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July 25, 2018
Couple’s rural peace threatened by road By Christina Fuoco-Karasinski Ralph and Debora Dumpert love their serene, rural property where they can safely ride their horses and take in the scenery. But a new home community near their property is about to change all that. They see the related extension of Tuthill Road and a new bridge as jeopardizing their property values, their animals’ safety and the noise. “We live in a quiet rural residential area, and Buckeye wants to make a four-lane arterial road out of Tuthill Road, a bridge over the RID canal, and connect Tuthill Road to Yuma Road,” Ralph Dumpert said. Buckeye defines an arterial road as a “street in the city’s street system that serves as an avenue for the circulation of traffic onto, out or around the city and carries high volumes of traffic. Dumpert said the developers have three other
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Ralph and Debora Dumpert are challenging the city of Buckeye’s plans to extend Tuthill Road and implement a new bridge. (West Valley View photo by Tim Sealy)
Litchfield Park man headed to Transplant Games By Aliyah Chavez
Litchfield Park resident Robert Brink hopes to do his part in bringing awareness to the importance of organ donation by competing with Team Arizona in the biannual Donate Life Transplant Games of America. The 35-member Team Arizona is traveling to Salt Lake City to compete in events like basketball, ballroom dancing, golf, swimming, Texas Hold ‘Em Poker, a trivia challenge and a virtual triathlon from August 2 to August 7.
The games were designed with the intent that everyone could participate, whether they received a transplant a month or a year ago. Highlights include an opening ceremony, quilt-pinning ceremony and various workshops/seminars. Brink, 67, previously participated in golf, racquetball and table tennis. Brink underwent a liver transplant in 2012 and had a near-death experience while waiting for the organ. When the liver was placed inside of him, doctors
quickly realized it was infected. His body began deteriorating and doctors gave him 36 hours to live. Miraculously, doctors found another liver and flew to California on a moment’s notice to intercept the organ. Brink’s new liver saved his life. “It was a traumatic situation,” Brink said. “I was ready to go no matter what cards were dealt.”
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