Glendale Star 10-17-2019

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Mayor, council members ask for raises

BY TOM SCANLON

Glendale Star Associate Editor

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Those who think they’ve done a good job and deserve a raise go to the boss and make their case.

Here in Glendale, the voters are the bosses.

The mayor and council members are asking you for 43-55% raises.

The Glendale City Council is made up of six council members elected from separate city districts and a mayor elected from the city at large.

Mayor Jerry Weiers is looking for a 43% bump in his salary.

Council members Joyce Clark, Jamie Aldama, Ian Hugh, Ray Malnar, Lauren

Two killed by gunfire

Tolmachoff and Bart Turner seek 55% pay raises.

Perhaps just as important as the fiscal impact is the language on the ballot: “Effective January 1, 2020, the annual salary for council members will be one percent (1%) less than the median annual salary of City of Glendale employees.

The mayor’s salary will be thirty percent (30%) greater than council members’ annual salary. The city manager or the city manager’s designee will review the salary of the mayor and council members on an annual basis to ensure compliance with this formula.”

Linking the salaries of the mayor and council members to the rest of the city’s

employees would effectively remove the power of the voters to approve or deny salary increases.

There are two ballot issues in what Glendale is calling a “Special Election”: • An amendment to Article II, Section 8, of the Glendale City Charter relating to salaries of the mayor and council members.

• An amendment to Article IX, Section 5, of the Glendale City Charter relating to the time of holding primary elections.

On the former, a “Yes” vote would raise the salary of councilmembers by 55%, from $34,000 to $52,685. The mayor’s salary would increase by 43%, from $48,000 SEE RAISES PAGE 2

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In separate incidents last weekend, two men were killed by gunfire in Glendale.

On Friday, Oct. 11, Michael Cameron Lee, 30, was shot and killed outside his Utopia Road home. On Tuesday, Oct. 15, Michael William Ingram, 36, was arrested and charged with killing Lee. In an unrelated incident early Sunday, Oct. 13, Levy Isaac Madueno Santibanez, 17, was shot and killed by Glendale Police.

Police say Santibanez first fired a handgun at an officer responding to a large “illegal party.”

Tiffany Ngalula, a spokeswoman for the Glendale Police, said at 2:44 a.m. Sunday, officers SEE SHOOTINGS PAGE 3

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to $68,490.

On the second ballot measure, a “Yes” vote would change the dates of the primary elections to conform with state law. A “No” vote would keep Glendale primary elections as is, with the city holding primary elections “in even-numbered years on the eighth Tuesday before the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November.”

The election packet includes arguments for and against the salary increase.

Diane McCarthy of Glendale urged voters to approve the measure.

“When the current mayor and council took over the reign from the former Mayor the City of Glendale was close to bankruptcy,” McCarthy wrote.

“Today, seven years later, the current mayor and council administer a very robust and successful city. It is time for the council to have an increase in its salary.

“It is fair, tied to Glendale’s growth and well being.”

Gary Sherwood of Glendale is against the salary increases.

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Voters will decide whether to give Mayor Jerry Weiers (middle) 43% pay increase and 55% pay increases to (left to right) council members Ian Hugh, Ray Malnar, Joyce Clark, Lauren Tolmachoff, Jamie Aldama and Bart Turner. (Photo courtesy of city of Glendale)

description and their pay is based on a 40-hour week. The mayor and council do not have a job description... and do not have any prescribed hours.”

The Glendale Star emailed the following questions to the mayor and council members: “What would you say are some of your major accomplishments deserving of a salary increase?

“How many hours per week do you normally work?”

Weiers responded via email, stating, “On average I handle city business items seven days a week and at all hours of the day. Things pop up, phone calls, ribbon cuttings, funerals and items important to the city.

“I take pride in being a servant leader who serves when called not when convenient.”

As for accomplishments, the mayor of Glendale answered, “Seven years ago, the city’s bond rating was one step above a junk bond rating. This council stayed committed to fiscally conservative budgeting resulting in a AAA bond rating which allowed us to refinance bonds and save taxpayers over $72 million dollars.

“This council is proud to have fixed the city’s finances as well as mended bridges and rebuilt relationships.”

He cited settling the Conair lawsuit “in such a great way that they turned around and expanded their operations in Glendale by building a 1 millionsquare-foot facility. We settled the Car-

dinals and AZSTA lawsuit in a manner that resulted in the city and the Cardinals organization working together again.”

Weiers also said he is proud of helping build a library “promised to residents over two decades ago …

“I love what I do and am privileged to serve Glendale. A commission recommended the increases and it would certainly make our personal lives easier since the job is more than a full-time position,” Weiers said.

“Trying to find a job that works around the schedule to support our household is impossible.”

As of press time, Tolmachoff was the only council member to reply.

“I do not keep a log, but estimate that I work at least 40 hours each week,” the council member said.

In addition to items Weiers cited, Tolmachoff gave other examples of achievements by the council: “Terminated 20-year, $15 million arena management agreement with Ice Arizona. This was a very controversial decision and had an unsuccessful recall filed against me as a result of my vote. After a competitive RFP process, awarded a contract to AEG Worldwide which has resulted in a cost of less than $4 million to operate the arena.

“First city in the Valley to convert all streetlights to LED, which will save $674,000 in electricity costs annually.

Additionally, received a rebate from Arizona Public Service in the amount

of $431.795.

“Established a Business Sub Committee to cut red tape and increase efficiency for business that wish to open or expand in Glendale. I am serving as a member of that committee.

“As a result of the city’s improved reputation, since 2014, we have been able to attract a total capital investment of $577,060,000, which included facilitation of 7,516 jobs.

She also cited several “personal accomplishment” items: the initiation and adoption of a Scenic Corridor Ordinance along the 101 Loop from 51st Avenu to Bell Road (“This will protect the views and prevent billboards and signage in that corridor”); funding for cleanup and maintenance of Skunk Creek Wash; and serving on the Valley Metro RPTA Board of Directors since 2016.

Tolmachoff said she is “accessible and responsive to residents, including weekend and after hours.”

Voters are encouraged to return ballots by mail no later than Oct. 29, to ensure that ballots are received ahead of the deadline. Ballots can also be dropped off at Glendale City Hall, 5850 West Glendale Avenue, until 5 p.m. on Nov. 5.

Residents can check their voter registration status by visiting this link: https://recorder.maricopa.gov/earlyvotingballot/voterregistrationlookup.aspx.

For more information visit maricopa. vote or call the city of Glendale Clerk’s Office at 623-930-2252.

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Michael Lee (left) was shot and killed outside his Glendale home last Friday. Tuesday, police arrested Michael William Ingram (right) and charged him with killing Lee. (Photos courtesy Glendale Police)

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responded to reports of multiple shots fired on 68th Avenue, south of Northern Avenue on a street with auto repair shops and warehouses. The party was in a parking lot of an abandoned warehouse.

“The first officer arrived on scene and advised approximately 200 subjects (were) fleeing the area from an illegal party in the industrial district,” said Ngalula.

“The officer had just arrived when multiple people began firing. The officer engaged one of the subjects who was actively firing a handgun. That subject has been identified as 17-yearold as Levy Isaac Madueno Santibanez.

“The officer fired his department-issued rifle striking Santibanez. Officers rendered medical aid and performed lifesaving efforts, but Santibanez was pronounced deceased on scene by medical personnel. The officer was not injured from the shooting and the Police Department at this time has not been made aware of any additional victims.”

Glendale Police have not released the name of the officer who shot and killed Santibanez.

According to Ngalula, evidence collected showed 60 rounds were fired at the party, with “confirmed rounds from Santibanez’s handgun, which was recovered from Santibanez’s person by officers.”

Several Valley television news stations have aired video from people who were at the party at the time of the shooting.

The Glendale Police Department asks anyone who took video or are witnesses to the officer-involved shooting to contact the Glendale Police Department at 623-930-3000.

Ngalula said another officer who arrived at the same incident was struck by a vehicle, “which initiated a pursuit.

“The vehicle was located with in-

A memorial has been set up for Levy Isaac Madueno Santibanez, 17, who was shot and killed by Glendale Police early Sunday, Oct. 13. (Glendale Star photo by Tom Scanlon)

dividuals inside but the driver and a passenger bailed out on foot. Officers checked the area but were not able to locate those individuals at this time.”

The officer who was struck by the vehicle received minor injuries and was treated, according to Ngalula.

In the Lee homicide, last Friday at 10:12 a.m. Glendale Police received a 911 call stating a neighbor heard multiple gunshots near 6900 W. Utopia Road. Patrol officers arrived on-scene and located Lee outside his residence.

Lee was pronounced deceased at the scene.

Witnesses inside the residence advised the suspect was known to them and had come over uninvited and forced his way inside the home. According to police, Lee attempted to force the suspect out of the house. The suspect shot Lee with a handgun and fled the scene in his vehicle. Detectives responded and assumed the investigation.

Ingram was quickly identified as the suspect. Police arrested Ingram Tuesday and booked him on one count of second-degree homicide and possession of narcotic drugs.

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BY GLENDALE STAR STAFF The Maricopa County Elections Department began mailing out ballots on Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2019, for the upcoming election.

According to the department, over 1.8 million voters are living in one or more of the 29 districts holding an election. All eligible voters received a ballot by mail in the next few days.

“Maricopa County strives to provide excellence in all elections, and jurisdictional elections are no exception,” Recorder Adrian Fontes said.

“I encourage all voters to check their mailbox for their ballot and vote with confidence at their home, or visit one of the Ballot Replacement Centers that

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will be opening around the county between now and Election Day.” Voters have the option of mailing their ballot back, depositing their ballot at a Ballot Drop Box, or visiting a Ballot Replacement Center. Voters who chose to return their ballot through the postal service are encouraged to complete and send their ballot by Oct. 30 to ensure the ballot reaches the Elections Department by Election Day. For a list of locations and hours of operation, visit Locations.Maricopa.

Vote. For more information on voter eligibility for the upcoming election, visit Maricopa.Vote or call (602) 5061511.

Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 5.

Glendale Parks and Rec seeks input for plan

BY GLENDALE STAR STAFF Beginning Oct. 28, the city of Glendale Public Facilities, Recreation & Special Events Department is beginning the process of updating its Parks and Recreation Master Plan.

Glendale residents and stakeholders are invited to participate by providing feedback, thoughts and ideas on the future of parks and recreation programs and amenities throughout the process.

The updating process will also include incorporating and updating the Thunderbird Conservation Park Master Plan and the Open Space and Trails Master Plans, and address bike and pedestrian goals in the city’s Envision 2040 General Plan.

The Parks & Recreation Master Plan was last updated in 2011.

Glendale has contracted with GreenPlay LLC, a parks, recreation and open space consulting firm, who will conduct research and collect information through stakeholder interviews and focus groups, as well as host a public open house to garner a thorough examination of the community’s needs.

After the information-gathering stage, GreenPlay LLC will conduct a statistical survey, which a select number of Glendale residents will receive through

the mail.

Opportunities for public involvement during the information-gathering stage include: Focus groups from 5:30 to 7 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 28 and Tuesday, Oct. 29 at Glendale Council Chambers, 5850 W. Glendale Avenue.

A focus group from 8 to 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 29, 8-9:30 a.m. at Glendale Adult Center, Room 104, 5970 W. Brown Street.

An open house from 6:30 to 8 p.m. on Oct. 30, 6:30-8 p.m. at Foothills Recreation & Aquatics Center, 5600 W. Union Hills Drive.

At the open house, parents with young children are invited to use the Turtle Club childcare room, which will be available at no charge. Parks and Recreation staff will provide activities for children ages 4-12.

Following the survey, another opportunity for residents and stakeholders to voice their opinions will be made available through an online survey.

For more information on the Parks and Recreation Master Plan update or for more details on public input opportunities, visit glendaleaz.com/parksandrec or email parksmasterplan@glendaleaz.com.

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Peoria Unified/Glendale election override Q&A

BY GLENDALE STAR STAFF FAQ’s from school district website peoriaunified.org

2019 OVERRIDE ELECTION Q&A

Do I need to live in the city of Peoria to vote on the override?

You do not need to live in Peoria to vote in the override election. Any registered voter living within our school boundaries in Glendale and Peoria is eligible to cast a ballot in the election.

Not sure if you live within our district boundaries? Check out our boundary maps.

If approved, what programs already in place will be continued through the override?

The override currently funds health care professionals, assistant principals, physical education, arts education and music on all 42 campuses. It enables the district to provide full-day kindergarten for our youngest learners and gifted education, reading, athletics, maintain class sizes and support extra/ co-curricular activities.

The district is asking to increase the current override by 2%. What will the addition provide?

The additional two percent, if approved, will allow the district to provide new and vital safety measures such as hiring counselors and intervention positions and, presenting safety-related staff training as well as providing additional support for staff salaries to ensure the district can continue to hire the best people.

What will happen if the override is not approved?

Without an override in place, the district would lose more than $26 million a year in funds supporting people and programs. All staff would see a compensation decrease, the district could no longer maintain health care professionals and Assistant Principals on all campuses, putting the district in a safety deficit. In addition, class sizes would increase and the ability to offer programs such as arts, music, physical education and gifted education programs would be threatened. There would be a charge for full-day Kindergarten. Fees related to athletic and extracurricular activities would also significantly increase and these programs would be reduced.

If approved, how will taxes be affected?

The override is paid from a levy of ad valorem taxes (which is different from the value listed on Zillow or Redfin – explained below) on all taxable property within the Peoria Unified School District. If approved, the Override will result in an estimated average annual tax rate of $1.74 per $100 of assessed valuation for residential property owners or about $2-$6 per month increase.

What is the difference between an override and a bond and why do they require voter approval?

When the funding provided by the state isn’t enough to meet the needs of all students, the state allows school districts to ask for local support through bonds and overrides. This requires Governing Board approval to be placed on a ballot for the community to vote.

Maintenance and Operations Overrides are used to provide additional funding to support people and programs. School districts may ask for an increase of up to 15 percent of their revenue control limit for a term of seven years. Many districts will ask voters to approve a renewal in year 4 or 5 of an override to maintain a consistent level of funding. If not renewed, the amount decreases by 1/3 in the sixth year, 2/3 in the seventh year, and is fully eliminated in year eight. The Peoria Unified School District has had an override in place since 2001.

Bonds are similar to loans that are authorized by voters and used to purchase capital items and/or make capital improvements to existing facilities, such as building or renovating a school or purchasing school buses. The funding can only be used to fund projects that have a useful life longer than five years. They are repaid over a set period of time, and the district must provide the community with information on how the dollars are spent. Funds from a bond cannot be used for employee compensation.

How do I vote in this election?

In order to vote, you must be a registered voter in the state of Arizona. Register to vote. This election is a mail-in ballot only election, meaning you cannot go to the polling place on election day to cast your ballot.

Is the value of my home what it says on sites like Zillow or Redfin?

To calculate their property taxes, a community member needs the limited property value of their property. This is not the current fair market value of a home that can be found on Zillow or Redfin but rather the Limited Property Value as calculated by the Maricopa County Assessor. This amount can be located on the Property Notice of Valuation that is mailed each year from the Maricopa County Assessor or online by visiting the Maricopa County Assessor website.

This example of a Property Notice of Valuation is for a home that has an approximate fair market value of $400,000 if it were to be listed for sale on the open market.

the Peoria Unified School District?

Voters passed an override in 2015, which was used to bring back free fullday kindergarten. It currently provides salary increases to Peoria Unified staff and provides funds for additional positions such as assistant principals, school nurses, instructional coaches and programs such as arts education, athletics and extra-curricular activities.

Limited Property Value: $262,110 X .10 = $26,211

Do other districts have a 15% override in place?

There are 33 surrounding districts in Maricopa County that currently have a 15% override in place, including Dysart, Deer Valley and Paradise Valley Unified School Districts. Peoria Unified only has a 13% override.

Then divide $26,211 BY 100 = $262.11 X $1.74 = $456.07 When was the last time the community supported an override for

If the override passes, how much additional funding will be available to the District?

The override would keep $26 million per year circulating through the district currently used for people and programs and add an additional $4 million in funding for safety initiatives and additional staff compensation.

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Local company donates air conditioner to veteran

BY GLENDALE STAR STAFF Forrest Anderson Plumbing and Air Conditioning Inc. is looking for nominees for a veteran who will be awarded a new air conditioner.

For the 2019 Military Hero AC Giveaway, submit a 200-word essay and fill out a short application at forrestanderson.net to nominate a veteran. The deadline to nominate a veteran is Sunday, Oct. 20.

Up to five finalists will be posted on Forrest Anderson’s Facebook page where the public can read their stories, share them and vote for a winner. The contest is open to active duty military, retired service members and veterans who were discharged under general or honorable conditions.

“This is an important opportunity for everyone at Forrest Anderson to thank veterans for their service and acknowledge their contributions to keeping our families safe,” said Audrey Monell, president of Forrest Anderson. “The men and women who enter the military sacrifice so much for our national security and we think it is important to share

Jeremy Koehler and family with Forrest Anderson Plumbing and AC team. Jeremy won the 2018 Military Hero AC Giveaway. (Photo courtesy of Forrest Anderson Plumbing)

their stories and honor their dedication to our country.”

This is the fourth consecutive year Forrest Anderson has sponsored the Military Hero AC Giveaway. Monell believes the men and women who risk their lives fighting for our freedom de-

serve to be recognized and have a relaxing, comfortable home.

Jeremy Koehler, a veteran of the United States Army, was the 2018 winner of Forrest Anderson’s Military Hero A/C Giveaway contest in honor of Veterans Day. Koehler is pictured with his

family and representatives from Forrest Anderson Plumbing, Heating and Air Conditioning Inc. (Forrest Anderson).

Koehler, who had a broken AC unit at the time of the 2018 contest, received the most votes from the public to win the contest.

Jeremy Koehler served active duty in the United States Army for six years and had one 11-month tour in Afghanistan.

He inspired his wife to join the military, as well. They spent most of their service overseas in Germany. While in Europe, the Koehlers adopted a special needs orphan from Ukraine. Jeremy and his wife Aubrey are both veterans and reside in Mesa with their four children. Jeremy worked as an Electrical Apprentice with Rosendin Electric.

This year’s winner will be announced “on or around Veterans Day.” Glendale-based Forrest Anderson Plumbing, Heating and Air Conditioning Inc. has provided service to the Phoenix area since 1961.

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Child snatched by own parents in Glendale

Jiten Darjee, 30, and Chhali Subba, 34, face felony charges for removing their 11-month-old child Jason Darjee from custody.

(Photo courtesy Glendale Police)

BY GLENDALE STAR STAFF Glendale Police briefly issued an Amber Alert on Friday, Oct. 11.

Jason Darjee, 11 months old, had been placed with his grandparents by the Department of Child Safety.

“Jason was removed from parents due to malnourishment from being homeless, and parental alcohol and drug use,” said Tiffany Ngalula, spokeswoman for Glendale Police.

His father, Jiten Darjee, 30, and mother, Chhali Subba, 34, visited Jason at his grandparents’ Glendale home.

On Oct. 9, Jason’s parents went for a visit and took Jason with them, telling Jason’s grandparents that they were al-

lowed to have their son back, according to Ngalula.

DCS did a home check and discovered Jason was not at the grandparents.

Two hours after the Amber Alert was issued, it was cancelled.

“The baby was safely located in Phoenix and both parents are in custody,” said Ngalula.

“The parents will be facing Class 4 felony charges.”

‘Sanderson Claus’ is coming to town

BY GLENDALE STAR STAFF You’ve heard of Santa Claus, how about Sanderson Claus?

Sanderson Ford and Sanderson Lincoln soon will launch its 19th Annual Operation Santa Claus Charity Drive.

To help the cause, bring a new toy, children’s clothing item, packaged food item or a monetary donation to Sanderson Ford, Sanderson Lincoln, any UPS Store location or any Operation Santa Claus event.

From Nov. 14 through Dec. 18 with every accepted donation, the donor will be entered into a weekly drawing to be one of fifteen finalists to win a new Ford F-150 Supercrew truck or

Lincoln Nautilus luxury crossover vehicle.

All 15 finalists will also receive a $100 Visa gift card.

Donations from Operation Santa Claus will benefit St. Mary’s Food Bank Alliance, The Southwest Autism Research and Resource Center, Military Assistance Mission and Special Olympics Arizona.

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Proposed 280-mile highway fuels debate

BY HOWARD FISCHER Capitol Media Services

A proposed new highway from Nogales to Wickenburg that would eventually go to Kingman has united a Republican legislator and environmental interests in opposition – for different reasons.

Rep. Mark Finchem, R-Oro Valley, questions the wisdom of the state constructing hundreds of miles of new freeway when he says it can’t even take care of the roads it already has.

He said there are far better alternatives for moving freight from Mexico to Canada and back, especially rail.

The Center for Biological Diversity finds little justification for constructing 280 miles of new road – some of it through environmentally sensitive areas – when the real demand to reduce traffic congestion is in the urban areas.

Randy Serraglio, southwest conservation advocate for the Center for Biological Diversity, says the money would be better spent improving mass transportation.

Both views are contrary to those of Gov. Doug Ducey, who has emerged as a leading proponent of the south half of the project – which could cost anywhere from $3.1 billion to $7.3 billion.

Ducey sees this stretch of new road as part of what would eventually run through Kingman by upgrading U.S. 93 to interstate standards, ultimately connecting with an existing stretch of I-11 that already has been built in Nevada.

The governor envisions this as the next great international highway facilitating trade among Mexico, the United State and Canada, moving some of the traffic that now goes through California.

Ducey told Capital Media Services the highway is “something that will really benefit our state and allow us to be the player that we’re going to be in terms of economic growth and development and trade.’’

That’s also what’s behind the backing of the Arizona Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

“We believe that Arizona’s future as a logistics hub is a bright one with the growth of cargo trade,’’ said chamber spokesman Garrick Taylor. “We need to be sure we have the infrastructure in place to accommodate that trade.’’

On a local level, the proposal has other boosters, like officials from the city of Maricopa who believe that a new interstate highway on the edge of the community will translate to economic development.

Dale Wiebusch figures that once there

A controversial highway has been proposed that would run from Nogales to Wickenburg.

(Illustration courtesy Capitol Media Services)

is a highway that distribution centers will spring up around it, similar to the warehouses that have sprouted along the western edge of Interstate 10 in Phoenix.

He said Maricopa could become the gateway for moving items from I-11 to Casa Grande and the East Valley, suggesting it would become “an inland port.’’

The plan also has the backing of the town of Marana. But at least part of the issue there is the suggested alternative by Finchem and others of simply widening I-10.

“In the ‘60s, Marana’s downtown was displaced by the creation of I-10,’’ explained Town Manager Jamsheed Mehta.

“Any further widening further widening of the existing alignment could be detrimental to our community.’’

Mehta said a new highway, properly planned, could avoid the historic, archaeological and environmentally sensitive areas throughout Southern Arizona.

That’s not the view of the Tucson city council which voted earlier this year to oppose the project.

Pima County Administrator Chuck Huckelberry said a new freeway running through undisturbed areas could have significant environmental, cultural and historical impacts. But the alternative of widening I-10 has its own human impacts in terms of more noise and pollution, to say nothing of the disturbance that having to rebuild interchanges would have.

At this point, Huckelberry said, there hasn’t been sufficient study about the impacts of either alternative.

Sierra Club lobbyist Sandy Bahr suggests the highway is designed to benefit those who own vacant land along the route.

“You don’t think I-11 has anything to do with development in the West Valley or anything like that?’’ she asked.

“There’s a lot of people who have

looked at what is the course this road will take and they have somehow positioned themselves to become very wealthy when the road is built – if it’s built – for rights of way, for land use,’’ Finchem agreed.

The highway is being planned on the premise it would largely carry truck traffic, both alleviating some of the congestion along the parallel stretch of I-10 as well as attracting new commerce.

Finchem, whose legislative district includes a stretch of the proposed highway, said there’s a much more efficient way to move goods: rail. And he said that happens with a lower carbon footprint than the equivalent number of trucks.

But the more immediate issue, he said, is financial. He said even if the project is constructed with federal dollars, that still leaves the state on the hook for maintenance.

“There are some potholes out here that if I hit those with my truck they’d cause an accident,’’ Finchem said.”They’re that deep and they’re that big.’’

Finchem said the problems with financing are so bad that lawmakers found themselves debating this past year whether or not to fix a bridge in Globe, “a bridge that’s critical to that community.’’

“So, until we have the resources to maintain the roads that we already have, I don’t think it makes a lot of sense for us to add additional roadway stock to the state and county responsibility.’’

Ducey took issue with the funding question. He said the state put an extra $50 million into road funding this year alone, with three out of every four dollars spent going to road maintenance.

“That will be over $2 billion over the next five years,’’ the governor said.

Still, Ducey conceded, “I think there’s more that needs to be done.’’

But Ducey boasted of the fact that the state no longer diverts gasoline taxes and vehicle registration fees to help fund the Highway Patrol, leaving more for road construction and maintenance, a shift that has occurred every year since 2002.

The change occurred only because the budget that Ducey signed put the burden on the backs of car and truck owners, imposing a new $32-a-vehicle registration fee to fund the Highway Patrol.

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concerns.

Rep. Noel Campbell, R-Prescott, said the only way the I-11 plan would make sense is if it were built as a public-private partnership.

And that, he said, means a toll road to both finance the project and provide ongoing money for maintenance.

“The state can’t take that on right now on its own,’’ Campbell said.

But Campbell, whose district also would be affected by I-11, wants the road closer to Wickenburg than one route being considered, which would put it about 12 miles to the west.

“Nobody would get off the interstate to drive 12 miles into town,’’ he said. “The town will dry up,’’ he said, losing the traffic that now goes through there to Las Vegas.

Bahr said putting a road through the Avra Valley would have “devastating impacts.’’

She said if there really is a need to build more vehicle capacity there is a better alternative.

“Using the existing corridors makes a whole heck of a lot more sense for truck traffic,’’ Bahr said.

She also said that much of the congestion that is tying up traffic has to do with trucks actually coming into Phoenix, something that I-11 would not help.

And for those going beyond, Bahr pointed out that the state is building various bypasses, including the South Mountain Freeway that will divert through traffic around the crowded urban core.

“How many more bypasses do you need?’’ she asked.

Serraglio expressed parallel concerns.

“The only places in the interstate highway corridor that are problematic for freight are in local urbanized centers where single passenger vehicle trips dominate the spectrum of vehicle miles traveled,’’ he said.

“Building a 280-mile long interstate, brand new construction through pristine areas in many cases, is not the way to deal with that handful of bottlenecks in the existing system,’’ Serraglio said. “It’s an absolute waste of money and materials.’’

And both said there’s something else that deals with the very nature of road construction itself: If you build it, they will come.

“Too many times transportation planners have made decisions that induce traffic demand,’’ said Serraglio. “It’s a very self-fulfilling prophecy when these guys come up with these projections.’’

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At each stop, Chewy provided beds,

Chewy and shelter advocate Lee Asher have partnered with shelters across the nation to help animals their forever homes.

Dedicated to improving the lives and well-being of pets, Chewy is donating more than $1 million in essentials resources and supplies.

With the holiday season doubling as the busiest time for adoptions, Chewy hopes to raise awareness of shelter animals in need and Kari Van Treuren, Mara Castro, Tonya Charlton, Jared Stamper, Manan inspire adoptions Dave and Erika Shackley unload donations at the Saving Paws Rescue in in Arizona and Glendale. (Photo courtesy Chewy) toys, food and treats. Asher throughout the country.

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Endless bickering is wearing American down

BY DAVID LEIBOWITZ Glendale Star Columnist

On the first Sunday in October, the Dallas Cowboys played the Green Bay Packers. The Packers won in a rout, 34-24, but that wasn’t the story.

The real news: TV cameras caught talk show host Ellen DeGeneres, an LGBT icon, watching the game beside former President George W. Bush, a conservative Republican icon, in Cowboys owner Jerry Jones’ luxury suite.

Americans quickly jumped in to opine and everyone’s favorite pastime – having a national argument – occupied the ensuing days.

On Tuesday, DeGeneres defended her choice of suitemate on her TV talk show.

She called Bush a friend and argued for kindness.

“I’m friends with a lot of people who don’t share the same beliefs that I have,” Degeneres explained, citing people who wear fur as an example.

Her conclusion: “Just because I don’t agree with someone on everything doesn’t mean that I’m not going to be friends with them. When I say, ‘Be kind to one another,’ I don’t mean only the people that think the same way that you do. I mean, ‘Be kind to everyone, it doesn’t matter.’”

This won Ellen lots of applause from the “can’t we all just get along crowd.”

However, some of her fellow Hollywood elites weren’t buying it. Mark Ruffalo, he of Incredible Hulk fame, tweeted: “Sorry, until George W. Bush is brought to justice for the crimes of the Iraq War, (including American-lead torture, Iraqi

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Me, I disagree with Ruffalo – just as I also disagree with DeGeneres.

The way the two of them frame the situation, it’s about kindness versus its opposite, nastiness. Ellen’s sunny take holds friendship and civility above all. Ruffalo clearly would have preferred a duel – but not with guns! – at the 50-yard line, or DeGeneres having made a citizen’s arrest of Bush for war crimes.

Not only are they both wrong, but their wrongness underscores why so many Americans are absolutely insufferable these days.

We have as a society lost our sense of timing – that there is a time and a place for everything, including important things like kindness, political debate and nasty confrontation.

Rather than the politically correct “be kind to all,” I wish DeGeneres would have said: “Sure, I’m friends with W. We argue over gay marriage all the time – in private, over a beer. But then on Sundays, we kick back and watch a little football.

Because that reminds us that we still have some things in common, like hating the new NFL rules about pass interference.

You know, not everything in this country

has to be about choosing sides.”

The endless Twitter wars, the gaseous bickering over every social issue, the sanctimonious Facebook diatribes about politics, the “you’re a moron” arguments at the water cooler seven days a week – those moments aren’t the solution to our current cultural divide, they are the problem made manifest.

When everything is conflict, humans follow their instinct for peace and tune out the fight.

I’m not arguing against arguing; I’m arguing that we argue, protest, fight and confront those with whom we disagree when the moment is right.

And then, at other times, we find common ground, moments that recall us to our shared values and shared loves.

I hear it all the time, how in 2019 “we have to choose sides.”

Maybe we do, but trust me on this: No one else wants to hear which side you’re on 24-7-365. Sometimes, the right answer is to just shut the hell up and watch some football.

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READERS’ VIEWPOINTS Maricopa superintendent LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Thanks, Police!

The Glendale’s Police Department officers and volunteers are to be congratulated on the way the “Shred-A-Thon” was organized on Saturday, Oct. 5.

The four lines moved faster than the single line used in previous events.

Now if we just keep people from including trash such as empty whiskey bottles and dumbbells at home.

Patricia and Roger Moore Glendale

Considering the raise

On Nov. 5, the Glendale City Council wants you to decide whether or not they should get an $18,685 or 55% salary increase. It has been 13 years since their last raise. It is an issue deserving of consideration, as we have some very fine officials that diligently serve our community far above the minimum requirements.

What is not so obvious, however, is that their proposed amendment to the City Charter eliminates your future ability to vote on council pay raises. Article 2, Section 8 of the City Charter currently states that “Any proposed increase in council salaries must be approved by the voters at the next election.”

If the proposed amendment is en-

acted, this section of the Charter will be eliminated. Citizens will no longer have the right to decide if a Council pay increase is merited. Simply said, your vote will not be needed.

Instead, the Council pay rate will be tied to that of the City employees without your further approval. In essence, this would mean that the Council would now be voting on their own pay increases via the annual budget process. I am personally opposed to that particular stipulation and believe an issue this significant should not be decided in an offyear election by mail-in ballot. Rather, bring this to the citizens in a regular election year, and vote only on the merits of a pay raise. Do not eliminate voters from the process.

Presently, Glendale Council members are paid $34,000 per year. This is less than Phoenix or Mesa, but more than the council member pay in other cities like Scottsdale, Peoria, Tempe, Surprise, Gilbert and Chandler. Whether or not our council members should get a raise is worthy of debate.

What should not be considered is the loss of the citizen’s right to vote on future salary increases.

Larry Flatau Glendale

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urges voters to make informed decisions

BY STEVE WATSON

Glendale Star Guest Columnist

By now, voters in nearly half the school districts in Maricopa County have received ballots asking them to decide significant local public school funding questions.

Those same voters will have already received a publicity pamphlet describing what’s on the ballot as well as both “pro” and “con” arguments submitted by the public.

You may also have seen street signs or received postcards regarding the election.

School finance is complicated, but it’s important for voters to have the information they need to make an informed choice when they vote. You can also find the pamphlet my office produced for your district at schoolsup.org.

In this election, some districts are asking for voter approval of bonds, where schools borrow to finance infrastructure needs like classrooms and technology.

Other districts are asking for a continuation of budget overrides - giving districts permission to go above and beyond state-mandated limits on education spending per student.

In the case of a bond election, school districts are authorized to issue negotiable bonds for the purpose of acquiring a project or projects. When approved by voters, to pay for these projects, the monies are raised by taxation upon the taxable property within the school district for redemption of the bonds and payment of interest.

Budget overrides occur when voters in a school district adopt a budget in excess of their revenue control limit for the period of one year, two years or five through seven years.

This allows a school district to spend increased funding on operating or capital expenses, depending on the type of override requested.

All these funding mechanisms require local voter approval because after all, it’s your tax dollars going to fund your local schools.

Please know that these issues are on your ballot because they are important to your local schools and the education of the children in your community. Public schools are the backbone of our communities and their success depends on everyone’s participation.

I urge all voters in this election to carefully review the materials and to make an informed decision about education funding in their communities.

As Maricopa County School Superintendent, I play a significant role in administering these elections and cannot take sides urging you to vote yes or no.

I am proud to play my role in providing voters information and a choice about how their taxes are used, and I urge each and every voter to make their preferences known and return their ballot in the pre-paid envelope.

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West Valley is booming with housing, developments and more

BY JAN LEIGHTON

Glendale Star Guest Columnist

Locals know the Phoenix Metro area is divided into several overarching subsectors including the East Valley, West Valley and Central Phoenix. As a member of WeMAR (West Maricopa Association of REALTORS®) the West Valley is not only where I call home, but the predominant area in which I work.

For context, the West Valley is generally considered anything west of the 1-17 and encompasses, among others, like Avondale, Buckeye, Glendale, Goodyear, Litchfield Park, Peoria and Surprise.

I will admit my beloved West Valley has been slow to the party in terms of development, both from a commercial and residential standpoint. Historically, a majority of new commercial, residential and job development has been concentrated on the East Valley – think Scottsdale, Central Phoenix, Chandler, Mesa and Gilbert.

But the tides are changing, and during the past several years, there has been a steady increase in interest in the West Side.

Currently, more than 1.6 million people live in the 15 communities

that make up the West Valley. According to the Western Maricopa Coalition (WESTMARC), more than 43 percent of growth in Maricopa County within the next 25 years will take place in this area.

In light of this growth spurt, I’ve compiled a few insights into what draws people and companies alike to answer the call to “Go West.”

Housing Options Residential real estate is one of the main things that draw people to the West Valley. In these Phoenix suburbs, you can find everything from multimillion-dollar custom homes to reasonably priced starter homes and everything in between. We are currently in a seller’s market with very low inventory and the West Side simply has more availability and affordability than many other areas in the Valley.

In the past few years, many wellknown homebuilders such as Toll Brothers, Shea Homes and Lennar have continued to expand their footprint westward, offering a fantastic mix of home options for the area’s

rapidly growing population.

Commercial Development These days it seems you can’t read local news without seeing an announcement of another new commercial project in the West Valley. Corporate giants like Microsoft, Amazon, Nike, Boeing, Conair and Banner Health have a large presence in the area and/or have purchased land for upcoming development. In fact, the JLL Q2 Phoenix Industrial Insights Report ranked the Southwest Valley as the number one location in the nation for industrial relocation and/or expansion.

The reasons really come down to three key factors: land, infrastructure and benefits. The West Valley still has plenty of open lands ready and available for large industrial and corporate developments. The Loop 303 connects I-10 to I-17, allowing for easy access to major highways leading both in and out of town. Many West Valley cities also have railroad tracks and telecom/fiber optic paths already in place.

Hungry for growth, these cities often offer attractive tax benefits or other incentives for businesses looking to relocate.

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Business Briefcase

BY TOM SCANLON

Glendale Star Associate Editor

A taste of the East Coast has come to Glendale.

Jersey Mike’s Subs, known for its fresh sliced/fresh grilled subs, opened in Glendale this week.

Franchise owners Bill and Leslie Mapes will hold a grand opening and free sub fundraiser from Wednesday, Oct. 16 to Sunday, Oct. 20 to support Copperwood Elementary School, Sahuaro Ranch Elementary School, Heritage Elementary School and Oakwood Elementary School.

The new restaurant at 5929 W. Peoria Avenue is circulating 7,500 coupons offering a free regular sub for a minimum $2 contribution to one of the schools mentioned above. Customers must have a coupon to be eligible.

“At Jersey Mike’s, we are committed to making a difference in the community,” said Bill Mapes. “During our opening, we will be helping to support our local schools and invite customers to try Jersey Mike’s highly authentic product.”

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In 2019, the company’s 9th Annual Jersey Mike’s Month of Giving in March raised more than $7.3 million for more than 200 charities throughout the country.

Started in 1956, Jersey Mike’s now has 2,000 restaurants open and under development nationwide. Jersey Mike’s was named the country’s Fastest-growing Sandwich Chain in the 2019 Nation’s Restaurant News Top 200, and No. 1 Most Admired Fast-casual Brand in QSR’s 2019 Reader’s Choice Awards.

The new Glendale restaurant’s hours are 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., seven days a week. For more information, call 602612-3575 or visit jerseymikes.com.

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Brat Haus joins Coyotes as concessions partner

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Brat Haus is a Valley beer garden that specializes in European-style sausages and traditional Bavarian pretzels.

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Ellis a leader for renewed Ridge football

BY ERIC NEWMAN

Glendale Star Staff Writer

The story of Mountain Ridge football’s surprising turnaround season starts with senior linebacker Tommy Ellis.

In the midst of the Mountain Lion’s 5-3 start after an 0-10 2018 season, Ellis leads 6A and the entire state of Arizona in tackles. He said he hopes his impact on Mountain Ridge is deeper than the numbers, hearing that he was atop the leaderboard was nice, too.

“I’m not focused on that because I care more about team success. But, it is cool to see that the work is paying off in that way,” he said.

Ellis’s production on the field and work ethic off it – he boasts a 4.7 GPA according to his Twitter profile – making him a solid college football prospect. His coach would know.

Mountain Ridge senior linebacker Tommy Ellis leads the state in tackles. (Glendale Star photo by Eric Newman)

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Palacio a key utility piece for the Kellis High Cougars

BY ERIC NEWMAN

Glendale Star Staff Writer

Andrew Palacio is a do-it-all player for Raymond S. Kellis High School football The junior, through six games, led a 1-5 Kellis team with 49 tackles and 159 rushing yards. Kellis is part of the Peoria Unified School District.

On a thin roster – coach Stephen Hogg said during a mid-week practice the Cougars of Glendale have 29 healthy players at the varsity level, far less than most of their 5A opponents – many players have to play both offense and defense. Palacio even trots onto the field for most of the special teams’ snaps. Rather than a punishment, he appreciates taking the gridiron on every play he can.

“I don’t think it’s tiring because football is so amazing. I see it as a gift to be out there as much as I can. When I get home, I have to take a hot bath and I’m definitely sore, but I love it,” he said.

A desire to improve and versatility to play all sides of the ball, is one of the major factors for his success. Palacio began playing at 7. Strong and fast, he played several positions growing up and played quarterback on the freshman Cougar team two years ago.

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the team and state’s leading tackler, there’s quite a bit of hitting involved in his game.

His youth football career included being part of the First Ridge Army – a middle and elementary-school program the Mountain Lions began to create team chemistry and spirit before the kids enter high school.

The Ridge Army experience, he believes, has played a part in making him and the varsity Ridge team better.

“It’s great because instead of just the varsity, JV and freshman programs that you might have at most schools, it’s one big program, the Ridge brand goes from varsity all the way down to the youth. I think it’s made a big difference for us,” Ellis said.

And since his Ridge Army days, Ellis has been a leader for the group of now-seniors who have grown up together.

Madoski, who took over Mountain Ridge’s reigns in the spring, noticed that leadership in the team’s first practices. While many of the other seniors and captains were participating in oth-

Junior Andrew Palacio is a key player on both sides of the ball for Kellis football. (Glendale Star photo by Eric Newman)

As a sophomore in 2018, he was moved up to varsity to play cornerback, a position he had not played since middle school. Hogg remembers Palacio being aggressive to the point of detriment, playing up and challenging receivers too shallow on cover three formations or dropping too deep in cover two.

“From last year to this year he has made incredible improvement,” Hogg said.

That position did not last. Palacio norer spring sports, he saw that Ellis was a player that others gravitated toward to answer questions and seek advice.

Now a captain and vocal leader, Ellis is described by his coach as “steady.”

“Who Tommy Ellis is in his regular life tells me how he’s going to be as a football player. And the way he conducts himself. And it’s nice to have the guy that you know exactly what you’re going to get out of him every day, and he shows that every night,” Madoski said.

The Mountain Lions have two games left in the regular season. Another win or two would likely put them in playoff contention, something that would have surprised most of the Arizona football community at the beginning of the year. Mountain Ridge’s success has already put some in awe.

Not Tommy, though.

“It shocked them, which I understand, because coming off an 0-10 season, you’re obviously not feeling too good,” Ellis said. “But we went into each game thinking we have a shot at it, and we’ve gotten to this point, so we want to see where it can take us.”

mally plays safety, where he utilizes his strength and love of contact. He leads the team in tackles helps call out defensive assignments.

In the team’s first game Aug. 30 against run-heavy Barry Goldwater High, Hogg realized he did not need two safeties. He moved Palacio to outside linebacker, where he did so well that he

remained there for several games.

“It made a big difference,” Hogg said.

And, when starting quarterback Kalen Jordan had to miss time with a concussion, Palacio got the nod to fill in behind the center.

“I asked him Monday whether he could take snaps and play there, and there was no question, no concerns of whether he could handle it or not,” Hogg said.

Playing both sides of the ball, Palacio said he uses his experience as a quarterback to evaluate what he should do for defense.

Now, Hogg is challenging him to become even more of an emotional leader.

As a junior, Palacio said he did not have seniority to speak his mind at first.

However, showcasing his work ethic and talent each day in practice, he has gained respect from his teammates. He believes Kellis is trending in the right direction.

“We may have not won a lot, but we’re a better group,” Palacio said. “We’re all listening to each other, and enjoying the sport, and it’s been a good year in that way.”

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The Eddie Joe Clark Band

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Getting Crafty with Miss Janet

Create a spooky diorama at Velma Teague Library, 7010 N. 58th Avenue, from 4 to 5 p.m. in the library’s Meeting Room. This program is designed for children and tweens and participants under the age of 6 must be accompanied by an adult. For more information, call 623-930-3437.

Teen Library Council

Come to the Glendale Velma Teague Library, 7010 N. 58th Avenue, to earn volunteer hours and work to make the library a better place for teens. Come prepared to help select materials for the teen library collection and plan new library events from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. For more information, call 623-930-3600.

The Arizona Coyotes will be playing the Nashville Predators. For more information, visit gilariverarena.com or call 623-772-3800.

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The Geetars

Old School Halloween Party for Teens

Meet at Tortoise and Hare Sports, 17570 N. 75th Avenue, Suite 605, for a 3- to -6 mile run.

All ability levels are welcome, and restrooms will be available.

Participants should meet in front of the shop at 6:30 a.m. to talk about the route and prepare for the run. For more information, call 623-792-7900.

Stop by Fountain Park, 6751 N. Sunset Boulevard, to enjoy a live performance by the Geetars. The western band will play classic and original country songs from 7 to 10 p.m. For more information, call 623-385-7502 or visit facebook.com/thegeetars.

Foothills Library, 19055 N. 57th Avenue, invites all teens to have some old school Halloween fun.

Come participate in games, movies, and crafts to celebrate Halloween from 7 to 10 p.m. Registration is required. For more information, call 623-930-3847.

Friday Films: Trolls

Saturday Morning Run

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Tyler, the Creator

Well-known rapper Tyler, the Creator will perform live at Gila River Arena, 9400 W. Maryland Avenue, alongside special guests Blood Orange and GoldLink. The performance will begin at 7 p.m.

For more information, visit gilariverarena.com.

Bluegrass Jam

A 30-minute program designed for 0- to 5-year-olds will be put on in the Yucca Room at Heros Regional Park Library, 6075 N. 83rd Avenue, The program is interactive and includes story reading, fingerplays, and songs. The program will take place from 10:30 to 11 a.m. For more information, call 623-930-4439.

Bring an acoustic instrument to the Foothills Library, 19055 N. 57th Avenue, to play country, folk and gospel music. Players of all skill levels are welcome to meet in the Roadrunner Room from 1 to 3 p.m. Singers are also welcome to attend. For more information, call 623-930-3844.

Arizona Coyotes vs.

Nashville Predators

All Seniors are invited to participate in the Drop-in Fridays for Seniors program that takes place every Friday from 10:00 a.m. to 2 p.m. Stop by the Velma Teague Library, 7010 N. 58th Avenue, for

Come watch the big hockey game at 7 p.m. at Gila River Arena, 9400 W. Maryland Avenue.

Touch a Truck

Families are invited to the Touch of Truck event hosted by Westgate Entertainment District in the east parking lot, 6751 N. Sunset Boulevard. The event includes opportunities to learn about commercial, industrial and city vehicles. Many trucks will be on display and activities will be included from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. For more information, call 623-3857500 or visit glendaleaz.com.

Come to the Velma Teague Library, 7010 N. 58th Avenue, to make spooky ornaments to celebrate Halloween. The program will take place in the library’s Meeting Room from 1 to 4 p.m. For more information, call 623-930-3446.

Friday

Come watch a family-friendly movie at Foothills Library, 19055 N. 57th Avenue. Every Friday from 2 to 4 p.m. the library will be screening a new movie. This week’s movie is Trolls. For more information, call 623-930-3837.

Storytime

Stop by Fountain Park, 6751 N. Sunset Boulevard, to enjoy outlaw country music performed by the Eddie Joe Clark Band. The band is known for playing country hits and classics and will perform from 7 to 10 p.m. For more information, call 623-385-7502 or visit eddiejoeclark.com.

Drop-in Fridays for Seniors

Sunday Funday Skate

Come to Great Skate, 10054 N. 43rd Avenue, for the Sunday Funday Skate. Stop by from 3:30 to 6 p.m. for a slice of cheese pizza and a small soft drink for $8. Every Sunday is a fun day at Great Skate. For more information, visit unitedskates.com or call 623-8421181.

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Big Band Grandstand

Musicians who can read charts are encouraged to sign up for the Big Band Grand Stand. The program will allow members to rehearse and perform at the Foothills Library, 19055 N. 57th Avenue. The program will take place from 1 to 3 p.m. and anyone can come attend as a member of the audience. For more information, email bigbandgrandstand@ gmail.com or call 632-930-3844.

Spider Web Canvas

Foothills Library, 19055 N. 57th Avenue, invited children in kindergarten through sixth grade to participate in an after school craft from 4 to 5 p.m. The craft will use paint and tape to create a canvas spider web. Registration is required. For more information, call 623-930-3837.

Halloween Cupcake Decorating

Stop by Heroes Regional Park Library, 6075 N. 83rd Avenue, to decorate Halloween-themed cupcakes. The program will take place in the library’s Yucca Room from 5 to 7 p.m. Come practice and learn cupcake decorating skills. For more information, call 602-930-4438.

Pumpkin Buttons

Stop by the Glendale Main Library, 5959 W. Brown Street, to create an original pumpkin with buttons. The program will take place in the library’s Large Meeting Room from 6 to 7 p.m. all supplies will be provided. For more information, call 623-930-3600.

Tortoise and Hare Run Club

Join the Tortoise and Hare Run Club, as they meet for weekly runs, earn special discounts, receive free shirts and more at Tortoise and Hare Sports, 17570 N. 75th Avenue #605. The club will meet from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. and will teach fundamental principles of training. Registration is required. For more information, visit tortoiseandharesports.com or call 623-792-7900.

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Fitness in the District

Come to the WaterDance Plaza, 6751 N. Sunset Boulevard, for a free fitness series. All ages are welcome to participate, in some of the latest workout trends from 6:30 to 7:45 p.m. Make sure to bring a workout mat. For more information, visit westgateaz.com/fitness.

Band Jam

Stop by Tailgaters Sports Bar and Grill, 6070 W. Bell Road, for musical entertainment every Tuesday night. All musicians and singers are welcome to participate in an open jam starting at 7 p.m. A PA system will be provided. For more information, call 602-5479366 or visit tailgatersaz.com.

Come to The Glendale Main Library, 5959 W. Brown Street, for quality toddler time from 10:15 to 10:35 a.m. This program is designed for children 18 months to 3 years and will include simple book reading and fingerplays. For more information, call 623-930-3600.

Storytime

A 30-minute program designed for 0- to 5-year-olds will be put on in the Yucca Room at Heros Regional Park Library, 6075 N. 83rd Avenue, The program is interactive and includes story reading, fingerplays, and songs. The program will take place from 10:30 to 11 a.m. For more information, call 623-930-4439.

Paws to Read with Zoey

Stop by Heros Regional Park Library, 6075 N. 83rd Avenue, for a 15-minute session with the library’s Golden Retriever friend.

Readers between the ages 4 to 9 are invited to sign up to get a chance to read and hangout with Zoey. The program will take place in the Creative Space area of the library from 4 to 6 p.m. For more information, call 623-930-4430.

Family time

Stop by Foothills Library, 19055 N. 57th Avenue, from 6:30 to 7 p.m. for family storytime. This program is designed for children of all ages and features fun hands-on activities and will take place in the library’s Storytime Room. For more information, call 623-930-3600.

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Storytime

A 30-minute program designed for 3 to 6-year-olds will be put on in the Velma Teague Library, 7010 N. 58th Avenue. The program is interactive and includes story reading, fingerplays, and songs.

The program will take place from 10:30 to 11 a.m. For more information, call 623-930-3437.

Digital Help Spot

Learn how to get free downloadable books and audiobooks from the library at Glendale Main Library, 5959 W. Brown Street.

Bring a smartphone or other electronic device from 2 to 3 p.m. and meet in the library’s Creative Space. For more information, call 623-930-3600.

Citizenship Classes

Come to Velma Teague Library, 7010 N. 58th Avenue, to study for the U.S. citizenship test. The series of classes are sponsored by the International Rescue Committee and will be held every Wednesday through December 18 from 3 to 5:45 p.m. Registration is required. For more information, contact Maness@rescue. org or call 602-443-2440.

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Monster Mash And Dash

Tortoise and Hare Sports, 17570

N. 75th Avenue #605, is hosting a Monster Mash and Dash. The event will include a raffle and a fun Halloween scavenger hunt around local businesses from 6 to 8 p.m. For more information, call 623-792-7900.

Westgate Bike Night

Check out hundreds of bikes at the WaterDance Plaza, 6751 N Sunset Boulevard, from 5 to 9 p.m. Enjoy music and deals from surrounding restaurants at one of the biggest bike nights around.

For more information, visit westgateaz.com/bikenight or call 623385-7500.

Doc Baldi

Acoustic guitar and vocal duo Doc Baldi will perform at Fountain Park, 6751 N. Sunset Boulevard, from 7 to 9 p.m. Come and enjoy a night of live music including many genres such as rock, pop, blues and jazz, country and more. For more information, call 623-385-7502 or visit docbaldimusic.com.

Paws to Read with Zoey

Stop by The Glendale Main Library, 5959 W. Brown Street, for a 15-minute session with the library’s Golden Retriever friend. Readers between the ages 4 to 9 are invited to sign up to get a chance to read and hangout with Zoey. The program will take place in the Library’s Storytime Room of the library from 4 to 5 p.m. For more information, call 623-930-3757.

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Bonafide

The country rock and Bonafide will perform live at Fountain Park, 6751 N. Sunset Boulevard. Stop by to enjoy country music from 7 to 10 p.m. For more information, call 623-385-7502 or visit facebook.com/thebonafideband.

Food and You

Join health representative Rentha Person at the Velma Teague Library, 7010 N. 58th Avenue, to learn how food affects the body as one ages. The presentation will go from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and include an opportunity to ask questions at the end. For more information, call 623-930-3446.

Friday Films: ‘Night at the Museum’

Come watch a family-friendly movie at Foothills Library, 19055 N. 57th Avenue. Every Friday from 2 to 4 p.m. the library will be screening a new movie. This week’s movie is Night at the Museum. For more information, call 623-930-3837.

Drop-in Fridays for Seniors

All Seniors are invited to participate in the Drop-in Fridays for Seniors program that takes place every Friday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Stop by the Velma Teague Library, 7010 N. 58th Avenue, for coloring, board games, puzzles, music, crafts, culture and more.

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Skeletons and fish dance and romp in Glendale

BY TOM SCANLON

Glendale Star Associate Editor

Driving by this place near Glendale Community College, you might think someone opened a mini-Disneyland.

Or maybe it’s Tim Burton’s winter home?

No, just Randy Mitchell having some October fun.

His yard at 5619 W. Mercer Lane looks like a Hollywood set. A skeleton skipper steers a ghost ship.

One skeletal dog has chased a skeleton man up a tree, another bony dog lifts its leg for a fire hydrant (courtesy of the city of Glendale).

There’s a skeleton Batman and fishing, lounging and waving at passers by.

For disco fans, four skeletons front and center are doing the YMCA. “A few years ago, my wife and I realized Halloween is getting pretty dark and morbid, which is fine for older kids and adults, but we didn’t feel little trick-

or-treaters need to be subjected to gore and horror,” said Mitchell, a security professional.

“So we decided to do something fun, friendly and interesting. The kids and parents seem to appreciate it.”

He turns the lighted display on around 6 p.m. and leaves the lights on all night.

Mitchell estimates he spent 80 hours over four weeks setting the display.

“I have ‘fan favorites’ I put back up, but mostly I try to change the diorama into different scenes each year,” Randy Mitchell spent much of September setting up a Halloween display in his yard at 5619 W. Mercer Lane, he said.

Glendale. (Photos courtesy of Randy Mitchell) Mitchell gets a kick out of kids laughing and adults snapping pho- street as a normal route, and this time said. tos of his Halloween creation. of year (the driver) stops the bus by our “This week our garbage truck driver “There is a school bus that drives our yard so the kids can see the yard,” he even stopped to get pictures.”

Cardinals and Cigna celebrate breast cancer survivors

BY TOM SCANLON

Heather Jaeger (far left) is a breast cancer survivor who joined in as the Arizona Cardinals honored survivors . (Photo

Glendale Star Associate Editor

Thanks to a missed extra point last Sunday, the Arizona Cardinals survived a comeback by the Atlanta Falcons to achieve victory. At State Farm Stadium, 150 women could relate.

They are survivors.

These women are not only surviving, but they are also thriving in their victories over cancer. They joined forces not only to celebrate but also to educate.

The joint message: Check yourself, get checked, you might make a “crucial catch.”

A halftime show featured 150 cancer survivors and “previvors” (individuals who have tested positive for a genetic mutation that places them at higher risk for developing breast and ovarian cancer). They performed with the Arizona Cardinals cheerleaders.

Many of the survivors and previvors are Cigna employees, as this is the 10th year the Cardinals and Cigna are working together to educate the community about breast health and the importance

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of preventive screenings. The timing is key, as October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

The West Valley was well represented at the halftime show, with survivors from Buckeye, Glendale and Peoria.

‘It could happen to you’

Cynthia Donato is an operations

advisor for Cigna who works from her Glendale home.

“That is a very good option to have, especially when you’re dealing with a situation like this,” she said.

A graduate of Sunnyslope High School, she has been working for Cigna for 13 years.

Cigna offers a program of financial incentives called “healthy rewards.” Checkups are part of the program, so Donato thought she’d get some extra cash.

“I was going to my routine mammogram,” she said. “I don’t have any family history of breast cancer, so I thought it would be easy money.”

Instead, just before her 55th birthday, on Jan. 23 she had a radiologist tell her,

“I found something.”

“It was a very shocking diagnosis and very scary,” she said.

“There was no pain, no symptoms. It was by the grace of God the radiologist did a wonderful job. I would not have felt it. It was such a unique spot the technician did a great job in finding it.”

She went through four rounds of chemotherapy and 20 rounds of radiation, completing the treatment in June.

“It has been an extremely difficult year. I’m just so thankful for so many things. It’s the grace of God that got me through this journey,” Donato said.

She credits the support of her husband, Frank Denato (“he was my rock”), daughter Sherri Heiberg, mother mother Maria Mercado and sister Sandra Kobold. The latter went with her to appointments and was key to processing things. “There’s so much information that was being explained to you, and I was in complete shock.

“I was numb. I would not have been able to process the information and ask the right questions without my sister.”

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Now, she is ready to help others.

“My goal is to get the awareness out there,” she said. “Initially, I was very quiet about it. It felt like it wasn’t me.

“I wasn’t identifying myself with cancer, ‘the c-word.’

“But as I have been going through this journey, I feel like I need to talk about it, encourage people to get that early detection.”

Before the Cardinals event, she was excited to be part of the show, and maybe even meet the great Larry Fitzgerald.

Mostly, she is eager to be part of the breast cancer awareness team.

“It could happen to you,” she said.”Don’t ever believe it can’t.”

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“Know your body, don’t ignore anything suspicious.”

A bad surprise

A show of strength

Heather Jaeger of Peoria is a pharmacist and clinical program senior manager for Cigna Medical Group.

She lived in Glendale for 15 years before moving to Peoria. She just celebrated her marriage of 25 years to her high school sweetheart — and he was a crucial support, six years ago.

“I was diagnosed in June of 2013,” she said.

“I found it myself on a self-exam.”

She was stunned; a mammogram six months before showed nothing. Yet, at 42 with no symptoms, follow up tests confirmed she had breast cancer.

“Your knee jerk reaction is to have a double mastectomy and be done with it,” she said. “But my surgeon explained to me the type of cancer I had, the survival chance was the same if I had a lumpectomy as a double mastectomy.”

She followed the lumpectomy with chemotherapy and radiation. “I chose to work throughout all of my treatment which wasn’t easy,” she said. “But it was better for me to stay busy and engaged with work than take disability.

“I had teenage daughters, so it was important to have them see me go about my daily life ….and that it looked like things were as normal as possible.”

She is a veteran of two previous halftime breast cancer awareness shows.

The first was in 2013, when she was still undergoing treatment.

“It was amazing,” she said. “I was surrounded by people who were ahead of me in the journey so I was able to see that hope.”

She returned the following year, with a year of recovery under her belt.

“It was a great opportunity to show strength and hope to people going through what I had.”

On top of that, it was wildly fun.

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Cynthia Donato (right) and her daughter Sherri Heiberg celebrated with other cancer survivors at the Cardinals game. (Photo courtesy Cigna)

“It’s really exciting,” Jager said. everything means.”

She saw a surgeon and an oncologist, “You’re out there with the cheerleaders, people in the stands are cheering and they came up with a plan. “Beyou on. It was a really fun experience.” cause the lump was close to the surBut there is a big, serious message face, they opted to start with chemo.

The second phase was a lumpectomy. behind all the joy: The next phase “We want was radiology.” people to be diShe struggles agnosed as earI had absolutely no to remember the ly as possible,” history of breast cancer, dates of when said Jaeger, livso that was the furthest things haping proof of the thing from my mind. pened. importance of “One of the checking yourIt was right after my things I’m sad self.

43rd birthday. about is the che“There can mo drugs sort of be issues with – Kristine Cheney took my memoreading mamry of that time,” mograms. Especially for younger women, it’s import- Castillo said.

“I lost my hair, my eyebrows, my ant to do a self- exam. Anyway you can eyelashes. In the beginning, it was detect it.” quite startling. Then you get used to it.

The news we dread “Going anywhere was super easy.

Dawn Castillo, an implementation You don’t have hair to fuss with, you specialist for Cigna, has lived in Peoria don’t have to shave your legs.” for 40 years.

She says that what helped get her Two years ago, she got the news that through treatment was “family, friends, most dread. peers, co-workers, prayer, my belief.

“I felt the lump,” she said.

My faith.”

“I went to my primary care and she Though she is feeling good, she had sent me for mammogram and ultra- a scare when she found another lump sound which resulted in a biopsy.” earlier this year.

A few days later, a radiologist called “I was holding my breath again, with the bad news. waiting for the results.”

“I remember my heart pounding like This time, the biopsies came back as crazy,” Castillo said. “I was in the of- noncancerous. fice at my desk, so I found an empty And, two days before the halftime conference room and took the call. He show, she was pumped up to be out was giving me a lot of information, and at State Farm Stadium “spreading the I was trying to capture it all. word, making people aware and to not “I was in shock. You’re not sure what put (testing) off.

Kristine Cheney of Buckeye is a registered medical assistant for Cigna Medical Group in Glendale.

She’s new to Buckeye, moving there in March from Surprise.

She had a bad surprise, five years ago.

“I had absolutely no history of breast cancer, so that was the furthest thing from my mind,” said Cheney. “It was right after my 43rd birthday.

“My doctor said, ‘You know you’re 43, you’ve never had a mammogram.

Why don’t you have one?’”

She did it to please the doctor, and it was a good thing.

“We found the cancer on the very first mammogram,” she said. “I believe if I would have started mammograms at 40, it would have been detected (earlier).”

Soon after her breast cancer was discovered, she had a double mastectomy, then four months of chemotherapy.

She has had breast reconstruction surgery and sees an oncologist every six months.

Having come through as a survivor, she decided to quit being a paralegal.

“The amazing love and care I received gave me a passion to go into medicine,” she said. Cheney received a medical assistant certificate from Estrella Mountain Community College two years ago.

She says that helping her through her recovery was husband Brett Cheney (“he was my biggest cheerleader”), four children and eight grandchildren.

“I really attribute my faith in God,” she said. “It really helped get me through this.”

Cheney was part of the halftime breast cancer awareness event last year.

“Lots of smiling faces,” she said.

“Lots of happy people. Lots of hope and strength. People that were just radiating with victory.”

She was also selected to join in the pregame coin toss. “It was really neat,” she said. “You don’t realize how big these guys are until you’re next to them!

“It was an awesome experience.”

Her message: No matter how old you are, get checked.

“I’m in a group of breast cancer survivors,” Cheney said. “The public would be shocked to see the number of young women — even in their 20s — who have been diagnosed with breast cancer.”

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Our tongues can build others up or tear them down Let’s start today with this thought from Frank Outlaw. Watch your thoughts, they become words. Watch your words, they become actions.

Watch your actions, they become habits. Watch your habits, they become character. Watch your character, it becomes your destiny! That’s great advice if you want to stand out by becoming outstanding in today’s world.

The key to this whole thought is in the first sentence. Why? It’s where everything starts. What was on the inside of someone is now released on the outside. Thoughts become words and those words set into motion life or death ultimately creating either their destiny and legacy or sometimes someone else’s destiny or legacy.

It’s scary enough our words can create our world. It’s even scarier our words could be the start of creating someone else’s world also.

CHURCH COMMUNITY CONNECTION Pastor Ed Delph Glendale Star Columnist

Proverbs 18:21 puts it this way: “The tongue has the power of life and death.” Our words can either speak life, or our words can speak death.

Our tongues can build others up or tear them down. An unchecked fire doubles in size every minute, positively or negatively. Be careful how you talk to yourself because you’re listening. Others are listening too. It’s one thing to mess ourselves up. It’s another to mess up someone else’s life.

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Become a wordsmith. What’s a wordsmith? A person who is an expert in the use of words such as a skillful writer.

Wordsmiths can tell write truth or lies in order to influence us by cleverness and skill, but in this article, I’m talking about truth, not spin. Become a wordsmith to yourself and others by using truthful words in your self-talk.

It’s changed my life and it can yours too. I’m learning how to handle the power of words coming from thoughts in my mind that come out of my mouth.

I’m not perfect, but I’m improving and ascending. Not only have I become a wordsmith, I’ve become good at “wordsmithing.” Wordsmithing means the making of changes to a text to improve clarity and style, as opposed to content.

Many times, it’s not what you say but how you say it that matters, especially in your self-talk. Quit talking ad infinitum to yourself. Learn life-giving, truthful mental wordsmithing in chatting to yourself and you will stop the emotional drama going on in your head.

Let me give you some examples of wordsmiths who have learned the power of life-giving, truth-based wordsmithing. These sayings are common knowledge, easily accessible by the internet. Just think if you started thinking this way and then speaking this way.

This thought is on the power of “thank you.” Rather than saying, “I’m sorry I’m late,” say, “Thank you for waiting on me.”

Rather than saying, “I’m sorry I’ve been to needy lately,” say, “Thank you for being there for me.”

Rather than saying, “I’m sorry to ask you for another favor,” say, “Thank you for helping me out.”

Rather than saying, “I’m sorry I made a mistake,” say, “Thank you for pointing out my mistake.”

Rather than saying, “I’m sorry, but I

can’t make it tonight,” say, “Thank you for inviting me.”

Rather than say, “I’m sorry for being emotional,” say, “Thank you for loving me.”

Rather than say, “I’m sorry that I’ve been distant,” say, “Thank you for being understanding.”

If you are guilt driven, this thinking, then speaking, could move you forward. Always accept responsibility, but never accept shame.

An unknown great mental wordsmith wrote this on grief. This quote has brought comfort to thousands.

“Grief never ends. But it changes. It’s a passage, not a place to stay. Grief is not a sign of weakness or a lack of faith.

It’s the price of love.”

Special thanks to my friend Pam Steele who lost her husband who gave me that quote.

Here’s our last life-lifting thought for today: “When someone is working hard to change, the worst thing you can do is hold them to their past. Forgive them and help them transform.” In today’s world, so many are like hammers. When you’re a hammer, everything is a nail. Where does this start? In the mind and then out the mouth, many other fires.

Only you and I can prevent tongue fires.

So, there you have it. A key to ascending rather than descending. A key for unlocking destiny and legacy. Most of the problems we have in our life are caused by wrong thinking then wrong speaking. Surely the Lord has more for you than that!

To learn more about Pastor Ed Delph, the Church-Community Connection and Nation strategy, call 623-376-6757, e-mail nationstrategy@cs.com or visit nationstrategy.com.

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BY GLENDALE STAR STAFF Girls Scouts of the United States of America are doing more than just selling delicious Thin Mints and Do-Si-Do’s.

The Girl Scouts Arizona Cactus-Pine Council (GSACPC) offers many programs for about 20,000 Arizona girls.

There’s new program opportunities in Maryvale, Glendale and the West Valley for girls to experience Girl Scouts through a series of four- to sixweek after-school programs.

Many programs are low or no cost: Build robots Starting with the youngest Girl Scouts, K-1 Daisies, can earn a badge in robotics. They’ll learn how to design their robot, build and program it and then test it in challenges and mazes.

Ride bikes 200 miles Troop 7314 took on the 200-mile, eight-day community bike ride called the Tour de Sih Hasin, founded by Troop Leader Claudia Jackson. The Tour de Sih Hasin brings awareness to the mental health struggles Jackson witnessed within the Navajo Nation.

Rifle competition Gold Award Girl Scout Mikayla Sedgwick is a competitive rifle shooter who used her Gold Award project to

educate others on the positive impacts of youth shooting sports.

Kayak on a lake Kayak through Slot Canyon at Lake Powell; explore one of Payson’s many lakes by attending a camp session at GSACPC summer camp. Sign up for a camp session like Peaks and Paddles to travel to northern Arizona and climb, hike and paddle on a week-long adventure.

Fly an airplane Take to the sky at the Discover Aviation session at GSACPC summer camp. Meet the female pilots who are part of an organization called the Ninety-Nines to learn about navigation, aerodynamics and aircraft systems – and hop on a plane for a real-life flying experience.

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Build a rollercoaster Girls can earn a badge in mechanical engineering by building and testing roller coasters, race cars and gliders.

They’ll learn about defining needs, brainstorming solutions, building, testing and evaluating their ideas.

Travel While participating in the Girl Scout Cookie Program, girls can enter to win and become a Cookie Pro for a trip to Orlando to go behind the scenes of the film industry. Throughout the year, girls can take on adventure and go on one of our incredible destination trips to places around the world like Peru, Greece and Italy.

Write and produce a film Girls can sign up for the Camp Hollywood session at GSACPC summer camp, where they’ll put together a whole performance. From acting to producing, they’ll get to find their inner actress, producer and writer.

To learn how to get involved with GSACPC in the West Valley, call (602) 452-7040 or visit girlscoutsaz.org.

BY GLENDALE STAR STAFF Twenty high school students from Glendale Community College’s dual enrollment program were awarded First Things First Scholarships.

The scholarships are for early childhood educators.

The students are taking between three and 10 credits per semester, which would cost over $9,000. The scholarship covers the cost of the classes needed to achieve an associate degree.

The First Things First Scholarship recipients are: Chloe Blackwater; Eduardo Bulleron; Sheyla Carrasco Benitez; Leilani Celaya; Odalis Contreras Silva; Kandi De Santiago Castro; Lizbeth Estrella Rivera; Grace Gomez; Kimberly Gonzalez; Cekesia Harris; Idriana Herrera Escamilla; Daniel Lara; Briana Minnis; Maria Perez Serrano; Adri-

ana Przybylski; Alexa Ramirez; Gloria Ruvalcaba; Alexzandra Salas; Kiara Smith; Briana Valenzuela and Joselin Verdugo.

“The First Things First Scholarship requires that the students applying and receiving the money be working in the field of early childhood education or volunteering. In addition, they have to show an education plan with Glendale Community College’s Early Childhood Department on how they plan to move forward with their goal of achieving an associate’s degree in early childhood,” said Judy Basham, GCC’s program director for early childhood education.

Jacqueline Dudo, an adjunct faculty member at GCC, also heads the Early Childhood Department at Glendale’s Washington High School. She said the program prepares students for the

workforce by having a licensed childcare facility on campus where students work and volunteer to receive credit.

By the time students leave the program at Washington, they earn 10 college credits counting toward an associate’s degree in early childhood. They can also test for the Child Development Associate (CDA) Credential before graduating high school.

“Despite the low wages teachers receive, this is an important field as it is what prepares all other professions,” says Basham. “By supporting the students going through education programs, we are making sure the teachers entering the field are in a profession they love. It is crucial that the teachers that are in the classroom actually want to be there and like working with students.

“At GCC, that means students complete practicum field hours before graduating to ensure they know what a day looks like in a classroom so they can make an educated decision about whether this is the career for them.”

The Glendale Community College Early Childhood Education program provides courses of study for individuals interested in working with young children.

Career opportunities include childcare centers, nannies, family childcare providers, preschool teachers, early educators and early childhood program administrators.

Glendale Community College has two campus locations on Olive and 59th avenues in Glendale and at Happy Valley Road and 59th Avenue in Deer Valley.

Girl Scouts are doing far more than just selling cookies. They are traveling, building robots, kayaking and even learning to fly. (Photos courtesy Girl Scouts of America)

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BY ANDREA ESTRADA Glendale Star Staff Writer

On Oct. 7, the Arizona Department of Education (ADE) released the 2018-19 statewide assessment results for Arizona public school students in grades 3 through 12.

The results highlight how many students passed the fall 2018 and spring 2019 AzMERIT tests, as well as other tests in the statewide Menu Assessment.

In an emailed statement, Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction Kathy

Hoffman said she was “pleased to announce that our students have improved in 13 of the 22 grade-level and test categories.

“While assessment scores can always be increased, I would like to extend my congratulations to all of our educators and students for their improvement,” Hoffman said.

Students in grades 3 through 8 take an assessment in English language arts (ELA) and mathematics at their grade level.

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Those taking high school level English and math take “End-of-Course” assessments that test proficiency in those subjects.

Overall, 41% of the 760,964 students who were tested on ELA passed. And of 748,178 students who took a mathematics assessment, 41% passed.

According to a comparison analysis by the ADE, when compared to the prior year, statewide assessment results show an increase in passing across both the ELA and mathematics subject areas.

In the area of English language arts (ELA), all grade levels 3 through 11 experienced an increase in passing, except grades 7, 8 and 9. The passing level for high school students who took the ACT ELA, which was administered in Fiscal Year 2019 as part of the Menu of Assessments, was 29%.

The SAT ELA was also added to the Menu of Assessments in Fiscal Year 2019.

Of the high school students who took the SAT ELA, 73% passed.

In mathematics, statewide percent passing decreased for grades 3, 5 and 6, while it either remained the same or increased for all of the eighth-grade test levels, including algebra and geometry.

The percent passing for high school t algebra increased by at least 4%, while geometry experienced a 1% increase.

Overall, 33% of high school students who took the ACT mathematics passed in Fiscal Year 2019. But 80% passed the SAT mathematics assessment. Because both assessments were administered in Fiscal Year 2019 as part of the Menu of Assessments, no prior-year comparison data exists.

The ADE also broke down assessment results by grade level, subgroup, ethnicity and school districts.

In the Glendale Elementary School District, 27% of students passed the ELA tests 33% passed the math assessments.

District schools include Don Mensendick, Glendale Landmark, Glendale American and Desert Garden.

At Glendale Union High School District, 37% of the high school students tested had passing scores on the ELA tests and 45% passed the math assessments.

At Peoria Unified School District, which includes several schools in Glendale, more than 26,000 students took assessments with 42% getting passing scores on ELA and 49% passing standards on math.

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ORDINANCES ORDINANCE NO. O19-83 AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GLENDALE, MARICOPA COUNTY, ARIZONA, REZONING PROPERTY LOCATED NEAR THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF CAMELBACK ROAD AND 83RD AVENUE (5070 NORTH 83RD AVENUE) FROM SC (SHOPPING CENTER) TO PAD (PLANNED AREA DEVELOPMENT) FOR A DEVELOPMENT PLAN ENTITLED “83RD AND CAMELBACK”; AMENDING THE ZONING MAP; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE; AND ORDERING THAT A CERTIFIED COPY OF THIS ORDINANCE IS RECORDED. WHEREAS, the City of Glendale Planning Commission held a public hearing on September 5, 2019, in zoning case ZON19-11 in the manner prescribed by law for the purpose of rezoning property located near the northwest corner of Camelback Road and 83rd Avenue (5070 North 83rd Avenue) from SC (Shopping Center) to PAD (Planned Area Development); and WHEREAS, due and proper notice of such public hearing was given in the time, form, substance and manner provided by law, including publication of such notice in The Glendale Star on August 15, 2019; and WHEREAS, the City has considered the individual property rights and personal liberties of the residents of the city before adopting this zoning ordinance; and WHEREAS, the City of Glendale Planning Commission recommended to the mayor and the council the zoning of property as described above and the mayor and the council desire to accept such recommendation and rezone the property described in Exhibit A to PAD (Planned Area Development) in accordance with the development plan currently on file with the planning division as of the date of this ordinance. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GLENDALE as follows: SECTION 1. That a parcel of land in Glendale, Maricopa County, Arizona located bear the northwest corner of Camelback Road and 83rd Avenue (5070 North 83rd Avenue) and more accurately described in Exhibit A to this ordinance, is conditionally rezoned from SC (Shopping Center) to PAD (Planned Area Development). SECTION 2. That the rezoning provided for is conditioned and subject to the following: 1. Development shall be in substantial conformance with the development plan outlined in the applicant’s development booklet, date stamped August 16, 2019. 2. The developer/owner of the shopping plaza shall be responsible for providing and constructing a CMU wall with a minimum of 8 feet in height along all property lines that abut residential zoning districts. 3. All half street off-site improvements including the 69kV power pole relocations are required as part of the Phase I of the project. 4. Non-continuous deceleration lanes are required at all access points and shall comply with the current city standards. 5. The approval of the associated Major Design Review application (DR19-11) is contingent upon the approvals of GPA19-05 and ZON1911. If GPA19-05 and ZON19-11 are not approved, then DR19-11 becomes null and void. SECTION 3. The City of Glendale Zoning Map is amended by this ordinance to reflect the change in districts referred to and the property described in Section 1 above. SECTION 4.

This Ordinance becomes effective at the time and in the manner prescribed by law. SECTION 5. The City Clerk is instructed and authorized to forward a certified copy this ordinance for recording to the Maricopa County Recorder’s Office.

PASSED, ADOPTED AND APPROVED by the Mayor and Council of the City of Glendale, Maricopa County, Arizona, this 8th day of October, 2019. [Jerry P. Weiers] Mayor Jerry P. Weiers ATTEST: [Julie K. Bower] Julie K. Bower, City Clerk (SEAL) APPROVED AS TO FORM: [Michael D. Bailey] Michael D. Bailey, City Attorney REVIEWED BY: [Kevin R. Phelps] Kevin R. Phelps, City Manager Published: Glendale Star Oct 17, 2019 / 24798 ORDINANCE NO. O19-84 AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GLENDALE, MARICOPA COUNTY, ARIZONA, AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AN AMENDMENT TO LEASE WITH ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF CHILD SAFETY (DCS), AN AGENCY OF THE STATE OF ARIZONA, FOR SUITES 150, 200, 225, 300, 315-320, 325, 350 AND 360 OF THE BANK OF AMERICA PLAZA OFFICE BUILDING LOCATED AT 5800 WEST GLENN

ANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GLENDALE, MARICOPA COUNTY, ARIZONA, AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AN AMENDMENT TO LEASE WITH ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF CHILD SAFETY (DCS), AN AGENCY OF THE STATE OF ARIZONA, FOR SUITES 150, 200, 225, 300, 315-320, 325, 350 AND 360 OF THE BANK OF AMERICA PLAZA OFFICE BUILDING LOCATED AT 5800 WEST GLENN DRIVE IN GLENDALE, ARIZONA. WHEREAS, The City and the Arizona Department of Child Safety (DCS) entered into a Lease Agreement (C10112) for Suites 150, 200, 225, 300, 315-320, 325, 350 and 360 of the Bank of America Office Plaza office building (Agreement) which commenced on January 1, 2016 and will expire on December 31, 2020; WHEREAS, Agreement contains a provision for DCS to renew for an additional five (5) year term on terms and conditions negotiated at the time of renewal WHEREAS, DCS elects to renew for the additional (5) year term, requests minimal improvements and lowered rent; WHEREAS, Retaining a long-term tenant in the Bank of America Plaza office building continues the City’s efforts to attract and retain downtown area businesses and assurance of quality long-term tenants adds to quantity and quality of offers for the Bank of America Plaza office building at sale; WHEREAS, A Lease Amendment is proposed for Suites 150, 200, 225, 300, 315-320, 325, 350 and 360, to commence on January 1, 2020 and expire on December 31, 2025; BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GLENDALE as follows: SECTION 1. That City Manager of the City of Glendale is hereby authorized and directed to execute the attached Amendment to Lease with Arizona Department of Child Safety, an agency of the State of Arizona. SECTION 2. That the provisions of this ordinance shall become effective thirty (30) days after passage of this ordinance by the Glendale City Council. PASSED, ADOPTED AND APPROVED by the Mayor and Council of the City of Glendale, Maricopa County, Arizona, this 8th day of August, 2019.

[Jerry P. Weiers] Mayor Jerry P. Weiers ATTEST: [Julie K. Bower] Julie K. Bower, City Clerk (SEAL) APPROVED AS TO FORM: [Michael D. Bailey] Michael D. Bailey, City Attorney REVIEWED BY: [Kevin R. Phelps] Kevin R. Phelps, City Manager Published: Glendale Star Oct 17, 2019 / 24799

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PUBLIC NOTICE ARTICLES OF AMENDMENT TO ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION I. Name: COOL PINE AIR LLC II. The address of the known place of business is: 11439 W Hidalgo, Tolleson, AZ 85353 III. The name and street address of the Statutory Agent is: Joseph Sanders Membermanaged: Joseph & Rhonda Sanders 11439 W. Hidalgo, Tolleson, AZ 85353 Published: Glendale Star, Oct 3, 10, 17, 2019 / 24377 CLEMENT LESLIE, ESQ. State Bar No. 025596 13794 W. Waddell Road, #320203 Surprise, Arizona 85379 Phone: (623) 939-6546 Cell: (520) 310-6249 Email: c/esfie@leslielawoffice.com Attorney for Petitioner IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF ARIZONA IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF MARICOPA In the Matter of the Estate of BETTY F. VARGAS, Deceased. No. PB2019 NOTICE OF HEARING ON PETITION FOR FORMAL PROBATE OF WILL AND FORMAL APPOINTMENT OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that ROBERT J. GALLEGOS has filed herein a Petition for Formal Probate of Will and Formal Appointment of Personal Representative, a copy of which is attached.

Hearing has been set to consider the Petition on the 21st day of October 2019 at the hour of 10 o'clock AM, before the Honorable Lori Bustamante at 14264 W. Tierra Buena Lane, Floor 1, Surprise, AZ 85374. According to Maricopa County Local Rule 511(b), an objection may be made either by filing a written response with the Court at least five days prior to the hearing date or by appearing in person or through an attorney at the time and placed set forth in this Notice.

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BRITTANY REI SARACINO 4513 W BERYL AVE GLENDALE, AZ 85302 (602)327-5547 Representing Self SUPERIOR COURT OF ARIZONA IN MARICOPA COUNTY Case Number CV2019-051518 In the Matter of: Dominic Keams Saracino DECLARATION SUPPORTING PUBLICATION Regarding Amendment of Birth Certificate of a Minor 1. I'm the Petitioner and I make this Affidavit to show the circumstances why notice by publication was used, and to show how service by publication was done. 2. Notice of this matter was given by publication to: Gilbert Tapia Last Known Address: 4121 N. 18th Dr. Phoenix AZ 85015. Relation to the Minor: Father 3. Service by publication is the best way of providing notice because the person named above is: The other party's residence is unknown and I have not mailed copies of the "Petition" and "Notice" to any address because: address unknown. Published: Oct. 10, 17, 24, 31, 2019 / 24637

PUBLIC NOTICE CONVENTIONAL LOW RENT PUBLIC HOUSING The Community Services Department of the City of Glendale is now accepting applications for the Conventional Low Rent Public Housing Program. The waiting list will be open on October 22nd and 24th, 2019. Applications will be taken over the telephone between the hours of 8:30 am and 4:30 pm. To apply for the program, call (623) 930-2199. Federal regulations require all applicants and any members of their household over the age of 16 be screened for past criminal histories. Applicants and all household members must declare their U.S. citizenship status. Applicants must qualify by earning no more than the income limits set forth by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The income limits may change during the application process, and those in effect at the time applications are pulled are those used to determine program eligibility. The most current income limits are posted on the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s website at: http://www.huduser.org Preferences are given for City of Glendale residents who are working or who are disabled or over the age of 62, active duty military personnel, homeless, displaced homemaker, victim of domestic violence, dating violence or stalking, and City of Glendale residents who are displaced by government action or natural disaster.

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JOSEPH W. CHARLES RHONDA R. CHARLES 2028 North 125th Avenue Avondale, Arizona 85392 Tel: (623) 9396546 / (602) 377-9013 coachjoe@ joecharles.com Petitioners Pro Se IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF ARIZONA IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF MARICOPA In the Matter of: BABY GIRL LOPEZ, DOB: 11/02/2018 A Minor. Case No. _JS19435_ NOTICE OF INITIAL HEARING ON PETITION FOR TERMINATION OF PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE PETITIONERS, Rhonda R. Charles and Joseph W. Charles, have filed a Petition for Termination of ParentChild Relationship with the Juvenile Court in Maricopa County regarding the above named child or children and the child’s biological parents: Madalena Lopez and Lionel Tobin and John Doe or anyone claiming to be the father of Baby Girl Lopez. AN INITIAL HEARING HAS BEEN SET TO CONSIDER THE PETITION: DATE: November 15, 2019 TIME: 10:00 AM BEFORE: Joshua Yost At the Maricopa County Juvenile Court located at Durango Juvenile Court; 3131 W. Durango Street; Phoenix, AZ 85009 NOTICE: • You have a right to appear as a party in this proceeding. • Requests for reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities must be made to the office of the judge or commissioner assigned to the case, at least ten (10) days before your scheduled court date. • The failure of a parent to appear at the Initial Hearing, the Pretrial Conference, the Status Conference or the Termination Adjudication Hearing may result in a court order terminating the parent-child relationship of that parent. • Failure to appear at the Initial Hearing, Pretrial Conference, Status Conference or Termination Adjudication Hearing, without good cause, may result in a finding that the parent, guardian or Indian custodian has waived legal rights and is deemed to have admitted the allegations in the Petition. • The hearings may go forward in the absence of the parent, guardian or Indian custodian and may result in the termination of parental rights based upon the record and evidence presented. Published: Glendale Star Oct 3, 10, 17, 2019 / 24264

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RESOLUTIONS RESOLUTION NO. R19-121 A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GLENDALE, MARICOPA COUNTY, ARIZONA, AUTHORIZING THE ENTERING INTO OF A GRANT AGREEMENT WITH THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION (GRANT #3-04-0064-028-2019), AND THE ACCEPTANCE AND EXPENDITURE OF GRANT FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF $8,994,102 TO ACQUIRE LAND FOR THE APPROACHES PROJECT AT THE GLENDALE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GLENDALE as follows: SECTION 1. That it is deemed in the best interest of the City of Glendale and the citizens thereof that the Grant Agreement (FAA AIP Grant #3-04-0064-028-2019) with the U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration be entered into, and that the City accept and expend grant funds in the approximate amount of $8,994,102 for the Acquire Land for Approaches Project at the Glendale Municipal Airport. SECTION 2.

That the City Manager or designee and the City Clerk be authorized and directed to execute and deliver any and all documents necessary for the entering into, acceptance and expenditure of said grant on behalf of the City of Glendale.

PASSED, ADOPTED AND APPROVED by the Mayor and Council of the City of Glendale, Maricopa County, Arizona, this 8th day of October, 2019. [Jerry P. Weiers] Mayor Jerry P. Weiers ATTEST: [Julie K. Bower] Julie K. Bower, City Clerk (SEAL) APPROVED AS TO FORM: [Michael D. Bailey] Michael D. Bailey, City Attorney REVIEWED BY: [Kevin R. Phelps] Kevin R. Phelps, City Manager Published: Glendale Star Oct 17, 2019 / 24800

RESOLUTION NO. R19-124 A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GLENDALE, MARICOPA COUNTY, ARIZONA, AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE ENTERING INTO OF A PRE-ANNEXATION DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT WITH MOSS FAMILY TRUST TO FACILITATE THE ANNEXATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF PROPERTIES WITHIN THE LOOP 303 CORRIDOR AND DIRECTING THAT THE CITY CLERK RECORD ANY AND ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GLENDALE as follows: SECTION 1. That it is deemed in the best interest of the City of Glendale and its citizens that the following document is entered into, which is now on file in the office of the City Clerk of the City of Glendale: (1) Pre-Annexation Development Agreement between the City of Glendale and Moss Family Trust. SECTION 2. That the City Manager and the City Clerk are authorized and directed to execute and deliver such agreement on behalf of the City of Glendale. SECTION 3. That the City Clerk is directed to forward the Pre-Annexation Development Agreement for recording to the Maricopa County Recorder’s Office.

PASSED, ADOPTED AND APPROVED by the Mayor and Council of the City of Glendale, Maricopa County, Arizona, this 8th day of October, 2019. [Jerry P. Weiers] Mayor Jerry P. Weiers ATTEST: [Julie K. Bower] Julie K. Bower, City Clerk (SEAL) APPROVED AS TO FORM: [Michael D. Bailey] Michael D. Bailey, City Attorney REVIEWED BY: [Kevin R. Phelps] Kevin R. Phelps, City Manager Published: Glendale Star Oct 17, 2019 / 2480

October 17, 2019 RESOLUTIONS RESOLUTION NO. R19-122 A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GLENDALE, MARICOPA COUNTY, ARIZONA, AUTHORIZING ACCEPTANCE AND DIRECTING THE ENTERING INTO OF THE ARIZONA STATE LIBRARY, ARCHIVES AND PUBLIC RECORDS GRANTS-IN-AID PROJECT NO. SGIA 20-A-17, FOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING OF THE CITY OF GLENDALE LIBRARY STAFF. WHEREAS, the City of Glendale requested grant funding from the Arizona State Library, Archives and Public Records for the State Grants-in-Aid Project No. SGIA 20A-17. WHEREAS, the Arizona State Library, Archives and Public Records has awarded the City $11,723 and the City agrees to a matching expenditure of $11,723. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GLENDALE as follows: SECTION 1. That it is deemed in the best interest of the City of Glendale and the citizens to accept and enter into the Arizona State Library, Archives and Public Records Grants-inAid Project No. SGIA 20-A-17 for the professional development and training of the City of Glendale Library Staff. SECTION 2. That the City of Glendale accept and expend the $11,723 grant award and provide a local match in the amount of $11,723. SECTION 3. That the City Manager or designee and the City Clerk be authorized and directed to execute, deliver, and record any documents necessary to effectuate the purposes of this resolution. [Signatures on the following page.] PASSED, ADOPTED AND APPROVED by the Mayor and Council of the City of Glendale, Maricopa County, Arizona, this 8th day of October, 2019. [Jerry P. Weiers] Mayor Jerry P. Weiers ATTEST: [Julie K. Bower] Julie K. Bower, City Clerk (SEAL) APPROVED AS TO FORM: [Michael D. Bailey] Michael D. Bailey, City Attorney REVIEWED BY: [Kevin R. Phelps] Kevin R. Phelps, City Manager Published: Glendale Star Oct 17, 2019 / 24801 RESOLUTION NO. R19-123 A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GLENDALE, MARICOPA COUNTY, ARIZONA, AMENDING THE GENERAL PLAN MAP OF THE CITY OF GLENDALE, ARIZONA, BY APPROVING GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT GPA19-05 FOR PROPERTY LOCATED NEAR THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF CAMELBACK ROAD AND 83RD AVENUE (5070 NORTH 83RD AVENUE). BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GLENDALE as follows: SECTION 1. The General Plan Map of the City of Glendale, Arizona, is amended by approving General Plan Amendment GPA19-05 amending the General Plan Land Use Map from PC (Planned Commercial) to GC (General Commercial) for property located near the northwest corner of Camelback Road and 83rd Avenue (5070 North 83rd Avenue). PASSED, ADOPTED AND APPROVED by the Mayor and Council of the City of Glendale, Maricopa County, Arizona, this 8th day of October, 2019.

[Jerry P. Weiers] Mayor Jerry P. Weiers ATTEST: [Julie K. Bower] Julie K. Bower, City Clerk (SEAL) APPROVED AS TO FORM: [Michael D. Bailey] Michael D. Bailey, City Attorney REVIEWED BY: [Kevin R. Phelps] Kevin R. Phelps, City Manager Published: Glendale Star Oct 17, 2019 / 24803

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ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION HAVE BEEN FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE ARIZONA CORPORATION COMMISSION FOR I Name: COOL PINE AIR LLC II The address of the registered office is: 11439 W Hidalgo, TOLLESON, AZ 85353, The name of the Statutory Agent is: Joseph Sanders 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: Rhonda and Joseph Sanders 11439 W Hidalgo, TOLLESON, AZ 85353, Published Glendale Star, Oct 3, 10, 17, 2019 / 24375 ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION HAVE BEEN FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE ARIZONA CORPORATION COMMISSION FOR I Name: HEALTHYEATINGTIPS LLC II The address of the registered office is: 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: MEMBER Robert Tipton 2694 N. Springfield St., BUCKEYE, AZ, 85396 Published Oct 10, 17, 24, 2019 / 24124 ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION HAVE BEEN FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE ARIZONA CORPORATION COMMISSION FOR I Name: PRESTIGE HOME CARE LLC II The address of the registered office is: 13015 W. Rancho Santa Fe Blvd. #1168, AVONDALE, AZ, 85392 The name of the Statutory Agent is: 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 Connie Lozano, 13015 W. Rancho Santa Fe Blvd. #1168, AVONDALE, AZ, 85392 Published: Glendale Star, Oct 3, 10, 17, 2019 / 24376

NOTICE OF BID DIVISION I –PROJECT DESCRIPTION AND ADVERTISEMENT Arizona Board of Regents, for and on behalf of Northern Arizona University (“Owner” or “University”), requests interested contractors to submit, in writing, their qualifications to provide services as a Northern Arizona University designated Job Order Contractor - NAU Project #11.160.201.

This solicitation will use the methodology prescribed by Section 3-804 of the University Procurement Code. This Job Order Contract procurement is a two (2) step process. The first step is this Request For Qualifications (“RFQ”). The second step for shortlisted firms will be a Request For Proposal (“RFP”). Upon completion of the two-step procurement, the Owner intends to award multiple Job Order Contracts for each of the following classes of work: General Construction, Mechanical, Electrical, Fire Life Safety, Civil/Utility and Information Technology Services. Potential Offerors are advised that the Owner does not guarantee that any minimum amount of work will be authorized under any contract resulting from this solicitation. The submitting Offeror shall be responsible for furnishing all labor, materials, transportation and services required for General, Electrical, Mechanical, Fire Life Safety, Civil/Utility and/or Information Technology Services work on construction projects less than two million dollars ($2,000,000.00) in construction cost, to be done under Job Order Contracts on the Northern Arizona University Flagstaff campus and other Northern Arizona University sites located within the State, in accordance with plans and specifications to be issued on a project by project basis. SCHEDULE OF DEADLINES Advertise for Services: Thursday, October 17, 2019 Pre-Qualifications ZOOM Meeting: October 24, 2019, at 10:00AM local time Qualifications Due: November 4, 2019, at 2:00PM local time Facility Services Building #77, Front of

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NOTICE OF HEARING CITY OF GLENDALE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT the City of Glendale Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on November 7, 2019, at 6:00 p.m. in the Glendale Council Chambers Building, 5850 West Glendale Avenue, Glendale, Arizona, to hear the following: HOME DAYCARE CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT CUP19-07 A request by Ahmad S t a n i k z a i , r e p r e s e n t i n g T a h m i na Stanikzai, to allow a Conditional Use Permit to have a Home Child Care Center (home daycare) for no more than 10 children in the R1-6 (Single Residence) zoning district. The site is located near the southwestern corner of Manzanita Drive and 56th Drive and is in the Barrel District. Staff Contact: Dru Maynus, Planner, 623-930-2810. Copies of all applications, exhibits, and documents are available for public review at the Development Services Department, 5850 West Glendale Avenue, Second Floor, Glendale, Arizona, between the hours of 8:00am and 5:00pm weekdays or will be available online at https://www.glendaleaz.com/cms/one.aspx?pageId=15331 862 after 6:00pm the Friday prior to the public meeting. For further information, please call the case staff contact at the number listed above or (623) 930-2800.

Interested parties are invited to attend and participate in the public hearing.

FOR SPECIAL ACCOMMODATIONS Please contact Diana Figueroa at (623) 930-2808 or dfigueroa@glendaleaz.com at least three working days prior to the meeting if you require special accommodations due to a disability. Hearing impaired persons should call (623) 9302197. CITY OF GLENDALE Kevin R. Phelps City Manager Publish: October 17, 2019 The Glendale Star / 24796

NOTICE OF REQUEST NOTICE OF REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS CITY OF GLENDALE WATER SERVICES DEPARTMENT GROUNDWATER WELL PROGRAM MANAGEMENT SERVICES Project No. 181938 CONSULTING SERVICES The City of Glendale (COG) Water Services Department (WSD) is seeking a qualified professional consultant to provide program management services for the testing and rehabilitation of existing groundwater wells, and the design, drilling and construction of new and replacement groundwater wells. This project will ensure the City has water supply resiliency, redundancy and long-term sustainability.

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Glendale (COG) Water Services Department (WSD) is seeking a qualified professional consultant to provide program management services for the testing and rehabilitation of existing groundwater wells, and the design, drilling and construction of new and replacement groundwater wells. This project will ensure the City has water supply resiliency, redundancy and long-term sustainability.

All qualified firms interested in providing the required services are invited to submit their proposal to this Request for Proposal (RFP). All proposals must comply with the requirements specified in this RFP. PROJECT DESCRIPTION The City’s potable water facilities include three (3) surface water treatment plants, one (1) groundwater treatment plant, seven (7) active direct connected wells and seven (7) reservoirs. Two of the water treatment plants use water from the Salt River Project (SRP) and Central Arizona Project (CAP). This project will focus on the City’s groundwater wells. The City recently completed the evaluation of nine (9) groundwater wells that have operational and/or water quality issues.

Each well assessment offered improvement options that include well replacement and/or rehabilitation. The evaluation also included the assessment of four (4) additional well sites, including well site footprints, located in the city’s water pressure Zone 3, to determine if they would be viable options for the installation of new wells. In addition to the well evaluations the City is developing an Integrated Water Master Plan (IWMP). The IWMP will provide planning level recommendations on potential locations and timing for groundwater wells as additional water supply sources.

SCOPE OF WORK The selected Consultant will work closely with the City’s Water Services Department and coordinate efforts with the on-going Integrated Water Master Plan (IWMP) project team.

The Consultant will also be required to review the Well Evaluation Report for water pressure Zones 1, 2 and 3, and the Peoria/Glendale West Wing Reservoir Supply Feasibility Study. The scope of work will include, but not limited to, the following: 1. Based on the review of the above-mentioned reports and the recommendations of the IWMP groundwater resource water quality and quantity strategies, the Consultant will evaluate and recommend new and replacement well(s) and well site development. 2.

Evaluate existing borehole tests data and recommend additional pilot/borehole tests for new and replacement well sites. Use the test results to obtain the hydrological and water quality information needed for well designs and specifications. 3. Evaluate and recommend the best strategies for well design and construction. 4. Facilitate the coordination of the groundwater well program. 5.

Coordinate with all regulatory agencies for the required permits. PRE-SUBMITTAL CONFERENCE A pre-submittal conference will be held on Tuesday, November 5, 2019, at 11:00 a.m., at the Oasis Water Treatment Plant, 7070 West Northern Avenue, Glendale, AZ. At this meeting, staff will discuss the scope of work, general contract issues and respond to questions from the attendees.

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 send a representative to the pre-submittal conference. REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL PACKET The RFP packet is available on the City’s Vendor Self Service Home Page at: HTTPS://GLENDALEAZ.MUNISSELFSERVICE.COM/VENDORS/VBIDS/DEFAULT.ASPX. To receive the RFP packet, you must be registered as a vendor.

Registration can be done through the vendor registration link located at: HTTPS://WWW.GLENDALEAZ.MUNISSELFSERVICE.COM/VENDORS/DEFAULT.ASPX. Questions pertaining to the RFP or consultant selection process should be directed in writing or emailed to Bill Passmore, Engineering Department, City of Glendale, 5850 West Glendale Avenue, Glendale, AZ 85301, or bpassmore@glendaleaz.com. The RFP submittal date is: Friday, November 15, 2019, no later than 2:00 p.m. Any proposal received after this time will not be considered and will be returned to the consultant. CITY OF GLENDALE, ARIZONA Published: October 17 & 24, 2019 The Glendale Star / 24797

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SUMMONS CIVIL COMPLAINT AND SUMMONS CASE NUMBER CC2019-101273RC Maricopa County Justice Courts, Arizona San Tan Justice Court, 201 E. Chicago St. #102, Chandler, AZ 85225.

602-372-3400 BURNETTA L COTTO PO BOX 7206 MESA, AZ 85216 (480)416-1956 Plaintiff(s) Dianna Lindenfelser 9739 E Empress Ave. Mesa, AZ 85208. 480-984-9414 Defendant(s) NOTICE AND SUMMONS TO THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFENDANT(S): You are directed to answer this complaint within TWENTY (20) DAYS by filing a written ANSWER in the court named above. If you do not answer or defend, you run the risk of having a judgment entered against you for the amount of plaintiff's claim, plus court costs. A filing fee must be paid at the time your answer is filed. If you cannot afford to pay the required fee, you may request that the Court either waive or defer the fee.

Date: 5/20/19 Clerk: JB (SEAL) PLAINTIFF'S CLAIM This Justice Court has venue because -The debt, or cause of action, or the incident that resulted in this claim, occurred in this precinct at the following location: n/a $3500 is the total amount owed me by defendant because: Defendant(s) Dianna Lindenfelser neglected to return my deposit within the 14 days per landlord/tenant Act Article 2 331321 (item D & E or 33-1341.) Nor has she given me a written explanation on why she didn't do so. Security deposit of $1050.00 I gave Dianna a written notice to vacate premises at 7932 E. Milagro on June 3, 2016. The written noice was given to her with the rent the 3rd of May 2016. I requested her to send the deposit refund to my P.O. Box 7206 Mesa, AZ 85216. I even thanks her for giving me the opportunity to reside in their home for the last 1 1/2 years. (see further items on file) Date: May 20, 2019 /s/ Burnetta L Cotto, Plaintiff Published: Glendale Star, 10/3, 10, 17, 24, 2019 / 24437

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