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Training your dog is not Their Seasons
only important for your Started
sanity, but it is also does
a lot to help your dog. How have our local
Training gives dogs a sports teams done as
the spring sports have
sense of accomplishment gotten underway.
and purpose.

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Is This The End of Incorporation
Where Does San Tan Valley Go From here

Last Friday the Incorpo- Valley Incorporation. As to incorporate, be annexed,
ration Steering Commit- a Declarant they have the or keep the status quo. May-
tee announced that Shea final say in the effort. So be now the residents will get
Homes had decided not to where does San Tan Valley the chance to decide.
give permission to San Tan go from here? Do you want Continued on page 10

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Netflix
March 9
A New Week Means New
Streaming A.I.C.O. Incarnation:
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By San Tan Times Love: Season 3
My Next Guest Needs No Introduc-
March 5 tion With David Letterman: Malala
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The World’s Most Extraordinary The Outsider
Homes: Season 1 Trolls: The Beat Goes On!: Season 2

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March 5 - 7, 2018

San Tan Valley Weekday Weather

Monday Tuesday Wednesday

High 70° High 75° High 79°
Low 43° Low 46° Low 52°

Mainly sunny. High Sunshine and clouds mixed. Sunshine and clouds
around 70F. Winds NNW High around 75F. Winds mixed. High 79F. Winds N
at 5 to 10 mph. NNE at 5 to 10 mph. at 5 to 10 mph.

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AFJROTC Commissioning Serving San Tan Valley
Ceremony and nearby areas.
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By Richard Franco
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Poston Butte AFJROTC held their first has been open. This continues to show
“Commissioning” ceremony for five ca- the caliber of students we have at Pos-
dets on Wednesday. These cadets were ton Butte High School and we are sure
selected to become cadet officers taking there will be many more to follow these
a rigorous test and passing it and being fine young people.
leaders in some aspect within the corps.
Each cadet is now considered a Cadet/ Pictured, Master Sergeant Melton, Paul
Second Lieutenant. They are leaders Karr (senior), Kylie Hensley (junior),
within the AFJROTC and will help us Sydnee Kuebler (sophomore), Alex Rice
lead the unit in the future. Major Loucel (senior), Major Loucel, Anthony Televe-
gave each cadet a Certificate of Achieve- ra Garcia (sophomore).
ment and a copy of the “Commission- .STT
ing”. The ceremony was very similar to
what happens to Second Lieutenants on
Active Duty.
Major Loucel and MSGT Melton are very
proud of what these five cadets have ac-
complished in the seven months the unit

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Monday’s Sudoku Puzzle

DogTrainingMistakes husband taught the dog to give paw for
a treat. These are all highly reinforcing
7 Mistakes People Make interactions to the dog. This encourages
When Training Their Dogs! him to lift his paws for a reward. Add ex-
citement and we have a jumping out of
By David Michael Sanders control dog that thinks he is doing exact-
Continued from page 1 ly what he is supposed to. Remember we
don’t get what we want, we get what we
7TrMaiinsitnagkeTshPeieroDploegMs! ake When reinforce. It is imperative to instill want-
ed behaviors while the puppy’s brain is
1.) PROCRASTINATION developing so behavior becomes reflexive
Don’t wait to train your dog! It is a co and second nature. It is much harder to
mon misconception that a dog should counter condition a dog that has been
be mature before starting a training pulling on a leash and jumping for years
program. This couldn’t be further from than it is to teach a puppy how to sit po-
the truth. Despite not being able to see litely and walk on a loose leash.
or walk, puppies are taking in informa- 2.) MISUSE OF EQUIPMENT
tion at birth. Scent imprinting for low Equipment failure can lead to injury
diabetes detection can start as early as and in some cases death. Make sure ever
three days old. Puppies can be taught thing is secure, of good quality and sized
to eliminate in a litter box or puppy pad appropriately. I’ve seen cheap collars and
as early as 4 weeks and offer basic obe- leashes stretch and break. Wear comfort-
dience behaviors by 10-12 weeks. One able clothes for mobility and shoes for
of the biggest mistakes people make agility. I do not recommend flip flops
when training their dog is… allowing or retractable leashes, especially when
unwanted behaviors to become inad- working with strong dogs. For more in-
vertently conditioned. For example, one formation on equipment check out my
of my clients does not want her dog to book “YES!” A Basic Dog Training
jump on guests. Her son and daughter Manual.
both encourage the dog to jump on them Continued on page 16
when they get home from school and her

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Is This The End developments. Shea Homes Regional
of Incorporation Project Manager Rob Izer and General
Manager Levi Shill previously expressed
Where Does San Tan Valley the desire to explore annexation into the
Go From here? Town of Queen Creek.
“Izer and Shill initially told their En-
By San Tan Times canterra homeowners they were going
Continued from page 1 to file a Declaration of Exclusion with
Pinal County to give homeowners time
On Friday March 2nd 2018 the Vote San to explore their options,” explains Rey
tan Valley Steering Committee released Torres, a VSTV Steering Committee
the following press release. member. “Then two days later these two
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- people decided to deny San Tan Valley
residents the right to decide on their
Incorporation Hopes for future by sending out a letter to differ-
100,000 Residents Shattered by ent stakeholders stating they would not
Shea Homes consent to incorporation.”
The actions of the two Shea employees
SAN TAN VALLEY, Ariz. – The Vote came as a surprise to many of their
San Tan Valley (VSTV) Steering Com- homeowners. Over half of those eligible
mittee today announced that hopes to to vote in Encanterra signed the petition
allow residents to vote on whether or not to put the incorporation question on
to make San Tan Valley a municipality the ballot. As a master declarant, Shea
were derailed by a surprise announce- Homes has yet to turn their develop-
ment from Shea Homes stating that, as ment over to a resident controlled home-
a declarant, they would not give permis- owner’s association, instead retaining
sion to the effort, in effect terminating the majority representation needed to
the democratic process. thwart any municipal incorporation.
It seemed a perfect time to start the
At issue was whether over 100,000 incorporation process after the Arizona
people would be represented by one and State Legislature passed HB 2088 last
part of another county supervisor or a year, and Queen Creek seemed to ramp
self-elected seven member town council up their annexation efforts shortly after.
that mirrored the community. The abil- San Tan Valley residents expressed the
ity of residents to self-determine their
form of local government was ended by
non-resident landowners of planned area

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need to incorporate to preserve their own mittees and spending numerous hours at
identity and their self determination. Sev- events and going door to door to collect
eral people stepped up to form a Steering signatures. Their continued interest and
Committee. energy will be a vital part of the next step
Does this mean the end of incorporation in finally realizing San Tan Valley’s right to
for San Tan Valley? “No way,” says Torres. vote on its municipal incorporation.”
“This effort is too big and too important -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
to stop now. We have several options. And
we’re encouraged by the fact that many So Where does San Tan Valley go
others are disgusted, as we are, by the from here?
continued denial of our community’s right
to decide our future. Numerous friends and As part of the press release they say that
residents have vowed to help us win the the movement is not dead, which is true;
right to vote on incorporation.” thanks to HB2088 we still do have the
Jeanne Stockton, the Steering Committee right to vote on our own future so this is
member over the proposed budget, will not over.
continue to meet with budget committee But with the way things have gone in the
members to “ensure the work they are last few months it is clear that the process
doing provides a greater level of detail on needs to change.The committee was lack-
expenditures and will highlight additional ing the transparency and communication
revenue streams.” Julie Phillips and Daren that the residents needed in order to fully
Schnepf, over the volunteer committee, support an effort that will decide so much
state that they had the the required of the areas future.
amount of signatures. “Our awesome We want to hear from you! What do you
volunteers had gathered 10% of registered want for the future of San Tan Valley? Is
voters and were working on collecting an it incorporation, is it districts, annexxing
additional amount should any signatures to Queen Creek, Florence? Do you want to
be disqualified,” says Phillips. keep things the way they are? Should we
In recognition of these efforts, the Steer- try again with a smaller more managable
ing Committee “would like to thank all map?
of the volunteers who gave of their time, Let us know at [email protected]
donations, and talents, serving on com- .STT

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Local Sports Scores Poston Butte Broncos

Local High School Athletes are Boys Baseball
Getting Their Seasons Started The Broncos are off to a 3-3 start. The wins
are 11-3 against Tempe, 9-2 against Apache
Continued from page 1 Junction, and 9-4 in a home game with Wil-
liams Field. The defeats came by way of a
Combs Coyotes 4-2 game against Dobson, 15-7 to Maricopa,
and a 8-5 home lose to Sahuaro

Boys Baseball Girls Softball
The coyotes have had a rough start to the The Softball team is off to a great start,
baseball season so far with four straight loss- and after a few tournaments at neutral sites
es. The first game of the season was a 15-4 they now have an 8-1 record, and are on a 4
defeat against Mingus followed up with 19-1 game winning streak.
at Seton Catholic, 17-2 at San Tan Foothills, Continued on page 13
and a 8-2 defeat to Globe.

Girls Softball
The softball team has started the season
with two straight wins! A 10-7 win in Good-
year against Estrella Foothills, and a 10-7
home win against Higley.

Boys Volleyball
The boys volleyball team has started with
two 3-0 losses, the first was at Fairfax in
Laveen, and then to Sunrise Mountain.

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LocalSports

Continued from page 12

Boys Volleyball
The Broncos Volleyball team is off to a 1-1
start this season opening with a 3-0 L in Peo-
ria against Sunrise Mountain followed up
with a 3-1 win against Northwest Christian.

San Tan Foothills Sabercats

Boys Baseball Girls Softball
The Sabercats are off to a hot start with The Softball team took to Mesa for their
a 30-0 win in Tucson against San Miguel, first game with a 15-2 win over Sequoia
a 17-2 win against Combs, and a 5-0 de- Charter.
feat of Snowflake. Coed Soccer
Scores for the other sports have not been It is one game into the season and one
posted, we will get those to you as soon win into the season for the Warriors after
as we can a 5-2 win over Heritage Gateway.

ALA Ironwood Warriors

Boys Baseball Boys Volleyball
The Warriors are off to a 1-1 start with The volleyball team is 1-1 to start the
a 10-3 lose against South Pointe, and a season with a 3-0 L against ALA Gilbert
13-2 win against Imagine Coolidge. and a 3-0 W against BASIS Peoria.
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DogTrainingMistakes of are two different things. Understand
the parameters your dog can function
Continued from page 9 in and operate within those parameters,
3.) DISTRACTING ENVIRONMENT while slowly and systematically working
One of the most common mistakes I see through behavioral issues one at a time.
people make when training their dog If you try to take on too much at once
is trying to teach a new behavior in an the dog may feel overwhelmed and shut
over stimulating environment. There are down. It is important to keep training
many a failed puppy from the pet store fun and engaging!
group class for no other reason than 6.) BAD ATTITUDE
too many distractions! If you are hav- One of the biggest mistakes I see people
ing trouble getting your dog to perform make when training their dog is focusing
a behavior, move onto something else; on the wrong thing while letting their
change environments, look at your me- emotion dictate their responses. When
chanics, then try, try again. If the dog you are working with a dog, take a per-
still won’t perform the behavior, perhaps sonal inventory of yourself. Ask yourself
you are not being clear enough for the “How do I feel right now?” If you don’t
dog to understand or the dog does not like how you feel, how do you expect the
have the proper motivation. dog to feel any differently than you? For
4.) LACK OF MOTIVATION example if you are nervous, anxious,
When learning from humans, dogs learn and frustrated, that is negative energy
by working for something they like or projecting towards your dog. A lot of
working to avoid something they don’t times we can be focused on the end goal
like. One of the biggest mistakes I see but lacking in effective approach. For ex-
people make when training their dog is ample, a dog refuses to come to its person
failing to understand what the dog finds because the dog’s slightly fearful. Not re-
positively reinforcing. If the dog doesn’t alizing why his dog won’t come to him,
like the treats you have, it’s not a reward. the person gets angry, frustrated and
If the dog doesn’t like being touched, af- punishes the dog when he finally gets a
fection is not a reward. Use what your hold of it. This is a response based on
dog loves the most to reward good be- emotion, bruised ego and lack of under-
havior. If the dog doesn’t find anything standing. In this case the dog needed to
rewarding and is still completely disinter- feel safe and trust it’s human.
ested, this could be a personality trait or 7.) TIMING
possible emotional damage from a past If you have to correct your dog, it’s too
traumatic experience. The dog should late! The dog has already gotten away
be checked out by a veterinarian. Make with the unwanted behavior. One of the
sure your dog is healthy both mentally biggest mistakes I see people make when
and physically before starting a training training their dog is they wait until the
regimen. dog misbehaves to correct it. Be proac-
5.) UNREALISTIC EXPECTATIONS tive! Based on your dog’s past responses,
If the dog’s instinctive responses are anticipate what it’s going to do and redi-
hard wired there is not much we can do rect it towards a wanted behavior. Tim-
but safely manage a behavior. We do this ing is everything. Dog’s are rhythmic. If
by being selective on what environment you can find rhythm in your mechanics
we choose to put the dog in. Unrealis- the dog will follow much easier. If you
tic expectations are common with dog are stumbling and fumbling the dog will
owners. We all have this ideal of what also be confused! Use clear and concise
we want our dog to be. Sometimes what verbal markers so your dog has a clear
we want and what the dog is capable understanding of what you want. .STT

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Rod Small’s Visual Journey

By, Rod Small
Been exploring some new territory lately. It
should pay off soon. Meanwhile here’s a few
puppy pics I took a couple weeks ago.

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