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Clara Newton awarded 1st place for monologue from "Twelfth Night" to advance to semi-finals.

Clara Newton, a Senior from Basha High School in Gilbert, achieved first place at the English-Speaking Union National Shakespeare Competition for the Central and Northern Arizona Regional tournament. The annual competition was held in association with Southwest Shakespeare Company, along with 58 other chapters nationwide.

Clara will now join more than 50 other winning contestants from around the country for the competition's semi-finals in New York City on March 2.

Each student will perform a monologue and sonnet before a panel of distinguished judges as well as their fellow contestants. Based on their performances, ten students will advance to the finals which will be held April 23 - 25, 2023, 2023.

The regional tournament was held at the American Leadership Academy-Gilbert North campus on Feb. 11, 2023. Clara's winning performance was Viola's "ring" monologue, taken from Shakespeare's Twelfth Night.

"I was instantly intrigued by the concept of this piece," says Nelson. "I loved that Shakespeare bent gender norms by having Viola disguise herself as a man, and the problematic love triangle it created."

After graduation, Clara plans on attending the University of Arizona at the W.A. Franke Honors College. "I am undecided in my major, but I am excited to discover what I want in a career."

"I am incredibly honored to represent Arizona. It's very exciting that my love for theatre has led me to this wonderful opportunity to learn more about my craft and meet some amazing people," she added.

Drawing young people to Shakespeare is crucial to Southwest Shakespeare Company's mission, which includes extensive education and outreach programs. The company believes Shakespeare is best learned through live performance, and has an extensive student matinee program, touring productions to area schools, as well as seminars, talk-backs and workshops. The company has been part of the National Shakespeare Competition for many years.

The English-Speaking Union National Shakespeare Competition is a performance-based education program in which high school students nationwide read, analyze, perform, and recite Shakespeare's works. Through the program, students develop communication skills and an appreciation of the power of language and literature. In the Competition's three progressive levels, students perform in their own schools, at ESU Branch community competitions, and at the National Shakespeare Competition in New York City. Since 1983, more than 400,000 young Americans of all backgrounds have taken advantage of this opportunity to bring the timeless works of Shakespeare to life and learn to express his words with understanding, feeling, and clarity.

Founded in 1920, The English-Speaking Union is a non-profit, non-political educational organization that employs English as a catalyst to foster global understanding and good will through educational and cultural exchange programs. The ESU carries out its work through a network of 58 Branches nationwide along with affiliates in the United Kingdom and 60 other countries.

For additional information about the English-Speaking Union, please visitwww.esuus.org. For additional information regarding the English-Speaking Union National Shakespeare Competition, please visit www.shakespearecompetition.org.

Wood Partners, a leading national multifamily real estate developer and manager, announced the grand opening of its newest luxury residential community, Alta Cooley Station, in Gilbert, Arizona today. Located just southeast of Phoenix, Alta Cooley Station marks Wood Partners' first development in the Gilbert area, ranked as one of the fastest growing cities in America.

Located at 2550 South Recker Road, Alta Cooley Station puts residents within minutes of the Phoenix-Gateway Airport, San Tan Mall, Verde Cooley Station, the 202 freeway, as well as a wide range of amenities and entertainment options in the East Valley area. The community is also near several of the area's major employers including ASU Polytechnic Campus, East Valley Institute of Technology (EVIT), Deloitte, Merrill Lynch, GoDaddy and Liberty Mutual.

"With its amazing growth rate, Gilbert is becoming one of the most desirable areas to live in the metro-Phoenix area," said Clay Richardson, Managing Director at Wood Partners. "We are pleased to open the doors to Alta Cooley Station and look forward to providing our residents with the high level of luxury and comfort synonymous with Wood Partners, and also serve as a true partner for the growing Gilbert community."

Alta Cooley Station offers 248 apartment homes, providing a mix of studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans, as well as townhomes with attached garages. Homes features an array of high-end finishes including stainless steel GE appliances, sleek cabinetry with modern accents, quartz kitchen countertops with tile backsplash, wood-style plank flooring, lighted bathroom mirrors, walk-in closets for every unit, as well as full size washer and dryer sets. Select homes feature an upgraded Tech Package for added convenience.

Throughout the community, Alta Cooley Station residents have access to a suite of attractive amenities including a resort-style pool and jacuzzi and BBQ grills. Inside, residents have access to a 24-hour fitness center and yoga studio, club room, performance stage, micro-offices and conference area, Wi-Fi lounge and coffee bar, game room and a speakeasy.

Alta Cooley Station is situated next door to Verde at Cooley Station, Gilbert's newest retail entertainment center. Verde at Cooley Station offers an array of shopping, dining and entertainment. In addition, Alta Cooley Station's prime location places residents near more than 2.3 million square-feet of retail and dining space at SanTan Village, as well as the rich history and culture of downtown Gilbert's Heritage District.

Alta Cooley Station is managed by Wood Residential. Visit https://altacooleystation.com/ for more information.

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Gilbert firefighter Josh Milne had just wrapped up training when he was alerted by someone's car horn of another driver in need of help.

GILBERT, Ariz. — For 17 years, Josh Milne has made it his mission to save lives.

“Helping people is my favorite part of the job,” he said.

As a firefighter and paramedic for Gilbert Fire and Rescue, he’s had plenty of opportunities to do so.

On Tuesday afternoon, he got to do it again by being in the right place at the right time.

Milne had just finished a day of live training at the Gilbert Public Safety Training Facility. He was headed home for a wedding anniversary dinner.

After pulling out of the facility’s parking lot onto Power Road in Gilbert, he would have a date with destiny.

“I was alerted by a passerby with his horn that something was going on,” he said.

Not aware of what was going on, or why another driver was blaring his horn, Milne would soon understand why.

“I could see a woman having a medical emergency. She was unconscious. She was driving her vehicle, weaving in and out of traffic and she was out of control,” Milne said.

He quickly made a split-second decision that would save the life of the woman and other drivers near Pecos and Power roads. Milne used his Gilbert Fire duty truck to position himself so the woman's car would hit his truck.

“Had I not, she was possibly going to go off the road, hit another car, another person, or worse," he said. "There’s an embankment and railroad tracks that she could have gone over.”

Milne was not hurt.

The driver who blared his horn for attention called 911.

Milne’s colleagues, who were just yards away at the same training facility he had just left, rushed to the scene to treat the woman. She was transported to the hospital where she is recovering.

By simply being at the right place at the right time, Milne said helping the woman wouldn’t have been possible without the help of the real hero: The honking driver.

“Without him notifying us what was going on.. with the use of his horn. I might have not known what was going on," he said. "He was able to call 911 and use his horn to alert other drivers."

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On Feb. 21, SkyBridge Arizona broke ground on SkyBridge Building 109, the developer’s latest addition to its 435-acre mixed-use project immediately adjacent to the runway at Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport in Mesa, Arizona. The event brought together project team members Graycor Construction Company and CBRE - Phoenix, as well as local dignitaries including Brian O’Neill, executive director and CEO of Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport Authority (PMGAA); Bridget Peterson, Town of Gilbert mayor and current PMGAA Board Chair; and Bill Jabjiniak, director of economic development, City of Mesa.

Building 109 is the first of two 250,000-square-foot, Class A manufacturing/warehouse/logistics buildings that SkyBridge plans to break ground on at Gateway Airport during the first half of this year. This will bring their new building deliverables at the development to one-half-million square feet, with space targeting air cargo, e-commerce, manufacturing and aviation and defense specialists.

“The East Valley is metro Phoenix’s new frontier for aerospace, advanced manufacturing and logistics growth, which makes it a very exciting time to build here,” says Ariel Picker, president of SkyBridge Arizona and SkyBridge Plus Development. “We appreciate the collective effort it takes to bring a Class A mixed-use project like this to life, and look forward to all that SkyBridge will do to serve its future tenants and streamline the U.S.-Mexico logistics chain.”

“Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport applauds the start of this exciting project,” says O’Neill. “Every groundbreaking and every ribbon cutting within SkyBridge Arizona represents new jobs and a positive impact on our regional economy.”

In addition to providing immediate access to Gateway Airport, Building 109 will feature 32’ clear height, a 7” reinforced slab on 4” AMC, 30 dock-high and 6 ground-level doors, and generous power and parking. The building is divisible to approximately 80,000 square feet, allowing it to serve a wide range of tenant types and sizes.

“The Southeast Valley is courting over 13 million square feet of active users in the market. This next phase of SkyBridge Arizona welcomes tenants from aerospace and tech-related manufacturing to cargo and logistics companies catering to the local market or looking to take advantage of the unified cargo process,” says CBRE Senior Vice President Jackie Orcutt. “We are excited to be working with SkyBridge on another Class A industrial development for the Phoenix-Mesa Gateway submarket!”

When complete, SkyBridge will be the nation’s first cargo hub with a joint U.S.-Mexico Customs inspection facility on site. The project is slated for 1.3 million square feet of aeronautical development, almost 2.2 million square feet of non-aeronautical development and 270,000 square feet of commercial retail and office development.

On behalf of SkyBridge, Graycor has already completed 134,500 square feet of space in two buildings at the Gateway Airport site. The first is an 82,500-square-foot, Class A hangar building with office space and four bays to accommodate aircraft as large as a G650 business jet. The second is a 52,000-square-foot flex industrial building with 24’ clear height, storefront entries, administrative offices, conference and break areas, and a warehouse component with up to four docks. Both buildings are fully leased.

“It was our pleasure to deliver the very first buildings at SkyBridge and we’re honored and excited to build the next,” says Rusty Martin, Graycor Construction Company’s southwest division general manager. “SkyBridge has a clear vision and true commitment to deliver high-quality product that is uniquely airport accessible and in line with what aerospace and logistics-related tenants are seeking as they locate and expand in Arizona.”

The SkyBridge master-planned development is located along the southwest portion of the runway at Gateway Airport. It is slated to become a first-of-its-kind Unified Cargo Processing (UCP) facility, allowing users to complete on-site cargo inspections and processing so that shipments between the U.S. and Mexico can be expedited directly to their destinations in Mexico.

SkyBridge continues to pursue end-users with a focus on aeronautical and industrial requirements, in conjunction with economic development teams from the City of Mesa and State of Arizona.

The architect for SkyBridge Building 109 is ADM Group. The general contractor is Graycor Construction Company. Jackie Orcutt, Pete Wentis, Kevin Cosca, Jonathan Teeter and Alex Wentis of CBRE are the exclusive leasing brokers. For more visit www.skybridgeaz.com.