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Jade Carey honored by Arizona leaders

BY GRANT GREABELL

Glendale Star Contributing Writer

Friends, family and state leaders honored Jade Carey for her floor exercise gold medal at Arizona Sunrays on Aug. 17.

The 2020 Summer Olympics champ, a Mountain Ridge High School graduate, trained at Arizona Sunrays for the games.

Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego and Tempe Vice Mayor Randy Keating honored Carey for her achievements and accolades she brought home to Arizona. They awarded Carey with a special proclamation from their respective cities.

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Aug. 17, 2021, was “Jade Carey Day” in Phoenix and Tempe.

“The city of Phoenix gets our name from a bird that rose from the ashes,” Gallego said. “The hope was that people here would rise from tough circumstances to flourish and, Jade, you have done just that and really made this community proud.”

Former Arizona State Sen. Steve Smith, who is the Arizona state director for the American Federation for Children, was there to honor Carey and give her an award.

Smith gifted “The Patriot Award” to SEE CAREY PAGE 3

Jade Carey shows the gold medal she won for her floor routine at the 2020 Summer Olympics. (Photo by Pablo Robles)

City optimistic on Westgate’s future after lease decline

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Already entering the 2021-22 NHL season with a new head coach, in a new division, and with a soon-to-be-revealed rebrand in the works, now the Arizona Coyotes will add a renewed search for a new home to their immediate future.

On Aug. 19, the city of Glendale announced it will not renew the hockey franchise’s operating agreement at Gila River Arena come season’s end, marking the end of a partnership dating back to the early 2000s — a partnership that has seen a succession of arena managers and short-term leases over the last five years.

Citing conversations between the team and the city in 2020, Glendale City Manager Kevin Phelps said he informed Coy-

otes management that the city would not extend the current arena lease past 2022 unless it involved a long-term commitment from the NHL club.

“Last year, I asked the team and arena manager to start working on a longterm agreement,” Phelps said.

“On Dec. 29 of last year, I had a conversation with team presidents Xavier Gutierrez and Patrick Murphy, along with the arena manager, about where we were at on the negotiations. I made it very clear that we the city would SEE COYOTES PAGE 5

The Arizona Coyotes have been located at Gila River Arena for 18 years prior to the termination of its contract with the city of Glendale.

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Carey, which is primarily given to law enforcement or military personnel, but national figures can receive it as well. The last national figure to win was the rock band Kiss.

“We think you are so awesome, so great and such an inspiration,” Smith said.

Rep. Greg Stanton shared similar sentiments toward Carey in his remarks.

“My family, like millions of others, watched those Olympics, and we saw you overcome adversity,” Stanton said. “It didn’t go right every time, but you overcame that adversity and rose to the challenge. You demonstrated the greatest attribute that you can demonstrate: That is resiliency. You inspire all of us, because we can all learn that lesson of overcoming adversity.”

For the first time, the Arizona Sunrays retired a gymnast’s locker, in this case Carey’s.

Pam Evans wrapped up the celebration. She’s the Arizona Sunrays team manager and Carey’s balance beam and floor exercise coach. Evans radiated with pride and joy for Carey.

“I was able to coach her on beam and floor, and it’s just been a privilege to see her grow as an individual, as a woman and as an athlete,” Evans said.

“She’s been through a lot, especially the last year and a half with the postponement of the Olympics, not going to college when she wanted to. It’s all happening. It was all worth it. I’m so proud of you, Jade.”

After delaying college for three years to train for the Olympics, Carey headed to Oregon State University to be a member of its gymnastics team.

Carey, who’s set to perform as part of the Athleta Presents Gold Over America Tour at Gila River Arena, is excited for what is ahead, but she hasn’t and won’t forget what made her into the athlete and person she is today.

“I just want to say a huge thank-you to all of you for supporting me on this journey,” Carey said. “It definitely has

(Above) Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego presents Jade Carey with a special proclamation from the city of Phoenix. (Right) Former Sen. Steve Smith presents an award to Jade Carey, who won a gold medal for her floor routine at the 2020 Summer Olympics.

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not been easy, but you all make it easier, and I just can’t thank you enough.

Especially to my family, friends, medical team and to my coaches, it wouldn’t have been possible without all of them.”

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9/11 Memorial Tower Challenge returns to Gila River Arena

BY LAUREN SERRATO Glendale Star Staff Writer

On the 20th anniversary of the attack on the Twin Towers, participants will have the chance to complete the 9/11 Memorial Tower Challenge at Gila River Arena.

The climb consists of 2,071 steps, representing the 110 flights of stairs climbed

by New York City firefighters during the attacks on the World Trade Center.

The event is meant to honor the 2,977 victims, including 343 firefighters, eight medical technicians and 72 law enforcement officers from eight local, state and federal agencies, who were killed when terrorists crashed four hijacked planes into the World Trade Center Towers in New York City; the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia; and a field near Shanksville, Pennsylvania.

“It is a tribute and a ceremony in which we honor those that lost their lives in 9/11,” said Angela Harrolle, president and CEO of the 100 Club of Arizona, the event’s co-beneficiary.

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they’re climbing, they look at the pictures that are placed of all of the fallen throughout the Gila River Arena. It’s very impactful, and it’s an opportunity for us to take a moment and just appreciate how far we’ve come as a country.”

During the 20 years since the terror attacks of Sept. 11, the nation has lost over 7,000 members of the military and another 53,000 wounded in the war on terror.

Some first responders go above and beyond during the climb.

“You’ll have officers coming out with their canines going through the course,” Harrolle said.

“You’ll have other individuals in hazmat gear because they (consider) what if they did this on that very hard day. They were wearing all their gear.

‘I feel like I’m going to do it, too.’”

The event isn’t limited to first responders. The community is welcome to participate in the 2021 9/11 Memorial Tower Challenge. More than 3,500 people are expected at three events in Glendale, Tucson and Flagstaff.

“It’s very impactful. It’s very patri-

otic. And it’s also a bit somber,” Harrolle said. “We play a snippet of video, just about two minutes worth of the events of that day, and it is complete silence. People are really taken aback, because you have people who are there participating who maybe were in New York at that time, maybe had family members there, maybe in Washington, D.C. “Everybody just becomes incredibly quiet and has their given perspective that they didn’t necessarily have previously or haven’t taken the time to really sit down and focus on.”

Among the casualties from the 9/11 attacks and ensuing war on terror are 38-year-old NYPD Officer Brian McDonnell and 20-year-old Army Specialist Chris Moon.

McDonnell was a U.S. During the 9/11 Memorial Tower Challenge, some fireArmy veteran and served 15 fighters throughout Arizona complete the event in full years with the New York City hazmat gear. The climb consists of 2,071 steps, repPolice Department. He also resenting the 110 flights of stairs climbed by New York City firefighters during the attacks on the World Trade was a Tucson police officer Center. (Photo courtesy of the 100 Club of Arizona) for a year before returning to New York.

There’s no question,” she said. “There Tucson native Moon was a talent- are a lot of people there who weren’t ed baseball player for Tucson High even alive or involved on that tragic day.

School. He was the Southern Arizona They’re learning about it thirdhand, but Baseball Player of the Year in 2006 it’s also an opportunity for people to reand earned a scholarship to the Uni- member this time, remember how united versity of Arizona. our country was, how united our comMoon gave up his scholarship to munities were and how everybody wantserve and became a member of the ed to pay it forward. I think that is what 82nd Airborne. On July 6, 2010, Moon is going to hopefully be experienced by stepped on a roadside bomb and died the community this time as well.” of his injuries on July 13.

All proceeds raised at the event go Harrolle said it’s men like McDon- toward the Tower Fund Foundation, as nell and Moon who give the Tower well as the 100 Club of Arizona and Challenge such a special meaning. the Gary Sinise Foundation, to provide “I hope that it provides the communi- continual support to the families of poty some level of comfort and brings back lice, fire personnel seriously injured or that unity that we all felt right after 9/11, killed in the line of duty. where we began to look inward and focus The event continues to look for sponon our families and appreciate our free- sors. Sponsorship levels start at $1,000 doms that we’ve been given,” she said. and go up to $25,000.

Additionally, she said the event is for For more information, visit those who may not remember 9/11 or 911towerchallengefoundation.org. The weren’t born yet. first 1,500 people to register will re“I mean, it’s a history lesson to some. ceive a T-shirt and a challenge coin.

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not be extending the lease beyond June of 2022 unless we had a long-term deal. … Ideally, a 15- to 18-plus-year range. … They have continually said since last October that they were only interested in a three-year (deal) plus maybe two one-year options.

“We just think we have a better direction that we want to go, (and) for a partner that’s been in our community for 18 years, we needed to give them as much advance notice as possible.”

Glendale has hosted the Coyotes at the city-owned arena since the franchise pulled up stakes from Downtown Phoenix in 2003. The first major sports team to call the West Valley an everyday home, the hockey team was soon joined by the NFL’s Arizona Cardinals three years later in helping anchor and transforming 1,000-plus acres of dairy farmland into what would become the successful multiuse Westgate Entertainment District.

According to Phelps, the Coyotes vacating Gila River Arena after their 26th season in the league will equate to “larger, more impactful events and uses of the city-owned arena.” In turn, revenue from the Sports and Entertainment District, which includes buy-in from partners like the Cardinals and entrepreneur Bob Parsons, will ultimately be reinvested back into the city and help fund the community’s park system, transportation upgrades and job creation.

“One of the reasons why the Entertainment District is booming is because we have a number of all-in partners,” Phelps said. “When you look in that entire area, we’ve had almost a billion dollars of private-sector investment over the last three years, and they’re all in. They love the area. They see the demographics. They see the growth.

They see the current sales volume.

“We’ve got this huge asset that we’ve invested a lot of money into, so what is the way we can use that arena to really make the biggest impact for the city of Glendale for our business community and for our citizens? That’s when we concluded that not only could we survive the Coyotes leaving, we can

The Arizona Coyotes currently do not have a set plan in terms of relocation when their contract ends June 2022. (File photo)

thrive.”

In a written response to Glendale’s decision, as well as in a letter that went out to Coyotes season-ticket holders and corporate partners a day later, team Gutierrez remained optimistic that a deal could still be hammered out in the interim to remain on the Westside, if not elsewhere in the Valley.

“We are hopeful that they will reconsider a move that would primarily damage the small businesses and hard-working citizens of Glendale,” Gutierrez said. “We remain open to restarting good-faith negotiations with the city.

“Most importantly, the Coyotes are 100% committed to finding a longterm arena solution here in Arizona, and nothing will shake our determination to do what is right for our organization, residents of the entire Valley and, most important, our fans.”

With the Yotes’ time at Gila River Arena winding down come late June of next year, there have been no shortage of rumored alternative arena sites over the years, including the notion of returning downtown to share the Phoenix Suns’ facility once again, going in on a joint East Valley arena with ASU, or even looking at building on local Indian Community land. While none of those plans have come to fruition, the newest one centers around purportedly developing an entertainment and arena district in Tempe.

In terms of the NHL getting involved in any sort of out-of-state team relocation, during a recent phone interview with New York’s WFAN 660 AM, NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman downplayed the notion of the club leaving the Valley.

“I’m not worried about the Coyotes,” Bettman said. “I think their future stays

in the greater Phoenix area.”

As for Westgate, with a plethora of new multimillion-dollar additions opening over the next few years, including Crystal Lagoons Island Resort and PopStroke Golf, the Entertainment District is no stranger to playing to Glendale’s strengths when it comes to attracting business and a crowd — regardless of the town’s future in regard to the Coyotes.

“There is nobody here in the state of Arizona who is going to be able to create an entertainment district of the size, scope or intensity of the Westgate Entertainment District,” Phelps said. “No one’s going to build another football stadium. No one’s going to have another Crystal Lagoons park. No one’s going to have two baseball teams at Camelback Ranch. All the things that we’re putting together, nobody else can do, because they don’t have the land.

They don’t have the space, and we were blessed with this large canvas to work from. And now it just keeps getting bigger and bigger and bigger.”

The Coyotes did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

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BY GLENDALE STAR STAFF Delta Dental of Arizona, through its foundation, granted $100,000 to Pacific Dental Services Foundation Dentists for Special Needs, a family-friendly, sensory-integrated nonprofit dental office located at 4550 E. Bell Road.

Through the grant, a two-year investment of $50,000 per year, the Delta Dental of Arizona Foundation will support patient care, including financial assistance for those who are uninsured.

The Pacific Dental Services Foundation Dentists for Special Needs supports patients with intellectual, developmental and physical disabilities, including autism, Alzheimer’s, dementia, paraplegia and cerebral palsy. The clinic features specially designed wheelchair accessible, sensory integrated operatories with televisions on the ceiling, doors for privacy, and a unique operatory with two chairs to provide space for siblings to allow for modeling behavior.

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The Pacific Dental Services Foundation has four main programs through which it improves access to oral health care for disadvantaged and underserved communities: special needs dentistry, dental assistant scholarships, international service trips and mobile dental clinics.

“Since opening, the PDS Foundation Dentists for Special Needs has grown to serve on average 200 patients per month, providing services including routine dental checkups, fillings, silver diamine fluoride, crowns and emergency dental care,” said Kyle Guerin, executive director of the Pacific Dental Services Foundation. “This grant will ensure that we can continue to offer services to all individuals in a way that is comfortable and safe for them.”

This is one of many investments Delta Dental of Arizona has made to support oral health across Arizona and is in addition to its 2021 foundation grants, which awarded nearly $775,000 to 30 local organizations to support oral health services and education.

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BY GLENDALE STAR STAFF As COVID-19 cases continue to increase across the Valley, Dignity Health’s Arizona division has unveiled an innovative digital tool to make it easier to navigate the emergency department.

It provides patients with real-time, mobile updates about their wait times and next steps, helping providers optimize ED workflows and communicate with patients in real time. This new partnership with Vital, the makers of AI-powered software for hospital emergency departments, will help ensure that patients and their loved ones feel informed when visiting the emergency department.

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It is also being provided at two Dignity Health free-standing emergency departments located in Glendale and Litchfield Park. The partnership aims to enhance the patient experience at the hospitals by helping patients feel more in control of their visit with automatic and detailed updates that can be easily shared with friends and family.

“While COVID-19 has impacted health care in many ways, one that has not changed is our mission to provide exceptional patient care,” said Jessica Allen, clinical director of Chandler Regional’s Emergency Department.

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Glendale detectives arrest catalytic converter thief

Glendale police arrested 27-year-old Spencer Okeefe for two counts of felony burglary from vehicle after catalytic converters were cut from vehicles.

On July 14, a catalytic converter was cut out from the undercarriage of a parked 2019 Kia Sorento SUV while the victim was working a shift at a rehabilitation center in Glendale.

Video surveillance cameras at the facility captured images of a suspicious vehicle loitering in the parking lot. The vehicle appeared to be a BMW SVU with a spray-painted gray and black camouflage paint job. Police began looking for the vehicle.

On Aug. 4, Glendale police located the BMW SVU with the camouflage paint job and detectives with the department’s Gateway Investigations Team initiated surveillance on it. Detectives observed Okeefe driving randomly about and stopping in various parking lots in the Valley. Detectives noticed that his vehicle was leaking fluids.

At approximately 5:15 a.m. Aug. 5, a GIT detective entered an apartment complex parking lot located in the 4000 block of W. Camelback Road immediately after the BMW SVU exited the lot. The detective found an empty parking space with freshly deposited vehicle fluids. In an adjacent parking space, the detective discovered that a catalytic converter had just been cut out from a 2008 Jeep Grand Cherokee.

The detective detected a burning metal odor and observed metal shavings.

The BMW SVU drove directly to a motel located in the 7100 block of N. 59th Avenue. A detective witnessed Okeefe quickly exit the BMW carrying a large backpack. Detectives moved in and arrested Okeefe. In the backpack, detectives found the catalytic converter stolen from the Jeep Grand Cherokee. Detectives also recovered a battery-powered metal cutting tool.

Okeefe admitted to a detective that he is taking and selling catalytic convert-

ers to support a fentanyl habit. Okeefe was out on release pending auto theft and drug charges from a Glendale incident from March. He was booked for two counts of burglary from vehicle and remains in custody in a Maricopa County jail.

Glendale police are asking anyone with information about any other crimes involving this vehicle to contact Silent Witness or the Glendale Police Department at 623-930-3000.

Glendale police arrest suspect for making violent threats

Glendale police arrested 30-yearold Tony Q Tran after he threatened to shoot students and employees at Midwestern University.

In the early morning hours of Aug. 16, Glendale police received a call with information that a student was planning a shooting. Glendale police immediately notified school officials and conducted intensive patrol around the school as further information was developed.

The person who reported the threat received the information through a social media message from Tran. Tran stated on the video message he was planning the shooting at 10 a.m. at the university.

Tran had recently been suspended

from the school and was not allowed on campus. He planned a meeting with two school administrators at 10 a.m.

Glendale detectives intercepted Tran in Tempe around 9 a.m. as he was driving toward the school. Tran was at a gas station and taken into custody. Detectives located a loaded handgun in his vehicle.

Tran was arrested and charged with one count of terrorism, one count of terroristic threats and one count of interfering with an educational institution.

Glendale police arrest murder suspect

Glendale police arrested 32-year-old Sammy Mendoza on murder charges of shooting and killing 30-year-old Baseme Mirindi John.

On Aug. 14, Glendale police responded to a shooting call in a parking lot near 59th and Northern avenues.

When officers arrived, they located the victim, Mirindi John, inside a vehicle with multiple gunshot wounds. Mirindi John was transported to a local hospital, where he later died.

Officers learned the suspect, Mendoza, was leaving a department store and was getting into his vehicle when Mirindi John, who was in another vehicle, backed into Mendoza. Investigators say Mendoza got out of his vehicle and he and Mirindi John exchanged words.

Afterward, Mendoza returned to his

Baseme Mirindi John was shot and killed in a parking lot. (Photo courtesy of the Glendale Police Department)

vehicle. Mirindi John pulled his vehicle forward, then reversed the vehicle and once again backed into Mendoza’s vehicle. Mendoza got out of the car and shot Mirindi John multiple times before leaving the scene.

Officers obtained video surveillance footage that showed Mendoza leaving the scene, and a license plate number was obtained. Through the plate information, Mendoza was tracked down by Glendale detectives later that evening and arrested. Mendoza was charged with one count of second-degree murder and one count of prohibitor possessor.

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Remembering Arizona heroes in Afghanistan

BY DAVID LEIBOWITZ Glendale Star Columnist

The scroll of the dead contains 49 names: 48 men and a woman killed between April 2004 and December 2014 in Afghanistan. To my way of thinking, each of these Arizonans is a hero — a neighbor of ours, a defender of freedom, killed nearly 8,000 miles away in a fetid foreign hell.

That sad war ended in a blitz of disgraceful images showing the Taliban taking hold and Afghan civilians opting to die now rather now than face the torture and mayhem sure to come.

Pundits branded the war a stain on America not seen since Vietnam.

I am not here to debate history. Instead, let’s take a moment to remember the dead. It is the very least we owe them in return for their epic sacrifice.

Spec. Patrick D. Tillman and Staff Sgt. Brian S. Hobbs died in 2004.

Lance Corp. Kevin B. Joyce and Sgt. Kenneth G. Ross died in 2005.

Chief Warrant Officer Hershel D.

McCants Jr., Sgt. Charles R. Browning, Pfc. Mykiel F. Miller and Spec. Hugo V. Mendoza died in 2007.

Pfc. Ara T. Deysie, Hospitalman Dustin K. Burnett, Lance Corp. Juan Castaneda-Lopez, Pvt. Joseph F. Gonzales and Corp. Charles P. Gaffney Jr. died in 2008.

In 2009, we lost Master Sgt. David L. Hurt, Staff Sgt. Timothy L. Bowles, Spec. Adam J. Hardt, Staff Sgt. Eric J. Lindstrom, Capt. Cory J. Jenkins, Sgt. Thomas Rabjohn and Sgt. Justin Gallegos.

The deadliest year was 2010. The killed included Spec. Robert Donevski, Lance Cpl. Alejandro J. Yazzie, Sfc. Glen J. Whetten, Spec. Christian Adams, Sgt. John M. Rogers, Sgt. Martin A. Lugo, Pfc. Barbara Vieyra, Sfc. Todd M. Harris, Lance Corp.

Matthew J. Broehm, Lance Corp. Randy R. Braggs and Sgt. Aaron B. Cruttenden.

In 2011, Pfc. Dustin J. Feldhaus, Pfc. John C. Johnson, Staff Sgt. Mar-

tin R. Apolinar, Staff Sgt. Donald V. Stacy, Spec. Michael D. Elm and Sfc. Johnathan B. McCain died.

In 2012, Corp. Phillip D. McGeath, First Lt. Alejo R. Thompson, Sfc. Barrett W. McNabb, Staff Sgt. Carl E. Hammar, Staff Sgt. Richard L. Berry, Staff Sgt. Orion N. Sparks and Sfc. Ryan J. Savard died.

The bloodshed ebbed in 2013. The dead: Staff Sgt. Jonathan D. Davis, Second Lt. Justin L. Sisson, First Lt. Jonam Russell and CWO Joshua B. Silverman.

Operation Enduring Freedom ended on the last day of 2014, but not before the death of Spec. Wyatt J. Martin, a 22-year-old from Mesa killed two weeks before Christmas.

These 49 obituaries are full of details about these heroes: how Kevin Joyce, 19 when he died, was the guy his fellow Marines turned to when they’d been dealt a lousy MRE for dinner. Joyce kept extras in his locker and was always happy to trade.

Corp. Gaffney, 42 and a father of two, told a family friend he re-enlisted

“for the women of Afghanistan.” Gaffney said, “The women of Afghanistan are so mistreated, they’re not really people like we are in this country.”

Sgt. 1st Class McNabb hailed from Chino Valley. He went by the nickname “Bear.”

Martin Apolinar attended Trevor Browne High School, where his fellow seniors voted him “Prettiest Eyes.”

He enlisted in the Army in 2004 and earned his Special Forces qualification at Fort Bragg. In Iraq, he received a Bronze Star and a Purple Heart. Apolinar’s final deployment was to Wardak Province in Afghanistan, where his vehicle was decimated by an improvised explosive device. He died at 29, leaving behind a wife and a son.

In a perfect world, we would never have lost this war. In a better world, each of us would remember forever the 49 Arizonans who never came home from hell.

torious jihadists for CNN’s dwindling audience: “They’re chanting ‘Death to America,’ but they seem friendly at the same time.”

Her on-the-ground assessment prompted Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) to tweet out an obvious question: “Is there an enemy of America for whom CNN won’t cheerlead?”

In Takhar province, a woman was shot and killed for not wearing a burqa when she went out in public.

Meantime, the public “face” of the Taliban, spokesman Zabihullah Muja-

hid, held a press conference to insist that women’s rights would be honored in the newly renamed Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, but he included a huge caveat. The Taliban, he said, is “committed to the rights of women under the system of Sharia law.”

Sharia law? Guess that means it’s still OK to kill women not wearing burqas in public.

In Washington, the burqaless and seemingly clueless White House press secretary, Jen Psaki, offered the Biden administration’s new definition of “American Exceptionalism,” which apparently now means that the U.S. government places a priority on help-

ing people leave Afghanistan — except those who are American citizens.

When asked if the U.S. could offer “any guarantee” to Americans who might be stuck in Afghanistan past the administration’s withdrawal deadline of Aug. 31, Ms. Psaki responded “that is day by day, getting as many American citizens, as many SIV (special immigrant visa) applicants, as many members of vulnerable populations who are eligible to be evacuated, to the airport and out on planes.”

Jen may have listed Americans first in her response, but in reality, the emphasis was on non-Americans. On

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Americans have been forgotten in Afghan chaos

BY J.D. HAYWORTH

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Over 30 years have passed since “Clarissa Explains it All” premiered on the kids’ cable channel Nickelodeon.

But recently a real-life Clarissa — Clarissa Ward, CNN’s chief international correspondent and a graduate of Yale — offered an eyewitness account from Afghanistan so incredible that it prompted both chuckles and the temptation to “upchuck.”

Clad in a burqa to reflect the return of the Taliban to power, Ward described the collective disposition of the vic-

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Aug. 15, a U.S. Air Force C-17 was packed with 640 Afghan refugees, who escaped to Qatar.

Three days later, the U.S. Embassy in Kabul issued this security alert: The U.S. government cannot ensure safe passage to the Hamid Karzai International Airport.

The fact that the alert was composed in capital letters underscored the urgency of the message and the dilemma confronting the American citizens who are stuck in Afghanistan, numbering between 10,000 and 40,000.

In his televised address of Aug. 16, President Biden claimed that “we planned for every contingency,” but he also admitted “this did unfold more quickly than we had anticipated.”

Then, he dusted off a line that was a combination of Richard Nixon and Harry Truman: “I am president of the United States of America, and the buck stops with me.”

Apparently satisfied that his remarks would placate the population, Mr.

Biden had returned to politicizing the pandemic by midweek.

But there is no vaccine for the collective vexation of American voters.

Independents who watched the speech reacted by giving it an “F.” An “F-word” is undoubtedly on the minds of the Americans stranded in Afghanistan: forgotten.

With Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin telling reporters they’ll only evacuate Americans “until the clock runs out,” our fellow Americans trapped there must dream of “turning the clock back.”

Some entire families are stranded; they undoubtedly are concerned that they could become captives.

To placate their kids, some worried parents are probably watching old Nickelodeon shows… including “Clarissa Explains it All.” J.D. Hayworth worked as a sportscaster at Channel 10, Phoenix, from 1987 until 1994 and represented Arizona in Congress from 19952007.

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Beauty isn’t necessarily natural

BY JUDY BLUHM

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I wear lipstick. And I dye my hair. There, I have said it.

All the secrets are out. I am admitting to you, dear readers, that some of my “beauty” comes from a tube and a bottle. Guess I am not alone.

But I have a grandson (who I hope is not reading this column) who believes that all chemicals are bad and only natural or organic will do. Of course, he is probably correct, and we are killing ourselves with chemicals, sprays, cleaning and beauty products, GMOs in the foods we eat. The list goes on.

My grandson has “gone green” and it better be “natural” or he won’t use it or eat it. When I told him some folks I know (me) like lipstick, mascara, gel nails and hair dye, he said, “No one needs any of that.” Ha! This is coming from a young man who might not recognize his grandmother if she went “natural!”

Also, gluten and dairy are on his hit list. Well, I pointed out to him that his Great-Grandma Floss lived to age 97, survived lead-based paint, insecticides, hair perms, red meat, butter and plenty of sugar.

I have tried avoiding chemicals. Like spraying peppermint to keep spiders away (doesn’t work) or putting cayenne pepper on plant leaves to keep the squirrels at bay (they could care less) and citrus in the barn to ward off flies (why bother). Yet, natural cleaning products are pretty good, organic fruits and veggies are on my list and I only buy eggs from the neighbors who have wonderful, healthy chickens.

I was in the grocery store and wit-

nessed a couple fighting over the organic fruit. The man said anything “thick skinned” doesn’t need to be organic because according to scientists it is a waste of money. Things like cucumbers are thin skinned and they can absorb pesticides and should always be organic. The wife yelled, “I only will eat organic” and the husband screamed back, “that’s because you love to waste money!” People, stop arguing in the produce section! It may upset the tomatoes, or those of us who are “thin skinned.”

I did overhear two ladies sparring over eggs. One lady was grabbing a dozen white eggs when the woman next to her said, “Those eggs are from abused, caged chickens. You need to buy a brand of ‘happy’ brown eggs that are healthier for you and the chickens.”

The lady with the white eggs hissed, “I don’t have five bucks for 10 eggs so chickens can be happy.”

A few more words were exchanged but I moved on to the canned good section, where I figured I would be safe from all conflicts and fist fights.

My grandson asked if I ever thought about using henna on my hair. No! And any more mention of hair coloring and I might be “seeing red,” which is a lot worse than “being red.” Hmmm, more research is required on how to live chemically free. I will report back after I try to go natural. Right after my nail appointment.

Judy Bluhm is a writer and a local Realtor.

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said several walls were torn down to make a more Twenty-six years after opening open concept, an open Kimberly Ann’s Tea Room, Mae Col- kitchen was created, and an lins sold it last year in light of the outdoor patio was added to COVID-19 pandemic. the side of the building.

Her neighbor, insurance agent Lupe “The buildout so far was Encinas, is keeping the English tra- definitely the best part, bedition alive with The Pink Door Tea cause there are so many House in the same space. possibilities, so many dif“It’s so cute,” Encinas said. “I never ferent ways that you can really had a little tea party before, and start a business,” Encinas now I get to have one every day.” said. “What I have learned She bought the building after a pri- and what I really love is all vate investor who wanted to convert it of the memories and expeinto a residential home backed out of riences that we are going to the sale. be able to give to the cus“I didn’t know anything about tea tomer.” when I started,” said Encinas, who Designated rooms Lupe Encinas bought owns Cactus State Insurance. “All I throughout the building The Pink Door Tea know, being in my background, I am include the Queen’s Parlor House. (Photos by Pablo Robles) Latina, all I know is the herbal tea. in the front area, the Grand “But here what I got to learn and what Tea Room and the PrinI’m still learning is tea is supposed to cess Room that caters to the “little tea the representation, and they made me be something that you sit down and re- drinkers.” Within the Queen’s Parlor look good in that.” lax (to enjoy). I’m always on the go, so there is a painting featuring two VictoThe Pink Door Tea House serves an that is a very hard thing for me to do as rian-dressed women having tea. array of loose-leaf tea options, includa mom and as a business owner.”

“I asked a local artist — they are the ing its signature Pink Door Green Tea While the official grand opening was owners of Art of Fire in Peoria — I available hot or iced. The highlights in March, prior to reopening its doors, asked them to paint a painting for me are the afternoon tea menus. the building was renovated. Encinas to put in the beautiful room,” Encinas Guests can choose between the Elsaid. egant, Garden, Classic or Prince & She gave no di- Princess high teas. Each menu includes rection as to what a variety of sandwiches, salads and she wanted painted, desserts to go along with the tea that because she is “not customers choose. Breakfast and lunch an artist, and I don’t items are served outside of the afterknow what to do.” noon tea menu and can be ordered to “I found out she go. added me in,” En“My favorite tea so far, I would have cinas explained. to say, is the Pink Door, but I usually “This (painting) do, as I’m still learning, like my black represents the pre- teas,” Encinas said. “I like them strong, vious owners teach- so the Chinese Pinhead is something ing me about tea. that I am always recommending.”

She’s passing on Prior to selling her business, Collins her knowledge and imparted her 26 years of knowledge to passing it on so I Encinas to help her get started.

This tea set collection was acquried by owner Lupe Encinas at can keep it going, “We are just trying to bring people an estate sale. and I love that and in from the community and teach peo-

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The name reflects “something simple.”

“I wanted something that as you are driving by to kind of stick out, something simple,” she said. “I have three boys, so pink is something that I had to get used to. That’s why you see the green (on the walls), because it is my comfort color.”

Encinas went with pink as one of her soft tone color palettes and painted the front door the same color, thus creating the business name. The biggest challenge was finding fine china tea sets.

“I found out pretty quickly that you can’t just walk into a store and find fine china,” Encinas said. “I started going around to antique shops, and I couldn’t find the quality that I wanted to bring in.”

She found exactly what she was looking for at her first estate sale she visited. It was at the home of a woman who was moving into an assisted living facility.

“This house looked like it had everything that I needed on the pictures that they posted of just table after table after table of little teacups and sets,” Encinas said. “The description of them were exactly what I was looking for.”

She made an offer for every set available, along with an assortment of furniture that is also used in the tea house.

“This is her life collection,” Encinas explained. “Every time her family would go out to different countries and states they would bring her a new set.

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“I’m a people person. I love being part of the community and being part of events with people,” Encinas said. “This fits me so well because I get to do all of that here.

“I get to be able to help people create memories and continue that legacy. I hope that I represent the previous owner just the way she did, and I want to keep it going for another 27 years.”

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BY TYLER BUDGE

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The 30-game schedule for Camelback Ranch-Glendale was released on Aug. 18 and will see the hometown Arizona Diamondbacks visiting the park for two games in March, including the Spring Training finale.

Camelback Ranch has been home to the Los Angeles Dodgers and Chicago White Sox since 2009 and will feature Cactus League baseball every day from Saturday, Feb 26, to Sunday, March 27.

“Sports are always part of bringing people together,” said Matt Slatus, Camelback Ranch president and general manager.

“They are always an escape from the happenings in the world, and we’re excited to welcome back even more normalcy.”

The Dodgers and White Sox will have separate opening days, with the 2020 wild card team hosting the Oakland Athletics on Feb. 26 and the defending World Series champions hosting the San Diego Padres on Feb. 27.

The park will welcome six other 2020 postseason teams — the Athletics, Padres, Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds, Cleveland Guardians and Milwaukee Brewers.

The monthlong schedule includes notable games such as a St. Patrick’s Day matchup between the Dodgers and Brewers, as well as the Guardians’ first game at Camelback Ranch with their new name on March 7.

“It’s always a gift from the baseball gods to host the Brewers on St. Patrick’s Day,” Slatus said. “We’ll make sure we’ve got green beer flowing and lots of fun for the fans that day as well.”

Camelback Ranch is home to the Los Angeles Dodgers and Chicago White Sox during Spring Training. (Submitted photo)

The White Sox are in first place in the American League Central Division, while the Dodgers sit in second place in the National League West Division but remain a clear leader in the NL wild card race.

The two host teams will play each other three times, once on Saturday, March 5; again on Thursday, March 10; and for a final time on Saturday, March 19.

“There’s a Friday where the Giants will be here, playing the Dodgers … and then the following Saturday, there’s that crosstown showdown between the Cubs and the White Sox that’s as big as it gets in baseball.”

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“We’re thrilled to welcome folks back in March to enjoy baseball in a safe atmosphere and enjoy baseball affordably. The Cactus League is really one of the premier events every year during Spring Training that makes the Valley so special,” Slatus said.

Camelback Ranch schedule: Saturday, February 26, Oakland Athletics @ Chicago White Sox Sunday, February 27, San Diego Padres @ Los Angeles Dodgers Monday, February 28, Seattle Mariners @ Los Angeles Dodgers Tuesday, March 1, Kansas City Royals @ Chicago White Sox Wednesday, March 2, Colorado Rockies @ Los Angeles Dodgers Thursday, March 3, Cincinnati Reds @ Chicago White Sox Friday, March 4, Kansas City Royals @ Los Angeles Dodgers Saturday, March 5, Chicago White Sox @ Los Angeles Dodgers Sunday, March 6, Milwaukee Brewers @ Chicago White Sox Monday, March 7, Cleveland Guardians @ Los Angeles Dodgers Tuesday, March 8, Texas Rangers @ Chicago White Sox Wednesday, March 9, Oakland Athletics @ Los Angeles Dodgers Thursday, March 10, Los Angeles Dodgers @ Chicago White Sox Friday, March 11, San Francisco Giants @ Los Angeles Dodgers Saturday, March 12, Arizona Diamondbacks @ Los Angeles Dodgers

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Visitors can opt for the original audio tour in English and Spanish or one of two new audio adventures: join Safari Sarah’s highlights tour with the rest of the crew serving up a surprise at the end, or go along for a goofy ride with Prehistoric Nick and Park Ranger Marty as they track a baby dino.

More than 2.5 million people have attended the Jurassic Quest Drive Thru since the national tour launched in June with stops in New York, Los Angeles, San Diego, Boston, Philadelphia, Dallas, Oklahoma City, Detroit, Atlanta, Orlando and Houston.

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Jurassic Quest is more than a drive-thru entertainment event. It’s educational.

“It’s an educational interactive tour,” said Nick Schaefer, Jurassic Quest’s customer service specialist/education.

“We have more than 70 photorealistic dinosaurs.”

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5, Jurassic Quest also features trainer meet and greets, photo opportunities and audio adventure tours.

Founded in 2013 as a small, family-run business, Jurassic Quest collaborated with paleontologists for the dinosaurs to make sure every detail was accurate, from coloration to teeth size and textured skin.

Schaefer runs the fossil and educational side of the show.

“We’ve done shows all over the continental United States and Canada,” Schaefer said. “We have lots of great educational opportunities.

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The attraction brings in kids and families of all ages.

“I think dinosaurs are something that are universal — almost all groups, cultures and ages,” he said. “All the time,

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by Maria Tallchief and Larry Kaplan Wednesday, Oct. 20 A self-portrait of the fairy-tale life of a woman who understood that a committed talent could transform the world around her. “Maria Tallchief and American ballet came of age in the same moment… Her story will always be the story of ballet conquering America.

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Unmet expectations minus real reality equals?

We live in a success-driven world that generally believes and endorses an awkward value. That awkward value is success. Everyone will be impressed if we are the king of the hill, top dog, No. 1 or the sage on the stage.

We strive to be or have the “latest, the greatest, the biggest, the best,” which means success. That success, size and resulting admiration validate our effort and prove our significance, making us happy.

Here’s an example. A Texan farmer goes to Australia for a vacation. There he meets an Aussie farmer, and they get to talking. The Aussie shows off his big wheat field, and the Texan says, “Oh! We have wheat fields that are at least twice as large as this in Texas.”

Then they walk around the ranch a little more, and the Aussie shows off his herd of cattle. The Texan immediately says, “We have longhorns that are at least twice as large as your cows.”

The conversation has almost died when the Texan sees a herd of kangaroos hopping through the field. “And what are those?” The Aussie replies with an incredulous look, “Don’t you have any grasshoppers in Texas?” Lesson: Having been to Australia more than 30 times, I’ve learned never to try to outdo an Aussie verbally.

We live in a culture where “failure” (either our opinion or others) can disqualify us for the future we are meant to have. Have you noticed who is on the front cover of the national magazines or who is on television? Those people, entities or things are the “the latest, the greatest, the biggest, the best.”

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business owners, pastors, influencers, dreamers, leaders and regular people who never quite realize their dreams, visions, hopes, goals or desires? What about the people who are doing the best they can with what they have but still have a sizeable gap between where they thought they would be at this time in their lives and where they are now in status, career path or finances?

Most people hate the gap between what they expected and where they are. Why? Our culture has adopted the “size or success equals happiness” lie.

We idolize and emulate the 5% who somehow arrive on the front page of the magazine. Here’s the reality: Not everyone can be the president of the United States, the CEO of a major company, or the next American Idol.

Remember the worldly equation that makes us happy or unhappy. Happiness equals expectations minus reality. So, when the reality of someone’s life is better than they had expected, they’re happy. But when the truth turns out to be worse than the expectations, they’re unhappy. Then they get depressed.

They get frustrated or mad, start pretending or blaming. Then they give up.

Their mantra can become, “Whether right or wrong, I didn’t get want I wanted.”

Al Ells of Clergy Care says, “While

most men would think of depression as a woman’s problem, it’s a man’s problem because 82% of all men suffer from depression.” Why? The gap between their expectations and reality, between where they are and where they thought they would be.

Remember, his work usually determines a man’s outlook and significance.

And many women are experiencing the exact “unrealistic expectations minus real reality” depression as they pursue their careers.

Here’s the problem. Depression produces deadness. What’s deadness? It’s when it’s hard to get emotionally going again. It’s when we don’t want to put up with the garbage anymore. It’s hard to find one’s vision, passion or joy. It’s when we feel what we do “doesn’t or didn’t make a difference.” It’s when we say, “I don’t care.” We struggle with focus. We can’t get above water anymore like we used to. We feel tired, irritable, depleted, frustrated, disorientated, fearful, threatened, disconnected, isolated. We are screaming for life and energy but can’t get to it.

What do many people do then? They either give up or give in or act out.

They try to stimulate or awaken their area of deadness. People “medicate” to soften their hurt or areas of deadness. The result? How about divorce, adultery, pornography, drugs, alcohol, anger, becoming a control addict (putting up walls based on the fear of losing more), overeating or overbuying?

Most people will do anything to get away from the “deadness” or pain that they feel.

And where does all of the above come from? Aiming for the wrong, elusive misbelief: “My happiness and significance depends on my expectations being realized (or fantasized) in the way I expected they would be.”

That’s not living. That’s performing.

It’s a game of Trivial Pursuit. I have a Bible verse for those of us battling with this issue. “The Lord has much more to give you than this.” 2Chronicles 25:9.

Next week, how can we come to terms with the gap between our expectations and reality? Let’s get back into the game of life. It’s one thing to be wounded or lost on the battlefield; it’s another to be captured by the enemy or surrendered to the enemy. Let’s turn our emotional mess into a message. We might even get that Texan back on his horse again.”

Ed Delph is Phoenix native who lives in the North Valley. Since 1980, he has pastored three churches in the Valley. He is a noted author of 10 books, weekly columnist in several local and worldwide newspapers, teacher, business owner and speaker. He has been to or ministered in over 100 countries.

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Cimarron Sidekicks bring Western music to Bellevue

BY GLENDALE STAR STAFF The Western trio Cimarron Sidekicks will take the stage at Bellevue Heights Church as part of Summer Sundae Sunday.

The free show is 6 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 29, in the church worship center.

A free-will offering will be accepted.

Trio members include Bob “Lefty” Sampson, Paul “Buck” Sullivan and Carl “Dutch” Eckhardt. All have many years of experience playing stringed instruments and singing in close harmony.

Cimarron Sidekicks sing, and play guitars and banjos, to conjure up memories of Western songs made popular by stars of screen, radio and television.

Following the concert, attendees will be served free ice cream sundaes in Franklin Hall on the church campus at 9440 W. Hutton Drive in Sun City.

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Girl Scouts unveil Adventurefuls for cookie season

BY GLENDALE STAR STAFF Adventurefuls treats will join the nationwide lineup for the 2022 Girl Scout Cookie season.

A brownie-inspired cookie with caramel-flavored crème and a hint of sea salt, Adventurefuls will be offered along with favorites like Thin Mints and Samoas.

The Girl Scout Cookie Program, which will take place across central and northern Arizona from Jan. 17 to Feb. 27, helps girls develop skills in five areas: goal setting, decision making, money management, people skills and business ethics. These are essential skills needed to successfully navigate life — whether working on a high school science project team, running a household, or becoming a project manager or a company CEO.

Adventurefuls are brownie-inspired cookies with caramel-flavored crème and a hint of sea salt. (Photo courtesy of the Girl Scouts)

“Every purchase of Adventurefuls, and the whole portfolio of iconic cookies, during cookie season, fuels local Girl Scouts’ adventures throughout the year: exploring what interests them, discovering their passions, and taking

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community, having a courageous outdoor experience, or starting an innovative nonprofit, Girl Scouts build a better future for themselves and the world.”

Also new this year are Cookie Business badges that help girls think like entrepreneurs as they run their own cookie businesses and incorporate online sales via the Digital Cookie platform. The badges progress from goal setting and effective sales pitching in person and online to market research, creating business plans and implementing digital marketing campaigns.

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Pipeline AZ, MCCCD guide students to career success

BY GLENDALE STAR STAFF Pipeline AZ, an Arizona career development and job skills exploration platform, partnered with the Maricopa County Community College District to support students in achieving their career goals while developing qualified workers for Arizona’s many thriving industries.

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With the conclusion of a successful yearlong pilot program, Pipeline AZ will white-label its platform and services to act as the singular career exploration and talent pipeline infrastructure for all of MCCCD’s 10 unique colleges starting this fall.

Every MCCCD student will have access to customized career exploration tools and support through the Pipeline AZ platform that brings together students seeking career opportunities and a wide range of eager employers across Arizona. Students will also learn from the platform’s advanced insights about the exact skills, education or certificates they need to reach their career goals.

“The career journey can be an iterative and complicated process, and our priority is to help our students ultimately find success whether that be placement into a career or continued

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With the official rollout of the MCCCD and Pipeline AZ partnership, students can complete a user profile at mcccd.pipelineaz.com, where they will take a skills assessment and identify various fields of interest.

Upon completion of their profile, students will then have access to a variety of career exploration opportunities and information, including job shadowing, service learning, field experience, research, apprenticeship, further education, and other opportunities that match the student’s career goals.

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NOTICE OF INTENT TO ABANDON CITY RIGHT OF WAY The City of Glendale is providing notice that it intends to abandon the City easement at 9600 ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION HAVE W. Missouri Avenue. The City has deBEEN FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE termined it is in the public’s interest to ARIZONA CORPORATION COMMISabandon this public utility easement SION FOR I Name: Hamilton Auto and since it is no longer needed for the Diesel LLC II The address of the rehealth, welfare and safety of its citizens. gistered office is: 316 5th Ave West, Glendale City Council must authorize Buckeye, AZ 85326 The name of the completion of the abandonment by orStatutory Agent is: ANGELICA FILICICdinance. The City of Glendale Council CHIA III Management of the Limited Liwill consider approval of this abandonability Company is vested in a manager ment at its September 14th, 2021 meetor managers. The names of each pering, to be held at 5:30 p.m. at the City of son who is a manager and each memGlendale Council Chambers, 5850 West ber who owns a twenty percent or greatGlendale Avenue, Glendale, Arizona er interest in the capital or profits of the 85301. Local tax and property valuation limited liability company are: MEMBERS information can be found at the MariMATTHEW JAMES FILICICCHIA 316 copa County Assessor’s website 5th Ave. West, BUCKEYE, AZ, 85326, (www.maricopa.gov/assessor/). InformaMaricopa County, USA Published Glendtion specific to the Glendale area can be ale Star August 26, September 2 & 9, found at websites such as www.glend2021 / 40735 aleaz.com, www.VisitGlendale.com, and www.glendaleazchamber.org/. The legal description, aerial graphic and other information about the property is available for review at the City of Glendale, EnginNotice of Petition for Termination of Parental Rights G.L. c. 210 § 3 Docket No. NO eering, 5850 West Glendale Avenue, 21A0077CW Commonwealth of Massachusetts The Trial Court Probate and Family Suite 315, Glendale, Arizona 85301. GlCourt In the matter of: In the matter of: Baby Girl Van Buskirk aka Emma Rose Vanendale Star – Publication Aug. 19th and Buskirk Norfolk Probate And Family Court 35 Shawmut Road, Canton, MA 02021 Aug 26th, 2021. / 40651 (781) 830-1200 To: Bryan Keith Laramore of Arizona and any unknown or unnamed father, parents(s) of the above named child.* A putative father will not have standing as a party to this case without a voluntary acknowledgment of parentage or an adjudication of paternity. A petition has been presented to said court by Alliance for Children, Needham, MA 02492 representing that the parent(s) of the child lack(s) current ability, capacity, fitness and readiness to assume parental responsibility for the child; that the petitioner's plan for the child will serve the child's best interests; and, requesting that this Honorable Court enter a decree under the provisions of the General Laws of Massachusetts, Chapter 210, Section 3, that shall have the effect of terminating the rights of the person(s) named herein to receive notice of or to consent to any legal proceeding affecting the custody, guardianship, adoption or other disposition of the child named herein. IF YOU DESIRE TO OBJECT THERETO, YOU OR YOUR ATTORNEY MUST FILE A WRITTEN APPEARANCE IN SAID COURT AT: Canton ON OR BEFORE TEN O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING (10 00 AM) ON: 09/08/2021 YOU ARE ENTITLED TO THE APPOINTMENT OF AN ATTORNEY IF YOU ARE AN INDIGENT PERSON. An indigent person is defined by SJC RULE 3:10. The definition includes but is not limited to persons receving AFDC, EAEDC, poverty related veteran's benefits, food stamps, refugee resettlement benefits, medicaid, and SSI. The Court will determine if you are indigent. Contact an Assistant Judicial Case Manager/Adoptions Clerk of the Court on or before the date listed above to obtain the necessary forms.

WITNESS, Hon. Patricia Gorman, First Justice of this Court /s/ Colleen M. Brisley Register of Probrate. Date Aug 2, 2021. ORDER OF NOTICE It is ordered that notice of said proceeding be given by delivering in hand and if in-hand service cannot be accomplished, then by mailing by certified mail, return receipt requested, a copy of the foregoing citation to said parent(s)-guardian(s), •fourteen Days at least before said return date, and if service is made by mail, unless it shall appear that all persons interested have received actual notice, by publishing a copy thereof in a Glendale Arizona Newspaper publication to be once in each of three consecutive weeks, the last publication to be at least seven days before said return day. WITNESS, Hon. Patricia Gorman, First Justice of this Court /s/ Colleen M. Brisley Register of Probate. Date Aug 2, 2021. Published: Glendale Star, Aug. 12, 19, 26, 2021 / 40560

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NOTICE OF INTENT TO ABANDON CITY RIGHT OF WAY The City of Glendale is providing notice that it intends to abandon the City right-of-way at 9601 W. Cardinals Way. The City has determined it is in the public’s interest to abandon this easement since it is no longer needed for the health, welfare and safety of its citizens. Glendale City Council must authorize completion of the abandonment by ordinance. The City of Glendale Council will consider approval of this abandonment at its September 14th, 2021 meeting, to be held at 5:30 p.m. at the City of Glendale Council Chambers, 5850 West Glendale Avenue, Glendale, Arizona 85301. Local tax and property valuation information can be found at the Maricopa County Assessor’s website (www.maricopa.gov/assessor/). Information specific to the Glendale area can be found at websites such as www.glendaleaz.com, www.VisitGlendale.com, and www.glendaleazchamber.org/. The legal description, aerial graphic and other information about the property is available for review at the City of Glendale, Engineering, 5850 West Glendale Avenue, Suite 315, Glendale, Arizona 85301. Glendale Star – Publication Aug. 19th and Aug. 26th , 2021. / 40654

ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION HAVE BEEN FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE ARIZONA CORPORATION COMMISSION FOR I Name: FIRST RESPONDER POOL CARE LLC II The address of the registered office is: 11371 S Hopi St, GOODYEAR, AZ 85338, USA The name of the Statutory Agent is: Vernon Strange III Management of the Limited Liability Company is vested in a manager or managers. The names of each person who is a manager and each member who owns a twenty percent or greater interest in the capital or profits of the limited liability company are: MEMBER Vernon Strange, 11371 S Hopi St, GOODYEAR, AZ 85338, USA Published Glendale Star, Aug 26, Sept 2, 9, 2021 / 40790

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ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION HAVE BEEN FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE ARIZONA CORPORATION COMMISSION FOR I Name: BB SPA & SKIN LASER LLC II The address of the registered office is: 19679 W Montecito av, LITCHFIELD PARK, AZ 85340. The name of the Statutory Agent is: BELKYS ISMELDA CHACIN III Management of the Limited Liability Company is vested in a manager or managers. The names of each person who is a manager and each member who owns a twenty percent or greater interest in the capital or profits of the limited liability company are: MANAGER BELKYS ISMELDA CHACIN, 19679 W Montecito av, LITCHFIELD PARK, AZ 85340 Published Glendale Star, Aug 26, Sept 2, 9, 2021 / 40701

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS SUPERIOR COURT OF ARIZONA MARICOPA COUNTY In the Matter of Estate of: David Navarro, adult. Case Number PB NOTICE OF CREDITORS OF INFORMAL APPOINTMENT OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE AND/OR INFORMAL PROBATE OF A WILL NOTICE IS GIVEN THAT: 1. PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE: Vincent Navarro has been appointed Personal Representative of this Estate 7/9/21 Address: 27204 N. 83rd Gln, Peoria AZ 85383. 2. DEADLINE TO MAKE CLAIMS. All persons having claims against the Estate are required to present their claims within four months after the date of the first publication of this Notice or the claims will be forever barred. 3. NOTICE OF CLAIMS: Claims must be presented by delivering or mailing a written statement of the claim to the Personal Representative at (address) 27204 N. 83rd Gln, Peoria AZ 85383. 4. NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT. A copy of the Notice of Appointment is attached to the copies of this document mailed to all known creditors. DATED: 8/2/21 /s/ Vincent Navarro Vincent Navarro Published: Glendale Star, Aug. 19, 26, Sept 2, 2021 / 40596

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NOTICE OF HEARING REGARDING APPLICATION FOR CHANGE OF NAME Case No: CV2021 - 012449 SUPERIOR COURT OF ARIZONA IN MARICOPA COUNTY In the Matter of: Angela Marie Kpogo Name of person(s) requesting name change READ THIS NOTICE CAREFULLY. An important court proceeding that affects your rights has been scheduled. If you do not understand this Notice or the other court papers, contact an attorney for legal advice. 1. NOTICE: An application for Change of Name has been filed with the Court by the person(s) named above. A hearing has been scheduled where the Court will consider whether to grant or deny the requested change. If you wish to be heard on this issue, you must appear at the hearing, at the date and time indicated below. 2. COURT HEARING. A court hearing has been scheduled to consider the Application as follows: DATE: September 30, 2021 TIME: 10:00 AM BEFORE: Commissioner May Cronin DATED: August 12, 2021 /s/ Angela Marie Kpogo Applicant's Signature Published: Glendale Star, Aug. 26, Sept 2, 9, 16, 2021 / 40759

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Staff Contact: Alex Lerma, Project Planner, (623) 930-2810, alerma@glendaleaz.com AMBRA RESIDENTIA L MINOR GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT GPA21-03 AND REZONING APPLICATION ZON21-07: A request by Taylor C. Earl, Earl & Curley, P.C., for a Minor General Plan amendment from LDR 2.5 (Low Density Residential, 1-2.5 du/ac) to MDR 5 (Medium Density Residential, 3.5-5 du/ac) and to Rezone approximately 24 acres of land from R1-6 PRD (Single Family Residence Planned Residential Development) and R1-6 (Single Family Residence) to R1-4 PRD (Single Family Residence Planned Residential Development) to allow 122 single family homes with a minimum lot size of 4,500 square feet. The site is located east of the southeast corner of Northern Avenue and 80th Drive and is in the Yucca District. Staff Contact: Edward Vigil, Senior Planning Project Manager, (623) 930-3071, evigil@glendaleaz.com Copies of all applications, exhibits, and documents are available for public review at the Development Services Department, 5850 West Glendale Avenue, Second Floor, Glendale, Arizona , between the hours of 8:00am and 5:00pm weekdays or will be available o n l i n e a t https://www.glendaleaz.com/cms/one.aspx?pageId=15331862 after 6:00pm the Friday prior to the public meeting. For further information, please call the case staff contact at the number listed above or (623) 930-2800. Interested parties are invited to attend and participate in the public hearing. FOR SPECIAL ACCOMMODATIONS Please contact Diana Figueroa at (623) 930-2808 or dfigueroa@glendaleaz.com at least three working days prior to the meeting if you require special accommodations due to a disability. Hearing impaired persons should call (623) 930-2197. CITY OF GLENDALE Kevin R. Phelps City Manager Publish: August 26, 2021 The Glendale Star / 40785 Case No. PB 2021-002101 NOTICE OF HEARING REGARDING PETITION FOR APPOINTMENT OF PERMANENT GUARDIANSHIP OF AN ADULT IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF ARIZONA IN MARICOPA COUNTY. In the Matter of EMMANUEL COONRADT. 1. Notice is given that Anne Marie Coonradt has filed a Petition for Appointment Of Permanent Guardian and/or Conservator. 2.

COURT HEARING. A hearing has been scheduled to consider the Petition on August 3, 2021 at 9:15 a.m. This matter will be heard electronically. To access the meeting the parties shall log into: tinyurl.com/jbazmc-pcc02 or 1-917-7814590 Access Code: 454-344-082# .

COMMISSIONER PALMER PRESIDING. Published: Glendale Star, Aug 19, 26, Sept 2, 2021 / 40648 NOTICE OF HEARING REGARDING APPLICATION FOR CHANGE OF NAME Case No: CV2021 - 012449 SUPERIOR COURT OF ARIZONA IN MARICOPA COUNTY In the Matter of: Angela Marie Kpogo Name of person(s) requesting name change READ THIS NOTICE CAREFULLY. An important court proceeding that affects your rights has been scheduled. If you do not understand this Notice or the other court papers, contact an attorney for legal advice. 1. NOTICE: An application for Change of Name has been filed with the Court by the person(s) named above. A hearing has been scheduled where the

NOTICE OF INITIAL HEARING ON PETITION FOR TERMINATION OF PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP CASE NO.: JS20768 IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF ARIZONA IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF MARICOPA IN THE MATTER OF: REBEKAH COLEMAN NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE PETITIONER Jessica Darby has filed a Petition for Termination of Parent-Child Relationship with the Juvenile Court in Maricopa County regarding the above named child(ren). AN INITIAL HEARING HAS BEEN SET TO CONSIDER THE PETITION: DATE: 9/14/21 TIME: 9AM BEFORE: Commissionr Abramson At the Maricopa County Juvenile Court located at: REMOTE NOTICE: You have a right to appear as a party in this proceeding. The failure of a parent to appear at the Initial Hearing, the Pretrial Conference, the Status Conference or the Termination Adjudication Hearing may result in an adjudication terminating the parent-child relationship of that parent. Failure to appear at the Initial Hearing, Pretrial Conference, Status Conference or Termination Adjudication Hearing, without good cause, may result in a finding that the parent, guardian or Indian custodian has waived legal rights and is deemed to have admitted the allegations in the Petition. The hearings may go forward in the absence of the parent, guardian or Indian custodian and may result in the termination of parental rights based upon the record and evidence presented. Published: Glendale Star, Aug 12, 19, 26, Sept 2, 2021 / 40555

CITY OF GLENDALE NOTICE OF PUBLIC AUCTION NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT the City of Glendale auctions surplus City property on a biweekly basis at Sierra Auctions. For further information, visit the Sierra Auction website www.sierraauction.com Publish: August 26, 2021 The Glendale Star / 40784

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Cindy Segotta-Jones, Superintendent

We continue to face challenges due to the COVID-19 pandemic; however, we also have an incredible opportunity to come back stronger than ever. Our federal government has allocated emergency funds to schools through the American Rescue Plan to recover from the impact of the pandemic. The Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) Fund is designated to support K-12 schools to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. These are federal funds that are administered by the Arizona Department of Education. The Glendale Elementary School District is building our plan for how to use the dollars to meet the individual needs of all students while supporting staff and the community.

Help be part of creating the path for our plan. Visit GESD40.org to access a community survey and let us know how you feel that we should invest for our students and schools. You are an important partner in our school community. Your voice and perspective are critical to include in our final plan. Please take the survey at GESD40.org today.