Sports Sophomore Nate Rodriguez won the one-mile Rising Stars run with a time of 4:21:85. — Photo contributed by Chris Huch

All-City Sports Notebook »

The Aztecs’ senior-laden volleyball team started the season with high expectations of making an impact at tournaments, and during the regular season and has not faltered. Currently power-point ranked at…

Apr 21 2012 / 1 Comment / Read More »
A Home Run Derby at opening day for Tempe South Little League gave players a chance to test their skills before the first game of the season. — Wrangler News photo by Mark Crudup

Tempe South Little League goes to bat for 2012 season »

From the smell of the ballpark, and the feel of the cold grass, to hearing the “ting” on the bat once again, spring is the greatest time of year for…

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Local News

Monti’s: A tasty walk thru hallways of Tempe’s history »

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The name means “The Old House,” and not for nothing. Monti’s La Casa Vieja’s website lays claim to its renown…

Apr 21 2012 / 1 Comment / Read More »

Tim Bricker named new CEO at Chandler Regional »

Tim Bricker, president and CEO of Mercy Gilbert Medical Center, has assumed the same duties for Chandler Regional Medical Center.…

Apr 21 2012 / No Comment / Read More »

Recollections of a notable past — and a vision lives on »

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For Dr. Jon Konti, being the new guy in town isn’t the least bit intimidating. Nor is the realization that…

Apr 21 2012 / No Comment / Read More »

Tempe’s Das Haus pavilion furthers city’s green status »

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Green, environmental friendly, sustainable. For some people, these words are associated with images of glitzy solar panels or slumming it…

Apr 18 2012 / No Comment / Read More »
Entertainment

‘Color of Stars’ Childsplay’s salute to smalltown America »

To celebrate its 35th birthday, Childsplay, the resident theater company for young people at Tempe Center for the Arts, is once again doing a show that isn’t entirely, well, child’s play. “The Color of Stars” is a mystery/drama set in small-town America during WWII, involving…

Apr 21 2012 / No Comment / Read More »
Education

Kyrene board OKs increases in teachers’ planning time for art, music, PE classes

Members of the Kyrene schools governing board have voted to increase the amount of time teachers get to plan for art, music and physical education, resolving months of intense discussion on the matter. The 4-0 vote…

Apr 21 2012 / Read More »
Emily Harry, Grace Community Christian School fifth grader, helps a local community member, a client of Rio Vista Center, choose the right produce item for her needs.

Class Act

Fifth-graders at Grace Community Christian School lent a helping hand to members of Phoenix-based Rio Vista Center, a non-profit Christian organization that provides resources for the Valley’s less fortunate families. Fifth-grade teacher Pat Getz brought her…

Apr 21 2012 / Read More »
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Creative minds at work

Remember Bert, the street artist in Mary Poppins, who captured the imagination of kids with his chalk drawings in the well-known children’s movie? Kyrene students not only got to see this form of live art but…

Apr 21 2012 / Read More »
Neighborhood

New school features a teacher per student

Flexible, customized learning methods, coupled with a one-teacher-per-student instructional model, are being introduced by a newly arrived private school in west Chandler. The Chandler campus of Brightmont Academy reportedly joins the group’s Scottsdale location as part…

Apr 21 2012 / Read More »
Principal Tracey Pastor will be leaving Sierra Elementary School this fall, reassigned to Kyrene del Norte, one of only two district schools that didn’t receive an A or B rating.

New principal eager to build relationships, trust with Kyrene del Norte parents

When school starts in August, Tracey Pastor, principal now at Kyrene de la Sierra Elementary, one of the highest performing schools in the district, will be moving to Kyrene del Norte, one of only two schools…

Apr 21 2012 / Read More »

New center, medical-nursing team can help ostomy patients achieve quicker return to normalized living

One of a surgical patient’s most unsettling surprises can arrive in the recovery room with the discovery that an ostomy bag is now an appendage, potentially a long-term one. Enter the recovery follow-up team, whose nurse…

Apr 21 2012 / Read More »

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