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April 1, 2020

The Voice of the West Valley for 34 years

Candidates knock, ‘No one answers’

BY TOM SCANLON

West Valley View Managing Editor

Gov. Doug Ducey announced March 30 the extension of school closures through the end of the school year.

While schools must transition to online education, there is another potential outcome of the COVID-19 pandemic: less choice for voters.

Social distancing is making it difficult for would-be candidates to get the signatures needed to make the ballot. This could reduce the options voters will have at elections.

City council and mayor candidates in Avondale, Litchfield Park, Tolleson and Buckeye are required to collect signatures and file by the April 6 deadline. (Goodyear does not have any seats up for election this year.)

The number of signatures required by candidates is based on the number of voters in previous elections, so it varies by city.

While several West Valley candidates— particularly incumbents — said they have not had trouble getting signatures, others

have struggled.

Deanna French planned to run for Buckeye City Council and submitted her statement of interest, required before soliciting signatures.

“I have been unable to get my signatures,” French said. “I received an email last week stating that there would not be an extension on collecting the required signatures.

“I am not comfortable going door-to-door with the social distancing orders in place. I don’t think it sends the proper message.”

John Romack, who plans to run for reelection to the Litchfield Park City Council, had to get creative.

In the past, he went door to door and knocked.

“Now, no one answers the door,” he said.

“This is my fourth campaign for

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Donnie Gehart, running for council in Tolleson, has struggled to get the number of signatures needed to file as a candidate. (Photo courtesy Don-

nie Gehart)

New guidelines: Fewer arrests, more citations

BY TOM SCANLON

West Valley View Managing Editor

As positive COVID-19 tests in Maricopa County rose from 49 on March 21 to 689 in nine days, first responders are changing how they interact with the public.

“During this unprecedented time of pandemic, Goodyear officers are given the

discretion to issue citations ... for cases involving nonviolent and misdemeanor offenses,” said Goodyear Interim Police Chief Santiago Rodriguez.

“The exception to this includes domestic violence and violent felony arrests. During this time, we are encouraging officers to utilize alternate arrest methods in order to

reduce person to person contact as well as the transporting of suspects with the goal of preventing crowding in the jails.”

Similarly, Buckeye Police Chief Larry Hall said, “I am advising officers to use discretion during patrol operations in re-

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the council and I have relied on the local gathering places to get the required signatures, that would be my church and various groups and The Wigwam and the golf community there,” Romack said. “Currently our church is not gathering and nor (groups at) The Wigwam.

Rodriguez, running for mayor of Though it was “slow going” in March, Mi- Adolfo Gamez said COVID-19 “has not Veronica Malone and Patricia Dennis said they were able to get required signa“Getting signatures in this Juan Tolleson, said he was able to get the chelle Hess was able to get the signatures impacted my ability to collect signa- tures to run for reelection in Avondale. (Photos courtesy Veronica Malone and climate is difficult, but I am number of signatures required to file. required to file as a candidate for Buckeye tures” to file as a candidate in Tolleson. Patricia Dennis) City Council. (Photo courtesy Michelle Hess) (Photo courtesy Adolfo Gamez). optimistic and feel that I will (Photo courtesy Juan Rodriguez) be able to complete the requirement by signatures before social distancing clearly the best way to collect signatures, and planned to file this week.

As of March 30, Malone and Dennis the end of the weekend,” Romack said went into effect. so it is of utmost importance to do my March 27.

After the pandemic and social dis- part in whatever way I can to keep the were the only two to submit signatures He had 60 signatures but planned to tancing, “I needed to get creative” to potential spread of coronavirus at bay,” and file as candidates.

“I started collecting signatures at the get 40 more. get the remaining signatures. “So I Gamez said. end of January, since we needed a large “Instead of me knocking on doors have reached out to my supporters and Tolleson amount of signatures to get on the baland getting no response, I have decid- have left a petition at the door and let In Tolleson, the mayor and three lot,” Malone said. “With that being said ed to make up a sign and ask people to them know it was there to complete stop at my table and sign my petition. I and when they were finished put it council seats are on the 2020 ballot. As COVID-19 did not impact my ability to of March 30 no candidates have offi- get signatures and I was able to file on will have everything needed including back out for me to retrieve.” cially filed nomination paperwork and March 18.” hand sanitizer,” Romack said.

He expected to file this week.

Gonzales said the virus forced him “I think this will be a rather new way Adolfo Gamez, also planning to run signatures, though several have submitto suspend his campaign. He said he to get the required signatures while not in Tolleson, is taking extra precautions. ted interest forms.

Statements of interest were filed by needs another 600 signatures to file. invading people’s private space.”

“I have disinfectant wipes and I clean “We’re trying to figure out a game Running for Tolleson City Council, the pen used for signatures after each current Vice Mayor Juan Rodriguez Donnie Gehart had about half of his person signs. Going door-to-door is (for the mayor position), incumbents plan,” Gonzales said. “We want everyLupe Leyva Bandin, John Carnero and one to stay safe. If things were safer Albert Mendoza, and potential chal- and not as risky, I think we would have lengers Gerhart, Jimmy Davis and Gá- been able to (get signatures).” mez.

Buckeye Gamez said COVID-19 “has not imFlorian T. Walter D.O. Buckeye will elect a mayor and counpacted my ability to collect signatures.”

Raj S. Rathee, cil districts 1, 2 and 3. All three current He said he had enough signatures and M.D. representatives—Tony Youngker, Jenine planned to file this week.

Jordan Oland M.D. The same for Rodriguez, who had Guy and Michelle Hess—have submitB.J. Ho not yet filed for mayor, but planned to ted statements of interest.

D.O. Sarah Colwell Mayor Jackie Meck told the West Valthis week.

D.O. ley View in December he was not seek“COVID-19 has not impacted my way Ingrid Gold to collect signatures,” Rodriguez said. ing reelection.

CNM Meaghan Gomez As of March 30, only Hess and Eric “I knew early on I intended to run for FNP-C Orsborn, who will run for mayor, have mayor.

I began and finished collecting Britt Michie signatures before the coronavirus was filed.

RNC, MSN, WHNP Jennifer Woodruff “As we moved further into March, it an issue.”

RNC, MSN, WHNP was a bit slower going” to get signaAnna Gomez, Avondale tures, Hess noted.

CNM Yisel Carter In Avondale, which will have the mayGuy said, “The virus has not impactPA-C or and three council seats on the ballot, ed my ability to get signatures. I have Tracy Burns CNM statements of interest were filed by cur- the number of signatures necessary and Michaela Wagner rent council members Patricia Dennis, have filed my necessary paperwork.”

CNM Veronica Malone and Michael Pineda Potential challengers Tedy Burton and 623-846-7558 and Mayor Kenn Weise.

Potential chalFrench also filed statements of interest.

9930 W. Indian School Road lengers Jesse Forte and Bobby Jones subWhile French said she was dropping Phoenix, AZ 85037 1170 N. Estrella Parkway mitted statements of interest for council out, Burton said he is getting there.

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we will have enough signatures to qualify for the ballot,” Burton said.

The West Valley View is a controlled-circulation weekly. It is published every Wednesday, and distributed free-of-charge to homes and in high-traffic locations throughout Avondale, Goodyear, Litchfield Park, Buckeye and Tolleson.

Litchfield Park The Litchfield Park ballot will have

three city council seats up for grabs.

Currently in these seats are Ann Donahue, John Romack and Ron Clair.

As of March 30, Clair and Donahue were the only two to submit signatures

and file, according to Terri Roth, Litchfield Park city clerk.

Romack, Kerry Giangobbe, Michael Evans and Brian Dursteler submitted candidate interest forms.

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“Because the deadline to file is determined by state statute, our office does not have the authority to extend the filing deadline,” said Marcella Carrillo, Avondale city clerk. “If a prospective candidate does not gather enough signatures, they still have the option to run as a write-in candidate,

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but that means their name will not appear on the ballot.”

Added Annie DeChance, a Buckeye spokeswoman, “The secretary of state has reiterated all filings must be received by April 6.”

Candidates have a filing period from March 9 to April 6 for the August election.

To file, candidates must file a “Candidate Statement of Interest” with the city clerk. Once the form is collected, candidates then start gathering signatures based on the number of voters within their district.

“In this pandemic, it seems nearly impossible to collect signatures since everyone is in quarantine and practicing social distancing. Times like these call for candidates to think of creative ways to obtain signatures,” said Crys-

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tal Zamora, Tolleson city clerk.

Zamora suggested candidates call interested parties before knocking on doors.

Then, candidates can deliver “a new petition sheet to leave at every signer’s household and moving away to allow the resident to sign. The public should not use someone else’s pen or hold the same clipboard,” she said.

Litchfield Park City Clerk Terri Roth also did not anticipate an extension of the April 6 filing date.

“The deadline is statutory, and the city has no authority to change it,” Roth said.

“Unless the legislature extends it or a court orders it, the deadline is firm. Since the county manages our election, we are dependent on their administration and unable to change the deadline.”

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the officers and their supervisors to make a decision to arrest, cite or long gard to arrests,” Hall said. form appropriate charges.

“I directed Buckeye offiOur officers will continue cers to make arrests as leto make necessary arrests gally required but am also and continue responding encouraging them to cite to calls for service to enand release if appropriate sure the safety of our comfor nonviolent misdemeanmunity. or offenses.”

“However, like various Hall said he is “taking agencies, we are utilizing every precaution to miniproper personal protective mize the exposure risk of equipment as needed and Interim Police Chief COVID-19 to citizens and Goodyear adhering to CDC guideSantiago Rodriguez is allowing ofBuckeye police person- ficers to write citations instead of lines for the safety of our making arrests in nonviolent cases. officers and all citizens innel.”

Rodriguez noted, “While (West Valley View file photo) volved,” Nannenga added. the top priority of the Goodyear Police Phoenix Police Chief Jeri Williams Department is public safety, it is also said March 26 her department is arcommitted to the health of employees resting fewer nonviolent offenders. and residents.”

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“The Goodyear Police Department is taking every precaution and following Centers for Disease Control and Prevention health guidelines to keep our employees and the residents of Goodyear healthy and safe while providing the highest level of public safety and customer service,” Rodriguez added.

“In addition, I assigned Sgt. Eric Webster to be Goodyear’s Health and Safety officer who is tasked with department oversight as it pertains to COVID-19, including educating employees on preventing the spread. The department is working hard to ensure all employees have the proper protective equipment and supplies.”

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In Buckeye, due to concerns over the spread of the coronavirus, the Buckeye Fire Department and the Buckeye Valley Fire District formed a joint COVID-19 Response Unit “to specifically deal with calls involving suspected coronavirus patients,” said Donna Rossi, a Buckeye spokeswoman.

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The city of Goodyear is making a change to trash and recycling pickup “to protect the health of sanitation workers and to follow Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines.”

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Senior meals program takes on a new importance in the pandemic

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Since 2014, Meals of Joy has been providing home-delivered meals throughout the West Valley to older residents.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, those older than 60 are encouraged to stay home and avoid contact with others. Meals of Joy is now taking on new importance.

“Our office has been flooded with calls,” said Vicki Swinford, office manager of Meals of Joy. In January, the Litchfield Park-based nonprofit was providing about 175 meals per week. The number has doubled and is expected to triple once a new partnership launches April 1.

That’s when Meals of Joy will start partnering with the city of Surprise during the pandemic to deliver fresh meals at no cost to seniors 62 and older, and those with disabilities 55 and older.

The temporary, federally funded program is designed to help at-risk residents obtain meals while maintaining

social distancing.

“We’re so excited to be able to partner with the city of Surprise on this,” said Goodyear resident Larry Cervarich, founder of Meals of Joy. “There are a lot of seniors out there who aren’t really aware of us and the services we provide.”

While the temporary Surprise program is offered without charge, other Meals of Joy home-delivered meals are $10 to $12 each.

“It’s a simplified system,” Cervarich said of the program’s monthly menu offered by mail or online. “You look at the menu like you’re in a restaurant and choose what you’d like to eat. When the volunteers come to your door, you know exactly what you’re going to get.”

Volunteers prepare the meals in the kitchen of the Fountain of Life Lutheran Church in Sun City and delivered by volunteer drivers. Meals include a main dish with a side or vegetable, as well as a salad, fruit and a small dessert. Special dietary restrictions are accommodated.

In acknowledgement of the coronavi-

rus, the organization also has implemented stringent health and food safety measures for volunteers and clients.

“All precautions are being taken to make sure that everybody’s safe from our end to the seniors at their home,” Cervarich said.

The safety measures include sterilizing insulated bags used to carry hot and cold items, and requiring staff and volunteers to wear plastic disposable gloves and maintain social distancing measures.

With the rising demand of applications, Meals of Joy officials say they could use more community support.

“Like any nonprofit, you’re always hoping to have donations to help your cause and take care of what your mission is,” Cervarich said.

To keep pace with the rising demand for their meals, Cervarich said the nonprofit is poised to expand its services.

“We’re developing what we call an ‘emergency list’ of volunteers because they want to help and it will allow us to move forward with meal deliveries,”

Meals of Joy, which delivers meals to seniors, has doubled the number of clients it services since the COVID-19 pandemic. Volunteers like Kristyn Meulenberg deliver the meals. (Photo courtesy Meals of Joy)

he said.

The organization’s website, mealsofjoy. org, has information on subscribing to meal services in the West Valley, and ways to donate and volunteer. For more information, call 623-594-9588.

Meals of Joy clients are asked to provide an emergency contact number, so the volunteers can serve as a weekday safety check.

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Avondale Public Library launches curbside service WEST VALLEY VIEW NEWS | APRIL 1, 2020

BY WEST VALLEY VIEW STAFF

During Avondale’s Public Library closures, residents can pick up library materials at Avondale Civic Center Library, 11350 W. Civic Center Drive, and Sam Garcia Western Avenue Library, 495 E. Western Avenue.

Library patrons will have the following options to request items: Placing items on hold through the online catalog (avondale.polarislibrary.com/polaris/); emailing a request to emailLibrary@ avondaleaz.gov; or calling the libraries to place requests with a staff member

(Avondale Civic Center Library 623333-2602, Sam Garcia Western Avenue Library 623-333-2601).

The service will be available 10 a.m. to noon and 4 to 6 p.m. Monday to Thursday and 3 to 5 p.m. Friday. A library card number and PIN will be needed to place a library material request.

Requests are limited to 10 items at a time and will apply to books, DVDs, CDs and audiobooks. Beyond Books kits will not be available for checkout.

Requests will be filled by staff in the order they are received. Patrons will be

contacted by email or phone when their library material request is ready.

When arriving at the designated library for pick up, patrons should go to the front door entrance where library staff will be stationed to hand over library items.

A library card and valid identification will be required at time of pick up.

In accordance with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines, the public is advised not to visit the library curbside program if they are experiencing any signs or symptoms of illness in-

cluding but not limited to; shortness of breath, fever, sore throat or cough. Stay home and minimize exposure to others.

Due dates have been suspended and fines will not accrue while libraries are closed.

Items can be returned through the libraries’ outdoor book drops, which are available 24 hours a day.

For questions or more information, call Avondale Civic Center Library 623333-2602 or the Sam Garcia Western Avenue Library 623-333-2601 or visit avondalelibrary.org.

COVID-19 in Arizona: No shelter-in-place, beware of home remedies

BY HANNAH FOOTE Cronkite News

Gov. Doug Ducey does not plan to order a shelter-in-place lockdown for Arizona, despite orders issued in neighboring states of California and New Mexico for residents to stay indoors, he said in a news conference March 23.

“We’re following the facts related specifically to the state of Arizona,” the governor said. “The CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) isn’t there yet. Arizona is not there yet.”

Three new COVID-19 deaths pushed Maricopa County’s casualties up to five March 24. Pima County health authorities on March 23 confirmed the third Arizona death, a woman in her 50s with underlying health conditions. Details about the other two new deaths have not yet been released.

As of March 30, Maricopa County health officials reported 689 cases of COVID-19 in the county, and five deaths.

More tests are being conducted at private

labs, according to the Arizona Department of Health Services.

Man dies after taking a chemical Health officials are warning adults not to self-diagnose and treat COVID-19 following the death of a Pima County man who ingested chloroquine phosphate, a chemical used to clean fish tanks.

At a White House briefing last week, the president mentioned the malaria medicine chloroquine as a possible treatment for the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19. The medicine is being tested in China and New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo wants to test it in his state.

The Food and Drug Administration on March 19 warned against the use of the drug, saying it is not approved for use against COVID-19 and its efficacy is being tested.

“Given the uncertainty around COVID-19, we understand that people are trying to find new ways to prevent or treat this virus, but self-medicating is not

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the way to do so,” said Dr. Daniel Brooks, Banner Poison and Drug Information Center medical director.

“The last thing that we want right now is to inundate our emergency departments with patients who believe they found a vague and risky solution that could potentially jeopardize their health.”

Contacting your lawmaker Arizona lawmakers in Washington are transitioning to telework, which means constituent communications may be handled differently on Capitol Hill. One expert told Cronkite News that postal mail to your senator or representative will “probably not get a timely response.” On the other hand, telephone calls may be forwarded to staffers’ homes, depending on the politician.

Arizona essential services Ducey on March 23 issued an executive order identifying “essential services” in Arizona that, for the time being, are allowed to remain open in response to COVID-19.

Hospitals, health care providers and emergency services top the list of services, which also includes gasoline stations, grocery stores, pharmacies, takeout restaurants and transportation services. Those businesses are allowed to remain open within the state.

Rental and eviction assistance The Arizona Legislature passed a $50 million relief package that includes help for Arizonans who can’t pay rent and face eviction on March 23.

Currently, courts in Maricopa and

Pima counties are delaying eviction hearings until April.

Child care for frontline COVID-19 workers Ducey and Superintendent of Public Instruction Kathy Hoffman, on March 23 announced child care for such COVID-19 workers as first responders, health care workers and essential public sector workers, including child safety workers.

The initiative will launch the Arizona Enrichment Centers, which will adhere to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s recommended safety regulations, for these workers starting next week. At the centers, child and staff temperatures will be taken upon entry and class size will be kept small.

On March 30, Ducey and Hoffman extended statewide school closures through the end of the school year.

How to help Arizonans can help those affected by COVID-19 by volunteering or donating to Arizona Together, a state-run initiative to improve access to resources and information from state agencies and community partners.

“Our food banks, hospitals, youth centers, and nonprofits serving the community all need support,” Dr. Cara Christ, director of the Arizona Department of Health Services, said in a news release.

“We’re calling on Arizonans to come together and help where they can, while continuing to follow safe practices and the guidance of public health.”

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Benevilla continuing to help seniors with free service

BY WEST VALLEY VIEW STAFF

During the COVID-19 pandemic, with those over 60 being encouraged to stay home, Benevilla is continuing to assist homebound seniors.

“We pair a Benevilla volunteer with a senior in need of grocery shopping assistance,” said Taylor Gurney, Benevilla’s director of marketing.

“There is no income requirement, it is simply based on the need.”

Benevilla continues to offer free essential home services for older adults who may need extra help including grocery shopping, assisted transportation to essential medical appointments, “phone pals” and emergency errands.

Gurney encouraged West Valley seniors in need to call Benevilla at 623584-4999.

“We are strongest when we work together,” said Joanne Thomson, president and CEO of Benevilla. “Now is the time to support those in our community who are vulnerable and need us the most.”

Gurney noted Benevilla volunteers

are being instructed to practice social distancing when serving seniors.

“Volunteers are encouraged to not enter the homes of our Home Services members but instead place groceries, prescriptions and other essential items on the front porch for pick up when available,” Gurney said.

“Phone Pal volunteers are able to provide a much needed wellness check and help combat isolation from the comfort and safety of their own homes.”

Gurney noted transportation volunteers are currently following a new protocol including: only four-door vehicles may be used, Home Services members are to ride in the backseat, volunteers will watch from the car to ensure members make it inside their appointment, Benevilla volunteers will then wait in the parking lot to return their member home. Assistance in and out of the vehicle will be limited.

All Benevilla volunteers and Home Services members are required to pass a COVID-19 Risk Assessment Questionnaire prior to each service.

“We are currently onboarding quite a few volunteers,” Gurney said.

“We are at the point now where we really need to get the word out about services as we have so much community support ready to help our seniors.

“We are also asking if people aren’t comfortable or able to support us by volunteering that any dovolunteers assist seniors with grocery shopping and making necnations are greatly appre- Benevilla essary medical appointments. (Photo courtesy Benevilla) ciated to help us continue to be able to serve those in need.”

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BRANCH’S OPINION — branchtoon.com

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Dying with dignity Editor: Certainly, all of our lives are changing drastically each and every moment. I am an elderly woman here in Goodyear with chronic asthma, and I feel it can be just a matter time before this invisible virus attacks my lungs and I am gone.

I have lived a remarkable life and I am pragmatic about the dystopian nature of this pandemic. Cautious and vigilant.

Besides spending funds on respirators and ventilators, I believe that we, as a great nation, need to focus on helping all hospice and palliative care organizations, and should enact broad-sweeping laws that allow for physician-assisted suicide (PAS) for all who desire it. In addition, we need to fast-track the production and distribution of morphine sulfate, Roxanol, to facilitate a swift death for all who prefer this end-of-life option. (Thankfully, Roxanol is made in Columbus, Ohio.)

Presently, there are only 10 jurisdictions that allow for physician-assisted suicide. Arizona is not one of them, but there are right-to-die laws on the House floor that need to be enacted as soon as possible. Write your Congressional representative. (govtrack.us/congress/ members/AZ#representatives) At this critical time, we elderly citizens need to be able to die quickly and with dignity at home if we are infected with this insidious virus. Having viewed the powerfully moving video of the draconian Italian military trucks driving away their corpses for mass burial, we need to consider how that scenario could be our problem in a month. We cannot forget our underserved population who are in their final stage of life and want to die with dignity at home, not on a ventilator in a hospital.

Let us begin a conversation about

this important answer to many prayers of seniors. I want to die with dignity in my own home. I do not want to be given a ventilator that could be used for a younger person whose life should not be over and who has limitless possibilities to advance our society in the future.

Susan Montjar, Ph.D., APR Estrella Communications Goodyear

Ed Delph is right

Editor: Thanks for publishing Pastor Ed Delph’s article on a common-sense approach to dealing with the coronavirus pandemic.

His quoting of Dr. Sharkawy’s experiences with other infectious diseases was helpful and informative.

The doctor is not afraid of this virus but is concerned about its impact on the elderly and sick. His advice not to panic is timely and intelligent.

Our country has the most sophisticated health care system in the world, and we will persevere through this latest virus infection.

Igor Shpudejko Goodyear

Vehicle noise

Editor: I wonder if any other West Valley residents have noticed there are more and more vehicles that have decided to amend their exhaust to create excessive noise? I thought cities had ordinances about disturbing the peace.

At all hours of the day and night, the quiet of my neighborhood is shattered by the revving engines with modified mufflers that shake the walls. The peace is broken by screeching tires of vehicles that try and demonstrate the fast and furious nature of their driv-

ing. The thundering racket of the boom boom boom of loud bass notes blares from car stereos of people who must assume we all share the same taste in music. It’s enough to drive a person bonkers!

Do these people not take their neighbors into consideration? I have motorcycle friends who say the loud exhaust is a safety precaution, but really, do you have to crank it full blast to take a corner in your subdivision? Are these individuals above the laws that are already on the books to ensure the peaceful existence in our communities? I wish our public safety officers would enforce these laws! I’m sure the extra monies in the city coffers could be put to good use.

Patti Shannon Buckeye

Our United States

Editor: Another great American leader, President Abraham Lincoln, once said: “A house divided against itself cannot stand.” That’s as true today as it was back in those perilous times.

We have a golden opportunity to put the “united” back in our United States.

Whether we’re pro-Leftist or we’re pro-American, we are all in a deadly war zone with the common enemy: a pandemic. We don’t have to disarm, just honor a flag of truce for the duration of this worldwide crisis.

Free speech? Absolutely. Tolerance?

Certainly. Respect? Hopefully.

Are we concerned enough to declare an ideological ceasefire with ourselves?

Ken Williams Goodyear

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Holocaust survivor’s book applies in these times

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a year since the first time I picked it up.

He writes eloquently about surviving The memoir will feel slight in your the icy cold march to a work site by fixhands, only 165 pages long. Even so, ing his imagination upon the face of his for sheer insight per page, “Man’s wife as he stumbled along for miles.

Search For Meaning” has Her face, he explains, no rival among books writallowed him to grasp “the ten in the last 100 years. greatest secret that human It is the story of Viktor poetry and human thought Frankl, a psychiatrist from and belief” hold for us.

Vienna, and how he sur“The salvation of man,” vived the Nazi death camps.

Frankl writes, “is through It is a tale of extreme struglove and in love.” gle, despair, loss, grief and Re-reading the book again the many ways in which over the past few days, I life can challenge us. found myself thinking, of In other words, a perfect all things, about a spat I witbook for life in the face of nessed in the grocery store: DAVID LEIBOWITZ COVID-19.

A grown man threatening I first read Frankl’s book while slog- an elderly woman for adding what he ging through the crash of a marriage in believed to be too many cans of soup to my early 30s. The end of that relation- her shopping cart. Profanities flew. The ship left me bitter, ashamed and feeling old woman gave as good as she got. toxic on a daily basis.

Eventually they went off in sepaReading about the victims of Aus- rate directions trailing f-bombs in their chwitz and their suffering provided wake, but not before the man delivered some much-needed perspective. this pearl.

The Nazis took away everything “B–-h, you’ll be dead soon enough Frankl valued: His wife, his mother, anyways.”

Frankl, whose book covers far greathis father, his brother, his possessions, everything down to the manuscript he er deprivation than a lack of Campbell’s chicken noodle in a can, writes with insight considered his life’s work.

What they could not steal was what about suffering and how it can lead us to Frankl describes as “the last of the hu- find meaning in our lives. Suffering pushes man freedoms – to choose one’s atti- us to live in one of two ways, he writes. “(We) may remain brave, dignified tude in any given set of circumstances, and unselfish. Or in the bitter fight for to choose one’s own way.”

Over the years, that quote has self-preservation he may forget his hucrossed my mind thousands of times: man dignity and become no more than At the bedside of my mother as she an animal.”

For Frankl, finding meaning in life is the wasted away in the hospital; in the face of professional disappointments and ultimate goal. Twice he quotes Nietzsche losses that made me angry, frustrated on the subject: “He who has a ‘why’ to or despondent; while driving along the live for can bear almost any ‘how.’”

My thought: If the COVID-19 crifreeway and getting cut off by a moron; and over this past week, dealing with sis tests us in the most profound ways, the fallout of the coronavirus outbreak. you’ll be glad you read the book. If not There’s liberation in the idea: That ul- and I’m just being overly dramatic, timately we all get to choose our own you’ll be glad anyways.

There are far worse ways to spend a attitude, no matter what happens around couple hours in quarantine. us or to us, no matter how life tests us.

Of course, Frankl wasn’t done disDavid Leibowitz has called the Valley home pensing wisdom with one quote, which since 1995. Contact david@leibowitzsolo.com is why I have read his book at least once

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Teachers step up, reach students in time of need

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BY DR. LILY MATOS DEBLIEUX

school, we have done our due diligence with health and safety in mind.

I recently came across a timely quote Our Food Service Department has from Mindy Grossman, CEO of WW been serving thousands of meals week(former Weight Watchers) ly to children ages 18 and who shared, “Never waste younger. We have a grab a good crisis. Learn from and go option with the abilit.” Certainly, in these evity for family members to er-changing times, we are also pick up instructional learning volumes from our packets by grade level for new normal. the students. Parents are I have learned that educaso grateful that we were tors are incredibly devoted able to put this into place to their work. Student sucimmediately, so our famcess means everything to ilies would not have to go them. They have been workwithout food. In addition ing collaboratively through DR. LILY MATOS DEBLIEUX to our twelve sites offering Zoom online meetings to this option, we also have plan for their students’ needs. Our sup- seven buses that have been stopping in port team from Educational Services is our neighborhoods at 42 sites for ease developing online lessons and packets of use. In addition to health and safety, for instructional review that are current- proper nutrition at this time is vital. ly being piloted in five school sites and As a forever optimist, we wanted to will soon move to all twelve sites. ensure our families and community Parents are continuously impressed partners feel connected to us. We have with the care and concern of our ed- started the Believer Campaign because ucators, checking in weekly with our Pendergast is “The District that Bestudents and even celebrating their lieves in You.” We are asking our stubirthdays. As educators, we know that dents, staff, families and the communisocial/emotional health is just as im- ties to put a sign in their windows with portant as academic success. a bee and some encouraging words or When our planning went into effect, advice. we knew how vital it is to communicate We want everyone to know we are with parents as well as their students. here for them.

Hearing from parents, they praised We know that passion, perseverance our multi-platform communication and positivity will carry us through through Class Dojo, School Messenger, these challenging times. We are learntexts, calls and postings on our website ing lessons daily but the most importat pesd92.org, Facebook, Twitter and ant one is that we are all in this togethInstagram. We have listed all types of er and we will come out stronger. I am resources for families to help keep stu- grateful to everyone for their patience dents happy and engaged in different and creative connections during this types of learning and discovery. We are unprecedented time. Hats off to our grateful to so many of our Pendergast educators, first responders and healthPartners who have stepped up to assist care workers who have responded to in this time of need. the COVID-19 pandemic through their During this time, our schools and de- selfless actions. partments are being deep cleaned and I believe we will learn our valuable sanitized, following the strict guide- lessons and show how strong and unitlines from the Maricopa County Health ed we are as we move ahead in the Department and the Centers for Dis- coming days, weeks and months. ease Control. Each piece of equipment and every library book is being careful- Dr. Lily Matos DeBlieux is the Pendergast ly cleaned so when students return to School District superintendent.

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Spread the Word

Not the Virus › Wash hands

› Cover when you cough/sneeze

› Practice Social Distancing

› Do not touch your face

› Isolate when sick or exposed

We Will Be Okay America is resilient As Americans we solve problems We always have and always will It’s part of our character

www.wowcoalition.org

Over the Last Several Weeks America has Changed 3 Facts Have NOT Changed 1. We still have monthly bills, house payments, car payments…

2. Alcoholism and drug addiction have not gone away (actually may increase) 3. Opioid overdose deaths continue to rise; over 3/4 million American deaths and counting

3 Facts to Consider Fact #1

Drug and alcohol use among teens whose parents verbalize a “NO USE” message is considerably lower than teens whose parents are indifferent or avoid the conversation.

To learn how visit: wowcoalition.org/resources/ Under “Parent Support”

Fact #2

People with an “attitude of gratitude” are more upbeat, positive and energized. Here are just a few benefits of being grateful: 1. Improves our physical and psychological health 2. Increases our energy, quality of sleep and mental strength 3. Reduces negative emotions such as anger 4. Increases positive emotions such as love 5. Helps people recover from alcoholism and drug addiction 6. Reduces depression & improves self-esteem 7. Keeps suicidal thoughts and attempts at bay

Fact #3

People in recovery from alcoholism and drug dependency are among the most vulnerable during this pandemic.

The act of isolation will help “flatten the curve” of the pandemic; but it is ironic that isolation is also the thing that is the most detrimental to the person battling addiction.

The WOW Coalition is a prevention association that promotes safe and healthy choices and responds to problems caused by alcohol, marijuana and drug and Rx abuse.

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BY TOM SCANLON

West Valley View Managing Editor

Before getting to what everyone wants to know — “Where can we still go to eat?” — a few announcements.

•First up: A new hotel in Avondale.

My Place Hotels is opening the brand’s 55th hotel off Interstate-10 Exit 131 at 915 N. Avondale Boulevard. The 63-room, four-story hotel was developed by MP Avondale LLC., built by Haydon Building Corp and is managed

by Venerts Hotel Management.

Jim McDonald of MP Avondale said the owners are excited to introduce the brand and concept they love at a time when the community may need it most.

“We will be in a fantastic position to serve leisure travelers once the many events nearby begin rescheduling, but opening up to serve the community of first responders and other essential travelers right here and right now is top priority,” McDonald said. “With kitchens and everything they need in the comfort of their own room, I could not think of a better place for anyone who needs clean, comfortable and flexible lodging.”

Each guest room features a My Kitchen, complete with a cooktop, a microwave and a full refrigerator. My Place Hotels offer pet-friendly accommodations, include on-site laundry facilities, complimentary high-speed internet service and a 24-hour My Store, located in the hotel lobby and stocked with an array of supplies for the guests’ convenience.

•Next up: Resources for businesses/ individuals.

Small businesses will definitely want to bookmark a page put together by the Goodyear Economic Development Department: developgoodyearaz. com/resources/covid19.

One of the most interesting links is developgoodyearaz.com/resources/ innovationhub, for “one-on-one men-

toring to help you reposition your business during this temporary setback.”

The page includes links to Arizona Commerce Authority, for resources to support businesses and employees as they help combat the spread of COVID-19, Arizona Department of Economic Security, for unemployment benefits and other information; the Small Business Administration, which provides low-interest disaster loans to help businesses and homeowners recover from declared disasters (such as COVID-19); and the National Restaurant Association, “to ensure that restaurants have the latest information about coronavirus.”

Speaking of restaurants, let’s get to the local eateries remaining open for takeout, drive through and/or delivery.

•Welcome back, Dino’s!

After a temporary closure, Dino’s Greek & Italian Grill and Bar, 1550 N. Dysart Road, Suite B8, Goodyear, 623535-8380, is back in business.

“We’re open daily from 4 to 8 p.m. for takeout, curbside and delivery,” promised a Facebook post.

Nothing like being able to choose between a gyro and fettuccine Alfredo …

•From Deborah Huyer, owner of two Goodyear eateries: Cafe Bebida, 8175 S. Hillside Drive, 623-248-1224, walk-up window is open 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday and 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.

“Picnic on the lawn, take a hike, bike or relax by the fountains and enjoy the views in one of our outdoor seating areas. Great for getting out and social distancing.”

Lakeside Grill, 17665 W. Elliot Road, is open 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily for curbside pick-up or delivery. “Enjoy lunch or dinner in the comfort of your home or picnic by the lake. Call 623-236-3047.”

“Donate two items of nonperishable goods/food and get 10% off your curbside pickup order.”

•Pete’s Fish & Chips: “All eight locations throughout the valley are still serving the community as we have been for the past 73 years. Our drivethroughs are open and our patios will be serving takeout as usual.”

Locations include 9309 W. Van Buren Street, Tolleson, 623-936-3111; and 5516 W. Glendale Avenue, Glendale, 623-937-6001. For more info, visit petesfishandchips.com.

The city of Avondale has a big list of restaurants still open at avondaleedge. com/ReadytoServe.

Among the Avondale restaurants remaining open: • 1 Brothers Pizza, 11435 W. Buckeye Road, Suite A100; 623-936-7053.

• 8-Bit Aleworks, 1050 N. Fairway Drive, Suite 101; 623-925-1650.

• 99 Pub and Grill, 965 E. Van Buren Street, No. 124 ; 623-882-1222.

• Ahi Poki, 10321 W. McDowell Road; 623-242-9613.

• Atlantis Mexican, 1109 N. Dysart Road, Suite D; 623-312-2252.

• Blaze Pizza, 10155 W. McDowell Road, No. 103; 623-455-6768.

• Café Rio Mexican Grill, 10120 W. McDowell Road; 623-748-2100.

• Café Zamora’s, 606 E. Western Avenue; 623-925-0955.

• Café Zupas, 10265 W. McDowell Road; 623-696-3894.

• Carolina’s Mexican, 27 N. Dysart Road; 623-925-0808.

• Carrabba’s Italian Grill, 9920 W. McDowell Road; 623-936-0597.

• Cristina’s Salvadorean, 10665 W. Indian School Road; 623-249-4481.

• Dickey’s Barbecue Pit, 10005 W. McDowell Road Suite 101; 623-9362011.

• Ed’s Fish and Chips, 306 N. Central Avenue; 623-932-5043.

After a temporary closure, Dino’s Greek & Italian Cafe is one of and many West Valley restaurants remain open for takeout, drive through and delivery. (Photo

courtesy Dino’s, Greek and Italian Grill)

The city of Goodyear’s jumbo list at developgoodyearaz.com/resources/ gyr-restaurants includes: • Royal Jasmine Thai & Asian, 14970 W. Indian School Road, Suite 200; 623-236-3362.

• Rubio’s Fresh Mexican Grill, 15479 W. McDowell Road, Suite 101; 623536-7326.

• Rudy’s Country Store & Barbecue, 845 N Litchfield Road; 480-663-6311.

• Taste of Italy, 17750 W. Elliot Road, Suite 112; 623-691-6888.

• Taste of Italy Pizza, 3810 S. Estrella Parkway, Suite 308.

• Teabo Coffee & Sandwiches, 319 N. Litchfield Road; 623-932-2272.

• Texas Roadhouse, 15255 W. McDowell Road; 623-535-4700.

• Tomo Japanese Cuisine, 1550 N. Dysart Road, Suite A7; 623-935-2031.

• Waffle House, 820 N. Dysart Road; 623-932-9058.

• Wildflower Bread Company, 1380 N. Litchfield Road; 623-935-1131.

• Wok Wei Asian Cuisine, 15560 W. Roosevelt Street, Suite B104; 623-8828838.

• Yan’s Chinese Food, 15557 W. Roosevelt Street, Suite 101; 623-925-1888.

Email your favorite restaurant to tscanlon@timespublications.com.

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How high school athletes are handling COVID-19 suspension

BY GRIFFIN FABITS

West Valley View Contributing Writer

The Arizona Interscholastic Association recently ruled that, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, no competition will be played until further notice. Seasons were halted with little notice.

Several seniors who were gearing up for their final go-around of high school sports are coping with the harsh reality that their careers could be cut short.

“You don’t expect something like this to happen,” said Seth Sweet-Chick, a senior baseball player at Estrella Foothills High School. “You think, ‘OK, it’s my senior year. It’s finally here. We’re going to finish this, go to playoffs.’ But then something like this happens and you’re like, ‘Could my senior year be over? Did I play my last game?’”

Gov. Doug Ducey, who first closed schools through March 27, announced March 30 an extension of closures through the school year. The AIA did not have an update at press time.

As schools are shut down, athletes are still working to stay in game-shape.

“I run my neighborhood,” said Riley Roberts, a senior track runner at Agua Fria High School. “I have weights and stuff in my garage, so, I’d do push ups, situps, planks, stuff with weights. I tried to do stuff that will keep me conditioned.”

Sweet-Chick said he works out at the Milwaukee Brewers Spring Training complex in Phoenix, where his father, Rick Sweet, manages the Brewers’ Triple-A affiliate. Adhering to safety precautions, they only get their work in at the complex when no one else is around.

“I’ve been going to the ballpark to hit and take ground balls, throw bullpens, all that,” Sweet-Chick said. “We’ve been able to use the gym and stuff there.

That’s been huge. Otherwise, there’s not really anywhere else you can go.”

Roberts said she began to put two and two together, foreshadowing a possible suspension to her track season, when one of the biggest meets of the season was canceled weeks ago.

“I was just kind of confused,” she said. “I was disappointed because most of us track athletes have been training since last August when school started.

For track season to kind of, not get cancelled, but for the meets to get pushed back, is just disappointing for all of us.

We’ve been training for so long.”

Sweet-Chick, however, saw no warning signs. The day before the suspension, his Estrella Foothills team traveled north to play a game at Mingus High School. SweetChick went 2-for-3 at the plate and drove in a pair of runs, helping his team to a win.

“We went from the day before we’re playing in a game. We come back, not thinking anything about it,” he said. “For the next day, for all that to come out, it was just [realizing] that I could’ve just played my last game.”

The suspension of sports is impacting more than just spring athletics. Logan Gingg, a junior football player at Verrado High School, said his team has been forced to pause its off-season workouts.

“The off-season workouts and all the work we put in really is the most important work,” he said. “It will for sure affect us in our preparation for what’s going to happen in the future.”

Like spring athletes, Gingg is now juggling how to stay in shape.

“My dad has workout equipment at [his] dairy farm. That’s what I’ve been using. I drive down there and use the machines he has to make sure I’m still putting in work.”

Despite it being a tough decision to make, one that could cost athletes their senior seasons, they understand the AIA’s ruling.

“I definitely feel like they’re doing the right thing,” Sweet-Chick said. “They’re doing the right thing for the safety of all of us and making sure we can get this stopped so, possibly, we can continue our season and finish it.”

But uncertainty haunts many.

“I think there’s a high possibility that I did [play in my last high school game], and at the time, I didn’t know,” SweetChick said.

“It’s tough to think about.”

Left, Logan Gingg, a junior football player at Verrado, said the football program had off-season workouts going on since January, but those have since been shut down since the coronavirus. He believes it could impact the way they prepare for the season in the coming months. (Photo courtesy Logan Gingg) Right, Riley Roberts, a senior track runner at Agua Fria High School, has been working out on her own and hoping for the season to resume.

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A surge in coronavirus patients could overwhelm Arizona hospitals in the coming months if action is not taken now to expand hospital capacity and curb infections, according to a new study by the Harvard Global Health Institute.

And the state is not alone.

The study, published March 17 with ProPublica and the New York Times, says American hospitals face a “daunting” future that other parts of the world have seen, said one of the report’s authors.

“Without seeing the numbers, the risk seems theoretical,” said Thomas Tsai, a surgeon and one of the project leads at Harvard. “But looking at the numbers it really breaks through the notion that somehow we’re different from the rest of the world.”

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well aware of the potential danger and doing all they can to prepare. But they also warned that the numbers in the report “paint a worst-case scenario” and worry it will cause more alarm than necessary.

“It’s something that we need to take with caution because if you look at their modeling, the way they did the numbers, it’s based on assumptions that may or may not happen,” said Holly Ward, a spokeswoman for the Arizona Hospital and Healthcare Association.

The report looked at the average number of available hospital beds in each of 305 designated hospital “referral regions” in the country. It compared that to the number of patients that could be expected to flood hospitals under nine different scenarios: When 20%, 40% or 60% of adults were infected with the coronavirus over a span

A report says the number of hospital beds typically available in Arizona could be quickly overwhelmed by a surge in COVID-19 cases, a problem mirrored in most states. Arizona officials say they are working to prepare for the problem, but say the report paints an unusually pessimistic picture. (Photo courtesy Cronkite News)

At the midrange scenario in the report, with 40% of adults infected with COVID-19 over a year, all of Arizona’s hospitals would be overwhelmed. (Map by ProPublica, based on Harvard Global Health Institute, Hospital Bed Capacity

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In most of the scenarios, the report said, “the sheer number of patients at risk for COVID-19 may overwhelm the system if preparations are not taken.”

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“They are quickly running out of ventilators and attaching multiple people to a single ventilator,” he said of New York hospitals. “We could probably look forward to that in the near future when there is a surge.”

But state hospitals said they are actively planning for the oncoming waves of cases and working with local and state governments to prepare.

“Hospitals prepare every day, every month, every year for emergency preparedness,” Ward said. “This is not new to Arizona hospitals.”

Daniel Derksen, a University of Arizona professor of public health, agreed with Ward that the numbers in the report need to be considered carefully, pointing to the many unknowns with COVID-19, partially due to the lack of testing and slow results in the U.S. He said in an email that studies like Harvard’s “can paint a worst-case scenario that alarms a lay public.”

“Until we get the testing kits more widely available and the more rapid turnaround of those results it’s hard to really comment on how reflective this would be in the near or longer term for

our state or for our country,” Derksen said in a telephone interview. “The math can get pretty complicated and the further you get down into the subsets on a set of assumptions I think the less certain you can be.”

Tsai recognizes that his study paints an extreme scenario, but said it’s important information for doctors and decision makers to understand the gravity of the pandemic.

“I think there’s still room for optimism, and the goal of putting our data out into the public sphere is to not incite panic but to instill collective action,” Tsai said.

Derksen agreed that whether the report reflects “reality or not, I think in a pandemic it’s always better to prepare for the worst-case scenario.”

Experts agree that the best strategy to prepare for the pandemic is two-fold.

The first strategy is to slow down the rate of infections through practices like social distancing and hand-washing to “flatten the curve” in the growth of confirmed cases. The second is to increase hospital capacity.

But Tsai said it isn’t easy.

“The importance of the ‘flatten the

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curve’ concept is that it basically buys time for the second approach, which is, hospitals increase the capacity of their hospital beds,” Tsai said.

That’s easier said than done, Coleman said.

“There’s a lot of regulation infrastructure behind opening up a hospital room,” he said. “I wish it were as sim-

ple as slapping a cot on the floor.”

Gov. Doug Ducey issued an order March 26, requiring hospitals to increase bed capacity by 50 percent by April 24, with half of that increase implemented by April 10.

“Building additional capacity now, ahead of any increased demand is the responsible thing to do,” Ducey said.

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Alice Cooper’s Solid Rock Teen Centers going online daily

BY SARA EDWARDS

West Valley View Staff Writer

It’s an understatement to say the arts and entertainment industry has been hit the hardest during this pandemic.

Events, concerts and exhibitions were canceled one by one as people became encouraged to socially isolate and stay at home.

While this pandemic has caused the arts and entertainment industry to postpone and reschedule everything, it has also caused the department to evolve to a new normal.

Many arts and culture companies and departments have started turning to the internet whether it’s livestreaming a band performance or setting up virtual art exhibits.

The city of Goodyear is jumping on board with virtual arts, launching a series of Facebook Live performances in partnership with the Alice Cooper’s Solid Rock Teen Centers.

“I didn’t want folks to feel isolated,” said Guylene Ozlanski, Goodyear’s

Lois Zozobrado and others will lead a sing along online at 10 a.m. daily. (Photo courtesy Lo)is Zozobrado)

arts and culture coordinator.

“I reached out to our local arts partners to see what options are out there and the Alice Cooper’s Solid Rock Teen Centers stepped right up.”

The partnership between Solid Rock and the city of Goodyear created two daily programs for the performing arts, by the likes of Lois Zozobrado, a 20-year-old Solid Rock singer/song-

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“I’m getting this great place where we’re getting to connect with people but we’re also supporting our local artists who are also going to be struggling with everyone else during this time,” Ozlanski said. “It was really a fun way to continue to strengthen community and enhance the quality of life with the arts.”

Randy Spencer, fundraising consultant for Alice Cooper’s Solid Rock Teen Centers, said a program like this could continue even after the COVID-19 pandemic has passed to bring arts to those who can’t necessarily leave their homes.

“We brainstormed and came up with this idea to do something every single day so people can feel connected and encouraged and also have some form of education and inspiration,” Spencer said.

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“We decided to start with a live performance and why not do what we do best, since we’re known for music, art and dance?” Spencer said. “Let’s take it back to the kids and let them make as much music as possible.”

The live streamed performances are by musicians who are involved with Solid Rock. Amelia Joyce, a current contestant on “American Idol” who recently made the Top 40, participated in Solid Rock’s annual talent competition and won first place in the solo portion in 2017. It was at the Solid Rock contest that she met her boyfriend Austin Moore, whose father is executive director of the centers.

“It’s super cool that Randy launched this whole thing and when he told me about it, I thought it was just a really great idea,” she said.

As a full-time musician, Joyce said going to live gigs was a big part of her week, so the quarantine and self isolation was a dramatic change.

“That was my career and my life every night,” Joyce said. “The series is su-

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“People need a sense of familiarity whether it’s seeing their favorite musician or hearing live music in their home,” Joyce said. “I’m super stoked to do it.”

Ozlanski said the pandemic was a time for the city to find new ways to bring the arts to people, even when the period of social isolation is over.

“We’re going to get back to going out and being with people and I’m looking forward to that but there’s still a place for the virtual arts platform in our Goodyear arts and culture programming,” she said.

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In Dr. Kelly Stewart’s neighborhood, The Fairways, the residents are staying an arm’s length away from each other, as dictated by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

But kids are riding their bikes and adults are walking around the neighborhood.

Stewart brainstormed a way to get residents engaged. So she challenged her neighbors to decorate a paper Easter egg and hide it in a safe location—tucked in corners of windows, on window sills or near cactus.

“At first, nothing really happened, in terms of participation,” Stewart said.

“My kids were like, ‘This is lame.’

“Then, each day, our neighbors started to get in on the fun. We were so excited to see that there were 40 eggs around the neighborhood. I think the additional heartening part was they were at homes where kids weren’t necessarily living.”

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Districts act fast to serve families during school closures

BY COLLEEN PARKISON AND KYLA PEARCE

West Valley View Contributing Writers

Two weeks ago, West Valley students went on spring break, but the rising concerns of COVID-19 prevented the normal resumption of classes. On March 30, Gov. Doug Ducey extended school closures through the end of the school year.

Now, many students, teachers and parents are attempting to get their balance and find a new normal.

“This is definitely going to be a marathon and not a sprint,” Kristi Sandvik, the superintendent of Buckeye Elementary School District, said in a video on Twitter. “The information that all of us are getting is changing, as you all know, so we’re trying to make good decisions.”

Ducey’s order for schools to continue providing meals and online learning has been a challenge for districts.

Saddle Mountain Unified School District released information in English and Spanish detailing where and when lunches would be available. Drive-through pick-up lunch is from 9 to 11 a.m. Monday through Friday to any child under 18.

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“It’s a great learning experience and it brings stress with it, too, but we’re all in it together so it has a unifying effect,” said Paul Tighe, superintendent of Saddle Mountain Unified School District.

“The community comes together both internally and externally.”

On the second day of food distribution, over 3,200 meals were distributed, Tighe said.

Schools have also tried to prepare students and parents for remote learning.

“Teachers are checking in with students every week. They’re calling them on the phone or texting them,” said Nedda Shafir, a Pendergast spokeswoman.

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The Maricopa County Community College District is canceling in-person graduation ceremonies in April and May “to protect the health of MCCCD graduates, their families and friends, and faculty and staff.”

The district’s 10 schools include Estrella Mountain Community College in Avondale and Glendale and Paradise Valley community colleges.

“We are as disappointed as you with this development,” said Dr. Steven R. Gonzales, interim chancellor.

“Commencements and the surrounding celebrations are the best events of our year, so it was not an easy decision to make, but we must put health and safety first, adhering to the direction state and local governments have given.”

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Boy Scouts of America Troop 90 of LItchfield Park answered a call to help last week. Troop 90 spent the morning of March 27 loading trailers and trucks with diapers, children’s books, children’s games and toilet paper they collected for delivery to UMOM New Day Centers, a homeless shelter in Phoenix that serves more than 800 family members. Among those participating were scouts Nicco Iannello, Bart Boma, Brandon Boma and Gannon McMillan, moms Debra Undhjem and Terry Smith, Scout Commissioner Tim Smith and local farmer Ken Shelly. (Photos courtesy Troop 90)

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Forty-five cars were decorated with the school’s blue and yellow colors, some sporting hand-written messages saying “VES loves you!” and “We Verrado Elementary School staff held a parade through the miss you!” community March 23. (Photo by Griffin Fabbits) They cruised down side streets, past parks, to say hello to students, to parents, don’t want to not be at work,” Jankee to community members, who sat and said. “We want to be at work right now, watched and waved from their driveways. just like you want your kids to be at Students crafted signs of their own. school. That’s the bottom line. We want “Stay safe!” and “I miss you!” they to be at work and this is a way for us to wrote, as they emotionally waved back. say hi and see those faces, stay connectFor some, it was the first time they had ed as much as we can, do whatever we seen their teachers in weeks. can while still being good citizens and “There were happy tears seeing how distancing ourselves from each other.” excited they were to see their favorite Mueller said it was “amazing to see” teachers and their favorite secretaries, the school’s staff rally and uplift the also the playground ladies who were community. out there,” Amber Mueller, president “We even saw community members of the Parent Teacher Association, said. who do not have children, some neigh“I saw kids crying. It was the cutest. It bors were out and about,” she said. “It was very heartwarming.” just reminded us of the amazing comThis was, in the eyes of the staff, a munity we have here in Verrado and the way to bring school to the community. fact that we have teachers who went “I know these people who are in the out of their way to spread a little joy. parking lot right now,” principal Luke “These kids are confused, some of Jankee said, “they miss their kids… But, them are a little scared not knowing just to lift people’s spirits, that’s the big- what’s going on. I think it’s a day we’ll gest thing, is to do something positive. remember forever, in a time of dark“I hope the parents understand that we ness, to have that light.”

NEIGHBORHOOD CARAVAN Avondale Elementary School District schools connected with students March 27, with a neighborhood caravan. The community showed an outpouring amount of support and gratitude toward their teachers. Posters were made and students waved from door steps and driveways (maintaining social distancing) as teachers and staff drove through their neighborhoods. First responders joined and rode fire trucks while greeting AESD students from their vehicles.

Schools that participated were Avondale Middle School, Elíseo C. Felix School, Lattie Coor School, Michael Anderson School, Desert Star School and Copper Trails School. (Photo courtesy AESD)

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Antonio Castro Gonzalez

Antonio Castro Gonzalez, age 52 of Avondale, AZ died March 21, 2020, in Avondale, AZ. He was born January 31, 1968, in Valle De Santiago, Guanajuato, Mexico, the oldest of six children born to Isidro Castro Martinez and Luisa Gonzalez Morales. A visitation will be held at 10: 30 followed by a funeral service at 11:30 am on Tuesday, March 31, 2020, at Thompson Funeral Chapel, 926 S. Litchfield Road, Goodyear, AZ 85338.

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William J. Schwab

William J. Schwab, "Bill", age 73 of Litchfield Park, AZ passed away on March 23, 2020, in Avondale, AZ. He was born May 23, 1946, in Muscatine, IA to William and Mildred Schwab. A funeral service will be held at 10:00 am, Monday, March 30, 2020, at Thompson Funeral Chapel, 926 S. Litchfield Road, Goodyear, AZ 85338. Interment will be at St. Francis Cemetery, Phoenix, AZ. Condolences for the family may be left at http://www.thompsonfuneralchapel.com/obit uary/william-j-schwab/.

Mary Helen Thompson

Mary Helen Thompson, "Nancy", age 78 of Tonopah, AZ died March 24, 2020, in Tonopah, AZ. She was born July 23, 1941, in Worcester, MA to Thomas and Helen Loftus. A visitation will be held at 1:00 pm followed by a funeral service at 2:00 pm, Friday, April 3, 2020, at Thompson Funeral Chapel, 926 S. Litchfield Road, Goodyear, AZ 85338.

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Lovelle Vern Atkisson Dr. Lovelle Vern Atkisson was a highly accomplished artist, musician and teacher. She was, and is, dearly loved by family and friends and will be greatly missed. She died of natural causes and was cremated at the age of 92 in Goodyear, AZ.

Johnny Flores Bandin Johnny was born in McAllen, TX To Antonia and Guadalupe Bandin. He was born on February 8, 1949 and passed away on Wednesday, March 18. Johnny lived in the West Valley for most of his adult life. Johnny Is survived by his daughters Maria, Marcella and one Son Anthony. Grand kids Corina, Rayanne, Andrew, Carlos, Eli . Siblings Lupe, Delia, Rose, Petra, Patricia, Andy, Joe, Oscar, Herman, Pedro. Due to the circumstance surrounding the Virus spreading the Family is having a private Memorial

Dora Vasquez Wilson Cantu Dora Vasquez Wilson Cantu was born in Jourdanton, Texas on April 12th, 1933. In 1956, she moved to Buckeye, Arizona & this became her home until the Lord called her home on Friday, March 20th, 2020. She is preceded in death by her parents, Felipa & Charlie Wilson, her husband, Tony Cantu Sr., her son, Freddy Gonzales & her son-in-law, Ray Sylvestre. She leaves behind her four adult children, Tony Cantu Jr, Simon (Anne) Cantu, Sandy Cantu, & Olga Sylvestre. She leaves behind 12 grandchildren, Pamela (Tim) Croff, Connie (Jerry) Howell, Reina Cantu, Antonio Cantu, Roxanne Fuller, Christopher Gibson, Felisha (Kerry) Henry, Matthew Cantu, Jennifer Cantu, Erin Cantu, Jake Sylvestre & Justin Sylvestre. 31 Great Grandchildren & 6 Great-Great grandchildren. Dora is also survived by her siblings, Helen Salazar (Texas), Stella Hernandez (California), Carlos Wilson (California), & Willie Wilson (Arizona) among many cousins, nephews, & nieces. Dora opened her home to all and was eager to feed everyone. She loved to cook & share her creations. Many that were not related called her Grandma Dora & she will be missed by all. There will be a celebration of life at a later date.

Delphine Zemeida, age 75 of Goodyear, AZ died March 18, 2020, in Goodyear, AZ. She was born June 13, 1944, in Detroit, MI to Joseph and Anna (Gasior) Watson. A visitation will be held at 1:00 pm, followed by a rosary and funeral service at 2:00 pm, Friday, March 27, 2020, at Thompson Funeral Chapel, 926 S. Litchfield Road, Goodyear, AZ 85338. Burial will take place at Holy Cross Cemetery at a later time.

Condolences for the family may be left at http:// www.thompsonfuneralchapel.com/obituary/delph ine-frances-zemeida/.

John Andrew Caldwell

John Andrew Caldwell, age 73 of Goodyear, AZ, formerly of Claremore, OK, died March 20, 2020, in Goodyear, AZ. He was born December 7, 1946, in Oroville, CA to John W. and Viola Caldwell. He served in the US Navy on an aircraft carrier from January 1966 - November 1983, achieving the rank of Petty Officer, First Class. Burial will be at the National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona, Phoenix, AZ. Condolences for the family may be left at http://www.thompsonfuneralchapel.com/obit uary/johnandrew-caldwell/.

Peter H. Lamphere

Peter Harry Lamphere, was called home to heaven on March 22, 2020. Born in Albany, NY on September 15, 1943, he was raised in Kennewick, WA by his parents, Peter Bradt and Ethel Elizabeth Lamphere. Peter served in the US Navy as a medic in the Vietnam War, earning a Purple Heart. A celebration of life will be planned in the summer once everyone stops hoarding toilet paper and swiping all the eggs. A visitation will be held from 5:00 7:00 pm, Saturday, March 28, 2020, at Thompson Funeral Chapel, 926 S. Litchfield Road, Goodyear, AZ. Condolences for the family may be left at http://www.thompsonfuneralchapel.com/obit uary/peter-h-lamphere/.

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Retaining Walls.

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Outdoor Kitchens.

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OSCAR LOPEZ

ROC# 299652

CONCRETE / MASONRY

LANDSCAPING

Professional Handyman Over 25 Years Construction Experience

Garage Doors & Openers Bonded • Insured • Licensed AvondaleGarageDoors.com

AS LOW AS $45 PER ISSUE

• Tree Trimming

• Weed Removal/Spray • One-Time Cleanup

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602-722-7696

& Insured ROC #170982

CLASSIFIEDS

WEST VALLEY VIEW NEWS | APRIL 1, 2020

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ROOFING

PLUMBING

BRANDENBURG PAINTING Interior & Exterior FREE ESTIMATES

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SAME DAY SERVICE 30 Years Experience References Available Senior & Military Discounts

623-522-9322

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SENIOR DISCOUNTS • MILITARY DISCOUNTS Any Plumbing Service Call for details.

Some restrictions may apply.

Exp 05/30/20

49.95

$

125 OFF

Water Heater Install

Call for details.

Some restrictions may apply.

Exp 05/30/20

Call for details.

Some restrictions may apply.

Exp 05/30/20

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Kitchens Concrete Flooring

Painting & More

35 Years Experience in the Valley

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H&H

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Licensed • Bonded • Insured ROC Lic #138051

Plumbing & Drain Cleaning 24 Hr. Service Plumbing Service & Repair Sewer & Drain Cleaning Free Estimates Free Plumbing Inspection

55 DRAIN CLEANING

$

with Plumbing Inspection

Senior & Military Discounts

For All Plumbing Repairs

602-422-3648 602-422-3648

Licensed • Bonded • Insured ROC 229722 • PORA & HOA Gold Member

623-299-2637

PEST CONTROL

PLUMBING

POOL SERVICES

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L&M PEST & WEED CONTROL

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Veteran Owned

Buckeye Plumbing

100% Satisfaction Guaranteed • Fleas / Ticks • Bed Bugs

Our Goal is not to be the Biggest – Just the best!

MITCH STEVENS OWNER-OPERATOR

• Roaches

A REFERRAL IS THE

• Weed and Turf control BEST COMPLIMENT • 6 month guarantee • Residential / Commercial

Bus: 623 932 4168 Cell: 623 810 6035 Lic. #8555 ld.lmpest@yahoo.com

• Water Treatment Specialists • Residential & Commercial • Water Heaters Sr & Military Discount • Slab Leaks FREE Water Heater Flush with Service call. Valley Wide Service

623-386-0710

www.1buckeyeplumbing.com Licensed • Bonded • Insured ROC Lic #138051

PLUMBING

Total Care Plumbing LLC

FREE Quotes, Family Co. All phases of PEST control.

WINTER BROS PESTS, inc.

Lic. 8166 BC / Est. 1981

623-869-7378 PEST CONTROL

Water Heaters from

585 Unclog Drains from $ 4400 $

includes labor

Remodels • Repairs Leaks • Toilets Water Softeners Gas • Sink/Faucets

Residential, Commercial & Industrial Customers

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Lic# 4147

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FREE ESTIMATES

Almeida Roofing Inc. All Types of Roofing

602-743-3175

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www.almeidaroofing.com Licensed • Bonded • Insured ROC #215758

www.triplerpool.com

Remodel All Repairs Cleaning SVC 1 Call Doe It All! s

$

Water Heater Flush

For All Your Plumbing Needs

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PAINTING

Termite  Pest Pigeon Pro’s

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Water Heaters • Drain Cleaning • Faucets/Sinks • Slab Leaks Water Softeners • Toilets • Garbage Disposals

15% OFF

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Your West Valley Plumber

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623-293-2648

PEST CONTROL

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™

• Water Treatment Specialists • Residential & Commercial • Water Heaters Sr & Military Discount • Slab Leaks FREE Water Heater Flush

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Licensed Bonded Insured ROC 286561

™

Buckeye Plumbing

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Bonded & Insured - ROC #123818

Your leaks stop here!

PLUMBING

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UPHOLSTERY FREE Estimates

Licensed Contractor ROC C-37-120135 • ROC C-05-159059

623-935-9221

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Built Stronger to Last Longer

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872-3047

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An IMPORTANT MESSAGE from Jones Ford Buckeye

Our steps include :

First and foremost, we want you to know that we value the health and safety of our customers and staff. As a business, Jones Ford Buckeye is taking the extra steps necessary to maintain a healthy and sanitary workplace while still meeting our customers’ needs.

• Thorough cleanings of all dealership facilities daily • Sanitizing gel and foam stations available on-site • Providing our staff with specific instructions on hand washing and the importance of staying home if they are not feeling well • Adhering to the recommended six feet of social distance from other staff and customers.

On behalf of our dealership, thank you for being a loyal customer.

This Week’s Pre-Owned Specials 2015 KIA RIO LX

2013 FORD ESCAPE SEL

2007 FORD F-150 LARIAT

WE ARE OPEN to SERVE YOU Jones Ford Buckeye Special

LIFETIME BRAKE PADS

19137A

$

7,441

2015 CHRYSLER 200 S

19502A

$

9,241

2013 FORD EDGE LIMITED

19319A

11,741

$

2009 FORD F-150 XLT

With your purchase of Motocraft Brake Pads

GUARANTEE

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Jones Ford Buckeye Special

4 WHEEL ALIGNMENT 20115A

11,941

$

2015 FORD FUSION SE

19389A

12,341

$

2012 CHEVROLET CAMARO 2SS

19397C

13,541

$

FORD F-150 XLT

Cars and Light Trucks

$69.95 THE WORKS PACKAGE

$

13,941

X8787B

$

18,441

19516A

$

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ALWAYS OPEN @ Jonesfordbuckeye.com 5 Easy Steps

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BRAKE SERVICE

$179.95 OR LESS • Brake pads or shoes • Machining rotors or drums • Labor included

Jones Ford Buckeye Special

COMPLIMENTARY ALIGNMENT CHECK

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19423A

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$49.95

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GUARANTEE

623.386.4429 | JONESFORDBUCKEYE.COM All prices and offers cannot be combined with any other offers or promotions. Prices subject to change. Prices do not include sales tax, license, $379.00 dealer doc fee and dealer add ons. All vehicles subject to prior sale. Prices valid through 04/07/2020.

Sales vehicles may have scratches, dents or dings. See dealer for details.

$99.95 Starting at

• 16 Major Brands • 30-Day Price Guarantee • All Makes & Models

24600 W. YUMA ROAD, BUCKEYE JUST SOUTH OF I-10 BETWEEN MILLER AND WATSON ROADS

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West y!

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• With 84-month warranty