Class project seeks bigger wheelchair for student in need
Hendrix Junior High School students in the Skills for Teens class launched a fundraiser to replace an ill fitting chair for Walker. They collected $900 and now invite public support. Contact Grace Cowell at 345-0931 or Hendrix Junior High School, 1550 W. Summit Place, Chandler, AZ 85224 for contributions. Also four Tempe Elementary teachers were chosen by Tempe Sister Cities to visit Lower Hutt, New Zealand, traveling June 19 for three weeks with a return visit planned later.
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Grace Cowell
Cowell
Hendrix Junior High School
Summit Place
Chandler
Cathy Downey
Meyer
Carol Keough
Frank
Debbie Ward
Connolly
Adrienne Zimmerman
Laird
Tempe
Lower Hutt
New Zealand
Museum director earns title president of youth museums
Barbara Meyerson, director of the Arizona Museum for Youth in Mesa, has been elected president of the Association of Youth Museums. The move elevates the Arizona Youth Museum and peers like the Brooklyn Children's Museum as leading voice for child and family audiences among member institutions.
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Arizona Museum For Youth
Mesa
Association of Youth Museums
Arizona Youth Museum
Brooklyn
Man dies after intruder bursts into Mesa trailer
James McManus 55 and his wife Sherry faced an armed break in as a 20 year younger intruder charged through a locked screen door. The struggle toppled furniture and ended with the intruder dead minutes later in a patrol car outside Club Village trailer court. Authorities said next of kin not yet notified and cause of death is pending medical examiner.
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James McManus
Sherry
Phoenix Suns
Houston
McManus
N. Center St
Mesa Lutheran Hospital
Maricopa County
Next
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McManuses
Lincoln
Neb
Suns
Community conference a big draw in Mesa
The Mesa Speaks conference drew 235 attendees over two days focusing on building healthy neighborhoods through leadership. Dan Duncan of Mesa United Way said the event reached 80 percent new participants and aims to form area councils within Area 5 bounded by Main Street and Gilbert Road to energize community involvement.
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Mesa
Theda Adams
Mesa Speaks
Mesa Chamber of Commerce
Dan Duncan
Mesa United Way
Mesa Project
Area 5
Main Street
Southern Avenue
Center Street
Gilbert Road
Adams
Mesa Names Day for Gin Blossoms in Mesa
Friday honored Gin Blossoms with a mayoral proclamation at Mesa Amphitheater as part of a Mesa Community Center event tied to Evening Star Productions. Ray Pittman presented the band with plaques and concert tickets while band members joked about scalping and sought a check for their efforts.
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Band of Fortunate Sons
Mesa Amphitheater
Ray Pittman
Mesa Community Center
Pittman
Tempe
Scott Johnson
Robin Wilson
Center
Evening Star
Arizona
Sherry Woodley
Zeppelin
Robert Plant
Inside story on children injuries and fatalities in Arizona
A four year study finds that multiple Arizona children die and many are hurt daily in accidents. The report links vehicle incidents and firearms to a large share of cases, though many details remain unclear due to incomplete text.
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Arizona
Seececececesse Cesese Esese
Homes near Williams Gateway denied by Mesa planning board
Mesa's Planning and Zoning Board quickly recommended denial of a developer's bid to amend the general plan to permit homes within two miles of Williams Gateway Airport. The dispute centers on 100 acres at Power and Elliot roads designated for light industrial use, with neighbors split on having more homes versus commercial development.
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Mesa
Williams Gateway Airport
Peggy Lynch
Chicago
O’hare International
Power and
Elliot Roads
Dean Sellers
Gilbert
de Pueblo Homes
Frank Mizner
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Northeast Mesa
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East Valley
Williams Gateway
Inger Sandal
Sellers
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