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It was 2 p.m. last Thursday, just a regular day of the week. Desert Diamond West Valley Casino’s parking lot was packed. Cars were circling and circling, looking for a parking space like the mall during Christmas time. Clearly, the West Valley is ready for the Tohono O’odham Nation’s massive expansion and launch of the long-awaited casino. A temporary casino is at 91st and Northern avenues, bordered by Glendale and Peoria. Next to it, construction crews are working intensely on the final phases of the permanent casino.

Starting at 8 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 19, the new casino will be ready to roll. A snapshot of the Desert Diamond West Valley Casino: • Cost: $400 million. • Size: 75,000 square feet interior, 2.3 million square feet total. • Crew: 2,000 workers. • Food: Five restaurants. • Slots: 1,000 slot machines. • Poker: 36 tables. • Blackjack: 48 tables. “This has been a long time coming” said Treena Parvello, director of Government Relations and Communications for the Nation. SEE CASINO PAGE 3

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Peoria will launch a free, driverless shuttle Feb. 22 in the P83 sports and entertainment district, just in time for Spring Training. (Photo courtesy city of Peoria)

People getting a lift to Peoria Spring Training games should not expect the van driver to be chatty. Indeed, they shouldn’t even expect a driver. Peoria City Council last week approved an autonomous shuttle, launching in the P83 District Feb. 22 — just in time for spring ball. The shuttle is not entirely android, as a human attendant will be onboard during rides for safety. The shuttle holds up to 10 passengers at a time and hits a maximum speed of 15 mph. Kevin Burke, Public Works director,

gave the presentation asking council for $78,500 to fund the Autonomous Vehicle Demonstration Project in P83. Council approved transferring the money from the Transit Fund Contingency to the Transit Fund Other Professional Services Account to fund the project. Burke noted the project was discussed in a June 2019 study session on “The Future of Mobility.” “Autonomous vehicles are an impending part of the mobility future,” Burke said. A portion of the 2020 transportation sales tax “was earmarked for a possible autonomous vehicle demonstration project if an opportunity presented itself,” Burke SEE AUTONOMOUS PAGE 6

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“We’re excited to finally unveil the next phase for this unique amenity in the West Valley, which is creating jobs and opportunities. This would not have been possible without the leadership of the Tohono O’odham Nation, and the guidance of the Enterprise Management Board,” she added. The Tohono O’odham Nation announced the casino in 2009, then in mid-2018 said it would be ready by December 2019. The massive construction nearly hit its mark. “Our construction team has done an amazing job keeping this enormous project moving forward. “We’re also fortunate to have a dedicated staff of team members who have kept a 24-hour operation running smoothly in the middle of a massive construction effort,” said Parvello. A big push for the casino has been hiring over the last few months, with a target of 2,000 employees. For the nation, it’s a $400 million gamble. But there is a reason the saying “the house always wins” has been around for so long. “An interim casino facility opened in December 2015 to huge crowds, and has seen great success over the past four years,” said Matt Smith, a casino spokesman. The new casino will be twice as large as the temporary one, which has been been flush with gamblers. “The interim property created over 700 jobs and has had hundreds of millions of dollars in positive economic impacts,” Smith said. He noted the new casino will have a VIP lounge and gaming space and additional covered parking. Tohono O’odham Nation views the new casino as a project not only for the West Valley, but by the West Valley community. “All of us at Desert Diamond Casino are very grateful for the incredible support we’ve received from the community since day one,” said Parvello. “We will continue working with our local partners to build a more vibrant and prosperous West Valley.” Though Desert Diamond West Valley casino lists its address as 9431 W. Northern Avenue, Glendale, it is closer to Peoria City Hall (3.2 miles) than Glendale City Hall (5.2 miles). Peoria, for one, welcomes the new casino. “These large-scale attractions bring

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entertainment options for more than a decade,” she said. “Now, the opening of Desert Diamond West Valley Casino will truly tip the scale with new entertainment and dining options for this region..” Like others, she has been anxiously awaiting the opening. “This project has been in the works for many years and we’re thankful for the commitment, dedication and tenacity of the Tohono O’odham nation’s Tribal Leadership who stayed the course to make this happen,” Hoffman said. “From an economic development perspective, the Desert Diamond West Valley Casino just added an incredible amenity to the region that will also serve as a business attraction asset.” The casino will wish its temporary home farewell with specials and drawings Tuesday, Feb. 18, the night before the grand opening. For more information on Desert Diamond Casino West Valley, 9431 W. Northern Avenue, Glendale, visit ddcaz.com/ west-valley/.

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‘Reunification drill’ coming to Oakwood Elementary BY ERIC NEWMAN

Peoria Times Staff Writer

The Peoria United Parent Council met at Frontier Elementary School Feb. 6 to learn more about student safety at local schools. Shawn Duguid, the chief operations, safety and risk management officer for PUSD, gave a presentation outlining the district’s first reunification drill. Around 225 students at Oakwood Elementary, Duguid’s former stomping grounds as a principal, will take part in the drill on Feb. 20. A security officer will call Duguid on his 24-hour security phone, presenting him with a hypothetical scenario requiring evacuation of students from the school. For safety reasons, the district does not give details of the reunification proceedings to the public. The students will be evacuated to Christ’s Church of the Valley in Peoria, where parents will be able to pick their kids up and complete the drill.

This is the first rendition of the drill but Duguid believes things will go according to plan. “I have full confidence in the staff over there that they are properly trained, and will be able to handle this,” Duguid said. “And we will be able to learn a lot from the process and see where things go wrong or right.” Parents and students taking part in the drill were already notified. Duguid said he gave parents a chance to ask questions or express their concerns. PUSD Deputy Superintendent Jason Reynolds also noted there is much less to worry about in the drill for families than some might see from the surface. “Evacuation and the process we’re going through here is a last-resorttype deal. We could have to deal with much less serious situations, like the air conditioning cutting off at a school, or losing power for a while. So we want this to cause as little

anxiety as possible,” said Reynolds Duguid and the district staff plan on this being a recurring drill, to take place with other scenarios and at other district schools in the future. He visited Desert Mountain High in Scottsdale weeks ago, to observe their version of the drill, and believes Oakwood will do just as good a job as what he witnessed. Among those taking part in the drill will be 13 administrators from other PUSD schools. Each will observe a staff member from the district or Oakwood and take notes they can use for a later meeting, as well as take notes for their own schools should an emergency come up. The reunification drill, Duguid said, will only consist of about a quarter of Oakwood’s nearly 1,000 students. But, after staff gets through the students available, they will have a more solid grasp of the process, and be able to utilize it for more drills and safety procedures moving forward.

Peoria Unified School District Chief Operations, Safety and Risk Management Officer Shawn Duguid spoke to parents about an upcoming reunification drill. (Peoria Times photo by Eric Newman)

“Our plan is: walk, crawl, run. So, this is just the first step,” Duguid said.

Three Peoria City Council seats up for vote in 2020 BY PEORIA TIMES STAFF Unlike West Valley cities like Glendale, Avondale and Tolleson, the Peoria mayor is not on the ballet in 2020. Peoria Mayor Cathy Carlat, first elected in 2015, was reelected in 2018 to serve a second four-year term. While Carlat doesn’t have to sweat it, this election cycle, three of the six Peoria City Council seats will be on the ballot in 2020: In play will be seats in the Mesquite District, where Bridget Binsbacher is the incumbent, the Ironwood District, currently occupied by William (Bill) Patena, and the Willow District, where Jon Edwards is the incumbent. Just making it to the ballot is a victory, as candidates must collect signatures of support. The number of signatures varies, based on the number of voters in each city.

The Peoria City Council seats currently occupied by Bridget Binsbacher, William (Bill) Patena and Jon Edwards will be on the ballot this year. (Photos courtesy city of Peoria)

And the paperwork keeps stacking up for candidates. Prior to collecting signatures, candidates must file a “Candidate Statement of Interest” form. The one-page form asks for the candidate’s name, position desired, address and phone number are available from the clerk of each city, who collects the signed forms. In order to move forward with obtaining signatures, some candidates have already submitted their statements of interest.

Binsbacher, Patena and Edwards submitted statement of interest forms, according to Rhonda Geriminsky, the Peoria city clerk. The only challenger to file a statement of interest form as of Monday morning: David Sandoval, in the Ironwood District. For the August primary elections,

the candidate filing period is March 9 through April 6. The number of signatures required to make the ballot, by district: District, 389; Ironwood, 342; Willow, 324. To obtain a candidate packet or for more information, email CityClerk2@peoriaaz.gov or call 623773-7340.

Mobile office hours to assist with Social Security, Medicare, veteran issues BY PEORIA TIMES STAFF Rep. Debbie Lesko, R-District 8, will have mobile office hours for constituents of her district. Assistance will be provided with Social Security, Medicare, veteran and military issues, or other federal agencies.

The mobile office hours and locations: • 10 a.m.-noon, Wednesday, Feb. 19, Inspira Arrowhead, 20240 N. 78th Avenue, Glendale. • 10 a.m.-noon, Wednesday, Feb. 19, PORA (Sun City West Property Owners Association), 13815 W. Camino Del Sol, Sun City West.

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Peoria libraries celebrate 100 years of service BY SARA EDWARDS

Peoria Times Staff Writer

Started in the Roaring 1920s, Peoria libraries are celebrating 100-years of community service. Mayor Cathy Carlat said Peoria’s libraries continues to serve as a place of learning, exploration, growth and excitement. “As we celebrate 100 years of service, it’s incredible to see how our libraries remained active and relevant by diversifying their inventories and offering creative programs for all ages. Our libraries are a tremendous point of pride for Peoria,” she said. The Peoria libraries will celebrating their centennial through 2020, but will kick-off festivities at the annual celebration Bravo Peoria! Bravo Peoria celebrations kick-off from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 22 at Sunrise Mountain Library, 21109 N. 98th Avenue. Peoria Main and Sunrise Mountain will host themed book clubs, games, movie nights, reading programs and more throughout 2020 to celebrate the centennial. Nathaniel Washburn, the Peoria Main Library manager, said libraries are a community hub and a place for learning, leisure, social interaction, personal growth and community improvement. Washburn has been with the Peoria Libraries since 2016 and was formerly an educator and librarian. He said his job and goal is to tell the stories of the Peoria Libraries for anyone who wants to listen and make the community aware of the resources available to them. “Libraries are helping to make a smarter, stronger and more educated community. We have entrepreneurs, educational learners, casual readers and tech users all using our spaces and amenities to improve their quality of life. We’re excited to celebrate 100 years in Peoria,” he said. The Peoria libraries started in November 1920, when the Women’s Club of Peoria hosted a book shower which ignited the process of creating the city library. Washburn said the libraries

Peoria Library historic photos include the gathering of the Woman’s Club in 1951. Three decades earlier, the Women’s Club helped lanuch the library. (Photos courtesy city of Peoria)

have been kept up because of volunteers and community members, decade after decade. He also said he’s most excited about the opportunities to celebrate libraries in general and the impact Peoria libraries have on the community. “(The centennial) is a celebration of the people who make Peoria libraries what they are,” he said. “This is something that was started by community members and has been kept up and maintained by these members throughout the decades.” Bravo Peoria will be the official kick off of the library’s centennial celebration. From February to November, the libraries will be celebrating a different decade each month from the 1920s to today. “The Roaring 20s” theme starts the celebration. Bravo Peoria! is a free annual event in partnership with the Friends of Peoria Libraries. The celebrations will be Roaring 20s themed with raffles and prizes, henna tattoos, reptile adventure activities and inflatables. There will also be additional outdoor activities at Camino a Lago Park. The libraries will also have a book sale that will donate all funds and proceeds to be reinvested into the Peoria Library Systems for future activities. Attendees will be able to listen to renew and replace their library cards for free while supplies last. For more information about the centennial celebrations and Bravo Peoria!, visit peoriaaz.gov/library.

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Glendale, Peoria applicants for county assessor don’t make final cut BY PEORIA TIMES STAFF Glendale and Peoria applicants asked for the vacant county assessor position. Neither made the final cut. Former Maricopa County Assessor Paul Petersen resigned in early January. In the fall, Petersen was arrested on charges of human trafficking and running an illegal adoption scheme. The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors announced it would interview five applicants for the position in executive session on Feb. 10 and 11. The finalists who were to be interviewed: Eddie Cook; Thomas Galvin; Rodney Glassman; Laurin Hendrix and Darren Rasmussen. Karrie Stickler of Glendale applied. Her resume shows she is construction inspector for the city of Phoenix. AUTONOMOUS FROM PAGE 1

said. “The city is now in a position to implement such an opportunity.” The company behind the driverless shuttle is NAVYA, based in France. It will provide a low-speed autonomous shuttle for a 60-day demonstration in Peoria. NAVYA partners with Beep Autonomous Mobility Solutions to coordinate and implement the demonstration programs. So the Peoria contract is with Beep to services. The electric, driverless shuttle is to launch Saturday, Feb. 22. It will operate daily through midApril from noon to 6 p.m. in the P83 Entertainment District on Arrowhead Fountain Center Drive from Huntington University to Paradise Lane. The shuttle has no steering wheel or pedals. It will use a preprogrammed, fixed route with a combination of localization techniques, involving high-powered electronics and cameras. The shuttle is free and no appointments are needed. And the driverless shuttle is ADA accessible from mid-February to mid-April 2020. This would coincide with the City’s Spring Training and peak tourist season. “This transportation pilot is a unique experiment for our community,” said

In her letter of application, she said she was qualified for the position “due to my fairness and impartial judgment.” Charles Hoskins of Peoria also applied. Hoskins said he served in the U.S. Air Force from 1955 to 1975, and was a fighter pilot in the Vietnam War. He noted he was Maricopa County Treasurer from 2007-2017 and is on the Peoria Design Review Board. “When Keith Russell resigned in 2012, I sent the Board a memo cautioning it to choose his replacement carefully because four of the six preceding assessors were indicted - three for using their office for self-enrichment,” Hoskins wrote, in his letter of application. “I again caution the Board to carefully vet your next appointment and suggest that you select someone known for both integrity and experience.” Mayor Cathy Carlat. “We see this as an important step as we seek to understand some of the innovative solutions existing around the world, and how they bring value to Peoria residents.” A demonstration route in the P83 entertainment district will run along North Arrowhead Fountain Center Drive from Huntington University to the loop with West Paradise Lane. According to the council presentation, the demonstration project has three goals: •Determine suitability of the technology for First Mile/Last Mile autonomous service. •Observe Peoria resident and visitor adoption responses of the technology. •Advance the Peoria brand as being innovative and distinctive. Burke emphasized, “the vehicle has a spotless safety record with no crashes or injuries.” It has been demonstrated in Las Vegas, the University of Michigan and the University of Nebraska. Peoria will be Beep/NAVYA’s first demonstration project in Arizona. Burke had no reservations about the driverless shuttle, and the future it suggests: “It could be a game-changer for Peoria transit.” For more information, visit peoriaaz. gov/transit or go-beep.com.

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PUSD approves $205,000 superintendent contract BY ERIC NEWMAN

Peoria Times Staff Writer

The Peoria Unified School District Governing Board Meeting voted unanimously to approve the contract of Dr. Jason Reynolds at the board’s Jan. 23 meeting. The board named Reynolds as PUSD’s new superintendent in December. Reynolds will remain deputy superintendent for the district until July 1, when he will replace Linda Palles, who retires as superintendent June 30. According to records provided by the PUSD to the Peoria Times, Reynolds’ base salary will be $205,000. He is eligible for performance-based incentives of up to 5 percent and $600 per month for car expenses. Reynolds thanked the governing board, stating how much he is looking forward to his collaboration with them in the future. “It is a really exciting opportunity, and having the opportunity to get to know you as a leadership group, getting to know cabinet, as well as the leadership around the

district: teachers and students, parents, as I mentioned earlier, it is a special place, and I am incredibly excited and honored to have this opportunity,” Reynolds said. The board approved American Legion Post 62’s donation of audio equipment to PUSD’s schools for their music and arts programs. The donations come as part of the Legion’s “Operation Helping Hands Program.” Among the items donated were several guitar amps, other instruments and guitar floor processors, assessed at a total of $13,899.85. Board member Monica Ceja Martinez said the post has been “very generous” with their time and funds since about 2017, and said the PUSD governing board was very appreciative. “The American legion comes in and teaches our students about Patriotism and the importance of the flag, but they’ve also supported resources, and supporting how important the arts are to our students with instruments and materials to some of our

title 1 schools, so I wanted to say a great thank you,” Ceja Martinez. Among other business was the tabling of the governing board’s 2020 goals. The board, as part of its strategic plan moving forward, put together a draft of its first calendar-year goals, but the consensus was they were incomplete. The goals were listed in a board document: • Goal area – Superintendent Build a positive and sustainable relationship with the superintendent based on clear expectations, quality communication and trust. • Goal Area – Policy Complete a review of policies unique to Peoria Unified School District and the impact of the policies on the four strategic perspectives. • Goal Area – Budget Provide competitive compensation for all employee groups. Prioritize budget allocation to ensure guaranteed and viable instructional re-

sources, as well as professional development to support student success. Develop a three-year plan to address facility and program utilization. Ceja Martinez, a board member, asserted another goal category be added. She urged the board to come up with clear, quantitative goals to reach in order to count the other goals as either reached or not. “How else do you know if you’re successful?” she asked . Another concern was the first budget goal, regarding competitive compensation. While the board agreed the people working in the district are a priority, board member Beverly Pingerelli said the goal was incomplete because they will have to cut funding from another part of the budget to make it happen. “I can’t vote for these goals with it in there as that, because I need to know what we’re giving up,” said Pingerelli. The goals will be amended and set for approval upon a later date. The PUSD governing board is set to meet again on Feb. 13.

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‘Guardian angel’ of Peoria’s Stepping Up for Seniors BY OCTAVIO SERRANO Peoria Times Staff Writer

Roberta Ezratty’s passion for helping the elderly with healthcare developed into a compulsion. “No senior understands Medicare. When people are aging, there are people who have been on Medicare for years, but they sometimes don’t know they can be on a better plan or they can be eligible for other benefits,” Ezratty said. As a retired social worker and psychotherapist, the Peoria resident uses different channels to assist the elderly with their medical insurance or any other questions they may have regarding their healthcare. Ezratty works as an assessment director for Stepping Up for Seniors, which provides sustainable assistance and support to seniors in need and helps them overcome the challenges presented by a medical condition. “Stepping Up for Seniors is a small agency that provides both financial assistance and referral assistance and Medicare assistance,” Ezratty said. “What we

do is assist financially but also make sure to create further stability for them.” In addition, Ezratty works as a counselor for State Health Insurance Assistance Program, a free health benefits counseling service for Medicare beneficiaries. “We do everything possible with Medicare,” Ezratty said. “We explain, we do presentations, I do private counseling and it’s all free because we are volunteers.” Ezratty said healthcare can be very difficult to understand and many people lack the basic knowledge to make proper choices to benefit them, which is crucial when it comes to working with Medicare. Medicare only takes care of 80% of the medical bill, Ezratty said, which means the other 20% must come from somewhere else and she works diligently to make sure it doesn’t come out of their pockets if possible. “Sometimes I think I can save a person $3,000 a year because they were on the wrong drug plan,” Ezratty said. “The personal satisfaction of knowing a person was helped financially is incredible.”

“If they understand their healthcare then they can make appropriate choices because they find out there are many benefits they’re eligible for, which they weren’t aware of,” Ezratty said. “It is all to create a healthier, stable person.” A person Ezratty helped recently is Angela Taylor’s mother-in-law who needed resources to afford a memory care facility. Taylor, a Phoenix woman, said her mother-in-law lacked resources and did not have any type of monetary pay. However, Ezratty was recommended to her and the wheels were set in motion. “She (Ezratty) knew the right people to call and she didn’t have to go through a lot of red tape,” Taylor said. “She was very kind and was able to talk to someone else who was also very kind.” Since then, Taylor’s mother in law has been registered at a facility. One of the things Taylor said stood out to her about Ezratty was her welcoming and kind demeanor. “She was compassionate, and she was kind and experienced, “Taylor said. “She

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Boyer bill aimed at street racers, ‘West Valley problem’ BY TOM SCANLON

Peoria Times Managing Editor

For those who have seen — or heard — cars racing around West Valley streets, avenues and highways, Sen. Paul Boyer can relate.

Boyer, who represents District 20, introduced legislation aimed at stopping street and drag racing last week. “I talked to a few officers a few weeks ago who told me there’s been an increasing problem,” Boyer said.

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Boyer stressed this is not just an annoyance. “Street racing is not only increasing, it’s also becoming more violent,” he said. “This is a danger to the officers who are shot at trying to break it up, to the spectators who are in harm’s way and the general public who has to avoid gunshots, fireworks and cars careening out of control. “SB 1659 will protect the public by helping to take away the incentive for those who are drawn to these dangerous events.” Jack Lunsford, a spokesman for the Arizona Conference of Police and Sheriffs and its affiliate, also supported the bill. “Street racing is extremely dangerous not only to the drivers but to the spectators as well,” said Lunsford, “Law enforcement officers need every tool available to deter this bad behavior and to arrest those who put lives in danger. “This legislation is a great step toward that.” Boyer said he will be working to gain support to get the bill passed.

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Trip to a bookstore harkens to a long-gone era

“ BY DAVID LEIBOWITZ Peoria Times Columnist

It was a Wednesday morning around lunchtime and my schedule was empty for a few hours between meetings. Driving east along Dunlap Avenue near Interstate 17, I was passing Metrocenter Mall when a strange urge struck. I hung a right. A minute later, I found myself driving through a parking lot emptier than the brain of your average politician. This was how I browsed a bookstore for the first time in years. Inside Barnes & Noble, the 20-something behind the customer service counter greeted me with the kind of enthusiasm I imagine shipwreck survivors muster when rescuers finally land on the beach. “Hey there, sir! Welcome! How are you?” she sing-songed. “Can I help you find anything?” The answer in my head: 2009. I used to go to bookstores all the time in 2009. Also, I fit into slim-cut jeans, still recalled Bruce Jenner as an Olympic decathlete and rooted for the Phoenix Suns when they didn’t suck. “You’ll be the first to know,” I told her, before veering toward the magazines. The once-familiar sight of

glossy covers in rows felt odd, like revisiting your old hometown after years away. Oddly, soft-core porn like Penthouse is still published in magazine form these days, wrapped in plastic and stashed behind the sports magazines. Given that it’s virtually impossible to avoid naked people on the Internet in 2020 – displayed free of charge – I can’t imagine who still buys Penthouse and Playboy, but at least, uh, old-fashioned “readers” have that option. Barnes & Noble also still sells scores of novels in hardcover and paperback, which I imagine most people use as bookends, doorstops and gag gifts. As an avid reader, a guy who goes through a hundred books annually, I don’t remember the last time I read a book in paper form. For old time’s sake, I spent a few

minutes searching for the cliffsnote versions of various works of literature I was assigned to read in high school, but skipped. One day I may get around to Aldous Huxley and Zora Neale Hurston in full. But surely in digital form and not with sufficient clarity to write a five-page, double-spaced term paper. It was comforting to find old favorites still on the shelves: “Catch-22,” Toni Morrison’s “Song of Solomon” and the incomparable “Man’s Search for Meaning” by Viktor Frankl, a psychiatrist and survivor of the Nazi death camps. Flipping through them, I tried to recall when and why I gave up paper texts for digital. Dates are hazy, but the why is easy: The majority of us have traded the superior heft of texts, the tactile joy of turning pages and the ability to scribble in a book’s margins for the

simplicity of pointing, clicking, buying, downloading, reading. You didn’t need to stand in the business aisle to get a lesson in 21st-century economics: Plenty of overhead in the form of square footage, power and human beings. But the place was devoid of humanity. Sure, some local bookstores – Changing Hands, the Poisoned Pen – still make a go of it, but a thought occurred: When our children’s children’s, children go to Old Western towns like Rawhide for kicks in 2120, will the fax scenery still be saloons, shooting galleries and the undertaker? Or will the place feature storefronts like Borders, Fashion Bug and The Gap? Sheer guilt made me buy something: Another copy of “The Great Gatsby,” though I already own more than a few. I haven’t read it in a couple years, but that famous last line of Fitzgerald’s stuck with me as I turned back onto Dunlap Avenue. “So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past.” David Leibowitz has called the Valley home since 1995. Contact david@leibowitzsolo.com.

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State of the Union: Loan sharks are taking advantage of politicians

BY THOMAS L. KNAPP Peoria Times Guest Writer

Nicholas Sarwark is the father of four preteen children. In his response to the State of the Union, delivered on behalf of the Libertarian Party (for which he serves as national chair), he mentions each of them are in debt to the tune of $70,633. “Not because we gave them credit cards to go buy cars,” he explains, but “because politicians in Washington have a credit card called the national debt.” I don’t disagree with Nick -- whom I’ve known for about 20 years -- very often. On this subject, however, I do so vehemently. No, Nick, your children don’t owe $70,633 each to the US government’s creditors. Nor do you or your wife Valerie. Nor do I. Nor does anyone reading this column who’s not a current or former president, vice-president, or member of Congress. The only people who owe the $23 trillion “national debt” are the people who borrowed the money. You didn’t borrow the money. They did. You didn’t co-sign the loan. You didn’t

negotiate the interest rates or other terms. Yes, they offered your future income and your children’s future income as collateral, but this income wasn’t theirs to offer. You weren’t even consulted, except to the extent 25% or so of you (on average) voted for one or more of the borrowers, most of whom lied to you about exercising “fiscal discipline” if elected. And their creditors knew this, making them loan sharks by proxy. How else to describe someone who loans money on the borrowers’ promise to go beat it -principal plus interest -- out of non-consenting third parties? No one in his or her right mind believes the “national debt” will ever be paid off. It’s too big, it’s growing too fast, and it represents too large a chunk of American wealth and production. Sooner or later, in one way or another, the U.S. government will default. The politicians who borrow the money and the speculators who loan it to them are both engaged in a long-term game of musical chairs, hoping the music won’t stop before they retire, die, or cash out

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A big project will change the face of Olive and 83rd avenues and is sailing along. Construction is underway on Parc at Roundtree Ranch, a two- and three-story gated multifamily project one-half mile from Peoria City Hall. Marketing material says it will be a 275-unit development with “excellent infill location close to major employment hubs,” to be completed in the middle of the year. That’s just half of the planned project. The residential project is on 83rd Avenue. Evergreen Development

Company also received approval for retail construction, on the Olive Avenue side. The project was presented to the city just before Christmas in 2017. After going through the planning approval phases, Peoria City Council approved the project Aug. 14, 2018. Evergreen originally called the project the Trellis at Roundtree Ranch. According to its planned area development (PAD) application for the 18acre site, “This PAD will enable this long-standing vacant property to be developed with a mix of uses including luxury apartment residences, which will add to the diversity of attractive housing options that are available in the area given the Property’s close

Construction is underway on Parc at Roundtree Ranch, a 275-unit “luxury apartment” complex on 83rd and Olive avenues. (Peoria Times photo by Tom Scanlon)

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imity to a wide variety of housing choices and services. Those who live here will have convenient access to public amenities including community open spaces/parks, schools, local/ regional shopping areas and public transportation.” The original plan goes back to 2006, but was modified several times. “The entire project will be designed in a pedestrian-friendly manner with careful consideration given to landscaped streetscapes with mature trees, strategic building orientation, engaging open spaces/amenities and thoughtful connections that create a permeable boundary between the commercial and residential portions of the project,” said the application.

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White Claw pops cork on $250 million facility BY TOM SCANLON

Peoria Times Managing Editor

Three months ago, White Claw, feasibly the hottest beverage in the country, was introduced to the West Valley, arguably the hottest economic center in Arizona. They met; they liked; shotgun wedding. Mark Anthony Brewing, the makers of trendy hard-seltzer drink White Claw, picked Glendale for a $250 million production plant to be built “in record time.” The production facility will be nearly 1 million square feet. “The primary reason we selected Glendale was the innovative thinking and personal support of Gov. Doug Ducey, the city of Glendale, the Arizona Commerce Authority, and their willingness to embrace our vision and commit to the support required for our rapid build-out and aggressive timeline,” said John Sacksteder, president of Mark Anthony Brewing. Last month’s news was big enough for Gov. Greg Ducey to be part of the announcement. “We’re thrilled Mark Anthony Brewing has chosen Arizona for their western manufacturing center that will create hundreds of new jobs in the West Valley,” said Ducey. “We are committed to keeping Arizona the best place in the nation to start and scale a business.” The “start and scale” part of his quote is key: Mark Anthony Brewing plans to do a full build-out on an undeveloped site near Loop 303 - and have it up and running by June. “We know it is a very aggressive construction schedule, but our team is prepared to rise to the challenge,” said City Manager Kevin Phelps. “Our development team has been working closely with Mark Anthony Brewing and have a plan in place to ensure we meet their timeline. We are thrilled to welcome this project and the additional investment to the city.” In 2019, American spending on hard seltzer was up a stunning 210% over 2018, according to data from Nielsen Holdings. In 2018, hard seltzer sales rose 177% over 2017. In west Glendale, White Claw will be the neighbor of another popular drink: Red Bull, the energy giant. Indeed, the news Glendale announced

last week almost sounded like a repeat of the year before. Last week’s announcement: “Mark Anthony Brewing has chosen Glendale as the location of its new state-of-the-art brewery and BrewPure facility.” The 2019 news: “RRB Beverage Operations Inc. announced plans March 13 to build a new manufacturing plant within city limits.” But RBB has a far more conservative schedule, its Red Bull not anticipated to be flowing here until the first quarter of 2021, Mark Anthony plans to be the $250 million facility is to be “up and running in under seven months.” Often, governments use tax incentives to bring big businesses to their areas. The biggest lure Glendale offered, according to Phelps: speed. “This thing came together incredibly quickly. We were informed they were looking at a couple of states and had a meeting in October with (White Claw’s) key leadership team,” said Phelps. “There were 12 of us, including the Economic Development team. We met with their project people including the owner. It became very clear to us a big part of the criteria was the ability to have predictability and speed to the market.” Why the need for speed? “They have millions of cases of backlog orders they cannot ship because of limitations on production. We knew speed was going to be a big issue, so we had a detailed chart showing how we could keep pace with them,” Phelps said. White Claw and Red Bull will be great neighbors, Phelps said. “They have a lot of repset for Red Bull. We connected them with the construction people doing the Red Bull site. This has all worked out well, and now they’re using the same contractor, designers and engineers. Right next door to Red Bull is where White Claw is going.” Phelps hardly could help from crowing: “Red Bull in the energy drink market is the 800-pound gorilla. In hard cider/ brewed seltzer, White Claw created the segment and is the dominant player.” City staff are calling this area near the Loop 303 Glendale’s “New Frontier.” The RBB/Red Bull facility is at Reems Road and Peoria Avenue, about 2 miles from Loop 303.

White Claw will be on Reems Road, between Peoria and Olive avenues - just one parcel of land away from Red Bull. Red Bull is “well on their way - they’re putting on roofs,” said Phelps. The new White Claw production center means plenty of jobs coming to Glendale. In addition to scores of construction work, more than 200 full-time jobs are expected. “This facility will help keep up with

consumer demand for White Claw while bringing additional jobs and investment to Glendale,” said Mayor Jerry Weiers. “I welcome this development and Mark Anthony Brewing to our city. I know they will be wonderful community partners and proud to call Glendale home,” he added. Glendale Councilwoman Joyce Clark noted recent land annexation of this area near Luke Air Force Base are paying off.

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Five sign to play college sports at Mountain Ridge BY ERIC NEWMAN

Peoria Times Staff Writer

Athletic staff, friends and family met at Mountain Ridge High Feb. 5 to celebrate the five players set to continue

Mountain Ridge High School held an event celebrating senior student-athletes committing to play college sports (Peoria Times photo by Eric Newman)

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their athletic and academic careers in college. Five seniors signed commitment letters as part of National Letter of Intent Signing Day. Among the signees was Garrett Olson, who signed to the University of Wisconsin – Parkside to play on the school’s golf team. Olson finished tied for 22nd at the 2019 AIA Division 1 golf state tournament in November. He said the proximity to extended family in Wisconsin and the coaching staff’s recruitment efforts were enough to secure his commitment. He also plays baseball and was excited to see his teammates receive a chance to continue playing the sport they love next year. “I’ve played with a lot of these guys since we were like 10,” he said. “So to see everyone going to play college sports is really cool.” Three of his teammates on the baseball team signed on Feb. 5, to go with five others already committed to playing college ball. Brock Arnold signed to Paradise Valley Community College, Travis Warinner to Yavapai Community College and Jace Young to Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. The Mountain Lions reached the

semifinals of the 6A state playoffs in 2019. Coach Artie Cox said the senior-heavy group now can relax a little bit, and focus on competing again for a state title. “It’s just so much pressure for these kids trying to find a school, once it happens they can breathe. You can see it in their play because they’re not so tight, thinking everything they do, people are watching them. So I’m excited for the next step,” Cox said. Tommy Ellis, a key piece in Mountain Ridge’s 2019 playoff football season, surprised the state after an 0-10 record in 2018, signed to play football at Northern Arizona University. He said the recruiting process was, at times, frustrating. He averaged a 6A-high 13 tackles per game, but he and the Mountain Lion staff believe he was not sought after the way many of his peers with similar numbers were. However, the NAU offer came in to Ellis in early January, and he said the coaching staff and proximity to home were major factors in his decision. “I think at the end of the day, God has a plan for me, and this is it,” Ellis said. “I’m ready and pumped to get to work.”

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Despite national backlash, many support appearance of Pat Tillman statue in NFL ad BY JESSE MORRISON Cronkite News

A Super Bowl ad by the NFL featuring the late Pat Tillman has divided a football community debating its intent. The statue of the former Arizona State and Cardinals defensive player at State Farm Stadium is part of a commercial celebrating the league’s 100th anniversary. In it, a young athlete takes the game ball from 97-year-old Virginia McCaskey, the Chicago Bears’ owner, and carries it to midfield, experiencing Forrest Gumplike moments in between. He encounters past and present NFL stars and takes a moment to pause at the Tillman statue. “It was unexpected and I felt it honored him,” said Kyle Murphy, a teammate of Tillman at Arizona State. “I tweeted out it actually wrecked me like I started crying just because it was unexpected.” Several national media figures, however, found the statue’s appearance in the ad exploitative. “The commercial, I thought, was exceptional,” national radio personality Dan Le

Batard said on his ESPN show. “And then in the middle of it, they tried to lure us in with that. It was off-putting to me to see it commercialized because what I remember is Pat Tillman’s brother at the funeral drinking and just berating the audience. ‘Don’t tell me he’s in a better place. Don’t tell me about how he’s closer to God.’” Le Batard felt the NFL was using Tillman’s image to promote its league. Kevin Van Valkenburg, a senior writer for ESPN, tweeted, “Stop exploiting Pat Tillman’s memory, please.” Tillman was killed by friendly fire in Afghanistan after leaving the NFL to join the Army after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. In attention to the Cardinals at State Farm Stadium, ASU also honors Tillman with a statue. Additionally, ASU football players run out before games at Sun Devil Stadium through the “Tillman Tunnel” and wear a “PT 42” helmets decal above their facemasks for every game. The Pat Tillman Foundation, a non-profit organization founded by his

family and friends to carry on his legacy, issued a statement via email saying it had no issue with the placement of the statue in the commercial. “The Pat Tillman Foundation partners with the NFL to carry forward Pat’s legacy of service and leadership through the Tillman Scholar program. Pat’s inclusion in the commercial celebrating the NFL’s 100-year history is a testament to the way his story continues to inspire generations of football fans on and off the field.” Former teammate Murphy said he disagrees with Le Batard and those on social media who complained about the ad. He said it is easier to get behind the commercial as well because he said Tillman’s family is in charge of his likeness. Murphy also said he is not bothered by the use of Tillman’s image as a symbol at ASU. “Ultimately Pat inspired people when he was alive and he’s doing the same thing now he’s dead and it’s ultimately what Pat’s legacy is,” he said. “It’s about helping people. And it’s what I get from

what I see. And again, if he is helping to inspire others to reach their dreams and their goals, that to me is what is the most important.” ASU has worked closely with the Tillman family as it sought ways to honor the fallen soldier. Among the founders of Pat’s Run, the signature fundraising event to support the Pat Tillman Foundation’s Tillman Scholar program, are Perry Edinger, former athletic trainer at ASU, and Doug Tammaro, a media relations director in the athletic department. Nearly 30,000 runners participated in last year’s race, raising more than $1 million. “Pat passed away 16 years ago, and to have that be a moment I think is outstanding,” Tammaro said. “You know, Pat wasn’t an All-Pro every year. He didn’t play for 15 years. And all the people in the video, you got some Hall of Famers in there. And someone took the time to say, ‘You know what, we need to give 10 seconds here to kind of take a step back.’ I thought it was wonderful.”

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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. Free. For information, call 623-773-7555.

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Thursday

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 participants. Free. For information, call 623-773-7436.

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.

Toastmasters Club

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

Technology Classes

Learn to download apps, take and transfer photos, use mobile websites and more in these technology classes from 2 to 3 p.m. at Sunrise Mountain Library, 21109 N. 98th Avenue. Today’s class focuses on email basics. Registration is required. Free. For information, call 623-773-8650.

Hiking Back into History

Join park rangers on parts of four different trails from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The seven-mile program will share some of the local area history. After entering Lake Pleasant Regional Park, take Lake Pleasant Access Road to South Park Road to Waterline Way to find the tenlane boat ramp east parking lot. Bring lunch and water. Follow the “Hike” signs from the main park entrance. Included with the park entrance fee of $2 to $7. For information, call 602-506-9556.

‘The Tapestry: the Album, the Music of Carole King’

Spend Valentine’s Day with the music of Carole King at the Arizona Broadway Theater, 7701 W. Paradise Lane, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Tickets include a long stem red rose for your significant other, fresh bread basket, choice of soup or salad, an entree and chocolate treat. Tickets are $99. For information, call 623-776-8400.

Love at the Theater

Enjoy a special Valentine’s Day performance at 7:30 p.m. in the McMillin Theater at Theater Works, 10580 N. 83rd Drive. Tickets are $25. For information, call 623-815-7930.

Saturday

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. Free. For information, call 623-773-7555.

Friday

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.

Glow

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 trampoline dodgeball, a foam pit, a warrior course and more. Tickets are $20. All ages are welcome. Participants must wear an all-white or neon-color shirt. Shirts will be available for $5. For information, call 623-979-4000.

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. 25 cents. For information, call 623-972-8372.

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. Free. For information, call 623-773-8650.

Devour the World

Taste the multicultural cuisines from countries around the world while enjoying cultural music and dance performances from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Centennial Plaza at the Peoria City Hall Complex, 9875 N. 85th Avenue. Admission is $55.Tickets include food and libation sampling from regional restaurants, food trucks, wineries, and breweries.

Sunday

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The early bird gets the work from 10 a.m. to noon at Sky Zone Peoria, 9040 W. Larkspur Drive, Suite 134. Tickets are only $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 623-979-4000.

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 starts 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 party and learn more, call 623-299-8779.

Knit and Purl (Ages 16+)

Make friends as you knit, crochet or quilt from 1 to 3 p.m. at Peoria Main Library, 8463 W. Monroe Street. Free. 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. Free. For information, call 623-773-8650.

Monday

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Private Riding Lessons

Arizona Riders private horseback riding lessons are available from 5 to 8 p.m. for all levels of experience from children ages 3 and older to adults. Arizona Riders is located at 15125 N. 83rd Avenue. For information, call 602-403-9560.

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.

SilverSneakers

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.

Tuesday

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.

Peoria City Council Meeting

The Peoria City Council will meet from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Peoria Council Chambers, 8401 W. Monroe Street. City Council meeting dates and times are subject to change. Free. For information, call 623-773-7340.

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. Cost is $7 to $10. For information, call 623-322-4100.

Busy Bee Crafters

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. Free. For information, call 623-773-7436.

Zumba

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.

Library Presentation

Painter and illustrator Carla Keaton will give a presentation on the 2016 Artist Research and Development grant research which compares the parallel lifestyles of sharecroppers of the Southeast and migrant and tenant cotton farmers in Arizona. This free presentation will take place at 2 p.m. at Sunrise Mountain Library, 21109 N. 98th Avenue, and is a part of the Vision and Sound series, which seeks to broaden the understanding and appreciation of African American art, music, film and literary works.

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. Free. For information, call 623-773-8650.

Baby Time

center is complete with bouncy houses, super slides, inflatable obstacles and more. For information, call 623-322-4100.

Shuffleboard

Babies through 18 months of age are invited to a morning go songs, stories and playtime from 10 to 10:30 a.m. at Peoria Main Library, 8463 W. Monroe Street. Free. For information, call 623-773-7555.

Join friends for a game of shuffleboard from 5 to 6 p.m. at the American Legion Post 62, 9847 W. Desert Cove Avenue. For information, call 623-972-8372.

Special City Council Meeting and Executive Session

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.

The Peoria City Council will meet from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Peoria Council Chambers, 8401 W. Monroe Street. City Council meeting dates and times are subject to change. Free. For information, call 623-773-7340.

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. Free. For information, call 623-773-8650.

Between the Covers Book Group

Read Paula McLain’s “Paris Wife” before a book discussion from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Sunrise Mountain Library, 21109 N. 98th Avenue. Free. For information, call 623-773-8650.

Wednesday

Grab Bag Bingo

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. Free. For information, call 623-773-7340.

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. Free. For information, call 623-773-8650.

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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. Free. For information, call 623-773-7436.

Free Ice Skating Lessons

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. Free. For information, email mary.vass@peoriaaz.gov.

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. Free. For information, call 623-773-8650.

Thursday

Thrifty Thursdays

Children of all ages are admitted to Jumper’s Jungle Family Fun Center at 9299 W. Olive Avenue, Suite 406, for only $5. The

Songercise (Ages 1-5)

Learn the benefits of and ways parents can play with their children to maximize brain and skill development from 10 to 10:30 a.m. at Sunrise Mountain Library, 21109 N. 98th Avenue. Free. For information, call 623-773-8650.

Exploring the Cottonwood Trail

Explore the Lake Pleasant landscape with park rangers from 9 to 11 a.m. on a 2.5 miles hike. Follow the “Hike” signs from the main gate of Lake Pleasant Regional Park along Castle Creek Drive to the Cottonwood Lane Trailhead to find the meeting location. Included with the park entrance fee of $2 to $7. For information, call 602-506-9557.

Desert Questions and Answers

The rangers will have lots of neat desert-related items 2 to 4 p.m. in the Discovery Center at Lake Pleasant Regional Park, 39345 N. Overlook Road. Learn about the lake and some of the critters and plants that call the lake area home. Included with the park entrance fee of $2 to $7. For information, call 928-501-1714.

‘La Cage Aux Folles’

Enjoy a performance of “La Cage Aux Folles” at the Arizona Broadway Theater, 7701 W. Paradise Lane, at 5:30 p.m. This musical follows newly-engaged couple Jean-Michel and Anne trying to unite Anne’s strait-laced parents with Jean-Michel’s outgoing parents who own a drag nightclub. Cost is $44.20 to $109.99. For information, call 623-776-8400.

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Kimber Lanning of Local First Arizona was upset the press didn’t rate Phoenix as a desirable culinary destination. So, she took matters into her own hands and created Devour Week, a weeklong culinary celebration showcasing Arizona’s food and drink purveyors. The week’s signature events are the Culinary Classic, Seven Chefs Dinner and Devour the World. This year it’s Saturday, Feb. 15, to Sunday, Feb. 23. During the main event, the Culinary Classic, guests will meet chefs and restaurateurs, partake in innovative culinary demonstrations, and taste goods

from the region’s best chefs, restaurants, local food artisans, brewers, and vintners. It is Saturday, February 22, and Sunday, February 23, at the Desert Botanical Garden. Only VIP tickets remain. The Seven Chefs Dinner brings together seven local chefs who will create a farm-fresh meal paired with Arizona wines at Phoenix’s The Gladly from 4 to 7 p.m. Sunday, February 16. Devour the World celebrates the international flavors of the Valley from the likes of The Breadfruit Rum & Bar; Colados Coffee & Crepes; Kood Tea Bar & Café; The Rez: An Urban Eatery and Republica Empanada to Centennial Plaza in Peoria from 11 a.m. to 3

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Wildlife World Zoo expands, introduces endangered pygmy hippos BY PEORIA TIMES STAFF Wildlife World Zoo, Aquarium & Safari Park received endangered pygmy hippos, just in time for the grand opening of its new Safari Park addition. The 5-acre expansion was unveiled Saturday, Feb. 8. Several other new species will be on display there, including Grevy’s zebra, onagers, caracals and clouded leopard. The pygmy hippos are the first to call Arizona home. The pygmy hippopotamus is mainly found in West Africa and is a far more terrestrial species as compared to common hippos. Wildlife World’s new pygmy hippo exhibit provides the new residents with a climate-controlled building, two indoor pools. Outside, they have two separate large green pastures with native foliage and a beautiful joining watering hole fed by a waterfall for the hippos to swim and splash. The pygmy hippo is now endan-

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The Wildlife World Zoo, Aquarium & Safari Park has added endangered pygmy hippos, Grevy’s zebras and a clouded leopard to go along with its 5-acre expansion. (Photos courtesy Wildlife World Zoo)

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& hoofstock species. The 5-acre addition brings the total size of Safari Park to nearly 30 acres. As a USDA licensed, private institution, accredited by the Zoological Association of America (ZAA) and the Alliance of Marine Mammal Parks & Aquariums (AMMPA), Wildlife World Zoo, Aquarium & Safari Park receives no taxpayer funding. Wildlife World Zoo, Aquarium & Safari Park is located at 16501 W. Northern Avenue, Litchfield Park (southeast corner of State Route 303 and Northern Avenue). Wildlife World is open seven days a week, 365 days a year. Zoo exhibits are open from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. (last zoo admission is at 5 p.m.) Aquarium exhibits are open from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Admission includes access to the Zoo, Aquarium and Safari Park. For more information, call 623935-WILD (9453) or visit WildlifeWorld.com.

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Learn a life lesson from a procession of caterpillars tioned above comes in. Read on. “A biologist experimented with what he called ‘processional caterpillars.’ He lined up the caterpillars on the rim of a pot holding a plant so the lead caterpillar was headto-tail with the last caterpillar, with no break in the parade. The tiny creatures walked around the rim of the pot for a full week before they died of exhaustion and starvation. Not once did any of them break out of line and venture over to the plant to eat. Food was only inches away, but their follow-the-crowd instinct was stronger than the drive to eat and survive.” The exact same thing happened to an entire generation of Israelites. They walked in circles in the wilderness for 40 years, even though they were only a few miles away from the Promised Land. Don’t think it could happen to you, your friends, your career, your habits, your attitude, your perception of yourself, or your relationships. The truth is sometimes we can get stuck, really stuck. That’s called life. Yet life happens when you need to go deep inside yourself to get free of your-

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While reading through a devotional called “The Word for Today” published in New Zealand, I found an experiment that challenged me. Let’s see if it doesn’t challenge you or at least get you thinking. It is achievable for most people who read this article. My article starts with a verse from the Ancient Scriptures, “You have skirted this mountain long enough.” Deut. 2:3. The Jewish nation had been traveling for 40 years in circles around Mount Sinai. While the Promised Land was just a few miles away, they just kept going around and around the mountain. God finally said enough, “That’s enough. You’re going in.” Does this sound familiar? Many folks keep on going around and around when God wants to lead them to their Promised Land. That’s called output with no outcome other than frustration. Then there is the inevitable blame-shifting and victim thing setting in. If you really look at it objectively, blame-shifting and the victim thing will just keep one walking around the mountain another forty years. Here’s where the experiment I men-

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lars. Think about it. The Israelites died out in the wilderness, just like those caterpillars. Don’t be a caterpillar, be a pillar. To get out of the rut, you let go of what is for what can be. Take responsibility and most times, you’ll take ahold of what can be. There’s a better life for you and me in God. Secondly, who am I following? Think about it. Maybe you are following a voice going in circles, walking around their own self-styled rut and taking you with them. Misery loves company and especially when they need a crowd to validate and justify their rut. Many folks started following a voice, a philosophy, a movement, a poor self-image, a guilty conscience, a lifestyle in their teens and never got away from it. Forty years later, thousands of times around the mountain and a wasted youth later they are still stuck in the same rut. Remember, and this is going to sound tough, if you are following four losers, you are about to become the fifth loser. Ask those caterpillars. Oh wait, they’re dead. The last question of ask is where am I going? What is your purpose and vision for your life? What do you contain no one else does? What are your gifts and abilities? What is your passion? Find those and you find life. Where there is no vision, there’s no direction. You become aimless. 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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‘Ganglion’ wins it at PUSD Spelling Bee championship BY PEORIA TIMES STAFF The annual District Spelling Bee was held at the Peoria Unified School District’s Administration Center on Jan. 24. Top spellers from across the district competed. And the winner was ... Kenneth Armstrong from Desert Palms Elementary School. He won in the sixth round with the word “ganglion.” The eight runners-up include: • Jake Kleinschmit from Apache Elementary School. • Violet Lageschulte from Copperwood Elementary School. • Joash Esmas from Oasis Elementary

School. • Katelyn McCort from Desert Harbor Elementary School. • Samantha Borromeo Javier from Ira A. Murphy Elementary School. • Allison Black from Oakwood Elementary School. • Raja Balanon from Sun Valley Elementary School. • Jordan Guinn from Paseo Verde Elementary School. These eight students will compete in the Maricopa County Region IV Spelling Bee hosted by Peoria Unified. The winners of the regional bee will move on to the state-level Arizona Spelling Bee in March followed by the Scripps National Spelling Bee

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Midwestern University hosting healthcare career events high school students BY ERIC NEWMAN

try, dental medicine, pharmacy, physician assistant studies, occupational therapy, biomedical sciences, perfusion, podiatric medicine, clinical psychology, physical therapy, nurse anesthesia, speech-language pathology, and veterinary medicine,” Midwestern University said in a press release. This summer, Midwestern will hold its Health Careers Institute for High School Students. The July 9-17 event dives deep into the business of healthcare. From 9 a.m.–4 p.m. on each workday, students will hear from college students, faculty, and other professionals about what to prepare for in school, and in-depth conversations about what to expect from several different lines of health science work. In addition, participants will attend a medical field trip to the Abrazo Arrowhead Campus Hospital. For more information on Midwestern University, 19555 N. 59th Avenue, Glendale, visit midwestern.edu, call 623-5723298 or email azevents@midwestern.edu.

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Thanks to a partnership between Midwestern University in Glendale and the BHHS Legacy Foundation, area high school students will have a new avenue to explore their interest in healthcare careers. Midwestern is offering the students several free programs designed to brighten the flames on the West Valley’s next healthcare workers in the upcoming months. “Arizona Brain Bee” will be held from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 13. Students interested in the anatomy and inner workings of the brain and central nervous system can participate in the event. High schoolers will compete for scholarships and other prizes for answering questions on the topic, and the winner will receive airfare and expense money to the national competition later in the year. The school will then hold its Health Sciences Career Day on March 3, which will allow classes of students to explore Midwestern’s science labs and campus, attend presentations by area healthcare professionals and take part in interactive classes and workshops. (For more information, visit midwestern.edu/ AZScienceDay.) “Classes will have the opportunity to choose hands-on workshops highlighting careers in Students took part in an interactive workshop at Midwestosteopathic medicine, optome- ern University in 2019. (Photo courtesy Midwestern University)

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Peoria Times

February 13, 2020