Kino band march surprise at principal’s house in surprise visit
Kino Junior High School band surprised Principal Kirk Hansen by performing outside his home after he recovered from throat cancer surgery in May. Band director Gary Sauerbrunn organized the 20 minute get well overture praised as charming and mood lifting by Hansen’s wife Alice. The event was part of a local news brief with other community items.
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Matlock Street
Kino
Kirk Hansen
Hansen
Gary Sauerbrunn
Alice
Wheelchair crash driver cleared in Mesa tragedy
Mesa police said the driver of a 1977 GMC Jimmy that struck a wheelchair rider on Harris Street did not receive charges. The accident killed Jay Coyner, who had turned 18 four days earlier, and investigators found equal fault with both sides for improper turn and inattention. The report notes the GMC may have lacked a taillight and headlight and that Coyner should have been lit as a pedestrian or bicyclist.
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Mesa
Jay Coyner
John Szczepanski
Harris Street
GMC
Eighth Avenue
Coyner
Szczepanski
Harris
Dave Kiley
Pomona
Calif
Herb
Teacher digs up Hohokam ruins on school lawn
Patricia Likens reports Taft elementary students uncover a mix of authentic and replica Hohokam relics in a brick lined lawn ruins project. Fifth and sixth graders learn by doing as teachers Brian Jones and Maggie Krieg guide digs, record finds, and teach peers through multi year program.
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Sondra Bedker
Taft
Brian Jones
Jones
Justin
Kenneth Cook
Maggie Krieg
Krieg
Sales tax plan urged to cut county deficit
Senator Lester Pearce R Mesa pushes a general sales tax measure for County Wada to curb deficits. The bill would allow a quarter cent levy and suspend it if a separate stadium tax takes effect, aiming to avoid a state bailout and minimize resident tax burden.
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Wada
Sabud
Lester Pearce
R-Mesa
Senate Government Committee
Nadershy
Pearce
County officials urge formula adjustment for hospital burden
County officials say the current funding formula for the county hospital misses the heavy load from the state health care program and lacks equity with Maricopa funding tied to sales tax, calling for adjustments to balance resources and burdens.
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Maricopa
Mayor candidates clash at Mesa Tribune forum
The Mesa Tribune Readers Issues Board forum turned testy after cameras stopped rolling as Fred Missel pressed Dana Harper and Kirby Allan for direct answers. Missel questioned Harper’s identity and the candidates faced a barrage of questions on qualifications finances and governance.
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Mesa Tribune
Fred Missel
Dana Harper
Kirby Allan
Mesa
Missel
Tribune
Harper
Geomerry
Valses
Lew
Melis Mamaie Peahen Lott
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Tempe Historical Museum
Ritter
Southern Ave
Sheena
Jody Knott
East Mesa
Outlaw
Knott
Sossaman Road
Phoenix Suns
Samaritan
Wheelchair Suns
Tim Sidenar
Seth Ad Corie Laanaorey
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Irene Tidd
John
Patricia Likens
Justin Erickson
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