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Coyotes, fans bid farewell to Gila River BY ZAKKARY BROG
When the final horn sounded at the end of the Arizona Coyotes and Nashville Predators game on Friday, April 29, it was more than just the end of the Coyotes’ 2021-22 season. It wrapped up a tumultuous relationship between the team and the city of Glendale — and fans have a mixed response about the breakup. “I thought it was stupid,” said Jerry Reyes, a longtime Coyotes fan who lives in Peoria. “Granted, Arizona hasn’t had the best success in a while, but this is where peo-
ple come. If you look at the crowds here, there’s a lot of people to support the team. I think it’s a mistake. It’s sad to see them go. I was very upset to hear the news.” North Valley resident Tony Miller, who has also attended Coyotes games for a decade, was baffled by the city’s decision. He worries about the potential negative economic impact associated with losing a professional sports team as a tenant at Westgate. “I thought that it was the stupidest thing in the world,” Miller said. “This is going to be used for a handful of concerts and other events instead of having it used for 41-plus games a year? All the revenue for
these restaurants is going to suffer; stores and everything, too. So, I think it’s going to put a damper on the economy here in Glendale, but that’s their decision.” Sara Maldonado of Buckeye, who attended her first Coyotes game several years ago and became a fan of the sport, was also surprised at the city’s willingness to end the relationship. However, she also acknowledged that fault can be found on both sides. “I guess they’ve had some squabbles in the past about rent and stuff like that,” Maldonado said. “So, it’s not a good look for either one of them.”
BY GLENDALE STAR STAFF Once known as Crystal Lagoons, VAI Resort will become the state’s largest hotel and entertainment destination. Due to launch in spring 2023, VAI Resort will bring a “water oasis to the desert,” according to a statement. VAI Resort will feature over 1,200 luxury hotel suites and rooms; a large, stateof-the-art, 360-degree concert stage; 13 elevated fine dining concepts; flowing white sand beaches; and Caribbean-blue water. A 52,000-square-foot island will be a center point for this 60-acre entertainment resort. “Growing up in Arizona, it’s always been my dream to bring some of the best attractions from around the world right to
our doorstep,” said Grant Fisher, president of VAI Resort. “From the vibes of Mykonos and Tulum to the beaches of Miami, to the concerts and parties of Las Vegas, to the ultra-modern attractions of Dubai, we’re bringing the best of the best to VAI Resort right here in the heart of Glendale.” VAI Resort will host top artists with more than 100 events annually. This development will have the country’s largest human-made private party island. The resort also boasts a 400-foot tethered balloon for guests to take in breathtaking views of the Valley of the Sun. “As most Arizona residents head out of state in the hot summer months, VAI
Resort will bring the beach and refreshing water to their backyard,” Fisher said. “There will be no need to go anywhere else.” VAI Resort will create more than 1,800 jobs for Glendale and have a far-reaching economic benefit for the region. “When you pick your partners well, you can expect great things to happen,” Glendale City Manager Kevin Phelps said. “That’s precisely what we’re experiencing with VAI Resort. Mr. Fisher’s increased investment and enhanced vision for this world-class property will truly cement the city of Glendale here in the Valley, the state and the country as a top
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May 5, 2022 for sure,” Maldonado said. “If there’s a good game that we see coming up, we might go at least once a year or something like that.” A new, uncertain chapter now begins for the Coyotes. Tempe will welcome the team to town beginning this fall, but there are still no permanent plans in place beyond the next few years. The two sides are discussing a new $1.7 billion entertainment district near Tempe Town Lake. If the plan comes to fruition, a new state-of-the-art arena and various other entertainment attractions will be constructed. While disappointed with the move away from Glendale, Reyes is ultimately optimistic about a deal going through, which would keep the Coyotes in the Valley for, presumably, decades to come. “I’m excited,” Reyes said. “An arena with a city that actually wants to have a professional team there. I think Glendale was great. We have State Farm Stadium, Gila River Arena and Westgate here. I think it’s perfect. But at least (Tempe) will be a city that wants to keep them.”
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collaborating with the library to bring you all free comics, astounding artists, cosplay, entertainment and more. We can’t wait to have you all join us on May 7.” Free Comic Book Day has been held the first Saturday in May since 2002. This year’s event will feature local artists, crafts, games and cosplay, in addition to the free comics. “The Velma Teague Library is delighted to partner again this year with Drawn to Comics to offer this celebration of comic books and pop culture in Downtown Glendale,” said Greg Kinder, Velma Teague Library administrative librarian. For more information, visit the Facebook Event page at bit.ly/fcbd2022, contact Brown at 623-847-9090, or email info@drawntocomics.com.
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Mueller’s parents speak as ISIS fighter is sentenced BY EMILY SACIA Cronkite News
Kayla Jean Mueller’s parents told a federal judge April 29 that “there’s not a day, barely an hour,” when they don’t think of their daughter, who was kidnapped in Syria and held hostage by ISIS for 18 months before being killed in 2015. Carl and Marsha Mueller of Prescott were among the dozens of survivors who spoke at the sentencing of Alexanda Amon Kotey, one of the ISIS fighters convicted in connection with the deaths of four U.S. hostages, including Kayla. “You chose a young woman whose life was dedicated to helping people. She would have helped hundreds, maybe thousands of people during her lifetime,” Carl said. “You took her away from the world, as well as us.” His comments were part of almost two hours worth of victim impact statements April 29 during Kotey’s sentencing in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. Kotey, who prosecutors said also par-
ticipated in the taking of European hostages who were later killed, received a mandatory life sentence. After at least 15 years in prison here, Kotey’s plea agreement calls for him to be transferred to the United Kingdom, where he would be sentenced to life without chance of parole in five murders and seven hostage-takings. Kotey pleaded guilty to a total of eight U.S. counts, including four counts of hostage-taking resulting in a death, conspiracy, and providing material to support terrorists. In 2012, the British-born Kotey joined ISIS, the Islamic State group that seized large parts of Iraq and Syria and declared an Islamic caliphate. According to court documents, he and other British citizens — El Shafee Elsheikh and Mohamed Emwazi — were in charge of hostages for the militant organization, which included “physical and psychological violence” against them, ransom negotiations and, ultimately, murders. Kayla was in Turkey in 2013, working to provide humanitarian aid to local
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The Muellers were joined at Kotey’s sentencing Friday by many of the other victims’ family members, including those European hostages included in the charges against Kotey in the United Kingdom. Many could be heard struggling to hold back tears in the audio of their victim impact statements. While some spoke of forgiveness, others lashed out at Kotey for his “exercise of cruelty.” The Muellers spent much of their time focusing on their daughter’s compassion and the desire to help others that led her to the Middle East in the first place. Marsha said their “hearts and lives were shattered into pieces” by Kayla’s death. “We miss our beautiful daughter Kayla, full of love and life,” Marsha said, struggling to read her statement. “I hope she knows how proud we are of her, for her God-given gift to help all those put in her path.” Kotey declined an opportunity to speak on his own behalf after family members spoke. While Carl said he cannot forgive Kotey, he said the resolution of the case has been a step in the right direction. “Witnessing this has restored my faith in my government,” he said to District Judge T.S. Ellis III, “and I appreciate that.” For more stories from Cronkite News, visit cronkitenews.azpbs.org.
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Will fall elections spawn Megathon II on TV? BY J.D. HAYWORTH Glendale Star Columnist
Multihyphenate entertainer Steve Allen should earn posthumous praise as a “20th century Renaissance man.” Allen, who departed ASU (then Arizona State Teachers College) in the early 1940s as a sophomore, never hesitated to teach his audiences as he entertained them, blending the serious and the sophomoric, combining highbrow concepts with low-brow comedy. One case in point was the premise behind a well-received sketch on his 1967 CBS summer replacement show, “The Steve Allen Comedy Hour.” Imagine when the day arrives that all dreaded diseases are conquered, through the fundraising effectiveness of that TV institution known as the telethon. What happens to the “telethon industry” — the hosts, producers, directors and studio crews — who have performed so successfully? The comically contrived future result was the advent of TV fundraising for not-so-serious afflictions, which Allen lampooned with “The Prickly Heat Telethon.” Fast forward across time and distance
— 55 years and 3,000 miles from the now-demolished Television City in Hollywood to what has long been regarded as “Hollywood for the cosmetically challenged,” Washington, D.C. Disease has not been eliminated, of course. Neither have our most vexing public policy problems found permanent political solutions. In fact, those problems have multiplied. And in those intervening five decades plus five years, the medium of television has changed substantially, both technically and thematically. Viewing options have grown exponentially, far beyond three major commercial networks, to hundreds of channels churning with creativity, controversy and contrived situations classified as “reality programming.” The reality is that the familiar telethon — that tried-and-true TV staple of fundraising — remains, just in a greatly expanded format. Welcome to the Age of the Megathon — a multimedia, multilevel, multiyear event, complete with multiplying costs, reaching far beyond our borders
and bank accounts, bringing profound changes to the lives we lead. In fact, we’ve just experienced “Megathon I,” which a coalition of public health and politically correct types euphemistically, clinically and officially named “COVID-19.” It came complete with a state sponsor that the politically correct still refuse to acknowledge — a nation now known by the initials PRC, which is more accurately described by the name communist China. And it has been reported that the communist Chinese found cooperation and funding for what many believe to be a bioweapon — from the good ol’ USA. Megathon I also featured a “leading man,” Dr. Anthony Fauci. Though an “Amen Chorus” on the left continues to sing his praises, Fauci has the distinction of being our nation’s highest-paid bureaucrat. And it isn’t only his hefty paycheck that has cost us. Fauci-ism has ushered in a festering form of cynicism that has developed into debilitating distrust of the public health establishment, all because the diminutive doctor insists that he is the embodiment of sound science, when, in reality, he is the poster child for a pernicious form of “political science.”
Playing politics with public health shouldn’t surprise us, at least not in retrospect. Looking back, it’s almost as if leftist elites coveted COVID-19 for the dollars it cost, the change it brought and the freedoms it flummoxed. But another price was paid, regardless of political labels: Lives were lost. Primarily, those fatalities came among senior citizens — the most politically active segment of our society, at least when it comes to voting. And, of course, voting itself changed, leading to widespread suspicions about the outcome of the 2020 presidential election. With the midterm elections ahead in November, prepare yourself for a “Fast and Furious”-Sly Stallone-“Star Wars”type sequel, which will be just about as entertaining. Yes… it’s Megathon II, coming this fall! It’s enough to make baby boomers yearn for the summer of 1967, the enlightened comedy of Steve Allen and the unpleasant sensation of prickly heat.
Monkees’ greatest hits. You have an AOL email account. Or you repeat dumb things like, “Well, age is just a number.” Lately, I’ve noticed a new sign that you’ve quit on life. It’s all around us, people are raving about it, and it looks utterly ridiculous to anyone who isn’t a freak for it. Yet, like folks who can’t stop talking about their keto diets, those who indulge cannot stop chattering. Enough with the pickleball stories al-
ready. Trust me, no one cares that you almost made the Sun City Pickleball All-Stars. Because you look ridiculous playing midget tennis with a wiffleball standing on a life-sized pingpong table. No, I have never played pickleball. And yes, I still feel eminently qualified to comment on “America’s fastest-growing sport,” as christened by umpteen news outlets recently. Industry stats show 4.8 million people played the game last year, double the number who played five years ago.
There are an estimated 35,000 pickleball courts across the country. Last year’s national championships attracted 2,342 players competing for $90,000 in prize money. There’s even a USA Pickleball Association, headquartered out of a P.O. box in that noted sports mecca Surprise. The most amazing statistic is that 4.8 million pickleball players told 480 million boring pickleball stories to the remaining 325 million Americans who don’t play.
J.D. Hayworth worked as a sportscaster at Channel 10, Phoenix, from 1987 until 1994 and represented Arizona in Congress from 1995-2007.
The latest sign of lost youth is pickleball’s popularity BY DAVID LEIBOWITZ Glendale Star Columnist
Life sometimes presents signs that you have completely given up on your youth. An example: You proudly present your AARP card to request a senior discount at the restaurant where you’re having dinner… at 4:45 on a Saturday afternoon. Other telltale signs: You find it acceptable to wear socks with your sandals. You sing along in the car to the
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I have a bone to pick about pet weddings BY JUDY BLUHM
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Would you marry your pet? Hmm, I didn’t think so. Sure, they might be loyal and loving, but isn’t marriage between two humans? Evidently not. A lady in New York married her cat because when her rental unit sold, the new landlord banned all pets. So, the clever (unhinged) woman married her cat, meaning she has a spouse (which is allowed on the lease) and not a pet. Yikes, is this even legal? I must ask my attorney. Sam, if you are reading this, please weigh in because we have questions. Actually, I did my own research and human-animal marriage is not specifically mentioned in national laws, so could this mean there is nothing stopping someone from entering a state of holy matrimony with another species? The lady in New York is not the only one who has walked down the aisle with a pet. An elderly woman in California married her poodle, Joey, to “make certain” he would receive her inheritance in case some greedy relative attempts to take all the money from little Joey. Just when the world can’t seem to get any stranger, now we have this. I guess more than a few people have married their pets. A British woman married her beagle a few years ago in a lavish wedding, attended by many friends. Why? Because she found her “true love and soulmate.” OK, so we love our pets! But if someone is planning on marrying Fido, do not invite me! I’d have a bone to pick. Speaking of weddings, in a few
weeks, my husband, Doug (a human), and I will celebrate 41 years of marriage. I recall the first time we met. I thought he was good-looking and smart (he still is). He persistently asked me out over the next year (today, that pushy behavior would be unacceptable). Oh, if any children or my grandkids are reading this, please stop now. Finally, the moment came when Doug and I agreed to go on a date and instantly my front-closing bra spontaneously unsnapped (he didn’t notice). I thought it was a nod from God! And it was the beginning of something wonderful. I cannot remember the day he asked me to marry him, no trail of thousands of rose petals, getting down on one knee, surrounded by 100 lit candles. I think it was more casual, like we were eating tacos and he said, “Let’s tie the knot.” We got married by a justice of the peace, a kind judge who survived an airplane crash and was left with terrible burns over his face, arms and hands. When the judge walked into the chamber, I was startled by his appearance. He gently touched my hand and said, “I have survived a fire and walked through hell to marry you today.” Doug and I nervously chuckled. The judge said, “Your rings are a symbol of love, but scars (visible and invisible) are the proof of love, strength and survival.” Truth. Pets, couples and love. In a mixedup world, may we all live happily fur-ever after. Judy Bluhm is a writer and a local Realtor. Have a comment or a story? Email her at judy@judybluhm.com.
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Here’s a handy guide about sharing tales of pickleball hijinks. Ask yourself, “Did anyone playing pickleball in this story require a portable defibrillator or leave the court in handcuffs after committing felony assault or murder?” If the answer is “no,” do not tell your pickleball story. Look, I get it. You’ve discovered a hobby you truly love, you’re an early adopter of a great awakening across the land and you want to share your pickleball passion. I felt the same way once. I was 12 years old, and my parents got me Electronic Battleship for Christmas. That lasted three hours, until I lost half the pieces, or about as long as it takes your average 89-year-old pickleball aficionado to cover the game’s 20-foot-by-44-foot court. Incidentally, that’s one-third the square footage of a tennis court, a selling point often cited by pickleballers. As in, “Dude, the court’s so small, anyone can play. It’s not even exercise. You barely have to move!” Not that pickleball is all bad. The game does have controversy. Invented in 1965 by three boring rich families,
the McCallums, Browns and Pritchards, who summered on Bainbridge Island outside Seattle, there is some dispute about the origin of the game’s name. The Pritchards say wife JoAnn, an avid rower, named it. As she tells it, “The name of the game became pickleball, after I said it reminded me of the pickle boat in crew where oarsmen were chosen from the leftovers of other boats.” The more colorful legend, offered by the McCallums and Browns, is that the game was named after the Pritchards’ cockapoo puppy, Pickles, who loved to interrupt matches by running off with the wiffleball. I love good dog stories. And when it comes to pickleball, I’m glad for two things. One, that pickleball lovers didn’t instead take up fantasy football. Now those stories are godawful. And two, let’s be glad the dog wasn’t named Chewbarka or Poopsy. Then this column would have been a three-part series. David Leibowitz has called the Valley home since 1995. Contact david@leibowitzsolo.com.
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Small business sees growth despite pandemic BY CHARLOTTE CANADA
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When Raphael Uduhiri opened his small business, Naija Grille Spice Mix, in July 2019, he had no idea a worldwide pandemic was coming. “It’s hard already to open up a business, and then you talk about the pandemic — that just makes something that is already an uphill battle even harder,” Uduhiri said. The first pandemic-related disruptions for small businesses, such as temporary closures and employee layoffs, began just several weeks after the pandemic’s onset in 2020, according to a July 2020 economic study. An estimated additional 200,000 small businesses permanently closed in the first year of the pandemic, which is roughly 25% to 33% above historic business exit rates, according to an April 2021 study done by Federal Reserve economists. Despite this, Naija Grill Spice Mix has managed to consistently grow during the pandemic. And it’s due to Uduhiri’s business strategies. “The first thing was making sure that I had an online platform. Of course, because of the pandemic, in-person events were limited,” Uduhiri said. Naija Grille Spice Mix is available on Amazon, Etsy and even Walmart’s online store. On Etsy, it boasts over 100 five-star reviews. In addition to utilizing online selling platforms, he posts consistently on social media to spread the word about his business. Uduhiri also sells at in-person events, most recently taking his business to the five-day Maricopa County Fair. He sells in Glendale at the Arrowhead Farmers Market on Saturdays and in Phoenix at the High Street Farmers Market on Sundays. Uduhiri said that each method of selling, online or in person, has its pros and
reached out to several popcorn businesses and collaborated with Go Popcorn in Philadelphia, KD’s Popcorn in Georgia, and Maddie B’s Chicago-Style Gourmet Popcorn in Phoenix. Uduhiri’s background has also in(Above) Raphael Uduhiri of Naije Grille. (Right) Spice Mix shakers spired some of his (David Minton/Staff Photographer) collaborations. cons — but that he loves selling in perHe collaborated with RollinC son because he gets to see the reactions Chinchin, a small, Georgia-based busiof people sampling his product. ness that makes chin chin, a fried Nige“Even little things, like maybe you rian snack food that is buttery, crunchy have two people and one person tries and slightly sweet. Uduhiri named Naiit and their face lights up and the first ja Grille Spice Mix for Nigeria, where thing that they want to do is to give one he was born. to the person they’re with, like, ‘Here, “In Nigeria, we use a lot of differtry this, this is amazing,’ and the other ent spices and like heat and flavor, and person tries it. Just seeing those reac- that was me really trying to recreate the tions, that’s amazing,” Uduhiri said. taste from back home,” he said. Uduhiri started his business with the Uduhiri said that there’s a power in encouragement of his friends, family Black-owned businesses coming toand co-workers who loved his spice gether and promoting each other. mix. He said that he came up with the “I’m all about highlighting Black recipe by tinkering with different spic- businesses and working together to es, creating a blend with “the perfect highlight the work they do,” he said. combination of heat and flavor.” Uduhiri’s ambitions go beyond sellHe provides samples, in part, because ing his spice mix. He wants to someof his collaborations with other small day turn his spice mix company into a businesses. restaurant: Naija Grille. He envisions Uduhiri discovered one day that his Naija Grille serving a variety of cuispice worked with popcorn. So, he sines — enough to match the versatility
of his spice mix. But with inflation rising, Uduhiri is facing new challenges. “Everything has gone up,” Uduhiri said. Naija Grille Spice Mix started out being part of the Arizona Department of Health Service’s Cottage Food program, which allowed Uduhiri to make and package his mix right in his home kitchen. As his business expanded, he was able to start having it manufactured — but he has already seen manufacturing prices increase. The consumer price index, an index often used to measure inflation, rose 8.5% across all industries over the past 12 months, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. He has not raised his prices, and is instead trying to find creative ways to keep his prices low, such as by buying materials in bulk. He wants to avoid raising prices because “customers are also dealing with the same issues.” But he has advice for people who’d like to start their own business but are worried that the timing isn’t right. He emphasized that new business owners need to be consistent — even though it’s sometimes difficult — and not get discouraged by the ups and downs of business. “Things tend to work out when you’re consistent,” he said. “All you have to do is just keep at it full time. And especially if you believe in your product, usually it will work out.”
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Then Burger to debut at Westgate this fall BY JORDAN ROGERS
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The owner of Twist Hot Chicken in Peoria will introduce the burger concept, Then Burger, to Westgate Entertainment District in September. Kyle Preston, owner, said he believes his restaurant can quickly become a local favorite. His goal is for his guests to focus on their meals and friendship. “The concept of Then Burger derives from the definition of the word ‘then,’ meaning at the time in question,” Preston said. “So, the burger you’re eating is the time in question. We’re kind of playing off this idea that Then Burger is the in between from where you were to where you’re going, because it’s where you are right now.” Then Burger will be an elevated burger restaurant with a “new American vibe.” It will be a 100% scratch kitchen, meaning everything from its burgers to sides and sauces will be made in-house
and are never frozen. “I just genuinely haven’t found a burger in the West Valley that is going to be on the same playing field,” Preston said. “It’s because we care about every little detail of what makes it on the plate. We’re family owned and operated, and we’re not a big corporate company. “We don’t have any shareholders or anybody to please. My wife and kids live here; that’s who we are.” In addition to the house-made burgers, the restaurant will be serving craft cocktails. Preston said he is eager to bring speakeasy-style cocktails to the West Valley, as the area lacks that scene. “My wife and I will find ourselves driving to like Scottsdale, Tempe or Phoenix to get a good drink,” he said. Drink options will not stop at cocktails, however. Preston said Then Burger will provide a diverse and creative beer selection to customers.
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Team Solitaire shows smaller Supercross groups can thrive
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Some teams are literally better equipped to succeed in the Monster Energy AMA Supercross Championship than others in the series. Factory teams backed by the sport’s seven dirt bike manufacturers — companies such as Kawasaki, Suzuki and Yamaha — enjoy bigger budgets and better riders than teams without factory support. But that doesn’t mean that independent racing teams like Glendale-based Team Solitaire can’t be competitive and have an impact on the sport. That’s what brought Team Solitaire co-owners Chris Elliott and Ryan Clark together. The two met while Elliott, a digital marketing expert, was working for a Supercross 250SX team and the pair connected over a common cause. “We saw an avenue to help riders while staying (financially) viable in a sport where factories are spending millions,” Elliott said. Supercross is dirt-bike racing on courses built with various jumps and sharp turns. Unlike motocross, the sport that Supercross is derived from, Supercross races are typically held in football and baseball stadiums across the country. The sport includes two classifications: the 450SX class, which features heavier, faster bikes, and the 250SX class, with riders utilizing less powerful but more nimble bikes. One of the biggest advantages the factory teams have in the sport are their bikes — and the latest parts for them. Kawasaki’s 2022 450SR bike, for example, includes a new cylinder head, a new exhaust system and new shocks and clamps, among other improvements. The opportunity to ride factory bikes supported by big budgets attracts the best riders, which all adds up to dominance by factory teams. They have won every race in both the 450SX class and the 250SX class so far in 2022, with
Team Solitaire rider Robbie Wageman sits on his motorcycle during media day before Round 5 of the recent 2022 Monster Energy AMA Supercross Championship season in Glendale. Even though the Glendale-based independent team is smaller, it doesn’t mean it can’t be competitive and have an impact on the sport. (Nicholas Hodell/Cronkite News)
races remaining in Foxborough, Massachusetts, and Denver along with the 2022 Supercross World Championship in Salt Lake City on May 7. Team Solitaire does not benefit from any of the advantages a factory team enjoys. Despite improvement in races leading to improvement in the seasonlong standings, the team is not a serious contender for a seasonlong championship. Yet, no one at Team Solitaire is focused on winning season championships. Instead, Team Solitaire is doing things differently behind the scenes to remain financially viable while providing a proving ground for up-and-coming riders in the 250SX West classification. Not much about Team Solitaire is typical in Supercross, including the way the team evolved.
Early partnership
Elliott’s passion for bikes was evident at a young age. The passion began to blossom when his dad got him a bike. According to Elliott, he and his dad
would spend their spare time working on the bike and race during the weekends. He remembers the sights and sounds of going to Supercross races once a year when the series went to Minneapolis, which the series first visited in 1994. “Supercross specifically was always so appealing from a visual standpoint, all the new gear, shiny bikes. And the show itself was so mesmerizing,” Elliott said via email. His marketing experience and his passion for bikes came full circle when he signed a marketing contract with a Supercross 250SX team. While working on that deal, he met Clark. The partnership blossomed, and in 2016 Elliott and Clark decided to reincarnate Team Solitaire, which Elliott had originally started in the early 2000s. The new version of the team began its first Supercross season in 2017. Clark, who has lived in Arizona for the past two decades, calls Team Solitaire his “passion project.” And the passion isn’t just about the
love for bikes and Supercross. It’s also about leveraging Elliott’s digital marketing background to introduce people to the sport in a cost-effective manner. “We’re trying to do these VIP things and these single-race partnerships that we feel might be a little bit more affordable for people, and then just get them out, get a taste of it,” Clark said. During race day, that marketing strategy comes to life with special paint schemes, such as the team’s Phoenix Suns-inspired scheme used in Glendale this year. The strategy has been in place for several years, as shown by the team’s Arizona Cardinals-inspired outfit used in the 2020 Supercross event in Arizona. Team Solitaire featured a special Cardinals-themed bike in the pits before that year’s race with a rider’s helmet modeled after the Cardinals headgear and a racing suit fashioned in honor of former Cardinals star Larry Fitzgerald. The team also uses themes inspired by its current primary partner, Nuclear Blast, a heavy metal record label.
Making it work
Team Solitaire is not just unique by its marketing strategies and paint schemes at various Supercross races. It’s also unique in that everyone has their own other responsibilities outside of the team. Clark works at Stacy and Witbeck, a construction contractor. Elliott works as a real estate agent. Team Solitaire’s two mechanics, Eric Angelski and Colin Burgh, work at Crank Works in Tempe as machinists. Crank Works is a repair shop that specializes in crankshaft services for a variety of vehicles, including motorcycle work that is helpful for work in Supercross. The company also works on ATVs, watercraft, snowmobiles and off-road utility vehicles. This makes getting everyone together to work on team-related projects chalSEE SUPERCROSS PAGE 17
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lenging because they live in different areas of the Valley. “The last thing they want to do is drive further west out to my house to do it, so we just work at whatever makes sense,” Clark said. Just like their job building the team’s motorcycles, Team Solitaire’s mechanics built the solution to the team’s location problem. All of the team’s mechanical work is done in Angelski and Burgh’s garage in Maricopa, where they share a house. According to Angelski, they renovated their garage to make a space where they have everything they need to work on the team’s Yamaha bikes. “It feels more like a shop and more of a workspace,” Angelski said. “Because we have such long hours, it seems like that works out doing it that way the best rather than having a location and having to go there and then drive home and go to work and do all of that.” After they are done with their 8-to-5 job at Crank Works, they go home and work on Team Solitaire’s motorcycles well into the night. Angelski estimates that he works more than 100 hours a week between his two jobs, comparing his workload to “two full-time jobs and a part-time job.” During an average season, Angelski and Burgh builds eight to 10 bikes. According to Angelski, each bike takes two to three days to complete. Even on race weekends, the team’s prep work is nowhere near finished with the team utilizing different marketing schemes on a race-to-race basis, Angelski said. “We usually show up on Friday at the races and we have to install graphics, plastics and seat covers onto the bike,” Angelski said. “Most teams already have that done throughout the middle of the week or so because their scheme doesn’t really change.” Working more than 12 hours a day at different jobs can take a toll. However, Angelski said his work for Team Solitaire is not about him or his personal goals. “You’re willing to do anything to help your rider achieve their goal and get to the next level,” he said. Luckily for everyone involved at Team Solitaire, they get support from their regular employers.
When Supercross came to Glendale in January, Clark especially felt the love from Stacy and Witbeck. According to Clark, the vice president of the company and his project manager came to the Glendale event to support Clark’s team. At Crank Works, Angelski said he is allowed to take Fridays off during the season. Having that day off, though, is not the only benefit he gets from the company. He also cherishes what he learns from his bosses. “Being able to help us out with the knowledge that the owner, Phil Schaefer, has about this industry and be able to help us in plenty of other aspects is phenomenal,” Angelski said.
Team growth
Working a full-time job and then taking a second job may be done out of necessity for some. Those people may not feel the impact of their work outside of income coming in. At Team Solitaire, though, every member of the team feels rewarded in some aspect. “The rewarding part honestly ends up being the creative outlet I have with the team,” Elliott said. For Clark, seeing his team grow inspires him to keep going. This growth is seen with one rider in particular. Robbie Wageman has been with the team since 2020. He finished just inside the top 20 in the 250SX West season standings during his first two seasons, then made a big jump this year into the top 10. “He’s grown tremendously and so, for us, that’s really fulfilling and that’s what fuels us,” Clark said. “This year, we brought on Ryan Surratt, who is just in the infancy of our relationship with him, and we hope to create that same type of growth curve with him.” Angelski concurs with Clark. From the mechanic’s point of view, he sees his hours and hours of work come to fruition when a rider succeeds on the bikes he builds. It makes the grind of a season that lasts from January through May worth it, despite the other responsibilities. “We all work so incredibly hard, and we know we’re working harder than a lot of other people in this industry,” Angelski said. “With a full-time job and everything, it’s super rewarding, especially when we have a good result.”
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“Beauty and the Beast” MAY 5 TO MAY 7
The Cactus High School Drama Department will present its rendition of the classic tale “Beauty and the Beast.” Adaly Quintero will star as Belle, Alex Lopez tackles the Beast, and Connor Smith is Gaston. Cactus High School, 6330 W. Greenway Road, Glendale, 7 p.m., tickets are $8 at the door and $5 for students, peoriaunified.org/ cactus
Clean Comedy Night MAY 8
Presented by Clean Comedy USA, Clean Comedy Night is an evening for all ages to laugh and be entertained. The show will be headlined by Collin Moulton, who brings an energetic attitude and engaging stories to the stage. Moulton will be joined by other special guests, including Brian McKay and Brandon Post. Stir Crazy Comedy Club, Westgate Entertainment District, 6751 N. Sunset Boulevard, Suite E206, Glendale, visit website for ticket prices and times, stircrazycomedyclub.com
Mother’s Day Celebration at Historic Downtown Glendale MAY 7
Historic Downtown Glendale is hosting its 15th annual Mother’s Day Celebration. Catlin Court and Old Towne shopping and dining districts will offer a variety of activities and gifts to celebrate the great moms in town. Guests are encouraged to bring newborn diapers, baby onesies and new receiving blankets for donation to local Arizona Safe Baby Haven sites. Start at the Arizona Information Center, 5836 W. Palmaire
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The Glendale Star publishes on Thursday. The weekly 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 Star’s coverage area, which is in the city of Glendale. Weekly 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. Thursday to be considered for the following Thursday publication. Submissions must be in writing and may be emailed to Christina Fuoco-Karasinski, christina@timespublications.com.
Foothills Library, 19055 N. 57th Avenue, Glendale, free, glendaleazlibrary.com
Andrew Sleighter MAY 13 TO MAY 14
A “Last Comic Standing” veteran, Andrew Sleighter has written and performed sketch comedy for Comedy Central. He wrote and blogged for the “Sports Show with Norm Macdonald” on Comedy Central. Stir Crazy Comedy Club, Westgate Entertainment District, 6751 N. Sunset Boulevard, Suite E206, Glendale, visit website for ticket prices and times, stircrazycomedyclub.com
Beth Lederman Band MAY 15
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Known for her diverse jazz and piano styles, Beth Lederman has been a mainstay in the jazz scene throughout the western United States, Canada and Mexico for more than 20 years. She’s played alongside acts like Bobbie Vinton, The Diamonds and The Drifters. Westside Blues and Jazz Club, 17045 N. 59th Avenue, Suite 104, Glendale, visit website for ticket prices and times, westsideblues.com
Pearl Jam: North American Tour MAY 9
Rockers Pearl Jam return to the Valley. Hear iconic songs like “Alive” and “Even Flow” live. Featuring former Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist Josh Klinghoffer, Pluralone opens the show. Tickets from the original date in 2020 are honored. Gila River Arena, 9400 W. Maryland Avenue, Glendale, 7:30 p.m., tickets start at $103, gilariverarena.com
Coldplay: Music of the Spheres Tour MAY 12
Coldplay will make a stop at State Farm Stadium on its tour to promote its latest album, “Music of the Spheres.” Hear songs from that album alongside classics like “The Scientist” and “Clocks.” H.E.R. will serve as the opening act. State Farm Stadium, 1 Cardinals Drive, Glendale, 7 p.m., tickets start at $32, statefarmstadium.com
Stars on Ice: 2022 Tour MAY 20
58th Avenue Book Group MAY 17
Join others for an in-depth discussion on “Vera,” a book written by Carol Edgarian. The story tells the tale of Vera Johnson, a girl whose life changes forever when an earthquake disrupts her livelihood. Those who still do not feel comfortable returning to a public setting due to the pandemic, or are just unable to make it, may partake in the discussion virtually through Zoom. Velma Teague Library/Virtual on Zoom, 7010 N. 58th Avenue, Glendale, free, glendaleazlibrary. com
The U.S. Figure Skating team will visit Gila River Arena to give residents the chance to witness world-caliber skating live. The show will feature Olympic bronze medalist Nathan Chen, two-time U.S. champion Alysa Liu, Olympic bronze medalist Jason Brown, and others. Gila River Arena, 9400 W. Maryland Avenue, Glendale, 7:30 p.m., tickets start at $25, gilariverarena.com
Eric Church: The Gather Again Tour MAY 14
Country icon Eric Church comes to town to play songs like “Record Year” and “Talladega” live. For the first time, Church will perform in an “in-the-round” setup. Gila River Arena, 9400 W. Maryland Avenue, Glendale, 7:30 p.m., tickets start at $34, gilariverarena.com
Premier Boxing Champions: Benavídez vs. Lemieux MAY 21
David Benavídez (25-0-0) returns home to Phoenix to fight David Lemieux (43-4-0) for the WBC Super Middleweight Interim Title in a battle of knockout artists. Also on the card is a super welterweight clash between Yoelvis Gomez (5-0-0) and Jorge Cota (30-5-0). Gila River Arena, 9400 W. Maryland Avenue, Glendale, 7:30 p.m., tickets start at $50, gilariverarena.com
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Karli Kratzenberg is new marketing, communications manager BY GLENDALE CHAMBER
Karli Kratzenberg is the new marketing and communications manager at the Glendale Chamber of Commerce. Born and raised in Arizona, she became an entrepreneur right out of high school, owning Arizona Flagstone Table & Design, and started a long career with US West Communications. Coming from a small town, she embraced community spirit and said it has been the foundation that has shaped her life and career journey. Her love for the outdoors, animals, social events and music led her to volunteer with Bradshaw Mountain Wildlife Association, where she managed fundraising events at concerts for the animal rescue organization. In college, she was a lifestyles editor and advertising director for the Campus News, where she received two Better News Media awards from the Colorado Press Association — one for a news article and the other a PSA she produced with Marshall Trimble, American author, singer, former community college professor, and Arizona’s official state historian. After receiving a double-major degree in journalism and public relations, she became public relations manager at Scottsdale Community College and served as public relations chair for its student leadership forum. She moved to Tucson for a couple years and worked as a project manager for Voicetrak and a media buyer for Hilton & Myers Advertising.
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Martin Auto Museum moves to Glendale BY ZAKKARY BROG
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When Mel Martin was 17 years old, he was fascinated with automobiles. He already opened a repair garage as a senior in high school and aspired to build his own collection of cars. He started with a 1917 Douglas that was gifted to him by his great uncle. In fact, Martin still owns it. It’s showcased with the rest of Martin’s work at the Martin Auto Museum. Created in 2005, Martin Auto Museum has continually grown, which necessitated the recent move to Glendale. “We have a little bit of everything in the museum,” Martin said. “That’s what I wanted. At the old museum, we had 65 cars. Now, at the new one, we’ve got about 158 and more coming. … We shut down for, like, three months when we moved. This is a much better location and a much bigger building. It’s 107,000 square feet on 9.5 acres. We have lots of parking and a great facility. We have meeting rooms. We have game rooms for the kids with all kinds of games for them to play.” Also included in the new building are
three rooms for special events. There is The Corvette Corner, The Mustang Meeting Room and The Bristol Ballroom. All events booked will include access to the full museum, outdoor patio, game room and carousel. Martin Auto Museum operates as a nonprofit. Martin said he feels fortunate to have others who share in his belief that the auto museum is an important form of education for younger generations. Martin Auto Museum recently relocated to a larger facility at 4320 W. Thunderbird Road in Glendale. “Fortunately, we have The (Martin Auto Museum/Submitted) myself and a lot of other people who donate,” Martin said. “Af- old cars so the system of old antique so that when the kids graduate, they ter I got out of the auto business itself, cars doesn’t go away,” Martin said. “I won’t be in debt. We’ll make it very, I’ve been in commercial real estate. think with the electric and all the other very affordable for them to be able to When I pass, my estate will support it types of car you got right now, it’s way go to the school and learn a trade could forever.” beyond the possibility of not having last them a lifetime.” With the space in the new building, this stuff to look at. If you don’t teach Martin wants to get serious about the young people how to work on them, we Martin Auto Museum education aspect. won’t have them. 4320 W. Thunderbird Road, “Our goal, as we’ve set aside part “My wife and myself started this Glendale of this building, is to create a school thing way back, and our goal was to 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday to Sunday to teach young kids how to restore have a school that we would subsidize
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It’s time to break history’s cycle of failure I think most of us would agree that it seems like the world is spinning out of control. Worldwide, crazy things are occurring more frequently and with increasing potency. It reminded me of when the space shuttle Challenger exploded. In the last seconds before the explosion, NASA reported the rocket steering engines on the shuttle were gyrating wildly, trying to keep the spacecraft on course. The rocket engines were indicating there was a problem higher up. Perhaps, in these times, there is a problem higher up. Let me explain. Henry Kissinger captured the tension between the historian and the statesman. “I think of myself as a historian more than a statesman. As a historian, you must be conscious that every civilization that has ever existed has ultimately failed. History is a tale of efforts that failed, aspirations not realized and wishes not fulfilled, and then turned out to be different from what was expected. So, as a historian, one must live with a sense of the inevitability of tragedy. As a statesman, one must act on the assumption that problems can be solved.” Kissinger has a point. It’s hard to embrace the statesman approach when history supports the historian. So many nations start right, then end up wrong. The constructive values and original intent that made the nation strong were replaced by destructive values making the nation weak. Born to win but conditioned to lose. When I say constructive values, here’s what I mean. Nations have form and function. Values are essential for a nation to function. Values drive a nation’s behavior. Forms may change, but functions and values stay the same. Let me illustrate using the analogy
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of a human body. Values are like the heart, lungs, vital functions and parts of a body. Forms are the clothes on the body. Fashions change with the times but still have the same function — to clothe people. However, progress becomes regress when you start pulling lungs out of people. Life is not sustainable anymore. Why? You changed the person’s original constitution and function in the name of change. I like to be positive, but positivity is based on the proper function and the values that create an efficient and effective nation. The further great nations stray from “home,” the more they get “lost.” Sydney Harris said, “People are fond of saying that the past is dead, but it is the future that is dead. We make it come alive only by applying what we have learned from the past and then bringing the past lessons, positive and negative, into the present and learning from them.” Here is history’s view of the toxic cycle of great civilizations from start to finish. • From bondage to spiritual faith. • From spiritual faith to great courage. • From courage to liberty. • From liberty to abundance. • From abundance to selfishness. • From selfishness to complacency. • From complacency to apathy. • From apathy to dependency. • From dependency back to bondage. That’s called underachieving. Edward Gibbon wrote a book titled “Decline and Fall of the Roman Em-
pire” in 1788. He discovered five primary reasons why Rome withered and died. The reasons were: • An undermining of the dignity and sanctity of the home, which is the basis for human society. • Higher and higher taxes and spending public money for free bread and circuses for the populace. • A mad craze for pleasure, with pastimes becoming more exciting, brutal and immoral every year. • Building great armaments, although the real enemy was within the nation — the decay of individual responsibility. • Decay of religion — faith fading into mere form, losing touch with real life, and losing the power to guide people. Mahatma Gandhi summed up the decline of nations perfectly when he penned “The Seven Blunders of the World that Lead to Violence.” • Wealth without work. • Pleasure without conscience. • Knowledge without character. • Commerce without morality. • Science without humanity. • Worship without sacrifice. • Politics without principle. These blunders lead to verbal and physical violence and, ultimately, chaos. Sound familiar, America? Anyone who thinks the government will save them is naïve. “Government is the art of trying to solve problems. Politics is the art of trying to attain and maintain power. The two meet sometimes, but not often,” Bill Moyers said. For the most part, politics is the art of making your selfish interest seem like the national interest. In other words, politics without principle, where the end justifies the means.
Billy Graham said, “The lesson of history tells us that no state or government devised by man’s plans can flourish forever.” What is going on now in America, as in other great nations in the past, is what happens when a nation forgets and even disdains God. God is reluctantly allowing what some people want — a nation under man. Perhaps, God is saying to us Americans, “Look, do you see what is going on? This chaos is what you look like without me.” The two questions God asks every civilization or nation are: Will you come together? If so, who will get the glory? Listen carefully, young adults. This nation’s immediate and long-term future will be determined by what you do with the future. Please return to the ideals, values and functions that made this nation great, albeit not perfect. If you forget God and the original function of America, the historians will be correct again. So, young adults, be a statesperson. Most likely, our problems can and will be solved if we get back to our nation’s function and foundation and build up from that foundation. Here’s my challenge. Be the people who prove the historians wrong. Ed Delph is a noted author of 10 books, as well as a pastor, teacher, former business owner and speaker. He has traveled extensively, having been to more than 100 countries. He is president of NationStrategy, a nonprofit organization involved in uplifting and transforming communities worldwide. For more information, see nationstrategy.com. He may be contacted at nationstrategy@cs.com.
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Special Olympics summer games return to Glendale BY JORDAN ROGERS
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The Special Olympics Arizona Summer Games are back in action for 2022 after a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The competition will take place at Kellis High School Friday, May 6, and Saturday, May 7, and is free for those who are interested in attending. Jamie Heckerman, president and CEO of Special Olympics Arizona, is eager to be back. “We haven’t had summer games in two years, so to be back this year — basically back to normal even — I didn’t think we’d get here for a while,” Heckerman said. “Now that the time has come and our athletes get to see each other again and we get to compete and share in such a large event, it’s really exciting to us to put this on and make sure our athletes have the exposure again.” The Summer Games will feature more than 1,500 athletes statewide celebrating inclusion and showcasing their skills in track and field, volleyball, powerlifting and newly added esports. In addition, there will be an opening ceremony with a parade of the athletes, a ceremonial torch lighting, and the fan favorite victory dance that will be entertained with a performance by Daisy Train.
The Special Olympics Arizona Summer Games are set to take place at Kellis High School from Friday, May 6, to Saturday, May 7. The games are free to attend. (File photo)
Heckerman, who took over as president and CEO in October 2018, said the Summer Games are something the athletes really look forward to and are “the highlight of the year.” “We get to provide opportunities that our athletes would not typically get,” she said. “The typical population doesn’t have the awareness, so they see our athletes as not wanting those opportunities, and that’s just simply not true. They want to be seen as a normal member of society, whether that’s
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and Heckerman said especially over the last 10 years, the organization has really grown. Having begun with just providing physicals to the athletes at the start, it has evolved into so much more. “We recognized that while we were addressing sport, we weren’t addressing out athletes holistically,” Heckerman said. “What we do locally is find volunteer clinicians that are certified to provide free screenings to our athletes. Whatever our athletes need to be the healthiest versions of themselves is really what we strive for.” While Heckerman recognizes how significant an impact it is to provide participating athletes, both children and adult alike, with the opportunity to showcase their talents through sports, she feels Special Olympics Arizona provides so much more. “Being able to provide something like the Special Olympics, which is sports, (is great), but there are so many other benefits that we are able to provide,” she said. “Social interaction with their peers, friendships and just being a contributing member to society are things that I think are even more important than the physical aspect of competing in sport.” For more information on Special Olympics Arizona, visit specialolympicsarizona.org.
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