www.santantimes.com www.facebook.com/santantimes San Tan Scramble Trail Runs Saturday, January 4, 2020 At The San Tan Mountain Regional Park The San Tan Scramble is the fourth race in the Aravaipa Running – Des- ert Runner Trail Series, Arizona’s premier trail & ultra run series. Tour the foothills of the San Tan and Goldmine mountain ranges. The courses fea- ture rolling single track trails through Saguaro cactus studded mountains and valleys. Continued on page 12 US 60 Pin- to Creek Bridge Proj- ect Schedule The schedule for the US 60 Pinto Creek Bridge project has been updated and restarts January 6, 2020. Continued on page 6 Keeping You And YourFamily Hazard-Free Banner Health safe- ty experts have seven simple ways to keep you, your family and your home safe Co Continued on page 11 Closure Of Two Loop 101 Ramps Two of the Loop 101 ramps at Seventh Avenue in Phoenix will close for approximately three months starting Monday, Jan. 6. Continued on page 10 Outdoor Adventures Sonoran Stroll, Dog Adoption Hike, Rangers, Rocks & Minerals Several fun activities at Usery Regional Park, plus a weekday event for kids at San Tan Regional Park Continued on page 9 Always Free! January 3 | Friday Edition C E L E B R A T I N G T H E P A S T, I N S PIR I N G T H E F U T U R E E S T. 1 9 6 9 CENTRAL ARIZONA COLLEGE YEARS CentralAZ.edu Enroll today for the Spring Semester.
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San Tan Scramble Trail RunsSaturday, January 4, 2020 At The San Tan Mountain Regional ParkThe San Tan Scramble is the fourth race in the Aravaipa Running – Des-ert Runner Trail Series, Arizona’s premier trail &
ultra run series. Tour the foothills of the San Tan and Goldmine mountain ranges. The courses fea-ture rolling single track
trails through Saguaro cactus studded mountains and valleys. Continued on page 12
US 60 Pin-to Creek Bridge Proj-ect ScheduleThe schedule for the US 60 Pinto Creek Bridge project has been updated and restarts January 6, 2020.
Continued on page 6
Keeping You And Your Family Hazard-FreeBanner Health safe-ty experts have seven simple ways to keep you, your family and your home safe
CoContinued on page 11
Closure Of Two Loop 101 Ramps Two of the Loop 101 ramps at Seventh Avenue in Phoenix will close for approximately three months starting Monday, Jan. 6.
Continued on page 10
Outdoor AdventuresSonoran Stroll, Dog Adoption Hike, Rangers, Rocks & MineralsSeveral fun activities at Usery Regional Park, plus a weekday event for kids at San Tan Regional Park
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Resolve To Make A Difference In 2020 By Donating BloodBy Constance Halonen-Wilson Public Information Officer Pinal County
Start off the New Year by giving the best gift ever – the gift of life through a blood donation. Donate blood at the Town of Queen Creek’s blood drive on Tuesday, Jan. 7 from 11:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The Vitalant bloodmobile will be at Queen Creek’s Historic Town Hall, 22350 S. Ellsworth Road. Appoint-ments are required and can be made online at BloodHero.com using Queen-Creek as the sponsor code. Donors can also complete the Health History Questionnaire online prior to their ap-pointment.
Donors will receive a voucher for a com-plimentary one-day general admission ticket to the 2020 Waste Management Phoenix Open, courtesy of The Thun-derbirds. The voucher is not a valid ticket to the tournament. To receive a ticket, redeem it online using the web address and keycode on the voucher by Friday, Jan. 17 at 10 p.m. Tickets will be mailed on a first-come/first-served basis. Vouchers/tickets are non-trans-ferable and cannot be redeemed/sold for cash. One voucher/ticket per dona-tion
For more information about Vitalant, visit: Vitalant.org.STT
US 60 Pinto Creek Bridge Project Schedule Updated Through Jan. 10By Arizona Department of TransportationContinued from page 1
The schedule for the US 60 Pinto Creek Bridge project has been updated.
The following restrictions are sched-uled to start Jan. 6:
• Monday, Jan. 6 - Lane restrictions and flaggers between 6:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.
• Tuesday, Jan. 7 - Full closure from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Lane restrictions and flaggers, if needed, between 1 p.m. and 4:30 p.m.
• Wednesday, Jan . 8 - Lane restric-tions and flaggers between 6:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.
• Thursday, Jan. 9 - Full closure from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Lane restrictions and flaggers, if needed, between 1 p.m. and 4:30 p.m.
• Friday, Jan. 10 - Lane restrictions and flaggers between 6:30 a.m. and noon.
During the Tuesday and Thursday full closures, all eastbound vehicles will be redirected at State Route 177 in Su-perior, and westbound vehicles will be redirected at the west end of Miami. Traffic will not be allowed to queue at the closure locations.
Because of the potential for long de-
lays, motorists may want to plan trips before or after the full closures.
In addition to the Pinto Creek restric-tions, work is on-going for a paving and guardrail project between Supe-rior and Top-of-the-World. Motorists should anticipate lane restrictions with flaggers and pilot cars while crews re-place guardrail.
For more information, go to:azdot.gov/PintoCreekBridge
Drivers should proceed with caution, slow down and watch for construction personnel and equipment..STT
Outdoor AdventuresSonoran Stroll, Dog Adoption Hike, Rangers, Rocks & MineralsBy San Tan Times StaffContinued from page 1
Sonoran StrollFriday, January 03, 202008:00 AM - 09:00 AMUsery Mountain Regional Park3939 N. Usery Pass Rd.Mesa, AZ 85207(602) 506-2930 ext. 4
Enjoy this casual 2- mile stroll in our beautiful Sonoran Desert with our park ranger. Please bring water and closed-toe shoes. Meet at Trailhead Staging.
Wag n Walk Dog Adoption HikeSaturday, January 04, 202009:00 AM - 10:30 AMUsery Mountain Regional Park3939 N. Usery Pass Rd.Mesa, AZ 85207(602) 506-2930 ext. 4
Hiking with a dog - what’s not to love?! Join us for this easy one-mile hike every first Saturday of the month from Octo-ber-March, where participants can meet a canine hiking buddy and adopt. Part-nering with Maricopa County Parks and Rec., volunteers bring dogs from Marico-pa County Animal Shelter’s East Valley Animal Care Center to Usery Park. This program features dogs that would make great active companions and provides hikers the chance to meet the dogs out-side of the shelter environment. All dogs come to the hikes with their adoption paperwork to allow for on-site adoptions. While MCACC always hopes for adop-tions, if a dog is not adopted, the hikes still provide a great opportunity for ani-
mals to get out of their kennels for some exercise and socialization. Please meet at Area 6 at 8:45am to begin hiking at 9am.
Find the Ranger on the Wind Cave TrailSaturday, January 04, 202009:00 AM - 11:30 AMSan Tan Mountain Regional Park6533 W. Phillips RoadSan Tan Valley, AZ 85142(602) 506-2930 ext. 7
Hike the Wind Cave Trail and find our park ranger! This fun hike is challeng-ing and provides great views of the Val-ley along the way. You’ll find Ranger B walking somewhere along this 1.5-mile trail, ready to answer any questions you may have about the park, desert plants, and animals! Anytime between 9am-11:30am.
Later This WeekHomeschool: Rocks and Minerals - The Rock CycleThursday, January 09, 202010:00 AM - 11:30 AMSan Tan Mountain Regional Park6533 W. Phillips RoadSan Tan Valley, AZ 85142(602) 506-2930 ext. 7
The rocks all around us can be huge mountain ranges, big boulders or stones under our feet. How did they get here? What are they made of? Join us to learn about the rock cycle and how minerals and rocks are formed. Meet Rocky the Rock and learn about the processes that caused him to change from a big boulder to a grain of sand. Includes indoor class-room discussion and activities, a take-home craft and a short walk on the trail. Wear closed-toe shoes and bring water, hat and sunscreen. Maximum 20 partic-ipating students. Meet inside the Nature Center. 10-11:30am. .STT
Closure Of Two Loop 101 Ramps At Seventh Ave. Starts Jan. 6Scheduled To Reopen In March As Part Of Freeway Widening ProjectBy Arizona Department of Transportation
Two of the Loop 101 (Pima Freeway) ramps at Seventh Avenue in Phoe-nix will close for approximately three months starting Monday, Jan. 6, to allow work to advance on the Arizona Department of Transportation’s free-way widening project in the north Val-ley.
The westbound Loop 101 off-ramp and eastbound on-ramp at Seventh Avenue will close at 5 a.m. Monday. The ramps are scheduled to reopen in March.
The westbound on-ramp and east-bound off-ramp at Seventh Street closed previously as part of the proj-ect. They also are scheduled to reopen in March.
The ramp closures allow crews to widen bridges and reconstruct ramps between Seventh Avenue and Seventh Street to accommodate additional lanes.
Drivers on westbound Loop 101 can exit at Seventh Street and enter west-bound Loop 101 at Seventh Avenue via the westbound frontage road (Beards-ley Road), while eastbound Loop 101
drivers can exit at Seventh Avenue and enter at Seventh Street via the east-bound frontage road.
ADOT started the $185 million proj-ect in February to add lanes and make other improvements along 13 miles of Loop 101 between Interstate 17 and Pima Road. The entire project is scheduled for completion in early 2021.
To learn more about these improve-ments, please visit:azdot.gov/Loop101Improvements.STT
2020 Safety: Keeping You And Your Family Haz-ard-Free Into New DecadeAvoiding Texting While Driving, Hand Washing And Even Knowing The Neigh-bors Can HelpBy Banner Health
Looking for ways to make 2020 a safe, healthy and stress-free year? Banner Health safety experts have seven simple ways to keep you, your family and your home safe for the upcoming year and well into the next decade.
“Avoiding texting while driving is one of my most important resolutions for everybody,’’ says Melissa Luxton, RN, injury-prevention coordinator for Ban-ner Health. Luxton, who is based at Banner - University Medical Center Phoenix, works with colleagues at Ban-ner Desert Medical Center and Banner Thunderbird Medical Center on trau-ma-prevention efforts.
Texting while driving is one of the most serious forms of distracted driving, she said.
“If you are travelling at a speed of 55 miles an hour and you are texting, you will take your eyes off the road for ap-proximately the length of a football
field,’’ Luxton said. “That’s a long way for something to happen.’’
Luxton gives these tips on how to stay safer in 2020:
• Texting while driving: In 2017, there were more than 3,100 people in the U.S. who died because of dis-tracted driving. At any given mo-ment in the United States, about 660,000 drivers are manipulating electronic devices while driving, ac-cording to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
• Handwashing: “Handwashing is a great resolution to keep us healthy and safe for the new year,’’ Luxton says. Not only does handwashing reduce your chance of getting a cold or the flu, it can also help minimize your risk of getting sick from e.coli
San Tan Scramble Trail RunsSaturday, January 4, 2020 At The San Tan Mountain Region-al ParkBy Aravaipa Running
The San Tan Scramble is the fourth race in the Aravaipa Running – Desert Run-ner Trail Series, Arizona’s premier trail & ultra run series.• Hummingbird Series = 5 Km• Quail Series = 9 Km • Roadrunner Series = 17 Km • Owl Series = 26 Km • Hawk Series = 50 Km
7:00 AM – 50 Km Start7:15 AM – 26 Km Start8:00 AM – 17 Km Start8:15 AM – 9 Km Start8:30 AM – 5 Km Start10:30 AM – Kids Fun Run (~1.3 miles)
Tour the foothills of the San Tan and Goldmine mountain ranges. The cours-es feature rolling single track trails through Saguaro cactus studded moun-tains and valleys. San Tan Mountain Regional Park is tucked away in the Southeast Valley. Discover this hidden jewel of mountains and trails in the desert!
Kid’s Fun Run Info: Our first kids race will start at 10:30 a.m. with the kids heading down the San Tan Trail to the Stargazer trail junction where they’ll turn around and come zipping in to the finish line covering just about 1.3 total miles. The race is $8, kids receive a bib and custom finishers medal. Par-ents can head out with the little kids too, no problem. The course is relative-
ly straight and flat, smooth, and wide which is kind of perfect for our beginner trail runners!
When you arrive, stop at the registra-tion tent to either register your child or to fill out a quick information form and receive your bib if you’ve already regis-tered online.
Race Perks• Gender specific race shirt (Men’s &
Women’s styles)• Chip timed race results displayed at
finish line• Scenic and challenging course on
desert trails• Well stocked aid stations every 2.2-
5.1 miles• Post race food (egg & tofu scramble
burritos) & socializing• Finisher award pint glass
Awards• Awards to the top 3 male & female
finishers at each distance.• All finishers will receive a finisher
award.• Points earned in the Desert Runner
Trail Series..STT
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2020 Safety: Keeping You And Your Family Haz-ard-Free Into New DecadeContinued from page 11
and the norovirus, according to the Centers for Disease and Control.
• Keeping medications locked up: “With the opioid crisis, it is now more important than ever we prac-tice medication management,’’ she said. Securing medications and proper disposal of medications keeps you and your family safe.
• Smoke detectors: Check your de-tectors once a month and assign a specific date to replace batteries, like New Year’s Day, Halloween or a birthday, Luxton says.
• Air quality in the home: Replace air filters regularly.
• Escape plan: Families should have
an escape plan for their own homes. “Fire escape plans: our kids are real-ly good at doing them at school and we practice them at our jobs, but we don’t practice them at home,’’ says Luxton.
• Know your neighbors: Who are you going to call in case of a minor household mishap? Good neighbors can help out.
About Banner HealthHeadquartered in Arizona, Banner Health is one of the largest nonprofit health care systems in the country. The system owns and operates 28 acute-care hospitals, Banner Health Network, Ban-ner – University Medicine, academic and employed physician groups, long-term care centers, outpatient surgery centers and an array of other services; includ-ing Banner Urgent Care, family clinics, home care and hospice services, phar-macies and a nursing registry. Banner Health is in six states: Arizona, Califor-nia, Colorado, Nebraska, Nevada and Wyoming. For more information, visit:www.BannerHealth.com .STT
Weekend Freeway Travel AdvisoryFriday, January 3, Through Monday, January 6By Arizona Department Of Transportation
I-10HOVlanesclosed (both directions)between Avondale Blvd and Dysart Rd starting Sunday night through mid-Feb-ruary for bridge construction at future Fairway Drive interchange. Please stay alert and be prepared to slow down and merge safety when approaching and traveling through work zone.HOV lane closures start at 9 p.m. Sunday (Jan. 5)
Cave Creek Rd and 19th Ave closed (both directions) at Loop 101 (Pima Free-way) for widening project. DETOUR: Alternate routes for 19th Ave include Seventh Ave. For SB Cave Creek Rd, alternate routes include the WB front-age road, 16th St and the EB frontage road. NB Cave Creek Rd traffic can use Union Hills and State Route 51 to Loop 101. Also, Cave Creek Rd traffic can use Tatum Blvd and Deer Valley Rd.10 p.m. Friday - 5 a.m. Sunday (Jan. 5)
Loop 101 (Pima Freeway) narrowed to two lanes (both directions) overnight between Seventh Ave and Seventh St for widening project. Please stay alert and be prepared to slow down and merge safety when approaching and traveling through work zone.9 p.m. Sunday – 5 a.m. Monday (Jan. 6)
Loop101SB(PriceFreeway)narrowedtotwo lanes overnight between Baseline
and Guadalupe roads for widening proj-ect and reopening SB off-ramp at Gua-dalupe Rd (has been closed since mid-Nov. for reconstruction). US 60 EB ramp to Loop 101 SB closed. Loop 101 SB on-ramp at Baseline Rd closed. Note: Loop 101 NB also narrowed to two lanes over-night between Ray and Warner roads. Please use alternate routes while ramp closures listed above are in place.
Loop 101 SB (Price Freeway) narrowed to two lanes overnight between Chandler Blvd and Loop 202 (Santan Freeway). Loop 101 SB exit to SB Price Rd closed. To reach SB Price Rd, consider exiting at Chandler Blvd and using SB Price front-age road.10 p.m. Sunday - 5 a.m. Monday (Jan. 6)
Additional weekend freeway restriction information listed on ADOT’s website: azdot.gov .STT
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