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May 4, 2002 issue

 

A winning coach calls it quits
Twenty-five years after building the Corona del Sol High School girls varsity basketball program from the ground up, head coach Larry Hughes has called it quits.
By Brian Gomez

 

May 21 election includes run-offs, issues
Tempe’s May 21 general election is just a few weeks away, but some area residents already have begun casting their votes.
By Tara Drach  

 

From behind these prized hollyhocks, news blossoms
Josephine Williams knows news when she sees it.She also knows that the hollyhocks in her backyard aren’t much to write about—unless, of course, there’s a burglar hiding behind them.

 

Munchin' with Mom
It’s time once again to thank mom for all her labors of love and devotion.
By Melissa Hirschl

 

'Random act of kindness'
FREE interior car wash? What’s the catch? No catch here except a little bit of your time to have one more reason to be happy today.

 

Aspiring ASU journalist wins internship, grant
Wrangler News contributor Brian Gomez has been accepted for a 10-week summer journalism internship at the Lexington, Ken., Herald-Leader, beginning May 20.

 

Protecting, serving...and having some fun
Chandler kids and their parents got an inside look at their police department on April 27, when the Chandler Police Department hosted its Spring Open House, Protecting Chandler’s Children.
By Tara Drach and Michelle Harman-Hirsh  

 

City program honors 16 Kyrene Corridor children
Sixteen Kyrene Corridor kids are among 42 elementary students from Tempe honored by Mayor Neil Giuliano for their outstanding participation in the Kid Zone Enrichment Programs at the May 2 City Council meeting.

 

Corona sports update
Aztecs looking to shake off slump in time for playoffs
The Tempe Corona del Sol High School varsity baseball team couldn’t have picked a worse time to fall into its biggest slump of the year.
By Brian Gomez

 

Hoop pair head separate ways after signing national intent letters
After teaming up to carry on a tradition of excellence in athletics at Corona del Sol High School, seniors Breanna Pursley and Alexis Timpone will go their separate ways.
By Brian Gomez  

 

Chandler voters will fill two open council seats
Chandler voters face a similar situation as Tempe voters and will be voting for their council members in a runoff election.
By Tara Drach  

 

Kyrene Athletes of the Week
Kyrene Middle School
Nick Longanecker is on the 7th grade baseball team at Kyrene Middle School. Lisa Helmers is a member of the KMS 8th grade girl's basketball team.

 

'It was a great day for the kids'
Several area families got a chance to ride in an authentic stagecoach around the Casa Paloma Shopping Center at the southwest corner of Ray Road and 56th Street as part of the center’s Wild West Sidewalk Sale.

 

At the Movies
with Mark Moorehead
Hollywood Ending
Being a Woody Allen fan will make you go Bananas. It’s a love-hate relationship.

 

Country gospel musical features area girl
Kyrene Corridor resident Ashlyn Cross, a student a Bright Beginnings School, appears as a baby spider in Desert Stages Children’s Theatre production of Charlotte’s Web.

 

Run for fun -- and to help young athletes
The Kyrene Athletic Program will host its second annual 5K & Family Fun Run Saturday, May 11 at Kiwanis Park.

 

Area McClintock grads sought for reunion
She’s moved from her original neighborhood, but Kyrene Corridor resident Denise Campbell-Ferrantelli is no less enthusiastic these days about her high school alma mater, McClintock High.

 

Sunset Library site for teen job info
Chandler Sunset Library is among sites where teens ages 13-15 can pick up application forms for the city of Chandler Recreation Division’s summer job preparation program.

 

Childsplay theater performance puts focus on problem of childhood depression
On any given day, one in eight teenagers and one in 33 young children may experience childhood depression.

 

Moms to be feted at Arizona Community Church
Mothers will be honored on Saturday, May 11 at the annual “Garden Tea Time” and on Sunday May 12 in two morning services at the Arizona Community Church, 9325 S. Rural Road.

 

Youth soccer team schedules tryout series
The Kyrene Corridor-based Tempe 92 Pros spent the last year playing as the Tempe 91 Pros VYSL and, with its season finished, is looking to expand into two teams, the 92 Pros and 93 Pros.

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