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Cedar trees set to be toppled for Riverwalk
By Shayla Hyde
Local leaders say salt cedar trees are invading the Gila River, causing flood and fire hazards and choking native vegetation and wildlife habitats. They say it’s time for the trees, planted a century ago to slow erosion, to make their final stand.
Buckeye Mayor Jackie Meck said removing the trees is a priority. Environmentalists worry removing the salt cedar trees without plans to replace them could leave endangered birds homeless.
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“Today we are faced with fire, with flood,” Meck said. “It’s critical that we get these salt cedars taken out.”
It’s taken a decade, $5 million and numerous government officials to come up with plans and permits to topple the 18 miles of trees lining the river in the Southwest Valley. Meck said cutting down and removing the trees is tentatively set to take place by the end of the year.
Trying to find money and tackling a complex bureaucracy of filing for federal permits has taken two decades, according to Adam Copeland, a Buckeye senior planner. But workers could finally start cutting down the trees by December.
Officials with Buckeye, Goodyear, Avon-
dale and the Maricopa County Flood District are collaborating to replace the salt cedars with other native vegetation. The restoration plan covers the river bed reaching from Litchfield Road in Avondale to State Route 85 in Buckeye. Buckeye officials’ long-term vision –years in the future –is to develop the Gila River area into a public park akin to the San Antonio Riverwalk. The menace
Salt cedars – which look like oversized shrubs – have grown along swaths of the Gila River bed, stretching from a quarter-mile wide to more than a mile wide in some areas. The 30,000 residents living in the river’s floodplain risk the possibility of flooding during heavy rain, Meck said.
A flood in 1978 forced residents in Hopeville, a Buckeye community, to move elsewhere in the area.
Steven Larson, a Buckeye real estate agent, said the flood was “horrendous.” Fire is another danger. Copeland said salt cedars burn hotter than other trees and because they are packed so tightly, fires can spread easily.
And salt cedar trees suck up water – 200 to 300 gallons of water a day – making it tough for native vegetation to survive.
Salt cedars, originally brought to Arizona in the 1800s, take over native plants’
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Avondale paracyclist races for national team
By Joe Gilmore
Ret. Air Force Capt. David Berling, 37, once again donned the stars and stripes, but this time as an official member of the U.S. National Paracycling Team in South Africa at the Paracycling Road World Championships.
The Avondale resident said his selection came as a shock.
“Even after I finished, I didn’t think I had ridden fast enough to qualify,” Berling said.
“I rode well at the qualifying time trial in Keenesburg, Colorado, but I was about a minute slower than I know I can ride.”
Before participating in the qualifying time trial in Colorado, Berling competed in three world cups and a national championship. He decided after that to race in the qualifying time trial.
“You don’t get to race often with the
members of Team USA, and this was an opportunity to see where I ranked among all the members who attended the event,” he said.
Berling will next compete in Tour de Scottsdale on October 8 as an independent.
The U.S. National Team will make selections for the first six months of 2018
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Salt Cedar trees can be seen along the Gila River near Gillespie Dam Bridge in Buckeye. (Photo courtesy Tynin Fries/Cronkite News)
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in December or January. If selected again, Berling will travel to Belgium to compete in May.
Longtime love
Competitions are nothing new to Berling, who grew up playing soccer and tennis at Wisconsin’s Holmen High School, from which he graduated in 1998. He went on to double major in finance and economics, graduating from the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse in just three and a half years.
He was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Air Force in December 2002, after completing a one-year ROTC program at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minnesota. Berling began his military career as a member of the 56 Contracting Squadron at Luke Air Force Base. While on active duty, Berling completed his MBA from Webster University. He and his wife, Melissa, eloped to Hawaii before leaving for EuroNato Joint Jet Pilot Training.
His life changed, however, after he earned a private pilot’s license so he could apply for military pilot training. On April 29, 2007, his plane crashed into a vacant dirt field after he hit a power line. His injuries required 28 surgeries, including two above-knee amputations. He also sustained severe injuries to his right arm, including three broken bones and nerve damage.
Berling spent two months in the hospital before medically retiring from the military.
After the incident, he worked for nearly six years as a full-time civil contracting consultant at Luke Air Force Base. He chronicled his journey in his book Just Living the Dream: No Way Out but Through Berling, who works as a motivational speaker, took up paracycling as part of his recovery, but after learning he had a talent for it, Berling pursued it full time.
“I don’t honestly know how good I can get in this sport,” Berling said.
Recent injuries have been a minor roadblock in Berling’s ascension in the sport. Last year he had a surgery to repair a small intestine obstruction. Earlier this year he was hit by a car in Avondale, which caused eight broken ribs, a punctured lung and a collapsed lung. The arm injuries from the plane crash have been difficult.
“This injury may make it physiologically impossible for me to be the best in the world, but as of right now, I will continue to move forward and improve and see how fast I can get,” Berling said. “I refuse to use it as a crutch and let it stop me from trying to achieve my goals.”
Despite these setbacks, Berling’s world ranking in H5 Classification skyrocketed from No. 19 last year to No. 8 this year.
“I would like to get through an entire season healthy, just to see how close I can come to achieving some of my goals,” he said. “I am working hard to continue to improve that number and work my way up the world ranking.”
the world and win a gold Paralympic medal,” he said. “If you’re going to aim, aim high.”
Paralympic athletes are not supported the same way in the United States as they are in other countries. The U.S. Olympic Committee is a nonprofit nongovernmental organization. It does not receive public funding.
“Because most Americans value sports like football, baseball, basketball and hockey, instead of soccer, cycling
and tennis like the majority of the world, the monetary and equipment support available to American athletes in those sports is far less than their European counterparts,” he said.
Despite this, Berling said being a part of Team USA is amazing.
“Putting on that uniform and racing for my country is a rush that is unequaled,” he said.
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His goals include winning a medal at a world cup event, and to be a favorite in world cup and world championship events.
“Eventually, I’d like to be the best H5 cyclist in
David Berling, who lost his legs after a plane crash, was surprised when he found out he fared well in a qualifying time trial in Colorado. (Photo courtesy David Berling)
Buckeye sets General Plan Open House
By Christina Fuoco-Karasinski
As one of the country’s fastestgrowing cities, Buckeye is developing ideas for its future.
City officials are hosting the General Plan Open House from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, September 30, at the Coyote Library.
Imagine Buckeye 2040 is the city’s General Plan document and the primary tool that will be used to guide Buckeye’s future. It includes the city’s vision, goals and policies for guiding future growth based on previous input from residents. Residents can vote on it August 2018.
“This is an open house meeting to promote our General Plan right before we go into the formalized 60-day
mandated review period,” said Terri Hogan, deputy director of planning.
“We will essentially have a predraft copy of the General Plan and our proposed land use map. We’re trying to get the public out there to view what we’ve done and get comments on that.”
Council members are expected to attend, so the city will advertise a quorum. Planning commissioners, department heads and library staff will be available for questions, too.
“It’s an all-day thing,” Hogan said.
“We’re going to have things for the kids to do. We’ll have some events, if you will, like goofy golf and a spinning wheel for people to win prizes.”
The General Plan is grouped into
three themes:
• Growth: Includes elements that help guide growth and development to ensure it is balanced and promotes a healthy and vibrant community.
• Services: Provides guidance for the investment and development of city of Buckeye services.
• Stewardship: Includes several components that guide development of an excellent quality of life.
“This basically is a vision for their community for the next 10 to 20 years into buildout,” Hogan said.
“This is an opportunity for residents to have a part in that vision or picture. We have knowledge as planners, but it’s not really our plan. It’s the residents’.
We know our council, our commission and our General Plan committee are happy with the direction. Ultimately, we want to find out if we hit the mark with the public. There have been General Plans that get turned away.”
City officials have had three public meetings prior to this. Residents can also comment on a display in the City Hall lobby. So far, Hogan said, the community indicated they want to maintain Buckeye’s rural characteristics but they seek amenities like a Costco, more restaurants and retail.
The Coyote Library is located at 21699 W. Yuma Road. For more information, visit imaginebuckeye2040.com.
Avondale police communications supervisor honored
By Carson Mlnarik
From phone call to arrival, there are several figures involved in getting emergency services to someone in
need. It all starts with the first voice they hear: the dispatcher. These individuals play a large role
in making sure emergencies are covered.
Enter Amanda Palacios, communications supervisor for the Avondale Police Department.
Palacios was recently named the 2017 Arizona Supervisor of the Year by the Association of Public Safety Communications Officials (APCO) and the National Emergency Number Association.
“It was an absolute honor,” she said. “It was nice to get that award and be recognized for the hard work that I feel like I put in.”
Originally from El Cajon, California, Palacios was employed by that city’s police department. In 2006, she fell in love with the Avondale Police Department during her first ride along while interviewing for a position.
training program and helped revamp it.
While working on the program, Palacios completed several certifications with APCO, the world’s largest and oldest organization of public safety communication professionals. They have helped her develop training programs.
“It’s a smaller department so you know who you’re working with,” said Palacios, who moved to Arizona to be closer to family. “I do love the job itself but I think a lot of what I love is the people I get to work with.”
Palacios took a break from the department in 2010 to earn a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice from Ottawa University. She returned in 2014.
In October 2016, Palacios took charge of the communications bureau
An Avondale resident, Palacios said she loves her 12-minute ride to work – and the community she’s gotten to know over time.
“It’s very stressful, but it’s very rewarding when you get the opportunity to actually help somebody,” Palacios said.
“If we can help somebody or get them a resource that they need or just stay on the phone with them because they’re scared, I think that’s really rewarding.”
Amanda Palacios, middle, of the Avondale Police Department, celebrates her award with her assistant police chief, Lynn Parkin, and communications manager, Michael Folia. (Photo courtesy Avondale Police Department)
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territory. Only one to two cottonwood trees grow per acre along the river bed, Copeland said. About 3,000 to 4,000 salt cedar trees, also known as tamarisk trees, crowd into one acre.
Copeland and George Diaz, Buckeye’s government relations manager, have learned about the salt cedars in workshops over five years. They say they have worked to conquer a maze of regulations governing what they need to do to get rid of them.
The battle
Consider sorting through regulations regarding aquatic habitat restoration, with documents named Nationwide Permit 27. Copeland said it can take months, even years, to apply and get through the process. Then they must come up with the money.
A grant paid for the removal of a 40-acre plot. Copeland hunts for grants, like those for riparian habitat and fire mitigation. He scopes out state and federal programs and scraps for money from nonprofits such as the Walton Family Foundation.
The takedown
Copeland and Diaz decided the “hack and squirt” method would be the best way to get rid of salt cedars. Work-
ers will cut down the trees in 40-acre plots, spray the leftover stumps with herbicide and throw any remains into an incinerator.
They had learned a humbling lesson after cutting down the first 40-acre plot: With no herbicide to deter growth, the trees grew back.
Inmates at the Lewis prison in Buckeye will help cut down the trees, city officials said.
The concerns
Sandy Bahr, director of the Sierra Club’s Grand Canyon chapter, said salt cedars have to be replaced with other trees to protect wildlife and birds that depend on the vegetation to survive.
“It’s not just what needs to be removed but what needs to be planted,” Bahr said.
The Southwestern Willow Flycatcher, an endangered species, nests in the shade and foliage of salt cedars.
Robin Silver, co-founder and board member of the Center for Biological Diversity, is worried tree removal would happen too quickly.
“There needs to be a transition,” said Silver, who is also vice president of the Maricopa Audubon Society.
Kelly Wolff-Krauter, habitat design director for Arizona Game and Fish, said wildlife and birds will be protected. She’s working with Buckeye and other officials on the restoration plan.
Buckeye Police to wear pink patches in October
By Catherine Hathaway
Buckeye Police Department will sport and sell pink patches in October for National Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
More importantly, their partnership with the Pink Patch Project will raise money for the Susan G. Komen Foundation. The Pink Patch Project was started by the Irwindale Police Department in California and has since gained traction in other departments nationwide. This is the first year in which Buckeye is participating.
“It was a project one of our patrol officers (Darren Smith) had been following on social media,” said Detective Tamela Skaggs. “It was something he thought was a really good idea for our department to take part in.”
from around the United States wanting to purchase pink patches,” Skaggs said. “(Some) are patch collectors or know somebody who has been affected by breast cancer.”
According to the Pink Patch Project website, Buckeye and Chandler are the only participating Arizona police departments. Skaggs hopes Chandler and Buckeye’s success will encourage other Arizona departments to follow. The department is already considering adding products.
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She said protecting the flycatcher includes transplanting native cottonwood and willow trees to replace the salt cedar trees. That will happen during the season birds aren’t nesting in the trees. If there are complications, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will step in.
Shayla Hyde writes for Cronkite News Service.
Patches may be purchased for $10 at both police stations, 21699 W. Yuma Road, 100 N. Apache Road, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday to Thursday, or by contacting Smith at dlsmith@ buckeyeaz.gov.
“(We hope to) engage the community when the officer is on patrol and have our officers show that support for the cause,” Skaggs said. “We want to encourage people, women, men even, to go and get tested if they haven’t already.”
The response has been overwhelming, she said.
“Next year and in the years to come, we’d like to continue to involve and evolve and do T-shirts,” Skaggs said. “The officers have asked to do hats during October with us with the Pink Patch logo on it, pins, too.”
“Being put on the Pink Patch Project website, we have been contacted by a lot of either law enforcement employees and or family members or just citizens
According to the National Breast Cancer Foundation, the disease is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in women. It is estimated that 246,600 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in the United States in 2017. More than 40,000 of those women will die. More than 2,600 men will be diagnosed with the disease this year.
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Buckeye Fire to host community focus group meeting
By West Valley View staff
The Buckeye Fire Medical Rescue Department is inviting residents to be part of a community focus group to provide input on its services.
The meeting will be held at 6 p.m. Monday, October 9, in the program room of the Buckeye Public Library –Coyote Branch, 21699 W. Yuma Road. There will be a formal presentation followed by an open discussion and
written surveys to complete.
The fire department is holding this event as an opportunity to meet with residents to share and receive information regarding fire department service delivery.
To learn more about all the services Buckeye’s Fire Medical Rescue Department provides, visit buckeyeaz. gov/fire-department/.
Eddie Eagle teaches kids about gun safety
By Joe Gilmore
Most kids learn to stop, drop and roll in a fire and to look both ways before crossing the street. Now, thanks to AZ Firearms and Pot of Gold Estate Auctions, kids are learning what to do if they come across a firearm: stop, don’t touch, run away and tell an adult.
This is what kids learned on Saturday, September 16, at the Eddie Eagle GunSafe Program hosted by Pot of Gold Estate Auctions in Avondale.
Pot of Gold Estate Auctions’ owners Danny and Cheryl Todd talked about the importance of hosting on an educational event like this.
“We’re just trying to make sure kids are safely taught what to do if they find a firearm,” Danny said.
With 350 million guns in circulation in the United States, approximately 113 guns per 100 people, gun safety classes are becoming more prevalent, especially for children.
Among children, 89 percent of accidental shooting deaths occur in the home, most of the time with children playing with a loaded gun.
“We want to empower our youth with education and knowledge about how to stay safe if they find a gun somewhere,” Cheryl said.
The Eddie Eagle GunSafe Program was developed by the NRA to do just that, educate children to offset firearm accidents and prevent guns from getting in children’s hands.
In developing the curriculum, NRA firearm safety experts were joined by educators, school administrators, psychologists and law enforcement officials.
At the September 16 event, Avondale first responders taught kids about the gun safety. Eugene Tokosh, an Avondale police officer who was offduty on Saturday, brought his two daughters.
“I just wanted my kids to get more knowledge on gun safety, even though I teach them anyway,” Tokosh said. “I thought this would be more of an interactive approach for them to learn more about gun safety.”
The Eddie Eagle program features a movie with Eddie the animated eagle and his friends showing kids the proper way to handle seeing a firearm. The event also features a visit and photo opportunity with Eddie the Eagle.
“Ultimately, I think this is a great program for the interactive part,” Tokosh said. “Plus, the TV program relates and has remembrance for what we’re here for.”
Besides the video presentation, there is also an instructor to help the kids further understand the importance of gun safety and to reiterate the message of stop, don’t touch, run away and tell a grown-up.
Mike Abramovich, an IT manager, is a certified instructor and has participated in the program eight times over the last seven years. He helmed this class as well.
“I can’t tell you how many times I read a story online, in the newspaper, about some child finding a gun. It’s either in their home or a neighbor’s home and the unthinkable happens,” Abramovich said. “If we can have 40 kids in here on a Saturday for a couple hours, eating pizza talking about gun safety, if that saves one of their lives that means a lot.”
Arizona State Rep. Diego Espinoza, D-19, contacted the Todds about putting on this event after accidental incidents in their area involving firearms.
“This was a great opportunity to educate our families as well as our children on safety issues that are in our area and how we can avoid (incidents) in the future to not negatively impact our communities,” Espinoza said.
The Todds spoke on Espinoza’s commitment to this event.
“Diego understood and understands that it’s about what’s happening right now today,” Cheryl said. “It takes years to change laws, what’s happening right now today is that we want to empower our youth with education and knowledge about how to stay safe if they find a gun somewhere.”
The Todds have hosted this event twice. The first one only attracted about 15 people, but Danny estimated 50 people showed up in September. They plan to host more Eddie Eagle gun safety programs in the future.
“What makes this successful is getting the community involved –law enforcement, police department, schools, teachers,” Abramovich said. “Next time, we’ll probably be in a school gymnasium.”
Cali Tokosh, 8, of Goodyear receives her certificate of completion during the Eddie Eagle GunSafe program. (West Valley View photo by Ray Thomas)
State Reps discuss education, drones at town hall
By Connor Dziawura
Goodyear residents were introduced to three state lawmakers when Legislative District 4 Sen. Lisa Otondo and Reps. Charlene Fernandez and Dr. Geraldine Peten hosted a town hall meeting at Desert Edge High School Wednesday, September 20.
After hearing about the lawmakers’ backgrounds, attendees took turns asking questions. While many subjects were discussed, a large portion of the town hall was dedicated to concerns over questionable drone usage by “peeping toms” and support for public education and universities. In response to incidents involving drones, Otondo discussed the difficulty of cities passing regulations.
“The real estate lobby uses drones for property sales; the agricultural lobby uses it, also for a lot of fields; the government uses it,” she said. “Drones are used for many, many reasons.
“But when I went to the analyst, I said, ‘Is there a peeping tom clause that we could use?’ I can tell you that they’re working on that. We’ve been
discussing this, both Rep. Fernandez and I are going to try to see if there’s a way. The biggest problem is that there is no legislation on a federal level, and where a lot of these decisions will be made comes on a federal level.”
According to Goodyear’s Government Relations Manager Rob Bohr this is difficult subject, as state and federal legislation have the potential to override city legislation.
While discussions pertaining to dronerelated incidents have been ongoing, the Federal Aviation Administration is in charge of regulating drone usage.
“With new technology, you get so many issues that you don’t necessarily intend or that nobody really saw coming,” he said. “You’ll start to see these issues develop, and as it continues to be an issue, the federal government I really think is going to first have to address it.”
Moving on from concerns over drones, the majority of the evening was spent discussing a variety of issues pertaining to education. The three lawmakers voiced their support
for public education and discussed the fight to increase funding, and halt rising university costs.
“I work every day at the state legislature fighting for funding for our public schools and for a better place for teachers,” Fernandez noted during her introduction.
Peten, an educator, also raised concerns over issues of more money being spent to incarcerate inmates every year in Arizona than that which is dedicated to students – specifically $7,500 per student versus an inmate’s $21,000.
The speakers added that it’s important for citizens to be involved in
the legislative process.
“When legislation comes before a committee or before the legislature, we need you there, especially with the people from Estrella who this is affecting,” Otondo pleaded. “If a bill gets to a committee, please make sure that you’re following the bill.”
“There’s power in the people,” added Peten, who was appointed to the Arizona House of Representatives in August. “When you see something that is going on in the school, you have power to get together to voice your opposition against it and have something change or have the situation rectified.”
Avondale seeks to fill openings
By West Valley View staff
Applications are being accepted through October 19 for those wishing to serve on Avondale’s boards, commission and committees.
The city has more than 15 boards and commissions comprised of community members who serve as advisory groups and offer advice and guidance on important policy decisions for the city. Each group provides invaluable input on issues that affect daily life in Avondale.
Members are appointed by the City Council and serve three-year terms, and can serve a maximum of two terms in any one board, commission or committee.
Openings are available in the following areas:
•Board of Adjustment
•Energy, Environment and Natural
Resources
•Municipal Art Committee
•Neighborhood and Family Services Committee
•Planning Commission
•Parks, Recreation and Libraries
•Capital Improvement Plan Citizens Committee
•Correction Officers Retirement Pension Board
•Industrial Development Authority
•Judicial Advisory Board
•Municipal Development Corporation
•Public Safety Retirement Pension Board
•Risk Management Trust Fund Board
To inquire for more information or to apply, visit avondaleaz.gov, or call the Avondale city clerk’s office at 623-333-1214.
Legislative District 4 Rep. Charlene Fernandez, Sen. Lisa Otondo and Rep. Geraldine Peten answered questions on drone regulations and education at a town hall meeting at Desert Edge High School on Wednesday, September 20. (West Valley View photo by Connor Dziawura)
Avondale names Bryan Kilgore vice mayor
By Christina Fuoco-Karasinski
The Avondale City Council unanimously voted to name Bryan Kilgore as its vice mayor on Monday, September 18, completing the term of the late Sandi Nielson.
Her council seat was filled September 11 with the appointment of Tina Conde; however, the Council still had to take a vote on the vice mayor.
Kilgore was appointed to the City Council in February 2014 to fill a council vacancy. He was elected later that year and began his four-year term in January 2015.
As councilman, Kilgore previously served on the Maricopa County Human Services Commission, and is on the Luke West Valley Council. A graduate of the Avondale Citizen Leadership Academy, he served on the Avondale Municipal Art Committee, including serving as chairman. During his tenure, he was instrumental in the creation of the Mayor Marie High School Art Scholarship Contest, a program that annually provides scholarships to high
school seniors interested in pursuing higher education and art.
“It’s definitely a wonderful honor, but I’m humbled at the same time,” Kilgore said. “I’m glad I get to serve my community in this capacity.”
He added that the move is bittersweet.
“We were expecting Vice Mayor Sandi Nielson to finish out her term,” Kilgore said. “Then this happened. It took us all by surprise and it was a little hard. We were able to do some things in her honor. We were just concerned about her husband, and making sure he’s OK. We’re grateful for her life, service and the lives she touched.”
Kilgore was born and raised in Arizona. He graduated from South Mountain High School in 1993, and five years later, he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Grand Canyon University.
A teacher, he became involved in politics when a school he was working for had a budget override and it didn’t pass.
“Then I saw the effects of it,” he said.
“Teachers not coming to work. Teachers being laid off. Afterschool buses stopping. All-day kindergarten stopping. Teachers complaining that they didn’t have the kids the entire day, so they weren’t getting key information or learning key skills.
“I got involved. I mean I got involved. I was knocking on doors, passing out fliers, canvassing, doing everything I could. I was even on channel 12, advocating for education.”
The next override passed.
“If I’m involved, things are better for the community, for me and my family,” Kilgore said. “If you’re not a part of the menumaking process, you’re part of the meal.”
Kilgore is an art teacher for the Fowler Elementary School District, and he and his wife of 16 years, Lashawn, have three children.
“I am passionate about maintaining the quality of life for all residents of Avondale,” he said. “I know a lot of people in the community, so I am an ear for the community. I listen and bring forth the community’s concerns.”
An art teacher for the Fowler Elementary School District, Bryan Kilgore is passionate about Avondale and the school system. (Photo courtesy City of Avondale)
around the neighborhood
Photos by Ray Thomas
Artists from around Goodyear showcased their talents during the “Big and Small” artists reception on Thursday, September 14. It served as the kick-off event for the exhibition that features pieces smaller than 10 inches by 10 inches, or larger than 30 inches by 36 inches. The creative works are on display through November 30 at the Goodyear Library. For more information, visit goodyearaz.gov/arts or call 623-882-7530.
1. Artist Patricia Bohannon shows her 30-inch by 40-inch acrylic on canvas work, “Light in the Deep”; 2. Goodyear Mayor Georgia Lord and artist Frank Williams of Goodyear discuss the significance of the materials and his work, “Estrella,” a 32-inch by 40-inch gourd mask; 3. Alex and Kristen Kohli of Goodyear pause to appreciate a local artist’s work; 4. Artist Guoming Wang exhibits his work with son, Tyler, 9; 5. Carol Jones talks with visitors and other artists about her 60-inch by 48-inch oil on canvas titled “Bromeliad”; 6. Joyce Dodd Harcharik talks with visitors and fellow artists about her 30-inch by 40-inch oil on canvas titled “Tamale Blanket,” inspired by her trips to Guatemala; 7. Artist Karol Mulla of Goodyear displays her 4-inch by 4-inch oil works “Great Grandfather’s Dream #1,” top, and “Great Grandfather’s Dream #2,” bottom, in wooden frames.
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Top Arthritis Painkiller is a Cream Not a Pill
New cream works faster and is more targeted than oral medications. Key ingredients penetrate the skin within seconds to relieve joint arthritis pain. Users report significant immediate relief.
By Robert Ward Associated Health Press
BOSTON – Innovus Pharmaceuticals has introduced a new arthritis pain relief treatment that works in seconds.
Sold under the brand name Apeaz™, the new pain relief cream numbs the nerves right below the skin.
When applied to an arthritic joint, or a painful area on the body, it delivers immediate relief that lasts for hours and hours.
The powerful painkilling effect is created by the creams active ingredient, a special medical compound.
Anesthetics are used in hospitals during surgery. They block nerve signals from the brain so that patients don’t feel pain and they work fast.
The anesthetic found in Apeaz™ is the strongest available without a prescription.
The cream form allows users to directly target their area of pain. It works where it is applied. The company says this is why the product is so effective and fast acting.
“Users can expect to feel relief immediately after applying,” explains Dr. Bassam Damaj, President of Innovus Pharmaceuticals.
“There will a pleasant warming sensation that is followed by a cool, soothing one. This is how you know that the active ingredients have reached the infected joint and tissue.”
Additional ingredients in the cream help suppress inammation around tissues and joints. Published pre-clinical studies have shown that the ingredients in Apeaz™ can also prevent further bone and cartilage destruction.
There are also no negative side effects from the oral medication. Apeaz™ delivers its ingredients through the skin. Oral medications are absorbed in the digestive tract. Overtime, the chemicals in pills can tear the delicate lining of the stomach, causing ulcers and bleeding.
When compared to other arthritis medications, Apeaz™ is a fraction of the cost. At less than $2 a day, the cream quickly is becoming a household name.
Those with terrible arthritis in their hands and ngers, love how easy Apeaz™ is to open. The jar ts in the palm of the hand, which makes it much easier to use.
Instant Pain Relief
Without a Prescription
Many Apeaz™ users report signicant improvements in daily aches and pain. Many more report increased exibility and less stiffness. They are moving pain free for the rst time in years, like Henry Esber, and early user of Apeaz™
“I’ve tried more pills than I can count. I’ve also had a handful of cortisone shots. Nothing is as effective as this product. With Apeaz™, I get relief right away. I rub a little
Apeaz™ is an FDA drug with approved claims for the pain relief of the following conditions:
• Arthritis pain
• Simple back pain
• Strains • Sprains
• Athletic injuries
• Muscle stiffness and pain
• Wrist, elbow, shoulder, hip, knee, ankle, foot, muscle or joint pain
Works In Seconds
For arthritis suffers, Apeaz offers impressive advantages over traditional medications. The most obvious is how quickly it relieves discomfort.
The cream contains the maximum approved dose of a top anesthetic, which penetrates the skin in a matter of seconds to numb the area that’s in pain. This relief lasts for several hours.
on my knees and some through my hands. It keeps the pain away. It also prevents the pain from getting really bad. It’s completely changed my life.”
How It Works
“Apeaz™ contains the highest, non-prescription dose of a medical compound that ghts pain on contact. When applied to the skin it goes to work within seconds by
penetrating right to the source of your pain, numbing the nerve endings.”
“This is why Apeaz™ is so effective for people with arthritis. It reduces pain while adding an additional layer of joint protection,” explains Damaj.
A New Way to Treat Pain
Although Dr. Damaj and his team say that their cream is the fastest and most effective way to relieve arthritis pain, they believe there is still a reason to take joint pills. The most effective are those which help to further strengthen and support the joints.
That’s why every container of Apeaz™ comes with ArthriVarx™, a breakthrough pill that’s taking on joint support in an entirely new way.
ArthriVarx™ works on your joints, making it the perfect companion to Apeaz™
“ArthriVarx™ contains special compounds published to lubricate the joints and connective tissues that surrounds them. With daily use, they improve joint health and can give an extra cushion,” explains Dr. Damaj.
“When combined with Apeaz™, it becomes the perfect system to tackle arthritis. While the anesthetic component of Apeaz™ is working on the outside, relieving pain on contact, ArthriVarx™ is working on the inside, adding cushioning to the joints”’ A Powerful Combination For Arthritis and Joint Pain
With daily use, Apeaz™ plus ArthriVarx™ helps users live a more vital, pain free life
without any of the negative side effects or interactions associated with oral drugs. By delivering fast, long-lasting, and targeted relief from joint pain and reducing inammation and swelling that causes joint damage, Apeaz™ and ArthriVarx™ is the newest, most effective way to tackle your arthritis pain.
You can now enjoy an entirely new level of comfort that’s both safe and affordable. It is also extremely effective, especially if nothing else has worked well for you.
How to Get Apeaz™ in Arizona
This is the ofcial public release of Apeaz™ As such, the company is offering a special discounted supply to any joint-pain arthritissufferer who calls within the next 48 hours.
A special hotline number and discounted pricing has been created for all Arizona residents. Discounts will be available starting today at 6:00AM and will automatically be applied to all callers.
Your Toll-Free hotline number is 1-800-434-9642 and will only be open for the next 48 hours. Only a limited discounted supply of Apeaz™ is currently available in your region.
Consumers who miss out on our current product inventory will have to wait until more becomes available and that could take weeks. Experience the guaranteed Apeaz™ relief already enjoyed by thousands of consumers. The company advises not to wait. Call 1-800-434-9642 today.
Apeaz™: Quick Acting Pain and Arthritis Cream is Now Available Without a Prescription
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Vote ‘yes’ for school overrides
Editor:
Like so many others in our vibrant community, we wear several hats: business and community leader, homeowner, parent, voter. No matter the role, we know that strong schools benefit all of us.
We urge you to vote “yes” for the Litchfield and Agua Fria overrides because teacher raises are necessary to help our neighborhood schools attract and retain quality teachers.
“Yes” votes will also continue funding important programs at our A+ schools. These include band/music, art, athletics and nurses at every campus. Ballots will arrive in the mail during the week of October 11. Please vote “yes” for both overrides and return your ballot immediately.
Shelly and Todd Hornback Buckeye
Taking a knee
Editor:
Watching NFL players “take a knee” on Sunday afternoon is becoming a common scene. Last season, Colin Kaepernick started the trend in defiance of racial oppression and inequality. However, it is difficult to comprehend such protest in the context of honoring this country at a football game.
According to VICE Sports, a digital media outlet, more than 70 percent of the players in the NFL are African American. Many have overcome obstacles such as poverty, abuse, broken homes and other atrocities. Despite their situations, they worked their rears off, and overcame the odds: they are NFL football players. The average yearly salary for an NFL player is $1.9 million/year (Gazette Review, March 3, 2017). These amazing people have risen above their beginnings and are now millionaires. They have fame, fortune and are doing what they love. They are living the American dream. So, why protest the country and the flag that stands for the very freedom that enabled them to achieve
their success?
This country is not perfect. There is work to be done to assure equality among all people. Progress has been made over the years, and more is coming. Professional football players are not typically patient, they want action. However, actions against the very country that has enabled them to attain so much in misdirected.
“Taking a knee” is having an adverse effect. It is creating more divisiveness in the country. Devout football lovers are now spending their Sunday afternoons playing golf, doing yard work and reading books instead. Granted, this is yielding a positive effect in most households; however, it is not for the NFL. As this season continues and revenues dwindle, the organization and the players will suffer. The season just started, but people have already sworn off football this year, if not indefinitely.
Vickilyn Alvey Litchfield Park
Invest in quality education
Editor:
There is no doubt that the Southwest Valley is headed in the right direction. We have seen some of the fastest growth in the nation and unparalleled business investment. Our local elected leaders should be praised for their hard work.
There is, however, another factor that is playing a key role in our success – our schools. Litchfield Elementary School District and the Agua Fria Union High School District offer some of the best education in the entire Valley.
This November, they are having an override election to continue the quality, invest in teacher pay, school nurses, accelerated academics and other programs. These overrides are crucial to their continued success.
Even if you don’t have students in these schools, you are still reaping the benefits of quality, competitive education. Our schools protect our property values, attract economic opportunities and reduce crime in our cities. Good
schools are the best thing we can support to help our communities and our resale values.
The vote by mail ballot should be in your mailbox soon. Don’t ignore it. Join me in voting “yes” for our schools!
Paul Bentz Goodyear
Vote ‘yes’ for Buckeye Valley fire bond
Editor:
The Buckeye Valley Fire District Fire Bond is an important step forward for the district. I have been employed with the fire district for almost 12 years. The fire district has allowed me to provide for my wife and three children. A “yes” vote will allow the fire district to continue and improve the service the district provides to the community.
Since I have moved to Buckeye, I have lived within the Buckeye Valley Fire District’s jurisdiction and can say first hand that the men and women of BVFD have given and will give their best to each and every customer they encounter.
The fire bond will help the Buckeye Valley Fire District with being able to serve the community better by allowing for upgraded equipment
like SCBAs (self-contained breathing apparatus), personal protective equipment (PPE), defibrillation monitors for ALS (advanced life support) calls, new apparatus to replace the older outdated apparatus, and land acquisitions for future stations within the district. This is the first bond election for the fire district since its inception in 1949.
As a resident and employee of the Fire District, I fully support this bond and will continue to support my brothers and sisters of the Buckeye Valley Fire District. Remember a “yes” vote for Buckeye Valley Fire Bond!
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We’re way too sensitive. Does that offend you? ‘Sorry.’
By David Leibowitz
Once upon a time, I hosted a talk radio program for a living. It was easy work, because I have been talking virtually non-stop since childhood, and saying stupid things has always come naturally to me.
I left behind professional jabbering 10 years ago, which is for the best. Because, to say the least, we as a society have become entirely too sensitive. Any more, it feels like every time you turn around, someone new is being fired, excoriated on social media or being forced to apologize publicly for offending someone.
Back in the day, we lamented the “P.C. Police” enforcing political correctness. Today, it’s more like P.C. Crips and P.C. Bloods, rival gangs with massive memberships looking to throw down over the slightest offense.
As a case in point, take last week’s headlines.
In Chandler, the local chapter of the Little People of America got exercised over the Rockin’ Taco Street Fest, which offered as entertainment something
called “Extreme Midget Wrestling.” In the media, the Little People of America condemned the event and its “use of the ‘M word,’ as it is denigrating, dehumanizing and humiliating to little people everywhere.”
Except, it appears, to the little people who earn a living wrestling under stage names like Bruce Lee Roy, Eddie Vato and Baby Jesus.
In other apology news, the CEO of KB Home, Jeffrey Metzger, issued a public apology for exploding on his neighbor, terminally unfunny comedian Kathy Griffin. Metzger’s homophobic, profane tirade was – unfortunately for him – captured by a security camera. The subsequent leak led to massive headlines almost instantly. A day later, ESPN host Jemele Hill hit send on her public mea culpa for her Twitter rant calling President Trump “a white su-
premacist” and “the most ignorant, offensive president of my lifetime.”
Understand, I’m not defending the wisdom of employing little people wrestlers or sputtering inanely in public. Wrestling isn’t my thing, no matter the height of the grapplers. Metzger sounded like a moron. And Hill, while entitled to her opinion, shouldn’t have used her job to broadcast that opinion far and wide. With all that said, we have begun to act as a society like those around us only have the right to earn a living or speak their mind so long as what they do or say comports precisely with own our point of view. We appear to have mistaken freedom of speech with a different freedom entirely – the right to walk through our days without ever once being offended by anything we see, hear or experience. This may come as a shock, but this is a country of 350 million people, many
of whom believe things that are silly and offensive. I prefer to know who the idiots are – and the racists, homophobes, white supremacists, anti-Semites and Kathy Griffin fans. Why? Mostly because it makes them easier to avoid, or, when I meet them, to make fun of them to their faces.
Or their hoods, as the case may be.
Unfortunately, that’s become virtually impossible to do in America, circa 2017. Nowadays, everyone has two voices. There’s the voice we use with friends, which expresses what we truly feel at a heart level. Then there’s the P.C. voice for public consumption – the voice we cleanse to avoid getting in trouble.
Personally, I don’t want your apology. I want you to have the guts to say what you believe to my face. Then we can do what Americans used to do: Talk it out, argue and settle our differences, not politely lie and offer fake “I’m sorrys.”
David Leibowitz has called the Valley home since 1995. Contact david@ leibowitzsolo.com.
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Business Briefcase
By Connor Dziawura
Hello, everyone, and welcome back to Business Briefcase. This week we have wonderful new items to get excited about approaching this October, beginning with a possible new IKEA! West Valley folks may not have to drive to Tempe come 2020 to get their goodies.
Also in the news, there are great discounts and deals at newly opening stores. But don’t worry! As usual, we have to spruce it up a bit with some good ol’ fun! Now with just under five weeks left until Halloween, another great West Valley fair is coming your way, this time in Litchfield Park! Keep reading for all the details. Here’s the news!
IKEA announced on September 21 that the Swedish company is looking to open a Glendale location, the company’s second store in the state. The other one, IKEA Tempe, opened in 2004. If approved by the city of Glendale, the proposed 348,000-square-foot IKEA Glendale is looking to begin construction in Fall 2018, with a planned launch of Spring 2020. IKEA will generate more than 500 jobs during the construction process, with 300 new workers expected to begin upon its 2020 opening. The new location would be located at the southeast corner of Loop 101/Agua Fria Freeway and Bethany Home Road.
We’ve been reporting about the new Vitamin Shoppe distribution center in recent issues of West Valley View Well, it has been slowly ramping up operations and increasing hiring over the past two months. Its official ribboncutting ceremony was September 20. For more information about the recent celebration for the new distribution center, located at 925 N. 127th Avenue in Avondale, see the story in this section.
Danby Factory Outlet Store is holding a grand opening and ribboncutting ceremony at its new retail outlet, located at 10397 W. Van Buren Street, Tolleson, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, October 7. The ribbon cutting will begin at 10:30 a.m. If you’re not familiar with Danby, the company began as a family-run business more than 65 years ago. Specializing in a variety of household appliances
and essentials, Danby will offer a 20-percent discount on its goods during this four-hour event. Danby’s products and appliances range from microwaves to refrigerators and air conditioners.
On Thursday, October 26, Homeless Youth Connection will host its free Empowering Youth Breakfast
At the breakfast, Homeless Youth Connection will educate people on how they can support the organization and homeless youth. Homeless Youth Connection provides homeless youths with a variety of items and necessities ranging from basic needs like food and clothes to school supplies and training in life skills. The event is from 7 to 8:30 a.m. at Tuscany Falls Golf Resort at Pebble Creek, 16222 Clubhouse Drive, Goodyear. It will be an Arizona tax credit opportunity.
The next item on today’s agenda isn’t an event in itself, but a call to all businesses looking to become vendors at a number of Buckeye events. Buckeye’s website hosts an application allowing interested businesses to give a little bit of information and simply check boxes for the events in which they’d like to participate. To apply, simply visit buckeyeaz.org/events/ and follow the link that reads Sign Up to be a Buckeye Events Vendor
Nearing the end of this week’s briefcase, let’s mention the particular event you’ve probably been anticipating, shall we? The second annual Spooktacular Event will happen at Wildlife World Zoo, Aquarium & Safari Park from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, October 29. Costumed children will receive free admission to the park! This event will mix traditional zoo activities for the whole family with the décor and festivities of Halloween. Wildlife World Zoo, Aquarium & Safari Park is located at 16501 W. Northern Avenue, Litchfield Park. Limit one child per adult paid admission. For more information, call 623-935-9453.
That’s all the briefs for this week. Thanks for reading!
Have an item for Business Briefcase? Email Connor Dziawura at cdziawura@timespublications.com.
IKEA announced on September 21 that it is looking to open a Glendale location, the company’s second store in the state. (Rendering courtesy IKEA)
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Vitamin Shoppe’s Avondale distribution center opens
By Connor Dziawura
Vitamin Shoppe runs on three ideas: “inspire, nourish and thrive every day,” according to CEO Colin Watts.
Celebrating its 40th anniversary, Vitamin Shoppe is continuing to emphasize those concepts with the launch of an Avondale distribution center. The New Jersey-based company hosted a grand opening and ribboncutting ceremony on Wednesday, September 20.
“It was a very unique idea back in the day; this idea of a retailer that did nothing but focus on supplements and products to help people be healthy,” Watts said. “A lot of people in this world go to doctors, go to nurses – I do, too – when I’m sick…But there are very few places, actually, that you can go to when you are healthy to stay healthier, and when you want to do a little bit better for yourself, a place that can help you to do a little bit better for yourself.”
The omni-channel specialty retailer, however, fills that gap in the market. By selling vitamins, multivitamins and supplements such as whey protein and creatine, Vitamin Shoppe allows customers to maintain their health and boost their fitness regimen whether they shop online or brick and mortar.
The company has more than 700 stores in 45 states, with 12 in Arizona.
While having just celebrated its opening, Avondale’s new climatecontrolled, 187,000-square-foot distribution center, located on West Van Buren Street and North 127th Avenue, has been slowly ramping operations for the past several months. Having chosen Arizona as the best place to serve the West Coast, the new facility services Southern and Northern California, Dallas – Fort Worth, the Pacific Northwest, and Hawaii and China, according to process manager Matthew Ryan.
“We’ve been operating now for about two months,” Ryan said. “It started slowly with just shipments coming in, getting stuff on the shelves, a lot of inbound activity. Kind of all our activity was focused on getting stuff on the shelves and all that.”
Once the plant is fully operational, Ryan estimates Vitamin Shoppe will employ upward of 80 to 90 employees during the weekday shifts and 40 to 50 from Friday through Sunday. Jobs at Vitamin Shoppe’s distribution center, however, don’t necessarily require prior experience in that industry.
“We’re definitely willing to train anybody who wants to come in and learn and has that positive work ethic,” Ryan said. “If they’ve got experience, even better.”
With the support of the local community, Vitamin Shoppe could bring operations to the West Valley.
“The City of Avondale has been awesome. The police department; the fire department; the city planning department. It’s been great,” said Jeremy Smith, the new facility’s general manager. “Also thank you to the engineers, the construction team, the ownership and the management team. It’s just been seamless throughout; really helping us get this building ready to go. So, thank you to them.”
While the process began with the goal of serving the West Coast, Avondale was ultimately chosen as the best possible location for such an operation.
“This was a germ of an idea a couple years ago,” Watts said. “We looked across the country. We could have chosen a lot of different markets... we decided on Avondale because we heard there were great, great people in this community. We knew that there was an amazing, amazing council and government here to work with us, and they’ve been, honestly, nothing but amazing to work with.”
Vitamin Shoppe Distribution Center 925 N. 127th Avenue Avondale Vitaminshoppe.com
The Vitamin Shoppe CEO Colin Watts flew in from New Jersey to join the Avondale team for the celebration. (Photos courtesy City of Avondale)
The 187,000-square-foot distribution center is located at Coldwater Depot Logistics Center in Avondale.
Young Lady Owls spreading wings to start season
By Casey Pritchard
Agua Fria has a young volleyball team and program this year. Two freshmen start on varsity, and four play on the JV team. The youth movement has coach Stephanie Parker excited for the future.
“Of the 36 girls we have in the program, 18 of them are freshmen,” she said. “We’re pretty young as a program, but they’re eager to learn the game. They were at every open gym in the summer. I think this freshman class is going to provide some big things for us in the future. I’m excited.”
Sierra Gonzales is the libero.
“She drastically improved over the summer,” Parker said. “She’s reading the ball pretty well, picking up a lot for us defensively. I’m pretty stoked about that.”
Briana Sanchez is a transfer from Millennium who is starting in the middle.
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Both freshmen on the varsity team are starters. Corissa Kellenberger is a right-side hitter, while Olivia Flanagan plays on the left side.
“They come in with a lot of knowledge, but they’re still learning the game,” Parker said. “They don’t have a lot of game experience yet, but they’re doing a good job.”
Two sophomores also have prominent roles on the team. Emily Bey is a middle blocker who played varsity as a freshman last year.
“She’s grown a lot in the offseason,” Parker said.
Kasiah Johnson is a sophomore outside hitter, but has been dealing with an injury that has kept her out of the lineup for a couple of weeks.
“She has an ongoing ankle injury from club season that hasn’t healed yet,” Parker said. “We started the season, she was playing, then it started flaring up and bothering her again. We’re hoping to have her for next week, but we don’t know yet.”
Seniors Mariah Monroe and Alexis Gonzales are team captains. Monroe is a setter and leads by example, while Gonzales plays outside hitter and is much more vocal.
“Alexis and her sister Sierra are our vocal leaders, always talking the team through everything, pushing them to look forward to the next point, fight, fight, fight through the end,” Parker said.
Agua Fria is 11-8 overall and 3-3 in power-points games, through September 21. Parker is impressed with the girls’ attitude through the first half of the season, which includes two tournaments.
“They know we have things to work on,” Parker said. “They know we’re not putting balls away on the 10-foot line, but they’re working their butts off to make sure they’re doing everything in their power to find a way together as a team.
“They’re working hard together. They look forward to the next point. I think they keep a positive attitude, don’t hang their head when the going gets tough. I think that’s huge for us.”
One thing Parker would like to see is more consistency. For instance, one day the team’s serve receive will look great, and the next game it kills the Lady Owls, she said.
“When they’re on, they’re on and play really well together, and they’re fun to watch,” Parker added.
Agua Fria opened region play Monday against Verrado, and played at Glendale Deer Valley Tuesday. Both results were unavailable at press time. Agua Fria went just 4-6 in the Desert West Region last year, but Parker is optimistic about the Lady Owls’ chances this year. The girls are looking forward to region opponents.
“They kind of rise to the occasion a little bit,” Parker said. “We’ve had some dynamic changes within our region, so I think we’re looking to be a little bit more competitive this year.”
Alexis Gonzales (13) of Agua Fria returns the ball against Ironwood on September 21. (West Valley View photo by Ray Thomas)
Lady Scorpions fighting through an early season injury
By Casey Pritchard
The beginning of the Desert Edge volleyball season has been hampered by an injury.
Senior outside hitter Jennessy Cain missed two games because of illness, and several more since rolling her ankle against Millennium September 14. Missing one of their top attackers from each of the last three seasons has hurt the Lady Scorpions.
“It’s been a battle trying to find somebody to replace her,” Desert Edge coach Bill Bellis said.
Cain played each of Desert Edge’s first two matches, which were victories, but then had strep throat and missed two games. The Lady Scorpions lost those two, then lost to Millennium when Cain injured her ankle.
“We’ve gone a whole tournament, half of Millennium, didn’t have her for
(Peoria) Liberty and Queen Creek, and we were in those matches,” Bellis said.
“I’m not trying to cry the blues, but it’s tough to replace that kid.”
Cain was Desert Edge’s kills leader as a sophomore in 2015 when she had 353, and led the team last year (342) until an ankle injury sidelined her at the end of the season, forcing her to miss the state playoffs. Bellis said this year’s injury is not as severe as last year’s, so he’s hoping she can return soon. The Lady Scorpions opened Desert West Region play Tuesday at Lake Havasu, and play another region game at 6 p.m. today against Phoenix Barry Goldwater. The result from Tuesday was not available at press time.
In the meantime, Bellis has been moving people around to try to figure out a lineup that works best in Cain’s absence. Rylee Brown, who wound up leading the team in kills last year with 362, had moved to setter this year, but has been back to playing outside hitter at times. However, that leaves a void at setter.
“Our other choices at setter coming into this year were not what we hoped for, so we took Rylee,” Bellis said. “We were sound with Jennessy and Taylor
Brown on the outsides, and (Mikayla) Sparks on the right side. We’re just juggling people around. We’re throwing other people out there, hoping we can get some points out of them, and it’s not working out to what we need.”
Sparks has had a taste of the injury bug as well. She started the season strong, but jammed a finger on her right hand going up for a block a couple of weeks ago, Bellis said.
“I’m sure her right hand is hurting,” Bellis said. “She’s hitting really flat, deep and out. That’s not like her.”
A bright spot for Desert Edge has been junior middle blocker Joi Harvey. She has 61 kills and 28 total blocks, both of which lead the team.
Despite the injuries, Desert Edge is still 8-5 overall. However, it lost only nine games all last year. In its most recent tournament, the Wolves Classic at Estrella Foothills September 15 to September 16, Desert Edge went 5-1, finishing third. It lost in the semifinals to Phoenix Horizon Honors.
section. We’ll see good competition out there.”
In Cain’s absence, Desert Edge has had to use more of its bench players. Bellis is hopeful that the experience they’re gaining will pay dividends, he said.
“The kids that are traditionally nonstarters are getting quite a bit of time on the court, so that’s got to help in the long run,” Bellis said.
Desert Edge plays in the Chandler Prep tournament this weekend, which Bellis is looking forward to, he said.
“That should be pretty good,” Bellis said. “A lot of good lower division teams, and a lot of teams from our
Region play picks back up October 3 and October 5 when the Lady Scorpions play district sister schools Verrado and Agua Fria, respectively. Leading up to that, Bellis said the team’s focus is on the players liking each other a bit more, playing a little harder, staying focused and not getting down on each other. If that occurs, anything can happen.
“We’re not out of anything,” Bellis said. “The only team we haven’t seen in our region yet is Deer Valley, and they’re doing well, but we scrimmaged Verrado, we scrimmaged Agua Fria, and we’re on par with them, especially with Jennessy. We can be in the hunt to win this region.”
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Rylee Brown (11) of Desert Edge sets the ball against Copper Canyon on September 19. (West Valley View photo by Ray Thomas)
Valley high school pregame football music runs gamut
By Rafael Alvarez
Football now comes with a soundtrack. From high school to the NFL, athletes can be spotted before games with a popular piece of equipment.
Headphones.
In the Valley, the music high school players and coaches listen to ranges from hardcore rap by Tupac to gospel.
“Football is definitely and mostly business, but music puts the emotion in it and gets you going and gets you hyped before the game,” said Goodyear Millennium wide receiver Aidan Diggs. “(It) definitely gets your mind right depending on the song, and just makes you want to go out there and do big things.”
Rap is a popular choice among players.
For Diggs, defensive tackle Frankie Hollinquest and quarterbacks Ernie Pina and Zareq Brown, rappers Lil Yachty, 21 Savage, Lil Uzi Vert, Playboi Carti and Young Thug are their motivation tools of choice.
“I think music (plays) a big part on your performance,” said Desert Edge offensive lineman Max Wilhite. “Before a game, you’re trying to get your jitters out, and the music really helps you with all the teammates together dancing, so it really gets you motivated for the game.”
Not everyone turns to rap, however. Millennium coach Lamar Early has adapted to the music his players listen to, but he turns to more relaxing music on his pregame playlist.
“I’m a gospel guy, so oldies,” Early said. “Fred Hammond, all day. It kind of soothes me, it calms me down.”
The idea that music can enhance an athlete’s performance is one backed by scientific studies. According to author Costas Karageorghis, who spent 25 years studying music and its effect on the brain, music can enhance mood, improve muscle control and help the brain build key muscle memories.
“When the brain is listening to music, it lights up like a Christmas tree,” Karageorghis told PBS. “It’s an ideal stimulus because it reaches (parts of the brain) that can’t easily be reached.”
Listening to music activates various major parts of the brain at once and causes those parts to work in harmony, according to Karageorghis’ research.
The areas of the brain it stimulates are areas critical to athletic performance: the parietal lobe (motor functions), the occipital lobe (vision and coordination), the temporal lobe (pitch, tone and structure), and the frontal lobe (emotion).
Another study done by researchers at Brunel University showed that music can enhance endurance by 15 percent.
High school athletes’ thoughts on music seem to line up with the research fi ndings. Karageorghis said that music can enhance mood and increase confi dence. Goodyear Desert Edge coach Jose Lucero said music is something his team uses quite often.
“We have music on at every single practice,” Lucero said. “It keeps the rhythm up a little bit. On game days, I think it helps most of the kids get their minds right.”
For Lucero, he said his players’ music is not “too terrible,” but still tries to mix in some of his music here and there.
“We always make sure we put on the clean versions, but we do try to mix in our old school stuff,” Lucero said. “We’ll try to mix in a little Tupac radio every now and then, and things like that for some of these young kids, but that’s about it.”
Not everyone turns to pregame music to get their adrenaline going. Desert Edge wide receiver Treyvon Williams watches videos of athletes he respects.
“I watch Deion Sanders, I watch Kam Chancellor’s highlights, players that inspire me to do better and be a great player,” Williams said.
At Buckeye Union High School, quarterback Joseph Perez said he listens to rappers Lil Uzi Vert, Kodak Black, Eminem and Kanye West for his pregame music, while wide receiver Albert Buelna also stays within the rap genre.
“The song I listen to before we get to the game is ‘White Iverson’ by Post Malone,” Buelna said. “That one really pumps me up. It’s pumped me up since last year.”
Karageorghis’ findings also revealed that syncing the tempo of music to an athlete’s heart rate can improve stamina, speed and athletic performance. Although players might
believe this to be true, some coaches have a different perspective.
“I definitely think it’s inside their wheelhouse, in their culture, or so they think,” Buckeye High coach Kelley Moore said. “I think the major issue isn’t the music, it’s the matter of thinking they can concentrate while the music’s playing.”
“For the kids today, it’s a pretty big deal,” Lucero said. “They love their music. We bring their speakers with us, to road games even, so they can listen to music in the locker room. I think that’s something that probably in the last five years or so, that’s really kind of taken off.
“When I was in high school, we sat in a silent locker room and nobody was even allowed to talk, so things have definitely changed.”
Rafael Alvarez is a writer for Cronkite News Service.
Albert Buelna stays within the rap genre to get pumped up for a game. (Photo courtesy Cronkite News Service)
meet at the Avondale Civic Center Library’s Volunteer Days from 3 to 5 p.m. at 11350 Civic Center Drive. For information, call 623-333-2602.
Computer Class
Master mouse skills, Microsoft Word, basic internet, eBooks and more at 6 p.m. at the Coyote Branch Library, 21699 W. Yuma Road, Buckeye. For information, call 623-349-6314.
Preschoolers Storytime
The Tolleson Public Library at 9555 W. Van Buren Street invites preschool-age children to read books, sing songs and take part in activities at 11 a.m. For information, call 623-936-2746.
Community Center Bookmobile
friends and families of alcoholics. For information, call 623-882-0721.
Alateen
The Christ Presbyterian Church at 925 N. Sarival Avenue, Goodyear, hosts a weekly Al-Anon meeting at 7 p.m. Alateen allows teens affected by someone else’s drinking to share experiences, learn effective ways to cope with obstacles and support the friends and families of alcoholics. For information, call 623-882-0721.
CrossFit Fury at Fitness in the Park
Fitness in the Park is a free workout program that provides a park where children can play while parents exercise. Thursday will feature cardio, weight lifting and core training from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Buckeye Sundance Park, 22865 W. Lower Buckeye Road. For information, call 623-349-6350.
Friday
e West Valley View publishes on Wednesday. e 9 Days a Week calendar — a listing of entertainment events such as concerts, theatrical performances, events for schools, churches, county parks and nonprofit groups — runs every issue.
Events must be open to the public to be considered and generally must be held within the View’s coverage area, which is south of Northern Avenue, west of Loop 101, plus all of Tolleson, extends to Estrella on the south and Tonopah on the west. Events such as concerts and theatrical performances that fall outside the View’s circulation area will be considered because there are no concert halls or theater venues within our boundaries.
9 Days a Week calendar items print on a space-available basis. e only way to guarantee that an item will print is to purchase an advertisement.
Submissions must reach our office by 4 p.m. Wednesday to be considered for the following Wednesday publication. Submissions must be in writing and may be emailed to news1@westvalleyview.com or faxed to 623-935-2103.
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those interested in joining the organization to welcome new members and greet old friends from 4 to 8 p.m. Bring a dish to share at 402 E. Narramore Avenue, Buckeye. For information, call 623-693-8642.
Sundance Adult Center Bookmobile
The Bookmobile, a library on wheels, will be at 930 N. Sundance Parkway, Buckeye, from 10 a.m. to noon for you to visit. Visitors can get a library card to check out and return books. For information, call 623-349-6300.
Mobile Food Pantry
any mental disorder by sharing experiences and supporting others. For information, call 480-994-4407.
Ignite
Yoga at Fitness in the Park
Fitness in the Park is a free workout program that provides a park where children can play while parents exercise. Monday will feature yogic postures, alignment and breathing from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Buckeye Sundance Park, 22865 W. Lower Buckeye Road. For information, call 623-349-6350.
Craft it Up
Join fellow crafters in this needlework/knitting/crochet group at 11 a.m. and work on new or current projects at Sam Garcia Avenue Library, 495 E. Western Avenue, Avondale. Be sure to bring materials and a coffee mug. For information, call 623-333-2601.
Divorce Support Group
The Bookmobile, a library on wheels, will be at 201 E. Centre Avenue, Buckeye, from 11 a.m. to noon. Visitors can get library cards and check out and return books. For information, call 623-349-6300.
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mation, call 844-692-4286.
Come & Play with Me
Sam Garcia Western Avenue Library hosts a weekly open-play group at 495 E. Western Avenue, Avondale, at 11 a.m. for children through age 5 to have fun and grow their social skills. For information, call 623-333-2601.
Fall Prevention Class
Abrazo West Campus staff will discuss risk factors, fall prevention and strength and balance exercises from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. at 13677 W. McDowell Road, Goodyear. Registration is required. For infor-
Paws for Reading
Preschoolers and school-age children can visit Litchfield Park Branch Library with a parent to practice reading with a registered therapy dog. The Paws for Reading program starts at 4 p.m. at 101 W. Wigwam Boulevard and has helped improve children’s reading skills as well as confidence. For information, call 602-652-3000.
Marker-Dyed Ceramic Coasters
Litchfield Park Branch Library at 101 W. Wigwam Boulevard will provide supplies for adults to create a set of beautiful coasters at 6:30 p.m. Registration is required. For information, call 602-652-3000.
Teen Volunteer Days (Ages 12-18)
Teens
Toddler Storytime
Bring children to the Tolleson Public Library at 9555 W. Van Buren Street, so they can hear picture books read aloud and play with other toddlers at 11 a.m. For information, call 623-936-2746.
Family Storytime (Ages 2-6)
Join other families for simple stories and plots that help develop literacy for children at 11:15 a.m. in the Sam Garcia Western Avenue Library, 495 E. Western Avenue, Avondale. For information, call 623-333-2601.
EON: Business Workshops
Meet fellow businessmen and learn how to better a business using Facebook and LinkedIn at 6:30 p.m. at the Buckeye Library Coyote Branch, 21699 W. Yuma Road. For information, call 623-349-6354.
Baby Time
Bring babies through age 2 for an interactive lap-sit program with books and music at 11:15 a.m. at the Goodyear Branch Library, 14455 W. Van Buren Street. For information, call 602-652-3000.
Al-Anon Stepping Stones
The Christ Presbyterian Church at 925 N. Sarival Avenue, Goodyear, hosts a weekly Al-Anon meeting at 7 p.m. Al-Anon seeks to support the
Computer Class: Basics
Come to Litchfield Park Branch Library at 101 W. Wigwam Boulevard from 1 to 2 p.m. to improve digital skills. This week will cover computer basics. For information, call 602-652-3457.
Stay and Play
The Goodyear Branch Library at 14455 W. Van Buren Street invites parents to bring their children through age 5 to a fun play group at 10:15 a.m. that builds children’s motor and social skills. Toys can be checked out to bring home at the end of play group. For information, call 602-652-3000.
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Christ Community United Methodist Church is hosting a mobile food pantry in partnership with the St. Mary’s Food Bank. The pantry will provide free fresh produce and other items and is open to everyone. The event will be held from 9 to 10:30 a.m. at the church, 104 W. Western Avenue, Avondale. For information, call 623-932-3480.
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DivorceCare will meet on Mondays from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Christ Presbyterian Church, 925 N. Sarival Avenue, Goodyear. The group hopes to empower divorced and separated people to discover hope and healing with videos, a workbook, a trained facilitator and group discussion. The workbook is $15, and scholarships are available. For information, call 909-241-2516.
Sea Lions at Shipwreck Cove
Come see an educational show starring California Sea Lions and skilled trainers at 11:30 a.m. The show will be held in a pirate-themed exhibit at Wildlife World Zoo, 16501 W. Northern Avenue, Litchfield Park. This show is free with admission. For information, call 623-935-9453.
Contemplative Prayer & Meditation
Kids Support Group
DivorceCare fro Kids (DC4K) will meet on Mondays from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Christ Presbyterian Church, 925 N. Sarival Avenue, Goodyear. The program allows healing for children 5 through 12 who are struggling with the pain of divorce and separation. Cost is $15, and scholarships are available. For information, call 909-241-2516.
Teen Time: Salt Craft Litchfield Park Branch Library invites teens ages 12 through 17 to an afternoon of crafts, games and snacks from 4 to 5 p.m. at 101 W. Wigwam Boulevard. This week will include an iodized salt craft. For information, call 602-652-3000.
Buckeye General Plan Open House
Drop in anytime between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. for an open house at Buckeye Public Library, 21699 W. Yuma Road. The city has developed Imagine Buckeye 2040 as a tool to bring a better future for Buckeye. Come see the plans and provide input for the city’s future. For information, call 623-349-6945.
Meet & Greet Potluck
The American Legion Post invites veteran organization members and
St. Peter’s Episcopal Church at 400 Old Litchfield Road, Litchfield Park invites people desiring to deepen their meditation practice or try meditation for the first time to join them on Sundays from 5 to 6 p.m. All faiths are welcome. For information, call 623-935-3279.
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Stop by Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church’s Classroom C at 918 S. Litchfield Road, Goodyear, for the Hope support group from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. The group’s goal is to provide help for those struggling with
The Avondale Civic Center Library at 11350 Civic Center Drive invites parents to bring their babies ages 0-2 from 10:15 to 11 a.m. to promote early development. Babies will learn with books, music and playtime activities. For information, call 623-333-2602.
Goodyear City Council Regular Meeting
The Goodyear City Council meets at 6 p.m. in the Goodyear Justice Center, 14455 W. Van Buren Street. For information, call 623-932-3910.
Teen Leadership Club Teen Leadership Club is a group that creates and carries out new programs for the Goodyear Branch Library. The team will meet from
5 to 6:30 p.m. at the Goodyear Branch Library, 14455 W. Van Buren Street. Registration is required. For information, call 602-651-3507.
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bers, 530 E. Monroe Avenue. For information, call 623-349-6000.
Avondale Elementary School District #44
drumsticks from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Buckeye Sundance Park, 22865 W. Lower Buckeye Road. For information, call 623-349-6350.
Monroe Avenue. This group serves coffee and a light breakfast and networks with business members in the community. Each week, there will also be a different guest speaker. For information, call 623-386-2727.
Teen Volunteer Tuesdays (Ages 13-18)
Teens looking to serve their community and volunteer for school credit can meet at the Sam Garcia Western Avenue Library’s Volunteer Tuesdays from 3 to 5 p.m. at 495 E. Western Avenue, Avondale. For information, call 623-333-2602.
PiYo at Fitness in the Park
Bingo
The American Legion Post #61 hosts bingo each Tuesday starting at 6:45 p.m. These bingo nights have 17 games including Quickie, Early Bird, Double Action and a $1,000 progressive game. Come down to 35 N. Dysart Road, Avondale, to support the area’s youth and veterans. For information, call 623-932-4960.
Buckeye Business Connection
Buckeye Chamber hosts the Buckeye Business Connection every Tuesday from 7:15 to 8:30 a.m. at the Chamber office located at 508 E.
Fitness in the Park is a free workout program that provides a park where children can play while parents exercise. Tuesday will feature Pilates and yoga from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Buckeye Sundance Park, 22865 W. Lower Buckeye Road. For information, call 623-349-6350.
Discovery! STEAM for Preschoolers (Ages 3-5)
The Avondale Civic Center Library at 11350 W. Civic Center Drive holds an interactive program for preschoolers interested in science, technology, engineering, art and math from 10:15 to 11 a.m. This month will feature the digestive system. For information, call 623333-2601.
Buckeye Council Meeting
Buckeye City Council will meet at 6 p.m. at the City Hall Council Cham-
Board Meeting
Avondale Elementary School District will hold a meeting at 5:30 p.m. in the Dr. Frances Ybarra Amabisca Governing Board Room, 295 W. Western Avenue. For information, call 623-772-5000.
All Arizona School Retired Association, Saguaro Chapter, Meeting
The All Arizona School Retired Association, Saguaro Chapter, will meet at 11:45 a.m. at the Golden Corral meeting room, 420 N. Dysart Road, Goodyear. All area retired school employees are invited. Lunch will be first, then a guest from Hospice of the Valley will discuss “Care for the Caregiver.”
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Kids ages 6 to 12 can build structures, experiment, play games and make crafts at this interactive learning program. This program runs from 3 to 4 p.m. Wednesdays at the Avondale Civic Center Library at 11350 Civic Center Drive. For information, call 623-333-2602.
Lunch & Bunco
Come down to the Goodyear Library at 14455 W. Van Buren Street from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. for lunch, Bunco and prizes. The cost is $15 per person. Registration is required. For information, call 623-882-7525.
learn how to use tablets or e-readers and borrow library eBooks at Goodyear Branch Library, 14455 W. Van Buren Street. For information, call 602-652-3000.
Needle & Thread
The Avondale Civic Center Library at 11350 Civic Center Drive invites adults to bring a coffee mug and materials to join fellow crafters for needlework, knitting and crocheting at 10:30 a.m. For information, call 623-333-2602.
Movies @ Your Library
Join other families at the Buckeye Downtown Library at 310 N. 6th Street at 3 p.m. as they cool off and watch Beauty and the Beast. Snacks will be available for purchase. For information, call 623-349-6300.
Thursday
Avondale, will show No Game No Life Zero , a new prequel to a popular anime series, followed by a special welcome from direct Kyle Jones as well as a few American voice actors. The show will begin at 7 p.m. For information, call 623-478-9411.
Book and a Craft
POUND at Fitness in the Park
Fitness in the Park is a free workout program that provides a park where children can play while parents exercise. Wednesday will feature a fast-paced workout with
STEAM Spot
The Sam Garcia Western Avenue Library at 495 E. Western Avenue, Avondale, holds an interactive program for kids interested in science, technology, engineering, art and math from 2 to 3 p.m. For information, call 623-333-2601.
Digital Drop-In Drop in between 1 and 2 p.m. to
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Enjoy tea and coffee and meet fellow crafters and work on crochet, knitting or sewing projects. Come by the Goodyear Branch Library at 14455 W. Van Buren Street from 1:30 to 3 p.m. to join. For information, call 602-652-3000.
No Game No Life Zero
The Harkins Gateway Pavilions 18 at 10250 W. McDowell Road,
Litchfield Park Branch Library invites K to seconds graders and their caregivers to an afternoon of stories and crafts from 3:30 to 4:15 p.m. at 101 W. Wigwam Boulevard. For information, call 602-652-3000.
Preschool Time
Help prepare preschoolers for reading through music, books, games and crafts from 10:15 to 11 a.m. at the Litchfield Park Branch Library, 101 W. Wigwam Boulevard. For information, call 602-652-3000.
United Way Storytime (Ages 0-6)
Children can sing, listen to stories and craft at 1 p.m. at the Sam Garcia Western Avenue Library, 495 E. Western Avenue, Avondale. The first 25 children will receive a free book to take home. For information, call 623-333-2601.
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Sewing center teaches children life skills
By Veronica Galek
Kids don’t just learn how to sew on a button at Little People’s Sewing Center in Goodyear. They absorb life lessons.
“The main objective, after I teach a child to sew, is the economics of sewing,” said Saundra Varnado, owner. “Parents will never spend money on a present again. When it comes time for a gift for a birthday party or a sleepover, the child will make it.”
Her month-long classes for children and adults teach students to be creative with items like tissue holders, purse covers and clothing. She also offers summer camps for sewing, which she said is a lost art.
“It’s hard to get them into sewing for themselves,” Varnado said. “They want to create gifts. They’re so proud of what they do.”
Little People’s Sewing Center hosts “Children Sewing for Children” twice a year. Students spend all day sewing and creating various necessities for those in need.
“Children need to learn that they are privileged, and there are children who have less,” Varnado said. “If you have a child sew something for another child, the child who receives it appreciates it more and the child who’s doing it appreciates doing it more.”
Fourth-grade Adriana Gabriella visits the center to sew items for a gift drawer. Then, during the holidays, she has plenty of gift options for friends and family. She recently surprised her grandmother, who influenced her to sew, with a purse cover she made in class.
“When I was a child, I spent time with my grandma and I always used to see her sew and she showed my sister to sew,” Gabriella said. “I wanted to learn how to use a sewing machine, too.”
Beyond sewing, Varnado teaches children the value of clothing and all of the hard work that goes into creating apparel. She said she believes that her students feel more confident when they go out into the world wearing clothing that they made.
“Can you imagine someone giving you compliments on something you’re wearing, and they think you bought it?” Varnado said. “Children who know how to sew are harder to bully, because they have more self-esteem. You think more of yourself.”
The sewing machines at the center are digitized, with computer screens and the ability for students to save favorite settings. Everything is controlled with a button, instead of pedals.
“If you buy a sewing machine, you can get one that just does a zig-zag stitch with a knob,” Varnado said. “That doesn’t do much, and that is not going to hold a child’s interest.”
Even though the sewing machines are modern, Varnado stresses the importance of hands-on projects like sewing on a button and other basic tasks.
Classes are available for adults, too. Emma Juarez and her daughter, Beila, are among the students.
“I started at Phoenix College doing their fashion program,” Juarez said. “I met my husband and had a baby, so I
Texas Roadhouse to donate profits
to Red Cross
By West Valley View staff
Texas Roadhouse locations nationwide will donate 100 percent of their profits to the American Red Cross and other organizations to help communities impacted by Hurricanes Harvey and Irma on Wednesday, September 27.
The Texas Roadhouse at 15255 W. McDowell Road, Goodyear, will participate between 3:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.
The company provided more than
kind of left that. I left that dream, but it’s always been with me, and I started getting classes for myself and my daughter.”
Ultimately, Varnado’s hope is to bring children back to basics.
“Women today have choices,” Varnado said. “It’s no longer fashionable to brag about not knowing how to sew
on a button and giggle about it. It’s not funny anymore.”
Little People’s Sewing Center 13291 W. McDowell Road Goodyear 623-322-8080 littlepeoplessewingcenter.com
50,000 meals to shelters and first responders after the storms.
Based in Louisville, Kentucky, Texas Roadhouse opened its doors in 1993 and has more than 500 locations in 49 states and six countries. The familyfriendly restaurant is known for handcut steaks, made-from-scratch sides and fresh-baked bread.
For more information, visit texasroadhouse.com.
Andrea Bagaybagayan, 12, of Goodyear, is helped by Saundra Varnado of Little People’s Sewing Center in Goodyear as she makes a gift bag for a present on her way to a party. Looking on are, from left, Adriana Gabriella, 9, of Avondale, Domina Johnson of Glendale and her daughter, Domiyla Lee, 8. (West Valley View photo by Ray Thomas)
Women deliver clothes to Texas hurricane families
By Cindy Mae Howard
The Gomez family of Buckeye saw the Texas hurricane’s devastation and decided they needed to do something about it.
Dora Gomez and her husband, Jaime, collected 1,500 pounds of donated clothing, toys and blankets, loaded them into the back of a truck and delivered them to families in Wharton, Texas.
“It was my nieces Samantha Davis and Laura Contreras, who initiated the drive,” Dora said. “They suggested we collect clothes and drive to Texas.”
The objective was an 18-hour drive to Wharton and The Holy Family Church. They donned T-shirts emblazoned with “Arizona loves Texas,” donated by Sherry’s Kreations of Buckeye.
For the journey, Davis upgraded her rental car to a Nissan Frontier truck for the trip. Contreras drove and found a church in Texas. Dora took over social media duties and posted the clothing drive on Facebook and Instagram.
“All the donations made it to Texas.”
Kneaders selling elephant merchandise for research
By Christina Fuoco-Karasinski
As the saying goes, “Elephants never forget.”
The Rev. Bob Knippenberg warmly greeted the group, accepted the donations to families at the church.
Dora served as an interpreter for several families who lost everything.
“What they received from the church was three days’ worth of: canned goods, clothing, blankets, pillows, toiletries, a boom and mop and cleaning supplies,” she said.
After three days if the families needed more they were able to return, she added. Some requests were specific.
A family and their young daughter of 7 or 8 asked Dora if she had dresses.
Contreras found a pink dress for the girl.
“When we found another pink and white dress for her.
“The little girl had such a big smile on her face when she received the two dresses. The mom kept thanking us for taking the time out of our lives to come and help them. We learned later that school was starting the next day.”
“We had more items that we couldn’t fit in the truck, but Laura contacted a church in Phoenix and they had a semi going to Texas,” Dora said with a smile.
Kneaders Bakery and Café is hoping that diners remember to purchase elephant sugar cookies, plush toys, necklaces and socks through September 30. The sales will help the restaurant raise $300,000 to benefit childhood cancer research by Dr. Joshua Schiffman in Salt Lake City.
The Kneaders Bakery and Café at 10112 W. McDowell Road in Avondale is participating. Supporters can also go to https://hope. kneaders.com/ to purchase elephantthemed merchandise.
Schiffman is a world-renowned oncologist, hematologist, teen-cancer survivor, and respected cancer researcher at Huntsman Cancer Institute in Salt Lake City. He is exploring how elephant DNA might hold the key to ending cancer for children throughout the globe.
One-hundred percent of the Kneaders elephant-shaped sugar-cookie sales, and a portion of the retail items sold both online and in-store will be donated to Schiffman and his team.
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The campaign was inspired by Tanner Smith, the grandson of Kneaders’ founders. He was diagnosed with Hodgkin Lymphoma as a teenager. Kneaders raised approximately $145,000 for Schiffman’s research through sales of its elephant-shaped sugar cookie in 2016. “This campaign does more than just sell delicious cookies,” Schiffman said. “I am one of many researchers at HCI working fervently to find an end to cancer. With the incredible support of Kneaders and their customers, my team and I have been able to take a huge step forward for the thousands of families each year who are informed that their child has cancer.”
Cross urges donors of all blood types to help maintain a diverse supply
By West Valley View staff
The American Red Cross urges eligible donors of all races and ethnicities to give blood to help ensure a diverse blood supply for patients in need.
Some blood types are unique to certain racial and ethnic groups, so a diverse blood supply is important to meeting the medical needs of an increasingly diverse patient population.
Patients who need repeated transfusions, like 11-year-old Tymia McCullough, who has sickle cell disease, must have blood that is matched very closely. Patients are less likely to have complications from blood donated by someone with a similar ethnicity.
Donors of all racial and ethnic backgrounds, as well as all blood
types, are needed to help patients fight sickle cell disease, alpha thalassemia and other illnesses.
Make an appointment to give blood by downloading the free Red Cross Blood Donor App, visiting redcrossblood.org or calling 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800733-2767).
To help reduce wait times, donors are encouraged to make appointments and complete the RapidPass online health history questionnaire at redcrossblood. org/RapidPass.
West Valley residents have the opportunity to donate blood between 11 a.m. and 5 p.m. Tuesday, October 10, at the Southwest Family YMCA, 2919 N. Litchfield Road, Goodyear.
Elephant-shaped sugar cookies are for sale at Kneaders Bakery and Café in Avondale. All proceeds will go toward childhood cancer research. (Photo courtesy Kneaders Bakery and Café)
Daughters bring Revolutionary War history to the masses
By Christina Fuoco-Karasinski
The Buckeye Valley Chapter of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution are keeping patriotism and American history alive.
The 30-member group recently took its lessons to West Valley schools to reiterate the importance of the constitution. They visited Arlington Elementary in Arlington; Palo Verde Elementary in Palo Verde; Ruth Fisher Elementary in Tonopah; and Tartesso Elementary in Buckeye.
The visits were part of Constitution Week, September 17 to September 13. The DAR also set up a display at the Buckeye Public Library Coyote Branch and rang bells at City Hall in honor of the Constitution’s signing.
“I told the kids about the background of our organization,” said Jackie DeMare, the group’s regent. “I talked about the Constitution. Betsy Ross, otherwise known as Lynn Jonson, came in with the flag with the 13 stars and stripes. They really enjoyed that part of it.
“(Betsy) said, ‘One day, these three men came in. One was George Washington.’ In every classroom,
there was this collective intake of breath like ‘Oh my gosh. It’s George Washington.’”
DeMare said the Daughters of the American Revolution entertained the kids and provided historical information.
“We do public work for patriotism to keep the flag in everyone’s mind,” DeMare explained. “Historic preservation, historic education and patriotism: That’s what the DAR is all about.”
The DAR is a nonprofit, nonpolitical worldwide organization formed in 1890 devoted to promoting historic preservation, education and patriotic endeavor. By joining DAR, women are given the opportunity through community service to give back. It is a way to keep American and family history alive. There are more than 170,000 DAR members serving in 3,000 chapters worldwide.
The Buckeye Valley DAR was organized on June 11, 2006, with 14 charter members and it serves the Buckeye Valley, Liberty, Palo Verde, Tonopah and Arlington. It meets at 1
p.m. the first Saturday of the month from September to May at the Chamber of Commerce, 508 Main Street, Buckeye. Among the women’s other projects is awarding a $500 scholarship yearly to a second-year college student.
Any woman 18 years or older who can prove lineal, bloodline descent from an ancestor who aided in achieving American independence is eligible to join the DAR. She must provide documentation for each statement of birth, marriage and death, as well as of the Revolutionary War service of her patriot ancestor. Dues are minimal.
“When I retired, I sat down and did genealogy,” DeMare said. “You get sucked into it and find the day is gone. There are just all kinds of great stuff out
there. Ancestry.com and the Mormon church are great resources. So does the West Valley Genealogical Society.” For more information about the Buckeye Valley Chapter of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution, visit http:// buckeyevalley.arizonadar.org/.
Goodyear Art of Cultures Expo seeks vendors
By Christina Fuoco-Karasinski
Organizers of the Art of Cultures Expo in Goodyear are accepting applications for folk artist demonstrations, marketplace artisans, exhibitors and performers.
Vendor fees are waived for anyone offering an educational or interactive component to their booth. For guidelines and an application, call 623882-7530 or email Guylene.Ozlanski@ goodyearaz.gov.
The third annual expo is from 4 to 9 p.m. Saturday, October 14, at Goodyear Community Park, 3151 N. Litchfield Road. Admission, parking and activities are free.
“We hold this event to showcase the beautiful and distinct aspects of the many different cultures we have represented in the West Valley,” said Guylene Ozlanski, the city’s arts and culture coordinator.
“People who attend will have the opportunity to explore exciting aspects of diverse heritages through the
interpretations of artisans and artists. We invite everyone to come out for a fun and exciting tour of the world’s cultures.”
The expo will feature food, entertainment and demonstrations by artisans, craftspeople and artists who are eager to share their heritage. Free performances will include: reggae,
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An arts tent will offer stations where participants can make and take art. Crafts and artwork by local folk
artists and artisans will be available for purchase along with many different styles of cuisine.
Members of the Buckeye Valley Chapter of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution visited fifth-grade students at four West Valley elementary schools in honor of Constitution Week. The participating members included, from left, Linda Hardison, Lynn Jonson as Betsy Ross, and Jackie DeMare. (Photo courtesy Jackie DeMare)
around the neighborhood
Photos by Ray Thomas
West Valley residents gathered on the front lawn of The Wigwam in Litchfield Park for the city’s annual Oktoberfest on September 16. Guests enjoyed the German celebration featuring authentic German food, beer and wine, live music by the Phoenix Polka Band, a children’s area with games and activities, and prizes for the best German outfits.
1. Ellie, 7, and Corbin Lelvas, 3, along with Justus Mylod, 6, of Goodyear make sack puppets in the kids’ area; 2. Jeff DeVore of Goodyear dresses in traditional German garb during the Oktoberfest; 3. Joseph Weber of Sun City Grand dons his best German clothes; 4. Stacey and Jessalyn Eastwood, 8, of Peoria do the Chicken Dance; 5. Litchfield Park Mayor Tom Schoaf and Martin Greenwood of The Wigwam open the festivities with a ceremonial toast; 6. Charlie and Lynn Cress of Surprise, along with Louis, Melissa and Louis Ruiz of Buckeye are ready to mingle during the festivities; 7. Sue Ruck of Buckeye looks colorful in her German-inspired dress;
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Scouts make an impact on the community
By Christina Fuoco-Karasinski
Whether they’re in elementary school or just finishing high school, boys and girls are improving themselves and the communities through scouting.
One of them is 14-year-old Avondale resident Elijah Hamstra, who is working toward his Eagle Scout ranking. His project is to build a sunshade at Soldier’s Best Friend, a Peoria-based nonprofit that provides veterans living with combat-related post-traumatic stress disorder or traumatic brain injury with service or therapeutic companion dogs. Most of the animals are rescued from local shelters.
“I want to help encourage them to stay after meals and be more social,” said Hamstra, a student at Northwest Christian School. “I’m going to build the sunshade so they can have barbecues and other events.”
Hamstra, who has been in scouting since the first grade, heard about Soldier’s Best Friend from his grandmother, a Pebble Creek resident.
To fund his project, the ninth-grader is holding a spaghetti dinner from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Sunday, October 1, at Church at Litchfield Park, 300 N. Old Litchfield Road, Litchfield Park. Tickets are $10 at the door. The Troop 99 member is hoping to raise $2,000. The project’s original estimate was $10,000. However, thanks to Booth Industries, the cost was reduced to $3,000. He has already raised half.
Scouting runs in Hamstra’s family. His two older brothers, Jonah, 17, and Noah, 19, are Eagle Scouts as well. They were encouraged by their parents, Paul and Tiffani.
“I encouraged them because they’re learning about leadership and working together as a team,” Tiffani said. “They learn a lot of skills such as first aid, cooking, camping and surviving.”
For his project, Jonah landscaped and built a foundation for Maggie’s
Place, a Phoenix nonprofit that provides houses of hospitality and ongoing support to help pregnant and parenting women in need reach their goals. Jonah was involved with the Pocket Flag Project, during which he taught students how to fold flags. He then asked the kids to insert notes into little flags that fit in the pockets of soldiers on the front lines.
Eagle Scout projects honor former Buckeye Airport coordinator
Two Eagle Scout projects to honor former Buckeye Airport coordinator
John McMahon, who died in a plane crash in June, were unveiled on September 20 at Buckeye Municipal Airport.
Jess and Clayton Fourney, Eagle Scouts from Troop 515 based at the Odyssey Family of Schools, showcased their projects at the event.
Jess’ project is a 35foot solar-powered, lighted flag pole so the airport can display the nation’s colors 24 hours. This is a welcomed addition to the airport and a benefit to two of the city’s marquee events, the Buckeye Marathon and Air Fair, according to Buckeye spokeswoman Annie DeChance.
Clayton’s project provides a vital airport function for pilots – an air station for aircraft tires. This was no small undertaking as an Eagle Scout project, but it creates a much-needed amenity.
The scouts and their volunteers also completed a beautification project at the airport. They did general clean up, added landscaping and benches overlooking the airfield. Finally, there is a commemorative plaque bearing McMahon’s name.
Both projects were suggestions from McMahon, who was a mentor to the scouts. Troop 515 has assisted the airport, McMahon and the city over the years, making the airport become a destination for the aviation community.
Members of McMahon’s family attended the ceremony to celebrate these projects and thank the scouts for following through on his suggestions to improve the airport.
Buckeye’s Airport is located at 3000 S. Palo Verde Road. More information
on the city’s airport is available at buckeyeaz.gov/airport/.
Boy Scouts earn Nuclear Science Merit Badges
Boy and Girl Scouts from across the Valley took part in hands-on activities at the Palo Verde Energy Education Center on September 16 to earn Nuclear Science Merit Badges. APS Palo Verde Generating Station employees and nuclear experts volunteered their time to facilitate lessons on atomic structure, fission, fusion, nuclear reactors and radiation to more than 50 boys and girls. The scouts observed a mouse trap reactor and steam engine while building a cloud chamber to demonstrate radiation. Arizona is the only state where this badge can be earned.
Elijah Hamstra is hosting a spaghetti dinner on Sunday, October 1, to raise funds for his Eagle Scout project. (Photo courtesy Tiffani Hamstra)
Ethan Times of Boy Scout Troop 222 in Glendale works on an electroscope, which detects the presence and magnitude of electric charge on a body. (Photo courtesy Gordon C. James Public Relations)
Canyon View High School to start classes next fall
By Connor Dziawura
Canyon View High School, a new state-of-the-art high school in Waddell, will fly its colors – royal blue, black and white – next year.
Agua Fria Union High School District, DLR Group and Chasse Building Team hosted a tour and beam signing at the campus, which recently reached the halfway construction point, on Wednesday, September 13.
The campus is an innovative undertaking for the district, with it and construction teams hoping to set educational trends.
“One of the ideas of this school is that learning occurs everywhere and the spaces in between the so-called classrooms or learning spaces are just as important as the classrooms themselves,” said David Schmidt, DLR Group’s lead architect on the project. “So really looking at the idea of a campus-style school but looking at the negative space between the buildings as an important part of this.”
This idea emphasized by Schmidt is apparent through the construction of the Agora, Canyon View’s central outdoor area. The Agora’s main construction ideas are shade, air speed, cooling breezes, humidification and radiant temperature, according to Schmidt.
“All of those together are the idea that we could create a space that was comfortable for most of the school day through most of the school year,” he added.
The focal point of the Agora is the Accelerator, a multitude of different
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learning environments grouped together. Separated from the rest of the Agora by an operable hangar door, this allows interior and exterior to meet. With a vertical sliding door and foldable bleachers, the Accelerator provides many opportunities for student exhibitions, conferences and theater events.
“The Accelerator is meant to be a couse space. You can have conferences; it’s pliable,” said District Superintendent Dennis Runyan. “There’s a traditional auditorium, but there’s also place for competitions for students.”
The Accelerator is comprised of an auditorium, a conference area, the Learning Stair and the White Box, which has broadcasting features to connect the school to the rest of the district’s campuses and the community.
“The Accelerator is linked to each of our campuses,” Runyan added. “They have, we’ll call it a mini Accelerator.
They have a spot, an innovation lounge, where they can take classes and they can be linked to the speaker. You can do live back and forth. There’s a lot of creativity there.”
The school will also contain multiuse labs and Forts, or small learning communities, which, unlike traditional classrooms, allow instant modifications based on group sizes. This allows lectures to structure themselves in a variety of ways that differ from traditional courses. Outdoor dining, a green wall, high efficiency fans and solar panels are some of the other features of this state-of-the-art campus.
Adding that the building is a “teaching tool,” Goyette noted that much of the school’s structure will be exposed, allowing students to see the inner workings of the building for inspiration.
“We are a high school that has a STEM focus,” said Phillip Nowlin, Canyon View’s principal. “We are not a STEM high school, because we are a group of high schools that covers the gamut of everything that we need to do, but we do have a STEM focus. We will have programs in health sciences and agriculture and business technology.”
Canyon View High School will open on August 6, 2018. The district is projecting 400 students will start classes at the 300,000-plus-squarefoot campus, with a capacity of 1,800 students anticipated upon the first class’ graduation.
“I built a lot of schools, but this school is a one-off,” said Tim Goyette, project manager for Chasse Building Team. “It really is state of the art. It has an A/V integrated in all the classrooms. It’s an interactive learning environment. One of the things with schools nowadays is they’re becoming a lot more collaborative spaces, so this building takes the Verrado model of open classrooms and takes it to the next level.”
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“Our goal is for this to be kind of trendsetting what high schools do in the future and how you look at learning and construction and merge those things together best for student success,” Nowlin said.
Buckeye school district schedules community tour
By West Valley View staff
The Buckeye Elementary School District is holding its annual community tour from 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday, October 4. Participants will have an opportunity to tour two schools: the new Marionneaux Elementary School and the district’s first school, Buckeye
Elementary School. The tour will begin at the BESD Central Office, 25555 W. Durango Street, Buckeye. Breakfast and lunch will be served. This is a free event, but reservations are required by emailing tdelong@besd33.org.
Members of the school district, design and building teams and local city officials sign a construction beam at the new high school. (West Valley View photo by Tim Sealy)
PALO VERDE TAKES A BREAK
Palo Verde Elementary School has incorporated fitness into the classroom, thanks to physical education teacher Logan Dewe. Each Wednesday, Dewe encourages kids to stop what they’re doing and take a 10-minute fitness break. The ritual has become popular with the kids and the teachers. Dewe takes this break seriously. Sometimes the exercise is intense. Other times, he may include a ball game to work on the kids’ hand-eye coordination. He said he hopes the routine will instill in the children the importance of exercise. (Photo courtesy Melissa Hodge)
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Darrell K. Jordan of Buckeye earned a master of science degree in aerospace engineering during August commencement ceremonies for The University of Alabama. The school awarded approximately 1,300 degrees this summer.
Millennium High School students Andrea Amavisca, Jocelyn Garcia, and Jessica Graham were selected as National Hispanic Scholars. The National Hispanic Recognition Program recognizes the top 2.5 percent of Hispanic and Latino PSAT/NMSQT test takers.
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OFFICE/Retail/Premium/
JOEL Cedillo- I do construction work! Concrete, Block, Stucco, Bobcat work, Haulaway, Demolition. Call for free estimates, 623-707-6072
HANDYMAN -37 years experience Drywall, framing, plumbing, painting, electrical, roofing and more Stan, 602434-6057
WANTED TO BUY
PUBLIC NOTICE
YARD Work, clean ups, removal, sod installation, irrigation systems, hauling, rock spreading. Not a licensed contractor. Juan 623-2424161, 623-242-4159
MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE
8' AMF Playmaster Pool Table & Accessories Buyer responsible for disassembly & removal Excellent condition $900 or best offer 623-693-1648
LAND FOR SALE
WENDEN Family LiquidationLast 160 acres, $149,900 Offers accepted Owner will carry for 3 years at a low 8% interest 1-888-444-1220
MOUNTAIN View Lot
1 44 acres Power, water & paved road 20 minutes to Prescott Valley, 45 minutes from Phoenix. $29,900. Owner 602-463-2352
WENDEN, AZ. Beautiful 40 acres, near government land, special price $48,900. Close to Highway 60 off Alamo Road Owner 1-888-444-1220
HOMES FOR SALE
ENJOY quiet living at Buena Vista!
Affordable suites available 722' - 2000' Dysart/ Van Buren/ Litchfield 602-694-3158
MANUFACTURED HOMES SALE/RENT
3 bdrm, 2 bath Home in Gated community, corner lot, 6" walls. Large redwood deck, fenced area for pets, stainless steel appliances washer and dryer stay many upgrades, close to pool area Buckeye AZ Call 602-663-7901
APTS/CONDOS FOR RENT
CASITA guest house, I-10 & 339th, horse property, 1 bedroom, 1 bath, $795 00 per month Lease, security,and references 623-414-0742
BUYING Silver Dollars, Quarters and Dimes. Call me at 623-5944987. Please leave phone number if not in. PUBLIC NOTICE CITY OF AVONDALE PUBLIC NOTICE
ORDINANCE # 316, SEC-
notice is hereby given that the Avondale City Council
ate limits of Avondale, Arizona from:
Juanita Alicia Esparza Palermos Pizza L o c a t i o n : 1 1 1 0 7 W B u c ke y e R o a d Avondale, AZ 85323
Series 12 – Restaurant License
Any person who is a resident of Avondale of the age o f e i g h t e e n ( 1 8 ) y e a r s o r m o r e , r e s i d i n g , o w n i n g o r l e a s i n g p r o p e r t y w i t h i n o n e - h a l f m i l e r a d i u s o f 1 1 1 0 7 W B u c k e y e R o a d , Avondale and who is in fa-
ROOMS/ ROOMMATES
ROOMMATE - Garden LakesAvondale One bedroom Utilities included Pool Laundry 623-271-2030 UPHOLSTERY
Weaving-hand caning, rush, danish cord, splint Also small upholstery projects and repairs
Free estimates Leo 623-386-3243
$25,000 under dealer's cost. New 2017 Schult mobile homes 3 bedroom/ 2 bathroom Deck, carport awning, shed 28x52
$51,709
Models now open!
2000 S Apache Rd , Buckeye
v o r o f , o r o p p o s e d t o t h e i s s u a n c e o f a S e r i e s 1 2 R e s t a u r a n t l i c e n s e s h a l l , f i l e w i t h t h e C i t y C l e r k o f
t h e C i t y o f A v o n d a l e , a
w r i t t e n a r g u m e n t i n f a v o r t h e r e o f , o r o b j e c t i o n
t h e r e t o b y O c t o b e r 1 6 , 2 0 1 7
A n y p e r s o n i n t e r e s t e d i n
s a i d a p p l i c a t i o n i s h e r e b y notified that the Mayor and C i t y C o u n c i l w i l l r e v i e w
s a i d a p p l i c a t i o n a t t h e i r
C o u n c i l m e e t i n g o n O c t ob e r 1 6 , 2 0 1 7 a t 7 : 0 0 p m
a t t h e C o u n c i l C h a m b e r s , 1 1 4 6 5 W e s t C i v i c C e n t e r
D r i v e , A v o n d a l e
P u b l i s h e d : W e s t V a l l e y
V i e w a n d W e s t V a l l e y
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CITY OF AVONDALE PUBLIC NOTICE
I N A C C O R D A N C E W I T H ORDINANCE # 316, SECT I O N 3 , p e r t a i n i n g t o l i -
q u o r l i c e n s e a p p l i c a t i o n s
a n d P u b l i c a t i o n o f N o t i c e , notice is hereby given that the Avondale City Council
h a s r e c e i v e d f o r a p p r o v a l
a n a p p l i c a t i o n f o r a l i q u o r
l i c e n s e w i t h i n t h e c o r p o rate limits of Avondale, Arizona from:
Michael Joseph Tueros PIR Market
Location: 7602 S Avondale Blvd STE B Avondale, AZ 85323
S e r i e s 1 0 – B e e r & W i n e M a r k e t
Any person who is a resident of Avondale of the age o f e i g h t e e n ( 1 8 ) y e a r s o r
m o r e , r e s i d i n g , o w n i n g o r
l e a s i n g p r o p e r t y w i t h i n
o n e - h a l f m i l e r a d i u s o f
7602 S Avondale Blvd STE B, Avondale and who is in favor of, or opposed to the i s s u a n c e o f a S e r i e s 1 0 Beer & Wine license shall , f i l e w i t h t h e C i t y C l e r k o f
t h e C i t y o f A v o n d a l e , a
w r i t t e n a r g u m e n t i n f a v o r
t h e r e o f , o r o b j e c t i o n
t h e r e t o b y O c t o b e r 1 6 , 2 0 1 7
A n y p e r s o n i n t e r e s t e d i n
s a i d a p p l i c a t i o n i s h e r e b y notified that the Mayor and C i t y C o u n c i l w i l l r e v i e w
s a i d a p p l i c a t i o n a t t h e i r
C o u n c i l m e e t i n g o n O c t o -
b e r 1 6 , 2 0 1 7 a t 7 : 0 0 p m
a t t h e C o u n c i l C h a m b e r s , 1 1 4 6 5 W e s t C i v i c C e n t e r
D r i v e , A v o n d a l e
P u b l i s h e d : W e s t V a l l e y
V i e w a n d W e s t V a l l e y
B u s i n e s s , S e p t e m b e r 2 7
a n d O c t o b e r 4 , 2 0 1 7 / 8 2 4 6
O n 9 / 1 8 / 1 7 , M a k o C o m m unications, LLC filed an applica t i o n w i t h t h e F e d e r a l C o mm u n i c a t i o n s C o m m i s s
