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Tables are set for dine-in service BY TOM SCANLON

Glendale Star Managing Editor

NEWS..............9 Rep. Lesko catches a ﬂight on Air Force One

BUSINESS .... 16 Hospital CEO shares tips for businesses reopening

OPINION..................... 14 BUSINESS.................. 16 FEATURES.................. 18 RELIGION ................... 20 YOUTH........................ 22 CLASSIFIEDS ............. 24

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On May 11, many around Glendale for the first time in two months heard this: “Please follow me to your table.” Gov. Doug Ducey banned eating in restaurants in mid-March, though takeout and delivery was permitted. Last week, Ducey announced people could begin eating in restaurants again May 11 — though with a number of restaurant safety restrictions including limited seating for spacing. Many restaurants, like Urban Margarita in north Glendale, are modifying dining rooms to provide 6 feet of separation between tables. At Westgate Entertainment District, Bar Louie, Fat Tuesday, McFadden’s, Salt Tacos y Tequila and other restaurants started seating customers May 11. This week, the Desert Rose Pizza and

Gastropub was able to reopen—but just barely. After previously operating the Gaslight Inn, Teresa Outzen and her partner, Peter Gliniak, have owned Desert Rose Pizza and Gastropub for four years. Urban Margarita and other The Desert Rose Glendale restaurants preto reopen their dining was able to keep go- pare rooms this week—with exing only through the tra sanitization and other assistance of the na- safety measures. (Photos tional Paycheck Pro- courtesy Urban Margarita) tection Program (PPP), a loan-forgiveness program designed to keep employers from SEE DINE-IN PAGE 4

Seven die of COVID-19 at Glencroft BY TOM SCANLON

Glendale Star Managing Editor

In Maricopa County, of the 248 coronavirus-related deaths during the pandemic, 175 —70% — were residents of long-term facilities, according to the Maricopa County Department of Health. While other facilities have not shared information on deaths, Glencroft Center for Modern Aging in Glendale announced 38 residents tested positive for COVID-19 and seven residents died from complications from the disease, according to Millie

Oakeson, vice president of corporate marketing for the facility. “Glencroft has 1,600 people working and living on its campus. The seven deaths have come from Providence Place, a Medicare-certified skilled nursing facility at Glencroft,” Oakeson said. She said none of the 600 residents in Glencroft’s independent living residences have tested positive. “All of the residents who have died from the virus had chronic illnesses or a terminal disease which contributed to their passing,”

Oakeson said, adding 31 employees tested positive for COVID-19. “Glencroft has been in Glendale for well over 50 years, they’re very respectable — a great nonprofit that does fabulous work,” Glendale Mayor Jerry Weiers said. “It’s a shame this is happening but it’s happening at nursing facilities all over the United States.” According to Oakeson, “Glencroft has been able to test 532 residents and 329 employees. Test results indicate that 31 employees have tested positive for COVID-19 and 15 emSEE GLENCROFT PAGE 3

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ployees have returned to work after being re-tested with negative results and using guidance provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Infection. No workers were allowed to work with a temperature or showing signs of the virus,” Oakeson said. She added there has been a “critical shortage” of personal protective equipment (PPE). “Glencroft continues to test residents and employees, and there has been no visitation allowed for more than 10 weeks. Employees are checked and screened daily, and infected residents are isolated to prevent further spread,” Oakeson said. State Sen. Paul Boyer, who lives in Glendale, said he is puzzled by what happened at Glencroft. “The frustrating part of that is they took precautions way early. They did screenings and had no visitors 10 weeks ago,” said Boyer, who represents District 20, which includes Glendale. “They have been so careful and so diligent it’s unfortunate they’ve had so many cases.” “We wish them the best and pray we can get this thing taken care of,” Weiers said. Several other long-term facilities in the Valley reported multiple residents die of COVID-19. The Glendale Star and other media companies have requested the names of all long-term facilities that have deaths and positive cases. County and state representatives denied the requests, saying that information is private. (The AARP, which also requested names of facilities, disputes this interpretation of privacy laws.) According to the Maricopa County Department of Public Health, “Residents of long-term care facilities (including skilled nursing facilities, assisted living facilities, rehabilitation facilities and hospice facilities) are at highest risk for severe outcomes from COVID-19 infection, because they live in a communal setting and tend to be older with chronic medical conditions.” Of 1,018 COVID-19 cases among residents at 142 long-term facilities, 222

Ninety percent of those who have died of COVID-19 in the county have been 65 or older, according to Maricopa County Department of Public Health data. (Image courtesy Department of Public Health)

(22%) have been hospitalized and 175 (17%) have died. Of the 222 residents of long-term facilities that have been hospitalized in the county, 79% have died. And 90% of those who have died of COVID-19 in the county have been 65 or older, according to Maricopa County Department of Public Health data. Of the remaining COVID-19 deaths, 8% have been in the 45-to-64 age range, with 2% 20 to 44.

Of the county deaths, 97% have been “high risk”—65 or older and/or had a chronic condition. Arizona Department of Health Services figures show 79% of Arizona’s COVID-19 deaths have been 65 or older. Two employees of long-term facilities in Maricopa County have died of COVID-19. According to Maricopa County Department of Public Health, “Of 458 COVID-19 cases among staff, 23 (5%) have been hospitalized.”

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laying off staff. “We already made the decision we were not going to open back up if we didn’t get it—we couldn’t,” said Outzen. Though other restaurants stayed open for takeout, Desert Rose closed completely, as Outzen said she couldn’t see the restaurant making enough to break even on payroll. And business had dropped during the pandemic even before Ducey’s March order. “The thing with Arizona is from January to May 31 we’re extremely busy and put everything we make in to pay off all our bills, so we only have utility payments during the summer. I didn’t have a chance to do that this year,” Outzen said. Desert Rose Pizza and Gastropub prepares for reopening, thanks assistance from the federal Paycheck Protection Program. Business was already to (Photo courtesy Desert Rose) falling during the pandemic before Ducey’s March order. “We’re doing more than what state “I was so deep in the hole already requires. We’re going to have everyby the time the rug taken out. I have one sign in with their names and phone a house I was going to have to sell,” numbers so we can track everyone that Outzen said. came in, in case a breakout happens,” After waiting for weeks to hear about Outzen said. her PPP application from a large bank, “And if people don’t want to do that, Outzen filled out a second application fine, don’t come in.” with the smaller Leasing Corporations The next challenge was figuring out of America. “They were phenomenal. staffing levels and rehiring employees Within 10 days of my application, I she had to furlough. “We’re trying to had it,” Outzen said. get people back. I had 49 staff before On May 1, she was able to deposit we closed. Right now we don’t have the two and a half months of payroll any idea if we’re going to end up really the PPP covered, just in time for this busy or not busy. We’re pretty staffed week’s relaunch of in-house service. up for Wednesday (May 13). See how Outzen spent a few days walk- it’s going to go,” Outzen said. ing around her house with a big grin, For a place that used to have upward thinking about getting back to making of 600 customers on a weekend night, ribs and bacon-wrapped shrimp for her the Desert Rose bar and restaurant will customers (Outzen is also a chef). It intentionally try to slow things down, was time to get down to planning how staying open only a little more than to follow new regulations. half of the week. Extra sanitizing was no problem, “We just want to see how it goes, Outzen said: “All we did was scrub for then we will slowly open a little more,” two months.” Outzen said. Desert Rose is now open from Desert Rose will provide free breakWednesdays through Saturdays, with fast or lunch to first responders May some house rules that may surprise 20 (RSVP required by emailing deserregulars. trosesteakhouse@gmail.com).

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The Maricopa County Department of Health Services provided the following guidelines for people who plan to dine in restaurants (permitted starting Monday, May 11): • Stay home if sick. • Consider ordering food for delivery or curbside pickup if available. • Protect yourself while dining at restaurants. • Stay at least 6 feet away from others while dining. • When you do dine in, consider dining during off-peak hours (for example, early morning, mid-afternoon or late night). • If you are at higher risk for severe illness, continue to use takeout and delivery and avoid dine-in services at restaurants. People at higher risk for severe illness include adults 65 or older and people of any age who have serious underlying medical conditions. • Do not touch your eyes, nose or mouth. • If possible, use touchless payment (pay without touching money, a card or a keypad). If you must handle money, a card or use a keypad, use hand sanitizer immediately after. • Wash your hands with soap and water or use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer before you eat and again when you are finished. • After leaving the restaurant, use hand sanitizer. When you get home, wash your hands with soap and water for at least 20 seconds. Guidelines provided by the county to restaurants: • Consider assigning duties to vulnerable workers that minimize their contact with customers and other employees. • Enforce hand washing, covering coughs and sneezes. • Develop standards for the use of nonmedical-grade masks or cloth face coverings by employees when near other employees and customers. • Ensure adequate supplies to support healthy hygiene practices for both employees and customers, including soap, hand sanitizer with at least 60% alcohol (perhaps on every table, if supplies allow), and tissues. • Consider posting signs on how to stop the spread of COVID-19, properly wash hands, promote everyday protective measures and properly wear a face covering. • Intensify cleaning, disinfection and

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Barbers and salons to reopen, with restrictions BY GLENDALE STAR STAFF Though Gov. Doug Ducey allowed barbers and cosmetology salons to reopen May 8, it was hardly “business as usual.” Ducey’s guidance for customers: • Stay home if sick. • Stay at least 6 feet away from other patrons. • If you are at higher risk for severe illness, you should avoid visiting barbers and cosmetologists. People at higher risk for severe illness include adults 65 or older and people of any age who have serious underlying medical conditions. • Do not touch your eyes, nose or mouth. • If possible, use touchless payment (pay without touching money, a card or a keypad). If you must handle money, a card or use a keypad, use hand sanitizer immediately after. • After leaving your appointment, use hand sanitizer. When you get home, wash your hands with soap and water for at least 20 seconds. The Department of Health Services issued guidance for barbers and cosmetologists: • Maintain physical distancing, to the extent possible. • Provide and require employees to wear masks when possible. • For salon treatments that require touching someone’s face, provide and require employees to wear gloves when possible.

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Monday through Friday and noon to 5 p.m. Saturday. The main library at 5959 W. Brown Street now has a designated area stocked with new titles and popular items. To provide social distancing, a maximum of 25 guests will be allowed in the library. Staff will also be doing additional cleaning of frequently touched surfaces and all returned material will be quarantined for 72 hours in accordance with safety guidelines.

BY GLENDALE STAR STAFF Councilwoman Joyce Clark and a supporter of Mayor Jerry Weiers took signature appeals to the Arizona Supreme Court. Last week, Supreme Court judges rejected the arguments of Demetra Lau, who said Michelle Robertson’s signatures were not valid, and Clark, who challenged Bryce Alexander’s signa-

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Lesko joins president for ﬂight on Air Force One BY TOM SCANLON

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Rep. Debbie Lesko spent last week flying with the top of the political food chain. After a trip aboard Air Force One to join President Donald Trump on a tour of Honeywell’s mask-making facility in Phoenix, Lesko joined Trump and other Republican lawmakers for a May 8 roundtable discussing the response to COVID-19 and opening the economy. “Please don’t let all the critics get you down,” Lesko said to Trump, early in the roundtable. “There are so many people out there, so many people in Arizona and throughout the nation that think you’re doing a great job.” Three days before the roundtable, Lesko, like Trump, did not wear a mask during the Honeywell tour. “The Honeywell workers were all wearing masks,” Lesko said. “The reason the president and vice president and governor and me and others didn’t have to wear a mask is because we all just got tested and we were all negative.” Lesko said her May 5 morning started at the White House. Though she received a negative COVID-19 test in Peoria in April when she had a fever, Lesko went through a “rapid test” at the White House. After being cleared, she took a van ride and boarded Air Force One for the flight to Phoenix. She spent some of the flight in a conference room, with Trump popping in and out. Lesko said she also visited Trump’s Air Force One office.

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Lesko said her first trip on the presidential plan “was very exciting.” “I called my mother, called my brother, my husband, my daughter. When he heard, ‘Operator assistance, call from Air Force One,’ my brother thought it was a joke. “It was an absolutely awesome experience,” Lesko said. “I’m totally blessed. Not too many people get the opportunity to fly Air Force One with the president.” She said she had the opportunity for brief interactions with Trump. “He loves Arizona,” Lesko said. “He was in a good mood. “Just like the rest of us, he gets antsy to get out of the house and get back to some kind of normalcy.” Lesko’s 8th Congressional District and the rest of Arizona attempt-

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Refugees and minorities hit hard by pandemic BY ERICA SHIPIONE AND SARA CASTRO

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Making up almost half of the population in Arizona, according to 2019 data from the Office of Economic Opportunity, minorities are a large part of workers in the third fastest-growing state in the United States. Stanford T. Prescott, of the International Rescue Committee in Glendale, said refugees have been hit hard by the pandemic’s economic consequences. “In many cases, their first job is in hospitality or transportation or in foodservice, entry-level blue-collar jobs,” Prescott said. “The reality is that those three industries have been three of the industries that have been hardest hit by the economic impacts of the pandemic.” The IRC works with refugee families in the Valley to help those who have been impacted by the pandemic by checking in with refugee families to

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evaluate their health, safety and other needs. They IRC also translates information related to COVID-19 to other languages, including Arabic, Swahili and Somali, spoken by refugees in the West Valley, said Prescott. Refugees who have faced layoffs, lower hours and economic uncertainty due to the pandemic are among those the IRC works with. They continue to assist them by providing immediate needs, helping them find additional work and also assistance with applying for benefits. “We’ve delivered over 200 care packages including food and other

basic household items,” Prescott said. “We’re also working to help folks apply for benefits and different government programs that have been created to help workers.” Minorities, immigrants and refugees who are facing economic hardships due to pandemic layoffs are also finding support through their local unions. Danna Schneider of Unite Here Local 11, which represents hospitality and hotel workers, said members have been devastated. “About 80%, if not more of our membership here, has been laid off,” Schneider said. “Working families, which are immigrant families, people of color, single women—they’re hit harder when a crisis like this happens, because they have less of a safety net.” Valley of the Sun United Way COVID-19 Fund as created to support the needs of individuals, families and other nonprofit organizations serving

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More than $300 million repairs needed for PUSD schools BY JACQUELINE ROBLEDO

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An estimated $301 million in repairs and improvements is needed over the next 15 years for schools in the Peoria Unified School District, the district’s governing board was told May 1 during a budget study session. Among the suggestions were site improvements, architectural improvements and flooring. David Sandoval, PUSD’s governing board president, said there could be new needs developing, too, because of the pandemic. “COVID-19 is going to expose some opportunities in how we potentially reinvent education,” Sandoval said. Michelle Myers, PUSD’s chief financial officer, presented an overview of the most recently published facilities assessment and utilization study by ADM Group and Think Smart Planning. The purpose of the assessment was to develop a facilities master plan to identify the needs and costs of schools around the district, she said. According to Myers, the suggested repairs and improvements were prioritized based on safety, code compliance and the educational needs of the campus. “I don’t want to put money into a bottomless hole, not that it doesn’t add value but because we’re going to move forward in a different direction,” board member Monica Ceja Martinez said. Martinez agreed there is a need for critical repairs but added there is also a need for growth in the northern area of the district. She said it is important for the board to consider other visions for their district’s schools as well. Martinez raised concerns that traditional brick-and-mortar schools may not be sufficient in the future, especially because of the challenges faced during the pandemic and the revealed need for more innovative ways of learning. Myers said the district still has approximately $15 million in bonds remaining from the 2012 bond authorization that is available to be used for project expenditures.

In November, PUSD likely will make two requests of voters. One is authorization for bonds that can be used for renovations and repairs. The other ballot is a request for a maintenance and operation override. Six months ago, a PUSD bond override failed by the slim margin of 133 votes—with 46,448 total votes in the district. PUSD voters first approved a 10% override in 1996 and renewed in 2001, 2006 and 2012. In 2015, voters approved a 13% override. The authorization lasts for seven years and phases out over the last two years if not renewed or replaced with another voter-approved initiative. The 2015 override passed by 1,882 votes. A maintenance and operation override assists in funding for staff positions and programs. The current maintenance and operation override supports programs such as all-day kindergarten, athletics and extracurricular activities, health services, gifted programs, and teacher and staff compensation “We definitely want to keep the paid for all-day kindergarten,” said Cory Underhill, a board member. “Especially with about 57% of our schools being Title One schools, we know that that early piece is critical.” According to a study by Think Smart Planning, schools in the northern and western portions of the district are nearing or already are over capacity, while schools in the south and east are underutilized. “There are some things I haven’t seen from a utilization perspective based on community schools,” Sandoval said. Sandoval explained that he would like to see schools that are underutilized because of a low number of students allow some of their unused classrooms to be used by the community. No votes were taken during the study session. The PUSD board is scheduled to meet in a voting session at 6 p.m. Thursday, May 14. To view the meeting, visit peoriaunified.org/Page/122.

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director of the Arizona Board of Funeral Directors and Embalmers, funeral workers have to exercise extreme caution when working with customers, especially when access to technology is limited. “Some areas cater to older, retired populations; some don’t have computers, so they’re not able to do DocuSign and things online,” Stapley said. Stapley said that in some cases, the funeral home workers have to drop off the paperwork at the front door for customers to sign. “(The workers) are trying to do the right thing with social distancing and protecting consumers, but they still have to serve,” Stapley said. “Death doesn’t stop.” She stresses that funeral workers and planners face pressure from multiple sources, saying that they’re doing too much or not enough. “We get yelled at either way. But we have guidelines and recommendations we need to follow.”

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Working from home or office in the days of COVID-19 presents major challenges for many West Valley residents. John Crow, CEO of Glendale-based Century 21 Northwest Realty, said he is seeing the community in a new light. “There’s a real soul to the fabric of the community of the Glendale area, and you’re really seeing that now more than ever,” he said. He sees businesses and the community rallying together to keep one another afloat, he added. Crow, whose office is considered an essential business by the state of Arizona and has been restructured with a smaller crew for everyone’s safety, said he is optimistic about the future of his and other businesses. He looks forward to more normal times. Meanwhile, his staff gives regular antiseptic cleaning to the workstations and informs clients of the necessary regulations before allowing them into the building. Ryan Caracciolo, founder of Striventa Business Solutions, said he, too, has noticed and taken a hand in mutually supporting local businesses, even as he

Fresh donation Sprouts Farmers Market Distribution Center in Glendale loaded up a truck of fresh produce and fresh baked bread to deliver to the Navajo Nation. The truck caravanned with other vehicles from organizations across the Valley to deliver the donations. Warehouse supervisor Gilbert Amaya helped load. Leaders from Helping Hands for the Navajo Nation put out a request for aid after the Navajo Nation previously shared there have been roughly 60 coronavirus deaths and more than 1,800 positive cases within the community. (Photo courtesy Sprouts)

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and his employees all work from their homes. “What I’ve seen is a rallying among businesses and companies supporting and helping one another through this difficult time,” he said. While no one is erecting cubicles in their homes yet, the challenge of limited space can be daunting. Caracciolo, for example, shares his workspace with his two young daughters.

“I think I’m working even harder than I did before,” said Michelle Thompson, a Millennium High School English teacher. She also said she sometimes feels disconnected. “I miss the face-to-face interaction and standing at the door, greeting and checking in with them,” she said about her students. Dr. Troy Anderson, a Goodyear neurologist, has included much more telemedicine into his practice, though he is still able to see some patients in office. He agrees the lack of personal interaction makes things difficult. “I miss being face-to-face with my patients. I am not able to give a friendly pat on the

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back like I am used to,” he said. But many people are looking for silver linings. Many with previous teleconferencing and collaboration software experience have had a noticeably easier time adapting to the new circumstances, according to Khan Ho, a Glendale-based operations engineer at Desert Financial. Ho said that, like many, he is looking forward to any light at the end of the tunnel in regard to the enforced self-isolation. Even so, he said he hopes the skills acquired from this time of remote work will assist him in the future. Ho said he is fortunate to have an individual office space in his home and has had no difficulty managing his professional and family life, partly because of his industry’s reliance on remote work prior to the governor’s stay-at-home order. “I definitely have more time to tend to issues around the house, and I’ve been able to balance my work with that,” Ho said. The transition has been a challenge for those like Buckeye resident Leonor Gonzalez. A USAA customer service representative, she had trouble adjusting to working from home, as she had to share one ethernet cable with her significant other, who also works from home now. “I couldn’t work if he had to work,” Gonzalez said

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Lawsuits may become the last word in the pandemic BY DAVID LEIBOWITZ Glendale Star Columnist

I got sued once, last decade. The plaintiff was a disgraced state legislator who resigned after multiple witnesses called 911 to report him beating up his then-girlfriend in public. She was a friend; I volunteered to help her deal with the media. The lawsuit dragged on for two years. He begged for a settlement. I told my lawyer I’d never give him a dime. In the end, he dropped the case, getting zilch. The debacle cost me more than 60 grand. So, I’ve never been a lawsuit guy, as plaintiff or defendant. Which is why I’m shaking my head at the hundreds of suits that predator attorneys have already ﬁled over the COVID-19 pandemic. Cruise lines, retail stores, gyms, airlines, universities; they’ve all been hit

by COVID-19 lawsuits and the coronavirus positives still keep coming. There’s even a class action suit already filed in California on behalf of 32 million American small businesses—against the government of China. Yeah, best of luck with that. According to a database developed by the firm Hunton Andrews Kurth, already nearly 900 COVID lawsuits have been filed across the country. The most popular target? Prisons. Thus far, 249 lawsuits have been brought against prisons. Here I’ll quote my late mother, who surely would have told the incarcerated plaintiffs: “I guess you should’ve thought of that before you committed a felony, genius.” Locally, vulture lawyers are circling nursing homes and long-term care fa-

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cilities, which across the United States have been the scene of more than 10,000 deaths where the deceased tested positive for COVID-19. In Maricopa County, more than 120 care facilities have reportedly had at least one COVID-19 positive. TV station ABC15 tracked down personal injury lawyer Jenna Bailey, whose website proclaims in huge type: “Something terrible happened to you or your family in Arizona? Bailey Law Firm can help you with your serious personal injury claims.” Subtle. Bailey told the station that she already represents at least one family in potential litigation against a Valley senior living facility. The Tempe-based assisted living home has been the site of more than 60 positive COVID tests, according to news reports. “So, we’re hearing a lot of these types of stories, unfortunately,” Bailey told reporter Zach Crenshaw, while oozing all the compassion of a rock. She went on to explain: “So what we’re looking to determine is whether or not the facility itself, or through em-

ployees, whether or not there was some negligence.” I’ll predict the plaintiffs will manage to uncover enough alleged negligence to ﬁnd their way into a courtroom or at least to torque a settlement from the facility and/or its insurance company. That is, unless a recent congressional push to exempt many businesses from COVID claims ultimately becomes law. Could gross negligence have been committed here—and in prisons, on cruise ships, in nursing homes and Walmart, which has been sued by the family of a deceased worker who tested positive for COVID-19? Absolutely. However, it’s also possible for businesses to follow the law and the guidance of medical experts, socially distance and sanitize to the -nth degree, and still end up beset by infections caused by a virus with no respect for lawyers, Clorox or lives. Stay home, stay safe, sue early, sue often. That might just be the epitaph when we’re ﬁnally done with COVID-19. David Leibowitz has called the Valley home since 1995. Contact david@leibowitzsolo.com.

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The West Valley needs hundreds of leaders BY MICHELLE R. HESS Glendale Star Guest Writer

Think you know the West Valley? Well, think again. Phoenix, Scottsdale and the East Valley are widely known as distinct destinations, but now the West Valley has come of age and we have our own persona. According to WESTMARC, the West Valley is made up of 15 unique communities utilizing one voice to collaborate and advocate for its residents who live and work here. They include: Avondale, Buckeye, El Mirage, Gila Bend, Glendale, Goodyear, Litchﬁeld Park, Peoria, Phoenix, Sun City, Sun City West, Surprise, Tolleson, Wickenburg and Youngtown. Did you know? •1.6 million people live in the West Valley. • 40% of Phoenix residents live west of Interstate 17. • $62,775 is the average annual income for households in the West Valley. • 62% of the West Valley population is workforce age. • The population is slated to grow by over 380,000 in the next 10 years. So what does all this mean? From my vantage point, what the West Valley will need in the coming years is leadership. As the executive director of Leadership West, we are geared to engage, inform and inspire lead-

ers in business, nonproﬁts and government to leverage their time, talents and leadership capital to enhance the quality of life in the West Valley and throughout Arizona. According to my estimation, the West Valley is in need of over 600 leaders that have a greater understanding of how to leverage the education Leadership West offers, with the proven result of a civic mindset. We need this in order to secure our place as a premier destination for our workforce, schools, recreation and entertainment, and much more. We will need leaders to serve on the national, state and local levels. Our graduates have started at every level of their careers with community service and become involved where they feel the most needed and connected to causes that resonate with them. Companies have invested in Leadership West by encouraging their employees to experience the beneﬁts of the organization, and in turn they realize the return on the investment. It is this ROI that has materialized through the personal and professional development that aligns with their goals and takes their companies to the next level of engagement and success. As the West Valley expands, we must now take action to get involved to make a difference for our commu-

nities. With 27 years of leadership success under its belt, Leadership West is the toolkit that emerging leaders need. Who is the typical profile of a Leadership West candidate? The class members are as diversified as the communities they represent. From seasoned professionals to emerging leaders, they all have one thing in common: the drive and desire to make a difference in their communities and connect with others who see potential in the future. Shelby Duplessis aptly shared, “Volunteering can bring fulfillment and inspiration and give a sense of connecting with community. From investing my time and energy in important causes, this has been a way for me to give back. As a class member and board chair of Leadership West, I had the opportunity to learn about my community, to network and to meet my best friends and mentors.” According to the EF Academy

Blog, “Volunteering your time to support a cause you are passionate about is something you will never regret. It will enrich your life, familiarize you with your community and connect you to people and ideas that will positively impact your perspective for the rest of your life. Helping your community is an opportunity for you to grow as a person and to better understand how you ﬁt into the world around you.” During these uncertain times, what we know to be true is the signiﬁcance of connections and community service. Leadership West will provide the opportunities for you to embed those by joining us in our quest to create and support leaders in the West Valley. Please take time to visit our website and join our Leadership West Class 27 at leadershipwest.org. Michelle R. Hess is executive director of Leadership West and a Buckeye City councilwoman.

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Auto shops keep drivers going during COVID-19

BY KYLA PEARCE, KELLY RICHMOND AND ALEXA GLIDIC

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Despite stay-at-home orders in Arizona, people across the Valley still need their functioning vehicles for essential business. In order to keep people moving to the places they need to go, auto shops are considered essential businesses and have remained open. Auto shop managers across the West Valley said customer call volume has

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decreased in general since coronavirus began. Jorge Erazo, manager of S & S Tire and Auto Service Center shops in Goodyear/Avondale, said they are still getting customers, but not as many as they were previously. “They are coming in for oil changes, tires, ﬂat repairs and driveability issues,” Erazo said. “They gotta keep (their cars) in good running condition, because if the car is not running good, they will have a difﬁcult time getting to a particular place.”

General Manager Rob Slagle of S & S Tire and Auto Service Center in Peoria said call volumes decreased in March but have increased slightly since. He said this could be due to stimulus checks giving people the ﬁnancial comfort to care for their cars. Slagle said they’re going “above and beyond” to try to meet customer needs and keep their employees safe. He called the situation a “work in progress,” saying they’ve had to come up with new ways to go about regular practices.

Christina Oh, CEO for Abrazo West Campus, was optimistic and appreciative. “Despite the fact there is a ‘COVID cloud’ over the world, hospitals are learning what it’s like to be part of a community. … We have been showered with gifts; we’ve been showered with more food than our bellies can handle,” she said. After expressing her gratitude for community support, Oh shared four areas of Abrazo focus that she said general businesses can use: • “Be unapologetic about protecting your stakeholders. For Abrazo, that meant stocking up on personal protective equipment. We haven’t had a sin-

gle employee that has tested positive because of exposure at work,” she said. • “Be data driven.” Oh referred the webinar audience to the website covid19.healthdata.org, which Oh said shows Arizona reached a COVID-19 peak April 22. • “Be very transparent.” Oh admitted at Abrazo West, “We were not super public” with the ﬁrst COVID-19 cases. Now, she said, “We send a nightly email to employees and physicians telling them exactly how many positive patients we have in house. … People will give you grace for being very transparent about your thought processes.”

One of the main issues, he said, was dealing with keys. “For forever, the customer has handed us the keys and they would go into a work-order packet,” Slagle said. “Now, instead of us touching your keys, we ask you to drop them into a Ziploc bag.” Slagle said the plastic bag solution is a simple but effective one. After receiving the key in the bag, the employees can unlock the car by sticking the key through the bag. SEE AUTO PAGE 17

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• “Be prepared to operate in a new normal.” For Abrazo, part of that means testing every person a few days before an elective procedure. After Oh’s upbeat talk, Steve Churi, executive director of the Arizona Restaurant Association, was relatively gloomy. The pandemic, he said, “has been devastating. This has eviscerated our restaurant industry.” With in-restaurant dining banned during Arizona’s peak spring season, “Our restaurants are losing between $25 and $30 million per day.” But, he stressed, public trust in restaurants will help the food industry bounce back quickly. “We are held to a higher standard when it comes to hygiene,” Churi said. He cited a national poll that said the thing people missed most during isolation is going out to restaurants. “With that trust comes responsibility,” he said. “The safety of our customers is going to be job one.” Even before state guidelines for restaurants were sent out, Churi said

The Glendale Star to expect food-service staff to wear masks and gloves. “Restaurants will look different, but we’re still going to provide the service we’re known for,” he said. He thinks restaurants will set up systems to text people when tables are ready, “So maybe they’ll wait in their cars instead of in the lobby.” And, Churi said, a nearly touchless device servers can bring to settle bills at tables “will be here very soon.” The summer doldrums may not be so bad for restaurants this year, Churi predicted. “You’ll have more Arizonans staying in town this summer,” he said. “And we’re going to promote staycations.” Sintra Hoffman, CEO of WESTMARC, put things in a big-picture perspective a few days after the webinar. “People are ready to return to ‘the new normal’ business,” she said. “But safe, sanitary practices will be key for resuming consuming conﬁdence. Testing, continued responsible social distancing and hygiene will be key to keeping new cases low and gaining economic traction.”

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“Something that simple made a huge difference in keeping everybody safe,” Slagle said. Car drop-offs are another issue auto shops have had to deal with. Craig Howerton, general manager of Glendale’s Champs Auto Repair Service, said they offer a no-contact service. “We will gather their information electronically, record the problem with their car electronically,” Howerton said. “They can drive up to the front lot … leave the keys in the car and go home.” After receiving the car from the customer, employees wipe the inside of the car with a sterile rag before working on it, Howerton said. Customers will then receive an email with the repair information and can conﬁrm or deny the repair work. Many auto shops also offer free pickup and drop-off services for cars. David Denmon, the president of Dave’s Car Care AZ in Glendale, said his auto shop offers this service to customers. “We got ahead of it,” Denmon said. “We sent out emails to all of our clients letting them know that we were open

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and willing to do pickup and delivery … and that we even offered to pick up prescriptions and food for them.” In Buckeye, 2 Amigos Auto Repair owner Enrique Gomez said the precautions his shop is taking leave his employees and customers feeling safe. “We get the key and the money and we try to stay safe,” Gomez said. “We use a glove just in case. Like many, Cassidy Free of Peoria is staying home and hardly driving at all in her car. “I drive it every three days to make sure it doesn’t stall out the next time I use it,” Free said. Jesse Campbell, education manager at the Universal Technical Institute’s Maricopa County campus in Avondale, said car batteries can drain over time if they sit for long periods of time without use. Campbell said that starting your car “15 to 30 minutes once a week will usually take care of that problem.” Shop owners around the West Valley emphasize they will remain open for their customers. “This is about relationships,” Denmon said. “It’s not about ﬁxing cars.”

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Cold Beers honoring ﬁrst responders, veterans, military BY ANNIKA TOMLIN

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Cold Beers and Cheeseburgers has been committed to the community since its first store opened. With the COVID-19 pandemic, it is expanding its outreach with Cold Beers Cares. “Every day that we’ve been open— since the first Cold Beers—we do discounts for firefighters, police officers, military and veterans,” said S. Barrett Rinzler, founder and CEO, Square One Concepts and Cold Beers and Cheeseburgers. “We’ve always been big on giving back for them and now expanding that to hospital workers, doctors, nurses and the front-line people is the least that we can do.” During the past several months, first responders have been combatting the front line and keeping everyone safe and healthy. Now, Cold Beers Cares is offering a weekly lunch special for those workers throughout May. “Each Tuesday in May from 1 to 3 p.m. any first responders, front-line workers and hospital workers can show up to the restaurant and get a free

lunch,” Rinzler said. “Out of adversity, good things do happen.” The lunch will include two cheeseburger sliders and chips, along with a $5 promotional gift card for a next visit. All meals will be served on a first-come, first-served basis. In addition, management will ensure guests are served efficiently and areas will be marked for appropriate distancing of customers in line. The free meals will be available at all 12 locations. The transition from

full operation to to-go and carryout and back to dine-in wasn’t easy for Cold Beers. “Some of our stores are in parking lots with In-N-Out Burger or Chick-ﬁl-A or something with a drive-thru and they got lines wrapped around the building and we have people that trickle in here and there,” Rinzler said. “That’s really what the big problem that we have and that everyone else has that is a full-service, sit-down restaurant trying to do to-go now. We’re not really built for it.”

Nevertheless, Cold Beers is working through the hardship and continues to be cognizant that it will always strive to contribute to the communities in which it is located. “We are big on community and community involvement,” Rinzler said. “When we go into a new neighborhood or area, we do a lot of work with local schools, like give-back nights for elementary schools and high schools. “Cold Beers Cares is just our way of giving back to the community and our way of giving back to the people in situations like this and in times of crisis. It’s the least that we can do. Even though our business is obviously suffering a lot, it still doesn’t take away the fact that we want to help out whoever we can.” The Glendale restaurant is located at 6718 W. Deer Valley Road. Info: coldbeers.com, 623-213-7622

Community supports TheaterWorks for AZ Gives Day BY JENNA AREND

Glendale Star Contributing Writer

During the COVID-19 pandemic, donations have been keeping nonprofit organizations like TheaterWorks alive during an arts “intermission.” “We have been thrust into survival mode, seeing massive financial losses. There are many unknowns that affect our future,” said Cate Hinkle, managing director of TheaterWorks. The April 7 AZ Gives day, an annual event coordinated by the Alliance for AZ Nonprofits, came just in time. On AZ Gives Day, donors pledged $31,600 to TheaterWorks.

Hinkle said there has been an outpouring of encouragement and ﬁnancial support that illustrated how much this organization is rooted in the community. “Two of TheaterWorks’ longtime supporters, Connie McMillin and Thom Gyder, came forward in the wake of the pandemic to help support the organization, and wanted to help us raise additional funds,” said Chris Hamby, producing artistic director of TheaterWorks. AZ Gives Day was a triple bonus for the Peoria theater. “TheaterWorks formed a matching

campaign that launched on AZ Gives Day where Connie and Thom both matched donations. Therefore, for each dollar raised, TheaterWorks would receive $3,” Hamby said. The funds, said Hinkle, “will immediately be put to use to sustain the organization during this ‘intermission’ and to help upstart the organization when we are able to ramp our programming back up. “Since TheaterWorks is a 501(c)3 organization, all donations to the organization are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law. With the CARES Act, all taxpayers can take a charitable con-

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Learn from coffee and turn the mess into a message Many folks are going through real challenges in their lives these days. If that is you, here is a story I think might inspire you and us today. Author Charles Donoghue (charlesdonogue. com) gave me permission to use this story. A young woman told her mother about how difficult her life was. She said she was tired of struggling. Her mother took her to the kitchen, filled three pots with water and placed each on the stove. Soon the pots came to a boil. In the first pot, she put carrots; in the second pot, she placed an egg; and in the last pot, she poured in ground coffee. Without saying a word, the mother let all three pots come to a boil in water. Then she turned off the burners, fished the carrots out of the pot and placed them in a bowl. Then she pulled the egg out of the pot and put it in a bowl. Then she ladled the coffee grounds out of the pot and placed the grounds in a bowl. Turning to her daughter, she asked, “Tell me what you see?” “Carrots, an egg and coffee,” she replied. Then the mother brought her daughter closer and asked her to feel the carrots. The carrots were soft. Next, the mother then asked her daughter to take the egg and break it. After pulling off the shell, she observed the hard-boiled egg. Then the mother asked her daughter to sip the coffee. The daughter smiled as she smelled the aroma and sipped the coffee. “So, what does all of

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this mean?” the daughter asked. Her mother observed that each of these objects had faced the same adversity: boiling water. And, each of the objects reacted differently to the trouble. Each carrot went into the boiling water strong, hard and unrelenting. However, after subjected to boiling water, each softened and became weak. The egg initially was fragile, its thin outer shell protecting its liquid interior, but after subjected to boiling water, its inside became hardened. But the ground coffee was different from the carrots and the egg. Why? After the coffee had been subjected to boiling water, the coffee had changed the water. “Which are you?” she asked her daughter. “When adversity knocks on your door, how do you respond? Are you a carrot that seems strong but with the onslaught of adversity becomes soft and loses your strength? Are you an egg that starts with a gentle heart but becomes hard when subjected to heat? Or are you like ground coffee? When in hot water, ground coffee transforms the very circumstance that produced the discomfort.” Can you see the wisdom and lesson

in this story? Hot water releases the fragrance and ﬂavor of ground coffee. If you are like ground coffee, when things are at their worst, you become your best, even changing the situation around you. That is a blessing for you and those around you. The real challenge is when the moment or circumstance or event is darkest, and the trial is hardest. Will you transport yourself to another level upward? Are you a carrot, an egg or ground coffee? God chooses what we go through. We decide how we go through it. When the heat comes in your life, it will get God involved. If you don’t seek God in your crisis, you will never seek God in your success. Turn the mess into a message by making the right choices and accessing God’s awesome power. And, for your sake, the future’s sake and for heaven’s sake, don’t get a bad attitude. Attitude is like a ﬂat tire. Change it, or you are not going anywhere. Jesus was like heaven’s ground coffee while on earth. Hot water only served to bring out His best. For example, when people were at their worst, Jesus was at His best. When circumstances were at the worst, Jesus was at His best. When the future seemed hopeless, Jesus brought hope. When real faith had been all but lost in religion and rituals, Jesus brought real faith back to people. When life was upside down for the downcast and distraught, Jesus turned that life right-side up. When people were misguided and

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Jocelyn Gomez, 21, was disappointed but not surprised when Arizona State University moved commencement online. “It’s OK to mourn events that aren’t going to happen anymore,” she said.

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For many Glendale college seniors, graduating is a milestone — but it’s an especially momentous time for those who are the first in their families to receive a diploma. Commencement is just one of the watershed events upended by COVID-19, prompting colleges and universities across the nation to change plans. “Arizona State University’s 2020 spring commencement will move to a virtual, online ceremony,” said the ASU announcement. “The format may be different, but our enthusiasm for celebration has never been more inspired. For some first-generation students who worked for years to get to walk the commencement stage, and for the relatives who supported them, big celebrations now have been scrapped. In more ways than one, Rachel Fisher is a nontraditional student. She’s 41, a mother, visually impaired—and about to be the first in her family to graduate from college. Fisher grew up in Cicero, Illinois, where her father was a truck driver and her mother worked in the state’s payroll department. “We didn’t have money saved for college,” she said. “I didn’t have a scholarship or a way to go.” It wasn’t just her family’s economic situation that made it difficult to pursue higher education. Fisher has a degenerative eye ailment that has left her visually impaired Fisher graduated high school, but she didn’t get to walk across the stage to receive her diploma, because she wound up in summer school over a disputed credit. After high school, she had a daughter, who’s now 15, and started

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“I cried,” Fisher recalled. “To not be able to walk onstage and get that feeling after not having it and waiting so long, it’s heartbreaking,” said Fisher, whose mother will watch online from afar. Graduates may attend the fall 2020 or spring 2021 ceremonies, but Fisher isn’t inclined to do so.

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working in recreational therapy. After moving to Phoenix eight years ago, Fisher connected with an adult program at the Foundation for Blind Children, which helped her enroll in Rio Salado College and then ASU. “When I found out ASU had a degree in (recreational therapy)—being able to help other people with disabilities—I was super excited,” she said. Fisher’s father, her biggest supporter, died before she enrolled in ASU. But her mother, Diane, had been scheduled to ﬂy from Illinois to be there when she graduated. All of that changed when, amid the ongoing coronavirus outbreak and restrictions on large gatherings, ASU President Michael Crow announced April 2 that spring commencement ceremonies would move online.

In Mexico, Jocelyn Gomez’s mother used to sneak out of the house to attend school. When she heard that her daughter wouldn’t be able to walk across the stage to receive the family’s first college diploma, she was the one in tears. “I wasn’t surprised, because all of the neighboring schools around Arizona were already canceling the ceremonies,” Gomez said. “My mom cried.” “My dad has a third-grade level education. … For them, me being the eldest and being the only daughter, for me to go to college was a big feat.” Gomez grew up in California’s San Fernando Valley after her parents emigrated from Mexico. Her father, a bus driver, had to drain a bank account to pay for her last semester. Gomez said she’s trying to remain optimistic, “just keeping a positive mindset and not letting it get to you as bad as it has been getting to some

people.” Still, she said, “It’s OK to mourn events that aren’t going to happen anymore.” Jennifer Guzman, 21, is a political science and public service major at Arizona State. Guzman’s parents came to the United States from Mexicali, Mexico, to give her new opportunities, but her pathway to college wasn’t easy. Growing up in Yuma, she was part of the U.S. Department of Education’s Migrant Education Program that helps migratory students graduate from high school. Guzman’s father works in the fields around Yuma. “We are not always expected to graduate, or to even go to college,” Guzman said. When her parents found out that her graduation ceremony was moved online, they were disappointed. “My parents even talked about renting a house for a week,” Guzman said. “We wanted to make sure that whatever family wanted to go was able to, because I’m the only one who’s ever been in this position.” Guzman hoped ASU would offer another option for graduating seniors. “I think it came as expected with everything else getting canceled,” she said. “But at the same time, it was kind of disheartening that they wanted to shift everything online.” Beyond her parents, she laments that her nieces and nephews won’t be able to see her walk that stage. She was excited about giving them the chance to “see someone from their family have an accomplishment like this,” she said. “I feel bad for you,” her nephew told her.

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Peoria Unified School District’s Curriculum and Instruction team has a list of online resources for athome learning activities and how to access laptops at peoriaunified.org/ Page/5362. For families who need internet at home for learning, the site also has information on Cox Communications offering the first two months free for qualifying families with children Those who need assistance can call the Help Desk at 623-486-6138. The Buckeye Union High School District has turned some of its buses into mobile Wi-Fi hotspots. Cox Communications has a program for low-income students to access free internet. And the state is seeking private donations to provide mobile hotspots for more students. All are seeking solutions to a problem many Arizona students face: lack of access to reliable internet.

As of 2018, only about 82% of Arizona households had broadband internet, which is high-speed internet that’s always available, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. After the governor issued statewide school closures last month, educational leaders scrambled to make sure students could continue to learn during the coronavirus pandemic. Some schools relied on technology their students already had, and others found ways to provide devices—laptops, iPads, Chromebooks—to help keep students learning. But that technology also creates another hurdle for students who can’t connect. Although students might not worry about finishing their school work, the school closures have created other worries among some educational experts. Leaders with Expect More Arizona, a nonprofit education advocacy group, said they worry that the move to on-

line classes will result in a widening of the achievement gap, the disparity between academic performance and different groups of students because of a lack of internet access. “When we come out of this, we’re going to have a number of students, (through) no fault of their own, who are going to be left further behind because of the widening opportunity gap,” said Christine Thompson, the CEO of Expect More Arizona. School superintendents in urban areas of the state have estimated that 80% of their students have access to the internet, while only 60% in rural areas have access, according to the Arizona Capitol Times. And even in Arizona’s largest, most-developed urban areas, broadband access is an issue. Numerous companies have signed the Federal Communications Commission’s Keep American’s Connected pledge, which promises not to terminate contracts if customers can’t

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Gary A. Husk, #007750 Husk Law 3200 N. Central Avenue, Suite 2550 Phoenix, Arizona 85012 (602) 509 2536 Attorney for Lucinda Pineiro (Petitioner Mother) SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF ARIZONA IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF PINAL No. SV202000005 PETITION FOR TERMINATION OF PARENT CHILDREN RELATIONSHIP WITH FATHER Assigned the Honorable BARBARA A. HAZEL IN THE MATTER OF THE SEVERANCE OF: LIEM SCOTT and LAMIA SCOTT Minor Children. COMES NOW, Gary A. Husk, Attorney for Lucinda Pineiro, mother of the minor children and submits this Petition for Termination of Parent-Children Relationship between the minor children and Lonnie David Scott, father. THE PETITIONER ALLEGES AS FOLLOWS: 1. Petitioner: Lucinda Pineiro Address: 1930 W. Vineyard Plains Drive, Queen Creek, AZ 85142 2. That the following infonnation relates to the two minor children: a. Liem Scott 1930 W. Vineyard Plains Drive, Queen Creek, AZ 85142 County of Residence: Pinal County Place of Birth: Gilbert, AZ Date of Birth: 02/04/2013 b. Lamia Scott 1930 W. Vineyard Plains Drive, Queen Creek, AZ 85142 County of Residence: Pinal Place of Birth: Gilbert, AZ Date of Birth: 07/24/2014 3. That the minor children are currently present in the State of Arizona, County of Pinal. 4. That the relationship of the Petitioner to the minor children is that of natural mother. 5. That the natural parents of the children are: Mother: Lucinda Pineiro Address: 1930 W. Vineyard Plains Drive, Queen Creek, AZ 85142 Date of Birth: December 31, 1989 Father: Lonnie David Scott Address: Un-

bert, AZ Date of Birth: 02/04/2013 b. Lamia Scott 1930 W. Vineyard Plains Drive, Queen Creek, AZ 85142 County of Residence: Pinal Place of Birth: Gilbert, AZ Date of Birth: 07/24/2014 3. That the minor children are currently present in the State of Arizona, County of Pinal. 4. That the relationship of the Petitioner to the minor children is that of natural mother. 5. That the natural parents of the children are: Mother: Lucinda Pineiro Address: 1930 W. Vineyard Plains Drive, Queen Creek, AZ 85142 Date of Birth: December 31, 1989 Father: Lonnie David Scott Address: Unknown Date of Birth: June 2, 1973 6. That the Mother, Lucinda Pineiro, currently has sole legal decision-making authority for the minor children and has had such authority for approximately the last 3 years.7. That the grounds for termination of the parent/child relationship under A.R.S. Section 8-533(B) are that the Father: a. Has abandoned the children as a result of having no contact with the children for since August 2017 or 28 months. b. Has neglected or willfully abused the children as a result of having failed to properly care for the children and physically, psychologically and emotionally abused the children prior to his abandonment of the children. These actions required the Mother to obtain various orders of protection in order to protect herself and her children from domestic violence. 8. That Petitioner is the natural mother and is only terminating the parental rights of the absent parent (Father) for Liem Scott and Lamia Scott. WHEREFORE, it is respectfully request that the Court set the matter for a hearing after which the parent/children relationship be severed as to Lonnie David Scott. HEARING DATE: JUN 8, 2020, 10am at the Florence Courthouse. RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED this 17th day of January 2020. /s/ Gary A. Husk Gary A. Husk Attorney for Petitioner Date: 1/17/2020 /s/ Lucinda Pineiro. State of Arizona County of Pinal. SUBSRIBED AND SWORN TO before me this 17 day of January 2020, by /s/ Lucinda Pineiro Lucinda Pineiro Commission expires 10-14-2020 Notary Public /s/ Crystal Varela ORIGINAL of the foregoing filed this 17 day of January 2020 with: Pinal County Clerk of the Superior Court 971 Jason Lopez Circle, Florence, Arizona 85132 Published: Glendale Star, April 30, May 7, 14, 21, 2020 / 30212

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May 14, 2020

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OBITUARIES Carol Linda Lindsey Carol was born Nov. 29, 1948 in Taunton Massachusetts. She past away April 19, 2020. Carol will be layed to rest May 11, 2020 at National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona. Survived by: Spouse, Frank Lindsey, Sons: Kevin Lindsey, Sheldon Lindsey. Grandchild: Ryder Lindsey. Sisters: Janet Petz, Helen Trice. Carol also lived and worked in the Glendale and Peoria area for fifty two years. Where she then retired from the Glendale School District. Carol also received associates degree from Glendale Community college. Along with her loving husband, she raised a family of four. Services will be schedule at a later time.

ANNOUNCEMENTS For Sale over and under companion, Cemetery plot at Rest Haven Park Cemetery, Glendale, AZ in Selection 17, Garden of The Pines. Today's Value $14,675. Call 480-206-3476 For details and make offer, all reasonable offers will be considered.

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Health Services Advisory Group, Inc. sks 1 FT Senior Business Intelligence Developer in Phoenix, AZ. Designs, develops, and maintains user dashboards, reports, and ETL workflows in a data warehousing envirnmnt. Reqrmnts: Master’s in busness, IT, comptr info systms, or reltd tech field; 10 yrs exp as busness intelgnce devlpr or reltd postion; 10 yrs IT exp that invlves projct mngmnt, architct, desgn, devlp, and implmnt data warehses and busness intelgnce soltns; 10 yrs exp w/SQL languages; 5 yrs exp w/large entrprise data warehses; 5 yrs exp w/Oracle Database mngmnt; 5 yrs exp w/tools like Cognos, Informatica, SSIS, and SSAS; 3 yrs exp blding Tableau dashboards and reprtng; 1 yr exp perfrmng data manipltion and analysis using Python; knwldge of JavaScript, XML, Apache Hive; knwldge of Tableau Server Administration. Apply at https://www.hsag.com/careers/.

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Varsity Facility Services is hiring for Part-Time and Full Time Janitorial positions for offices in the City of Glendale. Applicants must have some janitorial experience, must be dependable and able to communicate with client and supervisor. Applicants must have reliable transportation, must be authorized to work in the United States and pass a Background Check. Apply in person at: 8930 N 78th Ave., Peoria, AZ 85345 from 9:00am - 4:00pm Monday thru Friday.

Nellie Bernice Bounds Nellie Bernice (Giddens) Bounds, 96, went to be with the Lord on April 19, 2020. Also known as Polly, she was a west valley resident since 1935. Nellie was born October 15, 1923 in Garvin, OK to Marion T. and Frances (Willis) Giddens. Francis was an original enrollee of the Choctaw Tribe of Oklahoma. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband Phillip, daughters Phyllis, Pamela, and son David, plus others of her siblings and family. She is survived by her son Michael, several nieces and nephews, grand and great grand children. Nellie was in the U of A body donor program, her way of continuing to give. She was loved by all, and will be greatly missed!

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Varsity está solicitando personas para limpieza de oficinas en la Cuidad de Glendale. Los solicitantes deben tener alguna experiencia de limpieza, ser confiable y capaz de comunicarse con el cliente y supervisor, deben tener transportación confiable. Deben pasar una verificación de antecedentes, y ser autorizados a trabajar en los Estados Unidos. Aplique en persona al: 8930 N 78th Ave., Peoria, AZ 85345 de 9:00 am a 4:00 pm de lunes a viernes.

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WANTED TO BUY HOMES FOR RENT PUBLIC NOTICE BUSINESS & SERVICE DIRECTORY 623.847.4600BUSINESS & DIRECTORY SERVICE DIRECTORY & SERVICE 623.847.4600 BUSINESS &BUSINESS SERVICE DIRECTORY The City of Glendale, Arizona, in conjunction with its Community Development Block Grant Program, wishes to advise that any person having reason to believe that he or she has been discriminated against in the purchase or rental of a dwelling because of race, religion, color, sex, age, handicap, familial status or national origin may call: COMMUNITY LEGAL SERVICES (602) 258-3434 Complaints of discrimination in the sale or rental of housing can be filed with this office. Call…(602) 258-3434 Publish: The Glendale Star May 14, 2020 **************************** La Ciudad de Glendale, Arizona en union con su Programa de Otorgamientos para el Desarrollo de la Comunidad, desea informar que caualquier persona que tenga razon en creer que han descriminado contra el o ella, en la compra o renta de divined, poor motivo de religion, raza, color, sexo, edad, impedimento fisico posicion social o nacionalidad, puede llamar al: SERVICIOS LEGAL DE LA COMUNIDAD (602) 258-3434 Quejas de descriminacion en la compra o renta de vivienda pueden ser sometidos a esta oficina. LLAME …. (602) 258-3434

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The Glendale Star

May 14, 2020

Make an appointment to register for the 2020-21 school year All schools in the Glendale Elementary School District are registering students for the 2020-21 school year. To enroll your child in a GESD school please call your school and leave your name and a phone number where you can be reached and we will return your call to schedule an appointment for enrollment (see school phone numbers below). You can download enrollment forms from the District’s website www.gesd40.org. When you register your child, you will need to bring the following: • Birth certificate or other reliable proof of the child’s identity and age, including baptismal certificate, a refuge card, passport, and an affidavit explaining the inability to provide a copy of the birth certificate • Current immunization record • Withdraw form and/or address of previous school (if applicable)

• Proof of residency within the District based on ADE Arizona Residency Documentation Form (form can be found on our website) • Any court documents (if applicable) For admission to kindergarten, children must be five years of age prior to Sept. 1 of the current school year. Children who have reached age six prior to Sept. 1 or have successfully completed an accredited kindergarten program, may be admitted to first grade. A.R.S. 15-821 (In accordance with Governing Board Policy JEB, the Board may admit children who have not reached the required age as prescribed above if it is determined to be in the best interest of the children, and such children must reach the required age of five for kindergarten and six for first grade by Jan. 1 of the current school year.)

School phone numbers

American — 623-237-4008 Bicentennial North — 623-237-4009 Bicentennial South — 623-237-4012 Glenn F. Burton — 623-237-4007 Challenger — 623-237-4011 Coyote Ridge — 623-237-4015 Desert Garden — 623-237-4014 Desert Spirit — 623-237-4016 Discovery — 623-237-4013 Horizon — 623-237-4010 Isaac E. Imes — 623-237-4002 William C. Jack — 623-237-4005 Landmark — 623-237-4001 Don Mensendick — 623-237-4006 Melvin E. Sine — 623-237-4004 Harold W. Smith — 623-237-4003

Summer pack Parents, keep an eye on your email. K-2 Backpacks and 3rd-8th grade Performance Coach books will be distributed to students to enrich their learning over the summer. These summer learning resources will be distributed to students and families curbside when you return or pick up items in the next few weeks.

Don’t forget to follow the Glendale Elementary School District on all of our social media platforms — Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and YouTube — as well as the Parent Blog on our website (gesd40.org) to keep up with all the latest District news.