Gilbert Sun News; September 2015: Community

Painting faces

Constitution

Fair important to Lewis

BY KENNETH LAFAVE

A recent survey showed that more than half of American citizens confused the U.S. Constitution with the Declaration of Independence. Only 38 percent could name the three branches of government established by the Constitution, and not one in five could identify the chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court.

The Town of Gilbert will not let that stand.

Constitution Week, an official national observance, takes on special importance every year in Gilbert, which holds the nation’s largest annual celebration of the founding document of the United States

Freestanding emergency room opens in Gilbert

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of America. More than 10,000 people are expected to attend.

“There was actually a Federal mandate in the 1950s that all communities should do something to honor the Constitution during Constitution Week,” said Barbara Stowell, who directs the project.

“We just help to fulfill that mandate.”

Constitution Week officially runs from Thursday, Sept. 17, to Wednesday, Sept. 23, commemorating the Sept. 17, 1787, adoption of the Constitution by the Congress of the Confederation. The mandate was enacted in 1956 by President Dwight D. Eisenhower with little response, but in 2002, John Lewis, who would go on to become Gilbert’s mayor, made it a priority.

Lewis, who was then president of the Gilbert Stake of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, founded Gilbert’s observance of Constitution Week as an event within his church in 2002, but by the following year, it had become a celebration throughout the town.

“The Lewis family had moved to Gilbert (from Provo, Utah) on a July 3,” Lewis recalled. “We didn’t realize at the time that a lot of people were out of town for the summer, and the Fourth of July celebrations the next day were kind of lacking.”

Lewis hit on the idea of making Constitution Week a holiday, because by mid-September, “everyone was back in town,” he said.

“We started out with a kids’ parade,

and everyone came forward with good ideas, and it just got bigger and bigger every year. It is now, I believe, the largest celebration of Constitution Week in the country.”

Gilbert’s Constitution Week observance culminates annually with a fair on the Saturday between Sept. 17 and Sept. 23. This year’s fair is scheduled for 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Sept. 19 at Gilbert Civic Center, 50 E. Civic Center Dr.

“There will be historical displays, such as an inflatable Independence Hall where people can go in and view the Founding Fathers,” Stowell said.

A biplane flyover will take place at 6:20 p.m., and throughout the evening a range of historical re-enactments, educational displays, tributes to fallen military, food vendors and kids’ performances will take place. The fair will conclude with an 8 p.m. concert of patriotic music and fireworks.

Leading up to the fair, volunteers will go into Gilbert schools, dressed in 18th-century clothes, to talk about the Constitution and the Bill of Rights, its first 10 amendments. The volunteers distribute trading cards featuring pictures of various Founding Fathers.

Related Constitution Week events include a Boy Scout night when scouts can earn various citizenship-related merit badges.

“Constitution Week is a great fit for Gilbert, with so many people here who love to celebrate freedom,” Lewis said.

“There’s emotion that comes over

me when I think that I raised my arm and took an oath to defend the Constitution. The theme is so important for our local residents, and especially

for elected officials.” For more information, visit www. constitutionweekusa.com.

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Mulberry is part of the top-rated Gilbert School District, and within a mile you’ll find major shopping, dining, a carwash and an even an IMAX theater. A shopping area, “Mulberry Marketplace,” will include a Fry’s Marketplace designed in a Craftsman Bungalow style to tie into Mulberry’s architectural theme. Mulberry residents won’t even have to leave the community to shop!

truly an emergency room, just without a hospital attached to it,” said Tim Bricker, president and CEO of Dignity Health Arizona’s Chandler Regional and Mercy Gilbert medical centers.

Gilbert is the latest of three freestanding ERs the Dignity Health group has opened in the Valley. (The others are in Chandler and Glendale.)

The state-of-the-art facility, located at 4760 E. Germann Rd., opened Aug. 20 with a ribbon-cutting ceremony that included performances by the bands of two nearby high schools: Higley High School and Basha High School. Dignity Health also presented checks for $5,000 to each of the schools to support their band programs.

“Our students enjoy going out into the community and supporting events and businesses,” said Ches Sharp, band director at Higley. “We are grateful, in turn, for the support of the businesses that provide these live performance opportunities and financial assistance to our music programs.”

The new ER is a place someone might go instead of Bricker’s own Mercy Gilbert Medical Center, should they find it closer and more convenient.

“The significance of this facility is it’s a way to give access to people for emergency visits. Instead of having to drive for several miles, they can come here.”

The ER looks less like a hospital and more like a storefront.

“When you drive up, you see it’s smaller than a hospital,” which many will find less intimidating than approaching an imposing architectural façade, Bricker said.

“Parking is easy and access is fast. The average waiting time is around five minutes.”

Freestanding emergency rooms have come into their own only in the last few years, primarily, Bricker said, as the result of two related phenomena: the Affordable Care Act, and a decreasing number of available primary care physicians.

“There are fewer people without insurance now, and that has created a greater demand for services,” Bricker said.

“In addition, there’s a shortage in our country of primary care doctors, so people are taking more advantage of emergency room use.”

Emergency rooms visits around the country have experienced significant growth. The ER at Mercy Gilbert, Bricker added, saw an 11 percent increase this year from last.

Dignity Health is also addressing the primary-care doctor shortage, Bricker added.

“We’re putting a lot of resources into primary care, bringing new doctors to

Health Arizona General Hospital’s Emergency Room in Gilbert provides medical help to the community. Submitted Photo

the community to work with existing primary care facilities, and working hard to grow the number of those facilities.”

Another dynamic at work in Arizona to increase the demand for both primary care physicians and emergency rooms is the state’s aging population.

“The older we get, sadly, the more we

Learn musical instruments quickly through two programs

Those who have always wanted to learn the guitar or piano can do so in a short time, thanks to two classes by musician Craig Coffman.

Coffman said that “thousands” have learned the secret of how to play piano without reading music. He will teach “How to Play Piano in Three Hours” from 5:45 p.m. to 8:45 p.m. Monday, Sept. 14, through the Gilbert Parks and Recreation,

Coffman’s approach reveals how the pros play. He has extensive experience as a professional pianist and music director. Having taught piano privately for more than 20 years, Coffman will share piano players’ tricks of the trade.

“While the classical approach stresses discipline and precision in playing, this approach stresses enjoyment and getting great sounds early on,” Coffman said. “While precision is vital for classical music, this ‘pain-free’ method is more suitable for pop music of all kinds, from Broadway to rhythm and blues.”

Coffman’s class materials are

accessible and practical, and allow a person with little or no experience to start on the road to—and eventually achieve—professional playing skills. While knowing how to read the treble clef is a good foundation, many students take the workshop with no prior piano experience. Students will learn how to use chords instead of traditional note-by-note music reading.

Anyone interested in taking the workshop is welcome to send for a free pamphlet titled “How to Read Music Notation in Just 30 Minutes.” Send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to Innovative Keyboard Instruction, 2841 S. Southwind Dr., Gilbert, AZ 85295.

“Instant Guitar for Hopelessly Busy Adults and Teens” is a one-time course taught from 5:45 p.m. to 8:15 p.m. Monday, Sept. 21. The class teaches students the basics about playing chords on the guitar.

“Over 20,000 students have attended my ‘instant piano’ class with great results,” Coffman said.

“It occurred to me that the same

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principles apply to the guitar. Many young people want to learn the guitar but the time and money involved in taking private lessons keeps them away. With this class I am able to give them enough information and tools that they can go home right away and teach themselves what they want to learn.

“Many students just want to learn how to play simple tunes and they can start doing this right away. Others want to go further and I am then able to point them toward the right materials to help them go down this road. In the class, we also discuss some of the commons mistakes people make and the hurdles that prevent them from learning the guitar. If I can help students avoid these hurdles then they are much more likely to succeed.”

Again, students do not need to know about music or the guitar to attend the class. This is designed for a beginner. For more information, call the Gilbert Parks and Recreation Department at (480) 503-6200.

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Dignity Health, Gilbert Fire, GPS host training exercise

Live drill comes prior to kickoff of high school football season

Dignity Health physicians and Gilbert Fire Department paramedics joined coaches and athletic trainers from Gilbert Public Schools to host a live exercise drill to prepare for handling injuries that may occur during the high school sports season.

The Aug. 8 exercise, which included approximately 70 participants, came before the start of high school football. It was held at Campo Verde High School’s gymnasium.

The drill focused on a variety of male and female sports for all fall, winter and spring seasons. Student athletes served as mock patients while sports medicine physicians, paramedics, coaches and athletic trainers worked to practice effective treatment methods for injured players.

Approximately 2 million injuries are sustained in high school athletics each year, according to the Youth Sports

Safety Alliance. The drill enabled health care professionals and coaches in Gilbert to review and rehearse the most up-to-date techniques and roles for treating injured high school athletes.

According to a press release, Gilbert Public Schools has become a leader in promoting sports safety and ensuring injured high school athletes receive fast and advanced medical treatment.

Last year, the school district partnered with Dignity Health Mercy Gilbert Medical Center to create a new sports medicine program for its 4,000 high school athletes. The program includes three additional full-time athletic trainers to provide sports injury care at five of the Gilbert high schools. In addition, sports medicine physicians from OrthoArizona Orthopedic are on the sidelines of nearly every game monitoring for injuries.

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Health athletic trainers work with physicians to give injured athletes the best care possible. Photo by Catrina Boppart of the Dignity Health Foundation—East Valley

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Healing Hearts schedules ‘Mane Event’

Gemini Acres Equine and Grimaldi’s are among the many community leaders donating to Healing Hearts Animal Rescue’s annual Mane Event Casino Night from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 3, at Gemini Acres Equine in Scottsdale.

Healing Hearts Animal Rescue was formerly based in Gilbert. The benefit features “just for fun” gaming, prizes, a silent auction, drinks, appetizers and more to the public. Tickets are $65 and they can be purchased at www. healingheartsaz.org.

Going out for a good cause is the nature of the Mane Event Casino Night. More than 350 guests are expected.

Auction items include an all-inclusive stay at the Award Winning Triple Creek Ranch in Montana, Original Bronze by international equine Artist Wendy Morris Tank, team-signed Phoenix Suns Basketball and dozens of other unique and adventurous items. All proceeds will go directly to food, veterinary care and rehabilitation for the animals.

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provide a safe haven for neglected, abandoned and abused animals, and to promote the humane treatment for all animals.

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Banner MD Anderson testing pancreatic cancer drug

Banner MD Anderson Cancer Center is testing the safety and effectiveness of a drug that, when combined with chemotherapy, may make a difference in treating pancreatic cancer in patients who carry harmful mutations of either the BRCA1 or BRCA2 genes.

Despite recent improvements in treatment options, pancreatic cancer continues to carry a poor prognosis and is the fourth leading cause of cancer deaths in the United States, according to the National Cancer Institute.

“One of the recent research advances has been the realization that not all of pancreatic cancers are based on same genetic background, and that influences their behavior and response to treatment,” said Dr. Tomislav Dragovich, Medical Oncology and Hematology Division chief at Banner MD Anderson.

“Personalizing cancer treatment often involves the option to enroll in a clinical trial.”

The trial uses a new class of medications called PARP-inhibitors which are thought to be particularly effective in patients with the BRCA 1/2 mutation. Patients are first treated with a platinum-based chemotherapy regimen and can be included in the study depending on their initial response. The

patients are screened for BRCA 1 or 2 mutations and if confirmed, they may be eligible for the trial. The drug is called Olaparib and is manufactured by AstraZeneca.

About 5 to 6 percent of all pancreatic cancer patients carry the BRCA1 or BRCA2 genes, Dragovich said.

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Do you live in Gilbert, Arizona for more than 6 months out of the year? Starting October 1, 2015, Gilbert will begin the community’s first Special Census. You can help by answering your door and taking the U.S. Census Bureau survey. A few minutes of your time could bring millions of tax dollars back to Gilbert over the next five years.

Drive down to Nicantoni’s

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Arrests made in street racing death

Gilbert police arrested Shaheen Esmaeili, 24, and Benjamin Henry, 16, Monday, Aug. 31, in connection with the death last April of Shohab Esmaeili, 20. Both were charged with reckless manslaughter, a class two felony.

Shohab Esmaeili died April 5 when the car he was riding in, driven by his brother Shaheen Esmaeili, crashed during a street race with a car driven by Henry.

According to police, the two cars were racing southbound on Higley Road at around 2:52 p.m., when Henry’s 2001 Acura sedan struck Esmaeili’s 2010 Nissan sedan going 70 mph. The Nissan was knocked off the road, where it struck a fence and rolled into a floodway. Shohab Esmaeili, the Nissan’s front-seat passenger, was pronounced dead at the scene.

Family safe after carjacking at hospital

Jon Brandow, 28, parlayed a misdemeanor charge into multiple felonies Saturday, Aug. 8, when he stole a vehicle from a hospital parking lot, according to Gilbert police.

Brandow was charged with two counts of robbery, five counts of aggravated assault, theft of means of transportation and leaving the scene of an accident.

According to police, Brandow entered Gilbert Mercy Hospital as a patient Aug. 5, after he became ill during trial on an undisclosed misdemeanor charge. He walked out of the hospital Aug. 8 against medical advice and commandeered a running Chevy Blazer that belonged to the parents of a newborn.

After the newborn’s father tried unsuccessfully to remove Brandow from the Blazer’s driver’s seat, Brandow backed the vehicle into a Ford truck, then drove forward, narrowly missing the newborn and the mother, and subsequently collided with two other vehicles before exiting the parking lot via Mercy Road.

Following witness tips, Gilbert police traced the Blazer’s route south on Rome Street, then east on Germann Road, where Brandow collided with a fourth vehicle and was arrested.

No serious injuries resulted from the collisions.