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Panther band headed to D.C. parade

BY CHRISTINA FUOCO-KARASINSKI Peoria Times Executive Editor

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The Peoria High School Panther Marching Band is headed to Washington, D.C., to entertain crowds and represent Arizona at the National Memorial Day Parade.

The band was invited to the May 29, 2022, event by Rep. Debbie Lesko. Peoria High School is a Title I school. Therefore, the students must raise funds to participate in the music program and marching band events. The $1,600 per student

goal will cover the trip expenses, such as meals, transportation and hotel costs.

“It’s a really exciting trip,” said Jeffrey Malone, band director. “They’re going to see almost everything D.C. has to offer.

They’re going to see the Smithsonian museums. They’re going to go up and down the National Mall, the Lincoln Memorial, Washington Monument, World War II Memorial, Arlington National Cemetery for the changing of the guard, and bus tours. We’re honored for this experience.”

The band has 65 musicians, and Malone

said he’s grateful for the opportunity.

Chances like the D.C. trip or competitions against area schools are learning experiences for the teens. He added the kids are inspired, creative and ready to go.

“We’re back in rehearsals,” said Malone, who is in his fourth year at Peoria High School. “We’re ready to participate in competitions and festivals and travel around the state. We didn’t have the opportunity last year. The students stuck SEE BAND PAGE 5

Peoria’s Kristi Brown enshrined in Canton

BY CHRISTINA FUOCO-KARASINSKI Peoria Times Executive Editor

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Football fans would be envious of Kristi Brown’s recent weekend.

She was inducted into the Ford Hall of Fans at the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio, on Friday, Aug. 6.

Scott Denby, Ford Motor Co. brand partnership manager, and David Baker, chief executive officer and president of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, presented Brown and her fellow inductees with the hall’s blue jacket and ring during the ceremony.

“This has been a dream-come-true weekend,” said Brown, who lives in Peoria. “We’ve been nonstop. Every second has been enjoyable. Our flight landed at 3 p.m. Ohio time, and we just dropped our stuff off at the hotel and went to the Hall of Fame game.

“The next morning, our enshrinement, we received our Kristi Brown is surrounded by Scott Denby of Ford Motor Co., David SEE BROWN PAGE 3

Baker of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, Browns fan Ray Prisby and Raiders fanatic Wayne Mabry. (Photo by Tony Oberstar)

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Benevilla program benefits from Give65

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Benevilla participated in the sixth annual Give65 event, hosted by Home Instead Charities, to raise funds for its Home Services program.

The Home Services Program helps West Valley older adults and adults with disabilities stay in their homes for as long as possible by providing free volunteer assisted services such as grocery shopping, assited transportation to medical appointments, and phone pals.

Services are available short- or longterm to those with limited resources and options.

Give65 is a 65-hour online fundraising event to help nonprofit organizations serving seniors raise funds online and increase awareness. This year, the event ran from 6 a.m. July 13 to 11 p.m. July 15.

Benevilla raised over $9,490, which includes $500 in matching grants from Home Instead Charities.

“We are so thankful for everyone who donated during the Give65 event and for the support from Home Instead Charities,” said Sara Villanueva, vice president of Benevilla’s donor relations.

Benevilla Home Services Volunteers deliver groceries to a homebound senior.

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“We are grateful to Home Instead’s local home health care service locations in Surprise owned by Julie and Brian Huebner and Sun City owned by Vicki and Scott Castleman for helping to make this all possible.

“Through all of this amazing support

we are able to fulfill our mission, helping older adults remain independent as long as possible and continue working towards enriching lives of our older population.”

To donate to Benevilla, visit benevilla.org or call 623-584-4999.

They took us up to this room and did interviews with us. I was all decked out in my Cardinals gear. They have an encasing with our memorabilia. We have a bronze plaque on the wall in the Hall of Fame forever. It was amazing. It was so special.”

from Cardinals legend and Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee Aeneas Williams.

“I heard about the contest, but you never think you’re good enough to get to a certain point like that,” Brown said. “Just getting to show my love of my team to others is great. If I can make one person a Cardinals fan, that’s my goal.”

Brown is passionate about the game.

She doesn’t paint her face or “get crazy about it.” She said she just has such a love in her heart for the team.

“I feel like they’re a member of my family,” Brown said. “My family raised me as a Cardinals fan. I’m raising my two boys as Cardinals fans. I love the organization for what they do on and off the field.”

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rings and jackets. We have our own little section in the Hall of Fame, which is just incredible.”

A former Arizona Cardinals cheerleader, Brown is a labor and delivery nurse. She’s a second-generation season-ticket holder and devoted Cardinals training camp attendee.

After her son was diagnosed with Chiari malformation, Brown’s biggest passion is now raising awareness to help find a cure for the disease. Chiari malformation is a condition in which brain tissue extends into the spinal canal.

Her fellow inductees are Ray Prisby, a Cleveland Browns fan, and Wayne Mabry, who follows the Raiders.

Brown said driving past the Hall of Fame gave her “butterflies.”

“You feel inspired,” Brown said.

“That’s the best way you can put it.

Longtime fan Brown has been an Arizona Cardinals fan since she was 3 years old, when she sat in the blistering heat at Sun Devil Stadium.

There was just something she couldn’t resist about the tackles and the Hail Mary passes. She also couldn’t help but be impassioned by the cheerleaders.

“I waved at the cheerleaders, and one of them waved back,” Brown said. “I was sold after that.”

Brown learned of her nomination

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Ms. Senior Arizona gears up to crown 2022 queen

BY JORDAN HOUSTON Peoria Times Staff Writer

After a year of uncertainty, Arizona’s most elegant senior women are refusing to let the pandemic slow them down.

The Cameo Foundation’s 32nd Ms. Senior Arizona pageant is gearing up to crown its next queen on Aug. 21.

Following a forced hiatus last year, the foundation will crown its 2022 Ms. Senior Arizona, according to Ms. Senior Arizona Pageant Executive Director and former 2004 queen Herme Sherry.

The nonprofit organization will not crown a 2020 or 2021 title holder due to COVID-19-related obstacles, Sherry explained.

“We are crowning 2022 this year,” she said. “The reason we are doing that this year is because they are doing a virtual national (pageant) this year, and some states chose to do it, but we couldn’t get in.

“So, we are going to go ahead and crown 2022 for next year.”

This year’s pageant, open only to women 60 and older, was originally slated to take place in January, Sherry said. However, the foundation was required to reschedule due to the nature of the virtual 2021 pageant structure.

2019 Ms. Senior Arizona winner Ava Genung.

(Photo by Pablo Robles)

Tucson resident Ava Genung, who was crowned in 2019, is the reigning Ms. Senior Arizona.

Selected from a group of 20 contestants, the 2022 Arizona queen will go on to compete in the national competition next year, Sherry said.

Ms. Senior America pageant is a

nonprofit corporation dedicated to enriching not only “the lives of seniors” but also to encourage them to “tap their energy to enrich the lives of others.”

The Valley Vista Performing Arts Center, located at 15550 N. Parkview Place in Surprise, will host the August competition at 6 p.m. General tickets are $15, while VIP seats are $25. Proceeds from the event will also go toward supporting domestic violence survivors via the Cameo Foundation, Sherry said.

Ms. Senior Arizona honors the “Age of Elegance,” Sherry said, by embodying the motivation and inspiration of senior women, grandmothers and great-grandmothers.

More than just a “beauty contest,” the pageant seeks to reenforce the importance of self-worth, inner beauty and charm. It strives to offer older women a platform to showcase their

achievements, talents and values, Sherry explained.

“Our pageant searches for a gracious lady who will represent the seniors of Arizona,” Sherry said. “We like to say, ‘A beautiful young woman is a gift from God, and beautiful old people are a work of art.’”

Contestants are judged on four categories: their philosophies of life, judges’ interviews, evening gown presentations and talent. The Cameo Foundation spends five weeks of rehearsal with the contestants prior to the big day, Sherry said.

“We work on them with their philosophies of life and make sure their timing is right,” she said. “Then there is the talent, which can be anything — we’re open to professionals but also to everyone.”

“Some people come in and say, ‘I have no talent,’” she continued. “And then I tell them, ‘You do have a talent, we just don’t know what it is yet — but we will find it.’”

To be eligible, contestants must live in Arizona for at least three months prior to the state contest, according to the Ms. Senior Arizona website. There is also a $125 application fee.

All competing contestants are givSEE QUEEN PAGE 6

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it out, though, and made the most of last year.

“They’ve taken every opportunity to learn and get better. It’s been a great start to the school year already.”

Seniors Aiden Rodriguez, the band’s drum major, and Zachary Sloan are looking forward to the event.

“I’m most excited about us being the only band in Arizona representing the state,” Rodriguez said. “This is a great opportunity to show what we stand for.

“For the past two years, we’ve spent Memorial Day playing taps, which is an honor. This is awesome.”

Sloan is thrilled because Peoria High School has never had this opportunity.

The Peoria High School Panther Marching Band was invited to next year’s National Memorial Day Parade by Rep. Debbie Lesko. (Submitted photo)

Both admitted they’re a little nervous, mostly because of the unknown. The song list won’t be finished until early next year.

Sloan plays the euphonium, a valved brass musical instrument resembling a small tuba of tenor pitch, played mainly in military and brass bands.

Rodriguez plays the saxophone in the marching band.

“I’m happy to get to do something so special,” Rodriguez said. “I’m just excited to go and travel and experience this. It’s a nice way to wrap up my senior year.”

To donate to the Panther Band Booster Club, email pantherpridebandinfo@gmail.com.

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Direct child tax credit checks start for thousands of Arizona families

BY BROOKE NEWMAN Cronkite News

Lori Ament said she and her husband both work full time to support themselves and their 5-year-old son and are getting by. But not much more.

“We can barely afford child care which my son needed, and some regular doctors’ appointments, which meant medical care copays,” the Valley resident said. “And I didn’t have the time or money to address my own mental health needs, and I have to work full time to even make that work.”

But help came in the form of monthly payments the IRS has begun sending to most American families with children, an advance on their 2021 tax returns that could mean up to $300 a month per child.

“Putting money in the hands of families month to month is helping them then,” Ament said. “You can’t just sit and twiddle your thumbs until February.”

The payments are part of the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan that was signed into law in March. That bill increased the previous per-child tax credit, raised the eligibility age from 16 to 17, expanded the payment to cover families that had been excluded because they made too little, and made sure those families got the full benefit — and it’s making the payments in advance, instead of after taxes are filed.

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The payments will reach an estimated 39 million households, “covering almost 90% of children in the United States,” the White House said in a June release. In Arizona, an estimated 1.5 million children are expected to benefit from the plan — 692,000 of whom were not previously covered.

“If you look at changes in tax policy in Arizona and the country, this is a really strong policy response to benefit lower-income families and children,” said Andrew Sugrue, assistant director of policy and advocacy for the Arizona Center for Economic Progress.

He said the payments are expected to cut child poverty in half nationally and by about 45% in Arizona, lifting as many 238,000 children in the state above or near the poverty line.

Under the program, families that filed taxes last year can qualify for the payments if they earned less than $150,000 for a couple or $112,500 for a single-parent family. Families could get $300 a month for every child age 5 or younger, and $250 a month for each child ages 6 to 17. That’s an increase of the previous credit of $2,000 per year for any kid 16 or younger.

That change acknowledges the fact that “infants and toddlers, and really young children, are more expensive” than older children, said Andrew Lautz, director of federal policy for the National Taxpayers Union. Now, instead of $2,000 a year per kid, families can get $3,600 a year for younger children, $3,000 for older ones.

And the payments will come monthly from now through December. The remaining six months of payments will come in a lump sum with tax returns next year.

“The benefit of the child tax care credit, as opposed to other credits and deductions available in the tax code, is that it is a cash benefit,” Lautz said.

“What that means is before the Biden plan passed into law, the child tax care credit was a lump-sum benefit that taxpayers could receive annually when they filed their taxes, and this is a cash benefit, so they can spend it on whatever child care expenses they need,” he said.

Another difference, he said, is that unlike the child and dependent care tax credit “where you actually need to demonstrate you have eligible expenses for specific child care costs” like summer camp or day care, this payment is automatic for families that have filed taxes.

“Pretty much the determination if you’re eligible for the child tax credit is that you have a child” and meet the income thresholds, Lautz said.

For some families, that can mean not having to choose between paying for extracurricular activities for a child or paying out-of-plan health services, Ament said. For others it means being able to pay for diapers, food or day care or taking a road trip the family could not afford before.

Rebecca Gau, executive director of Stand for Children Arizona, said the

monthly payments are “going to help them (families) get back on their feet and start getting back to normal.”

But those payments are only for this tax year. That is why advocates are pushing for the $1.8 trillion American Families Plan, which would extend the child tax credit program through 2025. It would also adjust the payment for inflation and require the Treasury Department to set up a system to distribute the payments every month.

Lautz called the current plan an “extraordinary expansion” of child tax credit program but predicted a multiyear extension would face challenges.

“It’s a very, very expensive proposition,” Lautz said. “It would make the child tax credit the largest single tax expenditure.

“I expect that (the plan) will be a major debate on Capitol Hill over the next six months, even among Democrats,” he said.

But Ament said one year is not enough for families that “are in a hard enough position where they have to question what they can do for their kid.” Like most advocates, she said that relief is needed, not just now but for years to come.

“Our families need it. Period. Across the board, regardless of your income,” she said.

“The U.S. is behind other countries in supporting families,” For more stories from Cronkite News, visit cronkitenews.azpbs.org.

send their queen to nationals each year.

The local nonprofit works to provide resources to arm its members with the “needed expertise and self-confidence to maximize their potential,” its website continues.

“We get a lot of heartwarming things out of this and how it changes the lives of many,” Sherry said.

“Some of these women are doing things they never thought they’d be doing over 60.”

Following her 2019 win, Genung has flourished in her extended role as Ms. Senior Arizona to continue to support the foundation, Sherry shared.

“Ava has been a great queen,” the 2004 pageant winner said. “She was in it three times and won on her third

time. She’s been great and has performed in many places.”

Contestants are allowed to compete for the title three times — but no more than two consecutive years.

Genung snagged the top talent award for her jazz dance to a Motown medley, most photogenic and best philosophy of life.

For more information about the Ms. Senior Arizona pageant and ticketing, call 602-788-9556 or visit msseniorarizona.com.

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en the opportunity to participate in the Cameo Foundation, a national organization comprised of previous contenders. Dedicated to supporting the pageant, club members perform throughout the state to raise funds to

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Special Olympics names Peoria police to host second early bird winner motorcycle safety event

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Special Olympics Arizona’s Copper State Raffle is underway and tickets are still available, but the second winner of the raffle has been drawn and revealed.

Todd Pattee of Waddell is the winner of the second early bird bonus drawing and has the option to choose $10,000 in cash or a vacation to either Australia or Hawaii.

The Copper State Raffle fea(Photo courtesy of Special Olympics Arizona) tures more than 150 prizes, including a Tesla Model S, a Ford 1-888-697-0168, or via mail with a F-150 or $75,000 for the grand prize, downloadable form from the Copper as well as other cash prizes, luxurious State Raffle website. vacations and a 50/50 drawing.

All proceeds from the raffle will The deadline to enter the Grand benefit Special Olympics Arizona.

Prize drawing and 50/50 drawing is “We have had a great response so Friday, July 30. The 50/50 jackpot sits far from the Special Olympics comat more than $80,000, which will be munity for this raffle, but there still is split between the winner and Special plenty of time to enter, so we encourOlympics Arizona. age everybody to buy your tickets and Tickets are $30, or you can buy a help spread the word to friends and package of three for $60 or eight for family in the Valley,” Special Olym$120. Add-on tickets are $10 each, or pics Arizona President and CEO Jayou can purchase five for $25 or 15 mie Heckerman said. for $50.

“It has been difficult this year to There also is a special value pack host many of our typical fundraisers available that includes 10 raffle tick- that allow us the chance to raise monets and 30 add-on tickets for $200, as ey to support our more than 21,000 well as additional special website dis- athletes, but this is a great way to get counts. people involved and raise money for Tickets can be purchased online at our athletes while getting the chance copperstateraffle.com, via phone at to win some really great prizes.”

The Peoria Police Department, through a partnership with the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety, is hosting an interactive motorcycle safety class from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 11.

The class will be held at the Peoria Sports Complex, 16101 N. 83rd Avenue.

There is no charge for this oneday class, and it is open to the public.

The program will consist of a short classroom discussion to cover safe riding habits and overall motorcycle safety followed by handson course instruction.

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As a cheerleader, she took part in community events, so she had a behind-the-scenes look at what they did.

“They have Play 360. They build fields for kids. Kids have to be active and follow their dreams. They’re super active with Phoenix Children’s Hospital. It’s great,” she said.

Now, she’s just as excited about the Cardinals’ latest acquisition, J.J. Watt.

“Oh, my gosh,” she said. “I work

the night shift. I sleep during the day, and my phone was dinging like crazy. I thought it was an emergency. I looked at 11:30 in the morning — which is my middle of the night — and I could not get back to bed because I was so excited.

“I can’t wait for the season. He is such a class act — on and off the field.

I can’t wait to just have him impact our community. He’s so wonderful.”

During the riding portion of the course, critical riding skills will be reinforced to promote the optimal response to dangerous riding situations.

Motorcycle riders wishing to apply for this course can fill out a short application at peoriaaz.gov/ motorcycleclass.

This is not a course for new riders to get an endorsement. A valid driver’s license and motorcycle endorsement are required to attend this class.

Selected participants will be notified prior to the class.

Seating is limited, and program participants will be selected based upon application screening.

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Americans have the right to do stupid things

BY DAVID LEIBOWITZ Peoria Times Columnist

America has long been a stronghold of freedom.

The first few amendments to the Constitution guarantee freedom of speech and religion, freedom of the press, freedom to assemble, the right to bear arms, freedom from unreasonable searches and seizures, the right to due process, and the right not to incriminate ourselves.

Unwritten among our fundamental rights — but still alive and thriving — is the freedom to do stupid things.

For proof, look no further than the ongoing debate over COVID-19 vaccinations.

State governments unquestionably have the power to mandate vaccines.

This authority dates to a 1905 Supreme Court case Jacobson v. Massachusetts. With smallpox raging in 1902, the city of Cambridge passed a law mandating that every resident over age 21 get vaccinated or face a $5 fine.

Pastor Henning Jacobson, one of our nation’s original anti-vaxxers, refused, saying he’d suffered serious medical

maladies from past vaccines. Jacobson lost at the highest court in the land by a 7-2 vote.

Writing for the majority, Justice Marshall Harlan opined: “Upon the principle of self-defense, of paramount necessity, a community has the right to protect itself against an epidemic of disease which threatens the safety of its members.”

Thus, state government has all the authority it needs to mandate vaccines.

Our elected leaders simply won’t do so, especially in Arizona.

Our Legislature passed multiple bills this past session forbidding vaccine mandates, vaccine passports and mask mandates, and prohibiting schools from forcing teachers and students to get a vaccine to participate in in-person classes.

Regardless, some Valley and Tucson school districts have passed mask mandates anyway, a move that undoubtedly will end up litigated to death.

Where do I stand? Well, given the evidence that vaccines work — like the fact that 165 million Americans have been fully vaccinated and haven’t dropped dead or been hospitalized en

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masse — I believe it’s foolish not to get one, absent a religious objection or some serious medical condition.

At the same time, I support your right to do things I believe are foolish. That’s the price of freedom: Because we live in a country where the government doesn’t nanny us on every little thing, or big things like a pandemic that to date has killed 612,000 people, sometimes our friends and neighbors will do things we deeply wish they would not.

Like refusing to get a shot that can diminish your risk of getting COVID-19, getting extremely ill if you do, or dying from the virus.

“This is becoming a pandemic of the unvaccinated,” Dr. Rochelle Walensky, the director of the Centers for Disease Control, explained at a July press briefing.

“Our biggest concern is we are going to continue to see preventable cases, hospitalizations and sadly deaths among the unvaccinated.”

Here in Arizona, where about half the state has been fully vaccinated, 95%

of nearly 17,000 reported COVID-19 cases in May were among people who were not fully vaccinated. In June, it was 92% of 12,911 reported cases.

The capper? Since the start of 2021, approximately 99% of COVID-19 deaths in Arizona were people not fully vaccinated.

Maybe you want to prove you’re tough. Maybe you’re afraid or you don’t believe the Arizona Department of Health Services statistics cited in the above paragraph. You don’t need to explain your reasoning, not to anyone.

That’s the beauty of America. To a greater extent than any society on this great green Earth, you can say what you want, believe what you want, and do with your body what you want.

In America, we don’t rely on our government to legislate foolishness out of existence. Besides, it seems COVID-19 and its deadly variants have that well in hand.

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

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These are delusions of Olympic proportions

BY J.D. HAYWORTH Peoria Times Columnist

Don’t look for a Broadway revival of Irving Berlin’s musical “Annie Get Your Gun” anytime soon. New York’s “Great White Way” has become the “Great Woke Way,” so the show’s title would prove offensive to gun control advocates.

Moreover, one of the musical’s classic tunes, “Doin’ What Comes Naturally,” contains lyrics that might prove troubling to the “trans community.”

“My tiny baby brother who’s never read a book/ Knows one sex from the other/ All he had to do was look!”

Strange that the movement is called “woke,” when it might better be described as “situational somnambulism.” Our culture is now called upon

to collectively ignore reality — often in the most obvious of matters.

Right on cue, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) provided a paean to the politically correct but scientifically suspect. IOC Medical Director Richard Budgett sounded more like a social activist than a scientist when he claimed with a — presumably — straight face that “after 100 years of promoting women’s sport, it’s up to each of the international federations to ensure that they try and protect women’s sport.”

And how did Budgett “protect women’s sport”? By declaring “everyone agrees that trans women are women”!

But not “everyone agrees.”

Physicians Michelle Cretella and Quentin Van Meter of the American College of Pediatricians decided to “school” the IOC through a recent column in The Daily Signal, pointing out that “genetics is why a male who

self-identifies as a female remains male, and giving estrogen to a male does not transform him into a female.”

New Zealand’s Laurel Hubbard, a male athlete identifying as female who was named to the Kiwi Women’s Weightlifting Team, predictably offered verbal laurels and bouquets to the IOC, lauding “its commitment to making sport inclusive and accessible.”

Another New Zealand weightlifter, Tracey Lambrechs, took issue with Hubbard’s claim of inclusivity. Lambrechs said that her nation’s governing body for the sport took her out of her normal weight class due to the addition of Hubbard. “I was told if I wanted to go to the next Commonwealth Games, I would have to lose (almost 40 pounds) in three months or retire.”

Lambrechs chose retirement and, ironically, so did Hubbard, who finished last in Tokyo following three failed attempts at snatch lifts.

Neither transgender advocates nor those who champion traditional biology will retire gracefully from this ongoing controversy.

If anything, those who deny the biological fact of two genders are moving far beyond athletic competition, replacing sound science with political science.

The board of trustees of the American Medical Association (AMA) re-

cently passed a resolution that will direct the AMA to lobby for the end of any designation of sex in all future birth certificates.

Our neighboring state of California continues to border on a state of civic insanity.

A bill introduced in the State Assembly, AB-367, calls for public schools and universities to provide free menstrual products for men. The text of the bill reads in part that “California has an interest in promoting gender equity, not only for women and girls, but also for transgender men, nonbinary and gender-nonconforming people who may also menstruate and experience inequities from lack of access to menstrual products.”

All this consternation and legislation brings us back to “Annie Get Your Gun.” The classic song “Anything You Can Do” was a charming take on the battle of the sexes. While it might ring hollow for today’s elites, both that song and the entire musical, as well the culture it helped entertain, are worth saving.

Rejecting agitation and embracing preservation would be “on target” in the arts and sciences … and athletics.

J.D. Hayworth worked as a sportscaster at Channel 10, Phoenix from 1987 until 1994 and represented Arizona in Congress from 1995-2007.

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Nominations open for WESTMARC awards

BY PEORIA TIMES STAFF WESTMARC is seeking nominations for the 29th annual Best of the West Awards Dinner on Thursday, Oct. 21.

“The Best of the West Awards recognize outstanding contributions to the image, lifestyle and economy in the West Valley,” said Neil Terry, WESTMARC board chair.

“WESTMARC is proud to honor these outstanding individuals and organizations making a great impact in the West Valley.”

The online nomination form deadline is 9 p.m. Friday, Sept. 3. Nominations can be submitted online at westmarc. org/bow2021-2. The cost for each nom-

ination is $75; organizations can submit multiple entries for different projects, companies and programs. Nominations are sought for individuals, organizations, businesses, facilities or programs representing interests in the West Valley.

• The Economic Engine Award recognizes individuals, organizations, businesses, facilities or programs that have created a significant economic outcome and/or job creation for the West Valley.

• The Quality of Life Enhancement Award recognizes individuals, organizations, businesses, facilities or programs that have enhanced the quality of life for West Valley residents.

• The Excellence in Innovation Award

recognizes individuals, organizations, businesses, facilities or programs that have demonstrated an innovative concept to accomplish one or more of the following: fulfill a need for West Valley residents or preserve West Valley assets or resources.

Best of the West 2020 winners include Desert Microsoft, Ottawa University, Verizon Wireless and Abrazo Healthcare Residency Program.

In addition to the three annual awards, WESTMARC will present awards for West Valley Inspiration in Leadership and West Valley Regional Advancement, as well as the President’s Choice Award. Past winners include former Buckeye Mayor Jackie Meck, West-

ern Maricopa Education Center (WestMEC), and Bobbi Magdaleno from ASU. “Best of the West Awards Dinner has been my favorite event in the Valley for many years, because it’s truly the West Valley’s academy awards style celebration,” said Sintra Hoffman, WESTMARC president and chief executive officer.

“This year’s event will no doubt be even more magical, with so many wonderful projects impact our growing region.”

Sponsorship opportunities are available, as well as individual and table rates. Visit westmarc.org for more info.

Midwestern University promotes four at school

BY PEORIA TIMES STAFF Midwestern University Chief Executive Officer Kathleen H. Goeppinger promoted four at the school.

Matthew Sweeney and Gregory O’Coyne were named, respectively, vice president/chief financial officer and vice president of finance.

Dr. Jeffrey Jensen was named dean of Arizona College of Podiatric Medicine.

Victoria Franks was promoted to director of diversity, equity and inclusion.

Sweeney has been with the university since 2011, serving as the controller, and in 2020 he was promoted to assistant vice president. He helmed the day-to-day operations of the business services department on both campuses, including supervision of accounting, accounts payable, internal controls and financial reporting.

Before joining the university, Sweeney worked for Ernst & Young in its Chicago audit practice from 2001 to 2009. Sweeney earned his Bachelor of Science degree in accounting from the University

Matthew Sweeney Gregory O’Coyne Dr. Jeffrey Jensen

of Minnesota, and he is a certified public accountant registered in Illinois.

O’Coyne was most recently assistant vice president, student financial services and registrars, for both Midwestern campuses, overseeing student financial aid, student accounts and registrar activities, as well as the university’s institutional loan programs and ongoing compliance with the Higher Education Act. He came to Midwestern as the director of accounting at the university’s Glendale campus from 2008 to early 2011 after working for Ernst & Young. He rejoined the university as director of student finan-

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cial services in 2015 before being named assistant vice president in 2020. O’Coyne earned his Bachelor of Science degree in accounting and information systems from ASU, and he is a certified public accountant in Arizona.

Jensen joined Midwestern in 2017 as the program director for the Arizona School of Podiatric Medicine in the College of Health Sciences. Prior to joining the university, Jensen was dean at the Barry University School of Podiatric Medicine (2010 to 2014) and senior director of research at Barry University (2014 to 2017). An active researcher throughout

his career, Jensen has been the principal investigator of more than 30 multicenter clinical trials for wound care-related drugs and medical devices.

Franks began her career at Midwestern University in 2008 as the assistant to the dean of the Arizona College of Optometry. She was promoted to executive assistant to the president in 2018.

Previously, she practiced business law in Veracruz, Mexico, and, upon relocating to the United States, taught Spanish as a certified K-12 Spanish language educator. She earned her Licentiate in Law degree from Universidad Cristobal Colón in Veracruz, Mexico, and her Master of Administration from NAU. “The growth, mission and sustainability of Midwestern University depends on careful and thoughtful management practices,” Goeppinger said.

“We have been so fortunate to have skilled, strong leaders within our administration who are capable of managing and inspiring our university’s direction in educating tomorrow’s health care team.”

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Pickleball courts bounce into Alta Vista Park

BY LAURA LATZKO

Peoria Times Contributing Writer

The Willow District’s Alta Vista Park has welcomed pickleball courts to its amenities.

One of the park’s tennis courts was turned into two lit pickleball courts.

The other tennis court will remain.

This improvement plan was pushed

by Vice Mayor Jon Edwards and city staff. Edwards said that during the COVID-19 pandemic, locals have been using park amenities frequently.

“Residents are really staying home and using more of the amenities that the city has to offer,” Edwards said. “Parks for me are a phenomenal city asset.

They are the hub of communities.”

Renovations included repairing and refilling surface cracks throughout the courts, restriping two pickleball courts next to the existing tennis court, installing four net sleeves and posts for the pickleball courts, and installing a fence between the two pickleball courts.

Each of the new courts is 44 feet long by 20 feet wide, the standard size for pickleball courts.

Along with the court repairs, crews upgraded the landscaping, drainage channel, playground, dog park and benches, table and trash receptacles.

The city’s parks and recreation department generally plans updates through a 10-year capital improvement program. The renovations to

each park depend on the needs of the park and the area.

“We are always looking at new and innovative ways to make our parks as user friendly and as accessible as possible,” Edwards said.

Edwards said emails and calls from residents led him to make the pickleball courts a priority.

“With the popularity of pickleball and the lack of amenities across the region, it’s become more of a need,” Edwards said. “As Alta Vista Park was getting a facelift, I had reached out to staff and asked is it a possibility that while we’re doing the facelift that we could also include repurposing one of the tennis courts into a pickleball facility?”

Nearby Liberty Park has two lighted pickleball courts, which Edwards said have long wait times.

The cost of the courts was $10,000 before updates were made. The courts will be available to use on a firstcome, first-served basis.

The installation at Alta Vista Park is part of a pilot program that if successful could bring more pickleball courts to Peoria parks.

“We are going to see after it is done, within the next six months, how the popularity goes, learn from what worked and didn’t work, and then if it’s something that is manageable, possibly look at doing it at other city parks if it is warranted,” Edwards said.

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Scratch kitchen the key to Firebirds’ success

BY CHRISTINA FUOCO-KARASINSKI Peoria Times Executive Editor

Before the pandemic, business was strong for Firebirds Wood Fired Grill’s Arizona locations in Peoria, Gilbert, Chandler and Tucson.

Then COVID-19 hit, and the casual eatery was forced to pivot, but the foodies have since returned to show their support.

“True to our roots, we’re cooking over an open flame to give it that smoky flavor,” said Stephen Loftis, vice president of marketing. “A lot of folks don’t know we are a scratch

kitchen. Everything is made that day from scratch — including the sauces.

If you want a 32-ounce cut of prime rib or salmon that’s filleted a particular way, we can do that.”

Founded in Charlotte, North Carolina, Firebirds Wood Fired Grill serves classic American cuisine infused with a proprietary blend of bold flavors, fresh herbs and spices. Complementing hand-cut steaks, seafood and signature specialty dishes, Firebirds offers daily scratch-made soups, entrée salads, fire-grilled burgers and desserts. Pricing ranges from $15 to $18 for lunch, and $28 to $32 for dinner

per person.

“We feel like we have some of the best burgers out there,” Loftis said.

“They come with different toppings.

There is a total of eight burgers on the menu. We also have salads, sides, beverages and dessert offerings.

“We’ve become a neighborhood favorite,” Loftis said. “It’s the lunch spot everyone agrees on and a dinner invitation no one passes up.”

The roller coaster pandemic has caused supply chain challenges for wings and seafood primarily, he said.

“From a labor standpoint, we’re getting folks to work, but it’s been a real,

real struggle,” Loftis said. “As a business, there’s a balance in trimming the business to accommodate the lack of labor.”

Along with entrées, charity is important to Firebirds.

Each location supports Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation by donating $1.25 from the sale of every Firebirds fresh-squeezed lemonade to fund the fight against childhood cancer. To date, Firebirds has donated more than $1 million to Alex’s Lemonade Stand.

“Everybody loves the concept,” Loftis said. “Everybody’s been very, very receptive.”

Firebirds pours the unexpected Firebirds is known for its steaks and chicken, but it has an extensive bar with creative mixologists. For the summer, it has a slate of refreshing drinks to help us cool down in the summer.

The restaurant shared the secrets behind its blackberry margarita and summer sparkler.

Blackberry margarita

Ingredients 1 ounce blackberry puree syrup 4 ounces sour mix (Firebirds makes its own fresh in-house, but sour mix is available at local grocery stores) 1/2 ounce nonalcoholic triple sec 1 1/2 ounces Espolon Blanco tequila Lime for garnish Ice Directions Measure all ingredients into a cocktail shaker and add a generous scoop of ice.

Cover and shake 25 times. Fill a frosted mixing glass with fresh ice. Using a strainer, strain the shaken mix over the fresh ice. Garnish with a lime wheel.

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Summer Sparkler

Ingredients 1 1/2 ounces Bedlam Vodka 1 ounce Cointreau 1/2 ounce fresh lime juice 1 ounce cranberry juice 2 ounces La Marca Prosecco Ice Orange peel as a garnish Directions Measure and pour all ingredients into a mixing glass, except for the prosecco. Fill glass half full of ice, cap with a mixing tin and shake 25 times. Strain into a champagne flute, top with 2 ounces La Marca Prosecco. Garnish with orange peel twist.

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Increasing smiles per hour is the way to go CHURCH-COMMUNITY CONNECTION

Pastor Ed Delph Peoria Times Columnist

I like that headline.

Life can be about increasing your and others’ smiles per hour if you know who the accelerator is and where the accelerator pedal is.

So let me explain using the following story by an unknown author.

There was a farmer who grew excellent-quality corn. Every year, he won the award for the best-grown corn. One year a newspaper reporter interviewed him and learned how the farmer grew such quality corn. The reporter discovered that the farmer shared his seed corn with his neighbors.

“How can you afford to share your best seed corn with your neighbors when they are entering corn in competition with yours each year?” the reporter asked. “Didn’t you know?” said the farmer. “The wind picks up pollen from the ripening corn and swirls

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it from field to field. If my neighbors grow inferior corn, cross-pollination will steadily degrade the quality of my corn. If I am to grow good corn, I must help my neighbors grow good corn.”

This “corny” story applies to our lives, too. Those who want to live meaningfully and well must help enrich the lives of others, for the value of a life is measured by the lives it touches. And those who choose to be happy must help others find happiness, for the welfare of each is bound up with the welfare of all. Think of it; none of us genuinely wins until we all win. That increases the smiles per hour for you and those you influence. Lift them out, then lift them up, and you will lift yourself.

Years ago, author and organizational consultant Laurie Beth Jones wrote about a multimillionaire who wanted to take everyone to the top in his organization in her book “Jesus CEO.” Read on.

“In Chicago, there is a multimillionaire who persists in working 18 hours a day developing his people. When asked

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That millionaire understood he was blessed to bless others. So, his desire became lift them out, then lift them up.

Years ago, a significant pastor and my colleague, Mel Mullen of Red Deer, Alberta, Canada, started what he called the Millionaires Club. The goal of this ministry was to create new millionaires in his church; in Alberta, Canada; and beyond. Pastor Mel proposed to take as many as possible who wanted to come to the top. It was a big, hairy, audacious goal, but it was a goal that inspired many people from all socioeconomic levels to start.

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some who never dreamed they would ever reach that financial level became millionaires. Others grew in their faith and income level also. Recently, Mel told me they just “graduated” their first billionaire.

Where did all this start? A pastor and leader wanted to take as many people to the top with him as possible. Pastor Mel was willing to share his corn (God-given time, talents, character and treasure) and raised the quality and quantity of the corn in the whole area.

Lift them up and lift them up. That’s a win-win for everyone.

I realize being a millionaire or achieving some other goal is not the only measurement of success. What I desire for you readers to understand is what Mother Teresa once said, “You can do what I cannot do. I can do what you cannot do. Together, we can do great things.” In the farmer’s case — the Chicago millionaire’s case and Pastor Mel’s case — common people, working together toward a common vision, attained uncommon results. Sharing their corn didn’t just bring them up.

In varying degrees, sharing their corn brought everyone else up also.

Similarly, this is what God did through Jesus. A vast majority of people living in Jesus’ time had a history of underachieving. So, because God cared, God gave the gift of His Son to the world. God shared heavenly corn with the whole world through Jesus.

Jesus was God’s gift to lift us out of our past and then lift us up to a God type of life. Just like God, Jesus views you and me as a gift also. In his final recorded prayer on earth in John 17, Jesus said to his disciples, “These people were your gifts to me.” God gave Jesus the gifts of Peter, John, Mary and us, too.

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around you are gifts, too. Your greatest accomplishment might be lifting someone out and then lifting them to “bigger, better, greater.” Service is a circle. When you serve others, you are also served. Could it be that God is calling you to find a need and meet it?

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Peoria resident wins college scholarship from Arizona Milk Producers

BY PEORIA TIMES STAFF A Peoria resident has won a college scholarship from the Arizona Milk Producers annual contest, demonstrating the overall importance of milk and dairy.

Louie Crabtree snagged second place in the “Cream of the Crop” annual College Scholarship Contest from the nonprofit organization. The high school graduate has been awarded a scholarship in the amount of $6,000.

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talents and drive that our students exhibit, pushing through adversity in pursuit of their dreams,” Arizona Milk Producers Communications Manager Cindy Swansiger said. “It’s an honor to be a small part of all who have entered in this year’s program.”

Arizona Milk Producers is a nonprofit promotion, communication and nutrition education organization working on behalf of Arizona dairy farmers to increase dairy sales, foster innovation, and inspire consumer confidence in dairy products and practices. Arizona Milk Producers, together with Dairy Council of Arizona, works on behalf of farmers to share the nutrition and farm-to-table story of local dairy.

12:02 PM Crabtree’s story involves a love of

theater, in which he will continue to pursue at Grand Canyon University.

It was Crabtree’s mom who saw the scholarship contest on Facebook, knowing it fit her son like a glove. Not only does Crabtree love drama, but milk is his guiding light. His friends even gave him gallons of milk for his 16th birthday.

According to Crabtree, “My grandpa used to say, ‘If you want to be a superhero you have to drink your milk.’”

Two other students were also awarded scholarships.

First place went to Chris Ruiz of Tucson. Ruiz will be the first college-bound student in his family. The aspiring doctor describes himself as the son of religious immigrant parents.

He has spent his time at Sunnyside High School in programs such as EMS and biotechnology.

He has gained licensing in basic life support and Heart Saver First Aid, as well as award-winning licensed nursing assistant and has his EMT certification from programs at accredited colleges. Ruiz will also soon gain his

certified nurse assistant certification.

Ruiz’s $8,000 scholarship will go toward his college education at the University of Arizona this August, where he will study medicine.

“I experienced an epiphany that my future resided in medicine,” Ruiz said.

“Furthermore, I dedicated my life to the welfare of others currently through academia and community outreach.”

Ruiz attributes his grandmother as his inspiration for his love of milk. She always gave him café con leche.

Third place went to Alexis Carreon, a student at Sahuarita High School in Sahuarita. She was awarded $4,000 to help pursue her dreams of medicine at University of Arizona.

She is a graduate of the Naval Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps Leadership Academy. Carreon is a battalion commanding officer in the Sahuarita NJROTC program of 171 students.

The 2021-22 fall scholarship contest will launch in early September.

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CenturyLink participates in a government benefit program (Lifeline) to government make residential benefit telephone CenturyLink participates in a or broadband service more affordable to eligible program (Lifeline) to make residential telephone low-incomemore individuals and families.

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and Internet Discounts Phone and Phone Internet Discounts Available to CenturyLink Customers Available to CenturyLink Customers The Arizona Corporation designated CenturyLink asCommission an Eligible Telecommunications CenturyLink asCarrier an within Eligible Telecommunications its service area for universal service Carrier within its service area for basic universal service purposes.

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Tips for Having a Great Sale!

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2. Partner up with a neighbor or friend. This is helpful to give each other breaks during the day.

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Popular items you can include: furniture, appliances, electronics, tools, yard equipment, designer/ children’s clothes and shoes, craft items, antiques, unique items and collectibles/ collections.

5. Place signs on major cross streets and on the corners leading into your neighborhood. Just a fat, solid black arrow on colorful poster board works fine.

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You can do a $1 table, $5 table, etc., to save time.

7. Money. Be prepared with change, including coins. Do not accept checks. Cash only!

8. Have electricity available to test items.

9. Be safe. Do not let anyone into your home. Take your phone outside with you Have an extra person relieve you occasionally.

10. If it’s warm, offer cold bottled water for sale to cool off your customers!

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11. After the sale, remove your signs and donate leftover items to a local charity.

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