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‘Death sentence to his career’ BY TOM SCANLON

West Valley View Managing Editor

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According to ﬁred Police Chief Jerry Geier’s side, this was a coup the likes of Shakespeare’s “Julius Caesar,” with Geier the victim of power-hungry plotters. “He did nothing to deserve the death sentence to his career,” said Geier’s attorney Steven Serbalik, near the end of Geier’s appeal hearing last week. The city would point to another play by Shakespeare, with Goodyear painting the ﬁred chief as a scheming, self-serving manipulator, the likes of Claudius, an illegitimate king who takes a fall in “Hamlet.” Justin Pierce, an attorney representing the city, said Deputy Chief Justin Hughes — the subject of another investigation — and

several others disregarded Geier’s orders. “They felt like they had an ethical duty and responsibility to ﬁle the right reports,” Pierce said. “They did the right thing.” Geier, Pierce added, “failed in his duty as chief” by lying and not following procedures. Pierce said Geier ﬁred others for being untruthful and should accept the same punishment. After three days of testimony, hearing examiner Harold Merkow has until March 17 — which is also “The Ides of March,” when Caesar was assassinated — to make his rec-

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Jerry Geier, right, and his attorney Steven Serbalik appealed Geier’s firing as Goodyear’s police chief. Geier said the investigation that led to his firing “was very one sided.” (West Valley View photo by Tom Scanlon)

Memo urges autograph caution BY TOM SCANLON

West Valley View Managing Editor

Last week, ofﬁcials made several discomforting announcements regarding COVID-19. According to the Center for Disease Control, “Older adults and people who have severe chronic medical conditions like heart, lung or kidney disease seem to be at higher risk for more serious COVID-19 illness.” As such, the CDC Friday advised older adults to “stay at home as much as possible” and “avoid crowds.”

A few days before, ESPN broke a story about baseball autographs, stating Major League Baseball sent a memo advising, “Players (should) avoid taking balls and pens directly from fans to sign autographs ... and opt against handshakes.” This hit home at places like Goodyear Ballpark, where fans enjoy up-close encounters with players during Spring Training. For many, that includes having players sign baseball cards, hats, T-shirts, notebooks

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Despite a warning from Major League Baseball, Bobby Bradley of the Cleveland Indians signed autographs before Friday’s Spring Training game at Goodyear Ballpark. (West Valley View photo by Tom Scanlon)

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Police...continued from page 1 ommendation. The city has up to 30 days after receiving the recommendation to make its ﬁnal decision. Goodyear placed Geier on administrative leave in October, after allegations involving his conduct. The city hired independent investigators Susan Segal and Donald Conrad to look into charges. According to testimony, charges of impropriety were brought by the Goodyear Police Association, which also voted unanimously to ask the city to replace Geier with Hughes. Geier, the police chief here since 2012, was ﬁred after the investigation found him to be untruthful on several key points. The West Valley View requested a copy of the investigation. Though the city terminated Geier Dec. 28, the city said it will not release the report until the appeal process is complete. The 1,400-page investigation was the basis of the appeal hearing. Whatever Merkow’s recommenda-

Left, Dan Cotterman, Goodyear’s deputy city manager, testified about why he fired the former chief during Jerry Geier’s appeal hearing. Right, independent investigator Donald Conrad , hired by the city to look into allegations, testified he found Geier dishonest on two key matters. (West Valley View photos by Tom Scanlon)

tion, the hearing brought to light a few bizarre and shocking incidents, both from the spring of 2019. In the first, former Officer Alison Braughton, who had already been the subject of numerous internal investigations, was involved in an off-duty hit and run in Glendale. Geier stated he handled the matter properly and was forthright during the investigation. The investigation, however, found Geier told Hughes and others not to

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report the incident to the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office (MCAO) and Arizona Peace Officer Standards and Training (AZPOST). Geier allegedly told Hughes he did not want Braughton to sue him, as another woman had. The other matter involved the search for Hughes’ wife, a then-FBI agent who, according to testimony, the FBI was investigating for having an improper relationship with an informant. At Justin Hughes’ request, Goodyear’s undercover Neighborhood Enforcement Team searched for Hughes’ wife in Phoenix. While Geier stated he ordered the NET to turn over the matter to the FBI and/or Phoenix Police, several testified Geier approved of the Goodyear team leading the search — ultimately responsible for finding the unharmed

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woman. Though he repeatedly accused him of being behind the conspiracy, Serbalik did not call Hughes to testify. In his testimony, Conrad said during his investigation he “approached (Hughes’) statements with caution … I knew he was wrong about some things he said. “He was also the subject of an investigation I was doing.” While Conrad’s investigation into Hughes is complete, the city will not release the report until Hughes’ has finished using his personal-leave time. Merkow reviewed the Hughes investigation but ruled it could not be used in the Geier appeal hearing. Those called to provide testimony included Dan Cotterman, the Goodyear deputy city manager who led the decision to fire Geier, and Santiago Rodriquez, who became interim chief when Geier was fired. When he testified, Geier said the investigation “was very one-sided and left things out. “I’ve been in law enforcement a long time,” he said. “My integrity’s never been questioned.” A few witnesses stated they had positive, friendly relationships with Geier until the Braughton and FBI-agent cases. Sgt. Jason Mattie had the strongest words. Pierce asked Mattie what his reaction was to Geier’s statement the undercover team acted against his orders. “I felt betrayed,” Mattie said. “I considered Geier not only as my chief but as my friend. “I felt like it was throwing me completely under the bus.”

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and other items. Christopher Plunkett, who lived in Avondale before moving to Peoria, was at Goodyear Ballpark Friday afternoon, looking to feed his hobby of collecting autographs. Before the Cleveland Indians played the Oakland A’s, Plunkett, 38, said he got six player autographs. He had better luck last week, “but it was before the virus Despite a warning from Major League Baseball, James Karinchak of the Cleveland Indians signed autographs before Friday’s (memo),” he noted. Spring Training game at Goodyear Ballpark. (West Valley View phoPlunkett and a few dozen other to by Tom Scanlon) fans crowded in the ﬁrst row along the third-base line, waiting hopefully for Eddie Gleine has a big smile on his face, players to give signatures. None of the as he accepted Karinchak’s signature. established stars came over, but a few “I feel happy,” said Eddie, in town younger players met with the fans. from chilly Cleveland to celebrate his Slugger Bobby Bradley and pitcher 10th birthday. James Karinchak of the home team IndiEddie’s father, Chip Gleine, said he ans seemed unconcerned as they signed heard about the directive to players autographs for kids and adults. about autographs. Bradley, who later ﬂew out as a pinch hitIf it eventually leads to a no-autographs ter in a 7-6 loss to Oakland, said little as he policy, Chip Gleine, for one, will be upset. grabbed pens from fans to sign baseballs. “I think it would be bad for the sport,” Karinchak even licked a pen that he said. wasn’t working before he wrote his au“Little kids getting autographs: It’s tograph. what baseball’s all about.” Hosted by The Men of IAm

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ceedings,” stated a Feb. 25 document. Christopher Mendoza allegedly wantAn arraignment scheduled for that day ed no part of the legal system was rescheduled for March in December, when he evad3. Maricopa County Sued Goodyear Police searchperior Court Judge Thomes and barricades around as Kaipio issued an order Goodyear and Avondale. “authorizing the Maricopa Mendoza was ultimately arCounty Sheriff’s Office to rested in Buckeye after again transport the Defendant allegedly resisting arrest. to court using any and all Court records show the means necessary including Avondale resident who is force.” currently in jail continues to Mendoza faces charges Christopher Mendoza of Avon- including kidnapping, disbe difficult. refused to go to court Feb. “The court is informed dale charging a firearm in city 25. (West Valley View file photo) that the defendant (Mendolimits, making threats and za) has refused transport for today’s pro- disorderly conduct.

Aggravated assault suspect arrested after Circle K attack BY WEST VALLEY VIEW STAFF

Donna Rossi, spokeswoman for Buckeye Police Department, said “the public’s response helped tremendously” in the arrest of aggravated assault suspect Joseph Mitchell. The suspect allegedly fought with one man outside a Circle K. When a bystander broke it up, the suspect allegedly ﬂipped the peacemaker (who was restraining the suspect) and repeatedly punched him. Buckeye police detectives arrested Mitchell, 25, March 3 for an aggravated assault two weeks ago outside a Buckeye

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Buckeye Mayor Jackie A. Meck greets Sen. Martha McSally, R-Ariz., after a Senate subcommittee hearing on invasive species. Meck and McSally both expressed concern about the spread of invasive salt cedars along the Gila River. (Photo courtesy Cronkite News)

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they are cut down, unless the stumps are treated with chemicals. Federal officials thought they had an answer with a nonnative beetle defoliating the trees, but stopped the experiment in 2010 after it became clear getting rid of the trees would remove nesting areas for the endangered Southwestern willow flycatcher. “The only solution to this problem is to remove the salt cedar,” Meck told the subcommittee, expressing frustration at the bureaucratic red tape he said is slowing efforts to remove the trees. George Diaz, the government relations manager for Buckeye, said after the hearing salt cedars were removed from 60 acres in the city, which is working to restore native vegetation, like cottonwood and willow trees. But there are challenges, he said. “Because the area we’re concerned with lies within a waterway, we have to get specific 404 permits and other kinds of permits,” under the federal Clean Water Act, Diaz said. The Gila River Restoration Project – a collaboration between Maricopa County, the cities of Buckeye, Avondale and Goodyear and the Maricopa Flood Control District – estimates removing salt cedars would provide water for 200,000 households or 600,000 people. But Robin Silver, a co-founder and board member of the Center for Biological Diversity, said the “holy war against salt cedar” is misguided. He said there is no evidence removing salt cedars will result in more water for nearby cities. “It’s not going to give his community any more water – it’s nonsense,” Silver said. He said part of the problem is watersheds in the West have been so changed by human interference the salt cedar is the only vegetation left in some areas. Silver also challenged the claim one tree can soak up hundreds of gallons a day, calling it an insignificant amount in the larger picture. “Even if it were true, you think 300 gallons is going to last very long in Buckeye or Avondale?” he said. “It’s like, it’s probably a shower for the mayor.”

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West Valley View publisher acquires New River newspaper BY CHRISTINA FUOCO-KARASINSKI West Valley View Executive Editor

Times Media Group, a Valley-based company with community weekly newspapers and websites throughout Arizona and California, has acquired The Foothills Focus, a community news weekly based in New River. In addition to New River, the publication covers several other North Valley communities, including Anthem, Black Canyon City, Cave Creek and Carefree. According to Times Media ofﬁcials, the acquisition brings its weekly Valleywide circulation to 285,000 printed copies, information it says is supported by its most recent AMA independent circulation audit. In addition to publishing the West Valley View, Glendale Star and Peoria Times, the company also operates several community news websites in the Valley, including EastValley.com, WestValleyView.com, Phoenix.org, Scottsdale.org, Ahwatukee.com, ChandlerNews.com and others with a cumulative monthly unique visitor count in the Valley of more than 500,000. The company said its online audience numbers are also supported by its most recent independent audit by AMA. At a time when many newspaper-centric media companies are curtailing circulation and managing declining operations, Times Media Group has famously continued to expand its reach and footprint, mostly through the acquisition of other similar media groups. “What we have found is a model for success in difﬁcult times and this model relies heavily on highly motivated media professionals, adherence to practical cost structures and a value-based community news engine at

its core,” said Steve Strickbine, Times Media Group’s founder and president. Last year, Times Media Group acquired several high-profile and storied news titles in the Los Angeles and San Diego areas, which included the Downtown Los Angeles News, the Pasadena Weekly, the Argonaut, and the Ventura County Reporter among others. John Alexander, the founder and publisher of The Foothills Focus, said his decision to sell his publication to Times Media wasn’t a difficult one. “I have watched what they’re doing for a long time, and after some consideration, really believe this to be a great path for us,” he said. “It allows us to grow and allows me more time to meaningfully reconnect with the community and to build even stronger relationships with our advertisers,” Alexander said. Alexander, who founded the paper in 2002, will continue to act as the Focus’s Associate Publisher, and work out of the publication’s main office in New River as he has for nearly 20 years. Asked where he thought the community news industry is headed in the ever-changing digital age, Strickbine said: “The bottom line is where there are crises, there also often exist out-of-date ways of thinking, or paradigms. Our approach, our people and our commitment to giving communities the news they need and they can increasingly find in few other places, adds up to a pretty simple value proposition, one I believe readers and advertisers understand inherently and they’ve come to trust. “At TMG we hold the responsibility of being good stewards of that trust at the very center of our mission. “In other words, our future is bright,” he said.

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Democrat presidential preference vote this week WEST VALLEY VIEW NEWS | MARCH 11, 2020

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And then there were two. Where once there were at least a dozen hoping to lead the land, the field of Democrats running president dwindles to two: Sen. Bernie Sanders and former Vice President Joe Biden. The Democrat Presidential Preference election is Tuesday, March 17. The rules, according to Maricopa County Elections Department (https:// recorder.maricopa.gov/pollingplace/): • The polls are open on Election Day from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. Check voting location hours if you plan to vote early. • If you vote in person, you must vote at your designated polling location or at a Vote Center. • Every qualified voter is required to show proof of identity (Arizona driver’s license or identification card or

tribal identiﬁcation card) at the polling place before receiving a ballot. • Any voter requiring assistance may bring a person of the voter’s choice into the voting booth. Two poll workers of differing political parties may also assist the voter in casting a ballot. • All qualiﬁed voters in line at the polls by 7 p.m. on Election Day shall be allowed to cast a ballot. • All photographs and electioneering must be done 75 feet outside of the voting location. Voting centers include: • Avondale City Hall, 11465 W. Civic Center Drive, Avondale. • Buckeye City Hall, 530 E. Monroe Avenue, Buckeye. • Christ Community United Methodist Church, 104 W. Western Avenue, Avondale.

Sen. Bernie Sanders and former Vice President Joe Biden face off in the Democratic Presidential Preference election March 17. (Photo courtesy Politico)

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also filed a statement of interest) for the Buckeye City Council District 2 seat. In the August primary election, the mayor and council districts 1, 2 and 3 will be on the Buckeye ballot. Michelle Hess, the incumbent, is the only person to file a statement of interest as the District 3 representative. Incumbent Tony Youngker and challenger Tedy Burton filed statements of interest as the District 1 representative. The March 4 West Valley View incorrectly reported Burton filed a statement of interest for the mayor position. Buckeye Mayor Jackie Meck told the West Valley View in December he was not running for reelection. As of Monday, Eric Orsborn, current Buckeye councilman of District 6 (his term ends 2022), was the only person to file a statement of interest for the Buckeye mayor position. “Candidate Election Packets are available now, which include the Can-

didate 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. For the August primary elections, the candidate filing period is March 9 through April 6. Candidates must collect signatures of support (which vary, according to city and district) when filing. Statements of interest must be filed with the city clerk before signatures are collected. Voters in Avondale, Litchfield Park and Tolleson will also select city council members this year. Avondale and Tolleson voters will also choose a mayor.

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Firefighter of the Year Award – The Goodyear Fire Department held its first awards ceremony Feb. 27. Engineer Austin Peck was posthumously awarded Firefighter of the Year (the award was accepted by his parents). The award honors “an individual’s commitment and dedication to the department or community. Demonstrating exceptional professionalism, esprit de corps and exemplifying outstanding standards of service by virtue of diligence, dedication and character ... This individual embraces and embodies the values of the organization; integrity, excellence and unity.” (Photos courtesy city of Goodyear.)

Unit Commendation Award – (from left) Captain Aaron Chavez, Engineer Paul Lovejoy, Engineer Gilbert Aguirre, Firefighter Christopher New. The unit was honored for saving a woman who was trapped under a dump truck. The award is for “when a unit acts with courage, resourcefulness and perseverance in performance of their duties which have resulted in the protection of life or property, the prevention of serious injury or death, or exceptional quality service to the department or the community.”

Employee of the Year Award – Lisa Neagle, Fire Administrative Services su- Community Service Award – Engineer Lora Davis. This award honors “a pervisor. This award recognizes “an employee that demonstrates exemplary member of the department for exemplary service and commitment to the performance in their duties and responsibilities. This employee supports community in a manner that is beyond what is expected in their normal the mission of the department, produces quality work, and consistently responsibilities. Their contributions have an incredible impact on the comdisplays characteristics valued and appreciated by the organization.” munity, fills a need, and reflects positively on the department.”

Fire Chief’s Award – Sam Portillo, Fire Equipment maintenance worker. The award is for “demonstrating acts of courage, resourcefulness, and perseverance in performance of their duties that have resulted in the protections of life or property, the prevention of serious injury of death, or exceptionally admirable quality of service to the department or community. Awardees demonstrate the highest degree of professionalism and exemplify the highest standards of service by virtue of diligence, dedication and character.”

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Democrats talk educational funds and challenges BY OCTAVIO SERRANO

West Valley View Staff Writer

Several Democrat candidates spoke on education and other challenges they want to overcome as the election approaches. The Democrats of Verrado held a meeting Tuesday, Feb. 18, during which candidates asked residents to support them in the upcoming race. The candidates present were Jeanne Casteen, running for Maricopa County School Superintendent; Mariana Sandoval, running for Arizona House of Representatives for Legislative District 13; and Delina DiSanto, running for Arizona’s 4th Congressional District. The meeting was hosted at Natalie and Sergio Calderon’s home in Verrado. Over 25 people attended. “It’s a small way to support the democrats,” Natalie Calderon said. “This was an easy way for me to do my civic duty.” Casteen, raised in Illinois, moved to Arizona in 1991. She is president of the Creighton School District Governing Board. According to her website, she believes a child’s zip code should not determine their

Left, Jeanne Casteen is running for Maricopa County School Superintendent. Right, Delina DiSanto is running for Arizona’s 4th Congressional District. (West Valley View photos by Octavio Serrano)

access to opportunity. She said she has grown frustrated with what is happening in the classrooms of Arizona. “How can I get my kids to embrace targeted academic excellence when last year, for the ﬁrst month of school, I had 59 students in my sixth-period class, but I only had 46 chairs?” Casteen said. One of the biggest challenges the educational system of Arizona faces is the lack of reliable income it pays its teachers, Casteen said. “The president of the union and our vice

president both work Uber and Lyft on the weekends, so they can make ends meet,” Casteen said. “These are folks who have been teaching for well over 20 years.” She added last year one of the counselors of her district was responsible for over 850 middle school students. “I want us to embrace the target of academic excellence for our students,” Casteen said. “Every single student, by the time they are a senior in high school, will have a high school diploma.” Sandoval gave similar insight into the

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problems of the educational system. Sandoval has served as a school board member at the Agua Fria Union High School District for four years. “I’m making sure our teachers get paid what they deserve, and they get the respect they deserve,” Sandoval said. “When we pay teachers what they’re worth, we’re going to have more progress in the classroom.” Delina DiSanto, running for the 4th Congressional district, said she was born in New Jersey, where her mother worked three jobs to support seven children. DiSanto has worked as a finance director in several hospitals, according to her website, and is a registered nurse. “Out of 102 western congressional districts in the U.S., we are ninth in median household income,” she said. DiSanto criticized the man she will be running against, District 4 Rep. Paul Gosar. “He’s cutting housing, he’s cutting public school funding, he’s cutting medical,” DiSanto said. “This cannot be done with this district “If we don’t fight to get Paul Gosar out of office, congress could be taken over this year … it would be a great devastation.” The attendees were mostly supportive of the issues touched on at the meeting. Sharon Block,76, said she doesn’t mind paying more taxes if students are getting proper education and teachers are getting paid what they deserve. “This inequality with education drives me crazy,” Block said. “It falls all on the taxpayers and it shouldn’t be the case.”

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We are you! Editor: For what seems years, your readers have been subjected almost weekly to the wildly erratic rantings of Roy Azzarello, James Logan, Ken Williams, et al. about the conspiracy in our country by “progressives and liberals” trying to destroy America. Some have gone so far as to insinuate the end of our democracy, the collapse of society and the death of American values if Democrats are elected (to any office). In the January 29 issue, James Logan derided Nancy Pelosi as a 79-year-old dingbat, called people “democraps” while raging about all the free stuff Democrats want to get to bankrupt America. Ken Williams lamented the TDS (Trump Derangement Syndrome) running rampant. As if that was the new coronavirus! Roy Azzarello wrote about the great liberal bogeyman, George Soros, and called Capt. Mark Kelly an “anti-gun fanatic” while praising Martha McSally as the only veteran worth honoring in our state. They paint a very dark, pessimistic view of our country based on their dislike of people who they identify as Democrats or “left-wingers.” I am not going to guess why these people dislike liberals, but I would say to them that they need to get out in their communities, walk their neighborhoods, talk to their neighbors who are not conservative and read newspapers and magazines with a national view. They would find that the people they demonize as “progressives, libtards, Democraps,” etc. are people just like them, but with a different view of what America should look like. The constant personal attacks tend to wear us all down and build a wall of resentment. How can that be helpful? No one ever changes their mind when they are disrespected, demeaned and told how wrong they are. Words matter! We are husbands, wives, grandparents,

teachers, veterans just like you are. We love America and certainly don’t want the downfall of democracy. We pay our taxes, drive our cars on state highways, fly in government-regulated skies, eat safe inspected food, drink clean water and trust our government to protect us and be strong, respected and sympathetic to the plight of the less fortunate of our citizens. The fact is: We are you! We believe that diversity is a strength of our society and as John F. Kennedy said, “If by liberal they mean someone who looks ahead and not behind, someone who welcomes new ideas, someone who cares about the welfare of the people, their health, housing, schools, jobs, civil rights and civil liberties, if that is what they mean by a ‘liberal,’ then I am proud to say I’m liberal.” If you would reach out to find out who your neighbors really are, then the end to the bitterness and hate in this country is possible. Chuck Veltri Goodyear

Didn’t see this coming

Editor: My husband and I moved to PebbleCreek five years ago from Central Phoenix. We moved to spend our retirement in a location with less traffic and quite possibly less crime, plus it was coming home for me as I was raised in Goodyear, leaving in 1965. My, how things have changed in a short five years. Little did we know that the sleepy little town, just a stone’s throw away from the upscale Litchfield Park, would become one of the nation’s largest industrial parks. I can handle the prison, the 303 and the 10, but the Fairlife milk facility takes the cake. Fortunately, we built in the middle of the Tuscany side of PebbleCreek.

My heart goes out to the people who built on the 303 side of the property. They built knowing that the 303 was there, little did they know their backyards would be looking at, quite possibly the biggest eyesore ever, the Fairlife milk facility. Their property values just took a deep dive. There are many new homes to be built in that area, which will now be looking at this monstrosity. How could the city of Goodyear possibly have allowed this? Why were they not made to set the building way back on the property? I know why, because the mayor, who lives in PebbleCreek, wants to be able to say, “Goodyear is the fastest-growing city the state.” My neighbors and many outside PebbleCreek question why we don’t get any good, independent restaurants, only fast-food and chain restaurants. Think about it people—distribution centers and fulfillment centers! I have yet to see a good restaurant in the middle of an industrial park. Cathy Wertheim Goodyear

An exemplary life

Editor: Col. Ron Lord, the husband of Good-

year Mayor Georgia Lord, passed away a short time ago. I knew Ron, because he and Georgia at one time, played on the same bocce ball team with me in PebbleCreek. Yes, I knew Ron. Thousands of other people worldwide know Ron and Georgia, mainly due to Ron’s military career. At age 6, Ron knew what he wanted to do with his life. He wanted to be a jet fighter pilot—yes, at age 6, so I am told. Ron became a fighter pilot in which he had three tours of active duty in Vietnam. He once told me he had one kill in his combat missions. When I asked for details, he quickly said, “I don’t talk about it.” That was all he said. He then picked up a bocce ball and quickly scored the winning point in the game. Anyway, the purpose of this letter is

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Letters...continued from page 13 not to laud Ron and his accomplishments. Others will do that much more articulately then I can. The purpose of this letter is to throw out an idea, and hope someone or many someones will pick it up and run with it. An idea I hope catches fire. I suggest that PebbleCreek Parkway be renamed the “Col. Ron Lord Memorial Parkway” in honor of a genuine American hero. A man who believed in God, family and country. A man who in

his lifetime was passionately loyal to all three. God bless you Ron! Roy Azzarello Goodyear

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teens has one of the highest rates. The HB 2706 will require genetic testing if any school athletes’ gender is questioned. So, if a female is masculine, they could be forced to have genetic testing to prove they are female. This certainly will cause anguish for any LGBTQ teen athletes, let alone straight teens. This group is already under stress from fear of being different and discriminated against. If Ducey really cared, he will not endorse this bill. Republicans say they are not discriminating against LGBTQ. Then why won’t they look at HB 2716, which bars discrimination against this community? The fact that Republicans endorse forceful genetic testing of teen athletes that appear to be different is absolutely discriminatory! Yes, they can still play sports, but dictated by the state on what is presumed to be “fair.” By whose standards? The conservative far right? Next they will be dictating gender-“appropriate” clothing that we are allowed to wear. This is a very slippery slope and we need to stop this. Mike Getz & Bob Booth Goodyear

Gas tax and income tax confusion

Editor: I am confused as to why we need an increase in gas tax when the state has more than it needs so the state can cut our income tax. Arizona doesn’t need to have the highest tax in the Western states. Don’t our representatives talk to one another? We should put our gas tax to a vote! Donna White Litchfield Park

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Editor: I too am grateful for our liberties, but those are indeed being attacked from within by a Republican party hijacked by Trump. You mention how capitalism is so much better than socialist democracy but fail to realize that 90% of Fortune 500 companies receiving huge tax breaks from Trump used that money to buy back their own stock and give increased

dividends to shareholders and CEO. Not to add workers or give them raises or increased benefits. When I hear those noisy F-35s it makes me think of John McCain, who initially promoted their build only to lament near the end that it was the biggest ripoff he has seen of taxpayer dollars. They cost $32,000 an hour per plane per trip to operate. I, for one, could do without them. The only thing a political party has to offer its constituents is the truth, and the GOP doesn’t care that its spokesperson in Trump lies repeatedly as long as they are in power and stay that way. Their shameful display of backing Trump in the Senate should send all people running to the polls this November to elect anyone to replace him. And as Tip O’Neill said, “All politics is local.” We have (problematic) GOP right here in Goodyear. Just look at the traffic and the failure of anyone on the town board to do anything even synchronize traffic lights so there is not so much gridlock. I am embarrassed to be in a country with such wealth and have folks without health care and medicine while the GOP takes money from “big pharma” to stop Medicare bidding. I welcome democratic socialism and it’s about time we got rid of the power of the top 1% like the Koch Bros. and the Devos, who take and take and leave crumbs for the rest. You can bet that Bernie will get my vote. We have seen enough of capitalism in this country to know it only works for the top 1%. Open your eyes, and stay away from the Republican Kool-Aid. Alan Hoxie Goodyear

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avoid like it contains coronavirus. So it goes in a nation cleaved down the The story of Sammy’s Mexican Grill middle by politics. and the Donald Trump haters should serve Personally, I’d stop in because Samto remind us once again in my’s reportedly serves terrific America, politics replaced the carne asada, but I’d prefer it with extra pico and without a National Football League as side of campaign rhetoric. our favorite concussive conStories like this make you tact sport. long for the golden days gone The tale began Feb. 19, the night Trump came to Phoenix by, when we chose restaurants for one of his MAGA raland businesses based on the lies. Jorge and Betty Rivas, quality of their customer service and their inventories and husband-and-wife owners of menus, not by political affiliSammy’s, located on Oracle ation. Road on the Tucson outskirts, DAVID LEIBOWITZ Back then, most of us at drove 100 miles to see their least attempted to respect the opinions of hero. They’re such big Trump supporters, the others, even when we found those opinRivases managed to wangle a spot in the ions disagreeable – unless those beliefs led to actions like the segregation of lunch VIP area right behind the President. It probably didn’t hurt Betty was sport- counters or forcing some Americans to sit ing a bright red cowboy hat scripted with in the back of a public bus based on the “Latinos Love Trump.” color of their skin. The couple was so close to POTUS, they As a rule of thumb, I still tend to choose ended up on TV. This led to trouble – be- how I spend my money based on personal, cause America and political insanity go not political, preferences. hand in fist in 2020. I’ll drive through Chick-fil-A every now Someone took a screengrab of Betty again because the waffle fries aren’t bad, Rivas and posted it on a Spanish language but I’ve never been inside a Hobby Lobby Facebook marketplace called Grupo de because I have no hobbies except golf and Palfeis. Hundreds of nasty comments en- complaining. sued, which led to scores of nasty phone The only notable exception to this rule calls and remarks on Sammy’s social me- involves certain Hollywood types – Quendia pages and review sites like Yelp and tin Tarantino, Rosie O’Donnell, Michael Google. Moore – who have become so relentlessly “I feel as naturalized United States citi- shrill, it’s no longer possible to be enterzens, we have the right to support President tained by their work. Trump or to support any other candidate Not that Rosie was ever entertaining, but who loves this country,” Jorge explained you get my drift. in a video posted to Facebook last week. There’s a time and a place for everything “Just because we are Latinos, it doesn’t in this life, including jousting over who mean we have to think like every other should be President of the United States. Latino in this country.” I draw the line at trying to destroy Two days later, after the Rivases ap- small businesses over the words on a peared on “Fox and Friends,” President cowboy hat or how the owners will vote Trump tweeted his support: “The food in November. is GREAT at Sammy’s Mexican Grill in In America, it should still be possible to Phoenix, Arizona. Congratulations to Bet- disagree without being so damn disagreety & Jorge Rivas on doing such a wonder- able. Especially when the business makes ful job. I will try hard to stop by the next a world-class burrito. time I am in Phoenix. Support Sammy’s!” It’s an exhortation I imagine some peo- David Leibowitz has called the Valley home ple will follow and some will actively since 1995. Contact david@leibowitzsolo.com BY DAVID LEIBOWITZ West Valley View Columnist

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Fire districts will face funding cuts if HB2823 becomes law BY MIKE COLLETTO

munity Ambulance. An administrative law judge recently rejected an appliFor decades, the Arizona Department cation from Community Ambulance of Health Services (ADHS) to do business here. The has done a good job of judge found the company making sure ambulance was not fit and proper to service in Arizona is safe, operate in Arizona and did affordable, and available to not prove that there was a everyone. need in the highly reguHB2823 threatens to uplated marketplace that enend this system, which balsures timely service. The ances the needs and costs director of the Department of the 911 system and inof Health Services affirmed terfacility transfers. The this decision. measure would also divert Now Dignity, which has funds from first respondsome pretty deep pockets MIKE COLLETTO ers and private ambulance when it comes to political companies who provide ambulance spending, has decided to advance this service under a strict set of rules. As a special interest legislation and effecrepresentative of the Professional Fire- tively write their own license to get fighters of Arizona, I see this bill as a into the ambulance business in the threat to fire departments and fire dis- most self-dealing way. tricts in Maricopa County and the rest Currently, if an ambulance provider of the state. wants to operate in this state, it must HB2823 is the brainchild of Dignity prove it can properly serve patients. Health, which owns a majority share of It must show proof it has the financial an ambulance company called Com- resources to maintain its equipment Guest Writer

and pay its staff. The vast majority of providers doing 911 service and interfacility transports must follow a rate structure designed to balance costs of both services. If this bill becomes law, the three fire districts in Maricopa County (which by law cannot raise revenue) will have face budget cuts: Daisy Mountain ($1 million), Buckeye Valley ($3 million), and Arizona Fire & Medical Authority ($600,055). These massive cuts will force layoffs of advanced life support fire engine crews, in turn causing emergency response times to rise to dangerous levels. One way to look at the danger is that for every minute your heart is stopped during a cardiac event, a patient loses 10% of their chances of survival. HB2823 would prevent the current providers from doing interfacility transports in Maricopa County. The hospitals would be able to skim profits from the high-paying portions of the market. This practice would divert needed revenues from fire departments, fire districts, and other regulated ambu-

lance companies in the private sector who are obliged to serve everyone in their service area. Even worse, the bill would bring a provider to Arizona who was denied a Certificate of Necessity in a court hearing and who was sued by emergency physicians. This is not about competition. There is no shortage of ambulance service providers in Arizona. The current system that requires a Certificate of Necessity (CON) from the Arizona Department of Health Services is working. There are 96 CON’s in the state of Arizona, with 33 of them having been issued since 2000. If HB2823 becomes law, the private sector will suffer and the public sector will suffer. But most importantly, patient care will suffer. HB2823 is a bad idea that purports to fix a system that is not broken. Your firefighters hope you will join us in opposing this bill. Mike Colletto is legislative director of Professional Fire Fighters of AZ.

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Craft beer is so passe … how about craft coffee? Café Bebida at 8175 S. Hillside Drive, Goodyear is launching a signature blend of Kona coffee – utilizing beans picked on the owner’s family coffee farm in Hawaii. Deborah Huyer is taking a hands-on approach to developing the café’s signature Kona coffee blend, the “Cock-aDoodle-Brew.” “The beans are hand-picked every day over a course of four-to-six weeks to ensure only perfectly ripened fruit is processed,” a press release crowed. “Commercial growers use mechanical harvesting machines to pick all the coffee cherries at once, so you get a mix of ripeness.” The beans destined for Goodyear are processed at the Old Hawaiian Coffee Company, using traditional methods (without the use of chlorinated water, added sugar or harsh drying machines). Check it out at Cafe Bebida, inside Casa Lucero. For more information, see cafebebida.com. •Not far away is a new music school, Autumn’s Treble Makers, at 3690 S. Estrella Parkway, Suite 101 (inside Beyond Gymnastics). The school is the dream-come-true of Autumn Bourg, who has been teaching a

variety of music styles. “After 15 years of experience,” says Bourg, “I am ready to open a music studio in my local community.” In addition to teaching elementary students to succeed in using their imagination, creation, and exploration from the stage, Bourg would like to see her studio grow into a community center and a safe haven for the entire neighboring areas. “Autumn’s Treble Makers has always been a place where we become like a family, friendships are born, and the students learn to work as a team,” says Bourg, “plus, when the students are working on their creativity and imagination, they get a much-needed break from the constant bombardment of technology.” For more information, visit AutumnsTrebleMakers.com •New in Avondale: Sipping Sisters Cafe, 308 N. Central Avenue. Here’s how it came about, according to the cafe’s website sippingsisterscafe. wixsite.com: “We all started working at Philly Pretzel Factory in Goodyear. Unfortunately, our owner passed away and we fought for the business but our fight wasn’t enough. The business was shut down. One day while scrolling on FaceBook, I saw a cafe for sale and figured why not check it out? We took a tour, filled out

the application got approved for the cafe in the same week!” The menu features breakfast items from fried-egg sandwiches to chocolate bacon wafﬂes (!). The quirky lunch offerings include “O.K., Boomer” (bologna and cheese), meatloaf and macaroni and cheese. Comfort food, cooked from scratch. Sipping Sisters is open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. during the week, until 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday. •Speaking of Avondale, the recent “State of the City” event honored 14 local businesses “recognized for their efforts in sustainability as part of the city’s certiﬁed Green Business Program. “ Karen and Vaughn Watson, co-owners

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Cactus League brings more than $300M in economic impact to Valley BY CHRISTOPHER BOAN West Valley View Staff

A springtime rite of passage for baseball fans returns to the Valley with the dawning of the 2020 Cactus League. The 15-team league, which runs through the end of March, brings Major League Baseball competition to 10 ﬁelds in the region. The games technically don’t count in the year-end standings, but make a huge impact on the state’s economy, according to ASU’s Daniel Marburger. Marburger, a clinical professor in the W.P. Carey School of Business, said the league has a unique impact unlike any other sporting event in the region. “It’s a little bit different than trying to estimate the economic impact of, let’s say, the Super Bowl, which is people coming in from the outside to go to the game, they spend some money here for the weekend and then they go back, because with the Cactus League, you have people who are retirees, snowbirds, who have chosen Arizona, chosen Phoenix, because it’s where the Cubs play,” Mar-

burger said. “Maybe they would have retired in Florida, or maybe they’d be snowbirds in Florida if the Cubs were playing in Florida. “So, it’s not just visitors who came up for an event and then went home, or even a better example would be let’s say the Arizona Cardinals. Well most people going to a Cardinals game, live in Phoenix area and therefore you really don’t count them, because they’re not coming in from the outside. But when you have permanent residents or semi-permanent residents who have actually chosen Phoenix because of Cactus League baseball.” The research done by Marburger and his colleagues at the W.P. Carey School of Business backs up his point. The college’s 2018 study found the Cactus League brought in $315.7 million in economic impact, with $122.6 million being spent on bars and restaurants, while $89.8 million was spent on lodging and accommodations. What stands out for Cactus League Baseball Association Executive Director

Bridget Binsbacher is the impact the exhibition has on the communities hosting the league’s 10 stadiums. “I’ve been focusing on really trying to understand the different models existing in all of our spring training cities,” Binsbacher said. “They’re all different and their impact on the community, their relationship with the community, with the team, they’re all unique to one another.” The league, which was founded in 1947, has entrenched itself in Grand Canyon State sporting lore, with generations of fans ﬂocking to the venues each year. ASU’s economic impact study found the league drew 1,737,975 fans for the 2019 season, across 220 games, averaging out at 7,900 people per contest. Leading the way in 2019, in terms of attendance, were the Chicago Cubs, who drew 13,939 fans per game, a .4% increase over 2018. The Arizona Diamondbacks (10,628) and Los Angeles Dodgers (10,326) were the other franchises to draw more than

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10,000 fans per game in 2019. The San Diego Padres saw the largest year-over-year increase, in terms of pergame attendance, gaining 12%, to 6,704 fans per contest. The Dodgers and Padres play home games at Glendale’s Camelback Ranch. The league’s ability to draw in fans from across the country year after year is important for a number of reasons, according to Binsbacher. Mainly, attendance is vital, as the league itself is a nonprofit organization using its proceeds to fund a number of causes, such as scholarships for local teenagers. Binsbacher believes the league can gain on its altruistic roots, serving the region off the field while entertaining the masses with top-notch action on the diamond. “As a result of volunteer work and the various relationships we’ve built, we generate more than $2.6 million in funding,” Binsbacher said. “Whether it’s scholarships or grants or different funding for various programs, mostly youthbased in various communities. “So, it’s just another impact we weren’t talking about before we’re really starting to look at how we can measure it and really continue to focus and grow on it.” Above all, the Cactus League serves as a month-long advertisement for the state and its way of life, according to Marburger. “You’ve got a bunch of teams, and if you’re loyal to one of those teams and you’re from someplace else and you come here for a vacation or come here as a snowbird or a retiree,” Marburger said. “Now these are people who are permanent or semi-permanent residents who were influenced by the Cactus League.” This draw isn’t lost on Binsbacher, who cited the state’s unique position as one of two states, along with Florida, hosting Spring Training games, as an economic tour de force. “We’re so fortunate to have this league here,” Binsbacher says. “There are two states in the entire country hosting these types of games and Arizona is one of them. And we do an amazing job at it and it has a tremendous impact on the state as a whole.

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“It’s a tremendous opportunity and we really have to take care of it and understand what it means to our economy, to our communities, to our local businesses.” Marburger has seen that impact ﬁrsthand, watching the league bloom from its more austere roots to an economic powerhouse that grows with each passing year. The ASU economic professor remembers when he was a Ph.D. student in Tempe during the late-1980s, when he could walk to see the Cubs play at Hohokam Stadium in Mesa. Now, the Cubs have their own palatial complex, Sloan Park, which was built in 2014 for $99 million, with a league-high capacity of 15,000. Such a move highlights the exponential growth in popularity of Cactus League games and the continued draw of ﬂocking to the ballparks within the Valley each spring, Marburger believes. “Back then, it was close enough to where I lived, I could actually just walk to the games, and sometimes I did,” Marburger said. “And now they’ve got that entire complex at Mesa. So, there

was a recognition that the Cubs, in particular, have such a big following, and a lot of Chicagoans like coming to Arizona to escape winter, so they put the two together.” Marburger believes the league’s longevity has helped bake baseball into the bloodlines of local residents, as we’ve grown accustomed to seeing the best players in the world play in intimate venues throughout the region for decades. Such a feat illustrates the unique relationship that the Cactus League has within the state’s sports landscape, with unmatched quality and intimacy. “I remember, when I was in graduate school, driving up Scottsdale Road one day, and there were the (San Francisco) Giants doing some warmups, and I thought, ‘This is interesting that I’m living in a place where you can just drive up the street and there’s a professional baseball team outside and they’re not drawing a big crowd,’” Marburger recalls. “It wasn’t like people were like, ‘Oh my gosh, look at the San Francisco Giants.’ We took it for granted that, yeah, we had baseball here.”

UPS honors Arizona drivers for 25 years of safe driving BY WEST VALLEY VIEW STAFF

UPS honored 17 “elite drivers” from Arizona among 1,316 newly inducted worldwide into the Circle of Honor, an honorary organization for UPS drivers who have achieved 25 or more years of accident-free driving. Arizona boasts 153 Circle of Honor drivers with a combined 3,915 years of accident-free driving. Mark Woolston of Glendale is the state’s senior-most safe driver, with 44 years of accident-free driving under his belt. There are 1,986 total full-time UPS drivers in Arizona. “I can’t say enough about all the men and women who were inducted this year,” said Scott Bremerman, president,

UPS West Region. “Their dedication to safe driving on America’s roadways keeps them safe, improves public safety and sets a high standard for professional drivers.” Globally, the most seasoned UPS Circle of Honor driver is Thomas Camp of Livonia, Mich., with 57 years of driving without an accident. Ronald McKnight of Bronx, N.Y., is next in line with 51 years of safe driving. One hundred ﬁfty-nine others have logged at least 40 years without an accident. Other West Valley UPS drivers who were honored were Renee Garcia of Glendale and Stacey Goad of Peoria. Both drive out of the Goodyear UPS facility.

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Millennium girls win basketball title, boys come up short BY ERIC NEWMAN

West Valley View Staff Writer

Millennium High School’s dream of sweeping the basketball championships came up short. Though the girls roared to a state title, the boys were upset. The Millennium girls powered past Sunrise Mountain 59-30 in the 5A championship last week, scoring its second straight state title. To start the game, Sunrise Mountain played fast and moved the ball up the floor quickly in transition. The result was a competitive quarter, and the Tigers led just 15-12 after the first period. “They got out and ran the floor really well to start the game,” Millennium coach Courtland Rojeck said of the Mustangs, “And we didn’t do it too well.” But, Millennium settled down and showed why it was the defending champion, starting out the second period on a 16-2 run by dominating the paint on both offense and defense. Even on missed shots, the Lady Tigers came up with offensive rebounds, resulting in more scoring opportunities. The Tigers pulled ahead and never looked back. A buzzer-beating three-pointer by Tiger sophomore Trayanna Crisp made the lead 40-18 at

Superstar junior JaRon Holmes, left, and Justus Jackson, right, were not able to bring a boys basketball title back to Goodyear, coming up short in a tough title game. (West

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the half. Millennium’s depth of solid defenders forced the Mustangs into turnovers and tough shot attempts, while their rebounders limited defensive possessions to a single shot. The lead was 30 heading into the fourth quarter and the teams played with a running mercy clock. “I think the biggest thing was it’s always great when you see the joy and excitement on the girls face,” coach Courtland Rojeck said. “We were fortunate enough to be able to win a state championship for the second straight year, but when the buzzer finally runs out and you finish the year as the state

champions, it’s really cool to see the excitement of the girls and like all the realization of all the hard work they put in throughout a year. And it’s nice to finish on such a high note.” Rojeck pointed to the experience of two of the seniors, Jasmine Singleton and Alexandra Zelaya, both starters since they were freshmen. Rojeck also explained something he took away from this season was the team’s ability to share the ball. He emphasized the team understood, “passing up a good shot for a great shot.” He explained the team’s athleticism and speed helped the team become what they are.

And he thinks it’s part of the reason they made it so deep in the playoffs. Even so, he looks for improvement. “I think one thing we are going to improve upon would be we want to shoot the ball better,” Rojeck said. “Sometimes our shooting can be inconsistent and at points in the year, I think when we struggled, we struggled at shooting from outside. So, it was a key thing to work on going into next season.” Amoret Maxwell, Crisp and others will be back to help the Tigers shoot for a third straight title next year. Led by the high-scoring junior duo of JaRon Holmes and Justus Jackson, the Millennium boys team was favored to take a title as well, but fell to Ironwood in the championship, 78-70. The game was a back-and-forth battle, with the teams trading big buckets and the lead for the first half of play. The Eagles went on a scoring run late in the first half, though, willing themselves to a 42-33 lead at the break. Where other teams have avoided dribbling into the paint, where Holmes roamed near the basket looking to block or alter every shot, the Eagles still penetrated the defense and took shots in close or kicked out to shooters

Left, sophomore Trayanna Crisp, one of Millennium’s scoring leaders, will be back next year to defend the Tigers’ title. Right, senior Jasmine Singleton helped lead Millennium to a second straight state championship. (West Valley View photos by Eric Newman)

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Could influencers offer solutions to MLB marketing woes? BY ERICA BLOCK Cronkite News

Throughout baseball’s online fan community, Jimmy O’ Brien (aka @Jomboy), Rob Friedman (@PitchingNinja) and other notable social media personalities have reignited baseball’s cultural relevance and rekindled interest in the game among casual fans. Their work is a form of grassroots marketing promoting baseball to a sizable audience of young, digitally savvy adults who might not otherwise pay attention to the sport. Considering Major League Baseball’s concerns about declining attendance and its aging fanbase, some have found it surprising MLB has not taken full advantage of what many deem to be an untapped market for entertaining baseball content. To its credit, MLB has made efforts in the last few years to attract more young people in the game. Marketing campaigns such as Players’ Weekend and the “Field of Dreams” themed game taking place in Iowa during the 2020 season aim to make the game more fun and appealing to the younger audiences MLB wants to target. Alongside these fan engagement campaigns, MLB restructured and modernized its marketing operations in 2018 and introduced new gameplay measures, such as limiting the number of mound visits allowed over nine innings, to expedite the game’s pace of play. It saw a need. MLB attendance has dropped 7% since 2015 and in 2018

Millennium...continued from page 20 for open perimeter jumpers. The Tigers did enough to keep themselves in the game, and crept close several times in the fourth quarter, but the Eagles continued to score at the important moments. It seemed every time Millennium started to gain a little bit of momentum, the Eagles would snatch it right back. “They feel like if we could build the lead, we’d be really hard to chase,” Ironwood coach Jordan Augustine said of his players. “They did a good job of getting good

dropped below 70 million for the first time in 15 years. The Arizona Diamondbacks last surpassed an average of 28,000 fans at home in 2008 after doing it each of their first seven seasons. Although it’s difficult to discern how effective MLB’s efforts are when it comes to engaging a more diverse and younger audience, the league’s efforts to grow the game appear in contrast to the potential social media personalities like Jomboy and PitchingNinja have to get casual fans and young people interested. Leveraging his video editing skills, humor and uncanny ability to read lips, O’Brien publishes short videos on YouTube illuminating and providing a running commentary on the many interactions which unfold among players, coaches and umpires throughout a baseball game. Because Jomboy’s videos highlight absurd and entertaining moments occuring in baseball, they also demonstrate to budding and would-be baseball fans why the game’s intricacies and choreography are so fascinating. “Baseball is a sport where the box score doesn’t really reveal anything about the story of the game,” O’ Brien said. “It’s why you have to tune in every day to really understand, ‘How the hell did that (play) really happen?’ ” O’Brien’s prominence in the baseball world recently surged after he produced

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MLB...continued on page 22 stops and hitting big shots when they needed to,” added Millennium coach Ty Amundsen. The Tigers had their chances to pull off a comeback. With about 40 seconds left, Jackson snuck up on Gonzalez to make a steal, passed it off to a teammate for an easy layup and the lead was trimmed to just two points. However, the Eagles made an inbounds pass, and calmly hit free throws the Tigers gave them to stop the clock. They would continue to make stops, hit the free throws and the lead just kept growing. Haley Smilow contributed to this story.

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MLB...continued from page 21 a step-by-step video explainer depicting how the Houston Astros engaged in sign-stealing during the 2017 season. “Astros using cameras to steal signs, a breakdown” elicited the ire of Astros fans as the video breakdown spread and went viral on Twitter. As Marc Carig reported in The Athletic, Jomboy Media’s unpacking of the Astros’ sign stealing scheme took O’Brien less than 30 minutes to create and O’Brien disseminated the video on Twitter shortly after Ken Rosenthal and Evan Drellich broke their story about the alleged sign stealing. In essence, O’Brien delivered a video clip to fans which complemented and visualized Rosenthal and Drellich’s reports. While it’s difficult to quantify the impact of O’Brien’s work beyond his social media following, anecdotal evidence suggests his videos draw the interest of casual sports fans who wouldn’t otherwise pay attention to baseball. A number of people who participated in O’Brien’s recent “Ask Me Anything” (AMA) forum on Reddit expressed sentiments

along these lines. “If you had told me a year ago I’d be eagerly consuming every YouTube video from a rabid Yankee fan with a backward baseball cap, I’d have called you crazy,” one Mets fan and Redditor wrote. Another Redditor who participated in the AMA told O’Brien she watches his video breakdowns with her family and explained how his work brought them all closer together. “I’ve shared your videos with my dad, and every time I go home we have lots of laughs,” she wrote in the AMA. “You may not know it, but your content helps people bond. Just wanted to say thanks.” Jake Mintz, co-host of MLB LIVE whip-around show “ChangeUp” on DAZN, a sports streaming service, and one half of the popular @CespedesBBQ Twitter account, believes O’Brien’s ability to engage casual sports fans is the difference. “If you’re like Jomboy, and you speak about something with passion and energy, and you can explain it well, it will be interesting, even for people who don’t watch as much baseball,” Mintz said. Both Mintz and O’Brien believe creating and sharing entertaining content 10 Annual Golf Expo

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is an effective way to attract people to baseball, especially those who didn’t grow up with the game. “Every sport needs casual fans to survive,” O’Brien said. “And then I think, once you get casual fans’ eyes on the screen, isn’t it better to explain baseball in a fun way that doesn’t make it sound like school?” Friedman, an Atlanta-based attorney better known to baseball fans by his Twitter alias PitchingNinja, is another content creator born of baseball internet’s subculture. As a student of pitching mechanics, Friedman edits short video snippets from MLB games and, using slow motion, analyzes the technique a particular pitcher used to execute what he refers to as a “filthy” or “nasty” pitch. His videos and GIF’s archive reveal how complex the craft of pitching is. His work also conveys how impressive MLB pitchers are for their ability to make a baseball move the way they do. By April 2018, Friedman’s account had amassed about 50,000 followers when Kevin Clancy at Barstool Sports made MLB aware of PitchingNinja’s work, which, in Clancy’s opinion, violated the league’s exclusive copyright to video and audio footage from its game broadcasts. MLB filed a Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) complaint with Twitter, and Twitter temporarily suspended Friedman’s account (it would eventually be reinstated). “They contacted Twitter and got my account banned, and then everybody got all pissed off,” Friedman said. “But MLB actually did appreciate what I was doing. They just did what they’re supposed to do and enforced their copyrights at that point.” Friedman’s large following on Twitter includes a handful of MLB pitchers who regularly reach out to him. Friedman’s temporary Twitter suspension irked many of them who regard Friedman’s work as a resource for learning or examining their mechanics. “This happens regularly. Literally all the time,” Friedman said, when asked if players ever get in touch with him. “Marcus Stroman was recently talking about how I helped him with his changeup, for example. If you go to Colin McHugh’s pinned tweet you’ll see he picked up a few pointers from some of my tweets (detailing the mechanics of Pirates pitcher) Kyle Crick’s slider.”

Players also contact Friedman to request his take on a curveball hanging over the plate, or a pitch thrown by an opposing pitcher they find particularly confounding. “One time a pitcher, who will remain nameless, DM’ed me to say his teammate’s swing looked out of whack and I needed to capture it,” Friedman said. “This was during a game. Like, in the middle of a game he was playing in.” Within the context of how MLB enforces its copyright to video footage, Friedman draws a distinction between those who create or share content for fun and those who monetize their work. He pointed out it was relatively easy for MLB to arrange a partnership with him as a contractor because he was not profiting from his PitchingNinja work. He said O’ Brien’s Jomboy Media videos (the bulk of which MLB retroactively claimed copyright) may present a more complicated situation for the league because his breakdown videos generate ad revenue. “Most of what I was doing was trying to explain the game to folks and trying to teach, so it would be more in the fair use arena,” Friedman said. “At the time my take on it was, I’m not monetizing it. I’m not putting ads up. I think it gets dicier if you’re trying to make money off (MLB’s) content and they’re not getting any of it.” Did the negative reaction from players and fans to PitchingNinja’s suspension from Twitter serve as a wake-up call to MLB? No MLB employee could explicitly confirm if Friedman’s suspension represented a turning point in MLB’s content-sharing policies. But a closer look at the league’s behavior on social media suggests following the public outcry of PitchingNinja’s Twitter suspension, MLB relaxed its policies toward those who share MLB’s copyrighted material and broadcasts on social channels. An MLB employee with knowledge of the league’s social and copyright enforcement priorities acknowledged in a statement the league in recent years adjusted its content-sharing policies in tandem with the changing media landscape. “MLB has evolved in its approach to fan content sharing, while recognizing an important distinction between shortform content created by fans to amplify their excitement and unlicensed content being monetized for personal gain in the

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absence of a league business relationship,” the statement said. MLB’s marketing campaigns to cultivate fandom among younger demographics are in the right spirit, Friedman said, but the league’s efforts probably don’t go far enough and they seem too manufactured at times. Moreover, by focusing on rules governing pitching changes and pace of play, the league runs the risk of changing the sport too much. “They’re trying to solve the symptoms without solving the main problem,” Friedman said. “And I think the main problem is (MLB’s) inability to understand the players and relate to them. Kids don’t want to play a boring sport where they can’t show emotions and have to be robots.” Mintz echoed Friedman’s belief baseball needs a touch of levity to attract the interest of casual fans. The entertainment Cespedes Family BBQ provides, Mintz said, is centered around those fun aspects of the fan experience. “If you’re a fan, a neutral fan, then what are you rooting for at any given moment? This is something we talk about a lot,” Mintz said. “The word I always use is joy.”

So, what do fans get out of Cespedes Family BBQ content, or Jake Mintz’s and Jordan Shusterman’s new DAZN show, they wouldn’t get from other preor post-game entertainment? “Baseball is fun. Jordan and I are good at emphasizing and finding and pulling the joy out of the games for people to enjoy,” Mintz said. “We’re not going to break (gameplay) down in the traditional sense. We’re not going to examine swing mechanics, or discuss what suchand-such game means for this or that ball club.” When it comes to sharing content, there are times when MLB still loses sight of the big picture by trying to be too protective over their copyrights, Friedman believes. “You can always protect your rights and not let anybody do anything,” Friedman said. “You can also let the sport die by not letting people talk about it and learn about it and share exciting stuff.” From Friedman’s perspective, it’s in the league’s best interest to let fans share and use game highlights, so long as those fans aren’t trying to make money off the content. Does the league grasp the value in this kind of fan engagement? Fried-

man seems to think so, in spite of MLB’s penchant for issuing DMCA notices. “If you’re posting select highlights to teach or show something, then I think they understand it is good for baseball,” Friedman said. “In the end (MLB’s) revenue stream is more protected by letting folks get highlights out on social media.” This MLB forged a partnership with Friedman and eventually hired Jake Mintz of Cespedes Family BBQ to work for MLB.com’s Cut4 vertical suggests the league recognizes the value of their content. In a written statement, MLB Senior Vice President of Marketing Barbara McHugh conveyed sharing and distributing content is fundamental to the league’s marketing efforts. “We believe publishing a variety of eye-catching, custom content is most attractive to our fans online,” McHugh said in the statement. “We also think there should be a home for the more unique side of our game, on and off the field, which is where Cut4 comes in. Jake and Jordan have been a great voice to complement our core social channels and to fit a unique audience.” Yet, although MLB has relaxed some

of its content sharing policies in recent years, its gambits to control unlicensed distribution of game footage have not ceased completely. MLB’s behavior surrounding copyright enforcement indicates it continues to view content creators who monetize their work as competitors, rather than as complementary marketing platforms. Representatives from MLB’s legal department and YouTube’s sports partnerships declined to comment on this story. O’Brien recently took to Twitter to express his frustration MLB continues to retroactively claim copyright on Jomboy Media videos published on YouTube. While O’Brien said he believes it is within MLB’s rights to issue DMCA takedowns of his (O’Brien’s) material, he doesn’t think the league is acting in its best interest when it treats published content in this way. “The point isn’t they’re wrong or being bullies, the point is they’re dumb for not seeing us as free marketing,” O’Brien tweeted. “I get the copyright, but this is just another in a long line of actions where MLB makes its content that much more inaccessible to the audience it directly needs to capture.”

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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.

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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.

MARCH Wednesday Museum

Toastmasters

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.

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.

Thursday

Stepping Stones

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 623-882-0721.

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.

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.

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.

Friday

Old Pueblo Live Music

Listen to live music by Los Gringos, Jeordie or Cooper Sunrise starting at 6 or 7 p.m. ev-

The White Tank Branch Library at 20304 W. White Tank Mountain Road, Waddell will hold weekly yoga classes from 11:30 a.m. to 12:20 p.m. for adults and teens 12 and older to strengthen flexibility, improve posture and build concentration. Free. For information, call 602-652-3000.

Self-publish

Learn how to take an idea for a children’s book from an initial concept to a published work with local author Merry Gordon from 3 to 4 p.m. at Litchfield Park Library, 101 W. Wigwam Boulevard. For information, call 602-652-3000.

Litchfield Park Home Tour and Vintage Market

Enjoy a self-guided architectural tour of eight Litchfield Park homes and their gardens starting at 300 N. Old Litchfield Road. $25 per ticket. Proceeds support the Litchfield Park Historical Society and Museum. After the tour, stop by the Vintage Market in Scout Park with vintage and homemade goods vendors and food from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Customers may attend the market for free. For the tour ticket and information, please visit www.lphsmuseum.org.

The Fabulous Keen Brothers

Enjoy live music by The Fabulous Keen Brothers from 7 to 10 p.m. at the Wigwam Bar, 300 E. Wigwam Boulevard, Litchfield Park. Entertainment included with a purchased drink. For information, call 623-856-1094.

Soulful Expressions Open Mic

The Avondale Civic Center Library at 11350 W. Civic Center Drive invites poets, comedians and musicians to share their art with others from 5 to 7 p.m. Arrive at 4:30 p.m. to sign up for a performance slot. Free. For information, call 623-333-2602.

Cody’s Pack

Children can register to read with a special library dog from Cody’s Pack to practice literacy skills from 10 a.m. to noon at the Buckeye Coyote Branch Library, 21699 W. Yuma Road. Registration is required. Free. For information, call 623-349-6309.

Master Gardener

Are you looking to improve your gardening skills? Master Gardeners will meet at the Litchfield Park Library, 101 W. Wigwam Boulevard, from 10:30 a.m. to noon to answer any desert gardening questions you may have. Free. For information, call 602-652-3000.

Flag Raising Ceremony

Attend a flag ceremony honoring the 82nd anniversary of the founding of the U.S. Merchant Marine at 8:15 a.m. on the front lawn of Litchfield Park City Hall, 214 W. Wigwam Boulevard. Vice mayor Paul Faith will present a special proclamation in honor of the event. Free. Light refreshments will be served. For information, call 623-935-5033.

Saturday

RePete Boutique

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.

Makers Market

Hello Handmade Market will host its Makers Market from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Goodyear Community Park, 3151 N. Litchfield Road, Goodyear. The first 100 customers will receive a swag bag with some goodies.

Car Show

Enjoy a free car show from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Christ Presbyterian Church, 925 N. Sarival Avenue, Goodyear. For information, call 623-882-0721.

Stargazing for Everyone

Take a guided tour of the night sky with professional stargazers, learn how to read a sky map and use telescopes to look at the moon, planets and more from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. at Skyline Regional Park, 2600 N. Road, Buckeye. Free. For information, call 623-349-6621.

Sunday

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.

Arts in the Park Concert

Enjoy a free concert by Desert Knights Band from 3 to 5 p.m. at The Wigwam, 300 E. Wigwam Boulevard, Litchfield Park. Attendees are encouraged to bring blankets, lawn chairs and food. The Wigwam will have a bar on-site for those wishing to purchase beverages at the concert. For information, call 623-935-3811.

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Monday

Hope

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.

Business Roundtables

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.

Preschoolers Storytime

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.

The Tolleson Public Library at 9555 W. Van Buren Street invites preschool-age children to read books, sing songs and take part in activities at 11 a.m. Free. For information, call 623-936-2746.

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Disciple Outreach Ministries, a nondenominational ministry, invites all to a Bible study at 7 p.m. Wednesdays at 10486 W. Emerald Lane, Avondale. Free. For information, call 623-772-0144.

The Avondale Civic Center Library at 11350 W. Civic Center Drive invites parents to bring their babies from 10:15 to 11 a.m. to promote early development. Babies will learn with books, music and playtime activities. Free. For information, call 623-333-2602.

Teen Leadership Club

Teen Leadership Club is a group that creates and carries out new programs for the Goodyear Branch Library. The team meets from 5 to 6:30 p.m. at the library, 14455 W. Van Buren Street. Registration is required. Free. For information, call 602-652-3000.

Tuesday

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.

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Zumba at Fitness in the Park

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

Teen Volunteer

Teens looking to meet new friends and volunteer for school credit can meet at the Avondale Civic Center Library’s Volunteer Wednesdays from 3 to 5 p.m. at 11350 Civic Center Drive. 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.

Community Center Bookmobile

The Bookmobile, a library on wheels, will be at the Buckeye Community Center at 201 E. Centre Avenue from 11 a.m. to noon. Visitors can get a library card to check out and return books. Free. For information, call 623-349-6300.

Thursday

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BLACKCEO Concert

Celebrate the life and career of Au as he turns 31 in style and listen to some of the state’s top musical talent from Delly Everyday, DeLa Preme and D Sloan from 7 to 10:30 p.m. at The AV, 613 E. Western Avenue, Avondale. The event is hosted by comedian Bari Hall. Cost is $5 to $10. Doors open at 5:30 p.m.

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.

Baby Time

The Tolleson Public Library at 9555 W. Van Buren Street invites babies and their caregivers to interactive play time at 10 a.m. Free. For information, call 623-936-2746.

Pilates and Yoga

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.

Community Council Meeting

The Tonopah Valley Community Council will hold its Maricopa Planning and Zoning meeting at 7 p.m. in the South Mountain Unified School District Boardroom, 38201 W. Indian School Road. For information, call Paul at 602-370-8062.

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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.

Alzheimer’s Support Group

Home Instead Care hosts a weekly group support from 12:30 to 2 p.m. third Thursdays at Avondale Community Center, 1007 S. Third Street. The group supports those who have been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s as well as their family members. Free. Registration is not necessary. For information, call 623-333-2705.

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Rotary Club sets record with golf fundraiser BY BOB CHARLTON Guest Writer

The Goodyear PebbleCreek Rotary Foundation increased its proceeds by 40% over last year following the outstanding response from its 3rd Annual Charity Golf Tournament and Ball Drop recently held at the PebbleCreek Tuscany Falls East Course. “We are truly grateful for the outpouring of support from tournament sponsors, raffle donors, and, of course, the record number of golfers who participated—we were sold out!” said Joan Smith, Rotary Club Foundation tournament director. “This is our primary annual event which generates funds to re-invest in the community through a variety

of charitable donations including six $1,000 scholarships, youth leadership programs, and local service projects,” said Smith. To kick-off the tournament, everyone gathered around the putting green to watch 400 pre-sold numbered golf balls as they were dropped onto the putting green with the help of the Goodyear Fire Department ladder truck. The lucky ball number this year that rolled into the designated hole was held by Maria Elena Bogwald of Realty One Group who won $3,000. “Our PebbleCreek Food and Beverage Department delivered their usual outstanding lunch following the tournament,” noted Smith. “Over 100 prizes were awarded from raffle ticket

sales including an Apple Smart Watch, Apple I-Pad, Nest Thermostat, Phoenix Suns tickets, artwork, wine, restaurant gift cards, rounds of golf, and related golf products. The Rotary Club Foundation truly appreciates the generos- The Goodyear PebbleCreek Rotary Club’s third annual Golf Tournament and Ball Drop increased proceeds by 40%. (Photo courtesy Goodyear PebbleCreek ity of area businesses Rotary Club) and community patrons in supporting the tournament. Major ly, plus 45 hole sponsors. sponsors included: Sun Health FounThe Rotary Club of Goodyear Pebdation, Thunderbird Custom Design, bleCreek is a part of Rotary InternationJohnson Wealth Management, Argent al dedicated to “service above self.” The Solar, Abrazo West Campus, Freedom Club meets each Wednesday at 7 a.m. in Audiology, Minshalls Uptight Floor- the Chianti Room of the PebbleCreek ing, Wilhelm Automotive and Tires, La Tuscany Falls Clubhouse. Visitors and Loma Village, Amerigroup, SW Elec- guests are welcome to check out the tric Vehicles, LLC, Donna Strand Re- Club any Wednesday morning. alty One Group, Allstate Insurance-PeFor more information contact, call ter Zipp, Macy’s Logistics, Window Joan Smith at 503-348-9468 or e-mail World of Phoenix, The Flanders Fami- jbsmith80@aol.com.

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Envoy...continued from page 27 and was hired just over a year ago, also as a driver companion. As Cortes noted, Envoy America is similar to other ride-share companies in drivers can set their own hours and use their own vehicles, but it also offers some differences she found appealing. She said she had an extensive background check, interview and training as part of being hired for Envoy America. According to the company website, services cost $39 per hour. “Our trained driver companions assist throughout the whole trip. Whether it’s grocery shopping or navigating to the correct doctor’s ofﬁce, you can trust Envoy America to help your loved one with the same degree of care you would use.”

CEO Inspired by Parents to Launch Company K.C. Kanaan, CEO of Envoy America, said he was inspired to open the company by his experiences with his own parents. “When my parents got older, we couldn’t ﬁnd reliable transportation suitable for elderly people. I could see the impact it was having on their health and psyche to not get out, so I decided to start Envoy Ameri-

Cortes makes an average of three to ca,” Kanaan said. The company, which was founded in four trips a day, and is happy to help her clients with their grocery Scottsdale, is now based shopping if they like, or in Tempe. to wait with them at their Envoy America covers medical appointments. Maricopa, Pinal and Pima “I will stay there with Counties, Kanaan said, them in case something and they also operate in happens, and I have a lot Tucson and as needed up of people who request to Flagstaff and Sedona; me,” she said. for instance, if a passenger Like Cortes, Blackwater needs a ride up north for said she prefers working an appointment or family event. Carmen Cortes of Surprise said she for Envoy America over While Kanaan said En- drives senior customers all over the other ride-share compaValley. (Photo courtesy Carmen nies. voy America does not West Cortes) “All of my clients are compete directly with other ride-sharing companies like Uber and nice and I don’t have to expect any surLyft, depending on the trip and the dis- prises. I like working with seniors and tance, they are often a very affordable taking them where they need to go and then taking them back home,” she said. option. Both Cortes and Blackwater said work“Our rate of $39 can be very competiing for Envoy America has evolved into tive,” he said. much more than merely providing reliable Driver Companions and safe transportation for their clients. As a driver companion, Cortes said In many cases, they have provided she goes all over the West Valley taking emotional support for their passengers, her passengers grocery shopping to doc- who might be scared or nervous about tor’s appointments and other places. an upcoming medical appointment or “I’ve been to Peoria and Glendale and procedure like chemotherapy. all over—wherever I need to go.” “I’m helping people and it is what I

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Ducey reads to students at Wildﬂower Academy BY OCTAVIO SERRANO

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Gov. Doug Ducey visited students in Goodyear and talked about government, education and Martin Luther King Jr. Ducey visited Wildflower Accelerated Academy in Goodyear, Monday, March 2, on Read Across America Day. He answered questions from kindergarten and first-grade students about his position as a governor and state government. Before answering quesMegan Garr (left), Gov. Doug Ducey and Maria Cruz (right) posed for pictures after students were done asking questions. (West tions, Ducey read “Leonardo, Valley View photo by Octavio Serrano) the Terrible Monster” to 23 students. After Ducey put the book down, one of the students asked if he was responsible for taking care of everything in the state. “As governor, you have the most responsibility in state government,” Ducey said. “You are responsible for things like public health and we do our best to get additional resources to the incredible people in public education.” A hand was raised, and another student asked what Ducey’s plans were Don’t forget: The Democratic to ensure students would be able to afford college when they grow up. The Presidential Preference Election student admitted it had been a question is MARCH 17. his father had told him to ask. “The first concern as a governor is I want to make sure all of our young people have access to an excellent education like you’re receiving here,” Ducey said. “You have a great school Get the facts at B R O U G H T T O Y O U B Y: here and you have a great teacher and I want to tell you the harder you work and the more you study and take advantage of the things in front of you, the more opportunities you are going FOR VOICE INFO, CALL 602-506-1511 to have to go to college.” Ducey added the state of Arizona works diligently to ensure there are

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affordable colleges, and grants and scholarships available to students. He encouraged the class to focus on their studies so they will be able to attend college on a scholarship. In addition, one of the students inquired about Martin Luther King Jr. and Ducey told the class of his importance in American history. He spoke of his ideologies that led to the Civil Rights Movement. “It’s the idea all men and women are created equal and it’s been the aspirational creed of the United States,” Ducey said. One of the last questions asked was if he and President Donald Trump were the most important people in Arizona. Ducey said although he may have more responsibility than others, everyone is just as important. “I would say there are 7.1 million important people and it is you and your classmates and your parents,” Ducey said. “The governor or the president aren’t any more or less important.” Megan Garr, ﬁrst-grade teacher, said the students were excited to hear they would have the governor as a guest. She said she encouraged parents to help their child understand what a governor is and to brainstorm on what questions they should ask. “I think it’s an amazing opportunity to have such an esteem ﬁgure to come to the school,” Garr said. “We do a lot of intense and hard work here and it’s nice to have him here on campus.” After Ducey left the class, he said spending time with the public Is an important part of his position as governor as he is able to understand what is occurring in the community. “I think it’s always good to get out of the State Capitol and get among the people,” Ducey said. “One of the top responsibilities of state government is public education.”

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Daycare becomes part of the local business community BY OCTAVIO SERRANO

West Valley View Staff Writer

Bel-Espirit Day School held a ribbon-cutting Friday, Feb. 21, as the school was welcomed as part of the Southwest Valley Chamber of Commerce. Paige Boyd, owner and director of Bel-Espirit Day School, said, “We’re hoping to really take advantage of the networking events and get out there and meet other business owners in the community. I have more of an educational background, so getting in touch with more of the business owners and picking their brains will be super helpful from a business standpoint.” Bel-Espirit Day School is near North Litchﬁeld Road and the I-10 in the Palm Valley Pavilions. It is a private day care for children ages 1 to 6. Boyd, 37, said she was a teacher in the Pendergast Elementary School District for almost 10 years, so owning her own daycare was a natural transition. She is an Ahwatukee resident. Boyd went on to purchase Bel-Espirit Day School in 2015, and said the school focuses on having a family-friendly pro-

gram. It has 50 kids enrolled, but she is looking to expand to 65 or 75 students soon. In addition, the school has seven teachers on staff. “We like to say we offer a boutique childcare experience,” Boyd said. “It’s a really friendly and inviting atmosphere.” Boyd said the school joined the Southwest Valley Chamber of Commerce in January, and she hopes it will benefit the business aspect of the institution. She said a few of the benefits of having a membership with the chamber of commerce include having direct access to other local businesses, business workshops, networking events and various meetings and social events. John Safin, president of the Southwest Valley Chamber of Commerce, said a school like Bel-Espirit Day School is needed in the community, as parents need more options on where to put their children. “This is a school providing a service for young children and it’s something that is much needed, especially in a growing community,” Safin said. “There’s a lot of growing families but the options are few and far between.”

But it is not just beneficial to the parents but to the economy of the community, Safin said. “This is important to the community, but they are a business, and the community thrives on small businesses as much as large businesses,” Safin said. Tom McGirk, a parent who was present during the ribbon-cutting, found Bel-Espirit Day School in 2017 when he Paige Boyd was a teacher in the Pendergast Elementary School District for almost 10 years and purchased Bel-Espirit Day School in 2017. and his wife were searching for (Photo by Octavio Serrano) a daycare to raise the standards. He said they made a good choice when dergarten, will probably go into a giftthey decided to go with Bel-Espirit Day ed program because of the curriculum School. Bel-Espirit Day School has. “They’ve absolutely lived up to this Boyd said the curriculum the school and more,” McGirk said. “It’s a lot of uses is to ensure the kids are ready to teaching. They take care in what they do, transition into kindergarten. and it doesn’t seem like the teachers cycle “We do have a set curriculum we use,” in and out. There is not a lot of turnover.” Boyd said. “We try and focus on kinderMcGirrk currently has two sons en- garten readiness standards and making rolled in the school, Travis, 3, and Con- sure they are really ready for kindergarnor, 5, and he notices a difference in ten.” their education. He said Travis is speakBel-Espirit Day School is at 1375 N. ing better than some of his other friends, Litchfield Road Suite 104, Goodyear, and Connor, who is about to go into kin- 623-536-6600

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Liberty Elementary district arts festival

BY OCTAVIO SERRANO

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The Liberty Elementary School District brought its six schools together to showcase the students’ talents. Westar Elementary School hosted the inaugural event of Festival of the Arts where all six of the district’s elementary schools came together and performed Wednesday, March 4. The event featured art displays, choir and band performances, including the Freedom Elementary String Ensemble featured. In addition, the Liberty Flag Team performed with the Las Brisas Elementary Dance team. The six schools involved were Estrella Mountain Elementary, Westar Elementary, Freedom Elementary, Las Brisas Elementary, Liberty Elementary and Rainbow Valley Elementary Monica Landaiche, music teacher at Estrella Mountain Elementary, helped coordinate the event. She said it was a product of different departments getting together wanting to demonstrate the talents of the students.

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“We look around at what’s going on in our districts and some of the best ways to display our students’ talents,” Landaiche said. “This is what we came up with.” There were hundreds of students and parents on campus and art was displayed for bystanders to appreciate. There was a performance every 20 minutes. “The idea is it will bring the community through the entire campus to not only experience the music but see the artwork and really involve them in the whole experience,” Landaiche said. Landaiche said there were 300 students who participated, ranging from third to eighth grade. The planning began in October and the students began practicing in January. This is the ﬁrst time the schools have gotten together in this fashion, she said. Landaiche said this was an opportunity for students to step away from their textbooks and learn what the arts have to offer. “Kids go to school and they take tests and they learn from their books,” Lan-

Westar Elementary School hosted the inaugural event of Festival of the Arts where all six of the district’s elementary schools came together. (Photo by Octavio Serrano)

daiche said “But some of the greatest opportunities they have is when they get to sing, create and dance.” Lori Shough, superintendent of the district, said she was glad to see all the schools come together for an event celebrating the arts. “It shows the spirit of collective celebration of arts throughout the district,” Shough said. “It’s a belief we have for

all children who need to experience art. Art is performance-based and you don’t often get to do it in a classroom setting, so when they get authentic real-life community events where they can be the star of the show, it’s part of their education too.” Brian and Rebekah Smith watched

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Arts...continued from page 32 their son, Cameron, perform. “I like they took all the different schools from the district,” Brian Smith said. “Now I get to see some of the students from the other schools doing different things, so I know what’s going on.” In addition, Brian said bringing the students together like this would help them get better acquainted and form friendships that will come to fruition once a group of them attend the same high school.

“They develop an appreciation for their differences,” Rebekah added. The Festival of the Arts was meant to allow students to express their artsy side and get to know students from other schools. Landaiche said she was proud of how much effort the students put into preparing for the event. “They’re incredibly talented,” Landaiche said. “We had kids practicing their instruments, singing their songs, doing their dances and in between they were all over campus doing physical activity and it was seamless.”

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Mark Cederquist The world, in general, and the music world, specifically, suffered a sudden and unexpected great loss on Tuesday, 25 February 2020. Mark "Swingman" Cederquist passed away, peacefully, in his sleep of natural causes. He was 48 years young. To read a full obituary and leave condolences for the family visit http://www.thompson funeralchapel.com/obituary/markcederquist/.

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John Edward Pfeiffer, Sr., age 80 of Litchfield Park, AZ died February 25, 2020, in Phoenix, AZ. He was born March 14, 1939, in Little Rock, AR to Charles and Lena Pfeiffer. He served in the U.S. Army from 1956 to 1962 achieving the rank of Specialist 4. A visitation will be held from 1:00 - 4:00 pm, Saturday, March 7, 2020, at Thompson Funeral Chapel, 926 S. Litchfield Road, Goodyear, AZ 85338. Burial will be at the National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona. For a full obituary and to leave condolences for the family, please visit http://www.thompsonfuneralchapel.com/obit uary/johnedward-pfeiffer-sr/.

Mrytle Virigina Kennedy- Mc Kinney Myrtle Virginia Brown - was born Dec 4, 1928 Spartanburg SC to Hoyle P Brown and Clara Sprouse Brown. If you ever had the opportunity of hearing her stories of childhood, you know she learned the value of hard work, faith and family. She graduated from Spartanburg High School 1946. In 1946, she met and married Charles Kennedy. She suffered from asthma and was instructed to move to Phoenix. In 1950 she made the move to see if the weather would help. Charles and her first born followed after Myrtle spent time and found her health improving. In 1954 the family purchased a home and moved to Buckeye where they raised their four children Judy, Frieda, Eric and Curtis. After a short time as a widow she married longtime friend, Leland McKinney in 1994. She was a member of First Southern Baptist for over 65 years. She loved Jesus, coffee, staying up late night, bunco, the colors red and pink and her family. She passed away at home on March 4, 2020. She is preceded in death by her parents Hoyle and Clara Brown, husbands Charles Kennedy and Leland McKinney, son Curtis Kennedy, son-in- law Bobby Wingo, brothers Bill, Walter, Elbert and Albert Brown, granddaughters Sara and Kristen McKinney and grandson Jonathan McKinney. She is survived by her children Judy Wingo, Frieda (partner Boyd) Turner, Kathy (Mac)McNamara, Eric (Theresa)Kennedy, Gary(Sherry), Bill(Mary), and Ken(Deanna) McKinney; brother Hoyle P Brown Jr. 16 grandchildren and 16 great -grandchildren. Services: Wednesday March 11, 2020 11 AM First Southern Baptist Church 405 N 3rd St Buckeye, AZ 85326 Grave side service to follow immediately after

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Loal Eugene Goodwin On March 2, 2020 Loal Eugene Goodwin entered into eternal rest. He was a resident of Cashion for 65 years. He is preceded in death by his wife Patricia A Goodwin, his son Ricky G Goodwin and daughter Rhonda L Sedillo. He is survived by his wife Alice M Gray, daughter Lisa R Martinez, stepson Josh Gray, grandaughter's Olivia M Salinas and Brittney A Sedillo, grandson Jesse P L Martinez and 5 great grandsons. Rest in perfect peace. A memorial service will be held from 12:00 PM to 3:00 PM on 2020-03-09 at Avenidas Funeral Chapel, 522 East Western Avenue, Avondale, AZ, USA.

Jessie Duane Swindle Jessie Duane Swindle age 28 of Buckeye, Arizona passed away February 25th 2020 in Buckeye,Arizona. He was born on February 19th 1992 to Shane and Terry Swindle. He graduated from Estrella Foothills High School in 2010. He was a jack of all trades. His jobs included truck driver, pipeliner, farmhand, but mostly he was just a genuine Cowboy. Jessie is survived by his Father Shane and Mother Terry Swindle, Sister Ashley, and two brothers Bubba, his wife Krystin Swindle, and Cody Swindle, his grandfather and grandmother Gary and Martha Wingfield. He left behind his niece Taylor and nephew Stetson Swindle who loved him unconditionally. We invite all to come and celebrate Jessie Swindle's life as the Cowboy Rides Away. A celebration of life will be held at White Tanks Southern Baptist Church 1420 N. 192nd Ave Buckeye, Arizona 85326 on March 21st 2020 at 12:00pm.

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Betty J. Arcide, age 86 of Rancho Cucamonga, CA died February 23, 2020, in Litchfield Park, AZ. She was born May 23, 1933, in Elwood City, PA to Sylvio Colista and Louise Mazzano. A visitation will be held at 10:00 am, followed by a funeral mass at 11:00 am, Tuesday, March 10, 2020, at St. Peter & Paul Catholic Church, Alta Loma, CA 91737. Burial will be at Belleview Memorial Park, Ontario, CA. To leave condolences for the family, please visit http://www.thompsonfuneralchapel.com/obituary/ betty-jarcide/.

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Lynn Royette Layton, age 70 of Las Vegas, NV died March 3, 2020 in Goodyear, AZ. She was born August 27, 1949 in Prescott, AZ to Leonard and Erma Pat Kershner. Lynn was a CPA and a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. She is survived by her husband, James Layton; daughter, Amanda Layton; son, Jeremy Layton; and sister, Donna Deifenbaugh. To read a full obituary and leave condolences for the family, please visit http://www.thompsonfuneralchapel.com/ obituary/lynnroyette-layton/

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Arthur David Soda Edwards Arthur David Soda Edwards, age 30, passed away on Thursday, February 27, 2020. Soda was a beloved father, grandson, nephew, and brother, who was loved by many. He was born on September 30, 1989 to Shane Edwards and Jill Teague in Phoenix, Arizona and later resided in Buckeye, Arizona. He is survived by his children, Zander and Aiden, his brothers Shawn Anthony Edwards and Damien James Edwards, grandparents Ralph and Janice Woods, Floyd Eugene Addicott, and Rev. Catherine Teague, as well as many uncles, aunts, cousins, and friends who were as close as family. He is preceded in death by his parents, Shane Edwards and Jill Teague, and grandfather Arthur Garcia Martinez.

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Douglas Wayne Fisher age 67, of Buckeye, AZ died February 25, 2020, at Ryan's House Hospice in Phoenix, AZ. He was born January 23, 1953, in Rockville Indiana where he was a farmer and past Parke County Jail employee. Doug is survived by his wife Terri Fisher, three children, Miriah Tumey, Autumn Loyd (Matt), and Mike Reynolds (Jessie); six grandchildren, Jessey Tumey, Jayce Mix, Bailey Loyd, Sawyer Loyd, Wade Reynolds, Nolan Loyd, and his brother Kenny Fisher. Condolences for the family may be left at http://www.thompson funeralchapel.com/obituary/douglas-waynefisher/.

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Se da aviso de que la Ciudad de Tolleson tendrá elecciones de la siguiente manera:

PUBLIC NOTICE OF THE CITY OF TOLLESON, ARIZONA Notice is hereby given that the City of Tolleson will hold elections as follows: *Primary Election: Tuesday, August 4, 2020 General Election: Tuesday, November 3, 2020 Offices to be filled: Four-year terms to expire 2024: Mayor At-Large and 3 Council Member Seats. 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

*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

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/.

Para obtener recursos electorales e información sobre los votantes, comuníquese con el Departamento de Elecciones de la Oficina del Registrador del Condado de Maricopa al (602) 506-1511 o visite 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.

* Cualquier candidato que reciba la mayoría de todos los votos emitidos en la Elección Primaria será declarado elegido sin presentarse a la Elección General.

Published in the West Valley View and West Valley Business on Wednesday, March 4, 2020 and March 11, 2020. / 29065

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS In the Matter of the Estate of NAME, Paul Fredrick Kluge

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has been appointed as the Personal Representative of this estate. All persons having claims against the estate are required to present their claims within four (4) months after the date of the first publication of this Notice or the claims will be forever barred. Claims must be presented by delivering or mailing a written statement of the claim to undersigned Personal Representative at ADDRESS. 7311 E Wilshire, Scottsdale, AZ 85257 DATED this 2 day of MARCH, 2020 /s/ NAME Bryan Paul Kluge NAME Bryan Paul Kluge PUBLISHED: West Valley View and West Valley Business March 11, 18, 25 2020 / 29192 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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WEST VALLEY VIEW NEWS | MARCH 11, 2020

BE$T PEOPLE - BE$T PRICES LOWE$T TA X RATE

MARCH MAYHEM at JONES FORD 2020 FORD ECO SPORT SE “DEMO”

JONES PRICE $

19,940*

MSRP $24,940 Jones Disc. 20125

$5,000

2019 FORD ESCAPE SEL

JONES PRICE $

24,580*

2019 FORD F-150 4X2

“DEMO” ! D!

19060

“DEMO”

MSRP $28,685 Jones Disc.

MSRP $32,575 Jones Disc.

$9,230

JONES PRICE $

20115

$3,890

$4,500

2019 FORD FLEX SEL

“DEMO”

JONES PRICE $

27,950*

MSRP $29,382 Jones Disc. 20109

JONES PRICE $

24,185*

25,492*

$6,500 Last One!

“DEMO”

23,345**

2020 FORD FUSION SE HYBRID

MSRP $31,080 Jones Disc. 19232

JONES PRICE $

2020 FORD ESCAPE SE

MSRP $34,600 Jones Disc. 18440

$6,650

2019 FORD EDGE TITANIUM 2019 FORD RANGER LARIAT 4X4 2019 FORD EXPLORER “ST” JONES PRICE $

33,435*

“DEMO”

19169

$7,000

JONES PRICE $

52,620*

MSRP $59,620 Jones Disc.

MSRP $44,855 Jones Disc.

$8,500 Last One!

“DEMO”

37,855***

MSRP $41,935 Jones Disc. 19502

JONES PRICE $

20114

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623.386.4429 | JONESFORDBUCKEYE.COM All prices and offers cannot be combined with any other offers or promotions. Prices subject to change. Prices and payments do not include sales tax, license, $379.00 dealer doc fee and dealer add ons. All vehicles subject to prior sale. *Must Fin FMCC. *** Includes Retail Trade Assist Must Fin FMMC. ** Includes $1,000 Retail Trade Asst, $1,000 Conquest, Must Fin FMCC.Prices valid through 3/16/2020. Sales vehicles may have scratches, dents or dings. See dealer for details.

$7,000