Teddy Bear Convention and Local Events Weekend
Teddy bear convention and related family events fill a Mesa weekend. Teddy Bear Spring Training showcases bears for display and sale at Mesa Community Center with admission four fifty for adults and one dollar for under twelve. P&M Trail Riders host a low cost horse show at Apache Junction arena with classes for youth and adults including new special needs divisions. Mesa Police Department opens to the public in accreditation celebration with tours of the station and displays including helicopters and vehicles.
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Bruner weighs stadium tax as 200 residents press for plan
Maricopa County Supervisor Jim Bruner hosted a Scottsdale forum on a quarter cent stadium tax to fund a proposed big league ballpark. about 200 attendees heard supporters urging the tax while opponents challenged the deal costs and local economic impact, and Bruner is to decide Wednesday ahead of a council vote at Phoenix Civic Plaza.
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Phoenix
Mesa joins MLK march in Mesa despite no official holiday
More than 1,500 people joined Mesa’s second annual Martin Luther King celebration and march, though the city does not officially observe the holiday. Vice Mayor Jerry Boyd criticized the absence of a city holiday. Co chair Chellette Henderson noted increased cultural diversity and hoped ballot support would shift views. Local students Tim Raymond and Jon Crouch explained participation as community involvement.
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Mesa
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Phoenix
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Tim Raymond
Mesa Community College
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Raymond
Jon Crouch
Crouch
Tough Love Tutor Wins Over Reluctant Class
Juan Vargas brags of challenging teachers but praises Vesta Udall at East Valley High School for running the back on track program with 80 students. Principal Joe Procopio lauds her control and care, noting she has never sent a misbehaving student to the principal’s office.
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Vesta Udall
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East Valley High School
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East Valley High
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Williams Air Force Base
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Procopio
East Valley survey shows mixed views on private school vouchers
East Valley Partnership poll of 170 business leaders finds 43 percent support state funding for private school vouchers, 28 percent back vouchers only for public schools, and 29 percent oppose any voucher system. Voters favor education funding over crime control and mostly back ASU East campus at Wilcox site.
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