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Peoria’s Plaza Companies helms Cardinals project BY PEORIA TIMES STAFF Glendale officials and the Arizona Cardinals are collaborating with Peoria-based Plaza Companies to plan an innovative and vibrant mixed-use project that is expected to spur economic development for the city and the region. The 62-acre site is east of Loop 101, south of State Farm Stadium and to the east of the new Crystal Lagoons Island Resort development. It includes a parcel of land in the northwest portion of the property owned by an affiliate of the Arizona Cardinals. The remainder of the site is owned by the city of Glendale.
Upon completion, the vision for this high-energy, mixed-use environment could include up to 600,000 square feet of Class A office development, more than 60,000 square feet of quality retail amenities, restaurant and entertainment space, hotels, and approximately 230 units of multifamily residential. The site will be master planned to provide event parking for State Farm Stadium and the Crystal Lagoons Island Resort, while creating a vibrant fan experience. Plaza Companies handles high-profile mixed-use develop- A new project will be master planned to provide event parking ments in the Valley. This project for State Farm Stadium and the Crystal Lagoons Island Resort, SEE PLAZA PAGE 3
while creating a vibrant fan experience. (Photo courtesy of the city of Glendale)
Golf tournament helps ease abused children’s pain YOUTH.......... 23 Jurassic Fight Night Dino Day coming to Arrowhead
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Sean Reavie is continuing his mission to help ease the pain of abused children. He’s raising money to do so with his third Superhero Golf Scramble, presented by Dr. Bill Elrey and NeXus Rehab + Spine, on Saturday, Sept. 25, at the Legacy Golf Resort in Phoenix. “The first year, we sold out everything,” said Reavie, a North Phoenix resident. “We did fantastic numbers. Last year, we all got
‘2020’d.’ We had to cut the field in half. We still sold out, but we didn’t get near the sponsors we had. We still did it though. “To me, it was important to keep the continuity going. This year, we’re back to a full field. We sold as many tickets as last year’s amount. The sponsorship is through the roof. People are excited to come out and play.” The tourney benefits Reavie’s Glendale-based nonprofit, Put on the Cape: A Foundation for Hope. In October, he disburses the funds to advocacy centers
throughout the Valley. In two years, he’s raised more than $40,000 to comfort and empower abused children seeking help in greater Phoenix child advocacy centers. “The Southwest Family Advocacy Center will have tables at the event to hand out information to the golfers as nearly all are parents,” Reavie said. Superhero friends Put on the Cape started in 2015, when SEE TOURNAMENT PAGE 4
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The city of Peoria is seeking outgoing, positive and responsible individuals who desire to work with youth in the AM/PM before- and after-school care program. Staff members will supervise and monitor children by actively participating with them through play and staff-led enrichment, such as literacy, arts and crafts, and STEAM projects. The ideal candidate will provide an enhanced experience, enjoy positive participant interactions, and welcome the opportunity to make a difference. The city of Peoria recently received a grant through the Department of Eco-
nomic Security for funding to provide hiring and retention bonuses for employees that provide child care. This incentive allows the city to offer new employees hired between Aug. 1 and Sept. 16, a hiring bonus to be paid out on an upcoming paycheck. In addition, new employees may also be eligible to receive a second bonus on their Sept. 23 paycheck. For details, visit peoriaaz.gov/jobs and review the city of Peoria’s employment opportunities, and search “Childcare Provider - Rec Leaders.”
Volunteer coaches needed
The city of Peoria’s fall youth sports season is beginning in October, and it is seeking volunteer coaches for the following sports: flag football (ages 5 to 12), machine-pitch baseball (ages 6 SEE BRIEFS PAGE 6
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will be modeled after the success the company created with SkySong, the ASU Scottsdale Innovation Center, and the revitalized Park Central in Midtown Phoenix. “We are looking forward to creating a significant economic engine for the West Valley that will add to the substantial private investment pouring into the growing sports and entertainment district that includes State Farm Stadium, Gila River Arena, Westgate Entertainment District the Crystal Lagoons Island Resort development, and the many other amenities in the area,” said Sharon Harper, chairperson and CEO of Plaza Companies. “We know from experience that a strong public-private partnership can lead to transformative economic impact, and we look forward to bringing an innovative development approach to this project.” The team will collaborate on creating a vision for a strong regionwide identity using art, landscape and shade, and exciting overall connectivity between State Farm Stadium and throughout the project.
The project could incorporate a pedestrian-oriented, walkable environment highlighted by tree-lined shaded sidewalks that parallel vehicular spines winding through the development. The walkways will be enhanced with pedestrian nodes and landscaped plaza spaces that encourage interaction and are appointed with public art, accent lighting, and a featured outdoor plaza to link to the pedestrian underpass to the stadium to the north. “This exciting partnership, with a true industry leader in Plaza Companies, will create new employment opportunities for the community, draw major businesses and commerce to the region, as it provides further cultural enhancements for this already thriving area of the city,” Glendale City Manager Kevin Phelps said. “We look forward to working with Plaza Companies on this project as we create a dynamic live, work, experience here in Glendale that is unrivaled in the region while it continues to expand and blossom as a major economic engine.” The new partnership follows the recent groundbreaking of the Crystal Lagoons
Island Resort and the announcement of a new Mattel amusement park as part of this major mixed-use development. It also comes at a time when the eyes of the world will soon be on Glendale again, as State Farm Stadium will host its third Super Bowl in 2023 and the NCAA Men’s Basketball Final Four for a second time in 2024. Opened in 2006, State Farm Stadium has resulted in an economic impact exceeding $5 billion. The biggest single piece of that came in 2015 when the Seidman Research Institute, W.P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University determined that Super Bowl XLIX, the 2015 Pro Bowl and related events produced a gross economic impact of $719.4 million for the region, the largest of any special event in Arizona. “The Arizona Cardinals look forward to collaborating with Plaza Companies and the city of Glendale to create a distinctive mixed-use business center that attracts companies, creates great jobs and enhances exceptional regional amenities,” said Michael Bidwill, owner of the Arizona Cardinals.
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he eyed a classic Batman poster and thought he should use posters and comic books to ease the fears of the kids he met as a child crimes detective. He soon found out it worked. Reavie was speaking to an abused child and, on a whim, he asked him about superheroes. The child’s demeanor changed and the two discussed “Avengers” and his love of Iron Man. Reavie soon made the connection between superheroes and adversity. Spider-Man lost Uncle Ben and was bullied and an orphan. Batman saw his parents die, and Iron Man had shrapnel in the chest. “I’m a comic book nerd from a small town with 2,000 people,” said Reavie, a Michigan native. “I kept myself believing in the hope of superhero mythology, because it did so much for me when I was bullied constantly. “Hope is stronger than fear, and to see the look in the eyes of a little boy or girl when they see their heroes come to life is remarkable. The change is so electric. Everyone gets chills.” Reavie uses superhero conversations and analogies to empower victims who end up at the centers. After a handful of successful fundraisers, Reavie was granted nonprofit status for Put on the Cape: A Foundation for Hope in 2019. Reavie recently opened a chapter in Houghton Lake, Michigan. “We’re doing a 5K and a Superhero fun run with kids during the halftime of the homecoming game in Houghton Lake,” he said. “We’re in negotiations to go into five other states at the end of the year.”
Raising funds The golf tournament is Put on the Cape: A Foundation for Hope’s signature fundraiser. Bang energy drink and the Hooters team will hand out goodies to the 144 golfers. “A big part of what our foundation does is empower, encourage and educate,” he said. “This is the top fundraiser for the foundation, and it makes me so happy to see such an outpouring of support. We are raffling foursomes at the Legacy, The Raven and Talking Stick.” Awards will be given to champion golfers as well as second- and thirdplace teams. The Superman Long Drive Award is up for grabs on the men’s side, and the ladies vie for the Wonder Woman Long Drive Award. “People don’t even have to golf that well,” Reavie said. The event is a scramble, which means four players contribute to the score, rather than one individual. “Three guys can shank it into the woods,” he said. “The next guy can hit it onto the fairway, and it’s great. “We just want people to embrace these centers all around the Valley. People don’t know what goes on there. Their locations are secret. You don’t want people to find the children who were taken there because they were abused. “These centers do not have a budget for action figures or T-shirts or even diapers and clothing. That’s why we’ve branched out.” A school resource officer now,
Reavie finds his volunteer mission humbling. “I’m just a comic book nerd who had an idea that resonated with so many people,” Reavie said. “Another child crimes detective came up to me and was talking in a high voice. He said, ‘I can’t believe I’m meeting you. You’re doing everything we all wish we could.’ “We only have them for this small window. They tell us the worst story and then we never see them again. This is something I can do to improve everyone’s lives.” He’s adding child advocacy centers as he goes. The nice thing about that? “People have heard of me,” he said. “I don’t have to go through the elevator speech. They usually say, ‘Oh, my gosh. We’ve seen you on TV. We’ve heard about your events.’” Another time, he stopped by FX Tactical in Peoria to pick up uniforms. The woman behind the counter, he said, looked like a young Gal Gadot, the actress who plays Wonder Woman. “I handed her my card and said she’d be the perfect Wonder Woman for one of my events,” he said. “Six hours later, I received an email from her mother. She said, ‘You met my daughter today. I work for the Glendale chief of police. You guys are legendary. I’m so proud that you would think my daughter would do something with you.’ “Back to the tournament, it’s going to be phenomenal. We have half the field to fill. Come have a blast with us.”
Landsea Homes sells out three communities BY PEORIA TIMES STAFF Three of Landsea Homes’ Arizona communities, including Olive Grove in Peoria, have sold out less than a year and a half after opening. “The rapid sales we experienced at these communities was in direct response to the region’s high demand for modern, quality housing at attainable price points in prime Arizo-
na submarkets,” said Todd Condon, vice president of sales and marketing, Landsea Homes’ Arizona division. “Over the course of the last year, buyers experienced a sudden change in their housing and lifestyle needs. In response to this market shift, we worked quickly to introduce our industry leading LiveFlex and Reme Halo features so that buyers could truly ‘Live in their Element,’ and the
feedback was overwhelmingly positive.” Olive Grove opened in March 2020 and consists of 170 homes ranging from 1,315 to 3,018 square feet. Homebuyers are close to a variety of entertaining and shopping options including the State Farm Stadium, Westgate Entertainment District, Park West Shopping Center and the Tanger Outlets.
The third Superhero Golf Scramble, Presented by NeXus Rehab + Spine WHEN: 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 25 WHERE: Legacy Golf Resort, 6808 S. 32nd Street, Phoenix COST: $125 INFO: eventbrite.com or putonthecape.org
Other upcoming events The third Put on the Cape Superhero Shopping Spree WHEN: 4 to 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 11 WHERE: Five Below Superstore, 10092 W. Happy Valley Road, Peoria COST: Free; join superheroes and shop to fill the food pantry, toy closet and clothing wardrobe of the Southwest Family Advocacy Center INFO: putonthecape.org
The fifth Valley Spinal Care Superhero Shopping Spree WHEN: 4 to 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 18 WHERE: Five Below Superstore, 10092 W. Happy Valley Road, Peoria COST: Free; shop with superheroes and the real-life heroes from the Glendale Police Department’s crimes against children unit as they shop for wish list items. INFO: putonthecape.org
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and older), soccer (ages 3 to 14), T-ball (ages 4 to 6) and volleyball (ages 7 to 14). The city is looking for volunteers who are positive, enthusiastic, supportive, trustworthy and dedicated individuals interested in making a positive impact on the children in its programs. Volunteer coaches must be 18 years or older and will be required to complete a background check and be fingerprinted. Visit http://ow.ly/9A8A50FLtEY to complete the online coaching application. For information about the fall sports season, visit peoriaaz.gov/ youthsports or email sports@peoriaaz. gov.
Arizona Broadway Theatre presents ‘The Spitfire Grill’
The Arizona Broadway Theatre is hosting the “Spitfire Grill” musical through Sept. 5. The musical follows Percy Talbot as she is released from a five-year prison sentence and begins work at the Spitfire Grill, which is up for sale. Seeing little interest for a new owner, Percy encourages the owner to
raffle it off with an essay contest. With its roots in blues and folk music, this soaring score creates a musical triumph that celebrates second chances and the lasting impact one person can make in a life. To purchase tickets, visit azbroadway.org.
Pop-Up Peoria is an innovative community engagement space created by the city of Peoria and CIRE Equity. Visit Pop-Up Peoria at Park West to connect with artists, creatives, entrepreneurs and experts in a variety of activities, programs and interactive experiences. Upcoming events include preschool and children’s story time, business support for Latinas, and an entrepreneurship day. For the full program schedule, check out popuppeoria. com.
Month, which is dedicated to making the most out of the fresh water that is available. Having clean water is vital to individual health and the needs of our environment. The city of Peoria’s Water Services Department employs dedicated, certified operations and engineering personnel who treat, test and deliver safe water to Peoria customers. Every drop of Peoria’s drinking water is treated using modern, state-of-theart treatment technology. Hundreds of tests are performed each month to be certain that drinking water meets all federal, state and local water quality standards. During Water Quality Month, it is important to recognize what life would be like without clean water. For more information, visit n a t i o n a lwa t e r q u a l i t y m o n t h . o rg . To view the city of Peoria’s Water Quality Reports, visit peoriaaz.gov/ waterreports.
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celebrated Hispanic Heritage Month event, will take over Old Town Peoria at 83rd and Grand avenues from 2 to 10:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 25. The multicultural festival will include national headlining entertainment by the renowned ’70s funk and soul band Tower of Power and ’80s Latin R&B band Tierra, as well as a variety of local entertainment. Attendees can sample local and traditional foods, arts and crafts and enjoy music by mariachis, among many other special activities. For additional details and tickets, visit peoriaaz.gov/somospeoria.
Adult softball league at Paloma Park
The city of Peoria has unveiled the Paloma Community Park Adult Softball League. The league is a coed social/friendly league that focuses on healthy competition and social interaction and will take place on Friday and Sunday evenings. The program is
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designed for adults who have little or no softball experience, as well as adults who have played on a competitive softball or baseball league prior. The Friday league begins at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 1, and the Sunday league begins at 6 p.m. Oct. 3. Visit peoriaaz.gov/sports, email sports@peoriaaz.gov or call 623-7738600 for details.
Fall sports registration opens
Registration is open for the city of Peoria’s 2021 fall youth sports season, which includes flag football, machine pitch baseball, soccer, T-ball and volleyball. Enrolling your child in a youth sports league or team is more than just a physical activity; it can also provide participants with leadership skills, teamwork, communication and respect and help develop and improve self-esteem. Register before Sept. 8 to receive a discounted fee of $80 for residents and $110 for nonresidents. Beginning Sept. 9, registration is $90 for residents and $140 for nonresidents. Space is limited, and practices
for all sports begin the week of Oct. 4. Visit peoriaaz.gov/sports or call 623773-8600 for details and registration.
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To cool down in the heat, check out one of the city of Peoria’s splash pads. The splash pads are open 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. through Oct. 15 at Rio Vista Community, Paloma Community Park, Pioneer Community Park and Camino a Lago Park. Visit peoriaaz.gov/parks for park details.
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The Olympics were quirky fun this summer BY JUDY BLUHM Peoria Times Columnist
Oh, those Olympics. Inspiring, incredible, heartbreaking, fun and heartwarming. No other sporting event on Earth can produce so many plots, twists, turns and moments to enjoy and ponder as the summer games. The athletes pushed their bodies to try and capture bronze, silver or gold, leaving us “ordinary” folks to ask, “How did they do that?” Many pundits focused harshly on Simone Biles or liked to use the term “woke” when an athlete or team struggled to perform to the usual “gold standard.” Hey, have you done a backflip lately? Hmm, didn’t think so. I did a handstand once many years ago, and it didn’t end well. Let’s leave flippant remarks to those who can flip (in the air).
Oh, that devil of a horse name Saint Boy really messed up the gold medal dreams of the German rider Annika Schleu. Schleu was first in points to medal in the modern pentathlon until she mounted the uncooperative “saint.” This is a sport that includes equestrian show jumping, fencing, swimming, cross-country running and laser pistol shooting. Riders must use horses they have not trained or bonded with prior to the competition. Well, Saint Boy reminded me of my old horse Baxter, a very handsome gelding who would do anything you asked and go anywhere you wanted him to go. Unless he had other plans. Those other plans often meant standing, grazing, walking slowly, or simply refusing to follow the simplest commands. Saint Baxter is what I should have called him. But when a coach punched Saint Boy in the rear end, it didn’t help matters. Schleu cried her way to finish last on a horse that just wasn’t going to jump. Several other horses in the event
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acted less than saintly, bucking or throwing their riders off in a stunning show of bad manners. Do you need a nice winter wool sweater? How about having Great Britain’s gold medalist diver, Tom Daley, knit you a little something? While Daley was in between dives, he could be seen knitting away. Evidently, it gets boring waiting poolside, so knitting has become a therapeutic way for the champion to “relax and unwind.” His true “masterpiece” is the little pouch he made to keep his gold medal. He left the competitors in stitches. Some of the weird images of the Tokyo Olympics included a six-legged runner. Yes, a cockroach was given “moments of stardom” when a cameraman decided to focus his lens on a cockroach during
the final minutes of the Spain-Argentina women’s field hockey match. Geez, Mr. Cameraman, you have one job! This is the Olympics! Why must you shoot an insect making its way along a ledge at the side of the stadium? One announcer from Spain screamed “la cucaracha!” in disbelief. There were some unsettling things that happened in Tokyo. We couldn’t escape controversy. But there were also records that were smashed and a feast of sporting events that thrilled. We had the chance to observe greatness. Our athletes were on fire. And for a few weeks, we could bask in their glory. Yea for Team USA! Judy Bluhm is a writer and a local Realtor. Have a story or a comment? Email Judy at judy@judybluhm.com.
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‘Biggy Rat’ departs the political rat race BY J.D. HAYWORTH Peoria Times Columnist
Newton H. Minow, chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) under John F. Kennedy, denounced television as a “vast wasteland” in 1961. But at that same time, the nation’s children viewed the flickering images inside the electronic box as a “vast wonderland” — especially on Saturday mornings. With parents and children freed from the routines of work and school for the weekend, mom and dad would sleep in, while the kids would pour bowls of sugar-infused breakfast cereal and plant themselves in front of the television for the morning’s animated fare. Comedy, action and even morality play came into the nation’s homes, courtesy of cartoons. It didn’t take long for the kids to distinguish the “good guys” and “bad guys,” as the contrast was as stark as the black and white in which it was televised. One dastardly duo of that era’s animation — Biggy Rat and Itchy Brother — came roaring back into the collective consciousness of baby boomers
last year in the real-life personas of Andrew and Chris Cuomo. The governor of New York and his younger sibling, a hectoring, lecturing cable news host, were ushered into American homes on a regular basis with repartee that the low-IQ brain trust at CNN apparently regarded as the epitome of “infotainment.” As they basked in their self-imagined, refracted fraternal glory, it became apparent within a nanosecond that the Cuomo brothers would never be confused with the Smothers Brothers, though Chris and Andrew did their own variation of the “mom always liked you best” routine. It was also painfully obvious that neither Cuomo boy grew into the man their father was. In the age of Reagan, Gov. Mario Cuomo emerged as the “Great Democrat Hope,” especially following his keynote address at the 1984 San Francisco Convention. No less a Republican than Richard Nixon praised the elder Cuomo’s speech for its eloquence and effectiveness. But New York’s first Gov. Cuomo earned the unflattering nickname “Hamlet on the Hudson” for his indecisiveness and ultimate refusal to run for president. In late December 1991, a chartered plane was poised to fly him to New Hampshire 90 minutes prior
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to that state closing filing for its first in the national presidential primary in February 1992. Mario Cuomo said no; another Democrat governor, Bill Clinton of Arkansas, became the 42nd president of the United States. The second Gov. Cuomo was ultimately discovered to possess hungers and habits that can only be described as “Clintonesque.” But prior to those revelations, Andrew found another vehicle to raise his profile. Like so many other Democrats in 2020, he decided to politicize the pandemic; but unlike the rest of his leftist cohorts, he took a page out of his younger brother’s career handbook — daily television. By making his “Live from Albany” daily telecasts available to CNN and every other conceivable video outlet, Andrew Cuomo was able to feast on the political equivalent of Manna — free media. It was a political masterstroke. Given the constant demand for COVID-19 news, and the media’s decided leftist tilt, Gov. Andrew Cuomo filled the vacuum and earned predictable plaudits. Reporter Shannon Fisher’s account from April 2020 is typical of the praise-filled prose: “The novel coronavirus pandemic thrust him into a white-hot spotlight. A challenge like that can really test a leader’s mettle, and Cuomo’s pragmatic, empathetic leadership … earned high marks.” It also earned him a Daytime Emmy Award for his TV performances and over $5 million for his book, titled “American Crisis: Leadership Lessons from the COVID-19 Pandemic.” The aforementioned “white-hot spotlight” and the partisan predilections of most in the press corps combined to slow scrutiny of the failures of Gov. Cuomo’s leadership. But eventually
they were exposed. No less a progressive publication than the New York Times proved it wasn’t fooling around on April Fool’s Day of this year, when it reported that the governor’s staff lowered the number of COVID-19 nursing home fatalities appearing in a July 2020 report from 9,844 to 6,432. The practice of treating elderly patients with COVID-19 in hospital and then prematurely readmitting them to rest homes put other seniors at risk and undoubtedly led to additional deaths. Strange, then, that the nursing home scandal did not prompt Andrew Cuomo’s resignation as governor. Instead, subsequent charges of sexual harassment proved the catalyst that forced the “Luv Guv” to call it quits. Why? Curious observers would do well to remember the political environment that exists in today’s Democratic Party. There are allegations of similar nursing home fatalities in Pennsylvania and Michigan, and both those states hold gubernatorial elections next year. Had Cuomo departed Albany because of the nursing home scandal, Tom Wolf and Gretchen Whitmer could have faced a similar fate in Harrisburg and Lansing, respectively. Instead, New York’s female lieutenant governor, Kathy Hochul, becomes the Empire State’s first female governor, giving NY Dems the chance to “turn the page” prior to their own 2022 gubernatorial election. What’s next for Andrew Cuomo? It would seem a “vast wasteland.” While some predict a political comeback, it would be wise for him to wait until 2032… the Year of the Rat. 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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Cox YurView AZ is celebrating the 40th anniversary of the first televised Arizona high school football game on its network this year with a 22-minute documentary detailing the last four decades of the sport. “40 Years of Arizona High School Football” features legendary coaches and teams, including Mountain View, McClintock, Saguaro, Chandler, St. Mary’s, Brophy, Centennial and many more. Rich Reid, who has produced high school football games for Cox since he was hired in 1998, lent a helping hand in the documentary. He said they wanted to show how the sport has evolved and to honor the vision George Allen had when he came up with the idea to broadcast Friday night football games alongside current Arizona Diamondbacks radio play-byplay announcer Greg Schulte. “With the show, we really wanted to show the viewers how high school football has evolved and developed,” Reid said. “It was George’s idea to broadcast high school football. He passed away in 2015, and in my opinion, he never really got the credit he deserves for
one game featured in the documentary. YurView Production Coordinator Randi Carson sorted through hundreds of video tapes to bring the documentary together. It features players such as Hamilton alum and future NFL Hall of Famer Terrell Suggs from the 1990s and current Arizona Cardinals wideout and Centennial High Coyotes are one of the featured teams Saguaro alum Chrisin the Cox Yur View special on high school football in tian Kirk, among sevArizona. (Special to Peoria Times eral others. It will also bring to escalating high school sports here in light some of the best rivalries in the Arizona. state, including St. Mary’s vs. Brophy “This is a way for us to show that — resurrected this season — and the appreciation to his family and give Tukee Bowl featuring Mountain Pointe George his props. Without George, it and Desert Vista. wouldn’t be like it is today.” “Rivalries are what really fuel high The documentary encompasses the school football,” Reid said. “You can highs and lows of high school football have a bad season, but if you beat your the last 40 years, from championship rival, you have bragging rights. This wins to defeats. show was a good way to go back and One of the best championships to re-live the glory days.” ever be aired by Cox, the 2003 5A-1 Cox YurView AZ’s “40 years of Artriple-overtime state title game be- izona High School Football” will air tween Hamilton and Mountain View is Aug. 16 on Cox YurView web and
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Country music to rock Lake Pleasant BY PEORIA TIMES STAFF Pleasant Harbor at Lake Pleasant and the city of Peoria will host the Peoria Country Fest from 2 to 10 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 9, featuring live country music from three popular country artists. The event also features food trucks, a beer garden and live bull riding. Headlining this year’s country fest is David Nail, whose multiple albums have produced seven chart entries on Hot Country Songs and Country Airplay, including two that reached No. 1. Local acts Bayou Bandits and Ivan Harshman are also performing. Tickets are $25, and admission is free for children 12 and younger. A limited number of VIP tickets are available at $75. VIP ticket holders will enjoy a separate seating area and bathrooms, private cash bar and meal. Tickets can be purchased online at pleasantharbor.com. Ticket prices do not include entry into Pleasant Harbor, which is an additional $7 fee per vehicle for this event. No coolers or alcohol are allowed. However, unopened plastic water bottles, lawn chairs and blankets are welcome. Festival attendees are encour-
and lakeside activities featuring the world’s largest floating waterslide. recreational sailboats, jet skis, kayaks and paddleboard rentals. “I’m looking forward to another Peoria Country Fest with great music at a oneof-kind location,” Councilmember Bridget Binsbacher said. “We are so proud to have beautiful Lake Pleasant in our city offering the perfect spot to kick up your heels for a great day of entertainDavid Nail will headline the Peoria Country Fest in October. (Photo courtesy of David Nail) ment and fun.” For more inare available. Showers, convenience formation about the Peoria Country aged to buy tickets in advance. For those wanting a weekend camp- store, pool and clubhouse amenities Fest, camping and tickets, please visit ing experience, full hookup campsites are available to weekend campers at pleasantharbor.com or call the Pleas(electric, water, sewer and internet ac- Pleasant Harbor RV Resort. Pleasant ant Harbor events line at 623-203cess), as well as dry camping spaces, Harbor offers an array of watersports 5173.
Park West hosting second annual Boo Bash BY PEORIA TIMES STAFF Park West is bringing back the Boo Bash from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 30, at 9744 W. Northern Avenue. Initially created in 2020 as a safe way for Peoria residents to enjoy the Halloween holiday spirit with social
distancing and safety in mind, the popular event returns to give guests even more “boo for their bash.” “Our second annual Boo Bash is a family-friendly event, so people of all ages can come out and enjoy a fun evening in a safe and social environment,” said Kelly Price, Park West business
development manager. “With a variety of spirited Halloween entertainment, there is something for everyone to experience.” During the event, guests can take in spook-tacular vignettes, “freaky” photo opportunities, ghoulish sights, a ninja drummer and other spooky sur-
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in the “write a vision and make it clear” part. Writing the vision turns an idea into something people can read, see it on paper in writing, and start to understand. Writing a vision down is necessary for communicating it to yourself and others. Think of how many good ideas are lost in “idealand.” You can move from “dream to done” just by having a notepad next to your bed each night. But, if you are like me, you get frustrated when you try to remember the fantastic idea you had in the middle of the night. I’ve lost more ideas than a centipede has legs because I was going to put that notepad next to my bed but didn’t. Greg Meyer says, “If I had a dollar for every million-dollar idea I’ve had, I’d be rich.” Sound familiar? Also, writing the idea down enables you to consider the cost and guide you in making the vision a reality. Jesus says in Luke 14:28-30, “Is there anyone here who, planning to build a new house, doesn’t first sit down and figure the cost so you’ll know if you can complete it? If you only get the foundation
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is a witness pointing to what’s coming. It aches for the coming — it can hardly wait! And it doesn’t lie. If it seems slow in coming, wait. It’s on its way. It will come right on time.” Habakkuk 2:2-3. That’s practical and easy applied if you are willing to do the second step of the process. First, see the vision. Then write down the vision for us or others, and then start to implement the idea to move it from revelations to reality. Let’s summarize. See the vision, write the vision and make it clear, tell the vision, wait for the proper time to start, and start to implement it. Most are good at the “tell-a-vision” part but not very good at the “do-avision” part. Why? We never write the vision down. The idea stays in the thought world, never becoming real and tangible in the real world. The idea turned into scrambled eggs and bacon without toast rather than ice cream with chocolate and cherries. It wasn’t clear. Sound familiar? Where does the successful completion of a creative enterprise start? It’s
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During another speaker’s presentation, she kept on whispering to me out of the side of her mouth, “Write the book. Write the book. Write the book.” That was a confirmation of what I already knew. God wanted me to write a book titled “Church@Com-
munity.” Today, that book is a reality, plus nine other books I have written. Why? I “wrote the book.” Do you want to go up? Then write it down! And that will get you more than toast! If you don’t write it down, your idea or vision is toast.
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Local performers hit stage for ‘Affair-athon’ When Valley Youth Theatre streams its VYTal Affair-athon fundraiser on Saturday, Aug. 21, Glendale and Peoria residents may recognize familiar faces on VYT’s stage. Anna Mettes has been singing and dancing since she was young. She grew up in Glendale and attended high school at Arizona School for the Arts. Now 19, she’s a sophomore at Grand Canyon University working toward a Bachelor of Arts in theater and drama with a double minor in dance and musical theater. Her participation in VYT’s signature annual fundraiser is only fitting. “It will be the fourth year in a row
and as a person.” And Mettes has had plenty of opportunities for growth. Her VYTal Affair-athon performance of “Audition (The Fools Who Dream)” from “La La Land” will cap off a long tenure at VYT. She performed in eight shows there, but Reagan Little Anna Mettes “Tuck Everlasting” I’ve been able to participate in the fund- and “Freaky Friday” were her favorraiser,” Mettes said. “VYT has been the ites. Mettes is one of nearly 100 perplace where I have grown and learned formers who will participate in VYthe most about myself as a performer
Tal Affair-athon, an eight-hour, Jerry Lewis-style telethon featuring live and recorded interviews and performances from current “VYTkids” and alumni cast members, including stars of stage and screen like Broadway’s Nick Cartell, who recently completed a twoand-a-half-year run as Jean Valjean in the National Tour of “Les Misérables.” VYT veterans like Mettes will be joined by younger performers across the Valley, including Glendale sixth grader Reagan Little. The 11-yearold is part of VYT’s show choir, VYTweens, and jumped at the chance to perform in VYTal Affair-athon. “I have really loved my time being SEE PERFORMERS PAGE 24
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Jurassic Fight Night’s Dino Day comes to Arrowhead BY PEORIA TIMES STAFF Jurassic Fight Night will host Dino Day at Arrowhead Towne Center from 1 to 3:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 21, to promote the main event on Oct. 8 and Oct. 9 at Gila River Arena. Dino Day is a free event that will feature a pre-fight scrimmage, a DJ, photo ops with dinosaurs and dino-themed activities in the food court area on the second floor. Jurassic Fight Night is a family-friendly, high-energy entertainment production featuring dinosaurs in the boxing ring fighting to determine the fiercest creature of the prehistoric era. This year, Jurassic Fight Night is introducing the female division, “Diva Dinos.” Pangaea Land of the Dinosaurs is an indoor interactive exhibit and educational center located at OdySea in the Desert next to OdySea Aquarium
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in the VYTweens group,” said Little, who began performing when she was 8 and has graced many Valley stages. She will sing “A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes” from “Cinderella” for VYTal Affair-athon. “This song has different meanings for different people. By singing this song, I hope it reminds people of something special to them.” Bobb Cooper is VYT’s longtime artistic director. “This event is an opportunity to showcase the incredible talent in Phoenix to people around the world,” Cooper said. “The cast for this fundraiser includes performers as young as 9 years old, seasoned professionals who were in our shows 30 years ago, and everyone in between. It’s going to be a day of amazing performances.” The fundraiser will stream live from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at vyt.com and on facebook.com/valleyyouththeatre. The virtual event replaces the 27th annual VYTal Affair, the theater’s biggest annual fundraiser. It’s the second year
the COVID-19 crisis prompted VYT to take the event online. “We are truly grateful for the swell of support we’ve received over the last 18 months,” Cooper said. “It has touched our hearts and reaffirmed our commitment to inspire young people to be the best they can be — on stage and, more importantly, in life.” Most of the performances were pre-recorded in July. In addition to vocal numbers, the event will include live Zoom interviews with alumni, multi-track numbers and a few surprise guests. A highlight of the fundraiser is the 21-year reunion of the cast of “West Side Story,” which VYT produced at the Herberger Theater in 2000. Five alumni performers from the original production — Nick Cartell, Katie “Rex” Casey, Chris Ciccarelli, Sharie “Combs” Nievar and Ian Sidden — will virtually perform the “Tonight Quintet.” Each hour of the telethon will be hosted by a local celebrity, including
Yetta Gibson, Gina Salazar Hook, John Hook, Brad Perry and Carey Peña. The fundraiser also will include a silent auction featuring travel, entertainment, skin care, spa, hotel, and food and beverage packages. “VYTal Affair-athon will jump-start the next phase of Valley Youth Theatre,” Cooper said. “This year has taught me about how everything can go away in the blink of an eye and how important it is to know the value of every experience and every person in your life,” Mettes said. “I hope VYT continues to be a place for hope and comfort and beautiful art like it was for me. To my time at VYT in the words of Ben Platt: ‘I love you more than you’ll ever wrap your head around.’” Once she graduates college, Mettes hopes to perform on a cruise line before heading to New York City. For her part, Little just wants to get back on stage. “This year has taught me patience,” she said. “I hope to perform with my
friends, on stage, in person again.” It looks like Little will get her wish. VYT just announced its return to live performances. The theater will stage “Spookley the Square Pumpkin, The Musical” from Oct. 1 to Oct. 31. Rounding out the season are the 25th annual production of “A Winnie-thePooh Christmas Tail,” “Sleeping Beauty,” “Junie B. Jones, The Musical” and “High School Musical.” High-profile performers who got their start at VYT include Emma Stone, Jordin Sparks, Kimiko Glenn, Chelsea Kane, Max Crumm, Matt Dallas, Columbus Short, Nick Cartell and Sam Primack.
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