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February 7- February 20, 2015
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Chandler National Little League baseball readies for new season
BY CURT BLAKENEY
The grass is freshly cut, the basepaths
chalked and the infield dirt is packed
tight. Spring is in the air and that means
it’s time for baseball across the Valley.
Nothing is as American as Little League
Baseball and Chandler National Little
League (CNLL) is gearing up for another
baseball season on the diamonds across
Chandler.
The league is conducting baseball
tryouts at Snedigar Park on Saturday,
Feb. 7, and managers in four divisions—
Double-A, Triple-A, Majors and Juniors—
are scheduled to hold a players draft on
Saturday, Feb. 14. Opening day is set for 9
a.m. Saturday, March 21, at the Snedigar
Sports Complex.
With its track record of success, CNLL
has become one of the powerhouse
leagues in the state, establishing a rich
tradition and setting expectations high
for future generations. In 2013, CNLL’s
South Majors All-Stars won the Arizona
state title and advanced to the Little
League West Regionals. Then in 2014,
CNLL’s North Majors All-Stars won
the state championship, and advanced
to the Little League West Regionals.
Chandler National teams have advanced
to the Little League World Series
twice—in 2003 and 2007—but have
never won the championship.
“Success builds on itself, and not just
on the field,” says Danny Cristofano,
CNLL’s director of sponsorships “It’s the
partnership with the local community
and City of Chandler that have sustained
the league.
FORKS UP: Players for Chandler National Little League ham it up with Sparky before a game.
Opening day for Little League Baseball is scheduled for March 21. STSN file photo
“Over the years, CNLL continues to
reinvest in the youth of South Chandler
through continuously growing and
improving the CNLL for our players
and families, providing Little League
Baseball scholarships for less-fortunate
families and supporting other leagues
in our district. In addition, CNLL invests
Longtime educator brings
knowledge to U of P
BY SCOTT SHUMAKER
Chandler resident and longtime
teacher Dr. Pam Roggeman says teaching
high school English was the best job she’s
ever had. While she misses working with
teenagers, Roggeman is relishing the
opportunity to mold the next generation
of teachers as dean of academics for
the University of Phoenix College of
Education.
“I came to the conclusion that I could
affect more students on a greater scale
being involved in helping to prepare
teachers,” she says.
It’s a role she’s ready to tackle after
17 years teaching high school outside of
Tucson and 10 years in higher education.
Roggeman earned a doctorate in
education from Arizona State University,
but says her teaching philosophy is also
strongly influenced by her father, Tom
Roggeman, a former Chicago Bears player
and football coach at the University of
Arizona.
“My dad originally played for the Bears,
and he could have stayed and played with
the Bears, but he had an opportunity to
become a high school biology teacher,”
she says.
“He thought that was a tremendous
way to be able to start a family.”
Roggeman was born in South Bend,
Indiana, but was raised in Tucson when
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substantially in helping the City of
Chandler maintain and improve our
fields at Snedigar and Nozomi parks with
capital improvements like bleachers,
shade structures, new synthetic
pitching mounds and volunteer field
maintenance.”
Little League’s global impact is
profound: It’s played on more than
12,000 fields in every U.S. state and in
103 other countries on six continents.
For many youngsters, Little League
Baseball has become a rite of passage,
contributing to its lasting popularity.
Chandler is no exception; Little League
Baseball is as popular as ever.
“We continue to draw strong,
steady interest,” says Doug Brewster,
the president of the CNLL Board of
Directors. “We have about 1,050 kids
who participate in Little League Baseball
each year. Our success is a testament
to the volunteers, the board and the
coaches.”
It all starts with the volunteers, the
parents of the children playing baseball.
Sensationalized TV news reports and
YouTube videos of dysfunctional parents
who lose their cool during a game and
make a fool of themselves by screaming
at umps, managers or players have
become all too common across the
country. Brewster credits the strong
dedication of CNLL parents for keeping
those negative, unpleasant experiences
to a minimum and keeping the
experience positive for all kids involved.
“Every league has their issues,” he
says. “But our parents get involved. If
you’re involved, then you understand
the issues and see the big picture. If
you just drop your kid off, and never
get involved, then you won’t see the big
picture. We absolutely encourage our
parents to get involved.”
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City manager set to retire June 1
BY CHRISTINA FUOCO-KARASINSKI
After serving the City of Chandler
for 21 years, City Manager Rich Dlugas
will retire June 1.
“It really is a start of another
chapter in my life,” says Dlugas, 61.
“You go through the ‘working’
chapter and hopefully you put
yourself at a point where you can
enjoy your retirement and company of
your wife and doing things. That’s what
I’m ready to do.”
Dlugas, who came to Chandler from
Texas in 1994, has made an impact on
the city, says Mayor Jay Tibshraeny.
“Chandler is certainly a better
place due to Rich’s work here, and I
appreciate all that he has done for
our community for the past 20 years,”
Tibshraeny says.
“I understand that devoting one’s
life to public service comes with
many sacrifices, and his four decades
of work in local government is to be
truly commended. I wish him all the
best for a well-deserved and happy
retirement.”
During his retirement, Dlugas plans
to travel and enjoy time with his wife.
“We’re ready to go out and enjoy
our retirement while we have the
health to do it,” he says. “We want to
travel, which we hope to do in the first
few years of our retirement.”
The itinerary includes a visit to his
wife’s family home in Michigan’s Upper
Peninsula this summer. They are also
planning to travel to Hawaii, Alaska
and Europe in the coming years.
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LITTLE LEAGUE from page 1
The CNLL Board of Directors is also
comprised of Vice President Jennifer
Hurst, Treasurer Dave Rosenberg and
Secretary Kristin Luse, as well as player
agents and division directors.
“We have a very dedicated board,”
Brewster says. “We run all year long;
we don’t get a break. Our goal is to
make every season a successful one. We
want to give every kid who signs up the
opportunity to play baseball.”
Many consider the principles
and values kids learn while playing
competitive baseball as important life
lessons.
“Little League teaches kids about
fairness, sportsmanship and how to play
as a team,” Brewster says. “It teaches
them good values. There is some
competitiveness, but the kids are having
fun and making good friends. Some of
the kids have been playing baseball with
others since they were 5 years old.”
Brewster has been involved in youth
baseball for 20 years and the CNLL for
more than 15 years. He got started as
a coach, then joined the CNLL board,
eventually serving as vice president for
two years before taking over as president
in 2010. He’s now entering his sixth year
as board president, despite having a son
Play Ball!
According to its website, Chandler National Little League has the following
divisions, bracketed according to a player’s age.
Rookie (ages 5-6)—This division is pure instructional baseball, where basic
fundamentals and techniques are taught. This is not a competitive division. At this
level, players begin to hit a pitched ball. A coach pitches to the players and if a child
does not hit the ball after a certain number of pitches, the ball is placed on a tee and
the child completes the at-bat. An offensive player that makes an out is removed
from the base, but outs are not recorded for the defense. All players bat every inning
and score is not kept. There is no postseason play.
A (ages 7-8)—Basic skills are refined and stressed. Up to two coaches are on the
field during games to encourage/instruct players. At this level, players are taught
to hit pitched balls by coaches only. Players learn game basics and are prepared to
play at a faster pace. Official standings are not kept. Mandatory play is enforced.
Participation in postseason play is optional.
AA (ages 9-10)—Tryouts are conducted to assess a player’s baseball skills. Eightyear-old players are allowed to tryout, but are not guaranteed a roster spot in this
division. This is the first level of kid pitch. Fundamental skills are stressed, but games
move at a faster pace and game strategies are taught. Mandatory play is enforced.
AAA (ages 10-11)—Tryouts are conducted to assess a player’s baseball skills. Nineand 10-year-old players are allowed to tryout, but are not guaranteed a roster spot
in this division. Fundamental skills are taught, while the development of additional
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who has outgrown Little League.
“I truly enjoy youth baseball,” says
Brewster. “Little League does a lot of
things right.”
Cristofano sees the positive impact it
makes in the community.
“The Little League Pledge—which
all of our players recite at Opening Day
and before every tournament game…a
pledge that has been officially supported
by every U.S. President since Dwight
D. Eisenhower in 1955—is a short but
powerful and patriotic commitment
to community, sportsmanship, healthy
competition and individual best efforts,”
he says. “Over the years, CNLL players,
coaches, volunteers and families have
always been great role models of this
commitment to healthy competition in
a league run, coached and played the
way Little League founder Carl Stotz
envisioned. The lessons learned from
Little League Baseball’s experience
help shape young people to be better
contributors and performers in the
classroom, around the kitchen table and
in their community.”
Curt Blakeney is the associate editor of
the SanTan Sun News. He can be reached
at curt@santansun.com.
skills are covered. Mandatory play rules are enforced. Nine- and 10-year-old players
in this division are eligible for All Stars, but 11-year-old players are only eligible for
11-year-old All Stars.
Majors (ages 11-12)—All players must attend a tryout where baseball skills
are evaluated. Every registered 12-year-old player will be drafted or placed on a
Majors team. While fundamental skills are stressed, advanced skills are taught and
developed. Games are fast paced. Mandatory play is enforced. All players in this
division are eligible for Little League All Stars tournament play.
Juniors (ages 13-14)—Juniors Baseball is a function of Little League, but at the next
level. Players begin play on full-size diamonds using bases that are regulation 90 feet
and pitching mounds that are regulation 60 feet. Rules also change as lead-offs, steals
and pitcher balks come into play. An All-Star tournament team is chosen at the end
of the season and participate in District, State, Regional and World Series play.
Seniors (ages 13-16)—Seniors Baseball is a function of Little League, but at the
next level. Players begin play on full-size diamonds using bases that are regulation 90
feet and pitching mounds that are regulation 60 feet. Rules also change as lead-offs,
steals and pitcher balks come into play. An All-Star Tournament team is chosen at the
end of the season and participate in District, State, Regional and World Series play.
For information about Chandler National Little League, visit www.
chandlernational.com.
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the Arizona Wildcats hired her father to
join the coaching staff. Her two brothers
also coached and played college football
at Notre Dame and Stanford, respectively.
Roggeman has coached at her schools, and
notes that she and her two sisters all ended
up in leadership positions in their different
careers—thanks, she believes, to growing
up in a coaching family.
“If I could describe my leadership
style and my teaching style...it basically is
coaching. In coaching, what you’re doing is
you’re facilitating, you’re nurturing, you’re
teaching and you’re encouraging. That is
who we are as Roggemans. That’s in our
culture.”
Roggeman is helping coach a lot of
new teachers, while leading a college
with students in all 50 states. Roggeman
says one of her priorities as a dean at
the University of Phoenix is to continue
tailoring programs to match the changing
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As for professional reasons for
retiring, Dlugas says that by June 1, the
City will be in a good position for a new
city manager.
“I’ll be here until June 1 to assist with
putting the budget and CIP and union
negotiations to bed,” he says. “It’ll be
a good time for a new city manager
to come in with a lot of those things
already completed.
“With the City’s reputation and
financial stability, they’ll have no
Community
K-12 classroom. Roggeman says part of
this mission involves taking advantage of
digital technology in the classroom, and
as a longtime teacher she welcomes the
change.
“I would have such a hard time teaching
with paper and pencil again,” she says.
“Literally, I don’t make copies anymore.
Back in the day when I first started teaching
in 1987—that’s right, I put it out there,
1987—you waited in line at the copier.
“If I went into a K-12 classroom, I would
embrace Google Docs. I would find a
way to never have to touch paper again,
because to me it’s just so much quicker and
the tools are just so much more engaging
and vast when I’m not tied down to
traditional paper and pencil.”
Roggeman also brings an appreciation
for working students to her role at
University of Phoenix. She worked fulltime while earning each of her advanced
degrees, starting with a job a Dillard’s as an
undergraduate at the University of Arizona.
The mother of two
also remembers
giving birth while
pursuing her
master’s degree. The
experience gives
her an appreciation
for the students
at University of
Phoenix returning
to school, such as
retired military or
working parents.
“There are all
kinds of creative
NEWLY NAMED: Dr. Pam Roggeman of Chandler is the dean of
pathways for the
academics for the University of Phoenix College of Education. STSN
working individual
photo by Tim Sealy
to make it happen,”
she says.
Scott Shumaker is a freelancer for the
When she isn’t working or studying,
SanTan Sun News. He can be reached at
Roggeman says she is often reading Harry
news@santansun.com.
Potter with her fifth-grader, exercising
or, whenever possible, cheering on the
Chicago Bears.
problem doing a national recruitment
and attracting a lot of top-notch
candidates who will hopefully take the
City further.”
Dlugas is, however, proud of what he
was able to accomplish during his years
with the City of Chandler.
“I’m most proud of being able to
implement council’s goals and vision
that they set as public policy makers
and having the resources to get that
done—whether it’s with neighborhoods,
transportation or economic
development,” he explains.
“We’ve been able to follow through
with council’s goals. I don’t know
if that can be said in a lot of other
cities. In Chandler, there has been a
really good relationship with elected
officials.”
Christina Fuoco-Karasinski is
the executive editor of the SanTan
Sun News. She can be reached at
christina@santansun.com.
RETIRING: Rich Dlugas, who is set to retire
on June 1, says he is proud of the working
relationship he has had with the City
Council. Submitted photo
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CUSD brags of successes during report presentation
BY SYDNEY BOWEN
The Chandler Unified School District
Annual Report presentation combined
budgets, breakfast and a bit of bragging
rights for an informational meeting on
the highlights of the 2014 school year.
Officials say CUSD had an extremely
successful year not only as a district, but
also as a business. The school district
was the second-largest employer in
Chandler last year, with 4,848
employees.
Looking toward the
next school year, CUSD
is excited to open two
new schools: Chandler
Traditional Academy, a
kindergarten through
sixth grade school, and
Dr. Camille Casteel
High School, a seventh
through 12th grade high
school named after the
superintendent.
These two new schools will
help to accommodate the growing
population of Chandler. In the next five
years, enrollment is expected to reach
44,500.
Journey 2020, a new strategic plan
adopted by the Chandler Schools
Governing Board, was a major point of
discussion at the meeting. The goal of
Journey 2020 is to help CUSD become a
nationally recognized district of choice.
The four main points of Journey 2020
are academic excellence, outstanding
staff, culture of success and effective
resource management.
CUSD prides itself on helping the
entire child, not just the brain. This
includes nutrition and health. The food
and nutrition departments, one of the
top departments in the nation, are
providing healthy meals that also get
children excited. The departments try
new recipes, teach children about their
food, and rename the dishes to make it
more appealing to students.
Another way that CUSD
goes above and beyond in
helping its students is the
Chandler CARE Center.
Established in 1995,
the CARE center was
designed to provide a
variety of medical and
dental services to their
students and families.
“We provide general
care for all of the uninsured
kids,” says Katie Kahle, the
director of the Chandler CARE
Center. “The only requirement is that
you live in Chandler or are enrolled in a
Chandler school.”
Aside from the medical services, they
offer a variety of dental services to lowincome kids. This includes cleanings,
X-rays, exams and other routine
procedures. Every Wednesday, a dentist
from St. Vincent de Paul in Phoenix visits
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With the help of partnerships with
local hospitals and a hard working group
of staff and volunteers, the Chandler
CARE Center is available to provide all
of these services, as well as many others,
to their students for free.
The presentation also spotlighted
student and faculty achievements.
Samantha Bouchal, a Basha High School
senior, earned a perfect score on the
SAT. Chandler High School senior Briana
Espinosa graduated with 13 years of
perfect attendance.
Two Perry High School students were
selected to participate in the 2015 U.S.
All-American Marching band. Basha
and Chandler high schools each had a
Division 1 state champion in wrestling.
Hamilton High School celebrated a
Division 1 state baseball championship
and a Division 1 state championship in
golf.
Chandler High won big with a girls
track state championship, a Division 1
state football championship, and two
state swim championships. Mark Jurek,
a Chandler High student, not only won
the 100 butterfly and the 200 individual
medley, but he broke two state records
and qualified as a high school AllAmerican.
As for faculty successes, CUSD’s
Chandler Education Television and
Community Relations program took
home three Rock Mountain Emmy
awards. Wesley Delbridge, director of
food and nutrition in the district, was
chosen as a national spokesman for the
Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.
Many other teachers and faculty took
home awards and honors in 2014.
With the growth in the district,
as well as the anticipated rise in
enrollment, CUSD is finding new ways to
distribute information about the district.
“We have to be more creative about
how we get our information out to
people,” says Terry Locke, director of
community relations. “Our website is
our No. 1 communication tool. We get
over 900,000 hits a month.”
The number of viewers online shows
how invested the community—not just
students and their families—is in being
involved with the district.
Casteel closed the meeting by
discussing the hope that CUSD will
be looked at as a big business in the
upcoming year. She also was eager in
thanking the hard-working staff that
helps CUSD thrive and succeed.
“Without the leadership in this
district, in terms of all the people that
are out there doing their job everyday,
we wouldn’t be where we are today,”
says Casteel. “The results speak for
themselves.”
Sydney Bowen is a student at ASU’s
Walter Cronkite School of Journalism
and Mass Communication. She can be
reached at news@santansun.com.
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Church rezoning among council decisions
BY SYDNEY BOWEN
The Chandler City Council took
action on 55 agenda items, ranging from
reconstruction to purchase and contract
approvals, during its Jan. 22 meeting.
Among the decisions was approval of a
rezoning request for Cornerstone Christian
Fellowship.
“The rezoning request was for a small
portion of land,” says Vice Mayor Kevin
Hartke. “It’s not enough room for a new
building.”
The land is expected to be used for
additional parking. Right now, the church
has a gravel lot.
“The city is excited to no longer have
to look at a gravel lot,” says Cornerstone
Church’s executive pastor Marty Sawyers.
In other decisions, the City Council
approved:
A construction contract to Combs
Construction Company Inc. worth
$1.54 million. The contract is for the
reconstruction of the Old Price Road
and Queen Creek Road intersection.
Improvements to the intersection will
improve access to the Wells Fargo and the
Ocotillo Water Reclamation facility.
A $1.36 million purchase of new selfcontained breathing apparatus equipment
to be used by the Chandler Fire and the
Health and Medical Department. The new
equipment will replace old equipment
that was no longer safe to use, as it had
reached the end of its operational life.
A $38,000 design contract with
Perlman Architects was approved to begin
expansion of the burn building at the fire
training facility.
$125,378 worth of ammunition for the
Chandler Police Department.
Three new Chevrolet Tahoes for the
DUI enforcement team, totaling $138,819.
Eleven new vehicles to be used at
Chandler’s wastewater treatment facilities,
costing $325,045.
A new contract with Low Mountain
Construction Inc. for $137,627 to replace
water slides and stairs at the Hamilton and
Desert Oasis aquatic centers.
At the conclusion of the meeting,
Councilman Terry Roe mentioned the
highly publicized documentary “Hooked:
Tracking Heroin’s Hold on Arizona.” The
documentary, produced by students at the
Walter Cronkite School of Journalism, was
broadcast on all Arizona television stations
Jan. 13, as well as radio stations.
“I think the documentary was really
something special,” Roe says. “It was a
little cleaner than I expected it, but it’s
been very well received.”
At the conclusion of the meeting,
Vice Mayor Kevin Hartke announced the
kick-off of the Mayor’s 2015 Listening
Tour, beginning Feb. 10 with an HOA
Mini Summit at 7 p.m. at Tumbleweed
Recreation Center. He also thanked all
those who participated in Saturday’s
Multicultural Festival and Naturalization
Ceremony and invited the community
to attend the Mayor’s State of the City
Address to be held at 6 p.m., Feb. 19, in the
City Council Chambers.
The Vice Mayor also invited the public
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to attend the 11th Annual Chandler Sports
Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony and
Luncheon to be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday,
Feb. 7, at the Chandler Center for the Arts.
Tickets are available through the Center’s
box office at 250 N. Arizona Avenue.
Councilmember Terry Roe mentioned
the recent television simulcast of a
program discussing the growing heroin
problem in Arizona and thanked the
Chandler Coalition on Youth Substance
Abuse for their efforts and encouraged
residents, especially retirees, to get
involved in their community.
The next meeting of the City Council is
a study session at 7 p.m. on Monday, Feb.
9. Council meetings are aired live, as well
as replayed, on Chandler Channel 11 and
streamed at www.chandleraz.gov/video.
Sydney Bowen is a student at ASU’s
Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and
Mass Communication. She can be reached
at news@santansun.com.
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Learn about
firefighting
during tours
Seeking a free fun activity that the
whole family can enjoy? Look no further
than a visit to your local Chandler fire
station. The City of Chandler Fire, Health
and Medical Department welcomes
individual and group tours of the fire
stations and trucks. Station tours last
approximately 30 minutes and include
viewing the fire engine, firefighter
equipment, fire gear, emergency medical
equipment, living quarters and a short
presentation concerning fire safety.
Tours may be scheduled between
the hours of 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday
through Saturday. Firefighters have a busy
schedule so schedule as far in advance as
possible. Groups should be no larger than
25 persons with one adult chaperone for
every five children. Children younger than
age 3 may be frightened by the noises so
the majority of the children must be older
than 4 years old. Tours may be interrupted
when firefighters respond to emergencies.
Residents can also arrange for a visit
from a fire engine at a block party or other
neighborhood special event. To schedule
a tour or truck appearance, call (480)
782-2175 Monday through Friday between
the hours of 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. or email
chandlerfire@chandleraz.gov.
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Community
Ostrich festival, fun run, parade approaching
The Chandler Chamber of Commerce
is gearing up for Ostrich Festival weekend
beginning with the Mayor’s Fun Run and
Health Fair and the Ostrich Festival Parade
on Saturday, March 7. The community is
encouraged to participate with runners/
walkers, health fair booths or parade
entries.
The 13th annual Mayor’s Fun Run begins
at 8 a.m. Saturday, March 7, followed by
the Ostrich Festival Parade. Runners and
walkers are welcome for the 5K event, and
each participant 11 years of age and older
receives a free shirt and a chance at an
award for the top finishers. The registration
cost is $20 until Feb. 20, $25 until 6 p.m.
March 6, and $30 for day-of registers.
Parking will be available in the structure on
Boston Street east of Arizona Avenue. The
Mayor’s Fun Run is sponsored by Garmin
International, Dignity Health, Dana Tire and
Ocotillo Village Health Club and Spa.
A Health Fair will run from 6 a.m. to
12 p.m. March 7 at Dr. AJ Chandler Park in
downtown Chandler. For vendor forms,
visit bit.ly/1CSuNCu. The Ostrich Festival
mascot, Tutu, will be meeting and greeting
during the events. Registration for the
Parade and health fair ends Feb. 18.
Following the run and award
presentation ceremony, participants can
relax alongside friends and family and
watch the 27th annual Ostrich Festival
Parade. Starting at Ray Road and Arizona
Avenue at 10 a.m., the procession of floats,
dignitaries, pageant winners, classic cars,
bands, horses, dance teams and more
than 100 other entries will make their
way south to Chicago Street. The Ostrich
Festival Parade is sponsored by Thorobred
Chevrolet.
For applications for the Mayor’s Fun Run
or the Ostrich Festival Parade, or for more
information visit www.ostrichfestival.com
The Chandler Ostrich Festival began
in 1989, based on Chandler’s colorful
early history of ostrich ranching. The
event has grown to become one of the
premier festivals in the southwest. The
Ostrich Festival is a community family
event featuring live ostrich races and
ostrich-themed activities, national and
regional entertainment, carnival midway,
spectacular food, upscale arts and crafts, a
Saturday morning parade and more.
The Chandler Chamber of Commerce is
dedicated to promoting regional economic
growth, advancing business-friendly
public policies and servicing our members
through outstanding programs, benefits
and services. The chamber represents
more than 1,300 businesses with more
than 100,000 employees. The Chandler
chamber is the third largest chamber in
Arizona. For more information visit http://
chandlerchamber.com/, call the Chandler
Chamber of Commerce at (480) 963-4571 or
email info@chandlerchamber.com.
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Chandler celebrates Black History
Month
Chandler thanks veterans
Join the City of Chandler in giving
a hero’s welcome to local veterans at
Operation Welcome Home Chandler,
6 p.m. Monday, Feb. 23, at City Council
Chambers, 88 E. Chicago St. The event
honors military men and women who are
returning from active duty or leaving for
service.
“For anyone who has ever wondered
what they can do to say thank you to our
military members and their families, this
is your chance,” says Councilwoman Nora
Ellen, who spearheads the program. “This
event is an opportunity for the community
to help give our veterans the welcome
home they deserve.”
Honorees for this event are Airman 1st
Class Brandon E. Baldenegro (Air National
Guard), Technical Sgt. John R. Baltz III (Air
Force) and Chaplain Maj. Thad E. Todd (Air
Force).
Veterans are escorted by the Arizona
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Council Chambers where they are greeted
by the community and the Chandler City
Council who recognizes and thanks each
individual. The honorees are presented
with a gift basket of donations from local
businesses and community members. After
the public event, the veterans and their
families are treated to dinner at Floridino’s.
Donations to the gift baskets are
needed for this event and can be made
through the Chandler Chamber Community
Foundation. Additionally, the Operation
Welcome Home Committee is searching
for one more veteran to include in the
next ceremony. For more information or
to make a donation, visit www.chandleraz.
gov/patriotism.
Operation Welcome Home Chandler
ceremonies are scheduled several times a
year based on the number of nominees.
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Collaborating with Chandler-Gilbert
Community College, Chandler Men of
Action and South Chandler Self-Help, the
City of Chandler is assembling community
events to celebrate the contributions and
history of African Americans.
Presented by Chandler Men of Action,
the third annual African-American Banquet
is 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 27, in the Chandler
Community Center, 125 S. Commonwealth
Ave. Bruce Cooper of KPNX-TV 12 is the
master of ceremonies as participants
celebrate the accomplishments of AfricanAmerican men in Chandler.
The featured speaker is Dr. Neal
Lester, a professor of English at ASU who
specializes in African-American literary
and cultural studies. Floyd Alvin Galloway,
senior account manager for the Arizona
Informant newspaper, is being presented
with the Mayor Coy C. Payne Man of the
Year Award. In addition, scholarships are
being awarded to two students. Tickets can
be purchased in advance for $20 via www.
eventbrite.com, or $25 at the door.
Also in February, an exhibit—“Then They
Came for Us”—is on display in Chandler’s
downtown library. It explores three distinct
events—the Holocaust, the treatment
of black people in Eastern Europe and
the domestic struggle for civil rights.
The exhibit examines the three events
simultaneously across a timeline from
the early 1900s to the 1950s, exploring
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the surprising similarities as well as the
differences among them.
Educators from the Chandler Unified
School District helped develop the
exhibit along with the East Valley Jewish
Community Center and City of Chandler.
Its construction is made possible through
the donation of products and services
provided by Mutoh America Inc., FiberMark
North America Inc., Jan Hancock and the
Jewish Community Association of Greater
Phoenix.
To find out more about Chandler’s Black
History Month, call (480) 782-2214 or visit
www.chandleraz.gov/diversity.
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HOA Mini Summit focuses on leadership
Leadership skills and the importance of effective
leaders in the management of community associations
are the themes of the Tuesday, Feb. 10, HOA Mini
Summit presided over by Mayor Jay Tibshraeny. The
event, offered in partnership with the Mulcahy Law
Firm P.C., is 7 to 8 p.m. in the Cotton Room at Chandler’s
Tumbleweed Recreation Center, 745 E. Germann Rd.
The HOA Mini Summit continues the mayor’s
focus on sustainable neighborhoods and developing
neighborhood leaders, and complements his Listening
Tours and ongoing HOA and Traditional Neighborhood
Academies.
“The event will provide an opportunity for people to
network and gain a better understanding of their roles as
leaders in their neighborhoods,” Tibshraeny says. “Anyone
serving on an HOA board, volunteering on a neighborhood
committee, working with neighborhoods, or just has
an interest in maintaining a good quality of life in their
neighborhood is encouraged to attend.”
The program includes discussion of community
trends by the Chandler Police Department; a
presentation by the Mulcahy Law Firm entitled “How
to be a Better Leader for Your Associations;” an update
on legislative actions and their potential impacts on
HOAs; and a general question-and-answer session.
Attendees also will be able to pre-register for the fourweek Spring HOA Academy that begins in March.
Residents must pre-register for the summit by
contacting the Chandler Neighborhood Programs
Office at (480) 782-4354 or emailing neighborhood.
programs@chandleraz.gov no later than Monday, Feb. 9.
Enrollment priority is given to Chandler residents.
Brown named director of
cultural affairs
Mayor’s State of the City
address Feb. 19
Mayor Jay Tibshraeny
He is also scheduled
presents his 2015 State
to discuss events and
of the City address at 6
announcements for the
p.m. Thursday, Feb. 19, in
upcoming year, and recognize
the Chandler City Council
business and community
Chambers, 88 E. Chicago
leaders in the audience. The
St. Expected highlights
event includes the annual
include local business
video presentation of the
success stories, featured
accomplishments of the
thriving neighborhoods
community over the past year.
and the introduction of
The State of the City
Mayor Jay Tibshraeny.
the members of his first
address is free and is open to
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all residents. No reservations
“Chandler’s reputation
required. It is followed by a
as a tech-savvy community with a
reception in the chamber’s foyer. The
high quality of life continues to garner
address is re-broadcast periodically on
attention from the business community,”
the City’s cable channel and streamed at
says Tibshraeny. “I’m looking forward to
www.chandleraz.gov.
sharing those achievements as we look
forward to an even more successful 2015.”
The City of Chandler has selected
longtime library manager Brenda Brown
as the director of its Cultural Affairs
Division, which encompasses the museum,
center for the arts, Vision Gallery and four
public libraries. Brown has more than 18
years in library management, 10 of those
years devoted to Chandler. Under her
leadership, the Chandler Public Library
System has grown to four libraries with
more than 500,000 physical and digital
items in its collections and over 300,000
cardholders.
Brown points out that Chandler
Center for the Arts, museum, Vision
Gallery and libraries all have a focus on
programming and education; all have strong
support from stakeholders groups, advisory
boards and nonprofit boards; and all provide
places where people come together to
explore, create and learn.
Prior to
becoming
Chandler’s library
manager, she
served in that
position in Peoria
and as a librarian
in Scottsdale.
Brown serves as
the chairwoman
to the Arizona
Brenda Brown.
Library Advisory
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Board and
is active in
local and
national library
organizations. She
earned a master’s
in library science from the University of
Arizona and a bachelor’s from Arizona
State University.
IRS and tax groups offer tips ICAN named best place to
on avoiding scam preparers work for second year
The Internal Revenue Service joins
with national tax organizations to offer
new options for information and tips on
selecting tax professionals and avoiding
unscrupulous preparers. Information is
available at www.irs.gov/chooseataxpro.
There is also a new gateway page,
http://1.usa.gov/1KectX8, with links
to national nonprofit tax professional
groups.IRS Commissioner John Koskinen
offers basic tips for selecting a tax
professional:
Select an ethical preparer. Taxpayers
entrust some of their most vital personal data
with the person preparing their tax return.
Make sure the preparer signs the
return and includes their Preparer Tax
Identification
Number that all
paid prepares are
required to have.
Review your
tax return and
ask questions
before signing.
Taxpayers are
ultimately legally
responsible for what’s on their tax
return.
Never sign a blank tax return. This is
a clear red flag. The preparer can put
anything they want on the return—even
their own bank account for the tax refund.
ICAN Chandler was once again named
one of the “Best Places to Work” by the
Phoenix Business Journal. ICAN ranked 25th
on the list for micro companies (companies
with 10 to 49 employees). A total of 115
local companies were recognized.
The list was compiled through a
process where the Phoenix Business
Journal works with a national research
firm to survey, audit and rank companies
after they self-nominate. Employees of
those companies are asked to complete
an online survey that measures team
effectiveness, trust in senior leaders,
feeling valued, manager effectiveness,
compensation, benefits and more.
Each nominee must reach a minimum
percentage of employee participation
to be eligible as a finalist. Their
research partner, Quantum Workplace,
then compiles the data, computes
“engagement scores” from it, and uses
those scores to rank the finalists in each
of the five size categories.
“We are so thrilled to be recognized
again this year,” states Becky Jackson,
president and CEO of ICAN.
“Our employees are our most valuable
resource and we work hard all year long
to make ICAN a fun environment where
everyone feels valued and recognized for
their hard work.”
For more information about ICAN, visit
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the next issue or by filling in the “submit a news release” form on the
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Tax sites help area families
claim millions in refunds
Chandler-area working families have
claimed more than $10 million in tax
refunds over the past 11 years, thanks to
Chandler’s Volunteer Income Assistance
(VITA) program.
Those earning less than $53,000 last
year qualify for free tax preparation
services at one of the seven Chandler
VITA sites. Locations and hours are
listed below.
Chandler’s VITA Program began
in 2004 after Arizona convened a
statewide taskforce focusing on the
federal Earned Income Tax Credit
(EITC) that frequently goes unclaimed.
Municipalities and others were
encouraged to assist their low- and
moderate-income residents with the
preparation of their taxes to ensure
they obtained the EITC credit if eligible,
along with any other tax credits
available to them.
These tax credits can greatly enhance
prospects for family economic success
and bring new resources into the local
economy, benefiting local merchants
and the community as a whole.
In the past 11 years, Chandler’s VITA
Program has helped families collect
$10.5 million in tax refunds, including
$3.6 million in the frequently unclaimed
EITC credit. For the 2014 tax season,
working families with incomes as high
as $52,427 are eligible for EITC credits of
up to $6,143.
Persons seeking tax assistance at a
VITA site should bring W-2 forms, photo
identification, Social Security cards
(including those of all dependents),
Form 1099 (if applicable), and a copy of
last year’s tax return and information
for all deductions and credits. Free
tax assistance will be available on a
walk-in basis at the following Chandler
locations:
• First Credit Union, 25 S. Arizona
Pl. Mondays 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. and
Wednesdays 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
• Sun Lakes Country Club, 25601 N. Sun
Lakes Blvd., Sun Lakes. Mondays 9:30
a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
• Hamilton High School Library, 3700 S.
Arizona Ave. Tuesdays 9:30 a.m. to 1:30
p.m.; and Wednesdays 4:30 p.m. to 8
p.m.
• Chandler Christian Community Center,
345 S. California St. Tuesdays 12 p.m. to
6 p.m.
• Chandler CARE Center, 777 E.
Galveston St. Fridays 12 p.m. to 3
p.m.; and Saturdays 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.,
starting Feb. 7.
• Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation, 2145 W.
Elliot Rd. Saturdays 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.,
starting Feb. 7.
• Chandler Downtown Library, Cactus
Room, Second Floor, 22 S. Delaware
St. Saturdays 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.,
starting Feb. 7.
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Arizona Railway Museum hosts open house Desert Car
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for women
Train lovers, history buffs and people
of all ages are invited to climb aboard a
piece of history during Arizona Railway
Day from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday,
Feb. 28, at the Arizona Railway Museum
located in the southwest corner of
Chandler’s Tumbleweed Park, 330 E. Ryan
Rd.
The free public event will include
tours of vintage railcars, plus displays of
artifacts and memorabilia. Visitors will
learn about the importance of railroads
from museum volunteers who, will
explain the type of work that is required
to restore and refurbish these railcars to
keep them “alive.”
Private railcars rarely open to the
public can be toured, including a caboose
that has been maintained in the same
condition as when it was used in the
1970s. Guests can blow the horn on a
diesel locomotive, and might even get
the opportunity to blow the whistle
on Chandler’s historic No. 2562 steam
locomotive.
The idea to dedicate a museum to
the restoration of railroad equipment
primarily from the southwest grew from
a trip taken in the early 1980s by five
local “railfans.” They observed that there
was no official or organized attempt to
preserve and protect the artifacts relating
to Arizona’s railroad history. A chance
meeting with representatives of the City
of Chandler resulted in a partnership.
The museum started in 1983 with only
a caboose and steam engine displayed on
ARIZONA RAILWAY DAY: The free public event will include tours of vintage railcars, plus
displays of artifacts and memorabilia. Submitted photo
a modest 1-acre park site provided by the
City in the downtown area.
In the mid-2000s, the museum was
moved to its current location, a 6-acre
site in Chandler’s largest park, where it
has become a world-renowned collection
of railroad equipment, with almost
50 pieces of rail cars on display and in
various stages of restoration.
The museum’s standard entrance
fee is waived for Arizona Railway Day;
however, donations from the public and
local businesses will be appreciated.
Word of Mouth
Visitors should access the event on Ryan
Road, from Arizona Avenue or McQueen
Road. Parking is free. Food and beverages
will also be available, with all proceeds
benefitting the Arizona Railway Museum
and Chandler Lions Club charities.
The Arizona Railway Museum is
normally open from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. on
Saturdays and Sundays through May 17,
closed during the summer, and reopens
in early September. More information
about the museum is available at www.
azrymuseum.org.
Women are invited to a special car
care clinic courtesy of Desert Car Care
Center on Thursday, Feb. 12.
From 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., Desert Car
Care Service Center chief operating
officer Frank Leutz will teach women
how to know when it’s time to take a
vehicle in for service.
Leutz, who also serves as president
of the Phoenix Automotive Service
Association, will share:
• Does my car really need all these
repairs right now?
• Tips on how to deal with maintenance
to keep your car care costs down.
• Check engine light and other lights on
the dash.
• Symptoms, noises and smells.
• Should I trade this car in instead of
continuing to throw money toward
repairs?
• Tips on how to get 200,000 miles out
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Light refreshments will be provided.
The clinic is free, but registration is
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This is particularly true of impacted wisdom teeth, such problems may occur
suddenly and often at the most inconvenient time. While the kids are out
for spring break, there couldn’t be a better time to take care of this
preventative procedure.
The average mouth does not have room for the third molars, also known
as “wisdom teeth” to come in properly. These poorly positioned impacted
teeth can cause many problems such as swelling, stiffness, pain and illness.
The pressure from the wisdom teeth may move other teeth and disrupt the
orthodontic or natural alignment of teeth. The most serious problem occurs
when tumors or cysts form around the impacted wisdom tooth, resulting in
the destruction of the jawbone and healthy teeth. It is now recommended
the impacted wisdom teeth be removed early to prevent these problems.
Most commonly we remove wisdom teeth between the ages of
14 and 22 years whether they are causing problems or not. The procedure
is technically easier and patients recover much quicker when they are
younger. What is a relatively minor procedure at 20 can become quite
difficult in patients as they get older. Also the risk of complications increases
with age and the healing process is slower. We utilize the latest technologies
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Let’s Grow Studio offers fitness classes for kids and families
BY ALISON STANTON
Julie Costello began practicing yoga
in 2008, shortly after the birth of her
second child. Although she enjoyed
the classes, she was disappointed she
couldn’t find a place that allowed her
to practice yoga with her two young
children.
To provide parents and kids a fun
and welcoming place where they can
work out together, Costello opened
Let’s Grow Studio last November.
“We offer kids’ yoga classes, adult
yoga classes and parent and child
classes,” Costello says.
The studio features kid and adult
Zumba classes, hip hop, sports classes
for kids and a Core Fit circuit training
program for adults, too.
“We also offer fun yoga or spa
birthday parties for kids, including a
Zumba Glow party that is held under
neon lights.”
Costello says Let’s Grow Studio also
has special events every month that
are ideal for adults, including a yoga
and wine night for moms. Costello is
registering couples for the Couples
Yoga event from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. on
Friday, Feb. 13. The evening, which
costs $40 per couple, allows people
of all abilities and levels to come in
and enjoy learning partner poses and
acrobatics in a relaxed setting.
In addition to providing a safe and
fun place for kids and their parents to
work out together, Costello says she
strives to offer a noncompetitive and
nonjudgmental
atmosphere
where everyone—
no matter what
their shape or size
may be—can have
fun exercising
together.
“It’s a very
nonthreatening
environment and
it’s very homey,”
she says. “It’s a
fitness center
that is geared
toward the family
and lets kids run
around and have
a good time and
exercise and get
excited about
fitness.”
Costello, who
also owns Grow
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a lot of positive
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Couples Yoga class, call (480) 699-1004,
feedback from
parents that they are going home
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children with them to exercise. The
Let’s Grow Studio is located at 4100
who lives in the East Valley. She can be
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Alliance Bank opens Chandler
branch
Alliance Bank of Arizona, the state’s
largest headquartered bank and now
fourth largest in Maricopa County,
opened a new banking center in
Chandler on the southwest corner of
Ray Road and Interstate 101 at the Park
at San Tan office complex. The opening
is a result of the bank’s record growth
in 2014.
This marks the 11th location for
Alliance Bank and is an extension of the
bank’s growth in key business markets,
including Chandler, where it already
banks a large number of commercial,
industrial and professional businesses.
“The Chandler banking center
signifies our ongoing commitment to
provide our clients direct access to
the bank’s decision makers and dayto-day service from some of the most
entrepreneurial business bankers in the
state,” says Jim Lundy, CEO of Alliance
Bank of Arizona. “Our growth is a
reflection of the trust we have earned
from Arizona’s business community.”
The two-story, 27,017-square-foot
office will house commercial and branch
banking facilities as well as a number
of support functions that will enable
the bank to better serve its growing
Southeast Valley customer base. The
banking center houses more than 50
employees and was designed by Larry
Boardman and Simone Stover of Davis
Interiors and built by Sun State Builders.
“This is an exciting time to be in business
in the East Valley,” says Dee Burton,
Alliance Bank’s executive vice president
and East Valley Bank Center director.
“This banking center is a tangible
investment in the growth of the
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A division of Phoenix-based Western
Alliance Bank, Alliance Bank offers
a full spectrum of deposit, lending,
treasury management and online
banking products and services, plus
personalized service to meet the needs
of local businesses. With 11 offices in
Greater Phoenix, Tucson, Sedona and
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robust national platform of specialized
financial services, the bank is a valued
partner for Arizona’s business, real
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nonprofit communities. Western
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of Phoenix-based Western Alliance
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assets, Western Alliance Bancorporation
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The Chandler branch is located
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welcome new area businesses or existing ones
that may be new to our readers.
Submit information about your business
for a “Doing Business” mini-business profile in
an upcoming issue of our publication, which is
distributed to 35,000 homes, racks and boxes
on the first and third Saturdays of the month.
Please include all of the following items:
Name of business, name of owner(s), how
long the business has existed, unique features,
hours of operation, address, telephone number,
website, email address. Also include an at least
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Owner: Marcy Maloum
How long in business: Three years
Specialty: Electrical contracting
Unique features: Licensed, bonded and
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Address: 1900 W. Chandler Blvd., Suite
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Phone: (480) 264-3320
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Throughout February and beyond, the
Chandler Chamber of Commerce offers
a variety of luncheons and meetings
for its members and the community.
Numerous leads groups are also offered
to help business owners network with
their community.
Events are held at the Chandler
Chamber of Commerce office, 25 S.
Arizona Pl., Suite 201, Chandler, unless
otherwise noted.
To register, call (480) 963-4571, visit
www.chandlerchamber.com or www.
meetup.com/ChandlerChamber, or
email info@chandlerchamber.com. No
refunds are available within 72 hours of
an event.
Small Business Counseling offered
Every Monday, Tuesday and Friday,
Small Business Counseling is offered at
the Chandler Chamber of Commerce.
The counseling is free and open to the
public. Appointments are available
between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m.
Experienced business counselors
provide advice, knowledge and insight
to help individuals start or grow their
business. On Mondays and Tuesdays,
Small Business Counseling is available
at the chamber office by appointment
only through the Maricopa Community
Colleges’ Arizona Small Business
Development Center network. To
schedule an appointment, contact the
Chandler Chamber of Commerce.
held on Tuesday, Feb. 10, and Tuesday,
Feb. 17.
Chandler Chamber Monday Morning
Leads Group
The Chandler Chamber Monday
Morning Leads Group, which meets from
7:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. Mondays (except
holidays), helps business members
network and grow their businesses.
Members are given the opportunity
to give the group information on their
company, upcoming events and more.
Participants are allowed two free visits.
The next meeting will be held Monday,
Feb. 9, at Brunchies, 17 E. Boston St.,
Chandler.
Chandler Chamber Tuesday Morning
Leads Group
The Chandler Chamber Tuesday
Morning Leads Group meets from 7:30
a.m. to 8:30 a.m. Tuesdays at BLD, 1920
W. Germann Rd., Chandler. The group
helps business members network and
grow their businesses. Members are
given the opportunity to give the group
information on their company, upcoming
events and more. Participants are allowed
two free visits. The next meetings will be
Chandler Chamber Wednesday Lunch
Leads Group
The Chandler Chamber Wednesday
Lunch Leads Group meets from 11:30 a.m.
to 1 p.m. Wednesdays at LaCasa Blanca,
24605 S. McQueen Rd., Chandler. The
group helps business members network
and grow their businesses. Members are
two free visits. The next meetings are
Wednesdays Feb. 11 and Feb. 18.
Wake-Up Chandler
Wake-Up Chandler will be held from
7:30 a.m. to 9 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 11, at
Aaron’s Sales & Lease, 2670 E. Germann
Rd., Suite 1, Chandler. Wake-Up Chandler
is a great way to start off the morning by
networking with other businesses. Bring
business cards and brochures, and be
prepared to give a 30-second commercial
about your business. Enjoy the food and
take advantage of the opportunity to
promote your business. Door prizes are
welcome. It is $5 for members and $15
for general admission to attend Wake-Up
Chandler.
Chandler Chamber Thursday Morning
Leads Group
The Chandler Chamber Thursday
Morning Leads Group meets 7:30 a.m.
to 8:30 a.m. Thursdays at Rudy’s West
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Chandler Blvd., Chandler. The group
helps business members network and
grow their business. Members are given
the opportunity to give the group
Thursdays Feb. 12 and Feb. 19.
Chandler Chamber Thursday Lunch
Leads Group
The Chandler Chamber Thursday
Lunch Leads Group meets from 11:45
a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursdays at Nabers Music
Bar & Eats, 825 N. 54th St., Chandler. The
group helps business members network
and grow their business. Members are
Thursdays Feb. 12 and Feb. 19.
tip is included. The lunch club is for
anyone who would like to attend and
help support member businesses. The
goal of the Chandler Chamber Lunch
Club is to promote each business while
having a great meal at one of Chandler’s
hometown restaurants.
Women in Business
Women in Business will meet from
12 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 17, at
SoHo63, 63 E. Boston, Chandler. The
Women in Business luncheon features
a different program each month.
Relationship building, plus networking,
plus business showcase opportunities,
equals success. The luncheon is $25 for
members and $35 for nonmembers. The
business showcase table and luncheon is
$50.
Technology Brown Bag
Lunch
Bring your lunch to
the Technology Brown
Bag Lunch meeting
from 11:30 a.m. to 1
p.m. Thursday, Feb. 12.
The meeting will touch
on hot topics in the
technology industry. The event is
free, but preregistration is required.
Chandler Chamber Wednesday Morning
Leads Group
The Chandler Chamber Wednesday
a.m. to 8:30 a.m. Wednesdays, except
when there is a Wake-Up Chandler event,
at SoZo Coffehouse, 1982 N. Alma School
Rd., Chandler. The group helps business
members network and grow their
business. Members are allowed to give
the group information on their company,
upcoming events and more. Participants
are given two free visits. The next
meeting will be held Wednesday, Feb. 18.
Chandler Chamber Lunch Club
The Chandler Chamber Lunch Club
will meet from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Monday, Feb. 16, at Floridino’s Pizza &
Pasta, 590 N. Alma School Rd., Chandler.
It is $10 for lunch and drinks, and a
Business After Business
Business After Business will be held
from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 19, at
Nabers Music Bar and Eats, 825 N. 54th
St., Chandler. Join others for the monthly
evening mixer and meet new chamber
members, make business contacts and
get a chance to win the “Chamber Cash
Pot.” It is $5 for members and $15 for
general admission.
the group information on their company,
upcoming events and more. Participants
are allowed two free visits. The next
meetings are Fridays Feb. 13 and Feb. 20.
Chandler Chamber Friday Morning
Leads Group
The Chandler Chamber Friday
a.m. to 8:30 a.m. Fridays at Chompie’s
Delicatessen Restaurant, 3481 W. Frye
Rd., Chandler. The group helps business
members network and grow their
businesses. Members are allowed to give
Leadership Institute Issue Day
The Leadership Institute Issue Day
will be held from 7:45 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Friday, Feb. 20, at the Chandler Chamber
of Commerce, 25 S. Arizona Pl., Suite 201,
Chandler. It is the monthly issue day for
the Leadership Institute.
SERVPRO lands on Top 10
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SERVPRO, a cleanup and restoration
franchise company, landed at No. 7 on
the list of 2015 Franchise 500 rankings
from Entrepreneur magazine. This
recognition marks the sixth consecutive
year Entrepreneur has included the
company in its Top 10 list and the 12th
consecutive year SERVPRO has earned
the top spot on the magazine’s list in its
own industry: restoration services.
Entrepreneur Magazine’s Franchise
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most important factors considered by
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year are “financial strength and stability,
growth rate and size of the system.”
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Rakhman Jewelers features
personalized and friendly service
BY ALISON STANTON
Since the day Jane and Lenny
Rakhman opened Rakhman Jewelers
in 1969, they have strived to offer
their customers top-quality products,
outstanding customer service and a
welcoming atmosphere where people
are more than just clients—they are
treated like friends.
“We like to treat people how we
would like to be treated,” Jane says.
She and her husband are grateful
for the many customers who come to
their family-owned jewelry store to
purchase jewelry, have items repaired
or redesigned or arrange for a certified
professional appraisal or re-appraisal.
Jane says Lenny, who has 45 years
of experience in the jewelry industry
and learned his trade while living in
the Ukrainian capital of Kiev, handles
the repairs with an expert eye and
dedication to perfection. All of the
jewelry work is done on the premises,
she says, and their son-in-law works
one-on-one with customers, using a
professional CAD system to design
customized items of jewelry. Rakhman
Jewelers specializes in carrying diamond
wedding and engagement rings in 14K
and 18K yellow and white gold, as well
as platinum.
“We also have a laser welder that
allows us to do precise work on the
jewelry. When Lenny uses it for repairs,
he can weld platinum on platinum, which
a regular torch cannot do,” Jane says.
When customers come into the shop
looking to have their jewelry repaired,
Jane says she or Lenny always take the
time to work with them, teaching them as
much as possible about the jewelry and
answering any questions they may have.
“We talk a lot about design and repair
with them, and why their jewelry may
need the repair,” she says.
Rather than suggesting to customers
which piece of jewelry they should
purchase, Jane says she prefers to advise
them to buy something that they really like.
“They are the ones who have to wear
it, and so I always tell them to see what
they like and what suits them the best,”
she says. She also advises customers to
purchase something that their loved
ones would want to wear.
“I ask them a lot of questions, like if
their loved one dresses more casually,
or if they wear a business suit; this will
help them to pick something that is
suitable for them,” she says.
“They should give them a gift they
will remember forever, for any occasion,
or just because.”
Jane says that silver items are
especially popular with their customers,
including those made by Charles Garnier
from Paris. Fashion items constructed
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Regardless of what her customers
select, Jane wants them to know that
jewelry is an extremely meaningful gift
that can last for generations.
“Jewelry should be something that is
given from the heart, and they should
enjoy seeing their loved one wear it.”
Rakhman Jewelers is located at
3165 S. Alma School Rd., Suite 21,
in Chandler. For more information,
call (480) 857-9707 or visit www.
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On the heels of closing WestStone’s
Vantage Condominiums in Ahwatukee for
$3.6 million, Shea Homes Arizona closed
on 78 condominium units in Carino Villas in
Chandler for $2.7 million.
Only 34 condos were built in 2007 on the
northwest side of Queen Creek Road and
Arizona Avenue, before it was offered for sale.
The condominium development
offers amenities including a swimming
pool and spa, barbecue and picnic
areas, green landscaping and more.
Carino is surrounded by great schools,
ample shopping, golf courses and
restaurants, and close to venues that
host activities and events.
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builder, Shea Homes has recently been
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is re-engineering the existing plans to
include new energy efficiency features,
as well as to bring the units up to
current construction code standards.
The single-story condos range from
1,302 to 1,937 square feet, offering
both two- and three-bedroom options,
with two baths and one- and two-car
garages. Model construction will start
in the summer and the community is
estimated to open in November. Pricing
is estimated to start in the low $230s.
“Entering the condominium market
will allow us to provide options for
customers who are looking for the
quality of a Shea Home, without having
the responsibilities for upkeep that
come with a single family home,” says
Ken Peterson, vice president of sales
and marketing for Shea Homes Arizona.
“We are looking forward to getting into
the condo market and being able to
offer our products to a complete new
buyer demographic.”
For more information about Shea
Homes and its communities across the
Valley, call (866) 696-7432 or visit www.
sheahomes.com/newhomes/phoenix.
Julie Sommerfeld with RE/MAX
Infinity was recently presented with
the RE/MAX Hall of Fame Award,
which honors successful agents who
have earned more than $1 million in
commissions during their careers with
the company. Less than 22 percent of
all RE/MAX affiliates have earned this
prestigious award.
Sommerfeld has been working in
the real estate industry for more than
13 years and has extensive experience
in residential real estate sales in the
Southeast Valley. Among Sommerfeld’s
list of achievements: She has earned
Certified Residential Specialist (CRS)
and Accredited Buyer’s Representative
(ABR) designations and has won the
Bronze Circle award from the Southeast
Valley Regional Association of Realtors.
“Julie has been an integral member
of our team and is more than deserving
of this very prestigious award,” says Bill
Ryan, owner/broker of RE/MAX Infinity.
“Winning this award is a tremendous
accomplishment. Julie continues to
raise the bar in real estate, making us,
and this community, proud.”
In addition, Sommerfeld volunteered
in her children’s schools when they were
younger and still actively participates
on the Site Council Team for Ryan
Elementary. As a member of the Amy
Jones Group, Sommerfeld actively
Julie Sommerfeld. Submitted photo
participates in a team volunteer project
each quarter.
For more information about RE/
MAX, to search home listings or find
an agent in your community, visit
www.ChandlerInfinity.com. RE/MAX is
located at 2450 S. Arizona Ave., Suite 1,
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Kids helping kids makes holiday special for two families
BY MEGHAN MCCOY
Well-known for his philanthropy,
Basha High School junior Dustyn
Phillips rarely gets the chance to
meet those he helps through his
Dustyn’s Kids Helping Kids and Basha’s
Kids Helping Kids organizations.
But last holiday season, he had the
fortune of doing so.
“I always love when we can touch
more people and help more people,”
says Dustyn, founder and president
of Dustyn’s Kids Helping Kids. “We
sponsored two families this year and
we were able to meet both of them in
person and give them gifts.”
He brought together his two
organizations to participate in an
online crowd-funding campaign that
raised more than $1,200 for Operation
Santa. The money was used to
purchase items for the families.
The first family consisted of four
siblings from the Glendale Boys &
Girls Club ranging in ages from 9 to
15. The children’s mother died in a
motorcycle crash, leaving them under
their grandparents’ care.
The second family was comprised
of children ranging in ages from 2 to
16 years old, members of Chandler
Christian Community Center. Both
families received needed items plus
additional fun gifts because of extra
funds that were available.
Last year, Dustyn’s organization raised
more than $300 for Operation Santa.
OPERATION SANTA: Bechet Proto, treasurer, historian Basha’s Kids Helping Kids; Quentin
Curry, Dustyn’s Kids Helping Kids member; Dustyn Phillips, founder/president of Dustyn’s Kids
Helping Kids and Basha’s Kids Helping Kids; Ethan Curry, Dustyn’s Kids Helping Kids and Basha’s
Kids Helping Kids member; Auche King, Dustyn’s Kids Helping Kids and Basha’s Kids Helping
Kids member; Azhel King, Dustyn’s Kids Helping Kids member; Nick Duhart, Basha’s Kids Helping
Kids member; David Duhart, Basha’s Kids Helping Kids member and Myles Curry, Dustyn’s Kids
Helping Kids member. The youth purchased items for two families last Christmas as part of
Operation Santa. Submitted photo
Donna Phillips, Dustyn’s mother,
says he started the organization
in Tennessee after being inspired
by his older brother, who donated
funds to various places in honor
of his birthday. Dustyn first gave
money—$500—to St. Jude’s Children’s
Research Hospital for his 6th birthday.
Through the years, Dustyn’s passion
for helping others grew and evolved.
He followed that initial donation by
aiding tsunami relief and Hurricane
Katrina efforts, as well as collecting
supplies and toys for an orphanage in
Kenya.
When the Phillips family moved
to the Valley, Dustyn founded Basha’s
Kids Helping Kids. The organization
has seven officers—10 very active
members and 20 semi-active
members.
“It has been going on for two
years,” he says of the Basha’s Kids
Helping Kids chapter.
Dustyn says he never thought the
organization would expand as much
as it has.
“It made me feel really happy to
include this many people and help
this many people,” he says.
Dustyn’s goal this year is to
continue to improve the organization.
He says he wants to make the annual
events, such as Operation Santa and
the backpack school drives, even
bigger.
“I am so excited that he picked up
a passion that I had and my parents
had...volunteering and giving back to
the community,” Donna says.
Meghan McCoy is the Neighbors
and Business section editor for the
SanTan Sun News. She can be reached
at meghan@santansun.com.
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Dr. Thomas Chamberlain However, with
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many ways, our children have less
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Primavera open houses offer facility tours
BY MEGHAN MCCOY
Stroll through Primavera’s Blended
Learning Center every Wednesday for
a personalized tour of the Chandler
learning facility.
The open house is held from 5 p.m. to
6 p.m. Wednesdays through May 27, at
Primavera’s Blended Learning Center, 2451
N. Arizona Ave., Chandler. Tours can be
given on other days with advance notice.
Primavera’s Blended Learning Center
Director Dr. Kevin Thrasher says his
facility hosts weekly open houses to
allow families, as well as students, the
opportunity to tour the center and ask
questions of guidance counselors and
advisers.
“It has been a really good turnout,”
Thrasher says. “Probably about a third
of our current enrollment is made up
of people who have come out to the
facility.”
So far, the open house attracts one to
three families weekly.
“The first impression blows their mind,”
Thrasher says. “It doesn’t look anything
like a standard school or classroom.”
The center also partners with
notMYkid to offer a special program for
students and parents during the weekly
open house.
“They offer self-help, high-interest
topics that are relative to teenagers and the
challenges they go through,” Thrasher says.
The first program was offered
Wednesday, Jan. 21 and it tackled bullying.
Thrasher says other programs include
discussions about substance abuse, eating
disorders, Internet safety and depression.
“If it is successful, and we have a
good turnout, (we will) offer them on a
monthly basis,” he says.
The state-of-the-art, 13,000 squarefoot facility allows students to use
technology as a learning, presentation
and research tool.
Last year the center offered a full-day
program that allowed parents to drop off
their child and leave them until the end
of the day.
“Unfortunately, that model promotes
day care,” he says. “That model didn’t
really fit with what we are trying to
achieve.”
This year the center offers blocks
of time for students to come in and
work, which promotes a socialization
component.
“It increases the commitment level
of the family,” Thrasher says. “If you are
going to join one of the programs you
have to commit to be here every day. We
almost have 100 percent attendance.”
The morning session is held from 8
a.m. to 11 a.m., with a 30-minute break for
lunch or a snack. The program focuses on
reading and math.
From 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. the center
offers a Homework Helper Club. Thrasher
says students can sit at the center with
their laptops and work individually on
their online course work.
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Wednesdays through May 27 at the center, 2451 N. Arizona Ave., Chandler. Submitted photo
“We are here, and they have tutors
here to help. Oftentimes a teacher will
pull them into a separate room for a
mini lesson,” he says. “The students learn
some strategies to learn how to work
independently online.”
The last block of time is from 1:30 to
4:30 p.m. for the STEM Academy.
“One of the most important things
we can promote is curiosity,” Thrasher
says. “That is what we want to do within
STEM.”
The students collect their own data
from a daily experiment. They evaluate
the manipulation changes and put those
findings into a presentation to share with
the rest of the group to compare.
“It’s very constructive,” Thrasher says.
“The kids generate and create their own
knowledge.”
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Meghan McCoy is the Neighbors,
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Tutor House celebrates new location
Tutor House Tutoring Services is
celebrating the re-grand opening of its
new location at Central Plaza West, 1256
W. Chandler Blvd., Suite F, in Chandler on
Monday, Feb. 9.
To celebrate, Tutor House is offering
five hours of instruction, and a free skills
assessment to clients who enroll by
March 1.
The new office amenities include
a larger instructional area, private
reception area, easy access from Loop
101, parking near the front door, and
a larger office for parent and student
workshops that are open to the
community.
“We have had the pleasure of working
with some of the best parents and
students in Arizona since launching Tutor
House from my living room in 2010,”
says Gina Ferguson, Tutor House owner.
“We look forward to many more years
of helping our students reach their true
potential.”
Tutor House is a family-owned
and -operated learning center helping
students reach their full potential by
providing an individualized approach to
education. The tutoring process begins
with a skills assessment that identifies
each student’s academic strengths and
weaknesses. Test results are reviewed
with parents and a program is designed
to address each student’s needs.
A wide-range of one-on-one and small
group tutoring for students in grades K-12
is also available in reading, math, writing,
Spanish, study skills, algebra, geometry,
calculus, SAT/ACT prep and more.
For more information call (480) 8571222 or email Tutoring@TutorHouseAZ.
com.
SunBird Kare Bears Fair set for Feb. 7
SunBird Kare Bears is hosting a fair
with more than 40 vendors, a white
elephant table and a 50/50 raffle from
8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 7,
in the SunBird Ballroom, 6250 S. SunBird
Blvd., Chandler. The fair will also include
a discount on breakfast or lunch in the
SunBird Horizon Room.
Vendors will be selling jewelry,
cosmetics, battery replacements,
embroidery, soaps, candles, homemade
gifts, leather goods and clothing.
SunBird Kare Bears holds various
fundraisers in the winter months, and
distributes proceeds to various charities
in Chandler, such as the Lions Club,
Chandler High Homeless, and two food
pantries. Members of SunBird Kare Bears
reside at the SunBird Golf Resort.
For more information, contact Shirley
Jackson at (480) 883-9018.
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Hop on board: Skate culture
collides with creativity
BY KELSEY SEDERSTROM
The challenge: Be as creative as
possible. The material: Vans shoes.
Vans encourages high school students
to use the canvas shoes as literal art
canvases via its national Custom Culture
art competition.
Vans, with the help of an online
public vote, will choose a winning shoe
design. The top five finalists will travel
to New York City to present their
designs to celebrity judges. The winning
design will be available for sale at www.
vans.com and at select Vans retail
locations.
“The art competition celebrates
creativity in young minds, giving
students the opportunity to express
themselves and to show the world who
they are through the arts,” says Sarah
Crockett, vice-president of Vans global
consumer marketing.
To incentivize participation in the
competition, Vans will donate $50,000
to the winning school’s arts program.
The runner-up schools will be awarded
$4,000. In addition, the Laguna College
of Art and Design has committed to
offering $125,000 in total scholarship
awards to a student from each of the
five final schools.
Since its beginning in 2009, Custom
Culture has raised more than $430,000
for the arts. This year’s sixth-annual
Custom Culture art competition has
partnered with Americans for the Arts,
Journeys, and Truth.
Americans for the Arts is an
organization that advances arts
education, Truth is the nation’s largest
youth smoking prevention campaign
and Journeys is a skate retailer. Truth has
its own part in the competition—the
top 50 semi-finalists will customize a
skateboard deck. The designs are to be
inspired by Truth’s “Finish IT” campaign,
dedicated to end smoking. The winner
of that competition takes home
$10,000.
Vans’ hope for an arts revival and
renaissance is coming to pass. In 2010,
just 326 schools participated. In 2015, an
expected 3,000 schools will participate.
Teachers can register their students
through midnight Friday, Feb. 13, at
the Vans Custom Culture’s website,
http://sites.vans.com/customculture/.
Students will be provided with four
pairs of blank Vans shoes, with each
shoe representing the four themes of
the Vans’ “Off the Wall” lifestyle: Action
sports, arts, music and local flavor.
Kelsey Sederstrom is an intern for the
SanTan Sun News. She can be reached at
news@santansun.com.
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Chandler-Tullamore Sister Cities seeks young artists and authors
The City of Chandler’s Sister City
affiliate, Chandler-Tullamore Sister Cities
(CTSC), invites teens between 13 and 18
to participate in the sixth annual Young
Artists and Authors Showcase.
The 2014 event yielded a national grand
prize in the essay competition for Brandon
Thornton, a Hamilton High School student.
The theme for this year’s showcase is
“Connecting Communities for Prosperity.”
This program is a great opportunity to
reach out into the Chandler community
and engage local English and Art teachers,
and reach our local Chandler student
audience.
Young artist entries must be no larger
than 24-by-36 inches, including matting.
Only 2D art is accepted. Watercolor,
oils, pastels, pen and ink, charcoal,
photography, 2D mixed media, and
computer-generated art are all acceptable
media. Entries must be submitted by
Wednesday, March 25.
Young authors—essayists
and poets—are encouraged to
creatively express the theme.
Essays cannot exceed 500 words,
and poetry needs to be less than 25
lines. All entries must be typed
and in English Winners will be
required to also submit a digital
copy. Judges will evaluate the work on
theme interpretation, composition and
grammar. Entries are also due on March 25.
A reception celebrating Chandler’s
young authors and artists is scheduled for
5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m., Friday, April 17, at Vision
Gallery in downtown Chandler. One piece
of artwork, one poem and one essay from
the Chandler entries will be submitted to
Sister Cities International, which chooses
the national finalists. National-level
winners receive $1,000 from Sister Cities
International.
The national winners for art
and literature embark on a year
long tour hosted by local sister cities
programs monthly. ChandlerTullamore Sister Cities is hosting
the national exhibit for the second
consecutive year. It will be held at the
Vision Gallery throughout April.
Sister Cities International’s (SCI)
founder, President Dwight D. Eisenhower,
reasoned that by becoming friends, people
of different cultures could celebrate
and appreciate differences. If people
connect across national boundaries and
get to know each other, their mutual
respect and understanding can transform
diplomatic relations and foster peace
and prosperity—one individual, one
community at a time.
Underwriting for the 2015 Art and
Author Showcase is made possible through
a grant received from the Chandler Special
Events Committee and the Chandler
Cultural Foundation.
Entry guidelines and forms may be
found at www.chandlerirish.org. For more
information, contact Ellen Harrington
at chan.to.tull@gmail.com or (480) 6008509. To learn about Chandler-Tullamore
Sister Cities’ activities, membership and
the organization’s Sister City, Tullamore,
Ireland, visit www.chandlerirish.org.
Chandler High celebrates centennial with book
To mark its 100-year anniversary,
Chandler High School will offer a special
book that documents its history and
growth, alumni memories, curriculum
changes throughout the years and its
sports Hall of Fame.
The Centennial Book will include letters
from City and State officials, memories
of events that occurred over the last 100
years, photos of the current graduating
class, local business advertisements and
photos of alumni with space to submit a
quote for publishing in the book.
“Chandler High is one of a small group
of Arizona schools that can say they have
served their community for 100 years, and
this book will provide the most authentic
account of that history from those who
lived it—Chandler’s alumni,” says Principal
Larry Rother.
Chandler High School has a long history
of expansion to accommodate the area’s
population growth. The school was used as
a promotional tool to attract out-of-state
residents who were interested in settling
in Arizona and providing their children
with superior education.
According to Images of America
Chandler, the Chandler High School
building was listed in the National Register
of Historic Places in 2007. Not only does
Chandler High School have a long history
of providing superior education and
adapting to the needs of local residents, it
is home to notable alumni, including Eddie
Basha Jr.
For information about ordering a
Chandler High School Centennial Book,
visit www.farabeepublishing.com and click
on the Chandler High link. Cost is $65.
Funds collected will go to the school in
the form of scholarships and other school
programs.
For information about advertising in the
Centennial Book, or submitting a special
memory on your alumni page, contact
Farabee Publishing. MBF Laser is offering
personalized laser engraved plaque/
paperweights with Chandler High School
Centennial icon, the student’s name and
graduation year. They can be reached at
(602) 316-2818.
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Pieceful Solutions hires culinary instructor
ADDITION: Colleen Poiani is the new
culinary instructor at Pieceful Solutions.
Submitted photo
Pieceful Solutions, the first K-12 school
in Arizona for children with autism
spectrum disorders, hired Colleen Poiani
as culinary instructor to help students
thrive in the kitchen, and perfect
everyday life skills taught at the school.
Poiani will teach classes at the school’s
Gilbert campus, and work with staff
in Mesa and Chandler to incorporate
culinary and nutrition-based curriculum
in the classroom.
Poiani will teach students about the
importance of nutrition, and the science
behind food. Students will learn how to
make healthy food choices along with
how their nutrition decisions affect them
mentally and physically.
Students also will learn basic baking
through a culinary course focused on
making cookies, cakes, pies, pastries
and breads. The course will help
students apply math skills by measuring
ingredients. They’ll also learn to use
alternative baking ingredients to help
maximize their health and reduce
allergies.
Poiani has more than 10 years of
experience promoting the virtues of raw,
organic, plant-based and process-free
foods. She specializes in teaching how
what you consume impacts your physical
and emotional well-being.
Poiani earned her certification as a
holistic nutritional specialist from the
Southwest Institute of Healing Arts.
Raising Arizona Kids prepping
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For the 12th year, Raising Arizona Kids
magazine will provide Valley families with
an “up close and personal” opportunity
to learn about local day camps and
overnight camps in Arizona, the
Southwest, and around the
country.
At Camp Fair AZ, parents
and children can talk directly
with staff members from the
various camps, ask questions
and learn just how fun a
summer camp experience can be.
The expos will be held from 10 a.m. to 2
p.m. Saturday, Feb. 21, at Tesseract School,
3939 E. Shea Blvd., Phoenix, and 10 a.m. to 2
p.m. Sunday, Feb. 22, at Chandler Preparatory
Academy, 1951 N. Alma School Rd.,
Chandler.
Registration packets will be
available for popular camps,
which fill quickly. Some
camps offer on-the-spot
discounts on registration
fees, while others bring
hands-on activities to show
kids what they can expect to do
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Chandler Unified School
District
Calendar:
Feb. 10: Dad’s Club meeting
Feb. 11: Feb. 12: Early release at 11:40 a.m.
and parent/teacher conferences
Feb. 16: No school, President’s Day
holiday
Feb. 17: Running Club Meet at Snedigar
Park
—Wendi Olson
Feb. 3: Junior High parent/teacher
conferences for J1
Feb. 5: Junior High parent/teacher
conferences for J2
Feb. 11-Feb. 12: Elementary parent/
teacher conferences
Feb. 16: Presidents Day Holiday—No
School
Haley White Tigers
Conley Coyotes
Calendar:
Feb. 11-12: Early dismissal for parentteacher conferences
Feb. 26: Kindergarten open house, 5:306:30 p.m.
—Lisa Boileau
CTA-Independence Hawks
CEF Raffle: Stop in the school office
to purchase tickets for your chance to
be this year’s raffle winner. The drawing
will be held March 17. Winner need not
be present to win and gets the choice
of up to $27,000 toward any 2015
Toyota vehicle or $20,000 cash. There
are also early-bird prizes that will be
awarded prior to March 17.
Registration: Registration continues
for students who live within the
school boundary. Please visit www.
mychandlerschools.org/independence,
for a list of documents needed to
complete registration.
Tiger Tours: Interested in attending
Haley? The administration will be giving
tours at 10 a.m. Thursdays in February.
Tiny Tigers: Kindergarten open house
for incoming 2015-2016 students is from
5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb.
26, in the multipurpose room. Bring
your tiny tigers to their future school
to meet the teachers and see the
classrooms.
Super Speller: Fifth-grade student Julia
Shumway won the Haley Elementary
spelling bee and represented the school
in the district spelling bee at Perry High
School held in January.
100th Day Hooray!: Kindergarteners
celebrated the 100th day of school
on Jan. 14 by doing all things 100. They
counted to 100, sorted 100 items,
created 100 cup sculptures, and even
made 100 day crowns. Hard to believe
the school year is already halfway done.
Scientific Stuff: Fifth-grade students
just finished showing off what they
know about the scientific process by
developing a question, a hypothesis and
a testable project. The students worked
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and presented their findings to their
classmates last week.
Spring Conferences: The annual spring
conferences are Feb. 11 and Feb. 12.
Students will be released at 11:30 a.m.
both days.
—Stephanie Palomarez
Hancock Heat
Book Fair: The Hancock Library is
having its annual Scholastic Book
Fair Fundraiser from Monday, Feb. 9,
through Friday, Feb. 13. Help support
the library by shopping at the book
fair-25 percent of all proceeds are used
to purchase new books and magazines.
They will have a lot of great items for
sale including paperbacks, hardbacks,
posters, bookmarks and a lot more.
Book fair hours are:
8:45 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Feb. 9-11; 8:45 a.m.
to 6:30 p.m. Feb. 12; and 8:45 a.m. to
12:30 p.m. Feb. 13.
Kindergarten Registration: The school
is registering for kindergarten. Packets
will be available in the front office from
7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through
Friday. Bring the following at time
of registration: Proof of residence,
birth certificate, and up-to-date shot
records. Also, be sure and visit during
the Kindergarten Open House from 5:30
p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 26.
New Open Enrollments: K-6 Open
Enrollment for 2015-2016 began on
Jan. 12 for new enrollments, those who
attend a different school within the
GETTING DIRTY: Hancock has a
wonderful group of fifth and sixth
graders who are part of the Garden
Club. The students have planted a
mixture of flowers and vegetables and
are researching the correct time to
harvest and weed the garden. Pictured
from left are Kaitlyn Dunn, Sydney
Grant and Elizabeth Archer Riggs.
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Chandler Unified School District. Visit
www.cusd80.com/openenrollment for
more information.
Returning Open Enrollments: K-6
Open Enrollment for 2015-2016 began
Feb. 2 for returning enrollments, those
attending on an open enrollment and
returning. Visit www.cusd80.com/
openenrollment for more information.
Calendar
Feb. 9-Feb. 13: Scholastic Book Fair
Feb. 10: Spring Picture Day
Feb. 11: Early release 11:40 am Spring
conferences
Feb. 12: Early release 11:40 am Spring
conferences
Feb. 24: Running Club Race at Snedigar
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March 9 through March 23: Spring
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HONORING EMERGENCY
PROFESSIONALS: The students and
staff at Jacobson Elementary had the
opportunity to thank various first
responders on Wednesday, Nov. 26,
for their commitment and dedication.
Sherri Beck, school counselor, and Sgt.
Jesse Galvez with the Department of
Public Safety, coordinated the all-school
assembly. First responders from the
Department of Public Safety, Chandler
Police Department, Chandler Fire
Department and Southwest Ambulance
shared with students and staff what it
means to be a first responder. Students
had the opportunity to view various
emergency vehicles and interact with
first responders. The highlight of
the assembly was watching the DPS
helicopter, Ranger, land on the East
playground. Submitted photo
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Tarwater Toros
Tarwater Mandarin DLI Program: The
Phoenix Chinese Week Organization
selected Grade K-2 outstanding winners
in the 2015 Phoenix Chinese Week Art
Contest. The following students are
kindergarteners from the Tarwater
Youth
Mandarin Program:
Addison Jarecki
Brenden Lipinski
Brooke Menghini
Emily Murphy
Giana Noriega
Jacob Ezolt
Lyla Hamlin
Mitchell Bergman
Phillip Cisneros
Renzo Noriega
Sisi Ratshosa
Tyler Chung
The awards will be presented at 12 p.m.
Sunday, Feb. 15, on the Main Stage at the
Margaret T. Hance Park (East), 1202 N.
Third St., Phoenix.
Kindergarten Registration: Kindergarten
registration began on Monday, Feb. 2. If
you have a child who turns 5 by Aug. 31,
they are eligible to attend kindergarten
for the 2015-2016 school year. To register
your child, you will need to bring an
original birth certificate, immunization
records, and proof of residency (utility
bill).
Tarwater Running Club News: Running
club race day season is here. Tarwater
will compete in three races this year—
Jan. 29, Feb. 10 and Feb. 19—all of which
will be held at Snedigar Park at 3:45 p.m.
Place ribbons are awarded to the top five
boy and girl runners in each grade level.
The Running Toros are looking forward
to participating and competing against
other schools in the Chandler district.
Go Toros!
Jump Rope For Heart: Tarwater students
are participating in Jump Rope for Heart
on Friday, Feb. 13. Through this event,
Tarwater students not only learn how to
keep their own heart healthy, but help
raise donations to help other people
with special hearts. Funds raised support
the American Heart Association’s
research and education initiatives that
save lives in our community. On the day
of the event, students will be placed in
teams and will spend 45 to 60 minutes
jumping rope out on the playground.
Restaurant Night: Restaurant Night
will be an all-day event at the Ocotillo
Pei Wei on Wednesday, Feb. 25. Plan to
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enjoy lunch and/or dinner and support
Tarwater.
School Cents: All month long, shoppers
can earn triple points for School Cents
by shopping at the following stores:
ALDO, Ann Taylor, Aveda, Banana
Republic, Ben Bridge Jewelers, Brighton
Collectibles, Coach, Francesca’s, GAP,
LOFT, Radio Shack and White House |
Black Market. Log your receipts at Guest
Services, or turn them into the Tarwater
office.
—JoAnne Cawley
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STUDENT CHRONICLES
Bogle hosts Running Club Invitational
In an effort to have fun and promote
healthy lifestyles, Bogle Junior High
School officials have invited Tarwater,
Conley, Jacobson, San Marcos,
Hancock, Basha, Knox, Fulton, and CTA
Independence elementary schools
to participate in its second annual
Bogle Junior High School Running Club
Invitational.
The race is set for 4:30 p.m.
Wednesday, March 4, after the last
running club race has been completed.
Athletes must be able to run the 2-mile
course, regardless of age or grade level.
This is an invite-only race, and all
runners have been recommended by
their running club coaches based on their
past successes in district races. Athletes
can expect a friendly, timed, competitive
2-mile cross-country course through the
Bogle campus and Dobson Park.
Officials will score the race like
a cross-country competition to see
if the Jacobson boys and Fulton girls
can defend their championship cups.
They will also recognize top individual
finishers.
Bogle Junior High is located at 1600 W.
Queen Creek Rd., Dobson Park is located
at 1625 W. Ryan Rd., Chandler. For more
information, contact Bogle Junior High at
(480) 883-5500.
Local host families needed
for exchange students
ASSE International Student Exchange
Programs (ASSE) is seeking local host
families for international high school
boys and girls.
The students are 15 -to-18 years of
age, and are coming for the upcoming
semester or academic year. These
personable and academically selected
exchange students are conversant in
English, bright, curious and anxious to
learn about this country through living as
part of a family, attending high school and
sharing their own culture and language
with their newly adopted host family.
The exchange students arrive from
their home country shortly before
school begins, and return at the end of
the school year or semester. Each ASSE
student is fully insured, brings his or
her own personal spending money, and
expects to contribute to his or her share
of household responsibilities, as well as
being included in normal family activities
and lifestyles. The students are wellscreened and qualified by ASSE. Families
can choose their students from a wide
variety of backgrounds, nationalities and
personal interests.
For more information about becoming
a host family, call (800) 733-2773.
Haley Barraza of Chandler was named to
the dean’s list at Culver-Stockton College
in Canton, Missouri. She is a sophomore
business administration major.
Chelsea Brumby of Chandler is among
the first graduates of Benedictine
University in Mesa. She earned a
Bachelor of Arts degree in criminal
justice.
Kevin T. Carr of Chandler was named to
the honors list for the Fall 2014 semester
at Southeastern Louisiana University.
Loren Carrier of Chandler was on
the dean’s list for the Fall semester
at Norwich University in Northfield,
Vermont.
Jared Fleming of Chandler was named
to the dean’s list for the Fall 2014
semester at Davenport University in
Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Kayla Forlin of Chandler was named
to the dean’s list at Central College in
Pella, Iowa.
Garrett Keith Holle of Chandler earned
a place on the Fall 2014 dean’s honor roll
at Fort Hays State University in Hays,
Kansas. Garrett is a senior majoring in
biology/pre-physical therapy.
Hannah Laflin and Jessica Laflin of
Chandler were named to the dean’s list
at Central College in Pella, Iowa.
Tara Larsen of Chandler was on the Fall
2014 honors list at Concordia University,
Nebraska. Tara is a junior.
Alexis Odle of Chandler is a Fall
2014 graduate from Arizona State
University—Mary Lou Fulton Teachers
College. Alexis graduated with a
Bachelor of Arts in education, early
childhood and early childhood special
education and was on the dean’s list.
Aaron M. Oleson of Chandler was
named to the Fall 2014 dean’s list at
Miami University in Oxford, Ohio.
Katrina Ottesen of Chandler was
named to the Fall 2014 dean’s list
at Lincoln Memorial University at
Harrogate, Tennessee.
Patric Pray of Chandler excelled during
the Fall 2014 semester at Hofstra
University, achieving a GPA of at least
3.5 to earn a spot on the dean’s list.
Christopher Sardynski of Chandler
was named to the Champlain College
President’s List for the Fall 2014
semester. Students on the president’s
list have achieved a 4.0 grade point
average. Sardynski is majoring in
computer forensics and digital
investigations.
Dillon Sterling of Chandler graduated
from Fort Lewis College in Durango,
Colorado, on Dec. 20. He earned a
bachelor’s degree with a major in
business administration.
Allen Thigpen of Chandler started
coursework at Fort Lewis College
on Jan. 12. Allen’s major is business
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Community Commentary
Working together, it’s been a
great experience
BY TRINITY DONOVAN
It has truly
been a privilege
to serve as a
Chandler City
Councilmember
for the past
eight and a half
years. Thank you
to the voters,
my family, and
all the people I
Trinity Donovan:
worked with for
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having provided
me with this
exceptional opportunity. One of the
key lessons I have learned from serving
on council is summarized in Helen
Keller’s quote: “Alone we can do so little,
together we can do so much.”
When I was elected to serve at the age
of 29, I made the commitment to work
on practical policies that improve the
lives of Chandler residents. My priorities
have been to attract and keep jobs,
maintain safe and vibrant neighborhoods,
and ensure that the City remains fiscally
responsible. With the support of
dedicated City staff, community partners
and volunteers, we have achieved
outstanding results.
During my service on council, crime
rates have dropped, neighborhoods
have improved, and Chandler has
been economically strong. We have
consistently been awarded AAA bond
ratings for our fiscally sound management
strategies. Chandler also has continued
to attract large companies that create
new employment opportunities, and we
have supported small businesses through
various programs and initiatives.
During the economic downturn,
our council was faced with some very
tough decisions to balance projected
multimillion-dollar deficits. Unlike other
local and state agencies that chose
to impose furloughs or layoffs, we
offered early retirement and voluntary
separation packages. We also took a
close look at services and amenities and
decided to minimize cuts that would
directly impact residents. Instead, we
decided to increase efficiencies at all
levels in the organization. Our goal has
always been to maintain the excellent
quality of life that our residents have
come to expect, so we could ensure
Chandler remains vibrant and attractive
to businesses and families.
Over the years, we have made efforts
to be more transparent and engage the
public in many areas. Not only have we
held community meetings at various
locations, but we have also increased the
use of surveys and online tools to gather
feedback. Residents now have the ability
to report issues to the City with the
use of a smartphone application called
PublicStuff.
While it is not possible to list all of
the wonderful programs and initiatives
and the countless awards that we have
received these last eight-plus years, it
is fair to say that Chandler has proven
its dedication to excellence. Each
councilmember has brought unique
talents and insights, and we have
complemented each other very well.
Prior to joining the City Council,
I was active with various nonprofit
organizations in the areas of domestic
violence, homelessness, early childhood
and youth development. My passion for
see Working
Together page 36
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Youth need guidance to avoid
drugs in today’s world
BY BECKY JACKSON
Hopefully
many people
across the state
heard about
and/or watched
“Hooked:
Tracking
Heroin’s Hold
on Arizona” on
Tuesday, Jan. 13.
The 30-minute
documentary
Becky Jackson.
was produced
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by the Arizona
State University Walter Cronkite School
of Journalism and aired on all local
stations through a partnership with
the Arizona Broadcasters Association. I
watched the documentary with fellow
members of our Chandler community
at City Hall and was just as shocked as
many in the room by what I learned.
If you missed it, visit www.hookedaz.
cronkitenewsonline.com.
The documentary brings to light a
growing epidemic in our state…which is
heroin use. The piece wasn’t just about
statistics; it focused more on a number
of real-life stories about our neighbors
and friends who have been devastated by
drug addiction. They followed a beautiful
young couple from Chandler who were
in the midst of battling their addiction.
Hearing their sincere words about the
struggle added a genuine face to this
issue. The Chandler Police Department
also contributed and talked about how
heroin is the No. 1 problem they are
dealing with right now, especially among
young adults.
The Jan. 13 viewing of the piece was
a partnership among many Chandler
organizations: ICAN, along with the
Chandler Coalition on Youth Substance
Abuse (CCYSA), partnered with the City
of Chandler, Chandler PD, Chandler
Valley Hope, Chandler Unified School
District, Terros, Not My Kid, My Sister’s
Place, MADD, For Our City, ACE Sober
Living and Teen Challenge. All of these
organizations have valuable resources
to help our community deal with this
situation.
Here at ICAN, we focus on education.
Our youth attend daily evidencedbased programs that include “Too
Good for Drugs,” where we provide
age appropriate information about the
negative consequences of drug use
and the benefits of a nonviolent, drugfree lifestyle. Youth also participate
in “Steps to Respect,” which promotes
healthy decision-making skills to
prevent negative behaviors. “Botvin’s Life
Skills” help develop socio-emotional
skills aimed at reducing impulsive and
aggressive behavior while increasing
social competence.
Our teens participate in similar
programs that are geared toward their
age level. They have the opportunity
to work with youth at ICAN to help
educate them. Many of our teens are also
involved in CCYSA, where they go out in
the community to educate their fellow
teens, along with adults, on the dangers
of substance abuse.
So what can you do? Here are some
suggestions:
Educate yourself—Start by watching
the documentary and reading some of
articles that go along with the series at
www.hookedaz.cronkitenewsonline.com
Educate your children—It is never
too early to talk to your kids about
the dangers of drugs. Visit www.
drugfreeazkids.org/talkwithyourkids for
ways to get started.
Lock up or dispose of your
prescriptions—We have free prescription
lock boxes at ICAN; call (480) 821-4207
to schedule a time to pick one up. You
see Guidance page 36
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service continued while I was on council,
and I am proud to have been part of
many communitywide efforts, including
I-HELP (Interfaith Homeless Lodging
Program), Operation Back to School, the
Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA)
program, and For Our City-Chandler
volunteer challenge and recognition
initiatives. I am also extremely proud
of the accomplishments of the
Domestic Violence Commission and the
University deserves money, not
the corrections system
A few of our new governor’s budget
ideas have been trickling out and, for the
most part, it seems as if he is trying to set
a conservative agenda, which is what he
promised as a candidate.
There are two issues that seem
backward to me. He calls for a decrease
of $75 million in the state universities’
budgets while increasing the Department
of Corrections’ budget up $50 million.
He campaigned as a job creator and
on economic growth. If that is his goal,
building another prison doesn’t bring new
business to the state and creates only
a handful of jobs, while highly trained
university graduates lure businesses
looking for a ready workforce.
I thought we were well on our way to
equip our three state universities with
labs for research and development in all
the bioscience fields. Surely a $75-million
cut will hamper that effort. Meanwhile
there are many alternatives to prison that
have gone unexplored.
We wish the new governor good luck
and hope that these issues are not set in
stone.
Sincerely,
James White
Chandler
establishment of a fatality review board.
I am confident that the residents of
Chandler will continue to be served well
with the election of Councilmembers
Terry Roe and René Lopez and the reelection of Mayor Jay Tibshraeny and
Vice Mayor Kevin Hartke. Thank you again
for this opportunity, and I look forward
to staying active and contributing to the
enrichment of our community.
Guidance FROM page 35
can also properly dispose of your old
prescription drugs through dropboxes at
Chandler PD substations.
Looks for the signs—Chandler PD
shared that some items to keep an eye
out for include tin foil (used as storage),
balloons (used for transportation) and
black fingerprints (from the black tar
heroin).
Report suspicious activity—Chandler
PD also shared that you can call them
to report suspicious activity. Even if a
crime has not been committed, they
have resources to get the person the
help they need.
Officials in the documentary estimate
that 20 percent of our country’s 16- to
20-year-old age group will be entirely
lost to this epidemic if this issue is not
addressed. Please help do your part
through the suggestions listed above. We
all agree our youth need our guidance on
many issues in their lives and this is one
aspect that could save many lives.
February 2015
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The joys of baking with kids
By Alison Stanton
According to the Home Baking
Association, February is Bake for
Family Fun Month. As the association
notes on its website, this is the ideal
time for parents to share the joy of
baking with their children.
Sharing family values in the kitchen
As far as Chandler mom Josephine
Morris and her 4-year-old daughter
Samantha are concerned, every month
should be devoted to family baking
time. As Josephine recalls, from the
time Samantha could sit on the kitchen
counter, they have enjoyed preparing
various dishes together.
Because her family is vegan,
Josephine says it was important for her
to teach Samantha from an early age
about what they are eating and why
with me but she is also fortunate to have
they have decided not to eat anything
two sets of grandmothers who like to be
that comes from animals.
in the kitchen with her too.”
The mother-daughter duo regularly
In addition to creating pleasant
spends time in the kitchen, baking vegan
kitchen memories for her daughter, Amy
desserts and more.
also wants Kyleigh to learn the basics of
“Samantha and I love baking
baking and cooking at a
cupcakes, chocolate
young age, so that she
chip cookies, and
can feel
brownies, and occaconfident about herself
sionally we make a
and her abilities when
cobbler, apple pie,
she gets older.
breakfast bars, or
“It also teaches her
other things,”
about life and how
Josephine says.
important it is to follow
She handles
the rules or directions
tools like the oven
in order to achieve a
and mixer.
successful outcome,”
Samantha loves to
Amy says.
help select recipes,
Since the two of
measure, pour,
them have a sweet
stir, and mix the
tooth, they especially
ingredients.
DYNAMIC DUO IN THE KITCHEN: From the time
she was a young baby, Samantha Morris has
like baking cookies
Josephine says
helped her mom Josephine prepare tasty
and cakes.
that a family friend
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“The look on her
sent Samantha her
face when her cookies turn out perfectly
a baking set for kids when she turned 2,
is priceless. And her dad loves when they
so she enjoys using her own measuring
do too, because he gets to enjoy in her
cups, spoons, spatula, whisk and other
rewards.”
utensils.
Teaching about cultures and traditions
“Food is a big part of everybody’s
At Pollack Chabad Center for Jewish
life every single day. In my opinion, it is
Life in Chandler, Youth Director Faygie
an easy place to start giving your kids a
Lew says they regularly teach Kids in the
sense of freedom, choice, and a sense of
Kitchen cooking classes to groups of
accomplishment,” Josephine says.
young kids. For example, from 12 p.m.
Rekindling childhood memories
to 2 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 22, the center
When Amy Gantz’s daughter Kyleigh
was about 6 years old, she started to help will host a Perfectly Persian Pastries class
for children in grades one through six.
her mom in the kitchen. By the time she
During the class, kids will learn to cook
was 8, Kyleigh was able to follow recipes
and bake a variety of delicious treats like
and measure most of the ingredients
by herself.
For Amy, baking and spending time
in the kitchen with Kyleigh is a great way
to recall her own happy memories of
baking with her own mom.
“When I think back on my childhood
I can remember my mom cooking and
baking with me, and because of that I
wanted to give those happy thoughts and
feelings to my daughter,” Amy says.
She especially enjoys watching
Kyleigh and her mom baking holiday
goodies together.
“Kyleigh not only cooks and bakes
hamantaschen and baklava, and will also
create their own cookbooks filled with
recipes.
Lew says the Kids in the Kitchen
classes have become increasingly popular
with kids.
“In our classes, we focus not only on
cooking but also on the holidays or
traditional Jewish foods,” Lew says.
“So in addition to learning about the
science of cooking and awesome skills,
the kids are also learning about holidays,
the laws of kosher and more.”
Lew says it’s great fun to watch the
kids’ expressions as their baked creations
are taken out of the oven.
“It’s just a really cool skill for them to
learn to use, and when they see that what
they have made comes out really good,
it just makes them so happy.”
The cost for the class is $12 per child.
For more information or to register,
call Lew at (480) 855-4333 or email
youth@chabadcenter.com. Pollack
Chabad Center for Jewish Life is located
at 875 N. McClintock Dr., in Chandler.
Alison Stanton is a freelance writer who
lives in the East Valley. She can be reached
at alison@santansun.com.
Resources
Websites:
• www.homebaking.org/familyfun
• www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/articles/bakingwith-kids.html
Books:
• “Baking with Kids: Make Breads, Muffins,
Cookies, Pies, Pizza Dough, and More!,” by Leah
Brooks
• “Kids’ Baking: 60 Delicious Recipes
For Children To Make,” by Sarah
Lewis
• “Williams-Sonoma Kids in the
Kitchen: Sweet Treats,” by Carolyn
Beth Weil
LEARNING ABOUT
CULTURE AND TRADITIONS:
At Pollack Chabad Center for Jewish Life,
cooking classes for kids have becoming
increasingly popular. Submitted photo
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It’s a Mystery!, 10 a.m. and 1 p.m.
10, 17, 24
Minecraft Tuesdays, 3:30 p.m. to
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Makutu’s Island, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
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E.P.I.C. Festival, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
25
Dr. Seuss Birthday Celebration,
Learn the secrets of writing a short
mystery story from a real mystery writer,
SanTan Sun News publisher emeritus
Laurie Fagen. Students will learn the
basics of writing and character development. Chandler Center for the Arts,
250 N. Arizona Ave., Chandler. Free.
Registration required. (480) 782-2695,
www.visiongallery.org
4:30 p.m. Children ages 6 to 11 gather
at the library to play Minecraft. Free.
Sunset Library, Quiet Lab,
4930 W. Ray Rd., Chandler.
(480) 782-2800,
www.chandlerlibrary.org.
Enjoy an afternoon at Makutu’s Island.
Makutu’s Island, 6919 W. Ray Rd.,
Chandler. $10. (480) 344-3740,
www.makutusisland.com
E.P.I.C. stands for explore, play, imagine
and create. This outdoor celebration is for
makers; anyone interested in making,
creating and inventing. E.P.I.C. joins with
City of Chandler’s Science Spectacular to
create an event centered around
STEM—science, technology, engineering
and math. Inventors, from garage tinkerers to entrepreneurial businesses, will
share, display and sell their work.
Expect to enjoy displays, demos, food,
beer, live music and many other
attractions. Downtown Chandler,
22 S. Delaware St., Chandler. Free.
(480) 855-3539,
www.chandlerepicfest.com
10:45 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. Bring
preschoolers to celebrate the birthday of
Theodore Geisel, author of the beloved
Dr. Seuss books. Basha Library
Programming Room, 5990 S. Val Vista
Dr., Chandler. Free. (480) 782-2800,
Chandler National Little League
Tryouts, 8:30 a.m. Ages 8 through
12 can try out for the league during
staggered times throughout the day.
Snedigar Sports Complex, 4500 S. Basha
Rd., Chandler. (480) 782-2640,
www.chandlernational.com.
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Child and Babysitting Safety,
10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Confident
babysitting comes from CPR knowledge.
This course will provide the knowledge
and skills to care for infants and schoolage children. Learn and practice these
skills to respond to emergencies and illnesses with first aid, rescue breathing,
CPR (two-year certification) and other
appropriate care, along with babysitting
basics. Bring a nonperishable sack lunch.
Tumbleweed Recreation Center, 745 E.
Germann Rd., Chandler. $13, plus $45
instructor fee and $45 supply fee.
(480) 782-2890, www.chandleraz.gov.
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Girls Who Code, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Want
to change the world through code? Girls
in sixth- through eighth-grade students
will learn how to build an app and design
a video game in this 40-hour program
taught by Intel volunteers. Registration
required. Downtown Library, Cactus
Room, 22 S. Delaware St., Chandler.
(480) 782-2800,
10, 12, 17, 19, 24, 26
Tumbleweed Tumbling Tots, 9 a.m.
to 11 a.m. This indoor play area is
designed for children 5 and younger to
play under parental/guardian supervision.
This fun, safe and clean area will have
plenty of toys, equipment and activities
that are sure to keep the kids entertained. There is a maximum of four children per adult. Tumbleweed Recreation
Center, 745 E. Germann Rd., Chandler. $2
to $3. (480) 782-2900,
www.chandleraz.gov/tumbleweed.
11, 18, 25
STEAM, 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. Explore
science, technology, engineering, art and
math through interactive and exciting
activities. Ages 6 to 11. Sunset Library,
Monsoon Room, 4930 W. Ray Rd.,
Chandler. Free, but registration required.
(480) 782-2800,
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Discovering Outer Space, 6:30 p.m.
to 7:30 p.m. An introduction to astronomy, led by an amateur astrophysicist.
The group will take a walk through
Veterans Oasis Park and explore the vast
solar system. The class will conclude
with a telescope viewing of the night sky.
Environmental Education Center, Coyote
Room 101, 4050 E. Chandler Heights
Rd., Chandler. $6 to $9. (480) 782-2890,
www.chandleraz.gov/ecc.
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Tunnels, Tikes and Tunes, 9 a.m.11 a.m. Crawl and play in the maze of
tunnels. This play area is intended for
children 5 years of age and younger to
play under parental/guardian supervision.
There will be tunnels and music for all
the kids to enjoy. There is a maximum of
four children per adult. Tumbleweed
Recreation Center, 745 E. Germann Rd.,
Chandler. $2 to $3. (480) 782-2900,
www.chandleraz.gov/tumbleweed.
Daddy-Daughter Dance, 6 p.m. to
9 p.m. Allows dads to become more
involved in the school experience.
The dance will feature a photo booth.
Jacobson Elementary School, 1515 N.W.
Jacaranda Pkwy., Chandler. Call for
charge. (480) 883-4100.
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Kids Clubhouse Valentine’s Date
Night, 5 p.m. to 11 p.m. Bring your kids
in while you and your sweetheart make
plans of your own. Children must be
potty trained. Snedigar Recreation Center,
Classroom 515, 4500 S. Basha Rd.,
Chandler. $19-$26. Registration required.
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Toddlertime, 10:30 a.m. to 11:15 a.m.
Explore your child’s creativity and imagination through playing with balls, balloons, parachutes and more to create fun
games and activities. This class is a
combination of fun fitness games,
activities, stories, crafts and movement.
Instructor is Kathi Thompson. $8 to $11,
plus $30 instructor fee. For children 2 to
5 years old. Community Center, Room
111, 125 E. Commonwealth Ave.,
Chandler. $10-$14. (480) 782-2746,
www.chandleraz.gov.
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Crochet with Plarn, 5:30 p.m. to
7 p.m. It can take several years for
plastic bags to break down in nature but
this unique class offers a way to recycle
plastic bags, keeping them out of landfills and oceans. Students will create an
eco-friendly project with strips of plastic
bags, a.k.a. Plarn. Participants enrolling
in this class should have some knowledge of crocheting and bring their own
plastic bags. Environmental Education
Center at Veterans Oasis Park,
4050 E. Chandler Heights Rd., Chandler.
$8 to $11. Registration required.
(480) 782-2890,
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Sonoran Sunset Series, 6 p.m. to
7 p.m. Now in its sixth season, the
Sonoran Sunset Series features free, live
lakeside entertainment suitable for the
entire family. Guests may bring blankets,
chairs and food. Environmental Education
Center at Veterans Oasis Park,
4050 E. Chandler Heights Rd., Chandler.
Free. (480) 782-2890,
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Teen Ultimate Frisbee League,
6 p.m. to 10 p.m. This new league is
open to individuals and teams aged 8 to
11 of all levels. Team shirts are provided
in registration fees. Chandler Community
Center, 125 E. Commonwealth Ave.,
Chandler. $20 to $26, registration
required. (480) 782-2746,
www.chandleraz.gov.
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Arizona Antique Market Show,
10 a.m. to 4 p.m. This is the final day of
the weekend market where period
pieces and antiques from the 1700s
through the 1900s will be available for
purchase. This includes the deco, retro,
modernism, early American and
European movements. Arizona Antique
Market, 860 N. 54th St., Chandler. Free.
(602) 717-7337,
www.azantiqueshow.com
23
Family Yoga, 10:30 a.m. to 11:15 a.m.
While spending time together, children
and parents can experience the benefits
of yoga. This class blends fun and fitness
with music, games and basic yoga postures. Bring a yoga mat or beach towel.
Environmental Education Center, Painted
Desert Room 112, 4050 E. Chandler
Heights Rd., Chandler. $8 to $11, $30
instructor fee. (480) 782-2890,
24
Peanut Butter & Jam, 9 a.m. to
9:45 a.m. Sing, clap, play instruments
and move to favorite children’s songs like
“Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star” and
“The Ants Go Marching.” Your 2- to
3-year-old will enjoy learning favorite
classics with you in this fun-filled class
with lots of movement for active toddlers.
Instructor Lynne Hartke.
Community Center, Room 110,
125 E. Commonwealth Ave., Chandler.
$21 to $29, $3 supply fee.
(480) 782-2746,
www.chandleraz.gov/breaktime.
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Teen Create-Space, 2:15 p.m. to
3:15 p.m. Compete in this obstacle
course with a cool robotic ball.
Challenges will be made and prizes
will be awarded. Teens ages 12-18 are
welcomed. Basha Library, Programming
Room, 5990 S. Val Vista Dr., Chandler.
Free. (480) 782-2800,
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Wild Wild West Night, 6 p.m. to
8 p.m. Mothers and sons (ages 3 to 13)
are invited to a wild, cowboy-themed
night of dinner, crafts, music and
dancing. Each couple will take home a
keepsake photograph. Intended for
mothers and their sons, but if mom is
unavailable, dads or guardians are
welcome to attend. Parents are required
to register for the event. Snedigar
Sportsplex, 4500 S. Basha Rd., Chandler.
$25 couple, $10 additional child.
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Spring Seed Swap, 2 p.m. to
4:30 p.m. Spring planting season is here!
Get a head start on planting by coming to
share seeds and exchange gardening
tips with local gardeners. All participants
are welcome, whether they bring seeds
or not. See the Sunset information desk
to reserve a space. Sunset Library
Monsoon Room, 4930 W. Ray Rd.,
Chandler. Free. (480) 782-2800,
Dr. Seuss on the Loose at the
Hamilton Library, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Enjoy a morning of Dr. Seuss-themed
activities, games, crafts and stories at
the Hamilton Library. Take picture with
The Cat in the Hat or Thing 1 and
Thing 2. Get your face painted, enjoy
your favorite stories and much more.
Hamilton Library, 3700 S. Arizona Ave.,
Chandler. Free. (480) 782-2800,
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Police explorers celebrate 30 years
By Christina Fuoco-Karasinski
Perry High School graduate Abigail Fraser admittedly
didn’t have an interest in a law enforcement career. But
after joining the Chandler Police Department Explorer
Post, things changed.
“I joined because I am really into community service,” Fraser says. “We do a lot of that, a lot of community service. That’s the big kick that I get out of it.
Because of this, though, I’m exploring a career in law
enforcement.”
Fraser is a freshman at ASU who is pursuing a career
in computer science, perhaps as a cybercrime specialist.
She is one of about 60 young adults involved in the program, which celebrates its 30th anniversary this year. The
explorers are between the ages of 14 and 20 and provide
support to any division that asks for their assistance.
The explorers also serve the community by taking part
in events like bicycle rodeos, the Chandler Ostrich
Festival and the Old Fashioned Fourth of July event.
“The Chandler explorers program started in January
1985, so 2015 is our 30th year of having a continually
operating program,” says Officer John Somerville, director
of explorer post as part of the crime prevention unit.
“It’s one of the longest-running explorer posts in the
state. I have about 60 kids who show up fairly regularly.
The average post in the state is the low to
mid 20s.”
Somerville explains that although there are several law
enforcement-minded young adults in the program, there
are others who join just for the camaraderie and community service. He tries to stress, as well, that civilians can
work for the police department, in positions like dispatcher.
“The last four to five years, I’ve tried to modify the program a bit,” he says. “We have so many specialties, including
The 2014 event, which boasted
more than 1,000 participants, distributed 172 trophies and saw the
Boulder/Henderson Police Explorer
Post win the spirit award. The
Chandler explorers do not participate
in the competition, instead opting to
help in the running of the event.
“The competition is the primary
fundraiser,” says Somerville, a veteran
of the Chandler explorer post himself.
“We’re not able to spend time doing
car washes; instead we focus on the
community service work that we do.
In 2014, we did 6,000 hours of community service, which was part of a
total of 14,000 hours of total participation of the explorers.”
The 14,000 hours include meetings
POLICE EXPLORERS: The Chandler Police Department Explorer Post, for young adults ages 14 to 20, call the
on Mondays where the kids learn
Chandler Tactical Competition its top fundraising activity. Submitted photo
about the different facets of law
enforcement. For information about joining, call
civilian positons. I’ve tried to include those opportunities
www.chandlerpdexplorers.com/join.php. The charge to
in the programs we do. I have some of our dispatchers as
participate is $40 for the first year, and $20 thereafter.
associate advisers. The explorers see a truly viable career
Fraser says she has enjoyed her three years in the
opportunities.
explorers.
“When I started as an officer almost 20 years ago, the
“A big thing with the explorers, honestly, is the camahighest-ranking person in our dispatch center was a police
raderie and friendship,” she says. “The officers are profeslieutenant. Now we have a civilian manager who has
sionals and the chief of police is willing to talk to
come up through the ranks as a dispatcher. There are
me—‘How’s your day going?’
more opportunities for civilian employees than we’ve ever
‘How’s school going?’ It’s a great way to meet people and
had in the past.”
form special relationships. I have friends for a lifetime.”
The Chandler Police Department Explorer Post’s
fundraiser is its Chandler Tactical Competition, which
Christina Fuoco-Karasinski is the executive editor of the
brings more than 50 agencies from several states to the
SanTan Sun News. She can be reached at
city in mid-January. Next year’s event is Jan. 16 through
christina@santansun.com.
Jan. 18.
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See science in a new way with Science Spectacular
Science is on display in a way you haven’t experienced it before at the
Chandler Science Spectacular. From cartoons to lava lamps and fingerprints to
flight simulation, this festival connects everyday life to science through interactive, hands-on exhibits. The two-day event is in downtown Chandler and runs
6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Friday, Feb. 20 (A Night of Art & Science) and 10 a.m. to
4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 21 (Science Saturday). This year, the Science Saturday
event is joined by the E.P.I.C. Fest (Explore. Play. Imagine. Create.), showcasing
the Maker culture. Makersare hobbyists, tinkerers, engineers, programmers and
people using new and unique technologies, as well as traditional forms of DIY.
More than 70 exhibits are on display; below are just a few examples:
 Science Fiction makers are TV Dinner: Center for Science and the Imagination
at ASU. Classic Warner Bros. cartoon shorts about space exploration followed by
a conversation with experts in space exploration and animation.
 Flight Simulator: Garmin. Feel the power of flight with Garmin’s flight simulator.
 Crime Scene and Fingerprinting: City of Chandler Police Department. Solve
EXPERIMENT: A participate in a previous year’s
the mystery at this interactive mock crime scene, or learn how to read fingerChandler Science Spectacular grins while conducting
prints when they are left as clues.
an experiment. Submitted photo
 Rocket Launch:
Orbital Sciences. See
how Orbital puts rockets
into space with this
hands on rocket-launching demo.
 Breaking Boards and
Science: Sport Science of
Martial Arts. Who knew
how fun applied physics
can be? Feel the explosive power of changing
acceleration or changing
mass when you attempt
to break plastic boards.
EXCITING: Science always thrills kids. Submitted photo
GLASSBLOWER: A glassblower shares that the artistic process can be
related to science. Submitted photo
LEGO: A boy looks at an experiment with wonderment as he plays with
LEGO. Submitted photo
LEARNING PROCESS: Connor Schnepf conducts an
experiment during a previous Chandler Science
Spectacular event. Submitted photo
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The SanTan Sun News now has a regular “Where kids eat free” section. Restaurant owners, email us details,
such as days of the week when kids can eat free at your establishment and what conditions apply, such as
purchase of an adult meal (certain hours, etc.). Include your restaurant name, address, phone number, website and
a contact name for verification. Readers, if you know of a location that has a kids-eat-free program, email us with
the restaurant name and a phone number and/or email for confirmation and details. Email information to
KidsEatFree@santansun.com.
347 Grill
Ak-Chin
16000 Maricopa Rd., Maricopa
(520) 233-2426,
www.ultrastarakchin.com
Children ages 6 and under eat free with
paid adult during Sunday brunch.
Tuesdays are family nights, where all
kids 12 and younger eat free with the
purchase of an adult entrée. Ice cream
scoops are $1 in the Cones Café.
Apple Dumpling Café
3076 E. Chandler Heights Rd.,
Suite 101, Gilbert
(480) 279-3879,
www.appledumplingcafe.com
Mondays are family value night, where
kids eat free with each adult meal purchase of $6.95 or more. On family fun
night, kids receive free ice cream with a
meal. Ice cream happy hour is 3 p.m. to
5 p.m. Monday through Friday, where
kids buy one ice cream or dessert and
get one free.
Chompie’s
3481 W. Frye Rd., Chandler
(480) 398-3008,
www.chompies.com
Children 10 and younger receive one free
item from the kids’ meal menu with an
adult meal purchase of $8 or more on
Tuesdays. Dine-in only.
Kids 12 and younger eat free when adult
meals are purchased on Wednesdays.
Connect5 Family Centers Corp.
222 E. Warner Rd., Chandler
(480) 699-2122
Fat Willy’s
4850 S. Gilbert Rd., Chandler
(480) 883-1356,
www.fatwillysaz.com/Chandler
Receive a free kids’ meal with an adult
purchase for Munchie Monday, free lunch
from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. and Freebie
Friday Free Dinner from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Copper Still Moonshine Grill
2531 S. Gilbert Rd.,
Suite 101, Gilbert
(480) 656-1476,
www.CopperStillMoonshineGrill.com
Kids ages 10 and younger eat for free on
Tuesdays with the purchase of an adult meal.
Dilly’s Deli
2895 S. Alma School Rd.,
Suite 5, Chandler
(480) 722-0645,
www.dillysdeli.com
Get one free kids’ meal for each adult
meal purchased at $6 or more on
weekends.
El Palacio Restaurant and Cantina
2950 E. Germann Rd., Chandler
(480) 802-5770,
www.epfamilyrestaurants.com
From 2 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Tuesdays, dinein and get a free kids’ meal with every
adult entrée purchased. Kids can select
from the Little Leaguers menu only and
must be 12 and younger.
Floridino’s Pizza & Pasta
590 N. Alma School Rd.,
Suite 35, Chandler
(480) 812-8433,
www.floridinos.net
Kids eat free from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. on
Wednesdays. Receive one free kids meal
per $8 adult purchase when customers
dine-in only.
Nabers Music Bar and Eats
825 N. 54th St., Chandler
(480) 705-0288,
www.nabersaz.com
Kids eat free on Mondays and Tuesdays
with the purchase of an adult meal and
two beverages. Dine-in only.
Beginner through advanced
lessons for all ages.
Lesson horses available.
NYPD Pizza
2580 W. Chandler Blvd., Chandler
(480) 722-0898,
www.aznypdpizza.com
Kids eat for free on Wednesday and
Sunday after 4 p.m. with the purchase of
a small or medium pizza. Dine-in only.
Pittsburgh Willy’s
48 S. San Marcos Pl., Chandler
(480) 821-3197
Everyday, except Sunday breakfast, one
child aged 10 and under eats free with
each paying adult, while additional kids
eat for 50 percent off, when they order
from the Wee Willy menu only.
Planet Sub
1920 W. Germann Rd., Chandler
(480) 245-6503,
www.planetsub.com
Kids eat free with a paying adult on
Mondays.
Sidelines Grill
2980 S. Alma School Rd., Chandler
(480) 792-6965,
www.sidelinesaz.com
Kids eat free from the kids’ menu after
4 p.m. on Thursdays with the purchase
of an adult entree. Dine-in only.
Someburros Great Mexican Food
3461 W. Frye Rd., Chandler
(480) 726-8226
2597 S. Market St., Gilbert
(480) 497-8226
1335 E. Baseline Rd., Gilbert
(480) 755-8226
www.someburros.com
From 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Tuesdays, kids
12 and younger eat free with the purchase of a combo or specialty meal.
Dine-in only.
The Cove Grill
5070 S. Gilbert Rd.,
Suite 400, Chandler
(480) 802-9070,
www.thecovegrill.com
Kids younger than 12 receive one free
meal per adult entrée purchased on
Tuesdays. Dine-in only.
Whiskey Rose Bar & Grill
135 W. Ocotillo Rd., Chandler
(480) 895-ROSE (7673)
Kids eat free on Tuesdays and Sundays
with purchase of an adult entree.
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Chandler entrepreneur
goes nitro on craft beer
Where to Eat
Spirituality page 65
pages 72-76
BY MEGHAN MCCOY
The old adage, “You can’t judge a book by its cover,” could certainly
apply to Dr. Murthy Tata of Chandler. With his textbook smarts, a subtle
accent from his upbringing in New Delhi, and affinity for scientific and
mathematic formulas, Tata could pass for a bioscience engineer or
geometry professor.
Tata’s passion, however, is not the Pythagorean theorem, but craft
beer, and he has made a living bringing science to the brewing process
to create a better-tasting beer. In 2002, he founded Chandler-based
QuantiPerm, a company that specializes in developing innovative
instrumentation for the brewing, biotech and packaging industries.
His latest invention is NitroBrew, a handheld system that adds
nitrogen bubbles to craft beer to enhance its flavor. The result is a
stunningly presented, silkier “nitro-charged” beer with heightened malt
characteristics and intensified flavors.
“Craft beer has a big spectrum of flavors and the nitrogen bubbles bring
these out to create a bigger bouquet of flavors,” says Tata, who points out
that his system will also work on coffee, cream soda and root beer.
Beer lovers know that carbon dioxide gives beer its tickly
carbonation. Unlike carbon dioxide bubbles, which are relatively large,
nitrogen bubbles are tiny. The nitrogen bubbles reduce carbonation bite
BEER
SLUCC hosts upcoming events
Neighbors page 54
TV writer seeking funds to continue
time travel series
BY CURT BLAKENEY
see NITRO
American Pickers
page 48
A Chandler writer and director is seeking funds
to support his latest project, a television show
filmed at Murphy’s Law Irish Pub & Ale House.
David Rorie’s TV pilot “Re-Do” was picked up
by the distribution company Bengal Entertainment
and, together, they are looking for a buyer for the
possible series.
To help Rorie accomplish his goal of producing
nine more episodes, he has started a crowdfunding
campaign to raise $5,000 by Wednesday, Feb. 18.
Those who would like to support the cause can do
so by visiting www.indiegogo.com/projects/redoa-tv-comedy-sitcom. Depending on the amount of
money given, donors can receive everything from a
thank you note to a spot on the show.
The plot of “Re-Do” is similar to that of the
popular show “How I Met Your Mother.” In the
pilot, one of the main characters, Josh, downloads
see TIME TRAVEL page 46
Girl Scout Cookie Dessert Challenge is back
BY ALISON BAILIN BATZ
BETTER BEER THROUGH SCIENCE: Dr. Murthy Tata, whose Ph.D. work was
in fermentation and bioprocess engineering, says “beer is a fantastic mix of
fundamental sciences, art and flavors.” Submitted photo
PILOT EPISODE: Writer and director David Rorie
stands with a few actors from his pilot episode
of “Re-Do,” which was filmed at Murphy’s Law
Irish Pub & Ale House in downtown Chandler.
Submitted photo
The Girl Scouts Arizona Cactus-Pine Council
has brought back its award-winning Girl Scout
Cookie Dessert Challenge. For the second
year in a row, chefs from some of the state’s
most popular restaurants—including several in
the Southeast Valley—will use their culinary
prowess to reimagine one of the beloved
flavors of Girl Scouts’ cookies—Do-Do-Si-Dos,
Samoas, Tagalongs, Thin Mints, Trefoils and
a new flavor, Rah Rah Raisins—into a custom
dessert menu item.
Each restaurant has agreed to feature its
dessert on its menu through Feb. 28, with
a portion of the proceeds benefiting the
transformation of the local council’s Camp
Sombrero into a Leadership Center for Girls
and Women.
Among the participating restaurants in the
area, and their creative desserts are:
Restaurant: Blue Wasabi in Gilbert
Chef/Dessert Designer: Christian Palomares
Dessert: Tempura Thin Mint Ice Cream
Restaurant: CHoP in Chandler
Chef/Dessert Designer: Grant Gates
Dessert: Tagalong Shortbread
Restaurant: Grimaldi’s in Gilbert and Chandler
Chef/Dessert Designer: Cory Lattuca
Desserts: Chocolate Thin Mint Cheesecake
and Samoa Cheesecake
Restaurant: Melting Pot in Ahwatukee
Chef/Dessert Designer: Jon Boggs
Dessert: Melting Pot Dark Chocolate Mojito
Fondue
Restaurant: Over Easy in Gilbert and Mesa
Chef/Dessert Designer: Aaron May
Dessert: Chocolate Do-Si-Dos Muffins
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Celebrate Cupid’s big day with food and drink specials and more
BY ALISON STANTON
Believe it or not, Valentine’s Day is
just around the corner. To celebrate a
day devoted to love, many local eateries
and other businesses are featuring
specials for singles and couples. Check
out the following Cupid-themed events:
Chompie’s
Treat everyone to a special homecooked, four-course Valentine’s meal
at Chompie’s. Served from 11 a.m. until
close on Valentine’s Day, the four-course
meal includes a starter of choice of soup
or salad, choice between three entrées
with two sides, a freshly baked bread
basket and a free “Lovey’s Heartfelt”
dessert. The special Valentine’s Day
menu is $18.99 per person and is
available for dine in only. To order or
make reservations, call (480) 398-3008.
Chompie’s is located at 3481 W. Frye Rd.
in the Chandler Village Center.
Earnest
On Friday, Feb. 13, and Saturday, Feb.
14, Earnest is offering a three-course
tasting menu for $75 per guest. The meal
includes a complimentary sparkling
aperitif beverage. Special menu add-ons
are available. For more information, call
(480) 883-3773. Earnest is located at 4991
S. Alma School Rd., Suite 1, in Chandler.
Sheraton Wild Horse Pass Resort & Spa
Say “I love you” to your sweet babboo
this Valentine’s Day by treating him or
her to a delicious meal at Kai or Ko’Sin at
Sheraton Wild Horse Pass Resort & Spa.
Kai is featuring a seven-course prix-fixe
tasting menu from 5:30 p.m. to 9 p.m.
on Valentine’s Day. The menu is $175
per person with wine pairings available
at $70 per person. Menu highlights
include oysters and caviar with citrus
crème fraiche, poached John Dory with
Arizona beets, ninja radish and petite
mache. Next, enjoy Guinea Hen and
Three Sisters with corn custard and
black tepary beans and sous vide squash,
and continue the memorable meal with
Wagyu beef tenderloin with vanilla
poached Nova Scotia lobster risotto and
Madeira glace. Those who have room
for dessert will enjoy cartel coffee ice
cream, peanut butter mousse, pecan
clusters, chocolate-mesquite crumbles
and Fontain Bleu. Also, from 5:30 p.m.
to 10 p.m. on Valentine’s Day, Ko’Sin
restaurant will feature a four-course
prix-fixe menu that features a fusion of
Native American and Arizona cuisine.
The menu is priced at $80 per person
or $72 for seniors and includes Pacific
oyster with ponzu vinaigrette, foie gras
terrine with a sparkling pomegranate
vinaigrette, filet mignon and citrus
butter poached lobster tail complete
with a toma cheese potato purée
and warm chocolate torte complete
with spiced poached pears and crème
caramel. Reservations are required for
both restaurants. For more information,
call (602) 385-5726 or visit www.
opentable.com. The resort is located
at 5594 W. Wild Horse Pass Blvd., in
Chandler.
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TIME TRAVEL from page 45
FILMING: A pilot episode of “Re-Do” was
filmed at Murphy’s Law Irish Pub & Ale House
in downtown Chandler. Submitted photo
an app that allows him to travel back in
time to fix his mistakes. After Josh returns
from his initial trip, his phone crashes to
the ground, triggering him to go back in
time once again.
“He jumps forward and back in time
kind of randomly depending on the
episode,” he explains.
Rorie encourages the public to view
the pilot at bit.ly/1CMiYOq because the
more views he receives on YouTube, the
easier it will be for Bengal Entertainment
to sell the episode.
The concept, Rorie says, gives him the
creativity to expand on time travel from
weeks, months to even years.
“I like the way it turned out,” he says
of the pilot episode.
For future episodes, Rorie says he
would like to shoot at various locations
around town, including an apartment unit.
Longtime goal
A Columbia College graduate, Rorie
earned a bachelor’s degree in film. In
1990, he made his first documentary.
Over the years he created television
commercials before becoming the
Neighbors
director, writer and editor at Great Scott
Productions in Phoenix.
A Chicago native, Rorie was inspired
to shoot “Re-Do” a few years ago. He’s
banking on success, thanks to online
video streaming services.
“Now with the Internet and places
like Netflix and Hulu, they are looking for
content,” he says. He adds that Amazon also
has an open call for screenplays and pilots.
The challenge in shooting the episode,
he explains, was trying to find a shooting
locale without a budget. When he spoke
to the owners of the Murphy’s Law Irish
Pub & Ale House, Rorie says, they invited
him to shoot there.
The comedy was filmed from 11:30
p.m. to 4:30 a.m.—after the bar closed—
with cast members Eric Storie, Andy
DeCarlo, Mike Kroeger, Scarlett O’Neil,
Sandy Penny and Vincent Jamal. They
were assisted by a volunteer makeup
artist, two cameramen and a crew.
Because Rorie works full time, he
says it took about two months to shoot
the first episode. He says finding actors
and getting five people together on a
Thursday night was tricky.
“Murphy’s Law is the coolest bar in
downtown,” he says of the atmosphere.
“When you don’t have any money to do art
directing and set design, it’s good to have a
place that has a lot of cool stuff on the walls.”
directedbydavid.com, or http://on.fb.
me/1HzNj7q.
Meghan McCoy is the Neighbors,
Spirituality and Business section editor
for the SanTan Sun News. She can be
reached at meghan@santansun.com.
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Rawhide hosting two special events
Rawhide Western Town & Steakhouse
shows off its versatility with two very
different events this February.
The venue’s steakhouse will host a
Valentine’s Day special menu and wine
list from 4 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Saturday,
Feb. 14, in its Sunset Room. The regular
steakhouse dinner menu, created by
executive chef Jonathan Scott, is also
available from 5 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
The menu options include a selection
of roasted red pepper bisque with
parmesan crouton hearts or whole
leaf Caesar salad with roasted garlic
vinaigrette for the first course.
The second course includes either
aged filet mignon medallions, red wine
demi-glace, white truffle mash and
candied baby carrots or pan seared sea
scallops, apricot glaze, wild mushroom
risotto and roasted brocolini.
The third course includes dark
chocolate covered strawberries with wild
berry-infused whip cream or vanilla bean
crème Brule.
The wine list includes a 2010 Turn 4
California cabernet sauvignon, 2010 Turn
4 California white wine and La Perlina
Moscato.
Guests can add a heart box of
chocolates for $8, a bottle of champagne
(375ml) for $10, a single rose for $4, or all
three items for $20.
The cost of the dinner is $49 per
person or $89 per couple plus tax and
gratuity. Gratuity is added for parties of
eight or more.
Reservations are highly recommended
by calling (480) 502-5600 or by emailing
reso@rawhide.com.
The America Loves Bacon Festival tour
is stopping at Rawhide on Saturday, Feb.
28. A VIP sampling hour will take place
from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. and the regular
event is from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m.
The tour is spreading the bacon love
around the country focusing on local
flavors, sights and sounds, as well as
the America Loves Bacon Tour menu,
which will feature dozens of delectable
bacon delights. Other tour stop features
include chef demonstrations, baconeating contests, bacon-off competitions
between local participants, live music,
full bars, a children’s area, and much
more.
For information visit www.america
lovesbacon.com/az/.
Rawhide Western Town & Steakhouse
is located at 5700 W. North Loop Rd.,
Chandler.
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NITRO BEERS from page 45
and add a creamier texture and taste,
creating a unique beer-drinking experience.
The NitroBrew system—essentially
a stainless-steel kettle and charging
station—comes in two variations:
commercial and home. The commercial
version ships in two bundles: the
standard bundle ($1,200 on the
company’s website) includes three
kettles and one charging station and the
high-volume bundle ($2,250) includes
six kettles and one charging station.
Both commercial versions require a pure
nitrogen supply (tank).
Bars and brew houses can utilize Tata’s
system to enhance the flavor of their full
lineup of beers, so essentially 12 beers
become 24 beers after the bartender
“nitrogenates” the regular brew. With
this innovation, bartenders have the
opportunity to create unique flavor
combinations and layered pours, taking
beer mixology to new heights.
NitroBrew can be used on any type
of beer, including IPAs, pilsners, stouts,
porters and ambers. Essentially, the more
complex the flavor of the craft beer, the
better NitroBrew works. The process
takes between 60 and 90 seconds to add
the nitrogen bubbles to the brew, and it’s
performed by a bartender right in front
of the customer.
North Mountain Brewing Company in
Phoenix purchased the NitroBrew system
several weeks ago, and co-owner Candy
Frogozo couldn’t be more pleased with the
results.
“We’ve been using the NitroBrew on
the Golden Ale, and it really brings out
the beer’s subtle flavors,” says Frogozo,
Neighbors
who doesn’t charge customers a premium
for the enhanced beer. “Craft beer
enthusiasts will really like it because they
can discover new flavors with each beer.
The nitrogen bubbles bring out more
of the malt flavor and sweetness, so it
has a creamier, silkier taste that you can
experience with all your senses.
“And it’s so mesmerizing to the
customer, because it looks like a lava
lamp as its being poured,” she adds.
Whole Foods in Scottsdale has
purchased the system, as has Taste of Tops
in Tempe, which charges patrons $1 to add
the nitrogen bubbles to any craft beer.
“This is not a product for mainstream
beer drinkers, but will definitely appeal
to craft beer lovers” says Greg Eccles, the
owner of Taste of Tops. “It takes a great
craft beer and makes it even better.”
The home kit ($499) lets beer
aficionados and home brewers convert
tap, bottle, can or home-brewed beer
to a nitro beer. Home brewers can
check how their own beer recipes
and concoctions taste nitro-style
using essentially the same system
that bartenders use. Air is 80 percent
nitrogen, so an oil-free air compressor
eliminates the need to hook up the
NitroBrew to a nitrogen tank.
Tata—a graduate of Indian Institute of
Science in India and Tulane University in
New Orleans—has a history with nitrostyle beers, having developed Creamy
Draft for Leinenkugel, a subsidiary of
Miller Brewing Co., in the 1990s.
However, as is the case with all beer,
and especially a nitro-style beer, the issue
of stability and consistency were difficult
to maintain through the distribution and
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retail chain. Tata says due
to the interplay of a variety
of complex factors during
distribution, Leinenkugel’s
Creamy Draft varied in taste,
presentation and quality from
bar to bar.
Tata—who has extensive
experience in all areas of
brewery operations including
brewhouse, fermentation and
packaging—hypothesized
that beer could be better
nitrogenated at the point
of service, so he pursued
his passion after leaving
Miller. After a stint working
at Motorola, he dedicated
years of experimentation
to developing NitroBrew at
QuantiPerm.
Tata’s patent-pending
system strikes the perfect
LAVA LAMP: Tiny nitrogen bubbles remain trapped
balance of nitrogen and
as a tight, creamy head of foam that makes for an
carbon dioxide, while
artistic presentation. Photo credit: Daniel Padilla
avoiding the myriad of
Photography
complications in the
early adapters. Tata promises a beer that
distribution process. His
“looks elegant, tastes delicious and feels
invention allows beer lovers to enjoy the
great on the tongue.”
beautiful, cascading presentation and
If you’re hooked after the first sip,
silky “mouth feel” as he calls it.
“It’s impossible for a brewer to control you can get more information on the
home and commercial versions of the
the quality of a nitrogenated beer after
NitroBrew system at www.nitrobrew.com.
it leaves the brewery,” he explains.
“NitroBrew takes out all the guesswork.
Curt Blakeney is the associate editor of
You get a dependable mix of nitrogen
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and carbon dioxide with every pour.”
at curt@santansun.com.
Luckily for beer enthusiasts across
the Valley, Tata chose to develop his
product in Chandler, so local craft beer
enthusiasts can be some of the country’s
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Murphy’s Law Irish Pub & Ale House
Grab your honey and head over to
Murphy’s Law Irish Pub & Ale House.
Starting at 9 p.m. Valentine’s Day, they
are hosting a “Love Bites” party. The
Dickensons will perform and couples
can enjoy $5 Pink Martinis from 9 p.m.
until closing time. Murphy’s Law Irish
Pub & Ale House is located at 58 S. San
Marcos Pl. in downtown Chandler. For
information, call (480) 812-1588 or visit
www.murphyslawaz.com.
Flamenco Vivo Carlota Santana: The
Soul of Flamenco
At 7:30 p.m. on Valentine’s Day,
Chandler Center for the Arts will
present Flamenco Vivo Carlota Santana:
The Soul of Flamenco. Flamenco Vivo
Carlota Santana is one of the nation’s
premier flamenco and Spanish dance
companies and features innovative
movements and exotic music. Tickets
for the performance cost $26, $32
and $38. For more information, visit
http://chandlercenter.org/dance/25flamenco-vivo. Chandler Center for the
Arts is located at 250 N. Arizona Ave. in
Chandler.
Social Box Neighborhood Eatery
On Saturday, Feb. 14, couples can
celebrate a romantic night in at Social
Box Neighborhood Eatery. For $75 per
couple plus tax and gratuity, lovebirds
can enjoy a shared bruschetta appetizer,
simple salad per person, and a choice
of spinach- and prosciutto-stuffed pork
loin or herb Dijon-crusted escolar. For
dessert, share a serving of chocolate
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chip bread pudding with bananas foster
ice cream. The meal includes one glass
of red or white wine or nonalcoholic
beverage per person. For information or
reservations, call (480) 899-6735 or visit
www.socialboxeateries.com. Social Box
Neighborhood Eatery is located at 1371
N. Alma School Rd., Chandler.
Rock Lobster
Sushi fans can head to Rock Lobster
for a four-course tasting menu for two
for $39.99. The meal, which includes two
glasses of champagne plus complimentary
edamame, features a choice of miso soup
or house salad for each person, a choice
of appetizer including gyoza, eggroll, crab
puffs and more, any two sushi rolls and a
choice of a dish like coconut shrimp, citrus
yellowtail sashimi and Korean barbecue
beef. A Teppan menu is $49.99 for two and
also includes two glasses of champagne
plus complimentary edamame, a choice
of any sushi roll and two shared Teppan
entrées including soup, salad, steamed or
fried rice, and choice of NY strip, chicken
breast, calamari steak, shrimp, or soyglazed tofu. For more information, visit
rocklobsterrocks.com. Rock Lobster is
located at 2475 W. Queen Creek Rd., in
Chandler.
All Fired Up
All Fired Up is the place for a great
date night on Valentine’s Day. The
restaurant is serving a couples meal for
$78 that includes choice of appetizer
or salad, an entree, a dessert and a glass
of wine or champagne. The special is
available from 5 p.m. to close, and the
regular menu will be available as well.
BEAUTIFUL DANCERS: On Valentine’s Day, Chandler Center for the Arts presents an evening of
exotic Flamenco dancing. Submitted photo
Light evening music will be provided by
Brian Legate. For reservations, call (480)
940-4040 or visit www.firedupgrill.com.
All Fired Up is located at 7131 W. Ray Rd.
Suite 45, in Chandler.
MWC Bistro
MWC Bistro is striving to make
Valentine’s Day fun, affordable and easy
with flights—which are a selection of
smaller pours on a theme—of beer
or wine with a shared plate pairing.
The location is open from 12 p.m. to
11 p.m. on Valentine’s Day, with live
music starting at 7 p.m. The pairings
are available all day along with the full
menu, so diners can feel free to stay
a while and order more. The cost is
$40 per couple, which includes three
3-ounce glasses of wine or four 6-ounce
beers per person and a large shared
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plate of artisan meats or cheeses, a
combination meat and cheese plate, or
a decadent dessert platter. For more
www.mwcbistro.com. MWC Bistro is
located at 1422 W. Warner Rd. in Gilbert.
Papa Murphy’s
Through Valentine’s Day, Phoenix
metropolitan Papa Murphy’s locations—
including those in Chandler—are featuring
the Papa Murphy’s HeartBaker Pizza. The
HeartBaker Pizza costs $8 and starts with
fresh, scratch-made dough in the shape of
a heart which is topped with traditional
red sauce, whole milk mozzarella cheese
and pepperoni slices. The HeartBaker can
be taken home, baked at 425 degrees and
served fresh out of the oven in 12 to 18
minutes. Visit www.papamurphys.com for
locations, phone numbers and hours of
operation.
Harrah’s Ak-Chin Casino
Couples who feel lucky in love can
come out and celebrate Valentine’s Day
at The Range Steakhouse at Harrah’s AkChin Casino. The steakhouse will feature
live guitar and violin entertainment
to set the mood for the romantic and
tasty meal. The special menu includes
selections like a selection of appetizers
like lobster bisque, classic wedge salad
and scallop Rockefeller, a choice of
two entrées including Surf Meets Turf,
spinach pine nut salmon and pan seared
Chilean sea bass, and six layer chocolate
cake for dessert. The dinner for two is
$120. For reservations, call (480) 8025000. Harrah’s Ak-Chin Casino is located
at 15406 N. Maricopa Rd. in Maricopa.
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GIRL SCOUT from page 45
Camp Sombrero is a 14.5-acre site that
has been owned and used by Girl Scouts
for the past 51 years.
“It’s time to better utilize this beautiful
property and transform it into an urban
program center, with camp appeal, to
provide leadership training for girls and
women, give girls their first camping
experience close to home and serve the
surrounding community groups, partner
organizations and schools,” said Susan de
Queljoe of the local council.
“We’re halfway to our fundraising goal for
Camp Sombrero and look toward beginning
phased construction in early 2015.”
In addition to benefiting from the
dessert challenge, a portion of the
council proceeds from all local 2015 Girl
Scout cookie sales will benefit the Camp
Sombrero project. The transformation
of Camp Sombrero is one of the local
council’s objectives as part of its
overarching Campaign for Girls in Arizona.
“Our comprehensive campaign goal
is to raise $15 million in philanthropic
support. This will enable us to significantly
expand and enhance the Girl Scout
experience for more girls,” de Queljoe said.
For more information about the
challenge, visit www.girlscoutsaz.org/
dessertchallenge.
Alison Bailin Batz is a freelancer
for the SanTan Sun News. She can be
reached at news@santansun.com.
Peixoto Coffee Roasters’ grand
opening scheduled for Feb. 12
Ryder set to speak at Democratic
Club meeting
Peixoto Coffee Roasters, 11 W. Boston
St., Suite 6, will celebrate its grand
opening in historic downtown
Chandler on Thursday, Feb. 12,
with a Chandler Chamber
of Commerce ribbon
cutting at 4:30 p.m.
Live Brazilian music,
samples and
discounts on
coffee will be
provided.
Peixoto
Coffee brings
its own familygrown coffee from Brazil to
be roasted and served at its coffee
lounge in Downtown Chandler. It’s a true
“crop-to-cup” experience.
Peixoto Coffee’s co-founder Julia
Peixoto comes from a family of Brazilian
coffee growers who have been producing
specialty coffee for more than 100 years.
As a young girl in Brazil, Peixoto watched
her father relentlessly cultivate and care
for his coffee farm through the ups and
downs of the coffee market. His devotion
was inspiring and the idea behind Peixoto
Coffee was born from those memories.
Inheriting her father’s passion, Peixoto
aspires to share the Peixoto family’s
coffee legacy and the warm experience
of Peixoto Coffee with the enthusiasts of
the coffee market in Arizona.
Jon Ryder, the executive director of
the Maricopa County Democratic Party
since 2013, will be the speaker for the Sun
Lakes Democratic Club February meeting.
His presentation will focus on Maricopa
County voting statistics from the recent
election.
The meeting will be held at 7 p.m. Monday,
Feb. 9, in the Navajo Room of the Sun Lakes
Country Club, 25601 Sun Lakes Blvd.
At all club meetings, nonperishable
food items are collected for the
Matthew’s Crossing Food Bank.
Collections take place at the west
parking lot from 6:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. There
At the Peixoto Coffee lounge, the
public will be able to watch the green
coffee seeds being roasted by Jeff
Peters, Peixoto’s husband and
the business’ co-founder.
Once the beans are
roasted, Peixoto
Coffee’s baristas
prepare made-toorder coffees and
coffee beverages,
including espresso,
lattes, cappuccinos, pour
overs and cold brew.
Peixoto Coffee Lounge will
be open from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Mondays through Saturdays and from
7 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Sundays.
In addition to its own coffee, Peixoto
Coffee will carry single-origin specialty
coffees from other coffee-producing
countries as whole roasted beans for
sale. It is partnering with local pastry
chefs who will bring fresh and unique
pastries to the lounge daily. Free Wi-Fi is
provided.
Peixoto Coffee will be at the Chandler
Farmers Market starting in mid February.
For more information, email
manager@peixotocoffee.com or call
(480) 275-2843.
is also a collection box at the north
entrance of the Sun Lakes Sunset Grill
lobby. More than 1,793 pounds of food
and $170 were collected during 2014.
This meeting is the last one before
the February Veterans Stand Down.
Donations of new sets of men’s
underwear are always needed and will be
collected at the meeting.
Everyone is welcome to the meetings,
which are always on the second Monday
of each month. Refreshments are served.
For more information, call Tom
Amrhein at (480) 895-1162.
Implant technology topic of
discussion Feb. 12
Sarah Hargest will discuss cochlear
implants from 12:45 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Thursday, Feb. 12, at Ed Robson Branch
Library, Lecky Center, 9330 E. Riggs Rd.,
Sun Lakes.
Hargest will describe cochlear
implants, individuals who may benefit
from using them and how everyone can
help meet expectations for living with
hearing aids or cochlear implants through
aural rehabilitation. CART, real-time
captioning, is provided and the meeting
room is looped for hearing accessibility.
For additional information, contact
Liz Booth at halib72@gmail.com; Regina
Milgroom at reggiefaith@gmail.com or
Scott Sjolin at
(623) 652-3000
and ask for
the Ed Robson
Branch.
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Stay active this winter with ongoing aquatics programs
Chandler Parks and Recreation
Department’s aquatics programs continue.
Visit www.chandleraz.gov/registration or
call (480) 782-3463 for more information.
Winter swim classes offered
Registration for learn-to-swim
classes, adult group practice and stroke
development classes are underway. Visit
www.chandleraz.gov/registration to sign
up for classes. The water is heated.
Hamilton and Mesquite Groves will
offer Winter Session 2 from Saturday, Feb.
21, through Saturday, March 14.
Season reopens March 7
All six facilities are closed for public
swim hours. Chandler Aquatics is
making deck improvements and general
facility maintenance at each location.
The improvements are being made
so swimmers can return to safe and
accessible facilities later this year.
Hamilton and Mesquite Groves
Aquatic Centers will reopen Saturday,
March 7, for the season.
American Red Cross Lifeguarding Course
Participants will be taught the
knowledge and skills needed to prevent
and respond to aquatic emergencies
during the American Red Cross
Lifeguarding Course. The contents
and activities will prepare attendees
to recognize and respond quickly and
effectively to emergences and prevent
drowning and injuries.
Participants will receive a certificate
for Lifeguarding/First Aid/ CPR/AED
valid for two years upon successful
completion. This is a 30-hour course.
Class size is limited, so register early.
Participants are asked to come prepared
to swim during each class session.
It is $120 for residents; $150 for
nonresidents.
The prerequisites for the course
include: swimming 300-yards
continuously demonstrating breath
control and rhythmic breathing, treading
water for two minutes using legs only,
and completing a timed event within one
minute and 40 seconds starting in the
water, which involves swimming 20 yards
using front crawl or breaststroke, surface
diving seven feet to 10 feet, retrieving
a 10-pound object and returning to the
surface, swimming 20 yards back to the
starting point with the object and exiting
the water without using a ladder or steps.
Participants must be 15 years old by the
last day of class.
The American Red Cross Water Safety
Instructor Course
The 43-hour American Red Cross
Water Safety Instructor Course trains
instructor candidates to teach water
safety, including the Basic Water Rescue
Course, six levels of the Progressive Learn
to Swim Program and Parent and Child
Aquatics.
The course includes five hours of F.I.T.
course and eight hours of instructor
candidate practical teaching time.
The course is $103 for residents; $127
for nonresidents.
The prerequisites include: demonstrate
proficiency in the following strokes (25
yards) front crawl (freestyle), back crawl
(backstroke), breaststroke, elementary
backstroke, sidestroke and butterfly (15
yards). Participants must also be able to
maintain a position on their backs for one
minute in deep water either floating or
sculling and tread water for one minute.
Participants must be 16 years old by the
last day of class.
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The Perch celebrates ﬁrst
anniversary
‘American Pickers’ seeking
collectors for Southwest visit
The History Channel TV show
“American Pickers” is looking for folks
who are enthusiastic about their
collectables but willing to part with
them. Keep in mind, show producers
stress that the collector—not the
goodies—really make the show.
“American Pickers” hosts and
childhood friends Mike Wolfe and Frank
Fritz are planning a trip to Arizona or
New Mexico in the spring and are looking
for “rusty gold.”
To be considered, collectors must
send an email to americanpickers@
cineflix.com or call (855) OLD-RUST.
Be sure to include your name, contact
number and description of your item(s).
Some of the items sought are:
• Motor scooters: Vespas, Lambretta and
Cushman
• Old advertising signage
• Motorcycles
• Old toys: Tin, wind-up and cast iron
• Pre-1950s vending machines
• Pinball and slot machines
• Old movie posters
• Unusual radios
• Antique casino/gaming machines
• Vintage movie memorabilia and
advertising items
• Taxidermy
• Vintage concert posters and T-shirts
• Early Boy Scout items
• Sports memorabilia
• Casino tables
• Houdini items
• Old rodeo items
• Airline collectibles from Pan-Am, TWA,
etc.
• Mobster memorabilia
• Vintage police officer collectibles
• Firefighter collectibles
• Pre-1940s telephones
• Folk art
• Vintage BB guns/cap guns
• Early Halloween items
• Pre-1940s Christmas items
• Hawaiian/tiki collectibles
• Vintage election memorabilia
• Musical instruments
• Civil War antiques
• Vintage gas pumps
• Pre-1970s neon signs
• Strange woodcarvings
• Vintage collegiate collectibles.
The show’s hosts are not seeking
farming/agriculture items, tools,
glassware, appliances, tractors, crocks,
stoves or country primitives.
Indulge in the arts with PAL this March
The Performing Arts League will see
“The Magic Flute,” “Anything Goes,”
“Carousel” and “Chopin & Grieg” this
March.
The cost is $10 for singles or $15 for
couples. Those interested can send a
check to PAL at P.O. Box 13051, Chandler,
AZ 85248.
Members board a bus from
Cottonwood Country Club in Sun Lakes
for $20 roundtrip to various theaters.
For those interested in the opera
can call Vera at (480) 895-9679 for
more information. If coffee classics
and symphony music is of interest, call
Lynn at (480) 883-0671. Musical show
information can be sought by calling
Mary at (480) 802-9354.
POWWOW scheduled for Feb. 14
Produce on Wheels Without Waste
(POWWOW), formerly Market on the
Move, distributes fresh produce on the
second Saturday of the month November
through May. The next scheduled event is
from 7:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 14,
in the parking lot of Desert Palms Church,
4265 S. Arizona Ave.
POWWOW is set up in a farmers
market atmosphere, as a way to reach
out to the community by providing
quality produce at an affordable price. A
$10 donation is good for up to 60 pounds
of produce with six to eight different
varieties regularly available.
Facebook.com/POWWOWatDPC.
The Perch Pub and Brewery
in downtown Chandler is
celebrating its one-year
anniversary by throwing a daylong party in its restaurant
and a neighboring parking lot
on Sunday, Feb. 15.
The Mardi Gras-themed
celebration will include live
music from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.,
costume and talent contests,
food, signature cocktails and
craft beer.
“We’re bringing in a stage, sound and
lighting system, scaffolding, you name
it,” says Perch owner Rebecca Lavenue.
“It’s going to look like Bourbon Street
Southwest. This will be a party like
downtown Chandler has never seen
before.”
The Perch offers breathtaking views
from the rooftop bar and lush garden
landscape in its courtyard, which hosts
more than 50 tropical rescue birds in
the most unique setting in downtown
Chandler.
The restaurant features more than
30 beers on tap, including seven of their
own house brews that are brewed onsite
by Andrew Bauman. Bauman was recently
voted 2014 Brewmaster of the Year by
the Arizona Society of Home Brewers,
which also recognized The Perch as the
best new brewery in the state. Its eclectic
house mix of brews includes Orange Plum
Spiced Porter, Sage Thyme English Pale,
Belgian Cherry Mericier and the slightly
sour Lime Gose with lime, coriander and
salt.
“I like to make beers that not only
appeal to craft beer enthusiasts, but
also for those who are new to the
experience,” Bauman says. “I like to
incorporate familiar flavors that will
entice them to try something they
haven’t had before.”
The Perch also has a full menu of
beer-infused food created by head chef
Matt Marlowe and his team. It includes
traditional pub favorites like pizza, wings
with flavors like jalapeno marmalade, a
Sin City burger made with house ground
ribeye and lobster, and a variety of tacos
and salads. Some of the other offerings
include brick oven tamales, fried green
tomato sliders, tater tots and a pub mac
menu of mac and cheese with choice
of toppings including green chiles and
lobster.
“Our menu is very unique and
different,” Marlowe says. “There are
several dishes you just won’t find
anywhere else.”
Lavenue agrees.
“People have come from all over the
state and the country to experience The
Perch,” she says. “I feel blessed every day
that people have found us and embraced
us the way they have.”
For more information, call (480) 7737688, or visit, www.perchpubbrewery.
com.
The Perch Pub and Brewery is located
at 232 S. Wall St., just west of Arizona
Avenue. The Perch features 30 craft beers
on tap, specialty cocktails, a full menu of
upscale pub food, garden seating and a
rooftop lounge with panoramic views of
downtown Chandler.
Participants, donors sought for
About Care’s golf tourney
About Care is looking for tournament sponsors for the eighth annual Charity Golf
Tournament, as well as participants and donations for its auction and raffle.
The cost—$400 for a foursome and $110 for individuals—includes breakfast and
lunch. Sponsorships are also available for the tournament. Those who are unable
to attend, can still help support the
organization by sending a donation—
either financial or with an item for the
auction or raffle.
The tournament, which is About
Care’s major fundraising event, will be
held Saturday, April 18, at the newly
renovated San Marcos Golf Course in
Chandler. About Care board and staff
are hoping a variety of local celebrities
and sports figures will attend the event.
Support of this event will directly
impact the area’s less fortunate
TOURNAMENT: About Care is hosting the eighth
neighbors, which includes economically annual Charity Golf Tournament at San Marcos
disadvantaged elderly women who
Golf Course in Chandler on Saturday, April 18.
need help with transportation and
Submitted photo
appointments.
About Care, a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization, delivers caring, compassionate
support services to homebound elderly and disabled citizens in Chandler and Gilbert.
The services include transportation to medical appointments, shopping and errands, and
respite care at no cost. Proceeds from the tournament will ensure that the organization
can continue its mission to help keep its neighbors independent in their own homes to
live with self-respect and dignity.
For more information, visit www.aboutcare.org or contact Ann Marie McArthur at
(480) 802-2331.
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Most Valuable Partners
The Arizona Diamondbacks celebrated their corporate partners during the team’s
fourth annual Most Valuable Partners event at Gila River Casinos’ Wild Horse Pass
Hotel & Casino. Guests were welcomed along a red carpet, where several players,
coaches and executives made appearances. The ballplayers, front-office staff and even
partners provide the entertainment. Photos by Brooke Smith and Mimi Murad of the
Arizona Diamondbacks
TRIPLE PLAY: Baseball players/musicians, from left, Bronson Arroyo, Aaron Hill and Mark Trumbo
joke about their bandmates being traded away.
EGG RUSSIAN ROULETTE: D-backs pitcher Josh Collmenter, right, sticks an egg in the mouth of Judd Norris,
the Arizona Diamondbacks’ vice president of corporate partnerships, during one of the games.
GOLDY GONE: Paul Goldschmidt tells the
audience that the broken hand he suffered
last season has healed.
SAFELITE REPAIR: D-backs slugger Paul Goldschmidt, left, applauds for Safelite as company
officials receive the Most Valuable Partner Silver Slugger award.
HILL’S ROCKIN’: Infielder Aaron Hill jams with the MVP house band.
RED CARPET: Bronson Arroyo, Aaron Hill and Mark Trumbo, from left to right,
arrive at the MVP awards.
SING IT BRONSON: Pitcher Bronson Arroyo covers “I Won’t Back
Down” by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers.
NEW MANAGER: Manager Chip Hale walks the
red carpet with his wife, Judith.
TRUMBO’S OTHER TALENT: Mark Trumbo plays
“Rockin’ in the Free World” with teammates
and the house band.
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Eat Your Art Out for the CCA
BY TRACY HOUSE
Chandler foodies are in for a culinary
treat as the Chandler Center for the Arts
sponsors the fourth annual Eat Your Art Out
Chandler Tuesday, Feb. 24. The community
event brings together the best of Chandler’s
food establishments, art patrons and
corporate sponsors to show their support
for the arts in the city.
Local participating restaurants will
donate a minimum of 25 percent of their
proceeds on that day, with all the funds
supporting the various programs the CCA
sponsors throughout the year. That includes
the Connecting Kidz program, the Free
Summer Concert Series and the center’s
headlining acts. Last year the event raised
$12,500.
“Each year it’s had little different spin, we
try a new idea, but it’s been successful due
to the generosity of these restaurants who
are the locations making the donations,”
explains Michelle Mac Lennan, general
manager of CCA.
Mayor Jay Tibshraeny lauded the event.
“Eat Your Art Out is a great event that
connects our community by bringing
together great food, great people and a
great cause,” Tibshraeny says in a statement.
“The arts have a strong impact on the
quality of life in our community—but also
on our economy and I encourage everyone
to dine out on Feb. 24.”
CCA ambassadors will be on-hand at
each of the participating eateries to host
and discuss the performing arts center’s
various programs. This year, patrons can
enter a free raffle that include tickets to
upcoming CCA events, art from the Vision
Gallery and a stay at the Hyatt Place.
“People can support us without writing a
check,” Mac Lennan says. “You just go out to
eat. It’s pretty simple.”
Mac Lennan, who will greet guests at one
of the locations, is committed to filling the
restaurants and sharing information about
the center.
“We’ve made a lot of new connections
in the community and met a lot of great
people who are interested in what the
center is doing for our youth programs,
performances and everything else.”
Two eateries that have committed to the
event are Floridino’s and Serrano’s, each in its
fourth year of support.
Floridino’s will offer a lunch and weekly
night specials, says the restaurant’s catering
and banquet manager, Sarah Converse. The
whole menu will be available.
Converse says Floridino’s likes to
participate in anything it can help with in
the community. “We feel like we’re the
center point of the fund raising community.
We’re so close to downtown Chandler...We
love the center for the arts.”
The mom- and pop-style restaurant,
and its sister restaurant Dilly’s Deli, will be
serving lunch and dinner on the event night.
“It’s always fun on nights like this when
people say, ‘We came to support the Eat
Your Art Out, but we’ve never eaten here,’
and that’s like our favorite thing, to see
customers come in that have never eaten
here before and they get to help a great
EAT YOUR ART OUT CHANDLER: Jeanne Forbis welcomes diners to Floridino’s.
Submitted photo
cause and try new food.”
Ernie Serrano, owner of Serrano’s, served
on the CCA board for seven years and
chaired it for three. He says the arts are very
important to the Serrano family.
“It’s a win-win,” he says of the event. “If
we can get more customers to come out
that just means that we can donate more to
the center.”
He adds he’d like to see more people
coming out for the event, versus just to dine
and not knowing anything about it.
Floridino’s and Serrano’s diners are not
required to mention the event for proceeds
to be donated.
Mac Lennan encourages the community
to schedule the night out with friends and
family to be part of the event.
“It’s an awesome way to raise so much
money for our youth program and all that
stuff, just by doing what you would normally
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Retrospective of Eye Lounge
artwork at Vision Gallery
The collective exhibit “Self-Made: 15
Years of Eye Lounge” is showing through
Saturday, March 7, at The Vision Gallery,
located at 10 E. Chicago St., Chandler.
The display looks back on work created
by members of the downtown Phoenix
artist collective. Eye Lounge, which is a
contemporary art space run collectively
by artist members and dedicated to
supporting emerging and established visual
artists in downtown Phoenix. The group was
founded in 2000 and has hosted numerous
group exhibitions. The collective moved to
its permanent location in December 2001,
and participates as a shuttle stop for Artlink
First Fridays and is a founding member of
Roosevelt Row.
The Vision Gallery is open from 10
a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and
from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. For more
www.visiongallery.org.
Paintings show off diverse
visions in ‘Beholder’ exhibit
AMBASSADOR: Michelle Mac Lennan, Chandler Center for the Arts general manager, dines out
with Shannon S. Bradley during a previous Eat Your Art Out Chandler event. Submitted photo
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do,” she says. “Mark your calendar and think
outside the box about how you can get
people to come out. Ultimately, I think the
message is how much we work on those
contributed revenues to make the center
operate—it’s our 25th anniversary season,
we’ve been at this for 25 years and we really
count on the community to keep our doors
open and keep the programs rolling.”
CCA is a nonprofit organization owned
jointly by the City of Chandler and the
Chandler Unified School District. A list
of participating restaurants is available at
www.bit.ly/1LO0rFu. For more information
about the Chandler Center for the Arts visit,
www.chandlercenter.org. Chandler Center
for the Arts is located at 250 N. Arizona
Ave., Chandler.
Tracy House is a freelancer for SanTan
Sun News. She can be reached at news@
santansun.com.
An exhibit on display through Saturday,
March 7, at the Chandler Center for the
Arts Gallery, located at 250 N. Arizona
Ave., Chandler, “Through the Eye of the
Beholder,” looks at watercolor and acrylic
paintings in a variety of ways and through
several artists’ eyes and approaches.
The exhibition looks at beauty through
the diverse strengths and visions of the
different painters.
The paintings are by the local art
group The Waterworks Artists, a group of
watermedia artists that counts as members
award-winning and nationally and locally
acclaimed artists such as Carol Bentley from
Scottsdale, Donna Eastman from Phoenix,
Nancy L. Herbst from Tempe, Diane Kent
from Glendale, Lois Meyer from Peoria,
Photo courtesy of Waterworks. Artist: D. Eastman
Marilyn Schutzky and Laurie Sokiveta
from Scottsdale, and Hazel Stone and Jane
Underhill from Phoenix.
For more information, call (480) 7822695 or visit www.chandlercenter.org. To
learn more about The Waterworks Artists,
visit www.waterworksartists.com.
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Jewish Film Festival returns
Featuring a rich lineup of independent
Jewish cinema, the 19th annual Greater
Phoenix Jewish Film Festival is returning to
three Valley cities from Sunday, Feb. 8, to
Sunday, Feb. 22.
The films highlighted in the festival will
travel from the cobblestone streets of Paris
to the dusty hillside of Bethlehem; from
the million-dollar yachts moored in SaintTropez to the sound stages of Hollywood;
from the farms nestled deep in the Black
Forest to the military airspace 65,000 feet
above us and more in a sampling of some
of the best that Jewish cinema has to
offer. Thirteen films from eight countries,
including nine area and state theatrical
premieres, will screen at three Harkins
theaters in Scottsdale, Chandler and Peoria.
“The quality of our film slate is
exceptionally strong this year,” says GPJFF
Executive Director Bob Segelbaum. “I’m very
excited that during this time of heightened
tension around the world, especially in the
Middle East, we can present films reflective
of the rich and diverse Jewish people,
culture, and faith. The Greater Phoenix
Jewish Film Festival stands as a point of
pride for the Jewish community and as
a point of understanding, awareness and
acceptance for the community at large.”
The festival kicks off with “24 Days,”
a drama based on the 2006 kidnapping
of Parisian Jew Ilan Halimi. The powerful
and provocative film sheds light on
contemporary European anti-Semitism.
Miriam Weisman, national board member
of the Anti-Defamation League, will attend
and speak after the screening.
Special guests will include legendary
singer, musician and actor Theodore
Bikel (“The Sound of Music,” “Fiddler on
the Roof”), who will receive the GPJFF’s
inaugural Lifetime Artistic Achievement
Award. Bikel will accept the award in
person following the Valley premiere of
his new film, “Theodore Bikel: In the Shoes
of Sholom Aleichem” at Harkins Theatre
Camelview 5 in Scottsdale on Feb 15.
Bikel is the world’s foremost interpreter
of Tevye the Dairyman from the musical
“Fiddler On the Roof,” having performed
the role more than 2,000 times over
40 years. Kicking off the event will be
Scottsdale Mayor Jim Lane who will present
Bikel with the City’s official proclamation of
“Theodore Bikel Day.” Following the award
presentation, the 90-year-old performer
will take audience questions about his 65year career in stage and screen.
Other premiers throughout the festival
will include dramas, documentaries, thrillers
and more from award-winning filmmakers
and featuring a diverse range of intriguing
and engaging topics.
Other guest speakers include Bill
Goodykoontz, Arizona Republic and
Gannett Newspapers film critic, and Craig
Weiss, co-author of “I Am My Brother’s
Keeper: American Volunteers in Israel’s War
for Independence 1947-1949.”
To purchase tickets to the festival or for
more information, call (602) 753-9366 or
visit www.gpjff.org
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World-renowned harpists to play
in Gold Canyon
PULLING AT THE HARP STRINGS: HarpFusion, the world’s largest harp ensemble, blends
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The largest harp ensemble in the world,
HarpFusion, will perform at 7:30 p.m. Friday,
Feb. 13, at Gold Canyon United Methodist
Church, 6640 S. Kings Ranch Rd., Gold
Canyon in a concert presented by the Gold
Canyon Arts Council.
The ensemble, led by University of
Arizona Distinguished Professor of Harp
Carol McLaughlin, blends various styles and
cultures in its repertoire, including folk, jazz
and new age.
The group is based out of the university
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trying to hide a 6-foot-tall
The culmination
green monster named Pea
of a script playwright
from their parents. In today’s
Jonathan Graham began
modern world, it’s sometimes
workshopping nearly two
hard to unplug and in this
years ago at Write Now
hilarious adventure, Evan
in Tempe, “The Boy Who
and his family learn the
Loved Monsters and the
importance of putting
Girl Who Loved Peas” will
technology down to play
premier Sunday, Feb. 8,
together.
on the Childsplay Stage
Childsplay Associate Artist
at Tempe Center for the
and Playwright-in-Residence
Arts, 700 W. Rio Salado
Dwayne Hartford is directing,
Pkwy., Tempe.
and brings the world of
Performances will run A MONSTROUS, PEAS-FUL TIME:
Graham’s story to life with
on weekends from Sunday, When pea-hating 8-year-old Evan
whimsical shapes and colors
Feb. 8, to Sunday, March 8. wishes up a monster, he and his
Showtimes are 1 p.m. and sister have work to hide it from their for the furniture, setting and
4 p.m. Saturdays and 1 p.m. parents in this imaginative production. costumes, all inspired by a
child’s imagination to capture
Submitted photo by Tim Trumble
Sundays, with a special
a young child’s perspective of
Storybook Preview performance at 4 p.m.
the world.
Sunday, Feb. 8.
“This play is totally serious in its intent and
“Over the course of a few days—writing in
joyously silly in its execution,” says Graham.
the morning, rehearsing in the afternoon, and
The play features Katie McFadzen as Pea,
talking about the play at night—an incredibly
Tyler Eglen as Evan, Michelle Cunneen as
generous, funny and smart group of artists
Sue, Debra K. Stevens as Mommy and Mel
helped the play stretch and grow,” says
Glotfelty as Daddy.
Graham of the Childsplay-sponsored Write
The show Sunday, Feb. 8, is a special $12
Now Initiative and his play. “They helped
Storybook Preview performance, sponsored
me clarify what I wanted to write: a play
by The Steele Foundation. Each family who
about the importance of imaginative play for
attends this performance will receive a free
children and their parents.”
children’s book.
The play features 8-year-old Evan, who
Single tickets start at $15 and are on sale at
hates peas. To make matters worse, his
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to remain at the table until his plate is clean,
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Evan makes a wish for a monster to come eat
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Advance tickets for performances by
HarpFusion and Quartetto Gelato are $25
for adults and $5 for students. Tickets are
available at Canyon Rose Storage, 6405 S.
Kings Ranch Rd., Gold Canyon, and at the
Apache Junction Chamber of Commerce,
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from the Arizona Commission on the
Arts, Western States Arts Federation, the
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has been featured around the world,
including around Europe and in Russia,
Korea, Brazil and Japan, as well as at the
2010 World Expo in Shanghai.
The council will also bring vocals,
horns, accordion and strings to Gold
Canyon Friday, Feb. 27, as it hosts a
performance by Quartetto Gelato at
GCUMC.
The award-winning quartet performs a
wide variety of music, including romantic
tenor arias, classical music and tangos.
The group is known for its humor, stage
presence and easygoing demeanor.
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ON STAGE
“The Midtown Men,” Saturday, Feb. 7,
CCA. Watch four stars from the original
cast of Broadway’s “Jersey Boys” reunite
as they establish themselves as rock
stars in their own right, bringing to life
their favorite tunes from The Beatles,
The Beach Boys, Motown, The Four
Seasons and more.
Dan Hicks and the Hot Licks, Saturday,
Feb. 7, MIM. Since the early 1960s, Dan
Hicks has deftly blended elements of
swing, jazz, folk and country music to
create the appealing sound he sometimes
calls “folk jazz.” The lyrics of his songs
range from the simply sublime to the
sublimely ridiculous, all presented with his
uniquely skewed and inscrutable touch.
New York Polyphony, Sunday, Feb.
8, MIM. Co-presented with Arizona
Musicfest, New York Polyphony is
regarded as one of the finest vocal
chamber ensembles in the world.
“Hardcore Legend: An Evening with
Mick Foley,” Sunday, Feb. 8, SUL. The
WWE champion, speaker, author and
stand-up artist gives a performance that
is by turns uproariously funny, simply
surreal and surprisingly sensitive.
“Of Legends and Lovers: Doc and Kate,”
Sunday, Feb. 8, CCA. A performance of
the story of the West’s most famous
dentist, a man who went, as he likes to
put it, “from the one who heals to the
one who keels (kills)” and his life with
Mary Katherine Haroney Cummings.
ABBAFab, Sunday, Feb. 8, WHP.
ABBAFab performs the greatest hits
of legendary Swedish pop/rock group
ABBA. “Dancing Queen,” “Mamma Mia,”
“Fernando” and many more bring ABBA
back to life.
Marcia Ball, Thursday, Feb. 12, MIM.
Grammy-nominated Marcia Ball’s
groove-laden New Orleans boogie and
rollicking Gulf Coast blues have made
her a one-of-a-kind favorite with music
fans all over the world.
Robin Spielberg’s “American Tapestry,”
Friday, Feb. 13, MIM. This trio delights
audiences with the music that, over
generations, has become woven into the
fabric of American culture.
“Flamenco Vivo Carlota Santana:
The Soul of Flamenco,” Saturday, Feb.
14, CCA. One of the nation’s premier
flamenco and Spanish dance companies
celebrates its 30th anniversary season
with innovative music, exotic movement,
passionate dancing and more.
Chinese New Year Show, Sunday, Feb.
15, CCA. The Eastern Art Academy hosts
the 2015 Chinese New Year Show in a
lively and unique show that the entire
family will enjoy. The year of the ram is
welcomed with song, dance, instrument
and martial arts performances and more.
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HAPA, Sunday, Feb. 15, MIM. Musical
duo from Hawaii performs hypnotic,
liquid guitar runs woven around clear,
tenor Hawaiian vocals and immaculate
harmonies, driven by poetic lyrics
exulting the rapture of the Hawaiian
landscape, history and mythology.
Jorma Kaukonen, Monday, Feb. 16, MIM.
Performing with special guest Larry
Campbell, Jorma Kaukonen is a blues,
folk and rock guitarist, best known for
his work with Jefferson Airplane and Hot
Tuna.
Eric Bibb, Tuesday, Feb. 17, MIM. Grammy
nominee Eric Bibb draws listeners in
with his beautifully realized and deftly
accomplished, soulful folk-blues, inviting
comparisons to legendary greats Ry
Cooder and Taj Mahal.
Over the Rhine with special guest
William Fitzsimmons, Friday, Feb. 20,
MIM. This critically acclaimed husbandand-wife duo perform “post-nuclear,
pseudo-alternative, folk-tinged art-pop.”
Kutless singer Jon Micah Sumrall,
Friday, Feb. 20, CC. Jon Micah Sumrall
will perform an acoustic set to raise
awareness and funds for Ambassador
Christian Academy.
Pavlo, Saturday, Feb. 21, MIM.
Incorporating the world’s most exotic
instruments into his classic Mediterranean
sound, Pavlo’s sizzling performance
combines elements of flamenco, classical
and Latin music, accentuated by the
presence of the Greek bouzouki.
Paul Thorn, Saturday, Feb. 21, MIM. Paul
Thorn has been pleasing crowds for years
with his muscular brand of roots music:
bluesy, rocking and thoroughly Southern,
yet also laden with universal truths.
Lily Tomlin, Saturday, Feb. 21, CCA.
Lily Tomlin, one of America’s foremost
comediennes, takes the stage with her
classic
The World Famous Glenn Miller
Orchestra, Sunday, Feb. 22, CCA. This
performance, with Natalie Angst,
features over 40 hit songs from four
decades of jukebox chart toppers
like “Tuxedo Junction,” “In the Mood,”
“Pennsylvania 6-5000,” “Chattanooga
Choo Choo” and “Moonlight Serenade.”
David Cook, Sunday, Feb. 22, MIM. The rock
singer-songwriter and winner of the seventh
season of “American Idol” performs.
Billy Childs, Monday, Feb. 23, MIM. In a
performance featuring Becca Stevens,
the Grammy-winning jazz pianist
performs music from his new album,
“Reimagining Laura Nyro.”
MIM Musical Interludes Series
featuring ASU Contemporary
Percussion Ensemble, Wednesday, Feb.
25, MIM. Presenting a program of exotic
rhythms and vibrant colors, drawing
from the formative repertoire of the
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student composers.
virtual experience of attending one of
George Strait’s concerts.
“Love, Sex and the IRS,” Wednesday,
Feb. 25, through Wednesday, March 4,
TPT. Laughs, mistaken identities and
multiple plots take the stage when two
out-of-work musicians pose as a married
couple, only to be investigated by the IRS.
“Pump Boys and Dinettes,” Wednesday,
April 15, through Sunday, May 24, TPT.
Fresh off a hit Broadway revival, this
fun and energetic musical about life on
the roadside tells the story of four gasstation attendants (the “Pump Boys”)
and two waitresses (the “Dinettes”) and
the country, rock and pop music that
gets them through the day.
“Menopause the Musical,” Thursday,
Feb. 26, through Saturday, March
28, TPT. This hilarious PG-13 musical
parody staged to classic tunes
from the ‘60s, ‘70s and ‘80s has had
audiences cheering, dancing and
laughing for over 10 years.
“Strait Country,” Sunday, March 22,
TPT. The Strait Country Band featuring
Kevin Sterner brings audiences the
“Greater Tuna,” Thursday, April 16,
through Sunday, April 26, TPT. Take
a trip down south to Texas’ third
smallest town, Tuna, and meet its
quirky and ever-expanding cast of
characters hosted by Thurston and
Arles on their talk radio show, and all
played by two actors.
ON STAGE VENUE INDEX
CC—Calvary Chapel, Queen Creek
19248 E San Tan Blvd. Queen Creek
Tickets: (480) 387-0902, http://
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SUL—Stand Up Live
50 W. Jefferson St., Phoenix
Tickets: (480) 719-6100, www.
standuplive.com
CCA—Chandler Center for the Arts
250 N. Arizona Ave., Chandler
Tickets: (480) 782-2680,
www.chandlercenter.org
TPT—The Palms Theatre
5247 E. Brown Rd., Mesa
Tickets: (480) 924-6260, www.
thepalmstheatre.com
MIM—Musical Instrument Museum
4725 E. Mayo Blvd., Phoenix
Tickets:
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WHP—Wild Horse Pass
5040 Wild Horse Pass Blvd., Chandler
Tickets: (800) 946-4452, www.
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Submissions still being accepted
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Valley artists have until Feb. 10 to apply to
Organizers are also requesting raffle item
display their work at the seventh annual Art
donations. Raffle items may include; but are
at the Lakes Show set for Saturday, March 7, at not limited to; artistic items, gift baskets, gift
25630 S. Brentwood Dr., Sun Lakes.
certificates and dinners out. Donors may call
The Sun Lakes Watercolor Club, Oakwood
Diane Hitt at (480) 802-7080.
Artists League and Desert Artists Club will
Volunteers are also welcome to work
select from applicants, who can obtain
all or part of the show, as well as to solicit
applications in the Oakwood and Sun Lakes
donations in the weeks prior to the show.
art rooms and the Cottonwood/Palo Verde
Anyone interested in volunteering is
Homeowners Services office at 25219 E. J.
asked to call Marylouise Widmaier at
Robson Blvd., Sun Lakes, as well as by emailing (970) 518-5811.
ArtAtTheLakes@aol.com.
If you have any questions, contact
Pastels, mixed media, paintings,
Beverly Walter at bevwalter@msn.com or
photography, handmade jewelry, sculpture
call (480) 802-4680.
and gourd art will be represented in the show,
which will take place around Cottonwood
Lake on Brentwood Drive in the Cottonwood
subdivision. Bluegrass musicians, country
artists and other live performers will provide
entertainment at the event.
Participation in the show requires a $40
entry fee, which will cover the show expenses
and the cost of an 8-foot table and two chairs
for each artist. Artists may share a table, but
each will be responsible for the fee.
The art show benefits the Sun Lakes
Firefighters’ Emergency Relief Fund; which
helps citizens who have faced emergency
situations; and the 100 Club of Arizona,
which provides assistance to first responders,
ART AT THE LAKES: The art show benefits the Sun
emergency workers and their families. The
Lakes Firefighters’ Emergency Relief Fund.
Sun Lakes Firefighters will serve donuts,
Submitted photo
burgers, hot dogs, chips, coffee and soda
during the show. Past shows have brought in
approximately $8,000 for the Relief Fund.
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PERFORMING SOON: Backed by talented musicians, Ballet Folklórico Quetzalli de Veracruz
recreates the dances and music of several regional festivals across Mexico. Submitted photo
Council to host ballet troupe
Ballet fans will have the opportunity
to watch a world-renowned troupe at 7:30
p.m. Friday, March 27 as the Gold Canyon
Arts Council presents “Fiesta Mexico,” a
performance by Ballet Folklórico Quetzalli de
Veracruz, at the Gold Canyon United Methodist
Church, 6640 S. Kings Ranch Rd., Gold Canyon.
Backed by talented musicians, the
troupe recreates the dances and music of
several regional festivals across Mexico.
Fiestas featured will be from the states of
Guerrero, Nayarit, Michoacan, Nuevo Leon
and the group’s home state of Veracruz.
While recreating the pageantry,
spectacle and color of each fiesta; the
choreography of each dance represents
a unique facet of life, culture, history
or nature. The rhythms and music are a
synthesis of Spanish, European, indigenous
and Afro-Caribbean influences.
The troupe is named after the quetzal,
a striking regional bird of southern Mexico.
With costumes that echo the bird’s
plumage; they tap their heels, twirl their
skirts and thoroughly entertain an audience.
One of their best-known performances
is “La Bamba,” originally a folk song, then
converted to a dance and later made famous
by Ritchie Valens’ 1958 adaptation which,
became a top 40 hit in the United States.
Ballet Folklórico Quetzalli was founded
in 1985 by maestro Hugo Betancourt after
spending years learning the artistry of
dance and passion for these traditions.
Since 1986, the dance company has been
the official representatives for the Secretary
of Tourism and Economic Development for
Veracruz, giving hundreds of performances
across the world.
Purchase advance adult tickets for $25
and students for $5 at Canyon Rose Storage,
6405 S. Kings Ranch Rd., Gold Canyon
and at the Apache Junction Chamber of
Commerce, 567 W. Apache Trail, Apache
Junction. Adult tickets at the door are $30.
Tickets are also available via PayPal at www.
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Blues Blast hits Phoenix March 7
The Phoenix Blues Society will celebrate
the sounds of blues music Saturday, March
7, at the 24th annual Blues Blast Music
Festival at Margaret T. Hance Park, 1202 N.
Third St., Phoenix.
The gates will open at 10 a.m. with music
starting at 11 a.m. The headliners this year
are Rick Estrin and the Nightcats, followed
by the Plateros, the R.D. Olson Blues Band,
the BluesHounds and Steve Rush. Rush will
also provide entertainment between acts.
Food, beverage and merchandise from
vendors will be available for purchase, and
all attendees will be welcomed to add to a
large community art mural. Arizona Lindy
Hop Society’s Steve Conrad will offer free
blues and swing dance lessons during band
breaks. There will also be a free kazoo,
along with lesson and performance, for all
children guests in the afternoon.
Admission is $25 in advance and $30 the
day of the show. Children 16 and younger
are free when accompanied by an adult.
Tickets may be purchased online until the
day of show.
No ice chests or coolers will be allowed
at the festival. One sealed bottle of water
will be allowed per person. Pets and
weapons are also not permitted. Pop-ups
are allowed at the rear of the audience. Reentry to the park is prohibited.
The park is easily accessible from
Interstate 10 or by exiting the Light Rail
at the Roosevelt station and walking two
blocks east to the park. Free parking will be
available south or east of park. Motorcycle
parking is provided.
For more information visit www.
phoenixblues.org or email info@
phoenixblues.org.
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Spirituality
SLUCC hosts upcoming events
Several events are
being hosted by Sun
Lakes United Church
of Christ in February,
including its popular
Jazz Sunday service.
Director of Music
Bob Confare will lead
a five-piece jazz band
and a joint choir for
rousing, New Orleansstyle Dixieland music
at 11:15 a.m. Sunday,
Feb. 15, at the Sun
Lakes Chapel, 9420 E.
Sun Lakes Blvd. North,
Sun Lakes.
The church will host its annual
fundraising Brats Fest from 5 p.m. to
7 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 22, in the Arizona
Room of the Sun Lakes Country
Clubhouse. The popular event will
offer brats and sauerkraut, pulled pork
sandwiches, loaded baked potatoes
and desserts, as well as entertainment
by DJ Barry. Tickets are $10 and can be
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Temple Havurat Emet will hold
service Feb. 6
Temple Havurat Emet invites the
community to join its Friday service at
7:30 p.m. Feb. 6, at the Lecky Center of the
Robson Library, 9330 E. Riggs Rd., Sun Lakes.
This service will cover the topic of
healing the body, soul and the mind.
Spiritual Reflections
purchased at the door or in advance, at
the SLUCC office at 25635 S. Country
Club Dr. in Sun Lakes.
A workshop on spiritual health in the
New Year will be led by John Chuchman
from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Monday, Feb.
23, in the Chapel Center in Sun Lakes.
Free will offerings will be accepted.
To learn more, call (480) 895-6317.
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Pollack Chabad Center presents
‘From Church to Chulent’
Michele Sankar started her life as a
religious Roman Catholic in small-town
Ontario. A personal journey led her
to become a Torah-observant Jew. She
now works as teacher in Toronto, where
she lives with her husband and three
children, and plays an active role in her
synagogue community.
CHORUS: Lana Oyer directs a rehearsal of the interdenominational chorus made up of choir
members from the Christian churches and Jewish congregation meeting in the Sun Lakes Chapel.
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Interfaith music festival is rockin’
“Rockin’ Our Souls” is the theme of
Sun Lakes Interfaith Music Festival’s 20th
anniversary concert at 3 p.m. Sunday,
March 8, in the sanctuary of Sun Lakes
United Methodist Church, 9248 E. Riggs
Rd., Sun Lakes.
Lana Oyer, the director of the Sun
Lakes Jewish Congregation choir, is
coordinating the concert of instrumental
and vocal music. The event benefits
Neighbors Who Care.
The concert featured music
rooted in gospel, spirituals or African
entertainment. In addition to Sun Lakes
churches and the Sun Lakes Jewish
Congregation choirs, the Chordaires and
their select group, The Ambassadors, will
perform.
The Chordaires is Sun Lakes’ Sweet
Adelines chorus. They are noted for their
entertaining barbershop music shows.
Tickets are available from Neighbors
Who Care, Sun Lakes churches and choral
groups or at the door for $5.
For more information about tickets,
call the Neighbors Who Care office at
(480) 895-7133 or Arnie Henden of the
Sun Lakes Jewish Congregation at (480)
895-8851. Proceeds will benefit the
programs of Neighbors Who Care, which
provides services to Sun Lakes, Sun Bird,
Springfield and South Chandler residents.
At 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 24, Sankar will
present “From Church to Chulent” at
Pollack Chabad Center for Jewish Life,
875 N. McClintock Dr., Chandler. The
event is free.
For more information and to RSVP, call
(480) 855-4333, email info@chabadcenter.
com or visit www.chabadcenter.com.
Eloy retreat celebrates
‘Pathways to Peace’
Pathways to Peace will be held from
Friday, March 20, through Sunday, March
22, at the Desert Rose Baha’i Institute in
Eloy for those looking for peace while
celebrating the spring equinox.
Attendees will discover how to allow
or disallow peace inside themselves
through meditation, laughter, reflection
and contemplation, sharing perceptions,
journaling, desert walking, dancing, Reiki,
drumming, singing bowls, celebrating an
equinox ceremony and watching videos
of Prem Rawat.
It is $375 to attend, which includes six
meals, two nights’ accommodations and
all activities.
To learn more, contact Lois Valleau at
(480) 883-6699 or Rina Cupples at (480)
883-7747.
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Feb. 25
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The Art of Parenting
7:30 p.m. Mondays beginning Jan. 19
Pollack Chabad Center for Jewish Life
875 N. McClintock Dr., Chandler
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Chandler Jewish Community Center
908 N. Alma School Rd., Chandler
Six-session course from the Rohr Jewish
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Bible study
Meets twice a month
Members of the Women’s Life Group
study the Bible and discuss how the
lessons can relate to their lives.
Sun Lakes United Church Of Christ,
Chandler
Info: Jan Olson at (480) 802-7457 or Joy
King (480) 588-1882
Christian Business Networking,
Chandler Bi-Monthly Chapter
7:30 a.m. second and fourth Tuesdays
each month
Offers members the opportunity to
share ideas, contacts and business
referrals.
Chandler Christian Church, Room C100
1825 S. Alma School Rd., Chandler
Info: Maia, (480) 425-0624, www.
Celebrate Recovery Men’s Step Study
5:30 p.m. Sundays
Gender-specific accountability groups
that meet for 28 weeks and use the
eight recovery principles.
CrossRoads Nazarene Church
2950 W. Ray Rd., Chandler
Info: (480) 722-0700 or
celebraterecovery@crnaz.com
Career Connectors
9 a.m. to noon Tuesdays
Nonprofit organization connecting
professionals in career transition
to high-quality resources and hiring
companies; each event includes
professional career speakers with
presentations on relevant job search
topics, three to four hiring companies,
networking, resume help, career
coaches, LinkedIn coaches and business
portraits.
Central Christian Church, Gilbert
Campus/Student Center, 965 E.
Germann Rd., Gilbert
Info: www.careerconnectors.org,
(480) 442-5806
Christian Business Networking, TriCity Chapter – Chandler, Tempe, Mesa
7:15 a.m. Tuesdays
Offers members the opportunity to
share ideas, contacts and business
referrals.
Crackers and Co. Café
535 W. Iron Ave., Mesa
Christian Business Networking, East
Valley Chapter
7:30 a.m. Wednesdays
Offers members the opportunity to share
ideas, contacts and business referrals.
Mission Church Seminar Room
4450 E. Elliot Rd., Gilbert
WebXtra:
Worship: 10 a.m. Sunday
Hamilton High School Auditorium
3700 S. Arizona Ave.
www.loc-az.org
East Valley JCC Parent and Child
Playgroup
9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Fridays
Playgroup for parents with children ages
12 months to 2 1/2 years old.
East Valley JCC
908 N. Alma School Rd., Chandler
Info: Emily Malin, (480) 897-0588,
maline@evjcc.org
WebXtra: For a complete list of Spiritual Connections,
SanTan Sun area monthly support groups, study groups
and spiritually stimulating meetings, visit SanTanSun.com
and click on “Spirituality.”
Our church family
already loves you.
We just haven’t
met you yet.
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• Residential and
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• Move-in and out
• Window and carpet cleaning
• Organization: closets,
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BUSINESS SERVICES
HOME IMPROVEMENTS
LANDSCAPING
Tanna Construction
A group of local business representatives
and owners committed to development of
local businesses in the Greater Chandler
Area. Providing a forum for local businesses to promote themselves. We also
work with and promote several non-profit
organizations. Each member is required
to assist or fund a non-profit organization
as a show of support to our community.
chandleralliance@gmail.com
BUSINESS
Planning a new
business in Chandler?
Check in with the Chandler
Chamber of Commerce for help.
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• Repair / All Textures
• Popcorn Removal
PAINT
• Full Painting Services
• Interior / Exterior
REMODELING
• Kitchen & Baths
• Room Additions
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5% DISCOUNT FOR SENIORS
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480-612-5246
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480-510-1391
gerardingallina@gmail.com
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• Electrical, Plumbing, Roofing
• Interior/Exterior Painting
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Gail’s Pet
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PROVIDING LOVING CARE FOR
YOUR PETS IN THEIR HOME
RESIDENTIAL & COMMERCIAL
Your Quality Repaint Specialist
Your house
will look better
after we're done
than it did
brand new!
480-244-9119
• FREE initial meet
and greet
• Daily dog walks
and play
• Retrieving mail, plant
care and more
• Senior discounts
480-444-9057
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GAIL WILSON • FAMILY OWNED • LICENSED AND INSURED
PLUMBING & ROOTER
Servicing Gilbert
Chandler for 15 years
• Plumbing
• Re-Pipes
• Water Heaters
FOR ALL YOUR PLUMBING NEEDS
$50 OFF
Any service over $75
No Trip Charge • 24-hour Service
Water Heaters • Slab Leaks • Sewer & Drains
Fixtures • Water Treatment
Much More….
ROOFING
PLUMBING
PLUMBING
MEDIC
Faucets: $69 Toilets: $69
Garbage Disposals: $69
and More!
We also specialize in:
Tubs/Shower Remodels
Starting at $495
50 Gallon Gas Water
Heater with Install
598
$
Tankless Water Heater Special $2,485
The Lowest Prices Guaranteed!
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All Technicians Background Checked & Drug Tested
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PLUMBING
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REPAIRS AND REROOFING
Tile, Shingles, Flat, Walk-Decks
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ROOFING SERVICES
1 HOUR RESPONSE
480-726-1600
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A
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r
• Clean, friendly crews
• Interior / exterior
• Drywall repairs
• Textures matched
• Stucco repairs
• Pool deck coatings
• Garage floors
Plumbing & Roote
C
B
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POOL & SPA SERVICE
PAINTING
We Do
Inserts!
Residential
and
Commercial!
• 35 Years Experience
• Repaint Specialists
• Interior and Exterior
• Dunn Edwards Paint
• Stucco & Wood Repair
• Dependable & Experienced
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Husband/Wife Team
Owner Operator
• Pool/Spa Service
We honor
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Operator
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Licensed, Bonded, Insured • AZ ROC 294110
SPRINKLER REPAIR
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Special $60
TRANSPORTATION
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2015 E-Z-GO TXT
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PLUMBING
PLUMBING
POOL SERVICES
Serving the East Valley Since 1980
SAME DAY SERVICE*
Hennessy Pools, LLC
Frederick & Sons
PLUMBING AND A/C SPECIALISTS
• Clogged Drains
• Seasonal A/C Check-ups
• Water Heater Repairs
and Installs + Haul-away
• Garbage Disposals
and Faucets
• Full A/C Service
• Heat Pump Repairs
• Slab Leaks and
Underground Locating
24
Hour
Service!
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480-332-6589
• Tile Cleaning / Acid Wash
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• Weekly Service & Repair
• Filter Clean
(All Types)
• Salt Systems
• Sand Change Repairs when you
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Readers Notice: Under Arizona Law, all residential and commercial
contractors are required to be licensed by the state unless they fall
under the handyman exemption for projects which require no building
permit and are less than $750 for the total contract price. In addition,
homeowners using licensed residential contractors may have access
to the Residential Contractors’ Recovery Fund, if the contractor is
unable and/or unwilling to perform the job and if alternative dispute
resolutions available through the Registrar are unsuccessful.
For more info or to verify the license status of an Arizona contractor
call 602-542-1525 or visit http://www.rc.state.az.us.
Publisher’s Notice: All real estate advertised herein is subject to
the Federal Fair Housing Act, which makes it illegal to advertise
“any preference, limitation or discrimination because of race, color,
religion, sex, handicap, familial status or national origin, or intention
to make any such preference limitation or discrimination.” We will not
knowingly accept any advertising for real estate which is in violation of
the law. All persons are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised
are available on an equal opportunity basis.
MOVERS
IN OR OUT MOVERS
Professional, hard working, excellent
service. No hidden fees. Whether you are
moving in or moving out LEAVE THE
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Call Terry at 602-653-5367.
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Each ad starts at $22 plus Chandler tax per issue
Special: Buy 3, get 4th for free for only $66
You get up to 50 words - more than other classifieds!
All classified ads entered online by the customer. Choose from a
variety of options and other attention-getting online icons. Your
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days of your submission ~ and it will also appear in the printed
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EMPLOYMENT
HELP WANTED
Join our BFIT Family! BFIT4LIFE Boot
Camps and Group Training, located in
Chandler, is growing and needs to add
more classes! We are currently looking
for experienced Boxing Instructors,
Personal Trainers/Group FIT Instructors,
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health/ fitness goals, experienced with
Certifications, references available upon
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MERCHANDISE
MOVING SALE
Everything Must Go! Furniture both large
and small, Appliances, Exercise
Equipment, Some Artwork and Collectors
items available. By Appointment Only.
Call 480-895-9560
LOCAL PLUMBING COMPANY.
100% Satisfaction Guarantee.
Call a Plumber who cares. No Job Too
Big Or Too Small. Free Estimates
available in Gilbert & Chandler area.
Mention SanTan Sun News for an
Additional Discount at Time of Service,
Guaranteed! 480-734-1745.
Licensed Contractor, ROC257806.
ASAP PLUMBING
PLUMBING, REPIPES, INSTALLATIONS.
Family Owned and Operated providing
fast, dependable & honest services in
Chandler/Gilbert and the entire East
Valley for the past 15 years. Our commitment is to provide Professional, Honest &
affordable service on every job.
WE OFFER ALL TYPES OF PLUMBING
WORK. FREE ON-SITE ESTIMATES.
Faucets $69 - Toilets $69 - Garbage
Disposals $69 - WE ALSO SPECIALIZE
IN BATH TUB REMODELS STARTING
AT $495. 50 Gallon Gas Water Heater
with Installation - $598. 50 Gallon
Electric Water Heater with Installation $497. We also offer a Tankless Water
Heater with Installation - $2,485 Final
Price. Same day installs
on all plumbing work available.
Will also beat any written quote from
competitor by 10%. Call for more info
480-800-7611. Service available 7 days
per week - no additional charge for
weekends. Licensed/Bonded/Insured ROC295527
Furniture for Sale Living Room, Dining
Room, Bedroom & Kitchen Set. All in
good condition. Call 480-895-4425
HEALTH/NATURAL
PRODUCTS
HOME MEDICAL EQUIPMENT
RENT OR BUY from the warehouse.
Portable Oxygen Units, CPAP,
Wheelchairs, Power Mobility, Hospital
Beds, Breast Pumps, Bath Safety,
Ramps, Hip Kits, Air Mattresses,
Nutrition. www.easymedicalstore.com
at division of Diamond Medical
Equipment 1324 N. Farrell Court 102
Gilbert AZ. 85233 480-926-4363
ROOFING
THE ROOF MEDICS
Residential/Commercial. Repairs and
Reroofing. Tile, Shingles, Flat, WalkDecks. Licensed, Bonded, Insured. ROC
#256001, K-42. 480-284-7338.
www.theroofmedics.com
CHANDLER/GILBERT *$50.00 OFF
with this ad* *NO SERVICE CHARGE*
110% Guarantee*/OWNER OPERATED
Small & Large REPAIRS 24/7 Slab leak,
water main, hot water heaters, & sewer
repair specialist. Water softening
specialist, water filters, and reverse
osmosis. 100 year warranty on parts
& labor.* BBB A+ Rating. BBB Ethics
Award Winner. Chandler Chamber of
Commerce Employer of Choice Award.
*Call for details. 480-726-1600
ALL HONEY-DO LISTS!
DRAPERIES & MORE
- New homes
- Remodels
- Lighting design
- Panel upgrades
- Surge protection
- Ceiling fans
- New circuits
- Hot tubs
- All residential electrical repairs
No job too big or small. All work guaranteed. 20 years experience. VISA/MC
License #289217 R-11. Bonded/Insured
480-939-1937
General Handyman Services. One Call,
We Do It All! Owner does all work.
Free Estimates with Pride & Prompt
Service. Licensed, Bonded, Insured.
ROC 118198. S&I General Contracting,
Inc. Steve 602-339-4766.
Specializing in custom window
treatments: Draperies, valances,
cornices, bedding, pillows and sew much
more. From fabrics to drapery hardware
to installation, let this be your one stop
shop. For a free consultation call: Tracy
Marquez 480-895-2094 SATISFACTION
GUARANTEED! **I accept VISA, MC **
ALTERATIONS
ALTERATIONS:
Women’s and Men’s Attire, from mending
to Bride’s Maid dress to Suits. 20+ years
of experience, located on Chandler/ Gilbert
border. Rush service available. Call Denise
480-794-0400 for appointment
PEST CONTROL
VARSITY TERMITE
& PEST CONTROL
Termite and Pest Control.
Home Sealing. Residential and
Commercial. Over 22 years of
experience. AZ License #8918
Tony 602-757-8252.
tony.varsity@yahoo.com
www.varsitytermiteandpestcontrol.com
TRANSPORTATION
AIRPORT TRANSPORTATION
Black-Car/SUV service to both airports.
We are “legal” and have been in
business since 1995. Visit Southwest
Sedan Service at: www.swsedan.net
602-481-0894
HOME REPAIRS
FOX HOME
MAINTENANCE-REPAIR
IN THE EAST VALLEY
Licensed, Bonded, Insured. ROC 243297
Licensed AZ contractor that does:
- General Handyman Repair
- Doggie Door Installation
(doors and walls)
- Electrical (Minor)
- Plumbing (Minor)
- Irrigation Repairs
- Drywall Repairs
- Stucco Repairs
- Door & Trim - and more!!
Specializing in “The Small Job”Gerald
Fox, owner, 480-278-5529.
foxhome@q.com Please see website:
www.foxhomemaintenance.com
ELECTRICAL
OLD FASHIONED HOME CARE
OHERREN ELECTRIC
Our Work is Our Advertising!
Electrical Contracting. Service, Repair,
Troubleshooting. Certified Apprenticeship
Trained. BBB Accredited Business.
A+BBB Rating. MasterCard, Visa.
ROC K-11160755. 480-855-1403.
www.SanTanSun.com
CE ELECTRIC, INC
PLUMBING MEDIC
ABC PLUMBING & ROOTER
ITEMS FOR SALE
Classifieds
Quality Home Repairs and Installations,
Plumbing, Electrical, Carpentry.
No Job is Too Small! 35 years experience. Unlicensed, not required by law.
Bob White, 480-963-0707.
MIGHTY MEN MAINTENANCE
Painting Interior/Exterior, Drywall &
Stucco Repair, General Home Repair,
All Carpentry/Trim, Remodel,
Electric/Plumbing (Minimal), Small
Welding Jobs. Licensed/Insured. 40 Years
Experience. Call Dan 480-371-5531
BUSINESS & MONEY
BOOKKEEPING
QuickBooks - first time setup, monthly,
quarterly or annual bookkeeping.
Accounts payable, accounts receivable,
and account reconciliation. Financial
reporting. Reasonable hourly rates.
Call 480-694-1845
or email jim@jkcaccounting.com
for more information.
POOL SERVICES
GLASS, MIRRORS,
SHOWER DOORS
Family Owned with 33 years EXPERIENCE. Shower and tub enclosures.
Install new one or repair what you have,
insulated units, window glass, mirrors,
patio door glass, table tops to protect
table. QUALITY SERVICE at Competitive
Prices. FREE Estimates.
WESLEY’S GLASS & MIRROR
Call 480-306-5113
wesleysglass.com
BEYOND POOL CLEANING IX LLC
Husband/Wife Team - Owner Operator.
Pool/Spa Service, Cleaning and Repair,
Equipment Installation, Certified Pool
Operator, Member IPSSA.
East Valley Specialists. 480-369-4540
www. BeyondPoolCleaning.com
Many references Available.
Licensed/Bonded/Insured ROC#283791
DM POOL SERVICE
AND ESTATE MAINTENANCE
Owner Operator. Weekly Pool Service.
Equipment Repair. Filter Clean (all types).
Household Repairs. Landscape Lighting.
Many Other Services. $25 towards 1st
Service or Repair. 480-295-2617.
MyGoToPoolGuy.com
HENNESSY POOLS LLC
Tile Cleaning/Acid Wash. Vacation
Service. Weekly Service & Repair.
Filter Clean (All Types). Salt Systems.
Sand Change. Green Pool Fix.
FREE Estimates. Insured.
$40 OFF Service, Repair or Filter Clean
with Mention of this Ad.
hennessypoolcare@yahoo.com
www.hennessypools.com
480-577-2719
Member of Home Advisor.
APPLIANCE REPAIR
TIP | TOP APPLIANCE REPAIR
Providing quality service and repair
on all major brands of Washers, Driers,
Refrigerators, Ovens, Microwaves
and Dishwashers. We provide a full
1 year warranty on all repairs.
Certified, Licensed, Insured.
Visit us at www.gototiptop.com.
For service call: 480-907-4080.
HOME SERVICES
A2Z GARAGE DOOR
SERVICES, LLC
Honest, Reliable and Simply the Best!
Family Owned and Operated. 7 days a
week/24 Hour Emergency Service.
Licensed, Bonded, Insured. ROC243721.
AFFORDABLE - Price Match Any
Licensed Competitor. ANY make or model
of Door/Opener. Spring Replacement.
FREE Safety Inspection. $50 OFF ANY
REPAIR. CALL 480-361-9700.
TILE & GROUT CLEANING
Affordable tile cleaning
- Only $0.30 Per Square Foot
- Licensed, Insured & Certified
- We are a local Arizona Company
- Arizona Carpet Cleaning LLC
- We Guarantee all of our work
(480) 737-2384
www.CarpetCleaners.me/Tile-CleaningChandler-AZ
HOUSE CLEANING
HOUSEKEEPING CAREGIVER/
BABYSITTER/GARAGE SALE
HELP/DOG-SITTING/WALKING
25+ years Experience. Cleaning,
Appointments, Shopping, Cooking, Etc.
Hourly or flat rate. Local Chandler
Resident servicing the
Chandler/Tempe/Mesa/Gilbert area.
Call Christine Miller 417-699-9340
Resume/References upon request.
Clean Background & Driving Record.
SIMPLY GRAND
CLEANING SERVICES
House cleaning specialists offering
weekly, biweekly, monthly, or one time
cleanings. Also providing move in/out
cleaning service, windows and patios.
We only use GREEN environmentally
friendly products. High quality services
at a great price. Very dependable,
insured and with excellent references.
$10 off first service with mention of this
ad. Call for free estimate.
Gary or Sheri, 480-802-1992.
www.simplygrandcleaningaz.com
HOUSE CLEANING
The lowest prices in the valley.
We provide all cleaning supplies.
10 years experience. Trustworthy and
dependable. We pay attention to details.
Excellent references.
Call Vicky 480-227-1890.
PROFESSIONAL HOUSE
CLEANING
35 Years Experience - 20 years in the
Valley. Free estimates, local references.
Move-out cleaning services available.
All work done by non-smoking
meticulous owner.
Call Shirley 480-433-4945.
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HOUSE CLEANING
WINDOW CLEANING
LANDSCAPING
HOMES
“FINISHING TOUCH”
FISH WINDOW CLEANING
LANDSCAPE/IRRIGATION
HOMES FOR RENT
CLEANING SERVICE...19 years in
Chandler and Gilbert areas.
Mother/Daughter Team with excellent
long-term client references. METICULOUS
w/an EYE 4 DETAIL!!! Looking for steady
clientele that want Consistent Quality
Service with EVERY cleaning. Competitive
rates. Exceptional Service!!!
We Love Pets!!! Free in home estimate.
Call Rita- 480-250-9744
let us do the work, your windows and
screens will look great: WINDOWS,
SUNSCREENS, TRACKS, Mirrors,
Ceiling Fans and Power Washing
driveways, sidewalks and patios.
Call 480-962-4688 now to secure
your spot on our cleaning schedule.
Accredited Member BBB
Landscape installation and repair.
Specializing in installing and repairing
Lawn/Drip Systems, Electric and Solar
Irrigation Timers, Trenching, Rototilling,
Garden Wall Blocks, Stepping Stones and
Low Voltage Lighting. 30 years experience. Free Estimates. Low prices.
Call Ace Landscape 480-842-1585 or
email acelandscapellc@gmail.com
Gorgeous Remodel Bordering the
tip of Queen Creek / Gilbert
(Sossaman & Chandler Heights)
4 bedrooms, 2 master suites with
bathrooms, open great room, kitchen
with granite, stainless steel appliances.
Guest quarters studio with full kitchen
and bath. 2 1/2 acres, covered horse
stalls with roping arena for sale or lease
$2,300 per month plus security deposit.
Call Taylyr Pistone
Pro Smart Realty 602-550-9870
“MOM WAS RIGHT”
AFFORDABLE AND ECO FRIENDLY
WINTER SPECIAL! $25 OFF 1st Service.
House Cleaning Services. Residential and
Commercial Cleaning. Move-In/Out.
Window and Carpet Cleaning.
Organization: closets, cabinets, garages
and more! 20 years of experience.
Impeccable references. Business owned
and operated. Same Day Services available. Member of BBB. Licensed. Bonded.
Insured. Alert Cleaning Services, Inc.
Ecoquality Cleaning Every Time!
www.alertcleaning.com
olga@alertcleaning.com
480-786-3838
CLEAN CASA
CLEANING SERVICES
Reliable house cleaning done right the
1st time!! One-time, weekly, bi-weekly,
monthly, move-in/move-out, etc. Same 2
person crew every time at your house!
We bring all our own supplies and equipment. Will customize. References. Take
$10 off your first cleaning. Call today!!
Amy 602-284-3579.
Appearance Counts! PROFESSIONAL
WINDOW CLEANING Detailed service
and tidy inside your home!
1 story-$85
2 story-$125 - up to 35 panes.
Price includes inside and out. Screens
cleaned $2 each. Pressure washing and
fixture cleaning also available.
15 years of accumulated references!
CALL RON at 480-584-1643.
JOHN’S WINDOW CLEANING
1-story=$115; 2-story=$135.
Price includes removing all screens,
cleaning windows, inside and out, with
screens replaced. Screens cleaned $2.50
each. Sunscreens and rescreening. Same
day service. Call 480-201-6471
PAINTING SERVICES
VILLAGE PAINTING
Interior/exterior painting -drywall patches
and texture matched - faux finishes.
Small jobs welcome. Call for a free estimate. 35 years in the Valley! ROC#
069679 - 480-814-1588. www.villagepaintingaz.com
“MAID FOR YOU”
Will clean your home! No size limit.
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PIN# 2015
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PIN# 3040
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front yard landscaping, and more. Just $381,990 in Gilbert.
Immaculate floor plans featuring soaring ceilings,
gourmet island kitchen with breakfast nook and granite
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covered patio. Located in a master planned community
close to ample shopping, dining, entertainment, freeway
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PIN# 2032
GILBERT’S NICEST 2,543 SQFT!
1,956 SQFT IN GILBERT AT $236,900!
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3 kitchens to choose from, and front courtyard that brings
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There’s 3 large bdr's, a den, and 2.5 bth’s. Gourmet
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PIN# 2006
PIN# 3038
PIN# 2033
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bdr’s can be added. Community pool, tot lots, and close to
the freeway.
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UNDER $300,000 IN GILBERT
TO DIE FOR, 2,519 SQFT AT $226,900!
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first floor master. There’s four parks, thousands in incentives
and a low HOA.
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includes a garage shop space, upstairs laundry, studio, and
special spaces for everyone. The outdoor living and impressive patio make the most of your Arizona lifestyle. $299,990
in Gilbert.
This 4 bdr, 2 bth greets you with coffered ceilings, All big
bedrooms all with walk in closets, a formal dining room and
a huge great room, island kitchen, and covered patio. There’s
also $4,000 towards options and $4,000 of your closing
costs paid.
PIN# 2014
PIN# 2008
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AT $308,990!
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laundry. 3/4 height fenced yard backing to a green belt.
Clubhouse offers gym area, community pool, spa, fireplace,
BBQ’s, pool tables, computer room, and more.
This home can be built w/ 3, 4, or 5 BDR'S & 2.5 bth's.
You’ll want to work from home, as it comes with a 1st floor
den and second floor game room, there’s a big island kitchen,
granite counters and $10,000 in closing cost all included.
PIN# 3043
PIN# 2043
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At $256,990 this phenomenal 4 bdr features a split bdr
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Fantastic floor plans featuring 4, 5 or 6 bdrs, 2.5 bths and
a large 3 car garage. Spacious living and family rooms, island
kitchen with breakfast bar and dining nook, master suite
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