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June 17, 2020

‘Concerning’ COVID increases, more testing

BY TOM SCANLON

West Valley View Managing Editor

NEWS .............. 6 Coyotes hire NHL’s first Latino general manager

NEWS ............... 9 Police investigating shooting death

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TUHSD cancels graduations at seven high schools OPINION ...............11 BUSINESS.............. 14 FEATURES ..............17 YOUTH ..................20 OBITUARIES ...........23 CLASSIFIEDS ..........24 WEST

COVID-19 cases in the state, county and West Valley rose dramatically over the last two weeks.

With more drive-thru testing sites opening, the number of positive tests may increase even more this week.

While most with COVID-19 have mild symptoms, a sharp rise in coronavirus patients contributed to more than 80% of state hospital beds being occupied.

Buckeye Union High School district held graduations for three of its high schools last week at Goodyear Ballpark. But, due to “current COVID-19 cases and deaths spiking in Arizona,” Tolleson Union High School Superintendent Nora Gutierrez said graduation plans for seven TUHSD high schools scheduled for June 29 were canceled. (See story, p. 21.)

Yet Gov. Doug Ducey repeatedly told reporters at a June 11 news conference that

Buckeye Union High School District held graduations for the district’s three high schools last week. But, “with current COVID-19 cases and deaths spiking,” Tolleson Union High School canceled June 29 graduation plans for its seven high schools in Tolleson, Avondale and Glendale. (Photo courtesy BUHSD)

the state is in good shape. “We would like to assure the public that we have the available bed capacity and surge lines are in place to continue to serve the people of Ar-

izona,” Ducey said. “We are well prepared to manage an increased inpatient volume.”

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Area teachers are Grammy quarterfinalists

BY CHRISTINA FUOCO-KARASINSKI West Valley View Executive Editor

Two Goodyear-based teachers are among the 216 quarterfinalists for the Grammys’ Music Educator Award.

Andrew Glenn and Amanda Nottingham are lifelong music fans.

Glenn is entering his sixth year as music teacher at Estrella Foothills High School.

He strives to engage every student with

music.

“I want them to enjoy music in a way that is enjoyable and applicable to them,” said Glenn, who lives in Goodyear. “I don’t want to force them to learn what I did or what I find enjoyable in music. It’s not necessarily the same for everyone. If everyone walks away with an understanding for what they like in terms of music, I’ve done my job.”

Glenn said his family influenced him to become a music teacher.

“My mom was a special education teacher before I was born,” he said. “I’m the oldest of three boys. My grandmother was a Spanish teacher. My uncle was and still is a middle school band teacher. It was something that was always around.

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COVID...continued from page 1 At a news conference the day before, Maricopa County Department of Public Health officials addressed sharply rising numbers of people testing positive and going to the hospital for COVID-19.

Dr. Rebecca Sunenshine, the county health director, said community spread of COVID-19 is increasing rapidly and “hospitals are filling up.” She stressed the importance of social distancing.

“Until we have a vaccine, we cannot go back to the way things were pre-COVID-19,” added Marcy Flanagan, executive director of MCDPH. “I know this is not what people want to hear, but in order to keep our community safe and protect our most vulnerable, we have to create a new normal.

“We expected to see an increase in cases with more people out and about, but the rate at which cases are increasing is concerning. And, the thing is, we have the tools to absolutely slow our rate of infection if each of us does our part.”

An analysis of the daily data provided by the county illustrates the increases.

Dr. Pamela Boyd, DVM

In April, the county reported 3,253 new COVID-19 cases, an average of 108 per day, with 525 hospitalized, an average of 17 per day.

In May, 5,549 people tested positive for COVID-19, an average of 179 per day, with 840 hospitalizations, an average of 28 per day.

So far in June, the county reports 9,618 new cases, an average of 641 per day — with more than 800 new cases reported on four days. Before June, the previous daily high was 482 new cases reported May 15.

During the first two weeks of June, 417 people were hospitalized in the county from COVID-19, an average of 28 per day.

ZIP Code maps provided by the Arizona State Department of Health Services showed that Avondale, Buckeye, Goodyear, Litchfield Park and Tolleson positive COVID-19 tests have increased from about 125 positive tests

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April 12 to more than 1,500 in two months.

(In Maricopa County, there were just under 2,000 positive tests April 12; two months later, there are more than 19,000.)

Avondale 85323 increased from 13 positive cases April 12 to 289 positive cases this week. Goodyear 85338 increased from 20 positive cases to 226 in two months.

Buckeye-Goodyear 85326 went from 18 positive COVID-19 tests to 303 in two months.

And Tolleson 85353 jumped from 14 positive cases to 399 in two months.

Nearly half (47%) of Maricopa County’s COVID-19 positive tests have been in the 20-44 age range - but only 5% of them have had to be hospitalized. And, though 9% of positive tests in the county have been younger than 20, only 1% of them have required hospitalization.

At the June 11 news conference, Arizona Department of Health Services Director Dr. Cara Christ encouraged residents to wear face masks in public.

“If you cannot physically distance, we want you to wear a cloth face covering,” Christ said.

“Make sure that you physically distance when you are in public. If you are over the age of 65 or you have an underlying medical condition that puts you at risk, we want them to limit their time away from home.”

More positive tests seem inevitable, as test sites become far more accessible.

From 4 to 7 p.m. Saturday, June 20,

the Nick Lowery Youth Foundation sponsors a free COVID-19 antibody test for veterans ($40 for public) at Mama Gina’s Pizza, 9380 W. Westgate Boulevard in the Westgate Entertainment District.

Last week, Walmart launched a testing site at its Buckeye store, 1060 S. Watson Road, as well as its Anthem store, 4435 W. Anthem Way. Walmart has at least 193 COVID-19 test sites in 31 states and has tested more than 72,500 people.

An appointment is required for a COVID-19 test at Walmart via DoINeedaCOVID19test.com. The site screens people to ensure they meet CDC eligibility for testing.

According to information on its website, Walmart is not paid for the testing.

“Walmart is donating our parking lot space, site supplies and materials, and our associates’ time,” it read.

Also last week, CVS Health ramped up its COVID-19 testing, adding 14 drive-thru COVID testing locations in Arizona and a partnership with St. Vincent de Paul to offer rapid COVID testing.

New CVS West Valley test sites opened June 12 at: • CVS Pharmacy, 7499 W. Bethany Home Road, Glendale.

• CVS Pharmacy, 2840 N. Dysart Road, Goodyear.

• CVS Pharmacy, 5050 W. Baseline Road, Laveen.

• CVS Pharmacy, 8332 W. Thunder-

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CVS already had West Valley test sites at 4890 N. Litchfield Road, Litchfield Park, and two Peoria locations, 10727 W. Olive Avenue and 9172 W. Union Hills Drive.

Advance registration is required at CVS.com to schedule an appointment.

There are no out-of-pocket costs for these tests for insured and uninsured patients for the CVS tests.

CVS uses self-swab testing and plans to process up to 1.5 million tests per month.

CVS team members inside the store at the drive-thru window provide patients with information on how to appropriately perform a self-swab and observe the process to ensure it is done properly, said Tobin Zdarko, Arizona director of CVS. “We’ve heard a lot of positive feedback on the testing sites,” Zdarko said.

“We’ve seen that in internal customer service surveys with people thanking us. Also we’ve heard it when customers come into the pharmacy, they’ve thanked team members for being able to provide that service.”

Results are typically provided in two to three days, he said, with a third-party lab processing the tests.

Zdarko said the CVS tests only require customers to insert swabs about in inch into their nostrils, unlike some tests that require deep insertion.

“Our staff was overwhelmingly eager to take this on,” he said. “During this pandemic, being able to offer this to our communities is a huge win for them.”

Sunenshine recommended the following: • Avoid being in any setting with more than 10 people.

• Keep at least six feet of distance from others when out in public.

• Limit contact with those outside of our household, especially if you are in a high-risk group.

• Stay home when you are sick.

• Stay home as much as possible when a household member has tested positive for COVID-19 except for work and school.

• Frequently wash hands with soap and water, and use alcohol-based hand sanitizer if unable to wash hands.

• Wear a mask or cloth face covering when going out in public.

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Tolleson Union High School District tax increase hearing

BY WEST VALLEY VIEW STAFF

Tolleson Union High School District plans to raise its primary property taxes over the current level to pay for increased expenditures.

The district will hold a public hearing on the tax increase at 6 p.m. Tuesday, June 23, at the district office, 9801 W. Van Buren Street, Tolleson.

The district is proposing an increase in its primary property tax levy of $3 million.

The amount will cause primary property taxes on a $100,000 home to be $23.22, an increase from the current $1.58 on a $100,000 home.

The district has seven high schools, in Avondale, Tolleson, Glendale and Phoenix.

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Grammy...continued from page 1 “My junior year of high school I had an epiphany. I wanted other people to enjoy music like I did. I thought about what way I could effectively do that.

I thought maybe becoming a music teacher would be the best route.”

A graduate of Desert Vista High School in Ahwatukee and Arizona State University, Glenn has been nominated four times, but this is the first time he reached the semifinals.

“I’m not sure what changed this year,” he said. “I talked about the program at Estrella Foothills. My first year, there were nine students in the band side. Now on the band side, there will be 45 students this coming fall. In about six short years, I’ve worked to expand that. It’s really because of community engagement.”

Grammy honors The Music Educator Award was established to recognize current educators (kindergarten through college, public and private schools) who have made a significant and lasting contribution to the field of music education and who demonstrate a commitment to the broader cause of maintaining music education in the schools.

The honor is a joint partnership and presentation of the Recording Academy and Grammy Museum. The recipient will be recognized during Grammy Week 2021.

The award is open to current U.S. music teachers, and anyone can nominate a teacher—students, parents, friends, colleagues, community members, school deans and administrators.

Teachers are also able to nominate themselves, and nominated teachers

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are notified and invited to fill out an application.

Each year, one recipient is selected from 10 finalists and recognized for their remarkable impact on students’ lives. The eighth annual honoree will be flown to Los Angeles to attend the 63rd annual Grammy Awards and a range of Grammy Week events. The nine additional finalists will receive a $1,000 honorarium, and the schools of all 10 finalists will receive matching grants.

Fifteen semifinalists will receive a $500 honorarium with matching school grants. The matching grants provided to the schools are made possible by the generosity and support of the Grammy Museum’s Education Champion Ford Motor Company Fund. In addition, the American Choral Directors Association, National Association for Music Education, NAMM Foundation and National Education Association support this program through outreach to their constituencies.

The semifinalists will be announced in September.

‘I’m completely shocked’ When Nottingham received an email from the Grammy Museum and the Recording Academy, she was stunned.

The music teacher at Glendale’s William C. Jack Elementary School couldn’t believe what she was reading.

“I’m completely shocked,” said Nottingham, who lives in Goodyear. “I got the email and I asked my fiancé, ‘Is this real or is it spam email?’ I always hear about the Grammys and I watch the Grammys all the time. I just couldn’t believe this was really happening.”

Nottingham knew from a young age that she wanted to perform music.

Left, Andrew Glenn said his family influenced his decision to be a music teacher. (Photo courtesy Andrew Glenn) Right, Amanda Nottingham is one of 216 teachers from 199 cities who were named quarterfinalists for the Grammys’ Music Educator Award. (Photo courtesy Amanda Nottingham)

“Ever since I was 3 or 4 years old, I was always singing,” she said. “My dad would sing at church. He was a worship leader. We’d sing ‘Jesus Loves Me’ and all these little kid Christian songs.

“I knew it was my passion and I wanted to do something with music.

Even after I graduated high school, I thought, ‘What job can I get that’s going to pay the bill?’ I got into teaching.”

Initially, she was leery about teaching. She wasn’t sure she would be successful. However, when she stepped into the classroom and also started offering private voice lessons, she realized this was a good fit.

“I love when the kids experience the same joy as what I find in music,” said Nottingham, whose first concert was Fall Out Boy. “When they hit the right note or learn how to play a rhythm correctly, their face lights up. It’s my greatest passion.”

Her principal, Denis Parcells, seconds that.

“Amanda Nottingham is an outstanding educator and person,” he said.

“It is no surprise that she is being recognized as a quarterfinalist for the Grammy Music Educators Award, and she deserves to win. She is the teacher you want your kids to interact with and learn from, and luckily for me, my son is a student and gets to have her as his music teacher.”

He said in her first year, she brought an incredible amount of energy, kindness, and creativity to the campus and students.

“She collaborated with students to create original songs, written and composed by our students, for our school.”

Nottingham leads the school’s second- and third-grade choir group called the Jack Squeakers. The Squeakers performed the national anthem at Grand Canyon University, original songs at a governing board meeting for the community, led the annual Holiday Sing-A-

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Grammy...continued from page 4 Long, frequently sang at the front gate as students arrived, spread cheer signing during the holidays and at special events, and performed throughout the year at music concerts for each grade level to name a few.

The Squeakers arrive at 6:45 a.m. to practice with Nottingham “because they want to be part of engaging activities she creates for them. It is an honor to work with Amanda, and she should be extremely proud of all she accomplished this year and will continue to accomplish for years to come.”

Nottingham said she teaches kindergarten through third grade in a Title I school, where students have social and emotional problems or they’re learning English as a second language.

“Music is a creative outlet to just express themselves and let their creativ-

ity shine through,” she said. “I decided to throw in songwriting stuff to see what happens. I ask them what they’re thinking about and what they feel.

“They wrote a Valentine’s Day song for the teachers. It was just amazing. I would cry every time they performed it in the kindergarten hallway. To see these kids express what they’re feeling, it’s amazing.”

Next year, Nottingham is marrying her college sweetheart, Joe Mansfield, who teaches band in the Littleton Elementary School District. They met their freshman year at Youngstown State University in Ohio. They’re hoping to play “so many Hall and Oates songs” at their wedding.

“With the Grammy honor, I’m very humbled and excited,” she said. “The kids deserve all the credit. It’s all about them in the end.”

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Gutierrez is the NHL’s first Latino CEO

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BY CHRISTINA FUOCO-KARASINSKI West Valley View Executive Editor

Xavier Gutierrez was named the new president and CEO of the Arizona Coyotes, making him the first Latino in those positions in the NHL. “This is a historic day,” said Alex Meruelo, the Coyotes’ majority owner, chairman and governor.

“I have known him for many years.

He’s a great person and an incredible leader who has had a very successful business career. I have the utmost trust and confidence he can bring us forward. I’m confident that we have one of the best leadership teams in all professional sports.

“We want to build a financially stable and prosperous organization for the long term. The ultimate goal is to bring the Stanley Cup to Arizona without future adieu. I’m very proud and very honored to have him with us.”

Gutierrez shares a “compelling vision” for the Coyotes with Meruelo, who met with reporters via Zoom wearing an expletive-laden T-shirt

about winning the Cup. Gutierrez follows Ahron Cohen, who parted ways with the team in mid-May. “I am truly honored and I’m humbled,” Gutierrez said. “This is a historic opportunity. We want the Coyotes to be a winning hockey team on the ice and a winning business organization off the ice. We want to build a world-class organization with elite players and the best management team in the front office. Mr. Meruelo and I are committed to making this not just a model sports franchise but the most impactful leader in this community and the most successful business organization, period.”

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Gutierrez was drawn to the position because it’s an opportunity to work with Meruelo.

“I’m incredibly passionate about sports, and I’m incredibly passionate about this opportunity to be here with such a fan base and such a community,” he said.

“This is a team on the rise.

This is going to be the franchise in the NHL. It’s going to have an incredible amount of success on the ice.”

He deferred questions to Meruelo about the Coyotes’ home ice plans. Gutierrez did say the team is focused on creating a sustainable longterm solution that keeps the The Arizona Coyotes’ new president/CEO, Xavier Gutierrez, previously worked with Alex Meruelo, the Coyotes’ majority owner, chairteam in Arizona. man and governor. (Photo courtesy the Arizona Coyotes) “I’m very transparent,” Meruelo added. “I’m going to give you as a business executive, investor and an honest answer, and I don’t have an dealmaker, focused on investment honest answer right now. We’re work- management, corporate strategy and ing very hard, right? I can tell you this: operations, finance and business deXavier moved down here. His whole velopment. His comes to the Coyotes family’s here. They have a beautiful from Clearlake Capital Group, where house. he worked as a managing director. He “We’re still committed to Arizona. was based in Santa Monica.

Right now, we’re playing in Glendale.

He is married to Jericca, with whom We can’t leave tomorrow. I have to be he has a son, Xavi. They recently there probably a couple more years. moved to Paradise Valley.

Glendale has expressed a tremendous Previously, Gutierrez served as chief amount of interest in us staying there. I investment officer of Meruelo Group, will listen to what they have to say, but the Meruelo’s family office, and preswe’ve also gotten a couple offers from ident and chief investment officer the East Valley, which are extremely of Meruelo Investment Partners, the attractive. I hope to have some sort of firm’s investment affiliate. announcement by December.”

Prior to Meruelo Group, Gutierrez Meruelo stressed the team is “not was principal and managing director leaving Arizona. I love the state.” with Phoenix Realty Group, a national Glendale City Manager Kevin Phelps real estate private equity firm managemailed a statement of congratulations, ing approximately $1 billion. noting Gutierrez “represents the wonGutierrez graduated from Bellarmine derful diversity found in Glendale.

College Preparatory, an all-boys Jesuit “We’re excited to continue building high school in San Jose, California. He on the relationship with the Coyotes earned his Bachelor of Arts cum laude and are proud to welcome Mr. Gutier- in government from Harvard Univerrez to Glendale,” Phelps said. sity and his Doctor of Jurisprudence Gutierrez has a 20-plus-year career from Stanford Law School.

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Goodyear City Council approves $600 million budget

BY WEST VALLEY VIEW STAFF

At its June 8 meeting, Goodyear City Council unanimously approved a budget of just under $600 million for the fiscal year starting July 1.

Finance Manager Lauri Wingenroth noted the budget had been modified in recent weeks to include $10 million in CARES Act funding.

City Manager Julie Arendall said the $10 million would be added to the general fund and be allocated by the council throughout the year, with work sessions to brainstorm how the money should be spent.

She said some of the funds had been set aside for the additional employ-

ee staff raises and supplementals that were submitted.

The $599.4 million budget includes the operating costs for two new fire stations, staffing for the court, traffic signals and Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) entitlement preparation.

Council voted 6-1 (Joe Pizzillo voted against) to leave a Maricopa County group that receives funds for low-income residents and pursue the CDBG funds — which come from the federal HUD program — on its own.

The council also unanimously approved $100,000 for public art at Fire Station 188.

Buckeye targets money for rent assistance

BY WEST VALLEY VIEW STAFF

The city of Buckeye has been awarded $75,000 in grant funds under the Community Development Block Grant program from the federal CARES Act. Buckeye plans to use $9,500 for senior services, with the remaining $65,500 to be administered by Mar-

icopa County Human Services Department for utility and rent assistance.

The Arizona Department of Housing’s Rental and Eviction Prevention Assistance Program (REPAP) is available to residents financially impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. If you are in need of rental assistance, visit AZhousing.gov or call 211.

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Despite more virus cases, Ducey looking forward

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BY HOWARD FISCHER Capitol Media Services

Gov. Doug Ducey said June 11 he does not intend to impose new restrictions on Arizonans – or even require them to wear masks – despite more people contracting COVID-19.

In fact, look for him to move in the opposite direction even as he admitted during a briefing, “We’re seeing increasing cases.”

That was underscored by figures from his own Department of Health Services showing a record 1,291 patients in Arizona hospitals. That doesn’t count another 429 in intensive-care beds filled

by COVID-19 patients – a figure exceeded only by a peak of 438 just three days earlier.

The number of COVID-19 patients seen in the emergency room is 848, trying a record set just two days ago.

All totaled, Arizona has now logged 31,264 confirmed virus cases with 1,127 deaths, including 34 just June 11 alone.

But the governor is undeterred, rebuffing a question of whether he would

consider re-imposing some of the restrictions he first put in place in March.

“It’s not under discussion,’’ he said.

“We’re going to continue our gradual and phased-in reopening,’’ the governor said. “We will balance public health with public safety.’’

State Health Director Cara Christ put a finer point on it, saying the measures that had previously been imposed were designed to ensure that Arizona had enough hospital capacity to deal with an outbreak.

And now?

“We know that it’s in the community,’’ she said.

“We are not going to be able to stop the spread,’’ Christ continued. “And so, we can’t stop living as well.’’

Ducey acknowledged that his efforts have had a two-pronged approach.

“This has always been about saving lives,’’ he said. And it’s also about livelihoods in the state of Arizona. We’re going to do this in a balanced and responsible way for the people of Arizona.’’

Christ separately acknowledged that

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there have been some “hot spots,’’ or places in the state where the virus has spread quicker than elsewhere. But Ducey rejected the possibility of giving city and county officials the options of imposing their own restrictions.

“I believe that the government that is closest to the people is best – except in a global pandemic,’’ he said.

“We want to have clarity and consistency for our citizens,’’ Ducey said. “And we want to reduce the confusion Doug Ducey said last week he will not require people to wear that’s happened across the Gov. masks, despite a rise in COVID-19 cases. (West Valley View file photo) state and across the country.’’

Ducey and Christ have repeatedly argued that Arizona has more ness of breath or they are asthmatic,’’ confirmed cases of coronavirus than the governor said.

Ducey also disputed reports that Arelsewhere because more people are izona hospitals are reaching capacity. getting tested.

Christ conceded reports from some But statistics from Johns Hopkins University, updated June 11, show that hospitals – they self-report and she did Arizona, at 13 percent average, has a not name names – showed that more than higher rate of the tests that come back 80% of their beds were occupied. That is a trigger point at which, under the goverpositive than any other state.

And the Biodesign Institute at Arizo- nor’s executive orders, a facility can no na State University found the positive longer do elective surgery.

But the health director said she has test rate for Wednesday, the most recent figures available, actually hit 24 percent. not clamped down on any of them, “We have noticed an increase in the saying she wants to work with hospital administrators to see if they agree with percent positivity,’’ Christ said.

“We do know there is community the numbers. spread,’’ she continued. “We are going to be Ducey, for his part, said he was unworking at trying to bring that back down.’’ concerned even if hospitals do hit that Part of that, Christ said, will be a 80% level. “public health message.’’

He pointed out that all facilities are What that message includes, she required to have plans in place to exsaid, is encouraging people to wear a pand the number of beds by at least cloth face covering when they cannot 25% if needed. “physically distance’’ from others and The state also purchased the old and to make sure that they’re staying home vacant St. Luke’s Hospital in Tempe when they’re feeling sick. and is keeping it in what Christ calls Ducey endorsed that advice. a “warm ready’’ situation should the “I’m all for face masks when you beds there be needed. can’t physically distance,’’ he said.

Members of the Health System AlliAnd the governor said he does wear a ance of Arizona, which make up about 80 mask in those circumstances. percent of hospital beds, put out a state“I was in Walgreens picking up some ment of its own that there is sufficient bed things on the way home and I’ve been capacity “and surge plans are in place to to the grocery store,’’ Ducey said. “And continue to serve the people of Arizona.’’ in both places, I wore a face mask.’’

Christ also said that there are sufBut masks remain voluntary. ficient doctors and nurses available “There are some people that can’t should the number of COVID-19 pawear masks for whatever reason, short- tients increase sharply.

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Goodyear Police detectives are investigating a shooting death.

According to Jason Costello, a Goodyear Police spokesman, officers responded to a report of shots fired at the Serafina Apartments on Goodyear Boulevard at Estrella Parkway the night of June 11.

Police found Johnathan Grayson, with multiple gunshots in a vehicle. He died at the scene.

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He said were no other injuries to any citizens or officers. “The Goodyear Police believe this is an isolated incident and there is no threat to the community,” Costello said.

Police did not provide information on a suspect.

Body found in 1-10 median identified

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The body of a woman found in the median of I-10 in the Watson Road area on May 22 has been identified.

Buckeye Police Department spokeswoman Donna Rossi said Anaiah Walker, 16, of Mesa was believed to be

the victim of a hit and run.

Mesa Police listed Walker as a missing/runaway juvenile on Dec. 19.

“Buckeye detectives are working every angle of this case to find the driver responsible for Walker’s death,” Rossi said.

Board of Supervisors to appoint new justice of the peace

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The board accepted the resignation of Judge David M. Osterfeld on April 8.

The district includes Buckeye, Goodyear, Litchfield Park and Glendale.

According to state law, the appointee, like Osterfeld, must be a Republican who lives in the White Tank Justice Precinct. This person must be a regis-

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The Board of Supervisors will fill the vacancy in the coming weeks. The person selected will fulfill the remainder of the current term which runs through the end of 2022.

Applicants should send their letters of interest along with a resume to the Office of the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors, 301 W. Jefferson, 10th Floor, Phoenix, AZ 85003 or email clerkboard@maricopa.gov.

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Surging numbers of COVID-19 cases in Arizona have pushed some hospital intensive-care units to their limits in recent weeks, but health experts around the state said hospitals still have room to adapt – for now.

The Arizona Department of Health Services has recorded more than 15,000 new cases of the coronavirus so far this month, more than 40% of the total 36,705 cases since the disease was first reported in the state in January.

Those new patients are putting a strain on hospital beds, with more than 80% of ICU beds occupied as of June 15. Hospital administrators said they are coping, but one nurse said seeing the constant stream of COVID-19 patients is “soul-crushing.”

“I didn’t use to dread going to work but when I know I am going to be in the COVID unit, I dread it. I have the best job in the world but it’s just – soul crushing

is just the best way to describe it,” said Austin Kopas, an ICU nurse in Phoenix.

Experts say the pinch is being felt around the state, from hospitals in Phoenix to those in rural areas.

Hospitals are coping with the surge by shifting patients from maxed-out hospitals to those that still have space, a practice known as “load balancing.”

Becky Armendariz, a spokeswoman for Banner Health, described it in an email as “when you transfer patients or resources from one hospital to another so that no one hospital is stressed or overwhelmed with cases.”

Banner is also “upskilling,” training health care workers who do not normally work in an ICU to assist there.

The state health department reported June 15 that 82% of the state’s supply of ICU beds were occupied, leaving 18% available. Dr. Daniel Derksen said that state hospitals should be able to handle the patient load for the time being with the measures they are currently using.

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“Once we start getting in the single digits (for percentage of available beds), then we really have to employ other interventions to make sure you have the capacity to deal with what’s going on,” said Derksen, a University of Arizona professor.

Gov. Doug Ducey in March gave hospitals a month to develop plans for increasing ICU bed capacity by 50%, but Derksen said it is not clear how many hospitals met that goal. State health officials reminded hospitals over the weekend that they need to have those plans ready.

Derksen said the extra beds – and the workers needed to staff them – come from different areas of a hospital, which may be called on to contribute equipment, beds, staff and space Will Humble, the executive director of the Arizona Public Health Association, said there’s no single way for hospitals to make room for inpatient beds, calling it a “multipronged approach.”

One way hospitals can make the most of their space is by repurposing, turning a recovery room into an infectious disease ward, for example, or dedicating entire floors to COVID-19 patients.

The problem with that, Humble said, is that it requires staff to work overtime. That means someone who normally does surgeries would also have to work longer hours to see COVID-19 patients as well.

Humble said hospitals’ hardest decisions will come down to patients: They may have to begin delaying or canceling elective procedures, or start looking into discharge planning. That means discharging patients to a rehabilitation

hospital or sending them home instead of recuperating in the hospital, “even though under normal circumstances, you wouldn’t do that,” he said.

Derksen said the increase in COVID-19 cases is “almost certainly” the result of Ducey relaxing social-distancing and stay-at-home orders on May 15, when the spread of the disease appeared to be waning.

That allowed for packed public spaces during the Memorial Day weekend, followed by protests last week over the death of George Floyd that health officials worry could also end up spreading the virus.

Kopas said he expects another spike in cases. Since the virus has an incubation period of two weeks, he said he expects things will continue to get worse.

“It seems like because the state is opening up, people think it is going away,” Kopas said. “It is getting much worse, extremely quickly.”

Kopas said the safety protocols involved with COVID-19 can add work to even the simplest tasks, noting the case of one patient who called him back right after he had left the room. Unit rules require that gowns, goggles, and masks be wiped down with bleach and hung up to dry after every patient visit.

But when the patient called, Kopas “put on a mask that was still wet with bleach and put on everything just to go into the room” for what turned out to be an itch. The patient had been in bed so long that he lost the ability to do anything but move his fingers, so Kopas scratched the patient’s leg “for him because he is not strong enough to move.”

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Hatred for Trump supersedes truth

Editor: I love my country, the beacon of light and liberty to the world. I am disheartened by the hypocrisy and corruption of the left. When Dr. Blasey-Ford brought sexual assault charges against Kavanaugh, she was invited to speak in Congress.

The leftist #MeToo movement started “Believe all Women,” except Tara Reade.

I hope Reade’s allegation is false, but this hypocrisy is sickening. Gen. Flynn was falsely targeted, and Obama knew about it. Is this what Obama meant when he promised his administration would be the most transparent in history? Obama gave a political speech in Singapore and said old men should get out of the way.

Then he endorsed white guy Joe Biden, aged 77 years.

Hans Von Luck, a non-Nazi colonel in the German Wehrmacht during WWII observed: “We did not realize that we had become an instrument in Hitler’s policy...Fascinated by Hitler’s charisma and his ‘achievements,’ young men thronged into the Wehrmacht...How could a people from whom a Goethe and a Beethoven had sprung become blind slaves of such a leader and fall into hysteria...I believe all people are ready to follow idols and ideals if they become sufficiently emotionalized.”

Many among us have indeed become “sufficiently emotionalized.” Socialist hatred for Donald Trump supersedes truth, fact and law. Think on this a moment; would you like to be on trial in front of a prosecutor, judge, jury and press who are indifferent to truth and loathe your soul? When will this behavior be rightly considered hate crimes against Trump? The left’s brazen hypocrisy doesn’t end there. Biden will not be the Democratic nominee.

The DNC knows Bloomberg was right

when he said of the 2020 Dem hopefuls, “Trump’s going to eat them for lunch.”

The DNC is lying to Biden, too.

Jason Russell Goodyear

Vote ‘no’ on HB2724

Editor: In the February issue of Tonopah Times, there was an article entitled “Spurred by Egg Industry, Arizona Weighs a Ban on Caged Hens.” The bill HB2724 has passed the Arizona House of Representatives and is in the Senate. If passed by the Senate and signed into law, the state can ban the sale of all eggs laid by confined or caged hens starting in 2025.

Indiana-based Rose Acre Farms has one facility in Arizona and meets the proposed requirement. If they did not need regulatory action to choose a cage-free operation, why does Hickman’s Family Farms, the largest egg producer in Arizona, need a regulation to make the same business decision?

We do not need more government regulation. The public should have freedom of choice in purchasing eggs.

Email your senator to vote “no” on HB2724. They can be found at www. azleg.gov/emailazleg/?legislatorid=1929 and “click here” to send directly to her/him.

Sandy Larson Tonopah

Civil liberties

Editor: As Americans, we all enjoy certain rights as declared in the Constitution.

These rights were added to the Constitution in 1791 and were known as the Bill of Rights. Their main purpose was to constrain the power of the government by giving citizens certain rights.

These rights are also known as the first

10 amendments to the Constitution.

The first amendment deals with the freedom of religion, freedom to assembly and freedom of the press. The fifth and 14th amendments deal with protection against self-incrimination (Miranda) and the right to due process, something Gen. Flynn was not afforded to him, as recently exposed in documents made public. As a result, a review of the case was made by U.S. attorney Jeff Jensen and it was found that the Obama FBI had set up Gen. Flynn in a perjury trap to “get him to lie, so we can prosecute him or get him fired.”

Based on these findings and other troubling facts, the current DOJ decided to drop the charges against Gen. Flynn.

This decision has become controversial with the usual actors taking sides.

So, whose view is correct? One way to find out is to seek the opinion of the foremost expert on civil liberties, Alan Dershowitz (voted for Hilary in 2016), U.S. Constitutional scholar and law professor at Harvard for 50 years, now emeritus. In a May 8, article in Newsmax, Professor Dershowitz stated, “every civil libertarian should be applauding the Justice Department for dropping

its case against former National Security adviser Michael Flynn.” The professor gave three reasons why: the investigation was illegitimate because no crime had been committed, the Obama FBI had on tape a record of Gen. Flynn’s conversation with the Russian ambassador and thus were not looking for information, and finally all kinds of exculpatory information was not turned over because they knew Gen. Flynn was innocent. Indeed, Professor Dershowitz commented that the whole investigation was a “sham.” Unfortunately, the general was forced to plead guilty because the FBI had threatened to prosecute his son.

This criminal effort to frame a retired, honorable three-star Army general because the Obama administration disagreed with his views and despised the newly elected president may go down as one of the most egregious, dangerous abuses of power in our nation’s history.

Let’s hope it never happens again.

Igor Shpudejko Goodyear

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A message for pandemic protestors’ rights

Editor: I would like to respond to Charles Peabody’s letter on May 6. How can the “stay-at-home order” be unconstitutional? When the Constitution was written, there was no mention by the forefathers of any type of pandemic, and certainly no mention of the federal or state governments requesting a stay at home order in order to save countless lives from one of the worst diseases to strike the planet.

If protesters can’t take the state and federal governments attempt to save their lives, who are we to stop them from wanting to commit suicide?

These protesters who have ants in their pants, want to go protesting without masks and no sign of social distancing and bring home the virus to expose it to those who are intelligent enough to safeguard their lives and families.

It’s hard enough for the medical experts to try to help the state and federal

governments to stop the pandemic but the protestors make their job twice as difficult and drag the lockdown on and on much longer. If you have protesters in your family who insist on committing suicide or endangering your life by not following the guidelines that the rest of us follow to try to survive this life threatening event, if they leave your home to protest, make sure they know they will not be welcome back because you value your life and the lives of others in your home.

Stress to them that during this pandemic they won’t have a proper funeral because visitors won’t be allowed in and the churches are also in lockdown, so their demise will be pretty bleak.

But by all means, don’t deprive them of their constitutional rights to commit suicide! It means so much to them and God forbid we upset them.

Make the forefathers proud that you honored their Constitutional rights, so they can join our forefathers in peace.

Most of all, it would be a kind gesture to have a nice inscription on their tombstone when it is safe to get a tombstone to the cemetery. God only knows how much longer those of us who prefer to

live, will have to wear masks. It’s not fun when it’s 107, so I can hardly wait till it’s 117 outside. Hopefully the heat will slow down or stop COVID-19 so we can get back to normal. But, I guarantee if the forefathers were here and experienced their first pandemic of this magnitude, before finishing the Constitution, they would have inserted a paragraph or two to advise those of us who want to survive death from a pandemic, to listen to the medical and government experts who are directing our safety, for the sake of the survival of humanity.

I’m also sure that they would throw in a few words to protesters to back off and let the experts do their job. If the protesters wish to join our forefathers in the hereafter, please stress to them that you don’t want them to drag you with them to their early grave. I’m sure the Constitution will be fully explained to the protesters when they arrive at the Pearly Gates. Not Mr. Peabody’s version of course. Medicine has advanced quite a lot since the Constitution was written.

Medical masks were not invented yet nor the ability of countries to use biological warfare, nor nuclear weapons.

Nobody besides those responsible for

this virus knew that it is impossible for a Constitution to protect the world from a virus of this magnitude, so why is it so hard to try to save billions of lives?

James Logan Buckeye

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played at Grand Canyon and had unlimited range.

There was a beauty to the games, Austin, whose drives to the basket endsomething artistic that ed one of two ways – with maybe I cannot convey him scoring or him calling in words: The thud of the a foul because someone had ball against the gym floor; breathed in his direction. the riotous squeaks and Can you tell maybe I squeals of hightops on lacheld a grudge? quered hardwood; the dim There was Adrian, slenlight, the frayed nets hangder as a tree branch, his hair ing from the rims. often in tight cornrows, his This was the downtown speed and handle with the Phoenix YMCA through ball something few could the 1990s and the beginning match. of this decade, a lunchtime And Ralph, a 20-someDAVID LEIBOWITZ basketball game that I rarething, loud, profane, a bally missed for a dozen years running. ler. The last I’d heard, he’d become a It was the best hour of my day for boxing ring announcer, which seems years, a time of sweat and trash talk, of like a perfect match of braggadocio hard-headed competition, and of men and professional skill. (and the occasional woman) of all backReporters from the Republic would grounds, all cultures and colors, all de- play, like John the martial artist and grees of education, all walks of life, con- Craig in his Oregon Ducks T-shirts. tent to play five on five to 11 by ones.

So would Paul the prosecutor and I miss those days and the people Bob and Pete, the defense lawyers, that populated them the way I miss and Manny and Michael, a father and my youth. Down to the marrow of my son team, and Danny, the Samoan NFL bones. nose guard, and Jaime, my buddy from The old downtown Y basketball game Hell’s Kitchen, and a guy everyone – bears mention now because I wonder if himself included – called Fat Mike. such a gathering could still exist today, If it sounds like a random crowd, it was. in 2020, amid our time of infinite points Which is my point exactly and the beauty of division. Is it possible for a gym in of disorganized sports back in the day. this Valley to draw together human beThese games weren’t about making a ings so utterly different to play pickup cultural point, which is itself a cultural basketball without an argument, a fist- point: It is possible to connect with othfight or a riot breaking out? er human beings, to get to know them, If there is such a game, I’d love to to play with them and against them, hear about it. and to learn respect for one another, in Back then, it wasn’t just possible – settings besides a classroom or work. basketball at lunch was an absolute.

So much of what I know about peoI’d plan my day around it, as would ple who look nothing like me came in 20 or 30 other guys, men between the these unguarded moments, when they ages of 18 and 60-plus, guys who’d quite literally guarded me. played in high school and college, guys We played. We won and lost. We arwho could drain jumpshots from 27 gued. We sat on the sidelines and waited feet and guys who could barely make to have the next. We spoke, we learned. a layup.

I lived it myself once, for real, in a gym Friday was the big day, when every- downtown. I wrote it down so maybe one showed up. Frank, built solid as a you’d believe I’m not making it up. hunk of stone, a deadly outside shot David Leibowitz has called the Valley home who’d played quarterback in college. since 1995. Contact david@leibowitzsolo.com Ricky D., the TV cameraman who’d

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Reader Viola DuBay, who lives in Estrella Mountain Ranch, is hungry: “I am asking if you have any possible opening day for both Culver’s and Sonic on Estrella Parkway in Goodyear?” she emailed. “I am anxious to use them both — so close to home.”

Greg Landon, who also owns the Verrado Culver’s in Buckeye, said he is shooting for an August opening of the Goodyear Culver’s, at 130 N. Estrella Parkway.

As for Sonic Drive-in at 85 N. Estrella Parkway, Business Briefcase is still working on tracking down the opening day — but it should be soon, as the

restaurant chain is hiring crew members for that location.

“It never gets dull here!” promises the hiring notice. “Motivated individuals who are team players and committed to keeping our drive-in restaurants clean and safe.”

The retro hamburger stand is also looking for managers and “skating carhops.”

To apply or for more information, visit careers.sonicdrivein.com.

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A final plat subdividing 15 acres into Wednesday to Friday and 9 a.m. to 3 48 single family lots at the northeast p.m. Saturday. corner of Mountain Vista Drive and •Someone has to feed all the new CantaMia Parkway. people coming to the West Valley, A final plat for Estrella Parcel subdiright? viding approximately 14.86 acres into Buckeye and Goodyear are two of 62 America’s fastest-growing cities, and The rezoning of 82 acres at Riverside neither seems to be slowing down.

Park/Goodyear 82 to general industriBuilding permits at both cities are al, allowing for building heights up to up over last year and city councils are 70 feet. jogging along to keep up with requests.

The latter is a shift away from the The Buckeye City Council June 16 developer’s original planned area deagenda includes: velopment of a residential/commercial Request for approval of a final plat area. for Village at Sundance Parcel 3B, for The reason, as agenda material sumup to 67 homes. marizes, is the Arizona State DepartRequest for approval of a final plat ment of Transportation revised plan for for Village at Sundance Parcel 4, 132 the future State Route 30, which would homes. now run right through the Goodyear 82 Request for approval of a final plat property. for Village at Sundance Parcel 5, for up “Based on staff and applicant conto 116 single-family lots. cerns regarding the property being deRequest for approval of a final plat veloped as single-family residential, for Sun City Festival Parcel A1 Phase adjacency to a future freeway as well 4, at the northwest corner of Sun Valley as existing high-capacity power lines .

Parkway and Canyon Springs Boule- . . both supported a rezone to a more vard, for up to 33 age-restricted homes. appropriate industrial land use.”

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Restaurants struggling to adjust to ‘the new normal’

BY KATHERINE CAMBERG West Valley View Staff Writer

Restaurants, perhaps more than any other businesses, have been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic. For more than a month, they were only open for takeout or delivery due to state restrictions.

Even now that they are able to serve customers for dining in, restaurants are making changes to adapt to a new reality.

According to the National Restaurant Association, May revenues nationwide were down 50% from two months earlier. The industry has also lost around 4.6 million jobs since the beginning of the pandemic.

In Arizona, restaurants employed over 300,00 people in 2019, 11% of the workforce, before the pandemic started.

Yet some restaurants have been able to adjust.

Pete’s Fish and Chips, a local chain with restaurants in Tolleson and Glendale, has thrived despite the pandemic.

They have drive-thru windows that allowed them to stay busy during the lockdown. After the lockdown was lifted, they attracted even more business.

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“As soon as people felt more at ease going out, we saw an uptick in business,” said Pat Foster, co-owner and daughter of Peter Grant, who founded the restaurant in 1947.

Foster said Pete’s Fish and Chips has implemented new cleaning procedures but has otherwise seen its business continue much as it has for 73 years.

Other restaurants, such as Sipping Sisters (left) and Gus’s Pizza (right) are two of the many restaurants struggling with the implications of the COVID-19 panDesert Rose Pizza & Gas- demic. (Photos provided) tropub in Glendale, made the difficult decision to close during the the community. its grand opening just three days before lockdown.

“With us being around for eight years the shutdown began.

Since reopening, business isn’t back we have built A strong relationship with The new venue lost the momentum to normal but there has been support the locals. We have the support of the it would have had from its opening and for local businesses. Desert Rose owner Goodyear area. With COVID-19 we could no longer sell its food at festivals.

Teresa Outzen said, “We see returning took a big hit. We definitely had our ups Despite these challenges, Sipping Siscustomers and new people coming in to and downs,” owner Wrad Ali said. ters stayed open. support us, which is great.”

Gus’ Pizza took time in the shut down “We got a lot of local support,” owner Gus’ Pizza in Goodyear is another to remodel and it will soon introduce an Heather Peoples said. “We had people example of a local restaurant that has updated menu. driving all the way from Mesa to give us stayed in business with the support of Sipping Sisters Café in Avondale had some support.”

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Bath Nutts supports God, family with body products

BY CHRISTINA FUOCO-KARASINSKI West Valley View Executive Editor

Jordan McNutt’s goal is to live on an off-grid homestead when she and her husband are empty nesters.

But one thing she’s not ready to leave behind are luxury skin care items.

So, the Tonopah resident is making them herself.

Bath Nutts offers handcrafted bath and body products, including goat milk

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soap made with fresh, raw goat milk off the McNutts’ farm.

“Knowing we wanted to live on an off-grid homestead, I would either have to give up luxury skin care items or learn how to make them myself,” McNutt said. “It was more of a hobby business until about a year ago, when I met Sophia Martinez of Screws and Sparkles in Buckeye.

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business to a small business. I’ve been able to provide for my family by selling the products in Screws and Sparkles, but give more to God. It was certainly all God. I could feel him pushing me to talk to her.”

A Phoenix Church of Christ member, McNutt honors God with her products, as every piece has Scripture on them.

“The Scriptures I put on them, I have prayed about beforehand and God shows me what to place on the products, something I’m learning about that really tugs at my heart.”

Bath Nutts has a variety of products besides the handcrafted goat milk soap—bath bombs; face care; soy candles with wooden wicks, wax melts and linen spray; liquid hand soap; hair care; shower steamers; emulsified sugar scrubs; lip balm; Arnica pain-relieving cream and body butter. Prices start at $5—a price point that was important to her.

“I home school our kids,” she said.

“It’s important to have something that other stay-at-home moms can afford.”

McNutt makes the items in her spare bedroom, keeping them as natural as possible. Her goal is to keep her customers safe.

“I do have preservatives in some of my products,” McNutt said. “I use preservatives in products that include water, like the lotions and the sugar scrubs. If a product does not contain

water, preservatives aren’t necessary.

Bacteria and mold love water. They feed on that water, if you don’t have the preservative to counteract it.”

McNutt attended West Texas A&M University, where she studied music performance. She performed with a few small-town symphonies, gave music lessons and worked in the university’s music library. McNutt and her husband, Nathaniel, have three children—2, 5 and 9. They moved to Arizona when Nathaniel was assigned to Luke Air Force Base. He still works there as a civilian firearms instructor.

“When he got out, we decided to stay.

We love it here. We live on a small farm right now,” she said. “The children love helping with the animals—milking goats, feeding pigs and chickens.”

The McNutts are looking forward to returning to nature.

“I think living off the grid is about getting back to how God designed things,” she said. “We’re going to work hard living off the land, providing for the family, old-fashioned style. We can get so wrapped up in technology and media and things going on around the world. We need to stop and look around us at nature and the creatures God made for us.”

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Phoenix Rescue Mission serves struggling families in West Valley

BY ALLEN AWFE

West Valley View Staff Writer

Nathan Smith has a mission.

His goal, as the new chief program officer of Phoenix Rescue Mission, is to provide food, water, housing and programs for low-income families and struggling or homeless individuals in the Valley.

“We serve over a 100 household.

They come in for food each day and we give them grocery carts of food five days a week,” said Smith, whose organization serves challenged populations in Goodyear, Avondale, Glendale and Peoria, .

The homeless outreach program has various sub-programs, which include “day-labor for individuals living on the streets, case management, housing, and criminal justice diversion,” Smith said.

The Phoenix Rescue Mission’s Glendale Works offers day jobs to homeless individuals who are paid $60 a day for four days a week. These jobs include beautification projects, such as cleaning parks and communities in Glendale.

The program’s Glendale offerings also include Hope for Hunger, which reaches into Peoria.

A graduate of Grand Canyon University and Avondale’s Estrella Mountain Community College, Smith has long been interested in helping the less fortunate.

He previously worked for Academia Church, Arizona Organizing Project, Mountain View Christian Church and has been with the Phoenix Rescue Mission for over six years.

In 2008, Smith along with a few pastors from his church, went on a mission trip to India. This trip, in which he worked in orphanages and schools in impoverished communities was the source of his passion for helping impoverished people.

“Really from that point I kind of knew that I was going to be spending

the rest of my life working with people like this,” Smith said. “Life was changed forever.”

Out of a sense of purpose, he went back to India five more times.

Back home, he also helps Phoenix Rescue Mission with its bigger, site-based services, like its men’s and women’s residential recovery campuses, which are in the Central City South Phoenix area. This is a short-term, crisis stabilization shelter for people who are experiencing trauma like homelessness or domestic violence.

“From there, they can either go into our recovery program, which is anywhere from two to 24 months long or we place them in another setting if they just need a place to stay for a couple days,” Smith said.

The various cities fund Phoenix Rescue Mission for different purposes. For instance, Peoria officials are particularly interested in diverting homeless individuals away from going in and out of jail.

“The idea is to get them out of this situation because if they got into certain services, they might not be interacting with the justice system so frequently. So the city of Peoria has invested money in our criminal justice diversion program,” Smith said.

Solutions Program gives individuals the tools to have a steady income and stable housing, through vocational assistance that helps the individual achieve a sustainable income. That is followed by a three-month residential program to develop a re-entry plan and support system to prepare for independent living.

The Phoenix Rescue Mission is also expanding its Transforming Lives Center, a drug and alcohol addiction recovery center at 1801 S. 35th Avenue in West Phoenix.

“We really want to be about getting people financially sustainable and we want to do it in a way that’s collabo-

rative with the community around us rather than us owning it all ourselves,” Smith said.

Phoenix Rescue Mission has programs in Goodyear as well, like the Hope Coach Mobile Outreach. There are four vehicles in this program, one of which is in Goodyear. The mission’s staff or volunteers drive around the Valley and distribute items like food, water and hygiene supplies to various homeless individuals and families.

Nathan Smith summarized what he and his organization hope to do for the West Valley: “The goal of our programs is to put a dent in hunger, to put a dent in homelessness or addiction.”

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Nathan Smith, the new chief program officer of Phoenix Rescue Mission, aims “to put a dent in homelessness.” (Photo courtesy Phoenix Rescue Mission)

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Meals of Joy to host third annual Duck Derby fundraiser July 2

BY WEST VALLEY VIEW STAFF

Goodyear’s Meals of Joy, a nonprofit meal delivery service for seniors in need, is hosting its third annual Duck Derby rubber duck race Thursday, July 2.

In the past, the event has been hosted live, but due to social distancing guidelines, the Duck Derby will take place with a streaming broadcast of the race hosted without spectators.

Meals of Joy has set up a GoFundMe event page where Duck Derby fans can buy their ducks.

The Duck Derby plans to launch 4,000 rubber ducks and the first-place

winner will get $1,000.

Ducks are on sale and all proceeds will benefit Meals of Joy to support its mission to deliver a fresh, hot meal to every senior in need. With the COVID-19 crisis, Meals of Joy has seen exponential growth and is serving three times more meals to seniors, with as many as 700 meals delivered each week.

Meals of Joy provides meals to residents of Goodyear, Avondale, Litchfield Park, Buckeye, Sun City/Sun City West, Surprise, Peoria and Glendale.

The community is invited to watch the race online to see which ducks

come up winners via the Meals of Joy Duck Derby Facebook page. The race will be prerecorded and the public will not be able to view the event live.

The minimum duck purchase price is a two for $10 Duck Duo and other duck The Duck Derby rubber duck race will help fund Goodyear’s Meals packages are available on the of Joy, which serves hot meals to seniors in need. (Photos courtesy Duck Derby GoFundMe page. Meals of Joy) The owner of the ticket with the first- Derby GoFundMe rebrand.ly/Duckplace duck will win $1,000, second place DerbyAZ. (The website was listed inwins $750 and third place wins $500. correctly in a West Valley View story Ducks can be purchased at the Duck June 10.)

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The Buckeye Union High School District moved forward with in-person ceremonies last week.

At Goodyear Ballpark, Buckeye Union High School had its graduation ceremony June 8, followed by Youngker High School June 9 and Estrella Foothills High School June 10.

Each school practiced social distancing, with students seated 6 feet apart.

Tolleson Union High School District schools (Copper Canyon, La Joya, Sierra Linda, Tolleson, University, West Point and Westview) canceled graduation ceremonies scheduled for June 29 at State Farm Stadium.

Agua Fria Union High School District graduation for Agua Fria, Canyon View, Desert Edge, Millennium and Verrado high schools is scheduled for July 1 at State Farm Stadium.

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TUHSD cancels graduation ceremony for seven high schools

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In a June 11 letter to parents as well as information on its website, Tolleson Union High School District announced it will cancel graduations for Copper Canyon, La Joya, Sierra Linda, Tolleson, University, West Point and Westview high schools.

After the coronavirus pandemic, graduation originally planned for May was rescheduled.

“It was our sincere intent to hold graduation at State Farm Stadium for our graduates and their families. We were hopeful that COVID-19 cases would decline and we could safely hold an in-person graduation ceremony. The tentative graduation ceremonies originally scheduled on June 29 at State Farm Stadium unfortunately will need to be canceled due to an abundance of caution for the safety and security of our students and their families,” said

the letter from Nora Gutierrez, the TUHSD superintendent.

The letter noted the plan for June 29 was “tentative and subject to change due to the ever-changing COVID-19 situation.

“We came to this decision after thoughtful consideration and concern for the health and safety of our graduates, their families, and our staff. With current COVID-19 cases and deaths spiking in Arizona and too many unknown factors, it became apparent that we would not be able to safely proceed with the graduation ceremonies at State Farm Stadium.

Also, the restrictions and guidelines from State Farm Stadium would not allow for a normal graduation ceremony experience that our students and their families deserve,” Gutierrez said.

“Schools are planning individual celebrations. They will reach out to parents directly with details,” said Joseph Ortiz, a district spokesman.

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Know a student who’s doing something remarkable? Tell us about it!

Email Tom Scanlon at tscanlon@westvalleyview.com.

Dane Barthule of Avondale has Adrian Slabinski of Litchfield Park and completed the doctor of pharmacy de- Timothy Light of Waddell made the presgree at the College of Pharmacy-Glen- ident’s honor roll for the spring semester. dale (CPG) of Midwestern University. Both had 4.0 grade point averages.

The University of Wisconsin-MadHe graduated from Desert Edge High School in 2006, and earned a bache- ison announced Danielle Lennon of lor’s degree from Arizona State Uni- Litchfield Park made the dean’s list.

Michaela Daniels and Ashton versity - West Campus in 2012, and a master’s degree in biomedical sciences Hooley, both of Goodyear, made the from Midwestern University. While at University of Iowa president’s list.

Midwestern, he served as the chaplain Jake Schotter of Goodyear made the of Kappa Psi Pharmaceutical Fraternity. Freed-Hardeman (Henderson, TennesHe participated in several commu- see) dean’s list for the spring semester.

Nia Duplain, of Buckeye graduated nity service projects such as Feed My Starving Children, Habitat for Human- with a bachelor’s degree in molecular ity and Midwestern’s H.O.M.E. pro- biology from Colorado College.

Elle Freitas of Buckeye made the gram, providing medical services to the homeless. He plans to work for Fry’s Southeast Missouri State University Food and Drug as a staff pharmacist spring dean’s list. and become involved in diabetic educaAndrew Maxson of Tolleson was tion and immunization administration. named to Graceland University’s 2020 Bismarck State College announced spring honors list.

Litchfield Park supports the Arizona Education Progress Meter

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The city of Litchfield Park recently announced its support of the Arizona Education Progress Meter along with the statewide goal to boost postsecondary attainment to 60% by the year 2030.

Launched in early 2016 with the backing of 40 endorsers, the Progress Meter was developed by Expect More Arizona and the Center for the Future of Arizona to cohere a set of key met-

rics that support a shared vision for a world-class education in Arizona.

“Improving our schools will improve our whole city,” said Litchfield Park Mayor Thomas L. Schoaf. “We’re excited to use the Progress Meter to evaluate how we’re doing on everything from early learning through college and career.”

The city joins a number of other local municipalities and government agencies across the state that have signed

on in support of the Progress Meter, including Buckeye, Glendale, Phoenix and Tolleson.

The Progress Meter represents key milestones on the path to improving educational opportunities and outcomes for all Arizonans. Progress made in each area will ultimately create a more prosperous economy, ensure students have the knowledge and credentials necessary for good jobs and improve the civic health of communities.

A few West Valley districts have shown impressive growth.

At Litchfield Elementary School District third grade reading proficiency increased from 49% in the 2015-16 school year to 56% in 2018-19.

And Agua Fria Union High School District’s high school graduation rate went from 84% in 2014 to 95% in 2019.

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Avondale student lands job at Honeywell

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Honeywell hired Martin Hernandez, a graduate of Westview High School in Avondale, through the Jobs for Arizona’s Graduates (JAG) program.

Hernandez was hired to help produce critical personal protective equipment (PPE) during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond. The two JAG students were hired as assemblers in the Honeywell Aerospace Phoenix plant, where they will be making N95 masks to meet the urgent need of frontline workers during the coronavirus outbreak. Their responsibilities will include overseeing the machinery and quality testing.

“It’s gratifying that our students are securing meaningful work at one of Arizona’s most prominent companies, especially during this very difficult job market. This is an amazing opportunity for our students to utilize the job skills they have learned through the JAG program to contribute positively during this crisis,” said Graciela Garcia Candia, president of Jobs for Arizona’s Graduates.

“We’re highly impressed by Honeywell’s extremely high standards for employee safety in the midst of this pandemic, and the JAG team feels very comfortable sending our students to work there.”

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Honeywell is producing millions of N95 masks, converting space within existing manufacturing facilities to address the unprecedented demand for safety gear.

An N95 mask is a respirator specifically built with materials that filter out particles in the air with 95% efficiency. Honeywell has implemented safety precautions in its facilities, per CDC guidelines, to help keep employees safe and healthy. These protocols include frequent cleaning and sanitizing, restricting site access, and enforcing proper social distancing.

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Alford Olen Richardson Alford Richardson went to be with the Lord on April 27 he is survived by his wife leora of 65 years. Three children seven grandchildren ten great grandchildren and one great great grandchild

Anita Bejarano Trinidad Anita Bejarano Trinidad of Tolleson, AZ passed away on June 7, 2020 in Tolleson, AZ with her family at her side at the age of 89. She was born in Anthony, New Mexico, April 2, 1931 to Elauterio and Luisa Bejarano. She is survived by her husband John S. Trinidad. A visitation will start at 10:00 AM at The Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church 512 N. 93rd Ave. Tolleson, AZ 85353 and a Funeral Mass to follow at 11:00 AM. A graveside service will start at 12:15 at Holy Cross Cemetery Cemetery. To see full obituary and leave condolences visit AdvantageCrystalRose.com

Jessie Duane Swindle Jessie Duane Swindle age 28 of Buckeye, Arizona passed away February 25th 2020 in Buckeye,Arizona. He was born on February 19th 1992 to Shane and Terry Swindle. He graduated from Estrella Foothills High School in 2010. He was a jack of all trades.

His jobs included truck driver, pipeliner, farmhand, but mostly he was just a genuine Cowboy. Jessie is survived by his Father Shane and Mother Terry Swindle, Sister Ashley, and two brothers Bubba, his wife Krystin Swindle, and Cody Swindle, his grandfather and grandmother Gary and Martha Wingfield. He left behind his niece Taylor and nephew Stetson Swindle who loved him unconditionally.

We invite all to come and celebrate Jessie Swindle's life as the Cowboy Rides Away.

A celebration of life will be held at 2:00 PM on June 27th 2020 at White Tanks Southern Baptist Church, 1420 North 192nd Avenue, Buckeye, AZ, USA.

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Leslie Marie Casillas Leslie Marie Casillas of Buckeye, AZ passed away on May 15, 2020 in Goodyear, AZ at the age of 42. She was born in Tucson, AZ November 8, 1977 to Michael and Carolyn Chastain.

She is survived by her Husband Ernest J. Casillas and 2 daughters, Eylsia and Ariana.

A Funeral Mass will be held Wednesday June 17, 2020 10:30 AM at Saint Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church 137120 W. Thomas Rd. Avondale, AZ 85392.

Diedrich III Prigge Diedrich Prigge III, Lt. Col USAF (Retired) age 89, passed away on April 20, 2020 in Denison, Texas. He was Born August 29, 1930 in Kapa'a Kauai. "Dick" began his distinguished 22-year career in the United States Air Force as a Fighter Pilot.

He and His beloved wife Betty raised three sons while being stationed all over the world for his military duties. After retiring as a Commanding Officer at Luke Air Force Base, Lieutenant Colonel Prigge and his wife settled in nearby Buckeye, AZ where they made their home for 46 years. After his military service, Dick worked for Odom Drilling installing pumps and water tank systems in the Buckeye area. He and Betty were treasured community members who always had an open door for visits from friends and family. Dick was an avid outdoorsman who enjoyed golf, hunting and fishing.

Dick was preceded in death by wife Elizabeth "Betty", Son Diedrich Prigge IV (Debbie), and sister Beverly Juelle Brun. He is survived by son Stuart M. Prigge (Regina), son Terance T. Prigge, four grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.

Military Service will be June 26, 2020 at Greenway Memory Lawn Mortuary at 719 N 27th Ave, Phoenix, AZ.

Gabriel Flores Chacon, age 69, of Phoenix, Az passed away on June 2, 2020. He was born on March 18, 1951 to Gabriel Lopez Chacon and Lucia F. Flores in Phoenix, Arizona.Gabriel served in the United States Army from November of 1970 to November of 1973. He is survived by his daughter; Monica Tavarez, his son; Gabriel Chacon Jr., his sisters; Alice Orozco, Irene Sabala, and Eloise Chacon, and his brothers; George and Daniel Chacon, and Tony Ayala. Gabriel is also survived by his five grandchildren.Services are private.

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Bob and his family are long time residents of Arizona. Bob was raised on the family homestead at 91st Ave. and Camelback, where he learned the value of a hard days work. Starting at the age of 5, he would milk the cows and eventually venture off to Pendergast School, and later Tolleson Union High School. Bob spent 20 years as a valued employee of Maricopa County's Flood Control District, where his family affectionally referred to him as their "Dam Man." Later, Bob reconnected with his roots, returning to the farm. He enjoyed his time out on the tractor and especially tending to his cattle. Bob always had a way with people and found it impossible to meet a stranger. Bob is survived by Kate Rowland Pendergast, his wife of 53 years, son Robert Pendergast, daughter Ruth Pendergast Sissel, son-in-law Mike Sissel, granddaughters Emerson and Ivy Sissel, sister Kappy Maunder, sister Marilyn Dickey. He will by deeply missed by his family and all who knew him well. His contagious laughter and the way he made you feel will continue to impact our lives.

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OBITUARIES William Wayne Jordan On Thursday, June 4th, William Wayne Jordan (Billy Wayne), of Avondale, passed away at age 61.

He was preceded in death by his father, Larry, and mother, Faye. He is survived by his three children, Kari, Randi, and Kristin, his brother, Larry Jordan, and sister, Dawn Johnson, twelve grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren.

Babbette Ann Mccowat Babbette Ann McCowat, age 57, of Avondale, Arizona died May 26, 2020 from complications related to lung cancer. Babbette was born March 14, 1963 to Doyle and Analie Maccree in San Diego, California. She was a bright, loving and accomplished woman. She worked in labs and became a certified histologist where worked for over 20 years throughout Southern California until her illness made it impossible to continue at which time she moved to Arizona.

Babbette is survived by her daughter, Stephanie McCowat of Denver, CO. her mother, Analie Maccree of Goodyear, AZ her siblings: Marlena Young of El Cajon, CA, Kevin Maccree of Roland, AR, Dianna Maccree of Avondale, AZ, Alison Fricchione of Mocksville, NC, Dori Glantz of Phoenix, AZ, Kimberly Marietta of Buford, GA and Thomas Maccree of Buford, GA. She will always be loved and missed.

Private memorial services were held with family only and her ashes were taken home to San Diego, California.

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OBITUARIES Leroy Pierre Wilson

Leroy "Lee" Pierre Wilson, age 77, of Buckeye, Arizona passed away on June 2, 2020. Leroy was born on September 12, 1942 to Howard M. Wilson and Marjorie L. Jones in Columbus, Ohio. Services are private.

Condolences for the family can be left at http://www.thompsonfuneralchapel.com/obit uary/leroylee-pierre-wilson.

David James Holter

David James Holter, age 66, of Buckeye, Arizona passed away on May 22, 2020. He was born on January 3, 1954 to Norbert and Donna Holter in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

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Edward Thomas Donahue Edward Thomas Donahue passed away peacefully on June 10, 2020 in Litchfield Park, Arizona. He was born on August 9, 1929 in Hazelton, Pennsylvania. He is survived by his wife of 66 years, Connie Duane Donahue. They have eight children, twenty-one grandchildren, and six great grandchildren.

He is also survived by his brother Eugene Donahue of Atlanta, Georgia. He was preceded in death by his youngest son David and brother James.

Ed received degrees from Penn State and Harvard Business School. Following Penn State, he was an Air Force Intelligence officer during the Korean War. He started his career working for two professors from Harvard and MIT who had developed a unique airplane called the Helio Courier. Ed obtained his pilot's license and became their first salesperson.

Ed worked for several national companies in executive positions including Clark Equipment in Michigan, Challenge Cook in California, and Cummins Engine Company in Seattle and Alaska. He founded Power Motive Inc. in Denver, Colorado, Cummins XL in Wyoming and Montana, and Southwest Peterbilt in Phoenix and New Mexico. He was elected President of the American Truck Dealers Association. He was a member of Rotary Club in Denver and Serra Club in Phoenix.

He will be inurned at Holy Cross Cemetary in Avondale, AZ. There will be a private service with immediate family at a later date.

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Valley Utilities Water Co. Inc. 6808 N. Dysart Rd., Suite 112 Glendale, AZ 85307 (623) 935-1100 2019 Drinking Water Annual Water Quality Report We’re pleased to present to you this year’s Annual Water Quality Report. This report is designed to inform you about the water quality and services we deliver to you every day. Our constant goal is to provide you with a safe and dependable supply of drinking water. We want you to understand the efforts we make to continually monitor the water quality process and protect our water resources. We are committed to ensuring the quality of the water provided to you. We are pleased to report that our drinking water is safe and meets federal and state requirements.

This report shows our water quality and what it means.

Our water and its source.

Valley Utilities water comes from deep underground, from the Agua Fria aquifer. Our aquifer was created primarily from mountain runoff and storm water infiltrating beneath the ground along the Agua Fria River and up in the Bradshaw mountain range.

Our wells pump water from 350 to 800 feet below the earth’s surface from the aquifer. Water from the wells is pumped into storage tanks. With a series of booster pumps, the water is pressurized and pumped through transmission and distribution mains to reach your home.

Source Water Assessment Report Source water protection is a method to identify, develop and implement local measures that advance the protection of the drinking water supply. Based on the information currently available on the hydro geologic setting of and the adjacent land uses that are in the specified proximity of the drinking water sources of Valley Utilities Water Company Inc., A.D.E.Q. has given a low risk designation for the degree to which our public water system drinking water sources are protected. The Source Water Assessment Report is available at our office upon your request.

Who do I contact if I have any questions about Valley Utilities drinking water supply or this report? If you have any questions about your water or this report please call (623) 935-1100 during normal business hours (8:00 am to 11:30 am & 12:30 pm to 4:00 pm., Tuesday through Friday, except holidays.)

Monitoring your drinking water is important to us.

Valley Utilities Water Company and the State of Arizona via ADEQ’s Monitoring Assistance Program, routinely monitors for constituents in your drinking water according to Federal and State laws. This table shows the results of our monitoring for the period of January 1st to December 31st, 2019. Drinking water, including bottled water, may reasonably be expected to contain at least small amounts of some contaminants. The presence of contaminants does not necessarily indicate that water poses a health risk. More information about contaminants and potential health effects can be obtained by calling EPA’s Safe Drinking Water Hotline (1-800-426-4791). Some people may be more vulnerable to contaminants in drinking water than the general population. Immuno-compromised persons such as persons with cancer undergoing chemotherapy, persons who have undergone organ transplants, people with HIV/AIDS or other immune system disorders, some elderly, and infants can be particularly at risk from infections. These people should seek advice about drinking water from their healthcare providers. Environmental Protection Agency/Center For Disease Control guidelines on appropriate means to lessen the risk of infection by Cryptosporidium and other microbial contaminants are available from the Safe Drinking Water Hotline (1-800-426-4791).

The sources of drinking water (both tap water and bottled water) include rivers, lakes, streams, ponds, reservoirs, springs, and wells. As water travels over the surface of the land or through the land, it dissolves naturally occurring minerals and, in some cases, radio active material, and can pick up substances

resulting from the presence of animals or from human activity.

Contaminants that may be present in source water include: • Microbial contaminants, such as viruses and bacteria, which may come from sewage treatment plants, septic systems, agricultural livestock operations, and wildlife.

• Inorganic contaminants, such as salts and metals, which can be naturally-occurring or result from urban storm water runoff, industrial or domestic wastewater discharges, oil and gas production, mining, or farming.

• For public Pesticides and herbicides which may come from a variety of sources such as agriculture, urban storm water run-off and residential uses.

• Organic chemical contaminants, including synthetic and volatile organic chemicals, which are byproducts of industrial processes and petroleum production, and can also come from gas stations, urban storm water run-off, and septic systems.

• Radioactive contaminants, which can be naturally occurring, will be the result of oil and gas production and mining activities.

In order to insure that tap water is safe to drink, EPA prescribes regulations, which limit the amount of certain contaminants in water provided by public water systems. Food and drug administration regulations establish limits for contaminants in bottled water, which must provide the same protection for public health.

Lead and Copper Health Information If present, elevated levels of lead can cause serious health problems, especially for pregnant women and young children. Lead in drinking water is primarily from materials and components associated with service lines and home plumbing. Valley Utilities Water Co. is responsible for providing high quality drinking water, but cannot control the variety of materials used in plumbing components. When your water has been sitting for several hours, you can minimize the potential for lead exposure by flushing your tap for 30 seconds to 2 minutes before using water for drinking or cooking. If you are concerned about lead in your water, you may wish to have your water tested. Information on lead in drinking water, testing methods, and steps you can take to minimize exposure is available from the Safe Drinking Water Hotline or at http://www.epa.gov/safewater/lead.

Arsenic Health Information “While your drinking water meets EPA’s standard for arsenic, it does contain low levels of arsenic. EPA’s standard balances the current understanding of arsenic’s possible health effects against the costs of removing arsenic from drinking water. EPA continues to research the health effects of low levels of arsenic, which is a mineral known to cause cancer in humans at high concentrations and is linked to other health effects such as skin damage and circulatory problems.”

Tierra Buena Water Company Contaminant

2019 WATER QUALITY RESULTS

Violation

Y/N

Collection Date

Highest Level Detected

Range of Levels Detected

Total Coliform Bacteria

N

2019

0

n/a

n/a

Fecal coliform and E.coli Chlorine Disinfectant Residual (ppm)

N

2019

0

n/a

n/a

0

0

Human and animal fecal waste

N

2019

1

.59 – 1.22

mg/l

MRDL=4

MRDL=4

Water additives used to control microbes

Total Trihalomethanes (TTHM)

N

2019

1.8

1.8 - 1.8

ppb

NA

80

Byproducts from disinfection of drinking water.

Haloaecitic Acids (HAA5)

N

2019

ND

ND

ppb

NA

60

Byproducts from disinfection of drinking water.

Copper

N

2017

90th

NA

ppm

1.3

Erosion of natural deposits; Leaching from wood preservations; Corrosion of household plumbing systems.

NA

ppb

Action Level 1.3 Action Level 0

15

Corrosion of household plumbing systems; Erosion of natural deposits.

Erosion of natural deposits; runoff from orchards; runoff from glass and electronics production wastes Erosion of natural deposits; water additive which promotes strong teeth; discharge from fertilizer and aluminum factories Runoff from fertilizer use; leaching from septic tanks, sewage; erosion of natural deposits Discharge of drilling wastes; Discharge from metal refineries; Erosion of natural deposits.

Unit Measurem ent

Regulated Contaminants

Percentile

0.12

Lead

N

2017

90th

Percentile

15

Arsenic

N

2019

Fluoride

N

Nitrate (as Nitrogen)

MCLG

0

Inorganic Contaminants

MCL

presence of coliform bacteria in 5% of monthly samples

Likely Source of Contamination

Naturally present in the environment

7.2

6.2 – 7.2

ppb

n/a

10

2014

1

1-1

ppm

4.0

4.0

N

2019

2.8

2.8 – 2.8

ppm

10

10

Barium

N

2014

.054

.054 - .054

ppm

2

2

Chromium

N

2014

8.4

8.4 – 8.4

ppb

100

100

Discharge from steel and pulp mills; Erosion of natural deposits.

Gross alpha excluding radon and uranium

N

2014

3

3-3

pci/L

0

15

Erosion of natural deposits.

Combined Radium 226/228

N

2014

.9

.9 - .9

pci/L

0

5

Erosion of natural deposits.

Sodium

N

2018

N/A

Erosion of natural deposits, leaching.

Radioactive Contaminants

Unregulated Contaminants 75

75

ppm

N/A

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PUBLIC NOTICE Nitrate Health Information Nitrate in drinking water at levels above 10 ppm is a health risk for infants of less than six months of age. High Nitrate levels in drinking water can cause blue baby syndrome. Nitrate levels may rise quickly for short periods of time because of rainfall or agricultural activity. If you are caring for an infant you should ask advice from your health care provider. Valley Utilities provided its customers drinking water below the MCL of 10 ppm during 2019.

Attencion, hablantes de Espanol Este informe contiene informacion muy importante sobre su agua beber. Traduzcalo o hable con alguien que lo entienda bien.

In this table you will find many terms and abbreviations you might not be familiar with.

Maximum Contaminant Level (MCL): The highest level of a contaminant that is allowed in drinking water. MCLs are set as close to the MCLGs as feasible using the best available treatment technology.

Maximum Contaminant Level Goal (MCLG): The level of a contaminant in drinking water below which there is no known or expected risk to health. MCLGs allow for a mar-

gin of safety.

Maximum Residual Disinfection Level (MRDL): The highest level of a disinfectant allowed in drinking water.

There is convincing evidence that addition of a disinfectant is necessary for control of microbial contaminants Maximum Residual Disinfection Level Goal (MRDLG): The level of a drinking water disinfectant below which there is no known or expected risk to health. MRDLGs do not reflect the benefits of the use of disinfectants to control microbial contaminants.

Treatment Technique (TT): A required process intended to reduce the level of a contaminant in drinking water.

Action Level (AL): The concentration of a contaminant which, if exceeded, triggers treatment, or other requirements.

Parts per quadrillion (ppq) Picocuries per liter (pCi/L) Entry Point Distribution System (EPDS) Millirems per year (mrem/yr) Million Fibers per Liter (MFL) Nephelometric Turbidity Unit (NTU) Variances & Exemptions (V&E) - State or EPA permission not to meet an MCL or a treatment technique under certain conditions.

An MCL based on running annual average of monthly sample (AVG) Action Level (AL) Treatment Technique (TT) Maximum Contaminant Level – (MCL) Maximum Contaminant Level Goal – (MCLG) Maximum Residual disinfection Level Goal–(MRDLG) Maximum Residual Disinfection Level – (MRDL)

To help you better understand these terms we’ve provided the following definitions: Non-Detects (ND) Not Applicable (NA) Parts per million (ppm) Parts per billion (ppb) Parts per trillion (ppt)

Water Conservation Water conservation is everyone’s responsibility and there are many ways to accomplish conservation. Stay vigilant in finding and repairing ALL water leaks regardless how small. A small investment in repairs today will pay big dividends in the future. The following are a few simple ways to conserve water: 1. Install water-saving shower heads.

2. Many high water consumption problems stem from toilets which slowly leak water because of bad valves, improperly positioned float arms or defective overflow tubes. Use anything that will safely color the water in your toilet tank. After several minutes if you see that color in your toilet bowl you know you have a leak. Consider installing a high efficiency toilet (HET) that only uses 1.28 gallons/flush.

3. Wash only full loads in the dishwasher. Use the “light wash” setting when possible.

4. Water your lawn in the early morning hours or early evening.

In many cases when you water your lawn in the heat of the day as much as 90 percent of that water can evaporate.

Tierra Buena Water Company Contaminant

2019 WATER QUALITY RESULTS

Violation

Y/N

Collection Date

Highest Level Detected

Range of Levels Detected

Total Coliform Bacteria

N

2019

0

n/a

n/a

Fecal coliform and E.coli Chlorine Disinfectant Residual (ppm)

N

2019

0

n/a

n/a

0

0

Human and animal fecal waste

N

2019

1

.59 – 1.22

mg/l

MRDL=4

MRDL=4

Water additives used to control microbes

Total Trihalomethanes (TTHM)

N

2019

1.8

1.8 - 1.8

ppb

NA

80

Byproducts from disinfection of drinking water.

Haloaecitic Acids (HAA5)

N

2019

ND

ND

ppb

NA

60

Byproducts from disinfection of drinking water.

Copper

N

2017

90th

NA

ppm

1.3

Erosion of natural deposits; Leaching from wood preservations; Corrosion of household plumbing systems.

NA

ppb

Action Level 1.3 Action Level 0

15

Corrosion of household plumbing systems; Erosion of natural deposits.

Erosion of natural deposits; runoff from orchards; runoff from glass and electronics production wastes Erosion of natural deposits; water additive which promotes strong teeth; discharge from fertilizer and aluminum factories Runoff from fertilizer use; leaching from septic tanks, sewage; erosion of natural deposits Discharge of drilling wastes; Discharge from metal refineries; Erosion of natural deposits.

Unit Measurem ent

Regulated Contaminants

Percentile

0.12

Lead

N

2017

90th

Percentile

15

Arsenic

N

2019

Fluoride

N

Nitrate (as Nitrogen)

MCLG

0

Inorganic Contaminants

MCL

presence of coliform bacteria in 5% of monthly samples

Likely Source of Contamination

Naturally present in the environment

7.2

6.2 – 7.2

ppb

n/a

10

2014

1

1-1

ppm

4.0

4.0

N

2019

2.8

2.8 – 2.8

ppm

10

10

Barium

N

2014

.054

.054 - .054

ppm

2

2

Chromium

N

2014

8.4

8.4 – 8.4

ppb

100

100

Discharge from steel and pulp mills; Erosion of natural deposits.

Gross alpha excluding radon and uranium

N

2014

3

3-3

pci/L

0

15

Erosion of natural deposits.

Combined Radium 226/228

N

2014

.9

.9 - .9

pci/L

0

5

Erosion of natural deposits.

Sodium

N

2018

N/A

Erosion of natural deposits, leaching.

Radioactive Contaminants

Unregulated Contaminants 75

75

ppm

N/A

A note from the team at Valley Utilities Water Company: All of us at Valley Utilities are concerned about the quality and cost of our product, the water we deliver to your home. As we have all experienced the price of everything is on the rise and the cost of producing and treating the water we deliver to your homes and businesses is no exception. Although we pump the water from a deep underground aquifer, we constantly monitor for quality and treat for harmful constituents as they are identified by the agencies that regulate our industry. Not only is this the right thing to do and a requirement of the law but there is an even more compelling reason for our diligence, we who work here, as well as our children and grandchildren, drink and use this same water. Even with all of our testing monitoring and treatment, we also depend on you, our customers, to advise us if you notice any differences in the water such as taste, color and aroma, even pressure. We also depend on our customers to report any water leaks, not only in our transmission and distribution system but also for your neighbor’s homes and businesses.

There is another area where we depend on our customers help. Please, call us if you see anyone, other than a Valley Utilities employee, working on water company equipment. Also, if you suspect someone is tampering with any water company equipment or on company property, call us any time day or night.

Intentional damage to equipment or theft of water costs all of us money. Worst of all, intentional or accidental contamination of a water source or water lines could be devastating to people’s health and costly to all of us who pay for the water we use.

With the aid of our customers, we at Valley Utilities will continue to deliver to your tap, dependable, high quality water, at a reasonable price.

Thank you for your help in our ongoing effort, from all of us at Valley Utilities.

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2020

Actual Expenditures/Expenses**

S E c h

Fiscal 2021 Fund Balance/Net Position at July 1*** Year

B E

Estimated Revenues Other than Property Taxes Fund Balance/Net Position at July 1***

C

2021 2021

Other Financing Sources Primary Property Tax Levy

D B

2021 2021

Other Financing (Uses) Secondary Property Tax Levy

D B

2021 2021

Interfund Transfers In Estimated Revenues Other than Property Taxes

D C

2021 2021

Interfund Transfers (Out) Other Financing Sources

D D

2021 2021

Reduction for Amounts Not Available Other Financing (Uses)

D

LESS: Amounts for Future Debt Retirement: 2021 Interfund Transfers In

D

2021

Future Capital Projects Interfund Transfers (Out)

2021

Maintained Fund Balance for Financial Stability Reduction for Amounts Not Available

4 1 5 2 6 3 7 4 8 5 9 6 10 7 11 8 9 10

5,223,303

28,444,248

4,914,682

5,220,303

Special Revenue Fund

General Fund

Debt Service Fund

4,096,387 31,143,465

6,033,233

5,223,303

28,444,248

4,914,682

27,028,029

5,759,440

0 4,096,387

11,734,924 FUNDS 1,885,000

0

22,661,809

0

0

16,593,710

0

Capital Projects Enterprise Funds Internal Service Fund Permanent Fund Available Funds

Total All Funds 76,796,734 57,057,943 Total All Funds

2021

Total Financial Resources Available Maintained Fund Balance for Financial Stability

2021

Budgeted Expenditures/Expenses

2021 2021

* ** ***

0

11,734,924

0

22,661,809

0

4,096,387 76,796,734

4,613,000 5,220,303

1,885,000

0

16,593,710

0

4,613,000 57,057,943

712,250

21,088,169

0

18,106,610

0

72,694,498 0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 4,096,387

0

0

0 4,613,000

0

0

0

0

0 4,613,000

0 27,028,029

456,693 5,759,440

0 712,250

0 21,088,169

0 0

150,000 18,106,610

0 0

606,693 72,694,498 606,693 0

456,693 0

0 0

0 0

0 0

0 0

150,000 0

0 0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

456,693

0

0

0

150,000

0

0 606,693

456,693

0

0

0

0

150,000

0

0 606,693 0

12 E

13

0 0 30,667,723

6,216,133

5,325,250

21,088,169

0

18,106,610

36,373,710

5,873,477

5,139,961

16,404,291

0

25,273,545

EXPENDITURE LIMITATION COMPARISON 2020 Budgeted expenditures/expenses $ 76,796,734 Add/subtract: estimated net reconciling items 6,216,133 5,325,250 21,088,169 0 18,106,610 30,667,723 Total Financial Resources Available 76,796,734 Budgeted expenditures/expenses adjusted for reconciling items Less: estimated exclusions Budgeted Expenditures/Expenses E 36,373,710 5,873,477 5,139,961 16,404,291 0 $ 25,273,545 76,796,734 Amount subject to the expenditure limitation $ EEC expenditure limitation EXPENDITURE LIMITATION COMPARISON 2020 1 Budgeted expenditures/expenses $ 76,796,734 2 Add/subtract: estimated net reconciling items The city/town does not levy property taxes and does not have special assessment districts for which property taxes are levied. Therefore, Schedule B has been omitted.

76,796,734 3 Budgeted expenditures/expenses adjusted for reconciling items 4 Less: estimated exclusions Includes Expenditure/Expense Adjustments Approved in thecurrent year from Schedule E. $ 76,796,734 5 Amount subject to the expenditure limitation Includes actual amounts as of the date the proposed budget was prepared, adjusted for estimated activity for the remainder of the fiscal yea $ 6 EEC expenditure limitation Amounts on this line represent Fund Balance/Net Position amounts except for amounts not in spendable form (e.g., prepaids and inventories) or legally or contractually required to be permanent fund).

1 2 12 3 4 13 5 6

$

$ $ $

0

81,403,885 0

0

89,064,984 0

2021 89,064,984

0

0 89,064,984

81,403,885

0 89,064,984

89,064,984

2021 89,064,984 89,064,984

$ 89,064,984 $ maintained intact (e.g., principal of a

The city/town does not levy property taxes and does not have special assessment districts for which property taxes are levied. Therefore, Schedule B has been omitted.

Includes Expenditure/Expense Adjustments Approved in thecurrent year from Schedule E. Includes actual amounts as of the date the proposed budget was prepared, adjusted for estimated activity for the remainder of the fiscal yea Amounts on this line represent Fund Balance/Net Position amounts except for amounts not in spendable form (e.g., prepaids and inventories) or legally or contractually required to be maintained intact (e.g., principal of a permanent fund).

Official City/Town Budget Forms

Official City/Town Budget Forms

SCHEDULE B

4,478,000 8,369,031

SCHEDULE A

4,478,000

Tax Levy and Tax Rate Information

2021

4/19 Arizona Auditor General's Office

Official City/Town Budget Forms

4/19 Arizona Auditor General's Office

SCHEDULE A

* Includes actual property taxes collected as of the date the proposed budget was prepared, plus estimated property tax collections for the remainder of the fiscal year.

4/19 Arizona Auditor General's Office

5. Property tax rates A. City/Town tax rate (1) Primary property tax rate 1.7281 1.6584 (2) Secondary property tax rate 1.9888 1.8675 (3) Total city/town tax rate 3.7169 3.5259 B. Special assessment district tax rates Secondary property tax rates - As of the date the proposed budget was prepared, the special assessment districts for which secondary city/town was operating property taxes are levied. For information pertaining to these special assessment districts and their tax rates, please contact the city/town.

* ** ***

3.

5. Property Property tax tax levy ratesamounts A. Primary property $ 3,891,031 $ 4,096,387 A. City/Town tax ratetaxes B. Secondary property taxes 4,478,000 4,613,000 (1) Primary property tax rate 1.7281 1.6584 C. Total property tax levy amounts $ 8,369,031 $ 8,709,387 (2) Secondary property tax rate 1.9888 1.8675 (3) Total city/town tax rate 3.7169 3.5259 4. Property collected* B. Specialtaxes assessment district tax rates A. Primary property taxes Secondary property tax rates - As of the date the proposed budget was prepared, the $ assessment 3,891,031 (1) Current year's levy special districts for which secondary city/town was operating (2) Prior years’ levies property taxes are levied. For information pertaining to these special assessment districts (3) primary taxes the city/town.$ 3,891,031 and Total their tax rates,property please contact B. Secondary property taxes $ 4,478,000 (1) Current year's levy * Includes actual property taxes collected as of the date the proposed budget was prepared, plus (2) Prior years’ levies estimated property tax collections the remainder of$ the fiscal4,478,000 year.

(3) Total secondary propertyfortaxes C. Total property taxes collected $ 8,369,031

[Schedules A and B Attached]

3

6,033,233

0 0

4. Property taxes collected* Fiscal Year 2021 A. Primary property taxes $ (1) Current levyproperty tax levy. allowableyear's primary 1. Maximum Prior years’ levies $ A.R.S.(2) §42-17051(A) (3) Total primary property taxes $ B. Secondary property taxes 2. Amount received from primary property taxation in $ (1) Current year's levy the current yearyears’ in excess (2) Prior leviesof the sum of that year's (3) maximum allowable property primary property Total secondary taxes tax $ $$ A.R.S. §42-17102(A)(18) levy.

C. Total property taxes collected

Published in the West Valley View and the West Valley Business on Wednesday, June 3, 2020 and Wednesday, June 10, 2020./31010

2

Fiscal Year 2021

31,143,465

11

Future Capital Projects

3. Property tax levy amounts A. Primary property taxes $ B. Secondary property taxes C. Total property tax levy amountsCITY OF TOLLESON $

$

2. Amount received from primary property taxation in the current year in excess of the sum of that year's maximum allowable primary property tax levy. A.R.S. §42-17102(A)(18)

Please visit the City’s website at www.tolleson.az.gov/ archive to view the agenda with detailed participation instructions.

D

1

LESS: Amounts for Future Debt Retirement:

3,891,031 $ 4,478,000 8,369,031 $

4,096,387 3,891,031 $

A complete copy of the Tentative Budget and Property Tax Levy for Fiscal Year 2020-2021 may be viewed in the Finance Department at Tolleson City Hall and at the Tolleson Public Library at 9555 West Van Buren Street, Tolleson, Arizona 85353.

1. Maximum allowable primary property tax levy.

A.R.S. §42-17051(A)

Secondary Property Tax Levy Actual Expenditures/Expenses**

2021 2021

4,096,387 4,613,000 8,709,387

2. Soliciting comments from interested parties in reference to a Resolution adopting the City of Tolleson Property Tax Levy for Fiscal Year 2020-2021.

The Property Tax Levy and Tax Rate information for Fiscal Year 2020-2021 is attached hereto. The Resolution will go before Council for adoption at the meeting scheduled on Tuesday, July 14, 2020.

$

2020

CITY OF TOLLESON Tax Levy and Tax Rate Information Fiscal Year 2021

2021

1. Soliciting comments from interested parties in reference to a Resolution adopting the City of Tolleson Annual Budget for Fiscal Year 2020-2021.

A summary of the estimated revenues and expenditures/expenses for Fiscal Year 2020-2021 is attached hereto.

2021 2020

4,096,387

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City of Tolleson Mayor and Council will conduct PUBLIC HEARINGS on TUESDAY, JUNE 23, 2020 beginning at 6:00 P.M. via Zoom Conference at https://us02web.zoom. us/j/5439720804 or via telephone at 1-253-215-8782 (Meeting ID: 543 972 0804), for the purpose of:

Primary Property Tax Levy Adopted/Adjusted Budgeted Expenditures/Expenses*

2020 3,891,031 3,891,031 $ 3,891,031

CITY OF TOLLESON PUBLIC NOTICE SUMMARY OF TENTATIVE BUDGET AND PROPERTY TAX LEVY FOR FISCAL YEAR 2020-2021

B E

2021 2020

FUNDS

CITY OF TOLLESON Special Revenue Capital Projects Enterprise Funds Internal Service Summary Schedule of Estimated Revenues and Expenditures/Expenses Fund Debt Service Fund Fund Permanent Fund Available Funds General Fund

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14,417

P8963 .....................................................................$

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14,717

P8959 .....................................................................$

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15,717

P8923 .....................................................................$

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