On Tuesday, May 21, 2013, before you start your daily grind, make plans to join your Chandler Chamber at 8:00 a.m. for Caffeine and Commerce.

Mesa Mayor Scott Smith joined six other Arizona mayors and about 1,700 around the U.S. Tuesday for the Mayor’s Day of National Recognition to honor the deeds of community volunteers locally and across the nation.

Residents looking for ways to stay healthy, wealthy and wise will find it all at Mayor Jay Tibshraeny’s Health Connect Expo, 9 a.m. to noon, Saturday, April 6 at the Tumbleweed Recreation Center, 745 E. Germann Rd. The expo will feature fun exercise classes and demonstrations as well as resources on finance, safety, parenting and aging.

On the southeast side of Chandler Regional Medical Center, a helicopter used to sit parked on land that is currently all dug up. That’s one memory Dr. Brian Tiffany, chief of the hospital’s medical staff, recalled when he started at the facility in 2003.

Chandler Mayor Jay Tibshraeny delivered his 2013 state of the city address last week, touching mostly on the subjects of employment, neighborhood sustainability, outreach and transparency and better health.

Chandler administered oaths of office for its newly elected officials Jan. 10

Wrapping up our community’s Centennial Anniversary year, this is a good time to reflect on the many positive things Chandler experienced in 2012. We kicked off our 100th anniversary in February and held a number of great events in May to honor the founding of this great city. It was heartening to see thousands of residents turn out for the events, but also to volunteer at the many activities that we held.

Community members, business and religious leaders, and elected officials gathered at the Chandler/Gilbert YMCA Tuesday morning to celebrate the religious diversity of the community during a breakfast to benefit the organization.

In a tight run-off for two Chandler City Council seats between four candidates, incumbents Jack Sellers and Rick Heumann won Tuesday night, placing first and second, respectively, according to unofficial results.

Chandler Mayor Jay Tibshraeny was recently awarded the Dwight Patterson Lifetime Achievement Award by the East Valley Partnership. Each year, the group honors an individual from the East Valley for his or her “significant lifelong contributions to their community and exhibits the characteristics of a true leader,” according to a press release.