San Tan Times
Always Free Friday Edition
JO Combs Desert
Career and Broom
Technical
Education TheScourgeof
DesertPlants
SanTanTimesis
ProudtobeaPart A native to the south-
of ThisGreat, west and member of
NewProgram the sunflower family,
desert broom can reach
JO Combs Unified a height and spread of
School District CTE Advi- ten feet. It is composed
sory Council. The goal of of thin, green branches
this council is to bring in with no leaves on the
parents, and business pro- mature plants.
fessionals to help prepare
the students for the next Continued on page 2
level of their lives.
Continued on page 5 Prop
416/417
Weekend
Events WhatDoesit
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Thereisalottodoin Valley
SanTanValleythis
Weekend Is the tax worth the
payoff? Does it benefit
Races, pet adoptions, San Tan Valley? How
vintage markets, and will it effect local resi-
more! dents now and in the
future?
Continued on page 12 Causes HavocContinued on page 13
Ironwood Accidents
Wednesday’sEarlyMorningAccidentsCreatesTrafficChaos.
A lot of San Tan Valley res- still on Ironwood Road due to be shut down for several
idents attempting to get their to a pair of morning acci- hours.
kids to school and to work dents. One of which caused
found themselves at a stand a portion of Ironwood Road Continued on page 10
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Desert Broom cottony seeds during the fall and winter that
disperse in the wind.
TheScourgeof DesertPlants Desert Broom has the following terrible, awful,
horrible qualities:
By Tim McDonald of Smiling Dog Land- • Super invasive and will take over an existing
scapes landscape plants space.
Continued from page 1 • Very hard to kill, foliar sprays of herbicide
may burn the plant but it comes right back.
If I were the type of person that could hate The best strategy to get rid of it is to cut it off at
plants, desert broom [Baccharis sarothroides] the ground and immediately after cutting, paint
would be at the top of the list. the stump with undiluted roundup.
• Just plain ugly
A native to the southwest and member of the • A strong allergen during October and No-
sunflower family, desert broom can reach a vember.
height and spread of ten feet. It is composed
of thin, green branches with no leaves on the Continued on page 6
mature plants. Immature plants will have nar-
row one inch long leaves. It can thrive in any
soil, especially newly disturbed areas, with or
without water. The shrub is either male or fe-
male with the female producing thousands of
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October 20, 2017
Friday’s Word Search Puzzle
Combs High School Combs High School is dedicated to giving
Career and Technical students opportunities to learn and grow
Education both academically as well as technically.
They offer many classes through Career
SanTanTimesisproudtobea and Technical Education Programs to help
partof helpingstudentsprepare students learn the skills necessary to pursue
forthenextlevelof theirlives. careers in areas such as Agriculture, Early
Childhood Education, Design and Mer-
By San Tan Times chandising, Business Management, Medical
Professions, Graphic Design, Journalism,
Continued from page 1 Digital Photography, TV and Film, Techni-
cal Theatre and Sports Medicine. Teachers
San Tan Times is proud to announce anoth- of CTE courses have specialized Arizona
er new partnership within the San Tan Valley certification in Career and Technical Edu-
community. On Tuesday October 17, 2017 cation.
we were invited to take part in the JO Combs
Unified School District CTE Advisory CTE courses that are not offered at Combs
Council. The goal of this council is to bring High can be taken at EVIT, East Valley
in parents, and business professionals to help Institute of Technology. EVIT is a joint
prepare the students for the next level of their technological education district serving over
lives, wether that be College or entering the 35 high schools in the East Valley.
workforce. The San Tan Times is proud to Continued on page 9
be a part of this program, and help aspiring
journalist, photographers, graphic designers,
and future entrepreneurs.
October 20-22, 2017
San Tan Valley Weekend Weather
Friday Saturday Sunday
High 89° High 83° High 90°
Low 56° Low 57° Low 59°
A mainly sunny sky. Mainly sunny. High 83F. A mainly sunny sky. High
High 89F. SSE winds Winds WSW at 5 to 10 mph. around 90F. Winds light
shifting to WSW at 10 to That’s right, a HIGH of and variable.
20 mph. 83F! Awesome weather!
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Desert Broom • Erosion control
• When used in the landscape (only buy male
Continued from page 2 plants) it can be used as a screen or hedge, and
a space definer. It stays green all year and is
Now, let me share all of the good things I dis- very drought tolerant. Will grow in any soil
covered from my research on this much ma- and can take full sun.
ligned desert broom. • Attracts butterflies
I still don’t like it.
• It has medicinal qualities! In Mexico, indig- On October 25th join Tom and Bill for Des-
enous people used a tea made from the twigs ert Irrigation 101 from 9 am to 11:30 am.
for sinus headaches and as a rub for sore mus- To register for all of Smiling Dog’s free events,
cles. Studies have found that the plant is rich in call 480-288-8749 or e-mail us at info@smiling
Leutoin which has known anti-inflammatory, .STT
antioxidant and cholesterol lowering action.
Beware! Some members of the sunflower
family are poisonous.
• Government has studied the desert brooms
use in absorbing the heavy metals in mine tail-
ings, concluding that it may be useful in reme-
diation programs for mine wastes.
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October 20, 2017
Friday’s Sudoku Puzzle
Combs High School Career and Massage Therapy.
Technical Education As Combs High School grows in popula-
tion, the CTE Department will offer more
Continued from page 5 and more courses for students on our
campus. All of their current programs are
Students attend EVIT half day and earn in need of community members to serve
elective credits while attending their home on Advisory Boards. If you, or anyone you
high school the other half day for academic know, might be interested in helping guide
credits. Courses at EVIT that are currently the future of their students through Career
not offered at Combs High School are: 3D and Technical Education, please contact
Animation, Radio Broadcasting, Aviation, the CTE Coordinator, John Scrogham, by
Culinary Arts, Commercial Banking, Con- e-mail or call (480) 882-3540. If you have
struction, Diesel/Heavy Equipment Tech, any comments, questions, or suggestions,
PMT (Machinist), Welding, Automotive, please contact Mr. Scrogham.
Collision Repair, Fire Fighting, Law En- .STT to reach a local resident in time or for
forcement, Cosmetology, Aesthetics, and
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Ironwood Accidents involved, no deaths have been reported.
Causes Havoc The cause of the accident is being re-
ported that a garbage truck veered into a
Wednesday’sEarlyMorning semi-truck and dump truck.
AccidentsCreatesTrafficChaos. Public Works came out to evaluate the
situation and Hazmat crews were on the
Continued from page 1 scene to properly take care of the gasoline
spill.
At around 6:30 Wednesday morning a crash For thousands in the area this meant
involving two semi-trucks and a garbage truck bumper to bumper traffic with limited
caused massive delays for commuters in San options as many attempted to get kids to
Tan Valley. school and themselves to work.
It is an ongoing challenge in the area and
Between tending to the medical needs it isn’t the only example. Several weeks
of those involved in the collision, clear- earlier, the only exit road in the Copper
ing the vehicles from the scene, and fuel Basin community was temporarily closed
leaks, this caused a large portion of Iron- due to a collision.
wood Road to be closed well beyond the .STT
morning hours.
Thankfully, even though the collision
caused extensive damage to the vehicles
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Halloween In with their designs and decorations with
San Tan Valley an incredibly large and impressive ghost
pirate ship and stranded Pirates with a
Houses Around San Tan Valley are jail cell fabricated to their home.
Doing a Remarkable Job at Deco- All in all, both homes were really well
ratingfortheHoliday done and fully embraced the spirit of
Halloween.
Continued from page 1 If you have your own decorations you’d
like to show off, email them to us at:
The weather is cooling down and the houses [email protected]
are getting spooky in San Tan Valley. Several .STT
homes are going all out this holiday with their
Halloween decorations.
These two residents from Rancho Bela Vista
South have taken their Halloween set up to
another level. Our first house is sporting a very
well done graveyard with a full sized skeleton
horse and rider.
Our second home went even further
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Weekend Events in, LOCATION
and Around San Tan 1572 W Ocotillo Rd
Valley San Tan Valley, AZ 85140
HOURS
ThereisalottodoinSanTanVal- Friday & Saturday - 9:30AM to 5PM
leythisWeekend. Sunday - 9:30AM to 3PM
By San Tan Times
Arizona Speedway
This Saturday night Oct. 21st Arizona Speed-
way hosts a Super-Show with Super Late
Models, Napa Sprint Cars, Modifieds, Pure
Stocks and Robert Horne Ford Bombers.
Don’t miss the wheel to wheel action on hand
for this Saturday nights thriller at Arizona
Speedway.
Racing action begins at 7:00pm. Cost of Adoption Event at Pet Club
admission for this show is $15 for adults, $12
seniors, kids 11 and under are FREE!!!!!! Central Arizona Animal Rescue will have
Spectator gates open at 5:00pm and pit gates dogs available for adoption at Pet Club on
open at 4:00pm. Gantzel from 12-3 on Saturday October 21.
Arizona Speedway is located within ET Mo-
topark at 47800 N Ironwood Dr, San Tan
Valley, AZ 85140. 4 miles south of US60
on Ironwood Dr. just 5 minutes from Mesa,
AZ. .
Follow us at:
Facebook.com/ArizonaSpeedway
Or go to their website:
www.ArizonaSpeedway.net
call 480-926-6688. Opening Day for Golf
ROecptoubrperosVeidntMagaeraknedt The Links at Queen Creek will open
for the golf season at 6 AM on Saturday
Come check out all the awesome vintage and October 21, 2017. to schedule a tee time
re-purposed items our vendors have been for opening day visit
collecting and working on all summer long!!! www.linksqueencreekgolfclub.com
There is bound to be something you can’t .STT
live without!!!
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Revisiting Prop those questions.
416/417
Does San Tan Valley get enough
TheRecentAccidentHighlights out of it to justify the tax?
aLargerProblem
San Tan Valley is growing fast. We are well
By San Tan Times over 100,000 people and our infrastructure
Continued from page 1 can barely handle it now and the future
growth in this area is coming at a rapid rate.
The importance of the Prop 416/417 un-
fortunately became a spotlight Wednesday Due to a lack of city planning our road
morning. With two accidents taking place system is drastically in need of an upgrade.
in a very short amount of time, Ironwood The North/South Corridor of Prop 416/417
Road was forced to shut down during the will alleviate a lot burden on our current road
morning drive time traffic. systems.
This resulted in thousands of residents
forced to be stuck in thick traffic due to We can’t continue to allow our area to be left
limited exit points in San Tan Valley. as it is. The recent shutdown of Ironwood
The proposed North/South Corridor Road highlights the massive problem our
included in Prop 416/417 would have area has. This isn’t just about the incon-
provided a fast, efficient, alternative route venience of the occasional accident, but it
for many of the residents. highlights a much larger problem; our system
Two primary questions that have been is fragile. That fragility will cause larger and
asked regarding Prop 416/417; Does San far more serious problems at some point
Tan Valley get enough out of it to justify the and it is only a matter of time before the costs
tax and haven’t proposed tax increases been become tragic.
miss-appropriated in the past? Let’s tackle
At some point a road closure will cause a loss
of life due to the inability for emergency crews
Continued on page 15
One Year — To a Great Career
Advanced Manufacturing Technology Courses at Central Arizona College!
Space available for these
classes (with start dates):
CNC Machining - Oct. 2nd
OIncdt.u1st6rtihal Maintenance -
[email protected] or 520-494-5308
www.CentralAZ.edu/engtech
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to reach a local resident or for a resident to be Pinal County’s history is a bit dodgy to say the
able to reach medical facilities in time. least. Which is unfortunate as the past has
hampered our present and it could affect our
Additionally, with a system so fragile and inca- future.
pable of handling a large population, industry
and commercial development will shy away The towns of Kearny and Superior have
from our area. With thousands of kids in San misused tax funds previously. The positive
Tan Valley school systems, the poor infra- that came out of it is that they were caught
structure will cost our future the ability to have and they were held accountable. They
good local jobs. were forced to pay back the funds that were
misused.
Additionally, without more industry and com-
mercial development, the future tax burden When it comes to taxes and large govern-
to maintain our system will fall upon the tax ment programs tracking and proper usage of
payers. fund is always a risk. No one, including us at
San Tan Times, enjoys taxes and time and
Supervisor Mike Goodman spoke to us again we are disappointed and angry when
recently about Prop 416/417. “As we have we here of another government entity that
seen time and time again, our road infrastruc- was caught taking our hard earn money and
ture does not meet San Tan Valley’s current misusing it.
needs. For the safety of our citizens, and to
create jobs and promote economic growth, That being said, we can’t let our hatred of
we need to act now.” Goodman went on to taxes and our lack of trust in government
say, “As a resident I am concerned about our entities prevent us from providing ourselves
ability to reach medical facilities in a timely with a better future.
manner. The County has an oversight plan in
place to ensure these funds are designated and Is prop 416/417 a risk to being misused?
spent appropriately. Tax increases are always Absolutely. But that risk is no different than
a touchy subject, but our growing commu- any other proposed government program
nity needs the additional roadway support.” that is using tax dollars.
Those words are hard to argue with and truly
highlight the problem that exists in San Tan Is 416/417 worth the risk? We think it is. We
Valley. see the current problems we have before us
and we see the very large problems heading
Prop 416/417 gives San Tan Valley the infra- our way in the future when it comes to the
structure it needs to alleviate current problems massive increases in population that this area
while also providing our area with a future that is expecting. If we don’t plan for this now, our
is capable of handling our growth and com- future will be a mess that could cost lives and
mercial development needs. The proposed a lot of tax payer money.
tax gives us the ability to pay a little today to
prevent us from paying a lot more in the fu- San Tan Times reluctantly supports 416/417.
ture. We are reluctant due to the risk of the tax
being used ineffectively, but we know it is
Haven’t proposed tax increases desperately needed to ensure our safety and
been miss-appropriated in the past? to prevent it from damaging our future. The
reward in this case far outweighs the risk.
The short answer is yes. As we all know, .STT
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FHoiogthbSacllhool The Broncos final game will again be in
Tucson on 10/27/17 against Desert View
Localsportspackingplenty High School.
of excitement
Foothills Sabercats
Combs Coyotes Foothills is looking to make it 3 straight wins
tonight as they take on the 0-8 Scottsdale
The Coyotes are headed to Phoenix tonight Preparatory Academy Spartans. Last week
to take on the 1-7 Washington Rams. Wash- the Sabercats beat Chandler Prep by a score
ington had a tough 10 point lose last week of 41-20. Tonight’s game should see a lot of
at the hands of Dysart. Combs comes into points scored, so make sure you are at Foot-
tonights game with a 3-5 record after taking hills High School to see the action.
down Coronado last week in Scottsdale. The Sabercats final game will be on 10/27/17
The game will be played at 7:00 PM at Pagel in Glendale against Glendale Prep Academy.
Field at Ram Stadium.
The Coyotes final Game of the season will
be at home on 10/27/17 against Apache
Junction.
ALA Warriors
Poston Butte Broncos The Warriors head into tonights game in
Apache Junction on a 15 day break after
The 4-4 Broncos will being headed to taking last week off. The 4-2 Warriors will be
Tucson tonight to take on the 4-4 Cholla going head to head with the 4-2 Imagine Prep
Chargers. The Broncos are in the middle of Superstition Panthers. These two teams are
a 3 game stretch against Tucson area based very evenly matched and should make for a
teams to end the season. Poston had a tough great game, so make sure you are at Imagine
game last week against Marana getting beat prep Superstition High School in Apache
49-28. Tonights game will start at 7:00 PM in Junction at 7:00 PM to catch all of the action.
Tucson at Cholla High School. The Warriors final game of the season is next
Friday 10/27/17 at 7:00 PM in Queen Creek
against Canyon State Academy. .STT
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Wildlife Of San Tan Valley
Rod Small’s visual journey
By, Rod Small
Here we have a yearling be submissive towards a
band stallion letting him know he’s not a threat.
Then shows some affection towards him
For more information visit
www.facebook.com/wildhorsephotographer
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