Glendale’s Community Newspaper
Vol. 76 No. 11
INSIDE
This Week
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March 12, 2020
Mayor: ‘Here we grow again’ BY TOM SCANLON
Glendale Star Managing Editor
NEWS............ 12 Retired police officer charged with theft
FEATURES ... 24 Rock stars of the car world at Mecum Auction
OPINION..................... 14 BUSINESS.................. 16 SPORTS ...................... 20 CALENDAR ................ 22 FEATURES.................. 24 RELIGION ................... 28 YOUTH........................ 30 CLASSIFIEDS ............. 31
The 5.5 magnitude Yuma earthquake Friday night felt by Glendale residents wasn’t the only earth moving this week. En Fuego is breaking ground Monday, March 16, across from Westgate. And Red Bull, even before opening its first facility in fast-expanding west Glendale, announced it will break ground on another huge building. Last year, partners Ball Corporation, Raüch Fruit Juices and Red Bull started building a manufacturing facility on Reems Road between Olive and Peoria avenues. Even as that plant is being built, Red Bull last week announced it is expanding
Red Bull announced plans for a distribution center in west Glendale, next to a manufacturing facility being built on Reems Road near Olive Avenue. (Photo courtesy city of Glendale)
in Glendale. A 700,000 square-foot distribution center will be built next to the manufacturing facility. Both facilities are expected to be up and running in 2021. “Here we grow again,” said Glendale
Mayor Jerry Weiers. “It is clear based on their renewed commitment to the City Red Bull’s experience here in Glendale and the region has been a positive one and we look forward to working with them for years to
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 Camelback Ranch-Glendale, home of the Los Angeles Dodgers and Chicago White Sox, and the Peoria Sports Complex, where the Seattle Mariners and San Diego Padres play. At these ballparks and practice fields, fans enjoy up-close encounters with players during Spring Training.
For many it includes having players sign baseball cards, hats, T-shirts, notebooks and other items. Philip Scott, an avid autograph collector, was at the Peoria Sports Complex Friday afternoon. There and at Camelback Ranch Ballpark, as well as other Spring Training venues around the Valley, players historically have signed autographs during practice sessions and before games. But Scott said he heard one player gruffly reject an autograph request, saying, “I ain’t getting the virus.”
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Memo urges autograph caution BY TOM SCANLON
Glendale Star Managing Editor
Last week, officials made several discomforting announcements regarding COVID-19. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, “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.”
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