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Peoria near top of ‘safe cities’ list

BY TOM SCANLON

Peoria Times Managing Editor

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Peoria is in the top 15 “safest cities in America,” according to WalletHub, “I think Peoria is overall an extremely safe city,” said Brandon Sheffert, spokesman for the Peoria Police Department.

According to WalletHub, Peoria had an overall ranking of 81.86, sandwiched between Burlington, Vermont, and Madison, Wisconsin.

Columbia, Maryland, was ranked as the safest American city, with Gilbert the fourth-safest, Chandler ninth and Scottsdale 12th. Glendale came in at 55 on the safe cities list.

The least-safe of 182 cities, according to WalletHub, is St. Louis, Missouri.

More important to Sheffert are local comparisons.

“Our crime rate is generally lower in Peoria than a lot of other cities around us,” he said.

Peoria and other cities report crime statistics annually to the FBI. Statistics for this year will not be released for months.

Analyzing 2018 FBI statistics, Peoria can be called one of the safest cities in the West Valley.

At the end of September, the FBI stated violent crime in the U.S. in 2018 was down 3.3 percent from 2017. Property crimes

DVUSD boundary changes may impact Peoria students

BY ERIC NEWMAN

also dropped 6.3 percent, marking the 16th consecutive year the collective estimates for these offenses declined.

According to the FBI, the national rate of violent crime was 368.9 offenses per 100,000 inhabitants.

Peoria, with an estimated population of 170,177, recorded 388 violent crimes. Peoria’s violent crime rate of 227 per 100,000 is 38% lower than the national average.

Peoria’s violent crime rate was less than half Glendale’s which had a violent crime rate of 467 per 100,000.

The violent crime rate in Phoenix was 732 per 100,000, almost twice the national SEE SAFE PAGE 3

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Deer Valley Unified School District is considering boundary changes likely to impact Peoria and Glendale students at Mountain Ridge and Sandra Day O’Connor high schools.

Jim Migliorino, deputy superintendent of DVUSD’s Fiscal and Business Services, gave a presentation in the Sandra Day O’Connor library on Dec. 11, providing parents and concerned residents information on the district’s potential boundary changes.

“We look at school capacity on an annual basis,” Migliorino explained. “This process starts with an annual demographic report we commission, which includes looking at school capacity now and in the future based on student projected SEE DVUSD PAGE 4

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Area students rally to fight climate change

BY ERIC NEWMAN

Peoria Times Staff Writer

Dozens of students and community members gathered at Centennial Plaza in Peoria on Friday, Dec. 6. Called a “climate strike,” the event rallied support for legislative action to combat climate change in the West Valley.

Grace Xu, 16, and Zach Denes, 20, are the Peoria and Glendale leads of the Arizona Youth Climate Strike group that aims to enact change for climate justice.

AZCYS had strikes throughout the state at several city council locations on Friday, including Phoenix, Tucson, Prescott, Tempe and Flagstaff as part of the Global Youth Climate Strike organization to demand change on the same day.

Denes, a student at GCU, said progress to slow or stop global warming begins with cities like Peoria and Glendale, which are the largest in the area.

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that the cities will hopefully enact climate action plans,” he said.

Other demands include a rapid decarbonization of the city’s energy and a halt on the fossil fuel infrastructure.

The group also urged cities to adopt a climate resilience plan to protect all residents, especially those in low-income communities, from the effects of climate change.

The two leads, along with a slew of student volunteers around their age, have worked tirelessly since around the start of November to get the word out through social media, news outlets and even printed fliers throughout regular haunts like local Starbucks shops and other youth-frequented businesses.

Xu, a student at Mountain Ridge High School, said the time spent has been effective, but the fight did not stop after the strike ended.

“The strike itself is more symbolic.

We’re going to be reaching out to the actual cities themselves and getting people to register to vote and understand exactly what they should do to

help the issues,” she said.

Denes said the battle is uphill. After hours of work to get people to show up, it is even more difficult to get people to register to vote and put in the effort on polling days, he said.

However, he said he has noticed that other youth are inspired by the AZCYS’s activity, and not only will hopefully be active in climate change events but also other social and political causes they care about.

“They’re very happy to see other young people doing these types of things. It kind of makes it relatable,” he said.

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people involved so we want to do as much as we can now. Hopefully that way we can start to make a change now on something so important.”

Thanksgiving invitation ends in three stabbings

BY PEORIA TIMES STAFF Brandon Robinson, accused of turning a Thanksgiving dinner invitation into an attack that injured three, was scheduled to be in Maricopa County Superior Court Tuesday, Dec. 17.

Robinson, 32 of Peoria, faces three aggravated assault charges.

According to victim statements obtained by Avondale Police, Robinson met two of his alleged victims at a bar two nights before Thanksgiving. When Robinson told them he had no place to go for Thanksgiving, the Avondale residents invited him to their home on Apache Street, near Estrella Vista Elementary school in southern Avondale.

According to one of the three victims, Robinson arrived to the home by Uber or Lyft, then “after 15 minutes began to act crazy, then grabbed a kitchen knife

and stabbed all three victims.”

A male victim was stabbed seven times. He required emergency surgery for collapsed lungs.

One of the female victims also required emergency surgery after Robinson allegedly stabbed her five times in the chest and neck.

The third victim, a female, was stabbed once and refused medical treatment.

She provided information to Avondale Police that led to the arrest of Robinson.

Police found him two blocks from the home where the stabbings occurred.

According to police, Robinson had a deep cut on his left hand. He gave as his residence an address on West Palm Road in Peoria.

Robinson has been in the Maricopa County Fourth Avenue Jail since his Nov. 28 arrest.

Peoria Police respond to ‘suspicious incidents’

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Zach Denes (left) and Grace Xu led a ‘climate strike’ rallying for change at Centennial Plaza in Peoria on Dec. 6 (Peoria Times Photo by Eric New-

The Peoria Police Department is looking into allegations that a male in a white Jeep acted suspiciously toward two juveniles, in two separate incidents.

“There are currently active conversations and speculation about these incidents on several social media sites,” said Brandon Sheffert, Peoria Police spokesman. “ While sharing information between neighbors and on social media is an im-

portant form of communication, please remember the only official information about crimes or incidents occurring in Peoria will be provided by the Police Department.”

No further details were provided.

“At this time, these incidents are still under investigation and detectives are actively following up,” Sheffert said.

He said anyone with any information regarding these incidents should contact the Peoria Police Department at 623-773-8311.

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100,000: Surprise, 120; El Mirage, 215; Goodyear, 247; Avondale, 335.

Peoria is near the middle of its West Valley neighbors.

“It’s a good community,” said Sheffert.

“We partner well with the community. Our officers go out to prevent crime.

“It’s a place where people feel safe.”

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He said the DVUSD governing board will “officially consider these boundary changes” Jan. 14, capping a year-long process. Last week, proposed school boundary changes were shared at community meetings at DVUSD high schools.

Some Glendale parents from the Arrowhead Ranch area complained at the Mountain Ridge meeting that it felt as if the district already decided on the new boundaries and ignored their input.

“I do not think the boundary change is a foregone conclusion. In fact, our governing board asked us to develop some options based on the comments made from our Dec. 10 governing board meeting,” Migliorino said.

“Changing school boundaries is not an easy task, and it creates a great deal of emotional reactions. We do put forth a great deal of thought before even considering school boundary changes, and we do respect - and appreciate - how the communities we serve feel very strongly about their school.”

Some parents at the Sandra Day O’Connor High meeting were critical of the proposed changes, raising concerns about potential transportation

Jim Migliorino, deputy superintendent of DVUSD’s Fiscal and Business Services, gave a presentation on Dec. 11 at Sandra Day O’Connor High School (Peoria Times Photo by Eric Newman)

and scheduling problems the changes could bring.

“I think the proposed boundary change involving the Arrowhead Ranch neighborhoods being designated from (Mountain Ridge High School) to (Deer Valley High School) have created the most contentious aspects of the meetings we have held,” Migliorino said, via email Friday.

“The rest of the meetings have been generally - more accepting, but yet still very inquisitive of things such as timing, grandfathering, bus transportation options, etc. but there have been some changes

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At the Sandra Day O’Connor High meeting, he explained those unsatisfied with their options under the new boundaries would have the opportunity to go to different schools as part of open enrollment. However, they would not be provided bus transportation by DVUSD, and sometimes there is a long waitlist for students to get into their desired schools.

“By law, we have to allow for parents to apply for open enrollment. But, there is no guarantee, especially for the schools currently near or over capacity,” Migliorino said.

Zip codes in DVUSD include 85027, 85308, 85310, 85083, 85383, 85085, 85086 and 85087.

The proposed changes would not impact any of the elementary or middle school boundaries currently feeding into Sandra Day O’Connor. But the district would decrease attendance area for the high school itself on the western boundary. Where the current boundary reaches west in Peoria, it would now cut off at around Pyramid Peak in the west.

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from the same area, under the proposed changes they would each feed into Mountain Ridge High in Glendale.

Many of the students west of Interstate 17 who currently attend Desert Mountain Elementary and would go to Sandra Day O’Connor would move to Boulder Creek for high school as a result, as well.

According to Migliorino, the projected change comes as a response to overpopulation at several of the district’s high schools and underutilization of the other district schools, such as Deer Valley High.

“Sandra Day O’Connor is one of the schools, as you can see, already at over 90 percent capacity,” Migliorino said, pointing to a slide in the presentation, “And if you look at projections it could get to even more.”

In an attempt to keep families and communities together, as well as grandfather a group of students in, the plan would minimally affect current eighthgrade students. Even though the proposal would take effect in the 2020-21 school year, 2019-20 eighth graders would go to the current school they are slotted for would still be able to attend the high school they are slotted for. However, school-provided transportation would cut off for these students after the 202122 academic year.

“We’d expect by the time they become juniors and seniors they won’t be riding the bus anymore,” Migliorino said.

The deadline for priority applications for open enrollment will be extended to Jan. 15, he also said.

While many said they understood the need for change, several parents in attendance bemoaned the boundary realignments. One parent said O’Connor already has a parking problem, so the lack of buses for the grandfathered students would cause even more of an issue.

Another said the change would be disruptive for her kids’ schedules and transportation while separating them into different schools.

At the presentation, Migliorino said the board had already received over 170 emails. Suggestions, complaints or other comments can be sent directly to boundaries@dvusd.org.

And, prior to the board meeting on Jan. 14, any other proSEE DVUSD PAGE 8

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West Valley bell ringers give back, one bucket at a time

BY HOWARD FISCHER Capitol Media Services

They are a sight and sound as common to the Christmas season as colorful lights strung on cacti and Bing Crosby crooning “White Christmas.”

Every year, between the day after Thanksgiving through Christmas Eve, the Red Kettle bell ringers appear in front of stores throughout the Valley to collect donations for the Salvation Army.

Each bell ringer stands faithfully by his or her kettle and jingles the small bell nonstop to attract the attention of passers-by, hopefully inspiring them to drop some money into the kettle.

According to Major David Yardley, the Salvation Army Metro Phoenix Program Coordinator, between 225 to 250 Red Kettles and bell ringer combos are part of this year’s Red Kettle Campaign.

The bell ringers work from anywhere from a couple of hours a day to 40 hours a week, Yardley said.

All of the coins and bills ending up in the colorful kettles add up; as Yardley noted, the goal for the Red Kettle

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“Donations to the Red Kettles comprise 21 percent of gifts to the Salvation Army in the Valley for the entire year, helping assist more than 233,000 people annually through a range of social services,” he said, adding the donations help provide food for the hungry; clothing and shelter for the homeless; senior activity and outreach; adult rehabilitation; disaster and heat relief and opportunities for underprivileged children.

Miguel “El Mambo” DeLeon of Sun City and Jerry Derwin of Buckeye are two devoted West Valley bell ringers with almost two decades of Red Kettle experience between them.

DeLeon can be found ringing the bell at a number of locations throughout Sun City and Surprise, including at Wal-Mart, Costco and Hobby Lobby.

“I first moved here to be with my inlaws about 5 years ago. After I got my wife settled and my in-laws settled, I needed something to do,” DeLeon said.

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and I love people, so I decided to go help the Salvation Army by being a bell ringer.”

DeLeon, who is also an entertainer, musician and works as a vendor at a number of sports games throughout the year, dons a festive red, white and green suit with a Christmas tree pattern before heading out to his bell-ringing shifts, which lasts from 5 to 8 hours at a time.

In addition to giving everyone a cheery greeting, DeLeon sings Christmas songs a cappella, which he said definitely helps people take notice.

“Last season the donations filled two buckets a day,” he said.

“I’m a musician with a mambo orchestra and so I know how to work a crowd.”

In addition to enjoying helping to raise money for the Salvation Army, DeLeon said he gets a great deal of satisfaction from seeing how his singing and outgoing demeanor help harried holiday shoppers to relax and be happy.

“When some people walk towards the store, they have no smile on their face and you can tell they have tons of

worries and their shoulders are up in their ears,” he said.

“But when they see me in the suit, all of it goes away. I love seeing their shoulders go down and the joy and smiles on peoples’ faces. As long as my schedule allows it, I will ring the bell.”

Across the West Valley, Derwin volunteers as a bell ringer for the Salvation Army Estrella Mountain Corps Community Center in Avondale.

Derwin, a Buckeye resident, has brought in about $30,000 in donations over the past dozen or so years of bell ringing.

“I started feeling like I wanted to give back to the community. I was in the Marine Corps and I have a strong feeling of patriotism, and I feel it’s important to give back to the country and community,” Derwin said.

“So I thought ‘I think I’ll ring the bell at Sam’s Club for a couple of hours a day.’”

On one of those first bell ringing shifts many years ago, Derwin said a woman approached him and explained how the Salvation Army had saved her son.

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“She told me he was an alcoholic and how the Salvation Army helped him, so I said ‘Wow, tell me what happened’ and she told me about the rehab center and how he went to a program.”

Miguel “El Mambo” DeLeon is not just a ringer, he is an entertainer who puts on a show to raise funds for the Salvation Army at locations around the West Valley (Photo courtesy Miguel DeLeon)

The woman’s story touched Derwin so much, he knew he had to do more than just a couple of hours of volunteering here and there.

“I was really impressed, so I decided to keep doing it. Since then I’ve heard tons of other similar stories from people.”

Like DeLeon, Derwin likes talking to people and singing Christmas carols as

he rings the bell for 8 hours at a time outside of a Wal-Mart or Safeway.

Derwin, who is an Operations Director for a local elementary school, said he has seen first-hand how the Salvation Army has helped students at his school.

“We had some bad storms during the summer, and the Salvation Army was able to help with food boxes for some of the families,” he said.

Derwin said he truly loves his work and feeling like he is doing something tangible to help the community.

“I always make sure to make eye contact and give everyone a sincere greeting. Even if they don’t donate it’s okay; I just want to try to make someone’s day better and I feel a sense of reward at the end of every day.”

Yardley said he is grateful for DeLeon, Derwin and the couple hundred-plus other bell ringers in the Valley.

“The Red Kettle bell ringers are the backbone of the largest fundraising campaign the Salvation Army has each year. Their spirit and commitment help us ‘Fight for Good’ in local communities across the Valley,” he said.

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Oversight of 6K noncertified school workers sought

BY JIM WALSH

Peoria Times Staff Writer

Arizona education officials are sponsoring a bill improving oversight of “non-certified educators,’’ plugging loopholes some accused sex offenders, and others with questionable backgrounds, have used to slip through in the past.

“Uncertified educators’’ represent a broad category of school professionals, which includes about 6,000 people working in both school districts and charter schools.

They would include coaches, student teachers and some administrators who have regular or occasional interaction with students.

“There are gaps where fingerprint identification cards aren’t necessary for people working with kids,’’ said Alicia Williams, executive director of the Arizona Board of Education.

If it becomes law, the bill could impact about 2,000 uncertified school district employees throughout the state and 4,000 charter school employees.

Williams said about 60 percent of charter school teachers are certified, while 40 percent are non-certified.

Williams said the bill is in draft form and will be introduced in the legislative session beginning next month.

The bill essentially would extend the rules already applied to certified educators to uncertified teachers as well.

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would be required to submit a list of all educators working with children to the state Board of Education, a practice already followed by the vast majority of districts and charter schools.

“We’re trying to have oversight of unprofessional and immoral conduct,’’ Williams said.

The board currently has authority to investigate certified educators and to take action against them.

During the 2018-19 school year, the board disciplined 131 educators throughout the state. The variety of disciplines included revocation of certification, surrender, suspension, and a letter of censure, Williams said.

So far, 74 educators have been disciplined during the 2019-2020 school year, with another 21 are scheduled to come before the board at the Dec. 13 meeting.

Williams stressed she is not attempting to expand certification, but the bill would subject non-certified educators to the same sort of discipline as certified educators.

She said she is working with state Rep. Michelle Udall, R-Mesa, a former Mesa Public Schools Governing Board member, on sponsoring the legislation.

Udall said the primary loophole involves teachers accused of a crime, but the case for whatever reason either never reaches law enforcement or does not result in charges being filed.

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Peoria Unified School District selects new superintendent

BY ERIC NEWMAN

Peoria Times Staff Writer

Dr. Jason Reynolds was selected Monday to become Peoria Unified School District’s next superintendent, starting July 1.

After about three hours of a closed executive session, the PUSD school board voted unanimously to select Reynolds, who received a standing ovation from the audience in the district’s board room.

Reynolds is the current PUSD deputy superintendent; he was hired in May. He will replace Linda Palles Thompson, who four months ago announced she will retire at the end of this school year.

Thompson’s announcement led to a national search. Reynolds was selected over superintendents from Michigan, New Mexico and Utah school districts.

He said the appreciation and support he garnered from the district staff and community has been “overwhelming.”

“The support you have shown me, this isn’t about me coming to Peoria, this is about me becoming part of your fami-

Jason Reynolds was selected as PUSD Superintendent on Dec. 16. He will begin his term on July 1, 2020. (Peoria Times Photo by Eric Newman)

ly,” Reynolds said to the crowd.

Before moving to PUSD, Reynolds was the assistant superintendent of Leadership and Secondary Instruction in the Paradise Valley Unified School

District, where he has served several roles since beginning his career in 1997. He was previously the director of Curriculum and Instruction, principal, assistant principal and teacher.

He is also the president of the Arizona School Administrators Association, Educational Services Division.

The other PUSD superintendent finalists were Dr. Alexa Cunningham, superintendent of Salt Lake City School District in Utah Dr. Arsenio Romero, superintendent of Deming Public Schools in Deming, New Mexico; and Dr. Scott Menzel, superintendent of Washtenaw Intermediate School District in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

PUSD President Monica Ceja Martinez said Reynolds’ years of quality experience were a factor in his election, as well as the administrative choices he made while in different positions.

“When we look at the values of PUSD, we look at the integrity and character Dr. Reynolds holds, and it aligned directly,” she said. “He was very student-centric. All his decisions were based around students,

and we can see him being innovative and helping us take the next step forward.”

In his current position as deputy superintendent, Reynolds works under Linda Palles Thompson, who took the role of superintendent in 2018; she has been employed by the district since 1990.

He said the lessons he has learned in mere months since starting his present role have been invaluable, and he is looking forward to gaining even more wisdom from the district veteran before her term ends “We’re working together every single day, so hopefully it will help make the transition go smoothly,” Reynolds said.

While he will take some time to celebrate the election with friends and family, Reynolds now has his eyes set on how he can make an impact in a district he has grown to love.

“It’s an excellent district people recognize statewide and nationally and I’m just excited to continue to be a part of it, while seeing what we can keep doing to improve,” he said.

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‘Seasons Cheatings’: AARP survey finds many at risk from holiday scams

BY PEORIA TIMES STAFF The Grinch is not just a Dr. Seuss creation, as many real-life scammers want to steal the holidays away.

According to the AARP, consumer fraud schemes escalate each year during the holidays. N new research report, “Seasons Cheatings,” from the AARP Fraud Watch Network finds a significant number of consumers are at risk of becoming victimized by common seasonal scams.

Nearly 20% of those surveyed failed a simple quiz designed to test their ability to recognize the red flags of holiday scams.

“This time of year, many of us are busy with holiday preparations and social activities. Scammers hope they can take advantage of these seasonal distractions to convince us to do their nefarious bidding,” said Kathy Stokes, director of fraud prevention programs for AARP. “We’re trying to draw attention to the red flags of seasonal scams because if you can spot a scam, you can stop a scam.”

An AARP Fraud Watch Network campaign warns of some of the most prevalent holiday scams:

Gift Card Scams The popularity of gift cards – the AARP survey found 70% of people plan to give gift cards as holiday presents – make them attractive targets for scammers. The criminals visit stores with gift card racks and surreptitiously record the PIN numbers from the backs of the cards. Once the cards are purchased and activated, the scammer drains the funds. Twenty percent of those surveyed reported they unknowingly gave or received a gift card with an already depleted balance.

AARP recommends carefully examining a gift card for signs of tampering, prior to making the purchase. Even safer options are: buying the cards from stores with racks behind the counter, or via online purchase directly from the retailer.

not an option, AARP advises you to explore options offered by shipping companies allowing recipients to pick up their packages from a secure location.

Or, direct the delivery company to place packages somewhere that makes them harder to see from the street.

Also, be aware of email – or “phishing” – scams related to package deliveries. An email purporting to be from a shipping company about a pending delivery may actually be a scammer’s attempt to obtain sensitive payment information or to install malicious software on your device. One red flag is a generic “Dear Customer” salutation.

Use your mouse to hover over the link you are instructed to click on to address the issue. If the web address does not look like it’s taking you to the actual company’s website, it’s a scam.

Package Delivery Scams AARP’s survey indicates half of us who ship holiday packages don’t request a signature on delivery. When packages are left at front doors, it is a golden (and easy) opportunity for “porch pirates” to grab them.

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Charitable Donation Scams During the holiday season, many of America’s outstanding charities solicit donations to support their important work. Unfortunately, scammers will try to get in on the action to line their own pockets. One-third of those AARP surveyed

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posed changes would be updated on the district website.

In addition to Sandra Day O’Connor, the other DVUSD schools would undergo boundary changes to try and balance out the district more.

Anthem’s Boulder Creek would increase attendance area on the southeast boundary to conform to changes to the new Desert Mountain attendance boundary, Barry Goldwater would decrease attendance area on the northeast boundary, Deer Valley would increase attendance area on the western boundary and Mountain Ridge would increase attendance on the northern boundary while decreasing attendance on the southern boundary.

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By addressing the loophole, “we are not allowing them to shuffle from school to school,’’ she said.

Certified teachers, principals and school superintendents are required to obtain the fingerprint clearance cards, which are monitored by the state Department of Public Safety.

The standard of proof used by the board in disciplining certified educators is lower than the proof beyond reasonable doubt standard used in criminal courts.

Williams said an expanded safety net would allow the board to discipline certified and non-certified educators who, for one reason or another, have been accused of crimes, but have not been prosecuted or convicted.

“We have to prove the conduct more than likely occurred,’’ she said. “It’s all about keeping kids safe.’’

The board approved the effort to get a bill introduced and some draft language at its Oct. 28 meeting and the proposed legislation was under review by the state Legislative Counsel’s Office.

“The most significant recommendation permits the state to investigate and take action against non-certified educators

who engage in immoral or unprofessional conduct,’’ according to board documents.

The draft language in the bill backs up with the requirement school districts report such suspected instances to the Department of Education in writing as soon as possible.

Although the measure is in its infancy, two major education organizations, the Arizona School Boards Association and the Arizona Charter Schools Association, both said they support it conceptually.

Chris Kotterman, director of government relations for the School Boards Association, said he supports additional oversight of non-certified educators.

He said it makes sense for the state to add non-certified educators to the tracking system already in place for certified employees. Certified educators already have an identification number districts can track.

“It’s just going to a web site and making sure an educator’s identification number is clear,’’ Kotterman said. “From our perspective, we are in support of the state board having oversight.’’

If the bill is approved, “It provides a mechanism to attack allegations across districts,’’ he said. In other words, a district in central Phoenix would know

Alicia Williams, executive director of the Arizona Board of Education, hopes for a bill that will improve oversight of “non-certified educators.”

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when a red flag was raised about a job candidate in another district miles away, such as Mesa or Chandler.

The draft language specifically directs school districts to check the Educator Information System’ before hiring certified or non-certified personnel.

Some exceptions include transportation, food service and maintenance employees.

Kotterman and Udall both said school bus drivers are required to get the fingerprint cards under different legislation.

Jake Logan, president and CEO of

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the Arizona Charter Association, said he also supports expanded oversight and praised the state board for initiating the legislation.

“I do think it’s something we can work out. I am in support of the concept,’’ Logan said. “We are very supportive of the concept no one has access to children who have slipped through the cracks.’’

“There ought to be a mechanism in place so we know we have done everything possible to make sure children are safe.’’

Logan said he would have opposed legislation expanding certification. He said state statutes allow charter schools the flexibility to select the best teachers possible, even if they are not certified.

“If Bill Gates wanted to teach computers, it would be a good thing,’’ he said.

The Legislature last year approved a law allowing noncertified individuals to be hired as substitute teachers.

But protecting children is a non-partisan issue and student safety is a high priority for all schools, whether they are district or charter, Logan said.

“I am optimistic we can get something done this year,’’ Logan said. “I can think of no higher priority than protecting our students.’’

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A slap on the behind is offensive, not an offense

BY DAVID LEIBOWITZ Peoria Times Columnist

Let’s begin with a stipulation: As a straight white male, I am totally unqualified to write this column.

In fact, in American culture circa 2019, I am uniquely unqualified to have an opinion on much of anything, due to my abhorrent “white male privilege” – a virtue of birth which frankly would feel more real if I hadn’t been born to teenage parents who lived in a basement efficiency in Queens, New York.

Never mind I was privileged to grow up hand-to-mouth, I’ve heard anti-Semitic taunts my whole life or how I’ve worked my way through college and grad school.

Never mind the facts at all, in fact, because I’m white and male and thus need to stay silent – especially concerning the subject of Georgia TV reporter Alexandrea Bozarjian, a 23-year-old fe-

male swatted on the behind by a male runner during her coverage of a 10K race in Savannah this month.

It’s a swat Bozarjian believes to be sexual assault, as evidenced by the police report she filed two days later.

As she tweeted: “To the man who smacked my butt on live TV this morning: You violated, objectified, and embarrassed me. No woman should EVER have to put up with this at work or anywhere!! Do better.”

Later, during an appearance on the nationally televised CBS This Morning, Bozarjian explained, “He took my power, and I’m trying to take it back. I think what it really comes down to is he helped himself to a part of my body.”

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Scout leader and church youth group volunteer, may yet face criminal charges.

Callaway, 43, told Inside Edition, “I was caught up in the moment. I was getting ready to bring my hands up and wave to the camera to the audience. There was a misjudge in character and decision-making. I touched her back; I did not know exactly where I touched her.”

My take – which surely will be greeted with accusations of my “not getting it”: I can’t believe this is what qualifies as an assault in 2019.

I’ve watched the video – which has been viewed 12 million times on Twitter – and what I see is a prank in extremely poor taste, one calling for an apology and deep soul-searching – not a criminal prosecution.

This won’t be a popular opinion nowadays, but I still believe violations, injuries and crimes occur along a spectrum, from the mild to the deadly serious.

In court, it’s the difference between a misdemeanor and a felony. In the court of public opinion, however, we have abandoned all reason in favor of

damning people over even the mildest affront – especially if such damnation earns us a few minutes of fame on national news programs.

Let me be clear: Slapping anyone on the buttocks is not OK, not when they’re at work or when they’re off work.

It has nothing to do with gender, though Bozarjian immediately played the gender card.

Rather, it has everything to do with treating our fellow human beings with respect, including respecting their bodies and their personal space.

Having said that, we should also treat offenses against this principle by examining the offender’s intentions, the circumstances and the amount of damage caused by the incident.

Was Callaway wrong to swat Bozarjian? Of course. And the public shame he’s faced since strikes me as appropriate punishment.

As for Bozarjian, I hope she feels suitably empowered now and she goes on to a long, successful journalism career – one where she is treated with respect at all times and never sees her facing an actual, awful assault.

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

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A Christmas message for drunk driving victims What do you do when a loved one was killed by a drunk driver and it’s Christmas - again?

For people like me who had drunk drivers enter their lives, Christmas is the saddest time of the year.

It certainly doesn’t make me feel better. It makes me feel worse. We all are just going through the motions. Why can’t I be put in a medically-induced coma for the month of December and, then, wake up to a new year? I know it would be considered an escape from reality, but, why not?

Christmas shopping is a challenge for all victims’ families. All we can buy for our loved one is a wreath for their grave. If this isn’t stressful, I don’t know what is. Try walking into a store and hearing “It’s gonna be a blue, blue Christmas without you” playing over the sound system and walking out with tears in your eyes. Victims can take only so much. We go through the motions of life, but we are not living it.

Our loved ones’ lives were taken. Our lives were left in ruins.

This year is going to be different. A man named Sandy Golden has re-entered my life. He has searched for the drunk-driving solution for 40 years and now has found it. This makes all the difference in the world. People who have been affected by someone who chose to drink and drive can count their blessings now with the knowledge Sandy is working 24-7 for them.

He understands the issue and it breaks his heart people die because someone chose to drink and drive.

It will be wonderful to have fewer new victims. Yes, Brenda, age 18 (my only child), and her best friend, Tracy Johnson (age 17), will not have died in vain because of Sandy’s efforts. I told Brenda before they closed her coffin her life was not wasted and, thanks to Sandy, I can keep this promise to her.

Brenda and Tracy were murdered by a four-time repeat offender on August 1, 1987, as they drove home to Sierra Vista from Tucson, where they had gone to school clothes shopping.

The offender had never been punished for any of his first four offenses.

The State of Arizona continued to let him drive until he murdered on his fifth DUI. He served 21 years in prison.

He is out of prison now, has a driver’s license and a car. Think about this:

five DUIs, two deaths and he is driving on this nation’s roads. This does not make sense to me.

So what could I do? Where could I go? Most victims go to MADD (Mothers Against Drunk Drivers). I did when we moved to San Antonio, but I was told they have too much paperwork to bother with victims. Later, I and four others spoke on a victim-impact panel which earned MADD $2,000 each month. However, when I asked MADD buy us iced tea and a sandwich after speaking, they said no. That’s when I quit. MADD basically teaches victims how to become their fundraisers.

Gov. Doug Ducey will not meet with Sandy Golden or me. The governor has a “Beer Week” in Arizona and a program called “Drink a Beer, Save a Deer.” Recently, an Arizona law was enacted which allows drinking in shopping malls. No wonder he is not interested in meeting with Sandy and me.

I did not think I would live this long without my child. Why have I? Is God sending me a message to help prevent other families from living the stressful way I have, seeing drunks on the news who have just killed someone and knowing the pain those families feel? It’s awful. But, we see and know the truth: drunk driving hasn’t changed much.

It’s why this Christmas is different.

Sandy Golden gave me the strength to help get rid of this horrible, violent and senseless crime. I have the strength to help others. Even though it is so black and white – you drink, you drive, you kill.

I have done all I can to make the public aware of drunk driving. Republican

State Sen. Jim Waring D-7 (who covers parts of Scottsdale, North Phoenix, Cave Creek and Carefree) and I did get the Interlock Ignition Device Law passed by the Arizona legislature. Yes, it was stressful speaking to several committees of the legislature, but I had to in Brenda’s and Tracy’s memories. I had to remind myself I knew more than the legislators did about this crime.

It also gave me strength.

Not long after Brenda and Tracy were killed, I met Sandy Golden for the first time and he took me and other victims to meet with then-President George H.W. Bush to ask him to declare drunk driving a “national crisis.” Which he did. But, 20 years later, I cleaned out my desk and found Sandy’s phone number.

I called it, thinking it wouldn’t be good after two decades. However, Sandy answered. I barely got the words out of my mouth, but I asked him, “Are you still working on drunk driving?”

He said, “You bet I am.” He also remembered me, Brenda and Tracy.

Then, he told me about his website, concernedangels.org. He asked me to be on the team. Please, when you have

a chance, look at the website. It will give you hope knowing Sandy has worked his heart out for 40 years to help you and me retain our sanity in the loss of a loved one because someone chose to drink and drive. Concerned Angels is a nonprofit organization not accepting donations and also does not participate in fundraising.

You will learn a tremendous amount just reading their website.

So, while a horrible drunk driving tragedy took my only child, Brenda, 32 years ago and ruined my life and since then countless other victims and their families’ lives were ruined, an unstoppable miracle is now unfolding in Sierra Vista, which will be a model for the nation. Because of one drunk driver and one angel, Sierra Vista holds the promise to control not only drunk driving but all other impaired driving in this country.

The lives of all the citizens of this nation will be better protected. My child, Brenda, will not be just another statistic. What happened to her, Tracy and all other victims of drunk and impaired driving is a message from God we will no longer tolerate drinking and driving.

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Nine football players from the West Valley were nominated for the Ed Doherty Award, given to the player recognized as the best in Arizona by the Grand Canyon State Gridiron Club.

Fifty-six Arizona students were nominated for special season-long and single-game performances throughout the football season.

Tucson Salpointe Catholic running back Bijan Robinson claimed the award on Saturday for the second time in as many years, but the nomination alone served as a reward for much of Arizona’s top talent.

Among those nominated was Odyssey Institute running back Chris Weaver. Weaver, received his award for a Week 10 performance when he broke the 3A career rushing record – finishing with a total of 7,018 yards in four seasons. He said the last few weeks of the season were “crazy.” He received the Doherty medallion, was recognized for the award and still had to prepare for the final game of the season and the Minotaurs’ first-round playoff game “In a way, I’m representing myself but also the small schools in general,” Weaver said. “And it’s really cool for an Odyssey player to get nominated and show what we can do, so I’m going to soak this all in.”

Mountain Ridge senior linebacker Tommy Ellis was honored with a nomination after helping turn the Mountain

Nine West Valley football players were among the Ed Doherty nominees. Centennial seniors Eric Haney and Jaydin Young, who led the team to the playoffs, were honored with nominations. The award went to Bijan Robinson of Tucson Salpointe Catholic. (Photo courtesy Mike Harvey)

Lions into a playoff team from going 0-10 the season before.

He said it felt rewarding to be in the room with many of the state’s most talented players.

“I look around and see all these great guys and I’ve watched a lot of them and seen their recruitment on social media.

It feels really good to be mentioned in the same sentence as them and belong here,” Ellis said.

Other schools, like Centennial, have players nominated nearly every season for the Ed Doherty Award. One of the Coyotes to receive a nomination medallion in 2019 was senior Eric Haney, he received his nomination for a Week 8 game in which he recorded a rushing, receiving and return touchdown, as well as three tackles and an intercep-

tion, in a 40-8 win over Sunnyslope.

He was joined in nomination by senior Jaydin Young, who could not make the ceremony due to a prior commitment.

Centennial fell to Hamilton in the first round of the new Open Division playoff bracket, halting a two-year championship streak.

Haney expressed gratitude for his nomination and mentioned the younger players on Centennial’s roster could look up to him and Young as examples of the rewards awaiting those willing to put in the work for them and get back to the playoff wins Centennial has come to expect from itself.

“I hope seeing me here and seeing what great chances the players still have in next season is motivation for them,” Haney said. “There are so many

talented players I think we’re set up for some big things.”

Sunnyslope senior Niko Haen earned a nomination for a 41-14 victory over Agua Fria in which he threw for 366 yards and four touchdowns.

He and twin brother David are committed to playing football at NAU next season. But before preparing for college ball, Niko had one final chance to appreciate his high school football career in the public eye.

“These years at Sunnyslope have been the best of my life,” Haen said. “And this is a really cool way to cap it off.”

While only one player could ultimately win the championship, each player walked across the stage with their medallions shining had a moment to reflect on both their individual successes and what their performance meant to their respective teams.

“Now that there’s been some time and the dust has settled a little,” Ellis said. “I can look back and appreciate what we accomplished. Everyone in this room deserves to be really proud of what they’ve done.”

Other nominees not mentioned: • Kevin Daniels – Glendale running back.

• Christian Johnson – Greenway running back.

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Ironwood HS wrestler shines at national tournament

BY GRIFFIN FABITS

Peoria Times Contributing Writer

Emily Porras left Amarillo, Texas, in late-November with the quiet confidence of a champion with more to prove Porras, a sophomore at Ironwood High School, was crowned the champion of her weight class at the Panhandle National Wrestling Tournament on Nov. 30. The tournament features hundreds of wrestlers, both boys and girls, of all ages spanning the country.

“I was excited, I wanted to cry,” Porras said. “And I did cry a little bit.”

She competed in two matches and won both of them.

“I was just hoping to place,” she said.

“I was really nervous, because when travelling, it gets a lot more competitive. I was just trying not to be nervous and hoping to place.”

Porras is coming off a stellar freshman season. Her first year of varsity was also the first year female wrestling was an AIA sport. Last year, she

Ironwood’s Emily Porras, middle, was recently crowned the champion at the 2019 Panhandle National Tournament in Amarillo, Tex., a nation-wide tournament comprised of hundreds of wrestlers. (Photo courtesy Emily Porras)

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was undefeated on the mat, finishing 39-0 in the regular season and winning the section.

She received a bid to the state tournament, but had to forfeit because she was “sick and stuck in the hospital,” she said.

A year later, after laying the groundwork to getting to state, Porras is eyeing a deeper run in the tournament.

“My goal for this season is to make it to state and hopefully win state,” she said.

The Eagles kicked off their regular season in late-November.

This is just the second year Arizona has listed girls’ wrestling as its own sport.

“In the past, in junior high, I wrestled all boys,” she said. “When I would go to those tournaments, I got looked down on because I’m a girl.

When I started competing, you get kind of looked down on and it’s like, ‘Oh, she’s a girl.’

“You just get different opinions. But now that it’s growing as a sport, the boys have been more accepting of us and there have been a lot more girls that tried out. The boys give us a lot more respect.”

She’s also enjoyed seeing the number of girls at meets increase, whether it be in Arizona or at the national-level.

Porras wants to continue wrestling after Ironwood.

“I want to go to a college in Oklahoma and hopefully wrestle there, and hopefully get a scholarship,” she said.

For the time being, she’ll keep her eyes trained on winning a state title while at Ironwood.

“I want to start winning more national tournaments and start working a lot harder than I have been.”

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Family Fun at the Wildlife Playground

Children can stop by the new Lake Pleasant Wildlife Playground from 2 to 4 p.m. with fun activities with the rangers while parents enjoy the scenic location overlooking the lake at 39345 N. Overlook Road. For information, call 602-506-9556

Yavapai Point Trail

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

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Scrabble

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

Mini Bingo

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

Pinochle

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

Autism Society Open Jump

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

Planning and Zoning Commission

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

Toddler Time

Toddlers can play and learn beside their caregiver with group stories, music and fingerplays from 10 to 10:30

Narration Cruises

Enjoy a 90-minute scenic cruise on beautiful Lake Pleasant with a narration of the lake’s history and wildlife at 13:30 p.m. at Lake Pleasant Cruises, 8708 W. Harbor Boulevard. The lake has 116 miles of shoreline and passengers may see wild burro, mule deer, coyote, blue heron, bead eagles and other bird species. For information, call 602-456-9955.

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a.m. at Peoria Main Library, 8463 W. Monroe Street. For information, call 623-773-7555.

Let’s Speak Spanish!

All speaking-levels are welcome to attend a Spanish practice group led

by James Abraham, a Spanish faculty member at Glendale Community College. The group will meet from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Sunrise Mountain Library, 21109 N. 98th Avenue. For information, call 623-773-8650.

Digging Up the Past: Mining History

Learn about Lake Pleasant’s rich mining history from 2 to 3 p.m. in the Discovery Center at Lake Pleasant Regional Park, 39345 N. Overlook Road. For information, call 602-506-9557.

Looking for Wild Burros

Look for the elusive wild burros on a moderate four-mile hike from 9 to 11:30 a.m. Bring water and binoculars.

Meet at the Wild Burro Day Use Area on Desert Tortoise Road. Follow the “Hike” signs from the main entrance gate to Lake Pleasant Regional Park.

For information, call 602-506-9557.

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Bingo

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

For information, call 623-773-7436.

Crazy Times with Madame Patchouli

Enjoy songs, stories and crafts with the eccentric and much-loved Madame Patchouli from 9:15 to 9:45 a.m. at Sunrise Mountain Library, 21109 N. 98th Avenue. For information, call 623773-8650.

Join rangers on a moderate three-mile round-trip hike with amazing views of Lake Pleasant from 9 to 11 a.m. After entering Lake Pleasant Regional Park, take Castle Hot Springs Road to Castle Creek Drive to Cottonwood Lane.

Follow the “Hike” signs and meet the group at the Cottonwood Trailhead.

Bring water and wear good hiking shoes. For information, call 928-5011714.

Glow

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

Shirts will be available for $5. For information, call 623-979-4000.

Mini Bingo

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

Songercise (Ages 1-5)

‘Elf Initiation’

Enjoy a play at noon in the McMillin Theater at Theater Works, 10580 N. 83rd Drive. In this puppet show, the new elves in training destroy Santa’s toy-making machine and must set out to find more supersonic ice crystals to save the day.Tickets are $16 to $37. For information, call 623-815-7930.

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The early bird gets the work from 10 a.m. to noon at Sky Zone Peoria, 9040 W. Larkspur Drive, Suite 134. Tickets are $10 for two hours of jump time.

This premier indoor trampoline park has trampoline dodgeball, a foam pit, a warrior course and more. For information, call 623-979-4000.

Distillery Tour

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

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

Make friends as you knit, crochet or quilt from 1 to 3 p.m. at Peoria Main Library, 8463 W. Monroe Street. For information, call 623-773-7555.

‘A Christmas Carol’

Enjoy a play at 2:30 p.m. in the Gyder Theater at Theater Works, 10580 N. 83rd Drive. In this show based on Charles Dickens’ writing, Ebenezer Scrooge takes an emotional journey through time with the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future. Tickets are $16 to $37. For information, call 623-815-7930.

PAWS 2 Read

PAWS 2 Read is a program that allows children to read with therapy dogs to improve their reading skills and confidence. The program takes place from 1 to 2:30 p.m. at Peoria Main Library, 8463 W. Monroe Street. For information, call 623-773-7555.

Enjoy a history exhibit that features items from the past from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Discovery Center at Lake Pleasant Regional Park, 39345 N. Overlook Road. Bring the whole family and see if the kids can guess what the different items were used for long ago. For information, call 602-506-9556.

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Pool Tournament

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

‘Broadway Christmas Carol’

Enjoy lunch and a performance of “Broadway Christmas Carol” at the Arizona Broadway Theater, 7701 W. Paradise Lane, at 1 p.m. This musical is based on the famous Charles Dickens tale where Scrooge meets the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future to learn the true spirit of Christmas joy.

Cost is $55. For information, call 623776-8400.

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Christmas Day Dining

Celebrate Christmas over a delectable buffet with a menu crafted of elegant holiday favorites from noon to 4 p.m. to 3 to 7 p.m. at The Wigwam, 300 E. Wigwam Boulevard, Litchfield Park.

Cost is $22 to $62. There will be live piano music by Bob Dudley. To make a reservation, call 844-239-1641.

Christmas Day at The Hermosa

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Private Riding Lessons

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

Arizona Riders is located at 15125 N. 83rd Avenue. For information, call 602403-9560.

Line Dances

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

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

SilverSneakers

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

The class is comparable to the Fit After 50 exercise program and takes place at

hockey to all ages during a Stick Time session from 5:30 to 7:15 a.m. at 15829 N. 83rd Avenue. Tickets are $15. For information, call 623-334-1200.

Queen Hearts

Join friends for a game from 7 to 8 p.m. at the American Legion Post 62, 9847 W. Desert Cove Avenue. For information, call 623-972-8372.

It’s Only Knit and Purl (Ages 16+)

Ask a Master Gardener

Master Gardener volunteers from the University of Arizona Cooperative Extension in Maricopa County will answer desert gardening questions, including but not limited to plant selection, irrigation, fertilization, pruning techniques, pest management and problem diagnosis. You can also bring plant material or insect specimens for identification and advice from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Sunrise Mountain Library, 21109 N. 98th Avenue. For information, call 623773-8650.

Do you Remember When?

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

December 19, 2019 9:30 a.m. at Peoria Community Center, 8335 W. Jefferson Street. Attendance is $1.50 for nonmembers. For information, call 623-773-7436.

Join friends and family from noon to 7 p.m. for a memorable Christmas celebration at LON’s at the Hermosa, where executive chef Jeremy Pacheco and his culinary team will create a bountiful specialty menu with holiday flair at 5532 N. Palo Cristi Road, Paradise Valley. Choices include smoked prime rib, roasted Petaluma chicken, Dungeness crab risotto and more.

Cost is $79. Meals for children ages 5 to 12 are $25 and children 4 years and younger are free. To make a reservation, call 602-955-7878.

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Thrifty Thursdays

Children of all ages are admitted to Jumper’s Jungle Family Fun Center at 9299 W. Olive Avenue, Suite 406, for only $5. The center is complete with bouncy houses, super slides, inflatable obstacles and more. For information, call 623-322-4100.

AZ Ice Time Stick Time

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Shuffleboard

Join friends for a game of shuffleboard from 5 to 6 p.m. at the American Legion Post 62, 9847 W. Desert Cove Avenue. For information, call 623-9728372.

Grab Bag Bingo

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

Northwest Speakers Toastmasters Club

Become a stronger leader and speaker in biweekly meetings from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. on second and fourth Thursdays at Peoria Main Library, 8463 W. Monroe Street. For information, email vppr4318@toastmastersclubs.org.

‘Murder on the Poop Deck’

Enjoy dinner and a show from 7 to 9 p.m. at Arizona Broadway Theatre, 7701 W. Paradise Lane. In tonight’s show, members of the audience will enjoy a three-course meal during a fun, theatrical story that invites audience participation. In this “Murder on the Poop Deck,” the audience will play extras in a fun narrative. Cost is $49. For information, call 623-776-8400.

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Freestyle Ice Skating

Enjoy a freestyle ice skating session from 5:30 to 6:30 a.m. at AZ Ice Peoria, 15829 N. 83rd Avenue. For pricing and more information, call 623-334-1200.

Open Play

Children of all ages can have a fun day playing at Jumper’s Jungle Family Fun Center at 9299 W. Olive Avenue, Suite 406.The center is complete with bouncy houses, super slides, inflatable obstacles and more. Cost is $7 for toddlers ages 2 and under or $10 for kids ages 3 to 17. For information, call 623-3224100.

‘Elf the Musical’

Enjoy dinner and a performance of “Elf the Musical” at the Arizona Broadway Theater, 7701 W. Paradise Lane, at 5:30 p.m. This musical is based on the 2003 film starring Will Ferrell, which shares the hilarious tale of Buddy, who is adopted by an elf in the North Pole.

When Buddy grows up, he embarks on a journey to New York City to find his father and discover his true identity.

Cost is $36.20 to $89.99. For information, call 623-776-8400.

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BY KIMBERLY YEE, ARIZONA STATE TREASURER Peoria Times Guest Writer

The holiday shopping season can be a fun time to pick out the perfect gifts for family and friends. This is also the time when checking off your holiday list can really hit the pocketbook. If not monitored, holiday spending can create financial stress. With proper budgeting and financial planning, you can show generosity in gift-giving and avoid falling into debt.

Here are five practical tips to give yourself the gift of financial freedom during the holidays and start the New Year financially secure.

Have a budget plan and stick to it.

Don’t forget the extras like postage, special occasion meals and unexpected expenses. Budget all the gifts you plan to give by jotting down an estimated

amount to spend for each person on your list. If you find a gift costs more than you estimated, reconsider buying another item. Planning a budget will keep you from overspending and allows you to stay focused during the hustle and bustle of the busy holiday season.

Use cash to buy gifts, especially if you have credit card debt. Last Christmas, Americans racked up more than $1,000 in holiday spending debt on credit cards, store cards and personal loans. A simple principle to live by is, “Never spend more than you make.”

Paying with the money you have avoids debt. If you pay off your credit cards monthly, congratulations, and keep it up.

Shop with a plan and stick to it. Avoid roaming the store, aisle-browsing and making impulse purchases - not on your list. Stores are strategically de-

signed to make you spend as much as possible by placing their pricier items at eye-level to tempt consumers to pay more. If you enter a store knowing exactly what you need to purchase, make it a goal to get “in and out” and you’ll be more likely to leave with just what you need. If shopping online, comparison shop strategically and remind yourself of the intended purchase.

Create an incentive to spend “under” budget by treating yourself with the savings. Spending under the budget you created requires self-discipline and sometimes saying “no” to a purchase.

Rewarding yourself if you go under your budget is a nice way to keep to your budget plan. This incentive savings plan could treat you to as little as an extra peppermint mocha latte or help you get a jump-start on your financial goals for next year.

Finally, start 2020 debt-free by setting aside money in a savings account for the new year. The average American has about $38,000 in personal debt, excluding home mortgages. Starting the new year with savings in the bank will take the burden off your shoulders when financial obligations come your way. Putting a little money away with each paycheck and setting aside funds for unexpected emergencies provides safety and security to start the new year strong.

Holiday spending should not “break the bank.” With simple planning, budgeting and self-control, shopping this time of year should be enjoyable, and you’ll be able to give yourself the gift of financial freedom this holiday season.

Kimberly Yee is the State Treasurer of Arizona. Reach her at TreasurerYee@AZTreasury. gov, Twitter @AZTreasury.gov, or visit our website at www.aztreasury.gov.

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for the holidays and they encourage people to speak with its representatives to figFor people who experience high stress ure out what type of product would work and anxiety during the holidays, the Val- best for them. In addition, Marconi said ley is home to many medical marijuana people should consider focusing on meddispensaries and CBD shops serving itating and taking time for themselves to those seeking alternative products to take recover. the edge off tension.

“I think with so much commotion happening in the holidays it’s so easy to get caught up in all of it,” Marconi said. “Sol Flower’s recommendation would be to pause and take a breath and explore meditation alternatives.”

But what should people do if they don’t have a medical marijuana card?

“For noncardholders we have a selection of CBD products, which are awesome to help centralize and lower anxiety levels during the holidays,” Marconi said.

Yariela Poureetezadi, Sol Flower is a multi-use location. The Sun City shop offers a owner of Your CBD Store variety of alternatives to traditional stress relievers. (Photos courin Peoria, explains products tesy Sol Flower) for people who don’t have a medical marijuana card.

Sun City’s Sol Flower is a mixed-use Poureetezadi’s passion comes from her dispensary complex featuring a café and family. She has several family members classroom and invites the community to suffering from chronic pain and when learn how to be healthy in body and in prescription drugs failed to relieve their mind. It is open to the public. pain, she turned to CBD. Allie Marconi, Sol Flower director of She said Your CBD Store’s products are marketing, said parent company Copper derived from 100% organic, nonGMO inState Farms is one of the largest produc- dustrial hemp. It offers a variety of proders of cannabis in the nation. ucts - including tinctures, water-soluble “It’s one of the largest cannabis-grow- products and creams. ing greenhouses in America right now,” For people who need something to reMarconi said. “We’re a 1.7 million square lieve the stress from the holidays, Poureetfoot facility. We’re currently cultivating ezadi recommends a water-soluble product. on 34 acres.”

“For these holidays, people feel stressed In addition to its products, it has a café and they usually have anxiety and they where people can relax and a studio host- want relaxation, so I would recommend ing classes every month. water-soluble products,” Poureetezadi “The classroom we have is very versa- said. “If they have any kind of pain, I tile,” Marconi said. “We have an array of would recommend creams.” classes we have every month like how to Poureetezadi stressed CBD products do cook with CBD. not work instantly. She said a person is “We offer classes on essential oil and most likely to feel the effects of the produnderstanding the different uses for kitch- uct after two days of taking it. Although en herbs. For an activity perspective, the everyone is different, she recommends classroom is totally suited to be a yoga people take it two to three times a day for studio too.” best results.

These classes also cater to the elderly In regards to holiday stress, it’s not just with low-impact yoga sessions and chair humans feeling these effects. With fireyoga. works, parties, increased traffic and plenSol Flower recognizes stress is in the air SEE HOLIDAY STRESSOR PAGE 21 Glendale Star Staff Writer

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Let’s talk about vestibular rehab.

Have you ever been told by your doctor you have crystals in your ears? This condition is called benign positional paroxysmal vertigo (or BPPV) and is very easily treated.

It’s characterized specifically by a room spinning sensation upon lying down, rolling over in bed or getting up out of bed, due to these crystals being loose. It can even cause nausea and vomiting! If it’s your first time experiencing the spinning sensation you

will be terrified because you feel like you’re on a roller coaster without a safety harness Sometimes, people just learn to deal with it.

We recently had a patient come to our clinic who had been dealing with this for five years! We did one treatment to resolve her BPPV and she no longer had to tolerate the dizziness she dealt with for five years Often, when people are seen by their primary physicians for problems such as this, they are prescribed some type of medication (typically, an anti-nausea or motion sickness medicine). Un-

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Many people suffering from BPPV aren’t even aware physical therapists can treat this. We often get referrals from doctors who will prescribe vestibular therapy.

During an evaluation with vertigo or BPPV- type diagnosis, not only do we investigate the vestibular system (the small organ embedded in the inner ear), we’ll also assess balance.

Balance is made up of three components:

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An old Christmas story about shoes speaks about soles and souls CHURCH COMMUNITY CONNECTION Pastor Ed Delph Peoria Times Columnist

Here’s a true-life story from the Guideposts Christmas Treasury published in 1972. It reveals to us the best present is wrapped in heaven.

Jack Smith was asked by his church leaders to volunteer at one of the church’s Christmas Social Concern projects. He was assigned to take two little boys from a poor home on a Christmas Eve shopping spree. Nineyear-old Tommy, and his seven-yearold brother Billy, were delighted when Jack came to pick them up. They waited for him all morning with great excitement. Why? Their father was out of work, but they had a plan.

Jack gave them $4 each, the amount

allotted by the church.

The first place Jack took them to the toy store.

Tommy and Billy didn’t seem too interested.

Jack made several suggestions, but their answer was always a solemn shake of the head.

They tried a hobby shop with the same results.

Then a candy store, and a sporting-goods store.

Tommy and Billy would whisper to each other and then look at a piece of brown wrapping paper they were carrying, but nothing struck their fancy. Finally, Jack asked, “Where would you boys like to go next?” Their faces brightened. “Could we go to a shoe store, sir?” asked Tommy. “We really want to get a pair of

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shoes for our daddy so he can go to work.”

Inside the shoe store, the clerk asked the boys what they wanted. Out came the brown paper.

“We want a pair of work shoes that fit this foot,” said Billy. He explained the crayon drawing on the brown paper was an outline of their father’s foot. They had drawn it while their father was asleep in a chair.

The clerk measured the outline of the foot. Finding some shoes to fit the drawing, the clerk asked, “Will these do?” The boys were delighted. With big smiles, Billy and Tommy accepted the shoes eagerly. But then Tommy saw the price of the shoes. “Oh, no! The shoes are $16.95. We have only $8!”

The clerk cleared his throat and said, “Well, it’s the regular price, but you’re in luck. It so happens these shoes are on sale today for $3.98.” With their father’s new shoes happily in hand, and with money left over, Tommy and Billy bought gifts for their mother and two little sisters. Not once did they think of themselves.

The day after Christmas, Jack Smith saw Billy and Tommy’s father who was looking for a job in the city. He had new shoes on his feet and gratitude in his eyes. The father said to Jack, “I thank God for people like you who care!” Jack answered, “I thank God for your two boys. They taught me more about Christmas in one day than I’ve learned about Christmas in a lifetime.”

The compassionate shoe shop owner, Billy and Tommy and Jack Smith types of the world take us beyond Santa Baby to Joy to the World the Lord Has Come. These types of people are everywhere but they move by stealth.

They serve quietly. They do the work no one else wants to do. There are lots of them. With people who’ve caught the real spirit of Christmas, there’s no need for photo ops, selfies, or ‘to see and be seen.’ There’s no self-centered virtue signaling. They don’t give to

get. They give to give.

I realize this example is unusual. All the stars came into alignment with a nice ending. The church that cared. The man in the church, Jack Smith, who cared and dared. The two boys who cared dared, paired up for their father.

The business owner who cared, dared, paired and shared the burden of the cost of the shoes with the boys for the father. It took four people who bore the burden of one person. Yes, it’s unusual, the costs are sometimes great, but generally, the rewards are even greater.

Think about it. This happened two thousand years ago in a manger. Think of all the heavenly and earthly characters who cared, dared, shared, paired, and declared in order to have the first Christmas Eve. Gabriel, the messenger angel, came to earth to inform Mary she was going to be a mother. Mary accepted the challenge of her predicament in a time when the pregnant and unmarried got stoned. Joseph accepted the fact God was up to something really, big and just trusted Him. God broke every biology rule made in the creation to have a virgin birth. Jesus humbled Himself and become a baby, God born through a woman, in a manger, because Holiday Inn was closed.

Why did all these players come together? For God so loved - God gave.

God moved heaven and earth for a world “in sin and error pining.” Just like Tommy and Billy’s father, the world at the time was unemployed and needed new shoes to get back to work.

The same is true today. We need a Savior. We have a Savior because God gave us a Savior. “For unto us a child is born, a child is given.”

While I love the feeling of the holidays, let’s not forget the message of Christmas, this Christmas. In times like these, every now and then, Christmas still happens. Let it happen in you, then through you, to others.

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Skateboard Angels ‘changes lives’ with gifts to needy kids

BY PEORIA TIMES STAFF Several years back, Cowtown Skateboards owner Trent Martin found inspiration in holiday donation programs.

So much so he and his colleagues decided to get in on the giving.

“In the mall, where they have the Christmas Angel (program), they have a tree. We’d pick out four names or eight names of kids who wanted to skateboard and we would get them a proper skateboard instead of something from a toy store,” he explained. “We work here (at Cowtown), so we get a discount on things. It was easy for us to go, ‘Oh, a kid gets a really good board instead of a crappy toy-store one.’”

But Martin wanted to take this idea a step further, so he did.

His shop is now on its third year of the Skateboard Angel program, which

was launched through the nonprofit Cowtown S.K.A.T.E., which according to its website is “dedicated to the support, enhancement and preservation of skateboarding and community.”

Through Dec. 31 Martin and his Cowtown colleagues are selling complete skateboards for $54.95, discounted from an original price of $89.95. But the catch is, after they are paid for by good Samaritans, they will be given away to various organizations across the Valley—including Skate After School—in the hopes they will be a positive outlet for underserved kids and teens. Donations are tax-deductible.

Similar to other Angel Tree or Christmas Angel programs, those looking to lend a helping hand can stop by one of Cowtown’s four shops—in Glendale, Goodyear, Phoenix and Tempe—and

pick from a tree the name of a child, for whom they can gift a skateboard.

These gifts can also be purchased online at cowtownskateboards.com. Donors’ names will be honored on cards displayed at the stores.

Other planned beneficiaries include AASK, Arizona Helping Hands, Chicanos Por La Causa, Harvest Compassion Center, ICAN, IntelliSchool, Jose’s Closet, Mercy House, one•n•ten, San Carlos Apache Indian Reservation, Seven Layer Army, The Singletons, Sunshine Acres Children’s Home, UMOM New Day Centers and Watts Family Maryvale YMCA. Skateboard Angels It all started with Skate After School, a nonprofit providing skateboarding instruction to local low-income schools.

Because the organization can’t give

away its own skateboards, Cowtown stepped in to give participants something to take home.

“Skate After School was who we initially started it for because I just love their group. Their organization’s awesome. They’re friends,” Martin explained. “They teach kids when they’re young how to skate—just the basics of it—and it’s just a really, really cool program.”

Ryan Lay, a professional skateboarder as well as the executive director of Skate After School, is appreciative of Cowtown’s and the community’s support.

“The (Skateboard Angel) program has been amazing. It just changes the lives of our kids,” he said. “Getting them their own skateboard—(so) they can skate to school and they can skate SEE SKATEBOARD PAGE 26

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to their friend’s house—really opens up the whole week for them.”

In the first year of the program, Martin said he would have considered it a win to just give away a skateboard to one boy and one girl at each campus with which Skate After School works.

Lay agreed with this sentiment.

But thanks to supporters, the program went above and beyond.

“We ended up (gifting a skateboard to) every kid in their program, and I want to say it was around 230,” Martin pondered.

A year later, Cowtown’s program grew even larger. After vastly surpassing a goal of 250 skateboards for Skate After School, Cowtown gave some to other organizations and even at community centers, Martin said. More than 500 skateboards were given away.

“Last year we wanted to expand it beyond just the kids at Skate After School, because we realized, ‘Hey, there’s all these kids in the foster system and other kids who could really use it, and just underserved areas and at-risk youth and all kinds of different kids definitely could use it,’” Martin

explained.

Now in the program’s third year, Cowtown’s goal is to again surpass 500 skateboards, the first 250 of which are for Skate After School participants.

Cowtown also recently contributed $300 to Omar Guerrero, a local skateboarder who with his employer, Crackers & Co. Café in Mesa, raised money to buy 30 skateboards for Sunshine Acres. Uncle Skate and Shamrock Foods were also involved in the effort.

“We don’t really have any expectations,” Lay said of Cowtown’s Skateboard Angel program. “Again, when we started the program we would have been thrilled to have just gotten 10 or 20. We sold outboards for every kid in our program, which is about the same amount of kids as we had three years ago.”

Changing lives Martin calls a skateboard the “perfect gift,” especially for teens, noting some people might be more inclined to donate toys and other gifts more appropriate for babies and toddlers.

“A skateboard is something really cool that really gives somebody an opportunity to get out and do something

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on your own and persevere and get back up and do it again. Skateboarding can totally change people’s lives. It has mine,” Martin said, adding: “(This program) was just a way to spread what we were able to do as a shop and the advantages we had, to give to the public in hopes we can get more kids skateboards (who) wouldn’t necessarily be able to buy (them). But it gives them a chance to get out and get away from whatever it is they need an escape from.”

Lay similarly spoke favorably of the benefit skateboarding can provide the youth, describing it as a more expansive, community-building activity.

“With skateboarding, much like basketball, it’s a really affordable sport,” Lay said. “You get access to the object and you can find a hoop or you can find a patch of cement and the whole world opens up for you. You can do it with friends, you can do it alone; it is a kind of organic, community-building tool.”

Lay grew up in Mesa, without access to skate parks. To him, the surrounding environment is like a scavenger hunt to find the best spots to skate.

“Twenty-one years later, I’m still

doing the exact same thing,” he said.

“I’m fortunate enough to travel to other countries to do that, but it’s no different. You put on your skateboard lens and the whole world changes before you, and anyone who knows adult skateboarders knows it never goes away. Even if you end up maybe not skating so much because other priorities come in the way, you always have that lens of looking at the world.

“But I guess for our kids (at Skate After School), the main thing I would say is physically the environment they live in starts to change because they have a skateboard. They can start getting on the bus, they can skate around their neighborhood, they can meet up with other kids.”

Changing lives and providing something positive is ultimately the goal of Martin and Lay. And the more lives changed the better. But regardless of how many complete skateboards are given, any number of gifts is a win in Martin’s eyes.

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Hearing #1 - Wednesday, January 8, 2020 (CDBG Public Services) Hearing #2 - Wednesday, January 15, 2020 (CDBG Physical Improvement, HOME, and ESG Requests) The estimated amount of funding available for FY 2020-2021 for each of these programs is as follows: Community Development Block Grant –$1,132,763 Emergency Solutions Grants – $189,504 Home Investment Partnerships Program – $503,924 Interested citizens and community groups are invited to attend the public hearings. The CDAC will solicit public comments from interested parties. If citizens would like more information regarding this process, please call Matthew Hess, Administrator, Community Revitalization Division, at (623) 9303670.

In addition to the public hearings listed above, the CDAC will hold public meetings to formulate their funding recommendations for the FY 2020-2021 grant funding requests. These meetings will be held at 6:30 p.m., at Glendale City Hall Municipal Office Complex, Room B-3, located at 5850 West Glendale Avenue, Glendale, Arizona.

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PUBLIC NOTICE PROPOSALS FOR 2020-2021 On January 2, 2020, the City of Peoria will begin accepting proposals for the use of Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and Home Investment Partnerships Program (HOME) funds from the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) as well as Peoria General Fund Not-forProfit funds. In Fiscal Year 2020-2021 (July 1, 2020 – June 30, 2021), the City anticipates receiving CDBG funds of approximately $850,000 and HOME funds of approximately $220,000. The exact allocations will not be determined until finalized by HUD. The City also anticipates $241,500 of General Fund monies will be made available. The proposal submission deadline for agencies who wish to utilize these funds is January 29, 2020, at 5:00 p.m. Funds are anticipated to be available in July 2020 for the General Fund programs and October 2020 for the CDBG and HOME funded programs. All applicants will be required to submit proposals utilizing ZoomGrants, an on-line, cloud based system.

Applicants interested in applying for grant funding must register with ZoomGrants in order to obtain a login and access to the City’s grant applications. A link to ZoomGrants and the applications will be available on the City’s website at www.peoriaaz.gov/notforprofitgrants beginning January 2, 2020. Additional information may be obtained by writing to: City of Peoria Attn: Community Assistance Division 9875 N. 85th Avenue Peoria, Arizona 85345 Or by written e-mail to: communityassistance@peoriaaz.gov Accommodations for individuals with disabilities - Alternative format materials, sign language interpretation, assistive listening devices or interpretation in languages other than English are available upon 72 hours advance notice through the City of Peoria’s Community Assistance Division, 9875 N. 85th Avenue, Peoria, AZ 85345; (623)773-7250; TDD (623)773-7221, or fax (623)773-7233.

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