Mesa mother and children escape burning van near taco bell
Paraplegic Jhennhea Thuenen and her three children rode through a routine border run when their van smoked and caught fire at a Taco Bell lot near Broadway and Lindsay. The van auto-started as Thuenen tried to restart it, trapping her as smoke filled the cabin. A passerby couple named Judy and Doug helped evacuate her from the ramp while paramedics arrived. Timothy, 10, kept watch over his sisters and alerted his father.
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Mesa
Jhennhea Thuenen
Thuenen
Timothy
Taco Bell
Broadway
Lindsay
Thaenen
Judy
Doug
Thuenan
East Valley tech students shine at Arizona Skill Olympics 1994
East Valley Institute of Technology in Mesa dominated the 1994 Arizona Vocational Industrial Clubs of America Skill Olympics at Phoenix Civic Plaza. Winners included Arnold Flores and Jason Henley with top honors in upholstery and culinary arts, plus multiple first place medals across electronics, model building, radio broadcasting, and other skilled trades.
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East Valley Institute of Technology
Mesa
Arizona Vocational Industrial Clubs of America
Phoenix Civic Plaza
Arnold Flores
Jason Henley
Scott Wolford
Harold Rogers
Keith Jackson
Paul Mieras
Koby Higgins
Joe Siedlarz
LaShunda Allen
Jamie Coxon
Josue Munguia
James Stone
Jake Alsdorf
Dirk Hall Jr
Xavier Mendoza
Richard Guilbeault
Steven Swanger
James Kiel
Erin Oswald
Christie Moore
Alison Nichols
Ethics conference in Mesa probes student cheating ethics
Michael Josephson of the Josephson Institute led a Mesa ethics conference with about 150 seniors and community leaders. The group explored gray areas in cheating, including whether access to an exam justifies cheating, while 70 percent of 239 Mesa high seniors reported past cheating in a survey.
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Michael Josephson
Ser
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Josephson Institute of Ethics
Josephson
Mesa
Matt Marquez
Dobson
East Valley
Charles Wirken
Killian, Nicholas and Fischer Law Firm
Mesa Unified School District
Bashas’ Markets
Tribune
David Bailly
Westwood High School
Mesa High School
Jared Sturgeon
McDonald’s
Mesa plans casual uniforms for downtown parking monitors
Mesa parking monitors may become courtesy patrol ambassadors in polo shirts and khakis to improve public image. The Downtown Vision Committee and partners will decide on proposed changes including uniforms costing 400 to 500 dollars and possible extensions to two-hour time limits.
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Mesa Courtesy Patrol
Mesa
Eric Norenberg
Mesa Special Programs
Downtown Vision Committee
Mesa Town Center Corp
Mesa Police Department
Paul Ortman
Norenberg
Jon Getz
Starks
le Salon
Main St
Main
Robson, Macdonald
Center
First Streets
Sports group forum probes Mesa council candidates
Mesa Parent Youth Athletic Association members questioned three council seats candidates at a Wednesday forum. Incumbents Stapley and Gilbert along with Payne Newth Molina and Graves faced queries on youth sports growth, funding priorities, and local facilities as about 20 000 of Mesa's 67 000 school age children participate in leagues. Cooper of the Mesa Soccer Club noted the group may expand with more fields, while candidates stressed budget limits and procedures.
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Mesa
Mesa Parent Youth Athletic Association
Jim Stapley
Pat Gilbert
Joan Payne
Joan Newth
David Molina
Mike Graves
Mike Cooper
Mesa Soccer Club
Cooper
Gilbert
Parks and Recreation Board
Stapley Junior High
Stapley
George
Newth
Scottsdale Eyes Champlin Fighter Museum Move
Scottsdale City Council approved initial funding for a 2.6 million 100000 square foot Champlin Fighter Museum at Scottsdale and Thunderbird roads. The plan relies on a 3 percent hotel tax over 20 years and ticket surcharges plus lease payments to cover costs, with bed tax funds filling gaps. The move seeks to keep the museum, founded in 1981 by Doug Comme, from remaining at Falcon Field in Mesa.
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Mesa
Eae
Scottsdale
Thunderbird
Champlin
Jerry Boyd
Boyd Scottsdale
Greg Bielli
Rich Wetzel
Wetzel
Falcon Field
Bill Soderquist
Doug Comme
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Darryl Wess
U.S. Rep
Jon Kyl
Dave Cruz
Tribune Public
Mesa Patrollers
Ortman
Ginger Starks
Upstate
Marty Sauerzopf
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