JDRF has `License to Cure` diabetes

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JDRF has ‘License to Cure’ diabetes
BY CHRISTINA FUOCO-KARASINSKI
Danielle Jass speaks slowly and
succinctly. An active soccer and volleyball
player, the 15-year-old Perry High School
freshman is taking honors English, biology
and geometry to prepare herself for a
future in medicine.
With the exception of a square “pod”
attached to her arm, it’s hard to tell
she’s diabetic. Two years ago, Danielle
was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes,
an autoimmune disease that causes a
person’s pancreas to stop producing
insulin. It will be two years this month
that she began using the OmniPod
System, a discreet, tubeless insulin pump.
“It was hard to really grasp,” she
says about her diagnosis. “It’s such a big
change, but you can’t let it get to you.
You just have to embrace it. There’s
nothing you can do about it. It’s not
something you can cure.”
Danielle says she feels comfortable
with her diagnosis thanks to JDRF, the
leading global organization funding type 1
diabetes research.
To raise money to help find a cure for
type 1 diabetes patients like Danielle,
JDRF is hosting its annual gala, this year
dubbed “One Night—License to Cure,”
on Saturday, Nov. 8, at Montelucia Resort
and Spa in Paradise Valley. Tickets are
$500 for the James Bond-themed event
and can be purchased at dsw.jdrf.org/
events/promise-ball-gala/.
The evening will feature live and silent
auctions, casino gaming, a martini bar and
SUPER FAN: Danielle Jass and her father, Ron, are big sports fans. STSN photo by Tim Sealy
performances by Scott Keo, a Michael
Buble tribute performer, and Frank
Caliendo, comedian and impressionist.
Guests will enter the venue on a “live”
red carpet.
“You walk on a red carpet and once
you’re inside the big doors at the end of
the ‘red carpet’ there’s a live model,” says
Tammy Crawford, gala co-chairwoman
and member of the Southwest Board of
Directors for JDRF.
“It’s like you’re walking in on a live
model’s dress. It’s just a cool effect.”
Crawford, too, is an advocate for the
cause. Her 25-year-old son, Spencer, was
diagnosed with type 1 diabetes when he
was 9.
“I’ve been involved with JDRF on a
million levels—nationally on the research
side; locally on the board,” Crawford says.
“This is the second time I’ve chaired the
gala.”
Danielle, who moved to Gilbert in
June from Tucson with her dad, Ron,
and brother, James, is hoping to work
with JDRF and a partnering organization,
Scottsdale-based Camp Soaring Eagle.
Her experience with the camp made her
diagnosis a bit easier to handle.
“I go to the camps all the time,” she
STUDENT: Danielle Jass is a student at Perry
High School. STSN photo by Tim Sealy
says. “When I was there, I was greeted
by people who have been diabetic their
whole life, but they’re my age. They came
up to me and they were pretty much
going through the same thing I was going
through. Everyone there was so warm and
inviting. They all wanted to be friends and
talk to you. I want other kids to feel the
same way.”
Christina Fuoco-Karasinski is the
executive editor of the SanTan Sun
News. She can be reached at christina@
santansun.com.
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Halloween Spooktacular returns for 33rd year
BY MEGHAN MCCOY
The City of Chandler is offering a
safe alternative to trick-or-treating
with the 33rd annual Halloween
Spooktacular from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30
p.m. Friday, Oct. 31, at the Downtown
Library Plaza, 125 E. Commonwealth
Ave.
More than 1,200 are expected to
converge on the plaza, which will also
host a costume contest, according
to City of Chandler Recreation
Coordinator for Special Events
Stephanie Feldaverd.
The contest will be split into
different age categories—0 to 4-yearsold, 5 to 7 years old, 8 to 10 years
old and 11 and older. There is also a
category for the best overall family
costumes.
“Last year we had a group come out
as ‘Hook,’” she says of the different
characters from the movie “Hook.”
A first- and second-place prize
will be given to the best boy and girl
costumes for 0 to 4 years old; best
superhero, cartoon character, best
princess and scariest costumes in age
groups 5 to 7 and 8 to 10. The best
overall costume will be given for
participants 11 years old and older.
The evening will be filled with
different events, which are free or
available for a nominal charge. For
haunted house fans, there will be an
attraction organized and designed
KIDS ACTIVITIES: A young boy has his
face painted during last year’s Halloween
Spooktacular. Submitted photo
PUMPKIN CRAZE: Last year, costumed children painted pumpkins they picked from the
pumpkin patch during the annual Halloween Spooktacular. Submitted photo
by Teens Actively Serving Chandler.
Five City departments will provide
trunk-or-treat for the youngsters. A
souvenir photo opportunity and frame
to capture this year’s memories will be
offered for $3. Face painting will be $1.
Feldaverd says the money raised will go
to the Mayor’s Youth Commission.
A pumpkin patch with 250 pumpkins
will be part of this year’s Halloween
Spooktacular, with families allowed one
pumpkin. Kids will have the opportunity
to paint their pumpkins and leave them
to dry before heading home.
An array of eight carnival games will
fill the plaza, as well as an assortment
of other interactive games and arts and
crafts.
A new game offered this year is the
Witch’s Broom Race. Feldaverd says
participants will use a broom to push
a pumpkin down a designated path
around a witch’s broom and back to
the starting line. She says only five
participants will compete at one time
in different age groups.
“The winner will receive candy,” she
says.
A cupcake walk and pumpkin
bowling are other games the youngsters
can participate in this year. Participants
will receive a Halloween cupcake when
they end up on a certain number when
the music stops.
The Chandler Lions Club will have
refreshments, drinks and snacks for sale
at the event.
For more information, call the
Chandler Special Events Hotline at
(480) 782-2735 or visit www.chandleraz.
gov/default.aspx?pageid=605.
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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Chandler teen logs 500 hours of community service
BY SCOTT SHUMAKER
When 15-year-old Nicole Gehret
received her certificate of completion
for 80 hours of volunteer work at
Chandler Regional Medical Center this
summer, she brought her total middle
and high school service hours to more
than 500.
This would make a busy schedule
for anyone, but the Seton Catholic
Prep sophomore also manages a 4.0
grade point average, plays on Seton’s
golf team, serves on the student
council and works as a student mentor
at her school.
Gehret is one of the few students
who were accepted into the Dignity
Health East Valley Summer Volunteen
Program. It gives outstanding high
school students a rare behind-thescenes look at Chandler Regional and
Mercy Gilbert medical centers while
they serve the community.
“We give them meaningful
work,” says Barb Farmer, volunteer
coordinator for Dignity Health.
Farmer says student volunteers
serve in almost all areas of the
hospital, including the intensivecare unit. They are also mentored
by hospital staff, including top
doctors involved with cutting-edge
procedures.
Gehret says she has always been
interested in a medical career, but
the experience at Chandler Regional
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this summer sparked her interest in
surgery.
“You’ve really got to go see for
yourself what it’s like in a lot of
different perspectives,” she says. “You
got to see what it’s like as a patient,
or the patient’s family visiting and the
health professionals that work there.
So you really got to view it in a unique
way. I learned a lot.”
Recognized as an innovative
program for youth, Dignity Health’s
program received plenty of attention
this summer—as did Gehret. She
was featured on TV news programs,
but Gehret’s mother, Laura, says this
was no problem for her daughter,
who is part of Seton Catholic Prep’s
Toastmasters Club, in which members
speak in front of large audiences.
Her communication skills came
in handy while delivering flowers to
Chandler Regional’s patients.
“(The patients) are really going
through probably some of the hardest
experiences of their entire lives, so
they’re really in a vulnerable state,” she
says.
“And so you have to have good
people skills and you have to
understand that you want to be
something that they look forward to
and something that brightens their
day.”
Gehret says she would like to
return to the Dignity Health volunteer
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COMMUNITY SERVICE: Nicole Gehret, a sophomore at Seton Catholic Prep, recently
completed a prestigious summer volunteer program at Chandler Regional Medical Center,
adding 80 hours of community service to her total of over 500. Submitted photo
program for the next three summers.
“Well, in the next year, of course,
I’m going to keep my academics up,
keep my grades great, and I plan on
being a part of this program next year
as well,” she says.
“But I really just want to continue
my community service.”
Scott Shumaker is a freelancer
for the SanTan Sun News. He can be
reached at news@santansun.com.
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SPORT SUPPORT
THINK PINK: San Tan Legacy Girls Soccer shows support for breast cancer
awareness during the month of October by wearing pink during training all
month. Most of the girls, who range in age from 9 to 14, have known a friend or
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Valley Christian wins top ranking
Chandler’s Valley Christian High School
was recently ranked among the top 50
Christian high schools in the U.S. by The Best
Schools (TBS), based on its measurements
of academic excellence, extracurricular
richness, geographic and demographic
diversity and purposeful Christian faith.
VCHS is the only Arizona school to
be named to TBS’ annual ranking of top
Christian high schools and one of only 12
schools in the western United States. VCHS
was also the 2014 recipient of the AIA’s
Overall Excellence Award for its successful
athletic and extracurricular programs, the
seventh year it has received the award.
“This is a testament to the diligence of
our entire community and their continued
commitment to and pursuit of excellence,”
says VCHS Principal Dan Kulper.
VCHS opened in 1982 and serves students
in grades nine through 12. More than 80
percent of families received financial aid last
year to attend VCHS.
VCHS is at 6900 W. Galveston St.,
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Youth golfers shine at Pinehurst
BY TIM J. RANDALL
Two Chandler youngsters—5-year-old
Ethan “E.” Butters and 10-year-old Mahanth
Chirravuri—took on children from around
the globe and placed highly at the recent
U.S. Kids Golf World Championships.
Mahanth finished sixth in the world in
the age-10 bracket, while E. tagged ninth in
the 6-and-younger bracket.
Held in historic Pinehurst, North
Carolina, the kids were among more than
2,000 players who participated in what is
dubbed the largest and most prestigious
event for kids ages 12 and younger.
At the three-day tournament, each
of the youngsters made handfuls of pars
and birdies. Playing 18 holes a day at Little
River Golf Resort over a 5,000-yard track,
Mahanth scored rounds of even par, even
par and three under par. E., who played nine
holes per day over 1,200 yards at Midland
Country Club, scored a seven-over-par
opening round, followed by brilliant second
and third rounds of one under par and
three under par, respectively. That final
round was also E.’s personal best.
E. and Mahanth qualified to play by
winning the Player of the Year awards in
their respective age groups during the local
U.S. Kids Golf Phoenix tour.
The two golfers share a love of
the game. The Golf Channel or a golf
tournament is a staple on television in
both households. They each like the same
players: Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy.
They both have swing coaches, and they
play out of Ocotillo Golf Resort. The
E. MAKES AN EAGLE: Ethan “E.” Butters plays
at the U.S. Kids Golf World Championships.
Photo courtesy of Lisa Butters
similarities don’t stop there.
These two golfers can thank supportive
parents and families for their successes.
Lisa Butters’ three brothers have been
E.’s golfing companions since he began
swinging a club at 18 months old. Her
middle brother, Dave, is E.’s caddy. For
Mahanth, his mother and father and
siblings attend tournaments with him and
love to watch him play.
Dale Balvin, who works with both kids
through U.S. Kids Golf, says, “Sometimes, I
don’t think they know how good they really
are, and I think that’s good. It is really fun
to watch them play every week and watch
how they improve.”
Tim J. Randall is a freelancer for the
SanTan Sun News. He can be reached at
news@santansun.com.
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Moderation governs rules of teen use of social media
BY LYNETTE CARRINGTON
Parents of teenagers may find
themselves questioning how much social
media usage by their child is appropriate.
Chandler mother of three, Stasy Click,
admits to being a little more cautious than
some parents when it comes to social
media. The lawyer says each of her teens—
Brandon, Alyssa and Lauren—uses social
media a bit differently, and she has been
paying attention.
“Probably within the last two or three
years I noticed they were looking at it
constantly,” explains Click, a lawyer who is
a former prosecutor and ex-child-crimes
prosecutor. “It was a source of distraction
everywhere.”
She was concerned, but also
understands it is a part of this generation
and considers how her teens are different
with their social media usage.
According to www.
commonsensemedia.org, nine out of 10
teens use social media daily. Although
Facebook and Twitter remain popular
among teens, Instagram and Snapchat are
gaining a large share of teens, too. Teens
are using social media on mobile devices,
giving them access at almost any time.
A clinical therapist with Bayless
Healthcare Group, Hannah Carr works
with teens and their families. She offers
guidelines to help parents establish
boundaries when it comes to teens and
social media.
“I think it starts with a conversation
between the parents and the teen,” Carr
says. “The teen has to be following through
with their responsibilities at school and
at home, and making sure the time they
are on social media is a time that’s been
agreed upon with the parents. I don’t think
there’s necessarily an appropriate amount
of time on social media.”
Carr also suggests that parents keep
an open line of communication with their
teens so they can discuss various social
media issues as they arise.
“On average, parents spend 20 minutes
a week, if that, talking with their kids,
just in general about whatever—only 20
minutes a week,” she notes.
“In regard to social media, the more
that they have open communication with
their kids, the more they will likely be able
to trust them to be safe on social media.”
Understanding children’s maturity
level is important for parents so they
can properly gauge if their kids will act
appropriately on various social media
platforms. Discussing what is appropriate
can be tough.
“Conversations need to start before
parents even allow their teens to have
social media accounts. Saying, ‘This is why
I think it’s important for you to not post
pictures of yourself this way. Or just being
able to talk about how you value yourself
and what are you going to be putting
out there for other people to see,’” Carr
explains.
Parents should also have access to
teens’ accounts to ensure safety.
“Parents need to be able to tell their
teen, ‘I do have a right to see who you are
SOCIAL MEDIA: Lawyer Stasy Click finds her daughter Lauren’s use of social media acceptable.
Submitted photo
talking with so I know you’re being safe.’”
Click’s daughter, Lauren, a Corona del
Sol High School senior, knows how much
she uses her Twitter, Tumblr and Instagram
accounts.
“It’s definitely on and off, and I don’t
scroll through it for hours,” Lauren says. “I
probably go through it five minutes every
two hours.”
Lauren uses Twitter to connect with
friends, Instagram to get a look at what
is going on in the world and Tumblr for
poetry, writing and artwork.
“I think sometimes social media can be
seen as a waste of time or a way to hurt
others, but it depends how you use it,”
Lauren says.
She has even turned her social media
use into a job.
“I work as a social media coordinator
for the Phoenix Film Festival,” she says.
With the inspiration she is getting
from Instagram and Tumblr, she will
soon be launching an online vintageinspired trinket store called West Coast
Assortment.
“For Lauren, it’s fine...Her interest is in
marketing and specifically social media
marketing,” explains Click of Lauren’s
social media usage. “I think because it’s
her business focus and what her business
interests are, I’m fine with it. If it was my
other kids, I’d probably be a little more
concerned.”
Lynette Carrington is a freelancer
for the SanTan Sun News. She can be
contacted at lynette@santansun.com.
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Kids’
engineering
classes set to
resume
Author hopes to ease struggle
with food allergies
BY MEGHAN MCCOY
Since he was 10 months old, 10-year-old
Daniel Hutchison has grappled with severe
food allergies. His mom took notice and,
in an effort to ease his pain a bit, wrote a
book in his honor.
“Daniel and his good little friend
both have food allergies,” says Jennifer
Hutchison, a former reporter for the SanTan
Sun News. “I wanted to write something
that kind of made them feel a little special.”
“The Adventures of Captain Allergy and
Allergy Man” was born. The 26-page book
is geared toward third- and fourth-grade
students. Its content is pretty simple, she
says, allowing kindergarten and first-grade
students to enjoy it as well.
“The Adventures of Captain Allergy
and Allergy Man” shares how the two
characters became superheroes.
“It started with a minor emergency
with a neighbor,” she explains. “The two
boys jumped into action and knew how to
handle things. They helped another little
boy having an emergency.”
That aspect of the book mirrors Daniel’s
behavior.
“I found that kids dealing with these
issues know more about it,” Hutchison says.
“They are able to handle so much.”
The story also touches on bullying
because, with food allergies, kids tend to
become excluded from certain activities.
“They all just deal with it. They don’t
complain. They don’t feel sorry for
AUTHOR: Chandler resident and children’s
author Jennifer Hutchison. Submitted photo
themselves. They deal with it and move on,”
she says of her son and his friends. “They
are like little heroes.”
In an effort to teach youngsters about
food allergies, Hutchison sent copies to
Chandler schools and waiting rooms at
allergy clinics.
“Everyone knows someone with a food
allergy,” she says. “I hope it is a fun teaching
tool.”
Hutchison is writing her second book,
which takes the superheroes on another
adventure at a school bake sale.
The book is available on www.amazon.
com and Barnes and Noble.
Hutchison says she plans to donate a
portion of the book proceeds to FARE,
Food Allergy Research and Education.
BOOK: Chandler resident Jennifer Hutchison
recently published her first children’s book,
“The Adventures of Captain Allergy and
Allergy Man,” which educates youngsters
about food allergies. Submitted photo
Meghan McCoy is the Neighbors and
Business section editor for the SanTan Sun
News. She can be reached at meghan@
santansun.com.
Engineering classes for boys and girls
begin Monday, Dec. 1, at Primavera Blended
Learning Center, 2451 N. Arizona Ave.,
Chandler. The popular STEM (Science,
Technology, Engineering and Math)
courses for kids ages 7 to 14 are offered
by East Valley Engineering for Kids as a
continuum of its weekly summer-camp
program launched earlier this year. The
monthly, three-day-per-week afterschool
program feature classes that teach the basic
concepts of engineering, including a Core
Engineering Club on Monday, a mechanical
engineering class, a Video Game Design
Club and an EV3 Lego Robotics Club with
different monthly themes.
Classes are offered from 4 p.m. to 6:30
p.m. Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays in
two formats: the new EFK Club membership
program, which offers unlimited access to
all programs and additional discounts off
special events, parties and summer-camp
programs; and an “a la carte” program
which allows parents to purchase classes
individually for one or two days per week.
Monthly rates range from $125 to $260
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Young dancers take on
‘The Nutcracker’
BY MEGHAN MCCOY
The story of a little girl’s magical
journey will grace the Chandler Center
for the Arts’ stage during Ballet Etudes’
production of “The Nutcracker.”
Boasting performances by two
Chandler girls, “The Nutcracker”
will hit the stage Friday, Nov. 28,
through Sunday, Nov. 30, and Friday,
Dec. 5, through Sunday, Dec. 7. The
performance includes matinees and
evening showings. Tickets are $25 to
$29.
For the first time since Ava Ownby
began dancing seven years ago, the
Arizona School for the Arts’ fifth-grade
student will play a gingerette in the
two-act ballet.
“This is my first year with the
company,” Ava says of Ballet Etudes.
“I’m very excited about performing in
‘The Nutcracker.’”
As the gingerette, Ava says she is a
child of mother ginger and she arrives
on stage via a big dress.
“We do some funny jumps and
cartwheels and stuff to entertain them
and it’s supposed to be really cute,” she
explains of the role. “I enjoy it because
it is fun and we get to do all sorts of
things that aren’t always ballet.”
Decade of dance
A ninth-grade student at Hamilton
High School, Sarah Diniz began dancing
when she was 4 years old. Now entering
into her 10th year of performing, she
dances Mondays through Saturdays.
“I really enjoy that it is a way to
express yourself,” she says. “No matter
how good or bad your day was, when
you are dancing you can forget about
everything that has happened before
and really express your feelings.”
In her fourth year with “The
Nutcracker,” Sarah is playing the
mechanical doll, senior snow and
senior flower.
“The mechanical doll wears all pink
and she is blonde,” she explains. “She is
very delicate and she’s kind of a present
to Clara during the party.”
Ava invites the public to watch the
performance because it is beautiful and
adorned with decorations.
“‘The Nutcracker’ is just a fun show
to come and watch,” Sarah adds. “It is
great for all age levels.”
The Chandler Center for the
Arts is located at 250 N. Arizona
Ave., Chandler. To purchase tickets,
call (480) 782-2680 or visit http://
chandlercenter.org.
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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SCOUTS’ HONOR
LEADERSHIP QUALITY: Hannah Stevenson of Chandler is this year’s honoree for Girl Scouts’
Women and Young Women of Distinction Leadership Award. Hannah, a student in the STEM
Scholar program at Perry High School, helped lead Basha High’s girls’ volleyball team to its
first state championship tournament. She also led a committee to keep students and the
community informed about the volleyball team’s progress, creating a website and working
year-round to keep content updated. “Leadership isn’t a one-time thing,” says Hannah. “It’s a
character trait that can be demonstrated anytime and anywhere.” To learn more about the
award, visit www.girlscoutsaz.org/wywd. Submitted photo
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GIVING BACK
OUR LEGS, THEIR HEARTS: Hamilton High senior Kelly Carroll brings the Push to the
Finish program to Chandler from 6:30 a.m. to 9 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 22, at Whirlwind
Golf Club, 5692 W. North Loop Rd., Chandler. The Push to the Finish Miles Fore Kids 5K
matches disabled children who are confined to wheelchairs with experienced runners
who push the chairs through the course, giving the children the feeling of completing
a race. Proceeds benefit Phoenix Children’s Hospital. If interested in participating as a
pusher or suggesting a child who may be interested in participating, contact Kelly at (602)
370-7092 or ourlegstheirhearts@gmail.com. Submitted photo
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Local publisher joins with
pet program
Little Five Star, a division of
Chandler-based Five Star Publications
Inc., is partnering with Pets in the
Classroom and the Pet Care Trust to
celebrate the upcoming release of
its newest science-based children’s
book, “Gator, Gator, Second Grader
(Classroom Pet…Or Not?)” by awardwinning author Conrad J. Storad.
Storad’s latest picture book,
illustrated by Alex Lopez, offers
students and teachers a clever
educational resource designed to
introduce animals into a learning
environment, helping teach children
which animals are appropriate
classroom pets and how to care for
them.
Established in 1990, the Pet Care
Trust is a nonprofit foundation helping
promote public understanding of the
value and right to enjoy companion
animals, to enhance knowledge of
companion animals through research
and education and to promote
professionalism among members of the
companion animal community. Through
its Pets in the Classroom program, the
Trust provides pre-K through eighthgrade teachers in the United States
and Canada with educational grants
designed to assist them in funding a
classroom pet and its needed supplies.
Since 2010, the program has provided
more than 50,000 classroom grants
and more than 1.4 million students
nationwide with access to a classroom
pet.
Five Star Publications Inc. is actively
seeking sponsors to gift a copy of
“Gator, Gator, Second Grader” to
every pre-K through fourth grade
Pets in the Classroom grant recipient
this school year. All sponsors will be
recognized in Five Star’s promotional
efforts. To help or learn more, email
FiveStarPublications@gmail.com,
call (480) 940-8182 or visit www.
GatorGatorSecondGrader.com.
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1076 W. Chandler Blvd., Ste. 113 • Chandler • NW Corner Alma School & Chandler
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23843 S. Cooper Rd.
19051 S. Arizona Ave., Chandler
1/4 Mile S. of Chandler Heights Rd.
1/4 Mile S. of Germann on the East side
Mon.-Sat. 9 a.m. - 5p.m., Sun. 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.
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Youth
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CHANDLER UNIFIED
SCHOOL DISTRICT
Nov. 11: Veterans Day holiday; no
school
Nov. 27-28: Thanksgiving holiday;
no school
Carlson Champions
Boo Bash: Carlson’s second
annual Boo Bash will be held
from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 24, on the school’s
south fields. Students and
parents are encouraged to dress
up in Halloween costumes
and partake in trunk-or-treat,
games and crafts, among other
“spooktacular” activities. A
special thanks to Home Depot for
donating its time and supplies for
the art table, as well as Francisco’s
Brick Pizza and Pitas for supplying
food for the festivities.
Check-a-Thon success: Thanks
to the generous support of all
families at Carlson, the PTO
surpassed its goal and raised
more than $28,000 in its second
Check-a-Thon fundraiser. Proceeds
will pay for another playground
shade structure and classroom
resources. Ms. Ellsworth’s second
graders raised the most money
among the primary grades, while
Ms. Yockey’s third graders won for
intermediate grades. Both classes
will earn a pizza party. Principal
Schlueter and select teachers
were also dumped with ice to
celebrate reaching the school’s
goal.
—Lora Robinson
Hancock Heat
Running Club: Running Club
begins Thursday, Nov. 3. It will be
held before school this year, from
7:40 a.m. to 8:15 a.m. Mondays
and Thursdays through February.
Parent volunteers are needed for
the success of Running Club; email
Coach Gee at gee.ashley@cusd80.
com if able to help.
—Andrea Dickson
Jacobson Jets
Welcome back: Welcome
back from fall break, Jacobson
Jets. Great job to the Jets for
completing the first academic
quarter of the 2014-15 school
year. The Donuts for Dads event
earlier this fall was awesome;
it was great to see all the dads,
grandpas, uncles and special men
in Jacobson students’ lives.
Save the date: Jacobson will host
its annual Lunch on the Lawn and
Book Fair at the end of October.
Fundraiser fun: Jacobson’s second
annual Read-a-Thon fundraiser
just completed Phase 2. Phase 1
was a huge success and showed
that Jacobson students earned
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even more donations than last
year. All donations go right back
to the school, with 10 percent
going to each classroom. Since
Sept. 19, students have been
tracking their reading on a starchart reading tracker; there are
great incentives for students
including bracelets, medals and
shirts for every minute they
read. Thanks to everyone who
helped make all the incentives
and special treats possible. A
special mention goes to the top
five classes that earned the most
during the first phase: 5. Mrs.
DeFrancesco, 4. Ms. Stine, 3. Mrs.
Murrieta, 2. Mrs. Larchick, and 1.
Mrs. Butler.
Look it up: Don’t forget to check
out the newly designed CUSD
website at www.cusd80.com, and
“like” Jacobson’s Facebook page
to get all real-time news events at
www.facebook.com/jacobsonpto.
—Michele Vandenbergh
Tarwater Toros
Calendar
Oct. 21-24: Book Fair
Oct. 24: Fall Festival, 5 p.m.-8 p.m.
—JoAnne Cawley
YOUTH CHRONICLES
Jonathan Heckart of Chandler recently earned
a white coat at the White Coat Ceremony
at Lincoln Memorial University—DeBusk
College of Osteopathic Medicine in Harrogate,
Tennessee. The White Coat Ceremony is a special
ceremony designed to mark a student’s entrance
into medical school. Jonathan is a first-year
osteopathic medical student at LMU-DCOM;
before enrolling at LMU-DCOM, Jonathan
attended Carson-Newman University.
Rajhan Meriwether of Chandler was recently
welcomed to the class of 2018 at Lafayette
College in Easton, Pennsylvania. Rajhan is a
graduate of Basha High School.
Kyle Niemtschk of Chandler is a resident
assistant at Fort Lewis College in Durango,
Colorado, for the 2014-15 academic year. Kyle is
majoring in business administration-finance.
Navy Seaman Recruit Brian P. Thompson, son
of Matthew W. Thompson of Chandler and
Gale M. Ross of Ruidoso, New Mexico, recently
completed U.S. Navy basic training at Recruit
Training Command in Great Lakes, Illinois. During
the eight-week program, Brian completed a
variety of training which included classroom
study and practical instruction on naval customs,
first aid, firefighting, water safety and survival and
shipboard and aircraft safety, with an emphasis
on physical fitness.
Rhonda Williamson of Chandler is on the
summer 2014 dean’s list at Upper Iowa University
in Fayette, Iowa. Rhonda is a nursing major at the
UIU Nursing–Mesa (AZ) Center. To be honored,
full-time undergraduates must earn a minimum
3.5 grade point average for the semester.
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October 18 - 31, 2014
347 Grill
Ak-Chin
16000 Maricopa Rd., Maricopa
(520) 233-2426, www.ultrastarakchin.
com
Children ages 6 and younger eat
free with paid adult during Sunday
brunch. Tuesdays are family night,
where all kids 12 and younger eat free
with purchase of adult entrée. Ice
cream scoops are $1 in 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 adult meal purchase of $8 or
more on Tuesdays. Dine in only.
Connect5 Family Centers Corp.
222 E. Warner Rd., Chandler
(480) 699-2122
Free kids’ meals with an adult
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WHERE KIDS EAT FREE
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.
Chandler
(480) 812-8433, www.floridinos.net
Kids eat free from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Wednesdays. One free kids meal per
$8 adult purchase. Dine in only.
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
Tuesdays with the purchase of an
adult meal.
Nabers Music Bar and Eats
825 N. 54th St., Chandler
(480) 705-0288, www.nabersaz.com
Kids eat free Mondays and Tuesdays,
with the purchase of an adult meal
and two beverages. Dine in only.
Dilly’s Deli
2895 S. Alma School Rd., Suite 5,
Chandler
(480) 722-0645, www.dillysdeli.com
Get one free kids’ meal free for each
adult meal purchased for $6 or more
on weekends.
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 purchase of
a small or medium pizza. Dine in only.
El Palacio Restaurant and Cantina
2950 E. Germann Rd., Chandler
(480) 802-5770, www.
epfamilyrestaurants.com
Kids 12 and younger eat free with
paid adult on Wednesdays.
Pittsburgh Willy’s
48 S. San Marcos Pl., Chandler
(480) 821-3197
Every day, except Sunday breakfast,
a child age 10 and younger eats free
with each paying adult. Additional
kids eat for 50 percent off; Wee Willy
menu only.
Fat Willy’s
4850 S. Gilbert Rd., Chandler
(480) 883-1356, www.fatwillysaz.
com/Chandler
From 2 p.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesdays, dine
in and get a free kids’ meal with
every adult entrée purchased. Little
Leaguers menu only, 12 and younger.
Floridino’s Pizza and Pasta
590 N. Alma School Rd., Suite 35,
Planet Sub
1920 W. Germann Rd., Chandler
(480) 245-6503, www.planetsub.com
Kids eat free with paid adult on
Mondays.
Sidelines Grill
2980 S. Alma School Rd., Chandler
(480) 792-6965, www.sidelinesaz.com
Kids eat free from kids’ menu after
4 p.m. Thursdays with adult entree.
Dine in only.
Someburros!
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. Tuesdays,
kids 12 and younger eat free with
purchase of 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.
Uncle Bear’s Grill and Bar
1980 W. Germann Rd., Chandler
(480) 722-1555, www.
unclebearsgrillandbar.com
Kids eat free with each full price
entrée purchased on Wednesdays.
Whiskey Rose Bar and Grill
135 W. Ocotillo Rd., Chandler
(480) 895-ROSE (7673)
Kids eat free Tuesdays and Sundays
with purchase of an adult entree.
WHERE KIDS
EAT FREE
The SanTan Sun News
now has a regular “Where
kids eat free” section.
Restaurant owners, email
us details such as days of
the week 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 and
website and a contact name
for verification.
Readers, if you know of
a location that has a kidseat-free program, email us
with the restaurant name,
a phone and/or email for
confirmation and details.
Email information to
KidsEatFree@santansun.
com.