live! Showroom, 5040 Wild Horse Pass Blvd., Chandler Cost: $25-$200

Information: 800-946-4452, http:// bit.ly/2cZ63CZ,

are all of these business wars going on with streaming and the sales. The style is changing. There are festivals now, and radio. I’m totally independent and the independents are battling the majors for airplay.”

With all of the challenges in the music business, Redfoo said there’s only one thing to do—overcome them.

For now, though, he’s having fun spreading the message of his Party Rock Crew.

“We just let loose,” he said. “We have drinks on stage. I just enjoy making people have a good time for that hour to two hours.”

Don’t Want to Be,” “Follow Through” and “Chariot.”

DeGraw’s self-titled second album debuted at No. 1 on the digital sales chart and at No. 7 on Billboard’s Top 200 album chart in 2008, earning his first Top 10 album. It spawned the hit singles “In Love With A Girl,” which Billboard dubbed “a rocking homerun,” and the gold-certified “We Belong Together.”

His third studio album, “Sweeter,” was released in September 2011 and produced the single, “Not Over You,” co-written with OneRepublic’s Ryan Tedder. “Make a Move,” which fourth album, earned raved reviews in 2013.

DeGraw stops just short of saying “Something Worth Saving” is his favorite record.

“I’d say this is an improvement on my other records,” he said. “I feel like there are many different personalities on the album. Each person I worked with on this album had something to offer.

“There are a lot of talented people out there and I’ve been really lucky to have been exposed to them and to be given the

IF YOU GO

What: Gavin DeGraw and Andy Grammer

When: 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 28

Where: Arizona State Fair’s Veterans Memorial Coliseum, 1826 W. McDowell Road, Phoenix

Cost: $20 plus fair admission for best available seats; free general admission

Information: https://azstatefair. com/concerts/gavin-degraw-andygrammer

chance to work with them.”

Those collaborators include John Shanks, who has worked with Jane’s Addiction, Bon Jovi and Keith Urban, as well as recording artist and producer Butch Walker.

“There is so much talent out there and to rub shoulders with them, it adds so much to my project,” he said. “I consider myself fortunate to link up with those people and have them all make time for me. It has amplified the character on this album—and there’s a lot of that.”

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ARVIZU, Beatrice R

Beatrice R Arvizu "Tuca" was born on August 13, 1926 in Los Angeles, CA to Ernesto and Armida R

2016 in Mesa in her daughter’s home peacefully surrounded by her loved ones She resided in Superior for the majority of her life P

, Raul, Sophie Carrisoza, Ernesto Jr (Veto), Arturo (Punga), Lucy Ruiz, Salvador Ruiz, Gustavo Sur-

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Elouise Medina, Angel, Christine (Steve Sanchez) Grandmother to 8, great grandmother to 19, great-great grandmother to 10 She is survived by 4 siblings: MaryLou Mendoza, Danny Romero (Annie), Roxanna Cota, Minnie Denogean Adored by numerous nieces, nephews, and cousins

Tuca, as she was known to all, was a kind, loving, giving woman Her laughter was infectious She had a gift to words in all her letters or notes that she wrote to her loved ones She gave such joy to her child r e n a n d g r a n d c h i l d r e n S h e l o v e d t h e o c c a s i o n a l m a r g a r i t a H e r hope was to dance in Heaven "Dance with the Angels Mama, the image will bring a smile to us all "

Funeral services for Beatrice were held Saturday October 22, 2016 at St Francis of Assisi Catholic Church, Superior, Az Interment at Fairview Cemetery, Superior

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DE ROSA Vivian (Rivoli)

Died peacefully 10/07/16 at Banner Baywood Medical Center, Mesa, AZ at age 76 Vivian is survived by her

Rivoli Grandchildren Christopher (Megan), Marissa

(Krista), Nicholas (Cynthia) and Sara Great grandchildren Emily, Easton, Taylor, Emma, Kevin III and Julianna Vi vian was preceded in death by her parents Joseph and Mary Rivoli

Vivian was born in Rochester, NY and in 1977 the family moved to Mesa, AZ Vivian was trained as a beautician and always enjoyed providing a style to anyone that asked She worked for Eastman Kodak in Rochester as a patent secretary When the family moved to Arizona she worked for many years at Rosarita Mexican Foods as an assistant to the General Manager She finished her working career along-side Frank and the kid s in the family business She officially retired in 2014

Vivian was a devout Catholic and devoted her life to her faith and family She was proud of her Italian heritage and that showed through in her cooking and the meals she prepared for Sunday dinners and Holidays She enjoyed spending time with her children, grandchildren and great grandchildren She was fondly called Mom, Grandma and Gigi She had a sense of humor and laugh that would light up the room She leaves behind a legacy of warmth, love, kindness and acceptance

Services: Rosary followed by a funeral mass on October 28th at Christ the King Catholic Church located at 1551 E Dana Ave Mesa Internment at Queen of Heaven following mass

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