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Southeast Valley LedgerJames Carnes….....................................PublisherMichael Carnes...........................General ManagerJennifer Carnes................................…Editor-In-ChiefMila Lira...................................Advertising DirectorZach Richter….................................Managing EditorChase Kamp............................................ReporterCourtney Trumbull…................................Offi ce Manager

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Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor I hope you follow up on the investigation in to Johnson Utilities by the ADEQ. I am still “boiling” mad at them and their lackadaisical attitude of thinking it is -NOT- important to notify the public of a potential hazard. I want to know who notified Florence Unified School District. Was it the

ADEQ? I doubt it was JU since they are still keeping to their lame excuse that they “thought” it was lab error. Lab error or not...their job is to keep the water safe for everyone! Egadz. Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) Communications Director Mark ShafferThanks,/s/ Shonda

Losing any local county Sheriff would be significant to regional law enforcement and would shake up the political landscape, since Arizona Sheriffs are usually the heavyweight in their respective county. The death of Cochise County Sheriff Larry Dever is far more significant, since he was a leader among elected Sheriffs and clearly helped shape a more reasonable conversation on border security. Sheriff Dever was not only a board member of the National Sheriffs’ Association, he also served as chairman of the Border Security Committee. I was on his committee when he spearheaded the effort to get a unanimous committee vote to adopt the elements of the McCain/Kyl 10 Point Border Security Plan.

Later that year in St. Louis, America’s 3,000 elected Sheriffs unanimously approved Dever’s plan. With all the political implications of this vote to adopt a controversial plan, where it may seem like a no brainer for Arizonans - trust me, many of the Sheriffs on the committee were as partisan democrat as Sheriff Dever and I are republican. Sheriff Dever had more than a decade of cultivating all these relationships with these Sheriffs and he used every bit of his personal and professional credibility to convince Sheriffs from California, New York, North Carolina, Florida and Alabama that this is the right policy for America. We were cautioned by high level officials that by taking this formal and very public position, it would

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Larry Dever - Arizona’s Sheriffalienate our organization from President Obama and his administration. Sheriff Dever never flinched. His calm demeanor and his western Arizonan charm was disarming and his arguments convincing. Larry made this herculean effort look like a stroll in the park. When all 15 Arizona Sheriffs were facing lawsuits from the ACLU to stop us from implementing SB1070, I called Sheriff Dever and asked him to join me and the Rose Law Group to fight back with an aggressive legal defense. Larry immediately agreed, convinced his County

Attorney and Board of Supervisors to allow him to have outside counsel represent him on this matter and it would not cost Cochise County one dime. Larry went the entire distance, all the way to the Supreme Court, where he filed an amicus brief that articulated our unique law enforcement perspective regarding illegal immigration, drug smuggling, threats from an unsecured border and why we should be able to enforce SB1070. A bit of irony is that the very day Larry died is when a major portion of SB1070 went into effect.

We organized a bipartisan majority of Arizona Sheriffs to call for independent investigation on Fast and Furious, we also served together on the Arizona Joint Legislative Border Security Committee, we battled back the AZ Department of Corrections prisoner and cost shift to counties and we visited each other in our counties. Larry’s sense of humor was amazing and we would often speak jointly before groups in Cochise, Pinal and other parts of Arizona. We would roast each other in front of friendly crowds while talking about serious issues - one Sheriff in uniform and the other in western get-up complete with cowboy hat and boots. There are too many stories

that I have and can only imagine the full positive impact this Arizona legend had on his family, his community and those who he directly served in Cochise County. Sheriff Larry Dever was more than Cochise County’s Sheriff. Larry Dever is truly Arizona’s Sheriff. All of us share in our grief and mourn the loss of our friend and a true American Patriot. We shall pray for strength, peace and comfort for Nancy Dever, his six sons, 11 grandchildren, extended family, CCSO and his many friends. We shall miss you Larry. Our lives have been touched and enriched by your friendship and service./s/Paul Babeu, SheriffPinal County, Arizona

FLORENCE, Ariz. – On Oct. 11, 2012, Copper Area News Publishing will be sponsoring a forum for Pinal County Supervisor District 1 State Senate and Legislative District 8 and county attorney candidates. The event will take place in the ballroom of the Holiday Inn Express in Florence (240 W. Hwy #287). The moderated event will take place from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. and each candidate will be allowed to respond to at least three questions. Community members will be given the opportunity to submit questions to the moderator prior to the debate. After the formal debate, residents will be given an opportunity to interact with the candidates face to face during the mixer that will close the evening. Beverages and a dessert bar will be provided by Mount Athos of Florence. Confirmed candidates include Barbara McGuire, Joe Ortiz, Ernest Bustamante, Frank Pratt, TJ Shope, Emily Verdugo, Pete Rios, Gem Cox, Alicia Bristow and James Walsh. The ballroom of the Holiday Inn Express has a maximum occupancy of 250 and reservations are encouraged. RSVP by calling the Southeast Valley Ledger at 480-745-1055 or by sending an email with a first and last name, the number of seats requested and RSVP in the subject line to [email protected]. For those unable to attend in person, Copper Area News Publishers is working to provide real-time streaming video of the debate. Additional coverage will be provided by the Superior Sun, Copper Basin News, San Manuel Miner and the Southeast Valley Ledger. Additional sponsorship space is available for candidates and non-candidates call 480-745-1055 for more information. Media outlets interested in attending email [email protected].

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Sept. 28, 2012, Florence, Arizona – Curis Resources Ltd. (TSX: CUV) (“Curis” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce the receipt of an Aquifer Protection Permit (APP) from the State of Arizona’s Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ). This permit applies to the design, operation and closure of Phase 1 operations at Florence Copper. “The receipt of our Phase 1 operating permit from the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality is a key milestone for the company as we look forward

to the start of construction and development of the Florence Copper project” said Michael McPhie, Curis President and CEO. On Sept. 28, Curis Resources (Arizona) Inc., received an Aquifer Protection Permit for the Phase 1 development of the Florence Copper project. This permit authorizes the construction, operation and closure of a 24 well in-situ copper recovery (ISCR) operation at the company’s project site in Florence. The ISCR injection and recovery well system will be accompanied

by a state of the art solvent extraction/electrowinning (SX/EW) facility that is designed to produce 99.999% pure copper cathode sheets. “We appreciate the professionalism and dedication of the leadership, scientists, and engineers of the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality” commented Dan Johnson, General Manager and Vice President of Environment and Technical Services with Curis in Arizona. “Their thorough evaluation of this operation ensures that Florence Copper will

be built and operated in a safe and responsible manner that fully protects public health and the water resources of Arizona. This permit establishes a robust system for environmental monitoring and enforcement at Florence Copper, while encouraging ongoing technical and scientifi c collaboration between our company and agency staff, and provides important opportunities for public involvement. As we’ve said so many times, if we can’t do this safely, we can’t do it.”about Curis

Curis Resources Ltd. is a mineral development company associated with Hunter Dickinson Inc., a diversifi ed global mining company with a 25-year history of mineral development success. Curis is focused on the acquisition, development and operation of high-quality next-generation copper properties around the world. It is currently focused on advancing its 100% owned Florence Copper project in Arizona USA to production. For more information about Florence Copper and its

projected economic impacts and benefi ts to the local community, please visit www.fl orencecopper.com. For more project-level information, sign up to receive News and U p d a t e s < h t t p : / / w w w.f lorencecopperproject .com/s/InformationRequest.asp> from the Florence Copper project. For further details on the Company, please visit www.curisresources.com or contact Susie Bell, Manager of Investor Relations, at (604) 684-6365 or within North America at 1-800-667-2114.

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By Zach richterSoutheast Valley Ledger The Arizona State Univer-sity Preparatory Academy Key Club formally received its charter Sept. 18 joining 5,000 schools across the country affi liated with the service oriented program. Sponsored by the Kiwanis Club, Key Club Interna-tional is a student-lead club whose purpose is to teach leadership through service to others The charter school located on the ASU Polytechnic campus marks the third Key Club the Queen Creek Ki-wanis Club has sponsored and club president and ASU Preparatory Key Club advi-

sor Jim Skiotes spoke with the Southeast Valley Ledger about the ways in which the new club is hitting the ground running and the im-portance of service opportu-nities for the community’s youth.

“ASU Preparatory Acad-emy is right there on the Polytechnic campus to fun-nel students into the next level of education its stu-dents are prepared for the university level and the Key Club fi ts well with that,” Skiotes said. “This is our third Key Club we also have clubs at Queen Creek High School and American Lead-ership Academy.” According to Skiotes,

notable names including President Bill Clinton, Brad Pitt and Elvis Presley were all Key Club members and he feels the program offers students an opportunity to grow in a positive environ-ment. “Our mission is to give primacy to the human and spiritual rather than to the material values of life and to encourage the daily liv-ing of the Golden Rule in all human relationships,” he said. “Key Club members learn leadership skills and also learn the value of help-ing others.” While only recently char-tered, the new club already boasts 40 members a fact

Skiotes contributes in part to the Academy’s Director of Adolescent Learning Dr. Mark Duplissis. “The principal there, Mark Duplissis is a Kiwanis Club member and in fact he was a Key Club Lieutenant Gov-ernor,” Skiotes recalled, “He’s been extremely en-couraging, the students seem very excited.” In addition to Skiotes, the inaugural leadership of the Academy’s Key Club in-cludes Faculty Advisor Lori Schneider, President Tresa Sloan, Vice President, Ciara Earl, Secretary Jenna Hey-wood and Treasurer Chris-tiana Giles. Moving forward Skiotes

The inaugural ASU Preparatory Academy Key Club. Photo/Ruth Zane

QC Kiwanis club sponsors third Key Clubexplained that the new club will primarily be helping with upcoming Kiwanis ac-tivities while looking for a way to make their own mark as well. “Basically they’ll be assist-ing us with Trunk or Treat and the upcoming Christ-mas festival and parade,” he said. “There are many op-portunities for volunteerism they [the new Key Club] can take on separate proj-ects and right now they are developing their own goals. The Queen Creek Kiwanis

Club emphasizes service to children and youth, both through initiatives intended to improve the quality of life of children around the world. Kiwanis members have helped shelter the homeless, feed the hungry, mentor the disadvantaged and care for the sick. The Queen Creek Kiwanis club meets every Tues. with the meetings held the fi rst and third Tues. open to non-members. For more infor-mation, contact Jim Skiotes at 480-313-3329.


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By Chase KampSoutheast Valley Ledger In the previous three years, the relatively new high schools in the San Tan Valley area have had to improvise a bit when it came to honoring the homecoming tradition. With no graduated alumni classes to return to their alma mater, the schools tried emphasizing the students that were still there, giving the events a different name. Poston Butte called theirs a “forthcoming.” Combs call their event an “up-and-coming.” However, entering their fourth year in existence, each of the three STV schools had an outright homecoming celebration to welcome their first returning graduates. At the San Tan Foothills High homecoming football game on Sept. 28, 2012, the senior royalty were crowned: homecoming queen Taylor Handley and Sabercat quarterback

Adam Navarette. Though he gracefully accepted his crown, Navarette was focused mostly on beating the visiting squad from Valley Christian High. Despite some excellent momentum in the run game and an astounding touchdown pass by Navarette in the second quarter, the Sabercats fell 27-12. San Tan Foothills held a bevy of events before and after the big homecoming football game to welcoming home the returning Sabercats. On the Thursday prior, they held the powder puff football game and on Friday morning, they hosted a parade featuring students from all of the Coolidge USD schools. Officials from Rural/Metro Fire and the Pinal County Sheriff’s Office also joined in the parade festivities. Before the big game, the school held a tailgate carnival with games and vendors. And of course,

the students had their homecoming dance on Saturday night. On the north side of town, the Combs High Coyotes had their homecoming game on Sept. 22. At the pre-game festival, junior Peter Esper had his face painted by sophomore Alyssa Mazza while loud music got the students pumped up. “How does it look?” Esper asked, showing off the coyote claw painted in school colors. The first graduating class from Combs consisted of 135 students. Principal Brenda Mayberry said homecoming was a very exciting first for the school, especially hearing from graduates that planned to attend. “It speaks to the fact that they had a great experience at Combs and they want to continue to be part of the Combs family,” Mayberry said. Combs athletic director Jim Denton said the

Coyote football team was amped to play in front of the new graduates. “We’ve got a new coach and a new program that is heading in the right direction, so we’re excited about it,” Denton said. In addition to the tailgate party before the game, the alumni were treated to halftime performances from the Coyote marching band and cheerleading squads. Last year’s homecoming king, a Combs alumnus, was present to crown this year’s homecoming king. The school also held a senior walk at halftime to recognize seniors that have been involved in two or more activities, have a grade point average of 3.27 or higher and have done 30 hours of community service each year. Poston Butte High held its homecoming festivities surrounding the Sept. 8 homecoming game in celebration of its returning senior class.

San Tan Foothills First Homecoming King and Queen are Adam Navarette and Taylor Handley. On the cover: Taylor Handley and Junior Homecoming Queen Annalisa Levitt prepare to leave the field side after being crowned. Dee Myers photos

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Trees and shrubs are the most important living elements of your landscape. Join an ISA certifi ed arborist for this introductory presentation to learn the basics of pruning to keep your investments healthy, functional and looking great. You will learn the art and science of good pruning, in-cluding how to prune young trees for good structure, the fi ve types of pruning and when to use them, as well as how to avoid the two worst pruning mistakes. You will leave this program ready to prune your own trees and shrubs with confi dence and effectiveness. The work-shop is free but you must register. To register call 480-358-3455 or email [email protected].

With a little elbow grease you could be the envy of all your neighbors.

FREE WORKSHOP – Pruning & Maintaining Your Landscape

INSTRUCTOR: Cathy Rymer WHEN: Saturday, Oct. 13, 9-11:30 a.m.WHERE: Zane Grey Room, Queen Creek Branch Library, 21802 S. Ellsworth Road

Join the Town of Queen Creek at Trunk or Treat from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Sat., Oct. 27 at Desert

Mountain Park. Free shut-tle from the Queen Creek Library, 21802 S. Ellsworth Road, from 4:30-9:30 p.m.

Trunk or Treat provides a safe environment for fami-lies to enjoy an inexpensive evening of Halloween fun!

Ghouls, goblins and ghosts of all ages will enjoy a vari-ety of activities at the popu-lar community Halloween

Trick or Treat on Trunk or Treat Streetevent. Children trick-or-treat by going from car trunk to car trunk on “Trunk or Treat Street” to get their bag fi lled with goodies. Trunk or Treat is presented by Mercy Gilbert Medical Center, A

Dignity Health Member. The overall event is free; however food vendors and carnival games will have nominal fees. To obtain en-try forms or for more infor-mation, visit QueenCreek.org.

Friends of the Queen Creek Library handing out candy at a previous Trunk or Treat event.

Town seeks candy donors and support for event The Town of Queen Creek is seeking candy donations from the community for the annual Halloween event. Trunk or Treat, presented by Mercy Gilbert Medical Center, a Dignity Health Member, will be held from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Sat., Oct. 27, at Desert Mountain Park, 22201 S. Hawes Road. The candy drive will take place Sept. 3 – Oct. 24, with the candy drop off located at the Library Recreation Annex, southeast corner entrance on 21802 S. Ells-worth Road. Candy must be individually wrapped and in un-opened original packag-ing. Trunk or Treat provides a safe and unique way for families to enjoy an inex-pensive evening of Hallow-een fun! Along with other exciting Halloween attrac-

tions, children trick-or-treat by going from car trunk to car trunk on “Trunk or Treat Street” to get their bags fi lled with goodies!

There will also be carnival games, a canine costume contest, food, vendors and more. For more information

about how to contribute, contact the Town of Queen Creek Recreation Division at 480-358-3700 or visit QueenCreek.org.

New Automated Phone System for Paying Utility Bills Customers that prefer to pay their utility and trash bills over the phone now have the convenience of

using the Town’s new au-tomated telephone payment system. Instead of waiting in the phone queue for a

Customer Service Rep-resentative to take your payment, callers can now choose to pay their bill us-

ing the automated system. Try it out today by calling 480-358-3450, and choos-ing option number 2.

SRP Shade Tree Program off ered in Queen Creek Desert-adapted shade trees not only reduce cooling costs but also improve air quality and lower the urban heat effect without using a lot of water.

To get started, attend an SRP Shade Tree Program workshop Nov. 3, 2012, at 8:00 a.m. and again at 10:00 a.m. the Queen Creek Library (21802 S. Ellsworth Road) and

receive up to three desert-adapted trees free. The workshops are a great way to learn how to best select, plant, and care for your trees. The trees are free but

registration is required, visit SaveWithSRP.com.

Save the date! The Town of Queen Creek will be cel-ebrating America Recycles Day on Sat., Nov. 17 at the Queen Creek Library. This will be a free electronics re-cycling drop-off event. Examples of the items col-

Do more blue – celebrate America Recycles Daylected are computers, tele-visions, monitors, fax ma-chines and metals such as steel, copper and aluminum.

A raffl e ticket will be given to those who bring a re-cycled item for a chance to win a 17” HDTV. Together,

we can make a difference-recycle! For more informa-tion, please visit Queen-Creek.org.


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South East Health & Community Fair

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Oct. 13, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.Queen Creek Library

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Services offered will include:• Hearing and eye tests for children under 5

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By Christopher a. Combs, esq.Special to Southeast Valley Ledger Here’s a hypothetical situation, Microsoft founder Bill Gates owns a rental home in Arizona, which is “underwater” because the value of the home is less than the amount owed on the mortgage used to buy the home. Bill Gates intentionally stops making the mortgage payments, and the mortgage lender forecloses. Does Bill Gates have any

personal liability for the deficiency after foreclosure? Is this intentional default by Bill Gates on the mortgage loan, i.e., strategic default, “illegal”? Prior to 1971 all home foreclosures in Arizona were judicial foreclosures of mortgages, meaning that the mortgage lender was required to file a lawsuit, personally serve the buyer with the lawsuit, and have a judge order the sheriff to foreclose on the home. Even after the sheriff conducted the foreclosure

Strategic Defaults Are Not ‘Illegal’ sale of the home, usually on the courthouse steps, the homeowner would have up to six months to redeem, i.e., get the money to buy the home back. (Many states such as Florida and New York still only have judicial foreclosures of mortgages.) In 1971, however, Arizona adopted non-judicial trustee’s sale foreclosure laws to establish procedures for the foreclosure of the newly created deed of trust. This newly created deed of trust generally replaced the

mortgage as the document used in the financing of homes and other real property. These laws made the foreclosure process less time-consuming and less expensive by permitting mortgage lenders to foreclose a deed of trust without going to court. Instead, trustee’s sales could be conducted by attorneys, title companies, or real estate brokers at locations other than the courthouse steps, e.g., in their offices, in little more

than 90 days after the recording of the notice of trustee’s sale. Additionally, the homeowner no longer had the right to redeem after the foreclosure sale. These laws do not have a requirement that the homeowner is financially unable to make the mortgage payments in order to have the protection of the anti-deficiency statutes, and these laws protect all homeowners, including investors who own homes. In other words, if Bill

Gates owned a rental home in Arizona he would still be entitled to the protection of the anti-deficiency statutes, i.e., no personal liability for the mortgage loan used to purchase the home. Although Bill Gates may breach his contract with the mortgage lender to pay the mortgage loan, Arizona law says that Bill Gates has no personal liability for this breach of contract. Therefore, there is nothing “illegal” about a strategic default.

By Zach richterSoutheast Valley Ledger Many small business owners start off with the perfect product or service to sell but little practical business experience. That’s where SCORE (Serivce Corps. of Retired Executives) comes in. SCORE is a nonprofit

SCORE offers small business mentoring in QCassociation dedicated to helping small businesses grow and achieve their goals through education and mentorship. Founded in 1964, the organization boasts approximately 400 chapters across the United States including a Greater Phoenix Area chapter that is active in Queen Creek and San Tan Valley. The Southeast Valley Ledger spoke with SCORE

Mentor and Greater Phoenix Area Email Newsletter Editor Scott Schreiber about just what exactly the SCORE mentor program entails. “There are four types of mentoring, face-to-face, over the phone, by email and teams,” Schreiber said. “We [Phoenix SCORE] have right around 100 mentors and volunteers that work with us in the office

which is great because if I meet someone and I don’t have the skills to help with their issue, I can easily put them in touch with someone who can.” “Our members cover a wide number of skill set areas, everything from senior management to technical skills to operational human resources,” Schreiber continued. “Our mentors

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By Zach richterSoutheast Valley Ledger The third annual Queen Creek Chamber Business Awards Dinner took place Thurs., Sept. 20, 2012, at the Encanterra Country Club to help celebrate an-other year of business and entrepreneurship. With over 100 members and guests in attendance, the big winners for the eve-ning were Chick-Fil-A in the 2012 Large Business of the Year category, The Deli in the 2012 Small Business of the Year category and Use My Guy Services in the 2012 Emerging Busi-ness of the Year category. The Emerging Business category included any company operating in the state for less than three years. The Small and Large Business categories includ-ed any business operating for three or more years with less than, or more than 25 employees respectively. Runners up included Schnepf Farms, San Tan Ford, Primerica, The Bar-ney Sports Complex, Ol-ive Garden and RE/MAX

Property Shop. Keynote speakers for the evening included Roc Ar-nett from the East Valley Partnership who spoke on how the expansions taking place in the East Valley of-fer business opportunities and Dr. George Serperich of Arizona State University who shared his opinions on the opportunities available to businesses in today’s market. The Southeast Valley Ledger spoke with Cham-ber President Marquis Scott about how the win-ners were chosen and the importance of celebrating small businesses in the community. “The winners were chosen by the members, they were nominated or nominated themselves, the board nar-rowed down the nomina-tions and from there the members voted,” Scott explained. “All of the final-ists have done some great things for the community in one way or another.” “Jason Pruvis and Susan Edelstein [of Chick-fil-A] have been great part-

The Deli was named the 2012 Small Business of the Year by the Queen Creek Chamber.

Use My Guy Services was named the 2012 Emerging Business of the Year by the Queen Creek Chamber.

Local businesses honored at QC Chamber ners in Queen Creek and have really stepped up to help the community since they’ve been here,” Scott continued. “The Deli of-fers a farmer’s market to help make sure those in the community have a place to sell their produce and

Use My Guy Services are great people out there do-ing good work in the com-munity.” Scott feels that it is es-pecially important to cele-brate the success of a com-munity’s businesses during harsh economic times. “We

come together in Sept. to celebrate the success of still being around, the suc-cess of meeting goals or ex-pectations for the year that has past and to strengthen relationships that may lead to successful opportunities later on,” he said.

“It’s a chance for busi-ness owners to get together and step up and say, ‘Hey, we’re here and we’re part of this community.” The QC Chamber of Commerce is hosting a new member drive in Nov. any member company


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In Queen Creek/San Tan Valley

Chick-Fil-A was the winner of the QC Chamber of Commerce Large Business of the Year Award,

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more information, visit QueenCreekChamber.org.


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Core sample slice from an early test at Resolution Copper, Superior. Notice that it is quite dense. (Jennifer Carnes photo)

Core samples from the Curis Florence Copper Project are quite mushy and break apart easily. (Mila Besich-Lira photos)

Test wells like the one above have been in place for years. (Mila Besich-Lira photos)

By Mila Besich-lira Florence has always played a important role in the history and the economy of Arizona and Pinal County. This quiet small town has been known for ranching, farming and as a prison town. This historic Arizona town has most recently become a mecca for new housing developments and an expanding prisoner population all while the town continues to work on historic preservation and downtown redevelopment. One thing Florence has never been is a mining community. Copper mining was an industry of their sister Pinal County communities of Superior, Kearny, Mammoth, San Manuel and Oracle but it was not something that Florence was recognized for. That was the case until the 1960s when American Smelting and Refining Company (ASARCO) began exploring for new copper deposits in the area and in the 1970s Continental Oil Company (Conoco) recorded the first copper intercepts in the area and constructed two shafts

and one mile of cross cuts. Conoco then studied the ore grades via milling, flotation and vat leaching plants but the project never really solidified. During the 1990s Magma Copper Company conducted pre-feasibility studies to determine what mining methods should be used they determined that an in-situ copper recovery type of mining should be used. During the 1990s Broken Hill Proprietors (BHP) purchased all of the regional Magma Copper properties (Superior, Pinto Valley, San Manuel). BHP continued the development of the Florence Copper Project constructing 67 injection, production and monitoring wells and they had major environmental permits in place by the end of 1999. In 2000 BHP determined that it was not economically feasible to move forward with the project due to low metal prices and the Florence Copper project sat dormant with valuable minerals ready to be mined for 10 years. In 2009, almost 40 years after ASARCO began

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studying the project, Curis, which is a subsidary of Hunter Dickinson Inc., acquired the Florence Copper property, forming Curis Resources Ltd. in 2010 and acquiring a mineral lease from the State of Arizona. With mineral values at the highest prices they have been, the company sees a profitable venture that will create high paying jobs and will diversify the economy for Florence. The project, which is currently being used as a farm, will also reduce current water consumption on the property by 50 percent once the mine is in operation. Curis Resources Ltd. will reduce current water consumption by using reclaimed water from mining operations to water the crops in the farm land. Mining operations and expansions often become a source of controversy even in traditional mining communities. The Florence Copper Project has not been exempt from that opposition. Those in opposition of the project worry that their water will be contaminated by the In-Situ project and while the company has hosted numerous educational open houses to explain the safety measures put in place to protect the water and explain the economic benefits, those in opposition continue to find ways to oppose the project. Recently the Florence Town Council passed an ordinance which will ban sulfuric acid to be used within town limits, with the exception of its use in farm operations. The majority of the opposition has been promoted by large land owners who want to develop the land on and near the Florence Copper project; those plans, if residential, at build out would allow Florence to become the size of Tucson. In-Situ mining is one of the simplest forms of mining; it will not require miners to go underground, and this type of mining will not create an open pit leaving a scar for all to see. To extract the copper ore, Curis will use

injection and recovery wells which are drilled deep into the bedrock to the ore body. A low pH solution, ,similar in strength to household vinegar or lemon juice, is pumped under low pressure through the injection wells. The solution dissolves the copper and then the copper rich solution is pumped through recovery wells. The solution is then processed into pure copper cathode sheets. The injection and recovery wells are encased in a high impact, corrosive-resistant pipe, which is approved by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ). The wells are then protected by concrete casing which prevents the injected solution from contaminating the land. To ensure that the water quality or land is not contaminated, Curis currently has 31 compliance monitoring wells which have been in place since 1996 and continue to monitor the water quality of the area. When you compare the ore samples at the Florence Copper to say the Resolution Copper project, there are vast differences in the samples. The core samples from the Florence Copper project break easily in your hand similarly to when you break a mud clod. Core samples from other mines usually stay in one long cylinder shape; you would need superhuman strength to break it apart with your hand. The project will be under strict oversight and regulation by the EPA, ADEQ, Arizona Department of Water Resources and the Arizona State Land Department. This summer, Curis Resources Ltd. submitted an application to conduct test facility operations on two acres of state trust land for the drilling and operation of 24 wells over a 12-18 month period. Their plans during the test phase is to optimize and confirm engineering designs, demonstrate the technical considerations

with regulators and ensure compliance with all permitting requirements. The test phase will also allow the company to demonstrate and enhance best water management and new treatment technologies. The test process will help the company to secure capital and estimate the operating costs for the operation. The company is currently waiting on permits to begin their test phase operations. Once permitting is in place

and the operation is in full operation they expect that the mine will be in operation for at least 19 years and will produce 76.5 million pounds of copper. There is not yet a time frame determined for when the mine will be fully permitted and operational. For more information on the Florence Copper Project or Curis Resources Ltd. visit them online at www.flor-encecopperproject.com or call them at 520-374-3984 to sign up for a mine tour.


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COOLIDGE, Ariz. - The Coolidge Unifi ed School District (CUSD) will be administering the Arizona Instrument to Measure the Standards (AIMS) on Oct. 23-25, 2012. This is an-other chance for students who have not yet met the standards on one or more of the sections to attempt to meet the graduation re-quirement. Each year Arizona stu-dents in grades 3 to 8 and in tenth grade are required to take the AIMS tests to measure their mastery of the various subject ma-terials as outlined in the

adopted state curriculum standards. AIMS math and reading tests are taken in each of the required years, writ-ing is taken in grades 5, 6, 7 and 10, and science in grades 4, 8 and 10. All students who have not yet “Met” the standards for Writing, Reading or Mathematics are expected to participate. Any student who has “Met” the require-ment but wishes to try to “Exceed” the requirement is also allowed to test. The Arizona Department of Education (ADE) de-termines the testing dates,

the writing portion will be given on Tues., Oct 23, the reading portion will be giv-en on Wed., Oct. 24and the mathematics portion will be given on Thurs. Oct. 25. There are no make-up ses-sions for these tests. Stu-dents who are not in school on these days will not get another chance to test until the spring testing. Parents take note, elec-tronic devices are not al-lowed in the testing rooms. Students must arrive on time for testing. Late arriv-als may not be allowed to test. Students must remain in

school during testing. If a student must leave school for any reason during test-ing, they will not be al-lowed to return and con-tinue testing for that day. Students in the cohorts 2014, 2013 or below who want to move from the “Meets the Standard” to the “Exceeds the Standard” performance level have the option of retaking AIMS HS to raise their score on a particular content area. If the parent or student is unsure, of which test the student needs to repeat they need to contact the school Guidance Department.

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By Zach richterSoutheast Valley Ledger On Aug. 30-31, 2012, Combs High School teachers, administrators, parents and community leaders came together for a strategic planning meet-ing to discuss the future of the school’s Career and Technical Education pro-gram. Combs’ CTE program currently includes agri-culture, business man-agement, marketing, early childhood educa-tion (child development), fashion design, mer-chandising, interior de-sign, television and fi lm production, journalism, sports medicine and medi-cal professions. In an interview with the Southeast Valley Ledger Combs CTE Coordina-tor Annette Schmidt ex-plained that her program has expanded quite rapid-ly over the past few years and the strategic planning meeting has provided a roadmap for where they can head next. “We started off by fi g-uring out where we were at and what we wanted to

do, we made a lot of lists,” she said with a laugh. “We had our mission and took that and kept it in mind and created a shared vi-sion of the outcomes we want for students. It went really well.” According to the 2012 Combs CTE Strategic Planning summary docu-ment the stated mission of the CTE program is to develop a community of empowered learners for the twenty-fi rst century. “Really what we did was some current reality SWOT [strengths, weak-nesses, opportunities, threats] analysis where we discussed where we felt like we were today,” Schmidt said. “We re-alized that some of the things we thought of as threats or weaknesses were just in our heads. In attendance at the stra-tegic planning session were teachers from the various CTE classes as well as Superintendent Gayle Blanchard, CAC/Perkins Grant Administra-tor Al Chew, Instruction Specialist Santa Dunker, Banner Ironwood Senior

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Combs High School CTE’s new logo chosen during the 2012 Combs CTE Strategic Planning Meeting.

Manager Erin Keefe, ADE CTE Program Specialist Karen Lattin and coun-selor Missy Valenuela among others. According to Schmidt, having such a diverse group led to some surprising breakthroughs. “We got all the players in the same room and re-alized some issues were just miscommunications, it was great to have every-one together at once,” she said. “We also realized we had access to resources we weren’t aware of. The school is partnered with the Kiwanis Club and the San Tan Valley and Queen Creek Chambers and we had no idea.” When all was said and done, the planning group emerged with a number of goals for Combs HS CTE

over the next three to fi ve years including connect-ing programs with careers, developing community partnerships, increasing facilities and resources, creating the Combs CTE brand, extending beyond the classroom and ex-panding the scope and sequence of the program’s offerings. Now that they have a number of goals in place, according to Schmidt the fi rst thing on the list is laying the foundation for a future career fair which she is “cautiously opti-mistic” about and begin-ning fundraising for an agricultural lab space. “It will have stalls for students to house animals, a greenhouse, a welding station and a classroom,”

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FLORENCE, Ariz. – Pinal County’s Offi ce of Emer-gency Management has been recognized for accom-plishing something no oth-er emergency management department in the state has achieved. Every employee in the de-partment has completed the Federal Emergency Man-agement Agency’s (FEMA) Advanced Professional Series in emergency op-erations and management skills. In Wednesday’s Board of Supervisors meeting, the Arizona Division of Emer-gency Management pre-sented certifi cates of com-pletion to four employees and Director Lou Miranda. “Today is a pinnacle of achievement for Pinal County Emergency Man-agement,” Director Mi-randa said. “Normally the emergency management director achieves this level,

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league and his team did really well,” Cruz recalled. “Eventually other parents started asking his advice which lead to him joining in on practices.” This lead to the creation of STUSA, located in Rancho Bella Vista South in San Tan Valley, which offers an adult soccer league as well as training academies in a variety of sports including soccer, golf and billiards. “The biggest thing is that we’re still based off of an all volunteer staff,” Rico continued, “They go through a training process, we hold their hand while they’re learning it helps us to build consistency so that whether they’re new or experienced the kids have a consistent level of coaching.” In addition to coaches, the youth soccer league also offers training for older students interested in volunteer refereeing. “We’re not is a position to pay people but we wanted to give something in return, “Cruz said. “ Students get community service hours for school and learn skills that could be useful later on.” Currently the STUSA fall

Opening day of the 2012 San Tan United Sports Academy’s youth soccer league winter season. Photo/STUSA

Youth soccer league registration going on nowyouth soccer league has approximately 35 teams and according to Cruz the league has helped about 500 students become better players so far. “Our coaches are passionate and knowledgeable and provide high quality training,” Cruz said. “We offer a high quality program at a low cost.” When discussing practices, Cruz made sure to mention another aspect that sets STUSA apart from similar programs, a portion of the practice referred to as morality sessions. “It’s not religious, but on a soccer fi eld kids, have to learn how to make good decisions, we show them that decisions on and off the fi eld are related,” Cruz said. “The

kids love it, it really gets them talking and sharing their opinions.” Looking back on the past year Cruz was quick to thank the Rancho Bella Vista South HOA for the use of their fi elds and everyone who has donated their time to the youth soccer league.“ Thanks

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To that end, Thursdays find Schreiber, who is a general mentor as well as a specialist in marketing, SEO and social media, at the Queen Creek Chamber of Commerce (22713 S. Ellsworth Rd.) from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. helping business owners with whatever questions they might have. “Pretty much any barrier the client has can be met, if not by me than by another mentor,” he said proudly. In addition to the weekly mentoring available at the QC chamber, SCORE and the San Tan Valley Chamber will be presenting a five-part series for the month of Oct. discussing

start-up issues. Series titles include, “The Buzz About Creating Your Own Business,” “How The Right Information Can Make You A Lot Of Money,” “Get More Customers With A Great Marketing Strategy,” “Making Your Business Profitable, How To Find The Cash In The Cushions” and “Need Money? Tools & Techniques To Help You Raise Capital.” “The series is designed to take a novice and teach them how to get all the key tools in place to ensure they’ll be successful,” Schreiber explained. “SCORE mentors will be presenting the information as well as steps for implementation.

The business startup presentation series will begin Oct. 3 and run each Wed. for the month of Oct. from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the SRP Service Center (3735 E Combs Rd.) in San Tan Valley. The cost to attend the entire series is $125. For more information, visit SanTanChamber.com For business owners looking for mentoring on a less structured business, Schreiber also offers mentoring by appointment each Tues. and Wed. by request. For more information, or to contact a Greater Phoenix Area SCORE mentor visit SCOREArizona.org.

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Lobo was turned into the Humane Society when his owner couldn’t afford him after losing his job. From the paperwork and looks of him, he has had a rough life so far and deserves to have a new forever home. The paperwork says he says he was raised with children. It also says that he didn’t have any toys, which is sad. He does get along with female dogs but we have not intro-duced him to any male dogs. Central Arizona Animal Rescue is a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) corporation located in San Tan Valley. Visit them on-line at Facebook.com/CentralArizonaAnimalRescue. For more information, email [email protected]. All dogs are adopted on a first come - first served basis. If you have other dogs already, you must bring them for introduction prior to adoption.

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