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April 20 – May 3, 2013
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Schnepf Farms: ‘Preserving History’
By Alison Stanton
In 1941, newlyweds Ray and Thora
Schnepf spent their honeymoon night
in a tiny one-room shack. The next
morning, the couple began clearing away
the cactus and brush in what would
soon become Schnepf Farms.
The first crops that were planted at
Schnepf Farms were cotton, wheat and
some vegetables, says Carrie Schnepf,
co-owner and marketing director. Carrie
is married to Ray and Thora’s son Mark.
Over the years the farm diversified,
Carrie says, adding corn, peaches,
apricots and plums to its variety
of crops, as well as music events, a
campsite and even a cemetery.
“We now have 300 acres and sell
everything direct to the public. We are
the largest peach grower in the state,
and we have a country store, full-service
bakery, rides, weddings, large farm
festivals, educational tours and events
and specialty dinners.”
Everything on the farm is “U-Pick,”
Carrie says, and people are welcome to
come and pick whatever is in season.
She says the farm’s peaches, which are
coming up next, is the largest U-Pick
season the farm offers.
“People love our peaches and
will travel from great distances to
pick them,” Carrie says, adding that
customers can also pick several different
types of vegetables, and will soon be
able to gather their own eggs, and milk a
cow to get raw milk.
In addition to its U-Pick fruits and
RACE TO THE FINISH: Two boys take part in a pie eating contest at a seasonal event held at Schnepf Farms. Photo
courtesy of Foskett Creative Photography
BUSHELS OF PEACHES: Carrie and Mark Schnepf, pictured with their four children, enjoy giving people the
chance to pick their own fresh peaches and see what life on a farm is like. The U-Pick peaches are especially
popular with customers. Photo courtesy of Foskett Creative Photography
vegetables, Carrie says Schnepf Farms
is well-known for its festivals that are
based on different crops or seasons. For
example, the Pumpkin and Chili Party in
October is one of Carrie’s favorites, she
says. On May 18 and 19, and 25 through
27, Schnepf Farms is hosting its Peach
Festival, she adds, which is a big event to
coincide with the month’s peach season.
Carrie says she, Mark, and their four
children know that they are doing
more than providing fresh and organic
produce to their customers. She says
they also offer people a real family farm
experience and a chance to get away
from the city—all while seeing where
fruits and vegetables are grown.
“If you don’t have a garden, make ours
yours,” Carrie says.
“We let people reconnect with the
land, and we want people to slow down,
relax and enjoy the fresh air.”
Carrie says she and her family are also
very involved in the community, doing
what they can to promote Queen Creek
and its interesting heritage—which
includes Schnepf Farms.
“The main thing that Mark and I are
doing with our four kids is preserving
history,” she says.
“We are leaving a legacy for many
families so they will always be able to
know how connected we are to farmers
and agriculture and how everything you
eat comes from a farmer. We never want
people to forget what we are all about.”
Schnepf Farms is located at 24810 E.
Rittenhouse Rd. in Queen Creek. For
information, call 480-987-3100 or visit
schnepffarms.com.
Alison Stanton is a freelance writer
who lives in the East Valley. She can be
reached at [email protected]
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April 20 – May 3, 2013
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Don’t let this ‘sleeping dog’ lay
Check out the grand opening of
the Sleepy Dog Brewery pub and
bistro, noon to closing Sat., April
20 at 1451 E. Williams Field Rd.,
Gilbert.
There will be drink and food
specials all day, raffles and
giveaways, beer glassware, swag,
a corn hole tournament, afterhours fun and face painting and
ice cream for children.
For more information, call
480-963-1805 or visit
sleepydogpub.com.
Family activities at June 1 grand opening
If you’re having a graduation party, getting married,
having a Bar or Bat Mitzvah or just throwing a spring
bash, Snap N Go Photo AZ suggests you consider
renting a photo booth for a take-home souvenir. The
company services the metropolitan Phoenix area from
its home base in Chandler.
State-of-the-art equipment provides high-quality
color and black-and-white photo options, fun props
and personal and professional attendants.
For more information, visit snapngophotoaz.com,
call 602-690-0201 or email [email protected].
Place an order with Maternity
Keepsake and receive a 5% discount
when mentioning this offer, which
applies to sculptures of newborn
baby bums, hands and feet that can
be displayed in a shadowbox and are
produced to last for generations. Gift
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April 20 – May 3, 2013
A day of festivities that includes
music throughout the parks, family
games and entertainment and activities
for all ages is planned for the grand
opening of Eastmark Great Park, 10 a.m.
to 5 p.m. on Sat., June 1 at Eastmark
Great Park at Ray and Ellsworth roads
in Mesa.
The first new, large-scale integrated
community to launch in the Phoenix
area in 10 years, Eastmark’s debut to
the public is being led by real estate
investment and development firm DMB.
Eastmark’s phase one builders are
Maracay Homes, Mattamy Homes,
Taylor Morrison, Woodside Homes,
Ryland Homes, Standard Pacific Homes
and Meritage Homes Corporation. Every
home design in Eastmark features a new
floor plan designed for this community.
A short drive from the SanTan Sun
area, Eastmark focuses on creating
a connected life for its residents,
employers and visitors.
Tours will be available to guests
of 14 new home models from seven
homebuilders.
“Eastmark is one of the most
thoughtfully designed communities in
the country,” says Dea McDonald, DMB’s
senior vice president and Eastmark’s
general manager. “In our planning,
we’ve artfully blended residential areas,
employment cores, recreation and
commerce to complement each other.”
Visitors at the grand opening can
explore the Mark, Eastmark’s Visitors
and Community Center, enjoy the first
10 acres of the Eastmark Great Park, 11
neighborhood parks, piazzas and plazas
and landscaped, tree-lined streets
and parkways. Trolleys and pedicabs
take guests around the community
to outdoor concerts, kite flying and
other demonstrations, food trucks and
refreshments throughout the day.
For more information, visit Eastmark.
com and DMBInc.com.
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April 20 – May 3, 2013
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Doing Business
Network Builders Arizona
Decorating Den Interiors
Owner: Scott Berchman
How long in business: Less than 6 months
Specialty: Affordable online and television
video production services for profit and
nonprofit businesses and organizations.
Unique features: Berchman is a video,
marketing and business professional
who spent more than 11 years creating
documentary television and supervising
digital video distribution at MTV
Networks in New York.
Hours: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through
Saturday
Address: Chandler resident
Phone: 602-663-7090
Email: [email protected]
Website: WentWestProductions.com
Owner: Jaclyn
Zoccoli
How long in business:
New branch of Billion
Dollar Networking of
Tracy, CA
Specialty: Assures
the success of
businesses by developing profitable
relationships through coaching, speaking
engagements, books and web presence.
Unique features: Customized per client,
teaching how to screen and develop
alliances.
Hours: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Address: located in the Copper Basin
area of the San Tan Valley
Phone: 209-914-5886
Email: [email protected]
Website:
NetworkBuildersAZ.wordpress.com
Owner: Christine
Hippensteel
How long in
business: Since 2006
Specialty: Franchised
interior decorating
company with access
to thousands of
samples of designer window treatments,
wall and floor coverings, furniture,
lighting and accessories all brought
directly to each client’s home or office.
Unique features: Not only provides a
wide range of superior home furnishing
products, but also handles a wide
range of design projects—from whole
house design to a specific product
need. Cauleen Autery, who has an
associate’s degree in interior design and
is an Allied Member of the American
Society of Interior Designers, joined
the company in the fall of 2012. She is
a native Arizonan who recently moved
back to Chandler after many years in
Massachusetts. A second addition to the
company is Alyson Olsen, who started
her career in the commercial side of the
business, took some time off to start her
family and is also now on the team. She
has a bachelor’s degree in interior design
from Northern Arizona University.
Hours: by appointment only at the
client’s home
Phone: 480-821-1080
Email: [email protected]
Website:
decdens.com/christinehippensteel
Send in your business profile for ‘Doing Business’
The SanTan Sun News would like to welcome
new area businesses or existing ones that may
be new to our readers.
Submit information about your business for
a “Doing Business” mini-business profile in an
upcoming issue of our publication, which is
distributed to 35,000 homes, racks and boxes on
the first and third Saturdays of the month.
Please include all of the following items:
Name of business, name of owner(s), how
long the business has existed, unique features,
hours of operation, address, telephone number,
website, email address. Also include an at least
300 dpi photo of the business owner or logo.
The sooner you submit the information to us,
the sooner we’ll be able to profile your business,
as it’s on a first-come, first-served basis.
Email this information to Business@
SanTanSun.com or visit SanTanSun.com and click
on the “Doing Business” form to submit.
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Germann Rd.
McQueen Rd.
How long in business: 12 years doing
hair; 1 year at Leidan Mitchell as an
independent contractor.
Specialty: Women’s cut and coloring,
men’s cuts, keratin smoothing
treatments.
Unique features: Extensive advanced
education including Vidal Sassoon,
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Kerastase; passionate about the industry,
providing exceptional customer service
and seeking out an individual look
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Hours: 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday, 9
a.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Wednesday and 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday
Address: 2177 W. Queen Creek Rd.,
Chandler
Phone: business, 602-513-3449; personal
602-717-3690
Email: [email protected]
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Business
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Donaldson Watches & Repair
Owners: Dave and Christine Donaldson
How long in business: More than 20
years
Specialty: Independent watch repair
and watch restoration company for
Patek Philippe, Audemars Piguet, Rolex,
Breitling, Omega, Longines, Tag Heuer,
Baume & Mercier, Raymond Weil,
Tissot, Philip Stein-Teslar, Seiko, Citizen,
Movado, Swiss Army, Cartier, Hamilton,
Tsovet, Luminox, all makes of vintage
pocket watches and many more.
Unique features: Staff of six, including
two certified watchmakers with more
than 30 years’ experience, an expert
polisher specializing in case and band
refinishes and an additional repair
technician.
Hours: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday to
Friday, and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturdays
Address: 1840 E. Warner Rd., Suite 118,
Tempe, and a second location is opening
at 1464 E. Williams Field Rd. in Gilbert
Phone: 480-936-7566
Email:
[email protected]
Website: donaldsonwatchrepair.com
April 20 – May 3, 2013
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Chamber welcomes new members Instructors
sought for
online school
Prospective and new members are
invited to a free welcome breakfast
7:30 to 9:30 a.m. Thu., April 25. Bring
brochures, literature and business cards
to distribute. Employers with a new
employee or a member that would like
to meet new members are also invited.
Public policy
Learn about local, regional and state
issues at the chamber’s public policy
meeting, 8 to 9:30 a.m. Fri., April 26.
Discuss issues that are important to the
success of business.
Young executives
Speed networking, food and fun in
the Young Executive Series (YES ) will be
5:30 to 7 p.m. Tue., April 30 at Brunswick
Zone, 1160 S. Gilbert Rd., Gilbert. YES is
a quarterly meet-up for future leaders in
the East Valley to connect and exchange
information, as well as potentially
propel their business.
This quarter’s meet-up will be a speed
networking event where participants
will have 30 seconds each to talk about
themselves and exchange information
with other young professionals.
“The Young Executive Series has been
a huge success, and it’s a terrific way to
meet other young professionals in our
community,” says Terri Kimble, president
and CEO of the Chandler Chamber.
“This speed networking event will be a
great way to not only meet those young
professionals, but to promote your
business in a fun and exciting way.”
Business golf
Meet new business associates, build
lasting relationships and gain future
business connections during nine holes
of golf, 7 to 10 a.m. Wed., May 1 at
Foothills Golf Club, 2201 E. Clubhouse
Dr., Phoenix.
Contact the chamber
Meetings are held at the Chandler
Chamber of Commerce is at 25 S.
Arizona Pl., Suite 201. Unless otherwise
specified, for more information and to
register for these programs, call 480963-4571, visit chandlerchamber.com or
meetup.com/ChandlerChamber.
Enthusiastic certified instructors are
needed at Primavera Online Middle
School and High School, Arizona’s
largest public high school with more
than 6,000 online students.
Primavera is looking for full- and
¾-time instructors for grades 6 through
12 for all core courses and electives,
including English, history, economics,
political science and foreign languages.
A sign-on bonus of $3,000 is available
for fulltime math and science teachers,
payable after 90 days of employment.
Fulltime teachers work on-site 8 a.m.
to 5 p.m. or 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday
through Friday in Primavera’s Chandler
office, located at 2471 N. Arizona Ave.
Varied six-hour work schedules are
available for ¾ time teachers between
8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through
Friday in the Chandler office.
Primavera utilizes interactive
technology and personalized attention
from faculty to offer students the
structure and flexibility to earn their
high school diploma outside of a
traditional setting.
Visit primaveratech.org for more
information, including detailed job
descriptions and requirements. To apply,
send required documents and resume to
[email protected].
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April 20 – May 3, 2013
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IPad mini is Realtor team’s contest prize Tammy Mills expands fitness program
A contest for a chance to win a free
iPad mini is being offered by Realtors Kelly
Courvisier and Tarasa Haase in celebration of
their new partnership as East Valley Lifestyle
Group-HomeSmart Real Estate. The winner,
who must be an Arizona resident and 18
years of age or older to enter the giveaway,
will be announced May 1.
The Gilbert moms, with more than 20 years
of combined real estate experience in luxury
home sales, property management, real estate
investment, new home sales, resale and short
sales, began working together in summer 2012
to serve the East Valley.
“We had a client who literally was jumping
up and down when we handed them the keys
today,” says Courvisier, an ASU graduate in
supply chain management. A listing agent and
certified short-sale specialist, Courvisier was
recently recognized at HomeSmart’s Annual
Luncheon with the 2012 Diamond Club Award.
She manages the details of marketing a home,
with free staging guidance, video tours, high
end photos, open houses and more.
“I love being a part of the process of
helping someone find their new home,
taking what they are asking for and finding
it, helping to facilitate that change in
someone’s life,” adds Haase, a buyer’s agent
who is an Arizona native with a background
in life coaching. She guides first-time home
buyers, move-up buyers and women in
transition through the real estate process.
“It was through my business dealings with
Kelly and Tarasa that my husband and I
recently listed our home with them, as well
as utilized their services to find our dream
home which is currently being built,” says
Realtors Kelly Courvisier and Tarasa Haase of East Valley
Lifestyle Group. Submitted photo
client Tiffany Malcom, branch manager/
escrow officer at Grand Canyon Title Agency,
Inc. “I can’t say enough about these two.
They are amazing at what they do and you
won’t be disappointed.”
The duo plans to do more monthly
drawings in their newsletters, and most
giveaways will support local and womanbased businesses.
“We love to support local businesses,
woman-owned business and moms in
business,” adds Courvisier. “We like to
be involved in the community, such as
community garage sales, charity events and
vendor events.”
Visit their website at EastValley-AZRealEstate.com through April 30, enter your
email address to receive their newsletter
and earn a chance to win an iPad mini, a
value of $329.
Contact Courvisier and Haase at
[email protected] or
480-686-2122 to ask about their special
discounted commission package when
buying and selling a home and for their free,
no obligation market report of your home.
A second Tammy Mills Fitness Boot Camp
is opening on Mon., April 29 in Chandler, on
the eastside fields at Snedigar Recreation and
Sportsplex located at 4500 S. Basha Rd. The new
location offers four-week sessions 9:30 a.m. each
Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
“Adding the additional location will offer our
recruits a place that may be closer and more
convenient for their busy schedules,” says Tammy
Mills, founder of Tammy Mills Fitness, who notes that as a special offer to
encourage new membership at the new location only, Tammy Mills Fitness will
give the first two weeks for free for the first three new members to sign up.
Mills says that her boot camp workouts are efficient, because strength
training is integrated with cardio while also working on endurance. She
earned certifications in group fitness, personal training, Moms-In-Motion,
prenatal and postpartum and is a Schwinn Cycling coach.
The original location remains at Folley Memorial Park, 601 E. Frye Rd.,
Chandler.
For more information, call 480- 225-3996 or email
[email protected].
CrossFit offers fitness by gender
WOMEN’S FITNESS: Susan Orendorf tones and shapes
the Ocotillo CrossFit way. Submitted photo
The grand opening of
Ocotillo CrossFit reveals a
men’s only fitness facility
and a women’s only fitness
facility, at 2701 W. Queen
Creek Rd. in Chandler. With a
variety of cardio, strength and
gymnastics to tone and shape,
Ocotillo CrossFit gives the
first class free.
For more information,
call 480-748-0699,
email customerservice@
ocotillocrossfit.com or visit
ocotillocrossfit.com.
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April 20 – May 3, 2013
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Spend a day with social media experts
Spy school accepting candidates
A day-long conference
presented by Arizona
Press Women, “Social
Media for Writers and
Journalists: What Works
and Why,” is open to
the public from 10 a.m.
to 3:30 p.m. Sat., May 4
at the Chaparral Suites
Conference Center,
LEARN FROM PROS:
5001 N. Scottsdale Rd.,
John Southard, Arizona
Scottsdale.
historian, is one of
Guest speakers
several guest speakers at
include best-selling
Arizona Press Women’s
author Kevin Hearne,
spring conference.
New York-based
Submitted photo
journalist and marketing
expert Pamela Bayless, Phoenix attorney Ruth
Photograph cars
of the future as
they’re undergoing
development
testing, when
Chandler resident
Brenda Priddy shows
how it’s done at
her Spy Camp for
SHAKEN, NOT STIRRED: Extremely hot days and odd-looking cars grown-ups. The
covered with camouflage await participants in Brenda Priddy’s Spy first session starts
Camp. Submitted photo
on Sun., July 7 at a
secret location about 425 miles from the metropolitan Phoenix area.
She has photographed secret cars as they’ve undergone testing
on public roads around the county and the world for more than 20
years. Priddy’s Chandler-based business has been featured on ABC’s
“Nightline,” CNN’s international news broadcasts, and publications
such as Newsweek, USAToday and the New York Times.
For more information, email [email protected].
Carter, Business Blogging Pros founder Dave
Barnhart and Arizona historian John Southard,
who assists cultural organizations in gaining a
social media presence.
Registration is $60 if received by April 29; cost
includes lunch. Reserve with check or credit card
by mail to P. Stevenson,
1927 E. Vaughn, Tempe, AZ 85253, or
email with credit card information to
[email protected].
Arizona Press Women is an organization
of women and men who work as editors,
writers, photographers, teachers and
public relations specialists. APW sponsors
regular meetings and workshops in Phoenix,
Tucson and Payson, and the annual spring
conference. For more information, contact
[email protected].
Chandler Chamber honoring the best and brightest
The Chandler Chamber is encouraging
residents to nominate a business or individual
to receive one of the many prestigious awards
that will be presented during its 26th annual
awards dinner at 5:30 p.m. Thu., May 30.
Nomination forms and criteria are available on
the chamber’s website, chandlerchamber.com, or
by calling the organization at 480-963-4571.
The dinner will be held at the Hilton
Phoenix Chandler, 2929 W. Frye Rd. Bring your
sunglasses as this year’s neon theme is all
about honoring the best and brightest.
The annual awards dinner gives the
community the opportunity to recognize
outstanding businesses of all sizes, as well
as educators and administrators who have
demonstrated leadership and exemplified
commitment. The nominees of each award
are those who shine the brightest in their
professions.
Nominations are an important part of the
process in selecting the 2013 award recipients.
The deadline to submit nominations is Fri.,
April 26 at 5 p.m.
All nominations must be submitted
[email protected] or be faxed to
480-963-0188.
The last day to register is Wed., May 29.
Registration fees are $50 for members, $60 for
guests, and $550 for a table of 10.
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by car, cruising, or riverboating, Exquisite Travel and
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Business, leisure and special
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Hit-and-run victims
need legal advice
Anyone injured in a car
accident due to the fault
of another driver knows
the frustration, fear and
uncertainty that come
with trying to deal with an
insurance claim. But imagine,
according to the Thompson Law Firm in downtown
Chandler, the added frustration of dealing with the
aftermath of a hit-and-run accident.
“Hit-and-run accidents create more hardship for
victims,” says lawyer Christy Thompson, noting that the
hardship includes more than just legal difficulties or
dealing with insurance claims. The emotional difficulties
can include, she says, not knowing who the at-fault driver
was and being unable to find closure, which can become
especially difficult if the victim was seriously injured or
killed in the accident.
Unfortunately, accidents like these are not uncommon
incidents. According to a report by the Arizona
Department of Transportation, in 2010, 44 people in
Arizona were killed in accidents that involved a driver
who fled the scene. More than 3,000 were injured,
including pedestrians and other drivers. According to
the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, that
same year more than 4,000 pedestrians died nationwide.
Arizona law requires insurance carriers to offer
uninsured motorist coverage, but drivers can choose to
not carry it. Thompson urges Arizona drivers who do
not currently carry the coverage to reconsider. She also
urges drivers and pedestrians injured in a hit-and-run
car accident to contact an experienced personal injury
attorney to discuss their claims.
For more information, call 480-634-7480 or email
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A gluten-free pizza crust and menu is now on the
full menu at all nine Sauce Pizza & Wine locations,
including the restaurant at 2551 W. Queen Creek
Rd. in Chandler. The gluten-free pizza crust is
available for an additional $2 per pizza.
“Our pizzas are scratch made and topped with
whole milk mozzarella, aged Parmesan cheese,
fresh vegetables and meat,” says Christopher
Cristiano, a Sauce Pizza & Wine vice president.
“Now guests with gluten sensitivities can enjoy
our famous, thin-crust pizza along with their
friends and family.”
Although its kitchen is not completely glutenfree, Sauce Pizza & Wine also offers several other
gluten-free menu items, including chicken, pine
nut, tomato and gorgonzola salad; turkey and feta
salad; chicken, spinach and apple salad; vegetable
salad, white bean potato soup, Tuscan tomato
soup and vegetable soup.
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Hanzy’s Seafood
Restaurant cooks fresh
Authentic Southern seafood cooking, without
booking a flight to Louisiana, is offered in the San
Tan Valley, courtesy of Hanzy’s Seafood Restaurant
at 21803 S. Ellsworth Rd. in Queen Creek. Fried foods
are cooked fresh daily with specially blended spices
and recipes handed down through a family of cooks
and restaurant workers.
“Everything in our restaurant is made from scratch
and cooked to order at your table,” says owner Bernice
Johnson. “We offer a great mix of fresh fish and meats,
as well as traditional Southern dishes like gumbo, red
beans and rice and collard greens.”
Originally from New Orleans, Johnson arrived in
Arizona in 2006 and spent the past five years looking
for the perfect location to open a restaurant. Through
word-of-mouth and advertising on social media,
Hanzy’s Seafood has built a solid dinner crowd and
is working to become a lunch option as well in and
around Queen Creek. Joining the San Tan Valley
Chamber of Commerce is part of that effort.
For more information, call 480-882-1033 or visit
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New cell sites activated locally
Enhances coverage for residents and businesses
New mobile Internet cell sites are now
in place at Dobson Road and Chandler
Boulevard in Chandler and Country Club
Drive and Baseline Road in Mesa.
AT&T invested nearly $700 million
in its Arizona wireless and wireline
networks from 2009 through 2012,
with a focus on enhancing the overall
performance of its networks.
“As part of the East Valley community,
our goal is for our local customers to
have an extraordinary experience,”
says Jerry Fuentes, president of AT&T
Arizona and New Mexico. “These
network enhancements are just the
latest examples of AT&T’s significant
infrastructure investment.”
In a test for Phoenix conducted in
2012, RootMetrics named AT&T the top
performer—taking the RootMetrics
RootScore Combined Award—for call
quality, text performance and mobile
Internet speed.
For more information, visit att.com.
HomeSmart comes to Chandler
The newest HomeSmart International
franchise is opening in Chandler this
month at 6909 W. Ray Rd., No. 15,
Suite 138 with Winnie Tang running the
franchise. She has been a HomeSmart
agent for years and was recently involved
in its expansion to Shanghai, China.
“I am honored to have worked for
HomeSmart as an agent for the past
seven years,” Tang says. “I am now looking
forward to a continued relationship with
HomeSmart on a new path. I know that
we will be successful together.”
Last year, HomeSmart added
approximately 3,500 jobs to the
economy with its growth. The founder of
the company is only 41 and started the
company with experience in technology.
For more information, visit
homesmartinternational.com.
April 20 – May 3, 2013
Nominate the best
businesses in Arizona
Arizona’s best
businesses for creating
jobs, boosting the
economy and treating
customers right will
be honored by the
W.P. Carey School of
Business at Arizona
State University,
after nominations are
received for the 2013
Spirit of Enterprise
Award.
“We’re looking for
firms that demonstrate
ethics, energy and
excellence in entrepreneurship,” says
Gary Naumann, director of the Spirit
of Enterprise Center at the W.P. Carey
School of Business. “They should have
a great story and a positive culture
internally, and be exemplary community
partners in terms of how they give back.”
Past winners include Cold Stone
Creamery, China Mist, Ollie the Trolley
and Total Transit (Discount Cab), as well
as rapidly growing businesses, such as
GlobalMed and WebPT.
Any company can be nominated that
is a for-profit enterprise in business
for at least four years, incorporated,
headquartered or has a majority of its
business operations in Arizona, employs
at least three or more full-time workers
and is able to demonstrate profitability
over the last three years combined.
In addition, one minority-owned
business will receive the Gary L. Trujillo
Minority Enterprise Award sponsored by
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona.
Once a company is nominated, it will
have until July 31 to complete an awards
application.
Winners will be announced at a
luncheon at the JW Marriott Desert
Ridge Resort & Spa in Phoenix on Nov. 22.
For more information on nominating
a company, applying for the awards or
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El Palacio to host action-packed, weeklong Cinco de Mayo fest
El Palacio Restaurant & Cantina, 2950 E.
Germann Rd., in Chandler, is celebrating
Cinco de Mayo from April 29 to May 5
with drink specials, mariachi music, tacos,
Ballet Folklorico, a beer pairing dinner,
a piñata party, cooking class and burrito
eating competition.
Mariachi & Margarita Monday kicks off
the festivities on April 29. El Palacio will
offer Mexican Flag margaritas for only
$2.99 all day. Then, from 5 to7 p.m. enjoy
the lively and authentic mariachi music
performed by Mariachi Juarez.
On Taco Tuesday (April 30), patrons
can enjoy 99-cent tacos and $2.99 draft
beers after 3 p.m.
Experience the flavors of Baja with El
Palacio’s Streets of Mexico Beer pairing
dinner at 7 p.m. Wed., May 1. This fivecourse dinner will feature traditional
street vendor-style dishes paired with
five Breckenridge Brewing beers for
$30 per person. Call 480-802-5770 for
reservations.
On Thursday (May 2), the Arizona
Museum for Youth (AMY) will offer games
and crafts for kids from 4 to 7 p.m. All
AMY members will receive free fried ice
cream with the purchase of any entrée.
Friday, May 3’s festivities will include a
fundraiser to benefit and a performance
by Ballet Folklorico Quetzalli-AZ.
Saturday (May 4) is El Palacio’s Piñata
Patio Party with games, crafts, activities
and piñatas from 1 to 4 p.m. Plus, kids 12
and younger eat free with a paid adult.
El Palacio will wrap up the celebration
on May 5 when Mexican draft beers will
be 99 cents all day and enthusiastic food
competitors will test their skills in the
Godfather Burrito Challenge at 4 p.m.
The first competitor to finish this massive
burrito filled with a chile relleno, beans,
pork, rice and ranchera sauce topped
with lettuce, tomatoes, Cheddar cheese,
onions, sour cream and guacamole
will win a trophy and $75 cash. After
the Burrito Challenge, Chef Anthony
will host a free cooking class at 5 p.m.,
featuring his Mexican Flag Enchilada
plate. Reservations are recommended for
cooking classes. Call 480-802-5770.
Corporate Chronicles
Frank Peake, former Chandler City
Council candidate, returns to Chandler to
open the new office for Pride Community
Management at 2727 W. Frye Rd., a fullservice homeowners’ association and
property management company. This new
office will allow the company to meet the
growing demand driven by the increasing
number of property developments in the
Chandler region, as well as improve existing
services for planned communities, singlefamily home and condominium communities
in the surrounding areas.
“We believe in providing Chandler
property owners with better solutions to
help improve their management services,”
says Peake, president and chief executive
officer of Pride Community Management.
“Our clients were seeking a locally owned
company to help them develop a strong
community presence.” Info: pridemgmt.com.
Sydney Hedger is the new membership
coordinator of the Chandler Chamber
of Commerce, where she will assist the
membership team with leads, groups, mixers,
lunch clubs and other networking events.
Born and raised in Chandler, she plans on
attending Arizona State University to begin
pursuing a bachelor’s degree in business
management with a minor in interior design.
Info: [email protected] or
480-963-4571.
Sixty physicians considered “Top Docs”
by PHOENIX magazine can be found at
Chandler Regional and Mercy Gilbert
medical centers. The 2013 edition of the
magazine’s annual issue features a peerrecommended list featuring 502 local
physicians in 50 specialties.
“It means a great deal to be a part of the
2013 group of Top Docs,” says Judy Messer,
M.D., medical director of Mercy Gilbert’s
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emergency department. “To know we’re
named because of the support of our peers
is a wonderful feeling.”
The magazine’s top doctors are picked
through a survey of 5,000 randomly selected
Valley doctors who are asked to nominate
peers who, in their judgment, represent
the best in their field. Now in its 19th year,
the list includes the Valley’s best doctors in
50 medical specialties. In order to qualify,
nominees must be board certified by the
medical board governing their respective
field. In addition, each nominee’s name is
verified through the state’s medical boards
to ensure absence of malpractice lawsuits or
settlements.
“It speaks volumes that 60 doctors
with privileges at our hospitals are on this
list,” says Tim Bricker, president and CEO
of Chandler Regional and Mercy Gilbert
medical centers. “I’m proud that these
doctors are committed to practicing
medicine and providing for the communities
of Chandler and Gilbert.”
On the list are: Seema Ahluwalia,
M.D., endocrinology; Terry Ambus, M.D.,
anesthesiology; Suresh C. Anand, M.D.,
allergy and immunology; F. David Barranco,
M.D., neurosurgery; Ivor Benjamin, M.D.,
gynecologic oncology; Ross M. Bremner,
M.D., thoracic disease; Michael A. Buckmire,
M.D., colon/rectal surgery; Robert A.
Campbell, M.D., colon/rectal surgery;
Carrie A. Cashman, M.D., breast cancer
surgery; Lloyd P. Champagne, M.D., hand
surgery; H. Randall Craig, M.D., fertility;
John J. DeBarros, M.D., bariatrics; Curtis A.
Dickman, M.D., neurosurgery; Paul M. Francis,
M.D., neurosurgery; Rosemary J. Geary,
M.D., dermatology; John M. Goldberg, M.D.,
infectious disease; Kathleen D. Graziano,
M.D., general surgery; Amir Ephraim Harari,
President and CEO Frank Peake, middle, cuts the ribbon at Pride Community Management’s Chandler
opening ceremony with Chandler City Councilmen Kevin Hartke and Rick Heumann in attendance, right.
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M.D., endocrinology; Edgar Hernandez, M.D.,
breast cancer surgery; Jonathan William
Hodgson, D.O., neurology; Donn M. Hogan,
M.D., nephrology / hypertension; Jasmine
Lin Huang, M.D., thoracic disease; Daniel F.
Klee, M.D., cardiology; Elbert Yeung-Wei Kuo,
M.D., thoracic disease; David M. Larson, M.D.,
colon/rectal surgery; Jeffrey A. McKenna,
M.D., otolaryngology; Clyde Cassidy
Mendonca, M.D., nephrology / hypertension;
Judy T. Messer, M.D., emergency medicine/
urgent care; Bradley James Monk, M.D.,
gynecologic oncology; Neil E. Motzkin,
M.D., orthopedic surgery; John R. Mulligan,
M.D., anesthesiology; Narendra P. Myneni,
M.D., vascular surgery; Peter Nakaji, M.D.,
neurosurgery; Richard Oh, M.D., general
surgery; Michael John Orris, D.O., bariatrics;
Kelvin S. Panesar, M.D., pulmonary disease;
Jung Kuk Park, M.D., radiology; Pratik M.
Patel, M.D., urology; Sandeep C. Patel,
M.D., gastroenterology; Duc M. Pham,
M.D., plastic surgery; Donald B. Polansky,
M.D., cardiovascular surgery; Randall W.
Porter, M.D., neurosurgery; Mashood Qadri,
M.D., nephrology / hypertension; Edward
Martin Reece, M.D.; hand surgery; John M.
Rowley, M.D., plastic surgery; J. Greg Rula,
M.D., general surgery; Aalok K. Sahai, M.D.,
colon/rectal surgery; Mandeep Sahani, M.D.,
nephrology/hypertension; Larry J. Sanders,
M.D., orthopedic surgery; Edward W. Song,
M.D., orthopedic surgery of the spine; Darryl
G. Stein, M.D., cardiovascular surgery; John
H. Stock, M.D., cardiology; David A. Suber,
M.D., neurology; Laura L. Sweetman, M.D.,
pediatric neurology; Scott Patrick Tannehill,
M.D., radiation oncology; Nicholas Theodore,
M.D., neurosurgery; Edward Tokatlian, M.D.,
internal medicine; Veena V. Vats, M.D.,
otolaryngology; K.S. Venkatesh, M.D., colon
/ rectal surgery and Jozef Zoldos, M.D.,
hand surgery. Info: ChandlerRegional.org or
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