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NEWS .............. 6 Cities respond to COVID-19 pandemic

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OPINION ...............12 BUSINESS.............. 14 SPORTS ..................16 FEATURES ..............20 YOUTH ..................25 OBITUARIES ...........28 CLASSIFIEDS ..........29 SOUTH

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March 18, 2020

Spring Training canceled, schools close

BY TOM SCANLON

West Valley View Managing Editor

In less than 24 hours, the West Valley went from “bustling spring” to “nothing-doing spring.”

And for schools, “spring break week” became “spring break extended.”

Capping a chaotic weekend, during which many districts announced they were closing and others scrambled to make decisions, Gov. Doug Ducey announced all schools in the state would close from Monday, March 16, through Friday, March 27.

“School administrators should develop a plan to continue breakfast and lunch services for students,” Ducey ordered Sunday.

After international, federal and state warnings on the COVID-19 pandemic, what seemed to be a domino effect started Wednesday, March 11, with the NBA suspending its season indefinitely.

Playoff-hungry Arizona Coyotes fans learned the next day the NHL also suspended the season.

Late Thursday came a sledgehammer blow to the West Valley: Major League Baseball Commissioner Robert D. Manfred Jr. announced MLB was suspending Spring Training and delaying the start of the 2020 regular season by at least two weeks. “This step is in the best interests of players, employees and the communities who host Spring Training,” Manfred said.

Doug Ducey announced Sunday, March 15, all Arizona schools will Friday morning, another hugely Gov. close from March 16 to March 27. (West Valley View file photo) popular spring tradition tapped out.

“The Luke Days 2020 airshow scheduled “We continue to take the health of our for March 21-22 is canceled due to growing airmen and our community very seriousCOVID-19 concerns and to mitigate health Canceled...continued on page 2 risks to attendees,” said a release.

Senior caution: ‘I’m not shaking anyone’s hand’

BY OCTAVIO SERRANO

West Valley View Staff Writer

Last week, President Donald Trump, Gov. Doug Ducey and the Centers for Disease Prevention and Control advised those under 60 to avoid crowds and stay home as much as possible, to protect against COVID-19 — which can be deadly for the elderly population.

Senior centers around the West Valley started taking action late last week.

The city of Goodyear canceled “all rec-

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reation programs through the end of April.” Goodyear Recreation typically has a variety of activities for seniors.

The Avondale Senior Center temporarily suspended programming activities and transportation beginning Monday, March 16.

Chris Lopez, director of the Neighborhood and Family Services department of Avondale, said, “We under-

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Then came the school closures.

One West Valley school district after another announced Friday and Saturday that schools will be closed as of Monday — despite a Thursday letter from Kathy Hoffman, state superintendent of Public Instruction.

“School closures could potentially lead to an increase in community spread if students were to be placed in a different congregate area outside of their regular communities for childcare purposes,” Hoffman wrote to districts. “Importantly, when community spread is minimal, keeping our schools open also provides children with a regular routine that helps reduce panic and fear in the midst of tense times.”

Yet the Tolleson Union High School governing board voted late afternoon Friday, March 13, to close for two weeks.

“After careful and deliberate consider-

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ation and having the best health interests of our students, staff, and community in mind, the Tolleson Union High School District has made the decision to cancel school for the next two weeks, effective Monday, March 16, and extending through Friday, March 27,” TUHSD Superintendent Nora Gutierrez said, in a letter to families.

“This decision is based on the recommendation from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for staying home for 14 days after travel to areas of high COVID-19 exposure.”

Tolleson district, closing for two weeks as of Monday, has the following high schools: Copper Canyon High School, Glendale; La Joya Community High School, Avondale; Sierra Linda High School, Phoenix; Tolleson Union High School, Tolleson; University High School, Tolleson; West Point High School, Avondale; and Westview High School, Avondale.

Pendergast, Litchfield and Littleton elementary school districts quickly followed on Friday, announcing they will be closed this week. Buckeye Elementary School District announced Saturday its board voted to extend spring break by

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Avondale Elementary School District announced on its website Saturday a closure from March 16 to March 18. “During this time, all staff will work to gather input and develop plans for next steps. We anticipate determining a plan to be communicated to families and staff by Tuesday evening to allow for a day’s notice for everyone,” the announcement said.

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Tolleson Union High School District’s governing board voted Friday to close the school temporarily due to COVID-19 concerns. (Image courtesy TUHSD)

Before Ducey’s pronouncement, most West Valley districts voted to close for two weeks, though district governing boards noted they will be monitoring the situation and making further assessments.

After first saying it would be open this week, late Friday Agua Fria Union High School District governing announced a special board meeting Saturday to vote on closing this week. The board voted Saturday to close Agua Fria schools from March 16 to March 27. The board will meet again for reevaluation March 26.

Superintendent Dr. Dennis Runyan was present to answer questions for the board.

“Through this process, we’ve evaluated what’s in the best interest of helping to decrease the spread of this issue and helping our community,” Runyan said.

“With that in mind, it is our recommendation that we close the schools for two weeks.”

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what would happen if the schools were to be closed.

Board member Mariana Sandoval expressed her concern for the safety of the schools’ staff.

“The safety of our workers is very important,” Runyan said. “Teachers will be working online at home and they will have the option to go into their classrooms themselves privately if they want to run a lab or do a video to share with their students.”

In addition, the board requested to find a way for classified, or support, staff to be compensated for their time off.

Runyan said they could look into the issue at the next meeting.

Board member Maxine Hill said, “My concern is we’re here for one reason and that is to vote on the closure. I think that all of these questions would be appropriate after we make our vote and allow administration to prepare answers to your questions.”

According to its website, the Agua Fria district serves the communities of Avondale, Buckeye, Goodyear, Litchfield, Waddell and part of Glendale with its five high schools: Agua Fria; Canyon View; Desert Edge; Millennium and Verrado. The district has two alternative programs, Coldwater and New Directions.

Executive directors Holly Johnson and Megan Olson of Odyssey, a charter junior and senior high school in Buckeye, emailed the community Saturday that the school would remain closed after spring break after “administration was informed that a member of our staff who was part of the sanitation team has had indirect contact with a presumptive positive coronavirus case.

“As of today, that staff member is not exhibiting symptoms, but out of an abun-

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dance of caution, we are going to reclean all the schools with a different cleaning crew. This will require a continued shut down of the buildings for another week.”

Ducey’s pronouncement Sunday ended debates at other districts about whether to close or stay open.

“Over the past few weeks and in coordination with public health officials, we have been in close communication with school administrators to provide guidance and be a resource as it relates to the recent outbreak of COVID-19,” Ducey said. “As more schools announce closures and education administrators express staff shortages within their schools, now is the time to act.

“A statewide closure is the right thing to do. While this measure will not stop the spread of COVID-19, it will bring certainty and consistency in schools across Arizona.”

Ducey stressed schools should continue providing education to students.

“School administrators should make every effort to provide continued education learning opportunities through online resources or materials that can be sent home,” he said.

government agencies, so we will resume school after spring break on Monday, March 16,” said Superintendent Eric Godfrey, in a letter to parents posted online.

Saturday afternoon, the news of a closure was on Buckeye Union district’s website.

“The Governing Board of the Buckeye Union High School District held an emergency Board Meeting at 2 p.m.. today and approved the closure of the district’s schools until further notice,” Godfrey wrote.

“The district will continue to monitor the situation. As new information becomes available, we will update you.

In the meantime, District staff will be finalizing strategies to continue instruction to students and the final plan will be communicated to parents and students as soon as it is available.”

Saddle Mountain Unified School District had no plans to close, as of Friday.

“At this point, we are following the guidance from the Department of Health Services, Department of Education and the governor’s office to stay open,” said Dr. Paul Tighe, district superintendent.

Saddle Mountain has a little time to

Buckeye Elementary School District Superintendent Kristi Sandvik announced the district would close for a week on Saturday. (West Valley View file photo)

make a decision, however, as its spring break is this week.

“We will monitor and evaluate things next week to determine if we will need to close after spring break,” said Tighe.

The charter schools of Great Hearts Academies decided to extend spring break and remain closed this week.

“I want to be clear this is a precautionary measure in response to coronavirus,” said Wade Dyke, CEO of Great Hearts America.

“We do not have any confirmed cas-

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Schools scramble As of Friday Avondale and Liberty elementary school districts planned to remain open.

“Based on the information we’ve gathered, all BESD schools and BASE after school care programs will currently remain open,” said Superintendent Kristi Sandvik, in a letter to parents dated Friday.

Then, on Saturday, the BESD website posted a “school closure” notification.

“The Buckeye Elementary School District Governing Board held an emergency meeting this afternoon in response to community concerns regarding the COVID-19 pandemic. At the meeting, the governing board voted to extend the break one week (March 16 to March 20) for students, citing concern for staff and student safety. Another board meeting will be scheduled in the coming week to review additional information and determine next steps.”

Similarly, as of Friday afternoon, Buckeye Union High School District planned to remain open.

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The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued the following guidance on school closures Saturday: “Available modeling data indicate that early, short to medium closures do not impact the epi curve of COVID-19 or available health care measures (e.g., hospitalizations). There may be some impact of much longer closures (eight weeks, 20 weeks) further into community spread, but that modelling also shows that other mitigation efforts (e.g., handwashing, home isolation) have more impact on both spread of disease and health care measures. In other countries, those places who closed school (e.g., Hong Kong) have not had more success in reducing spread than those that did not (e.g., Singapore).

“In places where school closures are necessary, the anticipated academic and economic impacts and unintended impacts on disease outcomes must be planned for and mitigated. Provision of academic support (e.g., tele-ed), alternatives for school-based meals as well as other services (e.g., behavioral and mental health services) for economically and physically vulnerable children, support for families for whom telework and paid sick leave is not available, ensuring that high risk individuals continue to be protected must all be addressed. Special consideration must be given for health care workers so that school closures do not impact their ability to work.”

Cactus League Spring Training, which started Feb. 22, was scheduled to continue through March 22.

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The last game of Goodyear Ballpark’s season turned out to be Tuesday, March 10.

Josh Rojas, the former Millennium High star trying to maintain his spot on his hometown team’s roster, had a triumphant homecoming, hammering his third home run of Spring Training to lead the Arizona Diamondbacks to a 10-2 win over the Reds. The announced crowd size was 3,619.

While other Cactus League games were played Wednesday, March 11, the Goodyear Ballpark scheduled game between the Kansas City Royals and Indians was rained out.

Spring Training fans who had planned to watch Cleveland Indians and Cincinnati Reds games at Goodyear Ballpark that were canceled are eligible for ticket refunds.

According to the ballpark’s website, “In the event a regulation game (4 1/2 innings) is not played due to a rainout or other situation dictated by Major League Baseball, tickets may be either exchanged or refunded through the original method of purchase.”

In 2018, the Cactus League generated an economic impact of $644 million.

“The safety of the public is the No. 1 concern of each of our ballparks,” Bridget Binsbacher, Cactus League executive director, said in a statement.

“Following MLB’s decision to cancel the remaining Spring Training schedule in response to the coronavirus pandemic, we will support our facilities in their efforts to ensure safety of the fans, teams, employees and media. We understand that many fans look forward to Cactus League games and we sympathize with those whose plans were impacted.”

Octavio Serrano contributed to this story.

Samuel Quezada volunteered to disinfect the bingo cards after residents were done using them. (Photo by Octavio

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Senior...continued from page 1 stand the elderly population are some of those that are most at risk. We wanted to be proactive and really take care of our seniors in the community and prevent any additional risk.”

The senior center will continue its Home Delivered Meal Program for seniors who depend on it, Lopez said. Participants who rely on the congregate meal program can pick up a Brown Bag meal from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on weekdays from the center. Accommodations for delivery will be made for residents who depend on the center’s transportation services.

Lopez said he doesn’t know how long the center will be closed and the city is working diligently to keep its residents updated. He said the center gets roughly 85 seniors per day.

Before learning the center would be closing, participants said they were wary but enjoyed meeting with their peers at the Avondale Senior Center.

Sandra Butler is one senior who frequents the center.

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Butler said she hasn’t made many drastic changes to her lifestyle, but she is mindful of the things she touches and to be thoroughly clean.

“I’m not shaking anyone’s hand right now,” Butler said. “I’m aware of what’s going on and when I’m around people, I try to be mindful of what I’m doing.

“I don’t care who you are and with whom you are, it’s just scary. You have to be mindful and worry about every little thing now.”

Samuel Quezada, 64, lives in Litchfield Park. He said he was very concerned about the virus three weeks ago but has managed to remain calm.

He said he realized all he can do is be clean as he goes about his day.

“You have to be clean and sanitize everything,” Quezada said. “You want to be proactive and not give it a chance to spread.”

At the Avondale Senior Center, he pitched in by volunteering to sanitize Bingo cards.

“I think we have taken a good approach at the center,” Quezada said.

“We make sure everything that we use is cleaned.”

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Hickman Farms-backed bill would ban sale of noncage-free eggs

BY HOWARD FISCHER Capitol Media Services

Arizona shoppers could end up having to pay more for eggs as state lawmakers look to protect the state’s major producer from an animal rights initiative drive.

And that’s not making Gilbert lawmaker Travis Grantham happy.

Legislation given preliminary approval Tuesday by the state House would mandate that, beginning next year, major egg-laying operations have to provide at least one square foot of space for each hen instead of the current standard of 66 square inches.

The real change would be in 2025 when the affected companies would have to go to cage-free operations. That can – but does not have to – mean actually allowing them outdoors.

More significant, HB 2724 would preclude the sale of eggs in Arizona that did not come from cage-free hens.

That prospect concerned Chelsea McGuire who lobbies for the Arizona Farm Bureau Federation.

During a committee hearing, she told lawmakers that a local grocery chain was charging $2.59 a dozen for cagefree eggs. By contrast, those without that designation were selling for $1.49.

“That is the kind of price increase that Arizona consumers will not have a choice to avoid if this legislation goes forward,’’ McGuire said.

Rep. Travis Grantham, R-Gilbert, wasn’t buying it. And he had a warning for Hickman and others who are backing HB 2724 based on the promises of the Humane Society.

“It’s very dangerous for us to cow to an organization that is not going to stop (its efforts) by trying to insert into law their demands and then hope they go away,’’ he said.

Grantham also worried about the costs to Arizona consumers.

But the federation found itself up against Hickman’s Family Farms of Buckeye, the state’s largest producer.

Company president Glenn Hickman said it’s not that he particularly wants new state regulation of how he does business.

But he said the potential alternative was worse: the threat of an initiative

by the Humane Society of the United States which, if approved by voters, would mandate cage-free production on a much more aggressive schedule.

“We don’t want to see a proposition come to this state and leave us out of the process,’’ Hickman said. And this, he said, is hardly a far-fetched possibility.

His prime exhibit was Proposition 204. That 2006 ballot measure pushed by the Humane Society, which is unrelated to local humane societies, outlawed the use of “gestation crates’’ to confine calves and pigs.

Hickman called it just “pure luck’’ that his laying hens weren’t part of that successful initiative.

Kellye Pinkleton, senior state director of Humane Society, told Capitol Media Services that her organization worked with Hickman’s firm to come up with this compromise.

“And if this bill were to become law, we would have no interest in pursuing new Arizona legislation regarding egg-laying hens,’’ she said.

“This is a truce,’’ said Hickman’s lobbyist Joe Sigg.

Hickman told lawmakers that the price is set by retailers. But during a committee hearing he provided no specifics on the price difference he charges retailers between cagefree and other eggs.

Rep. Gerae Peten, D-Goodyear, said she feared that the law would create a de facto duopoly for Hickman’s and Rose Acre Farms, the other major producer, with the prohibition against the sale of eggs from caged hens.

But Hickman said that eggs “travel very well’’ and out-of-state operations with cage-free operations would remain free to ship their eggs here.

Small egg producers with fewer than 3,000 hens also would be locked out of

the Arizona commercial market.

While they would be exempt from the requirement for cage-free operations they would not be able to sell their eggs to commercial groceries. But Dunn said they would remain free to offer their eggs at places like farmers’ markets.

Rep. David Cook, R-Globe, said his objections were more basic.

“Why does government need to get involved in private business decisions?’’ he asked.

Cook, who is a cattle rancher, said those in his industry manage to come up with certification standards, such as for grass-fed beef, without any state mandate.

McGuire took issue with the whole premise that cage-free hens are happier hens.

She said conventional cages “make sure that chickens and safe and healthy.’’

And she argued that the mortality rate among cage-free hens is twice that of those confined to cages.

The measure still needs a final rollcall vote before going to the Senate.

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West Valley cities respond to COVID-19 pandemic

BY WEST VALLEY VIEW STAFF

Local and state governments took actions late last week in response to growing concerns about mitigating the COVID-19.

Avondale Starting Monday, March 16, the Neighborhood & Family Services Department temporarily suspended programming, activities and transportation at the Avondale Senior Center until further notice.

NFS will continue its Home Delivered Meal Program. Participants who rely on the congregate meal program (lunch at the senior center), can pick up a brown bag meal from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. weekdays at the Senior Center, 1007 S. Third Street.

Weekly Mobile Food Pantry will remain in effect. For questions or additional information regarding the Senior Center, call 623-333-2705.

“This is a rapidly evolving situation and the risk may change daily,” said Avondale Mayor Kenn Weise. “The city

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of Avondale is closely following state and federal guidelines to ensure that we are meeting the standards for health and safety for our community.

“Avondale Fire/Medical Emergency Operations staff is keeping the city’s management team updated with regard to the public health situation, and the city is reviewing all operations throughout the organization to ensure that we have the necessary contingencies in place to deal with the coronavirus.”

Avondale City Hall will remain open 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Thursday.

Residents are encouraged to utilize online services wherever possible, including online water bill payment. Visit avondaleaz.gov for more information on available online services.

Beginning Monday, March 16, passport services will be by appointment only. To schedule an appointment, call 623-333-1200 or email cityclerk@avondaleaz.gov .

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Avondale City Parks remain open, but changes to sports and recreation programming will be evaluated.

Avondale’s Facilities division is increasing its efforts to clean and sanitize city buildings to reduce risk to employees and customers.

“Any changes to our operations are being done as precautionary measures to protect the health and wellbeing of our community,” Weise said.

The Culture Pop block party, which was to feature Miss DJ MJ and other musical acts March 28, is one of many West Valley events that have been canceled. (Photo courtesy Culture Pop)

Buckeye “Even though Buckeye has yet to see a case of the virus, we are preparing and implementing necessary precautions now,” said Annie DeChance, a Buckeye spokeswoman.

“To prevent and reduce exposure to the COVID-19 virus to residents, the following precautions are being implemented: “Buckeye Senior Center: Meal delivery and medical transportation will continue as scheduled.

“Residents who enjoy their meals at the Senior Center can now pick them up at the center, or have them delivered to their home.

“All other programs and events at this location are canceled till further notice.”

Canceled events in Buckeye include Ultra Man, March 27; Buckeye Melodrama, March 27 to March 28, Verrado’s Founders Day, March 28-29; and Mayor Jackie Meck’s “State of the City” address, April 16.

Buckeye youth sports leagues are postponed until further notice.

“Each city department is responsible for disinfecting their common areas every few hours,” DeChance said.

The Buckeye Recreation Center was temporarily closed as of Monday.

Goodyear Goodyear spokeswoman Tammy Vo said in an effort to be proactive, the city is taking action to prevent the spread of the Coronavirus, also known as COVID-19.

The following events involving large crowds have been canceled.

• Culture Pop block party, March 28.

• Hop & Hops, April 11.

• Goodyear Lakeside Music Fest, April

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• Spring Concert Series, March 14, 21 and April 4.

• All recreation programs through the end of April.

Vo said the Goodyear Library remains open.

“In addition, the city is finding ways to reduce exposure between employees and with large groups while maintaining the highest level of services that residents depend on. The city’s priority is to protect the community while continuing to deliver essential services,” Vo said.

State Legislature Arizona House Speaker Rusty Bowers and Senate President Karen Fann issued a joint statement Thursday, stating that due to COVID-19, effective March 13 the House and Senate galleries will be closed to the public.

“We encourage members of the public to limit their attendance at committee hearings until further notice,” said the joint statement.

“Committee chairs are to limit testimony for and against legislation in committee and consider alternative methods to receive public input. Members of the public wishing to weigh in are encouraged to do so via email, phone, or the Request to Speak system. Live proceedings may be viewed online.”

Field trips and visits by outsiders have been canceled.

“The Senate and House will further increase efforts to clean and disinfect the buildings throughout the day, wiping down door handles and surfaces.

“Employees who are sick will stay home or go home.”

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Census gets underway with emphasis on online counting

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The more people that are counted in each city, the more tax money that means.

With the COVID-19 pandemic, some picturing a census worker knocking on the door may be thinking, “Not me!”

But, long before anyone heard about the coronavirus, the U.S. Census Bureau was already planning the 2020 Census to be mainly online.

Less than 1% of people are expected to be counted in person.

According to the Census Bureau, “95% of households will receive their census invitation in the mail.”

This month, the online form will be available to complete through the U.S. Census Bureau. Information about how to respond online is being mailed to households in mid-March.

“From March 12-20, households will receive the first of several invitations to participate in the 2020 Census. We are encouraging everyone to respond online as soon as you receive your invitation with the provided instructions to go online,” said Pier Simeri, a city of Avondale spokeswoman.

Added Annie DeChance, a city of Buckeye spokeswoman, “since the survey officially opened today and they are encouraging online participation, the majority of residents will take the survey from their personal devices.

“Anyone who takes the survey on one of our public computers will know we are following the CDC’s guidelines for routine cleaning and disinfection of the community computers.”

Buckeye’s outreach “will be mainly online – social media, electronic newsletter, NextDoor, etc. We do have banners at various city buildings, schools, places of worship and businesses to remind residents to take the survey.”

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Even a 1% undercount would represent a loss of $62 million per year for a decade — a total loss of at least $620 million.”

The Maricopa Association of Governments is doing outreach at the site icount2020.info.

“An accurate census count is critical to the region for a variety of reasons,” said Goodyear City Manager Julie Arendall, co-chairwoman of the MAG Regional Census Communication Group. “Information from the Census helps fund 55 federal and state programs, with $675 billion in federal funding at stake. In Arizona, about $20 billion in state shared revenues are divided up based on population—that equates to almost $3,000 per person.”

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Abrazo, Banner policies regarding COVID-19

WEST VALLEY VIEW NEWS | MARCH 18, 2020

BY TOM SCANLON West Valley View Staff

Banner Health and Abrazo, two of the largest medical providers in the West Valley, have new policies regarding the COVID-19 pandemic.

“Abrazo Health is monitoring information from federal, state and local public health agencies for current information on the coronavirus,” said Keith Jones, a spokesman for Abrazo.

“Our hospitals have taken the appropriate steps, and we have trained professionals and the necessary equipment to react accordingly.”

He noted visitors are being screened.

“As with any communicable disease, as our patients enter the hospital in areas such as emergency department or registration, hospital staff are questioning all of their recent travel and detailing symptoms. We evaluate relevant symptom criteria and implement contact airborne isolation, if required, without delay,” Jones said.

“Our clinical teams are in constant

review of infection prevention processes and update patient screenings as recommended by the (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention),” Jones said.

Many have questions about when and where they should be tested for COVID-19.

“Testing is not conducted at our facility,” Jones said.

“If a patient presents at our hospital and meets CDC criteria, we work with our local health department and if appropriate, gather a sample for testing and provide it to a CDC-appointed laboratory. We follow CDC guidelines for identification and treatment of patients with suspected or confirmed cases of the coronavirus.”

Banner Health did not respond to questions from the West Valley View.

Banner Health’s website does address the issue.

“Banner Health has developed a process to safely screen patients for COVID-19 in our primary care clinics.

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“If you or a loved one has concerning symptoms, please call your primary care doctor’s office to discuss your symptoms and determine if in-person evaluation or testing is necessary.

“Patients that meet criteria for further in-person evaluation or testing will be scheduled for an appointment to be seen at one of our clinics and provided with instructions for how to safely enter the building in cooperation with the on-site medical team.

“If you are exhibiting symptoms of COVID-19 and believe you are experiencing a medical event that requires immediate attention, please visit a Banner emergency room for evaluation, treatment and testing, if needed.”

Those with symptoms are advised by Banner to exercise precautions: “Please put on a mask immediately upon arriving to protect other patients, visitors and health care workers ... Masks are provided directly inside the main entrance and emergency room lobbies.”

Banner also has visitor restrictions in place.

“Individuals who are experiencing symptoms such as fever, cough, vomiting or diarrhea should not visit Banner hospitals unless they are seeking medical care.”

Banner is restricting hospital patients to two visitors, over the age of 12. “Exceptions will be considered in end-oflife circumstances.”

“In addition to these restrictions, we ask that children 12 and under always be supervised by an adult in public waiting areas and cafeterias. Visitors are highly encouraged to wash or sanitize hands frequently while at the hospital to prevent contracting or potentially spreading any illness.”

Banner is also closing some hospital entrances, though main entrances and emergency room entrances will be open at all Banner hospitals.

Governor guidance Gov. Doug Ducey also issued guid-

ance on COVID-19.

If you think you should be tested, Ducey said, “Call your health care professional if you feel sick with a fever, cough, or difficulty breathing, and have been in close contact with a person known to have COVID-19, or if you live in or have recently traveled from an area with ongoing spread of COVID-19.

“Your health care provider will work with the local health department and (Arizona Department of Health Services) to determine if you need to be tested for COVID-19.”

As for prevention, Ducey said the best ways to prevent the spread of respiratory viruses are to: • Wash your hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds. If soap and water are not available, use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer.

• Avoid touching your eyes, nose and mouth with unwashed hands.

• Avoid close contact with people who are sick.

• Stay home when you are sick.

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

• Clean and disinfect frequently touched objects and surfaces.

For more information, visit azhealth. gov/COVID19.

On March 11, Ducey issued a Declaration of Emergency “to provide health officials and administrators with tools and guidance necessary to combat the continued spread of COVID-19 and to reduce financial burdens on Arizonans by lowering healthcare costs associated with the virus.”

The following day, Arizona received over $12.4 million from the CDC to support the public health response to the COVID-19 outbreak. Key funding priorities were to include surveillance and investigation activities, laboratory testing, infection control supply procurement and distribution and risk communication.

Ducey signed legislation March 12 to appropriate $55 million to Arizona’s Public Health Emergency Fund to support the state’s continued efforts to combat the spread of COVID-19.

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Avondale road preservation work Police dog helps with drug bust

BY WEST VALLEY VIEW STAFF

Contractor crews working for the city of Avondale started applying a surface sealant to roads throughout Avondale Monday, March 16. Most of these roads being treated are residential streets and the work will take place over a period of approximately seven weeks.

Streets being treated west of the Agua Fria River include roads in portions of the Dysart Ranch, Rio Crossing, Las Palmeras, Rancho Sante Fe, Litchfield Mountain View and Historic Avondale neighborhoods. East of the river, residential roads getting treated are located in the Coldwater Springs, CW Ranch, Cambridge Estates, Littleton Manor and Durango Park neighborhoods.

Crews will be performing the work between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. Door hanger notifications will be provided to residents in these neighborhoods in advance of the work and their HOAs will also be

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notified. Every effort will be made to provide traffic control that minimizes interruptions to normal traffic flows.

For questions or more information, call the city of Avondale at 623-3334221.

A Goodyear police dog named Diko helped with a drug bust March 5, according to Lisa Berry, a Goodyear Police spokeswoman.

Goodyear officers witnessed a vehicle commit multiple traffic violations in the area of Interstate 10 and Litchfield Road around 1 p.m.

When stopped, the driver of the vehicle stated that he was coming to vis-

Suspect shot by police in Goodyear

BY WEST VALLEY VIEW STAFF

A Goodyear Police officer shot a fleeing suspect just after midnight Thursday, March 12, according to police spokeswoman Lisa Berry. The suspect, who allegedly was armed, was taken to a hospital and is in stable condition.

The suspect allegedly attempted to break into a woman’s apartment.

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The driver allowed officers to search his vehicle. With the assistance of Goodyear’s newest crime dog Diko, they allegedly located over 5 pounds of methamphetamine, valued at approximately $20,000, in the trunk of the vehicle.

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Once released from prison, most of the women land permanent jobs at Televerde or other companies, and nearly half of the employees at Televerde’s headquarters come from the Perryville facility in Goodyear. Cirocco, herself, is one of these women. She worked at the Perryville call center 22 years ago while serving a six-year prison term and was offered an account executive position upon her release in 2002.

“At first, it was just a job – a way to make money and take care of my kids,” Cirocco said. “But along the way, I recognized I wanted to help the company grow so more women could have the same opportunity as me. So, I continued my career path and was promoted to director of sales, vice president of customer success, chief marketing officer, then chief social responsibility officer.” Cirocco also earned an MBA from ASU, organized a TEDx talk and serves on several advisory boards.

Cirocco said that while many companies employ the formerly incarcerated, Televerde is the top employer in the country – more than 3,000 women have worked for the company since its founding 25 years ago – and the only one offering highly marketable skills. “The women who come out and work for us are in every level of our organization, including 30% of the leadership team. A six-figure salary is not uncommon.”

Tucson resident Margaret Maloney is another “graduate” of Televerde’s Perryville call center, where she worked for more than four years.

“It was during my second prison sentence that I realized nothing was going to change if I didn’t change,” she said.

“Prior to working at Televerde, I had jobs but never really a career. I definitely left with a better understanding of what I was capable of accomplishing and where I could go with those skills. When I was released, I had this great skill set. I had spent years doing complex lead generation for some of the largest technology companies in the world, supporting some of their highest paid sales executives.”

Maloney lives in Tucson and works remotely as the director of demand generation for Chicago Green Insulation.

Televerde was started by a volunteer prison minister who saw an opportu-

Michelle Cirocco is one of 43 women named by Conscious Company Media as a 2020 World-Changing Woman in Conscious Business. She is the chief social responsibility officer of Televerde, a Phoenix-based sales and marketing company that employs incarcerated women. (Photo courtesy Michelle Cirocco)

nity to help prepare inmates for the workforce. Through its nonprofit Arouet Foundation, the company offers inmates courses in family reunification, self-confidence, job preparation and budgeting, and, after release, job placement services, scholarships and ongoing training. The average Televerde hire leaves prison with $15,000 in savings, which many use to pay off child support to retain custody of their children.

“This has a generational impact,” Cirocco said. “Women are able to reunite with their children, become financially independent and stay out of prison so their children don’t end up in places like foster care or prison themselves.”

A January 2020 study by Arizona State University’s Seidman Research Institute found that children of Arizona Televerde program participants are 11 times less likely to be incarcerated and 11 times more likely to graduate high school than dependent children of other incarcerated mothers.

“My children were three and sixyears-old when I got arrested,” Cirocco said. “But – my oldest son did 14 years in the Navy, started his own business and is married to a woman who is also career Navy. My younger son went to Northern Arizona University, is a sales rep for a software company and is married to a Phoenix police officer. When I was growing up,

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going to college was not a thing. My son was the first kid in four generations of my family as well as my husband’s family to graduate high school and go onto college. So we had a completely different family situation than it would have looked like had my life not gone the way that it had.”

The Seidman study found that Televerde’s second chance hiring not only benefits individuals and families but also taxpayers. The recidivism rate of Televerde’s Arizona employees is 5% compared to the state average of 40%, saving Arizona between $6.1 million and $9.5 million annually. These women have a 94% employment rate after five years in contrast to the national average of 55%. Arizona saves a total of $13.3 million a year from the women not reoffending, having gainful employment, not using welfare programs and keeping their children out of foster care. Their salaries are nearly four times higher than the national average, and they contribute approximately $26.9 million in personal income taxes over their post-release lifetime.

According to the Bureau of Justice Statistics, at least 95% of state prison

inmates will be eventually released.

“All of these people need a job,” Cirocco said. “If we relegate people to low-wage, low-skill jobs, they won’t be able to take care of themselves or their families. But when you give somebody a real second chance, they will be dedicated, loyal, engaged workers. One study showed that formerly incarcerated people have 13% higher retention rates.”

According to the Prison Policy Initiative, the United States has the highest incarceration rate of any other country and imprisons about 1% of its population. This comes with a price tag of $182 billion a year in addition to social costs. Cirocco hopes Televerde will inspire more companies to try second chance hiring to help alleviate this.

“If we’re going to incarcerate people for things they’ve done wrong, then we have to treat them as humans and give them the tools and education to come out better than when they went in,” Cirocco stated. “Everybody is better than the worst mistake they made on the worst day of their life. Discarding people based on that is a waste of human potential.”

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Lesko votes against COVID-19 funding bill

BY TOM SCANLON

business, especially after reports that small businesses & hospitals could be negatively The House of Representaimpacted. The U.S. Congress tives passed the Families First shouldn’t have to pass a bill Coronavirus Response Act to find out what’s in it. We all shortly before 1 a.m. Saturday. want to help Americans as we The economic aid package face the spread of #COVID19 designed to help ease the fibut this complete rush job is nancial pain of the COVID-19 not the way to do it.” pandemic was to be considAs usual, there was a sharp ered by the Senate on Monday. divide among those who reRep. Debbie Lesko, of sponded to Lesko’s tweet.

Debbie Lesko (R-District 8) District 8, was one of the Rep. Michael Muscato, who was one of 40 to vote against 40 Republicans who voted the Families First Coronavirus plans to run against Lesko, Response Act. (West Valley View responded, “Is this a seriagainst the bill.

Lesko explained her vote file photo) ous post? I read the previous in a Friday night tweet: draft in an hour. You just voted against “I could not in good conscience vote for all of America. You chose partisan games a 100-plus page bill that neither I nor my after a week of ranting about not playing staff had an opportunity to read or review. partisan games. This is indefensible.”

Voting on a multibillion-dollar piece of legOthers tweeted support for Lesko. islation less than 30 minutes after being in“It definitely is riddled with pork that abtroduced is no way to conduct the people’s solutely doesn’t belong there,” said one.

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The snakes of March Editor: In his article “Death sentence to his career” concerning former Goodyear Police Chief Jerry Geier’s firing and subsequent appeal, Managing Editor Tom Scanlon confused the Ides of March which is March 15, the day Brutus fatally stabbed Julius Caesar, with March 17, St. Patrick’s Day, the day the snakes were driven out of Ireland.

But the analogy either to backstabbing or to snakes in a community are apt in this is sordid affair. Police departments consider lying a serious offense.

Someone is lying and it is certain that, to paraphrase the bard, something’s rotten in Goodyear.

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Editor: Kudos to the West Valley View newspaper for providing a “safe space,” of sorts, in its “Our Readers’ Viewpoints” section.

Like it or not, free speech remains protected in our tolerant, diverse America.

May it always be so.

Ken Williams Goodyear

Gotta love the Democrat debate

Editor: You gotta “love” those socialist Democrats with their “free stuff.” They are catering to the millennials promising them the moon and giving them the impression that money grows on trees.

Somebody better start fertilizing those money trees real soon because Fort Knox can’t pay for all those “goodies.”

Free college; pay off all student loans; free child care; Medicare for all; repa-

rations to all relatives of former slaves, who were never slaves themselves five or six generations ago. That’s not all folks! They lost my vote because they haven’t said a word about free nursing homes and assisted living for all. That’s discriminating against old people.

These millennials who are being brain washed into becoming Democrats with promises of so much free stuff that they can’t comprehend that somebody will have to pay for it. They never were on earth when the Iron Curtain was around.

They don’t have a clue what communism/socialism did to the people of Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union.

I’m sure their schools never mentioned the empty shelves in grocery stores and waiting in long lines to get inside those empty stores and into the soup kitchens. Have you ever eaten borscht three meals a day?

Then we see the TV political commercials where a reporter asks Bernie Sanders, “Will you increase taxes?” His answer is, “Of course I’ll increase taxes.” The cherry on the cake is that his supporters can’t figure out that if Bernie gets elected—to not feel like you are all of a sudden, a citizen of Cuba— you socialists will have a tax increase the likes of which you couldn’t imagine in four lifetimes. After all, nothing in this world is actually free!

The stage at the Democrat debates was filled with socialists trying to sway young people to join their cause since they can vote at age 18. They know the minds of 18- to 20-year-old people isn’t fully developed yet. So, let’s feed them a bowl of malarkey and get them to sell their soul to the devil. I had family behind the Iron Curtain for years before the Soviet Union broke up and I know how socialism and communism go hand in hand and they do not work.

Only one place on earth where communism prospers is China, but freedom does not have a chance there.

When you elect a socialist as your leader in America, kiss your rights that you fought for 244 years goodbye. I have been in 30 countries, many of them former communist countries, and I always compared even socialized medicine to the American way of medicine.

My last trip to Europe, I spent a month traveling in five countries, some former Soviet satellites. I can tell you a few things. Sweden has the best medical care, but Britain’s socialist health care system is probably the worst because people wait up to two years for a MRI, knee implant, hip replacement and many procedures that Americans get daily. Get ready to stand in a long line under socialized medicine because I’m not kidding.

Let’s hope you won’t need a kidney transplant. It only took Eastern Europe 80 years to get rid of the communist/ socialist regimes, and now America wants them? I hate to quote Joe Biden,

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The March 11 West Valley View story on the former police chief’s hearing should have said the Ides of March is March 15.

but “Are you kidding me?” “C’mon man!” Probably the most intelligent words Biden ever said. Excuse me for thinking that Americans were more intelligent. Please prove me wrong!

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His late mom’s advice rings true in trying time

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clean it up for public consumption. But it would have gone something like this: My mom spent her life as a dedicated re“Don’t be a moron. Take a few reasonalist. When things were going horribly, she able precautions, take good care of yourtold us, “This too shall pass.” self. Don’t do anything crazy.

Whenever life came up rosYou’ve got a better chance of es, you could count on her to dying from heart disease or predict a downturn in good in a car crash than you do of fortune and advise “waiting coronavirus killing you.” for the other shoe to drop.”

Sage wisdom, it seems to To the degree that I seek out me. And a prescription that a sane, balanced response to doesn’t require an incredibly most of life’s challenges, I reradical change in lifestyle. main my mother’s son.

What does it entail?

This has been on my mind a Staying away from sick peolot lately amid the coronavirus ple and large crowds when DAVID LEIBOWITZ crisis. possible. Not summering in For weeks, the news has been full of Europe or Asia this year (marking 55 shrieking headlines and dire predictions summers in a row I haven’t gone to Venof global apocalypse. New cases, rising ice or walked the Great Wall). Washing death tolls, travel moratoriums, canceled my hands with soap and water for 20 secevents, collapsing economies, stock mar- onds multiple times a day. ket meltdowns, shortages of toilet paper Using alcohol-based hand sanitizer – everywhere you turn, the planet appears like it’s a new hobby. Deploying Cloto be trending toward the End of Times. rox disinfectant wipes on potentially All this over a form of respiratory ill- germy surfaces like desks, doorknobs, ness that, as of March 12, had sickened light switches and my cellphone. I’ve about 1,000 people in the United States, also stopped checking the stock market, killing an estimated 29. watching the evening news and rooting As I write this, the World Health Or- for the Arizona Cardinals. ganization has just declared COVID-19 That last one has nothing to do with a “global pandemic,” citing more than coronavirus, but it’s definitely improved 120,000 cases worldwide. At the same my emotional health. time, President Donald Trump tweeted Despite taking precautions, any one of yet again, “Our team is doing a great job us might still catch COVID-19. That’s with CoronaVirus!” a fear that I combat with simple mathThat’s life in our current truth-chal- ematics. lenged age.

It appears the disease is not fatal in 99 In an era when everything is political, percent of cases. Most people who have when the media has sacrificed all credi- coronavirus are asymptomatic and don’t bility in pursuit of clicks and controver- even realize they’re carriers. sy, little can be deemed factual. In lieu of And the vast majority of those infected careful explanation, we have noise. develop only a mild upper respiratory inWhen every message seems to conflict fection, which they get over in a couple – when it’s impossible to decide who to weeks’ time by drinking plenty of fluids, believe – the only sense that feels credi- getting some rest and taking a few Advil. ble is common sense.

As my mom would’ve said, “Take care In times like these, I think about my mom. of yourself and you’ll be fine.”

A registered nurse by profession, my Sage wisdom for times like these. Try mother passed away at the end of 2017. not to freak out. Buy a few extra rolls of Even so, I can predict what she would toilet paper. And we’ll all be just fine. have told me if I raised the subject of coronavirus. Given her New Yorker’s David Leibowitz has called the Valley home penchant for colorful language, I’ll since 1995. Contact david@leibowitzsolo.com

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Hello, gyros!

Welcome baklava and all that good Middle Eastern food.

And thank you, reader Joy Bowley, for a very hot tip on a new West Valley restaurant: “Xanthi is a great new family-owned restaurant. They opened mid February and I have been there three times since.”

Xanthi Greek Food is at 10575 W. Indian School Road, Suite 101, Avondale. For more information, visit xanthigreekfoods.com.

•The Estrella Tour of Homes, scheduled for 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, March 21, has been canceled.

“Estrella by Newland is adhering to the guidelines set forth by the city, CDC, and local health officials and as a result Spring Tour of Homes has been canceled,” said a notice on the company website.

“Although we will no longer be hosting a public event, Estrella is still open.”

For more information, visit Casa Lucero New Home Information Center, 8175 South Hillside Drive, Goodyear or estrella.com/tour-of-homes.

•Also on the homes front: Taylor Morrison Home this week launched Arroyo Seco in Buckeye.

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the ideal location for our Landmark Collection,” said Andrea Murphy, vice president of sales for the Taylor Morrison Phoenix division.

Priced from the low $300,000s, Arroyo Seco Landmark Collection offers a variety of one- and two-story home designs ranging from 2,153 to 3,693 square feet with 3-5 bedrooms, 2.5 to 3.5 baths and three-car garages.

All homes include high-quality kitchen ap- Xanthi Greek Food brings gyros, baklava and more Middle Eastern treats to the West Valley. (Photos courtesy Xanthi Greek Food) pliances and energy saving features, though “buyers have the bit and Osborn roads. opportunity to customize the home of Arroyo Seco is a 340-acre master their dreams.” planned community surrounded by The 51-site community is at 19827 open space and walking trails.

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•Big plans are unveiling in Avondale.

At its March 2 meeting, Avondale City Council approved the $2.3 million purchase of 7 acres on the northeast corner of Avondale Boulevard and Van Buren Street.

This potentially will extend “The BLVD” area that Avondale launched last year.

Avondale council also approved a request from Patel and Associates on Alamar Phase 2, 346 homes on 100 acres at Avondale Boulevard and Broadway Road.

The 430 homes of Alamar Phase 1 are under construction. Alamar Phase 3, with another 317 homes, is also in the planning phase.

Add them all up and you get more than 1,000 new homes Avondale City Council approved Alamar Phase 2, planned for scheduled for south Avondale.

346 homes in south Avondale. (Image courtesy city of Avondale)

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Brothers open vintage clothing store in Goodyear WEST VALLEY VIEW NEWS | MARCH 18, 2020

BY GRIFFIN FABITS

West Valley View Contributing Writer

Nestled into a Goodyear plaza off Estrella Parkway is something new and old: a vintage clothing store, Ivory House. Inside, brothers Isaiah and Noah Barajas, are doing what many young men wish for: owning a business they are passionate about.

“It’s crazy,” Isaiah, 23, smiled. “Every day I wake up and I’m like, ‘Wow, I’m living my dream.’”

The two, both Verrado High School alums and Buckeye residents, have been thrifting clothes for three years with the idea of some day opening a store. They had been buying clothes, collecting them and selling them independently before they finally had enough product to open up their own place.

Noah took to Twitter in early March to announce the store’s soft-opening, which quickly went viral. As of March 7, the video had 3,500 likes and nearly 1,000 retweets.

“It just blew up,” Noah, 21, said.

“The day after we opened from that video, probably 75% of the people who came in said, ‘We saw the video on Twitter.’”

And those who flocked the store weren’t just coming to get a glimpse of it, they were actually making purchases.

“We probably had 50 or 60 sales,” Isaiah said. “And we ask everyone, ‘How’d you hear about us?’ A lot of them said Twitter.”

The name itself, Ivory House, was Isaiah’s idea. Ivory, he reasoned, is the rare elephant tusk, a rare but highly sought after material. And this store is “like our house,” he said, serving as a home base for the clothing they’ve collected.

While many of the clothes available in-store are from thrift stores, customers can sell their old clothing for cash.

This is the kind of vintage clothing store typically seen in downtown Phoenix,or in the East Valley.

“There’s nothing like this on the west

side,” Noah said.

Isaiah agreed.

“We needed something like this over here.”

What was once seen as a hobby of theirs has quickly turned into that of a full-time job. The store is open Tuesday through Sunday, but even when they clock out, their Isaiah, left, and Noah Barajas are living their dream after opening Ivory workday rarely Brothers House, a vintage clothing store. (Photos by Griffin Fabits) stops there.

“Even when we clock out,” Isaiah March 28, and the Barajas brothers are said, “we’re at home, washing clothes, thrilled with what they’ve seen so far. on our days off we’re out thrifting, get“We’d like to eventually have more ting new stuff.” stores over on this side,” Isaiah said.

The soft-opening they had was wild- “It’s hard to get affordable clothes in ly successful, a test run at getting the this area.” word out and seeing how the commuIvory House is at 650 N. Estrelnity embraces their store. la Parkway, Suite A4, Goodyear. For So far, so good. more information, visit facebook.com/ The grand opening is slated for ivory.house96.

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Coronavirus shakes Arizona sports community with baseball, basketball, hockey suspensions

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CEO said in a conference call. “First step is addressing what’s right in front of our face. We have our entire staff working through a lot of issues.”

Before MLB’s announcement, clubs including the Seattle Mariners and San Francisco Giants were looking for other venues to play their early regular season games. Washington state and California have banned gatherings larger than 250.

“To not allow fans. To cancel a season, you feel as an athlete we’re going to be the next sport,” Bradley said.

“Whether it’s proactive or to take precaution, it’s kind of the same.”

Other leagues and sports organizations had already taken steps to limit the spread of coronavirus, with the NBA as well as two soccer leagues, the MLS and USL, suspending its seasons.

The NBA season suspension came after Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert tested positive for coronavirus prior to Wednesday night’s game against the Oklahoma City Thunder. Jazz star Donovan Mitchell also tested positive for the virus on Thursday. Multiple NBA teams have begun to self-quarantine in response.

College basketball is also being severely affected, with most major conference tournaments like the Big Ten, ACC, and Pac-12 being canceled.

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The ever-changing sports world due to the coronavirus pandemic was epitomized Thursday, March 12, as Diamondbacks pitcher Archie Bradley reflected on the uncertainty of his sport.

“I feel like we’re all kind of in a holding period,” he said at the team’s spring training site at Salt River Fields.

Sure enough, a few hours later, Major League Baseball pulled the plug, announcing that spring training will be suspended as of 4 p.m. Friday and the start of the regular season will be delayed by at least two weeks.

That wasn’t the only news impacting Arizona sports teams and fans. The NHL soon announced its season would be suspended, while the Indoor Football League said it would put on hold its season following Saturday games. In addition, the Ladies Professional Golf Association announced the postponement of its upcoming events including the Volvik Founder Cups in Phoenix, which was scheduled to take place March 19-22.

“First and foremost our whole team is concerned with the safety and well-being of our employees, players, fans and this entire Arizona community,” Ahron Cohen, Arizona Coyotes president and

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Both the men’s and women’s NCAA basketball tournaments will be canceled in a statement released by the NCAA. ASU Athletics released a statement canceling all sporting competitions. in accordance with a Pac-12 announcement Thursday morning.

Meanwhile, the NFL is still on schedule to start its new league year on Wednesday despite multiple teams restricting travel and closing facilities.

“I think just like everyone else, we don’t really know the severity of this,” Bradley said. “We don’t know if this is just a flu-like thing or if it will continue to affect more than just sports in general, the whole world. That’s everyone’s concern, we’re all looking at it even from a nonsports standpoint, just humans in general, human life. What’s going to happen to this country and the whole world.”

As of Friday, there were 127,863 confirmed cases across the world, with 1,323 in the United States, according to

the John Hopkins University & Medicine Coronavirus Resource Center, “To just do what’s best for the league, players, the fans and the game,” Bradley said. “I think that’s always what we want. What’s best for everyone.”

The cancelation of about 80 remaining Cactus League games will have a major impact on vendors, fans and the local economy. With the abrupt ending to spring training, many fans will be packing up and heading home early.

The announcement that baseball will suspend spring training and postpone the regular season, Bradley reflected on how this will affect the game environment.

“It would change the atmosphere a lot,” Bradley said. “At the end of the day we would like to play if we’re allowed to play. The fans are what make this great game and support us, but we want to play the game and I think it would just be an adjustment. It’ll take some time getting used to but we’d rather play if we can.”

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Tokyo Olympics may be in jeopardy as pandemic spreads across world

BY VALERIE GONZALES Cronkite News

Athletes and fans alike fear that the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo may be canceled or postponed because of COVID-19, the highly contagious respiratory disease that has killed more than 3,200 people around the world.

Opening ceremonies are slated for July 24, and the International Olympic Committee has announced it will have a final decision on whether to hold the games by the end of May. “The IOC has the right to cancel the games only if they are not held during 2020,” Seiko Hashimoto, minister for the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games, told parliament last week , according to the Associated Press. “This can be interpreted to mean the games can be postponed as long as they are held during the calendar year.”

If the Summer Games are delayed, athletes will need to alter training schedules to perform whenever they’re held. For now, Olympics officials are saying to stay the course.

“I would like to encourage all the athletes to continue their preparation for the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 with great confidence and with full steam,” IOC President Thomas Bach told reporters Tuesday.

One expert applauded that recommendation.

“The Olympic committee is doing the right thing to keep the Olympics on,” said Dr. David Eisenman, director of the UCLA Center for Public Health and Disasters. “I think that it is way too early to be canceling them.”

There was chatter last month about moving the Olympics, when Shaun Bailey, the Conservative Party candidate for mayor of London, tweeted that his city has “the infrastructure and the experience.

And due to the #coronavirus outbreak, the world might need us to step up.”

That conversation doesn’t reflect current planning. World wars have caused the Olympic games to be canceled on three occasions: 1916, 1940 and 1944 (the 1944 games had been scheduled for Tokyo).

Disease outbreaks have affected past sporting events, the Washington Post reports.

“Soccer matches in Middlesbrough, England, were canceled in 1897 due

Tokyo has been looking forward to hosting the Olympics for more than four years. But the COVID-19 pandemic puts the Olympics in danger. (Photo courtesy International Olympic Committee)

to smallpox, and games in Blackburn, England, were postponed in 1965 to prevent the spread of poliovirus,” it said. “In 2001, hand foot and mouth disease halted equestrian events and the Six Nations rugby tournament in England. And in 1918, while Major League Baseball played on to increase American morale as threats mounted due to influenza and global instability due to war, the season was eventually shortened, ending in early September.

More recently, in 2016, Major League Baseball games were relocated out of Puerto Rico to Miami due to fears concerning Zika virus transmission.”

In fact, although MLB games were relocated in 2016 and the Zika virus outbreak severely affected Brazil, the Olympics went on as planned in Rio de Janeiro, where there were 26,000 cases reported at the time. The illness, which is spread by mosquito, caused microencephaly in infants born to women who were bitten while pregnant. Microcephaly can cause infants’ heads to grow improperly, and it was blamed for 29 reported infant deaths.

For athletes, any delay could be tough to prepare for.

“It’s a really difficult position because you are thinking about your health and the virus that’s going around, but also you train so hard for that one moment and you don’t want to lose that opportunity,” Jessica Ennis-Hill, a British runner who won a silver medal in heptathlon at Rio, told Reuters.

But the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 is a different virus because it’s highly contagious, even if the infected person shows no symptoms.

All sports have physical interactions

in one way or another, but Eisenman said reducing interpersonal contact can be challenging in such sports as basketball, wrestling and boxing, even during practices and training.

“We should all be taking a high precaution, we should all be practicing hand hygiene and avoid touching our face after we have touched surfaces,” he said.

Since the outbreak of COVID-19 in central China in late December, it has been reported in 70 countries, affected more than 90,000 people and killed 3,200. The majority of deaths have occured in older people and those with compromised health, health officials say.

USA Softball believes the IOC will do what’s best for their athletes when it comes to safety.

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Outside the U.S., sports leagues have begun taking precautions by closing arenas to fans while games are being played.

Japan’s Nippon Professional Baseball league announced teams will play the rest of their games without fans. In Italy, fans won’t be allowed to attend sporting events until next month because of the COVID-19 outbreak, which has caused more than 100 deaths in that country.

Other sports have had to postpone, relocate or cancel competitions to protect their athletes. March Madness could face changes if the NCAA takes a suggestion from the National College Players Association, which suggested March 2 that the NCAA consider barring fans from the college basketball tournament.

The cancelation of the Olympics also could cause financial problems for travelers and jeopardize the huge sums of money spent on hosting the games.

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CALENDAR 11350 Civic Center Drive to pick up and read a copy of “Born a Crime” by Trevor Noah before the library’s discussion at noon. Free.

For information, call 623-333-2602.

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Old Pueblo Live Music

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

Visitors can get a library card to check out and return books. Free. For information, call 623-349-6300.

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

Junior Book Club (Ages 8-12)

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

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.

Teen Volunteer Wednesdays (Ages 12-18)

Abrazo Job Fair

Abrazo Health is hosting a hiring event from 1 to 5 p.m. at Abrazo West Campus, 13677 W. McDowell Road, Goodyear. Abrazo hospitals are seeking healthcare professionals in a variety of positions including registered nurses, patient care associates, pharmacists, therapists and allied health roles. RSVP at jobs.tenethealth.com/abrazo-market.

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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.

Toastmasters

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.

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.

Needle and Thread

Alzheimer’s Support Group

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.

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.

Adult Book Discussion

Stop by the Avondale Civic Center Library at

Listen to live music by Los Gringos, Jeordie or Cooper Sunrise starting at 6 or 7 p.m. every Friday night at Old Pueblo Cafe and Pub, 102 N. Old Litchfield Road, Litchfield Park.

Entertainment included with a purchased meal. For information, call 623-935-5059.

Fitness

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

Due to precautions against the spread of COVID-19, many events may be canceled.

Cody’s Reading 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 Downtown Buckeye Public Library, 310 N. Sixth Street. Registration is required. Free. For information, email cmartinez@bukeye.gov.

Paws for Reading

Preschoolers and school-age children can visit Goodyear Branch Library with a parent to practice reading with a registered therapy dog. The Paws for Reading program starts at 1 p.m. at 14455 W. Van Buren Street. Free. For information, call 602-652-3000.

Sunday

Live Music at Litchfield’s

Enjoy food, drink and live music by Jay Soto from 6 to 9 p.m. at Litchfield’s at the Wigwam, 300 E Wigwam Boulevard, Litchfield Park.

Fairy Tale Murder Mystery (Ages 12-18)

Join the Teen Advisory Board for a mysterious after-hours program with a ball thrown by the Evil Queen herself from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Litchfield Park Library, 101 W. Wigwam Boulevard. Attendees will be contacted prior to the event for character information. Reservations required. For information, call 602-652-3457.

Michele Schuck Artist Residency

Oil painter Michele Schuck will be joining The Wigwam’s 2020 Artists in Residence program. She will display her work from 5 to 8 p.m. on March 20 and 21 in the Sun Lounge at The Wigwam, 300 E. Wigwam Boulevard, Litchfield Park.

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Sea Lions at Shipwreck Cove

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

Horseback Riding

Enjoy a comfortable and relaxing horseback ride through a scenic trail between 11 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. at Skyline Regional Park, 2600 N. Watson Road, Buckeye. These walk-only rides, led by experienced wranglers, are great for all levels. Pre-Registration is required. Cost is $60 to $70. Check in 15 minutes prior to the scheduled ride time.

Crossroad Baptist Church Building Dedication

Crossroad Baptist Church invites the public to celebrate its new building with a dedication and celebration meal at 2 p.m. at 18819 W. Coolidge Street, Litchfield Park. Free.

For information, call 623-341-0490.

Monday

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.

Ruth Fisher Mobile Pantry

Stop by the Tonopah Valley High School at 38201 W. Indian School Road between 11 a.m. and noon for free fresh produce and more while supplies last.

Residential Household Hazardous Waste Event

Residents of Avondale, Goodyear and Tolleson are invited to take part in a free household hazardous waste event from 8 to 11 a.m. at the former Coldwater Park property, 10 N. Eliseo C. Felix Way. Residents are required to provide proof of residency such as a recent city utility bill or driver’s license to drop off items for disposal. A list of acceptable items for collection can be found at www.avondaleaz.gov/HHW.

Movie Matinee (Ages 18+)

Bond with old and new friends with a newer release movie, popcorn and soda from 2 to 4 p.m. Litchfield Park Library, 101 W. Wigwam Boulevard. For information, call 602-652-3000.

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West Valley Human Services Alliance

West Valley Human Services Alliance offers networking and features various speakers from 9 a.m. to noon every fourth Monday of the month at the Pendergast Learning Center at 3841 N. 91st Avenue, Phoenix.

Free. For information, call 623-935-3781.

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.

EON Business Monday Night 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.

Kids Cafe

Care1st Avondale Resource Center will host Kids Cafe, a program to help children in low-income areas receive nutritious

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18 can enjoy a free, healthy meal from 4 to Estrella Republican Club 6 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays at 328 W. Western Avenue. The free dinners are The Estrella Republican Club meets from served on a first come, first served basis. 7 to 8:30 p.m. fourth Wednesdays of the month to listen to a guest speaker at For information, call 623-333-2703.

Estrella Foothills High School, 13033 S. EsYoga in the Park trella Parkway. Free. For information, call Fitness in the Park is a free workout pro623-695-2435. gram that will feature yogic postures, alignZumba at Fitness in the Park ment and breathing on Mondays from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Buckeye Sundance Park, Fitness in the Park is a free workout program that will feature a dynamic and aero22865 W. Lower Buckeye Road. For inforbic Zumba dance workout on Wednesdays mation, call 623-349-6350. from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Buckeye SunCraft it Up dance Park, 22865 W. Lower Buckeye Road.

Join fellow crafters in this needlework/knitFor information, call 623-349-6350. ting/crochet group at 11 a.m. and work on Soup Supper and Worship new or current projects at Sam Garcia Avenue Library, 495 E. Western Avenue, Avon- Enjoy a soup supper at 5:30 p.m. before a worship service featuring special guest dale. Be sure to bring materials and a coffee mug. Free. For information, call 623-333-2601. Karin Gunderson with harp and song beginning at 6 p.m. at the Christ Evangelical Teen Leadership Club Lutheran Church, 918 S. Litchfield Road, Teen Leadership Club is a group that creGoodyear. Attendees are encouraged to ates and carries out new programs for the sign up to bring soup or bread. For inforGoodyear Branch Library. The team meets mation, call 623-932-2394. from 5 to 6:30 p.m. at the library, 14455 W. Fashawn and J Stone Van Buren Street. Registration is required.

Fashawn and Nipsey Hussle artist J Stone Free. For information, call 602-652-3000. will be live in concert from 7 to 10 p.m. at Book Discussion for Adults The AV, 613 E. Western Avenue, Avondale.

Tickets are $20.

Stop by the Litchfield Park Library at 101 W. Wigwam Boulevard between 1 and 2 p.m.

Bingo for Books for a book discussion. For information, call Have a fun afternoon of Bingo for 602-652-3000.

Books from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at White Tank Branch Library, 20304 W. White Tank Mountain Road, Waddell.

Registration is required. Free. For information, call 602-652-3000.

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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.

Goodyear Career Fair

Local businesses will be attending the Goodyear Career fair looking to fill current vacancies from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Goodyear Branch Library, 14455 W. Van Buren Street. For information, call 602-652-3000.

Thursday

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.

Baby Time

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

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

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.

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Preschoolers Storytime

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.

Disciple Outreach Ministries Bible Study

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

Toastmasters

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

CrossFit

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

For information, call 623-349-6350.

Family Storytime (Ages 2-6)

Join other families for simple stories and plots that help develop literacy for children at 11:15 a.m. in the Sam Garcia Western Avenue Library, 495 E. Western Avenue, Avondale. Free. For information, call 623-333-2601.

Latin Dance Aerobics

Strengthen cardio fitness from 9 to 10 a.m. with a free dance class provided by the Dr. Saide Recreation Center at 1003 E. Eason Avenue, Buckeye. For information, call 623-349-6350.

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Coronavirus has created mass panic around the globe — true. According to the latest news when this article was written, over 100,000 people are infected — true. Over 68,000 have recovered —true. About 3,000 have died from the virus — true. Who are the main victims of coronavirus? Those over 70 years old, and especially those over 70 with pre-existing respiratory issues, or those who are immune-suppressed - true. Few cases of death have happened outside of this very specific target group - true.

Other common diseases have much larger numbers of death than of coronavirus, but for some reason these diseases have not created the mass panic that we have going on currently.

Coronavirus might be here to stay.

It’s what we do about it now and how we emotionally handle it now that will determine the outcome and future of not only us but for future generations also.

Think of it, will what we do now with Coronavirus be a positive legacy or a negative legacy?

I’d like to share an article by Dr. Abdu Sharkawy. In my opinion, it’s the first intelligent assessment of the whole coronavirus issue that I have read. Dr. Sharkawy is a doctor and an infectious disease specialist at the University of Toronto in Canada. He permitted InsideSources to

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“I’m a doctor and an Infectious Diseases specialist. I’ve been at this for more than 20 years, seeing sick patients daily. I have worked in inner-city hospitals and in the poorest slums of Africa.

HIV-AIDS, hepatitis, TB, SARS, measles, shingles, whooping cough, diphtheria...there is little I haven’t been exposed to in my profession. And with the notable exception of SARS, very little has left me feeling vulnerable, overwhelmed or downright scared.

“I am not scared of COVID-19. I am concerned about the implications of a novel infectious agent that has spread the world over and continues to find new footholds in different soil. I am rightly concerned for the welfare of those who are elderly, in frail health or disenfranchised who stand to suffer most, and disproportionately, at the hands of this new scourge.

But I am not scared of COVID-19.

“What I am scared about is the loss of reason and wave of fear that has induced the masses of society into a spellbinding spiral of panic, stockpiling obscene quantities of anything that could fill a bomb shelter adequately in a post-apocalyptic world. I am scared of the N95 masks that are stolen from hospitals and urgent care clinics where they are actually needed for front line healthcare providers and instead are being donned in airports, malls, and coffee lounges, perpetuating, even more, fear and suspicion of others. “....But mostly, I’m scared about what message we are telling our kids when faced with a threat. Instead of reason,

rationality, open-mindedness, and altruism, we are telling them to panic, be fearful, suspicious, reactionary and self-interested.”

Let’s calm down a bit. It’s not the end of the world. Quit acting like it. Prepare wisely, not hysterically. Don’t be fearful. Use your head, not your emotions.

Sharp people are working on this. God is in control. Don’t expect results instantly.

Face the challenge, calmly, and firmly like others before you have in this great nation. Continue their legacy.

Where did all this fear come from?

Do you know what F.E.A.R. stands for?

False Evidence Appearing Real. Don’t join the cattle stampede of those scared by over-hyped optics. The only thing we must fear is fear itself. God hasn’t given us a spirit of fear. Someone else or something else did.

James Clear says it this way. “Your actions are a consequence of your thoughts.

Your thoughts are a consequence of what you consume. And in the modern age, what you consume is largely a consequence of how you select and refine your social media feed. Choose better inputs.

Get better outputs.”

Here’s the biggest tragedy of all. Do you understand that those who use their heads, stay calm and think, most always end up with what the fearful left behind as they ran away to another place where more fear was waiting for them to arrive?

To learn more about Pastor Ed Delph, the Church-Community Connection and Nation Strategy call 623-376-6757, email nationstrategy@cs.com or visit nationstrategy.com.

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New rules on school prayer, religious groups, hailed and assailed

BY CHRISTOPHER SCRAGG Cronkite News

Arizona religious groups said the Trump administration’s release last week of regulations aimed at protecting religious expression “rights a serious wrong,” but others expect the moves will have little practical impact.

Foremost in the raft of rules rolled out by the White House recently is federal guidance on reporting schools that violate a student’s right to pray in school.

State education departments are already required to report those incidents, but advocates said the new language will strengthen those protections. Secular groups disagreed that prayer is threatened, but agreed with the intent of religious freedom – saying they are more often the ones whose freedom is in need of protection.

“We want to point out that the routine violations are really students who are being proselytized at public schools,” said Annie Laurie Gaylor, co-president of the Freedom From Religion Foundation.

The rules unveiled by President Donald Trump were a followup to his 2018 executive order that called on federal agencies to defend expressions of religion and ease burdens on faith-based groups that receive federal funding for services.

Cathi Herrod, president of the Center for Arizona Policy, hailed the action that she said confirms the right to religious expression.

“It reaffirms the fundamental right to

exercise one’s religion guaranteed in the U.S. Constitution,” Herrod said in an emailed statement. “A right that has been repeatedly infringed upon over the years on campuses, in classrooms, at work, and elsewhere.”

At an Oval Office, Trump was backed by several students and teachers who said their religious rights were violated by their schools.

“Tragically, there is a growing totalitarian impulse on the far-left that seeks to punish, restrict, and even prohibit religious expression,” Trump said. “That is why, today, my administration is issuing strong new guidance to protect religious liberty in our public schools.”

Under current law, state school systems risk a loss of federal funding if they do not report violations of a student’s right to pray to the U.S Department of Education.

Gaylor said that Trump is addressing a problem that doesn’t exist.

“He’s trying to create the phony impression that religious students and teachers are routinely discriminated against in our public schools,” she said.

Her organization, which works to stop instances of illegal school-led prayer and proselytizing said it sent letters to 17 Arizona school districts from 2017 through 2019 for alleged violations of the constitutional requirement for a separation between church and state. The foundation also received 57 complaints of such violations at Arizona schools in the same timeframe.

When it comes to babies, Arizonans prefer Emma and Michael

BY HOWARD FISCHER Capitol Media Services

Remember all the Jessicas and Jennifers born in the 1980s and 1990s?

Well, those babies are all grown up and having children in Arizona of their own.

But if their choices this year of what to name their own offspring are any indication, they see no reason to keep those names popular.

How radical has the change been?

The state Department of Health Services, which track the names babies are given at birth, said Jessica was the top

name for girls born in 1987. And it remained there for a decade.

But by 2007, the name had slipped from the Top 20 list.

And this year? There weren’t enough baby Jessicas born in Arizona to make even the Top 100.

This isn’t just a development among girls.

While the changes may be less radical, the pattern among boys’ names also has changed.

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The organization sent a letter to a school in Tuba City last year, for example, saying its practice of offering a prayer at graduation amounted to an “unconstitutional religious ritual.”

But the Scottsdale-based Alliance Defending Freedom said there have been several cases in Arizona where schools violated stu- The Trump administration unveiled a number of new rules it says will protect religious freedom, including rules on prayer in schools, but critics said the dents’ right to exercise changes are mostly for show. (Photo courtesy Creative Commons) their religion.

“We have had … instances in Arizona this sort of discrimination never occurs. where we had either a religious student “We’ve been dealing a lot with stuclub that was being denied equal access, dents being told they can’t engage in rethe ability to form or get access to bene- ligious expression, pray at school, hand fits that other clubs were provided,” said out invitations inviting their classmates Matt Sharp, senior counsel for that foun- to form religious clubs,” Sharp said. dation that defends religious rights.

“That should never happen. The ConstiSharp said he hopes the guidance re- tution is the only permission slip that any leased by the administration ensures schoolkid should have to live out their compliance from schools and guarantees faith at school.”

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Criminal reform advocates are asking Arizona legislators to change laws that keep hundreds of formerly incarcerated people from voting and getting jobs.

Dozens of activists reached out to lawmakers at the Arizona Capitol in mid-January as part of a movement they call Reforming Justice, saying current laws hobble people who have already served their time for their crimes.

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Hobbs listened to Hardin and others discussed restoring voting rights, saying she appreciated their statements, but did not commit to specific action.

Advocates are pushing for the Legislature to model reforms after the Clean Slate Act, recently passed in Pennsylvania, that seals some criminal records.

Rep. Walter Blackman, R-Snowflake, also plans to sponsor a bill to allow prison inmates to be released early from their sentences based on earned credits, according to Tiera Rainey, program coordinator for the Arizona branch of the American Friends Service Committee, which advocates for criminal reform.

Matthew Charles, a former Tennessee inmate who gained national attention when celebrity Kim Kardashian lobbied President Donald Trump to free him, spoke of trying to become a productive member of society and still having trouble finding a second chance.

Charles, who was sentenced to 35 years in prison for a nonviolent cocaine conviction more than two decades ago,

Babies...continued from page 21 Consider Justin. In 1987, there were enough of them born in Arizona to rank No. 10 among all boys.

By this year, however, like Jessica, it didn’t show up in that Top 100 list.

So what names are popular?

Among girls, Emma retained the No. 1 spot it clinched a year ago. But Sophia, the top name for 2015, has now slipped to fourth place, with more girls named Isabella and Olivia born in 2016.

Still, that’s a tiny bit misleading: When you add the alternative spelling Sofia into the mix, the two names together tally more than Emma.

There are some girls’ names that might be considered evergreens that have remained popular over the years, such as Abigail, Emily and Victoria. Even Madison, which popped onto the list in the 1990s, is still at No. 21.

But other staples in the “what to name the baby’’ category from the 1980s and 1990 are no more.

Stephanie was among the more popular names as far back as the 1970s and

Members of the Arizona Friends Service Committee and supporters of criminal justice reform are asking Arizona legislators to adopt changes that could impact voting rights, job seekers and housing. (Photo courtesy Cronkite News)

found a job, purchased a truck, attended church and volunteered.

“It’s no longer about rehabilitation, it never was,” said Charles, who became a librarian in prison and did other work.

“That went out with the truth-in-sentencing act.”

He had been released from prison in 2016 but, nearly two years later, a judge forced him to return to serve out his sentence until Kardashian and other supporters lobbied for his release in December 2018.

Arizona passed its Truth-in-Sentencing Act in 1993, nearly a decade after

the passage of federal laws collectively known as “truth in sentencing.” Arizona requires inmates to serve up to 85% of their sentence, according to an Arizona Senate document.

Hardin said being a convicted felon toys with a person’s humanity.“You don’t feel that you’re enough, sometimes you feel alone. I had great parents, great friends, great family that all were there for me, to see me succeed.

I still felt alone,” he said. “I can’t even fathom some days for dudes who don’t have that. My heart breaks for them, it just does. A clean slate is needed.”

pretty much up to the turn of the century.

And now? Nowhere on that Top 100 list in Arizona.

Other names appear to be more of a flash in the pan.

Remember when you ran into a lot of babies named Tiffany? Or Kayla? You’d be hard-pressed to find a newborn today with that name.

And then there’s Nevaeh, a name that was virtually unknown two decades ago.

It made a meteoric rise to the Top 20 earlier in the decade after Sonny Sandoval, frontman for the Christian rock group P.O.D. (Payable on Death) chose that reverse spelling of “heaven” for his newborn daughter and took her on MTV

in 2000.

It’s still around in Arizona, but at No. 78.

Among boys, there are some perennials. You’d be hard-pressed to find a year in at least the past four decades when Michael was not in the Top 20.

But the chart is led by Liam, Noah and Sebastian.

Overall, though, the Bible appears to be a perennial source of names for new baby boys in Arizona.

Daniel and James have been quite popular. And while some biblical names have fallen off the Top 20 – Matthew went from No. 3 in 1987 to falling of the chart this year – they have tended to be replaced by others like Noah, Elijah and Isaac.

Top 10 names for babies in 2017 Girls 1. Emma 2. Isabella 3. Olivia 4. Sophia 5. Mia

Here are the top names for babies born in Arizona this year, according to the state Department of Health Services.

6. Ava Boys 6. Oliver 7. Emily 1. Liam 7. Julian 8. Evelyn 2. Noah 8. Benjamin 9. Amelia 3. Sebastian 9. Logan 10. Charlotte 4. Alexander 10. Elijah 5. Daniel

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(Very) long distance call: Students are sworn in from space

BY OCTAVIO SERRANO

West Valley View Staff Writer

Three U.S. Army recruits who are students at Tonopah Valley High School were sworn in — from space.

Col. Andrew Morgan swore in new Army recruits from space Wednesday, Feb. 26. The event was broadcast live from the International Space Station to high schools and other participating locations.

Morgan was selected by NASA in 2013. He is an emergency physician in the U.S. Army with certification in primary care sports medicine. School counselor Katie Kirby said the recruits from Tonopah Valley were excited to be a part of the event.

“They are great kids with lots of potential,” Kirby said. “Tonopah kids are hardworking, very respectful and these kids really reflect that.”

Kirby said Tonopah Valley has five recruits going into the Army but only George Albers, Morgan Baker and Al-

lison Contreras were able to be present for the event.

“These are the types of students that are going to get jobs in any capacity,” Kirby said.

“They are reliable students that can be counted on.”

Contreras, 18 and one of the students present, said she grew up in Buckeye and is excited to see where the military takes her. She said her older sister, Selena, was in the Marines and is who inspired her to join.

“I looked up to her and I liked what she was doing so I decided to take my own route with the army,” Contreras said.

Dr. Andrew Morgan, a colonel in the U.S. Army, was up in space when he swore in Tonopah Valley High School students George Albers, Morgan Baker and Allison Contreras. (Photos courtesy TVHS)

Contreras said that although she does not know what to expect, she is happy to learn what it is like living away from home and forming new connections.

“I’m excited to meet new people and getting to know different types of people,” Contreras said. “I want to know what it’s like being away.”

Albers, 17, was also present during the event. He is originally from California but has been at Tonopah Valley for roughly

two years. He said his parents encouraged him to join the military.

He is interested in learning the skills of an engineer while in the Army.

“I want to serve and get the benefits they offer,” Albers said. “The job I want to do is combat engineer. The skills they learn include demolition and building.”

Albers is set to leave for bootcamp July 28.

Students learn about water quality outside the classroom

BY CARRIE SNIDER

West Valley View Contributing Writer

It’s one thing to learn about water quality from books and in a classroom lecture. And it’s quite another thing to learn about water quality from the water itself. That was the thinking behind Dr. Jershon Eagar, high school science teacher at BASIS Goodyear.

“I wanted to bring the classroom to the world,” he said.

Dr. J, as the students call him, recently took the students to several water sources in the area so they could not only collect samples to test, but to see firsthand the different things that impact the water, such as its surroundings.

But first, to prepare for their field trips, he had the students study the water at the school. They pulled water

samples from school sinks and water fountains inside and outside, including the filtration system in the nurse’s office. They measured chlorine, fluorescents, and other things that could possibly be found in the water. Thankfully, what they found was that the water was safe, and that it was fairly uniform from one spot to the next.

“We didn’t see much of a difference in the water, which was a relief,” said one student, Adhalwei Betancur.

Now with some experience in water testing under their belts, they were ready to venture to valley water sources.

Next the students headed to Estrella Mountain Park’s Gila River, located in Goodyear, to investigate the water quality there. Being a natural water source, they water samples yielded about what

the teacher and students had predicted.

“We read scientific literature and papers on current events, atmosphere, and climate change to enhance our learning,” the teacher said.

The water there was as students expected, with nothing out of the ordinary to report. And the numbers would then offer a good comparison to their next Students took a field trip to test water quality at Estrella Mountain Park’s Gila River. (Photos courtesy BASIS Goodyear) field trip—Tempe Town Lake.

They decided to test Tempe Town gunky-looking,” said Andrew Davis, a Lake since it has a cement bottom and student at BASIS. some people have complained about its After collecting samples and testing murkiness. Generally, the students hy- the water from Tempe Town Lake, stupothesized that they’d find some differ- dents were surprised at the findings— ences in the water there.

“We determined it was more BASIS...continued on page 26

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Desert Edge High guidance counselor wins Rising Star Award

BY GRIFFIN FABITS

West Valley View Contributing Writer

Robert Vernier is only three years into his role as a guidance counselor at Desert Edge High School, but he’s already made a statewide impression.

Vernier was given the Rising Star Award by the Arizona School Counselors Association in February. The award is given to a counselor who’s new to the field with no more than four years of experience and “starting to make a difference at their school or in the profession,” according to the association.

Additionally, the award is given to a counselor whose “record must reflect exceptional growth, commitment, and increasing levels of responsibility or leadership. Applicants must demonstrate they are on a trajectory for making a lasting impact on their school, students, or community, or demonstrate promise for contributing to the school counseling profession.”

Vernier has also made an impact on his colleagues, who have taken notice of his caring personality and calm demeanor –

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“He’s very good at, when he’s taking care of you, he’s taking care of you,” fellow Desert Edge guidance counselor Clara Pond said. “It doesn’t matter if you’re a student or an adult, he just really is able to put all of his energy into whatever the situation is with the student, or the adult.”

Principal Julie Jones agrees.

“When you have people like Bobby and his qualities and his energy and all those things he brings to the campus, that betters your campus and betters your community. I’m overjoyed,” she said.

“Any campus, any principal is going to want that type of person on their staff.”

Vernier was nominated for the Rising Star Award by Amanda Nolasco, who oversees all counselors for the state of Arizona.

“It was validation,” Vernier said. “You show up to work, you do your job. But for somebody to say, ‘You’re actually doing a good job,’ it’s like, ‘Oh, that’s cool.’”

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Instead of asking seniors whether or not they’ll be attending college, Vernier is spearheading a different kind of discussion, one that may be better suited for many students.

“When we talk to our seniors, it’s, ‘Where are you going to college next year?’ That’s the first question we ask Desert Edge High counselor Robert Vernier was given the Rising Star Award by the Arizona School Counselors Association. (Photo courtesy Rober Vernier) them. It isn’t actually the Along with his involvement in the felmost appropriate question to ask them. It really should be: ‘What’s your plan?’ Be- lowship, Vernier is enamored with technolcause there are so many options that are ogy and innovation. He’s found it’s a way, just as good, if not better than college. in this digital age, to connect with students.

Options like trade schools, or the “I love technology. My goal is to always school’s partnership with Western Mar- figure out better ways to increase commuicopa Education Center (West-MEC), nication using technology more effectiveare stable alternatives for students who ly. I have a caseload of roughly 400 stumay not be interested in college. dents. That’s a lot to keep track of. My goal “For me, it’s changing the thought pro- is to continue to look at different ways to cess centered around graduation and going use technology to make that easier.”

Vernier is happy for the profession he’s to college,” Vernier said. “It’s becoming ‘What’s your plan?’ It’s really allowing our in, the mark he can have on students, and students to recognize that they don’t have of the school he gets to call home. to go to college. I went to college. It was “Desert Edge has been a very welcomgreat for me, but I think it’s also fair to say ing place for me. It’s been good. It’s a very good culture here. What’s happenit’s not the best option for everybody.”

Next year, Vernier will attend a ca- ing at Desert Edge is innovative. We’re reer and technical education seminar doing a lot of very cool things. Mrs. in Washington D.C., where he hopes to Jones has a really good vision, and I connect with lawmakers to bring better think it’s important that I do what I can funding toward these programs. to support that.”

BASIS...continued from page 25 they didn’t find anything of concern.

“There were more fluorescents in the water, which suggests stagnant water,” said student Sanjin Gonilovic. And it makes sense, since it is stationary and not with natural features like at Estrella.

“It has no interactions with water, soil, rocks, roots, or other things in the river bed,” added Gonilovic.

The students’ ultimate conclusion of the water quality at Tempe Town Lake?

Neither dangerous or unsafe, and overall the different aspects they tested were in acceptable ranges.

Eagar said the field trips and water testing has sparked some very interesting conversations in the classroom.

Beyond the science of water quality, they’ve been discussing how politics factor into the mix, such as water laws and finances allocated to improving water quality.

“They have a lot of enthusiasm. I’m very impressed,” the teacher said. Plus, seeing students who weren’t exactly interested in science come around and be very engaged was rewarding.

“It’s so important that the content inspires kids,” said Stacey Rassas, auxiliary programs assistant at BASIS.

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‘All You Need is Art’ showcase to display top students’ works

BY SARA EDWARDS

West Valley View Staff Writer

The Agua Fria Union High School District will be exhibiting talented fine arts students again for their second annual Agua Fria Fine Arts Showcase.

This free showcase gives students a platform to show the community their different skills and talents, with dance and theater performances, band and orchestra demonstrations and live visual art.

“The showcase is a way for us to say thank you to our community for supporting the arts in the Agua Fria Union High School District,” Ryan Williams, Fine Arts Specialist, said. “We have really strong programming at our five high schools and we just really want to show our students’ talent.”

The Agua Fria Union High School District Fine Arts Showcase is scheduled from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, March 21, at Millennium High School, 14802 West Wigwam Boulevard, Goodyear. At press time, there was no notification that the event would be canceled or rescheduled. Many West Valley events are being postponed or canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Ryan Williams is the Fine Arts Specialist for Desert Edge High School’s Conservatory of Arts and Design and said the showcase was built off of a smaller event that happened in 2018.

He said the booster club and the conservatory wanted to open their doors to the community to show the work and talent of their students.

Students will share their art visions with the community at the Agua Fria Fine Arts Showcase, Saturday at Millennium High School. (Photo courtesy Agua Fria Union High School District)

“For the arts to really exist, the community needs to interact with it,” he said. “There’s no sense of making art if you’re going to hide it. We did it out of necessity to be transparent with what we’re doing.”

The first showcase was held in 2019 at the conservatory where Williams said they had nearly 1,000 attendees.

This year, there will be a theme tied into the showcase, a Beatles inspired “All You Need Is Art.” Williams said the showcase will feature nearly 500 pieces of art, 50 pieces per teacher per school, along with each of the five high school perfor-

mance, theater groups and instrumental groups. At the end of the showcase, the participants of all five high schools

will join together for one massive celebratory finale.

“This is like a sporting event for the arts and this is like their homecoming type of event,” Williams said. “It’s just important. It’s great art advocacy when you can allow the students a time and moment to show what they’ve been working on over their period of their high school career.”

The second showcase will take place at Millennium High School this year. Williams said the location will rotate to each of the five Agua Fria high schools from year to year so the community can see each of the five school sites.

“It allows the teams on the campuses to build their idea of a showcase. It will carry on the structure from the prior year but they can tweak it and make it fresh,” Williams said.

“It’s neat to create such a large scale event and see it happen. It’s a big deal for our students and our teachers. We work really hard to make sure our students get a high quality education.”

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Arthur Gustavo Chavez

Ofelia C. Martinez Ofelia C. Martinez of Tolleson, AZ passed away on March 6, 2020 in Glendale, AZ at the age of 83. She was born in Clifton, AZ August 4, 1936 to Eulogio and Carmen Aragon. She is preceded in death by her parents and her son Robert J. Martinez. She is survived by her husband of 62 years, Roberto S. Martinez and two children Barbara (Tommy) Gill & William (Rene) Martinez and her faithful and devoted dog Frostee. There will be a celebration of life March 28, 2020 at 12:00 PM. It will take place at 4548 E. Capistrano Ave. Phoenix, AZ 85044. Services were entrusted to Advantage Crystal Rose.

Arthur Gustavo Chavez died March 7, 2020. He was born on October 8, 1948.

A visitation will be held at 5:00 pm, Wed., March 11, 2020, at Thompson Funeral Chapel, 926 S. Litchfield Road, Goodyear, AZ 85338. Interment will take place at 1:30 pm, Thurs., March 12, 2020, at the National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 am, Sat., March 14, 2020, at Skyway Church, Goodyear, AZ 85338. To read a full obituary and leave condolences for the family, please visit http://www.thompsonfuneralchapel.com/obituary/arthurgustavo-chavez/.

Col. Ronald Herbert Lord On Feb. 23, 2020, Col. Ronald Lord (USAF, retired) flew west into the sunset toward his final destination at age 83. Before leaving this world, he was surrounded by his family after a short, but very advanced, cancer diagnosis. Ronald grew up in the small town of Hudson, Mass where most boys his age dreamed of playing professional hockey. While he was a good stick on the ice and played semi-pro hockey, he dreamed of another type of stick – a jet fighter stick. As a young boy, he watched P51s fly over his home in Marlborough, Mass. during training missions. He set his sights on becoming a pilot, completed flight school in 1958 and began his life-long journey as an Air Force fighter pilot.

During the Cuban Missile Crisis, Ronald met Georgia T. Archer (Cotsikas) and her daughter, Kimberly M. Archer. With missiles pointed at the United States, there was no time to waste. Within two weeks, they were engaged and married in April 1963.

This instant family grew to 3 more children – Shane, Cassandra and Tiffany – four grandsons and four great grandchildren.

Ronald did not follow a traditional military career path. He took a cue from his favorite singer, Frank Sinatra, he did it Ron’s way. He constantly looked for assignments that offered adventure and new challenges. After flying F100s and F-4E Phantoms in Japan, Italy and Germany, he completed Army jump school (he never really liked jumping out of a perfectly good airplane) and flew with the Army to provide close air support. Rather than return to those long Air Force runways, Ronald requested an exchange tour with the Navy to fly F-8 Crusaders off the USS Bonne Homme Richard Aircraft Carrier during the Vietnam War. The Navy community welcomed and embraced his Air Force family as they waited for his return after extended deployments during a very difficult time in American history.

After the ubiquitous Washington, D.C. tour in the Pentagon, working with foreign governments in Israel, Iran and Japan, he sought out a new adventure. During the Cold War, Ronald served as the Air Attaché in Bonn Germany, where he and Georgia worked alongside allied nations and Ambassadors in a military diplomatic role, followed by another four years in the Netherlands as the Chief of Staff for the Director of Operations and Intelligence. Though he retired from the USAF, his desire to fly and see the world did not abate. Ronald began a civilian career working in the defense industry and flying towing targets for gunnery aircraft (crazy yes) in the United States, Japan and Europe. As Ron always said, “My life has been a whole lotta get shot at.”

In 1996, Goodyear, Arizona became his new home. The warm weather, desert palms and friendly growing community, were just what he needed after many decades living in the cold climates on the East Coast, Europe and Asia. It is here that Ronald could play tennis as often as he wished, continue flying to support the Civil Air Patrol and even join the Goodyear police as a volunteer. His newly found friends loved his unending enthusiasm and boyish charm as he got to know the community. He was also known as the Goodyear’s First Dude when he accompanied Georgia in her responsibilities as mayor of Goodyear. Whether visiting his favorite sweet shop for a brownie and a doughnut or stopping by the Sprint phone store for a quick lesson in smart phones, he was loved for his humor, Hey Tiger greetings and joyful Hooha! as he met someone or learned something new. He will be missed by all.

Fly Safe Ronald Lord.

Ronald is survived by his wife, Goodyear Mayor Georgia T. Lord, Kimberly Lord Stewart, Shane J. Lord, Cassandra L Lord, Tiffany Lord Arnaldo, four grandsons and four great grandchildren. A celebration of life with military honors will be held March 28, 2020 10:00am, Skyway Church, Goodyear, AZ. Donations may be made to Military Officers Association of America, scholarship fund, Luke AFB chapter, in honor of Col. Ronald H Lord (USAF retired) Luke MOAA, PO Box 5072, SCW, AZ 85376. Condolences for the family may be left at http://www.thompsonfuneralchapel.com/obituary/col-ronald-lord-usaf-retired/.

Donald Peter Sandstrom Donald Peter Sandstrom was born on a farm near Granite Falls Minnesota on August 16, 1928 to Peter and Annie Sandstrom. He was the youngest of the family and affectionately known as Sonny by his three older sisters. A nickname that stayed with him all his life.

Don graduated from Echo High School in 1946 and went on to work at a local service station, as a transport truck driver and finally as a crane operator at Paper Calmenson Steel in St. Paul until his retirement in 1986 at the age of 58. Not ready for full retirement Don continued to work in the evenings doing maintenance at the Foley Dental Clinic for several years.

In 1963 Don met Patricia Gail Showalter at the Flame in Minneapolis. Don and Pat were married on April 24, 1965. They lived in Minneapolis for the next seven years where their two sons were born, Jim in 1967 and Doug in 1969. In 1972 Don moved his family to Blaine, MN to ensure that his sons attended a good school close to home. Don and Pat lived at the same house in Blaine until Pat retired from the Post Office in 2002. In 2003 they moved to Goodyear, AZ to begin their retirement together and to be near their two grandchildren, Drew and Paige Sandstrom.

Don enjoyed hunting, and fished most of his life on lakes throughout MN. Upon moving to AZ, he went on a couple of fishing trips to Canada with "the Lecy boys." These trips with his nephews were the highlight of the year for him and were one of the few times you would hear genuine excitement in his voice as he planned for the trips and recounted them afterwards.

Don will be remembered as a dedicated family man who placed all others before himself. He was always there for anyone who needed anything, and in turn everyone was always there for him. He kept few friends, choosing to surround himself with family and friends of family. He was liked and loved by all who knew him.

Don is survived by his wife of 55 years Pat Sandstrom (Showalter), his sons Jim (Dawn) and Doug (Sintra), his grandchildren Drew and Paige.

"Sonny" is also survived by his nephews Roy (Ruth) Lecy, Mark (Maxine) Lecy, Eddie (Bonnie) Lecy, Loren Osell and his nieces Mary (Chuck) Robison and Lanette Osell. Uncle Don also leaves behind his nieces Joy Lyn Almsted, Julie Dahly, Jean McCluskey and Kelly (Rob) Tate. Don was preceded in death by his father Pete, mother Annie and sisters Jenith, Marvel, Audrey and Jeanette.

Services will be on April 18, 2020 at Glen Haven Memorial Gardens, 5125 West Broadway, Crystal, MN, 55429. Visitation 10:00. Services at 11:00 a.m.

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Robert Sprague Ritz, Jr.

Robert "Bob"S. Ritz, Jr., age 75 of Goodyear, AZ died March 3, 2020, in Goodyear, AZ. He was born June 7, 1944, in Riverside, CA, the youngest of two sons born to Robert Sprague Ritz and Dorotha Margaret Love. The family suggests that donations be made the American Cancer Society, https://www.cancer.org/involved/donate.

To read a complete obituary and leave condolences for the family, please visit http://www.thompson funeralchapel.com/obituary/robert-bob-s-ritz-jr/.

Juan Manuel Gonzalez

Juan Manuel Gonzalez, age 69 of Phoenix, AZ died March 5, 2020. He was born on October 16, 1950, in Delicias Chihuahua, Mexico, the second of 16 children born to Silviano Gonzalez and Rosa Saucedo. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 am on Thursday, March 12, 2020, in the mausoleum at Holy Cross Cemetery, 10045 West Thomas Road, Avondale, AZ 85392. To read an expanded obituary and leave condolences for the family, please visit http://www.thompson funeralchapel.com/obituary/juanmanuelgonzalez/.

Antonio Soto Arvizu Born in Marinette AZ on March 23, 1935 to Luis & Agripina Arvizu. They moved to Litchfield Park, to a farm labor camp, Camp 51. That's where all his grandparents, uncles, aunts, cousins also lived. He attended Litchfield Grade School & graduated from Litchfield High School. He also attended Lamson Business College. He had various jobs, one of which was the manager of the hobby shop at the Wigwam Golf Resort. He also worked for the City of Avondale as a garbage truck driver for the sanitation department, from which he retired. He was always busy in his retirement & enjoyed joking with nephews & nieces. Survived by his brother Alfred. Preceded in death are parents, Luis & Agripina; sisters Mary Carrizoza, Penny Galindo, Esther Redondo, Connie Guzman; his brothers Frank & Louis.

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Cecilia Karina Molinar Evasco, age 38 of Avondale, AZ died March 2, 2020, in Avondale, AZ. She was born November 14, 1981, in Gomez Farias, Chihuahua, Mexico to Francisca Molinar. Cecilia was a nurse while living in Mexico. A visitation followed by a funeral service was held Tuesday, March 10, 2020, at Thompson Funeral Chapel, 926 S. Litchfield Road, Goodyear, AZ 85338.

The family suggests that donations be made to the Arizona Chapter-Postpartum Support International, https://psichapters.com/az/.

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Apply online/view more jobs: employment.suncitywest.com or at Human Resources, 19803 N. R. H. Johnson Blvd, Sun City West, AZ 85375. The above positions include golf when availability is open. All positions must be able to communicate in English.

All positions are open until filled. EOE

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EMPLOYMENT

AIRES is looking for caring, capable and compassionate people! Our mission is to help people live happy, healthy & fulfilling lives.

Hiring Caregivers & Program Managers in the West Valley.

HANDYMAN JOEL Cedillo- I do construction work! Concrete, Block, Stucco, Bobcat work, Haulaway, Demolition. Call for free estimates, 623-707-6072. *Not A Licensed Contractor

HANDYMAN - 37 years experience. Drywall, framing, plumbing, painting, electrical, roofing and more. Stan 602-434-6057

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Paid training provided. Must be 21+yrs, w/ good driving record & reliable transportation.

Apply at www.aires.org or visit us at 2140 W. Greenway Rd, Ste 140, Phoenix.

GARAGE SALES/ BAZAARS 3 FAMILY GARAGE SALE Saturday, Mar 20-21 7am 2PM Art, Furniture, Clothes, Kids Items, Household Items Lots of Misc. 5202 N 196 Ave Camelback/Jackrabbit Litchfield Park Sundance Adult Village Community Wide Garage Sale! Sat. Apr 4th. 8a-Noon.

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Saturday Mar. 21st 6am – Noon MANY HOMES PARTICIPATING! Loc: between Northern Ave & Glendale from 83rd to 89th Ave. Look for the signs at the entrances.

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Info call 480 213-1925

PAINTING INTEGRITY Drywall no jobs to small, free estimates, all phases, 33 yrs. experience.

Very clean, non-license contractor.

Call Charlie 623-229-0781

LAND FOR SALE 4 Acres Tonopah

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1 to 6.7 acres, starting $10,000, various locations, payments, owner/agent, Call Ken, 602-510-8900

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VALLEYLIFE is a non-profit organization that provides programs and services to men, women, and children with developmental disabilities.

Full Time and Part Time Caregivers Needed!

Must have reliable transportation We are currently looking for caregivers to work in group homes throughout Glendale, Phoenix, Peoria and Scottsdale. Must pass background check.

Please apply at www.valleylifeaz.org

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ROOMS/ ROOMMATES Looking for a roommate, male or female, who can rent a one bedroom in a house in the Surprise area, mature responsible. Nice quiet neighborhood, $750, includes utilities, except cable.

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PUBLIC NOTICE In the matter of Lenin Aparicio Jr. for Conservatorship of minor.

Hearing set for March 25, 2020 at 11:00 am East Court Building, 101 W Jefferson Phoenix AZ 85003.

Published: West Valley View/Business Mar 11, 18, 25, 2020 / 29142

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

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

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

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

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The governing body of the District may provide a mail ballot to a qualified District Elector for which it has a first class mailing address. Qualified electors of the District who wish to vote by mail shall file a first class mailing address with the District governing body at least thirty days prior date to the election.

Qualified District electors who receive ballots in proper form from the District governing body may cast their votes by mail. "(A.R.S '37-1051) To be counted, completed mail ballots must be received by the District Election Board before the closing of the polls election day.

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QUALIFIED DISTRICT ELECTOR: "Qualified elector" means a person who is a District cooperator and a qualified elector of the State. "District Cooperator" means any person who has entered into a cooperative agreement with the District for the purpose of protecting, conserving and practicing the wise use of natural resources under their control. (A.R.S. '37-1003). A person who is not already a District cooperator may obtain a cooperative agreement form from the Board of Supervisors of the District.

AGUA FRIA & NEW RIVER NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION DISTRICT 16251 W Glendale Ave., Litchfield Park, Arizona 85340 PUBLISHED: West Valley View / Business, Mar. 18, 25, 2020 / 29288

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LANDSCAPING

PAINTING

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Professional Handyman

Lawn Care

Saunders Painting

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Interior & Exterior

• Tree Trimming

• Weed Removal/Spray • One-Time Cleanup

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2015 Ford Escape SE

............................................... $14,918

14,918

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2015 Kia Optima SX Turbo

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$

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2014 Volvo XC90

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