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Vote San Tan Valley
What’s Happening with the Incorporation Effort?
The Incorporation Com- been made and where they comes to incorporating and
mittee has released a Press are at with a budget and a what questions do you have
Release in the effort to com- plan. regarding the effort and this
municate with our area to let Where do you stand when it committee?
us know what progress has Continued on page 10

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PEumbplicloWyeoerkFsinds person had found my wallet and would be
Wallet happy to keep it for us until we returned to
Apache Junction, send it, or do whatever
Takes on Mission to Track was necessary at their cost to get my wallet
Down Owner who Lives in and me re-united.”
Canada
House responded to Shamhart that he
By Pinal County News would be back in Apache Junction after the
Continued from page 1 first of the year. So Shamhart held onto the
wallet and waited to meet with House, who
was visibly relieved to have his money and
cards back. House even offered the money
in the wallet as a reward, Shamhart politely
refused and said he was pleased to find the
owner.

“A person who works hard for a living

found a wallet with money in it, and the wal-

let contained no ID other than a name and

address from another country,” House said

in the email. “There was absolutely noth-

Todd House (L) is reunited with his wallet ing in the wallet that explained my situation,
thanks to Pinal County Public Works employee disability, etc. For all he knew I could have

Robert Shamhart. been a murderer, or in any event it ap-

Finding and returning a wallet with $200 peared I was a snowbird with no ties to the
cash, identification and credit cards in- United States, who was probably well off, at
side, is what most of us would do without least enough so as to vacation here.”

hesitation. Public Works employee Bob Director Andersen said he always enjoys
Shamhart, who is with the Apache Junction hearing what kind of job Public Works
Road Crew, found the wallet in December. crews are doing out in the field, but a letter
Shamhart found the Canadian identifica- like this is extra special. Shamhart will be
tion, went to the internet and looked to recognized by the Department for his work
see if he could find the owner. Striking out in getting the owner reunited with his wallet.
on the internet, Shamhart went to the old

fashioned way of contacting the owner – by In the last paragraph of the email, House
mail. told Andersen of his meeting with Sham-

“It was mid-December, and my wife and I hart: “When I asked him why he did this
flew to Yukon for Christmas,” Mike House, and why he didn’t just take the money and
the wallet’s owner told Andersen. “About throw the billfold away, he looked at me
a week after arriving in Yukon (Canada), kind of bewildered and said, ‘well, it wasn’t
we got a letter in the mail that said that a my money.’”.STT

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January 12, 2018

Friday’s Word Search Puzzle



American Legion Tickets for the even are $15 and it is open to
99th Birthday the public. You do not have to be a member
Dinner of the American Legion to attend the dinner.

Open Event to the Public For more information regarding the event
you can contact Post Commander Dennis
By, San Tan Times Gardner at:
Continued from page 1 [email protected]

The American Legion will be having their Event Location:
annual birthday dinner on March 19th,
which is a Monday. Valentino’s Eatery
3385 N Hunt Hwy,
No host bar starts at 5: PM and Dinner Florence, AZ
begins at 6:00 PM. The event will be located .STT
at Valentino’s Eatery off of Hunt Highway in
Florence.

January 12 - 14, 2017

San Tan Valley Weekend Weather

Friday Saturday Sunday

High 71° High 75° High 74°
Low 44° Low 47° Low 45°

Sunny skies. High 71F. Plentiful sunshine with Intervals of clouds and
Winds light and variable. some clouds in the evening. sunshine. High 74F. Winds
High around 75F. Winds E ENE at 5 to 10 mph.
www.santantimes.com at 10 to 15 mph.

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PinalAnimalControl pies or kittens, Animal Care and Control
has a strict spay/neuter program in place.
AResourceForLostPets,Problem EVERY animal adopted from us MUST
Animals,andNewFuryBuddies be spayed or neutered.

By, San Tan Times Animal Care and Control will hold the dog
Continued from page 1 or cat until the pet is transported to the vet
on the date of sterilization. A vet performs
Pinal Animal Control isn’t just a county ser- the surgery, vaccinates the pet against ra-
vice that picks up strays or just deals with bies, and the new owner picks up their new
wild animal problems. Pinal Animal Con- pet at the vet’s office at the end of the day.
trol offers a lot of great services, especially if
you are looking to bring a furry little buddy Any elective surgery that the owner may
into your life. This article will go over their wish to have done at the same time as the
adoption process, rules, and highlight a few sterilization, such as ear cleaning, declaw-
potential pets for you. ing, tail docking, etc., are the total respon-
sibility of the owner.
Here Are Four Rules
You Must Follow Rule 2.
All dogs must receive the “4-in-1
Anyone who adopts a new pet from Animal vaccine”
Care and Control must follow our Adop-
tion Policy. Four rules must be followed: All dogs receive one 4-in-1 vaccination be-
• Every adopted animal must be spayed fore adoption. The vaccination includes
Canine Distemper-Adenovirus Type
or neutered. 2-Coronavirus-Parainfluenza-Parvovirus
• All dogs must receive the “4-in-1 vac- Vaccine.

cine”. Rule 3.
• All dogs must be microchipped. All dogs must be microchipped
• All owners must prove that they have

the means to properly care for their
pets.

The primary responsibility of Animal Con- All dogs are microchipped and cats can be
trol is animal welfare, making sure that an- chipped upon request. Animal Care and
imals in the county are treated humanely Control uses a universal microchip and we
and the prospective owners have the means complete the registration for the new own-
to properly care for adopted pets. Our four er.
rules are listed in detail below.
Microchipping (for dogs) and sterilization
Rule 1. are not negotiable and if the potential own-
Every adopted animal must be er does not wish to comply with these two
spayed or neutered requirements, he or she will not be allowed
to adopt from Animal Care and Control.
In order to prevent unwanted litters of pup- Continued on page 15

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January 12, 2018

Friday’s Sudoku Puzzle

Poston Butte Caleb and Justin are part of Bronco Stu-
Student Film dios, which is Poston Butte’s Premiere
Selected Digital Media Arts program. It is a 3-year
class/club hybrid that puts students in in-
CopaShortsFilmFestivalSelects dustry scenarios. In their 3rd year, stu-
LocalStudents dents are challenged to create their own
original script / pilot episode / Marketing
By: San Tan Times

to sell to companies like Youtube, Netflix,
Amazon and Hulu. Students also can earn
AP credit through our Digital Photography
classes as well as become a Certified As-
sociate and Certified Expert in Photoshop
and Premiere Pro.

This is the first film festival Bronco Studios
participated in with two short films submit-
ted.

Directed by Caleb Janicki (Junior) About the Film
and starring Justin Vanswol
Baghead explores the effects of depres-
Baghead, a short film directed by Caleb Jan- sion, a condition that runs rampant in our
icki, a Junior, starring Justin Vanswol, also a society. This film was adjudicated as a part
Junior, was one of 65 short films internation- of the Poston Butte Players at the Interna-
ally selected to be showcased at the Copa tional Thespian Festival where it received
Shorts Film Festival in Maricopa, Arizona. a Superior and 2 Excellent ratings and was
Continued on page 13

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Vote San Tan Valley Steering Committee member Julie Phillips,
whose company did the survey work for the
What’s Happening with the proposed map boundaries, sums it up this
Incorporation Effort? way: “We’re all volunteers, not professional
politicians. It’s been a learning curve, that’s
By Vote San Tan Valley for sure!”
Incorporation Committee

Continued from page 1

The Incorporation Committee released She and Steering Committee member Dar-
this press release to the community. en Schnepf, who are over the volunteers
gathering petition signatures, report that al-
-------------------------------------------------------------------- most half of the required 4,700 signatures
SAN TAN VALLEY, Ariz. -- It’s been have been collected. The 4,700 represents
three months since the Vote San Tan Val- 10% of the registered voters within the pro-
ley Steering Committee filed to begin the posed boundaries of a new San Tan Valley
process for incorporation. As part of that municipality. “But, of course, we’ll collect
effort, the past months have been filled with more to cover any signatures not accept-
community meetings, volunteer training, ed by the Pinal County Elections Depart-
signature gathering, answering questions ment,” Phillips adds.
on social media, meetings with neighboring
municipalities, and many late night phone Also new this year is the introduction of a
calls. budget – one that starts small but supports a

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new municipality until it can grow. Jeanne lation introduced by Arizona’s governor,
Stockton chairs the budget committee, sales taxes can’t go on a ballot until 2020,
comprised of volunteers who have exten- the next even numbered year following a
sive experience with municipal budgets. vote on incorporation, expected in 2018.
The group looked at budgets from com-
munities that have a similar population Stockton reports that it took a longer time
base and collected information regarding than expected to produce a budget, but the
what Pinal County now pays for certain committee did not want to give guessti-

community needs. mates. She also stated, ““The people of
San Tan Valley were asked to stand aside
“In addition to those items municipalities for many years. First, it was to stand aside
are required to provide, there is also mon- until the economy improved. Then it was
ey set aside for economic development and to stand aside until our neighbors could feel
for a state lobbyist. Monies from the gas tax more economically settled. So, now it’s our
will cover road maintenance,” she reports. time to stand up for ourselves.”

As for property and sales tax concerns, Bryan K. McCoy, president of the San Tan
Stockton points out that neither can be Valley Chamber of Commerce and a Steer-
raised without the question being put on a ing Committee member, says reaction from
ballot and residents voting whether or not the business community has been positive.
to increase them. Due to previous legis- “It has been challenging trying to bring in
Continued on page 16

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train to enter today’s advanced workforce.
Speak to an advisor today.

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Poston Butte
Student Film
Selected

Continued from page 9

CTE Digital Media Arts Instructor/Advisor
National Technical Honors Society Advisor
featured at Arts Night on November 2nd, 480-474-6100 x8545
2017.

About the Festival More information will be out at the begin-
ning of the semester regarding the fundrais-
February 16-18, 2018 – Showcases, films, ers.
screenplay table reads, parties, music and This is a rare opportunity for our local stu-
Q & A’s of filmmakers. dents. If you can help in anyone to provide
Military Veteran films, our newest film cat- Bronco Studios with the means to fill the
egory, are featured on Saturday, February theatre to show support for the film be sure
17th at 2:00pm. to contact Mr. Stahl.

Join them at UltraStar Multi-tainment Cen- If you would like to purchase tickets to the
ter in Maricopa, Arizona for Copa Shorts film 2018 Copa Shorts Film Fest you can

Film Fest! go online: copashortsfilmfest.org/2017/tickets/

Take Part In The Event Learn More About Broncos
Studios
Bronco Studios would like to fill the 250+
seat theatre with FUSD students, parents, http://broncostudios.weebly.com/
staff and community members as well as .STT
send 80 students (a school bus) to 2 free
workshops on Saturday, February 17th. In
order to do this, we need to raise $4000 by
the 21st of January. If you are interested in
helping support this effort, please contact:
Jason M Stahl

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PinalAnimalControl Up For Adoption

Continued from page 6 Currently Pinal Animal Control has 144 dogs
available and eight cats. So, you’ve got some
Rule 4. options.
All owners must have the means
to properly care for their pets

Your pet must be safely confined and have
adequate food, water and shelter. Proper con-
finement is necessary to protect the public or
someone living in the new owner’s home.

Rights of Animal Care and Control CROWLEY - ID#A189224
to Refuse Adoption My name is CROWLEY.
• I am a neutered male, tan Labrador
The Staff at Animal Care and Control hope
that every adoption is successful. That is why Retriever mix.
we follow the procedures we do. We take it • The shelter staff think I am about 5
very seriously and ask for your patience while
we go through the process together. If, for years old.
any reason, our staff does not believe that a • I have been at the shelter since Dec 19,
successful adoption can take place, Animal
Care and Control reserves the right to deny 2017.
the adoption.

Adoption Wish List MILK - ID#A192343
My name is MILK.
If you are interested in adopting a pet, yet • I am a male, white and black American
would like to get a specific kind, or don’t quite
know what you would like, we have the Adop- Bulldog mix.
tion Wish List which just might help you out. • The shelter staff think I am about 2
With the Wish List, we take down some of
the characteristics of the animal you would years and 7 months old.
like to have, and then keep them on file to • I have been at the shelter since Jun 01,
match against any of the animals that we have
now, or take in at a later time. By filing out this 2017.
form, you will be notified when a pet match-
ing your description becomes available, and Next Wednesday’s issue of San Tan Times
at that time, you will need to follow all of the will talk about other services Pinal Animal
requirements listed above. So, please take a Control offers.
moment to fill out one of the following wish .STT
lists on Pinal County’s website at:
http://www.pinalcountyaz.gov/AnimalCon-
trol/Pages/AdoptAPet.aspx

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Vote San Tan Valley

Continued from page 11

new businesses. We have found the larg- or members of various HOA/community
er national chain stores prefer to deal groups. In addition, they and other vol-
with municipalities than counties. Most unteers attended 2-4 events almost every
of the local businesses can see the advan- Saturday to gather signatures.
tages and are in favor of incorporating.” ---------------------------------------------------------------------

If you have questions, concerns, or com-
ments regarding the incorporation pro-
cess of San Tan Valley, we would love to
hear from you. Community participation
is vital to our future.

Whether you are for or against becoming
a municipality, we will support your ef-
forts in getting the information you need
to make a decision that is right for you
and the community in which you live.

Rey Torres, chairman of the PR and We look forward in following this pro-
Community Engagement Committees, cess and helping the area gather the in-
has seen the efforts of SC members bear formation needed to help them make the
fruit. Torres states, “We’ve actively en- decision as to whether our community
gaged various HOAs, rural communities, becomes a municipality.
and elected officials. We have also been
warmly received by various neighboring Contact us
municipalities and external business in- Do you have something you would like
terests, which will all play a big part of the to share with the community regarding
future success of our community. As part Incorporation? Contact us to share your
of our 2018 community engagement, we thoughts.
will continue to share details of our prog-
ress and address questions and concerns Submit any questions or comments to us
posed by community members.” at:
[email protected]
Last quarter members of the SC spoke at 480-869-2781
five meetings hosted by various clubs, the .STT
San Tan Valley Chamber of Commerce,

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Wildlife Of San Tan Valley

Rod Small’s Visual Journey

By, Rod Small

The horses migration patern leads them to photo is.) Hope to get some decent shots this
some of my favorite spots to shoot this time of winter.
year. I love the off the beaten path locations. In For more information visit
this area I get some decent shots of the horses www.facebook.com/wildhorsephotographer
with Four Peaks in the background and some- .STT
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