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Newspaper
Mesa Tribune
Location
Mesa, Arizona, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1994
Page
11
Mesa based On Ramp will supply free Internet access and networking connections to public schools and other nonprofits that show community benefit. They will also provide training and support. call 350-0800 for details.
Laurence and Jessie Motz of Mesa marked 66 years married on Monday May 16, also Jessie’s 85th birthday. They wed in Nebraska on the eve of the Great mood, moved to Seattle in 1956 to run a mobile home park, retired in 1972, and settled in Mesa after winters in Arizona.
In Mesa a brush fire in a field near Brown and Higley roads drew help from Jeve Houston of Mundall Trucking who rushed from a store, grabbed a shovel, and fought the flames while bystanders stood by. The fire department arrived soon after and contained the blaze. John Hobbs credited Houston for risking exposure to protect the area.
Mesa City Council voted 4-2 to reject the last remaining site for a regional landfill within city limits. Neighbors packed the room seeking to protect neighbors and reduce waste. Mayor Willie Wong urged Mesa to seek an agreement with Apache Junction as Gilbert and Apache Junction discussed regional landfill options.
At a three hour Mesa meeting more than 50 residents urged keeping trash hauling local or paying higher fees for distant disposal. City leaders discussed a Salt River Pima-Maricopa landfill plan for post 2013 and a 1% year siting committee will meet May 24 at Gilbert Municipal Center to review community responses.
Apache Junction firefighters barely escaped serious injury when a trailer on Warner Drive and Shiprock Street erupted in flames. Two alarm fire and a 400 acre wildfire south east of the trailer forced about 40 residents to evacuate. Capt. Mark Blackstone and Tim O’Brien were taken from the porch as flames surged, suffering smoke exposure but no burns. The trailer was a total loss, about $60,000 damage, likely caused by a hot water heater. Mesa Fire Dept provided backup as crews battled the wildfire beginning at 6:30 am.
Debbie Wedekind and other Mesa parents push expansion of Franklin West and Franklin East to include seventh grade. A meeting at Franklin West Elementary will gauge public interest for a new curriculum with 120 seats. Lottery assigns students through sixth grade, then siblings auto-enroll. district policy and parent council shape curriculum claims.
After World War II Gilbert Orrantia and Hispanic peers pushed desegregation in Mesa, not waiting for Brown v. Board. The 1954 ruling ended school segregation nationwide, but locals note lingering barriers. Today former segregated students become leaders, yet minority youths still face challenges.
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