Knife skills win $22,500 gift at two Tempe Phoenix contests
A two‑part culinary contest held April 12 at McClintock High School Tempe and April 26 at Metro Tech Phoenix awarded a $22,500 prize and a summer internship to top high school students including Jale Alsdorf, with EVIT mentors Tricia Gray and Mark Gerding cited among organizers.
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McClintock High School
Tempe
Metro Tech
Phoenix
Jale Alsdorf
Orrcas
Tricia Gray
Mark Gerding
EVIT
Fine Food Fest by American Heart Association in Mesa
Charity food festival offers enticing appetizers and desserts from East Valley chefs at the Mesa Hilton Pavilion on May 13 from 6 to 9 p.m. Raffle tickets cost 5 dollars each or 10 dollars for three, with information available at 277 4846.
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American Heart Association
Buttes
Tempe
East Valley
Mesa Hilton Pavilion
W. Holmes Ave
Valley seniors get a free ride
Valley Metro thanks senior citizen passengers for their support and announces complimentary rides for qualified riders. The program aims to ease mobility for elderly residents and strengthen community access to transit services.
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Valley
Valley Metro
Council winners review results
In Mesa, Stapley won 18 of 38 districts with strong showings in others and broad support from voters who praised his work. Turnout varied by district, with the Dobson Ranch area lowest at around 2 percent and east side districts reaching near 17 percent. analysis notes voters tended to back three candidates if they supported Pat or Jim, while Joan Payne drew the most organized campaign.
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Stapley
Mesa
Diiact
Dobson Ranch
Hogue
Eastside
Dobson Ranch Association
Tom Taussig
Pat
Jim
Joan Payne
Taussig
Payne
Kids paint on backs study Michelangelo themes at field trip
Fourth graders Brittany Guthrie and Kellan Meko describe the effort as hard yet fun while painting on their backs. Vicki, eight, notes easier after a cast removal. Mesa artist Patricia Jackson volunteers to supervise on scaffolding as students visit the Superstition trail and sketch favorite creatures and scenes. The project has spanned about two months and continues.
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Brittany Guthrie
Michelangelo
Kellan Meko
Vicki
Mesa
Patricia Jackson
Judge orders sealed terms in Arizona racial discrimination case
A judge ordered sealed terms of a settlement between the Arizona Attorney General's Office and Mark Mobile Home Park in Mesa over alleged racial discrimination. Park attorneys deny evictions were racially motivated, citing threats by a 15-year-old son and other residents. A hearing had been scheduled after a motion to block evictions earlier in April.
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Arizona Attorney General’s Office
Mesa
Mark Mobile Home Park
W. M Road
Ers
Park
Lees
Ant Vior
Mesa man in serious condition after stabbing
James Joseph Thatcher, 38, was flown to Scottsdale Memorial Hospital Osborn in serious condition after a back injury. Tempe police arrested three youths after an aggravated assault incident at an apartment complex on East Broadway Road. The suspects, named in statements, were booked as the investigation continued with several arrests made in the 1800 block of East Concorda Drive and the 2200 block of South McClintock Drive.
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James Joseph Thatcher
Scottsdale Memorial Hospital
Osborn
Tempe
Tom Ruff
Tolae
Fred
Thatcher
Jon
Vance
East Concorda Drive
South McClintock Drive
Four Tucson men win $2.8 million settlement in temple murders
Maricopa County approved a $2.8 million settlement on Wednesday for four Tucson men accused in the Buddhist temple murders. The case, described as inside stories fighting gangs, centers on the temple tragedy and the resolution reached in March.
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Tucson
Maricopa County
Judge denies delay in new murder trial in Mesa case
The court rejects a request to postpone the murder retrial of Oreste Fulminante. DNA tests on pillow stains were deemed irrelevant, despite 12 years of state possession. The victim, Jen eane Michele Hunt, was found September 16, 1982, near University Drive and 76th Street in east Mesa. Defense attorney James Belanger questioned why testing was not performed earlier.
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Jeneane Michele Hunt
University Drive
76Th Street
East Mesa
James Belanger
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