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May 25, 2022
The Voice of the West Valley for 37 years
BY CHRISTINA FUOCO-KARASINSKI
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rizona Diamondbacks infielder Josh Rojas doesn’t like to be left out. He missed opening day with a grade-two strain of his right oblique muscle but spent his downtime still focused on the game. “It was very tough for me,” the Millennium High School graduate said in the team’s dugout during a May pregame practice. “The worst part was definitely at the end of camp (Spring Training). I was getting excited to start the season and start the real grind with my teammates and build a bond with those guys.” Watching his fellow Diamondbacks start the season without him was tough. Rojas watched the home games but could not hit the road with the team. He was forced to keep track of them on television. “You know, just to keep up with West Valley native Josh Rojas hit three home runs on how everybody’s doing,” said Rojas, May 20. (Jake Aks/MLB) who returned to the field on May 6. Fourteen days later he hit three home runs his baseball dreams from Little League through University of Hawaii at Mānoa. in one game against the Chicago Cubs. “When you’re so young, you have those Hometown hero aspirations of being a big leaguer,” he said, Raised in Litchfield Park and still residing in the West Valley, Rojas manifested Rojas...continued on page 3
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Campaign spending varies BY LAUREN SERRATO
West Valley View Staff Writer
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s the elections quickly approach, candidates throughout the West Valley are continuing to campaign for residents’ votes. Part of that process includes the submission of campaign finance reports.
Avondale The city of Avondale has one political committee open, Conde 4 Avondale City Council in support of Tina Conde. She was appointed to the city council in 2017. Conde submitted two campaign finance reports this election cycle, most recently for the quarter one report, in April, tracking funds spent from January to March. The 2021 quarter four report indicated that the balance at the close of the reporting period was $1,442.43. Conde’s April report showed a slight decrease, with the balance at the close of the reporting period at $1,148.47. The next campaign finance report is due July 15. Conde submitted her committee statement of organization in August 2021.
Buckeye District 4: Patrick HagEstad, incumbent District 5: Craig Heustis, incumbent
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