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Attorney seeking Pine council seat as write-in candidate

BY CONNOR DZIAWURA

Peoria Times Managing Editor

Attorney Cordero Delgadillo believes late Pine District Councilman Carlo “Rocky” Leone would have been supportive of his campaign.

Delgadillo is running as a write-in candidate in the Tuesday, August 27, special election to fill Leone’s former seat, which the longtime councilman vacated in April due to health reasons. Leone passed away in June.

The two got together on several occasions when Delgadillo was assisting Brittany Delgadillo Burback’s campaign for the Acacia District last year. Vicki Hunt ultimately held the seat.

“He (Leone) endorsed her (Burback) and I think that he would also endorse my campaign,” Delgadillo said. “It’s one of the reasons why I’m going to try to, despite being a write-in candidate, really encourage people to look at the candidates and to consider beyond the qualifications the care and the long-term desire that I have to benefit this community.”

Other ballot-by-mail election choices would have been interim Pine District Councilwoman Denette Dunn and Randal “RJ” Rains. The latter, however, withdrew from the election recently.

With Delgadillo being the sole official write-in candidate, he is now the only challenger to Dunn.

Delgadillo’s campaign platform is based

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on three main ideas: Make the community safer, encourage and involve the community, and improve and protect people’s opportunities and legal rights.

As an attorney, his background lends a hand to the latter.

In 2014, Delgadillo graduated from Arizona State University’s Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law with honors and certifications in law, science and technology.

He has worked at a large law firm and a small cybersecurity firm. He now co-manages Sublime Law Firm.

“There’s no other lawyer on the council,” Delgadillo said. “You might understand policy, you might have government relationships, but there is a difference beSEE SPECIAL

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Natural light shined through a window in Mike Tellef’s bedroom at Fletcher Heights Assisted Living in Peoria as he sat in a recliner and reached for a photo album that he said he likes to look at every morning.

Before opening it, he stared at the front cover — a photo of himself, his fiancé and his soon-to-be daughter.

“All Our Love,” reads a caption.

The photo album is just one of the many things Tellef, 65, reminisces over, now that he cannot walk and is confined to his bed. He said he misses not what he did, but who he was.

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Times Media Group expands into California

BY PEORIA TIMES STAFF

Times Media Group, the fast-growing publisher of more than 15 Arizona publications and websites including Peoria Times, has acquired Southland Publishing, the Southern California-based publisher of several newsweeklies, magazines and digital media properties with a combined monthly circulation of more than 1 million readers and web visitors.

Steve Strickbine, president of Times Media Group, which owns the Pulitzer Prize-winning East Valley Tribune, the award-winning Scottsdale Progress and 13 other Valley media platforms, called the Southland purchase a strategic expansion step into Southern California.

Noting that the acquisition further increases the reach of TMG’s successful community news operation, Strickbine said, “Our primary goal at Times Media Group is to grow the number of readers we serve with community news, because we believe telling great stories and bringing tangible value to our advertising partners is a recipe for continued success not just in Arizona,

but anywhere.

“The Southland publications have always been special in their connection with the communities they serve,” he added. “We can’t wait to further solidify that connection and do even more to demonstrate our commitment to our readers, our advertisers and our neighbors.”

Southland Publishing, founded in 1997, has five offices located in Downtown Los Angeles, Ventura County, Santa Monica, Pasadena and San Diego.

The TMG purchase includes all five newsweeklies: the LA Downtown News, the Pasadena Weekly, The Argonaut, the VC Reporter and the San Diego City Beat.

Additionally, TMG has purchased Southland’s three monthly magazines: Arroyo Monthly, Playa Vista Direct and Ventana Monthly.

Southland’s associated digital properties are also included in the transaction. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

“Southland Publishing and I have been very proud of these publica-

New resource center hosting fair

BY PEORIA TIMES STAFF More than 18 organizations will gather to help Peoria families at the Family and Youth Resource Fair from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, August 24. The first resource fair will be held at the Peoria Community Center, 8335 W. Jefferson Street.

Families will be able to meet with organizations to learn about financial planning; job training and employment services; youth programs in the area; disability and crisis resources; health care services such as the Women, Infants and Children (WIC) program; and senior care. Children between the ages of 5 and 12 can play games and video games, make crafts and more while parents, grandparents and guardians attend this free event.

“The Neighborhood and Human Services Department places a strong emphasis on helping our youth succeed and become integral members of our community,” said Carin Imig, assistance manager.

“We take this responsibility seriously and are continuously improving and offering new services and opportunities for youth within our city. This Family and Youth Resource Fair is an

excellent example of how we integrate our future leaders into our programs and also teach them how they can be a part of civic engagement.”

The Community Assistance Resource Center houses several organizations full time that can provide a wide range of assistance to Peoria residents. Those organizations include Bloom 365, Child Crisis Arizona, Marc Community Resources, WIC, Stepping Up for Seniors, FSL, Benevilla, Arizona at Work, JAG and Medicare Planning Solutions.

“It is important that our residents are provided tools, like the Family and Youth Resource Fair, that contribute to having healthy families,” Peoria Community Assistance Coordinator Lisa Mattox said.

“When a person thinks of healthy families, they usually think of basic needs like food and housing. Yes, that is huge part of it but it is not everything.

We have to help our community members in need find ways to build better lives so that their families thrive.”

Residents can get information, attend workshops, sign up for assistance or consult with experts. For more information, visit peoriaaz.gov/peoriasupport.

Steve Strickbine is president of Times Media Group, a publisher of 15 Arizona publications and websites including the Peoria Times. The company recently acquired the California-based Southland Publishing.

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tions, and our employees who have made them such important parts of the communities they serve, and we are confident that Steve Strickbine and his company will be wonderful stewards of these publications and that the readers and advertisers that continue to support them are in good hands,” said Southland Publishing’s president, Bruce Bolkin.

Strickbine, 48, quit his job as a CPA in 1997 to start a small community newspaper in North Scottsdale.

Today, TMG publishes the West Valley View, The Glendale Star, Peoria Times, the East Valley Tribune, the Ahwatukee Foothills News, the Scottsdale Progress, Nearby News publications, the San Tan Sun News, the Gilbert Sun News, the College Times, Lovin’ Life After 50, The Entertainer! Magazine, North Valley Magazine, 85086 Magazine, 85085 Magazine and the travel and information website Phoenix.org.

The company also owns AZ Integrated Media, a media distribution and custom publishing company.

“For years, I’ve heard the conventional wisdom about local news being dead — and I couldn’t disagree more,” Strickbine said.

“We have always bet against that idea as a company, and we’ve been very successful doing it,” he continued.

“Is it easy to do? Of course not. We need to work harder and be smarter than the big metro newspapers, to show aspects of the communities we cover that matter to readers and too often get ignored.

“We also need to offer better, more engaging advertising opportunities to our advertisers. If we do that, we have every opportunity to succeed. And the communities we serve will be the better for it.”

David Comden, Southland Publishing vice president, echoed Strickbine’s sentiments.

“Local newsweeklies and magazines continue to be a vital part of each community they serve. While many news outlets reach for a broader audience, readers want and need local news they can count on. I am confident that Strickbine Publishing will do great work for each community they serve into the future,” Comden said.

Strickbine called each of the Southland publications “exactly the kind of special journalism operations we want to be a part of TMG.” He cited the LA Downtown News — an award-winning publication that has covered the central core of the city since 1972 — as an example of Southland’s quality and independent spirit.

“What these publications do is the most important thing in journalism, at least as we see it,” Strickbine said.

“Every community has stories that need to be told. What’s happening at City Hall? What business just opened?

Which ones have closed? Who are our leaders and what sort of transparency and accountability do they practice?

“The more local we can be, the more in-depth, the better we connect people to one another and to the community. We love being a part of that and we look forward to working with these publications starting as soon as possible.”

For more information, visit timespublications.com.

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his career as a reserve officer in Peoria and never left because of how welcomed he felt, he said. Tellef served the city for nearly 37 years before a rare hip infection forced him to retire.

“I miss serving the public. I miss the interaction. It’s not what I did, but it’s what I was. My time as a PIO with police and fire Peoria was fantastic. The community was very welcoming. They just made me feel comfortable here. It was a great place to come to work,” Tellef said.

Tellef recalled some of the interactions he enjoyed the most. “It was fun getting to know the community. I enjoyed doing little things. I would enjoy watching the kids play Little League baseball. The parents were going, ‘Is something wrong? What are you doing here?’” Tellef said. “We’re not here just to provide law enforcement services.

We’re here as part of the community.”

In 2011, when doctors discovered an infection in Tellef’s artificial hip, they decided it needed to come out. For years he battled against osteomyelitis, an infection in the bone. “I had an infection, and it was nasty. It didn’t want to go away. I went through 15 surgeries starting in 2015 through 2018,” Tellef said.

While the infection cleared with time and treatment, Tellef said he knew his career was over. “I knew I was done.

I couldn’t stand or walk again. I get around with the use of a wheelchair.

To get me up, they use what’s called a hoyer lift — a harness on a lift,” he said. “They moved me from my bed to this recliner using a hoyer lift today.”

But even after ending a 30-year marriage, becoming ill, losing his career and moving into an assisted living facility, Tellef remained hopeful.

“Even though I had some negatives, just recently I had some very positive things come my way,” he said.

In 2018, Tellef reconnected with and proposed to his teenage love, Melissa Archer. The rekindled bond filled a gap that was emptied, he said.

“Melissa and I dated for two years in high school. It’s been fun having her back in my life. The cloud that I had over me went away. I’ve had friends tell me I look happier now than I’ve looked in years. She’s made the big difference in me,” Tellef said.

Tellef, who is undergoing physical therapy, is awaiting the arrival of an electric wheelchair from a rehabilitation center in Phoenix, something he said is going to facilitate his situation.

“The wheelchair is OK, but it’s not

Mike Tellef is awaiting new opportunities. (Peoria Times photo by Pablo Robles)

anything like the electric chair. Once I get that, that’ll make it a little bit easier to get around.”

And in regard to his wedding with Archer, Tellef said plans are still in the works. “We haven’t set a date yet, other than knowing we’re getting married.

That’s all we really know right now,” he said.

“My key for us is I want to continue providing her the respect I’m going to give her for the rest of our lives. It’s respect she’s earned. She gives it to me, and I want to give it right back.”

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Pine District election approaching The city of Peoria Pine District will participate in a vote-by-mail special primary election to select a councilmember Tuesday, August 27. Ballots were scheduled to be mailed to registered voters in the Pine District on July 31. The Maricopa County Elections Department recommends ballots be placed in the mail no later than Wednesday, August 21, to ensure that ballots are received in time.

Also, though Randal Rains will appear on the ballot as a candidate, he has formally withdrawn his candidacy.

Therefore, votes cast for Rains will not count toward him being elected as a councilmember. For information about this special primary election, visit peoriaaz.gov/vote or contact the Peoria City Clerk’s Office at 623-773-7340.

Back-to-school drive

On Saturday, August 3, and Sunday, August 4, the city of Peoria and Moms Club of Northwest Peoria will host

the annual pool back-to-school drive to collect school supplies for the new school year. From noon to 5 p.m., stop by the Sunrise or Peoria Pools to donate school supplies. Each person who donates will get free admission to the pool. All donations will go to Title 1 schools in the Peoria Unified School District. For more information, call 623-773-7137 or visit peoriaaz.gov/ aquatics.

Provide feedback, help shape Peoria’s future

Shaping Peoria’s future starts with residents. The addition of new trails, land development, open space preservation and urban redevelopment are just a few of the things being presented for public feedback in the city’s general plan update. On July 18, this year’s round of proposed changes to the general plan were released to the public.

Peoria residents are encouraged to review the changes and provide feedback before Monday, September 16.

Residents can view the changes and provide comments at peoriaaz.gov/ planning. These 2019 amendments

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then will move forward to public hearings before the Planning and Zoning Commission in October, with final city council action scheduled in November. When completed, the revised Peoria General Plan 2040 will be placed on the fall 2020 ballot for voter consideration.

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The community is looking for Peoria innovators to share their stories. Everyone is welcome to join the meetings for free, 9 to 10 a.m. every Wednesday.

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Future city council meetings

On Thursday, August 29, join a discussion with business leaders about the projects and resources needed to help Peoria entrepreneurs. It requires innovative, hardworking, community-minded people to step up and create the future. Now is the chance to help shape the entrepreneurial future for Peoria. This Building Peoria workshop will be at Iron Key Studio, 8301 W. Washington Street, from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. Register for the workshop at https://bit.ly/2KeTcwQ.

Peoria City Council is currently on recess. Council will resume at 5 p.m.

Tuesday, August 13, for a study session. A regular city council meeting will follow at 7 p.m. 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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1 Million Cups is back in Peoria. As of August 7, the West Valley 1 Million Cups community will hold weekly

A comprehensive list of local road closures and lane restrictions is available at peoriaaz.gov/roadclosures.

Late councilman’s memorial set

BY PEORIA TIMES STAFF The family of former Councilman Carlo “Rocky” Leone would like to invite city staff members and the public to a memorial service and reception at 10 a.m. Saturday, August 17, to honor his life and legacy.

Leone served Peoria for 20 years as a councilmember for the Pine District.

He is survived by his four children, 13 grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren.

The memorial will be held at St. Charles Borromeo, 8615 W. Peoria Avenue. The reception will be held immediately after at Peoria Community Center, 8335 W. Jefferson Street.

Carlo Leone. (Photo courtesy city of Peoria)

Lesko hosting mobile office hours in Peoria Hurry, Reserve your Booth Today!

BY PEORIA TIMES STAFF Rep. Debbie Lesko (AZ-08) plans to hold mobile office hours from 10 a.m. to noon Tuesday, August 13, for constituents of the Eighth Congressional District.

The mobile office will be held in the Peoria Development and Community

Service Building’s Benchmark Room, 9875 N. 85th Avenue.

Constituents seeking assistance with Social Security, Medicare, veteran and military issues or other federal agencies will be able to meet with a member of Lesko’s staff.

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Freedom Plaza Care Center wins ‘silver’ award

BY PEORIA TIMES STAFF Freedom Plaza Care Center has been recognized as a 2019 Silver-Achievement in Quality Award recipient by the American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living (AHCA/NCAL).

The award is the second of three distinctions possible through the AHCA/ NCAL National Quality Award Program, which spotlights providers across the nation that have demonstrated their dedication to improving quality of care for residents and patients in long term and post-acute care.

Based on the core values and criteria of the Baldrige Performance Excellence Program, AHCA/NCAL’s National Quality Award Program, established in 1996, challenges member providers to achieve performance excellence through three progressive levels: Bronze, silver and gold.

At the silver level, members develop and demonstrate effective approaches that help improve organizational performance and health care outcomes.

“As a Silver Quality Award recipi-

From left to right, Kim Seaton, director of case management; Kim Morales, director of medical records; Sandy Lineweaver, dietitian; Frendiha Pennington, admissions coordinator; Jane King, MDS director; Ian Lewis, director of rehab; Helen Moreno, director of social service; Maria Parham, health care services director; and Debbie Skaggs, director of clinical services. (Photo courtesy Freedom Plaza Care Center)

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As a 2019 recipient of the Silver award, Freedom Plaza Care Center can now advance in further developing comprehensive approaches that meet

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Plaza del Rio Foundation presents 11 scholarships

BY CHRISTINA FUOCO-KARASINSKI Peoria Times Executive Editor

The Plaza del Rio Foundation honored 11 employees of Freedom Plaza Retirement Campus at its Fall 2019 Scholarship Awards Presentation in Peoria.

Funded by resident donations, the William T. and Laura Lou Riggs Memorial Scholarship Fund awarded $22,250 in scholarships to 11 students for the fall 2019 semester. Scholarships are awarded based on academic achievement, work experience and financial assistance needed to achieve their goals.

The fall 2019 scholarship recipients from Freedom Plaza Independent Living include: business office Kristi Silva; concierge Stephanie Guzman; custom care Alyssa Linares; dining services Marlee Burgess, Reyna Duran and Courtney Doss; and marketing Erynn Duran; as well as staff from Freedom Plaza Care Center rehab tech Kara Payment; resident programs Deborah Ingram and Sergio Torres; and The Inn Assisted Living & Memory

Care caregiver Sylvia Omwancha.

“This is my 12th scholarship presentation that I am overseeing,” said Freedom Plaza’s executive director, Jai Larman. “It never gets old. It is a privilege to be a part of the board. The sole mission is to further education of individuals for the greater good of the community. Students take this opportunity to soar.”

The Riggs Memorial Scholarship Fund has awarded 423 scholarships since 1997, funding $592,319 for tuition and books at the college, nursing or technical school of choice.

“As I go into my final semester, I cherish the special bonds made here,” six-time scholarship recipient Reyna Duran said. She plans to graduate in December with a speech and hearing science degree from ASU. To learn more about the Plaza del Rio Foundation and William T. and Laura Lou Riggs Memorial Scholarship Fund, call 623-815-4013.

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The Plaza del Rio Foundation raised $22,250 in resident contributions that were presented as fall 2019 scholarship awards to 11 employees of the Freedom Plaza Retirement Campus. Freedom Plaza’s executive director, Jai Larman, front left; Plaza del Rio Foundation President Gail Poolner; and Foundation board members honor the scholarship recipients, descending the staircase: Deborah Ingram, Stephanie Guzman, Reyna Duran, Marlee Burgess, Courtney Doss, Kara Payment, Sergio Torres, Erynn Duran and Sylvia Omwancha. Not pictured are Kristi Silva and Alyssa Linares. (Photo

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APS donating money to teachers for classroom supplies

BY PEORIA TIMES STAFF With schools around the Valley resuming sessions, parents are out in droves shopping for their children’s school supplies.

However, parents aren’t the only ones shelling out for paper, pencils,

binders and more. According to a report from Scholastic, teachers spend an average of $530 of their own money each year on classroom supplies like notebooks, pencils, tissue, snacks and bulletin board decorations.

For the second year in a row, APS has opened up its Supply My Class 2.0 con-

test to allow K-12 teachers at schools in APS service territory an opportunity to enter for a chance to win a $500 Visa gift card to be used for school supplies. Fifty teachers will be randomly selected as award winners each Friday through August 9. Since the program kicked off July 15, 100 teachers from across Arizona have received or been notified of their award. By the conclusion of the program, 200 teachers will

have been awarded a $500 gift card to directly support their efforts in the classroom.

To date, three teachers from Peoria have been awarded the gift card.

Eligible teachers may enter the awards program online at supplymyclass.com until 11:59 p.m. (Arizona time) today, Thursday, August 8, with the final selections being made Friday, August 9.

Banner Oliver Branch offering free health screenings for seniors

APS’ Supply My Class 2.0 contest allows K-12 teachers in APS service territory an opportunity to enter to win a $500 Visa gift card to be used for school supplies. (Submitted photo)

Seniors can get their blood pressure, body-mass index and glucose levels checked for free as part of program offered by Banner Olive Branch Senior Center.

People 65 years and older can call 623-465-6005 to sign up for a free screening done at the center, 11250 N. 107th Avenue, Sun City, on August 13, August 20 and August 22.

Screenings will include a blood draw, body-mass index determination and checks on blood pressure and glucose levels. Banner Olive Branch Senior Center team members can also help with any questions about eligibility for senior-center benefits. The mobile screenings are done in partnership with Banner Occupational Health and through a grant from the board of visitors.

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tween understanding legal implications of state rules or laws or regulations that are coming up.”

Delgadillo calls himself a “hometown boy.” The council hopeful grew up in Peoria’s Pine District, attending local public elementary schools like Sun Valley and Country Meadows as well as Peoria High School.

“I understand the big picture. I understand the small picture. I understand the people. I grew up there. I lived there. I went to the elementary schools.

So, I want to make sure that the people that I understand are kind of looked at and not overlooked,” he said, adding that he wants to ensure the Pine District receives “a little bit of extra tender love and care.”

During Delgadillo’s senior year at Peoria High, he and two classmates won first place national honors in an entrepreneurship competition at Future Business Leaders of America-Phi Beta Lambda’s (FBLA-PBL) National Leadership Conference.

Before Delgadillo studied law, he focused on nonprofit leadership and management and business through the School of Community Resources and Development at ASU’s College of Public Service and Community Solutions.

While at ASU, he became FBLA-PBL’s western region vice president, through which he said he represented Arizona, Alaska, California, Nevada, Oregon, Utah and Washington. He has also lobbied Congress to fund career-technical education programs like Future Teachers of America and Future Farmers of America.

His lengthy resume also includes

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volunteerism and nonprofit work, such as involvement with organizations like the Greater Phoenix Youth at Risk Foundation and Valley of the Sun United Way. Ultimately, he said he decided to run for the council seat once held by Leone because he wants to give back to and make a difference in the community that made him who he is today.

“I wanted strong leadership to continue, and seeing the current (council) makeup, I didn’t really feel confident in the way that I would, say, if Carlo remained in the council seat. And so that essentially spurred me to action,” Delgadillo explained.

“And despite knowing that I would be a write-in (candidate), I felt compelled to fight for a council seat so that I could fight for my district, so that I could fight for the constituents in it and try to influence the decisions that they make in a better way, not just for the constituents of mine, but for the betterment of Peoria. I care about the community beyond just Pine residents, and that’s the driving force really, is I wanted to be able to influence.”

And although he feels Leone would have been supportive of his bid for council, he admits the two share their differences.

“I do bring different assets to the table,” Delgadillo said. “I do have a different point of view in some respects, but I believe in consistently fighting for your constituents, even if it makes you, in some cases, unpopular.”

But Maricopa County’s special election process does write-in candidates no favors, he feels. These choices are not listed on ballots. Currently, voters

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ing to voters.

“When you’re starting to restrict choice of a valid candidate from your residence, from your voting population, I don’t think that’s a good practice. And I think it’s a somewhat easy fix,” Delgadillo said.

“I received something yesterday, perhaps, that was notifying that the other candidate (Rains) had dropped out and that a vote cast toward him will not count toward the election. That’s all fine and well, but if that development merits an announcement, why not announce the other valid candidate (Delgadillo)? Because now it seems like an endorsement from city officials of the one valid candidate (Dunn), which really there’s two.”

Ballots were scheduled to be mailed to all registered voters within the Pine District starting July 31. Despite Rains still being listed on ballots, votes for him will not be counted.

The Maricopa County Elections Department recommend ballots be mailed no later than Wednesday, August 21, to ensure they are counted.

For more information on Delgadillo’s campaign, visit cordero4peoria. com, email info@cordero4peoria.com or call 623-469-0177.

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BY DAVID LEIBOWITZ Peoria Times Columnist

Let me let you in on a professional secret when it comes to managing the news media.

If in the near future you feel like committing a major crime — say robbing a bank in broad daylight — or driving the wrong way down Interstate 10 in mid-rush hour, try to do so when there’s a little bit of rain in the weather forecast.

Your misdeeds likely will go completely unnoticed. Worst case scenario, you’ll get five seconds of coverage right before they throw it back to some blonde in a slicker standing in .00002 inches of rainwater beside McDowell Road.

“The monsoon is rolling in!” our intrepid reporter will explain to the news

anchors, who will nod along in deep concern as she dips a $700 high heel into a puddle the size of a Frisbee.

Then they’ll cut to the weatherperson to give us “The Galaxy’s Most Accurate Weather Forecast,” complete with lots of rolling green and yellow storm clouds and a “futurecast” — which sounds cool but is no different from what meteorologists have been calling a “forecast” for the past 50 years.

Every local TV station has a weather gimmick nowadays — and more monsoon coverage than ever.

Channels 3 and 5, which have no less than six people covering the weather — compared to one on the government and politics beat — bills itself as “Arizona’s Weather Authority.” ABC15 has the “Desert Doppler Most Accurate Forecast.” Fox 10 has “AccuWeather.”

And over at Channel 12, the local NBC

affiliate will offer you “a live look at the Storm Team Radar.”

I’m looking forward to the Storm Team donning capes and masks and performing real-time rescues the next time the monsoon delivers flash flooding.

Look, I understand that the monsoon represents the only stretch of interesting weather the Valley gets.

Some moisture blows in from the west, the humidity rises and we have some relatively nasty thunderstorms.

We even get the occasional massive haboob dust cloud — fun to look at and even more fun to say. But all this fuss over what typically amounts to about three or four inches of rain each summer? Give me a break.

You know how I prepare for the monsoon each year?

I remind myself to consume even less local news than usual from June through about mid-September. I buy extra deodorant and cologne. I stay away from linen clothing — too sweaty — and I never, ever drive into flooded washes or around road barricades.

The last point is especially significant, because if there’s one thing local news loves more than “Weather Watcher Sally from Sun City sending in this picture

of a tree down in her front yard,” it’s some schmuck sitting on the roof of his submerged Prius waiting for firefighters to come pluck him out of the drink.

I have nightmares where I’m the stupid motorist who makes the news for being charged under the state’s stupid motorist law.

Clearly, someone believes there’s an audience for this much weather coverage, because TV mega-conglomerates focus-group this stuff to death and decipher the Nielsen ratings like they contain a cure for cancer.

What strikes me as strange is that while monsoon weather coverage seems to occupy half the newscasts most summer days, no one I know talks about the weather for longer than about 30 seconds, barring being trapped in a hurricane, a tsunami or a tornado.

To me, monsoon weather represents the Kim Kardashian of news coverage.

I’m aware it exists. Sometimes I even pause to look at it for a second. But it serves no truly useful purpose and I can’t fathom what all the freaking fuss is about.

David Leibowitz has called the Valley home since 1995. Contact david@ leibowitzsolo.com.

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In the general election cycle I envision the Democrat candidate at his/ her podium making a point on his/her

Republicans and Democrats are headed for bankruptcy Editor: Today both major parties, Republicans and Democrats, are careening toward bankruptcy. The Democrats are headed toward philosophical bankruptcy by their sharp turn to the left (free stuff for everyone) and are making their candidates unelectable. Republicans, on the other hand, are careening toward moral bankruptcy by their refusal to publicly

position. If the 2016 cycle is indicative of anything, we’ll see the president roaming in the background like a caged hyena.

Being as polarized as we are today, we have two camps: Pro-Trump versus anybody but. Since Trump lies about everything, I ask: What is the point in having a debate? I doubt that any voter will be moved from their position.

Gordon Burhop Peoria censure President Trump’s improper and sometimes immoral personal behavior.

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Welcome back to another edition of Business Briefcase! This week’s edition is packed with new information on what’s new in Peoria.

This week we’ll examine expansions, nonprofit grants and the usual Peoria Chamber events, so let’s get right to it.

Here’s the news!

HOPCo, or Healthcare Outcomes Performance Company, is a vertically integrated musculoskeletal outcome management company based in Phoenix, but with offices in Peoria, Sun City, Surprise, West Phoenix, North Phoenix, Mesa, Gilbert and Scottsdale.

Recently, it expanded nationwide to Jacksonville, Florida, with the creation of HOPCo Southeast Specialty Care Network LLC. This expansion is due

to the partnership between HOPCo and Southeast Orthopedic Specialists (SOS) of Jacksonville. The new location will be called HOPCo Southeast Specialty Care Network. HOPCo’s team is thrilled for this expansion and is excited to partner with SOS, according to HOPCo’s vice chairman and director of national physical integration, Jason Scalise.

“SOS is the perfect first partner with HOPCo in Florida,” Scalise said.

“Both organizations have a long history of commitment to quality and reproducible clinical outcomes. I can’t think of a better partner with which to launch this program. We are excited about the interest we have seen from other groups in the region as well.”

The president of SOS, Dr. Brett Puckett, is also excited for the partnership, saying it will help the betterment

of SOS’ services.

“At SOS, we have always aggressively championed innovation that delivers value to our patients,” Puckett said. “We are confident that this partnership with HOPCo will accelerate our ability to do so and provide a tailored platform to deliver reproducible quality and growth opportunities in our region.”

Moving on, OneAZ Credit Union plans to award $60,000 to local nonprofits through the Community Impact Grant Program. While this isn’t related to Peoria alone, any nonprofits are encouraged to apply. With the application, nonprofits are to submit a summary of how the grant will benefit the organization. Grant applications are due August 25, and nonprofits may request grants between $1,000 and $3,000. For full details and the appli-

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On Monday, August 12, join the Peoria Chamber of Commerce in welcoming new members through a member orientation. The orientation starts at 8 a.m. and ends at 9:30 a.m., during which chamber staff will discuss how to put chamber benefits to use to better a business. All new and current chamber members are invited to participate in this orientation. This will take place at the Peoria Chamber of Commerce’s conference room located at 8385 W. Mariners Way, Suite 3. For more information, visit peoriachamber.com/ calendar.

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BY PEORIA TIMES STAFF An oil painting attributed to the famous landscape artist Thomas Moran and a vintage Motion Picture Camera believed to have been used by the Navy are among some 40 rare and high-end collectibles that will be auctioned at 6 p.m. Friday, August 30, at EJ’s Auction & Appraisal, 5880 W. Bell Road, in Glendale, on the northeast corner of 59th Avenue and Bell Road.

The framed oil painting “King’s Canyon” measures 43.5 inches high by 31.5 inches wide and is attributed to Thomas Moran (1837-1926). A family heirloom for 60 years, the painting was first purchased by Hugh Meinhardt in 1959 from the Paul Metcalf Art Gallery in Los Angeles and shipped to Quincy, Illinois. His daughter, Carlene Meinhardt Geisler, inherited the painting in 1966 and kept it in her personal collection until she passed in 2004. The painting was then bequeathed to Carlene’s daughter, Sharon Geisler Cushman, and her cousin, Nell Sue, and shipped to Cushman’s home in Mesa.

“Thomas Moran was renowned for capturing the grandeur of the Old West in his paintings,” said Erik Hoyer, owner of EJ’s Auction & Appraisal. “It’s exciting to think we may have an original Moran here in our auction house. The provenance is very strong. … The original tag from the Paul Metcalf Gallery is still attached to the back and leads me to believe this is an original Thomas Moran. The painting, age of canvas, signature and overall conBUSINESS BRIEFCASE FROM PAGE 10

new members. This will also take place in the chamber’s conference room located at 8385 W. Mariners Way, Suite 3. For more information, visit peoriachamber.com/calendar.

Calling all Peoria businesses! Join Peoria chamber members and nonmembers in a free mixer Tuesday, August 13. The Haymaker Restaurant, located at 24762 N. Lake Pleasant Parkway, will host the community mixer. Here, members and nonmembers alike will be able to discuss business-related topics. The event will take place from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., and the chamber requests attendees RSVP. For more information or to RSVP, visit peoriachamber.com/ calendar or call Carmen McKinney at 623-979-3601.

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struction of the frame look period, but the art world will need to make their decision on the authenticity of this wonderful work of art.”

Hoyer is also excited about the vintage Mitchell 35mm No. 492 Model GC Navy Motion Picture Camera that dates back to 1943.

“John McIndoe, the actor from the 1970s television show “The Bugaloos” has had this camera in his collection for over 40 years. He purchased it from renowned special effects electrician Kenneth Strickfaden, who purchased it from RKO Studios. It’s a really cool piece of history, especially because this particular camera model was used by the Navy,” he said.

McIndoe, a Sedona resident, thinks he paid about $500 at the time for two cameras.

“I liked to collect funky things, and I was fascinated with the camera’s history. I was also impressed with the solid engineering,” McIndoe said, adding that he gave one of the cameras away many years ago.

Hoyer consulted with two Mitchell camera experts who confirmed through prior sales records through mitchellcamera.com that the camera was delivered to the U.S. Navy on March 13, 1943.

The GC serial No. 492 has a matching serial number inside the camera body verifying itself as all original. A serial No. 581 marked inside the lens turret designates the L base of the camera to have come from another governterly luncheon with the chamber. On Wednesday, August 14, the luncheon will feature Sen. Rick Gray, who will discuss the strategic direction of West Valley legislators. The luncheon will be located at Palmbrook Country Club on 9350 W. Greenway Road from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Registration costs $35 for chamber members and $50 for nonmembers. The final day to register for the luncheon is Friday, August 9.

For more information, visit peoriachamber.com/calendar or call Carmen McKinney at 623-979-3601.

That’s it for this week! Come back next Thursday for another edition of Business Briefcase!

Have an item for Business Briefcase? Email Maximo Aguilar-Lawlor at mlawlor@timespublications.com.

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BY PEORIA TIME STAFF After winning FirstBank’s $20K Good Business Giveaway in 2018, Peanut Butter Americano (PB Americano) was awarded $20,000 and a personalized marketing campaign of its choosing. With assistance from FirstBank, PB Americano is dedicating a portion of the winnings to a cause-marketing campaign in partnership with local nonprofit St. Mary’s Food Bank.

For every jar of peanut butter purchased from Sunday, August 4, to Saturday, August 17, $1 will be donated to St. Mary’s Food Bank, an organization that gathers and distributes food to nine of Arizona’s 15 counties. Those interested in supporting the campaign can purchase a jar of PB Americano nut butter at Arizona retail locations or online at pbamericano.com/order-online.

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With FirstBank’s tagline of “banking for good” in mind, several hundred businesses submitted a video for the 20K Good Business Giveaway, demonstrating how they “do good” for their communities, customers or employees. At the end of the public voting period, PB Americano had received the most votes of all the Arizona businesses and was declared the grand-prize winner. Their prize package included assistance in producing a video to help promote PB Americano’s mission.

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A group of around 15 amateur golfers — members of the West Valley AZ Mediocre Golf Association — talked trash, hung out and even took a few swings at Valley Golf Center in Avondale on a Thursday night after work. The local chapter of the nationwide association calls their weekly outings “church.”

“We come here and pray the golf gods make us better,” chapter President Jon Whipple said, smiling.

Trolling social media for a consistent set of golf buddies, who would not outshine his skills — or lack thereof — on the course, he found the Phoenix chapter, and the fit was instant.

“I wanted a group of people I knew would regularly come out and play, but people who didn’t take any of this too seriously, and just were here to have a good time,” Johnson said.

He joined the Phoenix MGA, but events were often held in Gilbert or other eastern cities and towns. He and a few other members wanted the same atmosphere, but in closer proximity to their western homes.

In 2017, the West Valley chapter was born, and, at one point, held an association-high 62 members. The group aims to provide an outlet to play the sport socially for a fair price with the camaraderie of plenty of players who are energized to play, but not so much that they actually find themselves getting very much better.

The MGA holds tournaments about once a month, usually with names mocking those of major golf championships and competitions surrounding the professional game — Whipple won the “Bratish Open” in July — with a score of 87.

“I had a pool party at my house and got them all drunk; that’s why I won,” he joked.

Whipple stood proudly with a giant promotional check reading $1.26 for first place, enough to place him in the top 150 association-wide.

As of print time, Toledo chapter golfer John Yarder was atop the association’s global leader board with a total of $5.79 in winnings. The money

Above, Members of the West Valley AZ Mediocre Golf Association boast a trophy the chapter won over rival Las Vegas in a recent competition. Right, Chapter President Jon Whipple celebrates his championship at the recent “Bratish Open” with a giant check for $1.26. (West Valley View photo by Eric Newman)

seems to serve as much something to laugh at as anything else.

If not already silly enough, nearly every recent competition for the West Valley chapter has included a “John Daly” hole, according to Johnson, named after the infamous party-animal professional golfer. Players have to chug a can of beer and use a John Daly club — far too big and powerful to be used on a regular golf course — that the group found on the grass at a past event to tee off.

Thus, it is not shocking to say the tournaments, despite having a winner at the end, are hardly anything more than friendly competition.

Johnson, whose nickname is “Average” — nearly everybody has a different moniker — has won awards for being exactly in the middle of the pack in tournament scorekeeping. The group even awards the last-place finisher, which, rather than embarrassment, many members wear as a badge of

honor. But that does not mean the players on the course don’t act like they want to beat each other in the moment.

“There’s always some trash talk going on, maybe a little side bet on a hole or something, but it’s all in fun. Nobody’s taking any of it too seriously; that’s the point.” Johnson said.

The group is not just centered around playing golf, either. Johnson said the group will host cookouts for members, or take a road trip to the Waste Management Phoenix Open each year in Scottsdale. Even members of other MGA chapters are welcome to hang out on vacation to the area.

“We just kind of become friends on the course, and then we keep hanging out and doing a lot of different stuff.

It’s just fun,” Johnson said.

Always looking for members, West Valley AZ MGA encourages potential members to visit their Facebook page or their chapter website, mgatour.com/ chapters/west-valley-az. Annual chapter fees are around $40, and players will pay for participation in church or other competitions.

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Peoria residents take home Ping awards

BY PEORIA TIMES STAFF

Kobe Valociek of Peoria blistered the par-71 golf course at The Legacy Golf Resort with rounds of 65 and 63 en route to a 14-under-par 128 at the Ping Invitational on July 23 and July 24.

Valociek’s bogeyless first round featured six birdies, three on the front, three on the back. And, in the final round, he turned in another clean scorecard with eight birdies and a 6-under-par 29 on the back nine. The win marks his first of the season in 13 starts in the Boys Championship division.

Defending champion and verbal commit to Loyola Marymount University, Riley Lewis of Prescott came in second place with a pair of 68s to finish at 6-under-par 136. Gabriel Salvanera of San Tan Valley, who will play for South Mountain CC in the fall, came in third place at 5-under-par 137 (70-76).

In the Girls Championship division, Peoria’s Mattison Frick posted 71-68 highlighted by an eagle in the final round on No. 8. She added two birdies on the way in to win for the second

From left to right, Kobe Valociek, Gabriel Salvanera and Riley Lewis are in the boys’ championship division. (Photos courtesy Junior Golf Association of

From left to right, Mattison Frick, Maya Benita and Madeleine Laux are in the girls’ championship division.

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time this season at 3-under-par 139, one stroke ahead of defending champion and first round leader, Maya Benita of Tucson. Benita shot two rounds of 70, both featuring three birdies and two bogeys to finish at 2-under-par 140.

Madeleine Laux of Goodyear finished in third place at even-par 142 (72-70).

The verbal commit to UNLV jumped into the third spot thanks to three consecutive birdies at the beginning of the final nine holes.

J. Zachary Robinson of Goodyear won in the Boys 15-18 division at 11-over-par 153 (75-78). Dallin Delgado of Mesa won the Boys 13-14 Division at 1-over par (67-76 — 143).

Dylan Boenning (38-34) of Scottsdale Brennan Korn (35-37) of Phoenix finished tied for first place in the Boys 11-12 division at 2-over-par 72 before Boenning won in a playoff. And Zachary Schaefer of Tucson took the Boys 10 and Under division with a score of

3-over par (36-37—73).

Elisabeth Axen of Tucson won in the Girls 15-18 division at 4-over par (75-71 — 146). Brooke McGlasson of Peoria won the Girls 13-14 division at 7-over par (78-75 — 153). Anya Mathur of Scottsdale won the Girls 11-12 Division at 5-over par (38-37 — 75), and Ashley Shaw of Litchfield Park defended her title in the Girls 10 and Under division at even par (36-34 — 70).

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Mini Bingo

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

Technology Classes: Email basics

Peoria Times publishes on Thursday. The 9 Days a Week calendar — a listing of entertainment events such as concerts, theatrical performances, events for schools, churches, county parks and nonprofit groups — runs every issue.

Events must be open to the public to be considered and generally must be held within the Times’ coverage area, which is within the city of Peoria.

9 Days a Week calendar items print on a space-available basis. The only way to guarantee that an item will print is to purchase an advertisement.

Submissions must reach our office by 4 p.m. Thursday to be considered for the following Thursday publication. Submissions must be in writing and may be emailed to Rachel Hagerman, rhagerman@timespublications.com, or faxed to 623-935-2103.

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Play a game of Scrabble at 12:30 p.m. at Peoria Community Center, 8335 W. Jefferson Street. This Scrabble group meets weekly and welcomes new participants. For information, call 623773-7436.

Pinochle

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

Technology Classes: E-books

Learn to download apps, take and transfer photos, use mobile websites and more in these technology classes from 2 to 3 p.m. at Sunrise Mountain Library, 21109 N. 98th Avenue. Bring your devices for help. For information, call 623-773-8650.

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Bingo

Play a game of bingo at 12:30 p.m. at Peoria Community Center, 8335 W. Jefferson Street. Individual bingo cards cost 25 cents and 50 cents for coverall.

For information, call 623-773-7436.

Venomous Critters of the Desert

Join the rangers to take a look at many of the desert critters to avoid on the desert trails from 2 to 3 p.m. in the Discovery Center at Lake Pleasant Regional Park, 39345 N. Overlook Road.

For information, call 928-501-1714.

Searching for Scorpions

Learn about scorpions before going on a trail hunting for scorpions from 7:30 to 9 p.m. at Lake Pleasant. Bring a flash

light and black light if you have one.The rangers will loan out black lights as well.

Follow the “Scorpion Hunt” signs from the main gate of Lake Pleasant Regional Park to the Wild Burro Day Use Area to find the meeting location. Each family that participates will be entered for a chance to win four tickets to Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Phoenix. For information, call 928-501-1714.

’Sister Act’

Enjoy dinner and a show from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Arizona Broadway Theatre, 7701 W. Paradise Lane. In tonight’s musical, Delores escapes from a mob by hiding as a nun in a traditional convent where she finds herself at odds with the strict lifestyle and uptight Mother Superior. For prices and information, call 623-776-8400.

Pilates Class

Join a group exercise class from 9 to 10 a.m. Fridays through August 30 in the aerobic room at Rio Vista Recreation Center, 8866 W. Thunderbird Road. For information, call 623-773-8600.

Saturday

Learn to download apps, take and transfer photos, use mobile websites and more in these technology classes from 2 to 3 p.m. at Sunrise Mountain Library, 21109 N. 98th Avenue. Bring your devices for help. For information, call 623-773-8650.

Glow

Lasers, music and blacklights will transform the indoor trampoline park into a jumping dance club from 8 to 11 p.m. at SkyZone Peoria, 9040 W. Larkspur Drive, Suite 134. The park has trampoline dodgeball, a foam pit, a warrior course and more. Tickets are $20. All ages are welcome. Participants must wear an all white or neon-color shirt.

Shirts will be available for $5. For information, call 623-979-400.

West Valley Genealogical Society and Library

Escape the heat by spending the day at the West Valley Genealogical Society and Library from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 12222 N. 111th Avenue, Youngtown. There are over 19,000 books, 1,900 periodicals, a computer lab, break room and refrigerator stocked with cold drinks to keep genealogical researchers moving throughout the day. A donation of $5 is requested

Sunday Family Night

Enjoy a family night with four 60-minute activity jump tickets, one large pizza and a pitcher of soda, all for $56. Buy a family night package for a 4 to 5 p.m. or 5 to 6 p.m. session at SkyZone Peoria, 9040 W. Larkspur Drive, Suite 134. This premier indoor trampoline park has trampoline dodgeball, a foam pit, a warrior course and more. For information, call 623-979-400.

Monday

Blender User’s Group

Bring a laptop and explore how to use Blender, a free, open-source modeling software for 3D design and animation from 1 to 4 p.m. at Peoria Main Library, 8463 W. Monroe Street. Registration is required. For information, call 623-773-7556.

PAWS 2 Read

PAWS 2 Read is a program that allows children to read with therapy dogs to improve their reading skills and confidence. The program takes place from 10 to 11:30 a.m. at Sunrise Mountain Library, 21109 N. 98th Avenue. For information, call 623-773-8650.

Lego Club

Children ages 6 to 12 are invited to play with others as they make lego creations from 2 to 3 p.m. at Sunrise Mountain Library, 21109 N. 98th Avenue. This month’s theme is “sports ideas.” For information, call 623-773-8650.

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Early Bird Jump

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

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Peoria Public Library has a new library collection this summer: the Seed Library. The Seed Library offers a variety of vegetable and herb seeds.

All gardening levels are welcome to check out seeds for their home gardens. Visit Peoria Main Library at 8463 W. Monroe Street or Sunrise Mountain Library at 21109 N. 98th Avenue for the Seed Library collection. For information, call 623-773-7555 (Main Library) or 623-773-8650 (Sunrise Mountain).

Distillery Tour

Bring family and friends to see a craft distillery in action. Lucidi Distilling Co. tours are available at 1 p.m. Sundays.

Pricing starts at just $14 per person and includes a generous sampling of three kinds of spirits and a custom-made signature cocktail. The distillery is located in Historic Fire Station No. 1, 8307 W. Washington Street. To book a party and learn more, call 623299-8779.

It’s Only Knit and Purl (Ages 16+)

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

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Private Riding Lessons

Arizona Riders private horseback riding lessons are available from 5 to 8 p.m. for all levels of experience from children ages 3 and older to adults.

Arizona Riders is located at 15125 N. 83rd Avenue. For information, call 602-403-9560.

Line Dances

Have a fun morning of line dancing from 9:30 to 11 a.m. at Peoria Community Center, 8335 W. Jefferson Street.

The class does not require a partner dancer. Attendance is $5. For information, call 623-773-7436.

SilverSneakers Boom Muscle

The focus of this class in on toning muscles and building overall strength.

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

Manga and Comics Book Group

Join other teen graphics fans in discussing manga, comics and anime while playing games and sharing stories from 5 to 6 p.m. at Peoria Main Library, 8463 W. Monroe Street. For information, call 623-773-7555.

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Pool Tournament

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

Tai Chi Essentials

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

Board of Adjustment

The city of Peoria Board of Adjustment meets at 5:30 p.m. second Tuesdays in the City Council Chambers, 8401 W. Monroe Street.

Open Play

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

Busy Bee Crafters

This creative group meets weekly to

share ideas and work on a variety of craft projects at 9 a.m. at Peoria Community Center, 8335 W. Jefferson Street.

For information, call 623-773-7436.

Zumba

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

only $5. The center is complete with bouncy houses, super slides, inflatable obstacles and more. For information, call 623-322-4100.

Shuffleboard

Join friends for a game of shuffleboard from 5 to 6 p.m. at the American Legion Post 62, 9847 W. Desert Cove Avenue.

For information, call 623-972-8372.

Board of Adjustment

The city of Peoria Board of Adjustment meets at 5:30 p.m. second Tuesdays in the City Council Chambers, 8401 W. Monroe Street.

Peoria City Council Meeting

The Peoria City Council will meet from 7 to 10 p.m. at the Peoria Council Chambers, 8401 W. Monroe Street.

City Council meeting dates and times are subject to change. For information, call 623-773-7340.

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Join others in a variety of needlecraft projects including knitting, crocheting, sewing, embroidery and beading at 12:30 p.m. at Peoria Community Center, 8335 W. Jefferson Street. For information, call 623-773-7436.

Free Ice Skating Lessons

AZ Ice Peoria offers one skating class for free every Wednesday at 5:45 p.m. at 15829 N. 83rd Avenue. The intro class is available for children and adults of all ages. After the class, an evaluator will provide a class recommendation.To register, email bridgetk@azice.com.

Sew Smart

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

Card and Board Game Afternoon (Ages 18+)

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

Prism LGBTQ+ Teen Club

LGBTQ+ teens and friends are invited to the library from 6 to 7 p.m. Activities take place at Sunrise Mountain Library, 21109 N. 98th Avenue. For information, call 623-773-8650.

Great Beginnings Book Club

Start the day off well discussing great books with others from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. at Peoria Main Library, 8463 W. Monroe Street. For information and the month’s book title, call 623-773-7555.

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Thrifty Thursdays

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

Grab Bag Bingo

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

Autism Society Open Jump

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

Planning and Zoning Commission

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

Novels at Night Adult Book Club

This adult book club is a great way to meet a variety of fictional and real-life characters. Talk with friends and meet new people over a discussion of Zane Grey’s westerns from 6 to 7 p.m. at Peoria Main Library, 8463 W. Monroe Street.

For information, call 623-773-7555.

Monthly Writers’ Group

Beat writer’s block, make headway on that blog, memoir or book and meet fellow writers from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. at Peoria Main Library, 8463 W. Monroe Street. This group emphasizes the writing process and is screen-free, using only a pen and paper. Registration is required. For information, call 623773-7556.

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Songercise (Ages 1–5)

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

Shoreline Exploring Hike

Explore the Lake Pleasant shoreline with Ranger Cody from 9 to 11 a.m.

Wear shoes and clothes that can get wet. Follow the “Hike” signs from the main gate of Lake Pleasant Regional Park to the Wild Burro Day Use Area to find the meeting location. For information, call 928-501-1714.

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Wildlife World announces animal care and conservation awards winners

BY PEORIA TIMES STAFF Wildlife World Zoo, Aquarium & Safari Park has announced the recipients of its Annual Animal Care & Conservation Awards.

Over the past three decades, Wildlife World has contributed tens of thousands of dollars, as well as thousands more as in-kind support and staff expertise to dozens of local, national and international organizations working on habitat restoration and wildlife conservation all over the globe. These financial awards of $1,000 to $10,000 were created to recognize worthy efforts in field conservation, public display and education and basic research designed to preserve the planet and inspire future generations to care about wildlife and wild places.

In addition to the main awards, Wildlife World Zoo, Aquarium & Safari Park, along with the Kimmerle family at Sanderson Ford, presented the leaders of The Peninsular Pronghorn Recovery Program with a much-needed F250 pickup truck.

Peninsular pronghorn are critically endangered. Once numbering in the thousands, today approximately 150 survive in the wild.

“We are extremely grateful for the decades of support from our guests and friends of the zoo, like the Kimmerle family, which make donations like this possible,” said Mickey Ollson, the zoo’s director.

The recipients include:

The Peninsular Pronghorn Recovery Program

The Peninsular Pronghorn Recovery Program is directed by the NGO Espacios Naturals y Dessarrollo Sustenable and leads the most successful conservation efforts in the recovery of the peninsular pronghorn, an endangered terrestrial mammal. Their dedication has managed to reverse the declining trend in the number of individuals of this unique subspecies in the world and lay the foundation for the sustainable recovery of its original habitat on the Baja California Peninsula. Natural spaces and sustainable development A. C. (ENDESU) was created with the mission of conserving and promoting the sustainable use of nat-

ural resources in Mexico, for the value they represent for future generations. For more information, visit endesu.org.mx/ desarrollo-sustentable.

them five of the 19 living species. For more information, visit gibboncenter.org.

Marine Mammal Center

The International Rhino Foundation is dedicated to the survival of the world’s rhino species through conservation and research. The IRF provides the technical (scientific, educational and administrative) and financial resources necessary to facilitate the conservation of rhinos. For more information, visit rhinos-irf.org.

The Marine Mammal Center’s mission is to expand knowledge about marine mammals — their health and that of their ocean environment — and to inspire their global conservation. Its core work is the rescue and rehabilitation of sick and injured marine mammals, supported by state-of-the-art animal care and research facilities, a corps of dedicated volunteers and an engaged community. For more information, visit marinemammalcenter.org.

Zoological Association of America, Cheetah Conservation Fund

The Zoological Association of America, Cheetah Conservation Fund saves cheetahs and other endangered species around the world. Together with direct support programs of accredited members, ZAA directs vital conservation dollars to aid in the survival of many keystone species and a number of other threatened or endangered species on all seven continents. For more information, visit zaa.org.

The International Crane Foundation

The International Crane Foundation commits to a future where all crane species are secure — a future where people cooperate to protect and restore wild populations and their ecosystems. These efforts sustain the places where cranes live, to the benefit of countless other species.

For more information, savingcranes.org.

The Gibbon Conservation Center

Founded in 1976 in Southern California by the late Alan Richard Mootnick, The Gibbon Conservation Center is the only facility in the world devoted exclusively to gibbons, an increasingly rare ape. It works for the endangered gibbons’ benefit through conservation, propagation and study, and by teaching people about them.

GCC houses nearly 40 gibbons, among

The International Rhino Foundation

Sahara Conservation Fund

The Sahara Conservation Fund is a dynamic organization with a unique mission: The conservation of the wildlife of the Sahara and its bordering Sahelian grasslands. Its vision is of a Sahara that is well conserved and where ecological processes function naturally, with plants and animals existing in healthy numbers across their historical range; a Sahara that benefits all its inhabitants and where support for its conservation comes from stakeholders across all sectors of society.

For more information, visit saharaconservation.org.

Turtle Survival Alliance

Turtle Survival Alliance (TSA) saves endangered and threatened turtles and tortoise throughout the world. TSA is an action-oriented global partnership that is committed to zero turtle extinctions in the 21st century. For more information, visit turtlesurvival.org.

Audubon Nature Institute-Tapir Project

Everything the Audubon Nature Institute does comes back to conservation. The institute wants to instill in its visitors an appreciation for the natural world to make a difference for the world’s wildlife, and to pioneer innovative partnerships that make its efforts stronger. It measures its success by the number of species whose numbers are increasing rather than declining. For more information, visit audubonnatureinstitute.org/conservation.

Conservation Breeding Specialist Group

The Conservation Breeding Special Group’s mission is to save threatened species by increasing the effectiveness of conservation efforts worldwide. For over 30 years, CBSG has accomplished this by using scientifically sound, collaborative processes that bring together people with diverse perspectives and knowledge to catalyze positive conservation change.

CBSG provides species conservation planning expertise to governments, specialist groups, zoos and aquariums and other wildlife organizations. For more information, visit cbsg.org.

As a USDA-licensed, private institution accredited by the Zoological Association of America and the Alliance of Marine Mammal Parks & Aquariums, Wildlife World Zoo, Aquarium & Safari Park receives zero taxpayer funding.

No tax dollars have ever been spent to build or operate Wildlife World in its nearly 35-year history.

Wildlife World Zoo, Aquarium & Safari Park is located at 16501 W. Northern Avenue, Litchfield Park, at the southeast corner of State Route 303 and Northern Avenue.

It is open seven days a week, 365 days a year, including all holidays. Zoo exhibits are open from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. (last zoo admission is at 4:30 p.m.).

Aquarium exhibits are open from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Admission includes access to the zoo, aquarium and safari park.

For more information, call 623-935WILD (9453). Visit Facebook, Instagram or Twitter @zoowildlife, and wildlifeworld.com.

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Lake Pleasant launching country music festival

BY CONNOR DZIAWURA

Peoria Times Managing Editor

Deneen Ramirez says Pleasant Harbor at Lake Pleasant officials have big goals for their new country- and western-themed festival, which is set to kick off this fall.

“We do want it to grow to be like a Country Thunder on the west side,” explained Ramirez, who, as the harbor’s events director, is involved in planning the inaugural festivities.

“We have all the camping space out there. It’s not as big as Country Thunder, but it’s that kind of idea, where we grow into a three-day event with big headliners.”

For the time being, however, the city of Peoria, Pleasant Habor and Dillon’s Bayou will partner for the first annual Peoria Country Fest from 2 to 11 p.m.

Saturday, October 9. Gates open at noon.

The music kicks off at 2 p.m. with Hillbilly Deluxe, followed by Chad Freeman at 4 p.m. Josh Roy will take the stage at 6 p.m., and the event will conclude with Rob West from 8 to 10:30 p.m.

And if that weren’t enough, Dillon’s will host other bands throughout the weekend, despite the main attraction being Saturday.

But Ramirez said Peoria Country Fest will be unlike Country Thunder in that it aims to include a variety of western-themed activities, taking it beyond a country music-focused festival.

“The whole big round event, where Country Thunder is just the music — and I know that’s a lot in itself — we want to have a little bit more than just music. We want a little bit more substance to our event.”

This includes, arguably most significantly, two live bull riding shows at 5:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Roadrunner Restaurant and Saloon from New River will provide the shows, Ramirez said.

“It’s quite an experience, and they are right there right in front of you,” she added.

The event will also include “novelty vendors,” Ramirez said, like a cigar bar, a mechanical bull, and cowboy hat making. In addition to corn hole, the activities are billed as a “fan experience.”

But still in the works are plenty of food trucks, Ramirez said, where guests will have the opportunity to satisfy their appetites. Dillon’s, at the marina, will be open for breakfast, lunch and dinner all weekend.

Pleasant Harbor Marina is home to Dillon’s Bayou, which will be open all three days of the weekend and feature its own lineup of live musical acts. The inaugural Peoria Country Fest is Saturday, October 19. (Photo courtesy Pleasant Harbor at Lake Pleasant)

Rob West has been tapped to headline Peoria Country Fest, which will be put on by the city of Peoria, Pleasant Harbor at Lake Pleasant, and Dillon’s Bayou. (Photo courtesy Pleasant Harbor at

Lake Pleasant)

“I got a whole variety (of food trucks), from barbecue to Hawaiian cuisine to dessert to funnel cakes,” she said. “I’m hoping to have about 10 to 15 trucks.”

And as for the beer garden, margaritas and, of course, beer will be a draw.

Guests will get a wristband, and they’ll be allowed to walk the entire fenced property, beer in hand. Ramirez hopes to have sponsoring and participating breweries, though further details have yet to be worked out.

“We’ve been doing a lot more events lately,” Ramirez said. “Country is our go-to at the lake. Dylan’s has done Dukes and Boots at the lakes, and it’s been very successful, so we thought we would kind of grow it and make it a whole property event.”

Advance online tickets cost $15 per adult. At the gate, adult tickets will increase to $20. Children’s tickets cost $5.

Limited VIP tickets, priced at $45, include two complimentary drink tickets, one meal courtesy Dillon’s, and access to a special seating area with a dedicated cash bar.

Attendees must pay an extra $10 for access to park at Pleasant Harbor.

No coolers or outside alcohol will be permitted at the festival, though attendees can bring unopened plastic water bottles, lawn chairs and blankets.

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Navy veteran celebrates 100 years

BY ANDREA ESTRADA Peoria Times Staff Writer

Lillian Shapiro turned 100 in July.

And out of all her accomplishments throughout her life, she hopes her service in the Navy will have meant something.

The recent centenarian — who has lived in Arizona for roughly 40 years and Peoria for 22 — was born July 17, 1919, in Connecticut. Growing up on a farm, she had 11 siblings, one of whom sadly passed away at an early age.

When she was 6 years old, Shapiro decided she wanted to become a teacher.

“When I was little, my mother used to come and get me from the school and she would take my hand and walk around,” Shapiro said. “I’ll never forget this. I told her, ‘I would like to be a teacher someday.’”

However, rather than becoming a teacher, Shapiro realized as a young adult the passion she felt for her country.

When she was 24, she enlisted in the Navy. But enlisting was not simple for Shapiro, who was going against the wishes of her Jewish family.

“I just felt that it was World War II and I wanted to do something, and my mother didn’t talk to me for a very long time,” Shapiro said. “But it was quite an exciting thing to do for my country.

I was born here, and I wanted to do something for my country, and I did.”

In the Navy, Sharpio was tasked with handling paperwork and running and helping in the office.

“I took care of an office for a commander … I took care of everything and all the work that had to be done,” Shapiro said. “I felt very proud that I volunteered my services.”

Shapiro enlisted for roughly two years.

But it was after, when she met her husband, Paul, that she decided it was time for her to get back into the work field.

Shapiro took the civil service exam, which she said she passed with flying colors.

She went on to work in the Veteran’s Administration Special Services for a few years before deciding to take time away from work. She had two children.

Lillian Shapiro received roughly 140 birthday cards from around the world when she turned 100. (Peoria Times photos by Octavio Serrano)

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Shapiro said although she has enjoyed her life, living to be a 100 means a person will face many hardships. Her husband passed away in 1984 from Crohn’s disease.

“I’ve had quite a nice life and I’ve lived a long life and all my friends are deceased,” Shapiro said.

Shapiro’s hardships, however, have never stopped her from being active and relevant in her community. She even was the president of a synagogue.

“I took two trips to Israel, and I took 26 people each time,” Shapiro said.

Today, however, she enjoys spending time reading. She reads about one book a week. Her author of choice is Danielle Steel, who is mostly known for her romance novels.

Shapiro also enjoys eating salads from Olive Garden — her favorite food.

On her birthday, she received over a dozen gifts because the police officers and firefighters attended her birthday party. She even received 140 birthday cards.

Shapiro, however, cares more about what is happening in the country at the time. She said she wishes that politi-

Lillian Shapiro enlisted in the Navy when she was 24, because she wanted to serve her country.

cians would try to resolve their conflicts by discussing the issues rather than continuously fighting with one another.

“I love my country. I love my family.

I feel very proud of people. I just feel that it would be wonderful for them to be kinder to each other,” Shapiro said.

Her country is her passion, and she feels the pain of those who suffer because of war or troubled times. She hopes new generations will never have to face the hardships her generation did during World War II. “I used to go up to Arlington Cemetery, and when I would go to see the graves of little, young kids, 19, 20, 21, 22, like that age, all these crosses and all these stars, they’re all gone,” Shapiro said. “And I just hoped that it wouldn’t happen again.”

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Some days, your job may feel like an uphill battle. Perhaps it’s a struggle to be consistently productive or to even motivate yourself to get in the door. It’s normal to feel checked out of your job sometimes, but when you feel this daily it may be something more. Burnout is no longer just a feeling; it’s a legitimate medical diagnosis classified by the World Health Organization (WHO) as an “occupational phenomenon.” It can be difficult to know if what you’re feeling is just a bad day at work or if it’s burnout. Here are some questions to ask yourself: Do you feel like you have to force yourself to go to work?

Do you lack the energy to get work done?

Do you have trouble concentrating or feel a lack of satisfaction for your accomplishments?

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Summer Food Truck Friday

BY PABLO ROBLES

Peoria Times Staff Writer

Friends and family of the city of Peoria gathered at Pioneer Community Park on August 2 for another installment of the ongoing Summer Food Truck Friday series. The series, which runs Fridays from June through Au-

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gust, gives guests access to the topics splash pad, barrel train, large playground/park, dog park and fishing lake, but adds into the mix a variety of food trucks. Food trucks range from Constantinos Italian Kitchen to Waffle Love, The Chicken Coop and more. DJ Elite was tapped to spin some tunes.

1. The splash pad at Pioneer Community Park was the perfect fit for Summer Food Truck Friday. 2. A view of the splash pad at Pioneer Community Park. 3. Kat Clough from QUP BBQ takes orders from customers at Pioneer Community Park. 4. Devin Clough, owner of QUP BBQ, prepares a meal for customers 5. A customer shows off an order of Mexican-style corn on the cob. 6. From left to right, Antonia Losoya, Cecilia Aguilar, Jose Aguilar and Justin Ramirez from Queso Good. 7. Desmund Martin from Happy Honu Shave Ice shows off one of the truck’s items. 8. Maria Watson paints the face of Brielle Snoderly, 7, at Pioneer Community Park. 9. Sebastian Biehn, 8, plays in an inflatable ball from Knockerball.

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Meet someone unexpected who will never be the same again CHURCH COMMUNITY CONNECTION Pastor Ed Delph Peoria Times Columnist

Let me set the stage for you. Several years ago, I was speaking in a large church in the Philippines. The church was in a poor barrio of Manila. A thousand people or more were crammed into the old, tattered building, designed to hold 500 people. But the room was filled with expectant and exuberant Filipinos. The temperature in the room was hot, but the spiritual temperature in the people was even hotter.

I was speaking on a subject of which we all have knowledge, but

dare I say, we have little revelation.

It’s too familiar to us. We know it but we don’t know it. I was speaking the meaning of blessing. “Blessing” in Hebrew means to kneel and present a gift, too. The blessing can be given to someone who deserves it or doesn’t deserve it. Most of God’s blessings are given, just because! In these cases, the person didn’t earn it, doesn’t deserve it and wasn’t even expecting it. By giving a blessing, one is acknowledging the worth of someone or something by kneeling and presenting a gift to it.

As I was speaking on blessing, a spontaneous thought entered my mind. It was a risk, but I went for it.

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moment we all will never forget. And now the rest of the story.

So here I am, in front of all these people, attempting to communicate the concept of blessing in a way they would understand forever. Walking down one of the crowded aisles of this church, I picked a lady out of the audience who looked very destitute.

In fact, I would say she was the most destitute there. Shaking with fright but willing to go with me, I gently and slowly led her to the front of the stage in the sight of everyone.

After we ascended to the platform, we faced one another. Everyone was watching. You could have heard a pin drop. Everyone there was 100% focused on me and this woman. Then I knelt before her. What happened next surprised everyone. I reached into my pocket and presented to her $30 in Filipino pesos, which was everything I had on my person. She looked at me in disbelief.

Suddenly, she realized I was giving the pesos to her. I was blessing her, kneeling before her and presenting her with a gift. I was blessing her… “just because.” “Just because” means no strings attached. I was attributing value to her. Not for what she does or did but for who she is, a fellow human being made in the image of God. She burst into cries and tears of disbelief and gratitude, overwhelmed by the gift. I imagine nothing like this had ever happened to her before. The crowd gasped as they understood what was happening. For that one moment, I felt for the first time the significance of blessing. It was just one of those moments of illumination when God did something that transcended the personal and mental barriers of everyone in the audience, including me.

Now guess what happened. I walked down another aisle of the church and found another destitute woman, most likely a widow. I slowly and gently led her up to the speaking platform.

Then I asked the first woman who had received my blessing (still in shock from receiving it) to kneel before the second woman and give some of the

pesos she had received from me to her. She understood the lesson and quickly complied with my request.

The audience was still hushed. It was an “a-ha” time for everyone.

Blessing is not legislated. It’s an inside job that comes from the Spirit of God touching the giver of the blessing to give to the one receiving the blessing. Just like God blesses us, we were blessed to bless others.

God gives blessings to us in order to get those blessings through us to others.

What’s the takeaway here? The God who is immortal, invisible, eternal, the only wise God, came from heaven to earth in an earthly form, knelt before us, presenting us with the gift of salvation and eternal life.

We didn’t deserve it. We aren’t good enough to earn it. He blessed us “just because.” It’s God’s nature. What?

God knelt to me? This should blow our minds. That gift is yours; take it.

But don’t forget to share that salvation with others, too.

How can you bless others? One way is extending the blessing of forgiveness. Maybe it’s time to bless someone who hurt you by blessing them. Sound crazy? That’s what God did for you. God kneeled before you and presented you with the gift of forgiveness. Don’t just count your blessings; let your blessings count.

Go them personally, write a letter or do whatever you need to do. Bless them by presenting the gift of your forgiveness. Un-handcuff yourself from them by forgiving them. You were blessed to bless.

Ann Voskamp said, “The greatest gift of all is to become the blessing.”

Joyce Lock said, “Some wish blessings, others pray for blessings, some send blessings and some become blessings.”

I am working on that last category, how about you?

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BASIS Peoria student earns national merit scholarship

BY ERIC NEWMAN

Peoria Times Staff Writer

Nathan Tesman, a recent graduate of BASIS School in Peoria, was awarded a college-sponsored Merit Scholarship

by Arizona State University for his academic and extracurricular achievement in high school.

Tesman, who lives in Glendale, was part of an initial group of around 1.6 million U.S. high school students that took the PSAT — used as the initial screening test for the National Merit Scholarship — and was named one of 16,000 semifinalists due to his high score, representing that of the top 1%.

From there, he had to fill out an extensive application. It included listing leadership and extracurricular experience, showing outstanding academic records, an endorsement by a school official and an essay specific to the program.

“If I recall correctly, it was about overcoming a problem, and I wrote specifically about overcoming things in my life to succeed academically,” Tesman said.

To his surprise, Tesman was named by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation as one of 15,000 students nation-wide to become a finalist.

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Tesman was later notified he would not receive any money from the NMSC itself, but ASU deemed his resume and spot as a finalist enough to give him some school-sponsored money.

At a school like BASIS, which enrolls several of the top-achieving students in Arizona, he is often surrounded by classmates he called “prodigies” or “geniuses.”

Tesman attributes his winning of the Merit Scholarship to the same ethic he put into a school that makes it very difficult to stand out.

“I look around me, and a lot of my friends are really intellectually talented at a school that really pushes you.

My philosophy is that I’m not the smartest guy on the planet, but I work very hard, and I think I have a stronger work ethic than most, so that I can be at that same high level a lot of the people around me are at,” he said.

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5. APS Plans Meadows 7 & 8 Pinnacle Peak Road – WA451218 (North Half) – The project includes dry utility work only associated with the north half street improvements.

Contractors desiring to submit proposals may purchase sets of Bid Documents from PRI Graphics by Contacting Tom Eaton at teaton@prigraphics.com. Contractors can download documents on-line (at no costs) at: https://nextcloud.epsgroupinc.com/nextcloud/index.php/s/arZc8awsRFk0Ihw No questions will be answered verbally. No explanation answer to technical question, representations nor comments will be made by the Owner’s personnel concerning this Project. Technical questions regarding this Project may be submitted in writing to by email to the following: kyle.millett@epsgroupinc.com. Questions will be taken until Thursday, August 15th, 2019 at 5:00P.M., Arizona Time.

Technical questions received prior to the Pre-Bid Conference and during the Pre-Bid Conference will be answered at said conference. An Addendum of Addenda will be issued on the technical questions received in writing, and/or raised during the Pre-Bid Conference, if the Owner or engineer of record are of the opinion that a formal addendum is required to fully answer the question or questions raised. If an addendum is deemed necessary, a link to download the documents will be provided to the contractors on the bidders list no later than the end of business day Friday, August 16th, 2019.

Work shall be completed within 120 working days, beginning with the day following the starting date specified in the Notice to Proceed.

Bids must be submitted on the Proposal Form provided and be accompanied by the Bid Bond for not less than ten percent (10%) of the total bid, payable to TOLL BROS., INC., or a certified or cashier's check. PERSONAL OR INDIVIDUAL SURETY BONDS ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE. The successful bidder will be required to execute the TOLL BROS., INC. Contract and respective Addenda for construction within ten (10) days after formal Notice of Contact Award. Failure by bidder to properly execute the Contract and provide the required certification as specified shall be considered a breach of Contract by bidder. TOLL BROS., INC. shall be free to terminate the Contract or, at option, release the successful bidder.

Payment and Performance Bonds will be required for this Work. The successful bidder, simultaneously with the execution of the Contract, shall be required to furnish a Payment Bond in the amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the Contract Price, and a Performance Bond in an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the Contract Price. Successful Bidder shall name TOLL BROS., INC.as obligee on both the Payment and Performance Bonds and name the City of Peoria as an additional obligee on the Performance Bond.

The right is hereby reserved to accept or reject any or all bids or parts thereto, to waive any informalities in any proposal and reject the bids of any persons who have been delinquent or unfaithful to any contract with TOLL BROS., INC. The work, which is the subject of this bid, MAY BE the subject of a intergovernmental agreement among the owner and the City of Peoria, Arizona pursuant to which such work may be acquired by the City of Peoria. The successful contractor will not have recourse, directly or indirectly, to such City for any cost under any contract liability, claim or expense arising there from.

INSURANCE: Bidder shall submit a completed Certificate of Insurance form meeting the requirements as noted in the Toll Bros. insurance requirements. Bidder shall also indicate the following parties as being additional insured and forward a copy of the insurance directly to those parties: City of Peoria: 9875 North 85th Avenue Peoria, AZ 85345 FINAL PAYMENT: Final payment shall be released 120 days after completion.

Published: Peoria Times, Aug. 1, 8, 2019 / 22182

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In loving memory of Rosemary V. Lawlor, aka Grandma Honey. Born in Waterbury, Connecticut on May 2, 1931, Rosemary passed away to her new home on July 29, 2019.

She moved to the Phoenix area back in 1961 and stayed in the valley ever since. Rosemary was a resident of Goodyear for 19 years where she was surrounded by her children, Karrie, Kathy and Ken with spouses Alex, Jim, and LeeAnn. She was also the grandmother of two, Gabriela and Maximo.

Rosemary was a kind woman, an honest woman, but most importantly, she was a caring woman. She always cared deeply for the family and friends who surrounded her. Rosemary was also very fond of the many cats she has had from over the years. She will always be remembered her for her ability to light up a room with her high spirit.

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