Always Free Monday Edition
Africanized Evie Clair
Honey Bees Tickets
Are They in Support FUSD’s
Arizona? Culinary Charity
Event!
The African bee and the
Africanized bee are not the Get your ticket for an
same kinds of a bee. The event to support local,
bee that comes from Af- talented kids. From
rica, or rather from South music to great food, this
Africa is as plain as that, a event has a great cause
South African Bee. put on by talented kids
in our area.
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Central Continued on page 2
Arizona
College is Haunted
Hiring Fun In
Arizona
CAC is Looking For
a Qualified Payroll ValleyWide
Assistant For Their HauntedHouse
Coolidge Campus Events
Stay up to date with job Enjoy some holiday
opportunities in the area fun with some of the
with the San Tan Times. greatest haunted house
events in the area.
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My Past Shaped
Our Experiences in Life Don’t Have to Define Us
Today I’m going to share a and how it doesn’t have to Granuloma on my lower
little bit about my past with define us. jaw bone, in layman’s terms,
you. I want to talk with you When I was eleven, I was a non-cancerous tumor.
about how our experiences diagnosed with a Giant Cell
in life shape who we are Continued on page 13
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Evie Clair
Fundraiser Tickets
Support FUSD’s Culinary Charity
Event!
By, The San Tan Times
Continued from page 1
The fantastic and talented Poston Butte Cu-
linary will be hosting a fundraiser for the Evie
Clair family. Evie is an 8th grader at Magma
Ranch and is a future Poston Butte Bronco.
Her father passed away on the evening of Sep-
tember 7th after battling cancer. All proceeds
of the raised from this event will benefit the
family as the deal with this very difficult situa-
tion.
The purchase of a ticket will allow a guest
an entrance fee, a country style buffet dinner
and dessert. As an extra-added bonus, a short
performance by Evie Clair as a thank you for
their support which will be located in the Pos-
ton Butte courtyard. Be sure to bring a blan-
ket or a folding chair to sit back and enjoy the
performance.
Event Tickets incredible support our community has
shown. Now, take the opportunity to enjoy
Tickets can ONLY be purchased online and an incredible event that is being put on by tal-
are limited to the first 2,500 guests. ented local students and support the Poston
To purchase tickets go to: Butte Colinary’s efforts as they have worked
https://gofan.co/app/events/11839 extremely hard to make this event fun and
enjoyable for the residents.
Take Part In The Fundraiser
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If you cannot attend but would like to help
the family a GoFundMe account has been
set up in their name.you can contribute to
their GoFundMe Page -
https://www.gofundme.com/teamamos
The Community Has Stepped Up
The goal of $45,000 for the GoFundMe
account has be met which illustrates the
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Monday’s Word Search Puzzle
Haunted Fun Charlotte Asylum. The inmates have taken
In Arizona over the compound, and experiment on
the doctors who tried to help them. The
ValleyWideHaunted only way out is through Lenore’s cell and
HouseEvents into the basement where she tortured her
victims. But be warned, Lenore will sense
Continued from page 1 your presence. She will not take kindly to
those who don’t belong in her memories.
Let’s get spooky, confront the living dead,
and avoid mad scientists this holiday with Admission Costs:
some of the greatest haunted houses the
area has to offer. Tickets to both haunts: $22
Tickets for individual haunts:$15
Sanctum of Horror “Front of the Line Passes” are also avail-
6555 E Southern Ave, Mesa, AZ able.
A place of fear, a breeding ground of evil. The 13th Floor
Those who enter this abyss succumb to 2814 W. Bell Rd., Phoenix, AZ
madness, and now the sanctum has found
its way into the mind of a little girl. The 13th Floor is an intense, graphic, theatri-
cal show that will take you on a gut wrenching
Enter the twisted mind of Lenore, and ride of visceral thrills and psychological hor-
relive her violent past. Navigate the decaying ror. Sixty thousand square feet of shocking
walls of her childhood home, and witness twists and horrifying turns are waiting for you
the brutal murders of her kin. As you weave at 13th Floor Haunted House!
your way through an ancient graveyard Continued on page 12
filled with the undead, you will arrive at St.
October 23-25, 2017
San Tan Valley Weekday Weather
Monday Tuesday Wednesday
High 97° High 97° High 92°
Low 65° Low 64° Low 61°
Mainly sunny. High 97F. Mainly sunny. High 97F. A mainly sunny sky.
Winds NE at 5 to 10 mph. Winds E at 10 to 20 mph. High 92F. Winds E at 10
to 15 mph.
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Africanized Due to an unfortunate accident, twen-
Honey Bees ty-six swarms escaped a quarantined en-
vironment. There are different spins to
AretheyinArizona? how these bees actually escaped. One
account is that while shipping the gentler
By Luckey Bee hybrid queens, they died, which led to
Continued from page 1 the shipping of more aggressive queens.
Another report is that twenty-six queens
Yes, the South African Bee is aggressive, but and their daughters were distributed
it is simply a bee from Africa. An Africanized across the country to Brazilians farmers.
bee is a hybrid that results from African and Yet another version of the story is that
European bees mating (European bees are a local beekeeper noticed that the Afri-
sometimes referred to as the Western honey canized queens and drones were leaving
bees). their containment area. Their offspring
A little history. Dr. Warwick Estevam have since spread to the warm regions of
Kerr, a geneticist, began working with Central America. It is nearly impossible
African bees. These bees were brought to tell the difference between an African-
to Brazil in 1950 to be crossbred with ized honey bee and a Western or Euro-
non-tropical honey bees. His work in pean honey bee.
crossbreeding was meant to improve the
bees production of wax and honey. The In many parts of the United States, bee-
hive area where his work took place had keepers look at their hives in the spring to
been fitted with special screens to keep see if the bees have become crowded and
the bees from getting out of the test area. are getting ready to swarm (leave the nest
with the old queen to find a new home).
At that point, they split the hive by providing
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October 23, 2017
Monday’s Sudoku Puzzle
Continued on page 9 gions. In the south, they swarm frequently
and are more likely to abandon a nest in
Africanized Honey Bees search for another home closer to food
sources. They don’t require a large place,
By Luckey Bee so they sometimes choose a meter box,
old tires, trees, chimneys and crawl spaces
Continued from page 6 under houses or buildings for a home, to
name but a few.
a new home. The simplest way to split
a hive is by removing several frames of Their alarm zone (how close you can get
brood (The brood comb is the beeswax to a nest before the bees react), is bigger
structure of cells where the queen bee than the European honey bee. AHB’s are
lays eggs.), bees and food sources taken super defensive, guard the hive aggressive-
from a strong hive and placed in an emp- ly, and respond quickly to disturbances at
ty hive. Other considerations have to do a minimum distance fifty-feet away from
swarmings, such as beekeeper preference, their nesting site. One-hundred feet or
region, and time of year. more if there are vibrations from power
equipment including such things as leaf
Here in Arizona, as in many southern blowers and lawn mowers. They also de-
states, we have a longer growing period ploy many more bees in defense of the
and warm weather so bees can find food, hive and pursue their target(s) for a lon-
increase in number and swarm many ger distance. Some reports state that the
times for beekeepers. The wild African- AHB has pursued persons up to a mile
ized honey bee has an even faster repro- away from the hive.
duction rate and can swarm up to ten
times a year.
The first AHB was discovered in Cali- In populated urban regions, the AHB has
fornia at an oil field in the San Joaquin become a potential for danger. Their sting
Valley. “Bee experts theorized the colony is slightly less venomous than a regular
had arrived hidden in a load of oil-drilling honey bee, but what makes them danger-
pipe shipped from South America.” They ous is the sheer number of bees that will
were next discovered in Texas and in attack to defend their hive. It is also why
the Tucson region of Arizona, a study of not every bee rescue is successful as the
trapped swarms in 1994 found that only rescue may pose a danger to the bee tech-
15 percent had been Africanized; this nician. In Arizona, always assume that the
number had grown to 90 percent by 1997. bees that live here are 100% Africanized.
Use caution if you see any Bee Colony
In their defense, Africanized bees are re- near your location. Call 911, or your local
ported to be superior honey producers fire department. Know what to do when
and genetically tougher than their Europe- an Africanized honey bee attacks! Do not
an counterparts in the US. However, they try to rectify the problem, call a profes-
cannot survive cold weather and need sional.
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likely for the bees to spread to some re-
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RWeeceakpend Football
How Did Our Kids Do This
Weekend?
Poston Butte Broncos Combs Coyotes
The Broncos traveled to Tucson on Friday The Coyotes were in Phoenix on Friday play-
to take on the Cholla Chargers. Poston came ing the 1-7 Washington Rams. Coming into
into Fridays game with a 4-4 record on the the game at 3-5 Combs was looking for a big
season, and looking to get back above .500 win that would put them on pace to finish the
on the season. Poston started fast and never season at .500, Washington had other plans
looked back winning the game by a score of though taking down the Coyotes by a 13-7
59-39. The Broncos will once again head to margin. Combs will finish up the season next
Tucson next week to take on the 3-6 Desert Friday against Apache Junction in a home
View Jaguars next Friday to finish up their game.
season.
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San Tan Foothills Sabercats ALA Warriors
The Sabercats continued along the path they The Warriors were in Apache Junction on
have set for most of the season, putting up a Friday and trying to get a big win against Imag-
lot of points and keeping opposition off of the ine Prep Superstition. The game started slow
scoreboard. In a home game against Scott- and stayed that way all night with the warriors
sdale Preparatory Academy, the Sabercats scoring 6 in each of the first 3 quarters all while
started early scoring 34 in the first quarter. blanking the Panthers. Imagine Superstition
The game never got any easier on Scottsdale scored 8 in the final period but it was too little
as the Sabercats won by a final score of 63-0. too late as the Warriors won 18-8. ALA will
Foothills will end the season in Glendale next be in Queen Creek next week to finish up the
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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
Industrial Maintenance -
Oct. 16th
[email protected] or 520-494-5308
www.CentralAZ.edu/engtech
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My Past Shaped under my baby tooth on my right side,
Who I Am Today and scraped my jaw on the left side and
front until it was egg shell thin. If someone
Our Experiences in Life Don’t would have bumped my jaw it would have
Have to Define Us shattered, it was that thin. They also had
to cut a little bit of a nerve on my chin that
By, Ashley Luthor made it so that I couldn’t feel the left side of
Continued from page 1 my lower lip and chin. That was an expe-
rience in itself. If you can imagine going to
I had noticed a bump on my jaw around the dentist and having a novocain injection
November, but being a kid, it was normal and not being able to feel your face, that’s
for my parents to think that I had bumped exactly how it felt, only permanently. I
it on something while rough housing with recall catching myself a few times at school
my brother. However, the bump did not drooling because I just didn’t know I was
go away. In February, I mentioned it again doing it. That was pretty humbling.
to my mom and she took me to see the
doctor. I knew there was something wrong I missed some school that spring of course
instinctually. I will never forget when the with the biopsy, surgery, recovery, and
doctor pulled my mom outside of the room biweekly trips to the Mayo Clinic. Every two
to tell her that it was a tumor and that I weeks they would pack my jaw. They would
needed to go to the Mayo Clinic as soon as go in through my mouth, (luckily the entire
possible. I don’t think he realized he had surgery was done inside my mouth so I have
left the door ajar and that I could hear him. no scars on my face), pull out bone packing
I sat in that room, alone, and somehow and put fresh material back in. I did that for
the Universe had my back and I felt like I about two to three months, I believe. During
was no longer alone. I felt like I was given that time I was on a liquid only diet. Let me
this inner strength that wasn’t my own. It is tell you, pizza in the blender is not good, but
something that is always there for me when hamburger isn’t bad. Mashed potatoes and
it comes to health related issues with myself, blended cottage cheese were staples. One
my family, or friends. I can’t explain it, this would think that after months of living on
calm comes over me, and I feel like I can mashed potatoes that I wouldn’t like them
be the strong one. I feel like I can think anymore, but I do!
clearly and rationally. Now, don’t get me
wrong, when I had to give blood for my sur- Maybe I see it as comfort food, although I
gery, I lost my mind when I saw the needle don’t have them much anymore. The best
for the first time, but I got over that too. was when I was told I could start eating real
food again. I can still recall the taste of the
I had a biopsy in March of that year and burger that my grandfather made for me. I
had surgery on March 15th. They pulled can remember watching him cook it, the
all of my teeth on my lower left side of softness of the bun, and the juicy burger.
my jaw (baby teeth and permanent teeth),
gave me root canals on my four lower Continued in Wednesday’s San Tan Times
front teeth, pulled my permanent tooth
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Haunted Fun In Arizona the Phoenix Haunted Hayride. Guests
won’t have to travel far to leave the city lights
Continued from page 5 behind and enjoy this ominous oasis of the
desert, the Valley’s only outdoor Halloween
Admission Costs: experience with attractions for the whole
family. This Halloween season, Fear Farms
General Admission $33.99 promises to become your family’s newest
Fast Pass is an additional $10 and most frightening fall tradition: Come
Skip the Line is an additional $20 for the fun, stay for the fear. Make a night
of it.
T14h4e5CWry. pStouthern Ave, Mesa, AZ
Admission Costs:
One of Arizona’s longest running haunted
houses, The Crypt and The Asylum return General Admission from $26.99 to $33.99
with all new scares to torment those who + tax. Pricing varies depending on day of
dare to enter! Your adrenaline infused week.
experience inside The Crypt Haunted SPECIAL EVENT:
Attractions will give you spine tingling thrills. BLOOD HARVEST, NOV 3 & 4
$26.99 + tax
Admission Costs:
Golfland Fright Nights -
All 3 Attractions The Gauntlet Haunted House
( The Crypt, The Asylum, Chaos Maze) 155 W Hampton Avenue, Mesa, AZ
$25.00
Single Haunted House-$18 The Gauntlet Haunted House returns
Chaos Maze Only-$8 for another season to Golfland in Mesa.
The Gauntlet is the valley’s most terrifying
2F2e0a9r FNa.r9m9th Avenue, Phoenix, AZ haunted attraction. The Gauntlet Haunted
House returns with all-new scares and spe-
From the city all you can hear are the cial effects. Join us in 2017 and find out why
screams resonating from fields on the farm. we are Arizona’s best haunt!
Located on the outskirts of the city lies a
farmland that is home to one of the scariest Admission Costs:
places in Arizona. Fear Farm is the largest
outdoor haunted attraction in the valley, Haunted House Admission + Mini Golf
with 30 acres of pure terror, consisting of Game: $17.99
6 indoor/outdoor haunted attractions, plus Haunted House Admission: $13.99
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Central Arizona and federal and state laws; calculate advance
College is Hiring pay recovery, and overpayment of wages; issue
manual payments as required.
CAC is looking for a Qualified Balance payroll transactions; correct process-
Payroll Assistant for their ing errors prior to payroll production. Verify
Coolidge Campus that pay rates reflect the contract or assignment
amount entered by Human Resources.
By Central Arizona College Prepare, process and verify federal and state
Continued from page 1 tax deposits for each payroll; prepare for sig-
nature and file federal, state, and other agen-
Have the opportunity to work locally with this
new position from Central Arizona College.
Job Summary cy mandated reports; Preparation of other
required state, federal and internal forms and
Perform a variety of semi-complex tasks in reports, including W-2, W-4, 941, A-1 and
support of the processes and functions associ- Arizona State Retirement System reports.
ated to payroll related documents. Provide work lead and direction; monitor
work as it progresses, and review for timeliness
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS and accuracy. Handle all employee and su-
pervisor informational requests.
Interpret and implement policies and proce-
dures pertaining to payroll; ensures payroll Perform other duties commensurate with the
database reflects current and accurate infor- functions and level of the position to include
mation. participating in committee assignments and
Collect, verify and input timekeeping records; the recruitment and retention of students.
input and verify voluntary and involuntary de-
ductions and withholdings including levies and EDUCATION:
garnishments; record and process payments
to outside agencies; enroll, change, and stop One (1) year college/trade school or 30 semes-
direct deposits as authorized by employees; ter hours.
maintain and store confidential employee
data. EXPERIENCE:
Two (2) years directly related experience
Verify leave balances, calculate college termi- Continued on page 16
nation payments in compliance with policy
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Central Arizona College is Hiring Ability to communicate effectively both orally
and in writing and in the use of proper English
Continued from page 15 and grammar.
Applications must include the following docu- Ability to organize and complete tasks accord-
ments to be considered: ing to established schedules and to meet dead-
Cover Letter (Letter of Interest) lines.
Resume or Curriculum Vitae Ability to work independently and as a mem-
Unofficial Transcripts ber of a team in accomplishing tasks.
The background verification level for this posi- Ability to analyze situations, develop solutions
tion is: The level of the background check for and make independent decisions based upon
this position is Basic + Credit level. established guidelines.
AKNNDOAWBILLEITDIEGSE: ,SKILLS, INTERPERSONAL SKILLS:
Knowledge in policies, procedures, methods Important Level Interpersonal Skills: Posi-
and techniques associated with processing and tion engages in or requires some or all of the
disseminating information and supporting following: Alternative or combined human
documentation. relations skills in understanding other peo-
Knowledge in computer database and entry ple and influencing their behavior in order
skills including accessing on-line systems to to achieve job objectives; Must have skills of
download or upload files or records. persuasiveness or assertiveness, as well as sen-
Knowledge in College policies and proce- sitivity to other person’s point of view in order
dures pertaining to the area assigned. to influence their behavior, change an opinion,
Knowledge in advanced mathematical and or turn a situation around; Provides direction,
computational functions. consultation, and/or training; Deals with con-
Knowledge in computer systems, hardware fidential information; Has moderate level of
and software used in processing departmental contact with students, program participants,
College documents. and/or the public.
Skills in reviewing documents and/or records
for completeness, verifying accuracy and pro- PRHEQYSUIICRAELMENTS:
cessing according to established procedures.
Duties require little physical effort in work with
light (up to 10 lbs.), easy to handle materials.
Duties performed caused light to moderate
fatigue of eyes, fingers, or other faculties due
to long periods of standing, sitting, and/or re-
petitive motion.
Skills in evaluating and analyzing technical pay- WORKING CONDITIONS:
roll activities.
Skills in preparing detailed reports. Job is performed in general office or compa-
Ability to multi-task. rable working area with occasional distractions
such as noise, interruptions, or congested
work areas with exposure to some disagree-
able elements.
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Rod Small’s visual journey
By, Rod Small
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in AZ www.facebook.com/wildhorsephotographer
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