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Arizona fights between health and education

BY ALLISON BROWN

Peoria Times Staff Writer

Gov. Doug Ducey’s office of education demanded a change in Peoria Unified School District’s COVID-19 mitigation strategies for the upcoming school year, stating it was unlawful.

The district is pushing back, claiming its plans are in accordance with county and state law, as well as the recommendations from the Arizona Department of Health Services.

Lawmakers passed a bill on June 30 that states, “A school district or charter school may not require a student or teacher to receive a vaccine for COVID-19 or to wear a face covering to participate in in-person instruction.” Ducey signed off on the law, and it went into effect July 1.

PUSD sent out its back-to-school plan to parents June 30. Their policy did not require masks or vaccinations for any students or staff. The issue came from their quarantine policy, in which any unvaccinated person who had exposure to COVID-19 would undergo a mandatory two-week quarantine. The governor’s office of education took this quarantine policy as discrimination toward unvaccinated students, which, per the new law, would be illegal.

Education policy adviser Kaitlin Harrier wrote a letter to PUSD and Catalina Foothills School District, which had a similar quarantine policy, on July 14 and subsequently tweeted it on the official Twitter account for the governor’s office. The letter stated “the policy contained in this document does not comply with the law,”

in reference to the back-to-school policies, and warned, “This policy must be rescinded immediately.”

A PUSD statement said it received the letter and would further clarify with the governor’s office, as its policy followed the requirements of the Arizona Department of Health Services’ guidance on quarantining.

“We responded to (the letter) to let the governor know that we would be interested in having further clarification and working with him and his team, if there are modifications that need to be made to our policy,” said Danielle Airey, chief communications officer for Peoria Unified School District.

“But, our current practices and procedures are in alignment with the law, and

trends aren’t just good news for the retirees who receive pensions from the Public Safety Personnel Retirement System.

They’re also good news for West Valley and other taxpayers.

One trend involves the largely unflagging health of the stock market that — combined with some astute investment decisions by PSPRS — produced an unaudited return of close to 25% on investments for the agency’s pension funds.

Though the final percentage won’t be known for several months pending the out-

come of a routine annual audit, that oneyear return is the biggest the PSPRS has seen in more than 30 years.

The other trend not only puts the pension fund on more solid footing but also spares taxpayers millions of dollars in fees on the unfunded liability owed by municipalities, counties and some state agencies.

Over the past fiscal year, many of those employers have paid a total $1.58 billion in additional contributions to PSPRS to

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WV cities pay millions toward $11.8B pension debt

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Despite an $11.8 billion unfunded liability owed by more than 300 Arizona municipalities, counties and state agencies, some encouraging trends are emerging in the system that provides pensions for nearly 60,000 retired first responders, corrections officers and qualifying elected officials.

Shaped in part by the unexpected surge in revenue many of those government entities have seen for nearly a year, those

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Phoenix Rescue Mission sets record for street rescues

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As the Valley reaches record-breaking temperatures, Phoenix Rescue Mission is also breaking records. The mission’s Street Outreach Team has rescued 120 men, women and children off the streets since launching its Code: Red Summer Heat Relief effort in May. “Our Street Outreach teams have been working tirelessly to find and rescue people from the hot sun and, frankly, the streets in general,” said Nathan Smith, chief program officer.

“We knew they were making an impact, but it wasn’t until the numbers came in that we were truly blown away. In 2020, our average was 27 each month, but we broke our all-time record in May with 60 rescues, which is amazing. Then we hit that number again in June, and that’s when we realized our success was not a fluke.

Because of the passion and care our teams bring to the streets, the partnerships we are building in cities around the Valley and the strong support of the community, it makes sense that we’re making incredible progress.”

Among the 120 rescues this summer was a single mother and her five children who found themselves in dire straits when a move to Phoenix from Indianapolis didn’t go as planned. Down to her last few dollars, the mother had only one option — to

use her car for shelter, a deadly proposition in the Valley of the Sun. But, thanks to the mission’s Street Outreach Team, the mother and her children were rescued before they spent a single night on the streets. After helping the mother reconnect with family, the team provided bus tickets for them to make it back home safely.

That mother’s story is just one of many rescues that could not have been possible without the recent expansion of the mission’s Street Outreach Team, which now boasts a fleet of vehicles capable of going where the need it at, searching for and rescuing vulnerable individuals and families like this mother and her children.

This coordinated effort is largely possible because of several public-private partnerships between Phoenix Rescue Mission and local municipalities, including Glendale, Goodyear, Peoria, Avondale, Scottsdale and Surprise.

Each municipality works closely

with the mission’s Street Outreach Team to identify those in need and connect them with the appropriate solutions to help them re-enter society and reach their potential. Whether addiction recovery, mental health support, vocational development, food assistance or housing, the Street Outreach vans are available to pick up the individuals and transport them to either Phoenix Rescue Mission or an appropriate organization or destination that will serve the needs of that person.

The expansion of the mission’s Street Outreach Team is the latest example of the nonprofit’s continued goal of growing and meeting the needs of those it serves by focusing on community impact in a fiscally responsible way.

“For decades, we have been providing Christ-centered, life-transforming solutions to persons facing hunger, homelessness, addiction and trauma,” Smith said.

“Our staff and volunteers are equipped with proven, time-tested programming to help those within our residential recovery programs undo lifelong strongholds that may be at the root of their suffering and find their purpose in life.”

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Barro’s, Pepsi raise $40K for childhood cancer

BY PEORIA TIMES STAFF

Barro’s Pizza and Pepsi partnered to help Arizona families affected by pediatric cancer.

Last month, Barro’s Pizza and Pepsi donated proceeds from the sale of all lunch specials from all Barro’s Pizza locations in the Valley.

For the sixth consecutive year, they reached their goal of donating $40,000 to Arizona Cancer Foundation for Children (ACFC), a local nonprofit whose mission is to help Arizona fam-

ilies with the high costs and challenging logistics while caring for their children during cancer treatment.

“We love being able to help organizations like Arizona Cancer Foundation for Children,” said Ken Barro, co-owner of Barro’s Pizza. “A big thank-you goes out to our customers who helped us reach our goal of $40,000 once again. We are so grateful that our customers continue to support our efforts to help others in our community.”

With this year’s contribution, Bar-

ro’s Pizza has now raised more than $180,000 for ACFC. The gift goes directly to providing financial assistance to families for living expenses, travel expenses for treatment, treatment and prescriptions, funeral expenses, and will serve a minimum of 80 families.

This year, Barro’s Pizza and Pepsi’s support will help keep up with the increasing demand for help directly related to additional challenges families are facing due to COVID-19.

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whittle down some of their unfunded liability.

For taxpayers, that means savings in penalties for the unfunded liability totaling more than $1.7 million.

Employers either devoted some of their budget surplus from the 2020-21 fiscal year to pay down their pension debt or borrowed money at interest rates that are less than half and even a third of the 7.3% rate PSPRS assesses annually on their unfunded pension liability.

That $1.58 billion in extra payments is on top of the $1 billion employers were required to pay on accruing pension benefits and the interest on their pension debt.

Required contributions to cover the unfunded liabilities account for roughly two-thirds of total required employer contributions each year.

“The additional contributions help secure pension stability for employers’ retirees and members while saving taxpayers money by eliminating or reducing unfunded pension debt that will escalate employer costs each year if left unaddressed,” PSPRS spokesman Christian Palmer said.

His boss, PSPRS Administrator Mike Townsend, was even more ebullient.

“This milestone is the result of an all-out effort to help employers understand and realize the true cost of public safety pension benefits and the taxpayer savings that can be achieved by paying off unfunded pension obligations,” Townsend said.

“Although the large amount of additional contributions is great, the other impressive fact is the total number of employers that are taking action. Employers across the state are chopping down a mountain of pension debt.”

One thing Townsend didn’t mention is the role he personally played in the employers’ big pay-down effort.

Sources said he personally appeared before more than 40 county boards of supervisors and city and town councils to urge them to take advantage of historically low interest rates to pay down their pension debt.

Many of those bodies heeded Townsend’s encouragement, with Gov.

Mike Townsend, administrator of the Arizona Public Safety Personnel Retirement System, praised the dozens of municipalities, counties and state agencies that have make extra payments on their unfunded pension liability. Phoenix taxpayers are paying additional penalties on an unfunded police and fire pension liability of $3.2 billion. (Submitted photo)

Doug Ducey taking the biggest step by adding $500 million each to the unfunded liability owed on pensions for corrections officers and retired state troopers.

The current unfunded liability for retired adult and juvenile corrections officers combined is $1.12 billion while the unfunded liability for Department of Public Safety employees totals $898 million.

In the West Valley, Goodyear led the pack in the 2020-21 fiscal year with $24 million in extra payments on an unfunded fire and police pension liability totaling just under $40 million.

But Glendale kicked off the current fiscal year shortly after it began July 1 with an even bigger effort.

Glendale put in an additional $169 million on its police fund liability of $193.9 million and also paid an extra $82.2 million toward whittling down an unfunded liability of $95.8 million

in its firefighters pension fund.

Goodyear is in better shape than many cities because its fire and police pension funds are on surer footing. Records show it has fully funded 71% of its fire pension account and nearly 66% of police pensions.

At the end of the 2020-21 fiscal year, Glendale’s police pension fund was close to being 50% fully funded while its firefighters fund was funded at just over 58%.

Some West Valley municipalities’ first responder pension funds are more fully funded.

For example, Tolleson’s police pension account has an unfunded liability of $2.9 million, so it paid an additional $400,000 toward reducing it. Its firefighters fund is close to 87% but it still has an unfunded liability of $2.8 million. It paid an extra $125,000 toward SEE PENSION PAGE 7

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we are currently following all the procedures as outlined by the law and state and county public health offices.”

One day after the letters were publicly shared on Twitter, the Arizona School Board Association released a statement in support of Peoria Unified and Catalina Foothills school districts and called Ducey’s claims “nonsensical” and “in direct conflict with the guidance of his own department of health services.”

PUSD also released a statement on July 15 from DeConcini McDonald Yetwin and Lacy, attorneys at law, who said they “respectfully disagree” with claims that the schools’ policies are unlawful, as nothing in the legislation restricts quarantining practices. The attorneys asked the office to formally withdraw the letters.

However, CJ Karamargin, the governor’s offices’ communications director, again stated the policy was unlawful by singling out unvaccinated students to be quarantined.

“We expect Arizona’s public schools

to comply with state law, and we’re not going to allow anyone to deny Arizona kids an education,” Karamargin said.

“The language in this (new) legislation is specific to schools, and it’s not the same as general public health guidelines. It takes into account that school is the safest place for kids, whether they are vaccinated or not, and that they have a right to receive in-person education. Quarantine is a mitigation strategy. This law prohibits discrimination based on vaccination status. The use of any mitigation strategy should comply with the law.”

Airey said an important detail is that any students subject to quarantine would be able to receive online learning, similar to what was done for the last year, and that while in-person learning is preferred, students would not be denied education.

Arizona Department of Health Services Director Dr. Cara Christ said possible side effects of having unmasked, unvaccinated and nonquarantined kids in the classroom could have

more serious consequences than one might think.

“As we look at increased transmission of COVID-19, one of our fears is that viruses mutate. That’s what they do,” Christ said.

“Sometimes those mutations give them an advantage and make them easier to transmit and give them some kind of advantage that makes them better. So, that’s always our fear. We want to make sure that the vaccines remain highly effective and safe and that they’re working against COVID-19.”

Arizona already has vaccines that are required for children to attend school, such as MMR, HepB, Polio and Varicella. Christ mentioned there is a current legislation trying to get the COVID-19 vaccine added to the list of required vaccines for schools. However, even with the required vaccines, parents can opt out for philosophical, religious or medical reasons. Christ also noted that while encouraged, vaccinations like flu shots are not required.

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keep kids out of school or deny them their education, but safety should still be a concern.

“From a public health perspective, the best place kids can be is in the classroom, for a large number of reasons. In addition to education, schools provide a lot of services and support for children,” Christ said.

“We want kids back in the classroom. So, we are going to work with families, parents and schools to try to make sure kids stay in the classroom to get that in-person learning experience if that’s what the families want.”

PUSD has 42 public schools, with 34 of them being pre-K through eighth grade schools. The vaccine is still unavailable for anyone under 12 years old, meaning that about 85% of students at these schools would not be able to be vaccinated even if they wanted to.

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that debt.

Other West Valley municipalities haven’t paid any additional money down on their unfunded pension liabilities but have just made the payments they have to.

For example, Peoria has an unfunded pension liability totaling almost $110 million — $40.6 million for firefighters and $69 million for police. Funding levels for those two pension accounts are at 66.3% and 54.6%, respectively.

An unfunded liability of $16.1 million leaves Buckeye’s police pension fund at 65% while its firefighters pensions are 84% funded with an unfunded liability totaling $6.5 million.

While Avondale police and fire pension accounts are funded at 61.2% and 71.6%, respectively, it still has an unfunded liability totaling over $34 million combined.

Why unfunded liabilities are important was outlined in a memo that the Phoenix city administration sent Phoenix City Council last month as it grapples with an unfunded police and fire

pension liability totaling more than $3.2 billion.

In that memo, City Manager Ed Zuercher and Chief Financial Officer Denise Olson explained the need to whittle down that unfunded liability and “avoid a huge burden” down the road that would require “significantly decreasing services or an increase in taxes.”

“This taxpayer burden must be balanced with being fiscally responsible and committed in providing pensions to retirees,” the memo said.

Because pension debt is a priority expenditure for any governmental employer, the unfunded liability’s costs “have placed significant budgetary constraints on the City’s ability to provide employee wage and non-pension benefit increases, public services and infrastructure maintenance,” the memo noted.

Up until the end of the last century, unfunded pension liability for PSPRS didn’t exist.

Then came the housing market crash in 2008 and the subsequent economic

collapse that not only adversely impacted the stock market but also reduced government hiring to a crawl.

At the same time, more government employees were retiring, and with fewer new employees paying into the plan, the agency’s pension obligations were increasing.

As municipalities started putting more of their available revenue into more immediate public services, their pension debt steadily increased — fueled in part by the penalties assessed annually on that debt.

Voters in 2016 overwhelmingly approved Prop 124, which reduced costof-living increases in the pensions for retired firefighters, police and elected officials.

Those cost-of-living adjustments were now tied to the regional Consumer Price Index with an annual cap of 2%.

For nearly 20 years, an annual 4% compounded increase had been paid out to retirees, significantly cutting into the amount of money remaining to pay future retirement benefits.

But that prop had the strong support of public safety unions, which said the move would make the pension fund more secure. A subsequent for two years later made the same changes in pensions for corrections and probation officers.

Not everyone favored the props.

The Arizona Tax Research Association and the Goldwater Institute contended the measures provided no shortterm financial relief for taxpayers and that savings may occur only years down the road.

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TCC to donate 140,000 backpacks full of school supplies

BY PEORIA TIMES STAFF

Verizon authorized retailer Round Room LLC is giving away 140,000 backpacks full of school supplies to children across the United States through its TCC and Wireless Zone.

The School Rocks Backpack Giveaway has been held since 2013. Since then, TCC has donated 1.2 million backpacks filled with supplies to students nationwide to ensure children are well prepared for the start of the school year. TCC will also award

three students each $10,000 college scholarships.

Nearly 750 participating TCC and Wireless Zone stores are inviting local families to their locations on Sunday, Aug. 1, between 1 to 4 p.m. to pick up a backpack filled with pencils, paper, a pencil box, a ruler, folders and glue.

One backpack per child present will be given away on a first-come, firstserved basis while supplies last. Each store location will adhere to local and CDC guidelines to provide a safe environment for event attendees and

TCC employees.

“The start of the school year is an exciting time, and we are thrilled to support the education of the youth in our communities through our School Rocks Backpack Giveaway,” said Scott Moorehead, CEO of Round Room.

“By providing families across the country with essential school supplies, we’re easing the back-to-school shopping burden and helping set children up for success.”

According to the National Retail

Federation, American families with school-aged children spent an average of $789.49 on school supplies in 2020 — totaling $33.9 billion spent in America last year on school supplies alone. TCC is working to ease the strain of rising school supplies costs through its annual program.

The participating store is in Glendale at 20211 N. 67th Avenue, Suite B1.

Each participating TCC store will donate up to 150 backpacks, with all leftovers being donated to local schools.

of distance between students, enforcing a 10-day quarantine upon exposure for nonvaccinated students, as well as continuing increased health practices such as frequent hand washing, sanitization, screening and testing.

“These vaccines have gone through the same rigorous clinical trials that all vaccines that are approved have gone

through,” Christ said. “They have been administered to hundreds of millions of people with very few side effects and very rare adverse effects. Your likelihood of having a bad outcome from COVID-19 is much greater than having an adverse reaction to a vaccine. They’re highly effective, they’re free, and they are very easy to find in

the community now. We recommend everybody go get fully vaccinated as quickly as possible.”

As of July 26, PUSD has not received clarification or further instruction from the governor’s office of education and is left with Karamargin’s ominous warning about what will happen if they do not comply: “We’ll see.”

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The Arizona Medical Association, Arizona Department of Health Services and CDC all strongly recommend getting vaccinated as soon as possible. For school, they recommend nonvaccinated individuals continuing to wear masks, keeping at least 3 feet

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This year’s Olympics promises lots of low lights

BY DAVID LEIBOWITZ Peoria Times Columnist

Delayed a year by a global pandemic, the XXXII Olympiad has commenced in Tokyo. As a child, I would’ve been thrilled, anxious, mesmerized.

How many gold medals would America win? Who would emerge as the Games’ next big star, our next Mark Spitz, Carl Lewis or Mary Lou Retton, our next Florence Griffith-Joyner or Bruce Jenner?

Now, I can barely summon the energy to care. The Olympics just aren’t the same.

Of course, neither is Bruce Jenner.

Everything changes, often for the better, though the Olympics seem to be gasping like a marathoner hitting the wall. Why so? A few reasons.

The formulaic television doled out by NBC. The athletes’ desire to tie personal politics to performance. And the chang-

ing position of America in the eyes of neighbors near and far.

Olympic TV was a staple once, with Jim McKay, Al Michaels and experts like Donna De Varona narrating. Every night at prime time, we’d all gather before the Zenith.

In 1976, ABC broadcast 76 hours of coverage from Montreal. NBC won the broadcast bidding in 2014. They’re planning 7,000 hours of coverage from Tokyo, boasting they’ve created “the biggest media event ever.”

To fill this broadcast abyss — and justify nearly $8 billion investment in broadcast fees — NBC now focuses less on sports and more on storylines, making every athlete a hero out of Marvel comics.

The United States is sending 600 competitors to these Games. To hear NBC tell it, each of them has led a life of systemic deprivation and loss, full of tragedies physical, emotional, personal or societal.

If it sounds like I’m minimizing the struggles of my fellow Americans —

well, I am. None of us has it easy in this life, nor should we expect to.

Success in any endeavor is hard: That’s why when you perform an Olympic feat, you get a gold medal before the world.

Turning the Olympics into a 7,000-hour “After School Special” numbs the viewer the way formulas always do. When every story feels the same — when we all know the plot — no story feels significant.

The same can be said of social justice protests: Familiarity breeds disinterest.

This summer, I followed the story of Sha’Carri Richardson, America’s fastest woman, suspended from the U.S. Olympic Team after testing positive for marijuana. I agree with President Joe Biden on this one: “Rules are the rules” was

how he put it.

Where I lost the thread was when Richardson’s suspension became evidence of racism.

As USA Today headlined, “Opinion: Sha’Carri Richardson’s positive marijuana test one example of how anti-Blackness triumphs in sports.” Rep. Alexandra Ocasio Cortez weighed in: “The criminalization and banning of cannabis is an instrument of racist and colonial policy,” she said, calling for Richardson’s ban to be overturned.

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Find the true meaning of life outdoors

BY JUDY BLUHM Peoria Times Columnist

Missing a few neighbors and friends? We might all be in San Diego.

San Diego locals call us “Zonies,” poking gentle fun at us. Californians claim that every other person in their state is a vacationing Arizonan from Memorial Day to Labor Day. There are jokes made about us, but we don’t care. We’re too cool at the beach to worry about much.

Life is different here. Surfboards and fishing poles are the day’s essentials. iPads, computers and phones are silenced, all drowned out by roaring waves. Important matters are usually

centered around which bait is best for an early morning catch. Finding sand crabs is a big ritual. Lures and hooks have to be organized. Poles and lines have to set up just right.

Surfboards have to be waxed to get a good ride. Wet suits have to be rinsed every night, and waves need to be caught at optimal times during the day. Tides need to be understood so you can push off at the right spot.

Lots of things have to be considered to make it safely (in one piece) back to shore.

Life holds many pleasures, some common ones that require nothing more than time and curiosity. Have you felt a starfish lately? There’s nothing in the world quite like it. When’s the last time you walked barefoot outdoors in the sand? Could you spend an afternoon watching waves? Do you

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know the “secret technique” used by the pros when building sandcastles?

(Adding water — lots of water while they build).

Oh, did I mention that one to four days after the full or new moon, the grunions (little fish) slither up on the beach to lay their eggs? They come out after 10 at night, so walking the beach with a flashlight waiting to witness this surreal and amazing phenomena becomes an important ritual. Hundreds of silvery, glimmering fish all beaching themselves is quite a sight!

I usually ponder these and other mysteries while at the beach. Some questions have no answers. Have you ever noticed that a 2-year-old with squat little legs can outrun just about any adult?

Why do we think that television and video games matter so much, when

children can go for a week with nothing more than a bucket, shovel, sand and waves? How can the moon in the sky control the tides on the shore?

Why does the sun seem to sink faster when it’s falling over an ocean? Hmm, more mysteries to ponder.

Looking for the true meaning of life? Live it one wave at a time, run like a 2-year-old, play like a kid in the sand and touch as many starfish as possible. Remain curious so you can enjoy the wonder of a midnight walk in the light of a full moon to watch grunions make their way to shore.

More insights might be coming, dear readers, but my board needs waxing.

Until next week, stay cool; hang 10.

Surf’s up!

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That couldn’t happen again, could it?

BY J.D. HAYWORTH Peoria Times Columnist

The young family made quite a drive for this special summer vacation.

Unlike previous warm-weather sojourns, this trip was not to the beach, nor the mountains. Instead, the parents decided that it was high time for their kids to became better acquainted with their country or — more accurately — with its capital city.

The children, with the exuberance of youth, didn’t mind the dog days of summer, with even swampier conditions than those normally found on the banks of the Potomac. Instead, the youngsters were enraptured with the majesty of the landmarks they beheld with their own eyes.

The eldest of the three — a boy of 11 — was especially enthralled. As the family station wagon motored ever closer to the District of Columbia, his eyes scanned the horizon for a landmark that he had only seen heretofore on television screens.

Suddenly, he saw it.

Far in the distance, though the shimmering heat, was the Capitol dome.

“There it is!”

The young man could scarcely believe his eyes, and so he fixed his gaze on that sight, straining to keep it in view, even as his father negotiated the twists and turns of the wide boulevards originally envisioned by the French architect who designed the city.

The next few days proved hectic, as each family member was swept into the “Washington whirlwind.” So much to see! The White House. The Washington Monument. The memorials to Jefferson and Lincoln. The Smithsonian. And, of course, the Capitol.

Far too quickly, it seemed, the vacation ended. But the ride home was not drudgery as much as it was discussion time.

Prompted by the historical nature of the sights they had seen, the parents entwined

personal, familial and national history in a way that compelled their progeny to reflect upon what they had seen — and what they might become.

This subject matter struck a responsive chord in their first-born child. Maybe it was the way his mother made his personal timeline seem so promising: “You started first grade in 1964. So, you’ll graduate from high school in 1976, the year of our national bicentennial! What a special distinction! The class of ’76. … It sounds a lot like the ‘Spirit of ’76,’ doesn’t it?”

Perhaps it was the shared experience of his parents. Both of them were born in 1932, so they were third graders when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, and they were just about to finish elementary school when FDR died in April 1945.

Franklin Roosevelt had been in the Oval Office for almost the entirety of their lives until that point.

Nearly a quarter-century afterward, on a long drive home, with their kids in the backseat, they reflected on the reality — and the enormity — of Franklin Delano Roosevelt in their lives.

“The only thing we have to fear is fear itself!”

“Remember those Willkie buttons, ‘No third term for King Franklin?’”

“FDR had polio, but you wouldn’t know it. The newspapers never had pictures of him on crutches or in a wheelchair, but by the spring of ’45, he was in SEE HAYWORTH PAGE 12

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cord for protests against every -ism worth detesting.

While I share many of those dislikes, where I change the channel is when the protesting feels endless. Turns out, I only have so much hate in me. Sometimes I just want to watch great athletes compete without being force-fed politics in the process.

Other folks, not so much, especially where America is concerned. Before the Games started, American hammer thrower Gwen Berry turned away from

the Stars and Stripes during the Trials award ceremony.

Expect many more such protests during games full of discord, plus a daily COVID-19 positive test tally.

It’s an apt metaphor: the Olympics, diseased and trending toward life support.

I’ll catch the highlights on the news.

And the lowlights, too, of which I’m sure there will be many.

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really bad health.

“Of course, there was a war on, so no one spoke publicly of his condition. That couldn’t happen now, of course. With television, people can see and judge for themselves.”

Over a half century later, most of those parental pronouncements still resonate, but the final observation about press coverage of presidential health unfortunately rings hollow.

Joe Biden loves to invoke the memory of FDR, but it’s the memory of the 46th president that prompts genuine concern.

Television cameras reveal his cognitive decline, but the major TV network anchors ignore it.

No one should wish bad things on Joe Biden, no matter the nature of policy and political disputes, but there’s no disputing this observation.

Kamala Harris is no Harry Truman.

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BY PEORIA TIMES STAFF Cox Business launched an internet continuity service, Cox Business Net Assurance. With this solution, Cox customers will be protected from losing internet connection during outages.

Maintaining internet connectivity is essential for successful businesses of any size. Net Assurance provides high-availability connectivity and combats internet interruptions in two ways. First, if there is a loss of internet access, wired and private Wi-Fi connections will automatically failover to

an LTE wireless network. In the event of power loss, an uninterruptible power supply battery backup with surge protection provides around four hours of power to keep systems on.

Pet Dental USA in Peoria exists to make dental care for pets affordable, so owners do not put it off. It’s a prime example of the power of Cox Business Net Assurance. Co-owner Brian Redmon said his business is 100% reliant on internet services to engage with customers and to run its cloud-based software and point-ofservice payment stations.

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Cox Business Arizona Vice President Ed Aaronson said a loss of power shouldn’t result in a productivity outage.

“Today’s businesses need reliable connectivity service to keep operations running smoothly,” Aaronson said. “Net Assurance will reduce downtime for our customers and give

them the protection they need to keep their teams online.”

Cox Business Net Assurance is always working in the background to provide a reliable backup solution.

The service automatically chooses from multiple wireless providers and automatically selects the best connection for customers so there is no need for customer intervention.

Customers can also sign up for proactive notifications for changes in their network statuses, as well as receive round-the-clock customer care and access to MyAccount online tools.

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Arizona Coyotes’ trade and draft rep ‘new culture’

comfortable with not only the top-end talent that we are getting but the quality person we’re getting, too. It fits our culture and where we are moving to,” Armstrong said.

Guenther has similar sentiments toward the Coyotes’ organization and his upcoming career with them.

“To hear my name called was just a huge honor, and I’m pumped to be a Coyote,” Guenther said. “They’re an up-and-coming team and they made some big moves today, and I’m excited to be a part of the future.”

BY GRANT GREABELL Peoria Times Staff Writer

The Coyotes moved on from captain and defenseman Oliver Ekman-Larsson, along with fan-favorite forward Conor Garland, in a trade with the Vancouver Canucks on July 23.

The ’Yotes received forwards Loui Eriksson, Jay Beagle and Antoine Roussel, as well as the ninth overall pick in this year’s draft, which was subsequently used on forward Dylan Guenther. The Coyotes also received a 2022 second-round pick and a 2023 seventh-round pick in return.

“I want to thank Oliver,” Coyotes general manager Bill Armstrong said.

“He is a class act. He’s given 10 years of his career to this organization. I wish him the best.

“Also, Conor is just somebody who has a tremendous amount of energy and will to play the game and has willed his way all the way to the NHL. I want to wish those guys the best in Vancouver.”

Ekman-Larsson was one of the longest-tenured Coyotes before his departure to Vancouver. The captain has six years left on the eight-year contract he signed with Arizona in 2018.

Garland was a top goal scorer for the Coyotes the past few years and will

The Coyotes traded fan-favorite forward Conor Garland to the Canucks. He will head to Vancouver as a restricted free agent.

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head to Vancouver as a restricted free agent.

It truly is the start of a new era for the Coyotes, as they bring in a plethora of draft picks and a mesh of young stars and wily veterans as they build for the future.

“The thing that I love about the guys coming in is two of them have won championships,” Armstrong said.

“What we need is a little grit and a little toughness, and we got that with Roussel. That also fits our new culture

and where we’re moving to as an organization.”

The Coyotes are ecstatic that Guenther fell to them with the ninth pick, as he was projected to go higher. He brings a versatile skill set on the offensive side of the puck.

“We felt very, very

Conor Garland was a top goal scorer for the Coyotes the past few years.

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Conor Garland was a top goal scorer for the Coyotes the past few years. (Photo courtesy of Getty Images)

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Park West launches farmers market this fall

BY PEORIA TIMES STAFF

An outdoor dining and entertainment center, Park West will launch a weekly farmers market from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. from Sept. 25 to April 30.

“We love being a part of the Peoria community and we’re always looking to add value, entertainment and fun for our neighbors,” said Kelly Price, Park West business development manager.

“The Park West Market invites families to enjoy a ‘homegrown’ market experience in addition to the services and dining opportunities the shopping center offers every day.”

With more than 100 vendors and food trucks, Park West Market will be set up in the parking lot behind Cold Beer and Cheeseburgers. Vendors include local purveyors such as San Tan Honey Farms, Ryan Alarie (RA) Seasonings,

Food Evolves, Sunsational Gifts, Desert Dog Treat Bar, Kindness Berries by Billie, Get Raw, Buenos Aires Empanadas and Sooooo Hummus Factory.

Guests can also enjoy live music and entertainment — including the likes of an enormous interactive dinosaur encounter, courtesy of Dino Crew Entertainment, that will be on-site at the debut market on Sept. 25 and once a month after that.

Throughout the season, Park West Market will also offer specially themed markets such as the holiday market on Dec. 4 and Moms Day Out on March 5. To learn about the vendors, visit @ParkWestMarket on socials.

Local businesses interested in participating are welcome and encouraged to apply. For more information, visit theparkwestmarket.com/ become-a-vendor.

Amerisleep helps customers put ‘coronasomnia’ to bed

BY PEORIA TIMES STAFF

Issues related to sleep are nothing new. A study by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that more than a third of adults don’t regularly get enough sleep. Lack of shuteye was already a problem before the pandemic. When COVID-19 swept the nation, so did “coronasomnia.” “‘Coronasomnia’ is basically defined as an increase in problems sleeping during the pandemic, as well as symptoms of anxiety, depression and stress,” said Joey Holt, Amerisleep co-founder and chief operating officer.

“We witnessed it firsthand at all of our Arizona locations with a majority of customers coming in and complaining that they just couldn’t fall asleep.”

Financial stress, emotional stress, distance from others, unpredictability and professional concerns were just a few of the pressing thoughts keeping them up at night. And they weren’t alone. The National Library of Medicine found the impact of COVID-19 left 4 in 10 people reporting sleep-related issues.

“With vaccinations and life somewhat returning to normal, pandemic concerns aren’t as prevalent as a year

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ago, but as the virus morphs and different variants are reported in the news, I continue to hear from today’s customers that ‘coronasomnia’ is still a problem,” said Albert Snow, Amerisleep certified sleep science coach at Glendale’s Arrowhead Towne Center showroom.

Luckily, before the pandemic was even a problem, Amerisleep launched in 2010 with the goal of making better sleep products more accessible.

Between high prices and intentionally misleading marketing, traditional mattress brands took advantage of unaware consumers. Amerisleep provides education and quality so its customers can get the sleep they need at a price that makes sense.

“We recognized that there was growing demand for sleep solutions that were more sustainable and eco-friendlier, too, so we designed a proprietary plant-based foam called Bio-Pur and we were among the first businesses to vacuum-seal memory foam mattresses into a box for easy delivery and handling,” Holt said.

Amerisleep’s certified sleep science coaches take the mattress company’s customer experience to the next level.

Whether shopping in person or on a virtual call, coaches go above and beyond to educate people who are struggling.

“Our staff members are able to provide holistic recommendations for shoppers to get the best sleep possible,” Holt said. “Between understandSEE SLEEP PAGE 17

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ing chronic ailments and external stimuli, our coaches know what most people can do to sleep smarter by making little but lasting changes to their lifestyle, bedroom and sleeping habits.”

Poor bedtime habits include reading news on a phone, turning a bedroom into an office Amerisleep launched in 2010 with the goal of making and not attempting to better sleep products more accessible. (Photo courtesy of Amerisleep) fall asleep at the same leep’s bestselling mattress due to its time each evening.

“I tell customers I work with to fac- medium feel, but the Comfort Classic tor in your sleeping position, persistent pillow is a popular accessory.

“We’re happiest being able to simpain issues, lifestyle habits and body plify the traditionally overcomplicated type,” Snow said.

“Often, you should think about budget mattress buying process so that we can last because the right mattress is worth pair each consumer with the perfect the investment since it should deliver bed for their needs,” Holt said.

“While other brands try to upsell more than a decade of quality sleep.”

Amerisleep’s mattresses are Amer- shoppers on the most expensive modican-made with cutting-edge design els, we, instead, focus on making sure and materials. The AS3 is Ameris- you get the right bed.”

IPA negotiates $88.8M property sale in Peoria

BY PEORIA TIMES STAFF

Institutional Property Advisors, a division of Marcus & Millichap, announced the sale of Parc Roundtree Ranch, a 275-unit, newly constructed multifamily asset in Peoria. The property sold for $88.8 million, or $322,909 per unit.

“The West Valley’s combination of durable jobs and growth in the distribution and industrial sectors has provided an economic foundation for rapid appreciation in the housing market,” said Steve Gebing, IPA executive managing director.

“With approximately 80% of greater Phoenix’s future industrial growth projected to be in the West Valley, the region is Arizona’s next frontier of economic maturation.”

Gebing and IPA Executive Manag-

ing Director Cliff David represented the seller, Evergreen Devco Inc., and procured the buyer, Bridge Investment Group.

The property is northeast of the Westgate Entertainment District.

Proximity to the Loop 101 freeway and U.S. 60 provides residents access to the Southwest Valley Industrial, Midtown and Downtown Phoenix employment corridors. There are approximately 7,300 businesses within a 10-mile radius of the property.

Apartment interiors at Parc Roundtree Ranch have 9-foot or taller ceilings and high-capacity washers and dryers. The average unit size is 929 square feet. Community amenities include a resort-style swimming pool and spa, open-air eating areas with gas barbecue grilling stations, private onecar garages and covered parking.

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We often miss the obvious. Let me illustrate with a story.

A farmer couldn’t tell his two horses apart, so he tried cutting the tail off one horse. That didn’t work because it grew right back. Then he cut the mane off the other horse. That didn’t work either because it grew right back. Finally, he measured them and found that the white horse was 2 inches taller than the black horse.

One of the most significant casualties of the COVID-19 virus has been the destruction of relationships, especially where connections are required for the best results. Zoom meetings, masks, social distancing and fear of death, to name a few, have distanced us from one another in what should be obvious ways. It’s affected politics, marriages, business and friendships as

people, hypnotized by watching mainline and social media, become more “angry and relationship challenged.”

Unfortunately, it seems like the only ones who have benefited from COVID-19 are our dogs.

COVID-19 restrictions have affected the church and its congregants.

How? By eliminating a vital aspect of the church. Let me explain.

Luciano DeCrescenzo once said, “We are all angels with only one wing; we can only fly while embracing one another.” That’s quite a word picture.

At the beginning of time, before there was ever vision, tasks, achievement, goals, politics and the like, there was a relationship. The Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit were (and are) so much in a relationship that they were called “One God.” Becoming a Christ follower is about connection. The church was designed

by God to be upward, inward and outward, all at the same time. Christians were intended to connect with God, connect with each other and then connect with the community. In the con-

text of connecting with one another (their inward ministry), we discover and embrace our other wing. The Bible says that every believer has a measure of grace. So, if I have a measure of grace and you have a measure of grace, and we connect in a godly relational way. We both move from a measure of grace to grace without measure.

That’s why God designed the church to be a team. The church is called to exhibit grace without measure, or the ministry of Jesus, to the world. Teamwork makes God’s dream work. When God’s people connect with God and one another, it creates a “vibe” that gets into the atmosphere of the church and then spreads to the community.

Jesus pointed this out in John 13:35: “By this, all men (the community) will know that you (God’s people) are My disciples if you have love one for another.” Right relationships release real ministry both inside and outside the church.

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“koinonia.” Koinonia is fellowship and connection with God through the Holy Spirit and fellowship with others in the Holy Spirit. It’s when people who have the Holy Spirit connect with other people who have the Holy Spirit and then relate in a way that the life of God happens among them.

It’s the right relationships on steroids, empowered by God. It’s alive. It’s beyond being friends. It’s belonging, not just believing. It’s spontaneous.

It’s refreshing. It’s healing. It’s grace in action, in and among believers.

It doesn’t have to be inside the four walls of the formal church. Koinonia can happen where two or three gather in Jesus’ name.

Koinonia was designed to distinguish a Christian gathering from other types of meetings. Hashtags, Twitter, iPhones and Facebook can’t compete with koinonia. Socializing is fine, but it doesn’t create the awe and wonder of the life of God flowing through and among Christ believers and “belongers.”

Think about it. What is the church?

The church is a community of calledout ones who come into unity (oneness) around Jesus and each other.

The church is where the pursuit of Christ, with others, is the ultimate goal. It’s living the Word of God, not just learning the Word of God. Our desire to pursue Christ with our church family must be more than the pain of a rebuke, the disappointment of a moral failure, and the ups and downs of church life.

The church is family. I don’t choose who my family is. God does. The church is where people persevere together through the ups and downs, victories and disappointments of life.

It’s growing up together. It’s part of

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Harpists to hit the stage at Bellevue Heights Church

BY CHRISTINA FUOCO-KARASINSKI Peoria Times Executive Editor

HarpSynergy will be featured in concert at Bellevue Heights Church at 6 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 1.

The public is invited to the free concert. A free-will offering will be received. The concert is part of the church’s Summer Sundae Sunday.

The 12 or more harpists on stage at any HarpSynergy concert are students of harp virtuoso Dr. Heidi Hernandez.

They range in age from 7 to 75.

Hernandez teaches from a private studio in Phoenix and via Skype to students in a large surrounding area.

In concerts, they perform a variety of classical and popular selections.

Born and raised in Oklahoma, Her-

nandez earned master’s and doctoral degrees from the University of Arizona. While there, she was named the university’s outstanding teaching assistant.

She has performed as a harpist internationally and participated in many prestigious harp contests in America and abroad. She has been a member of the Phoenix Symphony for more than

17 years.

Following the Aug. 1 concert, attendees can enjoy free ice cream sundaes in Franklin Hall on the Bellevue Heights campus at 9440 W. Hutton Drive in Sun City. Masks are not required.

For more information, call 623-9778308 or visit bhcsuncity.com, where the concert will be available or online viewing.

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something bigger than a person is. It’s more than believing. It’s belonging.

It’s considering others, both inside and outside of the church, more important than ourselves. It also draws others to Christ as those “belongers” find a need and meet it in the community.

It’s wonderful to be a believer. But, may I say it is even better to be both a believer and a “belonger.” Why? That’s where true koinonia and angel’s wings are distributed.

Here’s our takeaway for today.

Those of you who are believers, don’t let COVID-19 get you out of the habit of going to church or a gathering of genuine believers each week. Then, assuming we are not on total lockdown, get back to where your other wings are. Get back to where you once belonged. After all, none of us is as great as all of us.

I hope the difference between a believer and a “belonger” is now more obvious to you than the white and black horse was to the farmer.

Ed Delph is Phoenix native who lives in the North Valley. Since 1980, he has pastored three churches in the Valley. He is a noted author of 10 books, weekly columnist in several local and worldwide newspapers, teacher, business owner and speaker.

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Martial arts school honored by Chuck Norris

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Chuck Norris tapped Millennium Martial Arts in Peoria as the school of the year in the Chuck Norris System from out of 70-plus facilities around the world.

The school was nominated by school members and voted on and approved by the United Fighting Arts Federation Board of Directors. Norris presented the award during the annual Chuck Norris System International Training Conference in Las Vegas on July 19.

“It was a great honor to be recognized by Mr. Norris and the organiza-

tion for our hard work, especially in light of COVID where 60% of martial arts schools have closed their doors,” said Howard Munding, owner and chief instructor.

“Every year, they select a school out of the Chuck Norris System from around the world. The schools are nominated by members of the organization and members of schools.

Somebody nominated us. Of course, Mr. Norris has final approval on all of it.”

The Chuck Norris System is a Korean-based American hard style of karate. The style was founded by Norris and based on his tang soo do training in Korea while he was in the military.

During his competitive fighting career (undefeated world middleweight karate champion six years running), Norris began to evolve the style to make it more effective and well-rounded.

The Chuck Norris System continues to evolve to include aspects of other systems, or completely original aspects which make it more complete.

“He took the strengths of the different styles of martial arts and blended it into a more well-rounded martial art,” said Munding, who served as the Chuck Norris System’s chief instructor for three years. “He adopted our Krav Maga program and put it into his system.”

Teaching the Chuck Norris System in Peoria since 1984, Millennium Martial Arts is an official ICCS (Israeli Contact Combat System) and Krav Maga Training Center.

“The Chuck Norris System is the main thing we teach,” Munding said.

“We also teach Krav Maga, which is designed for adults. We make it as real as we can make it. We use guns, knives punching, kicking, choking and standing up on the ground scenarios like carjackings. It opens people’s eyes, if nothing else.”

Munding’s three children studied martial arts at Millennium Martial SEE NORRIS PAGE 22

Next Level Academy expands at Desert Mirage

BY PEORIA TIMES STAFF

Jeremy Anderson’s Next Level Leadership Academy is expanding from seventh grade students only to all pupils at Desert Mirage Elementary School.

The Next Level Leadership Academy was established during the 201819 school year, offering opportunities for students enrolled in the Desert Mirage Elementary School seventh grade science, technology, engineering, arts and math (STEAM) academy.

“Jeremy’s leadership has empowered many students’ lives and has helped them discover their purpose,” Principal Matt Williams said. “The Next Level Academy has helped many students come out of their shell and strengthen their leadership skills.”

The academy utilizes Jeremy’s Next Level Students Character curriculum, which is a social and emotional learning and character education curriculum that pairs perfectly with PBIS Schools.”

PBIS is positive behavior interventions and supports.

“Jeremy Anderson’s Next Level Students curriculum plays an important role in student learning and academic achievement in our seventh grade STEAM Academy,” said Dr. Jennifer Cruz, Pendergast Elementary School District superintendent.

“The Next Level curriculum equips students to deal with real-life problems and helps them cope with problems that affect them on a personal SEE ACADEMY PAGE 24

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Arts. He became involved in it as a Peoria firefighter after one of his co-workers was stabbed on a medical call in 1989.

“I knew I needed to have different skills for the street,” he said. “I was a firefighter in the Air Force and in Palo Verde before the city of Peoria. They were relatively safe locations. I started fighting with my sons, and then my daughter started. Now my grandkids are here.”

Munding retired from Peoria Fire in 2008 and subsequently worked as the El Mirage fire chief from 2008 to 2014.

“The karate school takes up all my time,” he said. “It becomes a way

of life. I see kids come in there and they’re scared to death. They don’t want to get up in front of people. No one wants to get up in front of a group of people.

“Now I see them getting full-ride scholarships at Embry-Riddle, becoming pilots, doctors, all branches of the military, three police officers and a couple firefighters. Our motto is ‘building champions in life.’”

Munding tries to maintain a family environment at his facility, as he sees them as an important cog in the wheel of martial arts.

“We encourage families to come in and sign up their kids,” he added.

“Parents often sign up with them. It’s

something that the kids and adults can be challenged with. It’s something to remember for the rest of your life.”

He said Norris continues the familial feeling. Munding is in charge of security at the Chuck Norris System convention each year, as well as the actor’s family.

“He’s a great guy and so down to earth,” said Munding, a seventh-degree blackbelt. “He has not forgotten where he came from. I’ve seen him do things that will choke you up.

“I was teaching a seminar in Houston, and one of the guys asked what time we were done tomorrow. He said Mr. Norris wants us at the ranch. We finished up the seminar the next day

and drove out to his ranch. Mr. Norris was waiting for us on his front porch, just like anyone else. His wife came in with bags of groceries. It was one of those once-in-a-lifetime things. They really hold onto to those family values.”

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Almeida Roofing Inc.

FREE Water Heater Flush

All Types of Roofing

with Service call.

Valley Wide Service

Veteran & Senior Discounts Available Licensed • Bonded • Insured ROC Lic #138051

PUBLIC SERVICE

All Complete Pool Remodeling

ROOFING

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Licensed * Bonded * Insured ROC #271402

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602-743-3175

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Peoria Times

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July 29, 2021

HUGE SPRING

NO OUT OF POCKET COST,

CLEANING DISCOUNTS!

35

$

36 MONTH 0% INTEREST*

ROOM SALE*

GET FLOORING FOR THE WHOLE HOUSE FOR ONLY

FOR PRODUCT ONLY*

89.07

PER MONTH

WITH 0% INTEREST*

VINYL PLANK • LAMINATE WOOD • TILE • CARPET SHOP AT HOME NEXT-DAY INSTALLATION

HUGE SALE

PET PROOF FLOORING

FOR FREE UP TO 10 YEARS*

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WE PROVIDE AND INSTALL FURNITURE PADS FOR FREE ON EVERY HARD SURFACE JOB!*

OVER 125

YEARS EXPERIENCE

Evening & Weekend Appointments Available • 623-244-8260 *Must present coupon or ad at the time of initial appointment. Cannot combine offers. Financing is based on approved credit. $5,000 min for free air duct cleaning. $89.07 per month promo is on approved credit and with a min purchase of $3,500, including basic installation and products, does not include tax, upgrades and extras.