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Debate over classroom closures ALLISON ENGSTROM Peoria Times Staff Writer
The Peoria Unified School District board held a special meeting Jan. 13 to discuss the use of COVID-19 metrics being used to determine in-person and virtual learning. The board meeting was informational, with no votes by the board members, but the community weighed in through online comments. At its Dec. 10 meeting, the PUSD Governing Board voted unanimously to keep classrooms open after winter break “regardless of the benchmark data.” The district closed 13 PUSD schools Jan. 11 after a teacher “sick out.” Peoria Unified School District was one
of the few public school districts to keep classrooms open after winter break. In the first week since, COVID-19 cases in the PUSD surrounding community increased by more than 50%, nearing 1,000 per 100,000 population over seven days. (Anything over 100 cases per 100,000 is considered “substantial spread.”) With winter break ending and kids back in school, parents and teachers in the community voiced concerns and support PUSD Superintendent Dr. Jason Reynolds led a board meeting discussing the use of COVID-19 data regard- about the board’s decision to ing potential closure of classrooms. (Image courtesy PUSD)
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BY TOM SCANLON Peoria Times Managing Editor
In two decades as a Maricopa County prosecuting attorney, Gina Godbehere has seen some grisly crime scenes. Though her main function is to prove guilt in court, she takes a boots-on-the-ground approach, arriving at murder scenes as police are still identifying witnesses and investigators taking photos of those who were living just minutes before. Godbehere, who was raised in Peoria, investigates dozens of homicides each year and has seen it all — shootings, stabbings,
horrific car wrecks. What she saw five years ago at Independence High School in Glendale buckled her knees: Two 15-year-olds were dead, after a murder-suicide. When she arrived at the campus the morning of Feb. 12, 2016, police officers were putting up crime scene tape and helicopters flying overhead. “What was different was all of the parents in the blocked-off areas. You could just see in their faces the sense of urgency,” Godbehere said. She paused in her description to compose herself.
“I’m a mother of two girls and can’t imagine that happening to my daughters — the school is on lockdown and a lot of anxiety, figuring out what we had and making sure the school was safe,” she said. As the investigation unfolded, it only disturbed the veteran prosecutor more. “In the days after, we heard there was some indication that (the shooter) had got a gun and had some conversations with other people. But nobody took that threat seriously,” Godbehere said. “When you think about that, with almost SEE GODBEHERE PAGE 4
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dismiss the metrics. For nearly 30 minutes, emails were read at the board meeting, which was held virtually. Some supported the board’s decision to continue keeping classrooms open, and “families have the freedom of choice,” as Emily Wagner said. “Kids need to be in class, and if you wish to stay home then stay home. Children thrive in class versus sitting at home staring at a computer for six hours,” Jennifer West said. Others criticized the board and asked it to reconsider its decision to keep classrooms open regardless of COVID-19 data. Trina Berg, president of the Peoria Education Association, said there were more than 1,000 signatures on a petition supporting “metrics to be put in place.” Most community member comments agreed that virtual learning is not ideal for neither students nor teachers, but many commented that they felt misled when the board dismissed the metrics they said would be considered. “There could have been at least a two-week break. … I feel lied to,” Jessica Shelton said. “As a parent and teacher in the district I felt safe coming back into the classroom and sending my children because I trusted the school district to follow the metrics. The change was made after the cutoff date for switching my children or with enough time for me to apply to an online position,” Shelton said. “One the reasons people in our community and many teachers have become so upset is due to the fact that the board was disingenuous and misled those under their care and guidance.” Robert Taylor said in his comment. “As a parent I felt betrayed,” Amy Witters said. “When you asked me to make the decision there were safeguards in place. Once my decision was made and numbers started to creep up you threw those safeguards out the window.” PUSD Superintendent Dr. Jason Reynolds thanked the board for the special meeting “so we can discuss how we continue to monitor our health data to determine what learning model is appropriate with each one of our
Unlike at many districts, students at Peoria Unified continue to have the option to learn in classrooms. At a recent meeting, the PUSD board heard comments of those supporting the district’s policy and others who oppose it. (Photo courtesy PUSD)
schools.” After the Dec. 10 board vote, “We have heard from our community in a variety of ways.” He noted the decision to open up in-person learning districtwide was based on a policy that “allows the superintendent to suspend in-person learning at schools if there is an emergency.” He noted the PUSD website offers a dashboard that tracks cases in the district daily with new features like a percent positivity rate tracker. “That is the percent of teachers and students and staff who have identified as a positive case on their campus, and that is relative to only the people that are attending those schools,” Reynolds said. Reynolds gave a presentation on “factors to adjust the learning model within a classroom, grade level or school.” He highlighted: • Community spread. • Cases identified, weekly percent positivity and outbreaks determined by the county.
• Social, emotional and academic growth. • Classrooms impacted. • Percent absenteeism. • Model of instruction and mitigation strategies. These metrics are provided by the county and are what PUSD is using to assess in-person options. “It’s not as simple as saying if you reach this percentage then you should do X,” Reynolds said, “What they recommend is that you look at all of these factors and you consider them all in your decision making.” While it hasn’t happened yet, Reynolds said if the percent positivity rates approach 1%, he would consider closures. The district gives students the option of attending school in classrooms or online. Currently, 27,215 students are attending in-person classes, with 8,245 students attending virtually. SEE PUSD PAGE 7
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every shooting that occurs it’s the same story: When you look back, there’s warning signs.” Another reason the Independence High tragedy hit Godbehere so hard was it was in her backyard. She was raised in Peoria and educated in Glendale, first at Cactus High, then at Glendale Community College. She moved to then-sleepy Goodyear two decades ago to start a family with her husband. The Independence High horror was deep in her mind when Godbehere attended the Leadership West conference in Goodyear. Godbehere was on a panel with then-Glendale Police Chief Debora Black and Dr. Lily Matos DeBlieux, the Pendergast Elementary School District superintendent. “We were talking about missed warning signs. How can we get youth when they see something to speak up?” Godbehere recalled. “Dr. Lily was there and said, ‘We tell kids to speak up all the time — but they never do.’ So we thought, ‘Why don’t we put together a conference? If kids see something, they actually say something.’ We wanted youth to know it’s not being a tattletale or a snitch. They can speak up.” Months later, Godbehere and DeBlieux launched Speak Up, Stand Up, Save a Life. The conference clicked with communities around the West Valley. More districts heard about it each year, as the conference grew to huge crowds last year at Grand Canyon University Arena. “Who would have thought we would have 10,000 people? It’s exciting,” Godbehere said. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2021 Speak Up, Stand Up, Save a Life conference is virtual. Parts of the Jan. 19 conference will be shown at speakstandsave.com, which also has highlights from the 2020 conference. Though she said she will miss the electricity of kids in-person buzzing in groups, Godbehere thinks the virtual conference will help spread the message even more, with the conference expanding to include parents and family members of students. The mission of the conference: “encouraging students to speak up to a trusted adult about depression, suicide,
grief, abuse and bullying is the first step toward saving a life.” As Godbehere put it, “As a community, stop that stigma of being a snitch or a tattletale. … We’re bringing all the stakeholders together. Everyone knows we have a problem with people missing warning signs.” DeBlieux said Godbehere is more than just a co-founder of the conference. “Gina has been the glue that has held the organization together. Her vision and insight have helped save lives. She has raised funds for the conference, collaborated with community partners and put her heart and soul into the organization,” the Pendergast leader said. “Gina is a true rock star, a great friend and colleague — and we are grateful for her servant leadership,” DeBlieux said.
Homicides rising
Godbehere is the bureau chief of the Northwest Valley Bureau in the Community Based Prosecution Division of the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office. Working with kids, Godbehere thinks back to her days at Cactus High. “I presented a speech in English, and my teacher (Lyn Whaley) asked me if i ever thought of being an attorney,” she said. “I thought I was going to be a teacher until that day.” While attending Glendale Community College, she started working at the Glendale City Court, still living at her family home in Peoria near Thunderbird Acres. “Where I grew up, it was all cotton fields,” she said. “It was a great place to live.” Godbehere moved to Tempe, studying law at ASU, where she quickly ruled out criminal defense or corporate law. “I always wanted to be a prosecuting attorney. I have a lot of family involved in law enforcement, and I wanted to represent the victims of crime,” Godbehere said. After law school, Godbehere started working at the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office, where she helped develop the first Juvenile Drug Court. With homicides skyrocketing during the pandemic, Godbehere shakes her head at the growing pile of murder cases on her desk. “I have seen in my (homicide cases) a large number of younger defendants
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the county. We’re also seeing a spike in domestic violence,” Godbehere said. “We’re also seeing an increase in substance abuse. That and financial stress with people losing their jobs can lead to domestic abuse,” she said. “We just know substance abuse often plays into things and spontaneous decisions. Being isolated, they’re letting loose — maybe from being cooped up for a while,” she said. She called the rise in violent crime “unprecedented. And scary.” During the pandemic, GodGina Godbehere, a Maricopa County prosecuting attorney raised in Peoria, is one of the founders of behere has worked from her Speak Up, Stand Up, Save a Life. She is shown at Goodyear home — except a previous conference with co-founder and Pen- when she is on a crime scene dergast Superintendent Dr. Lily Matos DeBlieux, or in court. left, and keynote speaker Jeremy Anderson. (PhoBeing home so much, she to courtesy Speak Up, Stand Up, Save a Life) spends more time with her teenage daughters — and has who were just making spontaneous deto monitor her husband, a cisions. … I’ve seen a lot of impulsive computer programmer. behavior by young adults with weap“He loves watching all the ‘Unsolved ons. Like the shooting at the (Desert Mysteries’ and crime shows,” GodbeSky) mall. That’s heartbreaking — a here said with a chuckle. There’s even 15-year-old who lost his life after hav- a popular cable show called “The First ing words with the wrong person,” 48,” which follows murder investigaGodbehere said, referring to the March tions. “He loves that show,” she said. shooting of a teenager after an arguHer, not so much: “It’s kind of my life. ment. Daymond Deray Hayes was arAs on the TV show, talking to family rested and charged with murder. members is a grim task. “And then there was a young kid who “You meet with the next of kin, they lost his life Christmas morning after want answers and they want justice. coming home from work,” she said, re- You can’t bring their loved one back, ferring to the West Phoenix murder of which is why I love the fact of prevent18-year-old Tyler Cardiel. ing (killings) from occurring,” she said. “We’re seeing senseless loss of life.” “The worst part of my job is seeing According to the Phoenix Police De- the pain in the next of kin and knowing partment, homicides and aggravated no matter what you did, you aren’t goassaults increased by 25% in 2020 over ing to make the pain go away and make 2019. them whole. A lot of time it’s a sensePeoria has not seen huge jump, with less death they’re never going to comthree homicides in 2020, compared to pletely understand,” Godbehere said. four homicides in 2019. With grieving family members But there was a spike in Glendale. grasping to make sense of horrific acts In 2019, 19 people were killed in of violence that snatch their loved ones Glendale. The average number of homi- away, this homicide prosecutor percides in the city from 2009-19 was 16. haps has the perfect name. In 2020, the Glendale Police Depart“I kept my name after I got married,” ment investigated 26 homicides. That Godbehere said. “It gives a lot of comis the highest number in 12 years and fort to my victims’ families.” about 40% higher than the average. “We are seeing a huge spike (in homi- Tom Scanlon can be reached at cides) because of the pandemic across tscanlon@timespublications.com.
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1B vaccine expands as COVID-19 rages BY TOM SCANLON
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Pandemic pessimists and oasis optimists alike have reason to dig into their views. Even as Gov. Doug Ducey praised the rollout of vaccines at State Farm Stadium, COVID-19 continues to ravage the West Valley, with a stunning acceleration of the spread over the last week. West Valley coronavirus numbers surged far past the marker of 100 COVID-19 cases per 100,000 in a one-week period that is considered “substantial spread.” The citywide average for Glendale rocketed from 511 cases per 100,000 to 811. Peoria increased from 633 cases per 100,000 to 958. Litchfield Park and Waddell also topped 800 cases per 100,000. Glendale ZIP code 85303 increased from 702 cases per 100,000 to 872, while 85301 increased from 538 to 753 cases per 100,000. Glendale 85305 nearly doubled from 578 to 1,007 cases per 100,000. Glendale 85302 also topped 1,000 COVID-19 cases per 100,000 population in the last week. Peoria 85383 increased from 711 to 1,084 cases per 100,000, while Peoria 85345 surged to 872 cases per 100,000. According to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data, Arizona
has been the state with the highest spread in the country — yet the West Valley is many times above the state average of 125 cases per 100,000 in the last seven days. The national average is 71 cases per 100,000. While the deadly disease — more than 11,000 in Arizona have died from COVID-19, with 4,700 deaths in Maricopa County — rages, a cavalry in the form of vaccines has arrived. Health care workers and emergency responders began receiving COVID-19 vaccines in mid-December. The second group, including those over 75, started getting vaccine shots at State Farm Stadium last week. This week, plans are in place to expand to those 65 and older. Jodi Castle, who lives in Goodyear and works at Dignity Health Emergency Care in Glendale, received the first of the twodose regimen two days before Christmas. “After that dose, I just had a slight sore arm,” she said. She got the second shot Jan. 12. “Was fine the first day. But the next day I woke up feeling feverish, temp of only 99.6, so higher than usual but not a fever,” she said. She said she had a slight headache and body aches, which she attributes to side effects of the vaccine. “One of my ER doctors says it’s nor-
mal to feel that, as it’s your immune system kicking in to combat what it thinks is the virus,” she said. It’s a small price to pay for potential defense from the disease, she said. “The ER’s and hospitals have been so overwhelmed — we are exhausted, so I’m very excited to be a part of the solution,” Castle said. She noted she had COVID-19 in July. “I recovered just fine in a couple weeks, thankfully, as so many don’t,” she said. The Arizona Department of Health Services said it will offer vaccine doses to adults 65 and older starting Tuesday, Jan. 19. Registration is required. Appointments can be made at podvaccine. azdhs.gov. At Glencroft Center for Modern Aging in Glendale, the largest continuing care retirement community in Arizona, due to the post-holiday spike, “We have opened a COVID isolation ward and have a handful of recovering patients there; and the hospitals are asking us to take more, but none have been infected in our building,” said Scott McClintock. But, the chief strategy officer added, “What’s really different now, though, is the availability of vaccines. On Jan. 7 and 12, all of our long-term care residents and most of our staff were vaccinated,
giving us clear optimism about soon returning to a more normal life without the ever-present fear of COVID.” County health officials stress they are waiting for more supplies of the vaccine — and, as both Pfizer and Moderna shots are being administered, to make sure first and second shots match. “Individuals can sign up as soon as there are appointments that are available in the 21 to 28 days out from when they received their first dose,” said Ron Coleman, a Maricopa County spokesman. “So they should look at their vaccine card and see what date is listed (to) return and the manufacturer of vaccine they had; be sure to choose a site that offers the same type.” While a handful of pharmacies are now providing vaccines, plans are for a rollout with hundreds of pharmacies giving shots — but it all depends on supplies being doled out by the federal government. For first and second shots, Coleman said, “Appointments are being opened up as more vaccine becomes available. Maricopa County continues to work with community partners to make more locations available.” In the first few days of the 1B vaccinations, more than 12,000 received shots SEE 1B VACCINE PAGE 7
Peoria Fire-Medical Department Captain David Rehnke dies BY PEORIA TIMES STAFF Retired Peoria Fire-Medical Department Capt. David Rehnke died Jan. 11 after a 10-year battle with renal cell carcinoma. He was 59. “Dave’s death is considered a line-ofduty death caused by occupational cancer,” said Mario Bravo, a department spokesman. Rehnke was hired in 1989, promoted first to engineer in 1996, then to captain in 2008 before retiring in 2015. “Dave retired as a captain but made his mark as an engineer. As an engineer, Dave set the bar by which other engineers were, and are, measured,” Bravo said. “He was meticulous about every
detail of his apparatus, all the equipment on it and the safety of the personnel in it.” He noted that, during his 10-year battle with cancer, “Dave fought for every firefighter in Arizona to work smarter and safer and to be covered by Arizona’s presumptive cancer statute. “Losing Dave, we lost a great person and a beloved family man.” Rehnke is survived by his wife of 30 years, Brenda, his daughter Shannon and his son Dustin. The family has requested in lieu of flowers donations be made to the Firefighters Cancer Awareness Support Network at firefightercancersupport. org/how-you-can-help/donate.
Retired Peoria Fire-Medical Department Capt. David Rehnke died after a 10-year battle with renal cell carcinoma. (Photo courtesy Peoria Fire-Medical Department)
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‘Game changer’
at State Farm Stadium. “This is positive, encouraging news as we scale up our vaccination capacity in Arizona,” said Arizona Department of Health Services Director Dr. Cara Christ. “It’s clear that Arizonans are excited about the opportunity to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. We’re working around the clock to meet that demand. “As the federal government ships more vaccine doses to Arizona, we will have more vaccine sites and appointments available soon.”
“Arizona’s vaccine site at State Farm Stadium has been a game changer,” said Ducey. Though all appointments at the state’s 24/7 vaccination site at State Farm Stadium for January were filled, registration for more appointments in February were to open Tuesday, January 19. Ducey said the State Farm Stadium site will continue to operate at full capacity through the end of January providing the first of two doses of the Pfizer vaccine. Beginning in February, the State Farm Stadium site will begin offering
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dents and teachers. The PUSD board had a regularly scheduled meeting Jan. 14. There were more public comments at this meeting on COVID-19 metrics and classrooms. Berg, the president of the teachers’ association, said, “I think it’s possible we’re not as far apart as we might be.” She asked for transparency “to let us know there is something in place. If we reach these different points we will look at closing classrooms.” More parents and teachers spoke, some in favor of closing classrooms and others criticizing the teachers who staged the sick out.
For the week ending Jan. 15, the PUSD COVID-19 tracker shows 125 students with COVID-19 (including 13 at Liberty High, 10 at Peoria High and 15 at Sunrise Mountain High), which would be about 0.5% of the 27,215 on-campus students. For the same period, of the 8,245 students who have chosen virtual learning and are not on campuses, there were 69 reported COVID-19 cases last week. According to the tracker, 40 teachers and other district employees reported COVID-19 last week. Reynolds said he remains committed to communicating closely, frequently and accurately with schools to determine the safest learning model for stu-
second-dose appointments in addition to the site’s current capacity for first doses. Starting Tuesday, Jan. 19, those in groups prioritized for vaccination can register for available appointments at State Farm Stadium and multiple other vaccination sites at podvaccine.azdhs.gov. Information about all vaccination sites across Arizona can be found at azhealth.gov/findvaccine. Those without computer access or needing extra help registering can call 1-844-542-8201 to be connected with someone who can assist.
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A note from the state: “You can use the patient portal at podvaccine.azdhs. gov to make an appointment for a relative in a prioritized group, such as someone 75 and older. Those scheduled for vaccination will need to show identification upon arrival to the vaccination site demonstrating they qualify for phases 1A or priority 1B. To learn more about COVID-19 vaccines and vaccination, visit azdhs.gov/ COVID19Vaccines. Tom Scanlon can be reached at tscanlon@timespublications.com.
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West Valley lawmakers split as Trump impeached by House for a second time BY HALEIGH KOCHANSKI Cronkite News
No Arizona lawmakers broke party ranks Jan. 13 as the House impeached President Donald Trump on a mostly party-line vote, just one week after a deadly mob attack on the Capitol that critics said was incited by the president. The 232-197 vote also comes 13 months after Trump was first impeached by the House, making him the only president in U.S. history to be impeached twice. Unlike the earlier vote, however, 10 Republicans joined all Democrats to impeach. But all four Arizona GOP lawmakers stood by Trump, who leaves office in a week. And the articles of impeachment still must be heard by the Senate, which is not expected to take them up until after President-elect Joe Biden is sworn in to replace Trump Jan. 20. “This … sets a dangerous precedent for our nation,” said Rep. Debbie Lesko, a Republican who represents parts of Goodyear, Litchfield Park, Glendale and Peoria. “If Congress is going to impeach a president,
it must … only be done after intense debate and deliberation, not rushed through at the 11th hour to make a political point.” Republicans accused House Democrats of pursuing an impeachment that will have little practical effect except to satisfy a vendetta they have harbored since Trump took office. But Democrats said Trump’s incitement of an insurrection cannot be ignored. “Donald Trump is not just incompetent. He’s not just corrupt. He’s downright dangerous and should never be allowed to hold public office again,” Rep. Ruben Gallego, a Democrat who represents parts of Tolleson, Phoenix and Glendale, said in a statement after the vote. “That’s why we are voting to impeach him.” Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva, a Democrat who represents parts of Goodyear and Buckeye, voted to impeach Trump after calling him “a clear and present danger to this country and must face consequences for his actions. I will vote to impeach Trump for a second time because calls of ‘unity’ will not stop the treacherous situations Trump continues to encourage.”
The impeachment resolution said the pro-Trump crowd that stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, as Congress was certifying the results of the presidential election, was motivated by Trump’s repeated false claims that the election was stolen. It said that at a rally that day, he “willfully made statements that, in context, encouraged — and foreseeably resulted in — lawless action at the Capitol” that included “violent, deadly, destructive and seditious acts” during an hours-long assault in which five people, including a Capitol Police officer, died. The resolution also said the president “endangered the security of the United States and its institutions of government, threatened the integrity of the democratic system, interfered with the peaceful transition of power, and imperiled a coequal branch of the government.” In remarks to reporters the day before the House action, Trump called the impeachment “a continuation of the greatest witch hunt in the history of politics. It’s ridiculous.” Trump has insisted in recent days that his actions on Jan. 6 were “totally ap-
propriate,” and he has repeatedly issued statements calling for nonviolence by his followers. The most recent came Jan. 13, when he cited reports of possible violent protests around the country as Inauguration Day approaches, telling supporters “there must be NO violence, NO lawbreaking and NO vandalism of any kind.” The 2019 impeachment charged Trump with abuse of power and obstruction of Congress for his apparent attempt to coerce the president of Ukraine to find incriminating information on Biden. It passed the House by an almost identical vote to Wednesday’s impeachment resolution, but died in the Senate last January. The new article of impeachment now heads to a Senate that is no longer controlled by Republicans. Even though several GOP senators have indicated they would vote for impeachment, however, Democrats are still well shy of the two-thirds majority needed to convict. Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Gilbert, criticized Democrats, promising, “Instead of stopping the Trump train, his movement will grow stronger.”
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Death still a towering voice for firefighters BY DAVID LEIBOWITZ West Valley View Columnist
He wrestled with kidney cancer for a decade, fought like a demon, but finally Dave Rehnke took his last breath on Jan. 11. Rehnke worked for 26 years as a firefighter in Peoria, rising to the rank of captain. He loved his city, his peers on the front lines and the job — though it was firefighting that killed him. I met Rehnke five years ago at the Arizona Legislature, where the state’s firefighters — clients of mine — were pushing to expand the roster of cancers presumed to be caused by their profession. Rehnke, newly retired from Peoria, was five years into being eaten alive by renal cell carcinoma, a cancer undoubtedly caused by his line of work with its smoke, soot and burning poisons. He testified before a legislative committee about how the disease metastasized into his lungs and the debilitating effects of chemotherapy; about how just one of his drugs cost $90,000 a year;
about the months he had spent in court suing to get the workers’ compensation he so clearly deserved. Don’t let this keep happening, he begged. Don’t make firefighters fight job-related cancer and bankruptcy simultaneously. The legislators, unmoved, did nothing to expand the law. Rehnke continued to advocate for his former colleagues year after year. It seemed to take a little more out of him each time, but he never slowed down, never quit. Of course, fighting a few dozen heartless politicians is nothing compared to beating back rogue cells intent on murdering you. Finally, last February, the Legislature passed a law expanding the number of cancers covered by firefighters’ workers’ compensation insurance. I’m glad Dave lived long enough to see it, that he had that victory to celebrate. Because in a profession of heroes, Capt. Rehnke was one of a kind — a man fully committed to helping not himself but every other firefighter who wears turnouts today or will one day put on the boots. Dave leaves behind his wife of almost
29 years, Brenda, and their two children Shannon and Dustin. I remember him telling me about getting his diagnosis back in 2011. His doctor gave him a 5% chance of surviving 10 years. Rehnke, who refused to miss seeing his young kids’ teenage years, basically told the doctor 5% was a silly number and that he had no intention of dying. So, he didn’t. Dave rode his bike, screamed at the TV rooting on his beloved Minnesota Vikings, raised a beautiful family and built a lasting legacy for himself as the director of the Arizona chapter of the Fire Fighter Cancer Support Network. At a time when our nation seems awash in selfishness, Rehnke exemplified the concept of service before self, living one’s life for a cause greater than individual gain. Hunter Clare, president of the Peoria Fire Fighters, put it like this: “This is a guy that continued to fight not only for his family but for everyone in our profession, for each of us, even people who aren’t on the job yet. He had such passion for it. “He didn’t want anyone to go through what he went through, what his family
went through. In a profession of people willing to sacrifice, he was willing to sacrifice even more to try to make sure this would never happen again.” I kept the notes from my first conversation with Rehnke, hoping I’d never need them for a story like this. “I know my time is coming eventually,” he said back then. “But before it does, I want to do everything I can to make a difference. I am going to keep fighting because this matters.” David Leibowitz has called the Valley home since 1995. Contact david@leibowitzsolo.com
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6 things to know about PPP loans and your taxes BY GISELLE ALEXANDER Guest Writer
Last year was monumental, to say the least. Life as we once knew it became a thing of the past for individuals and businesses alike. As countless businesses struggled to adjust to the unforeseen challenges presented by the pandemic, the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), part of the CARES Act, was a lifeline for many. The PPP loan program was intended to help small businesses, although numerous large businesses also benefited. According to the Small Business Administration, over 5 million PPP loans were approved, the majority of which went to small businesses. Ninety-two percent of the loans given out were $250,000 or less, and 87% were under $150,000. The average loan size was $100,729. Many businesses needed the money to keep employees working and to pay for everyday expenses to keep the business open. Business owners were told that the loan would also be “forgiven” as long as the money was spent on payroll (60%
requirement), mortgage interest, utilities and rent during the eight- or 24-week period after disbursement. While the rules for how to use the PPP loan funds were fairly straightforward, the tax effects remained murky. For months the IRS has taken the position that the expenses paid with PPP loans which were forgiven would not be deductible on the business’s tax return. With bated breath, the nation awaited Congressional relief with respect to COVID-19. Relief came through at the last minute, including a provision that expenses paid with PPP will be deductible. Congress also reiterated that any forgiven PPP loans will not be includible in the business’s income. Here are six things to know about PPP loans and your taxes: 1. You can deduct expenses paid for with the loan proceeds Payroll, mortgage interest, rent and utility expenses are all forgivable uses of the loan, and Congress has superseded the IRS’s guidance in Notice 2020-32 disallowing such expenses. Not only are these expenses deductible, but Congress has broadened the categories of expenses that may be paid for with PPP funds to include software, cloud services, accounting, hu-
man resources, property damage due to civil unrest, personal protective equipment, and supplier costs ordered or contracted for prior to loan approval. 2. You do not have to include forgiven PPP funds in income While loan proceeds forgiven by the lender are generally includible in income, PPP loan forgiveness is an exception to the general rule. Businesses do not have to include the debt forgiveness in their income. 3. You can take advantage of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) The FFCRA requires some employers to provide employees with paid leave for reasons related to COVID-19. However, businesses can still take advantage of the FFCRA tax credits in addition to utilizing the PPP loan. 4. You can defer payroll taxes under the CARES Act Employers may elect to defer payroll taxes from March 27 through Dec. 31, 2020. Fifty percent of the deferred taxes accumulated in 2020 must be paid by Dec. 31, 2021, and the remainder must be paid by Dec. 31, 2022. 5. You cannot use PPP money to pay for
business taxes As mentioned above, the PPP loan may only be used for certain identified categories of expenses. You cannot use the loan proceeds to pay income, sales or other tax liabilities. 6. You can file an amended tax return If you applied for forgiveness but have not received a decision from the IRS at the time of tax return filing and you later learn that you will not receive full or partial forgiveness, you may make the related adjustments by filing an amended return. Taxes are daunting even without COVID-19 and PPP loans to worry about. Add in conflicting guidance by multiple government agencies and it is understandable that a small-business owner may feel overwhelmed. Fortunately, Congress enacted favorable provisions applicable to PPP funds and provided certainty to small businesses awaiting answers before year’s end. For more information on the Paycheck Protection Program, visit sba.gov.
Giselle Alexander, senior member of the Cavanagh Law Firm, is an Arizona Certified Tax Law Specialist, a CPA, and holds a master’s in Law in Taxation. For more information, visit cavanaghlaw.com.
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Mustangs look to build off best girls basketball season BY ERIC NEWMAN
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The Sunrise Mountain Mustangs girls basketball team the top players from the best season in its history. After a back-and-forth that saw winter seasons canceled then reinstated, the girls start the 2021 season this week. Sunrise Mountain went 26-5 and reached the 5A state championship game for the first time in the 2019-20 campaign, living up to the potential coach Jenn Tolle saw in her squad from the beginning of the year. The playoff run shocked a lot of the Mustang players, even while it was happening. “I knew that we were good, but I don’t know if any of us were like, ‘Oh, my God, we can do this.’ It was kind of like a surreal moment for us,” said senior Julie Diveney. Now, there will be no surprises if the Mustangs have another winning year. After losing just two graduating seniors from the 2019-20 roster, the team is still young. Diveney is the lone senior. But, despite its youth, there are a lot of returning starters and contributors. The Mustangs can add more into the playbook, with variations of the fundamentals most of the girls already have worked on. “We just have a lot of players that know the game of basketball. They have instincts, and we have really good athletes on our team, too. So, when coach adds more stuff or she puts in more intricate plays, it’s a lot easier for us to adapt more,” said junior Kelci Connolly. Paired with that experience, Tolle said, is the team’s overall athleticism and size. There are a few tall players, but for the most part she foresees most of the girls being relatively similar in height in most lineups, with the ability to move and guard against a variety of positions. “We have a lot of flexibility. We
Left: Coach Jennifer Tolle led the Sunrise Mountain girls basketball team to the 5A championship game last season. Middle: Sunrise Mountain girls basketball senior Julie Diveney looks to pass. Right: Junior Kelci Connolly dribbles at Sunrise Mountain girls basketball practice as coach Jennifer Tolle looks on. (Photos by Eric Newman)
like playing man to man and playing different variations of man-to-man defense because they can do that. We can switch, we can match people up in different ways, we can play screens different ways — so they’re really fun to coach,” Tolle said. As successful as the 2019-20 season was, there was just one hurdle the Mustangs could not get over: a 59-30 loss in the championship game to defending champion Millennium last March. Diveney said the girls are “a little agitated” they did not play as well in the final game as they thought they could, albeit against a Tiger squad filled with future high-level college basketball players. But getting to that point alone gives the team the knowledge that with the right effort it can compete with the best on the right night. “I think the excitement and energy
we play with, I think that’s what’s kind of been growing over the years, and this year I think we have more confidence built up this year because we know we can do that. And we’re just trying to build on that,” Diveney said. Whether the Mustangs could play the 2020-21 season, let alone make a postseason run, was uncertain. COVID-19 delayed the Arizona Interscholastic Association winter sports season by several weeks, after months of inability to practice and play a normal offseason schedule. Tolle implemented a “virtual challenge” for the girls, in which the players were tasked with working out at home or another safe spot, and either video recording it or having a parent sign off to confirm the work. Online video chats and regular messages of teamwork and compassion were sent
out, and the girls were encouraged to communicate as much as possible to maintain camaraderie. “It required a lot of creativity and a lot of patience,” Tolle said. Now, the schedule is finally set — at least tentatively. The Mustangs were to host rival Centennial Jan. 19 before taking on Raymond S. Kellis Friday, Jan. 22. Fueled by both past success and failure, paired with the long anticipation of finally getting on the court for competition, the Mustangs are excited to get started and compete for another postseason run. “It would be so amazing because last season was so full of energy. Getting to that point — and getting a little bit of redemption also — would be awesome for us,” Connolly said.
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Glencroft helps residents overcome isolation during pandemic BY SCOTT MCCLINTOCK Guest Writer
What a different world it is this year! A year ago, our independent living residents at Glencroft were “turning back time” in the ZOE performance center, learning new things at ZOE University, and eating ZOE healthy foods. During 2019, residents in four ZOE Life Beta groups had gotten stronger and more agile and taken back control of their lives. One resident said she felt so strong that she might have to hurt someone to prove it! We were having fun. Employees and residents alike were twisting and grunting and generally complaining about the physical “torture” they endured in our performance center, but they were getting stronger and were also enjoying lectures and ZOE foods. Enthusiasm was contagious. Many of our long-term care residents in Providence Place are constrained physically making standard ZOE activities difficult, if not impossible. Nevertheless, the team designed an appropriate program and together with Providence Place activities staff selected seven residents to form our beta one group. ZOE activities included therapy and virtual reality twice a week, time in the Peacekeepers Garden, communal dining, swimming and walking. It’s rather ordinary sounding, but for some long-term care residents swimming and walking are practically aspirational and the hope it gave them was inspiring. Together we took baby steps toward the residents’ goals, and some residents swam for the first time in years; other residents took their first real steps in a long time. They were no longer just surviving, but in important ways they were thriving. They had hope and excitement. Then, in the spring of 2020, COVID-19 hit and it all stopped.
equipment has become ubiquitous for all of our caregivers in Providence Place; and even with the protection it provides, some of our workers could not abide the risk of spreading the infection to their own families at home, and they Tammy Garfield, a Glencroft activities nurses’ aide, helped left the company. But not Garresidents reach out to family members. Tommy Medina was one of the Glencroft staff members to receive a COVID-19 field. She and her husband disvaccine. (Photos courtesy Glencroft) cussed the matter and decided that it was just part of COVID-19 hits hard By mid-March we had to close our the nursing job and she’d always faced nursing center to all nonessential vis- some level of risk in her career. Garfield said that her residents tenditors, and by late April we began to suffer COVID-19 infections in the ed to become like family to her and that building. It was a frightening experi- she could not just leave them due to ence, especially for our memory care fears about possible infection. In fact, residents, many of whom could not un- our caregivers often become so close to the residents and their families that derstand what was happening. Without regular contact with family, their caring effectively extends to the some memory care residents can quickly families who struggle mightily with lose their familiarity, making the estrange- the gradual separation that accompanies memory loss. ment particularly costly for the family. Indeed, one of the hardest things for One of our activities nurses’ aides, Tammy Garfield, described how resi- memory care residents has been the dents might in this way truly be “lost” clinical need to temporarily move them to families through rapid memory loss. to an isolation ward due to COVID-19 With grants from BHHS Legacy infection. By late summer the Providence Foundation, Thunderbird Charities and Del E. Webb Foundation, Providence Place team had won their battle with Place staff put together a FaceTime COVID-19 and no longer had any invisitation program in which families fections in the building. It was a hard can participate in virtual visits with fight and they lost some dear friends, but the care team is filled with people their loved ones on a regular basis. Now, their communication is better like Garfield who love their residents planned and more frequent. Garfield and will not leave them over any condons a gown, gloves, mask and face cern about infection. Garfield’s philosophy is that we can’t shield; regularly hosts these virtual visits; and will often give a hug to the resident on let COVID-19 ruin our lives; we have to find ways to continue caring for our rescamera on behalf of their family. Of course, the personal protective idents, helping them to visit with their
families, and living life as best we can.
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As this is written in January 2021, COVID-19 has surged back in the state with infection rates that are nearly 10 times those of September/October. For this surge we have better practices and better tools to fight COVID-19, and we have suffered no infections in Providence Place. We have opened a COVID-19 isolation ward and have a handful of recovering patients there; and the hospitals are asking us to take more, but none have been infected in our building. What’s really different now, though, is the availability of vaccines. On Jan. 7 and 12, all of our long-term care residents and most of our staff were vaccinated, giving us clear optimism about soon returning to a more normal life without the ever-present fear of COVID-19. Without COVID-19, our ZoeLife team will resume the beta one program at Providence Place. Our residents’ hopes both depend on and flow from their ZOE work. We are anxious to return to ZOE Life programming for our residents who so dearly need it to help them to thrive. The mantra of ZOE Life, “Pursuing Vitality Through a Full Active and Purposeful Life,” proven so important for our independent residents, needs to be offered again to our long-term care residents as well. Creating a platform of safely moving, safely learning and safely engaging on a day-to-day basis gives us the opportunity to create hope for our long-term care residents; and as we all know, a little bit of hope goes a long way. Scott McClintock is the chief strategy officer for Glencroft Center for Modern Aging in Glendale, the largest continuing care retirement community in Arizona. For more information, visit glencroft.com.
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enough, the storm calmed down. The lesson here is don’t let the storm on the outside of you get inside of you. Great advice for the storm challenged and overly stressed, huh? Maybe it’s time to relax a bit, cool our jets, turn off our fear alarm clock, quit watching the news and re-rack our emotions. Remember the glass of water? The longer you hold it, the heavier it becomes. In Matthew 6, Jesus calmed the storm inside of 5,000 stressed-out, hope-hungry people. He said, “Instead of looking at the fashions, walk out into the fields and look at the wildflowers. They never primp or shop, but have you ever seen color and design quite like it? The 10 best-dressed men and women in the country look shabby alongside them. If God gives such attention to the appearance of wildflowers — most of which are never even seen — don’t you think that He will attend to you, take pride in what you do, and do His best for you? What I’m trying to say here is relax, to be not so occupied with getting, so you can respond to God’s giving.” Jesus is still telling his people and telling us at this very moment, “Relax, rest and trust in Me, open your eyes. God has things under control. You won’t respond
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That’s good advice. If you never stop, you can’t start! Sometimes, we need to come apart or we will come apart! Here’s some logic for the overly stressed. Since it’s the early worm that gets eaten by the early bird, sleep late! Many folks today are like a billiard table with balls scattered all over the board. From time to time, we all need to take time to re-rack our billiard balls. Jesus taught us stress management and how to move from stressed to destressed. Remember the Bible story when Jesus’ disciples were in the middle of a sea, in the middle of the night, and in the middle of the perfect storm? I’ll bet their blood pressure was 190 over 130. Then Jesus appears, walking on water. They thought it was a ghost. Let’s take a glimpse into the disciples’ minds. “It’s midnight in the perfect storm, in the middle of the sea, and now there’s a ghost walking on water.” Mercury rising. Now their blood pressure is 210 over 150! Yet, even in the middle of the storm, Jesus was there. Then Jesus spoke to his stressed-out companions, saying, “Take courage, it is I; do not be afraid.” There are 365 times in the Bible that God says, “Do not be afraid.” If you are like me, you probably need a “fear not” at least once a day every day of the year. Sure
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‘Safe space’ support for Boys & Girls Club and YMCA BY PEORIA TIMES STAFF The Arizona Department of Education announced its continued support of the Arizona Alliance of Boys & Girls Clubs and the Arizona Alliance of YMCAs to support communities across Arizona with a safe space for learning and development. As schools operating in a distance learning model are still required to provide a physical space for the most atrisk students, the Boys & Girls Club of AZ and YMCA have stepped up to help schools fulfill this requirement. “Given the highly concerning rate of community spread across our state, and the corresponding need for more schools to return to a distance learning model, the extra support of the YMCA and Boys & Girls Clubs will provide
necessary relief to schools and families, ensuring that every student who needs a safe place to learn has one.” said Superintendent of Public Instruction Kathy Hoffman. “Access to affordable child care is an issue that precedes the pandemic, and now providing children a safe place to learn is more necessary than ever. I am so grateful for the partnership of community-based organizations like the YMCA and Boys & Girls Club.” Using discretionary funding from the federal CARES Act, the Arizona Department of Education has allocated $1.5 million to support the Arizona Alliance of Boys & Girls Clubs and the Valley of the Sun YMCA programs. “Every day, more than 1,000 youth are welcomed into Boys & Girls Clubs around the state,” said Marcia Mintz,
CEO of Boys & Girls Clubs of the Valley. “Each of these students, and their families, rely on our programs for high-quality care, nutritious meals and the academic and social-emotional support they need in this time of crisis. Thanks to this investment from the Arizona Department of Education, our clubs will remain open for distance learning and no parent will have to choose between work and their child’s education.” Distance learning sites are open extended hours (typically from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.) for students. From the clubs, they can log on to school and then participate in after-school enrichment, including physical/sports recreation, arts and playing with other youth members. For more information, visit bgcaz.org.
Superintendent of Public Instruction Kathy Hoffman praised the Boys and Girls Clubs. (Peoria Times file photo)
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Huntington University Arizona announced its first animation graduates: Alexa Bland, Realiti Ibsen and Kesmine Hickman. Alexa is a 2013 graduate of Desert Edge High in Goodyear. Realiti a 2016 graduate of Valley Vista in Surprise. HU Arizona added animation at its Peoria campus in May 2017. In the summer of 2018, Christian Washington, a 2013 graduate of HU’s Indiana campus, joined the HU Arizona team as the assistant professor of animation. Of the three animation graduates, Washington was quick to say that “they’re very hard workers and passionate artists, which has made them a joy to teach.” During their time at HU Arizona, the graduates worked on five animated films, including “Bubble,” which was
System. Huntington University Arizona opened in Peoria in 2016, welcoming students seeking a degree in digital media arts. Since that time, students have created regionally and nationally awarded work, including ADDY awards, BEA Best of Fest awards and Emmy Student Production Awards. The 30,000-square-foot building houses bachelor’s degree programs in animation, film production, broadcast media and graphic design. The facility features film Alexa Bland, left, and Realiti Ibsen are two of the first animation graduates at Hunting- and TV studios, high-end computer classroom/labs, private editing ton University. (Photo courtesy Huntington University) suites, a state-of-the-art TV control room, a Foley pit, cinema cameras featured in the Phoenix Film Festival; Angeles Film Awards. They’ve also worked on a number of and lighting gear for student production “Tobeus and Tobey,” which won Best of Fest at the National BEA Confer- freelance projects through HU Arizona work. ence; and “The Cactus Cat,” which for companies including TheaterWorks For more information, visit was a semi-finalist at the Student Los and the Maryvale Community School huntington.edu/arizona.
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