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BY CHRISTINA FUOCO-KARASINSKI Sunrise Mountain High School graduate Jamie Warren dreamt of working as a TV news reporter in her hometown market. She did it in less than five years after graduating from the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at ASU. In June 2018, she joined ABC15. “It is a dream of mine, actually,” Warren

said with a smile. “My family watches me every day. I love being able to tell stories and have them be able to see me reporting in the community that I grew up in. They’re dedicated viewers.” Born in Chicago, Warren and her family moved to Peoria when she was an infant. Still residing in her hometown, Warren considered a variety of careers, including a profession in the medical field, while at Sunrise Mountain. “Nothing was really sticking with me,”

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she said. “When I was growing up, I would watch the local news every morning before school, while I was eating breakfast and getting ready. I felt so connected to the reporters. I felt like they were my friends telling me what was happening during the day. “I loved how they were always somewhere new every single day. They weren’t in a cubicle or anything. They were just out SEE NATIVE PAGE 3

Peoria police officer helps rescue man from fire BY CHRISTINA FUOCO-KARASINSKI

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Peoria Police Officer Kyle Trouton is being hailed as a hero after rescuing a man from a Sept. 24 house fire in the 8600 block of West Quail Track Drive. Trouton was alerted to the fire at 4 a.m. when his department received a call stating someone was screaming for help in the area. As officers were driving to the call, dispatchers received information that the house was possibly on fire. When Trouton arrived on scene, he saw the house fully on fire and was advised by neighbors that there was still someone on the second-story balcony in the rear yard. Flames were filling the house, but Trouton did not hesitate and knew he had to get back there to assist the resident, according to Sgt. Brandon Sheffert of the Peoria Po-

Peoria Police Officer Kyle Trouton’s quick actions were hailed by his employers. (Photo courtesy of Peoria Police Department)

lice Department. He made his way through the cluttered side yard to the rear yard, where he was met with smoke and flames. He saw a man hanging onto the second-story balcony, and Trouton told him to let go and he would catch him. “The male jumped, and officer Trouton was able to catch him and keep him from hitting the ground,” Sheffert said. “Thankfully, due to officer Trouton’s quick actions, nobody was injured in this fire. Peoria Fire Medical arrived on scene quickly and evaluated the resident and worked to ensure the fire was contained.” Body camera footage from Trouton can be found on the Peoria Police Department’s social media (@PeoriapoliceAZ) and on YouTube at https://bit.ly/PeoriaPoliceFire. The cause of the fire is being investigated, Sheffert said.

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somewhere different in their community telling stories.” Warren wished she could do that, but she wasn’t sure how to navigate it. She did not exactly know what “journalism” was. “I took a journalism class in high school, and that’s how I started this journey,” she said. After graduating high school in 2011, she headed to the Cronkite school, which aptly prepared her for work in the “real world.” She reported for and anchored Cronkite News. “I built a reel with different stories and things that I had covered while in college,” she said. “I honestly feel like going to that school prepared me so much for my first job out of college. I could see the difference between me coming out of college and other new reporters who had, maybe, gone somewhere else.” Warren started her television career reporting, anchoring and producing at KVIA-TV, where she won a Texas AP Award covering the border cities of El Paso, Las Cruces and Juarez. “It was definitely really challenging,” said Warren, a former dancer. “I was fresh out of college. This was my first time being in a real TV market, reporting on issues that they were doing

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The problem came to a head during the COVID-19 pandemic when shoppers were met with empty shelves at grocery stores. “I’ve spoken a lot with members of the homeless community, and I’ve recently done a lot of work on food insecurity and childhood hunger,” she said. “I was finding myself reporting live from food banks almost weekly during the time (during the pandemic) when the National Guard was assisting. There were thousands of families who never once before had to use this resource. Now, we were in desperate need because grocery store shelves were empty.” She does, however, enjoy uplifting stories that highlight “great people in our community.” “I remember I did this story — probably at least a few years ago — about a house fire,” she recalled. “There was this man inside of the house who used a wheelchair. His sister came outside and said he was in his bed, and she couldn’t lift him. “This young kid, who happened to live across the street, went inside of their house, lifted him out of bed and helped carry him outside. So many people look at him as a hero, and he was. When I interview someone like that, I feel honored just to be in their presence, because what he did was so honorable. I think when viewers see something like that, they are touched by it.” Recently, Warren returned to Cronkite to teach a videography class. She shows them the proper techniques of using a camera and editing. “It’s a challenging course,” she said. “Some people may not realize that we do sometimes shoot and edit our own video. I tell the students, ‘Sometimes I do this for my job, and you’re going to have to, too.’” Mentoring young journalists is Warren’s passion. “That was a really amazing experience for me, because that’s where I graduated from,” she said. “I was teaching journalists who were in my same shoes at the time. SEE NATIVE PAGE 4

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The Peoria Country Fest is Saturday, Oct. 9, at Pleasant Harbor at Lake Pleasant. The festival will feature live country music from David Nail, Bayou Bandits and Ivan Harshman. There will be food trucks, a beer garden and live bull riding. The event runs from 2 to 10 p.m. Tickets are $25, and admission is free for children 12 years old and younger. A limited number of VIP tickets are available for $75. VIP ticket holders will enjoy a separate seating area and bathrooms, private cash bar and meal. Ticket prices do not include entry into Pleasant Harbor, which is an additional $7 per vehicle. Festival attendees are encouraged to buy tickets in advance. Tickets can be purchased at pleasantharbor. bammtickets.com.

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Not enough attention paid to all the missing BY DAVID LEIBOWITZ Peoria Times Columnist

There’s no telling what seizes our population’s collective imagination on any given day, what generates news headlines and clicks by the million. But one topic remains a sure bet: an attractive young white woman gone missing. The latest such tale, the disappearance of 22-year-old Gabby Petito, came to the saddest end imaginable Sept. 19, when investigators found her body in Wyoming’s Teton-Bridger National Forest. On Sept. 21, the Teton County coroner ruled Petito’s death a homicide. The news media’s Petito obsession will likely continue for some time: The deceased’s travel partner and fiancé, Brian Laundrie, is still missing at press time. Authorities are combing a swampy 25,000-acre nature preserve in west Florida searching for Laundrie, who could hardly look guiltier in Petito’s death. In July the pair went off to explore the American West by van. It was set to be a four-month trip, but Laundrie reportedly came home on Sept. 1,

solo and mum about Petito’s whereabouts. The girl’s family reported Gabby missing 10 days later. A national whodunit erupted that has stretched for weeks. In its wake trail the names we all have heard: JonBenet Ramsey, Chandra Levy, Elizabeth Smart, Laci Peterson, Natalee Holloway, Caylee Anthony. All white, all female, all gone, all the subject of intense fascination. Which leads to my point: I’ve read often about “missing white woman syndrome,” a media reality that has been the subject of academic research. Many who cite it complain that the Gabby Petitos of the world don’t deserve such attention. That sounds small to me, petty. Instead, I wish that every missing person — skin color, age and gender aside — would receive some level of national attention, with the resources that scrutiny brings. Because for every Gabby Petito, there’s a Daniel Robinson and a thousand more cases like his. Robinson, a 24-year-old African American male, went missing in the far West Valley near Buckeye on June 23. Three weeks later, a rancher found the geologist’s Jeep upturned in a ravine. Twelve days after that, searchers found

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a human skull near the vehicle, but police say those remains are not Daniel. What happened to Robinson is still a mystery, despite Buckeye police using off-road vehicles, cadaver dogs, a drone and a chopper to search 70 square miles of desert. For every Gabby Petito, there’s also a Jhessye Shockley. The 5-year-old Glendale girl with the big smile went missing in October 10 years ago. Police have never found her body, which they believe was forced into a suitcase and abandoned in a Tempe trash bin. A month after the little Black girl vanished, cops named her mother a suspect. Today, Jerice Hunter is serving life, convicted of murder and child abuse despite no eyewitnesses and no body. The case is closed beyond a reasonable doubt, but I still wonder about Jhessye every year about this time. I think about Mikelle Biggs, too, every January. The Mesa 11-year-old

went missing the day after New Year’s 1999. One minute she was riding her bicycle on El Moro Avenue; the next she was gone. It has been nearly 23 years. I wonder what becoming a national obsession might have meant for Mikelle, Jhessye and Daniel. I wonder about the 600,000 Americans who go missing yearly and about the 970 Arizonans currently listed in NamUS, the national missing persons database. Some blame racism for our fascination with Gabby Petito. That’s part of it, but hardly the major felony at hand here. These are kidnappings, trafficking cases, homicides. We should pay as much attention as we can to as many of the disappeared as we can, for as long as we can. Ignorance is not bliss, not when lives hang in the balance. David Leibowitz has called the Valley home since 1995. Contact david@ leibowitzsolo.com.

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Biden administration wants to fundamentally change America BY J.D. HAYWORTH Peoria Times Columnist

You may not recall the name Paul Greenberg, but you certainly recall the nickname he bestowed on a politician who became president. It was Paul Greenberg, in his newspaper column, who concocted the sobriquet “Slick Willie” to describe then-Arkansas Gov. Bill Clinton. Gov. Clinton cast himself as a progressive reformer in a speech to the 1980 Arkansas Democratic Convention; Greenberg disagreed, calling Clinton a false reformer and making up the memorable moniker. “Slick Willie” stuck to Clinton and contributed to his defeat by Republican Frank White that November. Of course, Clinton came back. In 1992, when he decided to make his move and run for president, Paul Greenberg made a move from the Pine Bluff Commercial to the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette in Little Rock. From that newspaper’s editorial page, he made another prescient pronouncement.

“When it comes to the Clintons,” he wrote, “don’t listen to what they say … watch what they do.” Actually, that’s good advice for evaluating anyone in public office. But in the case of Joe Biden and his cabinet, the advice should be modified in this fashion: Listen to what they say… at least, what they say again and again and again. In a recent appearance before the Senate Homeland Security Committee, DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas could not give Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) a specific count of the number of Haitians encamped under a border bridge in Del Rio, Texas or the total of Haitians who had already been admitted to the U.S. illegally from that location. Nor did Secretary Mayorkas provide the committee with updated information on the Afghan evacuees awaiting resettlement here, though he did apologize to Sen. Rob Portman (R-OH), saying, “You’re entitled to that information.” But perhaps the most memorable moment in the hearing came when Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) confronted the Secretary of Homeland Security, pointing to more than 200,000 “border

encounters” over two straight months. “Are you happy with what’s happening at the border now… Is this success?” Secretary Mayorkas responded, “We have a plan. We’re executing on our plan, and we will continue to do so.” That is the response that the HHS Secretary always offers and that part is true. The Biden administration does have a plan. It is a plan to fundamentally change America and the way it will be done is by fundamentally changing who is American. Illegal aliens are pouring across our southern border— though it may be inaccurate to even call it a border any longer. Our Border Patrol has been turned into a taxpayer-funded “Welcome Wagon” and babysitting service. Incompetence? No. Intentional? Yes. Couple the ongoing influx from Mexico with the aforementioned arrival of evacuees from Afghanistan and forget the false claims of vetting those “newcomers” or checking them for COVID-19. Joe Biden has a nation that he must “internationalize” and thereby neutralize on the world stage.

Fresh from the debacle of abandoning Americans in Afghanistan, and trusting the Taliban to ensure their safety, Ol’ Joe was making his maiden speech at the United Nations while his DHS Secretary was testifying on Capitol Hill. To the U.N. General Assembly, Mr. Biden proposed even more ways for America to waste more of your money. “Build back better world,” he called it; “ending America as we know it” is more accurate. And though his gait and his memory have slowed, Joe wants this done quickly. “We cannot afford to waste anymore time,” he said in closing. Paul Greenberg closed out his column-writing career in September of 2018; he passed away in April of this year. A wise newcomer to composing columns will not emulate Greenberg’s example of nicknaming the politically notorious. Besides, the most accurate nickname for Joe Biden would be unprintable. J.D. Hayworth worked as a sportscaster at Channel 10, Phoenix, from 1987 until 1994 and represented Arizona in Congress from 1995-2007.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Republicans spread misinformation

Editor: I wanted to thank Robert Lukacs for such a well-written letter to the editor in the Sept. 22 edition of the Foothills Focus. The founding fathers established free public education for all because they knew a democracy needs an educated public to succeed. The GOP-controlled states have tried for 30 years to eliminate public education through reduced funding and impossi-

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I found something. When my parents died a few years ago, I was left boxes of recipes, photos and papers to sift through. I have browsed through everything but recently came across a file folder of old recipes and found a letter my father had written to his mother. The letter was dated Sept. 17, 1945, and scrawled on American Red Cross stationery, written in Tidworth, England. My father was a radio announcer and a writer, so I could hear his distinctive baritone voice as I read the letter. He was a frustrated Army Air Force Sergeant trying to get home to America after the war ended.

“Dear mother. I am mad as (bleep)! I should never have told you I was coming home because this redeployment deal is such a mess that it could stand a Senate investigation. My entire outfit was stranded in France, sitting around doing nothing! Then a bunch of us in the 450th Bomb Squad got flown out to England, staying in Warrington for over a week, doing nothing again. On Sept. 14, 1,000 men left on a train for Southampton, where we were to catch a ship home. Instead, 200 of us were sent on a 300-mile train ride to Liverpool to try and catch a beat-up old boat that may limp to New York in 14 days! Oh, but we missed the ship, so we are stuck for another two weeks!” My father had plenty more to say, and then ended with, “Something is rotten when the great Army and Navy that transported men and equipment

to invade the fortifications of Western Europe cannot even land their own men on their own shores in a reasonable time.” He was pretty steamed that he would miss my mother’s birthday. And reading the long-lost letter was like seeing a completely different side of my father. The lens that we view our parents through is often constricted to one-way … child to parent. I also found a little booklet made out of the flimsy pages of cigarette packs, strung together with string. My father had received this from a friend who was a prisoner of war for two years. As a colonel, the man had the other prisoners write their names, rank, serial numbers and addresses on the pages of the flimsy cigarette pack paper. Not sure how, but it ended up in a folder of Christmas cookie recipes. Worthy of a WWII museum, it is a faded glimpse

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Fall League back on track for 90 games in 2021 BY TYLER BUDGE

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The MLB announced its 2021 Arizona Fall League schedule, which begins its 90-game regular season on Wednesday, Oct. 13. The AFL regular season is back in full swing after an abbreviated year and will be capped off by the league

2021 FALL SCHEDULE Wednesday, Oct. 13, Peoria @ Salt River Wednesday, Oct. 13, Surprise @ Mesa Wednesday, Oct. 13, Glendale @ Scottsdale Thursday, Oct. 14, Glendale @ Peoria Thursday, Oct. 14, Salt River @ Surprise Thursday, Oct. 14, Scottsdale @ Mesa Friday, Oct. 15, Mesa @ Surprise Friday, Oct. 15, Scottsdale @ Glendale Friday, Oct. 15, Salt River @ Peoria Saturday, Oct. 16, Scottsdale @ Peoria Saturday, Oct. 16, Glendale @ Surprise Saturday, Oct. 16, Mesa @ Salt River Monday, Oct. 18, Scottsdale @ Salt River Monday, Oct. 18, Surprise @ Peoria Monday, Oct. 18, Glendale @ Mesa Tuesday, Oct. 19, Salt River @ Peoria Tuesday, Oct. 19, Scottsdale @ Glendale Wednesday, Oct. 20, Surprise @ Salt River Wednesday, Oct. 20, Mesa @ Scottsdale Wednesday, Oct. 20, Peoria @ Glendale Thursday, Oct. 21, Scottsdale @ Surprise

championship on Saturday, Nov. 20. After a pandemic-dictated cancellation last year, the Fall Stars game and the Futures game are scheduled this season. There are six teams in the AFL: the Glendale Desert Dogs, Mesa Solar Sox, Peoria Javelinas, Salt River Rafters, Scottsdale Scorpions and the Surprise Saguaros. Thursday, Oct. 21, Glendale @ Salt River Thursday, Oct. 21, Mesa @ Peoria Friday, Oct. 22, Surprise @ Glendale Friday, Oct. 22, Mesa @ Salt River Friday, Oct. 22, Peoria @ Scottsdale Saturday, Oct. 23, Mesa @ Glendale Saturday, Oct. 23, Peoria @ Surprise Saturday, Oct. 23, Salt River @ Scottsdale Monday, Oct. 25, Glendale @ Scottsdale Monday, Oct. 25, Mesa @ Surprise Tuesday, Oct. 26, Mesa @ Peoria Tuesday, Oct. 26, Surprise @ Scottsdale Wednesday, Oct. 27, Glendale @ Mesa Wednesday, Oct. 27, Surprise @ Peoria Wednesday, Oct. 27, Scottsdale @ Salt River Thursday, Oct. 28, Glendale @ Peoria Thursday, Oct. 28, Salt River @ Surprise Thursday, Oct. 28, Scottsdale @ Mesa Friday, Oct. 29, Glendale @ Scottsdale Friday, Oct. 29, Salt River @ Peoria Friday, Oct. 29, Surprise @ Mesa Saturday, Oct. 30, Peoria @ Mesa Saturday, Oct. 30, Surprise @ Scottsdale Saturday, Oct. 30, Salt River @ Glendale

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‘Hungry’ Coyotes headed for final Glendale season BY ZACH LARSON Cronkite News

They needed a new coach, a new home and even some new players after making a slew of off-season trades. Now, with a new season around the bend, the Arizona Coyotes entered training camp feeling refreshed. “I’m sure there (aren’t) too many teams in history that have had this amount of turnover in a year. I don’t know if expansion teams even have this much,” forward Christian Fischer said, jokingly. The Coyotes’ 2021 offseason was the busiest among all NHL clubs, as the team traded multiple players, signed André Tourigny as their new coach and, most recently, began looking for a new home. This season will be the last at Gila River Arena in Glendale. All of this activity hangs over low pre-season expectations surrounding the Coyotes, giving

jections; they aren’t always accurate.” Since 2003, the Coyotes have called Glendale their home. But in August, the city decided to not renew the agreement with the team, beginning the search for a new home. On Sept. 20, the Coyotes revealed renderings for a $1.7 billion arena in Tempe. While finding a new home is the executives’ headache, the players and coaching staff remain focused on the games “It’s been a crazy offseason,” Jakob Chychrun said. ahead. The NHL’s regular (Photo by James Franks/Cronkite News) season is slated to start Oct. 12, with the Coyotes opening on the road in Columbus Oct. 14. Their the players a lot to process and push home opener is Oct. 18 against St. Louis. aside in their preparation. “The furthest I look is tomorrow’s “I just try to block out the noise and go play good hockey,” forward Law- practice. I try to stay in the present,” son Crouse said. “I’d be lying if I said Tourigny said. “I don’t look at what’s I didn’t see the projections of where we happening next week, two weeks, two will be this season. Those are just pro- months from now.”

Entering his first year as an NHL coach, Tourigny said he wants to coach a physical team that plays “in-yourface hockey,” with a roster comprised of players looking to prove they have more to offer. Tourigny has a wealth of experience at the minor league level, along with three years as an NHL assistant coach and time served in the upper levels of Hockey Canada’s junior and men’s national teams. “He’s been chomping at the bit,” general manager Bill Armstrong said. “He’s a very motivated guy, and we’re excited.” With the new coach comes new faces as well. The Coyotes traded most of their core players from the previous season, including Darcy Kuemper, Oliver Ekman-Larsson, Conor Garland and Christian Dvorak. For defenseman Jakob Chychrun, it’s been the most turnover he’s seen in his six years playing SEE COYOTES PAGE 17

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mindset,” he said. for the Coyotes. As the Coyotes open their training “It’s been a crazy offseason,” Chychrun said. “I’ve gone through team- camp, the players have read through somates moving to different places, and cial media as well, hearing labels callthis summer was definitely the craziest ing the team “terrible” and “rebuilding.” offseason I’ve gone through since I’ve But every person involved in the organization sees opportunities to exceed been here.” Chychrun is one of the many players the expectations and produce a talented on the roster looking to take that next team for the season. “We’ve got a hungry team,” Armstep. After playing through a wrist injury through the final 20 games of the strong said. “There’s a competitive team 2020-21 season, Chychrun feels healthy in that locker room.” For more stories from Cronkite News, and prepared for taking a leadership role visit cronkitenews.azpbs.org. in the upcoming season. “I think we have a real opportunity to turn some heads and surprise some people and really start to change the The Coyotes’ proposed arena entertainment district in Tempe would culture here, sit on 46 acres of land south of the Salt River and would be located near the intersection of Rio Salado Parkway and Priest Drive. (Renderdeveloping ing courtesy of Arizona Coyotes) a winning

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Todd LeDuc returns home for Monster Jam BY CHRISTINA FUOCO-KARASINSKI Peoria Times Executive Editor

Monster Energy truck driver Todd LeDuc is probably the world’s coolest dad. The Peoria resident is a hit at his son’s career days at school. “They love it,” LeDuc said. “I bring my truck and they all get a kick out of it.” LeDuc is returning home for Monster Jam at State Farm Stadium on Saturday, Oct. 2. Driving is in LeDuc’s blood as well, as he is the son of legendary off-road driver Curt LeDuc and the brother of fellow driver Kyle LeDuc. “When I was a child, I was

Peoria resident Todd LeDuc returns to the Valley for Monster Jam on Saturday, Oct. 2 in State Farm Stadium riding for Monster Energy. Driving is in his blood as the son of legendary off-road driver Curt LeDuc and brother of fellow driver Kyle LeDuc. (Photos courtesy of Todd LeDuc)

always competing with my brother,” he said. “I was riding bikes faster than everybody else in the neighborhood or jumping higher. It’s always been in me deep down.” Driving the Monster Energy truck, LeDuc said even though fans’ adrenaline gets him charged, he especially enjoys the traveling. “I’ve got a gypsy soul or something,” he said. “I like traveling or seeing the world, meeting new people and sharing what Monster Jam is with the world. “Here in the United States, we’re so accustomed to big trucks and racing. In Brazil or Australia, they don’t have those kinds of things. To showcase what Monster Jam is with other countries and blowing people’s minds is cool. SEE MONSTER JAM PAGE 20

Ivan Harshman continues to deliver as solo artist BY JORDAN HOUSTON Peoria Times Staff Writer

Music was always an escape for Scottsdale resident Ivan Harshman. The full-time musician describes it as a therapeutic outlet throughout his childhood — and still stands by that statement. Growing up in Toledo, Ohio, Harshman said he was “one of those kids forced to mature quickly.” Harshman recalls the first time he was given a handful of records, including tunes by Paul McCartney and the Animals, from his aunt at around 5 years old. “Music for me at an early age was important,” explained Harshman, a former member of the Elliots. “No. 1, I liked it and it was really special to me in a certain way.

As a self-described “blues rock dude,” Ivan Harshman enjoys performing solo shows in cities including Queen Creek, Cave Creek and Peoria, with future shows listed at his website, ivanharshman.com. (Photo courtesy of Ivan Harshman)

“I would hide in my room and listen to records and play army men. It was a big deal, because there was always a lot going on in the house. It was an escape for me.” Now, the vocalist, writer and instrumentalist is making a name for himself throughout the North Valley as a mustsee — or hear — talent. Harshman has shared the stage with a multitude of renowned musicians and acts, including Derek Trucks, Keb Mo, Ian Moore, Gin Blossoms, David Crosby, Charlie Musselwhite, Carl Palmer, Cake, Sugar Ray, the Samples, Lisa Loeb, the Verve Pipe, Roger Clyne & the Peacemakers, Mark Mikel, Mudjaw’s Cantankerous Jubilee and the Zombies. A self-described “blues rock dude,” SEE ARTIST PAGE 22

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Theater Works to sell Wonderland-themed props BY BRIDGETTE M. REDMAN Peoria Times Contributing Writer

The prop sale will include large character cutouts, painted furniture, wire bunnies and lots of Wonderland-themed clocks, hearts and faux greenery. There will be teapots and large arches, chairs and desks. (Photo courtesy of Theater Works)

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theater for Theater Works.” Unwilling to just go dark, the Peoria company is offering its audiences a Halloween shopping experience. From 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 9, within the Peoria Center for the Performing Arts, Theater Works will sell props and set pieces from the “Curiouser” productions. “If you saw any of our ‘Curiouser’ productions, this is your chance to get a memento from the experience,” Hinkle said. “If you didn’t get to experience this show, the sale gives you a small glimpse at the magnitude of the creativity that went into this massive production.” “Curiouser & Curiouser” was developed in response to pandemic restrictions because the audience was naturally socially distant and limited to only 12 people at a time. Immersive theater is a form of theater where the audience moves through the sets, interacts directly with actors, and

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“I’ve definitely been put on this Earth to drive monster trucks. To do this as a career and a job is incredible. I like talking to the fans and when they express their opinions, it’s the coolest thing.” Fans get the opportunity to do so during the Monster Jam Pit Party, prior to the Saturday evening event. They can see the massive trucks up close, watch live pre-race interviews and participate in Q&As with the drivers, get pre-signed autograph cards, take pictures and enjoy other family-friendly fun. Pit Passes are $20 for this VIP experience. “It’s going to be a lot of fun,” he said. “Come out to Glendale and we’ll have some fun.” The last few years have been successful for LeDuc. He won three stadium tour championships. He drives “like a madman, like normal,” and tried to do a double backflip last year. “I didn’t complete the world’s highest back flip,” he said with a laugh. “But I need adrenaline to keep me

moving through the day. It’s a craving I have all the time to compete and race.” The show this weekend features, according to LeDuc, “three to four big hitters, and at least 11 people who are capable of winning.” During the conversation, LeDuc was on a road trip from Wisconsin to Phoenix, on his way home from an off-road race with his son. “I love riding my mountain bikes all over,” LeDuc said. “I like riding dirt bikes with my kids. I love Char (Pizzeria Napoletana). It’s a create-your-own pizza place. I’m a pizza fanatic. They cook the pizzas right there. It’s a great place to chill and hang out. That’s my go-to spot.”

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different way,” Hinkle said. What might you find at the “Curiouser” shop? There will be large character cutouts, painted furniture, wire bunnies and lots of Wonderland-themed clocks, hearts and faux greenery. There will be teapots and large arches, chairs and desks, too. Theater Works does warn that not all props in the sprawling show will be sold. Shoppers should come early for the best selection. They range in price from $1 to more than $100 and can be paid for with cash, credit card or check. Shoppers must take all items with them at the time of purchase. Also, all shoppers must wear a mask as is mandated by the city of Peoria in city buildings.

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Harshman can be found performing solo in Queen Creek, Cave Creek and Peoria. With his schedule listed on his website, he can satisfy a variety of requests, including classics like his Beatles medley, David Bowie, “Thirteen” and “Into the Mystic,” as well as perform his own original pieces, like “Avalon” and “The Dailies.” “It doesn’t really matter what songs you play, as long as you play well,” Harshman said. “If you destroy someone’s favorite song, you’re not doing them or yourself any favors.” Harshman, whose sound ranges from a blend of bluegrass to “pop-Beatles-esque songs,” said he prefers not to limit himself to any particular category. He considers his songs as “all over the map.” “I’m an Anglophile. I love the Beatles and that whole scene,” he shared. “But, I’m a blues rock dude, and that’s the type of rock ’n’ roll that is still popular. People call it different things — blues rock. That’s, like, heavy metal like Black Sabbath. I’m a soulful, powerful

singer.” Harshman attributes his inspiration to first dabble in the music industry to his uncle, a singer and bass player. At 14, he taught himself how to play the guitar. Harshman then began writing lyrical pieces shortly after, he explained. “I started writing songs immediately,” Harshman recounted. “I had a lot going on inside of me. There’s two kinds of performers. There’s the ones that are using it as a catharsis and then there’s people that want attention.” Harshman organized his first threepiece band about a year later, he said, in which he played the bass guitar with several of his classmates. The group covered the Red Hot Chili Peppers and Jimi Hendrix, among other artists, at gatherings for fraternities and sororities. At 16, Harshman played for his uncle’s band at local bars while helping with stage management. “I would run lights, and they would pay me to be a light man,” he said. “And then I would come up and would sing, at first, two or three songs, and then four

or five.” After graduating from high school, Harshman earned his own open stage night at a local bar called Shari’s Place Upstairs. The stage was furnished with microphones and a drum set, Harshman explained. “It was a musician’s bar. That’s who hung out there, musicians,” he said. “I would host the night and people would come up and want to play, and they could. All of a sudden, drums would kick in behind me. If you started playing a song somebody liked, they’d just walk up and start playing with you. “It’s really how I learned. All of those guys were older, seasoned and ridiculously good musicians.” Harshman arrived in Tempe around the late ’90s. The aspiring musician, who was in his early 20s at the time, initially planned to pursue music in Los Angeles, but his hopes were curtailed following the demise of the record label industry in the early 2000s. He then joined what would become

the Arizona-based “supergroup” the Elliots shortly after. The trio contained fellow singer-songwriters Blake Thompson on the vocals and guitar and Kate Russo on vocals, the electric violin and keyboards. “We were three lead singer-songwriters. We called ourselves the unofficial supergroup,” Harshman recounted. “Everybody was a lead singer-songwriter from another band. Basically, we started writing and playing and had a great following.” Harshman left the group around 2004 to pursue his next chapter as primarily a solo artist, he said. In 2009, he joined the classic rock outfit The Rig with Valley musicians Ronnie Winter, a vocalist and guitarist, and Gary Bruzzese, a vocalist and drummer. To this day, the group performs once a month at local hangouts like Cave Creek’s The Hideaway Grill. Performing is one of the few times that Harshman feels in the moment, he SEE ARTIST PAGE 23

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said. “When I’m performing, it’s the only time where I’m really concentrating on one thing and I feel relaxed,” Harshman explained. “I feel like I’m where I’m supposed to be. I don’t feel anxious. I don’t feel nervous. I don’t feel like I’m missing something.” Harshman added it is an important time to support live and local musicians.

He encourages music lovers to continue to buy records or pay musicians in any capacity that they can. “Live music is alive and well, as long as people keep showing up,” he shared. “People love live music. After COVID, people would come from different states and would come and cry. Grown men and women would cry. It’s very important to people.”

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Here’s a concept attributed by some to Mother Teresa about life. Her attitude, compassion, work ethic, and incredible belief in God have inspired the whole world. “Life is a challenge; meet it. Life is a promise; fulfill it. Life is a duty; complete it. Life is sorrow; overcome it. Life is an adventure; dare it. Life is a struggle; accept it. Life is a tragedy; confront it. Life is beauty; take

time to admire it.” Don Kraft, an old acquaintance of mine, added two more thoughts about this. “Life is an opportunity; seize it. Life is chaos; organize it.” I like this upgrade in perspective. It’s authentic and inspiring. It’s realistic about the present, but it makes way for a future. It says one door may be closed, but another door opened, and I will find it. The challenge adjusts our attitude and outlook. It assures us that we can get back up given time, commitment and perseverance if we fall. So please permit me to add one more perspective to this list. Life is about relationships; value those relationships. Consider this neglected family relationship.

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It was a couple’s 60th anniversary. The couple’s three grown children, all successful, agreed to a Sunday dinner in their honor. “Happy anniversary, mom and dad,” their oldest son gushed. “Sorry, I’m running late. I had an emergency at the hospital with a patient, you know how it is, and I didn’t have time to get you a gift.” “Not to worry,” the father said. “The important thing is we’re all together today.” Their second son arrived. “You and mom look great. Dad, I just flew in from Montreal between depositions and didn’t have time to shop for you.” “It’s nothing,” the father said. “We’re glad you were able to come.” Just then, their daughter arrived. “Hello, and happy anniversary! Sorry, but my boss is sending me out of town, and I was swamped packing, so I didn’t have time to get you anything.” After they had finished their dessert, the father said, “There’s something your mother and I have wanted to tell you for a long time. You see, we were poor, but we managed to send each of you to college. Through the years, your mother and I knew we loved each other very much, but we just never found the time to get married.” The three children gasped and said, “What? You mean we are illegitimate?” “Yep,” the father said. “And cheap ones, too.” Well, as they say, the truth will first make you miserable, but then it sets you free. Free from what and whom? Free from yourself. So, why are relationships so hard? We were raised to think that everything revolves around us. We learned we could get whatever we wanted when we wanted it and there would be no consequences. We cried. We manipulated. It was all about us. “I deserve and am owed the best.” We didn’t want green grass; we wanted green grass

with a horse on it. But, then, the horse was not enough; it had to be a unicorn with a hat, standing on a flowery carpet. Then the hat was not enough; it needed to be a flower on top of the hat.” Thanks to the Huffington Post for this observation. Then, when we got married. Or we met someone else or work with someone else with the same upbringing and expectations we have, who is taking our spotlight. Suddenly the focus is on someone else. Then we competed. We demanded attention. “My need matters the most.” As a result of this, we radiate our self-absorption to others. “Wait until the world sees how amazing I am. I’m special. I don’t want the American dream; I want the American dream my way, and don’t get in my way.” That creates dissatisfaction, envy, jealousy, shame, conflict and coveting. The result is relationship issues from the consequences of broken or neglected relationships that should have lasted years. Ego anger not transformed is ego anger transferred. Here’s our takeaway. I said, and I’m pretty sure Jesus would say, life is about relationships; value those relationships. But, first, understand that there is nothing wrong with having a good self-image. That’s a good thing. But good things taken to extremes become bad things. Self-centeredness and happiness don’t play well with each other. “You have an ego — a consciousness of being an individual. But that doesn’t mean that you are to worship yourself, to think constantly of yourself and to live entirely for yourself” (Billy Graham). “I have more trouble with D. L. Moody than anyone else I have ever SEE RELATIONSHIPS PAGE 26

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which means You – Others – Jesus. The definition of J.O.Y. is Jesus – Others – You. That’s beauty; take the time to admire it. Your joy depends on it.

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vide access to flag football to boys and girls across the United States. Participants of the DeAndre Hopkins NFL FLAG football league will have exclusive access to NFL FLAG’s quality programming, special events and experiences hosted by the Arizona Cardinals and Hopkins. “It is great to see current NFL players like DeAndre start a NFL FLAG league in the greater Phoenix community,” said Roman Oben, NFL vice president of football development. “These efforts will create more opportunities for all kids to learn the game of football.” In partnership with Every Kid Sports, NFL FLAG works to make the game of flag football more accessible and affordable to athletes from income-restricted families across the United States. Every Kid Sports, a leading national nonprofit dedicated to removing the financial barriers of youth recreational sports, covers the cost of registration fees for athletes from income-restricted families so they can experience the positive benefits of playing sports. Starting in fall, Every Kid Sports allows NFL FLAG qualifying athletes to register for a league for $10. “DeAndre has always been outspoken about the importance of giving back to his community, and we’re thrilled he chose to make an impact

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Gwen Gunnell (Rowland) was welcomed into Heaven by Jesus on September 1, 2021. Born in Phoenix, Arizona on February 7, 1933, the family moved to Peoria in the early 1940’s. Gwen and her sister, Carole, enjoyed life on the Rowland family farm along with years of fun and active service at the First Baptist Church of Glendale. The year after graduating from Peoria High School in 1951, Gwen married her sweetheart, Don Gunnell, who had graduated from the rival high school in Glendale. They worked together expanding their dairy farm as well as growing their family before moving to Camp Verde in 1964. God opened many avenues of business for Gwen and Don rounding cattle on the ranch, flipping hamburgers at Don’s Verde Burger, and selling property in the Verde Valley through Gunnell Realty. Camping and fishing became part of the standard family get-away. Vacation Bible School, Little League, Sunday School classes and 4-H club projects kept Gwen busy with Don alongside as they chased after their kids and poured into the lives of other boys and girls. Gwen is loved and survived by daughters, Bobbilyn Moore and Karen Blevins (John) and by sons, Stanley Gunnell and Doug Gunnell. Her life continues to be blessed by 12 grandchildren, 36 great-grandchildren and 4 great-great grandchildren. Gwen will be missed by her sister, Carole Van Meter (Charlie), sister-in-law, Marcia Gunnell, and brother-in-law Jack Gunnell (Mary). A bushel of nieces, nephews, cousins and dear friends love and have been loved by “Gwennie.” Preceded in death by her

husband, Don, parents, Bob and Ruby Rowland, and son-in-law, Mike Moore, Gwen now experiences new adventures with loved ones in Heaven. God blessed many lives through Gwen’s walk with Jesus, her devotion to family and friends, and her generosity and service to community. Alongside the careers she and Don established in family businesses, Gwen also served as a board member on the Yavapai County Work Force Investment Board, on the Verde Valley Concert Association, as a chairperson of the Camp Verde Library Commission and served with the Arizona Library Friends. Gwen assisted in the establishment of the Camp Verde Adult Education and Enrichment Program and served as director of the Camp Verde Adult Reading Program for 20 years. She continued to treasure relationships with CVARP students, volunteers and her special ESL families through the years that followed her assistance there. Her most recent service was as chairperson of the board during the establishment of the Camp Verde Fire District. Gwen can boast, however, that the greatest accomplishments will one day be seen in the lives of her and Don’s grandchildren and the many greats following them. Gwen’s family appreciates those who have reached out with condolences and memories. Grandkids have chuckled over favorite Granny moments and friends have shared special touches of Gwen. Her family thanks all for understanding their need to honor Granny later this year with a simple celebration. They also encourage those who have a relationship with Jesus to remember His promise that one day we will celebrate life with Gwen in Heaven. For now, however, it’s fun to view or share memories and photographs at www.buelerfuneralhome.com

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A City Initiated Major Amendment that updates text within the following chapters of the General Plan as follows: • Chapter 3 - Remove erroneous Figure 4 reference in Growth Areas section, and renumbering of exhibits. • Chapter 4 – Update to Peoria On The Go (POGO) section to reflect future expanded service areas, and address Transportation Network policies to reflect on-going efforts to expand fixed-route service and trail networks within the City of Peoria. • Chapter 7 – Update organization naming, goals, and policies to reflect successful reaccreditation of Peoria Fire-Medical Department, and adoption of their 2020-2025 Strategic Plan. • Chapter 8 – Update Table 8-1 General Plan Amendment Criteria to add “Reclassification of Collector Road to Local Roadway deemed unsubstantial by the City’s Traffic Engineer” so that it does not require a Minor General Plan Amendment. Reclassifications deemed substantial will continue to be processed as a minor amendment as before.

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PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is given pursuant to ARS §9462.04, ARS §9-461.09(A) and the City Code of Peoria, Arizona, that the Planning and Zoning Commission for the City of Peoria will hold a public hearing on Thursday, October 21, 2021 at 6:30 p.m. in the Peoria City Council Chambers, 8401 W. Monroe Street, Peoria, Arizona 85345.

Further information related to these requests or the Public Hearings may be obtained from the Planning Division of the Planning & Community Development Department, 9875 N. 85th Avenue, Peoria, Arizona 85345, or by calling the Planning Division at 623-773-7200. Agenda items: Speedway: Minor General Plan Amendment (GPA20-05) Discussion and possible action to amend the 2040 Peoria General Plan Land Use Map for 2.87 acres of land from Mixed Use Main Street to Commercial for the development of a convenience store with fueling center and future retail pad. The proposed development is located at the northwest corner of 99 th Avenue and Northern Avenue. The scheduled City Council Hearing will be held on November 9, 2021 beginning at 6:00 p.m. for case GPA20-05. Speedway: Planned Area Development (Z20-08) Discussion and possible action to rezone approximately 2.87 acres of land from General Agriculture (AG) to the proposed Speedway Planned Area Development (PAD). The proposed development would contain a convenience store with fueling center with a pad site reserved for future retail use. The proposed development is located at the northwest corner of 99th Avenue and Northern Avenue.

The scheduled City Council Hearing will be held on November 9, 2021 beginning at 6:00 p.m. for case Z20-08. Published: Peoria Times, Sept 30, 2021 / 41652

ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION HAVE BEEN FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE ARIZONA CORPORATION COMMISSION FOR I Name: CHRP INVESTMENTS LLC II The address of the registered office is: 1700 E Main St, MESA, AZ, 85203. The name of the Statutory Agent is: Daniel Odes Prock III Management of the Limited Liability Company is vested in a manager or managers. The names of each person who is a manager and each member who owns a twenty percent or greater interest in the capital or profits of the limited liability company are: MANAGER Daniel Odes Prock, 1700 E Main St, MESA, AZ, 85203 MEMBERS Carter Odes Prock, Hunter Morgan Prock, Ryker Thomas Prock all of 2904 s greenwood, MESA, AZ, 85212. Published Peoria Times, Sept 16, 23, 30, 2021. / 41308

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ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION HAVE BEEN FILED IN THE E OF THE ARIZONA CORPORATION COMMISSION FOR I Name: DOODLE DEVOTION LLC II The address of the registered office is: 3430 W Carlise Rd., Desert Hills AZ 85086 The name of the Statutory Agent is: Austin Scott Manahan JR Management of the Limited Liability Company is vested in a manager or managers. The names of each person who is a manager and each member who owns a twenty percent or greater interest in the capital or profits of the limited liability company are: MEMBERS Austin Scott Manahan JR and John Paul Sweeney both of 3430 W Carlise Rd., Desert Hills AZ 85086 Published Peoria Times, Sept 16, 23, 30 2021 / 41161 ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION HAVE BEEN FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE ARIZONA CORPORATION COMMISSION FOR I Name: MULTUM SOLUTIONS LLC II The address of the registered office is: 68 w del rio st, GILBERT, AZ 85233, The name of the Statutory Agent is: Jose Antonio Prieto JR III Management of the Limited Liability Company is vested in a manager or managers. The names of each person who is a manager and each member who owns a twenty percent or greater interest in the capital or profits of the limited liability company are: /MANAGER Jose Antonio Prieto JR, 68 w del rio st, GILBERT, AZ 85233, Published Peoria Times, Sept 23, 30, Oct 7, 2021 / 41382

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