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Voters reject PUSD override BY TOM SCANLON

Peoria Times Associate Editor

It was a rollercoaster week, with stomachs flipping nervously at Peoria Unified School District’s Glendale office. For the likes of Danielle Airey, PUSD chief communications officer, Monday through Friday of last week were filled with tension, hopes — and, ultimately, disappointment. It will be back to the chalkboard for PUSD after voters rejected a bond override request by 133 votes. The difference is .29%. Is that close enough for PUSD to ask for a recount? “We will reconnect with our team next

week to determine next steps,” Airey said Saturday. The district, which has 42 schools in Peoria and Glendale, asked voters for a $33.7 million budget override. The loss does not mean immediate budget cuts. “We are in year four of our 2015 approval,” said Airey. “If not renewed in year five — November 2020— mandatory budget reductions start in year six. “The way override is put in place, you can go out to community to secure your override. We technically have one more year to go out to the community.” The failure to secure financing of $33 million means “potential for a lot of dif-

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ferent things,” Airey said. “We’d have to look long and hard at a number of other things about how we do business. Safety will always be a priority for us, we don’t want to cut too deeply.” According to the district’s website, the failure of the override could mean classsize increases, an end to free kindergarten, fee increases, staffing cuts and salary reductions: “Without an override in place, the district would lose more than $26 million a year in funds that supports people and programs. “All staff would see a compensation decrease, the district could no longer SEE PUSD PAGE 2

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While business leaders were socializing before WESTMARC’s Best of the West awards show and dinner Thursday, Nov. 7, the Lee Perreira Trio played a version of Bob Marley’s “Stir It Up.” Fitting, as WESTMARC —the Western Maricopa Coalition— has stirred up the West Valley business and leadership scene for 27 years. Equal parts cheerleader, coach and matchmaker, WESTMARC is “a public-private partnership of the 15 communities, the business community and the educational sector in the West Valley.” The organization, according to its mission statement, “is committed to our members’ success and to our mission of enhancing economic development SEE AWARDS PAGE 4

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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 fullday kindergarten. Fees related to athletic and extracurricular activities would also significantly increase and these programs would be reduced.” Close votes are not new for Peoria Unified School District. PUSD voters first approved a 10% override in 1996 and renewed in 2001, 2006 and 2012. In 2015, voters approved a 13% override. The authorization lasts for seven years and phases out over the last two years if not renewed or replaced with another voter-approved initiative. The 2015 override passed by 1,882 votes. Four years ago, 32,990 voted in the PUSD ballot measure. This year, 46,448 voted in PUSD - a 40% increase. As last week progressed, the difference went from really-close to super-close to excruciatingly close.

“We are hopeful the results will swing in our favor and look forward to the next update.”

Second ballot count, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 5 p.m.:

The Maricopa County Elections vote count showed the PUSD bond override still failing, but by only 432 votes (21,543 Yes votes, 21,975 No votes). “The Peoria Unified School District’s override is too close to call,” stated a PUSD release. Signs urging voters to approved the PUSD override may not have been enough to persuade voters, who narrowly rejected the ballot measure. (Peoria Times photo by Tom Scanlon)

First ballot count, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 5 p.m.:

With 42,987 ballots received in the district, the county counted 21,648 No votes, 519 more than the 21,029 Yes votes. The difference was about 1.5% (50.73% No, 49.27% Yes). “We have been in this position through past elections and remain cautiously optimistic,” PUSD Superintendent Linda Palles Thompson said, after the first count.

Third ballot count, Thursday, Nov. 7, 5 p.m.:

With 45,712 ballots counted for Peoria Unified’s override election, the county counted 22,550 Yes votes to 22,821 No votes. The No lead was down to 321. “It’s a brutal wait,” Airey said, with a sigh Friday afternoon, as the clock ticked toward the final count. “We have been all along been taking a cautiously-optimistic approach - everything with tempered enthusiasm. “We’ve been in this situation before …” All in all, she said, “We are pleased with the way the election is trending. We are even more pleased with the turnout of voters.”

Final ballot count, Friday, Nov. 8, 6:47 p.m.:

The elections department counted 22,981 Yes votes for the PUSD override, 133 less than the 23,114 No votes. Yes votes translate to 49.855% versus 50.144% No votes, a difference of .29% This was the final, official count, according to the Maricopa County Elections Department. “All ballots have now been tabulated,” a press release stated. (For full results, see recorder.maricopa.gov/ electionresults.) “I congratulate Maricopa County voters on another great election,” said Maricopa County Recorder Adrian Fontes.

Post-final ballot count, Friday, 7:35 p.m.

“The final update from Maricopa County Recorder’s Office was released just before 7 p.m. showing that Peoria Unified’s election failed by just 133 votes,” said Airey, in a press release. “This is a disappointing loss for our district. “We are proud to be part of a community that displayed such high lev-

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els of engagement by exercising their right to vote. Our leadership team will reconnect next week to determine next steps and keep our community updated.” Saturday morning, Airey was asked about “uncounted” votes The county’s final results show 46,448 total ballots cast in the district - however, when Yes and No votes are added, the total is 46,095. This leaves 353 ballots untabulated. “The reason that the two numbers don’t add up is that the total includes the ‘under’ and ‘over’ votes,” said Airey, via email. “Undervotes are those that returned a ballot and didn’t vote for our question, the line was too thin to read, etc. Over ballots mean that the voter selected both ‘yes’ and ‘no. “We had 340 undervotes and 13 overvotes.” She said the district was proud of the increased turn out, especially as this was an election where ballots could only be mailed, with no polling places open. As with other school districts, PUSD was not permitted to openly lobby for voter approval, focusing instead on education for voters to be as informed as possible before making decisions. Much of the information was on the district’s website peoriaunified. org, which states that if the override passed, “The associated tax rate would amount to approximately $1.74 per $100 of assessed property valuation. According to the measure’s informational packet, “The proposed 15% override authorization would continue the district’s current 13% override authorization approved by the voters in the District on Nov. 3, 2015, and would increase the amount the override exceeds the District’s revenue control limit from 13% to 15%.” “...The dollar amount for the first year for which the budget increase was adopted is $33,702,108,” the packet states. It says the increase is for: • Student and staff safety. • Attraction and retention of the best teachers and staff possible. • Athletics and extra/co-curricular activities. • Physical education. • Nurses and health services. • Art. • Band and chorus. • Assistant principals. • Reading and gifted programs. • Maintain class size. • All-day kindergarten.

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Peoria General Plan: Key dates and goals BY PEORIA TIMES STAFF Key dates in the Peoria General Plan include: • July 18 - The 60 day public comment period begins. • Aug. 19- Open house at City of Peoria Development and Community Services Building, Point of View Conference Room. • Aug. 21 - Open house at Cibola Vista Resort, Trailhead Room. • Sept. 3 - City council study session, Council Chambers. • Sept. 9 - Open house at Sunrise Mountain Library. • Sept. 16 - Open house at City of Peoria Development and Community Services Building, Point of View Conference Room. • Sept. 16 - Public comment period closes. • Oct. 3 - Planning and Zoning Commission meeting at Rio Vista Recreation Center. • Oct. 17 - Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting in the City Council Chambers. • Nov. 12 - Revised General Plan presented at Peoria City Council meeting, 7 p.m. at Council Chambers. • 2020 - The General Plan goes to voters.

City of Peoria General Plan goals in the “Economic Prosperity” section: 1. Balanced Land Uses: Promote a balanced mix of land uses, supporting a broad range of housing and lifestyle choices, business and employment opportunities as well as cultural and entertainment spaces. 2. Focused Growth: Strategically focus new growth into areas of Peoria to enable the achievement of city goals for economic growth, fiscal sustainability, and environmental stewardship and support the development of new, attractive neighborhoods. 3. Sustainable Development: Promote local growth patterns and sustainable development practices that improve quality of life, celebrate culture, protect open space and natural resources, and reduce traffic congestion. 4. Complete Neighborhoods: Offer a range of neighborhoods with distinctive, special places to live that are safe and well served by community amenities and gathering spaces. 5. Array of Housing Options: Provide an array of high-quality housing types and price points, built sustainably and meets the varied needs of diverse seg-

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Left, Mariah Washington, a student at Glendale Community College, received the West Valley Youth Leadership Scholarship. Middle, Ned Norris Jr., chairman of the Tohono O’odham Nation, and other tribe members accepted the award as Desert Diamond won WESTMARC’s Economic Engine “Best of the West.” Right, Julie Rees received the President’s Choice Award from Sintra Hoffman, president and CEO of WESTMARC. (Peoria Times photos by Pablo Robles)

water Depot Logistics Center. The Coldwater hub has 65 businesses employing 1,200 and is “creating a vast economic benefit for the West Valley by bringing its residents home to work,” said the city of Avondale, which nominated Coldwater. King Koil mattresses and the Vitamin Shoppe are two of the biggest employers at Coldwater. Desert Diamond Casino was described as “a game-changer for economic development in the West Valley.” Indeed, Desert Diamond hired 700, over halfway to its 1,300 goal. The economic engine award went to …

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were the West Valley Arts Council, locating in Surprise and featuring members around the West Valley, and Maryvale Revitalization Corporation’s HERO U Program, which aims to promote positive thinking for eighth- and ninth-graders. The West Valley Arts Council took the award home. The Quality of Life Enhancement in Education finalists were a pair of powerful youth shapers: Speak Up, Stand Up, Save a Life, an annual conference aiming to reduce bullying and suicides; and Waddell’s Canyon View High School, which recently won the prestigious James MacConnell Award “for curiosity, creativity and imagination in education.” The winner is…Speak Up, Stand Up, Save a Life. Dedicated “to all those we have lost to suicide,” the next Speak Up, Stand Up conference will be Jan. 21, at Grand Canyon University. The West Valley Scholarship Fund named another winner, Mariah Washington, who won a scholarship. The Glendale Community College student said she will use it to pursue a nursing degree. In addition to the four annual awards, the WESTMARC board of directors also presented the inspiration in leadership award to Littleton School District Superintendent Roger Freeman and the regional advancement award to Mike and Cindy Watts of the ASU Watts College of Public Service and Community Solutions. Mike and Cindy Watts, founders of Sunstate Equipment, donated $30 million to ASU. Hoffman gave the president’s choice award to Julie Rees of Triadvocates. The Inspiration in Leadership award went to Dr. Roger Freeman, superintendent of the Littleton Elementary School District. “It remains my stubborn hope you’ll continue to be inspired, for the greater good of our whole community,” Freeman said.

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St. Mary’s Super Saturday Turkey Drive BY PEORIA TIMES STAFF St. Mary’s Food Bank is holding its 13th-annual Super Saturday Turkey Drive from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 23. The drive takes place at its two food bank locations as well as 28 Albertsons and Safeway locations around the Valley. Last year, St. Mary’s distributed more than 11,000-holiday food boxes during its three day drive ahead Thanksgiving. In addition to helping reach its 10,000 donated turkeys goal, St. Mary’s Food Bank workers will gladly accept any monetary or both perishable and non-perishable food donations on Super Saturday. Every dollar donated helps to provide seven meals to those in need this holiday season.

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It’s almost time for Peoria Unified School District’s fall break, which means it’s almost time for Fall Break Ed Camp, which will be held from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Nov. 25-27. Fall Ed Camp is at two locations: • Desert Valley Elementary School, 12901 N. 63rd Avenue. • Foothills Elementary School, 15808 N. 63rd Avenue. The cost is $35 a day, which includes breakfast and two snacks. Sack lunch

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Peoria nonprofit hits the jackpot at Gila River Cares Night of Giving BY CHRISTINA FUOCO-KARASINSKI Peoria Times Executive Editor

Gila River Hotels & Casinos—Wild Horse Pass, Lone Butte and Vee Quiva—distributed a year’s worth of self-excluded jackpots to five local nonprofit organizations at its recent annual Gila River Cares Night of Giving celebration held at Wild Horse Pass. Over $74,000 of self-excluded jackpots (unclaimed winnings) were distributed to local nonprofits to enhance the lives of Arizonans through educational programs and children’s welfare. This year’s recipients and distribution amounts included: Hope Community Services (Peoria): $10,582.38 At least 1 in 7 children have experienced child abuse and/or neglect in the past year. Hope Community Services’ (formerly West Valley Child Crisis Center) mission is to create lasting solutions for children and families by providing innovative programs to foster safe and healthy communities within Arizona. Funds will be used to provide services for children in the Ar-

izona child welfare system and the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment Systems. In particular, the funds will support the organization’s Equine and Animal-Assisted Therapy programs. UMOM New Day Centers (Phoenix): $21,164.77 UMOM restores hope and rebuilds lives by providing shelter, services and affordable housing for people experiencing homelessness. Funds will be used to provide shelter and services to more than 500 homeless families, including 900-plus children. While in shelter, all family members have access to services including three meals each day, safe and secure shelter, housing assistance, education opportunities, on-site medical, child care, as well as afterschool and summer programs for children and youth. Kids in Focus (Arcadia): $15,836.57 Kids in Focus empowers and equips at-risk children to shift from surviving to thriving. Through the restorative power of photography and with the guidance of dedicated mentors, the

Celebrating Hope Community Services’s funds is Dominic Orozco, chief marketing officer of Gila River Hotels & Casinos; Kary Goitia, president/CEO of Hope Community Services; Kim Parrot, development director of Hope Community Services; Michelle Mccandless, development and marketing specialist of Hope Community Services; and Deb Budnick, chief financial officer at Hope of Community Services. (Photo courtesy Gila River Casinos)

children are inspired to open their eyes to their own potential and self-worth. Funds will support an intensive nineweek After-School Photography Mentoring program for 30 to 35 at-risk children and continuing year-round engagement activities for 175 alumni in the Grads in Focus program. Foundation for Blind Children (Phoenix/Chandler): $15,836.57 The Foundation for Blind Children serves the blind and visually impaired of all ages. As the only agency of its

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Local company provides bath remodel for veteran BY PEORIA TIMES STAFF

Baths for Less provided a new shower system for Peoria U.S. Army veteran George Vail. The remodel is part of the third annual Baths for the Brave, a nationwide initiative founded by Brian Gottlieb, president and owner of Tundraland Home Improvements based in Kaukauna, Wisconsin. Baths for Less’ work took place at Vail’s home in Peoria The local remodel is part of a national program launched in 2017. Baths for Less is based in Tempe, Arizona. Baths for Less gave U.S. Army vet George Vail a new shower system. (Submitted photo)

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Lesko and Stanton recall drives face long odds BY HOWARD FISCHER Capitol Media Services

Impeachment proceedings of President Trump is generating political ripples here in Arizona. Two recall drives were launched against members of the state’s congressional delegation. One by Phoenix resident Peter McMillan, who is seeking a special election to oust Democrat Greg Stanton. McMillan speciﬁcally cites Stanton’s support for impeachment. The other, by Leonard Clark, targets Rep. Debbie Lesko (R-08). In his formal ﬁling, Clark cites Lesko’s decision to vote against a rebuke of the president for his decision to withdraw U.S. troops from Syria “and her betrayal of the Kurdish people.’’ But Clark told Capitol Media Services he also thinks she should be recalled because of her role in crashing the closed-door bipartisan impeachment hearings. Both efforts face long odds, if there are, in fact, any odds at all. Given the number of signatures necessary to force an election combined with the fact, both sponsors concede they currently have no major source of funding. It will take 65,311 valid signatures submitted by Feb. 29, to set an election to recall Stanton, with the number based on a percentage of the turnout in the 2018 election; to seek the recall of Lesko, Clark needs 76,104 names on a petition by Feb. 21. But here’s the thing: Any election would not take place until next summer, likely long after any conclusion of president impeachment hearings by the house and after the matter goes to trial in the Senate. But both McMillan and Clark said that does not deter them from their efforts. “I’m doing it in the interest of due process,’’ McMillan said. “Somebody has to stand up here in Arizona,’’ said Clark. And it presumes there would even be an election even if both parties reach the required signature goals. There is no provision in federal law for recall of members of Congress. And federal courts generally have barred states from imposing such requirements. That means incumbents need not agree to honor the results of a recall. There is a provision in Arizona law allowing congressional candidates to

central Phoenix through south Scottsdale and Tempe into parts of Mesa, Chandler and Gilbert. The recall against Stanton was filed slightly more than a month after the congressman, who earlier had supported an inquiry, announced he now is in favor of proceeding with a full-blown impeachment of the president. “The mountain of credible evidence that the president has engaged in impeachable conduct continues to grow, including his own alarming admissions over the past several days,’’ Stanton said in a Sept. 24 statement, saying that members of Congress have sworn to defend the Constitution against Rep. Debbie Lesko (R-08) expressed no concern about a all enemies, foreign and dorecall effort. (Photo courtesy Rep. Debbie Lesko) mestic. sign statements they will voluntarily “The House now has a duty abide by the results of any recall. But to move forward with the impeachment neither Stanton nor Lesko signed such of the president,’’ he said. “Failure to a statement when elected. act would create a dangerous precedent In fact, Sophia Solis, spokeswoman that is too high a cost for our nation to for Secretary of State Katie Hobbs, said bear.’’ there is no evidence that any of the canMcMillan said his views about didates elected in 2018, submitted such what is going on in Washington have a statement. been affected by the writings of Alan Solis said her office will accept a Dershowitz, a former Harvard Law properly filed recall petition with the School professor, who has opined that required number of signatures. That, the House needs evidence of “high she said, could lead to a court chal- crimes or misdemeanors’’ to proceed lenge. with impeachment. More to the point, But, absent a ruling by a judge Solis Dershowitz has questioned whether said her agency is in uncharted waters. anything Trump is accused of fits that “The law is unclear as to whether, definition. in the absence of a challenge, a recall “It’s placing the nation in a situation election should be held with the results where we could be facing a constitumerely being symbolic,’’ she said. “We tional crisis,’’ McMillan said. He said are not aware of any authority on this the recall petition will help educate the point.’’ public about those issues. Lesko, in a prepared statement, “We as registered voters need to have showed no concern about the recall effort. Catch up on “Voters recently elected me four LOCAL times,’’ she said, referring to her vicNEWS! tories in a special primary and general elections in spring of 2018 to replace Trent Franks who had quit, and then again later in the year to win her own two-year term. “I have been working very hard to help my constituents.’’ Her district covers the area from Litchfield Park through Sun City and Peoria up to New River. There was no immediate response from Stanton whose district runs from

an open and honest debate as to what we want our elected representatives to do in our name, or not to do in our name,’’ he said. McMillan, who said he is a political independent, voted for neither Stanton nor Republican Steve Ferrara last year, saying he just moved into Arizona in 2017 and did not go to the polls in 2018. Clark finds himself in the same position on the 2018 contest between Lesko and Democrat Hiral Tipirneni. While he is a long-time Arizona resident, Clark said he was living in Prescott at the time; he said he has since moved into Lesko’s district. But Clark, a registered Democrat, is no stranger to Arizona politics. He is a regular fixture at the Capitol and often testifies on pending legislation. Three of the four other Democrats in the state’s congressional delegation have said they support proceeding with impeachment: Raul Grijalva, Ruben Gallego and Ann Kirkpatrick. Only Tom O’Halleran has not gone that far, saying only he supports the impeachment inquiry.

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November 14, 2019

Peoria Elementary improves state-assigned grade by two letters BY ERIC NEWMAN

Peoria Times Staff Writer

Students aren’t the only ones who get grades in Arizona. Peoria Elementary School recently received its report card showing strong improvement. The Arizona State Board of Education released its A-F letter grades for the 2018-19 school year, on Oct. 31, and Peoria Elementary received a “B.” The formula used to determine school letter grades uses a wide range of academic measures, including results from the AzMERIT test, as well as overall academic growth. While Peoria Elementary principal Brenda LoPresto said there is still work to do, to achieve an “A” grade and maintain it, a “B” represents a tremendous amount of improvement. In the 2017-18 year, Peoria Elementary School ranked as a “D.” The one-year growth is the most any elementary school in the Peoria Unified School District saw. Noting the improvement, staff and students came together for an allschool assembly to celebrate the hard work and accomplishments over the

Peoria Elementary School showed off the “report card” that showed strong improvement. The news made students smile. (Photos courtesy Peoria Uniﬁed School District)

last school session. “It was really encompassing on all fronts. Staff went through a lot of professional development. We worked on having our students put their best foot forward, attendance, parents getting in touch with us and making it easier for the kids. All things like that, that make a difference,” she said.

Besides the grade, it is clear to LoPresto school spirit among both students and staff is roaring high. The intrinsic improvement made by everyone is noticeable — even without state recognition. She pointed to the school’s “Learning Gardens,” which grow fruits and vegetables as part of a hands-on, in-

class learning program. She also noted the impact new programs are having in a variety of areas like attendance: And how local businesses are sponsoring classes with the highest attendance rates and rewarding students’ efforts with pizza and cupcake parties, an initiative the school implemented following the “D” grade. LoPresto is a Peoria Elementary graduate, so her pride and enthusiasm run deep. She said a goal she aimed for when she recently took over as principal, was to make students feel like they could, with enough work, become the future and achieve their dreams. Certainly, bringing Peoria Elementary’s state grade up by two letters in one academic year, in only her second year as principal, is hitting the goals bullseye. “You can really see everyone taking pride in the school and what they’re doing here, and some parents have even stopped me to say how much they appreciate some of the things going on” LoPresto said, “and hopefully that means that we’ll keep working to keep improving and see where we are this time next year.”

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November 14, 2019

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Coyotes may have more right to be here than humans BY DAVID LEIBOWITZ Peoria Times Columnist

Much of what makes life in this Valley appealing is the state’s rugged desert feel. The landscape is rough hereabouts, all scrub growth and cactus that can tear flesh. The temperature for many months of the year is too much for weaker beings. And then there’s Arizona’s wildlife, the rattlesnakes, scorpions, javelina and coyotes who have called this place home since long before man moved out West and staked a claim. Life in the Valley isn’t for everyone. I was reminded of that after watching a story on KTVK Channel 3 about a Nov. 6 neighborhood meeting between scores of angry Scottsdale residents and officials from the Arizona Game and Fish Department. The subject of the gathering? A rash

of homicidal urban coyotes who have killed six dogs and a cat since September in the area around Scottsdale and Bell roads. Said one lady neighbor while jabbing a manicured fingernail at Game and Fish officials: “I’ve been here since 1974, and it’s never been the case (of) this many coyotes. And I can tell you it better not start being the case because if I get hurt, I’m gonna sue somebody. I’m gonna say you should’ve been protecting me and you weren’t.” I’ll note for the record that coyote attacks against human beings – manicured or otherwise – are exceedingly rare in Arizona (and non-existent in this TV story). Coyotes mostly eat fruit and garbage

and roadkill. They occasionally switch things up by grabbing small dogs and cats who almost exclusively have been left offleash or allowed to roam the backyard unaccompanied after leaving the house through the doggie door. The chances of a coyote or a coyote pack cornering and attacking you or snatching your pet while you’re nearby standing sentinel? It’s pretty much zero based on my quarter-century living here. Confronted by humans – and I’ve seen my share of coyotes while hiking and golfing – desert dogs are typically timid, ready to flee the moment you act unafraid and dominant. As for the risk of a coyote killing a small pet that’s off the leash, my response may sound heartless, but here it is: That’s life in the desert. It happens. That’s the life we all chose when we came here. In cities, the greatest danger to pets is a lifetime of confinement and avenue traffic. Here, the desert has predators who kill. The less you account for that and the less vigilant you are as a desert pet

owner, the more likely your pet will end up a victim. Again, I don’t mean to belittle the grief of pet owners who loses a dog or cat. That would be devastating. Still, such losses do not represent blood on the hands of Game and Fish. That department has always been very clear about its role in the Arizona ecosystem: Game and Fish does not remove or relocate “nuisance wildlife” to protect pets. They take action only when human lives are at risk. The metropolitan Phoenix desert remains a place with rough edges, risks and discomforts. That’s part of what makes the Valley unique. We don’t live in desert owned by Disney, with a chorus of smiling coyotes singing “Hakuna Matata.” Here, owning small dogs and cats comes with certain risks and responsibilities. If that’s not what you signed up for, I totally understand. But the proper response isn’t to call the government to demand protection or to call in a SWAT team of lawyers. Perhaps you should consider calling a real estate agent instead? David Leibowitz has called the Valley home since 1995. Contact david@leibowitzsolo.com.

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We need health care reforms that help patients, families BY PATRICK J. KENNEDY Guest Columnist

This summer, we saw remarkable, bipartisan progress on addressing rising health care costs — an issue voters consistently rank as ‘most important’. The challenge for lawmakers right now is twofold: find effective solutions to make healthcare more affordable for all Americans without reducing access to treatments. While our healthcare system often seems like a tangled knot of misaligned incentives and bureaucracy, there are most certainly bipartisan solutions Congress can implement to achieve this dual goal. The issue is of particular concern for the mental health community. Millions of Americans confront mental illness every day and approximately one in six use some form of psychiatric medication. For those battling addiction, medication can sometimes mean the difference between success and failure. Medication is not a one-size-fits-all solution. Prescriptions must be monitored and adjusted as treatment progresses. It’s why organizations such as Mental Health America consistently oppose policies seeking to restrict access to new medications. Fortunately, many practical solutions were already explored and are waiting for a champion to take them over the finish line. Reforms like passing on some of the rebates in Medicare Part D will realign incentives throughout the whole system to bring down prices, all while providing actual savings at the pharmacy. The plan is simple enough — forcing insurance companies and pharmacy benefit managers (massive private

“middlemen” between drug companies and insurers) to pass on drug rebates to patients at the point of sale. For patients, passing on rebates would provide immediate relief. It is estimated that sharing a portion of rebates with diabetes patients on Medicare could save up to $20 billion over the next 10 years. Most importantly, this plan addresses the rising cost of prescription drugs. Currently, pharmacy benefit managers pocket rebates, claiming they spread the cost of drugs throughout premiums and other patient fees. So not only are patients not receiving the savings intended for them, but the cost of medicine is rising. Pharmacy benefit managers and insurers are incentivized to maximize the number of rebates they can receive. And since rebates are used for the most expensive drugs, this means benefit managers are also incentivized to keep drug prices high -- or steer patients toward high-priced drugs. Both practices increase costs for families across the nation. Removing incentives would help patients find effective and affordable treatment options. I look forward to members of Congress from both sides of the aisle addressing this problem. Rebate reform is the best place to start.

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Peoria coworking space an alternative to working from home BY NATALIE URQUIZA

visiting the space, the thought of Pop-Up CoIt is sometimes a nuisance or inconworking space came venience for a freelancer or entrepreto mind. Currently, neur to travel to local coffee shops, in her co-op space hosts the hopes of getting work completed, a free small business when seats are unavailable, or when the work event in a comenvironment is too distracting and even munity-type setting evwhen the Wi-Fi is occasionally spotty. ery Friday night, where But one Peoria entrepreneur is changany freelance worker ing the independent-workers landscape or small-business ownwith a new space she created in the er can work without West Valley, complete with amenities. the typical roadblocks Malia Battilana is a Glendale native or interruptions. Light who created her business called the music plays in the backCollective AZ at 8271 W. Lake Pleasground, the Wi-Fi is ant Parkway, Suite 104, Peoria. strong and accessible, “We actually started as a shared The Collective Studio AZ is a place where “creative types” gather facilities are available an alternative to working from home. (Photo courtesy the Collective photography workspace and then we as and snacks are providStudio AZ) moved to a more creative-communied. ty shared workspace,” Battilana said. work from home. They rent space here She felt the need to add it because “People would come in, use it to work and use it to grow their businesses.” she realized people in the West Valley, because of people who didn’t want to When she noticed non-photographers especially in Peoria, work from home and noted it tends to get lonely. According to a Forbes magazine story, “21% of remote workers named ‘loneliness’ as one of their main on-the-job issues.” Battilana said she her customers tend to be creative types, “Such as freelancers, graphic designers, hand makers, teaching, Instagram strategist or coaches. They needed a space to work out of. It is kind of awesome, over the past year we moved more into a creative shared workspace where people can come and APY* host events and workshops here.” Battilana stressed the importance of on balances up to $10,000 maintaining a community-based atmoNo Monthly Fees & Free ATM’s sphere for creative clientele. She does not want her business to morph into a stuffy corporate-type environment. HURRY! OPEN AN ACCOUNT & “We are not those types of offices Receive OFFER ENDS you go into and it’s really dark furniA $100 BONUS! 12/31/2019 ture,” Battilana said. “We have live Use PROMO: FALL100 plants; we have a swing. People say it’s really calm in here. You definitely need that inspiration, being put into a box or Open an Account Today something stuffy doesn’t really do it for Stop by a local branch us.” Battilana created this business space 602.631.3200 around three years ago. She first fell in love with photography 10 years ago, cuwest.org/checking today she only specializes in maternity and child photography. She has also been a teacher in the Peoria Unified School District. Later, she convinced her husband to expand her photography

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Sweet to the Soul Boutique Fall Market returns to Peoria BY PEORIA TIMES STAFF Sweet to the Soul Boutique Fall Market is returns to Peoria Saturday, Nov. 16. Sweet to the Soul Boutique is a family event held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Peoria Sports Complex, 16101 N. 83rd Avenue. The event features 250 local shops, bakeries, small businesses and food trucks. The first 100 shoppers through main gates will receive a free swag bag. Ad-

mission is $5 for ages 18 and older (17 and under is free) and parking is free. “By giving small businesses our support, we are able to positively impact our communities,” said Jennifer Cluff, co-owner of Sweet to the Soul Boutique. “By shopping local, we are helping a little girl receive dance lessons, a mom and dad put dinner on the table, a child to excel in tutoring and a family purchase their first home.”

Sweet to the Soul Boutique Fall Market features 250 local businesses. (Photo courtesy Sweet to the Soul)

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Four Peoria football teams advance in playoffs BY PEORIA TIMES STAFF Several Peoria area high school football teams competed last weekend as the AIA high school football playoffs opened. Four of the Peoria schools move on to the second round. Liberty High advances to the second round after a 76-28 demolishing of La Joya Community. Liberty came into the playoffs with a run-heavy attack, but senior quarterback Jonah Guevara stunned La Joya, tossing six touchdown passes. Carter Hill caught four of them. The Liberty Lions also rushed for 379 yards, with freshman Zaccheus Cooper leading the way with 145 yards. Liberty safety Jax Stam leads a tough defense that squashed La Joya. In the second round, Liberty looks to keep rolling, hosting Mountain View at 7 p.m. Friday. Sunrise Mountain (8-3) also moves on, heading to Williams Field in Gilbert at 7 p.m. Friday. In the first round, the No. 8 Mustangs galloped to a 49-36 win over Buena. Junior Tommy Arnold rushed for three touchdowns and junior Brandon Bogard added two more in last Friday’s playoff win. Senior quarterback Alex Gianoli rushed for 130, with the team rolling up nearly 300 yards on the ground. Gianoli also connected with junior Ezekial Marshall on a 49-yard TD pass.

Peoria High (9-2) advanced to a second-round showdown with Cactus High. Peoria advanced with a strong 22-7 win over Greenway. Sophomore quarterback Aodhan Murphy tossed three touchdown passes and junior Christian Johnson - pushing for a 2,000-yard season rushed for 101 yards in the home win. Peoria hosts Cactus at 7 p.m. Friday. Cactus High rolled to a 43-6 victory over Tempe, so this will be quite a challenge for the Peoria Panthers. Cactus defeated Peoria 20-14 on Nov. 1. Centennial will host Hamilton at 7 p.m. Friday.

Liberty safety Jax Stam leads his tough defensive team to the second round of the playoffs. (Peoria Times photos by Eric Newman)

The No. 2 Coyotes howled up a 9-1 record. Senior quarterback Jonathan Morris leads the Coyote offense, throwing 16 touchdowns and just one interception through nine games. Junior Bryson Thomas led the team with 53 tackles, and senior Jaydin Young added 47 while also starting at running back. The Coyotes have won the past two

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Mustang swimmer trains among the best BY ERIC NEWMAN

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Daniel Matheson, a junior swimmer for Sunrise Mountain, was one of a select few athletes across the United States to work out for several days at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado from Oct. 24-27. Matheson was one of 96 high-schoolaged athletes from around the country, selected by their top times in different meets, to go to the training center in Colorado Springs on an all-expenses-paid trip. There, he spent several hours each day fine-tuning his strokes, fitness and the mental aspect of swimming, with high-level coaches and instructors there every step of the way. He also saw just how many great swimmers there are across the country. “I’m used to doing pretty well and finishing pretty high in high school meets,” Matheson said. “But there, everybody’s out to do their best and you’re sharing the lane with so many good swimmers. It’s motivating.” Another lesson he took from the camp was the idea of swimming is more of a team sport. “In so much of swimming, it’s you against everyone else. But there, everyone was supporting each other. People were cheering others on, especially because at the Olympic Center they’re all representing America and the same colors,” Matheson said. Sunrise Mountain coach Cris Dilworth said this attitude is exactly what she is looking for from her great swim-

mers on the team. When he returned from the camp, Matheson was greeted by his friends and fellow Mustangs. Many asked him about the camp and gave friendly barbs about him being interviewed and followed around by a camera. He took it in with a smile. Dilworth said some of the state’s top swimmers do not always get along so well with their high school teammates, preferring to hang out with their friends from club swimming. “We tell them that they’re at the school meets as a group. You have the chance to wear your school colors, and you sit with your team. I was really happy to hear that it was something he took from the trip because that’s important,” she said. Matheson turned his focus to training for the state championship meet on Nov. 8. He finished third in the 500-yard freestyle and fourth in the 200-yard IM. Matheson will now hunker down for several months in club swimming and take part in the process of choosing where he will swim in college after graduating in 2021. H e already has several college offers and took a few visits as well. Dilworth said Matheson will make a coach happy wherever he decides to go. “He’s really talented, and has the work ethic and natural skill to succeed,” Dilworth said. “But it’s the other stuff that makes him a good teammate.”

Daniel Matheson, a junior swimmer for Sunrise Mountain, trained at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado. (Peoria Times photo by Pablo Morales)

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Monday

Mini Bingo

Meet new friends over short rounds of bingo from 9:15 a.m. to noon at the American Legion Post 62, 9847 W. Desert Cove Avenue. For information, call 623-972-8372.

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brary, 8463 W. Monroe Street. Registration is required. For information, call 623-773-7556.

Northwest Speakers Toastmasters Club

Become a stronger leader and speaker in biweekly meetings from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. on the second and fourth Thursdays at Peoria Main Library, 8463 W. Monroe Street. For information, email vppr-4318@toastmastersclubs.org.

Pinochle

Play a game of Pinochle at 1 p.m. at Peoria Community Center, 8335 W. Jefferson Street. Attendance is free. For information, call 623-773-7436.

The American Red Cross is holding a blood drive from 1 to 6 p.m. at Peoples Mortgage, 9059 W. Lake Pleasant Parkway, Suite G700. Walk-ins are welcome, but appointments are available. For information, call 1-800-733-2767.

Friday

Crazy Times with Madame Patchouli

Enjoy songs, stories and crafts with the eccentric and much-loved Madame Patchouli from 9:15 to 9:45 a.m. at Sunrise Mountain Library, 21109 N. 98th Avenue. For information, call 623-773-8650

PAWS 2 Read

PAWS 2 Read is a program that allows children to read with therapy dogs to improve their reading skills and conﬁdence. The program takes place from 1 to 2:30 p.m. at Peoria Main Library, 8463 W. Monroe Street. For information, call 623-773-7555.

Ask a Master Gardener

Master Gardener volunteers from the University of Arizona Cooperative Extension in Maricopa County will answer desert gardening questions, including but not limited to plant selection, irrigation, fertilization, pruning techniques, pest management and problem diagnosis. You can also bring plant material or insect specimens for identiﬁcation and advice from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Sunrise Mountain Library, 21109 N. 98th Avenue. For information, call 623773-8650.

Early Bird Jump

Blood Drive

The early bird gets the work from 10 a.m. to noon at Sky Zone Peoria, 9040 W. Larkspur Drive, Suite 134. Tickets are $10 for two hours of jump time. This premier indoor trampoline park has trampoline dodgeball, a foam pit, a warrior course and more. For information, call 623-979-400.

Bingo

Play a game of bingo at 12:30 p.m. at Peoria Community Center, 8335 W. Jefferson Street. Individual bingo cards cost 25 cents and 50 cents for coverall. For information, call 623-773-7436. Dr. Timothy Gerhart, practicing physician and author, will explain how not to live in fear of developing dementia by introducing Therapeutic Lifestyle Change from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Renovare Wellness by Design Clinic, 18969 N. 83rd Avenue. To RSVP, call 623-7760206.

Toddlers can play and learn beside their caregiver with group stories, music and ﬁngerplays from 10 to 10:30 a.m. at Peoria Main Library, 8463 W. Monroe Street. For information, call 623-773-7555.

Technology Classes: Resumes

Learn to download apps, take and transfer photos, use mobile websites and more in these technology classes from 2 to 3 p.m. at Peoria Main Li-

Saturday

Glow

The focus of this class in on toning muscles and building overall strength. The class is comparable to the Fit After 50 exercise program and takes place at 9:30 a.m. at Peoria Community Center, 8335 W. Jefferson Street. Attendance is $1.50 for nonmembers. For information, call 623-773-7436.

Downtown Teens Art Night

Teens can take an art class, “Dirty Pour Acrylic Technique,” from 5 to 7 p.m. at Peoria Main Library, 8463 W. Monroe Street. Registration is required as space is limited. For information, call 623-7737556.

Tuesday

Pool Tournament

Compete in a pool tournament from 5 to 9 p.m. at the American Legion Post 62, 9847 W. Desert Cove Avenue. For information, call 623-972-8372.

Tai Chi Essentials

Learn Tai Chi from 9 to 9:50 a.m. at Peoria Community Center, 8335 W. Jefferson Street. Attendance is $1.50. For information, call 623-773-7436.

Open Play

Children of all ages can jump around and play from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Jumper’s Jungle Family Fun Center at 9299 W. Olive Avenue, Suite 406. The center is complete with bouncy houses, super slides, inﬂatable obstacles and more. For prices and information, call 623-322-4100.

Lasers, music and backlights will transform the indoor trampoline park into a jumping dance club from 8 to 11 p.m. at Sky Zone Peoria, 9040 W. Larkspur Drive, Suite 134. The park has tram-

Make friends as you knit, crochet or quilt from 1 to 3 p.m. at Peoria Main Library, 8463 W. Monroe Street. For information, call 623-773-7555.

Crafting Sundays (Ages 16+)

Meet fellow crochet, knitting and sewing/needlework friends from 2 to 4 p.m. at Sunrise Mountain Library, 21109 N. 98th Avenue. Please bring your own project to start or work on as you chat with others. For information, call 623-773-8650.

Soulstice Sound

Soulful pop-rock concert duo Sean Mullaney and Alex Ncube will perform at 7:30 p.m. in the McMillin Theater at Peoria Center for the Performing Arts, 10580 N. 83rd Drive. Adults 21 years and older can enjoy a signature cocktail during the concert. The DEZ Burrito Company food truck will be serving food for purchase. Concert tickets are $15 to $20. For information, visit theaterworks.org.

Wednesday

Westside Stitchers

Join others in a variety of needlecraft projects including knitting, crocheting, sewing, embroidery and beading at 12:30 p.m. at Peoria Community Center, 8335 W. Jefferson Street. For information, call 623-773-7436. AZ Ice Peoria offers one skating class for free every Wednesday at 5:45 p.m. at 15829 N. 83rd Avenue. The intro class is available for children and adults of all ages. After the class, an evaluator will provide a class recommendation.To register, email bridgetk@azice.com.

Sew Smart

Bring or start a sewing project at Peoria Main Library, 8463 W. Monroe Street, from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Library sewing machines are available for use. For information, email mary.vass@peoriaaz.gov.

Baby Steps

Learn how to help babies step into reading more easily from 9:15 to 9:45 a.m. at Sunrise Mountain Library, 21109 N. 98th Avenue. For information, call 623-773-8650.

Storytime (Ages 3-5)

Ms. Jenni will share stories, songs, poems and activities from 10 to 10:30 a.m. at Peoria Main Library, 8463 W. Monroe Street. For information, call 623-773-7555.

Card and Board Game Afternoon (Ages 18+)

Come play fan-favorite games like Phase 10, UNO, Old Maid, Hearts and Rummikub with other adults from 2 to 3 p.m. at Sunrise Mountain Library, 21109 N. 98th Avenue. For information, call 623-773-8650.

Busy Bee Crafters

Teen Paint Night

This creative group meets weekly to share ideas and work on a variety of craft projects at 9 a.m. at Peoria Community Center, 8335 W. Jefferson Street. For information, call 623-773-7436.

Sign up for an evening of painting from 6 to 7 p.m. at Sunrise Mountain Library, 21109 N. 98th Avenue. Wear clothes that can get dir ty. Registration is required. For information, call 623-773-8650.

Instructor Akua Jitahadi will lead a Zumba class at 8 a.m. Tuesdays and 9 a.m. Thursdays at Peoria Community Center, 8335 W. Jefferson Street. Attendance is $1.50 for nonmembers. For information, call 623-773-7436.

Thursday

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It’s Only Knit and Purl (Ages 16+)

Read Agatha Christie’s “Murder on the Orient Express” before a book discussion from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Sunrise Mountain Library, 21109 N. 98th Avenue. For information, call 623-773-8650.

Free Ice Skating Lessons

Distillery Tour

Bring family and friends to see a craft distillery in action. Lucidi Distilling Co. tours are available at 1 p.m. Sundays. Pricing star ts at just $14 per person and includes a generous sampling of three kinds of spirits and a custom-made signature cocktail. The distillery is located in Historic Fire Station No. 1, 8307 W. Washington Street. To book a par ty and learn more, call 623-299-8779.

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Line Dances

Have a fun morning of line dancing from 9:30 to 11 a.m. at Peoria Community Center, 8335 W. Jefferson Street. The class does not require a partner dancer. Attendance is $5. For information, call 623-773-7436.

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Sunday

Scrabble

Play a game of Scrabble at 12:30 p.m. at Peoria Community Center, 8335 W. Jefferson Street. This Scrabble group meets weekly and welcomes new par ticipants. For information, call 623-773-7436.

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Toddler Time: Step Up from Baby Steps

Toddler Time embraces the energy of toddlers with entertaining songs, dances, crafts and stories from 9:30 to 10 a.m. at Sunrise Mountain Library, 21109 N. 98th Avenue. For information, call 623-773-8650.

Teddy Bear Storytime

Children ages 2 to 6 are invited to a late-evening storytime event from 6:30 to 7 p.m. at Sunrise Mountain Library, 21109 N. 98th Avenue. Pajamas and teddy bears are optional. For information, call 623-773-8650.

Grab Bag Bingo

Enjoy eight games of free bingo at 10:45 a.m. at Peoria Community Center, 8335 W. Jefferson Street. Winners choose from an assortment of grab bags. For information, call 623-773-7436.

Autism Society Open Jump

Families with children on the spectrum with sensory needs are invited to an indoor inﬂatables jump event from 6:20 to 7:30 p.m. at Pump it Up, 14131 N. Rio Vista Boulevard, Suite 5. Tickets are $5. Waivers and socks are required to participate.

Planning and Zoning Commission

The Peoria Planning and Zoning Commission meets the ﬁrst and third Thursday of every month at 6:30 p.m. in the City Council Chambers, 8401 W. Monroe Street. For information, call 623-773-7340.

Monthly Writers’ Group

Beat writer’s block, make headway on that blog, memoir or book and meet fellow writers from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. at Peoria Main Library, 8463 W. Monroe Street. This group emphasizes the writing process and is screen-free, using only a pen and paper. Registration is required. For information, call 623-773-7556.

Toddler Time

Toddlers can play and learn beside their caregiver with group stories, music and ﬁngerplays from 10 to 10:30 a.m. at Peoria Main Library, 8463 W. Monroe Street. For information, call 623-773-7555.

Novels at Night Adult Book Club

This adult book club is a great way to meet a variety of ﬁctional and real-life characters. Talk with friends and meet new people over a discussion of Amor Towles’ “A Gentleman in Moscow” from 6 to 7 p.m. at Peoria Main Library, 8463 W. Monroe Street. For information, call 623-773-7555.

Let’s Speak Spanish!

All speaking-levels are welcome to attend a Spanish practice group led by James Abraham, a Spanish faculty member at Glendale Community College. The group will meet from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Sunrise Mountain Library, 21109 N. 98th Avenue. For information, call 623-773-8650.

Friday

Hiking in a Desert Forest

Thrifty Thursdays

Join the rangers on a hike through a beautiful riparian area from 9 to 11:30 a.m. Meet the hiking team at the east side of the ten-lane boat ramp near the restrooms. Follow the “hike” signs on the Lake Pleasant Access Road from the Lake Pleasant Regional Park entrance. For information, call 928-501-1703.

Shuffleboard

Learn about the birds of Lake Pleasant Regional Park from 2 to 3 p.m. at the Discovery Center at Lake Pleasant Regional Park, 39345 N. Overlook Road. For information, call 928-501-1703.

Children of all ages are admitted to Jumper’s Jungle Family Fun Center at 9299 W. Olive Avenue, Suite 406, for only $5. The center is complete with bouncy houses, super slides, inﬂatable obstacles and more. For information, call 623-322-4100. Join friends for a game of shufﬂeboard from 5 to 6 p.m. at the American Legion Post 62, 9847 W. Deser t Cove Avenue. For information, call 623-972-8372.

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ABT alum goes ‘Speechless’ with Blue Man Group tour BY CONNOR DZIAWURA Peoria Times Staff Writer

Peoria theater veteran Adam Zuick said trying out for the Blue Man Group is “one of the weirdest auditions a person can probably go through.” When he was given a shot at joining the long-running performance act after moving from Arizona to New York more than half a decade ago, Zuick was tasked with acting out a child’s first day of school. But there was a catch. Being fit to adopt the “stoic” Blue Man persona primarily comes down to silent expression, he said. “It’s very different than any other audition,” said Zuick, who attended the Arizona Conservatory for Arts and Academics as well as Paradise Valley Community College, and whose first professional job was in “Grease” at the Arizona Broadway Theatre. “You don’t need to prepare a monologue or a song or anything like that. You come in just ready to go with the flow and work with the directors and whoever else is in the room and figure out if you’re right for the role.” During these “strange” auditions, hopefuls like Zuick once was are tasked with expressing emotion using their faces, more specifically their eyes. It’s about “getting them to a place where people can look at them and see

Adam Zuick (left) joined the Blue Man Group in 2013. Zuick previously attended the Arizona Conservatory for Arts and Academics as well as Paradise Valley Community College, and was a cast member of “Grease” at Arizona Broadway Theatre. (Photo by Evan Zimmerman for MurphyMade)

the emotion that they’re taking on and live through that and have it be real,” he explained. “That’s the goal of the auditions.” Zuick joined the Blue Man Group in 2013. Now on the fittingly titled Speechless Tour, he and his crew in blue will

perform five shows at ASU Gammage from Friday, Nov. 15, to Sunday, Nov. 17. Zuick called it a new show. “A lot of the stuff that we put on stage for this brand-new tour had never been done, even within our company. We didn’t have the technology to

put it up in a rehearsal space before the tour started,” he said, adding: “It’s been a really crazy experience being a part of the first group to work through these numbers and see what’s going to work and what isn’t going to work and the technology that we put into the show.” This time around the Blue Man Group has new instruments and songs, with a more expansive set and more audience interaction, according to Zuick. But the show also has a different feel in general. “The main thing that you can kind of grab on to as the difference between the two shows is the original show is very much a thing where the Blue Men have been dropped into the audience’s world,” he said, describing it as the performers being in an unfamiliar place where they try to impress the audience. He added, “This version of the show is very much the audience got dropped into our space. It’s our workshop, it’s where we create our music, it’s where we create our instruments and where we jam with the band.” Rehearsals have been extensive, Zuick said. And the cast and crew aren’t bound to one set routine, like in past shows. Adjustments are made to continuously elevate the performances. SEE BLUE MAN GROUP PAGE 19

Midwestern Vet College students doing outreach BY PEORIA TIMES STAFF

Midwestern University’s College of Veterinary Medicine (CVM) will be participating in a mobile clinic on Saturday, Nov. 21. “Our Nov. 21, event is with Maricopa County’s Pet Help program,” said Rachael Kreisler, assistant professor. “This program does community outreach in underserved Phoenix neighborhoods and provides medical care to underserved pets. “We’ll be providing spay and neuter services on this day! The program is funded by a $45,000

Midwestern University’s College of Veterinary Medicine (CVM) will be participating in a mobile clinic on Saturday, Nov. 21. (Photo courtesy Midwestern University College of Veterinary Medicine)

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But in addition to the music’s use of original instruments, Zuick said having that freedom to make changes is among the most complicated aspects of the show, because the cast and crew must learn to let certain details go when necessary. “We’ve really gotten to a good place where—we’ve been excited about the show from the beginning—it just keeps getting better and better as we get more and more experience with the show and with the audiences and what’s working and what isn’t,” Zuick said. “We’re in a really good place right now. We’re super excited to keep going with the show.” With Zuick now six years into his role with the Blue Man Group, which itself has been running for more than three decades, he feels the longstanding appeal is manifold. “I think it’s the connection that is made. I think it’s the weirdness. I think it’s the fun, the childlike nature of the show and the character,” he explained. “I think it just inspires people to feel OK being weird or feel OK dancing in their seats or having a connection with an audience member that’s next to them. It’s so real and inspiring. I think it reminds people that having fun

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is OK, instead of something that they should like hide. It lets people let go of their ego for a little bit and kind of just enjoy whatever is happening on stage. “I think the best part of Blue Man Group is that there isn’t a storyline that’s just thrown at you. There are no lines in the show. There’s no spoken word from the Blue Men. Each person gets to interpret it however they want. It’s almost like a pick-your-own-adventure storybook, where you get to experience it how you want to experience it. And if watching the show inspires you to stand up and shake your butt in front of people, then some people are going to do that, and other people might be different. “That’s the great part about the show, is that it inspires people to do different things. But I think the main thing it inspires people to do is to have fun and enjoy the time that they have there to just live.”

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How two managed to keep cool and collected in hot times CHURCH COMMUNITY CONNECTION Pastor Ed Delph Peoria Times Columnist

It happened on a hot sticky summer day in 1904, at St. Louis World’s Fair. People, walking for hours, were hot and tired. They were yearning for a refreshing treat to cool off. What was their preferred choice to cool off? Ice cream. That’s why a multitude of ice cream fanatics lined up at the ice cream booth of Arnold Fornachou However, there was a problem. Arnold’s ice cream was so popular he quickly ran out of the paper bowls he was using. Arnold had a problem. People started leaving in droves, searching for another source of refreshment. Was

he going to do? That’s when an unlikely partner emerged. He was an unlikely ‘Solutionary,’ who had a huge problem himself. His name was Ernest Hamwi. He was a pastry chef who had grown up in Damascus, Syria. In the booth next to Arnold’s, he was selling a wafer-thin Persian confection called a zalabia. However, no one was buying them. They were looking for ice cream. When Ernest discerned his neighbor’s predicament as well as his predicament, he made a history-making discovery. Grabbing a warm zalabia, he twisted it into a cornucopia shape and rolled it in sugar. Then he ran over to Arnold’s booth and offered it to him. Arnold didn’t understand what the older man had in mind. But when Ernest handed an ice cream scoop atop a confection cone

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to a waiting customer, Arnold got the message. In no time at all, the two men were working side by side. Ernest made the edible bowls and Arnold scooped the ice cream. Together they concocted the talk of the 1904 World’s Fair, the World’s Fair Cornucopias. It was a history maker then as it is still today. I think I want an ice cream cone right now, how about you? Make it one scoop of chocolate and one scoop of coffee with lots of almonds. If you mix up the two scoops and the almonds inside a waffle cone, you will be happy until the rapture. Whoops. I found this true account in a book entitled, “The Power of Partnership in the Church” by John Maxwell. It illustrates a life-lifting strategy for overcoming challenges, problems, and predicaments. In fact, if we can catch what Arnold and Ernest discovered and uncovered, we could end up like one of their customers, eating problems for lunch, then dessert. Here are some quick thoughts on overcoming challenges. Most times, it’s not what you’re eating that determines your health, it’s what is eating you that determines your health. Note from God: “See those mountains you’re carrying, you were supposed to climb them.” Worry is a hurricane of inefficient thoughts whirling around a center of fear. A leader is the one who climbs the tallest tree, surveys the entire situation, and yells, “Wrong tree!” The best strategy I would propose to you for overcoming challenges and problems is in the Scriptures. It’s found at the end of the book of Philippians in Chapter One. This strategy has been proved itself true, over and over, in the test tube of my life as well as many others. Arnold and Ernest used this strategy too. Here’s how you take a potentially sad song and make it better. Be consistent. “Only conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ, so whether I come and see you or remain absent, I will hear of you that you are standing firm.” Philippians 1:27. In other words,

never quit, be steady, keep on keeping on. Ernest never quit and became a big shot. Big shots are little shots who just kept shooting. Do what God says is right, and most times it turns outright. I like this thought from someone who knew the end was just a beginning in disguise. “I may look like a potato now, but one day, I’ll turn into chips and you’ll all want me then.” Be cooperative. “…standing firm in one spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith…” Philippians 1:27b. Do you see that? When you are going through a crisis, you need a team, you need others. You’re going to need encouragement, from others. Ernest needed Arnold and Arnold needed Ernest. Together they moved from trial to triumph. Partnerships solve problems and everyone wins. None of us is as smart as all of us. Cooperation may feel the least comfortable when it is the most necessary. Be confident. “…in no way alarmed by your opponents--which is a sign of destruction for them, but of salvation for you, and that too, from God.” Philippians 1:28. If you’re alarmed by what is challenging you, you will be unarmed by what is challenging you. You see, we all get discouraged from time to time and walk into a jungle of insecurity, doubt and fear. Ernest looked around and said, “Wrong Jungle!” And, he found the right jungle. Remember, if you keep your confidence, your confidence will keep you. Confidence increases your competence, drastically. Think about it. When you’re singing, “Can’t get worse, it is hard to say, it’s getting better all the time.” Sound familiar? What’s your takeaway here? When these three, potent, concise, easily applied, “strategy ingredients from God” are mixed, there will be a day in your life when you say, “We ate problems and challenges for breakfast.” 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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Cactus High School receives ‘A’ grade BY ERIC NEWMAN

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Cactus High School, a Peoria Unified School District school located in Glendale, received an “A” grade for its accomplishments and test scores in the past academic year. The Arizona State Board of Education released its A-F letter grades for the 2018-19 school year on Oct. 31. The formula that determines school labels uses a wide range of academic measures, including results from the AzMERIT test and overall academic growth. Cactus has on the brink of an “A” for a while now, narrowly missing the mark year-after-year. “We’d been so close, and to finally see it come to fruition is just amazing and we’re thrilled,” said principal Kris-

ti Hammer. Cactus, with around 1,300 students, has the lowest enrollment of any high school in the Peoria Unified School District. With lower numbers, come less staff and resources. But, Hammer said the smaller size has actually motivated each staff member to work harder, putting in extra effort to make sure every kid has a chance to grow and learn. “When you have fewer students, every single one matters for the scores and our success,” Hammer said. “So we have to be aware of each of their needs and cater in the right way.” Hammer said an extra emphasis was placed on getting students ready for the standardized tests. AzMERIT, she said, takes place a month before the course actually ends. Thus, teachers were

Cactus High students take part in a ‘flash mob’ outside the school (Photo courtesy PUSD)

challenged to get right to the point in a quicker fashion, and they succeeded. “We had to cut out some of the fat, and get right to the point of preparing the kids for the exams,” Hammer said.

In preparation for the Cactus football team’s final regular-season contest against Peoria High, the school held an assembly. The entire school was sur-

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Legacy’s ‘The Nutcracker’ a ‘suite’ learning experience BY CHRISTINA FUOCO-KARASINSKI Peoria Times Executive Editor

“The Nutcracker Suite” is a holiday tradition, but Legacy Ballet Academy is creating a learning experience for its dancers. The cast of dancers—whose leads attend Cactus Shadows, Deer Valley, Boulder Creek and Sandra Day O’Connor high schools—will hit the Madison Center for the Arts’ stage with guest artists Darren McIntyre of Australia and Jeffery Griffith from Friday, Nov. 22, to Sunday, Nov. 24. “The staff and I are very committed to having the legacy, the history of dance, the creators of ballet techniques preserved and passed on to the kids,” says Samantha Gobeille with Legacy Ballet Academy. “We want to pass on the flame of dance history and vocabulary. We love watching the legacy they leave at our studio and what they’re going to do in the world. Our kids have blossomed and have had so many opportunities around the country and world.” “The Nutcracker Suite” begins with young Clara and her family’s holiday party. A magical performance en-

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Varsity Facility Services is hiring for Part-Time and Full Time Janitorial positions for offices in the City of Glendale. Applicants must have some janitorial experience, must be dependable and able to communicate with client and supervisor. Applicants must have reliable transportation, must be authorized to work in the United States and pass a Background Check. Apply in person at: 8930 N 78th Ave., Peoria, AZ 85345 from 9:00am - 4:00pm Monday thru Friday.

Varsity está solicitando personas para limpieza de oficinas en la Cuidad de Glendale. Los solicitantes deben tener alguna experiencia de limpieza, ser confiable y capaz de comunicarse con el cliente y supervisor, deben tener transportación confiable. Deben pasar una verificación de antecedentes, y ser autorizados a trabajar en los Estados Unidos. Aplique en persona al: 8930 N 78th Ave., Peoria, AZ 85345 de 9:00 am a 4:00 pm de lunes a viernes.

Varsity está solicitando personas para limpieza de oficinas en la Cuidad de Glendale.

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NOTICE OF BID NOTICE FOR BID *** MATERIALS MANAGEMENT 9875 N. 85th Ave., 2nd Floor Peoria, Arizona 85345 Phone: (623) 773-7115 Fax: (623) 773-7118 BID NOTIFICATION INFORMATION SOLICITATION NUMBER: P20-0018 TYPE OF SOLICITATION: Request for Proposals BUYER NAME: Christine Finney BUYER PHONE NUMBER: (623) 7737531 DESCRIPTION: Stadium Point Master Developer ENGINEER’S ESTIMATE: n/a PRE-BID MEETING DATE: 11/21/2019 @ 9:00 AM (Arizona Time ) SOLICITATION DUE DATE: 1/22/2020 @ 5:00 PM (Arizona Time ) Solicitation is available for download from our website at: www.peoriaaz.gov/procurement Published: Peoria Times, Oct. 31, Nov 7, 14, 2019 / 25179

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1. Sort through your closets, cupboards and garage for items to sell. 2. Partner up with a neighbor or friend. This is helpful to give each other breaks during the day. 3. Advertise your sale — ask us for our Yard Sale Special! 4. In your ad include the type of sale, (e.g., Yard Sale, Multi-Family Sale), date, time, address/cross streets, and be specifi c on prices for high dollar items. Popular items you can include: furniture, appliances, electronics, tools, yard equipment, designer/ children’s clothes and shoes, craft items, antiques, unique items and collectibles/ collections. 5. Place signs on major cross streets and on the corners leading into your neighborhood. Just a fat, solid black arrow on colorful poster board works fine. 6. Price your items. If having a Multi-Family sale, each family should have a different colored price tag. You can do a $1 table, $5 table, etc., to save time. 7. Money. Be prepared with change, including coins. Do not accept checks. Cash only! 8. Have electricity available to test items. 9. Be safe. Do not let anyone into your home. Take your phone outside with you Have an extra person relieve you occasionally. 10. If it’s warm, offer cold bottled water for sale to cool off your customers! Happy customers buy things! 11. After the sale, remove your signs and donate leftover items to a local charity.

Call Classifieds at 623-847-4600 or email Deeanna

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to place your ad.

Peoria Times

November 14, 2019