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‘Hungry’ Coyotes headed for ﬁnal Glendale season BY ZACH LARSON Cronkite News

They needed a new coach, a new home and even some new players after making a slew of off-season trades. Now, with a new season around the bend, the Arizona Coyotes entered training camp feeling refreshed. “I’m sure there (aren’t) too many teams in history that have had this amount of turnover in a year. I don’t know if expansion teams even have this much,” forward Christian Fischer said, jokingly. The Coyotes’ 2021 offseason was the busiest among all NHL clubs as the team traded multiple players, signed André Tourigny as their new

coach and, most recently, began looking for a new home. This season will be the last at Gila River Arena in Glendale. All of this activity hangs over low pre-season expectations surrounding the Coyotes, giving the players a lot to process and push aside in their preparation. “I just try to block out the noise and go play good hockey,” forward Lawson Crouse said. “I’d be lying if I said I didn’t see the projections of where we will be this season. Those are just projections; they aren’t always accurate.” Since 2003, the Coyotes have called Glendale their home. But in August, SEE COYOTES PAGE 4

“It’s been a crazy offseason,” Jakob Chychrun said. (Photo by James Franks/Cronkite News)

Council takes next steps in Sonoma Cotton annexation BY NICOLE DAY

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The Glendale City Council agreed during its Sept. 14 workshop to move forward with processing the Sonoma Cotton Annexation, a proposed 36-acre mixed-use development at Cotton Lane and Northern Avenue. The Sonoma Cotton Annexation project proposes multifamily housing: 144 detached single-level units on approximately 11.6 acres. Glendale will annex the land that is in unincorporated Maricopa County. Council members questioned the commercial aspects of the proposed development and the plans for high-density sin-

gle-family housing on the parcel. In the presentation at the city council workshop, there is a Luke Air Force Base Graduated Density Concept, to encourage development that gradually increases residential density outside of legislated “high noise” and “accident potential zone” areas, in the planning for the annexation and, according to Tabitha Perry from Glendale Planning and Zoning, “Luke Air Force Base is aware of the annexation and, upon initial look of the annexation itself, there doesn’t appear to be any concerns from their perspective.” However, they are still reviewing the rezoning application before making their ﬁnal decision. The city staff are still unaware of any

speciﬁc end users for the commercial portion, Perry said. “It’s in his (the developer’s) right to include all of the acreage in his mathematical equation and then turn around and say we need the four units to the acre,” Councilmember Joyce Clark of the Yucca District said. “As far as I’m concerned, the applicant is using false math when it comes to the residential plan.” Mayor Jerry Weiers expressed reservations about the proposed residential section of development. “To think that everyone is going to work in those new developments and live in those apartments, I think, is wrong,” Weiers said. SEE SONOMA PAGE 3

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Other councilmembers were supportive of the residential plans. “I think this fits. It’s providing a very close residential community for a very large industrial area,” Councilmember Ray Malnar of Sahuaro District said. Councilmember Jamie Aldama of the Ocotillo District also showed support. The council was also concerned about the funds being set aside by the developer for public safety. One-time payments for the development are estimated at $2.5 million, with annual revenues for the development estimated at $190,000. Councilmember Lauren Tolmachoff of the Cholla District said the proposed development will be near heavy traffic corridors, and more money could be needed for public safety needs. “Any development out there will create a need for public safety with more people traveling on the roads going to and from jobs we are creating,” Tolmachoff said. Other councilmembers were hesitant. “I’m concerned about the future and the ability of this area to support itself through tax revenues,” Councilmember Bart Turner of the Barrel District said. The next steps in the annexation will be a city council public hearing on the “blank petition,” which is a document that is filed with the county recorder’s office that has the legal description and map of the annexation. After that, the property owner signatures may then be obtained on the petition. The third step would be to have a city council public hearing scheduled for the adoption of the annexation, and if the annexation is approved, the site would be added into the Glendale city limits within 30 days of the approval.

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the city decided to not renew the agreement with the team, beginning the search for a new home. On Sept. 20, the Coyotes revealed renderings for a $1.7 billion arena in Tempe. While ﬁnding a new home is the executives’ headache, the players and coaching staff remain focused on the games ahead. The NHL’s regular season is slated to start Oct. 12, with the Coyotes opening on the road in Columbus Oct. 14. Their home opener is Oct. 18 against St. Louis. “The furthest I look is tomorrow’s practice. I try to stay in the present,” Tourigny said. “I don’t look at what’s happening next week, two weeks, two months from now.” Entering his ﬁrst year as an NHL coach, Tourigny said he wants to coach a physical team that plays “in-yourface hockey,” with a roster comprised

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Not enough attention paid to all the missing BY DAVID LEIBOWITZ Glendale Star Columnist

There’s no telling what seizes our population’s collective imagination on any given day, what generates news headlines and clicks by the million. But one topic remains a sure bet: an attractive young white woman gone missing. The latest such tale, the disappearance of 22-year-old Gabby Petito, came to the saddest end imaginable Sept. 19, when investigators found her body in Wyoming’s Teton-Bridger National Forest. On Sept. 21, the Teton County coroner ruled Petito’s death a homicide. The news media’s Petito obsession will likely continue for some time: The deceased’s travel partner and ﬁancé, Brian Laundrie, is still missing at press time. Authorities are combing a swampy 25,000-acre nature preserve in west Florida searching for Laundrie, who could hardly look guiltier in Petito’s death. In July the pair went off to ex-

plore the American West by van. It was set to be a fourmonth trip, but Laundrie reportedly came home on Sept. 1, solo and mum about Petito’s whereabouts. The girl’s family reported Gabby missing 10 days later. A national whodunit erupted that has stretched for weeks. In its wake trail the names we all have heard: JonBenet Ramsey, Chandra Levy, Elizabeth Smart, Laci Peterson, Natalee Holloway, Caylee Anthony. All white, all female, all gone, all the subject of intense fascination. Which leads to my point: I’ve read often about “missing white woman syndrome,” a media reality that has been the subject of academic research. Many who cite it complain that the Gabby Petitos of the world don’t deserve such attention. That sounds small to me, petty. Instead, I wish that every missing person — skin color, age and gender aside — would receive some level of national attention, with the resources that scrutiny brings.

Because for every Gabby Petito, there’s a Daniel Robinson and a thousand more cases like his. Robinson, a 24-year-old African American male, went missing in the far West Valley near Buckeye on June 23. Three weeks later, a rancher found the geologist’s Jeep upturned in a ravine. Twelve days after that, searchers found a human skull near the vehicle, but police say those remains are not Daniel. What happened to Robinson is still a mystery, despite Buckeye police using off-road vehicles, cadaver dogs, a drone and a chopper to search 70 square miles of desert. For every Gabby Petito, there’s also a Jhessye Shockley. The 5-year-old Glendale girl with the big smile went missing in October 10 years ago. Police have never found her body, which they believe was forced into a suitcase and abandoned in a Tempe trash bin. A month after the little Black girl vanished, cops named her mother a suspect. Today, Jerice Hunter is serving life, convicted of murder and child abuse despite no eyewitnesses and no body.

The case is closed beyond a reasonable doubt, but I still wonder about Jhessye every year about this time. I think about Mikelle Biggs, too, every January. The Mesa 11-year-old went missing the day after New Year’s 1999. One minute she was riding her bicycle on El Moro Avenue, the next she was gone. It has been nearly 23 years. I wonder what becoming a national obsession might have meant for Mikelle, Jhessye and Daniel. I wonder about the 600,000 Americans who go missing yearly and about the 970 Arizonans currently listed in NamUS, the national missing persons database. Some blame racism for our fascination with Gabby Petito. That’s part of it, but hardly the major felony at hand here. These are kidnappings, trafﬁcking cases, homicides. We should pay as much attention as we can to as many of the disappeared as we can, for as long as we can. Ignorance is not bliss, not when lives hang in the balance. David Leibowitz has called the Valley home since 1995. Contact david@leibowitzsolo.com.

Biden administration wants to fundamentally change America BY J.D. HAYWORTH

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You may not recall the name Paul Greenberg, but you certainly recall the nickname he bestowed on a politician who became president. It was Paul Greenberg, in his newspaper column, who concocted the sobriquet “Slick Willie” to describe then-Arkansas Gov. Bill Clinton. Gov. Clinton cast himself as a progressive reformer in a speech to the 1980 Arkansas Democratic Convention; Greenberg disagreed, calling Clinton a false reformer and making up the memorable moniker.

“Slick Willie” stuck to Clinton and contributed to his defeat by Republican Frank White that November. Of course, Clinton came back. In 1992, when he decided to make his move and run for president, Paul Greenberg made a move from the Pine Bluff Commercial to the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette in Little Rock. From that newspaper’s editorial page, he made another prescient pronouncement. “When it comes to the Clintons,” he wrote, “don’t listen to what they say … watch

what they do.” Actually, that’s good advice for evaluating anyone in public office. But in the case of Joe Biden and his cabinet, the advice should be modified in this fashion: Listen to what they say… at least, what they say again and again and again. In a recent appearance before the Senate Homeland Security Committee, DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas could not give Sen. Ron Johnson (RWI) a specific count of the number of Haitians encamped under a border bridge in Del Rio, Texas … or the total of Haitians who had already been admitted to the U.S. illegally from that

location. Nor did Secretary Mayorkas provide the committee with updated information on the Afghan evacuees awaiting resettlement here, though he did apologize to Sen. Rob Portman (ROH), saying, “You’re entitled to that information.” But perhaps the most memorable moment in the hearing came when Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) confronted the Secretary of Homeland Security, pointing to more than 200,000 “border encounters” over two straight months. “Are you happy with what’s happening at the border now… Is this success?” Secretary Mayorkas responded, “We SEE HAYWORTH PAGE 11

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Parents are far more complex than our memories BY JUDY BLUHM

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I found something. When my parents died a few years ago, I was left boxes of recipes, photos and papers to sift through. I have browsed through everything but recently came across a ﬁle folder of old recipes and found a letter my father had written to his mother. The letter was dated Sept. 17, 1945, and scrawled on American Red Cross stationery, written in Tidworth, England. My father was a radio announcer and a writer, so I could hear his distinctive baritone voice as I read the letter. He was a frustrated Army Air Force Sergeant trying to get home to America after the war ended. “Dear mother. I am mad as (bleep)! I should never have told you I was

coming home, because this redeployment deal is such a mess that it could stand a Senate investigation. My entire outﬁt was stranded in France, sitting around doing nothing! Then a bunch of us in the 450th Bomb Squad got flown out to England, staying in Warrington for over a week, doing nothing again. On Sept. 14, 1,000 men left on a train for Southampton, where we were to catch a ship home. Instead, 200 of us were sent on a 300-mile train ride to Liverpool to try and catch a beatup old boat that may limp to New York in 14 days! Oh, but we missed the ship, so we are stuck for another two weeks!” My father had plenty more to say, and then ended with, “Something is rotten when the great Army and Navy that transported men and equipment to

invade the fortiﬁcations of Western Europe cannot even land their own men on their own shores in a reasonable time.” He was pretty steamed that he would miss my mother’s birthday. And reading the long-lost letter was like seeing a completely different side of my father. The lens that we view our parents through is often constricted to one-way … child to parent. I also found a little booklet made out of the flimsy pages of cigarette packs, strung together with string. My father had received this from a friend who was a prisoner of war for two years. As a colonel, the man had the other prisoners write their names, rank, serial numbers and addresses on the pages of the flimsy cigarette pack paper. Not sure how, but it ended up in a folder of Christmas cookie recipes. Worthy of a WWII museum, it is a faded glimpse

into the treacheries of war. And the hope of men. I looked at a recipe for Christmas Day plum pudding and I saw my mother’s handwriting on the back of the index card saying “very long and hard day.” It sent a jolt through me, since I guess the recipe was written when I was a child, and I never recalled one holiday being “long and hard.” But then again, I never knew my father to say the “h-e-l-l” word in my entire life. Our parents. Did we really know them? Maybe, or maybe not. They are far more complex than our memories. They taught us so much, and even after they are gone, the learning continues. One letter at a time. Judy Bluhm is a writer and a local Realtor. Have a comment or a story? Email her at judy@judybluhm.com.

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have a plan. We’re executing on our plan, and we will continue to do so.” That is the response that the HHS Secretary always offers … and that part is true. The Biden administration does have a plan… It is a plan to fundamentally change America… and the way it will be done is by fundamentally changing who is American. Illegal aliens are pouring across our southern border… though it may be inaccurate to even call it a border any longer. Our Border Patrol has been turned into a taxpayer-funded “Welcome Wagon” and babysitting service. Incompetence? No. Intentional? Yes. Couple the ongoing influx from Mexico with the aforementioned arrival of evacuees from Afghanistan and forget the false claims of vetting those “newcomers” or checking them for COVID-19. Joe Biden has a nation that he must “internationalize…” and thereby neutralize… on the world stage. Fresh from the debacle of abandoning

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Americans in Afghanistan, and trusting the Taliban to ensure their safety, Ol’ Joe was making his maiden speech at the United Nations while his DHS Secretary was testifying on Capitol Hill. To the U.N. General Assembly, Mr. Biden proposed even more ways for America to waste more of your money. “Build back better world,” he called it; “ending America as we know it” is more accurate. And though his gait and his memory have slowed, Joe wants this done quickly. “We cannot afford to waste any more time,” he said in closing. Paul Greenberg closed out his column-writing career in September of 2018; he passed away in April of this year. A wise newcomer to composing columns will not emulate Greenberg’s example of nicknaming the politically notorious. Besides, the most accurate nickname for Joe Biden would be unprintable. J.D. Hayworth worked as a sportscaster at Channel 10, Phoenix, from 1987 until 1994 and represented Arizona in Congress from 19952007.

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BY GLENDALE STAR STAFF St. Louis-based US Capital Development recently broke ground on its first development in Arizona. Falcon Park 303 Phase I will be a 599,468-square-foot speculative industrial product located along the Loop 303 corridor in Glendale. US Capital Development managing partner and CEO Scott Sachtleben noted during the groundbreaking ceremony that the firm has grown rapidly in its last four years, quadrupling in staff size and developing nearly $2 billion of product. “Within the next 12 months, we’ll have another $1 billion of vertical de- (Left) Representatives from US Capital Development, Willmeng Construction, the city of Glendale and Gray Design take part in the velopment in the queue,” Sachtleben groundbreaking ceremony for the new Falcon Park 303 Phase I in Glendale. (Right) Executives with US Capital Development, from left, said. “This is our first entry into the Nelson Grumney, development manager; Jon Petriches, project manager; Matthew Stack, director of development and operations; and Scott Sachtleben, managing partner and chief executive officer, ceremonially shovel some dirt. (Photos courtesy of US Capital DevelopPhoenix valley, and we’re excited about ment) the potential that we see here in Glendale. We’re very anxious to get going.” Design Group and civil engineering Thomas Jarvis, Willmeng Construction II, which will be a 325,000-square-foot “I want to thank the team at US Cap- firm Hilgart Wilson. The leasing on vice president and partner. speculative industrial building. Along ital Development for their investment the development is being handled by “There are multiple opportunities with Falcon Park 303, Sachtleben and their trust in our partnership,” Glen- the Cushman & Wakefield team of across the Valley that we’re working said that his firm is in various stages dale Mayor Jerry Weiers added. “We’ve Andy Markham, Mike Haenel and Phil with them on, and we’re ready to help of planning on at three other industribeen growing at warp speed, and that Haenel. Scott and his team establish a success- al developments across the Valley. He has everything to do with our partners “Willmeng is grateful to US Capital ful presence here in Arizona.” noted that by the first quarter of 2022, and the trust that they place in the city Development for the opportunity to US Capital Development is also work- US Capital Development will have 3 of Glendale. This is just one of several partner with them on this project,” said ing on plans for Falcon Park 303 Phase million square feet of industrial product buildings, so we’re not done coming out of the ground in after today. In fact, we’re the Phoenix market. just getting started.” Nelson Grumney, who Falcon Park 303 Phase heads up development opI sits on 36.75 acres along portunities for US Capital in Camelback Road at 152nd the Phoenix market, added, Avenue, just over a mile east “The pandemic fueled surge of the Loop 303. The buildin e-commerce, increased ing will feature 40-foot clear consumer demand and the heights, with 92 dock-height reshoring of manufacturing loading doors and four and warehousing has introdrive-in loading doors. The duced a huge need for ad599,468-square-foot space is ditional industrial product divisible by half. The buildnationally. With the large, ing is expected to be comgrowing population base pleted by August. in the Valley, pro-business The team working alongregulatory environment and side US Capital Develproximity to multiple maropment includes general kets, we feel that we are well contractor Willmeng Con- Falcon Park 303 Phase I in Glendale will be a 599,468-square-foot speculative industrial product located along the positioned in the Southwest struction, architect Gray Loop 101 corridor in Glendale. (Photo courtesy of US Capital Development) Valley.”

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Real estate company partners with Cardinals BY GLENDALE STAR STAFF 72SOLD has ofﬁcially become the Arizona Cardinals exclusive partner in real estate. Founded in 2018 by attorney, real estate authority and TV spokesperson Greg Hague, the highly advertised 72SOLD brand offers people a program to sell their home in 72 hours, net more than selling traditionally, avoid the inconvenience of daily showings, and then stay for up to six months after closing. “After a challenging year, pro football is back, and 72SOLD is proud to be a supporter of the Arizona Cardinals and its loyal fans,” Hague said. “We couldn’t be more thrilled to form this long-term

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of the 2021 Amended Gaming Compact. A 2000 graduate of the University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law, Ruggieri also previously served as assistant attorney general for the Pascua Yaqui Tribe from 2001 to 2007, where he advised the Pascua Yaqui Tribal Council on governmental matters as well as gaming matters. He has taught Indian Gaming Law at the Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law, where he received the Professor of Practice of the Year award in 2017. He has also presented on a wide array of legal matters, including Indian law and gaming law, over the past 15 years to fellow attorneys and industry professionals. “Justin is ideally suited for general counsel as we move forward with new

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Fall League back on track for 90 games in 2021 BY TYLER BUDGE

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The MLB announced its 2021 Arizona Fall League schedule, which begins its 90-game regular season on Wednesday, Oct. 13. The AFL regular season is back in full swing after an abbreviated year and will be capped off by the league championship on Saturday,

2021 FALL SCHEDULE Wednesday, Oct. 13, Peoria @ Salt River Wednesday, Oct. 13, Surprise @ Mesa Wednesday, Oct. 13, Glendale @ Scottsdale Thursday, Oct. 14, Glendale @ Peoria Thursday, Oct. 14, Salt River @ Surprise Thursday, Oct. 14, Scottsdale @ Mesa Friday, Oct. 15, Mesa @ Surprise Friday, Oct. 15, Scottsdale @ Glendale Friday, Oct. 15, Salt River @ Peoria Saturday, Oct. 16, Scottsdale @ Peoria Saturday, Oct. 16, Glendale @ Surprise Saturday, Oct. 16, Mesa @ Salt River Monday, Oct. 18, Scottsdale @ Salt River Monday, Oct. 18, Surprise @ Peoria Monday, Oct. 18, Glendale @ Mesa Tuesday, Oct. 19, Salt River @ Peoria Tuesday, Oct. 19, Scottsdale @ Glendale Wednesday, Oct. 20, Surprise @ Salt River Wednesday, Oct. 20, Mesa @ Scottsdale Wednesday, Oct. 20, Peoria @ Glendale Thursday, Oct. 21, Scottsdale @ Surprise

Nov. 20. After a pandemic-dictated cancellation last year, the Fall Stars game and the Futures game are scheduled this season. There are six teams in the AFL: the Glendale Desert Dogs, Mesa Solar Sox, Peoria Javelinas, Salt River Rafters, Scottsdale Scorpions and the Surprise Saguaros. Thursday, Oct. 21, Glendale @ Salt River Thursday, Oct. 21, Mesa @ Peoria Friday, Oct. 22, Surprise @ Glendale Friday, Oct. 22, Mesa @ Salt River Friday, Oct. 22, Peoria @ Scottsdale Saturday, Oct. 23, Mesa @ Glendale Saturday, Oct. 23, Peoria @ Surprise Saturday, Oct. 23, Salt River @ Scottsdale Monday, Oct. 25, Glendale @ Scottsdale Monday, Oct. 25, Mesa @ Surprise Tuesday, Oct. 26, Mesa @ Peoria Tuesday, Oct. 26, Surprise @ Scottsdale Wednesday, Oct. 27, Glendale @ Mesa Wednesday, Oct. 27, Surprise @ Peoria Wednesday, Oct. 27, Scottsdale @ Salt River Thursday, Oct. 28, Glendale @ Peoria Thursday, Oct. 28, Salt River @ Surprise Thursday, Oct. 28, Scottsdale @ Mesa Friday, Oct. 29, Glendale @ Scottsdale Friday, Oct. 29, Salt River @ Peoria Friday, Oct. 29, Surprise @ Mesa Saturday, Oct. 30, Peoria @ Mesa Saturday, Oct. 30, Surprise @ Scottsdale Saturday, Oct. 30, Salt River @ Glendale

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Theater Works to sell Wonderland-themed props BY BRIDGETTE M. REDMAN Glendale Star Contributing Writer

When Theater Works closed its popular immersive show “Curiouser & Curiouser Too” on July 25, it was with a tease that it would be back in November with “A Curiouser Nutcracker.” Instead, earlier this month, it announced that because COVID-19 infections were rising rapidly, the “Nutcracker” show was canceled. “We were so looking forward to returning to live theater with this incredibly fun, entertaining and family-friendly immersive experience, particularly at the holidays, but our concern and focus for the health of anyone and everyone associated with Theater Works took precedence,” Theater Works Managing Director Cate Hinkle said. “During this interlude, we are diving deep to evaluate every facet of the organization so that we can bring new programs that we believe are the future of theater for Theater Works.” Unwilling to just go dark, the Peoria company is offering its audiences a Halloween shopping experience. From 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 9, within the Peoria Center for the Performing Arts, Theater Works will sell props and set pieces from the “Curiouser” productions. “If you saw any of our ‘Curiouser’ productions, this is your chance to get a memento from the experience,” Hinkle said. “If you didn’t get to experience this show, the sale gives you a small glimpse at the magnitude of the creativity that went into this massive production.” “Curiouser & Curiouser” was developed in response to pandemic restrictions because the audience was naturally socially distant and limited to only 12 people at a time. Immersive theater is a form of theater where the audience moves through the sets, interacts directly with actors,

The prop sale will include large character cutouts, painted furniture, wire bunnies and lots of Wonderland-themed clocks, hearts and faux greenery. There will be teapots and large arches, chairs and desks. (Photo courtesy of Theater Works)

and can sometimes influence the action of the play or the outcome of the story. The Theater Works production featured multimedia design, music, puppetry, dance, theater and visual art. Theater Works repurposed its building for the “Curiouser & Curiouser” experience. It turned dressing rooms into performance spaces, offices into dressing rooms, and the rehearsal space became one of the realms. “It was one of those things that just made sense as a response to COVID,” Hinkle said. “We couldn’t do normal theater, but with this we could control the spaces and the group sizes, and it fit very well within our constraints.” While eventually COVID-19 shut down even that first show, Theater Works opened a darker, more gothic “Curiouser & Curiouser Too” last summer, which ran successfully. “We are incredibly proud of the popular immersive theater productions we have produced over the last year and extraordinarily thankful to our patrons

for their willingness to engage with us in a different way,” Hinkle said. What might you ﬁnd at the “Curiouser” shop? There will be large character cutouts, painted furniture, wire bunnies and lots of Wonderland-themed clocks, hearts and faux greenery. There will be teapots and large arches, chairs and desks, too. They do warn that not all props in the sprawling show will be sold. Shoppers should come early for the best selection.

They range in price from $1 to more than $100 and can be paid for with cash, credit card or check. Shoppers must take all items with them at the time of purchase. Also, all shoppers must wear a mask as is mandated by the city of Peoria in city buildings.

Curiouser & Curiouser Prop Sale WHEN: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 9 WHERE: Peoria Center for the Performing Arts, 10580 N. 83rd Drive, Peoria COST: Free admission INFO: theaterworks.org

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Ivan Harshman continues to deliver as solo artist BY JORDAN HOUSTON Glendale Star Staff Writer

Music was always an escape for Scottsdale resident Ivan Harshman. The full-time musician describes it as a therapeutic outlet throughout his childhood — and still stands by that statement. Growing up in Toledo, Ohio, Harshman said he was “one of those kids forced to mature quickly.” Harshman recalls the ﬁrst time he was given a handful of records, including tunes by Paul McCartney and the Animals, by his aunt at around 5 years old. “Music for me at an early age was important,” explained Harshman, a former member of the Elliots. “No. 1, I liked it and it was really special to me in a certain way. “I would hide in my room and listen to records and play army men. It was a big deal because there was always a lot going on in the house. It was an escape for me.” Now, the vocalist, writer and instrumentalist is making a name for himself throughout the North Valley as a mustsee — or hear — talent. Harshman has shared the stage with a multitude of renowned musicians and acts, including Derek Trucks, Keb Mo, Ian Moore, Gin Blossoms, David Crosby, Charlie Musselwhite, Carl Palmer, Cake, Sugar Ray, the Samples, Lisa Loeb, the Verve Pipe, Roger Clyne & the Peacemakers, Mark Mikel, Mudjaw’s Cantankerous Jubilee and the Zombies. A self-described “blues rock dude,” Harshman can be found performing solo in Queen Creek, Cave Creek and Peoria. With his schedule listed on his website, he can satisfy a variety of requests, including classics like his Beatles medley, David Bowie, “Thirteen” and “Into the Mystic,” as well as perform his own original pieces, like “Avalon” and “The Dailies.” “It doesn’t really matter what songs you play, as long as you play well,” Harshman said. “If you destroy someone’s favorite song, you’re not doing them or yourself any favors.” Harshman, whose sound ranges from a blend of bluegrass to “pop-Beatles-esque songs,” said he prefers not to limit himself to any particular category. He

The self-described “blues rock dude” performs solo in Queen Creek, Cave Creek and Peoria. (Photo courtesy of Ivan Harshman)

considers his songs as “all over the map.” “I’m an Anglophile. I love the Beatles and that whole scene,” he shared. “But I’m a blues rock dude, and that’s the type of rock ’n’ roll that is still popular. People call it different things — blues rock. That’s, like, heavy metal like Black Sabbath. I’m a soulful, powerful singer.” Harshman attributes his inspiration to first dabble in the music industry to his uncle, a singer and bass player. At 14, he taught himself how to play the guitar. Harshman then began writing lyrical pieces shortly after, he explained. “I started writing songs immediately,” Harshman recounted. “I had a lot going on inside of me. There’s two kinds of performers. There’s the ones that are using it as a catharsis and then there’s people that want attention.” Harshman organized his first threepiece band about a year later, he said, in which he played the bass guitar with several of his classmates. The group covered the Red Hot Chili Peppers and Jimi Hendrix, among other artists, at gatherings for fraternities and sororities. At 16, Harshman played for his uncle’s band at local bars while helping with stage management. “I would run lights and they would pay me to be a light man,” he said. “And then I would come up and would sing, at first, two or three songs, and then four or five.” After graduating from high school,

Harshman earned his own open stage night at a local bar called Shari’s Place Upstairs. The stage was furnished with microphones and a drum set, Harshman explained. “It was a musician’s bar. That’s who hung out there, musicians,” he said. “I would host the night and people would come up and want to play, and they could. All of a sudden, drums would kick in behind me. If you started playing a song somebody liked, they’d just walk up and start playing with you. “It’s really how I learned. All of those guys were older, seasoned and ridiculously good musicians.” Harshman arrived in Tempe around the late ’90s. The aspiring musician, who was in his early 20s at the time, initially planned to pursue music in Los Angeles, but his hopes were curtailed following the demise of the record label industry in the early 2000s. He then joined what would become the Arizona-based “supergroup” the Elliots shortly after. The trio contained fellow singer-songwriters Blake Thompson on the vocals and guitar and Kate Russo on vocals, the electric violin and keyboards. “We were three lead singer-songwriters. We called ourselves the unofﬁcial supergroup,” Harshman recounted. “Everybody was a lead singer-songwriter from another band. Basically, we started writing and playing and had a great following.” Harshman left the group around 2004

to pursue his next chapter as primarily a solo artist, he said. In 2009, he joined the classic rock outﬁt The Rig with Valley musicians Ronnie Winter, a vocalist and guitarist, and Gary Bruzzese, a vocalist and drummer. To this day, the group performs once a month at local hangouts like Cave Creek’s The Hideaway Grill. Performing is one of the few times that Harshman feels in the moment, he said. “When I’m performing, it’s the only time where I’m really concentrating on one thing and I feel relaxed,” Harshman explained. “I feel like I’m where I’m supposed to be. I don’t feel anxious. I don’t feel nervous. I don’t feel like I’m missing something.” Harshman added it is an important time to support live and local musicians. He encourages music lovers to continue to buy records or pay musicians in any capacity that they can. “Live music is alive and well, as long as people keep showing up,” he shared. “People love live music. After COVID, people would come from different states and would come and cry. Grown men and women would cry. It’s very important to people.”

Ivan Harshman WHEN: 6 to 10 p.m. Friday, October 8 WHERE: Rosati’s Pizza, 3668 W. Anthem Way, Suite A128, Anthem COST: Free admission INFO: ivanharshman.com WHEN: 2 to 10 p.m. Saturday, October 9 WHERE: Peoria Country Fest at Pleasant Harbor at Lake Pleasant, 8708 W. Harbor Boulevard, Peoria COST: $25 adults; free for children 12 and younger; $7 parking per vehicle INFO: pleasantharbor.com WHEN: 7 to 11 p.m. Thursday, October 14 WHERE: The Hideaway Grill, 6746 E. Cave Creek Road, Cave Creek COST: Free admission INFO: hideaway-usa.com

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Todd LeDuc returns home for Monster Jam

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Monster Energy truck driver Todd LeDuc is probably the world’s coolest dad. The Peoria resident is a hit at his son’s career days at school. “They love it,” LeDuc said. “I bring my truck and they all get a kick out of it.” LeDuc is returning home for Monster Jam at State Farm Stadium on Saturday, Oct. 2. Driving is in LeDuc’s blood as well, as he is the son of legendary off-road driver Curt LeDuc and the brother of fellow driver Kyle LeDuc. “When I was a child, I was always competing with my brother,” he said. “I was riding bikes faster than everybody else in the neighborhood or jumping higher. It’s always been in me deep down.” Driving the Monster Energy truck, LeDuc said even though fans’ adrenaline gets him charged, he especially enjoys the traveling. “I’ve got a gypsy soul or something,” he said. “I like traveling or seeing the world, meeting new people and sharing what Monster Jam is with the world. “Here in the United States, we’re so accustomed to big trucks and racing. In Brazil or Australia, they don’t have those kinds of things. To show-

case what Monster Jam is with other countries and blowing people’s minds is cool. “I’ve definitely been put on this Earth to drive monster trucks. To do this as a career and a job is incredible. I like talking to the fans and when they express their opinions, it’s the coolest thing.” Fans get the opportunity to do so during the Monster Jam Pit Party, prior to the Saturday evening event. They can see the massive trucks up close, watch live pre-race interviews and participate in Q&As with the drivers, get presigned autograph cards, take pictures and enjoy other family-friendly fun. Pit Passes are $20 for this VIP experience. “It’s going to be a lot of fun,” he said. “Come out to Glendale and we’ll have some fun.” The last few years have been successful for LeDuc. He won three stadium tour championships. He drives “like a madman, like normal,” and tried to do a double backflip last year. “I didn’t complete the world’s highest back flip,” he said with a laugh. “But I need adrenaline to keep me moving through the day. It’s a craving I have all the time to compete and race.”

The show this weekend features, according to LeDuc, “three to four big hitters and at least 11 people who are capable of winning.” During the conversation, LeDuc was on a road trip from Wisconsin to Phoenix, on his way home from an off-road race with his son. “I love riding my mountain bikes all over,” LeDuc said. “I like riding dirt bikes with my kids. I love Char (Pizzeria Napoletana). It’s a create-your-own pizza place. I’m a pizza fanatic. They

cook the pizzas right there. It’s a great place to chill and hang out. That’s my go-to spot.”

BY GLENDALE STAR STAFF Are you ready to get your hands on some big rigs? Glendale’s popular Touch-a-Truck event this year is Saturday, Oct. 2, from 9 a.m. to noon. The Touch-a-Truck event is free and family friendly. To get in on all of the excitement just

head to the Westgate Entertainment District east parking lot, 6770 N. Sunrise Boulevard. The vehicles will vary in size and scope and include tow trucks, dump trucks, police and ﬁre vehicles, buses, tractors, farm equipment and much more.

Along with trucks, there are special activities for children, including a sand play area and inﬂatables. And the big rigs are not the only “beasts” you will see. Beware of the dinosaurs! Luckily, Dino Crew Entertainment will be there to keep them in contained within their cages. A Home Depot

kids workshop will also be offered for children to build their own wooden riding lawnmower, while supplies last. Admission and parking for this fun event are free. Bring a camera to capture photos of your crew behind the wheel. Find more information online at glendaleaz.com/events.

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Peoria resident Todd LeDuc, who rides for Monster Energy, returns to the Valley for Monster Jam at State Farm Stadium Saturday, Oct. 2. (Photos courtesy of Todd LeDuc)

Monster Jam WHEN: 2:30 to 5 p.m. (pit party); 7 p.m. (main event), Oct. 2 WHERE: State Farm Stadium, 1 Cardinals Drive, Glendale COST: Tickets start at $23; pit party $20 INFO: statefarmstadium.com

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depositions and didn’t have time to shop for you.” “It’s nothing,” the father said. “We’re glad you were able to come.” Just then, their daughter arrived. “Hello, and happy anniversary! Sorry, but my boss is sending me out of town, and I was swamped packing, so I didn’t have time to get you anything.” After they had ﬁnished their dessert, the father said, “There’s something your mother and I have wanted to tell you for a long time. You see, we were poor, but we managed to send each of you to college. Through the years, your mother and I knew we loved each other very much, but we just never found the time to get married.” The three children gasped and said, “What? You mean we are illegitimate?” “Yep,” the father said. “And cheap ones, too.” Well, as they say, the truth will ﬁrst make you miserable, but then it sets you free. Free from what and whom? Free from yourself. So, why are relationships so hard? We were raised to think that everything revolves around us. We learned we could get whatever we wanted when we wanted it and there would be no consequences. We cried. We manipulated. It was all about us. “I deserve and am owed the best.” We didn’t want green grass; we wanted green grass with a horse on it. But, then, the horse

was not enough; it had to be a unicorn with a hat, standing on a flowery carpet. Then the hat was not enough; it needed to be a flower on top of the hat.” Thanks to the Huffington Post for this observation. Then, when we got married. Or we met someone else or work with someone else with the same upbringing and expectations we have, who is taking our spotlight. Suddenly the focus is on someone else. Then we competed. We demanded attention. “My need matters the most.” As a result of this, we radiate our self-absorption to others. “Wait until the world sees how amazing I am. I’m special. I don’t want the American dream; I want the American dream my way, and don’t get in my way.” That creates dissatisfaction, envy, jealousy, shame, conflict and coveting. The result is relationship issues from the consequences of broken or neglected relationships that should have lasted years. Ego anger not transformed is ego anger transferred. Here’s our takeaway. I said, and I’m pretty sure Jesus would say, life is about relationships; value those relationships. But, first, understand that there is nothing wrong with having a good self-image. That’s a good thing. But good things taken to extremes become bad things. Self-centeredness and happiness don’t play well with each other. “You have an ego — a consciousness of being an individual. But that doesn’t mean that you are to worship yourself, to think constantly of yourself and to live entirely for yourself” (Billy Graham). “I have more trouble with D. L.

Moody than anyone else I have ever met” (Moody). That’s a challenge; meet it. That’s a struggle; accept it. That’s an opportunity; seize it. That’s a tragedy; confront it. Second, maybe it’s time to re-establish the relationships with your parents, siblings or others who you think have hurt you. Or, almost as likely, your ego was bruised by them, just being them, because you believed the lie that life is all about you. Perhaps the offended is the offender, and the offender is the offended. That’s sorrow; overcome it. Most of us don’t like self-evaluation because we don’t want to open a letter that has bad news. Hint: Look at yourself, and you will look at others differently. That’s a duty; complete it. That’s a promise; fulfill it. That’s an adventure; dare it. That’s chaos; organize it. These days life is defined by O.U.Y., which means You – Others – Jesus. The definition of J.O.Y. is Jesus – Others – You. That’s beauty; take the time to admire it. Your joy depends on it. Ed Delph is a noted author of 10 books, as well as a pastor, teacher, former business owner and speaker. He has traveled extensively, having been to more than 100 countries. He is president of NationStrategy, a nonprofit organization involved in uplifting and transforming communities worldwide. For more information, see nationstrategy.com. He may be contacted at nationstrategy@cs.com.

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ABLE ON THE CITY’S VENDOR SELF SERVICE HOME PAGE AT: https://glendaleazvendors.munisselfservice.com/ Vendors/default.aspx BIDDER MUST BE REGISTERED AS A VENDOR TO ACCESS BID AND SUBMIT PROPOSAL. REGISTRATION CAN BE DONE THROUGH THE VENDOR REGISTRATION LINK LOCATED AT: https://glendaleazvendors.munisselfservice.com/Ven dors/default.aspx EACH PROPOSAL SHALL BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SPECIFICATIONS AND INSTRUCTIONS CONTAINED THEREIN. EACH PROPOSAL SHALL BE RECEIVED THROUGH THE VENDOR SELF SERVICE PORTAL ON OR BEFORE 2:00 P.M. LOCAL TIME, NOVEMBER 2, 2021. THE CITY OF GLENDALE RESERVES THE RIGHT TO ACCEPT OR REJECT ANY OR ALL PROPOSALS AND TO WAIVE INFORMALITIES. CITY OF GLENDALE BY: KEVIN R. PHELPS CITY MANAGER PUBLISH: THE GLENDALE STAR - PUBLISHING DATE SEPTEMBER 30, 2021./ 41625

MINISTRATION SERVICES Project No. 212216 Bid No. 42200013 CONSULTING SERVICES The City of Glendale is seeking a qualified professional firm to provide design, preliminary cost estimating, permit approvals, and construction administration services to modernize the trailheads and associated facilities at the City of Glendale’s Thunderbird Conservation Park. The current budget for this project is approximately $5M. PROJECT DESCRIPTION The Thunderbird Conservation Park is 1,185 acres, located in the Hedgpeth Hills in north Glendale, Arizona. The park is dedicated to preserving the desert environment and offers activities that include picnicking, hiking, horseback riding, mountain biking, jogging, and bird watching. The park includes approximately 15-miles of multiuse trails, parking lots, ramadas, and restrooms. There are three trailheads/entrances to the park. The main trailhead/entrance is off of 59th Avenue (22600 North 59th Avenue), another on Pinnacle Peak Road at 55th Avenue (5486 W. Pinnacle Peak Road), and the third off of 67th Avenue at Patrick Lane. The trails and access roads branch from these trailheads into the park. The City’s Parks and Recreation Master Plan was updated this year, 2021. Goals and objectives considered for this project include: improve access to the park by prioritizing improvements to the trailheads and infrastructure, develop an environmental education program, revegetate native desert areas, revitalize the existing amphitheater into a desert botanical garden, update or replace existing facilities (e.g., restrooms, shade structures, trailheads, etc.), provide trail, historic, and environmental interpretive signs, and fund a trail maintenance program. SCOPE OF WORK The selected professional firm (Consultant) will work closely with various City departments, including Engineering, Public Facilities, Recreation, and Special Events (PFRSE), Facilities Management, Development Services, and others, as needed, during the design and construction phases of the project. The City will utilize the services of the Consultant for programming/concepts, design, construction cost estimating and construction administration. PRE-SUBMITTAL CONFERENCE A pre-submittal conference will be held on Wednesday, October 20, 2021, at 10:00 a.m., at the Thunderbird Conservation Park amphitheater, 22600 North 59th Avenue, Glendale, AZ 85301. At this meeting, staff will discuss the scope of work, general contract issues and respond to questions from the attendees. Attendance will be limited to a maximum of 2 attendees per firm. The attendees will be allowed to conduct their own park walk-through, if desired. Because City staff may not have time to respond to individual inquiries regarding the scope outside of this pre-submittal conference, it is recommended that interested firms have a representative join the pre-submittal conference. REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL PACKET The RFP packet is available on the City’s Vendor Self Service (VSS) Bids Page, Bid No. 42200013 at https://glendaleazvendors.munisselfservice.com/Vendors/VBids/Default.aspx. Questions pertaining to the RFP or selection process should be directed in writing to the Engineering Department, City of Glendale, 5850 West Glendale Avenue, Glendale, AZ 85301, or by e m a i l t o EngineeringDept@glendaleaz.com. The RFP submittal due date is: Thursday, October 28, 2021, no later than 2:00 p.m. You must be registered as a vendor in order to submit a proposal. To register please visit the Vendor Self Sers i t e a t v i c e https://glendaleazvendors.munisselfservice.com/Vendors/Default.aspx. Any proposal received after this time will not be considered and will be returned to the consultant. CITY OF GLENDALE, ARIZONA Published: September 30, 2021 & October 7, 2021./ 41627

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ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION HAVE BEEN FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE ARIZONA CORPORATION COMMISSION FOR I Name: TAYLOR STREET COMMUNICATIONS LLC II The address of the registered office is: 4841 W Christine Cir., GLENDALE, AZ, 85308 The name of the Statutory Agent is: United States Corporation Agents, Inc. III Management of the Limited Liability Company is vested in a manager or managers. The names of each person who is a manager and each member who owns a twenty percent or greater interest in the capital or profits of the limited liability company are: MEMBERS, Ava Lasiewski Hawkins AND Carly Shea Hanson, both of 4841 W Christine Cir., GLENDALE, AZ, 85308 Published Glendale Star, Sept. 30, Oct 7, 14, 2021 / 41590 ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION HAVE BEEN FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE ARIZONA CORPORATION COMMISSION FOR I Name: : MILITIA48 LLC II The address of the registered office is: 3506 E. Kerry Ln, PHOENIX, AZ, 85050, The name of the Statutory Agent is: Stephan Robinson III Management of the Limited Liability Company is vested in a manager or managers. The names of each person who is a manager and each member who owns a twenty percent or greater interest in the capital or profits of the limited liability company are: MEMBER Stephan Robinson, 3506 E. Kerry Ln, PHOENIX, AZ, 85050 Published Glendale Star, Sept. 30, Oct 7, 14, 2021 / 41620

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ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION HAVE BEEN FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE ARIZONA CORPORATION COMMISSION FOR I Name: HEATHER OGDENHAMILTON, M.D., PLLC II The address of the registered office is: 6414 E. Rockaway Hills Drive, Cave Creek, AZ 85331 The name of the Statutory Agent is: Mangum, Wall, Stoops & Warden, PLLC, 112 N. Elden, Flagstaff, AZ 86001. III Management of the limited liability company is reserved to the members. The names and addresses of each person who is a member, Member, HEATHER OGDEN-HAMILTON, M.D., P.O. BOX 7227, CAVE CREEK, AZ, 85327 Published Glendale Star, Sept 16, 23, 30, 2021 / 41244

NOTICE OF BID NOTICE OF INVITATION FOR BID NO. 22-18 VENDOR SELF SERVICE BID NO. 42200012 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE CITY OF GLENDALE, ARIZONA WILL RECEIVE BIDS FOR FURNISHING THE FOLLOWING: POLICE FIRING RANGE BULLET REMOVAL AND BERM RECONSTRUCTION THE BID DOCUMENT IS AVAILABLE ON THE CITY’S VENDOR SELF SERVICE HOME PAGE AT: https://glendaleazvendors.munisselfservice.com/ Vendors/default.aspx BIDDER MUST BE REGISTERED AS A VENDOR TO ACCESS BID AND SUBMIT PROPOSAL. REGISTRATION CAN BE DONE THROUGH THE VENDOR REGISTRATION LINK LOCATED AT: https://glendaleazvendors.munisselfservice.com/Ven dors/default.aspx EACH PROPOSAL SHALL BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SPECIFICATIONS AND INSTRUCTIONS CONTAINED THEREIN. EACH PROPOSAL SHALL BE RECEIVED THROUGH THE VENDOR SELF SERVICE PORTAL ON OR BEFORE 2:00 P.M. LOCAL TIME, NOVEMBER 2, 2021. THE CITY OF GLENDALE RESERVES THE RIGHT TO ACCEPT OR REJECT ANY OR ALL PROPOSALS AND TO WAIVE INFORMALITIES. CITY OF GLENDALE BY: KEVIN R. PHELPS CITY MANAGER PUBLISH: THE GLENDALE STAR - PUBLISHING DATE SEPTEMBER 30, 2021./ 41625

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NOTICE OF REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS NO. 22-19 / 42200008 Notice is hereby given that the City of Glendale, Arizona will receive proposals for furnishing the following: GRAFFITI PAINT AND OTHER PAINT SUPPLIES A preoffer conference will be held on October 7, 2021, 10:00 AM local time. (Attendance is not required but strongly encouraged). The bid document is available on the City’s Vendor Self-Service home page at: https://glendaleazvendors.munisselfservice.com/default.aspx Bidder must be registered as a vendor to access the bid and submit their bid. Registration can be done through the vendor registration link located at: https://glendaleazvendors.munisselfservice.com/Ven dors/default.aspx Each bid shall be in accordance with specifications and instructions contained therein. Each bid shall be submitted ONLINE through the Vendor Self Service portal on or before 2:00 p.m. local time, October 18, 2021. The City of Glendale reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids and to waive informalities. CITY OF GLENDALE BY: KEVIN R. PHELPS CITY MANAGER PUBLISH: THE GLENDALE STAR - PUBLISHING DATE September 30, 2021./ 41626 NOTICE OF INTENT TO RECEIVE BIDS The Arizona Board of Regents, for and on behalf of Northern Arizona University, is soliciting sealed Proposals from qualified firms or individuals for the purpose of selecting a firm or individual interested in providing Motor Coach Bus Reference RFP P22AM002 for Northern Arizona University. Offers shall be delivered no later than 2:00 P.M., Arizona Time, Thursday, October 14, 2021 to the office of the Vice President of Procurement on the campus of Northern Arizona University, 545 E. Pine Knoll Drive, Building 98B, PO Box 4124, Flagstaff, Arizona, 86011, (928) 523-4557. To request a Proposal by E-mail, contact Northern Arizona University Purchasing Services at the above address and phone number. To download a copy from the Internet access https://nau.edu/Contracting-PurchasingServices/Purchasing/NAU-Bid-Board/ The Arizona Board of Regents reserves the right to reject any or all Offers, to waive or declare to waive irregularities in any Offer, or to withhold the award for any reason it shall determine and also reserves the right to hold any or all Offers for a period of ninety (90) days after the date of the opening thereof. No Offeror shall withdraw their Offer during this ninety (90) day period. Published: Glendale Star, Sept. 30, 2021 / 41634

NOTICE OF REQUEST NOTICE OF REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS CITY OF GLENDALE thunderbird conservation park improvements ARCHITECTURAL AND CONSTRUCTION ADMINISTRATION SERVICES Project No. 212216 Bid No. 42200013 CONSULTING SERVICES The City of Glendale is seeking a qualified professional firm to provide design, preliminary cost estimating, permit approvals, and construction administration services to modernize the trailheads and associated facilities at the City of Glendale’s Thunderbird Conservation Park. The current budget for this project is approximately $5M. PROJECT DESCRIPTION The Thunderbird Conservation Park is 1,185 acres, located in the Hedgpeth Hills in north Glendale, Arizona. The park is dedicated to preserving the desert environment and of-

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