As a student in medical school, Farzad Ghobadian wanted to be sure he would be comfortable working in a hospital setting. Last August, he began volunteering at Chandler Regional Medical Center. Ghobadian, a west Chandler resident, spends an average of four hours a week working in the post-anesthesia care unit, helping look after patients who [...]
Tempe City Manager Charlie Meyer and Director of Finance and Technology Ken Jones presented a new budgetary policy to residents during a public forum April 12 at the south Tempe police substation on Hardy Drive. Among the approximately 25 residents attending the session, the most vocal majority expressed concerns over a variety of issues they [...]
Thirteen Corona and six Marcos de Niza athletes received winter sports awards at Tempe’s All-City Awards banquet held March 21 at the Tempe Sheraton Hotel. Calaen Robinson and Avery Moss received awards for boys basketball and while, for girls basketball, Alexa Hogberg, received the award. Boys soccer players from Corona receiving awards included Graham Hemmingson, [...]
On Saturday, April 9, high school senior Wing Lam will be awarded a $4,000 “Anything is Possible” scholarship during the East Valley Women’s League’s “Sweet Charity” luncheon and fashion show fundraiser at Arizona Grand Hotel in Ahwatukee. Diana Shaw, community partners chairperson for EVWL and a south Tempe resident, said that although the non-profit organization [...]
As a teenager growing up in Mobile, Ala., Lt. Col. Roderick Hammond was still in high school when he signed up for JROTC, the Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps. As things worked out, it was a life-changing decision. “I had two instructors who took an interest in me, and they encouraged me to put in [...]
According to the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE), approximately 27 million Americans have some form of thyroid disease. Left unchecked, thyroid disease can cause many problems including heart damage, vision damage and even death. Tanja Gunsberger, D.O., general surgeon on the medical staff at St. Luke’s Medical Center and Tempe St. Luke’s Hospital, explains [...]
Five-Time City Champs The Lady Aztecs girls tennis team took home its fifth straight City Championship trophy on March 26 following a two-day tournament at Corona del Sol High School. Corona finished with 76 points followed by Desert Vista with 35. Single champions included senior Lauren Hacker at the No. 1 position, sophomore Maia Castiglione [...]
Much of last month I spent in China, where the Year of the Rabbit is in full swing. Cute little bunnies were in evidence everywhere—on billboards, buses, restaurants, shop windows and calendars. And it appears that we’re in for a taste of the same stateside, with the release of Universal’s Hop. One of the heroes [...]
Chandler Airport Dayz, a weekend of aviation fun featuring a variety of aircraft, informational booths, vendors, food and live music, will be held April 16-17 at Chandler Municipal Airport and hosted by Chandler Air Service, a leading flight school located at 1675 E. Ryan Road. Several aircraft from the Commemorative Air Force Arizona Wing Aviation [...]
