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May 2, 2019

19 Peoria schools at risk for measles outbreak BY JORDAN HOUSTON Peoria Times Staff Writer

At a time when state vaccination rates are on the decline, 66 elementary schools in the West Valley are at risk for a measles outbreak. Using data from the Arizona Department of Health Services, Peoria Times found that 66 schools in Avondale, Buckeye, Glendale, Goodyear, Litchfield Park, Peoria and Tolleson have less than 95% of their kindergartners vaccinated for Measles Mumps Rubella. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention says coverage rates below that number no longer protect those who can’t be vaccinated — such as babies, people

with certain medical conditions and pregnant women. Glendale has the highest number of atrisk schools with 23, followed by Peoria, 19; Goodyear, eight; Buckeye, seven; Avondale, five; Litchfield and Tolleson tie with two schools each. While public schools make up the majority of at-risk schools, charter schools have the highest rates of vaccine exemptions. The non-district schools make up the bulk of schools with coverage rates 85% or below the safety threshold. Some of the larger charter schools with immunization rates below the threshold include Legacy Traditional-Peoria and Candeo Schools, both of which have more than 70 kindergartners.

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Will Humble, executive director of the Arizona Public Health Association, who has been studying vaccination rates in Arizona since he was the head of the state health department in 2009, said the statistics illustrate a common theme. “There are a couple of trends we’ve seen in Arizona over the years,” Humble said. “One in general is that it’s the higher income families with higher educational levels — both parents have college degrees and an income of over $100,000 — that are the ones we see choosing not to vaccinate. Not because of bad access to care but just because they decided not to.” Humble no longer works with the deSEE MEASLES PAGE 2

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Peoria Mayor Cathy Carlat delivered her fifth State of the City address April 25, during which she praised city staff as well as the direction and future of the city. But not before acknowledging the four Peoria firefighters who were injured in an explosion just days earlier. Capt. Hunter Clare, Engineer Justin Lopez and firefighters Matt Cottini and Jake Ciulla were injured and hospitalized while responding to reports of smoke at an APS substation on April 19. SEE STATE PAGE 4

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Exemptions are expanding

More parents nationwide are opting out of state-required vaccines for non-medical reasons. In Arizona, kindergarten exemptions for personal reasons increased from 5.4% in 2017 to 5.9% in 2018, according to the ADHS. Arizona is one of 17 states in the country that allow personal belief exemptions. Parents or guardians can exempt their children for personal reasons as long as they submit a statement saying they are aware of the potential risks and benefits of immunizations, as well as the potential risks of non-immunization. Children in childcare can be exempt for religious reasons. Schools are also required to submit their vaccination data to the state health department every November. While the schools don’t post their data on their own websites, it can be found through the ADHS website. “I think the answer is to get rid of the personal exemption,” Humble said. “Maybe a compromise instead of all or nothing — what if we said we’re getting rid of the personal belief exemption only for the MMR vaccine? That might be a reasonable compromise.” Maricopa County is among the 60% of Arizona counties at risk for a measles outbreak. Haley Elementary School in Chandler has a 92% coverage rate for the MMR vaccine. Although the rate is below the threshold, Principal Pam Nephew said she considers the school to be pro-vaccine. “We just want to keep everybody healthy here. There are some people who come in with religious or medical reasons and all they have to do is fill out that form and there’s no accountability,” Nephew said. “Anybody can fill it out. That’s the struggle we have as a school.” “If there were to be an outbreak, those children would need to be out of school,” she added. “That’s basic protocol for any school. That’s difficult because then the kids are going to be missing information.”

Measles makes comeback

Measles is currently at the center of the vaccine storm, with more than 650 cases of the disease popping up in the United States since the beginning of

Will Humble, executive director of the Arizona Public Health Association, attributed misinformation on the internet to the rise of MMR exemptions. (Special to Peoria Times)

2019 — including in Arizona. This is the highest number of confirmed cases since it was declared eliminated in 2000, according to the CDC. The disease is highly contagious and early symptoms can include high fever (104-degree range), cough, runny nose and watery eyes, followed by a rash three days later. Those affected can suffer from some serious complications, such as brain trauma and, once in a while, death. The CDC estimates that: • 1 in 20 children with measles will get

pneumonia, the most common cause of death from measles in young children • About one child of every 1,000 with measles will suffer swelling of the brain, potentially leading to seizures, intellectual disability or hearing loss • For every 1,000 children who get measles, one or two will die from it Humble said he believes the rise in MMR exemptions can be attributed to a myriad of factors. Although the World Health Organization recently named “vaccine hesitancy” as one of this year’s biggest

West Valley ‘at-risk’ schools West Valley at-risk schools with coverage rates below the 95% threshold considered safe by the state include, according to data collected by the Arizona Department of Health Services:

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Bales, Sunset School, Paramount Academy, Sweetwater School, Marionneaux, Steven R. Jasinski, Buckeye Primary School, Canyon Elementary, Mirage, Pioneer, Archway Classical Academy Glendale, Peoria Traditional School, Wildflower School, Alta Loma School, Desert Valley Elementary, Westar, Legend Springs, Stetson Hills, Sahuaro Ranch, Desert Star School, Desert Harbor, Sun Valley, Estrella Mountain, Terramar, Copperwood, Westland School Brighton Campus, Verrado Heritage, Porfirio H. Gonzales Elementary; Vistancia; Heritage School, Oasis, Desert Thunder School, Sonoran Sky, Trinity Lutheran Elementary, Mountain Shadows;

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May 2, 2019 global health threats, anti-vaxxers are continuing to run rampant on social media, he said. “The social media revolution and the internet made it so much easier for people with inaccurate and misleading information to have a voice and confuse people,” he said. “Vaccine-skeptical and anti-vaccine parents can share misleading information and then grow their cohort of anti-vaxx people.” The fuel for misinformation stems from a debunked 1998 study that linked immunizations to autism, he explained. In places like Sedona, where vaccine exemptions are particularly high, Humble attributes anti-vaxx attitudes to liberalism and higher education. “It’s this kind of left-wing enclave up there where people are considering their carbon footprint, but won’t vaccinate their kids,” he said. He added, “Vaccines are a social contract you have with your community, and that vaccine you provide for your kid benefits all of the kids in that community — especially kids with special needs and those who can’t get vaccinated.” The health expert also mentioned that today’s generation of younger parents weren’t confronted by measles in the same way that older generations were, so they might not fully understand the seriousness of the disease.

What’s being done

Despite the growing anti-vaccination movement and several bills in the Legislature that would enable even more exemptions, Gov. Doug Ducey has made it clear he wants a pro-vaccination state. In February, Ducey promised he wouldn’t sign several controversial bills that would make it easier for parents or guardians to receive exemptions for their children. The bills, which were proposed by Rep. Nancy Barto, R-Phoenix, seek to expand exemptions while eliminating the requirement that parents sign a state form. They would also require doctors to offer tests determining if a child is already immune. Although the House Health and Human Services committee advanced the bills, state Rep. Kelli Butler, D-Phoenix, who has been a strong supporter for educational vaccine resources, said she doesn’t believe the legislation will get too far. SEE MEASLES PAGE 3

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Peoria woman dies in Grand Canyon fall BY DARRELL JACKSON Peoria Times Staff Writer

A woman who fell to her death at Grand Canyon National Park April 23 has been identified as 69-year-old Cynthia Ackley of Peoria. Ackley fell from the top of a rocky point of Pipe Creek Vista, according to Grand Canyon National Park spokesperson Vanessa Ceja-Cervantes. Ceja-Cervantes said park rangers responded to a call for help just after 1 p.m. April 23, but “before a rescue effort could be undertaken, the person fell.” Ackley’s body was recovered approximately 200 feet below the rim, park officials said. Ackley is the third person to die after falling from the Grand Canyon in recent weeks. Earlier in the month, on April 3, a 67-year-old man died after falling over the rim east of Yavapai Geology Museum, which is within park boundaries.

His body was found around 400 feet below the rim, according to park officials. Days earlier, on March 28, a tourist from Hong Kong fell to his death while trying to take pictures, officials stated. Ceja-Cervantes said the majority of deaths in Grand Canyon National Park are heat related. In a statement released April 24, park officials said visitors should stay on designated trails and walkways, always keep a safe distance from the edge of the rim, and stay behind railings and fences at overlooks. The statement added that Ackley’s death has been ruled an accident. Grand Canyon National Park is one of the most visited national parks in the country, and received more than 6 million visitors last year.

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Missing man found dead in Arkansas BY PEORIA TIMES STAFF A Peoria man who went missing in early April has been found dead in Arkansas. Michael Harrison, 38, was last scene in the area of 9600 W. Olive Avenue around 10:30 a.m. April 6, according to Peoria police. He reportedly left home without telling anyone where he was going, and his family discovered STATE FROM PAGE 1

“Last week our Peoria family was rocked by a terrible incident that left four Peoria firefighters hospitalized with severe injuries,” Carlat said. “Our first responders are called upon to answer an ever-expanding array of emergency situations; and still, they continue to serve with unmatched courage, strength and compassion.” As for the city, Carlat acknowledged she would share her visions, achievements and challenges, and she boasted that Peoria is a community where neighbors know each other and help one another. “It’s an exciting time to be in Peo-

a journal where he had written about committing suicide. Peoria police were notified of the discovery of Harrison’s body by Harrison Police Department. The Harrison County Medical Examiner’s Office is handling the investigation. Foul play or suspicious circumstances are not suspected, so no suspects are in custody or being sought. “This is obviously not the outcome

that everyone was hoping for and we would like to extend our condolences to Michael’s family who has since been notified of his passing,” Peoria police said. “We would also like to thank the community for their concern and assistance.”

ria,” Carlat said of the city’s progress. “We are in the midst of a transformation. We are creating the future that serves our residents of today and those still to come. I am the luckiest mayor in the world.” Carlat said her focus this year is on creating an environment for quality development. This vision, she said, is being followed by quality investment, which is what attracts developers. “We are approaching the vast possibilities of what I call a complete city, with a singular focus on quality of life for our residents,” Carlat said. “A complete city honors the character of its residents through arts, culture and

community. It provides spaces to gather and places to reflect and it honors the history that paved the way and protects the strengths and attributes that bolster its foundation.” The city, she said, has been embracing “data-driven assets,” and she hopes to aim toward a future where Peoria can become a “smart city” and attract new businesses. “A complete city is resilient. It casts aside the old definition of a suburb and replaces it with balance — a place where livability and workability reside side by side,” Carlat said. “That’s why this city council is laser focused on attracting the specific types of develop-

Michael Harrison, 38, went missing in early April. He was found dead in Arkansas a few weeks later. (Photo courtesy Peoria Police Department)

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West Valley Realtors honored for productivity BY PAUL MARYNIAK Peoria Times Staff Writer

Eight West Valley individuals and teams in the real estate industry were among 41 people and organizations honored at the third annual BREA awards for productivity. The awards, an acronym for Best Real Estate Agents, are based strictly on units closed and total volume during the previous year. More than 400 Realtors and brokers attended the ceremony at the Scottsdale Center for Performing Arts April 18, which this year was expanded to include all of Maricopa County. The first two BREA events focused only on East Valley agents. West Valley honors and their awards were: Top Individual/Units Closed, Juan Grimaldo, Keller Williams Realty Professional Partners; Top Individual/ Volume, Andrew Johnson, Realty Arizona Elite Group LLC; Top Group/Units Closed and Top Group/Volume, Amy Barnett, Realty One Group; and Top Team/Units Closed and Top Team/Volume, Carin Nguyen, Keller Williams Realty Phoenix. HomeSmart picked up the Top Brokerage Award for both units closed and volume. Winners in the Valley-wide arena included Rick Metcalfe, CAANAM Realty, top individual for units closed; Joan Levinson, Realty One Group, for top individual in volume; Tyler Blair, My Home Group, for top group units closed; Christopher Karas of Launch Real Estate Group for top group/volume; Carol Rose, Keller Williams East Valley, for team units closed; and Andrew Bloom, Keller Williams Arizona Realty, for team volume. Phoenix awards and their winners were: Top Individual/Units Closed, John Fagundes, AZ Real Estate and Property Management; Top Individual/ Volume, Karl Tunberg, Midland Alliance Real Estate; Top Group/Units Closed, Sally Cashman, Russ Lyon Sotheby’s International Realty; Top Group/ Volume, Ed Carleton, Capstone Realty Professionals; Top Team/Units Closed, Kelly Cook, Keller Williams Arizona Realty; and Top Team/Volume, John Gluch, Launch Real Estate. HomeSmart took Top Brokerage awards for both units closed and volume. The awards were started in 2017 by Heidi Zebro, director of sales acquisitions for On Q Financial Inc. She and her

West Valley Realtor Carin Nguyen holds the two BREA awards she won for the top team in both volume and units closed. (Photo courtesy Stelian Briciu)

employer wanted to acknowledge some of the top Realtors in the East Valley, but reduce the element of subjectivity as much as possible by looking strictly at the most productive agents, based on the number of closed units and sales volume according to data pulled from the Arizona Regional Multiple Listing Service. She wound up attracting about 150 Realtors and public officials to her first gala in 2017. Last year, the number of attendees doubled. “The real estate industry is one of the most intriguing and followed segments of any thriving metropolitan area,” Zebro said, adding, the “BREA Awards specifically recognizes the performances of the top producing real estate licensees on a local level.” In addition, a new award was added in honor of a West Valley Realtor, Mark Parris, who died in his sleep at age 44 last October. He had suffered from sleep apnea. Scottsdale Realtors Joseph and JoAnn Callaway won the Mark Parris Award. The award is given “to an outstanding individual in the real estate community who represents the gift of promoting others, making others know their value, professionalism and integrity,” Zebro said. All proceeds from the event went to The Foundation of Blind Children, whose mission is to “provide education, tools and services that enable all persons with vision loss to achieve greater independence.” The media sponsor for the event was Times Media Group, publisher of West Valley View, The Glendale Star and Peoria Times.

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Banner breaks ground on rehabilitation hospital BY ANDREA ESTRADA Peoria Times Staff Writer

Banner Health and Select Medical officials alongside city leaders kicked off construction for a new Peoria-based medical rehabilitation hospital in late April. The facility, which will be located at 12740 N. Plaza Del Rio Boulevard, is the second of three new acute inpatient rehabilitation hospitals to be built in the Valley as part of a joint venture agreement between Banner Health and Select Medical. The center, slated to be completed by 2020, will serve the needs of specific patients, said David Chernow, president and chief executive officer at Select Medical. “The patient population that we’re focused on is what we call acute rehabilitative services, and much of it is (neurological). But the predominance is spinal cord injury patients, traumatic brain injury patients and stroke patients,” Chernow said. “That’s not to say we don’t also treat complex orthopedic type of patients.”

Palo Verde District Councilman Michael Finn speaks about Banner’s incoming rehabilitative hospital in Peoria. (Photo courtesy Banner Health)

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Kuhn said the addition of the rehabilitation hospital will further promote the good continuity of care in the West Valley area, which currently operates four facilities: Banner Thunderbird, Banner Boswell, Banner Del E. Webb and Banner Estrella. “Working with Peoria is obviously exciting and encouraging to us. It’s a city that has seen significant growth, and so (it) is able to accommodate and work with us as we expand our footprint,” Kuhn said. Palo Verde District Councilman Michael Finn said Peoria’s economic development will benefit from the project. “Health care is one of our target markets for the city. We try to grow smart. We try to do it in a controlled manner, and to be able to partner with Banner and Select Medical this way to help meet those goals is so thrilling for us,” he said. Banner Health and Select Medical are excited to join the Peoria community, Kuhn said. “While all that we see now is a dirt-filled lot, in a little more than a year we’ll have a beautiful new hospital dedicated to helping patients regain their independence,” she said. The first groundbreaking in Phoenix took place January 2019. Construction is currently underway. The third will take place the East Valley, near the Banner Gateway campus.

From left to right, Ted Bolcavage, Select Medical’s vice president of operations and hospital project management; Lynn Rosenbach, Banner Health’s vice president of post-acute services; Becky Kuhn, Banner Health’s chief operating officer; David Chernow, Select Medical’s president and CEO; Susan Kreps, Banner Health’s market executive — Banner inpatient rehabilitation; Marjorie Bessel, Banner Health’s chief clinical officer; and Jeff Ruskan, Select Medical’s inpatient rehabilitation division president, break ground on a new rehabilitation facility in Peoria. (Photo courtesy Banner Health)

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Peoria’s public libraries offer more than just books and movies for checkout. The new explore-to-go kits include games, activities and summer learning kits. Each library has yoga mats, croquet sets, cornhole games and disc golf. In addition, available later this summer, patrons can check out a learning kit that will include a handson learning component, DVDs, books and workbooks on many different subjects. These include geology, anatomy, robotics, sewing, electronics, woodworking, weather and forensics. The learning kits will be only available at the Peoria Main Library. Items can be checked out for a total of seven days. There is a limit of one kit per family checked out at a time and there is a $1 per day fine if overdue. For more information, visit peoriaaz.gov/libraries.

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Peoria City Council will meet at 5 p.m. Tuesday, May 7, for a study session. A regular meeting will follow at 7 p.m. Meetings are held in the Council Chamber, 8401 W. Monroe Street. Meeting agendas and information are available at peoriaaz.gov/council. City council meetings and study sessions are broadcast live and replayed on Peoria Channel 11 (available to Cox Cable and Century Link television customers) and also stream live (and on demand) at peoriaaz.gov/peoriatv.

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than ever that we have leaders who are educated on regional issues, and willing to lead by example. It is our firm belief that Leadership West will continue to play a vital role in supplying the next wave of leaders for our region.” The Leadership West Flagship program is a rigorous 150-plus hour intensive experience that will provide success class members with: • A greater regional awareness of the West Valley • A deeper look into core issues that face the state • Leadership development skills • Opportunities to network and create change The Leadership West program is a serious investment in one’s ability to be educated and make a positive impact for organizations, businesses and the West Valley as a whole. Applications are available at leadershipwest.org/programs/flagshipprogram.

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Coalition’s leader recognized as ‘education hero’ BY PEORIA TIMES STAFF Western Maricopa Coalition (WESTMARC) President and CEO Sintra Hoffman was recently recognized as Estrella Mountain Community College’s (EMCC) 2019 Education Hero. Hoffman’s recognition was the result of her involvement and efforts in the WESTMARC-led workforce development strategy West Valley Pipeline. This initiative helped EMCC secure $31 million in funds for capital improvements that will create more space for nursing programs and reduce the current wait list. In addition, EMCC President Dr. Ernie Lara noted Hoffman plays an integral role in supporting and hosting interns through the college’s program. “Sintra promotes the benefits of having internships as a catalyst to shape our future workforce,” Lara said. “As a member of our President’s Community Advisory Council, Sintra also served on the Chancellor’s Maricopa Community Colleges Transformation Task Force in 2017. In this role, she represented the West Valley as a community member by review-

ing structural, organizational, policy and leadership issues related to student access and success, responsiveness to employers and industry needs.” Of the honor, Hoffman expressed gratitude, extending her appreciation of the collaborative efforts shared by WESTMARC and EMCC. “Chancellor Dr. Maria Harper-Marinick’s foresight in transforming industry and education partnerships is creating programs and opportunities to support the rapidly changing landscape of workforce development,” Hoffman said. Moving forward, Hoffman and WESTMARC will conPresident and CEO Sintra Hoffman, center, was recently recognized as Estrella Mountain tinue to advocate and forti- WESTMARC Community College’s Education Hero. (Photo courtesy WESTMARC) fy collaborative efforts with Maricopa Community Coland education leaders that is commit- Avondale, Buckeye, El Mirage, Gila leges to help propel educational opportunities and economic de- ted to the West Valley’s economic vi- Bend, Glendale, Goodyear, Litchfield velopment throughout the West Valley. tality and enhanced quality of life. Park, Peoria, Phoenix, Sun City, Sun Headquartered in Glendale, WEST- Founded in 1990, the coalition mem- City West, Surprise, Tolleson, WickenMARC is a coalition of public, private bership is comprised of the cities of burg and Youngtown.

Benevilla asking for ‘summer heroes’ BY PEORIA TIMES STAFF Benevilla recently put out a call for “summer heroes” to help meet the needs of community members during warmer weather. The organization is looking for teachers, bus drivers and others with free time this summer to replace snowbird volunteers who have left the area. Benevilla’s free Home Services program provides vital services to West Valley residents that can help them remain in their homes longer. Some of the services provided, for which help is needed, include: • Business assistance • Grocery shopping • Assisted transportation to medical appointments • Light handyperson services • In-home friendly visitors and phone pals Benevilla offers these services free

of charge to many older adults in need throughout the community. At Benevilla, “summer heroes” come in all ages and from all walks of life. For homebound seniors, it is essential they have access to such services to help prevent isolation and remain independent as long as possible. For more information about the various programs, visit the Home Services page online. For details about how to help Benevilla meet the demand for services, call 623-584-4999 or apply online at benevilla.org. Started by and for the community in 1981, Benevilla enriches lives of West Valley residents by serving older adults, adults with disabilities, children and the families who care for them. For more information on services and volunteer opportunities, or to take a tour or make a donation, call 623-5844999 or visit benevilla.org.

Benevilla is seeking “summer heroes” to help provide necessary services, such as transportation to medical appointments, for older adults throughout the West Valley. (Photo courtesy Benevilla)

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Hot-car deaths can reflect a brain malfunction BY DAVID LEBOWITZ Peoria Times Columnist

She was 18 months old, the news stories tell us, the daughter of married parents in their mid-30s. She perished on a warm April Monday afternoon in a Glendale apartment complex, shut inside the family’s fourdoor sedan. Left behind, the reporters explain. Forgotten by her family. Exposed to the car’s steadily rising heat “for at least a few hours,” according to Glendale police. If you have lived in Arizona for any length of time, you know that we see stories like this almost annually. Just last year, a Phoenix dad, 44-yearold James Koryor, was convicted of

negligent homicide and sentenced to three years in prison for the death of his 2-year-old boy, left for hours in a hot car. A key point: While the child’s death was an accident, Koryor was dead drunk at the time, having swilled at least a bottle of gin. So, what of the parents of the Glendale toddler, cooperating with police at press time and reportedly distraught over the death of their daughter? Do they deserve our compassion? Or do they deserve the cold steel of handcuffs? My take: Absent extenuating circumstances uncovered by investigators — drinking, a drug haze, willful concealment of evidence — I believe we have witnessed a tragic accident but not a crime. A horrific death

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like this strikes me not as criminally negligent parenting, but as an unusually tragic malfunction of the brain. It’s the layman’s terms theory best articulated by Dr. David Diamond, a psychological researcher who has spent the last 15 years studying such deaths. Diamond’s latest paper, published in the March issue of Medicine, Science and the Law, uses neuroscience to explain how such failures of prospective memory — the brain’s ability to execute a plan in the future — can happen to otherwise well-intentioned caregivers. As Diamond explains it, factors like stress and sleep deprivation can cause our brains to fail to “remember to remember” key points. So can distractions or acting on “autopilot” during habitual behaviors. Diamond uses neuroscience to explain how competing parts of the brain can allow the basal ganglia — which control habitual action — to override the hippocampus and the frontal and parietal cortex, which allow us to follow through on prospective memories. This brain glitch, he said, can erase the intention to remove a child from a car seat. The same brain failure also explains why we forget to flick off our headlights,

why cops sometimes leave their guns in the restroom and why I sometimes head to the bedroom to fetch a book or a sweatshirt, only to forget why I came. Diamond has served as an expert witness in several of the more than 400 hot car deaths that have occurred in America over the last 20 years. His opinion: Because the parents lacked the intention to harm their children — they should not be punished as criminals. My version: While our gut reaction may be to loathe parents who fail so catastrophically, we instead should follow our intellect, not our emotions. Again, absent extenuating circumstances, I would not further punish the parents in the sad tale of this dead Glendale toddler. I understand the impulse to see such parents shamed and jailed. But the cell this mother and father live in forever after will be the one shame and guilt create for them. Surely that will be worse than any sentence we might hand down in memory of the little girl they somehow left behind.

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Following bicycle rules Recently, I was driving home at about 9 p.m. On the way home I saw about 15 kids on bikes. None of them were wearing helmets. None had front or back lights on the bike. None were following the traffic signs. Two of them rode out in front of me instead of staying in the bike lane, causing me to hit my brakes. Others were crossing the road in dangerous areas. Finally, they were all wearing dark clothes. I was amazed there were no accidents. This all occurred in just a few miles. I do not think any of them realized how dangerous what they were doing was. Obviously none had been to a carbicycle accident. Do not get me wrong, I think riding bikes is awesome. But, there are things one should do for one’s own safety. All the rules for operating a bicycle safely are online; just type in “ARS 28-811 thru ARS 28-819.” If you are not familiar with these rules you may want to look them up for your review. Police have the authority to stop any bicyclist that is in violation of any of these laws. Years ago I was on the bike team at the police department and it was my favorite position. Before I was

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allowed to ride for the team, I was issued a helmet, gloves, special jacket and special pants. Then I had to go to a very long, special school to learn about riding and bike safety. I had been riding for decades but I learned a lot at the school. You may want to check around for a bicycle safety class for your kids to attend. Lesson from the Bench: As a parent it is your responsibility to teach your kids about bicycle safety. At a minimum have them put lights on their bikes so they can be seen by people driving cars and return home safely.

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Palo Verde district Editor and Councilman Michael Finn: I have lived in this district for 24 years in different neighborhoods. I covered the area for the Arizona Republic for five years with an opinion column, have been a write-in candidate for your seat three times, and have been a neighborhood watch commander by neighbor nomination twice. I’ve worked with the city’s law enforcement on three different drug lab busts and seizures. I’ve watched sections of this district languish in obscurity, disrepair and economic malaise for two decades, through multiple mayors and councilmembers. The “Old Walmart” center remains a collection of empty, low-rent and/or failing retail establishments. Beggars haunt every major intersection, gas station and commercial parking lot. Our section of Grand Avenue is a bleak tes-

tament to urban blight, economic failure and abandoned effort. Crime and vandalism remain a free-roaming constant, particularly the infestation of drug labs, dealers and their adult, male, bicycle-riding runners. We all see them. We all know exactly what they’re doing, and we’re left to just hope we’re not targeted. The Palo Verde district is a literal advertisement for home surveillance camera security systems. I don’t find that to be a bragging right. The area offers no entertainment venues other than the Arizona Broadway Theatre, loud bars and two movie theaters. Were it not for 83rd Avenue, this district might as well not exist. Would a restaurant/piano bar with non-eardrum-bursting music for people to slow dance to be so impossible a “get” for anyone older than 50 to enjoy? Are adults-only sections of restaurants or movie theaters too risqué for our blue-collar residents?

Too many neighborhoods include too many garbage-strewn, unkempt, ramshackle homes. Politicians’ campaign signs remain as trash on our street corners for months after every election. Streetlights remain semi-operational for months or years with no repair, despite numerous calls to city services. The noise ordinance is seldom obeyed. The district still has only biannual bulk trash pickup and no recycling facility or dump of its own. The area parks are sparingly maintained. Traffic lights and laws go largely ignored as waiting for red-light runners has become part of the commute to anywhere, at any time. We continually see three to 10 police vehicles respond to singular locations or incidents, and groups of officers sitting in restaurants or Starbucks for hours on “quiet” nights instead of actively patrolling. I’ve been a small-town and big-city journalist for nearly four decades. I know how municipalities work. I rec-

ognize when too little effort is being paid to one. I grew up in Newburyport, Massachusetts. Google that city’s transition from the 1970s into the 1990s. It is proof that the problems I cite can be resolved. I also know political double-talk when I hear it. So, please, if you plan to reply with a form letter or, worse yet, a stream of platitudes, excuses and vague promissory dialogue, save both of us the time. I realize all these issues predate your time on the council. I just wanted to convey to you that I’ve seen no difference in your approach from that of any of your predecessors. The Palo Verde district is plagued by urban disease and the symptoms have neither changed nor improved in 24 years. “Business as usual” and another big box discount store is not the cure. Gary St. Lawrence Peoria

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Peoria Chamber celebrates 100 years BY PEORIA CHAMBER STAFF June 30, 1919. That is the date the Peoria Chamber of Commerce officially came into existence. According to the articles of incorporation document on file with the state of Arizona, the Peoria Chamber was formed “to establish, maintain and operate an electric light and power system, telephone system, fire protection, water system for domestic use, sewer system and such other improvements as may be for the benefit for the town of Peoria, Arizona, until such time as the town of Peoria has been incorporated.” The city of Peoria was officially incorporated in 1954, which means the Peoria Chamber of Commerce was responsible for the operation of all services for the citizens for the 35 years from 1919 to 1954. Now, the Peoria Chamber is gearing up for a big celebration Friday, June 14, at the Rio Vista Recreation Center, 8866 W. Thunderbird Road. The evening will begin at 5:30 p.m.

with cocktails, appetizers and music, and the program will follow at 6:30 p.m. The feature for the evening will be a presentation from Salt River Project illustrating through photographs, videos and guest speakers the history of Peoria and the chamber’s role until the city of Peoria became incorporated. Included in the evening will be the annual community awards, presenting awards for Business of the Year, Community Volunteer of the Year, Nonprofit of the Year, Chamber Member of the Year, the Mayor’s Award and the City Manager’s Award. Nominations will open Monday, May 6. Visit the chamber website at peoriachamber.com to nominate a choice for the best in each category. The celebration will include the cocktail appetizers plus a full-plated dinner. For more information or questions on sponsorship to support the event go to the chamber website or call 623-979-3601.

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Forget Woodstock. Get Local AZ and the Peoria Diamond Club put a unique twist on the legendary festival at Peoria Sports Complex on April 27. But rather than booking acts like Jimi Hendrix and Jefferson Airplane, Peoria recruited all the best talent in the local food truck scene. With this being the third year of the festival, Foodstock featured more than 50 food trucks (Arizona Wings N’ More, Scookie Bar, Fantasy Funnel Cake, Flyin’ Hawaiian and The Maine Lobster Lady, among others), along with music and activities for kids. Activities featured bounce houses, a splash pad, face painting and a barrel train. Meanwhile, adults could kick back and relax with beer, wine and mixed drinks. And after all was said and done, a portion of proceeds went to the Peoria Diamond Club — a nonprofit in Peoria that grants funds to local youth charities dedicated to educating and enriching children’s lives — and local nonprofits working to feed the hungry in the West Valley. 1. Desmond Martin served up shaved ice from his Happy Honu truck. 2. Henry Thompson performs at Peoria Sports Complex on April 27. 3. Guests could try a Salvadorian platter from ZPotes. 4. Franklin Steigerwald, 7, gets his face painted. 5. Attendees could try a variety of different food trucks. 6. Attendees walk the Foodstock festival grounds.

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Peoria softball rivalry hot heading into playoffs BY ERIC NEWMAN Peoria Times Staff Writer

Walking off the field after Sunrise Mountain High School’s 1-0 victory over Centennial High School in midApril, it was clear the rivalry between two of Arizona’s top teams is as strong as ever. Just one squad competing year after year in late rounds of the state softball playoffs would be something Peoria could be proud of. About five miles on 83rd Avenue separate the Mustangs and Coyotes, who were ranked No. 1 and No. 2 in 5A softball for much of the 2019 regular season. For teams who have both won state champions in the past, and look like they could be at that point again, a pair of contests pitted two teams that could find themselves in the state final in mid-May. In the first of back-to-back faceoffs to end the regular season, Sunrise Mountain junior pitcher Kylee Messmer threw a complete shutout. She said the pressure her team faced in the two games against Centennial served as dress rehearsals for the eventual playoffs. Both teams were named automatic qualifiers and were set to host at least one postseason game.

Junior Kylee Messmer throws a pitch for Sunrise Mountain softball.

Centennial senior Sydnie Sahhar pitches for the Coyotes softball team. (Photos by Eric Newman)

“I think it’s nice to have those situations, but also scary at the same time because we know it’s going to be just as tough when we get to the playoffs,” Messmer said. Both teams entered their last two games at 16-0 in conference play. Sunrise Mountain coach Jody Pruitt was thankful the two teams could play stiff competition before competing in the postseason. “It’s a good time for us. We’ve had some softer games, and Centennial has as well. So we kind of needed these as a warm-up,” Pruitt said. Centennial coach Randy Kaye saw the two losses as motivation for his team. Rather than pout and feel despair, the Coyotes see the losses as a chance to learn from their mistakes. The losing plays made in two close defeats are palpable lessons that he hopes can be taken into late-round play. “I like that they had to Freshman Skyla Mitchell takes an at-bat for Sunrise Mountain softball.

face some adversity to bounce back from. I’m really confident,” Kaye said. Almost as important as their final records and playoff runs are this year, a pair of close games shows the rivalry between the two Peoria schools is as strong as ever. Many of the girls play on club teams with their opponents throughout the offseason as well, which gives them a chance for bragging rights. They also use it as an influence to compete even harder, which serves the girls well. “I think at the same time there’s the

Centennial softball coach Randy Kaye said the rivalry between his team and Sunrise Mountain is beneficial for both schools.

wanting to win, but there’s the respect, too. You know how good they are, and it motivates you to be on your own game,” Messner said of the club teammates on separate schools. Kaye agreed. The tough games without playoff stakes attached served as just the latest chapter in a friendly rivalry that will live on long past when the girls on both teams have graduated. “For a long time, Sunrise Mountain has been a rival of Centennial. It’s good to see that back, because it’s always something fresh for us and it think it’s

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Pastor Delph: Bringing Tiger out of the woods A few weeks ago, at the 2019 Masters golf tournament, Tiger Woods and the sport of golf lobbed a shot heard around the world. Tiger is back. Tiger won the Masters. The metamorphosis from the immature Tiger to the mature Tiger, the ego-driven Tiger to the wise Tiger, the intimidator Tiger to the competitive and efficient Tiger, had arrived. The grim and self-absorbed Tiger had morphed into “it’s all good” Tiger. Those earlier years of Tiger hiding behind the optics of perfection and intimidation had taken their toll on him. He lost his edge. When who you are (identity) becomes what you do (purpose), you’re in trouble. William Galston, a writer for the Wall Street Journal, recently wrote, “At the peak of his career, Mr. Woods was a great golfer. But he was not a particularly good person.” Eventually, the invisible issues inside Tiger’s soul moved to visible issues in his body. His reduced moral and mental competency affected his physical capacity. Tiger showed us all that incredible wealth doesn’t make you “you.” Tiger hit bottom in 2017 when dependent on a variety of pain medications because of his ailing back.

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It looked like Tiger Woods, and his woods, would be stuck in the woods forever. The pundits and most golfers thundered, “No way he could come back from this.” Then the seemingly impossible happened. Tiger won the Masters, his 16th majors title. So, what did Tiger do and what can we do to get back into the game of life after we have hit bottom? Here are a few of my observations. Winners focus on winning. Losers focus on winners. Because of hubris and his past strategy of intimidation by overpowering, he wasted several years trying to drive the ball further than his opponents as in his younger days. He was focusing on other players half his age to prove to them and himself he could win again by overpowering. That strategy made his ailing back and knees worse. The young guys were going to win that contest nearly every time. He changed his focus to winning the tournament.

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together. Tiger’s perceived end was a new beginning in disguise. In Tiger’s case, this Masters Tournament may end up his most famous majors win. It was the end of a moral, mental and physical long and winding road taking him to the top to the bottom and to the top again. He is The Comeback Kid. Now we’ll see if he can be the “Stayback” Kid. How can you know your mission on earth is finished? If you’re alive, it isn’t. Be that Comeback Kid who finishes strong, not wrong. It isn’t where you come from; it’s where you’re going that counts, no matter what stage of life you are in. And remember, the person who makes what they do who they are will eventually implode. A balanced life is what you are looking for, not just a career. Tiger has changed. He learned golf is a wonderful servant, but a terrible master. Now he seems to enjoy the competition and the competitors. He’s more relaxed. He is letting himself out of the bag. After winning, he hugged his mother and his two kids, and it wasn’t just for optics. Are you at a place in life where you are a master at what you do but not a particularly good person? Tiger didn’t defeat the giants in his life because of the way he fought; he defeated the giants because of the way he thought. Remember, giants aren’t sent into our lives to destroy us. Giants are allowed into our lives to promote us. Tiger learned about life from this. You can, too! Hint: Learn from other’s mistakes and your mistakes; the second mouse gets the cheese! Losers are in the mousetrap. Learners are enjoying the cheese. And isn’t it good that God made a world where you get a second chance, and a third chance, and… 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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Trust in the Lord with all your heart BY QUENTIN TOLBY Peoria Times Contributing Writer

I am 86 years old. I knew it was time to retire, even though I did not want to. I enjoyed being a judge and working for Maricopa County courts. But my wife of 63 years, Shirley, needed more care. For someone as myself who usually had a good positive perspective on life, I noticed my attitude over the last 60 days was rapidly deteriorating. I had developed a bad attitude and lost three good friends in the last 90 days, which had not helped. I called my good friend Richard and we sat down over breakfast and talked for an hour. That helped a lot, but I still did not have it all together. I attended a memorial service for my friend, Jim Kieffer. His family had boxed up his very large library, brought about 300 books to the service and invited everyone to take home a few. I walked over to one of the large boxes, reached

in and grabbed the first book I touched. I was in complete shock. I had picked a book I wrote over 20 years ago. I opened the book and saw I had written, “To Jim — May this book bring a smile to your face, a tear to your eye and a lesson for your soul.” What are the odds that Jim would have kept this book for 20 years and when his family would decide to give his large collection away, I would be the one to select it? It was one of those a-ha moments! But even after all that, I was still not in a good frame of mind. I decided a little road trip might improve my attitude. I loaded Shirley up and we headed south to Palominas. Where is Palominas, you may ask? Well, it is close to Hereford. But where is Hereford? Well, Hereford is on the Mexico border, south of Sierra Vista. We checked into a very nice bed and breakfast and I asked the owner where we could go for dinner. He said, “Not much choice around here. You drive 20 miles back to Sierra Vista, or there is a little place just on the other side of the San Pedro River.” We elected for the

shorter drive. We had a very nice dinner, but when I asked for the check, the waitress said, “Your check has been paid.” I objected and said, “We are not poor. I’ll pay my own way.” I argued with the waitress for a little while before a lady at another table came over and said, “I bought your dinner, because I noticed how your lovely wife struggled with her walker and how you helped her. I saw you help her with her cellphone, and I saw how you cut her meat for her. You are a very lovely couple and it touched my heart.” I asked for her name but she refused to tell me it before she walked out of the restaurant. I was dumbfounded as to why she would buy a complete stranger’s dinner, so I bribed the waitress, who gave me her name and told me she worked at the Copper Queen Hospital in Bisbee. The next day was Easter Sunday. Shirley and I drove the 20 miles to Bisbee, where I went into the Copper Queen Hospital and asked for the woman. They said she was not working that day. So, I wrote and left her a

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Two area schools win plastic bag challenge BY PEORIA TIMES STAFF In November, the city of Peoria challenged students to keep plastic bags out of the recycle can by bringing them to school. Eighteen schools stepped up, accepted the Plastic Bag Challenge, and collected 15,358 pounds of plastic in just five months. That equates to 1,105,776 plastic bags. But only two schools came out at the top: Vistancia Elementary and Sunset Heights Elementary. Vistancia Elementary won with 2,937 pounds collected. Sunset Heights Elementary came in second with 2,849 pounds collected. As a reward, both schools will receive a student bench made from recycled plastic bags.

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Peoria student gets perfect ACT score BY PEORIA TIMES STAFF Audrey Beermann, a junior at Glendale Preparatory Academy in Peoria, is among less than 1% of students who earned the highest possible ACT composite score. Beermann is one of fewer than 3,800 students in the nation to earn a perfect score of 36, out of 1.9 million who took the college standardized test last year. Consisting of tests in English, mathematics, reading and science, each segment of the ACT is scored on a scale of 1 to 36. The composite score is the average of the four tests. “I am very grateful for the educa-

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Peoria native eager to teach respect through martial arts “It all depends on what the kid needs to work on, but we want to teach shy kids get more confiBrooke Sexton has been around dent,” Sexton said, adding that remartial arts here entire life. Her spect is emphasized. father worked at the Glendale/Peo“Bullying is such an epidemic ria YMCA program in 1997, and right now. I want to help there be now Sexton is focused on someless bullies and want to build conthing she can call her own: Destifidence in kids that are being bulny Martial Arts lied. I want my Academy. students to learn Now with her respect and honown academy – or through marlocated at 13644 tial arts.” N. 75th Avenue Sexton said in Peoria – she after training, has a higher purstudents must pose in martial learn and recite arts. Sexton is codes, including focused on helployalty to their ing people of all country, obediages reach their ence to their parfull potential ents, honor and through martial friendship. arts. But it’s not Sexton, who limited to kids. was born and Adults are welraised in Peoria come, too. and graduated “When they from Liberty join our acadHigh School, emy, they are was taught karajoining our famte by her father ily and are like for more than 20 family memyears. bers,” Sexton “I started karasaid. te in 2001 under More than my father at the 60% of Sexton’s YMCA after sitcurrent student ting in the back Destiny Martial Arts Academy will hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, May 4. (Photo by Darrell Jackson) base trains with of his classes. I another family decided to try and take his class- moving furniture around the house had made the right decision. member, which she said helps crees,” Sexton said. “I was trying to and garage, my step mom said he “I had all of them come with me. ate “a bond in family relationships figure out what I wanted to do with had to move somewhere else,” They are now students here, except like no other.” my life.” Sexton said. “The YMCA opened a couple that are injured right now, Chief Instructor Lucas AderOriginally interested in going to in 1997 and my dad started teach- but they said they will start when hold, a two-time Regional Grand school to be an eye doctor, Sexton ing there.” they heal,” Sexton said. Champion, has been training for realized that was not what she truSexton said her father was the After finding a location, she more than 10 years. He received ly loved. instructor through 2012, when he decided to go big. She is starting his black belt in 2017. So, she tried other things for a moved out of state. with 3,000 square feet, but there is Sexton also employs certified infew years. It was then that she took over the room for growth. structors Jordan Brown and Steven “I originally wanted to be an YMCA teachings — that is, until “This location just felt perfect Brown, second-degree black belts; eye doctor then figured out that I now. from the beginning of my search,” and Kareem and Salma Sinnokrot, wasn’t big on biology or going to “I originally began looking to Sexton said. first-degree black belts. school for eight years,” she said. open my own shop, and being At the academy, Sexton teaches “All of the instructors here have “I worked odd jobs and then I re- born and raised in Peoria I started self defense, physical fitness and gone through our program and are alized that martial arts was always looking for someplace in the city character development. students of my father or myself,” BY DARRELL JACKSON Peoria Times Staff Writer

part of my passion and thought, ‘Why not make this my career?’” She earned her black belt in 2006. Since then she has continued to work toward her goal of opening her own academy. “My father started his teaching in our garage in 1995. Then, after

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