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March 17, 2021

The Voice of the West Valley for 35 years

Donna Rossi returns to Duet Board

BY JAKARIA ROSS

West Valley View Staff Writer

Donna Rossi, a former TV news reporter and current public information officer for the Buckeye Police Department, returns to the Duet: Partners in Health & Aging’s Board of Directors to serve for her second time.

“Duet has always had a very strong board, and that is something that lured me back in during this time,” said Rossi, who served from 2010 to 2016.

“I hope to grow personally from my time on the board. I just hope to continue the great work of that organization and be somewhat instrumental in perhaps gaining more publicity and volunteers who do so much for our elderly population.”

Duet is a nonprofit organization with a mission of promoting health and well-being through vitally needed services to homebound adults, family caregivers, faith communities and grandfamilies. Duet’s free-of-charge services are available in the greater Phoenix area.

Long-time Duet supporter and volunteer Ellen Dean, a certified financial planner,

Dosia Carlson, left, founded Duet: Partners in Health & Aging’s Board of Directors. She’s shown here with Donna Rossi. (Photo courtesy of Donna Rossi)

is the president of the Duet Board of Directors. Besides Rossi, new board members include John Farry, recently retired from Valley Metro; Meryl Salit, a health

care professional; and Fred Cohill, retired founder and business mentor at Skyline

Rossi...continued on page 2

Goodyear voters OK measures in election

BY CHRISTINA FUOCO-KARASINSKI West Valley View Executive Editor

Goodyear voters approved 10 measures via mail-in ballots that update the city charter’s various articles, according to official results from the March 9 special election.

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There were 57,326 ballots sent out and 9,720 ballots turned in. For details on the measures and the election, visit goodyearaz.gov.

A city charter is to cities what a constitution is for federal and state governments.

It provides the city’s basic governing prin-

ciples. The city charter amendments were recommended by the city of Goodyear Citizen Charter Review Ad-Hoc Committee and referred to Goodyear voters by the city

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Rossi...continued from page 1 Builder & Restoration Inc. “As Duet celebrates its 40th anniversary providing vital services to vulnerable older adults, I am especially pleased to welcome our newest members to Duet’s Board of Directors,” said Ann Wheat, Duet executive director.

“As a group, they bring passion for Duet’s vision of a community where every person ages with compassion, dignity and hope that is rooted in lived experience. Their diverse expertise in the fields of health care, journalism, business management and community engagement will be a tremendous help charting Duet’s course in enhancing and growing our free-of-charge services over the next decade and beyond.”

Wheat is excited to be working with Rossi again.

“Donna Rossi is an invaluable asset to Duet,” Wheat said. “In addition to her board work, she has served as an emcee for multiple Duet fundraising events and has helped us to communicate our mission of promoting health and well-being through vitally needed

services to Valley seniors who need them most.”

Wheat added that she is grateful for Rossi’s dedicated service because seniors are vulnerable, still facing neglect, isolation and despair. They are voiceless, she said.

“We know our ability to bring help and hope to vulnerable seniors who will be strengthened by (Rossi’s) compassionate advocacy,” Wheat explained.

Rossi originally joined the board 11 years ago because Duet seemed like an “incredible organization — it turned out to be true.”

“I was introduced to the organization by some friends who were involved in both volunteering and on the board as well,” Rossi said.

“What’s appealing to me is helping very vulnerable populations of our community.”

As a public information officer, Rossi said she feels she has important and valuable skills she can bring to Duet.

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board as well as the entire organization of Duet,” Rossi said.

While COVID-19 has challenged homebound adults, Rossi expressed gratitude toward Duet’s efforts during the pandemic.

“You can only imagine the challenge for people who were already homebound,” Rossi said. “Thankfully, Duet has been able to conduct a lot of virtual meetings, training and programs. One of the things that we’ve done in the past is to teach older residents some computer skills so they can video chat.”

Rossi said the pandemic brings a set of challenges to the board.

“I think the challenges that we’re

going to face as a board are trying to figure out new ways of how to reach the vulnerable population,” Rossi explained. “We still have to be very cautious about seeing in person.”

Duet is mourning the death of founder the Rev. Dr. Dosia Carlson, an event that Rossi said was “devastating.” The 91-year-old died Jan. 13 from complications of COVID-19.

“She founded the organization in 1981 and was active in the organization until her passing,” Rossi said. “She was a wonderful, incredible woman and such a forward-thinking woman.”

To volunteer, donate or ask for help, call 602-274-5022 or visit duetaz.org.

Duet launches support group for caregivers

BY WEST VALLEY VIEW STAFF

It’s the ultimate juggling act: caring for aging parents while also balancing a career and other family obligations.

Nearly 30 million Americans who are caring for an ill friend or family member are also working a paid job, according to an AARP report.

Often, these family caregivers are part of the “Sandwich Generation”: caring for aging parents while also raising their minor children.

Duet: Partners in Health & Aging has just launched a free virtual support group just for family caregivers who care for their parents. The new Caring for Parents Virtual Support Group meets from 3 to 4:30 p.m. the first and third Saturdays of every month via Zoom.

“A family caregiver is defined as ‘someone who provides unpaid care for a loved one,’” said Janet Richards, Duet’s caregiver services manager.

“Many family caregivers do not even realize there is a name for what they are doing, because they are just doing what comes naturally to them, especially when it comes to their parents.

“Duet is here to help family caregivers take better care of themselves

so they can take better care of their loved ones. The new Caring for Parents Virtual Support Group was created so that those caring for their parents can come together with other family caregivers to share challenges, as well as discover tips and resources to help them cope.”

About 90% of family caregivers become more proactive about seeking resources and the skills they need after self-identifying as caregivers — and research indicates that family caregivers who participate in support groups benefit from overall improvements in physical and mental health.

To participate in Duet’s Caring for Parents Virtual Support Group, family caregivers should contact Deanne Poulos at 602-274-5022, ext. 115, or poulos@duetaz.org to receive the meeting link.

For those who would like continuing support on their caregiving journey, Duet offers ongoing virtual support groups, information and referral assistance, and a Finding Meaning and Hope video discussion series for family members caring for someone with Alzheimer’s and other dementias. Learn more at duetaz.org/ family-caregiver.

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Voters...continued from page 1 council.

In addition to multiple administrative and grammatical changes, amendments included establishing a committee to review and recommend compensation for the city council, adopting an appointment process in the event of a vacancy on the council and removing an automatic transition from councilmembers being elected at-large to electoral districts when the city reached a population of 150,000.

Details on the measures are below: Proposition 451: Article II The Council: Yes 61.64%; No 37.03% Makes changes to what constitutes a term for mayor and councilmember; removes provisions related to the establishment for electoral districts; establishes a city council compensation committee and changes the method for adjusting council compensation; incorporates the authority to remove councilmembers for misconduct in office; changes the process for filling vacancies in the office of mayor or councilmembers; provides dates of induction into office and makes applicable grammatical and administrative changes.

Proposition 452: Article III The City Manager: Yes 71.24%; No 27.13% Establishes an employment contract for the city manager; removes references to assistant city managers; and authorizes the city manager to delegate an acting city manager in his/her absence.

Proposition 453: Article IV Administrative Departments and Offices: Yes 70.51%; No 26.97% Revises the city clerk’s duties; establishes the city attorney’s contract; and removes the requirement that the city manager recommends the city attorney.

Proposition 454: Article VI Finance and Taxation: Yes 74.64%; No 23.65% Updates finance and auditing terminology and practices in compliance with generally accepted accounting and auditing standards and state statute. It also makes applicable grammatical and administrative changes.

Proposition 455: Article VII Ordi-

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nances and Resolutions: Yes 71.15%; No 27.16% Allows the delivery of council material by electronic means, rather than personal delivery, to the council prior to the meeting; removes the requirement to maintain three paper copies of ordinances in the city clerk’s office; establishes a posting location other than city hall; references state statute for newspaper advertising requirements; modifies enacting requirements for ordinances and resolutions; and makes applicable grammatical and administrative changes.

Proposition 458: Article XI Municipal Court: Yes 69.56%; No 26.20% Entitles the municipal court at “The Municipal Court of the City of Goodyear, Maricopa County, State of Arizona”; establishes an employment contract for the presiding judge; establishes the presiding judge is the presiding judicial officer of the municipal court; allows the Goodyear presiding judge to appoint judges pro tempore as needed within its annual approved budget; and makes applicable grammatical and administrative changes.

Proposition 456: Article VIII Contracts: Yes 63.93%; No 32.94% Provides for the disposition of surplus property by reasonable means adopted by council; removes provisions related to official advertising in legal newspapers; and makes applicable grammatical and administrative changes.

Proposition 459: Article XIII General Provisions: Yes 76.63%; No 20.03% Requires the city council to consider the appointment of a charter review committee at least every 10 years. Makes applicable grammatical and administrative changes.

Proposition 457: Article IX Elections: Yes 59.23%; No 37.07% Removes the reference to electoral districts and makes applicable grammatical and administrative changes.

Proposition 460: Article I Incorporation, Form of Government, Powers of City, Boundaries and Article XV Succession in Government: Yes 76.19%; No 20.74% Makes applicable grammatical and administrative changes.

FEBRUARY HOME PRICES CONTINUE UP According to the Arizona Regional MLS, home prices in February continue to climb at a record pace creating the hottest selling market since 2006.

Valley wide, the number of active listings is down Ben Ruoti 59.2% year over year and down 13.3% compared to Associate Broker 623.600.8897 January. Sales are up 7.4% year over year and up 9.1% compared to January. The median home price in the Valley was $349,000 versus $295,000 a year ago. That is an 18.3% increase according to the Cromford Report.

NO BUBBLE IN SIGHT In 2008 home prices plunged but we do not have the same root causes in this market.

No overbuilding of new homes Existing home supply does not exceed demand Home owners have plenty of equity Few foreclosures Investors are not the majority of home buyers SALES FOR AVONDALE, GOODYEAR AND LITCHFIELD PARK FOR FEBRUARY 2021 Avondale Goodyear Litchfield Feb 2020 home sales 93 169 59 Feb 2021 home sales 98 173 67 Feb 2021 median price $310,000 $379,000 $395,000 Number homes for sale 19 78 35

Stay on top of colorectal cancer screenings

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BY KEITH JONES

West Valley View Contributing Writer

Of the cancers affecting men and women, colorectal cancer is the second-leading cancer killer in the United States and most common in people ages 50 and older. There are often no signs or symptoms of colorectal cancer. That’s why it’s so important to get screened.

March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. But a year into the coronavirus pandemic, a troubling public health issue is developing. People are delaying routine screenings, preventive care and even emergency care due to fear of COVID-19. Hospitals, ERs and doctors’ offices are safe places to receive care.

“Waiting to see a doctor or go to the ER can result in a greater risk of complications, disability and lengthier recovery times if conditions are left undiagnosed or untreated,” said Dr. Sushil Pandey, a colorectal surgeon on the medical staff at Abrazo West Campus

in Goodyear.

“It is important to remember that diagnostic screenings are medically necessary to determine the course of treatment for conditions like colorectal cancer,” Pandey said. “Some may think a colonoscopy is an ‘elective’ procedure, but ‘elective’ is still essential care which can be lifesaving and life-altering treatment.”

The best way to prevent colorectal cancer is to get screened regularly starting at age 50, Pandey said. Abrazo hospitals follow COVID-19 safety procedures for emergency, inpatient and outpatient care, as the number of COVID-19 diagnoses continue trending downward.

“Don’t let COVID fatigue prevent getting the care you need,” he said.

People older than 50 have the highest risk of colorectal cancer, but younger people are being diagnosed at an alarming rate. And the risks increase for those who smoke, are African American, or have a family history of

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The most common method to screen for colorectal cancer is screening colonoscopy. It is recommended that the average-risk person should be screened regularly starting at the age of 50. During colonoscopy, if polyp is found, it can be removed or biopsied and examined for diagnosis. Screening helps find colorectal cancer at an early stage, when treatment works best.

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Marlene Capristo named academy’s principal

BY LAUREN SERRATO

West Valley View Staff Writer

The Litchfield Elementary School District introduced the Digital Learning Academy as the organization’s 17th school.

A year after pivoting to online learning, the district saw an immediate need to create a strong online education.

Starting next school year, the “A”-rated LESD will fill that need for the more than 700 students enrolled in the academy.

Marlene Capristo will take the lead as the program’s founding principal.

Capristo previously served as Verrado Middle School’s assistant principal and student adviser.

“I am very excited and have an immense amount of gratitude for the high-quality teachers that we have in Litchfield that will be coming to DLA, the ongoing support from the community and the opportunity to lead this school,” Capristo said.

The new online school will feature

live teaching lessons, social-emotional learning and the same academic curriculum as the rest of the in-person schools within the district.

“It’s rooted in academic excellence, which was built in an ‘A’-rated district, so I’m excited that we have that academic foundation,” she said. “I think the most exciting part is that we have this strong social-emotional piece, the academic piece, and now we’re just putting it into a different kind of classroom.”

Capristo admitted the pandemic and school closures created a need for an online learning model but said families have found this new way of learning is best for their children.

“One of the things that’s unique for DLA is that we have live classes, five days a week. We really bring that personal touch to it,” she said.

Many online learning models have synchronous learning where students are expected to log in and out, with parents responsible to log attendance.

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At this time, registration for the Digital Learning Academy is open. Shelly Hornback, LESD’s director of community relations, said the district may have to cap the number of students but the program is open for growth.

Capristo said the new online school will add to the already established and successful district.

“We’re digital, not distant,” she said. “We’re going to continue to have a strong school family. That’s something that Litchfield is known for, and we will continue that even though we’re virtual. And that is some- Digital Learning Academy Principal Marlene Capristo thing that I’m very, very proud called the school “digital, not distant.” (Photo courtesy of.” of Litchfield Elementary School District) For more information or to enroll your child in the Digital Learn- —Staff writer Lauren Serrato can be reached at lserrato@timespublications.com ing Academy, visit lesd79.org.

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Society discusses ‘The History of Goodyear’

The Litchfield Park Historical Society is hosting “The History of Goodyear” at 10 a.m. Tuesday, March 23, in person and via Zoom.

To attend in person, preregistration is required by calling 623-935-3411.

The event is at The Church at Litchfield Park, 300 N. Old Litchfield Road, Litchfield Park.

To confirm an online spot, email events@lphsmuseum.org.

Phoenix Goodyear Airpark earns kudos for cleanliness Phoenix Goodyear Airport has achieved GBAC STAR Facility Accreditation from the Global Biorisk Advisory Council.

Accreditation ensures a facility follows a strict cleaning, disinfection, and infectious disease prevention program.

Other facilities recognized include Richmond International Airport in Richmond, Virginia; Colorado Convention Center in Denver; and various hotels around the world.

“GBAC STAR is the cleaning industry’s only outbreak prevention, response and recovery accreditation for facilities and is designed to support them at every step in the journey,” said GBAC Executive Director Patricia Olinger. “Organizations that commit to the program send a clear message to their employees, customers and visitors that they are advocates for a cleaner world.”

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Cavco Industries announces new park model facility Cavco Industries Inc. purchased a newly constructed building that will be developed into a production facility in Glendale.

The 118,000-square-foot facility will be used for production of park models, cabins and cottages built under standards approved by the American National Standards Institute.

With this new Glendale facility focusing on park model production, an existing production line at the Goodyear facility, which was previously used for production of these units, will transition to production of homes built under the standards of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Help needed Editor: The Declaration of Independence states, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. That to secure these rights, governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed.”

These unalienable rights include our First Amendment rights, our Second Amendment rights, and all other constitutional rights guaranteed to us that our government shall not infringe upon.

If these are as important to you as they are to your friends and neighbors, please join us in protecting them. We have at least 71 openings for precinct volunteers in the immediate area that we are looking to fill. Please visit us at the Estrella Farmers Market from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Saturday, March 20, or join us for an informational meeting at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 24, at Estrella Foothills High School Media Center. Must be registered as a Republican. Visit Estrella Conservative Republican Club or Arizona Legislative District 4 Republican Committee on Facebook for additional insight. Having a strong local presence helps ensure we are justly governed with our consent.

Richard Hopkins Chairman LD4 Republican Committee Buckeye

Thanks for the story

Editor: I was overjoyed to see the “Youth” feature story in your March 10 edition about Audrey Murphy. I was blessed with the opportunity to work with Audrey at school for a few hours a week back in 2015. I remember a little girl

who, despite her physical challenges, approached life with determination, playfulness and a delightful sense of humor.

From what I read in your article, it seems that she is still as I remember her.

Over the past several years, I’ve thought of Audrey often and wondered how she was doing. It made me so happy to read this story and see the beautiful pictures from her Make-A-Wish photoshoot.

Debra Quick Avondale

Kudos to Goodyear PD

Editor: I’d like to give a big thank you to the city of Goodyear Police Department and hope all residents likewise appreciate their services, which we often (not intentionally) take for granted.

Suffice it to say, we recently had an opportunity to personally experience their commitment to quality, thoughtful consideration in the moment, and perseverance in resolving a matter.

So glad things turned out the way they did, and so appreciative of all those in law enforcement who do what they do! God bless all first responders, and all of theirs.

Leif B. Nygaard Goodyear

Quick response

Editor: This is in response to Dr. Leonard Kirschner letter of March 10. I totally agree with him. Why want the best person to run our country? I am a 66-yearold American who, when I was old enough to understand politics, realized that it was not the party one voted for but who is the better person to serve us all. It just makes me so angry when I hear we only vote for R or D candidates.

John Consalvo Litchfield Park

New baseball rules Editor: The other day, I was watching a CubaD-backs game. It was the second inning and the Cubs were ahead 3-0. In the third inning, the D-backs scored three runs to tie the game. The inning was not over, as the D-backs had only one man out and a man on base. What happened next befuddled me. I watched the Cubs leave the field, and I quickly learned the inning was over and the Cubs would now be batting.

I have never seen this kind of baseball being played and I turned the game off. No Spring Training games for me this year.

Also, most games are less than nine innings, and one feels cheated paying the ticket cost of a nine-inning game.

Paul Daffinrud Buckeye

To Dr. Leonard Kirschner

Editor: Read your post and totally agree. D versus R. I am not about party lines. I vote

for who I think is the best for the country. I try not to discuss politics at all since the election. All I hear is I am listening to “fake news” or I am not well informed to even know what I am talking about. I voiced opinion a month ago and got told I am not a patriot. Until each party gets back to business and works together, we, as a nation, have lost our way.

Rebecca Tillotson Buckeye

How to get a letter published 250 N. Litchfield Road, Ste. 130, Goodyear, AZ 85340 E-mail: editor@westvalleyview.com The West Valley View welcomes letters that express readers’ opinion on current topics. Letters must include the writer’s full name, address (including city) and telephone number. The West Valley View will print the writer’s name and city of residence only. Letters without the requisite identifying information will not be published.

Letters are published in the order received, and they are subject to editing. The West Valley View will not publish consumer complaints, form letters, clippings from other publications or poetry.

Letters’ authors, not the View, are responsible for the “facts” presented in letters.

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Scales of justice out of whack on death row

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BY DAVID LEIBOWITZ West Valley View Columnist

If you believe in the criminal justice system, file this under good news: The Arizona Department of Corrections recently issued a press release reporting it’s once again ready to execute some of the 115 murderers housed on death row.

“At the direction of Gov. Doug Ducey, (Corrections) has been working diligently to obtain the drugs necessary to implement executions in the state of Arizona, and to identify sources to prepare the drugs in compliance with Arizona law,” the release explained. “(Corrections) stands ready, with the Attorney General’s Office, to administer justice.”

It’s about time. Some of these murderous scumbags have been on death row for decades.

Like Ernesto Salgado Martinez, sentenced to death in 1998 for the 1995 cold-blooded execution of legendary Arizona state trooper Bob Martin. Martinez

was speeding along the Beeline Highway 7 miles north of Shea Boulevard when he passed Martin, a 28-year Department of Public Safety veteran known by his colleagues as “Mother Martin” for the way he took care of his fellow cops.

As Martin approached the stolen Monte Carlo Martinez was driving, Martinez fired four times. Martin died at the scene from a fatal chest wound, lying face up in the middle of the highway he patrolled for more than 20 years.

Martinez was captured a day later in California, though not before he murdered a convenience store clerk in Blythe. He used Martin’s service weapon to commit that murder.

Even on death row, Martinez hasn’t been idle. His prison record shows 27 disciplinary infractions, including multiple assaults and weapons charges.

I’ve heard all the arguments against the death penalty over the years. None of them justify allowing Martinez to escape ultimate justice for a quarter century.

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mored car guards the Polands kidnapped, beat, tasered, stuffed in canvas bags and dumped in Lake Mead to drown.

Villafuerte and Poland seemed to doze off as the poison surged toward their hearts. It was a peaceful end for both men, unlike the mayhem they visited on their victims and nothing like the so-called “botched” executions often held up as reasons to abandon the death penalty.

Our system of justice is predicated on balance. Scales have long been the metaphor of choice for what happens in our courtrooms.

Anything short of execution for the murderers on death row, in my mind, leaves these scales out of whack.

Ernesto Salgado Martinez and his 114 friends long ago forfeited their lives when they committed murder in the most heinous ways imaginable.

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On an April day 23 years ago, I witnessed Jose Roberto Villafuerte receive lethal injection for the murder of Amelia Schoville. Villafuerte hog-tied his victim, then raped her. Schoville choked to death on the grimy sheet he stuffed down her throat to keep her quiet.

Villafuerte enjoyed a sumptuous repast of broiled chicken, tortillas and rice before he was sent off the great beyond.

The following year, I witnessed Michael Poland get a lethal needle. Poland chose breakfast food for his last meal — eggs sunny side up, bacon, hash browns, toast and Raisin Bran.

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BY LAUREN SERRATO

West Valley View Staff Writer

Hello and welcome back to Business Briefcase! We’re halfway through March, and if you’re feeling the stress that comes with work, school, parenthood or anything in between, this Business Briefcase is the one for you.

This week we will be highlighting two local businesses that are perfect for a self-care type of day. Be sure to check out and support these West Valley businesses the next time you’re looking to treat yourself or a loved one.

Thairapy Salon Owned by Melissa Maas Ready to make a change with a new hairstyle this spring? Look no further than Thairapy Salon. Owner and stylist Melissa Maas opened the salon in April 2018 in Goodyear. The recently remodeled salon specializes in everything from precision cuts to custom coloring, highlighting and blowouts.

With 20 stylists and an esthetician onsite, Maas guarantees her salon has stylists to fit and tailor to the perfect haircut or color for you.

Maas has been a licensed cosmetologist for nearly 20 years and said one of her favorite parts of her business is having the opportunity to make others feel special. “I’ve always had a passion for not only the beauty side of it but helping people and making them feel good,” she said. Additionally, Maas ensures the salon gives back to the community by partnering with various nonprofits and groups.

Thairapy Salon is located on Indian School Road and Wigwam Boulevard, right across the street from Millennium High School. For more information or to book an appointment, visit thairapysalonaz.com or check out its social media accounts @thairapysalonaz.

Divine Skin by Sandra Owned and operated

by Sandra Nieves As a senior in high school, Sandra Nieves launched her business in January. With plans to finish her esthetician program by the end of the year, Nieves is booking clients with hopes of getting the opportunity to work with different skin types and gain experience.

“I am a hardworking and motivated person, and I know this is just the beginning. Skin care has always been a big passion of mine; it’s like therapy to me,” she said.

Divine Skin by Sandra offers basic facials, dermaplaning facials, waxing, and lash and brow tinting. In the future, she hopes to add lash lifts and perms, as well as brow laminations and lash extensions. As a young, aspiring esthetician, Nieves said support from clients and the community motivates her and excites her about her future.

“I just want to be able to help anyone and everyone feel beautiful in their skin and feel at their best,” she said. For more information or to book an appointment, visit Nieves’ business page on Instagram @divineskinbysandra or email divineskinbysandra@gmail.com.

Figure 8’s Body Sculpting Spa LLC Owned by Stacey Kenney What started as a simple interest in the beauty industry in 2018 transformed into a business for Stacey Kenney.

Figure 8’s offers relief treatments and body sculpting that helps increase mus-

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cle tone and diminish fat tissues through a nonsurgical massage. Services include wood therapy, ultrasound cavitation, vacuum therapy, reflexology, cupping and facials. Maderoterapia, wood therapy, is a noninvasive and holistic approach to body shaping and muscle toning.

With a passion for helping others, Kenney said it’s important for people to also take care of themselves mentally and physically, and her business has the ability to help.

“I run this business alone, and my clients’ needs are my priority. When I give treatments it’s truly because I love helping my clients get results and see them gain confidence in their shape.

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whether it’s a follow on Instagram or a kind Google review,” she said.

Figure 8’s offers monthly specials for certain treatments to help her clients reach their health and wellness goals, Kenney said. For more information or to book an appointment, visit figure8sbodysculpting or @figure8sbodysculpting on Instagram.

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BY CHRISTINA FUOCO-KARASINSKI West Valley View Executive Editor

Spencer’s TV & Appliance will move its headquarters to the Akimel Gateway project at the southwest corner of the Loop 202 and 40th Street in January.

Spencer’s has been a Valley staple for nearly 50 years, and the site will provide the company with greater access to the Phoenix metro area. Tram-

mell Crow is the project developer, and WESPAC is the general contractor for the construction of the building.

“The Valley has grown up with Spencer’s during the nearly 50 years we’ve been in the appliance business,” said Rick Biederbeck, the president of employee-owned Spencer’s TV & Appliance. “When you’re serving customers to the east in Mesa and Gilbert and to the

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each day with a 38dock door warehouse facility,” said Dennis Reilly, Spencer’s TV & Appliance chief financial officer.

In addition to the new headquarters, Spencer’s TV & Appliance will open its 11th retail store at Camelback location on 21st and Camelback Road in early July. The space was previously occupied by Half-Price Books. For more information, visit spencerstv.com.

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In the last six years, the city’s Catalyst Program resulted in: • 30 projects funded.

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The Catalyst Program, run by Buckeye’s Economic Development Department, focuses on the redevelopment of existing buildings through private investments. Local businesses can apply for up to $50,000 in city funding to help expand, rehabilitate, beautify or enhance their landscaping, or provide public parking or lighting.

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Buckeye’s Catalyst Program is accepting applications until 6 p.m.

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The total budget for this round of applications is $125,000.

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Freshman Guiney looks to lead Millennium to title

BY ETHAN GRENI

West Valley View Staff Writer

After winning back-to-back state championships, Millennium High School’s girls basketball team is in a transition period.

They have a new coach, a young team comprised mostly of sophomores, and one very interesting freshman.

“There’s some pressure, but honestly it’s kind of fun,” Elli Guiney said.

“Because you get to come up (in a program) with a ton of success, it’s a very competitive environment where every single day you’re getting pushed, so that just helps you get better every single day.”

Still just 14, Elli has become an instant leader for the Tigers, averaging a team-high 13.4 points. After defeating Williams Field 50-41, Millennium continues its playoff run on March 17 at Verrado.

“I think she’s just versatile,” said Millennium coach Kevin Thomas.

“She can post up, she can play the point guard if she needed to, she can shoot really well. Literally, name a thing in the game. Obviously she has room to improve, but she’s just a good basketball player, period. And for her size, to be able to do all that, it makes her different.”

Listed at 5 feet, 10 inches, Elli is not only one of the tallest players on the team but also one of the biggest voices in the locker room.

“She does have a height advantage over many people,” sophomore Mia Amundsen said. “She’s (also) a good communicator and a good leader. She is always vocal, using her words in a positive way, trying to get her teammates to do the best that they can.”

“With Elli, you don’t know what you’re going to get,” said senior Kassidy Dixon. “She comes in with a bunch of energy, and it’s great having her around. She’s a good person on and off the court, and when it’s game time,

she’s always ready to play and always excited for her teammates, so it’s really nice to have her around.”

As a first-year coach, Thomas said having a player like Elli, who brings the team together, helps keep things in perspective.

“She’s a bubbly kid who likes to have fun and give her teammates a hard time,” Thomas said. “(The players are) having fun, they’re making TikTok videos, whatever it is. She just has a fun personality, she’s a fun kid, and she’s a goofball and likes to joke around, so it makes for a good time when Elli’s around.”

Her fearlessness on court is another reason why Elli has earned so much respect.

“I feel like she’s not afraid to go at anyone,” Dixon said. “Despite her being a freshman. She’s not afraid to attack anybody, go at anybody, score when she needs to score, and she’s a key (piece) to our team.”

For Thomas, that versatility in Elli’s game is what makes her special.

“The nice thing about Elli is that she’ll do whatever we need her to do,” Thomas said. “Scoring is something that we’ve counted on her to do, but defensively, we can put her on (the opponent’s) best scorer, we can put her on a post player, we can put her on a point guard, we can put her on anybody.

“We can ask her to do anything, and she’ll be able to find a way. She essentially embodies a wide range of things that you want in any player, and she does a good job of that. Especially for a freshman, it’s impressive.”

Elli attributes her success to her ability to read the game as it happens.

“I think my strength is just my vision, because I feel like I can see the plays a little faster and can hit my teammates when they’re open,” Elli said.

“If I see a lane, I know what I’m going to do and take it.”

Elli Guiney, 14, averages a team-high 13.4 points for the Tigers. (Photo by Pablo Robles)

The team is confident in its ability to earn a title.

“I believe in the girls,” Thomas said.

“We’re at a point now where we’ve lost a couple games, but in each of those games, we’re finding out more about what we need to do to get over that hump. There is lot of pressure that comes with the back-to-back state titles scenario, but we know that (a third title) is within the realm of possibility if we do our job and if we play together and if we come together and believe in each other.”

Elli said the team is confident, but the young women are taking it one day at a time.

“We’re just trying to get better, win every game, and then I guess (if we) keep winning, (another title is) what we’ll get,” she said.

Even as a freshman, she sets the bar high. She is driven to reach her goals.

“I definitely want to have a great high school career and get to play college, and then after that, if I can play pros, I would definitely love to,” Elli said.

“After that, I would like to do some sports broadcasting and coaching.

“I just want to make the world a better place, you know? Even if it’s just impacting people that I know right now, who knows, it could help their lives in the long run.”

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Kendall Todd uses experience to keep career on par

BY ZACH MOORE

West Valley View Staff Writer

Kendall Todd was one of four athletes from Arizona to compete in the Dustin Johnson World Junior Golf Championship this month at Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.

She had the best placement out of all Valley athletes, with a finish of 11 over par. She tied fifth in the girls bracket.

An Arizona Connections Academy senior from Goodyear, Todd has made a name for herself by her continued involvement in U.S. tournaments. Most notably, she won the 2020 State Junior Golf Championship at TPC Scottsdale.

Todd said it was a privilege to compete against other great athletes from around the country.

“It was a great experience,” Todd said. “It was great to be able to play with some of the best golfers.”

In addition to the competition, she said the tournaments have played a big role in her development as a player.

“I feel the tournaments help you become a better golfer,” Todd said. “They

develop your course management and just make you an all-around better player.”

Todd was named to the 2020 American Junior Golf Association’s Rolex Junior All-America Team. She was recently ranked by the AJGA as the No. 34-ranked girls’ golfer in the world.

She has the desire to continue playing golf throughout her years in high school and college and aspires to join the LPGA someday.

The UNLV commit credited her father for teaching her about golf at the age of 10. The early years on the course helped her become the athlete she is today.

“My dad got me into golf,” Todd said. “I would drive around his golf cart, and eventually I just got some golf clubs and fell in love with the sport.”

It didn’t always come easy. Todd admitted she’s had bad days, but she learned to move on. That is the biggest lesson she learned from golf.

“You can’t be hard on yourself,” Todd said. “You have to be able to forget about your bad shots and move on

Goodyear’s Kendall Todd has committed to playing golf for University of Nevada, Las Vegas. (Photo courtesy of Kendall Todd)

to the next one. You can’t let 18 holes get to you. You have to enjoy it, not just be out there to win.”

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Millennium heads into 2021 with renewed focus on control

BY ZAKKARY BROG

West Valley View Staff Writer

When the 2020 baseball season began for Millennium, optimism was high among the team. They were coming off of a successful 2019 season and had their sights set on continuing the momentum.

They started off hot, winning their first four games by a combined score of 25-11.

Everything was going to plan for the Tigers, until it wasn’t. That fourth game was the last that the team would play, with COVID-19 turning a once promising season into a casualty.

The effects of that cancellation still linger in 2021, as the team enters this upcoming season with relatively less experience than in past years.

“We have guys who are moving into starting spots who only played two games last year,” said Millennium head coach Matt Royal. “We got kids who only got five at-bats or logged an inning, and now we’re expecting them to turn around and throw 40 innings for us. So, that’s kind of been the biggest challenge for us, the experience and making sure that guys are ready to go despite the lack of reps they got last year.”

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nities. We want them to be prepared and represent Millennium to the high standard that we expect. We just try to stay positive and try to focus on us, focus on what we can do, and that’s kind of been our thing. Whatever happens this year, we’re going to have a lot of control.”

Kaleb Duncan, a third-year varsity player and class of 2022 commit to the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, is at the forefront of that preparation.

“I learned from a lot of older guys who have been here before me,” Kaleb said. “All of them taught me so much.

Being a good teammate, being able to lead the younger kids, and now it’s my time to step into that leadership role and do what they did for me. … We’re trying to gel as a team as much as we can. Our saying is ‘How? Together.’

We’re going to do it together. Nobody can do it by themselves. We’re going to focus on playing as a team. That’s how we work around here.”

Kaleb also has a lofty personal aspiration that he’s aiming to fulfill this

Kaleb Duncan is shooting to be the 5A Player of the Year this season. (Photo by Pablo Robles)

season — 5A Player of the Year.

“I’m trying to be the best in almost every statistic,” Kaleb said.

“I’m going to try to do what I can to help us win a state championship. Defi-

nitely a personal goal of mine is to be the best player in 5A.” The Millennium Tigers’ home opener is slated for Tuesday, March 23, when they host the Campo Verde Coyotes.

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Passover: A festival of freedom

BY RABBI DANA EVAN KAPLAN Temple Beth Shalom of the West Valley

The message of the Jewish holiday of Passover — which begins this year on Saturday, March 27 — is closely tied to the ideals that most Americans hold dear.

In the Hebrew Bible, Passover celebrates the Exodus of the Children of Israel from Egypt and their freedom from slavery. It was given this name because God “passed over” the houses of the Israelites during the last and greatest of the Ten Plagues brought upon the Egyptians. The story of this close encounter with death and the resultant freeing of the Israelites from bondage is designed to impel us to search for the very best of human values and to live out those values in our daily lives.

Throughout the West Valley, Jews — and, indeed, increasing numbers of Christians — celebrate Passover by holding a Seder, which is a ritual feast which involves the retelling of the liberation of

the Israelites. The Seder is based on the Biblical command to recount the story of the Exodus for the younger generations.

Families and communities gather together to read from the Haggadah, a liturgical guide to the meal which explains its many exotic ritual practices. For example, the eating of matzah (unleavened flatbread) with bitter herbs provides for us just a little bit of the actual literal bitterness of that experience so many years ago.

While the Passover Seder is designed to help us recreate a long-ago mythical crisis, the unspoken question of what would have happened if we were never liberated from slavery hangs in the air. It is hard to get a sense of what it might have been like to suddenly become a slave.

One of the hallmarks of American democracy is political and social freedom.

We cherish our liberties, and most of us instinctively recoil from anything that might threaten those freedoms. Yet, on Passover we gather to consider what it

might have been like deprived of all of the choices and options that we too often take for granted.

Our director of education, Andre Ivory, speaks about the retelling of the Exodus to the younger generation is the primary purpose of the Seder experience. We continually come up with new pedagogical strategies to arouse the curiosity of children and draw them into this recreation of events that took place thousands of years ago. Near the beginning of the feast ceremony, the youngest child is chosen to ask the ma nishtana — a question that translates to “Why is this night different from all other nights?” Throughout the evening, the dramatization that unfolds is an attempt to answer this child’s question.

Our religious school — which includes students from Peoria, Glendale, Surprise, Tolleson, Avondale and Goodyear — loves preparing for the Passover holiday.

While store-bought matzah is a dry, flavorless bread that many people would not eat voluntarily, our school has baked their own matzahs, which can be absolutely

delicious. Alternatively, matzah ball soup is a perennial favorite during the holiday.

Many of our younger participants also enjoy chocolate-covered matzah.

The message of the Passover Seder is that, in everything that we do, we must be mindful of the need to help the younger generation learn and understand the important values that can help them grow up to become good citizens and productive members of society.

We celebrate our freedom from slavery not just because it allows us to have more individual autonomy in our personal lives but more importantly because it gives us the latitude to live our lives in the best possible way.

The purpose of freedom is not so that we can buy more stuff but to develop our own values and not feel obligated to accept the values imposed by another group. This attitude will blossom into benefits not just for us and those around us but for all of humankind and the entire world. Sometimes, it is only by looking into the past that we can fully prepare for the future.

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Rare South American tapir born at Wildlife World Zoo

BY WEST VALLEY VIEW STAFF

Wildlife World Zoo, Aquarium & Safari Park recently welcomed a rare newborn South American tapir.

To ensure the newborn’s survival, the calf is receiving around-the-clock care

by Wildlife World’s expert hand-raising and veterinarian team inside the baby animal nursery.

Vulnerable to extinction, the South American tapir is threatened by habitat destruction and hunting (for their meat and hides). Due to their large size, slow rate of reproduction, and sensitivity to habitat loss, tapirs are often among the first species to decline when humans disturb an ecosystem. The South American tapir is the largest surviving native terrestrial mammal in the Amazon.

Of the endlessly inspiring animal and plant species that make up the diversity of life on Earth, tapirs play an incredibly important role in developing and maintaining healthy ecosystems.

Known as “Gardeners of the Forest,” they consume a vast variety of plant matter, then disperse the seeds through

their scat. This not only improves forest health overall, but it also spreads the seeds of certain slow-growing trees with very dense wood — the very trees most important for sequestering carbon. This makes the tapir one of the world’s most crucial helpers in combating climate change.

Tapirs are among the most primitive large mammals in the world, changing little in appearance for millions of years. This prehistoric-looking animal looks like a massive pig with a long snout. However, because they have an odd number of toes (four toes on each front foot, three on each back foot), their closest relatives are horses and rhinos.

With more than 600 species and 6,000 animals on display, there are always new arrivals at Wildlife World Zoo, Aquarium & Safari Park. Other babies on display include a baby giraffe, litter of black-backed jackals, endangered addax and Arabian oryx, and other youngsters throughout the 100-acre park.

Wildlife World’s keepers and veter-

Springtime fun in Buckeye

BY WEST VALLEY VIEW STAFF

Spring is nearly here, so stay active in Buckeye while the weather is beautiful.

Digital Bunny photo (March 15 to March 28) Capture special family moments with a Digital Bunny. Register online for free, submit your best-quality photo, then select the layout of your choice.

The city staff will drop the image into the bunny’s hands and return via email

by April 1.

Hip-Hop Baskets The Buckeye bunny is scheduling home deliveries of fun spring baskets for youth and families.

Baskets include arts and crafts, treats and trinkets.

Residents can purchase baskets for $10. Just select a delivery date and time as well as the age and gender

of your child. (Note: Times can be adjusted based on the number of registrations.) Registrations have begun.

Delivery options are 4 to 7 p.m.

Wednesday, March 31; Thursday, April 1; and Friday, April 2; and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, April 4.

Egg-cellent Adventure Hunt (March 24 through April 5) Get outside and explore, hunting for bunny signs while solving riddles at Sundance Park (22865 W. Lower Buckeye Road) and Earl Edgar Park (500 S. Miller Road). Both parks will have eight riddles to solve for a chance to be entered into a drawing. Instructions are posted at the park’s entrance.

Share your fun and adventure on social media.

Get all the details on these events and more at buckeyeaz.gov/events.

inarians have raised dozens of species of wild and endangered animals over the past quarter century. Wildlife World strives to maximize genetic diversity in the zoological population with its breeding programs.

As a USDA-licensed, private institution, accredited by the Zoological Association of America (ZAA) and the Alliance of Marine Mammal Parks & Aquariums (AMMPA), Wildlife World Zoo, Aquarium & Safari Park receives zero Wildlife World Zoo, Aquarium & Safari Park recently taxpayer funding. a rare newborn South American tapir.

Wildlife World Zoo, welcomed (Photo courtesy of Wildlife World Zoo, Aquarium & Safari Park) Aquarium & Safari Park is located at 16501 W. Northern Avenue, includes access to the zoo, aquarium Litchfield Park. It’s open seven days and safari park. a week, 365 days a year, including all For more info, call 623-935-WILD holidays. Zoo exhibits are open from (9453) or visit Facebook, Insta9 a.m. to 6 p.m. (last zoo admission is gram or Twitter @ZooWildlife and at 4:30 p.m.). Aquarium exhibits are wildlifeworld.com. open from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Admission

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Litchfield Park Art & Wine Festival More than 150 artists, craftsmen and vendors from across the country gathered to showcase various forms of art, outdoor dining, wine and entertainment at Old Litchfield Road and Wigwam Boulevard for the March 6 to March 7 Litchfield Park Art & Wine Festival.

Artisans showcased their drawing, printmaking, painting, photography, sculpture, ceramics, glass, wood, metal, mixed-media, fiber and jewelry skills.

“Our annual Art & Wine Festival is one of the city’s signature events,” said Tricia Kramer, community and recreation services director.

“The festival offered an opportunity for our residents to get outdoors, set aside some of their daily stresses, and feel connected to others. People came in small groups of family members and friends and enjoyed the art and entertainment.

Many artists and vendors have been hit hard during the pandemic. We were pleased to be able to support them, as well our own restaurants and businesses, by hosting this event.”

Among the craftsmen was Janet Mae, with a tent full of homemade ottomans crafted with natural bark beetle wood and cowhide.

“These pieces show what mother nature does,” Mae said.

“This is a result of the bark beetle bug, where the beetle burros between the bark and the tree, and it makes this calligraphy sort of design that you can’t make yourself. I live in Colorado, and some of the wood I cut on our property. My husband and I were cutting, and we just noticed mother nature and we didn’t want to burn it.”

Attendees could also sample wine from six companies, including Winery 101, and three breweries. The event also included live music by Bluesman Mike and the Blues Review Band, the Sahnas Brothers, HB Acoustic and John West Duo.

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1. There were plenty of chapeaux at Hats Sensations by Sybil; 2. Three Feather Studios artist Jeremy Salazar shows some of his Native American paintings; 3. Trisha Pollard and Rita Lake taste wines at the Litchfield Park Art & Wine Festival; 4.Sculptures and pottery were aplenty; 5. Theresa McClendon and John McClendon dance to the music.

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Avondale school receives $10K as award finalist

BY LAUREN SERRATO

West Valley View Staff Writer

The National Institute for Excellence in Teaching awarded the Michael Anderson School in Avondale $10,000 as finalists of the 2021 Founder’s Award.

More than 9,000 schools across the country that are partnered with the NIET were considered for the award.

“We look across all of our partnerships, to really look at what’s happening, not only at the K through 12 level but really at the district level. And I think Avondale as a district is doing a lot of great things,” said Dr. Joshua Barnett, NIET’s president and chief operating officer.

During the selection process, Barnett said three components set Michael Anderson School apart: commitment to excellence, improvements in student learning, and improvements in student growth and behavior

that has resulted in major drops in chronic absenteeism and behavioral incidents.

Over the past two years, the school has seen chronic absenteeism drop from 14% to 8%, as well as a 62% decrease in the number of behavior incidents.

“The reason for the reduction in absenteeism, the reason for the improvement in achievement is that dedication to structures and practices that are supporting effective instruction and effective education,” Barnett said.

Barnett commended the teachers and staff at the school for their efforts and dedication, adding that Principal Lori Goslar and her leadership team are “a reflection of the school’s dedication to improvements of their own instructional practices and every classroom.”

“They are dreaming big for themselves,” Barnett said. “They take accountability and

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ownership of their work and then they recognize that in order to achieve those dreams, it’s going to come through their hard work and their efforts.

And I think that instilling that value is helpful for all of their students and also impactful for the success that they’ve seen.”

Goslar said the award is a means for the Mi- Fifth-grade teacher Alexis Sanchez leads a project in her classroom at Michael Anderson School. (Photo courtesy of Michael Anderson School chael Anderson School) to support the growth and As one of four finalists of the NIET results of its students.

“We do that through investing in our Founder’s Award, the Michael Anderson teachers. With that investment in our teach- School is always open and welcomes any ers and continuing their professional devel- new students into their program, Goslar said.

“Our families exemplify the ‘Dream Big, opment, the culture of collaboration that we have in building upon that, what that trans- Work Hard’ motto, our teachers, our administration. And with that being said, investlates to is student results,” she said.

Moving forward, the Michael Ander- ment we have in our children, we welcome son School resumed in-person learning families to our school. This Founders Award on March 15, with close to 500 of its 840 of Excellence has shown that we have that students back on campus. In the midst of commitment. We are a reflective culture, the pandemic, Goslar said the students and we’re a culture of collaboration with the and teachers proved to follow their mot- goal of helping to grow students into being to of “Dream Big, Work Hard” in order successful members of our community as they grow,” she said. to find success.

For more information about the “We are a strong district. We are a strong school. The teachers that we have, Michael Anderson School, visit have showed up to work every day and chooseaesd.org/domain/180. continue to invest in our students,” she said. “We’ve kept our eye on the prize —Staff writer Lauren Serrato can be reached at lserrato@timespublications.com throughout the entire time frame.”

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Buckeye welcomes students to B.A.S.E.

BY WEST VALLEY VIEW STAFF

As schools resume in-person classes, Buckeye’s popular Before and After School Enrichment program is accepting applications. The program is available at multiple schools located in the Buckeye Elementary School District (BESU) and the Saddle Mountain Unified School District (SMUSD).

The Kid’s B.A.S.E. program offers a safe, convenient and affordable program for kindergarten to eighth grade students.

Benefits include: • A fun and safe alternative to having your child home alone.

• Homework assistance and educational activities.

• Healthy snacks.

• Physical fitness and creative play to engage your child’s mind and body.

Kid’s B.A.S.E. reopened in the BESD on March 15. Program hours are from 6 a.m. to the start of school and from school release until 6:30 p.m. daily at select schools in the district.

The Kid’s B.A.S.E location at Tartesso Elementary in the SMUSD is open for kindergarten to fifth grade students, with a modified schedule: 6 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Mondays; and after school only until 6:30 p.m. Tuesdays to Fridays.

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Jennifer Lynn Myers Jennifer passed away on Jan. 25th, after a short battle with cancer.

Jennifer was a loving daughter, sister, mother, and wife.

She is survived by her husband, Bryan, of Peoria. Two daughters, Chelsea (FL) and Ashley (CA), and one son, Sean (UT) as well as numer-

ous grandkids.

A Celebration of Life will be held at a later date.

Applications are available online and can be emailed to recreation@buckeyeaz.gov or in person at the Dr. Saide Recreation Center (1003 E. Eason Avenue) from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday to Friday.

The B.A.S.E. program is licensed by the Arizona Department of Health Services and accepts qualified DES child care subsidy. In addition, all employees pass an annual federal background check and training to ensure all locations are safe and fun. Each site will follow federal, state and local COVID-19 recommendations for program operations.

Learn more about the B.A.S.E. program and download an application online, call 623-349-6350 or email at recreation@buckeyeaz.gov for more information.

Youth invited to ‘pitch, hit and run’ with MLB

BY WEST VALLEY VIEW STAFF

Avondale Parks and Recreation will host a free Major League Baseball Pitch Hit & Run Competition for area youth.

The event is scheduled for 9 a.m. Sunday, March 28, at Festival Fields Park’s baseball fields Nos. 5 and 6, 101 E. Lower Buckeye Road, Avondale.

Pitch Hit & Run is the official skills competition of Major League Baseball. This grassroots program is designed to provide youngsters (open to players 14 years of age and younger, age is determined as of July 17, 2021) with an opportunity to compete, free of charge, in a competition that recognizes individual excellence in core baseball/softball skills.

Boys and girls are divided into four age divisions — 7/8, 9/10, 11/12, 13/14 — and have the chance to advance through three levels of competition, including team championships and the finals during MLB All-Star Week.

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Theresa Margaret Turpin Mrs. Theresa Margaret Turpin, age 89, of Litchfield Park, Arizona passed away on March 1, 2021 in Litchfield Park, Arizona. She was born September 6, 1931 to John Vater and Caroline Heigel in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania. There are no services planned at this time.

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Maria O. Babylonia

Maria O. Babylonia, age 89, of Peoria, AZ passed away on February 16, 2021 in Peoria, AZ. She was born October 17, 1931 to Leoncio Orense and Sergia Asilo in Batangas, Philippines.

Maria loved to Karaoke and dance.

She is survived by her daughters; Nida Kirksey, Michaela Eridao, Mila Leo, Eva Babylonia and Fe Stephenson, and her son; Roberto Babylonia.

Services are private at this time.

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Flores J. Poreé

All participants should register online at PitchHitRun.com (https://pitchhitrun2021.leagueapps. com/events/1983181) and plan to bring age verification (copy/picture of birth certificate or similar) to the competition.

For questions concerning the competition, contact Avondale Recreation Coordinator Matt Macer at mmacer@avondaleaz.gov or 623-333-2400.

Flores J. Poreé, age 78, of Buckeye, AZ died on March 3, 2021 in Buckeye, AZ. She was born December 13, 1942 to LC and Flora in Eldorado, AR. Services are scheduled to be held at 8:00AM on Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at Thompson Funeral Chapel, in

Goodyear, AZ. Burial services will be held following the funeral at Louis B. Hazelton Memorial Cemetery in Buckeye, AZ. Condolences for the family can be left at http://www.thompsonfuneralchapel.com/ obituary/flores-j-poree/

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Jason Alan Van Dyke

Mr. Jason Alan Van Dyke, age 30, of Glendale, AZ passed away on February 27, 2021 in Glendale, AZ. He was born May 9, 1990 to Rodney Van Dyke and Mona Milligan in Phoenix, AZ. Services were held on March 8, 2021 at Thompson Funeral Chapel in Goodyear, AZ. To view the full obituary and leave condolences for the family please go to http://www.thompsonfuneral chapel.com/obituary/jason-alan-van-dyke/

Ronald Lawson Sr.

Ronald Lee Lawson Sr., age 77, of Goodyear, Arizona passed away on January 30, 2021 in Goodyear, Arizona. He was born June 12, 1943 to Velmo and Vivian Lawson in Richmond, Kentucky.

Services are private at this time.

To view the full obituary and leave condolences for the family please visit http://www.thompson funeralchapel.com/obituary/lawson-ronald/

Jeffrey Corbett Fischer

Jeffrey Corbett Fischer, age 72, Goodyear AZ, unexpectedly passed away February 20, 2021. He was the son of Carl and Ethel Fischer, Denver CO and the brother of William (Bill), Denver CO. He is survived by his soul-mate and loving wife, Cynthia, step-son Bryan Strommen, married to Tanya, of Monroe WI, and stepdaughter Cathy Kimball, married to Brad, of Trinity FL. Jeff was a loving grandfather to Erick Strommen, Lily and Leif Kimball.

A Celebration of Life will be held at a later date.

Condolences can be left at http://www.thompson funeralchapel.com/obituary/jeffreycorbettfischer/.

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Michael Andrew Yates 8/10/50-3/6/2021 Mike was born in Indiana to Brice and Joann Yates, where he and his brother Jim grew up on a farm.

He attended Northfield Highschool and played division one basketball at Eastern Illinois University where he received a business degree. He began his career selling computers, and then cars in Indiana, when he decided he’d like to head west to Arizona. He was a talented salesman and a determined businessman, which carried him into his future.

It was in Arizona that he met his wife of 39 years, Janine, and started a family. Throughout the past 39 years, Mike was a self made automobile dealer, owning Yates Buick GMC, in Goodyear, which started as GMC Truck Country in Avondale. His life’s work was his family and his dealership, both of which made him extremely proud.

Throughout his life in the West Valley, Mike was a champion for expanding growth to the west. He served as the president for the capital campaign to help build what is now the current St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church.

He served on many boards: The Diamondbacks Charities, Phoenix Children’s Hospital, Make-a-Wish Arizona. He founded the West Valley Mavericks, a charity organization designed to help communities in the West Valley. Helping the children of Arizona was his passion, and he’d always lend a hand to those in need.

Mike was an avid golfer, and his family will always feel his presence at the Wigwam Golf Course, where he spent the past 39 years socializing and golfing in his spare time. He supported his kids, never missing an Agua Fria Owls game, where he cheered on his son in all sports and his daughter while she was a cheerleader. Mike and Janine were permanent fixtures in the stands and often sold snacks

for the booster clubs and were well known by all the teens.

Mike and Janine spent a great deal of time in one of their favorite places, Coronado, CA, where they enjoyed their children and grandchildren, golf, and boating.

Mike had a zest for life and lived to the fullest every day. His smile and ability to make others feel comfortable will be sorely missed. His only regret would be not getting long enough to enjoy one part of life he was very excited about, being a grandpa. In honor of Mike, his family asks that you continue to wear a mask and take COVID-19 precautions seriously. Mike did, and he was still taken from us by this pandemic.

Mike leaves behind his beloved wife, Janine, their two children Tyler (Desra) and Whitney (Coty), two grandchildren who he adored, Mikey and Blake, and his brother Jim (Rayne), his nieces Laura (Mike), Cheyenne, nephew James (Tammy), and wonderful friends who were like family over the years to the Yates’s. His family is confident that Mike is resting in Paradise with the Lord.

A viewing will be Sunday 3/14 at Menke Funeral & Cremation Center, 12420 N 103rd Ave, Sun City, AZ 85351 from 3:00-5:00 pm and a funeral service will be Monday 3/15 at 1:00 pm at St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church, 13720 W Thomas Rd, Avondale, AZ 85392. An outdoor reception on the lawn at the Wigwam Resort will follow funeral services. Social distancing and masks will be required In lieu of flowers please consider donating to the “Michael Yates Memorial Scholarship Fund”.

All donations are tax deductible and will benefit students graduating from Agua Fria High School, the high school Michael’s children attended.

Please visit https:// avondalegoodyeareducationfoundation.org/donate/ and write “Michael Yates” in the comment line. This webpage also includes instructions for how you may donate via check.

Condolences may be shared at www.menkefuneralhome. com

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CITY OF GLENDALE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT the City of Glendale Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on April 1, 2021, at 6:00 p.m. at the Glendale Civic Center, 5750 West Glenn Drive, Glendale, Arizona, 85301, to hear the following: THE CUBES AT GLENDALE REZONING APPLICATION ZON2104: A request by Mike Withey, Withey Morris PLC, to rezone approximately 75.6 acres of land from RR-45 to PAD (Planned Area Development) to allow a variety of Light Industrial uses in order to develop a new Light Industrial Center.

The site is located at the southeast corner of Northern Avenue and Reems Road and is in the Yucca District. Staff Contact: Edward Vigil, Senior Planning Project Manager, evigil@ glendaleaz.com , (623) 930-3071. 99th AVENUE & GLENDALE AVENUE GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT GPA21-01 AND REZONING APPLICATION ZON21-01: A request by Ed Bull, Burch & Cracchiolo, on behalf of Mangat Investments II, LLC., for a Minor General Plan Amendment from BP (Business Park) to EMU (Entertainment Mixed Use) and to rezone approximately 33 acres from A-1 (Agricultural) to PAD (Planned Area Development) to allow a variety of mixed uses. The site is located at the west of the northwest corner of 99th Avenue and Glendale Avenue; and is located in the Yucca District. Staff Contact: Edward Vigil, Senior Planning Project Manager, evigil@glendaleaz.com , (623) 930-3071. Copies of all applications, exhibits, and documents are available for public review at the Development Services Department, 5850 West Glendale Avenue, Second Floor, Glendale, Arizona, between the hours of 8:00am and 5:00pm weekdays or will be available online at https://www.glendaleaz.com/ cms/one.aspx?pageId=15331862 after 6:00pm the Friday prior to the public meeting. For further information, please call the case staff contact at the number listed above or (623) 930-2800. Interested parties are invited to attend and participate in the public hearing. FOR SPECIAL ACCOMMODATIONS Please contact Diana Figueroa at (623) 9302808 or dfigueroa@glendaleaz.com at least three working days prior to the meeting if you require special accommodations due to a disability. Hearing impaired persons should call (623) 9302197. CITY OF GLENDALE Kevin R. Phelps City Manager Publish: March 17, 2021 The West Valley View Publish: March 17, 2021 The West Valley View. / 37051

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INVITATION TO BID Bids: April 28, 2021 - 10am Project: Sunrise Ln Ph7A CFD Landscape Improvements

Verrado ARC LLC seeks qualified General Contractors, with a minimum CR-21 Landscaping and Irrigation Systems, to submit sealed bids for the Sunrise Ln Ph7A CFD Landscape Improvements (Entrance to Victory Phase 5 to Tiger Mountain Dr) which consists of, but is not limited to all work associated with installation of the landscape and irrigation in accordance with the plans and specifications (the “Work”). The anticipated start date for this Work is September 1, 2021. The Successful Contractor shall be responsible for all coordination associated with the Work. Copies of the plans, bid documents and detailed information for this project will be available on March 19, 2021. All interested parties should contact Deana Burris at dburris@dmbinc.com to obtain access to the electronic bid documents. Please reference the project name listed above in the email subject line. A MANDATORY pre-bid meeting will be held on March 31, 2021 at 10:00am. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic the pre-bid meeting will be held via Zoom call. A meeting invitation will be sent to all interested parties.

Sealed bids will be received until 10:00am on April 28, 2021 at the DMB Verrado Offices – 4236 N. Verrado Way Suite A200, Buckeye, AZ 85396. Bids submitted after 10:00am will not be accepted. Bids will be opened privately but read aloud at 10:05am via Zoom call. A meeting invitation will be sent to all interested parties. Unless all bids are rejected, the Contract will be awarded within twenty one (21) days. The Contract will be awarded to the lowest qualified bidder that submits a complete and accurate bid. A complete and accurate bid will include all information requested in the bid documents. Every bid made by a Contractor pursuant to this Notice shall be accompanied by a surety bond for ten percent (10%) of the bid amount, listing Verrado ARC LLC as the Obligee, as a guarantee that the Contractor will enter into a contract to perform the Work, or as liquidated damages in the event the Contractor refuses or fails to enter into the Contract with Verrado ARC LLC upon award. Cashier’s checks will not be accepted. The bonds will be returned to all Contractors whose bids are not awarded the Contract, and to the successful Contractor, upon execution of the Contract, and receipt of Payment and Performance bonds for the Work. The cost for providing Payment and Performance bonds shall be included in the bid submittal. A Payment and Performance bond will be required in the amount of 100% of the original Contract value for the duration of the Contract. All bidders shall be required to submit, with their bid proposal, a completed Certificate of Insurance evidencing their ability to meet the insurance requirements for this project.

The Contractor shall carry property damage and public liability insurance and shall hold and save harmless Verrado ARC LLC, DMB White Tank, LLC, the City of Buckeye and the Verrado District 1 Community Facilities District from any employer’s liability and from any and all liens for materials or labor in connection with this Work as specified in the bid documents.

Any bids submitted without the bid bond, certificate of insurance and any other items as required in the bid documents will be deemed incomplete, and will be rejected. Verrado ARC LLC reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to withhold the award for any reason Verrado ARC LLC determines necessary and appropriate. Award of the successful bid shall be subject to approval by Verrado ARC LLC or its representatives. Interested parties shall refer to the bid package and addendums for further information, or contact Deana Burris at dburris@dmbinc.com – reference Sunrise Ln Ph7A CFD Landscape Improvements. No engineer’s estimate will be distributed.

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