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March 4, 2020

Geier says ‘coup’ led to firing

BY TOM SCANLON

West Valley View Managing Editor

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Claiming a “coup,” Jerry Geier is not going down without a fight.

Geier, Goodyear’s police chief since 2012, is appealing his Dec. 28 termination. The city of Goodyear has not released the reason he was fired, but details began emerging during an appeal hearing Monday, Feb. 24. The hearing was scheduled to continue Tuesday, March 3.

The first day of the hearing showed a police department that was apparently quite dysfunctional.

In addition to conspiracy allegations, the first day of the hearing discussed one Goodyear Police officer quitting after an off-duty hit and run, and other Goodyear officers racing around Phoenix in search of an undercover FBI agent — the wife of a police leader.

Geier’s actions in both cases were appropriate and his answers to investigators honest, said Steve Serbalik, Geier’s attor-

Jerry Geier, left, is appealing his firing from the Goodyear Police Department chief position he held for seven years. An investigation into Deputy Chief Justin Hughes, right, has been completed, but the city will not release the results until Hughes finishes using his personal leave. (West Valley View file photos)

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“Chief Geier’s rights were violated,” Serbalik told the West Valley View In his opening statement, Serbalik alleged Goodyear Deputy Chief Justin

Hughes and Goodyear Police Officers Association President Marcus Patterson conspired to file false allegations against

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Mask shortage from Goodyear to Peoria

BY TOM SCANLON

West Valley View Managing Editor

Though health officials insist most don’t need them, masks are flying off shelves.

Up and down the West Valley, it is almost impossible to buy the kind of masks seen in China and other parts of the world

hit by COVID-19.

“There are no masks in a 10-mile radius,” said one drug store worker, who asked not to be identified. “We sell out in one day after we get them because everyone is scared of the new virus.”

The West Valley View contacted

Walmart, CVS and Walgreens stores in Goodyear, Glendale and Peoria. None had masks in stock.

In the first aid sections, there are wide gaps of empty shelving where the masks

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Serbalik claimed the union urged city management to fire Geier and replace him with Hughes.

Goodyear also launched an investigation against Hughes. Geier and Hughes were both placed on paid suspensions in early October. Though the Hughes investigation also has been completed, the city will not release the findings until Hughes’ personal leave time expires.

The city’s case for why Geier was fired: Geier was untruthful during an investigation by Donald Conrad, who was hired by the city and testified Monday.

The two key allegations, both from 2019: 1) Geier approved undercover detectives to help search for Hughes’ wife, an FBI agent; 2) Geier failed to properly report a hit-and-run in Glendale by an off-duty Goodyear Officer (Alison Braughton, who later resigned).

Conrad said Geier was dishonest when the investigator asked about both incidents.

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Geier’s attorney said Geier notified the city’s human resources and legal department about the Braughton case.

Serbalik said Geier did make the proper notifications regarding Braughton, but a form initially was misunderstood.

Serbalik said last week he planned to call witnesses during the March 3 hearing to support Geier’s case.

If the hearing before examiner Harold Merkow concludes as scheduled Tuesday, Merkow will then have 10 days to provide a recommendation to the city. The city will then make its decision within 30 days.

According to Serbalik, in addition to hearing witness testimony, Merkow must review 1,400 pages of records.

Serbalik’s goal: “We’d like to have (Geier) reinstated and certainly the opportunity to clear his name.”

If the appeal hearing does not go in Geier’s favor, Geier could continue to fight his firing in a civil suit.

Depending on the outcome of the appeal, “A lot of different things can happen next,” said Serbalik. “We’ll take all steps necessary to allow him to clear his name.”

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This, despite instruction from the World Health Organization’s website, “If you are healthy, you only need to wear a mask if you are taking care of a person with suspected 2019-nCoV infection.”

Though Arizona has had only one case of COVID-19 (an Arizona State University student who is no longer infected), West Valley residents are stockpiling masks.

The West Valley View emailed Walmart, CVS and Walgreens about the mask shortages. “We are working with our suppliers to meet customer demand for masks,” said Joe Goode, a spokesman for CVS. “This demand may cause temporary shortages at some store locations and we re-supply those stores as quickly as possible.”

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The shortage in the West Valley reflects a national trend.

The surgeon general on Saturday took to Twitter.

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Department of Public Health information on COVID-19

BY WEST VALLEY VIEW STAFF

On the website maricopa.gov/5460/ Novel-Coronavirus, the Maricopa County Department of Public Health gives the following regarding COVID-19: What is the coronavirus disease 2019?

• Coronavirus disease 2019 or COVID-19 (previously known as 2019 novel coronavirus or 2019-nCoV), is a new respiratory virus first identified in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China.

• It is part of a larger family of viruses called coronavirus, some of which are in circulation normally and can cause illnesses like the common cold. See the “About the Virus” section of this FAQ for more about this family of viruses.

• You can learn more about coronavirus disease 2019 at cdc.gov.

Has anyone in the United States been infected?

• Yes. Monitoring and testing are ongoing across the United States. A current case count table is available on cdc. gov.

• On Jan. 26, Maricopa County announced its first confirmed case of COVID-19.

• The patient is a member of the Arizona State University community who does not live in university housing.

There has been no classroom exposure associated with the case.

• The person had very mild illness and was released from isolation in February 2020 after multiple negative tests from CDC. There is no risk of COVID-19 to the community from this individual.

• This is a rapidly evolving situation.

• Please visit the Maricopa County Department of Public Health website for the most up-to-date and accurate information about what is going on in Maricopa County: Maricopa.gov/coronavirus • Please visit the CDC website for the most up-to-date information nationally.

Am I at risk for COVID-19 infection in the United States?

• Currently, risk to the public in Maricopa County is extremely low.

• This is a rapidly-evolving situation and the risk assessment may change daily.

• Please visit the CDC website for the most up-to-date national information.

Should I be tested for COVID-19?

• If you develop a fever and symptoms of respiratory illness, such as cough or shortness of breath, within 14 days after travel from China, you should call ahead to a healthcare provider and mention your recent travel. Public health will work with your healthcare provider to get you tested if recommended.

• Individuals who are being monitored by public health will be given specific recommendations to seek care for testing for COVID-19, if needed.

How can I protect myself?

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• Cover your cough or sneeze with a tissue, then throw the tissue in the trash.

• Clean and disinfect frequently touched objects and surfaces.

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Reported attempted kidnapping may have been prank

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Last week, local TV stations ran a story about an “attempted kidnapping” of a 14-year-old near Desert Ridge High School in Goodyear.

Goodyear Police sent a press release Thursday, Feb. 27, of an attempted kidnapping reported on 159th Avenue.

Later, police said the incident likely

was not a kidnapping and may have been a prank.

“Although this was initially reported as an attempted kidnapping, upon further investigation, at this time, there is not enough evidence to support this claim,” said Lisa Berry, a spokeswoman for the Goodyear Police Department.

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She noted it was an ongoing investigation “and due to the female being grabbed, an alleged assault did occur.

The female was unharmed.”

When the West Valley View asked Berry if extra patrols were in place near Desert Ridge, she responded the incident may have been a prank.

“There is a trend going around the

schools called ‘wig checking.’ This prank involves sneaking up on people and pulling on their hair, sometimes causing students to fall. Investigators are looking into whether this is what happened in this case but are not ruling out other possibilities,” she said.

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Avondale Mayor Kenn Weise highlighted the city’s successes of the past year and celebrated local businesses who have helped in the development of the city. (Photo by Octavio Serrano)

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West Valley View Staff Writer

During Avondale’s “State of the City” event Thursday, Feb. 27, Mayor Kenn Weise highlighted the city’s successes of the past year and celebrated local businesses.

Weise said Avondale is significantly growing, and the city’s leadership has always kept its eye on the future ahead.

“Avondale has always been a community that is forward-thinking,” Weise said. “We try not to be reactive.

We try to be proactive.”

Weise said, soon, the industrial capacity in Avondale will double. He said there have already been significant developments.

“Right now, 2 million square feet of buildings are getting built in the City of Avondale,” Weise said.

In addition, Wiese touched on quality of life. He said this phrase can mean something different to each Avondale resident, and the city has had different projects to satisfy everyone.

One of the projects touched on, was the groundbreaking of the Care1st facility in Avondale.

“It’s almost a $12 million project and (city) council is adamant it should stay in historic Avondale,” Weise said. “It’s a facility that is going to be state-ofthe-art.”

He said it will better serve seniors and other community members.

In addition, Weise said safety in Avondale was an important part of the city’s goals. He said the police station being renovated for nearly $10 million will assure residents of police presence.

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BY TOM SCANLON

West Valley View Managing Editor

Filing season is almost here.

For many, those two words mean it’s time to pay local, state and federal taxes.

For the incumbents and challengers who set those taxes, as well as other laws and regulations, “filing season” is slightly different.

For the August primary elections, the candidate filing period is March 9 through April 6.

While it might not match the madness of college basketball, March is hectic for many candidates, as the clock is ticking down.

Before filing with the city, county or state (depending on the position), candidates must collect signatures of support. The number of signatures varies, based on the number of voters in each jurisdiction.

Prior to collecting signatures, candidates must file a “Candidate Statement of Interest” form. The one-page forms

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that ask for the candidate’s name, position desired, address and phone number are available from the clerk of each city, who collects the signed forms.

March is a big month in Arizona, from school boards and city councils on up to the highest office in the land.

The Democratic presidential preference vote is March 17. Local candidates are more concerned with the Aug. 4 primary election and the Nov. 3 general election.

Dozens of state and federal representatives will be elected.

Federal representatives In the U.S. Senate race that has received a great deal of attention, incumbent Martha McSally and challenger Mark Kelly — both have already spent millions in advertising — have filed statements of interest. So have 20 other would-be senators.

U.S. House of Representative races are on in Districts 1 through 9. West Valley voters will vote in District 3,

where incumbent Raul Grijalva and eight others have so far filed statements of interest; District 7, where incumbent Ruben Gallego and 10 others have submitted interest statements; and District 8, where incumbent Debbie Lesko and six potential challengers have filed statements of interest.

State representatives For those interested in running for state offices, the Secretary of State office hosts two “Canwants to be the mayor of Buckeye? Jackie Meck, the current didate Filing Workshops” this Who mayor, is not running for reelection. (West Valley View file photo) week, at 1:30 p.m. Thursday, March 5, and 10 a.m. Friday, March Paul Boyer, current senator in District 6. Both are at the state Supreme Court 20, and two others have filed interest (1501 W Washington Street, Phoenix) statements. and require registration.

Cities To register or for more information, On the city level, council member visit azsos.gov/elections/elections-calraces are set in almost every West Valendar-upcoming-events.

West Valley voters will choose their ley city (Goodyear council and mayor representatives in the state Senate and positions do not run out this year).

Voters in Buckeye, Avondale, House of Representatives.

In Arizona District 4, which includes Tolleson and Glendale will also choose Buckeye and Goodyear, incumbents a mayor.

Geraldine “Gerae” Peten and Charlene Avondale: Fernandez and four others have filed For the 2020 Primary Election, the for the two House of Representatives seats. Incumbent Sen. Lisa Otondo and mayor and three council seats will be two others have filed interest state- on the ballot.

Mayor Kenneth Weise has filed a ments for the District 4 state Senate statement of interest. He will have at seat.

Four candidates have filed statements least one challenger, as Walter Gonzaof interest for the two District 3 state les filed a statement of interest for the mayor position.

House of Representatives positions.

Patricia Dennis, Veronica Malone In District 19, Sen. Lupe Contreras and Ralph Jones have filed statements and Mike Pineda filed statements that of interest for the state Senate seat. they will run for Avondale City Coun-

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cil seats they hold.

Jesse Forte and Bobby Jones filed statements to run for city council.

Avondale city council seats are atlarge.

For more information or forms, contact the Avondale city clerk by calling 623-333-1200 or emailing cityclerks@ avondaleaz.gov.

Buckeye Buckeye will have a new mayor in 2021.

Buckeye Mayor Jackie Meck told the West Valley View in December he was not running for reelection.

Two filed statements of interest for the Buckeye mayor position filed as of Feb. 28: Eric Orsborn, current Buckeye councilman of District 6 (his term ends 2022), and Tedy Burton.

In the August primary election, the mayor and council districts 1, 2 and 3 will be on the Buckeye ballot.

Tony Youngker is the current District 1 representative. Jeanine Guy represents District 2. Michelle Hess is the District 3 representative.

Youngker, Guy and Hess submitted statements of interest, with no challengers filing statements as of Feb. 28.

“Candidate Election Packets are available now, which include the Candidate Statement of Interest and all necessary forms and information to become an official candidate. The packets can be checked out and Statement of Interest filed by making an appointment with the city clerk,” said Summer Stewart, deputy city clerk.

For forms or more information, contact Lucinda Aja, Buckeye city clerk, at 623-349-6911 or laja@buckeyeaz. gov, or Stewart at 623-349-6914 or sstewart@buckeyeaz.gov.

Litchfield Park The August primary will have three Litchfield Park city council seats on the ballot.

Those council seats are currently occupied by Ann Donahue, John Romack and Ron Clair, who was appointed in December.

As of Feb. 28, Donahue and Clair filed statements of interest.

In Litchfield Park, candidates must have resided in the city for at least one year preceding the election in which they are running.

Candidate packets may be obtained at the City Clerk’s Office, 214 W. Wigwam Boulevard, Litchfield Park, from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, by appointment only.

To obtain additional information, or to schedule an appointment, call Terri Roth, Litchfield Park city clerk, at 623-935-5033 or email troth@litchfield-park.org.

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Tolleson The mayor and three council seats will be on the primary ballot in Tolleson.

Donnie Gehart, Jimmy Davis and incumbents council members Lupe Leyva Bandin and John Carnero have filed Statement of Interest forms.

Tolleson Mayor Anna Tovar and Councilman Albert P. Mendoza had not filed, as of Feb. 28.

As of Friday, Councilman Juan Rodriguez was the only one to file a statement of interest for mayor.

“In order for a candidate to file, they will need a minimum of 41 signatures and a maximum of 82,” said Crystal Zamora, Tolleson’s city clerk.

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School boards In November, 161 school governing board seats will be elected in Maricopa County. About a quarter of those school board seats up for election are in the West Valley.

The school board candidate filing period for the Nov. 3 election begins is from June 6 to July 6, as there are no school board primaries.

Among the districts with board seats open: Agua Fria Union; Avondale Elementary; Buckeye Elementary; Buckeye Union; Dysart Unified; Liberty Elementary; Litchfield Elementary; Littleton Elementary; Pendergast Elementary; Saddle Mountain Elementary; Tolleson Elementary; and Tolleson Union.

Most have three seats open. Avondale Elementary has five seats up for election, Liberty Elementary has four.

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Teen driver arrested Buckeye celebrates after wreck in Buckeye veterans with Lift-Up

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Buckeye Police arrested a teenager after an alleged marijuana buy turned into an injury-causing car wreck.

“Buckeye police detectives arrested a 16-year-old male in connection with a car crash Feb. 21, in the 200 block of 5th Avenue West in Buckeye,” said Donna Rossi, a police spokeswoman.

She said detectives learned that the driver, 16, had two 18-year-old and one 17-year old passenger. “Information indicates some of the occupants arranged to meet a subject to buy mar-

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ijuana. Witnesses say when the subject approached the car, someone grabbed the marijuana baggie. The 16-year-old selling the marijuana was on the car as it drove away and crashed, causing him to be thrown from the hood suffering severe injuries,” Rossi said.

She said police arrested the driver three days later. He was booked into the Maricopa County Juvenile Detention Facility facing charges of aggravated assault.

Due to his age, police did not release the name of the driver.

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Despite rain, more than 300 attended Buckeye’s annual Veterans Lift-Up at Odyssey Junior High School Saturday, Feb. 22.

Buckeye Mayor Jackie Meck and former Marine and Buckeye Councilman Craig Heustis began the veterans’ recognition event seven years ago.

Jay Humphrey led the cooking brigade for breakfast.

Vendors ranged from Sport Clips on

Watson Road, whose two stylists provided haircuts for 25 veterans.

Hickman’s Egg Ranch donated 45 dozen of eggs for the breakfast, which also consisted of pancakes and bacon and sausage.

American Legion Hazelton-Butler Post 53, Buckeye VFW Post 12098, Buckeye Elks Club Lodge 2686, Buckeye Valley Daughters of American Revolution 8039 and the City of Buckeye supported the event.

Buckeye police search for Circle K assault suspect

BY WEST VALLEY VIEW STAFF

Buckeye Police are looking for a man suspected of aggravated assault Friday, Feb. 21, at about 2:45 p.m. at Circle K, 307 E. Highway 85.

According to Donna Rossi, police

spokeswoman, the suspect first assaulted someone outside the store. When a 65-year-old man tried to stop the attack, he was “slammed to the ground, then kicked and punched.” The victim suffered a number of broken bones and se-

vere bruising.

Anyone with information on the suspect’s identity can call the Buckeye Police Department tip line at 623-349-6411 or email bpdtips@buckeyeaz.gov. The BPD non-emergency number at 623-349-6400.

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BY WEST VALLEY VIEW STAFF

Every month, it takes about 1,250 blood donors to save the lives of kids in Arizona’s two largest children’s hospitals.

Blood donors save kids like 5-yearold Nathan who has required more than 80 blood transfusions. The Casa Grande toddler was born with a rare disorder that causes his red blood cells to rapidly break apart. Every month, he relies on the generosity of strangers to donate lifesaving blood – a need that is expected to continue the rest of his life. “To all the donors out there, I would like to say that you have gone above and beyond to save my son’s life and the lives of others,” expressed his

mother April. “Without blood transfusions, I would have lost my little boy!”

To make an appointment to transform lives by donating blood, call 877-25-VITAL (877-258-4825)) or visit Vitalant. org (enter your city or zip code).

West Valley donor centers are open from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday and 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday and Saturday.

West Valley locations: 18583 N. 59th Avenue, Glendale; 14270 W. Indian School Road, Goodyear; and 5757 N. Black Canyon Highway (Bethany Home and I-17), Phoenix.

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Avondale • 7:45 - 11:45 a.m. and 1:15 - 5:15 p.m.

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The state Senate on Wednesday gave preliminary approval to legislation to eliminate the possibility you could be arrested if you drive faster than 85 miles per hour.

Instead, it says criminal penalties can be imposed only on someone driving at least 20 miles over the posted speed.

And it means no chance of arrest for someone doing 95 out on rural interstates with a 75 mph limit.

Potentially more significant, SB 1669 would wipe out civil traffic fines for those who are doing only 10 miles over the posted limit on highways and open roads.

Put simply, a police officer pulling someone overdoing 75 where the limit is 65 could not charge someone with speeding. Instead, the offense would be “the waste of a finite resource,’’ presumably gasoline. And the maximum fine could be no more than $15.

There also would be no real reason to fight it: The legislation would preclude the Department of Transportation from reporting the violation to a motorist’s insurance company. So there’s no danger the speeding motorist could have his or her premiums increased.

This same rule would apply to roads posted at 75: Drivers could do up to 85 and risk no more than that $15 fine.

Sen. David Gowan, R-Sierra Vis-

ta, said there is precedent for what he wants to do.

It goes back to the 1970s and the Arab oil embargo when the federal government told states they had to set maximum speed limits at no more than 55 or lose federal aid. Arizona complied.

In 1980, however, Jim Hartdegen, then a Republican representative from Casa Grande, discovered a loophole.

The state would keep those double-nickel speed limit signs. But anyone going up to 10 miles over could be cited only under the “finite resource’’ section.

This effectively restored 65 mph as the maximum speed limit on state highways.

The federal law is now gone and Arizona now has roads posted up to 75 mph. So Gowan said he simply wants to update the state’s traffic laws.

Sen. Lupe Contreras, D-Avondale, doesn’t think this is a good idea.

“I just don’t see raising the ceiling as to how much further you can push the limit,’’ he said.

“It’s a slippery slope to giving the people behind the wheel that ‘get-outof-jail-free’ card to go that much faster,’’ Contreras said. “It just makes the roads that much more dangerous.’’

The measure needs a final Senate roll-call vote before going to the House.

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Going 10 mph faster than the limit? Bill would cut fine to $15

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to go a bit faster?

Some state lawmakers agree and are moving to effectively make it the law in Arizona.

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$100 million Elwood Logistics Center breaks ground in Goodyear

BY OCTAVIO SERRANO West Valley View Staff

Tratt Properties LLC representatives and Goodyear officials gathered Tuesday, Feb. 25, to break ground on a 1.3 millionsquare-foot, Class A industrial speculative building. The project, named Elwood Logistics Center, is south of the junction of Interstate 10 and the Loop 303.

According to Tratt representatives, it is the largest speculative building to have ever been built in the Valley.

“It’s been a labor of love to get to this point,” Tratt said Jonathan Tratt, of Tratt Properties. “I was a little clairvoyant because what’s happening in Goodyear over the last eight years is nothing short of remarkable.”

The Elwood Logistics Center will sit on 83 acres. Tratt said he purchased the land in 2012 with the intention of producing a large speculative building project.

When a building is labeled as speculative, it means it does not have an intended occupant or buyer once it is completed.

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alternative is the user has to design and wait for the construction of the building,” Tratt said.

But Tratt said, this is not a normal project when it comes to speculative building.

“Most other competitive speculative buildings are in the 600,000 square foot range,” Tratt said. “This more than doubles the size.”

Tratt said the project cost is roughly $100 million. The project was privately funded.

Tratt will market to manufacturing companies, with key features of the logistics center to be a 40-foot-high ceiling, a large land site that can accommodate parking and a system that will deliver a significant amount of electrical power for the manufacturing sector.

Harry Paxton, project manager for the Economic Development department of the city of Goodyear, said the groundbreaking of Elwood Logistics Center is a positive indicator of the current state of the economy in Goodyear.

“It continues to show confidence in our market that you could have someone build

the largest speculative building ever built in the Phoenix Valley, and it’s being built in Goodyear,” Paxton said. “It tells us there’s a lot of confidence in our market.”

Goodyear Councilwoman Wally Campbell attended the event and noted that during the fiscal year 2019, the city of Goodyear attracted $1.3 billion in capital investment, creating over 1,800 jobs in Jonathan Tratt, principal of Tratt Properties, welcomed guests to the event the city. and walked them through the journey to Elwood Logistics Center. (Photo by “On behalf of the Octavio Serrano) mayor and the city council, we want to Elwood Logistics Center is set to be thank Jonathan Tratt and the Tratt Prop- completed at the end of the 2020 year. erties for their investment in our city, for “We’re so pleased and blessed to be in believing how good Goodyear is, be- this community and how beneficial the cause it’s our turn to develop,” Campbell city’s been in working with us and being said. “This will be the largest speculative supportive of the project and having the building ever built in our community and confidence over the years to bring us to one of the largest ever built in the Valley. this day,” Tratt said.

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Legislature takes steps to double state’s gas tax

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BY HOWARD FISCHER Capitol Media Services

State lawmakers took the first steps last week to what could be a doubling of the state’s gasoline tax.

HB 2899, approved by the House Transportation Committee on a 6-0 vote, would add six cents to the current 18-cent-a-gallon effective on July 1.

This would go up an additional six cents every year until it hits 36 cents on July 1, 2023.

Potentially more significant, the measure being pushed by Rep. Noel Campbell, R-Prescott, is crafted so the levy would increase annually starting July 1, 2024, to match inflation. It precludes the need for future legislators to have to deal with the politically sensitive issue of voting for a tax hike.

Rep. Bob Thorpe, R-Flagstaff, said it’s how Arizona got to the point it is now, with the increasing road construction and available revenues since the current tax has not been increased since 1991.

“We haven’t had members with the backbone to adjust this,’’ he said.

But it’s the inflation adjustment giving heartburn to the Arizona Petroleum Marketing Association which represents gasoline dealers. Lobbyist Mike Williams told lawmakers if the 1991 legislation had an inflation index Arizona now would have the highest gasoline tax in the Western states.

Campbell is not limiting his plans to raise revenues to hit up only drivers of gas-driven vehicles.

It also addresses diesel fuel.

Potentially more significant, HB 2899 imposes new taxes on hybrids and all-electric vehicles on the basis they, too, use the roads but, from Campbell’s perspective, don’t pay their fair share of construction and maintenance costs.

The move comes even as Gov. Doug Ducey has consistently said he does not believe the state needs additional gasoline taxes.

Campbell is counting on a rising public sentiment for better roads to not just get him the two-thirds margin he constitutionally needs in the Republican-controlled House and Senate for a tax hike

but to convince the governor that there is broad support for the plan. He even got House Speaker Rusty Bowers, R-Mesa, to testify in favor.

And Tony Bradley, president of the Arizona Truckers Association, whose members will pick up a big share of that additional cost, added his voice.

He figured the delays for truckers due to traffic congestion currently are costing more than $800 million a year. By contrast, Bradley estimated, the legislation would raise an additional $640 million a year with the higher fuel taxes on everyone.

“This bill would save us by paying more,’’ he said. “And we’re willing to pay more.’’

But gubernatorial press aide Patrick Ptak said after the hearing that Ducey’s views have not changed.

One sweetener Campbell built in to encourage support is kind of a reverse voter veto.

It would require the state transportation board to come up with a plan to use the new revenues and have it updated ev-

ery five years to show the progress that actually has been made.

That report would go to legislative leaders and committees to review. And Campbell said if they were dissatisfied with how the money is being spent they could put a measure on the ballot recommending that voters rescind the additional taxes.

Campbell said he’s not worried.

“We know we’re going to meet them because we’ve had testimony upon testimony of the areas that need improvement, the projects that need to be done,’’ he said.

“We know what needs to be done in this state,’’ Campbell said. “What we lack is the political will to do it.’’

The proposed new taxes on electric vehicles drew opposition from Tesla.

Lobbyist Meghaen Dell’Artino said her client is not opposed to Tesla owners paying their fair share in taxes. But she believes that the formula for the levy, based on the electricity used, means they would be paying more than the owners of gasoline-powered vehicles.

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Election changes include new equipment for Maricopa County, a switch from arrows to ovals

BY FARAH ELTOHAMY Cronkite News

Maricopa County will implement new voting equipment and procedures in all polling locations in time for the Democratic presidential preference vote March 17, the Aug. 4 primary election and the Nov. 3 general election.

The new equipment – ballot tabulators and accessibility improvements – cost about $6.1 million in total and will replace equipment that has been in use since 1996, according to Erika Flores, deputy director of communications for elections in Maricopa County. The county also is dropping arrows in favor of ovals for voters to fill in next to candidate names and ballot questions.

Maricopa Elections Communications Director Megan Gilbertson said the county leased the new equipment last summer, and Senate Bill 1135 modernized Arizona’s election law and allows elections to use the new electronic adjudication feature.

Senate Bill 1135 took effect Feb. 3

with the signature of Gov. Doug Ducey. It was proposed as an emergency measure, which shortened the process to three weeks from its introduction in the Senate to its signing. Although the law applies to all 15 Arizona counties, officials said, only Maricopa County has the money and technology for the equipment upgrades utilized in the feature.

State Sen. Martin Quezada, D-Glendale, who sat in the committee SB 1135 originally was assigned to, said the bill was drafted quickly to have everything ready before next month’s Democratic presidential preference vote. Under the Legislature’s normal timeline, the measure wouldn’t have gone in effect until August, he said.

Upgraded equipment One of the main upgrades is to the ballot tabulators, which Flores said will count 6,000 to 8,000 ballots an hour, compared with the old tabulators, which processed 3,000 an hour.

Under the changes, central tabulators

will be set up at the Maricopa County Tabulation and Election Center, and each polling location will have one precinct tabulator. Currently, Maricopa County has 553 precinct tabulators in possession – and expects to have one at each of the 229 polling locations for the Presidential Preference Election.

The number will vary depending on how many polling locations there will be for the August primary and November general election, according to Gilbertson.

If a precinct tabulator can’t read a ballot, it will be sent to the central tabulators for electronic adjudication.

Officials said the new process will take one minute instead of 12.

Ballot duplication process Another new measure from SB 1135 is the introduction of a ballot duplication board, which Flores said will consist of one Republican and one Democrat, both appointed by the County Board of Supervisors or an officer in charge of elections. If the voter has clearly indicated his or her intent

to vote on a particular race or ballot measure, damaged or defective ballots that can’t be read by a tabulation machine must be duplicated by the board and counted in place of the damaged ballot.

“If you circled something,” Flores said, “or you put your signature next to something you wanted to vote for, it’s going to appear like you didn’t vote for that area for that candidate or that contest. So the bipartisan board will then review it and see, ‘OK, you circled it, so you did mean to vote for that.’”

Also, ballots have had a slight makeover – voters now will fill in ovals instead of arrows. Although the change seems minor, Flores said it’ll be easier for voters because ovals commonly are used in surveys and standardized academic tests.

“If you’re able to fill in the ovals, then we won’t have as many issues with any of the ballots not being able to be read,” Flores said. “Those will go quickly and be counted faster with the tabulation equipment that we have.”

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Saying the state has more money than it needs, Republicans on a House panel voted last week to cut state taxes by nearly $162 million this coming budget year – and by an undetermined amount years down the road.

The biggest part of HB 2778 as approved by the Ways and Means Committee on a party-line vote is an across-theboard cut in individual income tax rates.

This move alone would reduce state revenues by $100 million a year, though the benefit to individual taxpayers varies.

Another provision would give businesses the ability to write off more rapidly the deprecation of equipment they buy, giving them an additional income tax deduction.

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from the taxable part of their income.

For the coming fiscal year this loss would be $2.1 million.

Rep. Mitzi Epstein, a Democrat whose district includes parts of Mesa, Tempe and Chandler as well as Ahwatukee, said the legislation would increase this allowance annually according to inflation.

So, the reduction in state revenues would be $4.2 million the year after next, $6.3 million the year after, no one is certain.

Epstein worried this change alone eventually could balloon to $100 million a year – money, she argued, needed for Arizona to meet its needs for everything from education to the problems of the homeless.

This argument, however, did not convince Rep. Joanne Osborne, R-Goodyear.

“There are always needs,’’ she said.

“We certainly could spend every dollar here.’’

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“And this balance also goes towards the taxpayers,’’ she said.

Rep. Ben Toma, R-Peoria, who crafted the legislation, brushed aside concerns cutting tax rates will eat into needed state revenues.

“Broad-based tax cuts and just cutting red tape, in general, will lead to more revenue for everyone,’’ he said. “We’ve seen it happen in spite of the fact some strongly wish it was not true.’’

The legislative staff analysis of the measure does not spell out how much individuals will actually see in tax relief.

Current law has four income tax brackets, ranging from 2.59 percent for taxable income up to $26,500 a year for individuals – double for married couples filing jointly – to 4.50 percent on income exceeding $159,000.

The legislation would drop all the rates slightly, with a new minimum of 2.53 percent and a new maximum of 4.45 percent.

Figuring out what it means is a bit more difficult.

A single person with a $25,000 taxable income now owes $648 in state income taxes using the current table.

Everything else being equal, the legislation would shrink it to $633.

Someone at the $50,000 level would see the tax bill decline by about $30 to $1,441.

And individuals with $200,000 in taxable income would find they owe $6,710, down from $7,836.

What the committee approved is only part of what some Republicans are proposing to cut taxes.

Gov. Doug Ducey wants to eliminate all state income taxes for retired military. This has a $43 million price tag.

And Sen. J.D. Mesnard, R-Chandler, has a package which also includes reducing business property taxes.

Part of the reason the state has money some want to translate into tax cuts is a pair of actions last year effectively raised taxes.

One was “conforming’’ Arizona’s income tax structure to changes in the 2017 federal Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. It eliminated many available deductions, replacing them with a higher standard deduction. But even with Arizona increasing its own standard deduction at least some people still ended up paying more because of those lost deductions.

The other was the decision by lawmakers to begin taxing online sales following a U.S. Supreme Court decision said states are free to levy their taxes on all sales made into the state, regardless of the source.

Previously, anything ordered from out-of-state retailers who had no physical presence in Arizona, like a retail store or distribution center, was exempt.

This tax took effect in October, on retailers making at least $200,000 in direct sales in Arizona.

Lawmakers built about $85 million into the budget for the current fiscal year running through June 30.

But legislative staffers say the actual impact will be $70 million more. And it doesn’t count another $150 million going to local governments for their own sales taxes.

Epstein, however, said it’s wrong to see the additional revenues as excess revenues.

“It is not a surplus when we look at the needs of the state,’’ she said. “The needs of the state far outweigh any revenue we have.’’

At least part of, Epstein said, is education.

“Our classes are so overcrowded,’’ she said. “And our teachers, we have shortage of them everywhere.’’

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Look at history Editor: I have said it before and I will say it again. The Democratic Party has been hijacked by progressives.

Every Democratic candidate running for president is a progressive. The overwhelming majority of current Democratic senators, as well as the vast majority of Democratic House members, are also progressives. Good old-fashioned patriotic liberal Democrats like Tip O’Neill and Jack Kennedy are gone forever.

It is critically important to understand that the difference between progressives, socialists and communists is only a matter of degree. Got that? It’s only a matter of degree. All three believe in total government control over the populace. All three will exercise strong police presence to stay in power, if necessary. All three will jail opponents, if necessary.

There can never be reconciliation between Pelosi and Trump because Pelosi and her progressives do not love America.

They are working to overthrow our Republic and replacing it with a dictatorship.

Essentially, they see America as a rogue state, in which everything must be destroyed and remade, including our laws, our institutions and our values. If the progressives are successful, America the land of the free and home of the brave will no longer exist. That fact should infuriate every American citizen and motivate them to vote every progressive out of office.

To all you millennials who are in love with socialism because you don’t want to pay off your student loan, better look at history and be damn careful what you wish for.

Socialism destroys the human spirit. It has always been an economic and political disaster everywhere it has ever been imposed on the people.

Too many American soldiers have died in too many wars to preserve our magnificent country! “We the people” are not going to betray their sacrifices by surrendering the

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Why party trumps person

Editor: OK, I get it. Everyone on the left and more than a few on the right can’t stand President Trump’s style. Actually, I’m one of them. I cringe at many of his tweets and I’m appalled at the ones that are downright cruel. That said I could never bring myself to vote for a Democrat, and here’s why.

For better or worse, our political system and elections are dominated by the two parties. In our constitutional republic, coalitions are formed first, prior to elections, as opposed to Europe’s multiparty, parliamentary democracies where coalitions are formed after elections.

The Republican coalition includes middle-income and upper-income taxpayers, individuals who prefer limited government and believe in individual rights, pro-market and pro-business forces, citizens who believe in a strong national defense and American exceptionalism. It also includes social conservatives, evangelicals and supporters of traditional American values.

The Democrat coalition is made up of collectivists, labor unions, government workers, academics, plaintiffs-lawyers, wealthy Silicon Valley types, lower-income and middle-income net tax receivers, minorities, feminists, radical environmentalists, gays, and activists for anti-capital, anti-business, anti-military, anti-gun, one-world causes.

Regardless of the individual elected, the coalition will be served. This is particularly true because after an election when the new members of Congress are seated, a nose count is taken in the House and the Senate. The majority party receives all the “perks” of victory, including control of all committee and

subcommittee chairmanships and the associated budgets which represent the source of legislative power.

So, for example, suppose you’re a moderate or liberal Republican in Arizona who generally prefers the Republican philosophy of government, but believe yourself to be fair-minded and think that the Democrat Senate nominee is an “independent voice” and you vote for them. Let’s say they’re elected and it results in giving the Democrats a majority in the U.S. Senate.

Congratulations! You just got Patrick Leahy, Dianne Feinstein and Dick Durbin, as key committee chairmen and Chuck Schumer as majority leader.

You’ve guaranteed that the Republican agenda or any conservative policies will be stymied and you better get prepared for an avalanche of new social programs and associated increases in spending, regulations and taxes—not to mention a continuing endless stream of investiga-

tions if Trump is still the president.

Like it or not, this will be the result.

There are no other possibilities. You need look no further than the current House of Representatives led by Speaker Pelosi for proof of this…it’s axiomatic. Or more importantly at the recent Senate vote on the impeachment of the president. Although, thought to be somewhat independent, both Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) and Joe Manchin (D-WV) voted the Democrat party line to convict.

It’s not practical for every voter to have his or her own custom-tailored political party with a perfect, matching candidate. Therefore, party trumps person. Winning elections is not just important, it’s paramount! And having candidates from the party whose coalition you agree with in the majority is the key to advancing that agenda.

Chris Golding Goodyear

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BY DAVID LEIBOWITZ West Valley View Columnist

Every few weeks, I board the airplane in Phoenix and fly east to Florida. There is no joy in the journey, a trip to vacation land that feels like anything but vacation.

I’m headed back to the house where I grew up to visit my father, years old but going on what feels like so many more years.

Mostly I go to take inventory. How much worse has he gotten? How much more of him has seeped away with each passing month?

It has been 27 months since my mother passed away. My father, married to her for more than 53 years, seemed a sure bet to follow her immediately. Instead, he has survived, somewhat improbably.

A few weeks after my father lost his wife, he agreed to go to the doctor – a neurologist – to see why his hand and tongue had begun to tremble. This was when he was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease.

I am not in the business of ranking

horrors, comparing one doesn’t want visits from a form of human suffering to nurse, doesn’t want a home another, but I can say this health aide, doesn’t want to much about what my fado anything except watch ther is going through: Being old westerns on TV. robbed of your life a little For the better part of a bit at time, dying a little year, I fought this, tried everything I could think of to bit more every day, looks help him get over his deworse to me than, say, takpression and rejoin the living a bullet to the brain or ing. keeling over dead of a sudI’ll confess I feel fresh out den heart attack.

DAVID LEIBOWITZ of ideas.

When the One Great Finally, my brother and I chipped in Scorekeeper decides it’s time to make a final slash mark and total up my days, and bought him a remote-control reclinmy prayer is he does so decisively. er that does everything except function I am not afraid of death. But I am as a hovercraft. At least the man can watch “Gunsmoke” and “Bonanza” and afraid of dying.

Never one for doctors, my father also “The Virginian” and “Have Gun Will has proven not to be one for any help Travel” in style.

For two years, it has been the subject at all.

He says his medication makes him of our phone calls: What are you watchgroggy, so he skips it. My younger ing on TV? Mostly he claims not to rebrother and nephew have moved into member and then turns my attention to the old house to help with his care, but his other passion in life: Filing his taxes.

It’s where I will be as you read this: he says he doesn’t need the help. He

In the old house in Florida poring over whatever bank statements my dad has stacked beside the microwave on the kitchen counter. It’s where the “important mail” goes now.

Not a rich man, my father’s stack won’t be high, but it will be complete; he also doesn’t like throwing things away.

Maybe we’ll order a pizza. Maybe if we’re lucky, we’ll find the episode of Bonanza where Joe puts Hoss on a strict diet, so he can win the big flapjack eating contest. It’s one of my dad’s favorite reruns.

He still laughs every now and again and he still smiles when I show up at his front door.

I never imagined any of this, least of all my father giving a shaky hug to a guy bearing a stack of 1040 tax forms.

But hey, I guess it’s how life goes. It’s what happens when you’re busy making other plans.

David Leibowitz has called the Valley home since 1995. Contact david@leibowitzsolo.com

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Neglect of Arizona schools’ capital needs violates Constitution

BY DANIEL ADELMAN, JOSH BENDOR AND MARY O’GRADY Guest Writers

School districts all over Arizona are challenged today by aging schools and inadequate funds to repair or replace them. This is a major problem for our educators and for the children they teach—and it is a violation of the Arizona Constitution, which requires the State to maintain a “general and uniform” system of public schools.

We’ve faced this problem before. In the 1990s, a school district’s ability to have decent buildings, textbooks, and computers depended almost entirely on whether it could pass bonds and overrides. Kids in districts with little property wealth or with voters who wouldn’t pass bonds were left behind. After years of litigation, the Arizona Supreme Court held this system violated the Arizona Constitution.

As a result, the Legislature eventually enacted legislation called Students FIRST to fix this problem. Students FIRST provided money to fix the disrepair it built up over the years, take care

of buildings going forward, build new schools in growing districts, and buy “soft capital” items like textbooks, computers, and buses.

Unfortunately, the state has broken the promise of Students FIRST. It eliminated a “Building Renewal” program designed to give schools funds to take care of their buildings and replaced it with a bureaucratic grant program with paltry funding only available after a building system (like a roof or air conditioning unit) has failed. The state also ignored its statutory duty to inspect schools; slashed funding for textbooks, computers, and buses; stopped updating its facilities, security, and technology standards (used to determine funding); and made the program for new school construction a shadow of its former self, providing too little funding and delaying what funding there was until after districts were already overcapacity for years.

By 2017, schools had been devastated by these years of neglect. Once again, districts had to ask their voters to approve bonds so they could do basic things like

replace aging air conditioners and buses, fix faulty roofs, and make schools safe for our children and their teachers.

In districts with failed bonds, kids rode aging buses to schools with dilapidated classrooms, outdated textbooks and technology as well as lacked the ability to adopt basic security features.

This was why, in 2017, our clients – four school districts, three education organizations, and a taxpayer – sued the state. Over the last two years, we’ve taken almost 50 depositions and collected a mountain of evidence. The picture has been remarkably consistent. Even many of the state’s witnesses admitted the state provides inadequate funding to keep school facilities from falling below basic standards.

The state has responded by addressing a few of the problems. The massive cuts to the funding source for textbooks, computers, and buses (so-called “District Additional Assistance”) are finally being restored. This is progress. However, it does not make up for the huge cumulative impact of the previous cuts or the fact District Additional Assistance has not been adjust-

ed for inflation in over 20 years.

Nor does it make up for these facts: The new school construction program provides only half of what it costs to build a new school.

The state’s facilities, security, and technology standards haven’t been meaningfully updated since 1998.

Funding to repair facilities is inadequate and unavailable until after a responsible district would have already fixed the problem.

Until the governor and the legislature solve these problems, local taxpayers will be stuck footing the bill for basic needs, our kids in districts without bonds will be left behind, and the state will continue to violate its constitutional responsibility to provide a uniform system of public education.

Daniel Adelman is the executive director of the Arizona Center for Law in the Public Interest.

Josh Bendor and Mary O’Grady are partners in the Phoenix law firm of Osborn Maledon P.A. All three are counsel for the plaintiffs in the capital funding lawsuit, “Glendale Elementary School District v. State of Arizona.”

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Aioli Gourmet Burgers announced last week it will be opening in April at Fry’s Marketplace, 13730 W. Camelback Road, Litchfield Park.

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Notes on the so-called ‘Little Guys’

BY JOHN SAFIN

As Southwest Valley Chamber president, I’m honored to be the person who As happy-go-lucky as I am, I have speaks for the business community. little patience for snooty people or Businesses are the economic engine bullies. My patience evaporates fast- creating jobs, offers products and serer than a dewdrop in July vices residents want close when someone is belittled to home, generates tax revbecause of their legal, ethenue for city services, and ical, and necessary job. contributes to keeping our Recently, a national percommunity stable. A strong sonality (I’m not supposed chamber of commerce is to call him a “pinhead”) necessary for a strong busibelittled some of this counness community. You’ll try’s hardest working, most hear a lot more in the comneeded people: farmers and ing weeks. ranchers.

Hundreds of local leadHere are some facts: Ariers will be out in the comzona’s Agriculture Industry munity, making calls and JOHN SAFIN contributes over $3 bilposting on social media lion annually to the State’s to tell everyone about the economy. Maricopa County accounts Southwest Valley Chamber, what the for one-third of the revenue. Our farm- chamber does and why it’s importers and ranchers help feed and clothe ant for the community. Some of them the world. Shame on anyone who might even be wearing a costume, so thinks it’s an easy job. be sure to pose for a selfie.

Sadly, too many people feel obliThe key point to remember is each of gated to mock a person, profession, us is important. We all have a purpose, or industry (just like what was done a function, and a place in the world. A to our farmers) because they feel the business serves a purpose as much as a job “is beneath them.” Too frequent- person. Give a thank you to the workly the same attitude has been thrown ing people you see all the time and at restaurant workers, janitors, house you’ll both have a brighter day. cleaners, hotel workers, sanitation John Safin is the Southwest Valley Chamber workers, and others. I stand for the of Commerce president and CEO. For more workers just like I take a stand for the information and events, visit southwestvalleychamber.org. business and industry.

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“Before construction began the clinic was 9,000 square feet. When the project is done our clinic will have more than doubled in size to 20,000 square feet,” said Sariah Flores, a company spokeswoman. “We will be going from 16 exam rooms to 30 allowing us to serve about 80 more patients a day.”

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Raceway president ready for big week, huge year

BY ERIC NEWMAN

West Valley View Staff Writer

Julie Giese, the president of Phoenix Raceway in Avondale, spoke about the latest updates of the track at a Southwest Valley Chamber of Commerce breakfast event last week.

The Avondale track has a big weekend coming, part of a huge year.

Phoenix Raceway, which recently changed its name from ISM Raceway, will hold spring race events Friday through Sunday, March 6-8, with the LS Tractor 200 on Saturday and the Fanshield 500 on Sunday as the marquee event. But, Phoenix Raceway also added the ARCA Menards Series General Tire 150 Thursday to placate some of the speed lovers’ desire for more races.

“Historically it was a Saturday and Sunday weekend with practice on Friday. Our fans asked for more content so we added (it),” Giese said.

Phoenix Raceway recently underwent a $178 million renovation.

NASCAR selected the Phoenix Raceway to hold its championship weekend in November with four races, including the NASCAR Cup Series Championship race to crown the sport’s best driver on Nov. 8.

Giese said earning the November weekend of races in Avondale is one of the most exciting things she has been a

part of in her career.

“I still get goosebumps thinking about it. We’re incredibly proud of the fact we get to crown four champions on that weekend. It’s the first time in 18 years NASCAR moved that championship,” Giese said.

Besides the economic impact on the local community – NASCAR does not release official attendance numbers, but Giese estimated it was over 100,000 tickets sold and people enjoying the local businesses each Julie Giese, president of Phoenix Raceway, spoke to Valley business leaders about her racetrack’s weekend – the championship West big year. (West Valley View photo by Eric Newman) serves to create added interest competitions and getting in the sport.

Raceway is off to the races Friday through Sunday, with the LS Her presentation stated just 40 per- the track prepared for the Phoenix Tractor 200 on Saturday and the Fanshield 500 on Sunday. (Photos courtesy cent of fans at a typical Avondale NA- biggest racing event of the Phoenix Raceway) SCAR event are under age 44. With year, Giese and the Phoethe impact and name recognition of a nix Raceway staff are looking forward championship race added to the fan ex- to selling tickets and seeing what Ariperience, she hopes the November rac- zona has to offer NASCAR in a unique es will change this and make life-long opportunity.

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potential college football player.

“I was pretty excited because it was the first time I got invited to something big like this. You feel like you’re getting noticed a little bit,” said Centennial junior offensive lineman Oscar Abundis.

“I just feel like it means you’ve done something good in the season, and they’re showing you some love because of it,” added Deer Valley sophomore running back Ashton Hill.

Unlike the kids from schools like Centennial or others who made deep playoff runs in 2019, Hill was the one player from his team who received an invitation and attended the camp. So was junior linebacker Quinlan Popham from Estrella Foothills.

While it was an individual event, Popham believed a good show of skills and athleticism would not only benefit himself but his teammates as well.

“If I can do well out here, maybe it gets my school a little more recognition, maybe have people looking out there a little bit more and then both me and the

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Around 150 high school football players, recognized as some of the most talented in the state, flocked to the Williams Field High School football field in Gilbert on Feb. 23 to compete in a regional stop of the Under Armour All-America Camp Series.

The football skills camp, presented by the athletic wear brand, allowed players a chance to display their own skills to college coaches and recruiters.

The Arizona camp was one stop on an eight-part tour ending in May in Baltimore.

Athletes took part in tests of measurables such as a 40-yard dash time, standing leap and more before skillbased drills and one-on-one competition in their respective positions at the end.

Before the event even started, though, the players in attendance appreciated the invite as a recognition of their production in the fall and acknowledgment of their chances as a

rest of my team get a chance to be seen by college coaches,” he said.

The atmosphere on a sunny, mild Sunday was jovial, with many of the kids talking football and appreciating displays of skill from their fellow players. But, when drills went from skill development to competition, the intensity ramped up.

Quarterbacks threw to receivers and running backs, who tried to evade defensive backs, all trying to show off their skills to the coaches and make a great first impression. Offensive linemen like Gavin Broscious, a Desert Edge sophomore, had a chance to go one-on-one with defensive linemen.

“One-on-ones are the one real special thing linemen get to do. So having the chance to do a bunch of those is really good if you can do well, so it helps us a lot,” he said.

And while not everybody could walk away with college offers or the knowledge they had dominated in drills, the experience was one of learning to be used in future high school football seasons moving forward.

“There are so many good players out here. Everyone’s competitive and trying to beat each other,” Broscious said, “but mostly it’s fun and you can learn a lot.”

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Top left, Deer Valley sophomore running back Ashton Hill takes part in drills at the Under Armour All-America Camp in Gilbert. Top right, Linemen like Gavin Broscious of Desert Edge had a chance to compete in one-on-one drills at the Under Armour All-America Camp at Williams Field High. Bottom right, Oscar Abundis, an offensive lineman from Centennial High, participates in physical exams at the Under Armour All-America Camp. Bottom left, Estrella Foothills linebacker Quinlan Popham said a chance to compete at the camp was good for both him and his high school football team. (West Valley View photos by Eric Newman)

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Hackbarth adjusts to new position, teammates in ASU softball outfield

BY NATHAN HIATT

Hackbarth will also be in a different position.

Kindra Hackbarth, Morgan Howe She has played right field and Skylar McCarty combined for throughout her career, but arguably the best outfield in the nation will move to center field last season, but only Hackbarth will re- this season. ASU coach turn to Arizona State softball as Howe Trisha Ford also said at and McCarty graduated. media day sophomore As ASU prepared to start the new Yannira Acuña will play season, Hackbarth found herself miss- left field and freshman ing her outfield buddies from the past Jazmine Hill will play few seasons as her senior season be- right field. gins.

“It is kind of (an ad“It is definitely going to be different, justment) just because I just because they were always there played right field,” Hackand they had my back through it all,” barth said. “I played cenHackbarth said. terfield growing up, but I Last season, this dynamic trio pro- have played right field all duced massive numbers at the plate. through college. Coach Goodyear’s DeNae Chatman, a Mil- (Carly) Wynn has defilennium High grad, has helped fill the nitely helped me transition void, hitting .300 over the first month into it, so she has made it With the thought of learning new dance moves this season, senior Kindra Hackbarth (left) and sophomore Yanni Acuna laugh it out during Arizona State softball media day. (Photo courtesy Cronkite News) of the season. a lot easier. If you are a Chatman, a junior, plays first base good athlete, you can play any position graduates, she will also definitely miss “I thought we had the best outfield in Acuña. and has slugged 24 home runs in her in the outfield.” the nation last year with a veteran outHackbarth and Acuña have grown field,” Ford said. (This season, Wynn) has ASU career. She had three homers as Although Hackbarth admitted she the Sun Devils raced to a 16-5 season will definitely miss Howe and McCa- close in Tempe. As they stood side by had to get out her coaching tools and get start. rty this season, she added when she side and answered questions from the (this new group) going. She has done a reporters during Media Day at Far- tremendous job, and I am really excited.” rington Stadium, Hackbarth talked Wynn has worked wonders in the glowingly about her teammate. outfield.

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From hitting track curves to hitting pitched curves Driver up! NASCAR Cup Series star Austin Dillon drives the famed No. 3 Chevrolet and is currently in his seventh full-time season in the series. He took time out from hitting race curves to hit some pitched curves: In a Phoenix Racewaysponsored event, Dillon was at Peoria Sports Complex last week before a San Diego Padres Spring Training game. Dillon, who has 17 career NASCAR victories, tossed a few balls before taking cuts in the batting cage. The former amateur baseball player from North Carolina showed he still has his bat skills before signing autographs. (West Valley View photos by Pablo Robles)

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Today’s class focuses on landscape watering and will take place from 6 to 8 p.m. at Avondale City Hall, 11465 W. Civic Center Drive. Registration is required. For information, call 623-333-4400.

Toddler Time

The West Valley View publishes on Wednesday. The 9 Days a Week calendar — a listing of entertainment events such as concerts, theatrical performances, events for schools, churches, county parks and nonprofit groups — runs every issue.

Events must be open to the public to be considered and generally must be held within the View’s coverage area, which is south of Northern Avenue, west of Loop 101, plus all of Tolleson, extending to Estrella in the south and Tonopah in the west. Events such as concerts and theatrical performances that fall outside the View’s circulation area will be considered because there are no concert halls or theater venues within our boundaries.

9 Days a Week calendar items print on a space-available basis. The only way to guarantee that an item will print is to purchase an advertisement.

Submissions must reach our office by 4 p.m. Wednesday to be considered for the following Wednesday publication. Submissions must be in writing and may be emailed to Rachel Hagerman, rhagerman@ timespublications.com or faxed to 623-935-2103.

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Visit the Litchfield Park Historical Society Wednesdays through Fridays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is free and docents are available to provide a tour. The museum is located at 13912 W. Camelback Road. For large groups, please call 623-535-4414 or email office@lphsmuseum.org to request a special day and time. For information, visit lphsmuseum.org.

Junior Book Club (Ages 8-12)

Children are encouraged to read a book each month before joining Lila for a book discussion and activities from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. at the Tolleson Public Library, 9555 W. Van Buren Street. Free. For information, call 623-936-2746.

The festival will feature local organizations and businesses including Wildlife World Zoo, Phoenix Herpetological Sanctuary, Dino Crew, Stratum and more. Free. For information, call 623-333-2602.

Needle and Thread

The Avondale Civic Center Library at 11350 W. Civic Center Drive invites adults to bring a coffee mug and materials to join fellow crafters for needlework, knitting and crocheting at 10:30 a.m. Free. For information, call 623-333-2602.

Pickleball Lessons

Learn how to play pickleball with free beginner lessons offered in the Avondale and Goodyear area. There are lessons for adults 18 years and older as well as children ages 10 to 17 years throughout March. For schedules and location, call Ron Wilks at 623-262-1437 or email at booron@aol.com.

Thursday

Come and Play

Sam Garcia Western Avenue Library hosts a weekly open-play group at 495 E. Western Avenue, Avondale, at 11 a.m. for children through age 5. Free. For information, call 623-333-2601.

Lunch and Bunco

Come down to the Goodyear Community Room at 14455 W. Van Buren Street from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. for lunch, Bunco and prizes. The cost is $15 for Goodyear residents and $18 for nonresidents. Participants can register online, by phone or in person at 3075 N. Litchfield Road, Goodyear. For information, call 623-882-7525 or visit www. goodyearaz.gov.

STEAM Fest Family Event

In order to inspire the next generation of scientists, programmers, engineers, artists and mathematicians, Avondale libraries will host a STEAM festival from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. at the Avondale Civic Center Library, 11350 Civic Center Drive. Come explore booths with experiments, games, activities, and exciting STEAM demonstrations.

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The Christ Presbyterian Church at 925 N. Sarival Avenue, Goodyear, hosts a weekly Al-Anon meeting at 7 p.m. Al-Anon seeks to support the friends and families of alcoholics. Free. For information, call 623882-0721.

Toddler Storytime

Bring children to the Tolleson Public Library at 9555 W. Van Buren Street so they can hear picture books read aloud and play with other toddlers at 11 a.m. Free. For information, call 623-936-2746.

Toastmasters

Visit a weekly Agua Fria Toastmasters Community meeting to become a stronger public speaker and leader from 6 to 7:15 p.m. in the Zane Grey Room at Avondale Civic Center Public Library, 11350 Civic Center Drive. Free. For information, call 623-398-5550.

Help prepare children ages 2 to 3 for reading through music, books, games and more from 11:15 a.m. to noon at the Litchfield Park Branch Library, 101 W. Wigwam Boulevard.

Free. For information, call 602-652-3000.

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Stop by a massive garage sale from 8 to 11 a.m. at PebbleCreek, 16222 Clubhouse Drive, Goodyear. Over one-hundred homes will be selling items in one parking lot.

22nd Annual Litchfield Park Art and Wine Festival

Enjoy a free spring event at the center of Litchfield Park from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on March 7 to 8. Arizona wineries and microbreweries will offer tastings in a wine and beer garden. There will also be over 200 art booths, culinary demonstrations, live music, great food and more.

Community Yard Sale

Stop by Cotton Lane Resort at 17506 W. Van Buren Street, Goodyear, between 8 a.m. and 1 p.m. for the community’s annual yard sale.

Sunday

Old Pueblo Live Music

Listen to live music by Los Gringos, Jeordie or Cooper Sunrise starting at 6 or 7 p.m. every Friday night at Old Pueblo Cafe and Pub, 102 N. Old Litchfield Road, Litchfield Park. Entertainment included with a purchased meal. For information, call 623-935-5059.

Fitness

Fitness in the Park is a free workout program that will feature an interactive workout with lightly weighted drumsticks from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Fridays at the Buckeye Sundance Park, 22865 W. Lower Buckeye Road. For information, call 623-349-6350.

Annual Dr. Seuss Breakfast

Hickman’s Family Farms will host an annual Dr. Seuss breakfast at 8:30 a.m. at BESD Central Office, 25555 W. Durango Street, Buckeye. Free. To RSVP, meal tdelong@ besd33.org or call 623-925-3403.

Valley Engineering, Science and Technology Club

Enjoy a lunch and presentation entitled “Smart Sewers for Smart Cities: Information on Public Health through Wastewater Analysis” at 11:30 a.m. at the Briarwood Country Club, 20800 N. 135th Avenue, Sun City West. Cost is $24. To make a reservation, call 623-537-9196 at least three days prior to the meeting.

Thomas Keesecker in Concert

Thomas Keesecker will perform music from his best-selling “Quiet Series” piano collections in an hour-long program of piano music, congregational song, and poetry at 7 p.m. at Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church, 918 S. Litchfield Road, Goodyear. A free-will offering will be collected. CDs of his music will be available for purchase at the performance

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Stop by St. Peter’s Episcopal Church at 400 S. Old Litchfield Road, Litchfield Park, for casual and formal apparel, jewelry, books, household items and home décor between 9 a.m. and noon. For more information, call 623-935-3279.

Buckeye Valley Daughters of American Revolution

Buckeye Valley Daughters of American Revolution meets at 1 p.m. every first Saturday of the month at Buckeye Valley Chamber of Commerce, 508 Monroe Avenue. Free. For information, call 623-386-3465.

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Sea Lions at Shipwreck Cove

Come see an educational show starring California sea lions and skilled trainers at 11:30 a.m. in a pirate-themed exhibit at Wildlife World Zoo, 16501 W. Northern Avenue, Litchfield Park. This show is free with admission. For information, call 623-935-9453.

Child Car Seat Inspections

AMFA offers child car seat safety inspections for residents interested in seat inspections and installations by a certified passenger safety seat technician at 36511 W. Salome Highway, Tonopah. For information, call 623-544-5400.

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Stop by Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church’s Classroom C at 918 S. Litchfield Road, Goodyear, for the Hope support group from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. The goal of the group is to provide help for those struggling with any mental disorder by sharing experiences and supporting others.

Free. For information, call 480-994-4407.

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WEST VALLEY VIEW NEWS | MARCH 4, 2020 to read books, sing songs and take part in activities at 11 a.m. Free. For information, call 623-936-2746.

West Valley Genealogical Society and Library will host a meeting with guest speaker Disciple Outreach Ministries Wendy Spooner, who will present “Ancestry Bible Study and Art” at 1 p.m. at the First Presbyterian Disciple Outreach Ministries, a nondeChurch, 12225 N. 103rd Avenue, Sun City. The nominational ministry, invites all to a Bible meeting is free and open to the public. For study at 7 p.m. Wednesdays at 10486 W. information, call 623-933-4945.

Emerald Lane, Avondale. Free. For information, call 623-772-0144.

PFLAG PFLAG is international education and Zumba at Fitness in the Park support group for LGBTQ people, as well Fitness in the Park is a free workout proas their friends, families and other allies. gram that will feature a dynamic and aeroThere will be a meeting with guest speaker bic Zumba dance workout on Wednesdays Euan Hwang of OneNTen from 6:30 to 8 from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Buckeye Sunp.m. at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, 400 N. dance Park, 22865 W. Lower Buckeye Road.

Old Litchfield Road, Litchfield Park. Free.

For information, call 623-349-6350.

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Bingo

The American Legion Post 61 hosts Bingo Tuesdays at 6:15 p.m. These bingo nights have 18 games including Betty Boop, Quickie, Early Bird, Double Action and a $1,000 progressive game. Come down to 35 N. Dysart Road, Avondale, to support the area’s youth and veterans. For information, call 623-932-4960.

Estrella Toastmasters

Visit a Toastmasters Community meeting to become a stronger public speaker and leader from 6:30 to 7:45 a.m. at the Southwest Valley Chamber of Commerce, 289 N. Litchfield Road, Goodyear. Free. For information, call 602-391-5781.

Join fellow rock hounds at 6:30 p.m. every second Tuesday at Painted Desert Academy, 2400 S. 247th Avenue, Buckeye. Free.

For information, call 602-405-2926.

WOW Coalition: Building Drug-Free Communities

Join the Way Out West Coalition from 12:30 to 1:45 p.m. to learn about resources and opportunities to discourage drug use and underage drinking at the Buckeye Coyote Branch Library, 21699 W. Yuma Road.

Free. For information, email info@wowcoalition.org.

Baby Time

The Tolleson Public Library at 9555 W. Van Buren Street invites babies and their caregivers to an interactive play time at 10 a.m.

Free. For information, call 623-936-2746.

Business Roundtable

Fitness in the Park is a free workout program that will feature Pilates and yoga on Tuesdays from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Buckeye Sundance Park, 22865 W. Lower Buckeye Road. For information, call 623-349-6350.

Kids Cafe

Care1st Avondale Resource Center will host Kids Cafe, a program to help children in low-income areas receive nutritious meals, through May 21. Children up to age 18 can enjoy a free, healthy meal from 4 to 6 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays at 328 W. Western Avenue. The free dinners are served on a first-come, first-served basis.

For information, call 623-333-2703.

Yoga in the Park

Fitness in the Park is a free workout program that will feature yogic postures, alignment and breathing on Mondays from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Buckeye Sundance Park, 22865 W. Lower Buckeye Road. For information, call 623-349-6350.

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Enjoy tea and coffee and meet fellow crafters and work on crochet, knitting or sewing projects. Come by the Goodyear Branch Library at 14455 W. Van Buren Street from 1:30 to 3 p.m. to join. Free. For information, call 602-652-3000.

Toastmasters

Visit a weekly Agua Fria Toastmasters Community meeting to become a stronger public speaker and leader from 6 to 7:15 p.m. in the Zane Grey Room at Avondale Civic Center Public Library, 11350 Civic Center Drive.

Free. For information, call 623-398-5550.

West Valley Rock and Mineral Club

Join neighborhood Democrats in making change, meeting candidates and learning about political issues at 6:30 p.m. at Holiday Inn Express, 445 S. Watson, Buckeye. Free.

For more information, call 602-300-1629.

Brainstorm, share ideas, get feedback, and network with other business dreamers and owners from 6 to 7 p.m. at Buckeye Coyote Branch Library, 21699 W. Yuma Road. Free.

For information, call 623-349-6300.

Thursday

Pilates and Yoga

Hearing Loss Association of America Meeting

Guest speaker Dr. Cliff Olson will present “Hearing Best Practices” from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church, 12225 N. 103rd Avenue, Sun City. Free. Every meeting is live captioned, and the large room has an induction loop system.

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Preschoolers Storytime

The Tolleson Public Library at 9555 W. Van Buren Street invites preschool-age children

CrossFit

Fitness in the Park is a free workout program that will combine cardio and core training in a full-body workout from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Thursdays at the Buckeye Sundance Park, 22865 W. Lower Buckeye Road.

For information, call 623-349-6350.

Bosom Buddies

Bosom Buddies breast cancer support group meets from 6 to 8 p.m. second Thursdays of the month at the Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church, 918 S. Litchfield Road, Goodyear. Free. For information, call 262-825-2355.

Goodyear Lions Club

Goodyear Lions Club is a service group that provides free eye screenings, raises funds for veterans and their families, collects hearing aids and glasses, and more.

The Goodyear Lions meet at noon second Thursdays of the month at Haymaker, 1800 N. Litchfield Road, Goodyear. Free. For information, call 623-455-3253.

Saddle Mountain Unified School District Governing Board

Saddle Mountain Unified School District Governing Board will meet at 6 p.m. in the District Office Board Room, 38201 Indian School Road. Free. For information, call 623-474-5101.

Sole Mates/Multigen Plogging

Try plogging, the fitness craze originating in Sweden, where one walks or jogs while picking up litter. Volunteers are invited to plog from 10 to 11 a.m. at Mountain View Park, 201 E. Mountain View Drive. Free. For information, call 623-333-2725.

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Local men use sports to help overcome tragedies

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Two tragedies connected two men, who are using sports as a fun way to rebound.

Dan Clemente lived in Denver when a 1993 car accident left him paralyzed.

Luis Raygoza was 14 in 2003, when a bullet changed his life forever at 67th Avenue and Indian School Road in Phoenix.

Clemente, 55, who lives in Avondale, and Raygoza, 31, a Glendale resident after growing up in Tolleson, experienced similar responses to their tragedies.

Clemente spent three months in a rehab facility.

Raygoza struggled with rehabilitation. “Here I was a freshman in high school and not able to do sports or what I was able to do before,” he said. “It created big turmoil.”

Surrounded by his “amazing” support system and the team at St. Joseph’s Outpatient Rehabilitation, he redirected his focus and his life.

Three years after the shooting, Raygoza started playing wheelchair basketball, first with the Phoenix Banner Wheelchair Suns and today with the Ability360 Sports and Fitness Center team.

“The first time I went out and played, I loved it,” he said. “I loved the contact and the speed of the game. It took a while to learn how to handle the ball, but I can’t get enough of it.”

While undergoing rehab in Denver, Clemente saw a wheelchair basketball team practicing in the hospital gym and “got involved from there,” he said. “I did all sorts of wheelchair sports and coaching and working with disabled kids. It’s been what I’ve done since my injury.”

Before his injury, he was an offensive lineman at the College of Eastern Utah.

“Before I got back into sports, I wasn’t sure what my life was going to be,” Clemente said. “When I first got hurt, I bought a condo because I was

afraid I couldn’t handle a house and I didn’t know what I was going to do. I didn’t know anyone in a chair or what to expect.

“Through meeting guys in sports, I realized I can own a house, live on my own and do everything I used to do.”

Clemente eventually moved to Tucson where he played and coached for the Tucson Lobos, relocating to Phoenix to be part of the Ability360 network.

He coaches the Division 3 team and plays with his Division 2 teammates.

He’s also a peer mentor for the Arizona Spinal Cord Injury Association.

“One thing I tell people is there are two kinds of people with disabilities: people who are disabled and people who are physically challenged. The difference between the two is attitude,” he said. “Instead of wallowing I’m paralyzed and my life is over, I realized I have to deal with my situation and these are the obstacles I have to overcome. Playing sports pushes toward this attitude. Plus, I’m surrounded by people who are overcoming similar challenges.”

For Raygoza, “sports are a mental boost of confidence. Even though my life changed dramatically, I can do certain things, play sports play basketball and hockey and all the sports I never thought I’d play again. Ability360 helps promote that.”

While at Ability360 each week, he watches junior-team practices and offers a bit of advice “to help them do things like set a pick, run a pick-androll and whatever I can do to boost their confidence.

“The message I want to deliver to kids is something LeBron (James) said best, ‘Strive for greatness,’” Raygoza said. “It doesn’t matter what type of disability you may have or not have, anything is possible.”

For more information about Ability360 Sports & Fitness Center, visit ability360/sports.

Dan Clemente (insert left) and Luis Raygoza connect over basketball. (Photo courtesy Ability360)

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Top finishers qualify for the Cynosport World Games of Dog Agility in California this upcoming fall.

Top canine competitors will show off their skills at the South Buckeye Equestrian Center at 10300 S. Miller Road in Buckeye.

The dogs will be jumping over hurdles, weaving between poles, running through tunnels and bounding onto see-saws. Obstacles will be set according to the dogs’ height and experience level, allowing all breeds and sizes to compete.

The dogs will be judged on both their dynamic physical performance, as well as their mental engagement with their handlers. Guided only by voice and movement cues from their human partners, the dogs will compete against the clock.

In addition, the regional event will also host the inaugural Intercollegiate Dog Agility Association nationals on Saturday and Sunday. The IDAA is an organization dedicated to creating opportunities for students to practice and enjoy canine-companion agility while continuing their academic education in a university setting.

The IDAA nationals will bring together students from multiple universities and areas to celebrate their love for dogs and the sport of agility. Arizona will be represented by Agility Dogs at Arizona State University from Tempe, the first group to receive sanctioning in 2019 as a charter IDAA club.

The IDAA event will be hosted at Phoenix’s only full-size indoor dog agility training facility, Top Notch Canines, at 107 N. 57 Drive.

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Department of Public Gift Basket Bonanza Health sends letter to at Youngker High parents on COVID-19

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Hands 4 Paws, a high-school club sponsored by Marie Buquicchio is hosting its annual Gift Basket Bonanza on Friday, March 20 at Youngker High School in Buckeye. This year, there will be vendors, a DJ, bounce house, obstacle course and food for sale provided by MoLo’s Rentals. There will also be a “cakewalk” and prizes.

There is a $20 admission fee, which includes: tickets for door prizes, games, coffee/dessert, one bounce house ticket, access to the vendors and more. The Buckeye Police Department’s K9 Unit will be on hand for a demo. There will

also be dogs on-site for adoption.

Additionally, Buquicchio is hosting a golf fundraiser on Saturday, May 9, at the Sundance Golf Course. There is a $300 per foursome entry fee (if paid

by April 24, price increases after that).

This includes: range time, 18 holes of golf, cart, swag bag and tickets for door prizes. Some surprises are planned.

All proceeds from both events go toward the purchase of a Kevlar vest for BPD’s newest K9 officer, Drax, and the Youngker High School Culture Club’s trip to Europe in 2021.

Email marie.buquicchio@buhsd.org for more information.

nagan, Public Health director, and ReWith news of COVID-19 spreading becca Sunenshine, Disease Control Diaround the world, Valley school districts vision medical director, the department and parents are being urged to “plan for urges parents and guardians to think when community spread occurs.” ahead.

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Health. The County Health Department “Because most people with has issued a letter for parents/guardians.” COVID-19 have mild disease, the likeTUHSD also tweeted the county letter, lihood MCDPH will recommend closwhich is dated Friday, Feb. 28. It was ing schools is very low, but not zero. sent to parents around the Valley.

In the highly unlikely chance MCDPH The letter stressed, “Currently, there has to shut down your child’s school is no confirmed community spread of due to a COVID-19 outbreak, it is imCOVID-19 in Maricopa County, mean- portant for parents/guardians to have ing the virus is not being spread from a plan for who will take care of your person-to-person. child.”

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$10 million charter school digs dirt in Buckeye

BY OCTAVIO SERRANO

West Valley View Staff Writer Representatives from Edkey gathered Monday, Feb. 17, for the groundbreaking of Sequoia Academy at Verrado.

(Photos by Octavio Serrano)

Edkey broke ground in the West Valley on its newest charter school.

Representatives from Edkey gathered Monday, Feb. 17, for the groundbreaking of Sequoia Academy at Verrado. The new school is to be built at the southeast corner of Interstate 10 and Verrado Way in Buckeye.

Mark Plitzuweit, CEO of Edkey, said, “It takes a lot of work to get to this point and a lot of money and patience. We’re thankful we are able to bring this educational model out here to the Buckeye area to offer more school choice for more families.”

Edkey is a nonprofit organization that operates 19 schools in the Valley and educates roughly 6,000 students, Plitzuweit said. It only operates in Arizona.

The school will cost around $10 million, said Patric Greer, CFO of Edkey.

The company paid $2.9 million for the land last month.

Plitzuweit said he is hoping to get the certificate of occupancy in July.

The school will have a STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics) focus program.

Plitzuweit said they are hoping to start the school off with 300 students but will limit it to a maximum of 600 students.

“One of the things we pride ourselves at Edkey is we like our small

classroom sizes,” Plitzuweit said. “No classroom size is over 28.”

Keather Meachum is the new principal to guide the school to this goal.

“I am highly dedicated and motivated,” Meachum said. “I believe I have a charisma that will just really ignite a good culture and spirit here at this school.”

Meachum said she will be leaving her position as a lead teacher at Desert Choice Schools, a private day school, to join the team of Edkey. She said the school’s program will expect high performance, a rigorous curriculum and a “growth mindset.”

“I’m most excited to see the students at this school, with the model they are building here, really become innovative and creative and be problem solvers,” Meachum said. “We’re going to be how to be those problem-solvers and really be higher thinking students,” The Sequoia Academy at Verrado is meant to provide parents of the West valley with more educational choices for their kids, Edkey representatives said. Its dedication to STEAM will provide a focus-oriented program for its students.

“There isn’t another program like this in the West Valley,” Plitzuweit said. “We’re all about giving parents more choice and to be able to do what they feel is right for their children. Science, technology and engineering aren’t going away anytime soon.”

Mark Plitzuweit, CEO of Edkey, spoke at the groundbreaking of Sequoia Academy at Verrado.

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OBITUARIES

Mary Jo McCully

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Mary Jo McCullya age 98 of Goodyear AZ passed away Feb. 19 2020 in her Goodyear home. She was born Dec. 30 1921 in Wichita Falls TX. To Gifford and Eula B Campbell. She is survived by son Perry A McCully (Betty Ann) of Goodyear daughters Bonita Lynn Waters Avondale and Dana Grossenbacher (Skip) Phx. She had 6 grandchildren 14 great grandchildren 2 great great grandchildren nephew Mike Taylor and niece Gale Olson. Proceeded in death by her husband Claude Max McCully. She was the oldest Rosie the riveter in the local chapter. She was a very talented floral designer at White Shears flowers for many years. She was a member of 3 Rivers Society, Maricopa Live Steamers club and she was a charter member of kilgore Rangeretts.

There will be a celebration of life March 7th at Adobe Mt. Rail Road park at 22822 N. 43 Av. Glendale 85310 at 4 pm.

Jack P. Gatton, age 84 of Goodyear, AZ died peacefully, surrounded by his family on February 18, 2020, in Goodyear, AZ. He was born February 28, 1935, in Portland, OR to Earl and Iris Gatton.

To read a full obituary and leave condolences for the family, visit http://www.thompsonfun eralchapel.com/obituary/jack-pgatton/.

Robert Lee Welshiemer

Jason Malachi Taylor

Robert Lee Welshiemer Jr. was born on October 13, 1977 to Robert Lee Welshiemer Sr. and Christina Welshiemer. Robert was the most loyal person you could ever meet, while being protective of the ones he loved the most. He enjoyed riding his motorcycle, spending lots of time with his family and friends, and watching the Broncos play. Robert also enjoyed spending time with his dog Stich. He spent the first part of his younger years working at the local funeral home while expanding his fields to welder and tile layer.

Robert is survived by his mom Christina Welshiemer of Avondale, daughters Khalista and McKenna of Sun City and Prescott, sister Shiela, her son Bobby, along with daughters Aliehsia and Skyla. Robert also leaves behind his grandmother Dolly of Omaha and many aunts, uncles and cousins from California. He is preceded in death by his father Robert Lee Welshiemer Sr, grandparents Richard and Beverly Carlson, Charles Robert Welshiemer and uncle Randy Welshiemer.

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Stanley Arthur Crisher Stanley Crisher died peacefully in his sleep on February 6, 2020. Born in 1947 in Buckeye, he was a proud native Arizonan. Stanley is survived by his wife Carolyn and daughters Jennifer & Allison (Ken), son Aaron, and grandsons Keith and Sam. A celebration of life will be held on March 28, 2020 at Goodyear Moose Club at Noon.

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Lynn Gail Bullington

Lynn Gail Bullington, age 75 of Goodyear, AZ died February 14, 2020, in Goodyear, AZ. She was born on May 3, 1944, in Vineland, NJ, to Ernst and Ruth (Gill) Tharp. She leaves a legacy of strength and courage in the face of sudden trials, and love that will always remain in the hearts of her family and friends.

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Jason "JT" Taylor, 39 Born in Los Angles Ca. unexpectedly embarked on his journey home on February 21, 2020. where he was proceeded by his father Bruce, his brother Chris and his nephew Chris. In 2000, he made Arizona his home.

Jason was survived by his wife of 20 years, Roseanne, His children, Tasia, Serena-Bo, April, Johnny, Stephanie, Joshua & Jason , as well as his 14 grandchildren- who he prided himself on as a grandfather. He lived in Buckeye Arizona, where he enjoyed barbecuing and being loud with his grandchildren.

Jason worked as construction worker and window glazer- which he had the opportunity to start up a side job for himself as a window installer.

Jason was a fighter in mores way than one if you will, and he fought a good fight!

We are honoring Jason's wishes to be laid to rest back home in California so that he can be reunited with his dad.

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Colleen Dorothy Dendulk

Colleen Dorothy DenDulk, age 80 of Litchfield Park, AZ died Feb. 20, 2020, in Litchfield Park, AZ. She was born Aug. 22, 1939, in Passaic, NJ to Louis and Nellie DeVries. A visitation will be held at 6:00 pm, Wed., Feb. 26, 2020. A funeral service will be held at 11:30 am, Thurs., Feb. 27, 2020, at Thompson Funeral Chapel, 926 S. Litchfield Road, Goodyear, AZ 85338.

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Klayson Auna Barlow

Klayson Auna Barlow, age 31 of Surprise, Arizona died February 18, 2020, in Phoenix, Arizona. He was born February 17, 1989, in Savannah, Georgia, the youngest of three sons born to Gregory and Vyan (Auna) Barlow. A visitation will be held at 8:30 AM for family, 9:00-9:40 AM all are welcome, followed by a funeral service at 10:00 AM, Saturday, March 14, 2020 at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, 15880 W. Cactus Road, Surprise, AZ 85379.

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Genevieve Elizabeth Kelly

Genevieve Elizabeth Kelly, age 78 of Buckeye, AZ died February 20, 2020, in Buckeye, AZ. She was born November 4, 1941, in Buckeye, AZ to Elda and Unice Howe. A visitation was held Tuesday, February 25, 2020, at Thompson Funeral Chapel, 926 S. Litchfield Road, Goodyear, AZ 85338. Burial took place at Holy Cross Cemetery, 9925 W Thomas Rd, Avondale, 85392. To read a complete obituary and leave condolences for the family, visit http://www.thompson funeralchapel.com/obituary/genevie ve-elizabeth -kelly/

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PUBLIC NOTICE ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION HAVE BEEN FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE ARIZONA CORPORATION COMMISSION FOR I Name: T & T BEAUTY EYEBROW THREADING LLC. II The address of the registered office is: 4116 N 106TH AVE, PHOENIX, AZ, 85037 The name of the Statutory Agent is: NARAYAN BASNET III Management of the Limited Liability Company is vested in a manager or managers. The names of each person who is a manager and each member who owns a twenty percent or greater interest in the capital or profits of the limited liability company are: MEMBERS: TAYYBA KHAN, 4116 N 106TH AVE, PHOENIX, AZ, 85037 and TINA BASNET, 7127 N 41ST LN, PHOENIX, AZ, 85051. Published West Valley View, Feb 26, Mar 4, 11, 2020 / 28689

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Candidate Packet Distribution: Information and candidate packets are available at the Office of the City Clerk, 9555 West Van Buren Street, Tolleson, Arizona.

Nomination Papers Filing Deadline: Nomination papers - Nonpartisan Nomination Petitions, Nonpartisan Nomination Paper and the State Financial Disclosure Statement - are to be filed no earlier than Monday, March 9, 2020 and no later than 5:00 p.m. on Monday, April 6, 2020. All candidates must file a Statement of Interest with the Clerk’s Office before collecting signatures. Any signatures collected before the Statement of Interest is filed will not be valid.

Home Rule Option – Local Alternative Expenditure Limitation: A proposal to adopt the Home Rule Option – Local Alternative Expenditure Limitation to maintain local control over the City of Tolleson budget for the next four years will be considered at the City General Election on Tuesday, November 3, 2020. Under the Home Rule Option, the City may determine its own expenditures based on its revenue and the needs of the community. If Home Rule is not continued, the City will be required to cut spending to the current estimated state-imposed limitation even though it has the money to pay for the expenses.

General Obligation Bonds: A proposal to issue and sell general obligation bonds of the City, to be repaid with secondary property taxes, for the purpose of providing funds for parks and recreation projects will be considered at the City General Election on Tuesday, November 3, 2020.

Southwest Gas Corporation Franchise: A Southwest Gas Corporation franchise for a period of up to 25 years for the use of City rights-ofway for gas utility purposes will be considered at the City General Election on Tuesday, November 3, 2020.

Voter Registration Deadline: Monday, July 6, 2020 - Primary Election Monday, October 5, 2020 - General Election Last Day to Request an Early Ballot: Friday, July 24, 2020 - Primary Election Friday, October 23, 2020 - General Election For election resources and voter information, please contact the Elections Department of the Maricopa County Recorder’s Office at (602) 506-1511 or visit https://recorder.maricopa.gov/elections/. *Any candidate receiving a majority of all votes cast at the Primary Election will be declared elected without running at the General Election.

LLAMADA DE ELECCION AVISO PÚBLICO DE LA CIUDAD DE TOLLESON, ARIZONA Se da aviso de que la Ciudad de Tolleson tendrá elecciones de la siguiente manera: *Elección primaria: martes 4 de agosto de 2020 Elección general: martes 3 de noviembre de 2020 Oficinas a llenar: Términos de cuatro años que vencen 2024: alcalde At-Large y 3 escaños para miembros del consejo.

Distribución de Paquetes de Candidatos: Información y los paquetes de candidatos están disponibles en la Oficina del Secretario Municipal, 9555 West Van Buren Street, Tolleson, Arizona.

Fecha Límite Para la Presentación de los Documentos de Nominación: Documentos de nominación - Peticiones de nominación no partidista, Documento de nominación no partidista y Declaración de divulgación financiera estatal - deben presentarse antes del lunes 9 de marzo de 2020 y no más tarde de las 5:00 p.m. el lunes 6 de abril de 2020. Todos los candidatos deben presentar una Declaración de interés ante la Oficina del secretario antes de recolectar firmas. Cualquier firma recolectada antes de que se presente la Declaración de interés no será válida.

Opción de Regla Local - Limitación de Gastos Alternativos Locales: Una propuesta para adoptar la Opción de Regla Local - Limitación de Gastos Alternativos Locales para mantener el control local sobre el presupuesto de la Ciudad de Tolleson para los próximos cuatro años será considerada en la Elección General de la Ciudad el martes 3 de noviembre 2020. Bajo la Opción de Regla Local, la Ciudad puede determinar sus propios gastos en función de sus ingresos y las necesidades de la comunidad. Si la Regla Local no continúa, se requerirá que la Ciudad reduzca los gastos a la limitación actual estimada por el estado, aunque tenga el dinero para pagar los gastos.

Bonos de Obligación General: Una propuesta para emitir y vender bonos de obligación general de la Ciudad, que se reembolsará con impuestos secundarios a la propiedad, con el fin de proporcionar fondos para parques y proyectos de recreación, se considerará en la Elección General de la Ciudad el martes 3 de noviembre. 2020.

Franquicia de Southwest Gas Corporation: Una franquicia de Southwest Gas Corporation por un período de hasta 25 años para el uso de los derechos de paso de la ciudad para fines de servicios públicos de gas se considerará en la elección general de la ciudad el martes 3 de noviembre de 2020.

Fecha Límite de Inscripción de Votantes: lunes 6 de julio de 2020 - Elección Primaria lunes 5 de octubre de 2020 - Elección General Último Día Para Solicitar Una Boleta Anticipada: viernes 24 de julio de 2020 - Elección Primaria viernes 23 de octubre de 2020 - Elección General

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SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF ARIZONA IN AND FOR MARICOPA COUNTY No. PB2020-000864 NOTICE OF HEARING In re the Matter of the Estate of: DOLORES HERRERA VALDEZ, Deceased. NOTICE IS GIVEN that Petitioner, SANDRA E. VALDEZ, has filed with the above-named Court a "VERIFIED PETITION FOR FORMAL APPOINTMENT OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE" in the above captioned matter ("Petition"), which also requests that a copy of the decedent's Last Will and Testament be admitted to probate. An appearance hearing will be held on March 18, 2020 at 9:30 a.m. to consider the Petition before the Honorable Christian). Bell, East Court Building, Courtroom 513, 101 W. Jefferson, Floor 5, Phoenix, AZ 85003. The Petitioner is represented

by Larry C. Schafer and Philip B. Visnansky, whose phone number is 602264-7101. This is a legal notice; your rights may be affected. Este es un aviso legal. Sus derechos podrian ser afectados. You are not required to attend this hearing. However, if you oppose any of the relief requested in the Petition that accompanies this notice, you must file with the court a written response at least 7 calendar days before the hearing date or your or your attorney must attend the hearing. Any written response must comply with Rule 15(e) of the Arizona Rules of Probate Procedure. If you do not file a timely response or attend the hearing: 1.

The Court may grant the relief requested in the Petition without further proceedings; and 2. You will not receive additional notices of court proceedings relating to the Petition unless you file a demand for notice pursuant to Title 14, Arizona Revised Statutes. If you have questions, seek legal advice. You have the right to represent yourself. If you represent yourself, you must follow Court procedures. DATED this 28th day of February, 2020. WARNER ANGLE HALLAM JACKSON & FORMANECK PLC /s/ Larry C.Schafer By Larry C. Schafer, Esq. Phillip B. Visnasky, Esq. 2555 E Camelback Rd., Suite 800, Phoenix, AZ 85016, Attorneys for Petitioner. Original of the foregoing filed this 28th day of February, 2020. Copies of the foregoing *delivered/ mailed this 28th day of February, 2020, to: *Commissioner Christian J. Bell Maricopa County Superior Court 101 W. Jefferson Street Courtroom 513 Phoenix, AZ 85003 Sandra E. Valdez 7328 West Valencia Drive Laveen, AZ 85339 The Dolores Valdez Living Trust u/a dated July 18, 2012 7328 West Valencia Drive Laveen, AZ 85339 /s/ Laurent V. Heidmann. Published: West Valley View, March 4, 11, 18, 2020, 29085

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39

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MARCH’S SWEET SIXTEEN PRE-OWNED! 1998 DODGE DAKOTA SPORT

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4,834

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6,934

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18,734

$

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28,934

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Disclaimer: Per-Axle Price On Most Cars And Light Trucks.

Taxes, Shop Supplies Are Extra. See Service Advisor For Details. Expires: 6/29/2020

TIRES

2017 GMC SIERRA 1500 SLT

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2018 FORD EXPLORER XLT

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15,634

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P8813A

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2019 MAZDA CX-3 TOURING

P8804A

19328A

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14,834

$

2016 FORD TRANSIT WAGON

X8840

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35,934

$

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Prices and payments do not include sales tax, license, $379.00 dealer doc fee and dealer add ons. All vehicles subject to prior sale. *Includes $1,000 Retail Trade asst, Must Fin FMCC. ** Includes $1,000 Retail Trade Asst, $1,000 Conquest, Must Fin FMCC.Prices valid through 3/09/2020. Sales vehicles may have scratches, dents or dings. See dealer for details.

Expires: 6/29/2020