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By Chase KampSoutheast Valley Ledger In hopes of getting more shelter animals in the hands of excited new families, Pinal County Animal Care and Control will be hosting an adoption drive in San Tan Valley. The adoption drive, sched-uled for Saturday, Apr. 6 from noon to 4 p.m., will take place in the Pet Club parking lot at 1735 West Hunt Highway. The event will feature pet licenses, micro-chipping services for only $20 and rabies vac-

cines for only $9. PCACC director Kaye Dickson said they will have both dogs and cats on-hand for adoption, with a good chance for puppies as well. District 2 Supervisor Cheryl Chase will make an appearance with her German shepherd, Charlie, who she adopted from the Pinal County Animal Care and Control shelter. “I wanted to combine my passion for public service and also my love for animals, including my dog Charlie,” Chase said

Pet adoption event to bring cute pups and kitties to San Tan Valley

Captain, a three-year-old German bulldog mix, is among many pets at the PCACC shelter.

of the event. “I’m looking forward to meeting more San Tan Valley residents, introducing them to our adoptable pets and shelter staff and answering any questions people may have.” Any animal adopted has been brought up to date on shots, vaccines and mi-crochips, Dickson said, as well as having been spayed or neutered. A trainer from Tucson that works with commercial and movie ani-mals has been volunteering at the shelter, she added, and most of the dogs are already house-broken. PCACC’s relationship with animal rescue groups, coupled with these in-creased public outreach efforts, has resulted in dramatically higher live animal releases – an 81 percent increase from 2010 to 2012, Dickson said. In August 2011, the county facilitated a policy development workshop

between animal advocates, county staff and the rescue community. The outcome was the Board of Supervi-sors’ approval of the Pinal County New Hope Adop-tion Policy. The policy allows rescue organizations to pull animals from the shelter and provide spay/neuter and vaccination records back to the county. Dickson said PCACC requires the rescues to meet a specific deadline for vac-cinating, licensing and spay and neuter surgery. “The ordinance and New Hope policies don’t simply relocate the problem,” Dickson said. “We really took steps to ensure that we established policy guide-lines that hold our staff and the rescues accountable for the animals’ welfare.” A total of 3,456 animals were adopted in 2012 with more than 2,335 of those animals being released to rescue organizations, a 417 percent increase over

2010. The euthanasia rate at PCACC has been cut by 43 percent from 2010 to 2012. In 2011, 2,480 animals left the shelter with 1,332 going to rescue organizations. In 2010, 1,911 animals found new homes with 452 going to rescue. “It gives such joy to my staff, because so often they see the neglected or abused animals come in,” she said. “Anyone who wants to make an addition to their family should really look at their local shelter.”

PCACC has adoption and speaking events booked around the county every weekend for the next two months. They welcome invitations to bring animals or to speak speaks at local meetings or events. PCACC lists its adopt-able animals on the website PetHarbor.com. To search for adoptable animals, enter your zip code and click on the “Adopt a Pet” button on the left side. Then check the button for Pinal County Animal Care and Control.

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Map # Distributor Address1 Circle K 23447 S Power Rd, QC2 Apache Sun Golf Course 919 E Pima Rd, STV3 Bashas 23760 S Power Rd, QC4 Barros Pizza 18521 E Queen Creek Rd, QC5 Circle K San Tan Valley 40900 N Ironwood Rd, STV6 Flight Deck Café 5803 S Sossaman Rd, Mesa7 Dennys 8689 San Tan Valley 1758 W. Hunt Hwy, STV8 Queen Creek Café 22022 S Ellsworth RD, QC9 Gantzel Farms Country Store 25 W Ocotillo RD, QC

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By Chase KampSoutheast Valley Ledger Officials say the housing market in San Tan Valley is seeing a bump from the fading recession and the suc-cess of nearby Queen Creek, though stagnant commercial activity and lower valuations means the recovery will be slower than expected. According to the U.S. census, Pinal only saw a 0.6 percent growth in single fam-ily housing permits in 2011, but that ratio climbed slightly in 2012. In terms of commercial de-velopment, the county’s push is still slow-going. Only six new commercial permits have been issued thus far, with a Big O Tires location as the only new business slated for San Tan Valley. Reports by the county

department of building safety show 677 residential one- or two-family building permits were issued thus far this fiscal year. The total real estate valuation created in FY 2012-13 is above $104 million. County economic develop-ment director Tim Kanavel said San Tan Valley is getting a boost from its neighbor. “The County as a whole isn’t growing in leaps and bounds, but that particular part is rebounding because of Queen Creek,” he said. “If they do well, the northeast part of our county is going to do well too.” Things were not always so rosy for the region. In Apr. 2011, Queen Creek was staring down a $4.2 million budget gap. However, leaders are now confident the housing market

San Tan Valley economic recovery slow but steadyhas recovered from the reces-sion, prompting efforts to accommodate an expanded anticipated population in the coming decades. The town approved a $10 million infra-structure improvement project in January that includes en-hancements to the Ellsworth Road town center and widen-ing of select busy streets. The housing turnaround comes as stark relief after years of disappointing hous-ing numbers and statewide cuts. Town manager John Kross said there was a 48 percent decrease in the town general fund since fiscal year 2007-08, even as the popula-tion grew by 10,000 in that time. Development services direc-tor Chris Anaradian said in January the Town is now re-ceiving 90 to 100 single fam-ily home permits a month, as opposed to about 10 this time last year. “Our numbers for

2012 ended back at 2006-07 levels,” he said. “It’s sort of like we’ve turned the page.” Kanavel said potential home-owners scanning Queen Creek will also look San Tan Val-ley’s way. “It makes it more attractive for everybody,” he said. “We can build upon their success simply because we’re associated with them.” Pinal can sometimes provide a cheaper alternative to Mari-copa, he explained. “They’ll look at a general area and pos-sibly find Pinal County more attractive,” he said. Christine Tucker, administra-tive manager for the building safety department, said “It’s been a gradual increase month-by-month,” she said, “but we’re starting to pick up.” Tucker said the county is starting to see new construc-tion for housing as many foreclosed properties are be-ing absorbed into the market.

“It’s allowing are builders to start applying for new housing permits,” she explained. Tucker said she agreed with the conventional wisdom that Pinal will see slow recovery for the next few years, and that no one should expect the

same anomaly of the housing boom. “We’re not seeing huge jumps but we’re holding our own,” she said. “I anticipate we’ll be a little bit better.” “We’re cautiously optimis-tic,” she added. “We’re happy to see it.”

By Sherry ButlerSpecial to the Ledger Cash is still dominating the market when we look at the closings in San Tan Valley and Queen Creek. Investors and second home buyers are still bringing the cash to the table to purchase Real Estate at great prices. They can close the deals quickly and that’s what matters in this market. Investors are looking for cash flow and tenants are looking for rentals so this makes a win-win situation for both. I recently had one investor sell his three rentals while another investor was quick to purchase the three homes at a great price and close in 10 days. Short sales and bank owned home listings are slowing down. I am still finding some investors purchasing homes to rent

Cash is still king in local real estateout for a year or two in hopes that our market will continue to improve.

Our inventory is less than half what it was a year ago at this time.

Take a look at the statistics for last month for these zip codes:

85143Monthly Market Statistics - Detailed Report

February 2013

Sold Summary

Feb 2013 Feb 2012 % Change

Sold Dollar Volume $17,329,912 $14,999,395 15.54%

Avg Sold Price $144,416 $115,380 25.17%

Median Sold Price $142,225 $110,000 29.30%

Units Sold 120 130 -7.69%

Avg Days on Market 96 88 9.09%

Avg List Price for Solds $148,049 $117,959 25.51%

Avg SP to OLP Ratio 93.1% 96.0% -3.01%

Ratio of Avg SP to Avg OLP 92.8% 95.5% -2.85%

SF Det Avg Sold Price $145,898 $116,042 25.73%

All Other Avg Sold Price $68,000 $0 N/A

Manufactured Avg Sold Price $46,000 $30,000 53.33%

SF Det Units Sold 118 129 -8.53%

All Other Units Sold 1 0 N/A

Manufactured Units Sold 1 1 0.00%

Inventory


Active Listings 290 125 132.00%

All Contracts 251 331 -24.17%

New Listings 135 145 -6.90%

New Contracts 180 179 0.56%

Notes:

SP = Sold PriceOLP = Original List PriceSF Det = Single Family DetachedAll Other = Patio Home, Townhouse, Apartment Style/Flat, Gemini/Twin Home, Loft StyleManufactured = Mfg/Mobile, ModularNew = Listing counts within a time period

Financing (Sold)

Cash 60

Conventional 29

FHA 21

Other 0

Owner 1

VA 9

Days on Market (Sold)

0 0

1 to 10 9

11 to 20 6

21 to 30 15

31 to 60 23

61 to 90 11

91 to 120 19

121 to 180 21

181 to 360 13

361 to 720 3

721+ 0

Active DetailSold Detail

2 or Less BR 3 BR 4 or More BR All Active Listings

Price Ranges SF Det All Other SF Det All Other SF Det All Other Manu Total SF Det All Other Manu

<= $50,000 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0

$50,001 to $100K 1 0 7 1 2 0 0 11 1 0 1

$100,001 to $150K 1 0 34 0 29 0 0 64 140 0 1

$150,001 to $200K 1 0 10 0 25 0 0 36 98 0 0

$200,001 to $300K 2 0 0 0 5 0 0 7 41 0 0

$300,001 to $400K 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 7 0 0

$400,001 to $500K 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

$500,001 to $600K 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0

$600,001 to $800K 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

$800,001 to $1M 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

$1,000,001 to $2.5M 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

$2,500,001 to $5M 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

$5,000,001 + 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Total 5 0 51 1 62 0 1 120 288 0 2

Avg Sold Price $179,650 $0 $126,835 $68,000 $158,856 $0 $46,000 $144,416

Prev Year - Avg Sold Price $164,940 $0 $95,275 $0 $124,426 $0 $30,000 $115,380

Avg Sold % Change 8.92% 0.00% 33.13% 0.00% 27.67% 0.00% 53.33% 25.17%

Prev Year - # of Solds 10 0 51 0 68 0 1 130

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By Heather SneedThe Bubbly Hostess Welcome back! I saw this yummy dish posted on the Queen Creek Olive Mill’s Facebook page a couple weeks back. It looked so good to me I couldn’t resist but taking a note of the ingredients to make it myself. I would have made the trip to the Mill for lunch that day but had a conflict and wasn’t able to try it from the source. I was quite sad. One of the ingredients I needed was a bottle of their Fig Balsamic Vinegar; fortunately, last weekend the hubby suggested we go to the Mill for breakfast – perfect timing, I was able to buy some while I was there. This dish was super easy and very tasty!

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We invite you to join us in celebrating the unveiling of Banner Health Center in Queen Creek and learn what patient-centered care is all about. In one convenient location, we’ll meet your family’s medical needs with Family Medicine and Pediatrics as well as on-site Laboratory and Imaging Services.

Saturday, april 27, 9am–NoonJoin us for a dedication at 9:30 a.m., followed by a celebration for the whole family, including food, giveaways, kids’ activities and information about Banner Health facilities and services. Meet our physicians and staff, tour the new Center, and even make an appointment to see one of our physicians.

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When did you fi rst become interested in community activism/public service? I became involved in community activism/public service as a child. I always loved being a part of something bigger than me and helped out anyway I could. All of my experiences were amazing learning opportunities and the memories have been priceless. What is your proudest achievement thus far? I’ve been fortunate to be involved with so many opportunities like having created the fi rst Special Olympics program in San Tan Valley, called the San Tan Bumblebees where, thanks to our volunteers and incredible athletes, went to state in track and fi eld for two years. I was honored to be invited to join the San Tan Area Chamber of Commerce (now known as the San Tan Valley Chamber of Commerce) Board of Directors back in 2006 for which I now sit as the President/CEO since 2010. Along with my husband, we decided to create SanTanValley.com. Over the last couple of years, it has become the visitor’s center, community portal and most widely used source for local information with over 250,000 people visiting the site each month. Being asked to join an amazing woman as a founding member of the San Tan Valley Substance Abuse Coalition that in just over a year’s time has made such tremendous headway to address a broken health system has been fi lled with proud moments. What additional improvements to San Tan Valley and the surrounding region do you strive to achieve? Our community is still young and unfortunately is unaware of how to pull together and create our future. There

are issues with public safety, economic development, transportation, government, etc. Our neighboring communities in the region are still getting “used” to us and we aren’t presenting as a region but more as individual communities with blinders on. What's your favorite thing about this region? It is beautiful! To have the rural aspects, the tourism feel, the choice of schools, communities, a growing small business community and being just outside of the craze of the city is amazing! Our sunsets, hiking trails, farm fi elds and beautiful venues encourage residents, visitors, tourists and snowbirds to pick San Tan Valley as their home away from home and I love it! Who are your personal heroes? My personal heroes are my children. I was told after the birth of my daughter that “God gives kids with special needs to parents with special abilities” and I was honored to be her mom. She was strong and determined and although her prognosis was that she wouldn’t make it past her third birthday; she did just that and she will be celebrating her 21st birthday on Earth Day next month. Several years later my son was born with a serious heart condition which required open heart surgery at six weeks old. Not only did he survive the surgery but he was the perfect brother for his big sister. They have taught me more about strength, determination, priorities and unconditional love than I could have learned from any other experience. I am so grateful and thankful that my children are in my life. They make a better person every day. What is your favorite sports team? I love football! Gotta cheer on the Cardinals as our home NFL team and U of A Wildcats for college ball.

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Sponsored by:Christian Central Church in Queen Creek held its Annual Egg Hunt and Easter Party in the Remington Heights neighborhood this year. The hunt included games, food, fun, face painting, crafts, an egg toss, and an egg hunt with hundreds of eggs. The church invited the surrounding neighborhood and had a great turn out with people from Queen Creek and San Tan Valley attending. (Bridgette Crosby photos)

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Rural/Metro will be partnering again this year with notMYkid, an Arizona-based nonprofi t working to combat teen drug use and addiction. The 420 campaign focuses on parents and the 420 culture. On April 20th (4/20), also known as “National Get High Day”, many kids around the world will try a variety of drugs for the fi rst time. As 9-1-1 responders, our fi refi ghters and ambulance partners focus on the health and safety of the citizens of San Tan Valley. It is heartbreaking to see the damage drugs can cause kids and their families.

On April 19th, notMYkid will join Rural/Metro Fire Department, Southwest Ambulance, San Tan Valley Substance Abuse Coalition, the Pinal County Attorney’s Offi ce and the Pinal County Sherriff’s Offi ce in our effort to educate parents about teen drug use and give them a free First Check home drug test kit. Providing parents with these kits allows them to discuss drugs with their children, and more importantly, gives kids a way to reject peer pressure by giving them a realistic excuse of possibly being tested by their parents. Please join us at Walmart located at 1725 W. Hunt Hwy from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and help your children stay drug-free by picking up a free home drug test kit.

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By Alison StantonSoutheast Valley LedgerNote: This is the first of a two-part series about the all-day kindergarten programs that are offered in the four

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All Day Kindergarten – school districts that are located in the Southeast Valley Ledger’s readership area. This article will focus on Florence Unified School District and Coolidge Unified School District. J.O. Combs and Queen Creek Unified School Districts will be highlighted next. When Melissa Kerr’s third child, Dakota, was ready to start kindergarten, she said there was no question in her mind that she would enroll him in an all-day kindergarten program at Magma Ranch K-8 in Florence. Dakota’s two older siblings had attended all-day kindergarten, Melissa said, and despite the fact that the Florence Unified School District now charges tuition to be part of the program, she wanted him to be part of it. “School is just so much different now, and there’s

just not enough benefits from half-day kindergarten,” Melissa said, adding that she is extremely happy with her


Kindergarten Options at a Glance: Half-day kindergarten is offered in morning and afternoon sessions (times vary with the school attended). Kindergarteners are provided approximately 3 hours of classroom instruction on regular school days and 1.75 hours of instruction on early release days. The supplemental full-day kindergarten program is fee-based and provides approximately 3 additional hours of kindergarten instruction per day beyond the state mandated time for half-day kindergarten. Students entering kindergarten must be 5 years old by September 1. After registration, children will also need to come in for screening. The screening tests tell the school what each child already knows

(like shapes, colors, etc.), and allows teachers to group children according to their abilities for the most effective learning experience. There is no cost for half-day kindergarten. The cost for the full-day kindergarten is $1,250 per child for the entire 2013-2014 school year ($125/month – which is approximately $7 per school day). There is a registration fee of $50, which is applied to the first month’s payment. Info: http://www.fusdaz.org

Kindergarteners are expected to learn so much more than students in the past. (Submitted photo)

What’s the value to the student?decision to enroll him in a full-day program. “I feel he is doing so well; he loves going to school and he loves his teacher and is absorbing so much. It really has been great.” Dana Hawman, Director of School Construction and Public Relations for the Florence Unified School District, said that in general, all-day kindergarten offers several benefits, including additional hours of instruction which provides students with more review and repetition to build a stronger foundation in the education process, a smoother transition to first grade, and the chance to develop positive socialization skills. The only disadvantage Hawman has observed is that occasionally, parents will share that they feel their 5-year-old child is not quite ready to be gone for a whole day.

Kathy Brown, Director of TAP in the Florence Unified School District, has also observed that kindergarten is much different today than in previous years. “Our kindergarteners are expected to read, write and learn mathematical thinking,” she said. “In addition they learn about science, social studies and the world around them. There is also the need to learn how to follow rules, procedures and get along socially with others. These expectations are at a high level with greater rigor than ever before.” To achieve these goals, Brown said kindergarten students need effective instruction, practice, and time. “Effective instruction can be supplied in half day kindergarten; however, there is limited time for practice, extra instruction or intervention when children need additional help,” she

said. Andrea Sommer, a kindergarten teacher at Magma Ranch K-8, said that now that Arizona has adopted the Common Core Standards, it is more important than ever for kindergarteners to attend school all day. “It is difficult to meet this rigor even in a full day class,” she said, adding that the standards now include fluently mastering addition and subtraction to sums of 5, understanding place value for tens and ones, and knowing equivalent equations—for example, that 4+1=3+2. “It is much the same in reading and writing,” Sommer said. “With the new standards, kindergarteners are also expected to write multiple sentences for a narrative, informative, and opinion piece. The level of comprehension skills have also increased. They have to

tell key events in a story as well as name story elements; characters, setting and events. They need to tell who the author and illustrator are and what their purpose for writing is.”Kimberly Figueroa, whose son Carson Fisher attends kindergarten at Walker Butte K-8 in Queen Creek, said he is already reading complete books like “Green Eggs and Ham” and “One Fish Two Fish.” “He is adding and subtracting and loves to learn new things,” she said. Although Kimberly initially thought a half-day kindergarten program would be fine for Carson, once she realized how short the day really is, putting him in the all-day program was “a no-brainer.” “I was concerned at first because of the cost,” she said. “But I feel that our kids are the future. If we don’t invest in them, who will? If our children can’t get the instruments needed to run companies, save lives or fight for the rights of their peers, than all will be lost. It starts with kindergarten.” Jessica Miller, Director of Curriculum for the Coolidge Unified School District, said the benefits to an all-day kindergarten program are huge. The district has also adopted the National Common Core Standards, and she said students learn many valuable academic skills during the course of the full school day. As is the case in the Florence Unified School District, kindergarteners in the Coolidge Unified School District must learn a great deal more than previous classes. Being in an all-day kindergarten program also offers some key social advantages, Miller said.“Students listen, share and participate with age level peers, learning how to share 1-877-346-WELL

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each other. They learn about authority figures and the guidance those figures give them. They learn trust, as they must trust that their parents will be back for them at 3:00.” Shannon Witcher, whose son Travis attends all-day kindergarten at Heartland Ranch Elementary School in Coolidge, said she feels the additional time and attention the full-day schedule provides has helped increase her son’s overall achievement. “I have seen a significant improvement in his speech, reading, and math skills,” she said. Jessie Arroyos, Heartland Ranch’s principal, said has not seen any disadvantages to all-day kindergarten. While some students may be more ready to leave home for a full day of school, over time, everyone does very well. “Every student is different; some come to school and wave goodbye, others cry for a week. In the end, they learn to trust their teacher and trust their parents will return, and then they shine.”

Half-day kindergarten is offered as an option; students attend a full day class and are dismissed at half day. Currently there are not any parents who have selected this option. All-day kindergarten programs are available in all of the CUSD elementary schools. The hours and calendar exactly match all other elementary grades. Students entering kindergarten must be 5

years old by August 31. Coolidge Unified School District does not charge any fees for entrance into kindergarten. Info: http://www.coolidgeschools.org

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By Bridgette CrosbySoutheast Valley Ledger In a matter of speaking, Cheryl Chase is San Tan Valley’s closest thing to a mayor. Elected as Supervisor of District 5, Chase is representing residents on the Pinal Board of Supervisors. Members of the community shared ideas about what Chase should do to improve San Tan Valley during her first term. Chase’s constituents here include a wide variety of people from different ethnic and cultural backgrounds as well as a widespread mix of ages, varying degrees of economic backgrounds and a high level of educated workers, half of whom commute to larger cities such as Mesa, Tempe and Phoenix for work. There are also many business owners here, as well as a high number of home-based businesses in the San Tan Valley area. The largest metro area in Pinal County, San Tan Valley could be on the verge of shedding it’s reputation as a bedroom community and could become a front runner in the Southeast Valley. In order to do that, residents here hope that Cheryl Chase will be a strong leader who can make a difference for San Tan Valley as a whole. What follows are ideas and suggestions submitted by a few residents when asked, “What should Cheryl Chase’s goals be for her first term?” The question was posed to a school teacher, a single adult, a business owner, a farmer, a teenager, a policeman, and a community leader, and a mother and father, all whom live, work and / or own a business in San Tan Valley.

Karianna A. Gregory, 15, and a freshman at JO Combs High School stated that “I think that Cheryl Chase needs to focus on bringing more businesses here so that there are more jobs. More jobs for teens would be great so that teens can save up money for college or a car. I also think the roads still need some work, there are some pretty bad roads around here.” Dave Malton, owner of SEO Professionals in San Tan Valley, stated that Chase should start by preparing the community for a very hard economic lapse in the coming years. When asking for details about how a Supervisor would do that, he stated that Chase should openly communicate with residents, be fair and honest and make sure that Sheriff Babeu has everything he needs in order to do his job and protect the community.

Kelly Saxer, Desert Roots Farm, stated that Chase should focus on getting name recognition for the community. “As a business owner that serves the entire Phoenix Metro area we still operate with our Queen Creek name because everyone has heard of Queen Creek, and is familiar with it, but no one knows who, what or where San Tan Valley is. We have a name here, but no real identity yet.” Nick Tsalikis, Greek Islands Grill, “I think that Cheryl should really investigate and take a look at the sign ordinance in Pinal County, San Tan Valley especially. The sign ordinance is not friendly and does not promote small business here. if I can’t put out signs; I lose business. Every time the county makes me pull my A Frame signs I lose 20-30% of my walk in business and that hurts. Small businesses are already having a tough time. I want our Supervisor to show her support for local businesses and do everything within her power to help small businesses stay profitable here.” Tslakis also stated that the second most important thing Chase should do is fix Hunt Highway. Hunt Highway currently serves about 65,000 cars per day, according to a study done between 2010-2012, said Joe Pyritz, Pinal County Public Information Officer. Tslakis added, “My customers avoid this area specifically because of Hunt Highway. They complain about it. It’s a big problem for the whole area. One accident will set you back 45-50 minutes in a 2-3 mile stretch. It’s a real problem that needs to be addressed in order for this area to thrive and businesses to grow.” Teacher, who chose to remain anonymous - According to one teacher in a local school district, “San Tan Valley needs a strong leader who is willing to make the tough and unpopular choices that this area needs. We need

Cheryl Chase to step up to the plate and fulfill the oath she took when she was elected. This means, addressing what is going on with the schools and our children’s education, helping to stimulate the area with job growth and attracting new businesses that will provide livable wages, not just service and fast food jobs. How can you possibly have a well educated community if you are not willing to pay the taxes or pass the bonds necessary to support your local school systems?” Override bonds were not passed in several school districts during the last election and the overrides directly effect education. Schools are now having to cut out millions of dollars from budgets. The teacher added, “The overrides would have costed the average family a $20 pizza per month. But no one understood that and the overrides didn’t pass. Now there are larger classes, no materials to teach with, programs are being cut and teachers will have to go without raises, again. This impacts people who live and work in San Tan Valley - how long would you stay in a job where you could never get a raise, your class size and work load gets bigger and bigger and you had no materials to do your job?” The teacher also stated that he / she would like to see more PCSO programs in the schools. “We need officers to be visible and connected with the kids instead of having our kids being afraid of the officers who protect them.” Sheri George, Chairman of the San Tan Valley Coalition, welcomed the question and would like to invite Chase to partner with the Coalition to combat substance abuse in the community and to bring mental illness issues into the the public eye. Substance abuse is a growing problem within and around our area. George stated that one of the things Chase should do is to support the Coalition’s initiative to have spice, bath salts and other addictive substances removed from sale in local smoke shops. Chase should focus on supporting and assisting the Coalition with integrating an immediate crisis response team within the 911 system when there is a high threat mental health situation in the community. George stated that “Currently, there isn’t a mental health response team in place in the community and there isn’t mental health / substance abuse care facilities for the 90,000+ people in this area like there are in other cities. The San Tan Valley Coalition is working with various state and government agencies to bring facilities of that type to the community. We welcome Chase’s support and ask for strong leadership to bring about needed changes to our community.” A Pinal County Sheriff Deputy, who also chose to remain anonymous stated, “I think Chase should definitely create more positions for deputies and increase the budget for the Sheriff so that deputies may receive higher pay. Deputies have not had a raise in five years. There are men and women out there protecting the community, risking their lives day and night, on frozen pay.” The deputy went on to add, “Roads are still a big issue and need to be improved. Hunt Highway is still a big problem and should be four lanes to handle the traffic and for safety reasons. Other roads are in bad shape

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Kelly Saxer

Karianna Gregory

Nick Tsalikis


infrastructure was fixed.” The third thing the officer would like to see Chase do is create a group that would address recreation for teens. “A recreational center in San Tan Valley would be great and give teens something positive to do. When kids have things to do they stay out of trouble. Crime is steadily increasing in this area as we have more and more people moving in and less deputies on the road and in the community.” Jack Malpass, Community Leader, Executive Director of the San Tan Valley Think Tank, and San Tan Valley resident, “From my perspective, I believe the focus of Chase’s first term should be on the economic health and development of San Tan Valley. Based upon that, a goal should be to survey the residents, community leaders and interested parties to determine the interest and feasibility of incorporating San Tan Valley. San Tan Valley cannot contribute to the growth of the region if it is not at least at the table when these discussions take place. Because of the self-interest of surrounding municipalities, the residents of San Tan Valley are being denied the opportunity to determine if they even want incorporation. It is my opinion that an incorporated San Tan Valley can guide it’s future and contribute to the wellbeing of it’s residents, the region and Pinal County.” Malpass went on to add that in his opinion Chase’s second goal should be to focus on local job creation and business development so that people who live in San Tan Valley have a chance to work here. “Over half the working adults that live here commute out of San Tan Valley to work everyday. We can contribute to the

welfare of our families if the parents have local, well paying jobs. We need local business and light industry where our children can apply their education, learn skills and contribute to building the community.” Malpass added, “Without a strong local economy we become and will stay just a bedroom community whose resident numbers are used to inflate the size of the surrounding municipalities and contribute to their tax income. We need to build the local economy so that San Tan Valley grows and thrives from it’s own business and industry.” Chase’s third goal, according to Malpass, “should be to help resolve the transportation issues in San Tan Valley. Hunt Highway needs fixed but the condition and development of roads as a whole should be the focus but it also extends to mass transit and major road development. San Tan Valley needs to have a voice when discussions are being held with Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) about transportation priorities.” Overall, this small but diverse segment of San Tan Valley residents are concerned with local job creation, road improvement, education and schools, community services such as mental health and substance abuse facilities, jobs that pay a living wage, recreation, strong leadership and a healthy and supportive business climate. In the words of Jack Malpass, “These are very challenging times for San Tan Valley and Pinal County. We hope that Cheryl Chase surrounds herself with a strong group of knowledgeable and caring individuals who have the good of the community in mind.”

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February 2013

Sold Summary


Sold Dollar Volume $11,215,612 $8,208,873 36.63%

Avg Sold Price $143,790 $106,609 34.88%


Units Sold 78 77 1.30%

Avg Days on Market 56 74 -24.32%


Avg SP to OLP Ratio 95.1% 97.5% -2.45%



All Other Avg Sold Price $0 $0 N/A

Manufactured Avg Sold Price $114,653 $64,533 77.67%

SF Det Units Sold 74 74 0.00%


Manufactured Units Sold 4 3 33.33%

Inventory




New Listings 90 75 20.00%

New Contracts 101 102 -0.98%

Notes:


Financing (Sold)

Cash 31

Conventional 26

FHA 18

Other 0

Owner 0

VA 3


0 0

1 to 10 13

11 to 20 10

21 to 30 4

31 to 60 19

61 to 90 19

91 to 120 6

121 to 180 5

181 to 360 2

361 to 720 0

721+ 0




<= $50,000 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0

$50,001 to $100K 0 0 8 0 1 0 1 10 3 0 5

$100,001 to $150K 0 0 23 0 16 0 0 39 53 0 1

$150,001 to $200K 0 0 8 0 9 0 2 19 38 0 1

$200,001 to $300K 1 0 1 0 3 0 0 5 36 0 2

$300,001 to $400K 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 19 0 0

$400,001 to $500K 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0

$500,001 to $600K 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0

$600,001 to $800K 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0

$800,001 to $1M 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0

$1,000,001 to $2.5M 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

$2,500,001 to $5M 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

$5,000,001 + 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Total 3 0 41 0 30 0 4 78 157 0 9

Avg Sold Price $213,333 $0 $125,034 $0 $166,354 $0 $114,653 $143,790

Prev Year - Avg Sold Price $0 $0 $94,842 $0 $115,188 $0 $64,533 $106,609

Avg Sold % Change 0.00% 0.00% 31.83% 0.00% 44.42% 0.00% 77.67% 34.88%






February 2013

Sold Summary


Sold Dollar Volume $16,719,566 $17,059,211 -1.99%

Avg Sold Price $196,701 $159,432 23.38%


Units Sold 85 107 -20.56%

Avg Days on Market 78 103 -24.27%


Avg SP to OLP Ratio 97.2% 95.5% 1.76%



All Other Avg Sold Price $0 $0 N/A

Manufactured Avg Sold Price $52,000 $66,750 -22.10%

SF Det Units Sold 82 103 -20.39%


Manufactured Units Sold 3 4 -25.00%

Inventory




New Listings 102 137 -25.55%

New Contracts 148 165 -10.30%

Notes:


Financing (Sold)

Cash 35

Conventional 19

FHA 25

Other 1

Owner 0

VA 5


0 1

1 to 10 16

11 to 20 9

21 to 30 3

31 to 60 14

61 to 90 20

91 to 120 12

121 to 180 2

181 to 360 6

361 to 720 2

721+ 0




<= $50,000 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0

$50,001 to $100K 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 4 1 0 3

$100,001 to $150K 1 0 15 0 12 0 0 28 31 1 2

$150,001 to $200K 0 0 5 0 12 0 0 17 41 0 2

$200,001 to $300K 0 0 7 0 22 0 0 29 50 0 2

$300,001 to $400K 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 4 25 0 1

$400,001 to $500K 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 24 0 0

$500,001 to $600K 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0

$600,001 to $800K 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0

$800,001 to $1M 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 0

$1,000,001 to $2.5M 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0

$2,500,001 to $5M 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

$5,000,001 + 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Total 1 0 29 0 52 0 3 85 194 1 10

Avg Sold Price $106,500 $0 $157,921 $0 $228,411 $0 $52,000 $196,701

Prev Year - Avg Sold Price $0 $0 $125,052 $0 $191,354 $0 $66,750 $159,432

Avg Sold % Change 0.00% 0.00% 26.28% 0.00% 19.37% 0.00% -22.10% 23.38%





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“Clarinet and all that Jazz” Friday April 5, at 7:30 p.m. come experience “Clarinet and all that Jazz” at the Gold Canyon United Methodist Church. Richard Stoltzman, Clarinetist and Peter John Stoltzman, Pianist. Father and son have delighted audiences at Jazz Festivals, concert halls, on a live broadcast for the CBC, and as the subject of features on “CBS Sunday Morning”, NPR’s “Performance Today” and “Weekend Edition”.

06 Queen Creek Performing Arts Center: Anything Goes

Anything Goes is anything but your typical Boy-Meets-Girl story. It is a roller coaster ride of twists and turns that will make you dizzy with laughter! Top it off with a host of Cole Porter’s amazing scores, and this show is entertainment at its best. Featuring songs like; Friendship, I Git A Kick Out of You and You’re The Top. Contact QCPAC for more information at 480-987-SHOW (7469).

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The first class will be held on Thursday, April 18, from 7-8 pm and will address IBS and Stress. Attendees will learn how the two are related, what agita-tors are and choices they can make for a healthier life and lasting change. Attendees are welcome to bring a guest, and if they do, they could win a free massage. The next three classes are free of charge and the subject mat-ter will change from month to month. “People today are busier than

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Coach Erich counts on you to help mentor the younger players on the team. How do you feel about this role? It’s more like being a strict dad. Sometimes it’s diffi cult but I really enjoy it. I enjoy helping them out. I’m very honest with the guys. You are off to a tremendous start offensively. Do you feel like you are in a zone? For sure, but my bat just cracked on me so we’ll see. I’m still very confi dent in my offensive ability. I intend to remain in the zone. Are you superstitious? No, not at all. Sometimes I like to get some extra confi dence, but in general no, I’m not superstitious. What should we expect from the baseball team at San Tan Foothills in the next two or three seasons? There’s talent to do well, but ultimately it’s up to them. They’re all very passionate. They need to learn some mental toughness. What are your plans after graduation? I’m going Central Arizona College to play baseball. I’m going to study fi re science. I want to be a fi reman. What is something people would be surprised to know about you? When I was about eight years old I had to dress-up in a girl’s prom dress. I thought I looked good in the dress. Also, I love to listen to classical music. I want you to fi nish this sentence: “My greatest athletic memory at STFHS is…” My fi rst home run. It was at Coolidge HS in the Combs tournament. It came versus Hayden HS. The pitcher thought he was throwing heat and he threw me the perfect pitch – mid-inside – and I turned on it…it was gone. Do you have a quote or phrase you like to refer to that helps get through a diffi cult time or provides inspiration? My dad always told me, ‘Son, be a leader not a follower.” What is your favorite song to listen to before a game? “The Dream is Collapsing” by Hans Zimmer.

Chris BaileySENIOR – SAN TAN FOOTHILLS HIGH SCHOOL

SPORTS: BASEBALL AND FOOTBALLPOSITIONS: C – SS / OL – DL

NOTABLE STATS: .500 BA / 2 HR / 14 RBI / .610 OBP

6.7 TACKLES PER GAME / 2 QB SACKS

By Andrew Luberda The tenth-ranked Queen Creek Bulldogs defeated the Perry Pumas 8 – 3 in Gilbert on Mar. 28, 2013. The Bulldogs played one of their best games of the sea-son as they displayed timely hitting, sound defense, and dominant pitching. Head coach Mike Camp-bell said he was happy to see the work his team has been putting in is paying off. “Yeah, we (played well) in every facet,” he said. “We worked on quality (at-bats) really hard-core yesterday and it carried into it. We had pitchers come out and really do a great job in some sticky situations. Every pitcher was great.” The Bulldogs scored in the first inning to jump out to an early lead. Jaren Holmes started the game with a single and advanced to sec-ond on a walk by Marcus Still. Kody Funderburk hit a 2-RBI double to score both runners. Starting pitcher Chase Beal had a 2 – 0 lead before he took the mound. Funderburk, a sophomore, finished with three hits and three RBI in the game.

“Kody, for a sophomore, is beyond his years,” Coach Campbell said. “He’s super-mature. I mean to put a sophomore in the three hole; we don’t do it very often.” Beal struck out the side in the bottom of the first and started what would eventually be a superb team pitching performance for the Bulldogs. The Bulldogs scored two runs in the third inning and four more in the fourth. In the third Chase Beal singled home Marcus Still who led off the inning with a base hit. Tre Baker worked a bases-loaded walk to score the second run. In the fourth Ryan Kottcamp hit an RBI double scoring Jaren Holmes. Funderburk then singled home Kottcamp with his second hit of the day and third RBI. After Bryce Dobbs walked, he and Funderburk advanced to second and third on a passed ball. They both scored after Beal reached on an error by Perry’s short-stop, giving the Bulldogs an 8 – 1 lead. Not to be outdone, the

Bulldogs do it all in victory against Perry

Bulldogs defense turned two double-plays in the game with both involv-ing third baseman Jake Schlosser. Marcus Still started an unconventional centerfield-to-third base double play after fielding a deep fly ball. After the catch, he threw a no-hop line drive to Schlosser and caught the runner trying to tag up from second. The Pumas’ only real threat came in the sixth as they loaded the bases. Campbell called on Chris Ervin to get out of the jam.

He did just that as he retired the next three batters and did not allow any runs to score. “I can’t even describe how big of a performance that was from [Ervin],” Coach Campbell said. “He was just fantastic. That was huge.” Campbell has 15 players on his roster and says the performance from each of them has been a key to the Bulldogs playing well. “We’ve never used all fifteen guys but (we are this year) and that’s why we win games.”

Queen Creek takes the field against Perry. (Andrew Luberda photo)

Queen Creek Softball – After two close losses in a double header to start the Desert Mountain Tournament,

the Bulldogs’ softball team has won four out of their last six games. They are 10 – 7 on the season,

including 4 – 0 in their region. The Bulldogs are currently ranked seventh in Div. II Sec. 1. Their

upcoming schedule is: Apr. 3 @ Higley, Apr. 4 vs. Poston Butte, and Apr. 9 vs. Combs.

Poston Butte Softball – It has not been the best of weeks for the Broncos as they have dropped three in a row. They look to get back on track on Apr. 2 @ San Tan Foothills. Despite the

difficult week, the Broncos are ranked #12 in the most recent rankings. Their upcoming schedule is: Apr. 3 vs. Combs, Apr. 4 @ Queen Creek, and Apr. 8 @ Apache Junction.

Baseball – The Broncos’ baseball team earned their third victory of the year on Mar. 25 by defeating Valley Christian, 12 – 3. The Broncos were defeated by Vista

Grande on Mar. 26. Their upcoming schedule is: Apr. 4 vs. Red Rock, Apr. 5 vs. Snowflake and Verrado (double header) in the Wolves Classic Tournament.

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As the San Tan United Sports Academy’s (STUSA) inaugural flag football season begins this week, youth soccer league director Rico Cruz proudly reflects on its development and growth. Cruz remembers when the STUSA executives were hopeful that they could attract enough interest to make a difference. He admitted the executive members were pleasantly surprised with the initial interest from San Tan Valley residents. Cruz said they were banking on having 85 kids for its first youth soccer league. “We said, ‘Let’s cross our fingers and hope we get 85 kids.’” They registered over 250. The STUSA has been serving San Tan Valley youths with soccer training

programs as well as a youth soccer league for the past two years. Not only are there programs for youths but adults too. There are two adult soccer teams, including a co-ed team, and the new flag football program has leagues for youths and adults. It’s clear that the vision the STUSA had a few years ago is coming more into focus as they see participation in their programs increase. Cruz said it was always part of the plan to grow and create more opportunities for San Tan Valley residents to participate in sports. The STUSA is the creation of a group of men who participated in a weekly pick-up soccer game at a Johnson Ranch park in 2007. Week after

STUSA builds on foundation and recalls the beginning

week the number of players hoping to play in the games increased. At one point, Cruz said, there

were more than 40 players there. In fact, so many players showed up that some weren’t able to play in any games. Eventually the games stopped. “Everyone had the same idea; ‘OK, I’m not going anymore because I’m not going to play,’” Cruz said. “So it broke off for a while.” A group of players, including current academy director Ruben Hernandez, later formed the San Tan Select – a team which competed in men’s leagues throughout the valley. They were playing multiple nights per week. “We started the soccer team with that intention – to build a friendship and a brotherhood – and to play soccer,” Cruz shared. Cruz gave multiple examples of how the team members took care of each other during times of need. Even the family members of the players participated in looking out for each other’s families. “(When my daughter was born) the soccer team would take rotation and bring them food every

night (at the hospital),” Cruz continued. “It was really like a big family.” The success of the Select led to inquiries about the services of the players. “Many of us started getting other opportunities to coach youth soccer,” Cruz said. Cruz said as a result of coaching soccer, he saw first-hand some of the difficulties other coaches were having teaching the fundamentals of the game. As Cruz pointed out, it wasn’t any fault of the coaches; they just weren’t as experienced as the players from the Select were. Hernandez saw an opportunity to create a soccer academy to train players and coaches in the fundamentals. He felt teaching how to coach soccer would benefit the players and parents. Many of whom were spending upwards of $80 or more in different youth leagues. The soccer academy was a success and Cruz said people were asking for more. “The next question from people was ‘Hey,

when are guys going to start a soccer league?’” Over the next year, the STUSA readied for their first youth soccer league. As part of the creation of the league, Cruz pointed out, the league directors were conscious of cost, quality coaching, instruction, and service. Additionally, they wanted to create a program that had camaraderie similar to the Select team. “We treat it like it’s a family,” Cruz said. “I know a lot of people by their first name and we try to get to know who the people are. A lot of people have been with us since we started and we continue to see many new faces. We really try to make that personal connection with people.” The STUSA counts over 300 participants in their youth soccer program and over 600 members in total. They are proud to be a part of the San Tan Valley community and aim to become an even larger part in the future. For more information on the STUSA, please visit SanTanSports.com.


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Softball – The Lady Coyotes dropped the first two games they played this past week but were able to rebound in a big way vs. San Tan Foothills, win-ning 22 – 9. Their overall record is 7 – 12 but they are

2 – 1 in their region. Their upcoming schedule is: Apr. 3 @ Poston Butte, Apr. 4 @ Apache Junction, and Apr. 8 @ Coronado. Baseball – The eighth-ranked Coyotes baseball team is 13-3 overall and 3

– 1 in region play. They’ve won five out their last six games including three in row this past week. They look to extend their three-game winning streak versus Buckeye in the Wolves Clas-sic Tournament on Apr. 4.

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By Chase KampSoutheast Valley Ledger Many lives have been affected by the impact of cancer, be it the patients themselves, their families and their support systems. For those that have seen their loved ones continue to fight, make their way to successful remission, or lose their lives, uniting under their struggle is a special bond. The Relay for Life, a worldwide fundraising series benefitting the American Cancer Society, makes its annual return to San Tan Valley on Apr. 12, 2013 at Poston Butte High School, where groups of participants pay tribute to those in their lives who have experienced the difficult journey of fighting cancer. Last year, over 30 teams of cancer survivors, caretakers and supporters walked a local high school track for 12 hours to simulate the struggle for life that cancer patients face. The participants, numbering over 300, raised more than $17,000, and this year’s event aims to replicate that success. “Relay is a unique opportunity for our community to come together to celebrate people who have battled

cancer, remember those we’ve lost, and fight back against the disease,” said Tisha Castillo, PR and media chairperson for the San Tan Valley Relay for Life. “Many of the participants are cancer survivors, which serves as a reminder that San Tan Valley is not immune to this disease and that by participating in Relay, we are joining with the American Cancer Society’s efforts to create a world with less cancer and more birthdays.” The overnight event will invite groups to camp out at the Poston Butte track and circle the walkway from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. The trek is not only a symbolic recreation of the cancer struggle, but a celebration of those that have both overcome and succumbed to the fight. The Relay’s luminaria ceremony honors both the community’s cancer survivors and remembering those lost to the disease. Relayers round the running track that is lined with luminaria labeled with the names of those that have faced the struggle against cancer. Luminaria can be purchased with a $10 donation by calling 480-242-7406 or visiting Facebook.com/

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