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A “living” Statue of Liberty at Gilbert’s Constitution Fair. Submitted photo

BY KENNETH LAFAVEA recent survey showed that more than

half of American citizens confused the U.S. Constitution with the Declaration of Independence. Only 38 percent could name the three branches of government established by the Constitution, and not one in five could identify the chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court.

The Town of Gilbert will not let that stand.

Constitution Week, an official national observance, takes on special importance every year in Gilbert, which holds the nation’s largest annual celebration of the founding document of the United States

BY KENNETH LAFAVEA visit to an emergency room can

mean driving miles to a major hospital, scrambling to park in a crowded hospital parking lot, and waiting for hours to be seen. An urgent care facility may be closer, but it might not be open, and the network of physicians available at a hospital ER is generally not available via urgent care.

Enter Dignity Health Arizona General Hospital’s Emergency Room—a relatively new hybrid that is open all the time and connected professionally to a major hospital, but located separately and conveniently.

“This is a 24-hour facility staffed by board certifi ed physicians and nurses. It’s

SEE CONSTITUTION PAGE 4

The freestanding emergency room in Gilbert contains state-of-the-art equipment and is open 24/7. Submitted photoSEE EMERGENCY PAGE 6

Painting facesEthan Morris, from left, Jayton Wilson, Matthew Morris and Brekin Wilson share a fun summer day at the Groves Grill.

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of America. More than 10,000 people are expected to attend.

“There was actually a Federal mandate in the 1950s that all communities should do something to honor the Constitution during Constitution Week,” said Barbara Stowell, who directs the project.

“We just help to fulfill that mandate.”Constitution Week officially runs

from Thursday, Sept. 17, to Wednesday, Sept. 23, commemorating the Sept. 17, 1787, adoption of the Constitution by the Congress of the Confederation. The mandate was enacted in 1956 by President Dwight D. Eisenhower with little response, but in 2002, John Lewis, who would go on to become Gilbert’s mayor, made it a priority.

Lewis, who was then president of the Gilbert Stake of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, founded Gilbert’s observance of Constitution Week as an event within his church in 2002, but by the following year, it had become a celebration throughout the town.

“The Lewis family had moved to Gilbert (from Provo, Utah) on a July 3,” Lewis recalled. “We didn’t realize at the time that a lot of people were out of town for the summer, and the Fourth of July celebrations the next day were kind of lacking.”

Lewis hit on the idea of making Constitution Week a holiday, because by mid-September, “everyone was back in town,” he said.

“We started out with a kids’ parade,

and everyone came forward with good ideas, and it just got bigger and bigger every year. It is now, I believe, the largest celebration of Constitution Week in the country.”

Gilbert’s Constitution Week observance culminates annually with a fair on the Saturday between Sept. 17 and Sept. 23. This year’s fair is scheduled for 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Sept. 19 at Gilbert Civic Center, 50 E. Civic Center Dr.

“There will be historical displays, such as an inflatable Independence Hall where people can go in and view the Founding Fathers,” Stowell said.

A biplane flyover will take place at 6:20 p.m., and throughout the evening a range of historical re-enactments, educational displays, tributes to fallen military, food vendors and kids’ performances will take place. The fair will conclude with an 8 p.m. concert of patriotic music and fireworks.

Leading up to the fair, volunteers will go into Gilbert schools, dressed in 18th-century clothes, to talk about the Constitution and the Bill of Rights, its first 10 amendments. The volunteers distribute trading cards featuring pictures of various Founding Fathers.

Related Constitution Week events include a Boy Scout night when scouts can earn various citizenship-related merit badges.

“Constitution Week is a great fit for Gilbert, with so many people here who love to celebrate freedom,” Lewis said.

“There’s emotion that comes over

me when I think that I raised my arm and took an oath to defend the Constitution. The theme is so important for our local residents, and especially

for elected officials.”For more information, visit www.

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Banners remember the fallen during Constitution Week in Gilbert. Submitted photo A biplane flyover is set for the Constitution Fair. Submitted photo

CONSTITUTION FROM PAGE 1

Historical reenactments take place at the fair. Submitted photo

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EMERGENCY FROM PAGE 1

truly an emergency room, just without a hospital attached to it,” said Tim Bricker, president and CEO of Dignity Health Arizona’s Chandler Regional and Mercy Gilbert medical centers.

Gilbert is the latest of three freestanding ERs the Dignity Health group has opened in the Valley. (The others are in Chandler and Glendale.)

The state-of-the-art facility, located at 4760 E. Germann Rd., opened Aug. 20 with a ribbon-cutting ceremony that included performances by the bands of two nearby high schools: Higley High School and Basha High School. Dignity Health also presented checks for $5,000 to each of the schools to support their band programs.

“Our students enjoy going out into the community and supporting events and businesses,” said Ches Sharp, band director at Higley. “We are grateful, in turn, for the support of the businesses that provide these live performance opportunities and financial assistance to our music programs.”

The new ER is a place someone might go instead of Bricker’s own Mercy Gilbert Medical Center, should they find it closer and more convenient.

“The significance of this facility is it’s a way to give access to people for emergency visits. Instead of having to drive for several miles, they can come here.”

The ER looks less like a hospital and more like a storefront.

“When you drive up, you see it’s smaller than a hospital,” which many will find less intimidating than approaching an imposing architectural façade, Bricker said.

“Parking is easy and access is fast. The average waiting time is around five minutes.”

Freestanding emergency rooms have come into their own only in the last few years, primarily, Bricker said, as the result of two related phenomena: the Affordable Care Act, and a decreasing number of available primary care physicians.

“There are fewer people without insurance now, and that has created a greater demand for services,” Bricker said.

“In addition, there’s a shortage in our country of primary care doctors, so people are taking more advantage of emergency room use.”

Emergency rooms visits around the country have experienced significant growth. The ER at Mercy Gilbert, Bricker added, saw an 11 percent increase this year from last.

Dignity Health is also addressing the primary-care doctor shortage, Bricker added.

“We’re putting a lot of resources into primary care, bringing new doctors to

the community to work with existing primary care facilities, and working hard to grow the number of those facilities.”

Another dynamic at work in Arizona to increase the demand for both primary care physicians and emergency rooms is the state’s aging population.

“The older we get, sadly, the more we

need health care. And as you know, we have a population fluctuation during the winter, which sees more snowbirds and leads to winter being our peak season for visits.”

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Dignity Health Arizona General Hospital’s Emergency Room in Gilbert provides medical help to the community. Submitted Photo

Learn musical instruments quickly through two programs

Those who have always wanted to learn the guitar or piano can do so in a short time, thanks to two classes by musician Craig Coffman.

Coffman said that “thousands” have learned the secret of how to play piano without reading music. He will teach “How to Play Piano in Three Hours” from 5:45 p.m. to 8:45 p.m. Monday, Sept. 14, through the Gilbert Parks and Recreation,

Coffman’s approach reveals how the pros play. He has extensive experience as a professional pianist and music director. Having taught piano privately for more than 20 years, Coffman will share piano players’ tricks of the trade.

“While the classical approach stresses discipline and precision in playing, this approach stresses enjoyment and getting great sounds early on,” Coffman said. “While precision is vital for classical music, this ‘pain-free’ method is more suitable for pop music of all kinds, from Broadway to rhythm and blues.”

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accessible and practical, and allow a person with little or no experience to start on the road to—and eventually achieve—professional playing skills. While knowing how to read the treble clef is a good foundation, many students take the workshop with no prior piano experience. Students will learn how to use chords instead of traditional note-by-note music reading.

Anyone interested in taking the workshop is welcome to send for a free pamphlet titled “How to Read Music Notation in Just 30 Minutes.” Send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to Innovative Keyboard Instruction, 2841 S. Southwind Dr., Gilbert, AZ 85295.

“Instant Guitar for Hopelessly Busy Adults and Teens” is a one-time course taught from 5:45 p.m. to 8:15 p.m. Monday, Sept. 21. The class teaches students the basics about playing chords on the guitar.

“Over 20,000 students have attended my ‘instant piano’ class with great results,” Coffman said.

“It occurred to me that the same

principles apply to the guitar. Many young people want to learn the guitar but the time and money involved in taking private lessons keeps them away. With this class I am able to give them enough information and tools that they can go home right away and teach themselves what they want to learn.

“Many students just want to learn how to play simple tunes and they can start doing this right away. Others want to go further and I am then able to point them toward the right materials to help them go down this road. In the class, we also discuss some of the commons mistakes people make and the hurdles that prevent them from learning the guitar. If I can help students avoid these hurdles then they are much more likely to succeed.”

Again, students do not need to know about music or the guitar to attend the class. This is designed for a beginner.

For more information, call the Gilbert Parks and Recreation Department at (480) 503-6200.

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Approximately 2 million injuries are sustained in high school athletics each year, according to the Youth Sports

Dignity Health, Gilbert Fire, GPS host training exercise

Gilbert Public High Schools partnered with Dignity Health to get hands-on training in responding to sports-related injuries. Photo by Catrina Boppart of the Dignity Health Foundation—East Valley

Dignity Health athletic trainers work with physicians to give injured athletes the best care possible. Photo by Catrina Boppart of the Dignity Health Foundation—East Valley

Gilbert high school students trained with Dignity Health staff and physicians to learn skills needed on the sidelines. Photo by Catrina Boppart of the Dignity Health Foundation—East Valley

Students played the role of injured players to observe techniques used in emergency situations. Photo by Catrina Boppart of the Dignity Health Foundation—East Valley

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6:30 PM – 9:30 PM Sky Song Building 1 Discovery Room 349

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REGISTRATION FORM REGISTRATION FEE: $49 (advance registration required)

I WILL ATTEND: Saturday Workshop (Sept. 26th & Oct. 3rd) Thursday Workshop (Oct. 1st & Oct. 8th) Wednesday Workshop (Oct. 14th & Oct. 21st) Saturday Workshop (Oct. 17th & Oct. 24th)

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SCOTTSDALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE Wednesday WorkshopOctober 14th & October 21st

6:30 PM – 9:30 PM Building SB – Room 184

ASU SKY SONGSaturday Workshop

October 17th & October 24th

8:30 AM – 11:30 AM Sky Song Building 1 Discovery Room 349


PROVIDED IN THIS COURSEUNBIASED APPROACHInstead of focusing on a specific strategy or topic, this course takes a more comprehensive view of your retirement. This broad-based approach lays a foundation for proactive planning in an updated, 21st century context. Because of the educational nature of the workshop, no specific financial products are presented or discussed.

AN INTERACTIVE CLASSROOM SETTINGThis course is taught by a nationwide network of instructors. These instructors are financial professionals from your community who bring to their workshops years of experience and knowledge from their careers in personal finance. They often supplement their presentation with real life stories and experiences to help personalize the principles and strategies taught in their workshops. This personal and interactive approach to the material helps make the educational process both practical and informative.

THE CHANGING WORLD OF RETIREMENT PLANNING™ WORKBOOKSAs part of this course, you will receive a two volume set of workbooks that provides examples and illustrations designed to reinforce the concepts taught in the workshop. These workbooks help you follow along during the presentation and give you a step-by-step process to help implement the knowledge you obtain during the course.

OPTIONAL ONE-ON-ONE STRATEGY SESSIONIf you have questions on how the principles you learned in this workshop apply specifically to your financial situation, you may arrange for a private strategy session with your instructor after the conclusion of the course. The strategy session is complimentary for all attendees but is not required.

You’ll receive a two-volume set of workbooks.

WORKSHOP DESCRIPTIONWHO SHOULD ATTEND THIS WORKSHOPYou will find this workshop relevant if you are developing a retirement plan, nearing retirement, or recently retired. Regardless of your stage in the process, you’ll learn updated strategies that will help you build and preserve wealth in volatile times. Above all, this workshop is designed to help you assess your current financial position, then lay out a personalized roadmap that helps you achieve your retirement goals.WHY THIS WORKSHOP MATTERSMany of the retirement strategies utilized by your parents have grown outdated and may no longer have application to those looking to retire today. This workshop compares and contrasts the old retirement paradigms of yesteryear and the new paradigms of today as you prepare to retire

in the 21st century. You’ll discover how to insulate yourself from the risk of rising taxes, protect your Social Security from taxation, and avoid common pitfalls as you distribute your assets in retirement. Perhaps most importantly, this workshop will teach you how to develop a personalized strategy as you confront the challenges of retiring in a rapidly changing world.BALANCED FINANCIAL INFORMATIONThere’s a difference between taking your financial cues from media outlets and learning the basics of retirement planning from a trusted, reliable, unbiased source. This workshop is designed to give you an exhaustive and comprehensive view of financial education while uncovering the many new pitfalls that threaten to derail many retirees in the 21st century.

You’ll receive a

WORKSHOP OVERVIEWRETIRING IN THE 21ST CENTURY • The old retirement paradigm vs.

the new paradigm• How to create a clear vision for

retirement• Creating a retirement road map• Keys to transitioning to

retirement

TAX RATE RISK• Why experts say tax rates could

double• How rising taxes may affect your

retirement cash flow• The “Catch 22” of 401k’s and

IRA’s• How lost deductions may affect

your taxes in retiremen

RETIREMENT DISTRIBUTION PLANNING• The three basic retirement

accounts• How to accumulate dollars in

the right types of accounts for retirement

• What’s better for you: tax-deferred or tax-advantaged accounts?

• How to define a “true” tax-advantaged investment

• When should you convert to a Roth?

• How IRA’s and 401k’s cause Social Security taxation

• Strategies to reduce or eliminate taxes in retirement

ESTATE PLANNING• Planning for incapacity• Reducing estate taxes• A will vs. a trust• Types of trusts• How to avoid probate• Asset gifting• Transferring property at death

MAXIMIZING SOCIAL SECURITY• The causes of Social Security

taxation• The Social Security thresholds

you need to be aware of• The real cost of Social Security

taxation• Strategies to eliminate Social

Security taxation• Social Security maximization

strategies

RETIREMENT DISTRIBUTION PITFALLS• How the new rules on “Rate of

Withdrawal” affect you• How to ensure you won’t run out

of money in retirement• How to liquidate your retirement

assets in the right order• How to protect against “sequence

of returns” risk

PROTECTING AGAINST MARKET LOSS• The impact of dramatic market

loss in retirement• Is “buy and hold” appropriate in

retirement?• How to protect against the two

types of investment risk• How to protect your assets from

stock market volatility• Why “asset allocation” alone may

not be enough• How to truly diversify your

retirement portfolio

LONG-TERM CARE PLANNING• How a long-term care event may

affect your retirement• Medicaid spend-down rules• Community spouse rules• The 4 common alternatives to

pay for long-term care• Recent innovations in long-term

care planning

For additional workshop dates, locations, more information, or to register online please visit: www.myretirementclass.com

Your instructors are Garry Madaline & John Kieber. Investment Advisory Services offered through Brookstone Capital Management, LLC, a SEC Registered Investment Advisor. United Retirement Advisors Group, Inc. is

not affiliated with Brookstone Capital Management.This event is not sponsored nor endorsed by ASU, Maricopa Community Colleges, the Social Security Administration or any other Government Agency.

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Gemini Acres Equine and Grimaldi’s are among the many community leaders donating to Healing Hearts Animal Rescue’s annual Mane Event Casino Night from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 3, at Gemini Acres Equine in Scottsdale.

Healing Hearts Animal Rescue was formerly based in Gilbert. The benefit features “just for fun” gaming, prizes, a silent auction, drinks, appetizers and more to the public. Tickets are $65 and they can be purchased at www.healingheartsaz.org.

Going out for a good cause is the nature of the Mane Event Casino Night. More than 350 guests are expected.

Auction items include an all-inclusive stay at the Award Winning Triple Creek Ranch in Montana, Original Bronze by international equine Artist Wendy Morris Tank, team-signed Phoenix Suns Basketball and dozens of other unique and adventurous items. All proceeds will go directly to food, veterinary care and rehabilitation for the animals.

Healing Hearts Animal Rescue and Refuge was established in 2005 to

provide a safe haven for neglected, abandoned and abused animals, and to promote the humane treatment for all animals.

The goal of Healing Hearts is to provide effective means for the prevention of cruelty to animals throughout Arizona, to serve those animals who are the victims of abuse and to change the relationships between people and animals.

Healing Hearts is one of Arizona’s largest horse and large-breed animal rescue, and has received animals from some of the state’s most high-profile animal abuse cases. The facility is located in New River. Healing Hearts cares for more than 45 horses, 10 cows, 12 pigs, six sheep and over 40 goats.

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is testing the safety and effectiveness of a drug that, when combined with chemotherapy, may make a difference in treating pancreatic cancer in patients who carry harmful mutations of either the BRCA1 or BRCA2 genes.

Despite recent improvements in treatment options, pancreatic cancer continues to carry a poor prognosis and is the fourth leading cause of cancer deaths in the United States, according to the National Cancer Institute.

“One of the recent research advances has been the realization that not all of pancreatic cancers are based on same genetic background, and that influences their behavior and response to treatment,” said Dr. Tomislav Dragovich, Medical Oncology and Hematology Division chief at Banner MD Anderson.

“Personalizing cancer treatment often involves the option to enroll in a clinical trial.”

The trial uses a new class of medications called PARP-inhibitors which are thought to be particularly effective in patients with the BRCA 1/2 mutation. Patients are first treated with a platinum-based chemotherapy regimen and can be included in the study depending on their initial response. The

patients are screened for BRCA 1 or 2 mutations and if confirmed, they may be eligible for

the trial. The drug is called Olaparib and is manufactured by AstraZeneca.

About 5 to 6 percent of all pancreatic cancer patients carry the BRCA1 or BRCA2 genes, Dragovich said.

For information about this and other trials, call (480) 256-6444 and ask about an appointment with a cancer specialist.

Banner MD Anderson, located on the Banner Gateway campus, delivers cancer care to patients in Arizona through the collaboration of Banner Health and The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. Banner MD Anderson offers focused disease-specific expertise in the medical, radiation and surgical management of the cancer patient; an evidence-based, multidisciplinary approach to patient care; access to clinical trials and new investigative therapies; state-of-the-art technology for the diagnosis, staging and treatment of all types of cancer; oncology expertise in supportive care services.

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Drive down to Nicantoni’sCar afi cionados—and even those who just love the roar of an engine—can head to Nicantoni’s Pizza for its fourth Friday get togethers. Patrons are invited to bring their own vehicle or merely enjoy the views of hot rods, classics, motorcycles and more. For more information, call (480) 892-2234 or visit www.facebook.com/nicantonis. The restaurant is located at 1430 W. Warner Rd., at McQueen Road, Gilbert. GSN photos by Kimberly Carrillo

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Arrests made in street racing death

Gilbert police arrested Shaheen Esmaeili, 24, and Benjamin Henry, 16, Monday, Aug. 31, in connection with the death last April of Shohab Esmaeili, 20. Both were charged with reckless manslaughter, a class two felony.

Shohab Esmaeili died April 5 when the car he was riding in, driven by his brother Shaheen Esmaeili, crashed during a street race with a car driven by Henry.

According to police, the two cars were racing southbound on Higley Road at around 2:52 p.m., when Henry’s 2001 Acura sedan struck Esmaeili’s 2010 Nissan sedan going 70 mph. The Nissan was knocked off the road, where it struck a fence and rolled into a fl oodway. Shohab Esmaeili, the Nissan’s front-seat passenger, was pronounced dead at the scene.


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Family safe after carjacking at hospital

Jon Brandow, 28, parlayed a misdemeanor charge into multiple felonies Saturday, Aug. 8, when he stole a vehicle from a hospital parking lot, according to Gilbert police.

Brandow was charged with two counts of robbery, fi ve counts of aggravated assault, theft of means of transportation and leaving the scene of an accident.

According to police, Brandow entered Gilbert Mercy Hospital as a patient Aug. 5, after he became ill during trial on an undisclosed misdemeanor charge. He walked out of the hospital Aug. 8 against medical advice and commandeered a running Chevy Blazer that belonged to the parents of a newborn.

After the newborn’s father tried unsuccessfully to remove Brandow from the Blazer’s driver’s seat, Brandow backed the vehicle into a Ford truck, then drove forward, narrowly missing the newborn and the mother, and subsequently collided with two other vehicles before exiting the parking lot via Mercy Road.

Following witness tips, Gilbert police traced the Blazer’s route south on Rome Street, then east on Germann Road, where Brandow collided with a fourth vehicle and was arrested.

No serious injuries resulted from the collisions.

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