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Maj. Randy Hammit and Lt. Kelli Hammit received the Silver Medal of Valor on May 20, a year after their heroic efforts saved visitors during the Westgate Entertainment District mass shooting. Randy and a visiting friend were hoping to smoke cigars at Westgate, when the night quickly turned into one of the scariest and most eventful of their lives. As they were headed there from Randy’s Westgate-area apartment, they heard gunshots. Moments later, businesses and restaurants went dark as the shooter hit a power transformer. Reality then set in: The two were witnessing a mass shooting. Hammit and his friend immediately retreated and dialed 911.
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They sought shelter near what was a boba tearoom, where they discovered Alfredo Jaime, 19, with a wound to his chest lying in the street and Destiny Bain, 16, crying for help with a lower leg injury. From there, Hammit and his friend sprang into action to help save the teens, even though danger loomed. Hammit took off his belt and used it as a tourniquet to control Bain’s bleeding. While applying pressure to Bain’s wound, Hammit received a call from his wife, Kelli, who heard the shots from their apartment complex and was concerned when the power went out. All she heard on the phone was “Stay with me.” Concerned, Kelli ran to her husband and friend. After arriving on the scene, she noticed the carnage. She
thought Jaime was dead. The registered nurse was wrong. She immediately began applying pressure to his chest with her bare hands until the authorities arrived. A police officer provided the couple with a first-aid kit, which they used to bandage Bain’s leg. Another officer followed with a combat action tourniquet to use on Bain. Paramedics didn’t arrive until 20 minutes after the teens were shot. Jaime and Bain have since recovered physically from the attack. “When I was on the floor begging and pleading for someone to come through, they were the only people who came around the corner to help me,” Bain said SEE HONOR PAGE 3
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Health care is a thriving sector in the West Valley, and by all accounts, the region’s industry boom has only just begun. Consider that roughly 36% of the health care workers in Maricopa County live in the West Valley, according to Sintra Hoffman, president and CEO of WESTMARC. That’s about 41,000 skilled health care workers. Therefore, hiring professionals for medical facilities and hospitals — particularly as the COVID-19 pandemic drags on —
can turn their attention to the West Valley as they seek to hire the talent that they need to staff positions from administrative and general practice to specialists and surgeons. Trevor Stokes, CEO at the Partnership for Workforce Innovation, said health care is the largest private-sector employer across Maricopa County. While health care is a broad industry, one example of its impact on the Valley is that 1 in every 5 sector jobs is in a hospital. “There has been a remarkable growth trajectory in the health care sector since 2016,” Stokes said of Maricopa Coun-
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with tears streaming down her face during the ceremony. “Nobody else did anything other than stop and stare at me or take out their phones to record me. “To know that the shooter was still out there and that all they could think about was to stop the bleeding in my leg, that meant a lot to me.” The Hammits’ heroic efforts exemplified their character. The Hammits have touched base with Bain’s mom at least once a month since her daughter’s traumatic night at the Westgate Entertainment District to see if she needs anything. Bain loves to read, so they gave her money to buy books. The Hammits were nominated for and have now received the Silver Medal of Valor, which is the highest honor that a member of the Civil Air Patrol can receive. It has been awarded fewer than 150 times in the branch’s history. The couple heard they won the award in November 2020, but the pandemic delayed the official ceremony until in-person events felt safer. It just so happened to fall on the tragedy’s one-year anniversary. “I’ve had lots of awards in my life, but this one is the most special,” Randy said. “It’s for saving a life, and I’d never done that before.” For Kelli, the award goes beyond just being an honor. “For me it’s a little overwhelming, mostly because as I’ve learned about what this award means and how historic it is, there’s a little bit of a responsibility for winning an award like that,” she said. For a year, the Hammits haven’t stopped thinking about what happened just steps from their home. “We’d only been here less than a month after moving from Page when this happened, and this is our backyard pretty much,” he said. “We walk our dog on the same route every day. It’s a constant reminder of what happened.” Despite saving two lives, the couple does not think that the actions made them heroes. “I don’t think that what we did was extraordinary,” Kelli said. “I think that
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From left, Lt. Col. Gordon Helm, Destiny Bain, Lt. Kelli Hammit and Maj. Randy Hammit have an enlightening conversation after the Hammits were awarded the Silver Medal of Valor, the highest honor the Civil Air Patrol can give. (Photo courtesy of Civil Air Patrol)
everybody has the ability to do kind and great things, and it doesn’t have to be huge. It just has to be something that somebody needs at the time.” “Even small acts of kindness can change somebody’s life,” Kelli said. Randy, however, hopes his efforts will serve as a training opportunity for Civil Air Patrol members to learn to
use tourniquets in life-saving scenarios. “I never thought I would have to use that stuff,” Randy said. “But when the chips were down, it all came back to me, thankfully.” At an event with appearances by representatives from Rep. Debbie Lesko’s office to the lieutenant colonel of the CAP, it was an appearance by Bain that made an impression. She walked into the room with her family and shared an emotional embrace with Kelli. Though the two initially bonded through trauma, they have grown through strength and perseverance. “We’re really thrilled that the teenagers survived,” Randy said. “It’s also amazing that they saved her leg.”
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were practitioners, health care diagnostics, and support and technicians. These are just some of the companies, hospitals and medical offices that are part of the expansive health care sector in the region: • Akos Medical Campus. • Banner Health Center. • Banner Estrella Medical Center. • Abrazo West Campus. • Dignity Health. • Cancer Treatment Centers of America. • Palm Valley Medical Plaza. • Integrated Medical Services. • Adelante Healthcare. • Center for Autism and Related Disorders. • Phoenix Children’s Hospital. • Copper Springs Mental Health Facility. “The growth trajectory of the (health care) industry outperforms other sectors, like construction and manufacturing, and is consistent in its demand level,” Stokes said. But he cautioned that the number of health care workers needed to meet the
projected demand is a concern. West Valley health care, higher education and workforce professionals, however, are working together to develop programs and promote the industry to make sure the pipeline is full going forward. One example of how the health care industry has taken hold in the West Valley is Avondale’s McDowell Road Corridor, also known as the Health Care Corridor, which has emerged as an attractive location for medical and retail investments and is continuing to expand. Recent investments by the Akos Medical Group include a 68,000-squarefoot, class A medical office building and surgery center, which is slated to open this summer. When completed, the new medical campus will create between 500 to 600 net new high-wage jobs for physicians, nurses, technologists and support staff in Avondale and Surprise. ClearSky Rehabilitation Hospital recently announced its plans to build a 43,000-square-foot facility that will create 100 new health care-related jobs and serve hundreds of individuals re-
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covering from strokes, brain injuries and spinal injuries. The 30-bed hospital at 109th Avenue and West McDowell Road is expected to treat 650 patients annually. Slated to open in 2022, Avondale’s ClearSky Health will be the company’s first in Arizona, as there are five other hospitals in Texas, Louisiana and New Mexico. Rehab services will include physical, occupational and speech therapy, rehabilitative nursing, case management, respiratory therapy, dietary services and other specialized care. Akos and ClearSky join other high-profile medical firms in the corridor, such as Phoenix Children’s Hospital, which soon will begin work on a freestanding emergency department and multispecialty clinic, also in Avondale, which will provide West Valley families access to pediatric-specific emergency care and expanded specialty services. Phoenix Children’s is investing $33.5 million to build and equip a new 71,250-square-foot, three-story medical office building and retrofit the existing 35,000-square-foot building to provide emergency services. The Southwest Campus will be built on the site of Phoenix Children’s Southwest Valley Specialty and Urgent Care Center at 1665 N. Avondale Boulevard. The new facility is expected to be open by the spring of 2023. Robert Meyer, Phoenix Children’s Hospital CEO, said opening the Southwest Campus is part of a larger strategic effort to expand access to care for families in the West Valley and throughout the state. Nearly 130 Phoenix Children’s employees are expected to work out of the Southwest Campus location, with half of these being new positions, according to the hospital’s website.
“Our goal is really to deliver access to care across the health care continuum close to patients and their families so they don’t have the hassle all the time of having to find us and travel so far,” said Dr. Jared Muenzer, physician in chief for Phoenix Children’s Hospital, in a recent radio interview. The need for a new emergency department is driven by growth in the West Valley, and with that growth comes an increase of kids with serious illnesses or injuries, Muenzer said. Phoenix Children’s plans to add more specialty services at the Southwest Campus in the future. The site’s design will accommodate additional development, up to and including inpatient care, as the community grows. Also located in Avondale is Integrated Medical Services and Arizona Center for Cancer Care. Adjacent to the city’s Health Care Corridor is McDowell’s Restaurant Row. This area features a variety of destination dining options attracting residents and customers from across the Valley. Banner Health is spending $106 million on expanding its Banner Boswell Medical Center at 10401 W. Thunderbird Boulevard in Sun City. The new emergency department at Boswell Medical Center is part of an overall expansion project, which includes a new patient tower that is expected to be completed in Q2 2021. This is the largest renovation the medical facility has undergone in 30 years. The new emergency department increases capacity from 42 to 56 beds, allowing the department to care for up to 60,000 emergency patients annually, representing a 25% increase. Banner also recently added a $53 million Glendale health center — one of its largest — to its portfolio of growing properties throughout the Valley. That facility, at 128,000 square feet, has 128 exam rooms and 13 imaging rooms. It is two to three times larger than Banner’s second-largest health center, located in Peoria, and employs 215 health care professionals. In addition, Banner opened a 56-bed, $28 million rehabilitation hospital in Peoria in September 2020. Banner Rehabilitation Hospital West is the first of three to be built under a joint venture between Banner and Select Medical. SEE HEALTH PAGE 5
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Banner Rehabilitation Hospital West offers programs and services specially designed to help patients restore strength, mobility and independence as they heal and recover from a myriad of diagnostic conditions. Valleywise Health opened a 126,000-square-foot comprehensive health center near Grand Avenue and Cotton Crossing in Peoria. The facility offers in-person and virtual appointments for primary and pediatric care, women’s obstetrics, cardiology, dental care and dialysis, as well as a pharmacy. The new location takes the place of previous centers in El Mirage and Glendale, according to Valleywise. “In our mission to improve health care outcomes for patients across the Valley, we identified a specific need in the Peoria area and determined this the best location to open this truly comprehensive health center,” said Chief Nursing Officer Sherry Stotler. Valleywise opened its general surgery, orthopedics, podiatry, gastrointestinal, audiology, diagnostic imaging and laboratory services in April. “This is a center that residents of Peoria should be proud to have available to them, and we look forward to caring for all who need it,” Stotler said. Last September, First Service Medical LLC paid $3.15 million to buy land in Peoria where an abandoned medical project sat for nine years. The new plan for the property still calls for building a new medical campus, said Matt Leach, principal of First Service Medical. First Service is building an 82,000-square-foot emergency medical services hospital that is expected to employ more than 150 people. That 32-
bed hospital near the southwest corner of Lake Pleasant Parkway and Jomax Road is slated to open in late 2022. With the construction of hospitals, clinics and rehabilitation centers, the need for medical office space is surging, according to a report from Colliers Arizona. The demand for health care services will continue to grow as the population increases, which is projected to drive demand for medical office space throughout 2021. “Health care is driven by residential growth, and the West Valley is now at 1.7 million residents,” Hoffman said. Abrazo Surprise Hospital, the first hospital in Surprise, opened in October. The hospital, located at 16815 W. Bell Road, has a 13-bed emergency department, an operating room and eight inpatient rooms. The one-story facility at the southwest corner of Loop 303 and West Bell Road is a satellite of Abrazo Arrowhead. The new hospital will provide medical care beyond what’s available at an urgent care or freestanding emergency center, said Administrative Director Chrissy Salazar. With only about 32,000 square feet, Abrazo Surprise is smaller than a typical general hospital. It still offers surgical services, a full emergency department, inpatient rooms, ultrasound, X-ray and CT scan, laboratory, pharmacy and other services. Honor Health also is looking to acquire some medical group practices in the West Valley and purchase land for possible future development in the region, according to Leah Hill, a workforce development consultant at Honor Health. Additionally, Honor Health has partnered with FastMed to open urgent cares throughout the state, including Avondale and Buckeye.
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Glencroft Center opens new behavioral unit BY GLENDALE STAR STAFF Glencroft Center for Modern Aging unveiled a new 13-bed behavioral care unit to care for residents with cognitive issues. The new unit is significant because its research-based redesign focuses on quality of life for residents and allows for greater privacy and security for its residents. The private rooms are named Joshua Tree and are housed in a subunit of Glencroft’s skilled nursing facility, Providence Place. The rooms are designated for adults diagnosed with global cognitive impairments (GCI), which includes types of dementia and gives residents private space while providing a safe, secure environment for living. “Glencroft has intentionally reduced patient head count in its rooms and continues to invest in the quality of life for our residents,” said Scott McClintock, chief strategy officer at Glencroft, adding that even though the rooms are licensed for double occupancy, residents will have individual privacy in the new unit. “This is an investment in the health and well-being of our residents and is paramount to our ongoing focus on ensuring our residents have the best space, care and security for their needs. Joshua Tree and our new behavioral unit is simply an expansion of this mission,” McClintock said. As clients’ needs dictate, several other areas at Glencroft have moved to-
ward the conversion to private rooms designed to provide a more spacious, home-like feel for residents. Gus Ohlson, Glencroft’s behavioral program director, said Joshua Tree is already making a positive impact on the community and its 900 residents. “We are open, and our residents are responding in a positive way,” said Ohlson, an RN who has spent his career in behavioral health field. “With Joshua Tree, we have created an environment and atmosphere of safety and a pleasant place for our residents to live and be comfortable. We are proud to work with our residents and their families to create a place for their specific needs. It’s very rewarding and valuable for everyone.” Joshua Tree and its new units were specifically designed for the residents living at Glencroft, and it’s a perfect addition to current behavioral health programs, said Jonathan Mackey, LCSW, executive director and clinical director at Chandler-based Brain Solution. He is the new unit’s consultant. “Large, private rooms are especially helpful for patients with GCI, as crowded, overstimulated and noisy atmospheres tend to aggravate those with GCI,” Mackey said. “The units will continue to serve a specific patient need at Glencroft with specialized housing designed for their needs.” Located in Glendale, Glencroft is the largest senior living campus in Arizona.
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New leadership academy tackles urban heat heat-reducing, nature-based solutions, such as planting trees and using rainwater to support trees and vegetation. “This is about empowering people to improve their quality of life,” said Diana Bermudez, the Nature Conservancy in Arizona’s director of special projects and interim deputy state director. “This training will help people better understand urban heat, air quality, water issues and their impacts on our health and well-being, as well as the role that nature can play in addressing some of these challenges.” This is a key project for the Nature Conservancy’s Phoenix Healthy Cities Program, which is focused on bringing more nature into the city to mitigate urban heat and improve air quality. There will be sessions on sustainability challenges related to urban heat, air quality and water, as well as advocacy, facilitation, communication and storytelling. This academy will equip residents with the tools and skills needed to mobilize their communities
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New internal audit program manager starts in Glendale BY GLENDALE STAR STAFF Mike Kingery started his new role as Glendale’s internal audit program manager this week. Kingery has more than three decades of experience with internal auditing, fraud investigation and fiscal operations. In his role, Kingery will be responsible for managing, planning and coordinating internal audits. As the city’s internal audit program manager, Kingery will oversee the financial, contract compliance, internal control and performance audits that aid Glendale in accomplishing its strategic goals. He will act as an independent and objective liaison to the audit commit-
tee, which serves as an advisory body reporting directly to the mayor and city council. The city of Glendale’s audit program is an official review of financial accounts. It helps improve operations, strengthen public trust and reduce financial risk. “An audit program is an important part of a well-run organization,” said City Manager Kevin Phelps. “Mike Kingery brings many years of experience in both compliance audits and performance audits, and that expertise will help our city provide transparent, excellent-quality service to our residents.” Before joining the Glendale team, Kingery served as director of fiscal
Glendale helps rescue roller coaster riders BY CHRISTINA FUOCO-KARASINSKI Glendale Star Executive Editor
The Glendale Fire Department aided the Phoenix Fire Department in rescuing 22 park attendees stuck on a roller coaster at Castles N Coasters in North Phoenix. According to a statement, the two fire departments found, upon arrival, that the Desert Storm roller coaster stalled about 20 feet above the ground on a horizontal loop. To rescue the riders, firefighters used a high-angle belay system to lower each rider. Each of them was fitted
The Glendale Fire Departmentfound 22 people stuck on the Desert Storm roller coaster stalled on a horizontal loop at Castles N Coasters. (Photo courtesy of the Glendale Fire Department)
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and business operations and financial program manager at Arizona State University. He brings an extensive background to Glendale, having audited in the hospitality, financial, retail and government sectors, including ASU and the city of Phoenix. “I am very excited about the opportunity to join the city of Glendale,” Kingery said. “I look forward to contributing to the continued success and growth of such a vibrant organization and helping to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of operations for its citizens and visitors alike.” Kingery earned a bachelor’s degree in finance from the University of Florida and a Master of Public Administration from ASU.
Mike Kingery earned a bachelor’s degree in finance from the University of Florida and a Master of Public Administration from ASU. (Photo courtesy of the city of Glendale)
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Leibowitz: Human beings suck at science BY DAVID LEIBOWITZ Glendale Star Columnist
The edict from the Centers for Disease Control came down May 13, catching most of us by surprise. The new guidance: Anyone fully vaccinated against COVID-19 should feel free to do whatever we want indoors or outdoors without wearing a mask or practicing social distancing. After more than a year of face coverings, compulsive hand washing, and avoiding tightly packed crowds, the CDC’s announcement felt like liberation, a giant step in the direction of normal. At least to me it did. But maybe I’m strange, because over the next few days I kept catching glimpses of people wearing masks in the oddest places. Like the woman walking her Shih Tzu up my street alone the morning after the CDC relaxed its guidelines — just her and her ragamuffin pup and no one else around as far as the eye could see. And the guy wearing an Arizona Car-
dinals mask at a stoplight. In his Honda Accord. With the windows rolled up tight. And the guy on the golf course wearing a mask while playing. Alone. Perhaps those folks were unvaccinated or suffering from compromised immune systems. Or making a fashion statement. I doubt it. What’s more likely is, they’re proof of something reaffirmed by our conduct as a species throughout the pandemic. Human beings suck at science. Incidentally, I include myself in this blanket statement. An embarrassing revelation: Last February, before the pandemic struck Arizona in earnest and long before we faced a mask mandate, I went to eBay and ordered $185 in N95 respirator masks. It was a purchase driven by fear. I was afraid masks might go out of stock. Or life might turn into a reboot of the Dustin Hoffman flick “Outbreak.” The key word in the previous sen-
tence? Fear. It’s an emotion, and emotions are really what drive us, not intellect, facts or science. If the pandemic hammered home anything for me about human nature, it’s that we make decisions with our hearts. Then our brains ratify what the heart decides. It’s why salesmen insist you testdrive the car before you talk price: so you’ll fall in love with that convertible, then finance it for 108 months at an astronomical interest rate. If mankind truly “listened to the science” — a phrase we’ve heard a few million times over the past 15 months — then McDonald’s wouldn’t sell $35 billion worth of Big Macs, Cokes and fries annually. None of us would stare at a screen for eight hours a day — guilty as charged — nor would any Arizonan leave the house without slathering on sunscreen and hydrating like a porpoise. The truth? We follow the science when it relieves our fears, when it’s ridiculously convenient or when it offers us some social cachet. That last point is
inescapable when you consider masking habits. For every friend I have who has treated wearing a mask as a sign of weakness or a massive curtailment of freedom by the government, I have another friend who sports the mask to signify their virtue. After a year, I’m not sure which one is more annoying, the “masks are for sheep” badasses or the “I’m wearing a mask because I care about you so much” herd. Me, I chose to follow the science on unmasking, as I did with getting a vaccine. Wearing a mask wasn’t difficult. Maybe masks kept us physically safe, or maybe they merely provided some psychological comfort. Either way, the day the CDC said vaccinated people didn’t need to wear masks anymore, I took mine off and was glad to be rid of it. The only shame is that a mask was great for hiding my grimace when out in public.
ican Idol” after a social media entry from four years ago resurfaced. Kennedy’s hometown newspaper, The Spartanburg (South Carolina) Herald-Journal, reported that a Snapchat post included a video in which Caleb was seated next to someone who appeared to be wearing a Ku Klux Klan hood. Never mind the fact Kennedy was all of 12 years of age at the time of the Snapchat entry; never mind the fact that the video was of three seconds’ duration; never mind the newspaper’s cautious description that the person beside Kennedy appeared to be wearing a KKK hood. No, any information that might put the accusation in context must be sum-
marily dismissed. Welcome to the age of “woke,” a curious title for a practice that demands the reflexive response of somnambulism. It may be difficult to believe now, but the left once indicted what it now champions. Eighteen years ago, Haynes Johnson of The Washington Post penned a predictable polemic, demeaning the two terms of President Reagan with the derogatory title, Sleepwalking Through History. Whatever Reagan’s shortcomings (and assuredly they were fewer than what Haynes Johnson imagined), they certainly did not include the inclination to ignore reality, nor the willful ignorance of historical context.
Yet, today’s “Courtroom of Public Opinion” allows for no statute of limitations on imagined offenses. Neither do leftist elites or their “professional grievance mongers” recognize the constitutional sanction against ex post facto laws. (Then again, does the left ever truly recognize constitutional primacy?) Moreover, the basic notion of fairness is eliminated because there is no “presumption of innocence.” So, in today’s hothouse of Big Tech’s instantaneous and invasive social media, an accusation becomes reality. Small wonder that Caleb Kennedy and his family opted for an Instagram
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‘American Idol’: TV show or show trial? BY J.D. HAYWORTH
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You may find the description below distasteful, disturbing and overwrought. But after reading this column, you may very well agree with the assessment. America saw its third “Kennedy assassination” earlier this month. No one died, though we may have witnessed the death of a promising career. It wasn’t political — at least not in the traditional sense, though there was an “election” involved — and the incident was featured on national television, though only on one network. On May 12, 16-year-old Caleb Kennedy, one of five finalists, left “Amer-
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post instead of mounting a vigorous rhetorical defense. Perhaps with the advice of a “woke” Disney/ABC publicist, young Mr. Kennedy offered an apology that was more of an admission of guilt: “There was a video that surfaced on the internet, and it displayed actions that were not meant to be taken in that way. I was younger and did not think about the actions, but that’s not an excuse. I wanna say sorry to all my fans and everyone who I have let down. … I know this has hurt and disappointed a lot of people and made people lose respect for me. I am so sorry!” Again, context is missing. What if the person “appearing” to wear a KKK hood sat down beside Kennedy uninvited? And with a video that runs only three seconds, what if Kennedy got up and moved after five seconds? Moreover, the Herald-Journal refused to link to the video in its internet edition, cit-
ing the fact that Kennedy was only 12 when it was shot. However, the publication reported that others had added the word “bow” in subsequent video copies they produced. Because Kennedy is a country singer from South Carolina, that would seem to imply that viewers should infer that Kennedy has some sort of allegiance to the Klan. What Caleb Kennedy does possess is pure talent, housed in an unflappable persona. He’s only a high school sophomore, but there’s nothing sophomoric about his songwriting and performing abilities. He might have won “American Idol” but instead became the latest casualty of the “Woke Wars.” He could very well mount a comeback, as hard it is to imagine that a 16-year-old would have to do that. If there’s a “silver lining” to this curious culture battle it is this: Character assassination isn’t fatal.
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UFC returns to Glendale’s Gila River Arena BY GLENDALE STAR STAFF For the first time in more than two years, UFC returns to Arizona and welcomes fans back at full capacity with a pair of championship rematches. Headlining the event will be middleweight champion Israel Adesanya, as he looks to fend off No. 3-ranked contender Marvin Vettori. In the co-main event, flyweight champion Deiveson Figueiredo and No. 1 contender Brandon Moreno seek to settle the score following their majority draw in December. UFC 263: Adesanya vs. Vettori 2 is Saturday, June 12, at Gila River Arena. All bouts will be streamed on ESPN+ in English and Spanish. The early prelims begin at 3 p.m. on ESPN+ and UFC Fight Pass. The prelims will be distributed on ESPN, ESPN Deportes and ESPN+ beginning at 5 p.m. The UFC 263 main card will stream exclusively on ESPN+ Pay-Per-View starting at 7 p.m. Tickets are on sale through ticketmaster.com or ufcfightclub.com. Ticket sales are limited to eight per person. UFC middleweight champion Adesanya (20-1, fighting out of Auckland, New Zealand) returns to his natural weight class looking to successfully defend his title for the third time. Since joining the UFC roster in 2018, Adesanya has developed into one of the top-ranked pound-for-pound fighters in the world, a distinction he earned with victories over Paulo Costa, Robert Whittaker and Anderson Silva. He intends to improve on his 2018 win over Vettori and continue his quest to become the greatest middleweight in UFC history. Vettori (17-4-1, fighting out of Huntington Beach, California, by way of Mezzocorona, Italy) plans to make the most of his first UFC title shot by becoming the first middleweight to defeat Adesanya. Undefeated since his
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Floyd Daniels lost his job unexpectedly in 2013, when his employer closed its Phoenix office. He was 39, had worked his way up to management level with only a high school education, and was now at a crossroads. He realized education needed to be his priority, so he decided to pursue an associate’s degree in business administration and enrolled in Everest College. Nearly two years later, with only two courses left to complete his degree, Everest filed for bankruptcy in 2015 and closed all its campuses nationwide. “Needless to say, I was devastated and discouraged. I just felt hopeless,” Daniels said. “This is when I was introduced to Ottawa University’s Arizona campuses. I remember meeting with an Ottawa admissions representative, who encouraged me by saying, ‘It’s not over. Let me help you complete your degree.’
Floyd Daniels lost his job unexpectedly in 2013, when his employer closed its Phoenix office. (Photo courtesy of Ottawa University)
“I was defeated at the time, thinking maybe I wasn’t meant for school, so that’s exactly what I needed to hear.” Daniels took the information shared with him about Ottawa’s flexible, online adult education offerings, which included an opportunity to finish his two outstanding associate’s degree courses and a transfer opportunity to get his bachelor’s degree from Ottawa. Though he thought of taking a break, he received a call from the admissions department at Ottawa University-Arizona asking if he was ready to finish his education. “Even though I wasn’t yet convinced about my plan of action, something made me say, ‘Yes, let’s do it.’ By the summer of 2015, I was enrolled and taking my first class at OUAZ’s Phoenix campus.” Now 41, Daniels was on his way to earning a bachelor’s degree in business administration. He was also working again, full time, putting in a minimum 55 hours per week. “There were many times I wanted to quit,” Daniels said. “I figured I made good money, so why did I need to continue? I came to the realization that this was not about the money. It was something I needed to do for myself. Not having a degree and working around many that did made me feel inadequate. This frame of mind really motivated me to push forward.” In 2017, Daniels experienced what he says was “one of the proudest moments of my life”: He walked the commencement stage after completing his bachelor’s degree. “I can remember saying, ‘God, please let me get through this,’ and with his grace I did,” Daniels said. There was something inspiring about
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the accomplishment and his experience at Ottawa: He wanted more. “I never would have thought I’d consider pursuing another degree after what it took to get my bachelor’s,” Daniels said. “But that’s exactly what I did. In 2018, at the age of 44, I decided to take the leap once more and get my master’s in leadership from Ottawa.” Daniels completed his masters in 2019. He could have just move on to the next chapter in his life. But he wasn’t quite finished yet. “The strangest thing happened: I enrolled yet again!” Daniels said. “This time, I am pursuing a second master’s in human resources. I’m currently in my last two classes, which I will complete at the end of April 2021 at the age of 46. “I won’t say this time that I’m done, because obviously I have developed a passion for continuing my education. Ottawa instilled that passion in me and really changed my life.” Daniels is the first and only member of his immediate family of eight to have completed any type of degree. He said he will be forever grateful that “Ottawa
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Cori Vaquera is relieved that the Peoria Unified School District returned to some sort of normalcy. She enjoyed the homecoming assembly and Spring Spirit Week. Most of all, there was her Ironwood High School graduation, where she was chosen by her peers to speak. “Seniors have a form to fill out, and we get to vote for a senior speaker,” she said. “I was chosen for that.” In her speech, Cori asked her peers to not take anything for granted and to make even the small moments count. “This past year was hard on me, personally,” Cori said. “At the beginning of the pandemic, I felt upset because I was losing so much.” She took that anxiety and used it to improve the well-being of her class-
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Glendale woman is trailblazer in car show community BY LAUREN SERRATO Glendale Star Staff Writer
Chicago native Nancy Perry is no stranger to classic cars. Her dad introduced her to his passion as a child. Now, after living in Glendale for 46 years, Perry is continuing that legacy and hosting car show events nearly every week. “I was raised on the south side of Chicago, and my father owned a junkyard,” Perry said. “I have been around cars and the racetrack since I was about 10 years old. I started working at the junkyard when I was 12. I’ve always had hot rods. I’ve always built cars. It’s just in my blood, and I’m 68 years old. I’ve been doing it all this time,” Perry said. She founded Nancy Perry Productions, which organizes and promotes car shows of all sizes throughout metro Phoenix and Arizona. One of her most popular and wellknown events is the Mixteca Cruise-In, held Saturday nights on 67th Avenue and Bell Road in the Living Spaces parking lot. “There are about 500 cars now,” Perry said. “It’s the longest-running cruise in. It’s a place for people to gather and hang out. They’re family events. It’s nice that you can go out and have a nice evening that doesn’t cost anything.”
Nancy Perry, a 46-year Glendale resident, organizes and promotes weekly car shows throughout metro Phoenix and Arizona. Since starting Nancy Perry Productions in 1998, Perry has welcomed thousands of classic cars from all around the city, state and country. (Photo by Pablo Robles)
Of all the shows Perry has hosted, she admits one stands out. For the last 16 years, she has organized shows for veterans. They are admitted free and awarded medals. “All the military vehicles come out,” she said. “It’s just the best and my favorite event of mine of all time because it started off honoring Vietnam veterans, and now it’s everybody’s favorite show that’s at Westgate every year.”
Perry’s events attract hundreds to thousands of visitors. But more importantly, she makes it a priority for her business to raise money for nonprofits. Perry said when police officers or firefighters die, she hosts an event for the surviving family members. “We usually raise $15,000 to $20,000 on a Saturday evening for the wife or the husband of the fallen officers and firefighters. Every penny is given to
them. I’ve done that for 27 years,” she said. When asked why she hosts multiple events weekly, Perry said it simply comes down to her passion for cars, her community and the vibe of car shows. Perry has her own collection of classic cars, including her ’37 Ford hot rod, a 1964 all-original Impala convertible and a ’36 Ford convertible. Of the three, Perry said her favorite is her ’37 Ford. The purple car with bright flames along the side is featured on the Nancy Perry Productions logo. Looking at her impressive career in what many would consider a male-dominated industry, Perry said she was never intimidated by the skeptics and lets her knowledge of cars do the talking. “When I started, I took a lot of flak from a lot of older guys who didn’t like that I was doing this as a woman, but I knew way more about cars than any of them. I was raised with it since I was a little girl. I have built cars, tore cars apart, I towed cars, I raced cars,” Perry said. For any woman looking to follow in Perry’s footsteps, or even interested in attending car shows, she said to “hold your head up high and do it.” “We can do anything that a man can
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UPS to hire 200 in the Valley BY CHRISTINA FUOCO-KARASINSKI Glendale Star Executive Editor
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UPS expects to hire over 200 employees in the Valley. These jobs are permanent, part-time package-handling positions in UPS sortation hubs and centers that can lead to a career. More than 56% of UPS’ current drivers and management staff were originally hired for part-time package-handler jobs. Promotion from within enabled many to begin their careers at UPS. “We’re proud to move our world forward by delivering what matters, and the rapid and ongoing growth of ecommerce coupled with overall demand for our services is creating new part-time opportunities,” said Jeff Bloedorn, human resources director for UPS in Arizona. “We’re looking for people to join our team here in the Phoenix metro area
and to possibly start a great career at UPS.” Through the company’s Earn and Learn program, eligible employees who are students can earn up to $25,000 toward college expenses, in addition to their hourly pay. UPS has invested nearly $670 million in tuition assistance — nearly $30 million a year since the program was established in 1997 — helping over 300,000 employees pay for their college education. These jobs come with competitive pay and benefits, including health care, retirement contributions, tuition assistance and a discounted stock purchase program (after a short waiting period). Hourly starting pay is up to $16 depending on location, shift and position and includes annual raises. UPS is hiring at the Goodyear Hub, 16601 W. Sells Drive. Interested applicants should apply at upsjobs.com.
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Monster trucks ready to pull into the West Valley BY CHRISTINA FUOCO-KARASINSKI Glendale Star Executive Editor
When Tom Meents was a child in Paxton, Illinois, he admired the monster trucks he saw on television. He tore photos of them out of magazines and hung them on his wall. Now, kids are presumably doing the same thing with photos of Meents, who has driven monster trucks for 20 years. He’ll strap into Max-D when he and his fellow drivers pull into State Farm Stadium on Saturday, May 29, and Sunday, May 30, for Monster Jam. Other drivers include Megalodon with Adam Anderson, Grave Digger with Krysten Anderson, Monster Energy with Todd LeDuc, Great Clips Mohawk Warrior with Bryce Kenny,Bakugan Dragonoid with Ryan Anderson, Zombie with Bari Musawwir, Monster Mutt Dalmatian-Galaxy with a driver to be named later, Vendetta with Mike Christensen, Jurassic Attack with Paul
Jensen, Obsessed with Eric Swanson, and Wildcard with BJ Johnson. “I’m super excited,” Meents said. “I love State Farm Stadium. It has a huge floor with a lot of room. The bigger space allows us to air these things out. We can do long jumps, big jumps and drive really fast inside of the building. It’s a riot.” Meents said he is fortunate for the opportunities he has through Monster Jam. He started his career working on the cars for free and took the dream and rode it “all the way to the top.” “It’s amazing when you wake up every day and do what you’re passionate about,” Meents said. Being a monster trucks driver is a privilege for Meents. He mastered the tricks he wanted to do, but there was one that he found particularly difficult. “The hardest trick of all was to learn how to make a living at it,” Meents said. “That was a challenging feat. I had to figure out
Tom Meents, driving Max-D, will roll into State Farm Stadium this weekend for Monster Jam. (Submitted photos)
how to make it financially pay off and still be super entertaining on the track. It took a couple years for sure. “Oftentimes, I outdrove my budget, so I ran harder and jumped higher. I had to find ways to make more money doing it, while being more exciting to the fans.” Meents, at one time, made it fun for himself, he said with a laugh. “I do my absolute best to be law abiding in my personal vehicle,” he said. “In the beginning, when I saw a car, my instinct was to go attack it. After all, I was running over cars for a living.” He imparts his professional knowledge on newbie drivers through Monster Truck University. That’s his priority with the organization. “I train all the new and upcoming drivers,” he said. “To see their excitement for it is all worth it. I like to see the tricks they’re working on and help them with it.” He shares three things with his student drivers: “safety, safety and, most
importantly, safety.” Meents, who at one time considered joining the Marines, shares with drivers to keep the monster trucks away from the venue’s walls so there’s no damage. Meents gets a kick out of seeing his students succeed. “In the beginning, you just see so many things ahead of you, so much work that has to be done,” he said. “You have to learn how to start it, how to perform great tricks, how to jump big and land safely. “It seems like a lot of work, and it’s strenuous. In the end, when you see they’re done and they’re fantastic, it’s all worth it.”
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Ring Finger No Pinky returns to Rebel Lounge BY ALEX GALLAGHER Glendale Star Staff Writer
The local band Ring Finger No Pinky will take its song to the Rebel Lounge stage when it opens for Twin Ponies on Saturday, May 29. This will not be Ring Finger No Pinky’s first performance at the venue. The band played there just before the pandemic in December 2019. “It’s cool to see all the renovations they’ve done to the Rebel Lounge,” said vocalist/guitarist Griffin Brown, a Glendale Community College student. Formed in 2018 as a four-piece band, Scottsdale’s Ring Finger No Pinky was forced to downsize after two of its members moved away to attend college. The band, however, found it can remain creative and successful as a twopiece. Ring Finger No Pinky has embraced the challenge. “Even when we had other members in the band, we were the ones writing most of the stuff, which made the transition into a two piece more organic,” said Brown, who also studies music production at Scottsdale Community
College. “We see us being a two-piece, and having more limitations on our instrumentation allows us to be more creative.” The duo also likes to challenge each other musically. “Griffin and I think differently, which is good, because we’re always challenging the other person’s idea to make a better song,” said drummer David Erickson. Contrary to popular belief, the band’s name is not a reference to the mafia. Its moniker originated from an instruction given during an early band practice. “We were playing one of our songs called ‘Acid Cowboy,’ and our guitarist at the time didn’t know how to play a chord on it, so I told him it’s ring finger no pinky,” Brown said. “I pointed from behind the kit and said, ‘That’s it,’” Erickson said. Ring Finger No Pinky released its debut EP, “Chlorine Bomb,” in May 2020. The group is excited to finally play these songs for the first time at the Rebel Lounge. However, this will not be the first time it has played music off “Chlorine Bomb.” “We played a house show last month, and we played a couple of songs off the EP that weren’t getting as much traction,” Erickson said. “Once we played them live, more people ended up liking them,” said Erickson, a graphic design major at Scottsdale and Glendale community colleges. Ring Finger No Pinky is vocalist/ guitarist Griffin Brown and drummer David Erickson. (Submitted photo)
Those songs include “Napalm Sticks to Kids”; “Rat Soup”; and a tune they have yet to release for streaming, “Get Out.” The duo said the EP still resonates, and that’s a good measuring stick for future releases. “You can kind of tell that we’re new to writing music when it comes to ‘Chlorine Bomb,’ which I like because it gives us room for growth for our next release,” Brown said. “The whole point is to get better while also remembering where we came from,” Erickson added. “I think people appreciate how we write songs, because we prioritize making sure the song never gets boring.” Ring Finger No Pinky will share its latest song, “Once Where We Walked,” along with “Blueberry Hill Gymnopedie.” “Recently, we’ve been spending too much time writing the songs, and we forgot that how we record them is just PUZZLE ANSWERS
as important,” Erickson said. “That’s why we’re exploring different ways to record and match what we want sonically. “Writing the song is just as important as the songs you get out of it.” However, the band feels “Where We Once Walked” mirrors its goals, as it was recorded by one of Brown’s professors, Cory Spotts. “With this song, going into recording it, we were scared of how it would turn out, but we thought it turned out better than our other song ‘Blueberry Hill,’” Brown said. The band has more new music. On June 11, it will release “Girl Tsunami” with Phoenix musician Veronica Everheart. Ring Finger No Pinky, for now, is looking forward to the show. It’ll be a reunion of sorts for Brown and headliners Twin Ponies. “One of the managers I worked with SEE RING FINGER PAGE 28
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Big Band Grandstand keeps its music alive BY ALEX GALLAGHER Glendale Star Staff Writer
Now that the Big Band Grandstand has renewed its rehearsals, director Bob Waterworth is expanding his group’s reach to younger musicians. He plans to create tutoring sessions for them. “We’re making this group to help introduce younger people into an appreciation of the big band sound,” Waterworth said. Waterworth said he hopes to project his enthusiasm about the music to the next generation of players. “I’ve always had a passion for big band music,” Waterworth said. “My dad even played for Tommy and Jimmy Dorsey when they passed through Chicago.” The tutoring program is scheduled to begin this fall for musicians 16 and older and has a few requirements. “One of our main requirements is they must be able to sight-read,” Waterworth said. “They don’t have to be 100% proficient at it as long as they can get the majority of the notes. They should also have a couple of years of experience of playing in other bands under their belt.” He requires this, as there are two styles of music his band plays. “Our big band does both big band jazz sound and the big band swing sound,” Waterworth said. “The main difference between the two is that the jazz is mainly for listening to, whereas swing music is for dancing.” In the meantime, Waterworth has been getting his band back together after the pandemic sidelined it for several months. “The pandemic virtually shut us down completely,” Waterworth said. Because the Big Band Grandstand holds its practices at the Foothills Public Library, once libraries statewide closed their doors to the general public and stopped hosting events, Waterworth and his band had to find a new
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Big Band Grandstand is back to practicing at the Foothills Public Library, after rehearsals were suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic. (Photo by Pablo Robles)
place to practice. From there, Waterworth searched for new places to practice and found a few that worked until, eventually, cases of COVID-19 began to rise. Waterworth then made the tough decision to suspend practices until further notice. “A lot of our members are older, and we did not want to take the risk of spreading this around to anybody else,” Waterworth said. Around Christmas 2020, Waterworth’s lead trumpet player, Joey Leyva, caught the virus and spent around 50 days in the hospital and three weeks with rehabilitation. “It makes us glad that we shut down so that we did not pass this around to anybody else,” Waterworth said. Waterworth is also proud to say all of his players have been vaccinated since the spring. As for performances, Waterworth is still a little hesitant. “If things turn back to the positive, we’re back at it,” Waterworth said.
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“We plan on having a concert by late September. So, that way, we can get some of our out-of-town musicians back.” Since the band has returned to practicing, it has been eager to perform the songs it loves. When asked what his favorite songs are to perform, Waterworth listed several. “One of my personal favorites is ‘El Cumbanchero’ by Xavier Cugat. He did a fantastic version of that song,” He enjoys tunes by Bette Midler. “She did a great job with the songs ‘Hey There’ and ‘Mambo Italiano,’ and I also really liked her series when she made the movie ‘For the Boys’ with James Caan.”
Despite the love of those songs, Waterworth performs out of his love for big band and keeping it alive. “We do this for our own enjoyment and also for the exposure of the big band music to the rest of the world,” Waterworth said. He also wants to ensure that the skill of sight-reading never gets lost. “There’s a couple generations who have not been exposed to this music and wouldn’t know how to read this music,” Waterworth said. That is why he is anxious to launch the tutoring program. “We’re creating our tutor program to take in these young ones and show them the ropes,” Waterworth said. “We’ve got a world of knowledge to be passed down.” Learning to read music is not the only skill he hopes students master. “We want them to learn how to play music and how to instruct others how to play this type of music,” Waterworth said. Waterworth also hopes to receive nonprofit status for the Big Band Grandstand by then as well and has one message for those interested in joining his band. “We’re always looking for people to join us,” Waterworth said.
Big Band Grandstand PRACTICES: 1 to 3 p.m. Mondays, Foothills Public Library, 19055 N. 57th Avenue, Glendale WEBSITE: bigbandgrandstand.com CONTACT: info@ bigbandgrandstand.com
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at Trader Joe’s in 2017 is in Twin Ponies,” Brown said. “I’m excited to see him again and show him the band.” The band also has high hopes for the future of its music. “Our long-term goal is to have our music featured in a movie or show,” Brown said. “A lot of our unreleased stuff is really atmospheric. We imagine it fitting into the background of an exciting movie scene.”
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Whether or not you have a green thumb, you probably know that gardens may contain either annual or perennial flower varieties. Annuals are fun to grow for several reasons: 1. They sprout quickly from seeds, 2. They flower the first year, and 3. Their colors can be brilliant and most pleasing. They are also less hardy and die out at the first sign of frost. Each spring, new seeds or new plants must be planted. Perennials are another story. Growing from seeds, they take longer to sprout and rarely flower the first year. Their colors are more subtle hues, and they require more attention in the early stages. They must be cut back in the winter and covered with mulch and
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may need fertilizer in the spring. They also return year after year, returning with more robust roots, more incredible beauty, and abundant growth. With time, they require less and less attention yet continue to prosper. No matter how cold the winter, they always return with renewed vigor. Friendships and business relationships are a lot like flowers and may also be either annual or perennial. They may be quick to bloom and most enjoyable to experience yet fade quickly at the first hint of trouble. Others grow more gradually through trust building and respect. They may not dazzle the senses or leave us breathless, yet they are consistent, trusting, and produce a warm glow that hardly fades when tested by adversity. These relationships grow over time and cre-
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Attention all residents of Glendale Elementary School District with students who are home- schooled: If you have concerns that your child requires special education or your child has a current Individualized Education Program (IEP), please contact the Special Education department at (623) 237-7148 for information. We will be holding a virtual meeting on June 10, 2021 at 4:00 PM and an in person meeting on July 29, 2021 at 4:00 PM with further information. If you are interested in attending either meetings, please contact the Special Education department.. Published: Glendale Star May 20, 27, Jun 3, 10, 2021 / 38510
PUBLIC NOTICE: Craig Eugene Ramsell and Monnie Ramsell hereby declare a Prima Facie Claim that Craig Eugene Ramsell and Monnie Ramsell own all right, title and interest to the Docket Number V1300CV202080150 of SUPERIOR COURT OF ARIZONA, COUNTY OF YAVAPAI. If you believe that you have prior or superior claim, you have 21 days of the date of publication of this NOTICE to put on the record, under oath or affirmation of such claim or otherwise forever barred from raising any objection. Published: Glendale Star, May 13, 20, 27, 2021 / 38357
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF ARIZONA IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF MARICOPA SUMMONS Case No. CV2021-091527 Michael St. George, et al., Plaintiff v Brian Scott Hessler, Defendant. To Brian Scott Hessler WARNING THIS AN OFFICIAL DOCUMENT FROM THE COURT THAT AFFECTS YOUR RIGHTS. READ THIS SUMMONS CAREFULLY. IF YOU DO NOT UNDERSTAND IT, CONTACT AN ATTORNEY FOR LEGAL ADVICE. 1. A lawsuit has been filed against you. A copy of the lawsuit and other court papers were served on you with this Summons. 2. If you do not want a judgment taken against you without your input, you must file an Answer in writing with the Court, and you must pay the required filing fee. To file your Answer, take or send the papers to Clerk of the Superior Court, 201 W. Jefferson, Phoenix, Arizona 85003 or electronically file your Answer through one of Arizona's P.o. Box 10537 approved electronic filing systems at http://www.azcourts.gov/efilinginformation Mail a copy of the Answer to the other party, the Plaintiff, at the address listed on the top of this Summons. Note: If you do not file electronically you will not have electronic access to the documents in this case. 3., If this Summons and the other court papers were served on you within the State of Arizona, your Answer must be filed within TWENTY (20) CALENDAR DAYS from the date of service, not counting the day of service. If this Summons and the other court papers were served on you outside the State of Arizona, your Answer must be filed within THIRTY (30) CALENDAR DAYS from the date of service, not counting the day of service. Requests for reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities must be made to the court by parties at least 3 working days in advance of a scheduled court proceeding. GIVEN under my hand and the Seal of the Superior Court of the State of Arizona in and for the County of MARICOPA. SIGNED AND SEALED this Date: March 26, 2021 JEFF FINE Clerk of Superior Court By: DENISE HILL Deputy Clerk Requests for an interpreter for persons with limited English proficiency must be made to the division assigned to the case by the party needing the interpreter and/or translator or his/her counsel at least ten (10) judicial days in advance of a scheduled court proceeding. If you would like legal advice from a lawyer, contact Lawyer Referral Service at 602-257-4434 or https://maricopabar.org. Sponsored by the Maricopa County Bar Association. Published: Glendale Star, May 13, 20, 27, Jun 3, 2021 / 38358
NOTICE OF SALE NOTICE OF UNCLAIMED PERSONAL PROPERTY NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City of Glendale, Arizona is in possession of the following described personal property which has been unclaimed for more than seven (7) days or the owner of the same, or his whereabouts is unknown to the City of Glendale, Arizona ITEM # DESCRIPTION PS 6140 SCOPE SCOPE SCOPE SCOPE PS 6141 1AUTOGRAPHED/AUTHENTICATED PHOTOS OF RIPKEN &PALMER PS6142 PINK & WHITE I PHONE PS 6143 BLACK CANON CAMERA PS 6144 LINCOLN HEAD CENT COLLECTION STARTING 1941. PS 6145 CANON REBEL XSI EOS CAMERA PS 6146 SCOPE PS 6147 LUIS VUITTON MONOGRAM DESK AGENDA COVER PS 6148 NINTENDO SWITCH PS 6149 ASSORTED JEWELRY PS 6150 BEAD LANDING POWER PUNCH KIT PS 6151 MULTIPLE PIECES OF JEWELRY PS 6152 COLLECTOR 1943 STEEL PENNY PS 6153 20 SILVER DOLLARS PS 6154 MICKEY MOUSE SILVER RING PS 6155 ABRAHAM LINCOLN SILVER DOLLAR PS 6156 WHITE METAL WATCH, STANDARD FACE AND CLEAR STONES PS 6157 GOLD RING WITH LARGE WHITE STONE PS 6158 INVICTA WATCH PS 6159 SUPER TECHNO WATCH PS 6160 INVIVTA WATCH PS 6161 ASSORTED WATCHES PS 6162 ASSORTED WATCHES PS 6163 HILFIGER WATCH PS 6164 SKAGEN WATCH PS 6165 DIESEL WATCH PS 6166 NIXON WATCH PS 6167 ORIGINAL GRAIN WATCH PS 6168 ROLEX WATCH PS 6169 JEWELRY ITEMS PS 6170 MISC JEWELRY ITEMS PS 6171 STACKS OF SPORTS MEMORABILIA CARDS PS 6172 APPLE WATCH PS 6173 MSIC JEWELRY PS 6174 TWO COINS PS 6175 POCKET QUARTZ WATCH PS 6176 GRAY FELT BOX CONTAINING FOUR YELLOW AND TWO PINK EARRINGS PS 6177 AVIATOR CLASSIC RAYBAN SUNGLASS PS 6178 JEWELRY ITEMS PS 6179 BLACK SURVEILLANCE CAMERA PS 6180 XBOX ONE STILL IN BOX PS 6181 SILVER “HP” LAPTOP PS 6182 HP LAPTOP READS “PROPERTY OF NATIONWIDE INS. WITH S/N NW196906” PS 6183 POWERBASS SPEAKERS W/BOX PS 6184 DELL 32” MONITOR PS 6185 TOOLS PS 6186 MISC JEWELRY PS 6187 JEWELRY PS 6188 HP LAPTOP STILL IN BOX PS 6189 APPLE COMPUTER PS 6190 SILVER LAPTOP PS 6191 BLACK SONY BRAND TV PS 6192 APPLE MACBOOK PRO PS 6193 SAMSUNG 3’ SOUNDBAR PS 6194 HP LAPTOP PS 6195 LARGE RED/BLACK MILWAUKEE PACKOUT TOOL BOX PS 6196 DEWALT HAMMER DRILL, RED HAMMER AND BLACK METAL TOOL PS 6197 HART 20 VOLT CORDLESS HYBRID 18” HEDGE TRIMMER KIT PS 6198 HART 20 VOLT CORDLESS HYBRID 18” HEDGE TRIMMER KIT PS 6199 HART 20 VOLT BLOWER NON WORKING DISPLAY PS 6200 WORX CORDED 14” ELECTRIC CHAIN SAW MODEL WG305 PS 6201 CORDLESS POWER CLEANER IN BOX PS 6202 CORDLESS CHEMICAL FOGGER/MISTER IN BOX PS 6203 SAWZALL PS 6204 RECIPROCATING SAW IN BOX PS 6205 TOOL CHEST W/ MISC TOOLS DEMAND IS HEREBY MADE upon all owners of the above described personal property to make claim and proof of ownership of the same satisfactory to the officer named below within thirty (30) days from the date of this notice. FAILURE SO TO DO within the said thirty (30) day period shall be deemed to be an abandonment of the said personal property and the same may be disposed of by the City of Glendale, Arizona. DATED this 27th DAY OF MAY 2021. By: ALANA GAMBILL Title: PROPERTY AND EVIDENCE SUPERVISOR GLENDALE POLICE DEPARTMENT 6835 N. 57th DRIVE GLENDALE, AZ 85301 PUBLISH IN THE GLENDALE STAR – MAY 27, 2021 / 38634
In accordance with federal statute 34 CFR § 300.624, this serves as a public notice that Glendale Elementary School District #40 will be destroying the records of students who left the district or exited services in the 2015/2016 school year. Special Education records are destroyed five (5) years after a student has been withdrawn, transferred, graduated, or exited from special education services at the district. If you are a parent or student who needs a copy of these records for any reason, i.e. social security benefits, please contact the Special Education Department at (623) 237-7148 prior to June 4, 2021.. Published: Glendale Star, May 20, 27, Jun 3, 10, 2021 / 38511 CITY OF GLENDALE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT the City of Glendale Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on June 17, 2021, at 6:00 p.m. in the City Council Chambers, 5850 West Glendale Avenue, Glendale, Arizona, 85301, to hear the following: WOOLF CROSSING PLANNED AREA DEVELOPMENT (PAD) AMENDMENT ZON2111: A request by the City of Glendale on behalf of Woolf Family Enterprises, LTD, to amend the approved 2006 Woolf Crossing PAD. The proposal will remove residential, neighborhood park, and elementary school as permitted land uses, allow an expansion of commercial and Luke Compatible land uses, and establish development standards for approximately 300 acres. All other components of the existing PAD will remain as
City Council Chambers, 5850 West Glendale Avenue, Glendale, Arizona, 85301, to hear the following: WOOLF CROSSING PLANNED AREA DEVELOPMENT (PAD) AMENDMENT ZON21CLASSIFIEDS 11: A request by the City of Glendale on behalf of Woolf Family Enterprises, LTD, to amend the approved 2006 Woolf Crossing PAD. The proposal will remove residential, neighborhood park, and elementary school as permitted land uses, allow an expansion of commercial and Luke Compatible land uses, and establish development standards for approximately 300 acres. All other components of the existing PAD will remain as approved in the 2006 Woolf Crossing PAD. The site is generally located east of the southeast corner of Olive Avenue and Loop 303 Freeway (15551 West Olive Avenue) and is in the Yucca District. Staff Contact: Tabitha Perry, Executive Officer, Special Projects, 623-9302596. Copies of all applications, exhibits, and documents are available for public review at the Development Services Department, 5850 West Glendale Avenue, Second Floor, Glendale, Arizona , between the hours of 8:00am and 5:00pm weekdays or will be available a t o n l i n e https://www.glendaleaz.com/cms/one.aspx?pageId=15331862 after 6:00pm the Friday prior to the public meeting. For further information, please call the case staff contact at the number listed above or (623) 930-2800. Interested parties are invited to attend and participate in the public hearing. FOR SPECIAL ACCOMMODATIONS Please contact Diana Figueroa at (623) 930-2808 or dfigueroa@glendaleaz.com at least three working days prior to the meeting if you require special accommodations due to a disability. Hearing impaired persons should call (623) 930-2197. CITY OF GLENDALE Kevin R. Phelps City Manager Publish: May 27, 2021 The Glendale Star / 38633 NOTICE OF UNCLAIMED PERSONAL PROPERTY
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https://www.glendaleaz.com/cms/one.aspx?pageId=15331862 after 6:00pm the Friday prior to the public meeting. For further information, please call the case staff contact at the number listed above or (623) 930-2800. Interested parties are invited to attend and participate in the public hearing. FOR SPECIAL ACCOMMODATIONS Please contact Diana Figueroa at (623) 930-2808 or dfigueroa@glendaleaz.com at least three working days prior to the meeting if you require special accommodations due to a disability. Hearing impaired persons should call (623) 930-2197. CITY OF GLENDALE Kevin R. Phelps City Manager Publish: May 27, 2021 The Glendale Star / 38633
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ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION HAVE BEEN FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE ARIZONA CORPORATION COMMISSION FOR I Name: AMAZING KREATIONS AZ LLC II The address of the registered office is: 5550 N 84TH LN, GLENDALE, AZ, 85305, The name of the Statutory Agent is: KARINA MORENO III Management of the Limited Liability Company is vested in a manager or managers. The names of each person who is a manager and each member who owns a twenty percent or greater interest in the capital or profits of the limited liability company are: MEMBERS KARINA MORENO, 5550 N 84TH LN, GLENDALE, AZ, 85305, and ANYSIA RODRIGUEZ, 19226 W JACKSON ST, BUCKEYE, AZ, 85326. Published Glendale Star, May 13, 20, 27, 2021 / 38294
NOTICE OF SALE 6305 RUGER P345 / .45 ACP 6306 BERETTA 92 / .40 S&W
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City of Glendale, Arizona is in possession of the following described personal property which has been unclaimed for more than seven (7) days or the owner of the same, or his whereabouts is unknown to the City of Glendale, Arizona
6307 TAURUS 740 / .40 S&W
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6310 FNH USA 509 / 9MM
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6308 JIMENEZ ARMS J. A. NINE / 9MM 6309 BERETTA 92FS / 9MM
6256 GLOCK 40 22 / .40 S&W
6311 SCCY CPX- 2 / 9MM
6257 TAURUS PT 92 AF / 9MM
6312 SIG P320 / .40 S&W
6258 BRYCO 38 BRYCO 38 / .380 ACP
6313 SIG SAUER SIGMA
6259 RUGER P-95 / 9MM
6314 MARLIN 60W / .22 SHORT/LONG/LONG RIFLE RIMFIRE/SMOOTHBORE
6260 RUGER P95 / 9MM 6261 TAURUS PT140 PRO / .40 S&W 6262 TITAN TIGER TIGER / .38 SPECIAL 6263 JIMENEZ ARMS J.A. 380 / .380 ACP 6264 COBRA FS380 / .380 ACP 6265 CF380 / .380 ACP 6266 RUGER P 89 / 9MM 6267 MICHIGAN ARMAMENT 1911 / .45 ACP 6268 SIGMA P239 / 9MM 6269 RUGER LCP / .380 ACP
6315 MOSSBERG 500A / 12-GAUGE 6316 ROMARMS SAR 1 / 7.62X39 SOVIET 6317 SKS SKS-45 / 7.62X39 SOVIET 6318 SKS 7.62 / 7.62MM TOKAREV 6319 MOSSBERG 500A / 12-GAUGE 6320 MAUSER ARGENTINO 1891 / 7.63MM 6321 NORINCO 84S / 5.56X45MM 6322 MOSSBERG 500A / 12-GAUGE 6323 BUSHMASTER XM15-E2S / .223 REMINGTON
6270 TAURUS ULTRA LITE / .38 SPECIAL
6324 ROSSI S41 / .22 SHORT/LONG/LONG RIFLE RIMFIRE/SMOOTHBORE
6271 PIETRO BERETTA 96 / .40 S&W
6325 MOSSBURG MAVERICK 88 / 12-GAUGE
6272 SPRINGFIELD ARMORY XD40 / .40 S&W
6326 STOEGER P350 / 12-GAUGE
6273 SMITH AND WESSON SD40 / .40 S&W
6327 ZASTAVA PAPM85NP / 5.56X45MM
6274 REVOLVER REVOLVER / .38 SPECIAL
6328 NORINCO 90 SPORTER / 7.62X39 SOVIET
6275 RUGER LCP / .380 ACP
6329 GLENFIELD 60 / .22 SHORT/LONG/LONG RIFLE RIMFIRE/SMOOTHBORE
6276 GLOCK 19 / 9MM 6277 TAURUS PT111 G2 / 9MM 6278 DIAMONDBACK DB9 / 9MM 6279 RUGER P94 / 9MM 6280 SIG SAUER SP2022 / 9MM 6281 SPRINGFIELD XD .45 / .45 ACP
6330 MOSSBURG 500C / 20-GAUGE 6331 BUSHMASTER XM15-E2S / .223 REMINGTON 6332 RED HAND 98 / 8MM/8X57 (MAUSER) 6333 STEVENS 320 / 12-GAUGE 6334 MOSSBERG 500A / 12-GAUGE
6282 SPRINGFIELD XD9 / 9MM
6335 MARLIN 60 / .22 SHORT/LONG/LONG RIFLE RIMFIRE/SMOOTHBORE
6283 DERRINGER D-25 / .25 ACP
6336 ROMANIAN WASR 10/63 / 7.62X39 SOVIET
6284 GLOCK 21 / .45 ACP
6337 DIAMOND BACK FIREARM DB15 / .223 REMINGTON
6285 HI-POINT CF380 / .380 ACP 6286 BERETTA 96D / .40 S&W 6287 SIG SAUER P320 / .45 ACP 6288 PHOENIX ARMS HP22A / .22 SHORT/LONG/LONG RIFLE RIMFIRE/SMOOTHBORE 6289 KELTEC PF-9 / 9MM 6290 JIMENEZ ARMS INC. J.A.NINE / 9MM 6291 TAURUS PT11 G2C / 9MM 6292 SCCY CPX-2 / 9MM 6293 SMITH & WESSON 39-2 / 9MM 6294 SMITH & WESSON M&P 9 / 9MM 6296 TAURUS PT 738 TCP / .380 ACP 6297 ROSSI 68 / .38 SPECIAL 6298 HIPOINT JHP / .45 ACP 6299 TAURUS PT111 G2C / 9MM 6300 TAURUS PT111 / 9MM 6301 SMITH & WESSON SD40 VE / .40 S&W 6302 RUGER P95 / 9MM 6303 SMITH & WESSON MP SHIELD / 9MM 6304 PHOENIX ARMS HP22A / .22 SHORT/LONG/LONG RIFLE RIMFIRE/SMOOTHBORE
6338 MOSSBERG MAVERICK 88 / 12-GAUGE 6339 RUGER M77 / .243 WINCHESTER 6340 SAVAGE MK II / .22 SHORT/LONG/LONG RIFLE RIMFIRE/SMOOTHBORE 6341 REMINGTON-RAND 870 / 12-GAUGE 6342 COLT SPORTER / .223 REMINGTON 6343 REMINGTON 11-87 / 12-GAUGE 6344 DICKSON 12 GAUAGE / 12-GAUGE 6345 WINCHESTER RANGER MODEL 120 / 20-GAUGE 6346 MARLIN 336CS / 30-30 6347 AUTOMATIC ARMS M-1 30 / .30 M1 CARBINE
DEMAND IS HEREBY MADE upon all owners of the above described personal property to make claim and proof of ownership of the same satisfactory to the officer named below within thirty (30) days from the date of this notice. FAILURE SO TO DO within the said thirty (30) day period shall be deemed to be an abandonment of the said personal property and the same may be disposed of by the City of Glendale, Arizona. DATED this 27TH DAY OF MAY, 2021. By: ALANA GAMBIL Title: PROPERTY AND EVIDENCE SUPERVISOR GLENDALE POLICE DEPARTMENT 6835 N. 57th DRIVE GLENDALE, AZ 85301 (623) 930 3226 PUBLISH IN THE GLENDALE STAR 27 MAY, 2021 / 38634
The Glendale Star ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION HAVE BEEN FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE ARIZONA CORPORATION COMMISSION FOR I Name: PRECISION AUTO GLASS PROS LLC II The address of the registered office is: 3306 S. 122nd Dr., TOLLESON, AZ 85353 The name of the Statutory Agent is: Damon Kieth Badenell III Management of the Limited Liability Company is vested in a manager or managers. The names of each person who is a manager and each member who owns a twenty percent or greater interest in the capital or profits of the limited liability company are: MEMBERS Damon Kieth Badenell and Darren Kelly Badenell 3306 S. 122nd Dr., TOLLESON, AZ 85353 Published Glendale Star, May 13, 20, 27, 2021 / 38355 ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION HAVE BEEN FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE ARIZONA CORPORATION COMMISSION FOR I Name: BENHAM BREWING LLC II The address of the registered office is: 4336 West Julie Drive, GLENDALE, AZ, 85308 The name of the Statutory Agent is: Michelle Benham III Management of the Limited Liability Company is vested in a manager or managers. The names of each person who is a manager and each member who owns a twenty percent or greater interest in the capital or profits of the limited liability company are: MEMBER/MANAGER Brian Benham 4336 West Julie Drive, GLENDALE, AZ, 85308 Published: Glendale Star, May 13, 20, 27, 2021 / 38384 ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION HAVE BEEN FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE ARIZONA CORPORATION COMMISSION FOR I Name: OL M & REMODELING LLC II The address of the registered office is: 5123 N 35TH DR, PHOENIX, AZ, 85019 The name of the Statutory Agent is: ROCIO GONZALEZ III Management of the Limited Liability Company is vested in a manager or managers. The names of each person who is a manager and each member who owns a twenty percent or greater interest in the capital or profits of the limited liability company are: MEMBER ROCIO GONZALEZ, 5123 N 35TH DR, PHOENIX, AZ, 85019 Published Glendale Star, May 20, 27, Jun 3, 2021 / 38522 ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION HAVE BEEN FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE ARIZONA CORPORATION COMMISSION FOR I Name: ICONIC READY MIX SOLUTIONS LLC II The address of the registered office is: 6441 N 78th Ln., GLENDALE, AZ, 85303 The name of the Statutory Agent is: United States Corporation Agents, Inc. III Management of the Limited Liability Company is vested in a manager or managers. The names of each person who is a manager and each member who owns a twenty percent or greater interest in the capital or profits of the limited liability company are: MEMBERS David Lee Hild and Christopher Lee Hild, 6441 N 78th Ln., GLENDALE, AZ, 85303, Published Glendale Star, May 20, 27, June 3, 2021 / 38524
NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE TO CREDITORS In the Matter of the Estate of Loretta A. Garrison, Deceased NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has been appointed as the Personal Representative of this estate. All persons having claims against the estate are required to present their claims within four (4) months after the date of the first publication of this Notice or the claims will be forever barred. Claims must be presented by delivering or mailing a written statement of the claim to undersigned Personal Representative at 10020 N. 50th Drive, Glendale, Arizona 85302. DATED this 10 day of May, 2021 /s/ Michael Garrison Michael Garrison Published: Glendale Star, May 20, 27, Jun 3, 2021 / 38431
REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS
NOTICE OF REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS CITY OF GLENDALE FIRE STATION 153 REPLACEMENT CONSTRUCTION MANAGER AT RISK PROJECT NUMBER 202129 (Bid No. 42100069) CONSTRUCTION SERVICES The City of Glendale is seeking a qualified construction manager/general contractor to provide construction services as the Construction Manager at Risk (CMAR) for the replacement of Fire Station 153, located at 14061 N. 59th Avenue. The existing fire station and community center will be demolished, and a new fire station constructed on the same site. The construction cost for this project is estimated at approximately $4M. PROJECT DESCRIPTION Fire Station 153 and the adjacent retired City owned community center were originally built in 1974. The fire station and community center site are bound by 59th Avenue and Dailey Street, to the west and south, respectively, with residential properties on the north and east. The combined site is approximately 2 acres and supports an equipment fueling station with underground storage tanks, two dispensing pumps, and an overhead canopy. The current fire station is approximately 7,400 square feet under roof (e.g., living, support, and equipment spaces). However, the original 1974 station was 5,750 square feet, including the apparatus bays and living/sleeping quarters, until 1997. In 1997 approximately 1,650 square feet were added to the northside of the existing apparatus bays. The addition added six bedrooms and two bathrooms. The retired adjacent community center is approximately 5,000 square feet under roof (e.g., meeting room, kitchen, storage, office spaces). The Glendale Fire Department has an obligation to maintain an expected level of emergency services. Therefore, in order to continue delivering the same services Fire Station 153 must continue to function as it currently does. Fire staff will remain in close proximity during all phases of the project and will be relocated to temporary housing facilities during demolition of the existing buildings and construction of the new station. SCOPE OF WORK The City is seeking a qualified Construction Manager at Risk (CMAR) to provide pre-construction and construction services. The City will enter into a professional services agreement with an architectural firm for the design of the new fire station. The CMAR will work closely with and be an integral part of the project team during all phases of this project. The CMAR begins with the firm in an agency support role for preconstruction services. At some point prior to construction, the CMAR will assume the risk of delivering the project through a guaranteed maximum price (GMP) contract. The CMAR will also be responsible for construction means and methods. PRE-SUBMITTAL CONFERENCE A pre-submittal conference will be held on Tuesday, June 15, 2021, at 9:00 a.m., at the Glendale Fire Station 153, 14061 N. 59th Avenue, Glendale, AZ. At this meeting, staff will discuss the scope of work, general contract issues and respond to questions from the attendees. The City will also conduct a brief walkthrough of the facilities. Attendance will be limited to a maximum of 2 attendees per firm. Because of fire station operations this will be the only opportunity to ask questions about the project and walk-through the facility, so it is strongly suggested that interested firms send a representative to the pre-submittal conference. REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATION PACKET The RFQ packet is available on the City’s Vendor Self Service (VSS) Bids Page, Bid No. 42100069 at https://glendaleazvendors.munisselfservice.com/Vendors/VBids/Default.aspx. Questions pertaining to the RFQ or selection process should be directed in writing to the Engineering Department, City of Glendale, 5850 West Glendale Avenue, Glendale, AZ 85301, or by e m a i l t o EngineeringDept@glendaleaz.com. The RFQ submittal date is: Thursday, June 24, 2021, no later than 2:00 p.m. You must be registered as a vendor in order to submit a proposal. To register please visit the Vendor Self Service site at https://glendaleazvendors.munisselfservice.com/Vendors/Default.aspx. Any pro-
vice.com/Vendors/VBids/Default.aspx. Questions pertaining to the RFQ or selection process should be directed in writing to the Engineering Department, City of Glendale, 5850 West Glendale Avenue, Glendale, AZ 85301, or by e m a i l t o EngineeringDept@glendaleaz.com. The RFQ submittal date is: Thursday, June 24, 2021, no later than 2:00 p.m. You must be registered as a vendor in order to submit a proposal. To register please visit the Vendor Self Service site at https://glendaleazvendors.munisselfservice.com/Vendors/Default.aspx. Any proposal received after this time will not be considered and will be returned to the consultant. CITY OF GLENDALE, ARIZONA Published: May 27 & June 3, 2021 The Glendale Star / 38636
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