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Welcome to Vista V ista is a Spanish word. Its translation is “view.”

This is in reference to the West Valley View, but also to the actual view you’re getting by flipping through this magazine. Within these pages you will see a part of the West Valley you might be very familiar with, or have never seen before. Maybe you’ll learn something you never knew, or maybe just admire the West Valley’s past as you try to remember how it all used to be. We like to think our semi-annual Vista magazine is a window to this rich, diverse area, our home.

Our last Vista magazine focused on Arizona’s Centennial, but since that runs all year long — not just on Feb. 14, the state’s birthday — we thought we’d bring you some more history from the area. In this magazine you will find articles about some of the local churches, the White Tank Mountains and its famous scar, the many past and present entertainment venues, the history of the freeways

that brought us here (or take us out) and also some background on Frank Luke Jr., the World War I ace whose name graces our local military base.

In addition to these articles and many others, you will find some additional history as it was originally reported by Oct. 22, 19 the West Valley 86 View. We call these features From the Archives. For instance, here’s one from the very first Vista magazine (then called Western Gateway Guide) from 1986.

We hope you enjoy this and the other features of Vista, and urge you to also keep reading the West Valley View.

— Michael Clawson

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he cover of Vista is a montage of historical photographs culled from the West Valley View’s photo archives. Some of the shots are of Phoenix International Raceway, the Wildlife World Zoo & Aquarium, the Goodyear blimp, Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station, the giant Duncan Farms baby cutout, World War I pilot Frank Luke Jr. and various images of farming. The photos are arranged in the shape of Arizona’s flag.

Table of Contents Transportation....................................................................V5 Goodyear Historical Cemetery ...........................................V8 Entertainment ................................................................. V10 Caterpillar Inc.................................................................. V17 Frank Luke Jr. ................................................................. V20 History of West Valley Churches...................................... V32 Health Care Directory ......V24 Businesses/Services ......V41 Golf Courses...................V33 School Listing ................V43 Dining Guide ...................V34 State Government .........V46 Worship Directory ...........V34 Cities at a Glance...........V47

Fall/Winter Vista 2012 was conceived and designed by Michael Clawson and Jonathan Barnes.

Photos by Michael Clawson and Ray Thomas unless otherwise noted.

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irt roads? Who needs them when you’ve got freeways? West Valley has “made a tremendous difference in the movement But once upon a time — a time that some of you of both people and products across the region,” Nintzel said. might remember — there were no freeways in the Loop 101 — or the Agua Fria Freeway, as it’s known — was West Valley. completed in the West Valley in 2000.

The area now home to the thriving cities of Avondale, BuckLoop 303’s construction as an interim highway between eye, Goodyear, Litchfield Park and Tolleson looked more like Thomas Road and Grand Avenue was completed in 1992. the Old West than the boomburbs of In the past decade, the Maricopa today.

County Department of TransportaFreeways for all Interstate 10 had yet to connect. tion opened the segment of Loop 303 Over the years, freeways such as Interstate Loop 101 hadn’t been built. And Loop between Grand Avenue and Happy 10, Loop 101 and Loop 303 have changed 303 wasn’t even a concept.

Valley Parkway in the Peoria area. the face of the West Valley, and more freeway projects are on the horizon.

The few who called the area home And ADOT finished the connection Here’s a look at what West Valley residents, during most of the last century would of Loop 303 between Happy Valley businesses and visitors can expect in the years maneuver through the area on unpaved Parkway and Interstate 17 in north to come: streets, or travel into Phoenix by way of Phoenix in May 2011. · A South Mountain Freeway (Loop 202) connection to I-10 near 59th Avenue later in local thoroughfares, such as MC-85 or Interstate 10 was completed between the decade.

Buckeye and Lower Buckeye roads.

Dysart Road and 99th Avenue in 1984 · An extension of Loop 303 south of I-10 to “And at one point, Wickenburg and between 99th and 59th avenues MC-85, with construction expected to start served as one of the busiest transportain 1985. in 2021. · Another potential freeway, State Route 30 tion hubs in the Phoenix region,” re“As the area has grown, the free(also known as the I-10 reliever), which called Doug Nintzel, spokesman for the ways have provided the capacity to would stretch east and west between the Arizona Department of Transportation. get drivers to their destinations in South Mountain Freeway and State Route “That’s because travelers used US-60 much less time,” Nintzel said. “Free85 in Buckeye. as a major route to travel between the way access has allowed for economic Valley and California.” development, including warehouse Even after I-10 connected through the area in the 1980s, the and manufacturing facilities, housing, hotels and entertainSouthwest Valley was largely considered just a bunch of fields ment venues.” and truck stops people passed by on their way to California, loAnd of course, freeway access has brought people — lots of cal residents may remember. people. Today, the entire West Valley — not including portions It took years for that perception to change. of Phoenix that fall west of Interstate 17 — is home to some 750,000 residents. By 2030, that number is expected to jump to ‘Freeways mean everything’ 1.9 million.

Over the course of the past couple decades, the Southwest Val“Although the growth has slowed in Arizona during the recesley has bloomed; new residential and commercial developments sion, demographers still project significant growth in Arizona sprouted up; and area advocates have freeways to thank for the and, specifically, the Southwest Valley,” Avondale Mayor Marie population explosion.

Lopez Rogers said.

“The freeways mean everything to the West Valley,” said Michelle Rider, president and CEO of Westmarc (Western Maricopa Coalition). “The freeways created an enormous amount of traffic and really enabled the area to be visible.”

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Light rail, commuter rail could be West Valley reality

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reeways have proven themselves to be all-important in the growth and development of the Valley’s west side, but now the region’s leaders are turning to another alternative to get people moving into and throughout the area — and it all goes back to the train.

The Southwest Valley Rail Partnership — a collaboration by the cities of Avondale, Buckeye, Gila Bend, Goodyear, Tolleson, Litchfield Park, community groups, chamber and business leaders — is working on expanding transportation options to the West Valley.

In particular, the coalition has set its sites on a rail system that would accommodate both freight and passengers.

“Rail will bring great opportunities to the Southwest Valley,” said Avondale Mayor Marie Lopez Rogers, who chairs the partnership. “One of the greatest advantages is that it will help attract economic development to the region.”

In July, Valley Metro received regional approval from the Maricopa Association of Governments to extend the light rail system 11 miles west from downtown Phoenix to approximately 79th Avenue and Interstate 10.

That line is expected to open in 2023.

“We’re very excited for the light rail extension,” said Michelle Rider, president V6

A VALLEY METRO train makes a stop in downtown Phoenix. West Valley leaders are encouraging Valley Metro and the state to extend the light rail project west.

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Rail will bring great opportunities to the Southwest Valley…One of the greatest advantages is that it will help attract economic development to the region.”

Marie Lopez Rogers Avondale mayor

and CEO of Westmarc, a West Valley advocacy group.

“One of the biggest limitations our area faces is the lack of foot traffic,” she said.

“Being able to bring people here is going to be a big deal.”

Rider said rail would bring more economic activity to the area, “and spur developments that will encourage people to live, work and play here.”

Train-based transportation would “provide access to jobs, shopping, services, schools and even access to affordable housing,” Lopez Rogers said.

Sharolyn Hohman, chair of the Southwest Valley Chamber of Commerce, said the partnership is looking at both light and commuter rail options for the area.

“We are looking for both ways to attract

employers and get our employees to work, but we’re also interested in connecting our residents to regional attractions,” she said.

“It’s a quality-of-life thing.”

While it could be years before rail becomes a reality for the West Valley, Lopez Rogers said she remains optimistic.

“We need to manage the congestion before it gets here,” she said. “And we have learned from many other communities that rail moves the most people in the most efficient and cleanest way.”

The bottom line, Lopez Rogers said, is that rail connections give residents options for travel that “discourage sprawl, are environmentally conscious and encourage walking to and from destinations.”

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Cotton’s final resting place Goodyear Farms Historic Cemetery serves as landmark in West Valley

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t may be easy to forget that there was a time when the West Valley wasn’t sprawling suburbs and blinking traffic lights, much less the thousands of people who helped make the region thriving by the sweat of their brow by growing and picking cotton.

When World War I was under way, the fluffy white crop served as a valuable resource in the manufacture of rubber tires for aircraft. In 1918 Paul Litchfield set up his Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co. and employed thousands of people to pick the plant branches clean.

Many of the farmers were migrants who moved to the West Valley to live in the farm’s labor camps. Some came with families, others soon married and had children of their own and many ended up calling the area home and staying until their death.

Today, approximately 1,350 former employees of Goodyear Farms are buried at Goodyear Farms Historic Cemetery at 3000 N. Santa Fe Trail in Avondale, which was established for farm employees during a deadly flu epidemic in 1918.

Changes in ownership Avondale resident Belen Moreno has a special connection to the cemetery and the West Valley. Her father came to work for Goodyear Farms as an irrigation foreman in 1936 when she was only 9 months old.

Moreno grew up in one of the labor camps along with her siblings. Today, her grandfather, younger brother and several aunts and uncles are buried at Goodyear Farms Historic Cemetery.

Her father died in the 1970s and also wanted to be laid to rest with his family. However, the cemetery was in such poor maintenance at the time that Moreno and her siblings couldn’t bear to bury him there, she said.

“Kids would go in with their mountain bikes and some of the headstones were taken out and thrown into the canal. When he died he had always wanted to be buried there, but us kids, we wouldn’t have it because it was in such disarray.”

Because of the missing headstones, many people do not know exactly where their loved ones are buried.

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CONCRETE GRAVESITES, some a century or more old, are sprawled out in a cemetery near Dysart and Indian School roads in Avondale.

“I have an idea of where my grandfather is buried, but I don’t know exactly. In fact I have an aunt there, too, and I don’t know where she is buried. It’s a common problem, a lot of people don’t know where their loved ones are buried but they still know that that’s where they are,” Moreno said.

Eventually, Suncor Development Co. took ownership of the land and cemetery until 2010, when it was transferred to Avondale along with a trust fund for its continued maintenance.

Now the cemetery is in much better condition than it has been in the past, Moreno said.

“It’s important for us to maintain because of the historic value, the sentimental value. A lot of our residents have family members there and we just think it’s important as a historical landmark, we wanted to make sure that it stayed and was taken care of,” Avondale Parks and Recreation Director Christopher Reams said.

Community Involvement Moreno not only recognizes the importance of maintaining the cemetery for her own family members who have died, but also for others who may not be able to.

“Even though there are some people buried there who we don’t know, we have to take into consideration that some of them were buried a long time ago, and some have relatives that have moved from the area or passed away themselves,” she explained.

This is what keeps her motivated to help with community efforts to keep the cemetery clean and organized, she said. For the last three years she has volunteered with Ballet Folklorico Esperanza, a local dance group that holds annual fundraisers for the cemetery’s maintenance.

“It makes me feel really good to know that there’s people who care about it. I’m very grateful to them and what’s why I got involved to help,” she said.

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Home runs to horses West Valley isn’t short of things to do, see An Arizona Sky Hawks parachute team member skydives into the Indians-Reds home opener for Spring Training at the Goodyear Ballpark in 2011.

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he entertainment scene of the West Valley has taken on dramatic change over the years.

Sounds of horses stampeding around a track and carnivals being held in the streets have been replaced with the crack of the bat and musical delights.

That’s not to say any one form of entertainment is better than the other, but the options have gotten larger, mainly because of the impact professional sports have on society today. In the last 10 years the West Valley has seen a hockey arena, football stadium and pair of spring training ballparks sprout up. It’s changed the ways in which people can have fun out here.

One of the West Valley’s icons of the past is Trotting Park, a horse racing track that was built in Goodyear in 1964.

“Bringing harness racing to sunny Arizona back in the 1960s was the brain child of a New Yorker named James J. Dunnigan, who owned a harness racing track in Buffalo, N.Y.,” Goodyear Public Information Officer Nora Fascenelli said. “Dunnigan liked to spend his winters in Paradise Valley.”

When it opened in January 1965, attendance figures soared. However, there was no freeway to Trotting Park and dirt roads allowed the only access, so it quickly found itself struggling to bring in fans.

“The highway department here, which is now ADOT, assured Dunnigan and his buddies that the interstate (Interstate 10) would soon be built, something that really excited Goodyear residents back then, when roadways were far less developed and travel was quite a challenge,” Fascenelli said.

Trotting Park was unable to hold on long enough to see the freeway finished.

Despite its quick fall to obscurity, the futuristic looking design can still be seen from I-10, just west of Cotton Lane, but has been vacant since 1968.

Another source of entertainment from the past is the Helzapoppin’ Days in Buckeye.

Today, there is still a Helzapoppin’ Rodeo that occurs every year, but when the idea first began, in 1935, it was instead a festival that included street dances, a parade and carnival.

The name of the event has an interesting story behind it.

“They were trying to think of a word for the name, and they couldn’t come up with a name,” Buckeye historian Verlyne Meck said. “Many names were suggested and nobody could agree upon it, and finally one person said, ‘If we don’t come up with a name all hell is going to pop loose.’ Helzapoppin.’”

It wasn’t until 1946 that the rodeo took over, and it’s been around ever since. Some of the famous people who have been associated with it include Gene Autry and See ENTERTAINMENT on V12 Fall/Winter 2012

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Buckeye’s first rodeo arena was on the east side of Fourth Street.

The town was a perfect place for rodeo because of how agricultural the community was, Meck said.

“A lot of the farmers and people had horses and they roped, a lot of people had ranges in their backyards,” Meck said. “People did their own rodeoing. People had rodeos everywhere.”

Changing culture With Trotting Park and Helzapoppin’ Days in the rearview mirror, major professional sports have taken over the entertainment scene in the West Valley.

Jobing.com Arena brought the Phoenix Coyotes of the National Hockey League out here, and University of Phoenix Stadium followed shortly after, putting the National Football League’s Arizona Cardinals in our backyard.

Major sporting events aren’t the only use for these venues, as both host concerts. The arena is also used for high school basketball and wrestling championships, while the stadium hosts high school football title games.

More recently, Major League Baseball got added to the fold with spring training complexes opening in both Glendale and Goodyear.

Camelback Ranch and Goodyear Ballpark have brought something to the West Valley that most of Phoenix already had.

“Goodyear Ballpark has given Goodyear the opportunity to become a destination for out-of-state tourists and businessmen alike through recognition of spring training baseball, the Cleveland Indians and Cincinnati Reds,” City of Goodyear Ballpark Supervisor Debbie Diveney said.

The ballparks are not single-use facilities, though. Goodyear uses its park for several other events.

“The multi-use facility hosts year-round events and activities including the city of Goodyear’s annual signature events, including the Star Spangled 4th, Field of Screams and Home Plate for the Holidays, in addition to tournaments, concerts, festivals, expos and private/corporate rentals,” Diveney said.

With three of the four professional sporting events now in our backyard, it’s no wonder why the West Valley has become such a hot spot. The entertainment trends have transitioned with the times, but the West Valley has always been a great place to play, no matter what era.

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Rider said Loop 101 was the catalyst for changing perceptions years ago.

“And now the 303 through Goodyear, Peoria and Surprise is really going to be phenomenal,” she said. “It’s really going to bring access to areas where people couldn’t get to before. This is where the population is moving to.”

The I-10 corridor has also been huge in terms of attracting high-wage jobs to the area, Rider said.

“The Southwest Valley is one of the largest markets in the country, and obviously with its proximity to California, it’s a very attractive region,” she said.

“Its ease of access to California is a huge reason companies look to move to the

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She said West Valley cities have been “really aggressive” in terms of economic development, and have put their best foot forward to lure more high-quality manufacturing and advanced business services to the region.

Along with bringing in more green and clean manufacturing jobs, the West Valley has been particularly strong at attracting health care services and institutions of higher education, Rider said.

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otorists traveling along Interstate 10, in the vicinity of Verrado Way, may have noticed the alabaster-colored trail that runs from the base of the White Tank Mountains to the summit, and wondered what caused it.

It was caterpillars. Or, more precisely, Caterpillars.

The area was once home to Caterpillar, Inc.’s Arizona Proving Grounds.

Cheap land, a climate that allows for year-around testing of products and a variety of terrains and soil conditions made Arizona an attractive place for automobile and heavy-equipment manufacturers to test their products, and that’s what attracted Caterpillar.

The proving grounds, which opened in 1945, encompassed 8,600 acres on the east slope of the White Tank Mountains, approximately 24 miles west of central Phoenix.

“We used the facility for product testing and evaluation and new product development,” said Bridget Young, a Caterpillar media relations representative.

Equipment tested at the site, “likely included our larger machines, such as wheel loaders, wheeled tractor scrapers and large mining trucks,” Young said. “Historically, we have tested those larger products at our proving grounds in Arizona.”

The facility operated until early 1988, when it was decided to move the operation to the Tucson area. Caterpillar employed 44 people at the Buckeye location at the time of its closure.

Caterpillar announced on May 24, 1988, that it had acquired 6,200 acres approximately five miles west of Green Valley, south of Tucson, for the relocation of the Arizona proving grounds and marketing center.

The Green Valley facility, which opened in 1990, is known as Tinaja Hills Learning and Demonstration Center.

The encroachment of housing developments and the increased value of the land for such subdivisions were largely responsible for the site closure.

Caterpillar sold the 8,600-acre parcel to DMB Associates in 1998, before the land had been annexed into Buckeye, for the development of Verrado.

Good neighbor Caterpillar proved to be a good neighbor in the Southwest Valley and played a major role in the development of Estrella Mountain Regional Park.

“My dad [Jim] ran into an old war buddy in the early 1950s and they discussed creating a park [in the Southwest Valley],” recalled Ed King, former Maricopa County supervisor.

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A RUGGED PATH up through the White Tank Mountains indicates where Caterpillar once tested heavy equipment. The bulldozers, earthmovers and backhoes long ago vacated the mountain.

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CATERPILLAR, which used mountainous terrain near White Tank Mountain Regional Park to test equipment, carved "Caterpillar Tractor Co” into the desert. The string of letters, which could be seen in satellite imagery, was approximately 242 feet tall and stretched for nearly a mile in what is now the Verrado area. The letters have since been removed.

“We built a little pyramid-like monument up there, about 3-feet tall, and would leave messages in a Prince Albert Jim King approached local farmer can in the monument for other family Casey Abbott to gauge his interest in the members when they went up there to park idea. hunt. One year, when we went up there, “Casey Abbott had 1,000 acres,” King the Prince Albert can was gone. That was said. “Casey had some farm equipment the saddest thing.” and my dad had a little but they needed Even after Caterpillar occupied the heavy equipment; scrapers.” land, the Wood family continued to hunt Caterpillar came to the rescue. on the property.

“Caterpillar was a big part of putting “They gave my dad a key to the gate,” in the loop road leading to the park, as was Case [Construction Equipment Co], Wood said.

The senior Wood never abused the which was out there, too,” King said, privilege and never let the key out of his With Caterpillar’s assistance, the 19,840-acre park was built and was dedi- possession, said his daughter, Margaret Wood Carl, who has hunted in the cated in 1954.

“It was the first in the Maricopa County White Tank Mountains for more than 60 years.

Park System, which has been the largest “Dad would always call ahead and get county parks system in the United states permission to hunt on the property,” for the last 20-25 years,” King said.

Wood Carl said. “They always told him, Caterpillar equipment, to a lesser ‘You don’t need permission.’” degree, also was used to construct a golf Wood Carl remembers seeing the heavy course at the park. equipment being put through its paces at Hunting area the proving grounds.

Before Caterpillar occupied the land in “They took those Caterpillars and the White Tank Mountains, the area was started at the top of the mountain and popular with local hunters. went along the boundary line,” she said.

“I started hunting up there with my “You had to see it to believe it what they father [Ronald] when I was in grammar could do.” school,” longtime Goodyear resident Ken Memories and the alabaster-colored Wood said. “In 1942, there was nothing trail up the mountain are all that remain up there but deer, mountain lions, fox, from that bygone era. coyotes and a few big-horn sheep.

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Desert-tested, highway approved In addition to Caterpillar, numerous automobile and heavy-equipment manufacturers have found Arizona’s abundant wide expanses of relatively inexpensive land, diverse and rugged terrains, and 300-plus days of sunshine annually advantageous for testing their products.

Toyota and Ford both currently maintain facilities in the West Valley.

Toyota’s Arizona Proving Ground, one of the largest in the world, is located about 20 miles north of Buckeye, in unincorporated Maricopa County, near Patton Road and Grand Avenue.

Ford’s facility is approximately 12 miles north of Surprise, in unincorporated Maricopa County, near 207th Avenue and Happy Valley Road. It was formerly a Volvo facility.

Chrysler used to maintain a test facility north of Surprise but sold the 5,500-acre site to Toll Brothers and Meritage Homes, and retail developer Simon Property Group in 2005 for $312 million. Chrysler relocated its proving grounds to Yucca.

Volkswagen has a test site in Maricopa near Murphy Road and the Maricopa-Casa Grande Highway.

General Motors sold its 3,200-acre proving grounds in Mesa to DMB Associates in 2006 for $265 million, and had relocated to a new 2,400acre testing center in Yuma, which it shares with the U.S. military.

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very day, heroes walk the streets of Luke Air Force Base in Glendale. They maintain the jets, man the tower and perform a multitude of other tasks that help keep this country free.

So it’s no surprise the base is named after a man whose valiant actions led him to become the first aviator to receive the Medal of Honor.

Frank Luke Jr. was born in Phoenix in 1897. He’s been described as a man who loved sports, and was the captain of the football team at Phoenix Union High School.

He enlisted in the Army in 1917 and was stationed in France a year later.

World War I had been going on for four years, and a new weapon, the observation balloon, was being used to spot enemy targets for artillery.

Most pilots saw attacking the balloons as suicide, because it meant repeatedly facing ground fire and enemy fighters since the balloons would not always explode after a single attack, but not Luke.

During an 18-day span, he was able to destroy 18 balloons in seven missions.

His approach included waiting for sundown as the balloons were being lowered to the ground, when he would then make the attack with his wingman, 2nd Lt. Joe Werner.

With Werner flying high to fend off defending fighters, Luke attacked and fired on the target until the hydrogen-filled balloon exploded.

On Sept. 12, 1918, he evaded enemy fire and made two attacks on a balloon, which did not explode. When his gun jammed, he flew off still evading enemy fire, fixed his gun and returned for a third attack and his first kill. Two days later, he destroyed two more balloons.

During his third flight, he made three kills and gained the status of flying ace, which is given to pilots who have five or more kills.

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FRANK LUKE JR. stands next to his 13th confirmed kill in a French field Sept. 18, 1918.

Eleven days after this photo was taken, Luke was shot during a strafe run on German ground troops. He landed his plane in a field and died after a short shootout with enemy soldiers.

His tactics soon gained him the title of Arizona balloon buster.

Luke flew again Sept. 18 and posted a single-mission record by destroying two balloons and three enemy fighters. He did not fly again until Sept. 28, when he shot down another two balloons.

The next day, Luke flew what would be his last mission.

He had been grounded the day before, but disregarded the restriction and took to the air, where he spotted and destroyed two balloons and then found a third.

It was during the third attack that his aircraft was hit by defending fire and Luke was wounded. After destroying the balloon and bringing his total victories to 18, he tried to get home.

He reached the occupied French town of Murvaux, where he spotted German infantry and began an attack. After killing six soldiers and wounding six more, his aircraft failed and he landed in enemy territory.

Advancing enemy soldiers witnessed Luke kill a number of their comrades. When he pulled out his pistol and began shooting, they returned fire and killed the lone pilot. Luke was 21.

For his extraordinary accomplishments, he was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor on May 3, 1919.

More than 20 years later, the U.S. Army sent a representative to Arizona to choose a site for an Army Air Corps training field for advanced training in conventional fighter aircraft.

The city of Phoenix had purchased 1,440 acres of land, which it leased to the government at $1 a year effective March 24, 1941.

Del. E. Webb Construction then began excavation for the first building at what was known then as Litchfield Park Air Base.

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The future of Luke AFB

In August, the Air Force declared Luke Air Force Base as its choice to become a training site for the new F-35 fighter jet. The decision secures the base’s future in the West Valley for decades to come.

The F-35A is the Air Force’s variant of the Lightning II jet, which will replace the F-16 Falcon and A-10 Thunderbolt as the new multi-role fighter.

It’s designed for extraordinary air-to-air combat performance and uses advanced stealth to avoid detection, stated Lockheed Martin, the company developing the aircraft.

With supersonic speed, the ability to carry weapons internally and avoid the aerodynamic drag of external stores, it will provide close- or long-range combat capability second only to the F-22 jet, Lockheed Martin stated.

The Air Force’s Record of Decision cited several reasons why Luke was its top choice, including facility and ramp capacity, range access, weather and capacity for future growth.

Luke will receive 72 jets and a total of three fighter squadrons, which will require an additional 2,052 personnel, according to the Air Force’s report.

The aircrafts will begin to arrive at Luke between late 2013 and mid-2014, although exact timing will depend on production schedules, officials said.

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LUKE from V20 Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, released its name when the base was transferred to the Navy.

This allowed the Arizona base to be called Luke Field at the request of its first commander, Lt. Col. Ennis Whitehead.

“It’s a wonderful honor that they paid to Frank,” said his nephew, Don Luke, 67, who lives in the Valley. “It’s a fitting honor, because that base is a fighter aircraft base and that’s what he was. It’s a good fit.”

The base was reactivated Feb. 1, 1951, as Luke Air Force Base soon after combat developed in Korea.

“As the namesake of our base, Lt. Luke’s bravery and sacrifice are very meaningful to us,” said Capt. Tristan Hinderliter, chief of Public Affairs at Luke. “As we carry out our mission of training the world’s greatest fighter pilots, we strive to honor Lt. Luke’s

DON LUKE (center), nephew of Lt. Frank Luke, watches as an honor guard folds an American flag during a Luke Air Force Base retreat ceremony Sept.

29, 2008, to honor the 90th anniversary of Lt. Frank Luke Jr.’s death.

legacy of courage and valor, which continues to inspire us to this day.”

Luke is now home to the 56th Fighter Wing, the largest fighter wing in the Air Force and the only active-duty F-16 train-

ing wing. The base was recently selected by the Air Force as a training site for the new F-35 jet, which should begin arriving in late 2013.

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oodyear’s West Valley Hospital opened at 7 a.m. Sept. 4, 2003. By midday, it had its first expectant mother. By that evening it had its first baby. All in a (first) day’s work.

The View marked the occasion of the first baby born at a new hospital by putting the baby — Valerie Espino, 9-pouns, 14-ounces — on the cover Sept. 10 with her adoring mother, Glendale , 2003 resident Maricela Becerra. At the time, West Valley Hospital was the first major hospital in the area, though now there are several.

A picture of it still under construction can be seen above; notice there are floors missing. After it opened, the hospital underwent an expansion.

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n 1917, Paul Litchfield set up the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. in the West Valley.

Along with the company came thousands of farmers who helped put the West Valley on the map by toiling in the Arizona sun to farm crops such as cotton. They brought their families, established a home and places to worship, leaving behind a rich history of churches and lasting congregations.

Historical churches By 1939, the Church at Litchfield Park was built and commissioned as the company’s official church. Its building, much of which is still original to this day, was constructed by the Southwest Cotton Crew’s engineering company using adobe mud from on site to build the walls, according to research done by church historian Meredeth Stucky.

For the next 25 years it would be the only Protestant church in the city.

Another unique feature of the Church at Litchfield Park is the bell atop its building, which was brought from a mission in San Diego by Litchfield, Stucky said.

While it’s in need of some WD-40 before it can be rung again, Stucky said that as far as she knows the Church at Litchfield Park is the only church with a bell in the area.

“I just assumed that churches have bells, because we have a bell, but when President Reagan died, all across the nation churches rang their bells so I went around to the churches in Litchfield Park saying let’s do this, but they didn’t have bells.”

Modern congregations

Saved by the bells Churches balance history with modern congregations A PASTOR PERFORMS a baptism with a couple and their child at the Church at Litchfield Park. The story goes that Paul Litchfield requested the church be built before the Wigwam built its cocktail lounge.

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Many other churches in the West Valley have stood the test of time, such as the Liberty United Methodist Church in Buckeye, which recently reached 103 years old.

While the church has attempted to keep as much of the building intact as possible, the Rev. Bev Ritland said she balances appreciation for its history with meeting the demands of a modern congregation, such as using Internet prayer.

“I just feel like I want the congregation to keep growing and not just be a relic,” she said. “It’s a fun challenge because I believe that the building isn’t the most important thing, but it does mean a lot to me and it means a lot to the members there. I think churches mean a lot more to people than some would realize.”

Ritland also recognizes the long history of farmers in the area and sees it reflected in her church.

“There’s a history within the church of people who have always rolled up their sleeves and gotten to work. We’re pretty involved with All Faith Community Services in Buckeye right now and we just really try to do what we can to reach out.”

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GOLF

The Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church in Goodyear, which was established in the early 50s, also strives to continue establishing itself in a new century by reaching out to the community.

The Rev. Dr. Jeff Gallen has been the church’s longest serving pastor on record.

Apart from the area’s history of farming in the early 20th century, he said he has seen the congregation transition from when he first began in 1988.

“From 2000 to 2010, Goodyear, Avondale, Tolleson and Buckeye all exploded with growth and went from sleeper communities to fairly decent sized cities. So the biggest transition was from a rural mindset to an urban mindset,” he explained.

Today, one community project Christ Evangelical is focused on is working to help the poor, such as hosting Project Connect, which is a monthly, one-day event to make social and human services accessible to the homeless and poor.

“So we transitioned from a small little church into a parish that is really focused on the poor,” Gallen said. “The poor are among us, it’s a matter of getting the information out.”

THE REV. BEV RITLAND shares a lesson with Sunday School children at Liberty United Methodist Episcopal Church in Buckeye, which was founded in 1909 and built in 1910.

— Rachel Trott

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Worship Directory

Abundant Harvest Church 919 N. Dysart Road, Suites N and O, Avondale 623-810-2355 www.ahconline.org

Avondale Apostolic Church — Truth Tabernacle 825 N. Central Ave., Avondale 623-932-0893 www.avondaleapostolic.com

Avondale Christian Assembly of God

541 E. Main St., Avondale 623-932-1670 www.avondalechurch.com

Cashion Apostolic Church

11132 W. Joblanca, Avondale 623-936-4480

Christ Community United Methodist Church

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104 W. Western Ave., Avondale 623-932-3480 www.myccumc.com

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 10930 W. Garden Lakes Parkway, Avondale 623-772-9275

Coldwater Church

15 N. Fifth St., Avondale 623-249-9694 www.coldwaterchurch.com

Cornerstone Christian Center

11301 W. Indian School Road, Avondale 623-877-3220 www.cornerstoneaz.org

Desert Springs Worship Center

10714 W. Fourth St., Avondale

Faith Harvest

Corte Sierra Elementary 3300 N. Santa Fe Trail, Avondale 623-444-9762 www.faithharvest.com

First Baptist Church Garden Lakes

2517 N. 107th Ave., Avondale 623-936-7148 www.gardenlakesbaptist.com PAUL WEEKS LITCHFIELD requested the Church at Litchfield Park be built before the Wigwam constructed its cocktail lounge.

Construction began on September 10, 1939.

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First Southern Baptist Church of Avondale

1001 N. Central Ave., Avondale 623-932-2723 www.fsbca.org Fall/Winter 2012

Gateway Baptist Church Kingdom in the Valley 12409 W. Indian School Road, Suite C312, Avondale 623-628-8885 www.gatewaybaptistavondale.com

13048 W. Rancho Santa Fe Blvd., Avondale 623-584-3113 www.kivcc.org

Goodyear Friends Inc.

Lighthouse Baptist 104 N. Dysart Road, Avondale Church 623-932-2292

Harvest Outreach Christian Center

715 E. Western Ave., Avondale 623-932-6453 www.harvestoutreachaz.com

Collier Elementary School 350 S. 118th Ave., Avondale 480-721-2206 www.lbcavondale.com

Litchfield Park First Baptist Church

E. Plaza Circle, Avondale Heritage Baptist Church 901 623-935-3163 Rio Vista Elementary School 10237 W. Encanto Blvd., Avondale 623-882-2351 www.HeritageBaptistAZ.org

Iglesia Armonia

918 S. Litchfield Road, Goodyear 623-760-2025 www.iglesiaarmonia.com

7 E. Kinderman Drive, Avondale 623-882-8487

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12610 W. Whyman St., Avondale 623-932-5723

Rivers of Living Water Ministries

Littleton Elementary School 1252 S. Avondale Blvd., Avondale 623-205-6809

Rose of Sharon World Evangelistic Church

919 N. Dysart Road, Suite W, Avondale 602-446-5790 www.wecintl.com

11147 W. Buckeye Road, Avondale 623-936-3703

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Morning Star Baptist Church

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19 N. Central Ave., Avondale 623-932-1009

500 S. Seventh St., Avondale 623-932-4320

1233 S. 111th Ave.,, Avondale 623-936-6793

Pathway Bible Church

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2150 Rancho Santa Fe Blvd., Avondale www.pathwaybibleaz.com

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St. William Catholic Church

11001 W. Third St., Avondale 623-936-6115

Sufficient Grace Christian Center Homewood Suites 11450 W. Hilton Way, Avondale 480-522-5196

Temple of Faith

201 E. Main St., Avondale 623-680-6683

Trinity Lutheran Church

830 E. Plaza Circle, Avondale 623-935-4665

Word of Life Christian Center 1435 N. Central Ave., Avondale 623-932-2055

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Arlington Baptist Church

32700 W. Arlington Road, Buckeye 623-386-1447

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Buckeye First Assembly

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

214 S. Fifth St., Buckeye 602-386-3513

1002 Eason Ave., Buckeye 623-386-4188

23230 W. Highway 85, Buckeye 623-386-4783 www.buckeyefirstassembly.net

Buckeye Light & Life Church

Community Church of Buckeye

304 E. Roosevelt Ave., Buckeye 623-386-4759 buckeyelightandlife.com

A United Methodist Church 810 Eason Ave., Buckeye 623-386-2674 www.gbgm-umc.org/ccobumc

Buckeye Seventh Day Adventist

Crossroad Baptist Church

501 N. Fourth St., Buckeye 623-386-4588 www.buckeyesda.org

Buckeye Worship Center 104 W. Corona St., Buckeye 623-340-4289

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Camino de Santidad

22487 W. Sundance Parkway, Buckeye 520-421-0322

Verrado Middle School cafeteria 20880 W. Main St., Buckeye 623-341-0490 www.crossroad-az.org

Desert Baptist Church

First Assembly of God Church 23230 W. Highway 85, Buckeye 623-386-1376 www.buckeyefirstassembly.net

201 W. Baseline Road, Buckeye 602-386-7636

Desert Hills Baptist Church

18926 W. Latham, Buckeye 623-853-0686 www.lifewaychurchaz.com

Jasinski Elementary School 4280 S. 246th Ave., Buckeye 623-202-2822 www.dhbcb.org

Living Water Lutheran Church

First Southern Baptist Church of Buckeye

The Odyssey Academy 6500 S. Apache Road, Buckeye 623-266-1835 www.livingwateraz.org

405 N. Third St., Buckeye 623-386-5614 www.buckeyebaptist.org

Mountain Vista Community Church

Grace Fellowship Church

1300 N. Miller Road, Buckeye 623-393-8386 www.graceinbuckeye.com

Jehovah’s Witnesses Buckeye Congregation

Youngker High School auditorium 3000 S. Apache Road, Buckeye 623-474-5757 www.mtvistaonline.org

Mt. Pleasant Baptist

23427 W. Pioneer St., Buckeye Church 403 N. Fourth St., Buckeye 623-386-2775 623-386-6365

Liberty United Methodist Church

New Jerusalem Ministries

19900 W. Highway 85, Buckeye 623-386-4090

508 Clanton, Buckeye 623-386-2714 www.njmonline.net

www.libertyunitedmethodist.com

Our Saviour Lutheran Church

10 N. Apache Road, Buckeye 623-386-6708

Community Church of Buckeye A United Methodist Church

Lighthouse Baptist Church h

Adult Sunday School

Sundays

Pastor Bob Lind ccobumc@qwestoffice.net • 623-386-2674

Worship Service & Children’s Sunday School Sunday 10:00am

Mornings - 10am Evenings - 6pm

Bible Study

Collier Elementary School

Sunday 8:30am

Monday 1:00pm & Thursday 6:30pm

All Faiths 810 E. Eason Ave., Buckeye, AZ 85326 www.gbgm-umc.org/ccobumc Welcome Pastor Ed Eddingfield VBCPastorEd@hotmail.com 623-451-7201

“But thanks be to God, who gives us victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.”

1 Cor. 15:57 All Services Held in Rainbow Valley (Between Buckeye & Estrella Mtn. Ranch)

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Lifeway Church

SUNDAY Bible Study 9:30 am Worship 10:30 am TUESDAY Youth Group 6:30 pm WEDNESDAY Prayer & Bible Study 6:00 pm

350 S. 118th Ave., Avondale

Shining the Light of Christ in a Darkened World 480-721-2206 • www.lbcavondale.com

COME GROW WITH US Uplifting Music/Inspiring Sermons 8:00am - Worship Service/Nursery 9:30am - Worship Service/Nursery/Church School 11:00am - Contemporary Worship Service/Nursery/Church School

Rev. Robert L. Simmons

CHRIST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

Vista — West Valley View, Avondale, Arizona

PASTOR

Rev. Brett Everett DIR. OF CHILDREN, YOUTH & CHRISTIAN ED

WWW.CPCGOODYEAR.ORG

Joe Honsberger DIRECTOR OF MUSIC

925 N. SARIVAL AVE. GOODYEAR, AZ 85338 623.882.0721

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Palo Verde Baptist Church

29600 W. Old Highway 80, Palo Verde 623-393-9628 www.paloverdebaptistchurch.org

The River Church

Verrado High School gymnasium 20050 W. Indian School Road, Buckeye 623-262-4969 www.theriverchurchaz.com

St. Henry Catholic Church

(Sunday Mass) Sundance Elementary School , 23800 W. Hadley St., Buckeye (All other Masses) 128 S. Third St. , Buckeye 623-386-6407 www.sthenrybuckeye.com

Summit Community Church

Summit of Hope Assembly of God

West Valley Church of Christ

Bales Elementary School 24500 W. Maricopa Road, Buckeye 623-695-0224

18604 W. Lower Buckeye Road, Buckeye 623-695-5623 www.wvcochrist.org

Sundance Community Church

West Park Elementary School 2500 S. 257th Ave., Buckeye 623-327-1940 www.sundancechurch.com

West Valley Free Will Baptist Church

19956 W. McDowell Road, Buckeye 623-853-0570 www.wvfwbc.org

Valley Christian Ministries White Tanks Southern Bales Elementary School Baptist Church 25400 W. Maricopa Road, Buckeye 623-505-6220 www.vcm1.ws

1420 N. 192nd Ave., Buckeye 623-853-0089 www.wtsbc.org

Victory Baptist Church

Avondale Christian Assembly of God

Goodyear

Rainbow Valley Elementary School 19716 W. Narramore Road, Buckeye 623-386-3240 www.victorysbc.org

At Pastors Kevin & M’Lisa Goff

you’ll experience...rshiip!

therockaz.com | 623-932-1009

Luke Elementary School 1 block North of Glendale & Dysart

3673 S. Bullard Ave., Goodyear 623-925-2440 www.calvarygoodyear.org

Christ Presbyterian Church

925 N. Sarival Ave., Goodyear 623-882-0721 www.cpcgoodyear.org

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 425 S. Estrella Parkway, Goodyear 623-925-0106

Citrus Road Community Church of the Nazarene 418 S. Citrus Road, Goodyear 623-932-2733 www.crccnazarene.com

Compass Church

16060 W. Van Buren St., Goodyear 623-935-3060 www.compasschurch.info

Crossings Church

Desert Edge High School 15778 W. Yuma Road, Goodyear 623-239-1096 www.goodyearcrossings.org

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magine a new church committed to a very simple purpose--"Love God, love people, serve the world." No tricks, no manipulation--just the truth.

That's GracePointe.

Imagine a new church, in the formative stages, for 55+ adults that is all about community, closeness and authenticity--no put-on's, no one pretending to be something they're not. That's GracePointe.

Imagine a new Evangelical church that believes what the Bible teaches and opens its doors to anyone who wishes to attend. That's GracePointe.

Glendale Ave. Dysart Rd.

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SUNDAY SERVICES 9AM & 11AM

Calvary Chapel

918 S. Litchfield Road, Goodyear 623-932-2394 www.christevangelical.org

We meet in the Pebble Creek Tuscany Falls Sienna Room on Sunday at 8:30AM.

For more info: www.gracepointechurchaz.com or call 623.933.0118.

Family focused - Christ centered

West Valley Church of Christ Loving God, Sharing Christ, Growing Christians!

Sundays 10am & 5pm Wednesdays 7pm 18604 W. Lower Buckeye Rd. 623.695.5623 • wvcochrist.org Fall/Winter 2012

Service Schedule

Sunday Morning 10:30 am........................Morning Worship Service & Children’s Church Sunday Afternoon 1:00 pm ........................................Royal Rangers Wednesday Evening 7:00 pm .................................Midweek Service Friday Morning 10:00 am ............................... Women’s Bible Study Friday Evening 6:30 pm ..................................Men’s Prayer Meeting Saturday Evening 6:30 pm ..........................................Youth Service

715 E. Western Ave. • Avondale • 623-932-6453 • 623-932-9942

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Verrado High School auditorium 20050 W. Indian School Road, Way of Grace Church Youngker High School Buckeye 3000 S. Apache Road, Buckeye 623-535-0251 623-478-2130 www.summitcc.org www.wayofgracechurch.com

Desert Star Elementary 2131 S. 157th Ave., Goodyear 623-932-1670 www.avondalechurch.com

Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church, ELCA

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Desert Springs Community Jehovah’s Witnesses St. John Vianney Catholic West Valley Church 14038 W. Yuma Road, Goodyear Church and School Church West Campus of Christ 14440 W. Indian School Road, 623-932-1708 Goodyear King of Kings P.C.A. 623-435-2105 14130 W. McDowell Road, www.dscchurch.com Suite 222, Goodyear Estrella Mountain Church 623-385-6607 www.kkchurch.org 10485 S. Estrella Parkway, Goodyear Palm Valley Church 623-386-0300 431 N. Litchfield Road, www.emcaz.org Goodyear 623-536-2106 Faith on Fire Church www.palmvalley.org 13770 W. Van Buren St., The Refinery Goodyear 602-690-1442 Christian Church www.faithonfirechurch.com 600 N. Bullard Ave., Suite 10, Goodyear Goodyear Church 623-925-2000 of Christ www.therefinerycc.com 807 N. La Jolla Blvd., The River Church Goodyear Millennium High School 623-932-1042 auditorium www.goodyearchurchofchrist.org 14802 W. Wigwam Blvd., Harvest Baptist Church Goodyear 535 N. Sarival Ave., Goodyear 623-262-4969 602-361-8025 www.theriverchurchaz.com www.hbcgoodyear.org

539 E. La Pasada Blvd., Goodyear 623-932-3313 www.sjvaz.net

18604 W. Lower Buckeye Road, Goodyear 623-695-5623 www.wvcochrist.org

St. Thomas Lutheran Church

West Valley Fellowship

www.stthomaslutheranchurch.org

West Valley United Pentecostal Church

GracePointe

West Valley Assembly of God

River in the Desert Christian Fellowship

PebbleCreek Tuscany Falls Sienna Room, Goodyear 623-933-0118

918 S. Litchfield Road, Goodyear 602-628-4465

16260 W. Van Buren St., Goodyear 602-375-7773

Skyway Church of the West Valley 14900 W. Van Buren St., Goodyear 623-935-4858 www.skywaychurch.com

Vineyard Church

18503 W. Van Buren St., Goodyear 602-525-8467

16277 W. Jackson St., Goodyear 623-692-6850

Litchfield Park

The Church at Litchfield Park

255 N. Litchfield Road, Goodyear 300 N. Old Litchfield Road, 623-932-2500 Litchfield Park www.azvineyard.org 623-935-3411

Vision Baptist Church

Desert Thunder Elementary 16750 W. Garfield St., Goodyear 623-687-7118 www.visionbaptistchurch.com

www.churchatlitchfieldpark.org

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 301 W. Wigwam Blvd., Litchfield Park 623-536-2098

1781 N. Central Ave., Goodyear 623-932-5737 www.westvalleyassembly.com

A non-denominational church teaching God’s word, verse by verse, from Genesis to Revelation and how the Bible’s teachings apply to our lives.

Real God – – – Real People – – – Sunday Morning Real Church – – – Service Real Simple – – – 10:15 A.M. 3015 N. Jackrabbit Trail (1 blk. N of Thomas Rd.) Litchfield Park

www.lighthousefellowshipaz.webs.com 623-853-1050

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St. Paul Lutheran Church Missouri Synod 6301 W. Indian School Rd. Sunday Worship • 9:00 am (Nov. - Apr. 9:30 am) Sunday School • 10:30 am

623-849-9071

www.stpaullutheran-az.com

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Desert Joy Christian Fellowship

Dreaming Summit Elementary School 13335 W. Missouri Ave., Litchfield Park 623-872-0721 www.desertjoy.org

Westpointe Baptist Church

13702 W. Meeker Blvd., Sun Valley Baptist Church City West Wigwam Creek Middle School 4510 N. 127th Ave., Litchfield of Tonopah/Wintersburg 623-584-7210 37702 W. Indian School Road, www.bethemethaz.org Park Tonopah 623-521-3549 623-393-0211 The Bridge Christian www.westpointebaptist.org www.tonopahvalleybaptistchurch.org

Peoria

Desert Springs Community Lighthouse Church Church East Campus 14185 N. 83rd Ave., Peoria 447 S. Old Litchfield Road, Litchfield Park 623-435-2105 www.dscchurch.com

623-979-4392 www.lighthouseaz.com

Pentecostal Deliverance COGIC

Iglesia Bautista Bilingue 8668 W. Mountain View 13500 W. Maryland Ave., Litchfield Park 602-761-0334

In His Presence Christian Center

P.O. Box 930, Litchfield Park 623-688-3447 www.ihpcconline.com

Lighthouse Fellowship

Road, Peoria 623-486-7782

South Peoria Baptist Church

9000 W. Olive Ave., Peoria 623-486-1556 www.spbch.com Tolleson

A Church of Grace

8 S. 92nd Drive, Tolleson 623-936-4629 www.lighthousefellowshipaz.webs.com www.achurchofgrace.com

Litchfield Park Seventh- Blessed Sacrament Day Adventist Church Catholic Church 901 E. Plaza Circle, Litchfield Park 541-944-5342

St. Peter’s Episcopal Church

400 S. Old Litchfield Road, Litchfield Park 623-935-3279 www.stpetersaz.com

512 N. 93rd Ave., Tolleson 623-936-7107

Open Doors Ministries Church

9302 W. Monroe St., Tolleson 602-908-0608 www. opendoorsministrieschurch.org

Wings As Eagles Turning Leaf Community, International Church A Church of the Nazarene Country Place Elementary Barbara Robey Elementary School 5340 N. Wigwam Creek Blvd., Litchfield Park 602-743-3790 www.turningleafchurch.org

School 10207 W. Country Place Blvd., Tolleson 800-450-0966 www.waeic.com

Wings As Eagles International Church Come be a part of a church that is committed to all people.

Empowering God’s people to soar to the highest potential in God and life.

We are a multicultural ministry dedicated to spiritual growth.

Visit us this Sunday @ 11am Intercessory Prayer 10:45am Country Place Elementary School 10207 W. Country Place Blvd.

Tolleson, AZ 85353 800-450-0966 Pastor Artis & www.waeic.com First Lady Terri Smith Fall/Winter 2012

Waddell

Cotton Lane Community Church

6240 N. Cotton Lane, Waddell 623-935-1776

Wat Promkunaram Buddhist Temple of Arizona

Worship Center

Alleluia Church 8444 W. Encanto Blvd., Phoenix 623-399-8540 www.bridgeworshipcenter.com

Calvary United Methodist Church

7949 W. Indian School Road, Phoenix 17212 W. Maryland Ave., Waddell 623-849-1676 www.calvaryumcphoenix.org 623-935-2276 W. Phoenix, Glendale, Sun City, Surprise

Alleluia Lutheran Church

8444 W. Encanto Blvd., Phoenix 623-849-4327 www.AlleluiaChurch.com

Beth El Congregation 1118 W. Glendale Ave., Phoenix 602-944-3359 www.bethelphoenix.com

Camelback Community Church

7634 W. Camelback Road, Glendale 623-846-3497 www.camelbackcommunity.com

The Carpenter’s House of Worship Independence High School 6602 N. 75th Ave., Glendale 623-266-2469 www.thechowchurch.org

St. Thomas Lutheran Church Bible Based — Christ Centered St. Thomas Lutheran Church cordially invites you to Worship with us

Sundays 9:00 A.M. Study the Bible with us

Sundays 10:30 A.M. Pastor Tom Schulz • 602-375-7773 16260 W. Van Buren, Goodyear • www.stthomaslutheranchurch.org

FIRST COUNTRY BAPTIST CHURCH

Featuring Blue Grass, Country & Southern Gospel Music & Hymn Books

12844 W. Santa Fe Dr. Surprise, AZ Sat. Worship 6:00pm Sun. Bible Study 9:30am Sun. Worship 8:15am and 10:45am

For more information call Pastor Coy G. Wilkerson 623-583-9838

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3015 N. Jackrabbit Trail 623-853-1050

Beth Emeth Congregation

Tonopah

In Him Church

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Central Christian Church First Country 8600 W. Glendale Ave., Glendale Baptist Church 623-937-2741 www.centralaz.com

Davids 400

7905 N 71st Ave., Glendale 602-400-1056 www.davids400.com

The Door Christian Fellowship Church

7342 W. Indian School Road, Phoenix 623-848-0849

First Church of Christ, Scientist 8228 W. Orangewood Ave., Glendale 623-937-9258 www.christianscienceaz.com

12844 W. Santa Fe Drive, Surprise 623-583-9838 www.firstcountrybaptist.org

Grace Walk Community Church

The Chapel at Faith Lutheran Church 801 E. Camelback Road, Phoenix 623-377-8698 www.saintandrewsrec.com

Kingdom in the Valley Christian Church

15002 N. 25th Drive, Phoenix 623-584-3113 www.kivcc.org

Love Life Church

8016 W. Camelback Road, No. 108, Glendale 623-872-4998 www.lovelifechurch.com

St. Paul Lutheran Church 6301 W. Indian School Road, Phoenix 623-846-2228 www.stpaullutheran-az.com

Streams Christian Church

Our Lady of the Sun Catholic Church Inc.

12546 W. Peoria Ave., El Mirage 623-974-4133 www.ourladyofthesun.com

Real Life Ministries

Arizona Charter Academy 16011 N. Dysart Road, Surprise 623-933-4999 www.rlmdestiny.com

6532 N. El Mirage Road, Glendale 623-363-7450 www.streamschurch.org

Temple Beth Shalom Jewish — Reform

12202 N. 101st Ave., Sun City 623-977-3240 www.templebethshalomaz.org

Thomas Road Baptist Church

5735 W. Thomas Road, Phoenix Luke Elementary School 623-247-5735 7300 N. Dysart Road, Glendale www.trbcphx.org 623-932-1009 www.therockaz.com West End

The Rock

Baptist Church

St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church

9101 W. Indian School Road, Phoenix 623-877-2815

6300 W. Camelback Road, 7840 W. Lower Buckeye Road, Glendale 623-846-8046 West Valley Phoenix www.standrewsglendale.azdiocese.org Family Church 623-907-8991 www.gracewalkchurch.org 6115 N. 91st Ave., Glendale 623-872-1734

Hamblen Chapel Evangelical Methodist Church

1614 S. 111th Ave., Phoenix 623-936-9524

Not listed?

If we forgot your church in the religion directory, please let us know by emailing news1@westvalleyview.com to be included in the next Vista magazine.

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n Oct. 22, 2003, a front-page article in tthe View announced tthe successful move of the St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic 2003 Church from its old Oct. 22, home in Litchfield P Parkk tto it its new h home in a massive cathedral-like church in Avondale.

Parishioners lined up and followed local church leaders as they walked the mile or so to the sprawling $10.5-million, 33,000-square-foot church. The church featured a 72-foot, 200-ton dome and a mission-style bell tower and could seat 5,000 churchgoers in its wooden pews.

At the time the new St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church, which still stands today, was the largest Catholic church in the state. Today is even larger with auxiliary buildings and a school now on its campus.

— Michael Clawson

St. Andrew’s Reformed Episcopal Church

Kellis High School 8990 W. Orangewood Ave., Glendale 623-930-6351 www.inhimchurch.org

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304 East Roosevelt Ave., Buckeye, AZ 85326 • 623-386-4759 Our Mission Is To TOUCH-TELL-TEACH-TRAIN!

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West Valley Business Directory The following businesses have paid to participate in this directory. To be listed in the Spring/Summer Vista, advertisers should call 535-VIEW.

Beer Distributors Golden Eagle Distributors Inc.

Tom Jones Ford 23454 W. Hwy 85 Buckeye (623) 386-4429 www.nocitysalestax.com

Automotive Avondale Service Center 722 E. Western Ave. www.avondaleserviceandparts.com (623) 932-1190

Batteries

Budweiser 26815 W. Baseline Rd. Buckeye (623) 386-6312 www.gedaz.com

Chamber of Commerce Buckeye Valley Chamber of Commerce (623) 386-2727 www.buckeyevalleychamber.org

Chamber of Commerce of Tonopah

AZ Battery Store 560 N. Bullard Ave., Ste E-50 Goodyear (623) 853-3321

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289 N. Litchfield Rd. Goodyear (623) 932-2260 www.southwestvalleychamber.org

Little Paws Grooming 623-261-0167 puppy2love@live.com

Construction

Entertainment

CORE Construction, Inc.

Webb Center for the Perf. Arts

3036 East Greenway Road Phoenix (602) 494-0800 www.COREConstruct.com

Same day service all makes and models ◆ Free 2nd Opinions.

EMERGENCY SERVICE Bonded & Insured

Equipment Rentals

First Credit Union

Palo Verde Rentals

1310 N. Litchfield Rd. Goodyear (480) 831-2645

Equipment Rentals for Home Owners & Contractors 3617 S Jackrabbit Trail Buckeye (623) 386-5000

AZ MAD Heating & Cooling

Day Service 623-535-8000 Same

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623.932.1674

Tune Up $ Special

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www.airNOWac.com

Glass

Interior Decorating

Carpet Cleaning Landscape Maintenance

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623-925-8186

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Landscaping • Tree Trimming • Mowing & Edging • Sprinkler Systems - Install & Repair • Landscape Renovations • General Clean Up • Weed Control • Lighting • Concrete • Pavers • Plant & Tree Installation

We offer 1 Free Hour of Design Time in your home

Call 623-594-6415 Debbie Jolly, Interior Designer

602.301.3429 623.910.0742 Not a licensed contractor

Mike (623) 764-1294

Plumbing

Pool

Sprinklers

• Color Planning • Window Treatments • Design Consultations • Reupholstery & Furnishings • Special Event Planning

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Remodels • Repairs • Leaks • Toilets Water Softeners • Gas • Sink/Faucets

• Weekly Service • Leak Detection Services • Salt Systems Serviced/Installed • Tile/Pebbletec Cleaning • Pool Orientation

The “ACCENT” is on service

FREE Estimates • Service/Repair Citizen 623-385-9580 Sr.Discount ROC 233444 Licensed • Bonded • Insured

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Weekly Year Round Service! No job too big or too small

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Water Heaters from

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Mike’s Lawn Service LLC

Total Care Plumbing LLC

Licensed • Bonded • Insured ROC 229722 • PORA & HOA Gold Member

COOPER’S CARPET ..

CLEANING Tile AND GROUT 623-872-8552

Sprinkler, Drip, Valves, Timers, Repairs, Rock, Sod, Pavers, General Cleanup, Hauling, Weed Control, Rye Grass, Aerating, Mowing, Trimming, Trees & Plants ces4gonzal@hotmail.com

Plumbing

24 Hr. Service Plumbing Service & Repair Sewer & Drain Cleaning Free Estimates Free Plumbing Inspection 623-322-9100

Carpet

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GLASS & MIRROR

(928) 684-6624 www.delewebbcenter.org

Credit Union

AC

Cooling & Heating

Tune Up

Dog Grooming

P. O. Box 1104, Tonopah (623)393-8184 www.coctonopah.org

24 HOUR EMERGENCY SERVICE

“No Gimmicks; Just Results”

Southwest Valley Chamber of Commerce

Inc.

Automobile Dealers

www.accentpoolspa.com ROC# 230834

623.670.1498 Licensed/Bonded/Insured

Vista — West Valley View, Avondale, Arizona

• Installs (Sprinklers, Drips) • Valve Specialist • All Repairs • Troubleshoot • Outdoor Lighting 31 years experience

Rick Tinder

Free Estimates

ROC 194296 • Bonded • Insured

(623) 877-6151 V41

Estate Auctions Pot of Gold Estate Liquidations 215 E. Western Ave. Avondale (623) 935-9907

Powers/Leavitt Insurance 111 E. Monroe #200 Buckeye (623) 386-4452 1650 N. Dysart #2 Goodyear (623) 932-4652 14301 N. 87th St. #209 Scottsdale (480) 348-1100

Event Planning

State Farm- John Manobianco

New Wave Events

3301 N. Litchfield Rd. #100 Goodyear (623) 535-1000

Doris Goetz (623) 512-9725 www.new-wave-events.com

Funeral Homes

Jewelers E.D. Marshall

522 E. Western Ave. Avondale (623) 925-1525

1721 N. Dysart Rd., Ste 103 Avondale (623) 536-4746 10261 N. Scottsdale Rd. Scottsdale (480) 922-1968 www.edmarshallbuys.com

Buckeye Funeral Home

Osborne Jewelers

Avenidas Funeral Chapel

104 E. Baseline Rd. Buckeye (623) 386-4812

Thompson Funeral Chapel

Litchfield & Van Buren (Fry’s Shopping Center) Goodyear (623) 925-1815

926 S. Litchfield Rd. Goodyear (623) 932-1780

Landscaping

Golf ACE Custom Golf Carts 600 N. Bullard Ave. A#12 Goodyear (623) 523-0263

All Brite Fencing and Landscape Materials 18421 W. McDowell Rd. Goodyear (623) 853-9594

PebbleCreek Golf Resort Eagle’s Nest Country Club

Newspapers

3645 Clubhouse Drive (1 mile W. of Litchfied Rd. on Indian School) Goodyear (623) 935-6761

1050 E. Riley Drive Avondale (623) 535-VIEW (535-8439) www.westvalleyview.com

Tuscany Falls at PebbleCreek I-10 W. Exit 126, 1-1/2 mile N. on Pebble Creek Parkway to Clubhouse Drive.

Goodyear (623) 935-6757

Guns & Ammo Azfirearms.com 215 E. Western Ave. Avondale (623) 925-2345

Gymnastics Estrella Gymnastics for Kids Goodyear (623) 932-1053 www.estrella-gymnastics.com

Home Improvement Ace Hardware 5110 N Dysart Rd Litchfield Park 85340 (623) 535-1303

Insurance Farmers Insurance Alice Dryer Serving Buckeye over 30 Years 423 E. Monroe Ave. Buckeye (623) 386-6102 adryer@farmersagent.com V42

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Party Rentals It’s a Celebration!

Event & Party Rentals Tables, chairs, linens, china, dance floors, patio heaters & more!

1457 N. Eliseo Felix Jr. Way #102 Avondale (623) 386-5491 www.itsacelebrationpartyrentals.com

Pool Services & Supply Accent Pool & Spa (623) 670-1498 accentpoolspa.com

Real Estate Home Smart Mary Westwood “Your Estrella Specialist” (623) 386-7272

Schools

Sewing Machines

Arizona Preparatory Academy

35th Ave. Sew & Vac

10720 W. Indian School Rd., #7 Phoenix (623) 907-2661 cyberhs.com

3548 W. Northern Ave. Phoenix (602) 841-5427

Avondale Elementary School District

Shipping

235 W. Western Ave. Avondale (623) 772-5000 www.avondale.k12.az.us

14175 W. Indian School Rd., Ste. B4 Goodyear (623) 935-9720

Cyber High School 14970 W. Indian School Rd., #230 Goodyear (623) 907-2661 cyberhs.com

Estrella High School 510 N. Central Ave Avondale (623) 932-6561

The UPS Store

Solar Argent Solar Electric Inc. 671 N 137th Ave., #105 Goodyear (623) 444-5808 www.argentsolar.com

Tires

Christian Schools

S & S Tires

Wagner Leadership Institute

Dysart Rd. South of I-10 (623) 932-3511

14900 W. Van Buren Goodyear (623)935-4858

Tutoring

Colleges & Universities

Sylvan Learning Center

Communiversity@Surprise

The Learning and Language Institute

www.azcommuniversity.com (480) 384-9000 or (866) 330-6892 15950 N. Civic Center Surprise, AZ 85374

Estrella Mountain Community College

13770 W. Van Buren #100 Goodyear (623) 932-5714

Goodyear (623) 234-9031 Affordable www.A-LLI.com

Veterinarians

www.estrellamountain.edu EMCC campus 3000 N. Dysart Rd. Avondale (623) 935-8000 EMCC Buckeye Educational Center 902 E. Eason Ave. Buckeye (623) 935-8755

Agua Fria Animal Hospital

Rio @ Avondale

5115 N. Wigwam Creek Blvd.

Litchfield Park (623) 935-1555

420 N. Central Ave. Avondale, AZ 85323 (480) 377-4400

Rio Salado College Lifelong Learning Center 12535 W. Smokey Drive Surprise, AZ 85378 (480) 377-4250

Rio Salado College Online www.riosalado.edu 2323 W. 14th Street Tempe, AZ 85281 (480) 517-8000

13330 W. Van Buren Goodyear (623) 932-3611 Scott Duston, D.V.M. Rees Jackman, D.V.M. W. Robert Doster, D.V.M.

Dreaming Summit Animal Hospital Durango Equine Veterinarian Clinic Lloyd H. Kloppe, D.V.M. Traci Hill Hulse, D.V.M. Alana Hendrix, D.V.M. Sicilia Grady, D.V.M. 20908 W. Durango St. Buckeye (623) 386-2928

Estrella Animal Hospital 10865 W. Indian School Rd. Avondale (623) 877-1088

Southwest Skill Center

Zoo Wildlife World Zoo

Recycling

3000 N. Dysart Avondale (623) 535-2700 www.estrellamountain.edu/swsc

Saguaro Metals

Septic

201 W. Main (Hwy. 85) 1/4 mile E. of Litchfield Rd. Old Buckeye Road Avondale (623) 932-2060

165th Ave & Northern (623) 935-WILD

Septic Technologies “Pump Every 3 Years” West Valley (623) 932-3464

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Directory of Schools High Schools

Agua Fria Union High School District Superintendent: Dennis Runyan District office: 1481 N. Eliseo Felix Jr. Way, Suite 110 Avondale, AZ 85323 623-932-7000 www.aguafria.org Board president: O.K. Fulton School board meets: 5 p.m. second Wednesday of each month Place: District office Agua Fria High School 530 E. Riley Drive Avondale, AZ 85323 623-932-7300 Principal: Mathew Bentz Coldwater Academy 750 E. Riley Drive Avondale, AZ 85323 623-932-7106 Desert Edge High School 15778 W. Yuma Road Goodyear, AZ 85338 623-932-7500 Principal: Bob Grey Millennium High School 14802 W. Wigwam Blvd.

Goodyear, AZ 85395 623-932-7200 Interim principal: Tamee Gressett Verrado High School 20050 W. Indian School Road Buckeye, AZ 85396 623-932-7400 Principal: Tom Huffman

Buckeye Union High School District Superintendent: Beverly Hurley District office: 1000 E. Narramore, Buckeye, AZ 85326 623-386-9700, www.buhsd.org Board president: Brian Turner School board meets: 6:15 p.m. second Monday of each month Place: District office Buckeye Union High School 1000 E. Narramore Buckeye, AZ 85326 623-386-4423 Principal: Tawn Argeris Estrella Foothills High School 13033 S. Estrella Parkway Goodyear, AZ 85338 623-327-2400 Principal: Leslie Standerfer The Learning Center 751 N. 215th Ave. Buckeye, AZ 85326 623-474-0332 Principal: Karen Sanders Fall/Winter 2012

Youngker High School 3000 S. Apache Road Buckeye, AZ 85326 623-474-0100 Principal: Randy Stillman

Tolleson Union High School District Superintendent: Lexi Cunningham District office: 9801 W. Van Buren St. Tolleson, AZ 85353 623-478-4000, www.tuhsd.org Board president: Mike Watson School board meets: 6 p.m. second and fourth Tuesday of each month Place: District office board room Copper Canyon High School 9126 W. Camelback Road Glendale, AZ 85305 623-478-4800 Principal: Alan Potts James A. Green Continuing Education Academy 9701 W. Van Buren St. Tolleson, AZ 85353 623-478-4120 Director: Travis Johnson La Joya Community High School 11650 W. Whyman Ave. Avondale, AZ 85323 623-478-4400 Principal: Brandi Haskins Lighthouse Academy 9419 W. Van Buren St. Tolleson, AZ 85353 623-478-4377 Director: Travis Johnson Sierra Linda High School 3434 S. 67th Ave. Phoenix, AZ 85043 623-474-7700 Principal: Tim Madrid Tolleson Union High School 9419 W. Van Buren St. Tolleson, AZ 85353 623-478-4200 Principal: Ernie Molina University High School 9419 W. Van Buren St. Tolleson, AZ 85353 623-478-4380 Academic Dean: Courtney Stevens Westview High School 10850 W. Garden Lakes Parkway Avondale, AZ 85392 623-478-4600 Principal: Michele Wilson

Elementary Schools

Arlington Elementary School District Superintendent: Chad Turner District office: 9410 S. 355th Ave. Arlington, AZ 85322 623-386-2031 www.arlingtonelem.org Board president: Joe Weathersby School board meets: 6 p.m. second Monday of each month Place: Arlington Elementary School Arlington Elementary School 9410 S. 355th Ave. Arlington, AZ 85322 623-386-2031 Principal: Kyle Hart

Avondale Elementary School District Superintendent: Betsy Hargrove District office: 235 W. Western Ave. Avondale, AZ 85323 623-772-5000 www.avondale.k12.az.us Board president: Mark Gonzales School board meets: 6:30 p.m. one Tuesday a month Place: Meetings rotate among schools Centerra Mirage School 15151 W. Centerra Drive South Goodyear, AZ 85338 623-772-4800 Principal: Talmadge Tanks Copper Trails School 16875 W. Canyon Trails Blvd.

Goodyear, AZ 85338 623-772-4100 Principal: Margaret Carroll Desert Star School 2131 S. 157th Ave. Goodyear, AZ 85338 623-772-4600 Principal: Patricia Scarpa Desert Thunder School 16750 W. Garfield St. Goodyear, AZ 85338 623-772-4700 Principal: Wayne Deffenbaugh Eliseo C. Felix School 540 E. La Pasada Blvd.

Goodyear, AZ 85338 623-772-4300 Principal: Bryan D’Alessio Lattie Coor School 1406 N. Central Ave. Avondale, AZ 85323 623-772-4400 Principal: Lori Goslar Michael Anderson School 45 S. Third Ave. Avondale, AZ 85323 623-772-5100 Principal: Randy Watkins

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S.T.A.R. Academy 44 S. Third Ave. Avondale, AZ 85323 623-772-5195 Assistant principal: Bradley Knudson Wildflower School 325 S. Wildflower Drive Goodyear, AZ 85338 623-772-5200 Principal: Kyann McMillie

Buckeye Elementary School District Superintendent: Al L. Steen District office: 25555 W. Durango.

Buckeye, AZ 85326 623-925-3400 besd.k12.az.us Board president: Marcus Eads School board meets: 6:30 p.m. first Monday of each month Place: District office Bales Elementary School 25400 W. Maricopa Road Buckeye, AZ 85326 623-847-8503 Principal: Fred Lugo Buckeye Preschool 640 Centre Ave. Buckeye, AZ 85326 623-925-3333 Preschool director: Sue Johnson Buckeye Elementary School 210 S. Sixth St. Buckeye, AZ 85326 623-386-4487 Principal: Lorrese Roer Inca Elementary School 23601 W. Durango Street Buckeye, AZ 85326 623-925-3500 Principal: Corey Christiaens Steven R. Jasinski Elementary School 4280 S. 246th Ave. Buckeye, AZ 85326 623-925-3100 Principal: Michael Bartlett Sundance Elementary School 23800 W. Hadley St. Buckeye, AZ 85326 623-847-8531 Principal: Tracy Casey West Park Elementary School 2700 S. 257th Drive Buckeye, AZ 85326 623-435-3282 Principal: Nick Forgette

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Liberty Elementary School District Superintendent: Andy Rogers District office: 19871 W. Fremont Road Buckeye, AZ 85326 623-474-6600 www.liberty.k12.az.us Board president: Lew Coleman School board meets: 6:30 p.m. second Monday of each month Place: District office Estrella Mountain Elementary School 10301 S. San Miguel Goodyear, AZ 85338 623-327-2820 Principal: Sharon Marine Freedom Elementary School 22150 W. Sundance Parkway Buckeye, AZ 85326 623-327-2850 Principal: Cindy Robinson Liberty Elementary School 19818 W. Hwy. 85 Buckeye, AZ 85326 623-327-2810 Principal: Jennifer Gray Rainbow Valley Elementary School 19716 W. Narramore Road Buckeye, AZ 85326 623-327-2830 Principal: Mike Cagle Westar Elementary School 17777 W. Westar Drive Goodyear, AZ 85338 623-327-2840 Principal: Dave Bogart

Litchfield Elementary School District Superintendent: Julianne Lein District office: 272 E. Sagebrush St. Litchfield Park, AZ 85340 623-535-6000 www.lesd.k12.az.us Board president: Shawn Watt School board meets: 6:30 p.m. second Tuesday of each month Place: Western Sky Middle School Barbara B. Robey Elementary School 5340 N. Wigwam Creek Blvd.

Litchfield Park, AZ 85340 623-547-1400 Principal: Sandra Flood Corte Sierra Elementary School 3300 N. Santa Fe Trail Avondale, AZ 85323 623-547-1000 Principal: C.R. Barnes Dreaming Summit Elementary School 13335 W. Missouri Ave. Litchfield Park, AZ 85340 623-547-1200 Principal: Jodi Gunning L. Thomas Heck Middle School 12448 W. Bethany Home Road Litchfield Park, AZ 85340 623-547-1700 Principal: Ron Sterr V44

Litchfield Elementary School 255 E. Wigwam Blvd.

Litchfield Park, AZ 85340 623-535-6100 Principal: Mary Ann Hartwick Mabel Padgett Elementary School 15430 W. Turney Rd. Goodyear, AZ 85395 623-547-3200 Principal: Gina DeCoste Palm Valley Elementary School 2801 N. 135th Ave. Goodyear, AZ 85395 623-535-6400 Principal: Sarah Pearson Rancho Santa Fe Elementary 2150 Rancho Santa Fe Blvd.

Avondale, AZ 85323 623-535-6500 Principal: Caren Walker Scott Libby Elementary School 18701 W. Thomas Road Litchfield Park, AZ 85340 623-535-6200 Principal: Rachelle Morris Verrado Elementary School 20873 W. Sunrise Lane Buckeye, AZ 85396 623-547-1600 Principal: Molly Evans Verrado Middle School 20880 W. Main St. Buckeye, AZ 85396 623-547-1300 Principal: Kimberly A. Franz Western Sky Middle School 4095 N. 144th Ave. Goodyear, AZ 85338 623-535-6300 Principal: Luke Jankee White Tanks Learning Center 18825 W. Thomas Road Litchfield Park, AZ 85340 623-535-6085 Director: Jennifer Benjamin Wigwam Creek Middle School 4510 N. 127th Ave. Litchfield Park, AZ 85340 623-547-1100 Principal: John Scudder

Littleton Elementary School District Superintendent: Roger Freeman District office: 1600 S. 107th Ave. Avondale, AZ 85323 623-478-5600 www.littletonaz.org Board president: Jeannie Myrick School board meets: 6 p.m. second Tuesday of each month Place: Underdown Learning Center Collier Elementary School 350 S. 118th Ave. Avondale, AZ 85323 623-478-5900 Principal: Gioia Pitts

Country Place Elementary School 10207 W. Country Place Blvd.

Tolleson, AZ 85353 623-478-6100 Principal: Lance Chebultz Estrella Vista Elementary School 11905 W. Cocopah Circle Avondale, AZ 85323 623-478-6200 Principal: Sienna Bettencourt Littleton Elementary School 1252 S. Avondale Blvd.

Avondale, AZ 85323 623-478-5700 Principal: Chance Whiteman Quentin Elementary School 11050 W. Whyman Ave. Avondale, AZ 85323 623-478-6000 Principal: Laura Couret Tres Rios Elementary School 5025 S. 103rd Ave. Tolleson, AZ 85353 623-478-6300 Principal: Sarah Macdonald

Palo Verde Elementary School District Superintendent: Robin Berry District office: 10700 S. Palo Verde Road Palo Verde, AZ 85343 623-327-3690 www.paloverdeschools.org Board president: Todd Hall School board meets: 5:45 p.m. second Monday of each month Place: District office Palo Verde Elementary School 10700 S. Palo Verde Road Palo Verde, AZ 85343 623-327-3680 Principal: Robert Aldridge

Pendergast Elementary School District Superintendent: Ron Richards District office: 3802 N. 91st Ave. Phoenix, AZ 85037 623-772-2200 www.pesd92.org Board president: Rene Rosales School board meets: 7 p.m. first and third Tuesday of each month Place: District office; periodically at schools on a rotating basis.

Amberlea Elementary School 8455 W. Virginia Ave. Phoenix, AZ 85037 623-772-2900 Principal: Brian Winefsky Calderwood Elementary School 10730 W. Campbell Ave. Phoenix, AZ 85037 623-772-2356 Administrator: James House

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Canyon Breeze Elementary School 11675 W. Encanto Blvd.

Avondale, AZ 85392 623-772-2610 Principal: Jeff Byrnes Copper King Elementary School 10730 W. Campbell Ave. Phoenix, AZ 85037 623-772-2580 Principal: Molly Watson Desert Horizon Elementary School 8525 W. Osborn Road Phoenix, AZ 85037 623-772-2430 Principal: Suzie Jaramillo Desert Mirage Elementary School 8605 W. Maryland Ave. Glendale, AZ 85305 623-772-2550 Principal: Susie Torrejos Garden Lakes Elementary School 10825 W. Garden Lakes Parkway Avondale, AZ 85392 623-772-2520 Principal: Harold Waltman Pendergast Elementary School 3800 N. 91st Ave. Phoenix, AZ 85037 623-772-2400 Principal: Mike Woolsey Rio Vista Elementary School 10237 W. Encanto Blvd.

Avondale, AZ 85392 623-772-2670 Principal: Siobhan McCarthy Sonoran Sky Elementary School 10150 W. Missouri Ave. Glendale, AZ 85307 623-772-2640 Principal: Natasha Camp Sunset Ridge Elementary School 8490 W. Missouri Ave. Glendale, AZ 85305 623-772-2730 Principal: Carrie Prielipp Villa de Paz Elementary School 4940 N. 103rd Ave. Phoenix, AZ 85037 623-772-2490 Principal: Danelia Portillo Westwind Elementary School 9040 W. Campbell Road Phoenix, AZ 85037 623-772-2700 Principal: Margaret Santa Cruz

Saddle Mountain Unified School District Superintendent: Mark Joraanstad District office: 38201 W. Indian School Road Tonopah, AZ 85354 623-474-5115 www.smusd90.org Board president: Dave Masch School board meets: 6 p.m. second Wednesday of each month Place: District office

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Ruth Fisher Elementary School 38201 W. Indian School Road Tonopah, AZ 85354 623-474-5501 Principal: Jim Keith Tartesso Elementary School 29677 W. Indianola Ave. Buckeye, AZ 85396 623-474-5400 Principal: James “JP” Ketcham Tonopah Valley High School 38201 W. Indian School Road Tonopah, AZ 85354 623-474-5201 Principal: Edgar Garcia

Tolleson Elementary School District Superintendent: Lupita Hightower District office: 9261 W. Van Buren St. Tolleson, AZ 85353 623-936-9740 www.tollesonschools.com Board president: Elizabeth Hunsaker School board meets: 6 p.m. first Wednesday of each month Place: District office Arizona Desert Elementary School 8803 W. Van Buren St. Tolleson, AZ 85353 623-907-5260 Principal: Brenda Catlett Desert Oasis Elementary School 8802 W. McDowell Road Phoenix, AZ 85037 623-533-3901 Principal: Claudia Espinoza Porfirio H. Gonzales Elementary School 9401 W. Garfield Tolleson, AZ 85353 623-907-5181 Principal: Cindy Mills Sheely Farms Elementary School 9450 W. Encanto Blvd.

Phoenix, AZ 85037 623-907-5270 Principal: Melissa Marze

Union Elementary School District Superintendent: Pat Gillespie District office: 3834 S. 91st Ave. Tolleson, AZ 85353 623-478-5005 www.unionesd.org Board president: Delson Sunn School board meets: 6 p.m. second Thursday of each month Place: District conference room Dos Rios Elementary School 2150 S. 87th Ave. Tolleson, AZ 85353 623-474-7000 Principal: Milton Collins Hurley Ranch Elementary School 8950 W. Illini Drive Tolleson, AZ 85353 623-478-5100 Principal: Tommie Dyer

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Others

Arizona Agribusiness and Equine Center High School 3400 N. Dysart Road Avondale, AZ 85392 623-535-0754 www.aaechighschools.com Principal: Mona Ramirez Arizona Preparatory Academy 10720 W. Indian School Road, No. 7, Phoenix, AZ 85037 623-907-2661 cyberhs.com Principal: Carolyn Birney Arts Academy at Estrella Mountain 2504 S. 91st Ave. Tolleson, AZ 85353 623-474-2120 www.plcaaem.com Site director: Ruben Ruiz Bradley Academy of Excellence 16060 W. Lower Buckeye Parkway Goodyear, AZ 85338 623-932-9902 www.bradleyacademyaz.com Director: Tanya Burston Crown Charter School 12450 W. Maryland Ave. Litchfield Park, AZ 85340 623-535-9300 www.crowncharter.com Director: James Shade Cyber High School 14970 W. Indian School Road, Suite 230, Goodyear, AZ 85338 623-907-2661 cyberhs.com E-Institute at Avondale 1035 E. Van Buren St., Suite 111 Avondale, AZ 85323 623-760-9061 Principal: Fernando Madrid www.e-institute.us E-Institute at Buckeye 6213 S. Miller Road Buckeye, AZ 85326 623-505-7118 www.e-institute.us Principal: Tisha Jones Estrella High School 510 N. Central Ave. Avondale, AZ 85323 623-932-6561 www.estrellahs.com School Leader: Casey Zordani Grace Fellowship Academy 1300 N. Miller Road Buckeye, AZ 85326 623-393-8883 www.gracefellowshipacademy.org Principal: Geri Parker Heritage Elementary School 6805 N. 125th Ave. Glendale, AZ 85307 623-742-3956 www.hesglendale.org Principal: Austin Thies

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n 1994 the Internet might as well have been Martian poetry — no one really knew what to make of it.

The internet turned up in this Feb. 16, 1994, article about the opening of Agua Fria Union High School’s new library. The piece contained this funnyin-hindsight sentence: “The center also features Internet, in Feb. 16, 199 4 addition to other local, national and international information superhighways.”

— Michael Clawson

Hope Montessori School 5348 N. 106th Ave. Glendale, AZ 85307 623-877-2985 www.hopemontessori.info Director: Kathy Selland Imagine Avondale 950 N. Eliseo C. Felix, Jr. Way Avondale, AZ 85323 623-344-1730 www.imagineavondale.com Principal: Kim Agnew Montessori in the Park 1832 N. Litchfield Road Goodyear, AZ 85395 623-535-4863 www.mipschool.org Director: Lisa King Montessori West Preparatory School 13034 W. Solano Drive Litchfield Park, AZ 85340 623-935-2017 www.montessoriwest.com Director: Cora Gaabucayan The Odyssey Preparatory Academy - Buckeye 6500 S. Apache Road Buckeye, AZ 85326 623-327-3111 www.odyprep.com Principal: Kenneth Olson The Odyssey Preparatory Academy - Goodyear 17532 W. Harrison St. Goodyear, AZ 85338 623-882-1140 www.odyprep.com Principal: Liz Douglass St. John Vianney Elementary School 539 La Pasada Blvd.

Goodyear, AZ 85338 623-932-2434 www.sjvazschool.net Principal: Sister Cecilia Henry St. Peter’s Episcopal Montessori School 400 S. Old Litchfield Road Litchfield Park, AZ 85340 623-935-7737 School administrator: Karin McMillan www.stpetersaz.com/ montessori/index.html

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St. Thomas Aquinas Grade School 13720 W. Thomas Road Avondale, AZ 85392 623-935-0945 www.stacc.net Principal: Patrick Reardon Trinity Lutheran School 830 E. Plaza Circle Litchfield Park, AZ 85340 623-935-4690 school.trinitylcs.org Principal: William Luedtke West Valley Christian School 14900 W. Van Buren St. Goodyear, AZ 85338 623-234-2100 wvchristianschool.org Principal: Bob Byrd Colleges/Trade Schools/ Universities

Arizona State University West 4701 W. Thunderbird Road Glendale, AZ 85306 602-543-5500 www.west.asu.edu Estrella Mountain Community College 3000 N. Dysart Road Avondale, AZ 85392 623-935-8000 www.emc.maricopa.edu Glendale Community College 6000 W. Olive Ave. Glendale, AZ 85302 623-845-3000 www.gc.maricopa.edu Park University 7383 N. Litchfield Road, Suite 3114 Glendale, AZ 85309 623-935-4424 www.park.edu/luke University of Phoenix 9520 W. Palm Lane Phoenix, AZ 85037 480-557-2000 www.phoenix.edu Universal Technical Institute 10695 W. Pierce St. Avondale, AZ 85323 623-245-4600 www.uti.edu V45

State Directory U.S. Senate Sen. John McCain (R)

241 Russell Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C. 20510 202-224-2235; mccain.senate.gov Local office: 5353 N. 16th St., Suite 105, Phoenix, AZ 85016 602-952-2410

Sen. Jon Kyl (R)

730 Hart Senate Building Washington, D.C. 20510 202-224-4521; kyl.senate.gov Local office: 2200 E. Camelback Road, Suite 120, Phoenix, AZ 85016 602-840-1891

U.S. House of Representatives District 2 Rep. Trent Franks (R)

2435 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, D.C. 20515 202-225-4576; franks.house.gov Local office: 7121 W. Bell Road, Suite 200 Glendale, AZ 85308 623-776-7911

District 7 Rep. Raul Grijalva (D)

1440 Longworth House Office Building, Washington, D.C. 20515 202-225-2435; grijalva.house.gov V46

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Rep. Phil Lovas (R) Maricopa County W. Washington, Room 343 Board of Supervisors 1700 Phoenix, AZ 85007 Mary Rose Wilcox (D), Supervisor

District 5, which includes Goodyear, Tolleson, Avondale, south Buckeye 301 W. Jefferson Ave., 10th floor Phoenix, AZ 85003 602-506-7092 mrwilcox@mail.maricopa.gov maricopa.gov/dist5

Max Wilson (R), Supervisor

District 4, which includes Avondale, Litchfield Parvk, Goodyear, north Buckeye 301 W. Jefferson Ave., 10th floor Phoenix, AZ 85003 602-506-7642 mwwilson@mail.maricopa.gov maricopa.gov/dist4

State Legislature District 4 Sen. Judy Burges (R)

1700 W. Washington, Room 220 Phoenix, AZ 85007 (602) 926-5861; jburges@azleg.gov

Rep. Jack W. Harper (R)

1700 W. Washington, Room 113 Phoenix, AZ 85007 602-926-4178; jharper@azleg.gov

602-926-3297; rlovas@azleg.gov

District 12 Sen. John Nelson (R)

1700 W. Washington, Room 301 Phoenix, AZ 85007 602-926-5872; jnelson@azleg.gov

Rep. Steven Montenegro (R)

A commemorative stamp, issued by the United States Postal Service to celebrate Arizona’s Centennial, depicts the natural beauty of the 100-year-old state.

District 23 Sen. Steve Smith (R)

1700 W. Washington, Room 311 Phoenix, AZ 85007 602-926-5685; stevesmith@azleg.gov

1700 W. Washington, Room 218 Phoenix, AZ 85007 602-926-5955; smontenegro@azleg.gov

Rep. John Fillmore (R)

Rep. Jerry Weiers (R)

Rep. Frank Pratt (R)

District 13 Sen. Steve Gallardo (D)

District 25 Sen. Gail Griffin (R)

Rep. Martin J. Quezada (D)

Rep. Peggy Judd (R)

Rep. Anna Tovar (D)

Rep. David W. Stevens (R)

1700 W. Washington, Room 131 Phoenix, AZ 85007 602-926-5894; jpweiers@azleg.gov

1700 W. Washington, Room 315 Phoenix, AZ 85007 602-926-5830; sgallardo@azleg.gov 1700 W. Washington, Room 325 Phoenix, AZ 85007 602-926-5911; mquezada@azleg.gov 1700 W. Washington, Room 323 Phoenix, AZ 85007 602-926-3392; atovar@azleg.gov

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1700 W. Washington, Room 331 Phoenix, AZ 85007 602-926-3012; jfillmore@azleg.gov 1700 W. Washington, Room 223 Phoenix, AZ 85007 602-926-5761; fpratt@azleg.gov

1700 W. Washington, Room 302 Phoenix, AZ 85007 602-926-5895; ggriffin@azleg.gov 1700 W. Washington, Room 126 Phoenix, AZ 85007 602-926-5836; pjudd@azleg.gov 1700 W. Washington, Room 312 Phoenix, AZ 85007 602-926-4321; dstevens@azleg.gov Fall/Winter 2012

Cities at a Glance Year of Incorporation: 1946 Population: 76,238 Median age: 29.43 Median household annual income: $75,000 Land area: 54 square miles City Hall: 11465 W. Civic Center Drive (623-333-1000) www.ci.avondale.az.us

Mayor: Marie Lopez Rogers Vice Mayor: Stephanie Karlin Council Members: Jim Buster, Jim McDonald, Frank Scott, Charles Vierhout and Ken Weise City manager: Charlie McClendon Police Dept.: 11485 W. Civic Center Drive (623-333-7000) Police chief: Kevin Kotsur Fire Dept.: 11485 N. 107th Ave. (623-333-6000)

Fire chief: Paul Adams Libraries: Avondale Civic Center Library, 11350 W. Civic Center Drive (623-333-2602); Sam Garcia Western Avenue Library, 495 E. Western Ave. (623-333-2601) Post Offices: Avondale Post Office, 401 W. Western Ave. (623925-2924); Cashion Post Office, 1216 N. 111th Drive (623-9361362)

Year of Incorporation: 1929 Population: 50,876 Median age: 30 Median household annual income: $38,000 Land area: 375 square miles City Hall: 530 E. Monroe Ave. (623-349-6000) www.buckeyeaz.gov

Mayor: Jackie Meck Vice Mayor: Brian McAchran Council Members: Robert Garza, Michelle Hess, Ray Strauss, Craig Heustis and Eric Orsborn Town manager: Stephen Cleveland Police Dept.: 100 N. Apache Road, Suite D (623-386-4421)

Police chief: Mark Mann Fire Dept.: 404 S. Miller Road (623-349-6000) Fire chief: Bob Costello Library: 310 N. Sixth St. (623349-6300) Post Office: 51 E. Monroe Ave. (623-386-3117)

Year of Incorporation: 1946 Population: 65,275 Median age: 33.6 Median household annual income: $76,523 Land area: 191 square miles City Hall: 190 N. Litchfield Road (623-932-3910) www.goodyearaz.gov

Mayor: Georgia Lord Vice Mayor: Joanne Osborne Council Members: Gary Gelzer, Sheri Lauritano, Bill Stipp, Wally Campbell and Joe Pizzillo City manager: Brian Dalke Police Dept.: Venida Business Center, Bldg. E, 175 N. 145th Ave. (623-932-1220) Police chief: Jerry Geier

Fire Dept.: 175 N. 145th Ave., Bldg. E (623-932-2300) Fire chief: Mark Gaillard Library: 250 N. Litchfield Road (602-652-3000) Post Office: 875 S. Estrella Parkway (623-882-9148)

Year of Incorporation: 1987 Population: 5,476 Median age: 45 Median household annual income: $86,726 Land area: 3.5 square miles City Hall: 214 W. Wigwam Blvd.

(623-935-5033) www.litchfield-park.org

Mayor: Tom Schoaf Vice Mayor: Paul Faith Council Members: Tim Blake, Diane Landis, Peter Mahoney, John Romack, and Paul Stucky City manager: Darryl Crossman Police Dept.: Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office (602-876-1011)

Fire Dept.: Goodyear Fire Department (623-932-2300) Library: 101 W. Wigwam Blvd.

(602-652-3000) Post Office: 591 Plaza Circle (623-935-2089)

Year of Incorporation: 1929 Mayor: Adolfo Gamez Population: 7,083 Vice Mayor: Kathie Farr Median age: 29.4 Council Members: Clorinda Median household annual Erives, Jose “Diego” Espinoza, income: $38,773 Linda Laborin, Albert Mendoza Land area: 6.6 square miles and Juan Rodriguez City Hall: 9555 W. Van Buren St. City manager: Reyes Medrano (623-936-7111) Jr. www.tollesonaz.org Police Dept. : 8350 W. Van Buren St. (623-936-7186) Police chief: Larry Rodriguez

Fire Dept. : 9169 W. Monroe St. (623-936-8500) Fire chief: George Good Library: 9555 W. Van Buren St. (623-936-2746) Post Office: 8805 W. Van Buren St. (623-907-0206)

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Skyway

www.skywaychurch.com Sunday Services 9:00 & 10:45 a.m.

14900 W. Van Buren St. Goodyear, AZ 85338 623-935-4858

Pastors Greg and Dawn Brown

Wednesday Services 7:00 p.m.

AWANA Children’s Club Wednesday evenings at 7 p.m.

Youth Group Ministries Wednesday evenings at 7 p.m.

Children’s Ministries Sundays at 9 a.m. and 10:45 a.m.

Live Service Webcast Every Sunday at skywaychurch.com/live

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