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Darryl Crossman, 64, led city for 12 years
by Glenn Gullickson staff writer
Litchfield Park City Manager Darryl H. Crossman is being remembered as a longtime civic leader who had an appreciation for his unique community.
Darryl Crossman
Crossman, 64, died Jan. 6 after battling cancer.
“Darryl was a valuable asset to our staff and our community, and his presence and leadership will be sorely missed,”
Litchfield Park Mayor Tom Schoaf said.
After he fell ill, Crossman had been working from home early last year, but he was back in the office job by mid-year.
Schoaf said it was believed Crossman had
been doing well recently. He had been at work at City Hall on Jan. 5, the day before he was admitted to the hospital with complications related to the illness.
Assistant City Manager Sonny Culbreth was named acting city manager Monday, with the appointment to be confirmed by the City Council at its Jan. 18 meeting.
Eventually, a search for a replacement will be launched, Schoaf said.
After being appointed by the City Council in November 2004, Crossman served as city manager for 12 years in the 3.3-square-mile city with a population of about 5,500.
As Litchfield Park’s chief executive officer, Crossman was responsible for the day-to-day operations of all city departments and for enforcing policy and administrating programs formulated by the City Council. The job includes hiring and supervising department directors and promoting Litchfield Park’s best interest in interactions with other levels of government.
Litchfield hosting arts festival
The Gathering changes locations, drops entrance fee for 25th anniversary
by Glenn Gullickson staff writer
The 25th anniversary of The Litchfield Park Gathering: Native American Fine Arts Festival is being observed with a change of venue.
When it’s staged Saturday and Sunday, the festival featuring the work of about 100 Native American artists will be in the center of town.
“We thought the 25th year would be an appropriate time to give it a bigger venue,” Tricia Kramer, the city’s special events assistant, said about the decision to move it from the lawn of Litchfield Elementary School.
“We’re hoping by moving it, it creates a bigger atmosphere and draws more people to come and really try to learn about the Native American culture and art form,” Kramer said.
The decision to eliminate the festival’s gate fee this year should also help draw a crowd that Kramer
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Skyline’s usage exceeds expectations
More
than 200,000 visit Buckeye park; anniversary celebration set for Saturday
by Glenn Gullickson staff writer
As Skyline Regional Park’s first anniversary is observed, attendance figures show usage of the Buckeye park in 2016 exceeded expectations.
“The park has been very popular,” said Bob Wisener, Buckeye’s conservation and project manager, who helped develop the park, which opened Jan. 9, 2016.
During its first year of operation, more than 200,000 people visited the 8,700-acre park on the south side of the White Tank Mountains, Wisener said.
“It’s a pretty impressive number,” he said. “That certainly exceeded my expectations.”
Attendance figures were determined after installing trail and vehicle counters at the park last spring, Wisener said.
The highest usage of the park was on a Saturday in December, when 661 vehicles were counted, he said.
If each vehicle averaged two or three people, Wisener estimated that 1,500 people had visited the park that day.
“That’s a lot of people coming in,” he said.
The usage reports show there was a need for the park, Wisener said.
“It’s really become a destination in the West Valley for people to enjoy the Sonoran Desert,” he said.
Wisener said the park’s 12 trails covering 16 miles are a big draw for visitors.
He estimated that 65 to 70 percent of visitors are hikers, 20 percent are mountain bikers and 10 percent are equestrians.
The park features easy, moderate and difficult trails of a variety of lengths from less than a quarter of a mile to three miles long, Wisener said.
Some trails offer vantage points of the
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and his daughter, Yocelin, route out their desired trail before beginning their hike Monday at Skyline Regional Park in Buckeye. The
will celebrate its first anniversary with a free event from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday.
Buckeye Valley and toward University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale.
Wisener said reviews posted by visitors on social media have been positive.
“We’ve gotten a lot of accolades from the public,” he said.
Programming at the park includes a desert
survival class, stargazing and hikes to identify plants and animals.
The park also features facilities for picnicking and camping.
Wisener went to work on the park’s master
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“Darryl was the ultimate professional,” Schoaf said. “He was dedicated to making the city of Litchfield Park the best city for its residents.”
Schoaf said Crossman was involved in “every major thing that happened” in city government over the past 12 years, including negotiations for police and fire protection, the construction of a tunnel under Litchfield Road, updates to the city’s general plan and the recent Tierra Verde Lake wall project.
Councilman Peter Mahoney said Crossman was instrumental in the city’s recent purchase of land around City Hall to be developed into a village center, a project he had hoped to see completed in his lifetime.
Mahoney, the senior member of the seven-member council, recalled when the city hired Crossman.
“He took us from a council that was split on two sides of the aisle and he was able to bring us together,” Mahoney said. “He had his fingerprints on every part of City Hall. It’s going to be very difficult, if not impossible, to replace someone like Darryl Crossman.”
Vice Mayor Paul Faith said Crossman “was a great city manager, leader and a wonderful person. He was devoted to the city of Litchfield Park and its citizens.”
Councilman Jeff Raible said the city had been fortunate to have someone of Crossman’s caliber as city manager.
“He was an extremely capable individual, always demonstrating great skill, knowledge and collaboration in order to make positive things happen for our community,” Raible said.
Crossman’s influence extended beyond Litchfield Park as one of the longest serving members of the Maricopa Association of Government’s Management Committee. He was chair of the committee from 2015 to 2016 and also served as vice chair and a member of the street committee.
Crossman previously served as director of public service in Wickliffe, Ohio, for 28 years.
In a statement on Litchfield Park’s website, Crossman wrote, “Like Litchfield Park, Wickliffe is rich in tradition and history. Therefore, I recognize the importance of preserving Litchfield Park’s unique qualities in an urban environment.”
Glenn Gullickson can be reached at ggullickson@westvalleyview.com.
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plan and development plan in 2010 after the city signed a 25-year lease agreement for the land with the Bureau of Land Management.
Another hurdle was crossed when funding for the park was provided in a $3 million deal with Phoenix to use the Buckeye landfill for a solar generating plant.
For 2017, plans call for the opening of a trail that will be accessible for those with mobility challenges, including those who walk with the use of walkers or canes, as well as parents with strollers, Wisener said.
WHAT: Skyline Regional Park’s first anniversary event WHEN: 9 a.m. to noon Saturday WHERE: Skyline Regional Park, 2600 N. Watson Road, Buckeye COST: Free INFO: Email recreation@ buckeyeaz.gov or call 623-349-6350
“It was something we knew we needed to add,” he said.
The trail is expected to open by April on the flats north of the bridge in the park and will include interpretive signage about wildlife and plants found in the park.
The trail’s construction is being funded by an $80,000 grant from the Arizona Parks Department.
The grant will also fund the extension of a trail in the southeast portion of the park toward the Sienna Hills community, Wisener said.
A celebration on Saturday to commemorate the park’s first anniversary will focus on fitness, with a hike or run, fitness demonstrations and a mountain bike clinic.
Healthcare screenings will also be offered by doctors from Abrazo Medical Group in Buckeye.
Experts in hiking, cycling and trail running will show how to make the most of fresh air and nature.
Information about the desert environment will be provided by members of the White Tank Conservancy. Wildlife will be on exhibit and healthy refreshments will be provided.
Prizes will also be given away, and the first 100 visitors will receive a commemorative shirt.
Glenn Gullickson can be reached at ggullickson@westvalleyview.com.
expects to number 6,000 or more during the event.
Parents, culture influence Avondale Hopi painter Festival
Those attending will find artists from Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, California and Washington showing and selling work, including paintings, pottery, kachina carvings, jewelry, weaving and clothing, Kramer said.
Artists, who have to be members of Native American tribes, submitted applications and photos of their work before being selected by the festival committee, she said.
The event will include a mix of new and returning artists, Kramer said.
The featured artist is Amado Pena of Santa Fe, N.M., a member of the Pasqua Yaqui tribe, whose work won a competition to become the festival’s commemorative poster.
A limited edition of 100 copies of Pena’s “Mestizo
WHAT: The Gathering, 25th annual Litchfield Park Native American Fine Arts Festival
WHEN: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday WHERE: Old Litchfield Road south of Wigwam Boulevard and on the lawn of the Litchfield Park Branch Library, 101 W. Wigwam Blvd., Litchfield Park
ADMISSION: Free INFO: litchfieldparkgathering.com
Series: Tesoros del Pueblo” will be available for $25 each.
The image features five Native American women seated near a mission, one weaving a basket and others with traditional pottery.
About a dozen artists will demonstrate their work during the festival.
Entertainers will include guitarists, flute players, drum players and storytellers, along with performances by Moontee Sinquah, a two-time world champion hoop dancer, and his sons, Sampson and Scott.
Miss Indian Arizona, Shaandiin Parish of the Navajo tribe, will make an appearance at 1:30 p.m. Saturday.
At a children’s pavilion, youngsters will assemble free “make and take” crafts, such as clay pots and dolls, Kramer said.
“It’s a fun area for kids to play and learn a little,” she said. Food at the event will include a mix of festival and Native American fare, including fry bread and kettle corn.
The event will kick off with a pre-festival reception and concert at 7 p.m. Friday at the Wigwam, with a performance by the Grammy Award-winning R. Carlos Nakai Quartet.
The pre-festival event will also feature a display of winning artwork from the festival’s juried art competition.
Tickets to the reception and concert are $25 and available through eventbrite.com or at the Litchfield Park Recreation Center, 100 S. Old Litchfield Road, Litchfield Park.
Sheryl Susunkewa to show work at Litchfield art festival
by Glenn Gullickson staff writer
For painter Sheryl Susunkewa, the Litchfield Park Native American Arts Festival is a tradition.
Since the festival began 25 years ago, Susunkewa has been showing and selling her work alongside her father, Manfred Susunkewa, a traditional kachina carver, and mother, Norma Susunkewa, who weaves baskets.
Her parents had a big impact on her work, said Susunkewa, 51, of Avondale.
“I was exposed to the arts at a young age because my parents are artists,” said Susunkewa, who started painting in grade school. “I decided this was something I enjoyed doing.”
The abstract paintings she does in acrylics, watercolor and mixed media are influenced by nature and the symbolism of her Hopi culture.
“I’m an artist who likes to break barriers,” Susunkewa said. Her father suggested painting in bold primary colors rather than the pastels favored by Hopi artists, Susunkewa said.
“I took his advice and it worked,” she said. “It’s a style of my own.”
It’s a style built on the basics.
“You really need to know the foundation of color and design,” she said. “That’s something I learned from my father, from my peers.”
After graduating from Arizona State University, her career took off, Susunkewa said.
“It happened so quick,” she said.
Susunkewa’s paintings are on display at the Heard Museum in Phoenix and in the permanent collection of the Arizona State Museum. A gallery in Santa Fe, N.M., also carries her work.
Susunkewa works at home, usually creating one painting at a time without using a sketch pad before starting on canvases that range in size from 9 by 12 inches to 36 by 42 inches.
“My canvas is my sketch pad,” she said.
She’s also learned to walk away from the work if she is blocked, Susunkewa said.
“If you try to fight it, the painting is not going to be how it should turn out,” she said. “You know when the painting is done if you feel good about it. If you can feel it in your heart, it’s done.”
Susunkewa attends other art festivals, including the Heard Museum event in March and an Indian market in Santa Fe in August.
The festivals give Susunkewa a chance to meet clients and perhaps inspire an interest in the arts among young people by performing demonstrations, which she and her parents will do at the Litchfield Park festival.
“It’s a blessing that I can continue and share my work with others,” she said.
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ARTIST SHERYL SUSUNKEWA stands outside her Avondale home Jan. 6 with three of her acrylic paintings. The second generation Native American artist will be one of the featured artists Saturday and Sunday at the Litchfield Park Native American Fine Arts Festival.
Former Westview High School student pleads guilty to threats
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A former Westview High School student pleaded guilty Jan. 3 to charges relating to threats made last October toward students and faculty at the Avondale campus, officials said.
Alonzo Vargas, 18, of Goodyear entered a guilty plea for interfering with and threatening an educational institution, according to the Maricopa County Superior Court.
Vargas was arrested Oct. 6, 2016, after threats were discovered online that referenced the campus, Avondale police said.
He will be sentenced Feb. 6 before Judge Warren Granville.
Police accuse Goodyear man of sexual conduct with underage client
by Emily Toepfer assistant editor
A Goodyear man was indicted Dec. 30 on five counts of sexual conduct with a minor, according to court records.
Edwin Lobos, 45, who owns a record label and promotional company, is accused of having sexual conduct with a 17-year-old client at least three times between August and October 2016 at his home near Cotton Lane and Lower Buckeye Road in Goodyear, records state.
As the victim’s manager, Lobos was in a “position of trust,” according to police,
and would often coach her in the studio and help her determine what to wear and which choreography to use at functions, records state.
The first incident allegedly occurred at a label event at his house, during which Lobos allegedly gave the victim beer and alcohol, records state.
During the event, Lobos allegedly touched the girl and grabbed her by the throat, telling her to be quiet, records state.
The victim’s mother contacted police in November after reportedly seeing screen shots of a conversation where her daughter confided in a friend about the incidents, records state.
Boy found wandering alone in Tonopah
by Emily Toepfer assistant editor
A young boy who was found wandering alone Monday morning near Indian School Road and 368th Avenue in Tonopah has been reunited with his mother, officials said.
A resident called deputies at about 8:15 a.m. after finding the 7-year-old boy on the side of the road wearing only a blue long-sleeve shirt and a diaper, said Sgt. Joaquin Enriquez, a spokesman with the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office.
Deputies were unable to communicate with the boy, who is autistic, Enriquez said.
He was evaluated by firefighters and transported to a
local hospital for evaluation, and was then handed over to the Department of Child Safety, Enriquez said.
At about 10:45 a.m., the boy’s mother was identified by MCSO after family members saw posts on Facebook about the missing child, he said.
Deputies responded to the home about 1.5 miles from where the boy was found, Enriquez said.
The mother stated that when she woke up, the boy was still sleeping. She went to the main house on the property for about 10 to 20 minutes, and when she returned to the guest house, the boy was gone, Enriquez said.
She said the boy is known to wander off, and she checked his normal spots on the property before driving around the neighborhood, Enriquez said.
Hazmat crews respond to report of ammonia leak
Odor determined to be from small off-site spill
by Emily Toepfer assistant editor
Firefighters responded at about 5:45 a.m. Jan. 4 to a fertilizer plant on county land near State Route 85 and Baseline Road after a strong ammonia smell was reported, officials said.
Employees at a Quikrete company next door to Fertizona reported the odor, and about 40 people were evacuated, said Capt. Cliff Turner, a spokesman with the Buckeye Valley Fire District.
About 22 fire units and 60 firefighters responded to the incident, and hazmat crews searched the area for about six hours for the source of the leak, Turner said.
“It is very hazardous and harmful to your lungs — it can burn your lungs and your skin,” Turner said about ammonia. “That’s why we have isolated the area and rerouted traffic around it.”
SR85 was closed in both directions between Southern Avenue and Baseline Road until about 11:30 a.m.
“With hazmat incidents, we take them very slow and very methodical to make sure that everybody’s safe,” Turner said.
Fertizona, which is the state’s largest agricultural fertilizer and crop protection retailer, has several agricultural tanks on site ranging from large permanent tanks to smaller trailer-size tanks, Turner said.
Upon further investigation, it was determined the likely source of the odor was not from the Fertizona facility, but a small off-site spill of water containing ammonium hydroxide, according to a statement from the company.
“It appeared unknown persons, not connected with Fertizona, had discharged a small amount of the product during the night,” the statement said.
Arizona Department of Environmental Quality officials confirmed the Fertizona plant and ammonia storage facilities were not responsible for the odor, and all ammonia-related systems at the plant were functioning properly and within specified guidelines, the statement said.
“Fertizona is committed to responsibly handling all of our products to ensure the public’s safety,” said Tyrell Currie, safety director at Fertizona. “We were confident that the source of today’s event wasn’t due to any Fertizona employees or equipment.”
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Deputies did not find any obvious signs of neglect at the home, and DCS will be doing a home inspection and investigation, he said.
Emily Toepfer can be reached at etoepfer@westvalleyview.com or on Twitter @EmilyToepfer. Reporters from KPHO/KTVK contributed to this story.
Registration $150, also open to young adults.
Missing Avondale man returns home
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An Avondale man reported missing Dec. 28 returned home Jan. 8, officials said.
Ricky Rice, 44, was unharmed and in good health, said Sgt. Thomas Alt, a spokesman with the Avondale
Police Department.
“During further investigation, there were no signs of foul play and it was determined Mr. Rice left the area under his own free will,” Alt said.
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Business Briefcase
by Shane McOwen staff writer
Welcome to the Business Briefcase, readers! Glad to have you aboard.
This definitely wasn’t intentional, but this week’s theme has somewhat of a dark aura surrounding it. Call it the Grim Reaper of Business if you’d like, but this week’s edition is filled with some closings.
If you don’t believe in business spirits, and who can blame you since I just made them up, you can chalk up the closing talk to economics.
Whatever your beliefs on the subject, let’s get on with a more subdued Business Briefcase.
First on the list, Sunrise Donuts has closed in Avondale at 13048 W. Rancho Santa Fe Blvd., Suite 110.
Sunrise Donuts opened just about a year ago to this date, and after looking at the printout from the Briefcase Research Machine, it looks like the Avondale location has been closed for a few months. The owners have moved
the doughnut and coffee shop north to El Mirage, on the corner of Greenway and Dysart roads.
I’ll keep an eye on the location to see if anything pops up there in the near future.
In more closing news, MetroPCS has closed until further notice at 15570 W. Van Buren St. in Goodyear, between Dream Swirls Frozen Yogurt and Papa Murphy’s.
The signage and display counters are still up, but the merchandise has been removed, and a legal notice is posted on the door. Head down and take a look if you’d like more information on that front, as those details are a bit outside of the Briefcase’s jurisdiction.
MetroPCS is a subsidiary of T-Mobile, and offers cellular phone and date plans with no annual contracts. MetroPCS did not respond to requests for comment before press time.
Home TV & Appliance at 13481 W. McDowell Road in Goodyear will be closing in the near future, and has begun liquidation sales in the 20- to 50-percent off range. The store sells just what the name would have you
Family outdoor day set at White Tanks
Families are invited to experience the great outdoors during the fourth annual Outdoor Adventure Family Day
The event from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday is sponsored by the White Tank Mountain Regional Park and the White Tank Branch Library, 20304 W. White Tank Mountain Road, Waddell.
Activities will include a guided hike, live animal displays, desert safety education, archery and Dutch oven cooking.
Food vendors will be on site, or visitors can take a picnic lunch.
At the library, from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., there will be a presentation on the history of the White Tank Mountains and how the region played a role in the development of Arizona during its territorial days.
Karen Krause will discuss how freight haulers, miners,
ranchers and outlaws left their mark on the mountains since 1863.
Krause, an Arizona native who has lived in Waddell for 20 years, has been researching the history of the area for her Waddell History Project.
Registration is required to attend the talk and can be made by visiting the Maricopa County Library District’s website at mcldas.org.
Also at the library on Saturday, from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Master Gardeners will be available to answer desert gardening questions, including plant selection, irrigation, fertilization, pruning techniques, pest management and problem diagnosis.
There will also be a Native American-style flute and other musical performances from 1 to 2:30 p.m. at the library.
For information about Outdoor Family Adventure Day, visit maricopacountyparks.net.
think: kitchen appliances, washers, dryers, televisions and other electronic devices.
Spencer’s TV & Appliance owns the showroom and will reportedly absorb the current employees at other Spencer’s locations across the Valley. That’s not the Spencer’s Gifts frequently seen at shopping malls, by the way.
Check back in next week’s issue for more information on the store’s closing. That’s all for this week, folks. If you have any questions or comments, or would like to send in a tip, email the Briefcase at smcowen@westvalleyview.com.
Those of you who’ve sent in questions in the last two weeks, don’t worry, I’m still getting to the bottom of your requests.
Thanks for reading. Hopefully, next week’s Briefcase won’t be so grim, and there will be some openings or project plans to announce.
Until then, take care.
Shane McOwen can be reached at smcowen@westvalleyview.com.
Friendship Park finishes tennis court renovations
The tennis court renovation project is complete at Friendship Park, 12325 W. McDowell Road, Avondale. The surface of the tennis court was replaced and painted. Now, the court has pickleball options with two courts that will allow tennis and pickleball to be played at the same time. New nets and facilities have also been installed.
Goodyear P.D. receives grant for DUI enforcement
The Goodyear Police Department Traffic Unit has received a grant for $45,000 from the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety to provide overtime personnel, scheduled training and public education and awareness to enhance traffic enforcement and crack down on driving under the influence and impaired driving.
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in Waddell.
Maria R. DiLeo, M.D.
Kim Roberts, W.H.N.P.
Cari L. Cowling, M.D.
James M. Johnson, M.D.
Briggs J. Geier, D.O.
Raymond D. Suarez, M.D.
Drivers training demise results in more laws
We realize drivers training is virtually a thing of the past. That indispensable instruction was cut from the public school system years ago.
The rules of the road are no longer taught hands on by a trained instructor. Most young drivers learn them from reading a booklet the Arizona Department of Transportation makes available to anyone wishing to obtain a driver’s license.
The lucky ones have parents who get them behind the wheel on a regular basis to reinforce everything they’ve read.
The really lucky ones have parents who weren’t only taught the rules of the road but were also taught road etiquette.
Those are the drivers who don’t need constant reminding about our “Move Over” law. They’ve been doing it since before the law was even conceived.
Arizona’s “Move Over” law has been in place since 2005. The original wording in the law required drivers to move over (if possible) into a farther lane from an emergency vehicle on the side of the road with its lights flashing. In situations where it was impossible to move over, the driver was required to slow down. The law was amended in 2011 to require drivers to move over (if possible, slow down if not) for any stationary vehicle on the side of the road with its lights flashing. That includes tow trucks, utility vehicles and passenger cars.
The amendment makes sense. The intent of the law was to protect the occupants of the vehicle on the side of the road. Anyone who’s ever had the pleasure of changing a tire on the side of the road with vehicles blowing by at 55, 65, 75 mph can appreciate the amendment. To call it scary is an understatement. Not only do they have to worry about getting hit by another vehicle while figuring out where to place the jack, but they also have to worry about getting struck by rocks, glass, metal, and any other debris picked up by car tires and shot out like shrapnel.
Yet we continually see drivers fly by these stationary vehicles without moving over or even slowing down.
Nationally, one tow truck driver is killed every six days; 23 highway workers and one law enforcement officer are killed every month; and five firefighters are killed every year while on the side of the road, according to ADOT.
Arizona is one of 49 states with move over laws on the books. It’s one of 40 states with move over laws that include all vehicles. It’s a shame so many states have had to pass a special law governing a topic that should have been covered in drivers training courses.
California recently passed a law banning drivers from even holding their cell phones while the car is running. Kudos, California! We’ve been campaigning for a statewide texting ban for years, and California hit a home run with its all-inclusive phone ban. Any cell phone use while driving distracts the driver. But that’s just one more example of a law that shouldn’t even be necessary. Distracted driving laws have been on the books for years. And driving instructors hit that topic especially hard. Makes us wonder what would cost more: bringing back publicly funded drivers training courses or creating new laws to cover all the things nobody is taught anymore.
Incidentally, drivers who fail to comply with our “Move Over” law face penalties of $150 to $650.
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All gas in U.S. is unleaded
Editor: Gas stations advertise “unleaded” and “premium” gas? This seems rather silly. All gasoline sold in the United States is “unleaded”. By 1996 the United States had fully phased out “leaded” gasoline. I realize there are various octane ratings. However, all octane ratings are still “unleaded”. Consequently why don’t gas stations just advertise by octane ratings, and that they also supply diesel fuel as applicable?
Charles Schweda Avondale
Original intent (EC1)
Editor:
Now that the actual presidential election has been held (on December 19th), it’s time to address some of the uninformed comments about the Electoral College expressed
here in the weeks before. Because this will take several Letters, I ask people to wait till I’m done before replying.
Why do we have an Electoral College at all? What was the “Original Intent” of the Founders when they created it? We don’t have to guess, since they told us!
The Federalist Papers (literally a series of “letters to the editor”) were written by three of the Founders (who helped write the Constitution) for the very purpose of convincing Americans to support and ratify it. The Papers plainly state what the Founders had in mind.
In Paper #68, Alexander Hamilton observed that the President should be chosen according to “the sense of the people”. But that didn’t mean the people would directly make that choice. Instead, they would vote for a group of Electors, who would then make the decision on behalf of the people! (Much as Congress makes decisions as to our laws on our behalf — in theory anyway.)
It’s important to note that the Electors were to use their independent judgment in making that choice, and not simply, slavishly, follow the vote in their State (let alone the vote in the entire nation). The decision was to be based on their analysis of what was needed in a President, and was to be the product of their deliberation, which was to be conducted in a judicious manner.
John Jay (in Paper #64) also emphasized that the members of
the Electoral College, rather than the voters, would decide who’d be President. That’s why the College exists.
P.S. — There’s more, some of which will be in on-line Comments accompanying these Letters.
Gordon P.R. Posner Tolleson
Don’t blame progressives
Editor: Roy Azzarello characterizes Progressives as the problem with this country in his 12/28 letter. He criticizes our core values, says we control the Democratic Party (citing Clinton, Obama, and Pelosi), and he objects to protests of trump. Historically, Progressives have fought for things like ending slavery, weekends, Social Security, overtime, and equal rights. Currently we’re fighting for things like ending endless wars, a living wage, the right to healthcare, keeping our environment safe for our kids, and ending money’s influence in elections. Trump even ran to the left of Clinton on military intervention, trade, and banking reforms. So what’s wrong with our values? The vast majority of Americans agree with them.
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Obama, Hillary, and Pelosi aren’t Progressives. They support more war, fracking, TPP and unlimited bribes/donations. Hillary ran to the center and tried to get moderate Republicans, not Progressives. Obama’s signature Obamacare was a conservative Heritage Foundation idea. It required that we all pay insurance companies without a control on cost. If Progressives controlled the DNC, Bernie Sanders surely would’ve been our next President. Republicans questioned Obama’s citizenship/legitimacy from day one. They protested and said many of the same things Hillary supporters are saying. McConnell vowed to obstruct Obama from day one and they did. Instead of fixing Obamacare, Republicans tried to repeal it more than 60 times. They shut down the government to protect tax cuts for the rich. And what did Obama do? He folded and made Bush tax cuts permanent, not Progressive. So don’t blame Progressives for the Democratic Party. Our Party is ran by corporatists like your’s (see trump’s cabinet). Every year no matter what side wins, the people lose. Because when we lose, donors win. We have to come together on shared values and reject the false dichotomy of two corrupt parties.
Trevor Keeley Goodyear
View loses reader over letter
Editor:
Yes, thank you for showing your real color with your “Trump and Nikki Haley” letter to the editor. Your attempt to make america great again by allowing men to relive the area or dearm of one to come when women were seen as objects to grab! Your viewpoint choice is as disgusting as the man who said it! You’ve lost a reader — believe it or not I’m a woman who can read! And decide to not spend my dollars in any of your advertisers stores.
Mary Bedore Buckeye
Obama never cared about us
Editor: Patriotism is wonderful but should not be excessive or more important than international
considerations. I’ll grant you, for years under Obama, we’ve been the forgotten people. Now Obama’s first lady voiced, all have lost hope?? Liberals wear blinders! The very air is electric with positive vibes, from everyone we encounter.
The very people who fawned over the unqualified acorn coordinator Mr President Obama actors, progressive professors, democrats, wore blinders to be pressured by the white house to change the Electoral Vote under the premise Trump is unqualified to be president. Thankfully it failed. I hate to deflate your libido, Mr President Obama, but you would not have won a third term.
President Obama missed 70% of his advisory intelligence meetings except when it was with his Sheiks. I’m sure his last meeting involved his traitorous action (The insult to us and punishing our Ally Israel).
Obama’s interest was never with our people. His fixation was on Nationalizing America and all our resources our land, waterways and seas thru the EPA government, then Globalization thru the United Nations which he, Obama, hoped to be a power within at our expense.
Have you given more thought to all those attacks on our people? All Muslims involved were in security job positions (the throat cutter, San Bernardino, the Florida slaughter and etc); Placing Muslims in Security positions is questionable at a time when turbulent hatred for Christians and Jews were being slaughtered in their countries of origin. Many were placed in these positions over Americans.
There was another betrayal 2000 years ago and hear O Israel, millions hearkened to his teaching. Israel’s heart belongs to those millions also.
Analie Maccree Goodyear
U.N. anti-Semitism
Editor:
The prestigious and renown Jewish organization, Simon Wiesenthal Center, stated that the recent US abstention from a recent vote against Israeli settlements at the UN Security Council topped its list of top 10 antisemitic and anti-Israel cases. They further stated that the vote was facilitated by President Obama which the Israeli government says they have “iron clad” proof of.
Secretary of State John Cary in a recent pathetic speech tried to give reasons for this dramatic shift in historical US policy that defended Israel’s possession of land obtained in the defensive Six Day War of 1967. His speech was essentially a diatribe against Israeli policy and Israeli govern-
ment. This obsessive concern about new Israeli settlements was just an excuse for President Obama’s real desire to implement a two-state solution that would force Israel to give back land that would undermine it’s national security. The two-state solution proposed by President Obama is in reality a blueprint for Israel’s destruction. It allows for a hostile nation, consisting of the West Bank and Gaza, to be essentially formed within Israel’s borders. It demands that East Jerusalem, site of the sacred Western Wall and holy Temple Mount, be the new capital of the State of Palestine. It makes no mention that Hamas, a terrorist organization dedicated to Israel’s annihilation, controls Gaza and has never indicated any departure from it’s goal of Jewish genocide. It makes no demands on Palestinians to stop teaching their children to hate Jews and to stop honoring and rewarding terrorists who kill innocent women and children. Until the Palestinians recognize Israel’s right to exist, stop conducting terrorist attacks, and cease preaching hatred toward Israel, peace will be impossible.
Igor Shpudejko Goodyear
Avondale P.D. is the best
Editor:
Our Avondale Police Officers are one of the finest. My husband and I are foster parents of an ADHD child and were not quite prepared for some of the violence that we encountered when he first came into our home. Once, we had to call the police because he was throwing objects at us and we could not get him to calm down. Officer Eric Lady responded to the call. He was able to calm him down. He encouraged us to be patient with him, explaining that he understood what it was like for a child to be destabilized and living with strangers. He offered to reward our son with a visit to the police station upon good behavior. Our son actually wants to be police officer, so that offer made a huge impact on him. The next month, there was peace in our home, he was a model child. We visited Avondale Police station and we had a blast. He was treated like royalty and was showered with a lot of presents. I was so impressed by the visit. I have never experienced such goodness from police officers. Officer Eric continued the conversation by checking on our child and promised more rewards for good behavior.
Long story cut short, our son has improved a lot! He won a Principal award for honors in all
subjects and we are in the process of adopting him. Thanks to the kind intervention of Officer Eric who went beyond the call of duty to help our child. To all the police officers at Avondale — Kathy Lanieri, the Chief Officer, who talked to him, encouraged and made him feel like one of them. You are the best!
Anita Nwokoro Avondale
Mr. Unserious
Editor:
A foreign government interferes in an American election. Congress, the CIA, and the FBI all review the evidence and agree; it’s Putin and Russia. Only Trump disagrees, and he has no support for his doubts. All he can see is how this impacts the perception of HIS election result. He wants us all to just move on, and can’t even be bothered to be briefed about it until after his vacation. Then we have Trump surrogates stating that Obama’s timing in taking action against Russia is suspicious. Really? Didn’t Russia/Putin choose the timing when they did a hack and leaks right before the election?
Mitch McConnell and company refused a bipartisan announcement or actions until after the election. They’ve known about the hacking almost as long as Obama. No one is mentioning that timing. This week Russian malware was found in a computer of a small utility company. What if it found its way into a major power grid? Given the implications, how could Trump still be crushing on Putin?! All Americans should be considered — no matter what party they belong to, or if they belong to no party at all. Looking at everything in terms of how it impacted his election is unserious, unpresidential and shallow.
Karla Thompson Avondale
Reader is right
Editor:
Marge Meggers hit the nail on the head (Parents on Naughty List, letter to West Valley View, dated December 21, 2016). She mentioned attending an elementary school program to watch her grandson. During the program the parents in attendance behaved like noisy spoiled brats (my description). Well Marge, it does not, I repeat, does not get any better. I worked at a high school and after twenty-eight graduation ceremonies and countless requests for the audience to be respectful towards each other and the graduates, it didn’t work, no matter the make up of the audience. I came to the conclusion that in most cases, the parents were so shocked that their “little darling” graduated, they couldn’t hold back their enthusiasm, forcing the rest of us to endure.
While attending my daughter’s college graduation, I almost came to fisticuffs with a gentleman sitting in front of me that would not stop talking or sit down so that I could watch my daughter walk across the stage to get her diploma. Of course, his child had already walked across the stage so he could care less about anyone else.
Once upon a time, a pastor at my church commented at a Sunday service. He said, “Crying, talking and misbehaving children are like good intentions. They should be carried out immediately.” If we could just apply that little bit of wisdom to unruly parents.
So, Marge, brace yourself for the future. It sounds like you have a lot of school programs, graduations, and other ceremonies in your future. Good luck!
Richard Sitch Goodyear
Estrella boys hoops top Buckeye; Lady Owls knock off Verrado; Westview girls soccer at full strength
Vipers top Owls in intense OT matchup
Late 3-pointer by Gallardo sends game to overtime
by Casey Pritchard sports editor
The drama meter was cranked to high for Verrado’s home boys basketball game Jan. 6 against Agua Fria.
There were technical fouls, slam dunks, a buzzer beater to send it to overtime and a shot block at the overtime buzzer. The end result was a 52-50 Verrado victory in overtime, giving the Vipers the upper hand to begin 5A Desert West Region play.
BOYS BASKETBALL
“I don’t need any more games like this because my poor heart can’t handle it,” Verrado coach Chris Stark said. “I just couldn’t be any more happy for the kids. We just didn’t play very well early on, and it’s to their credit, their coach does a tremendous job and their kids play well. We just didn’t play how I thought we could play.”
The early struggles were magnified by a stretch of more than seven minutes, spanning the second and third quarters, where the Vipers (10-5) didn’t score. They went from having a one-point lead to trailing by 11. That’s when Robert Gallardo, one of Verrado’s heroes of the game, stepped in. Gallardo hit three baskets for the Vipers, including a pair of 3s, as Verrado went on a 11-2 run to close the third quarter and trailed just 32-30.
“We had a senior leader, Rob, who started for us early on and has been coming off the bench, his attitude has been fantastic, and tonight we needed him,” Stark said. “He made shot after shot … Sometimes, it’s that guy you least expect. We have full confidence in Rob, and we needed him. We absolutely needed the kid.”
Gallardo’s biggest shot came at the end of regulation. Agua Fria, leading 41-40, looked like it was going to close out the game when Daniel Foster created a steal that went to Bryce Fowler, who chucked it down court to Derrick Charles for a thunderous slam dunk and a foul. However, Charles missed the free throw, giving the Vipers hope. Gallardo took advantage of the situation, nailing a 3-pointer from the right elbow as time expired, sending the game into overtime.
“Coach drew up a play and he drew it up perfectly,” Gallardo said. “The plan was to give me the ball, and I knew he was going to try to jump on the first one because I had hit a couple. I pump faked the first one, stepped to the side, double clutched and hit it. I knew it was going in. It was the best feeling of my life, best experience of my life.”
Stark said he couldn’t have been more proud of Gallardo, especially moving from a starting role to a bench role.
“It just shows, sometimes when things don’t go your way, you can still persevere and help the team if you stay in it,” Stark said. “As a senior, starting, then when I had him come off the bench, he could have gone a complete different direction, but he’s been unbelievable. This victory is fantastic for him.”
Despite Verrado’s emotional high of hitting the final shot of regulation, Agua Fria jumped on top early in overtime when Foster nailed a 3-pointer to make it 46-43. Verrado then went on a 7-2 run, taking a 50-48 lead. Charles tied the game when he made a hoop and was fouled underneath, but his free throw was errant, keeping the score 50-50.
Wahlstrom could have put Verrado ahead on the ensuing possession, but his shot down low was blocked by Charles. Agua Fria had a chance moments later on a 3-point attempt by Duron McNeal, but the shot went halfway down and rattled out.
That gave the ball back to Verrado, where McNeal fouled Verrado’s Jacob Cunningham, sending him to the foul line in the double bonus. Cunningham converted both free throws to give Verrado the lead. On the inbounds play, Foster dribbled up the left sideline and heaved a pass toward the hoop for Charles, but Verrado’s Jackson Morton blocked the shot, ending the game.
“I saw Foster pass it over my head, then I saw [Charles], he shot it and I hit it off the backboard,” Morton said. “It was good after not having such a great game, but a win’s a win.”
Charles looked to the referees for a foul, but nothing was called.
“I wasn’t expecting to get a call,” Agua Fria coach Randy Lavender said. “I knew some people wanted to go home, so we weren’t going to get that call.”
With all the craziness of the game, Stark was happy to escape with a victory.
“We needed an extreme amount of luck because they’re really good,” Stark said. “They’re really well coached, they’re a really good team, and you’ve got to be more lucky than good some games. They gave us an opening and Rob did a great job sending it to overtime. We get down three and it just shows the character of our kids for grinding away at it over and over. I’m really proud of them.”
Agua Fria entered the game coming off a triple overtime victory Jan. 4 against Scottsdale Chaparral. The Firebirds are ranked in the top 10 of the 5A power points, and had beaten Verrado by 28 earlier this season.
“It hurts, because you want to start the region 1-0,” Lavender said. “It’s especially tough after playing a good game against Chaparral, and then to come here and not play well. Give credit to Verrado, they were ready and came to play against us.”
Lavender was frustrated by some of the things he saw on the court against Verrado, he said.
“It’s pretty frustrating when some of my kids didn’t come to play as a team,” Lavender said. “Other
circumstances, where there are people who are trying to be part of the game that shouldn’t be part of the game. They should just do what they are supposed to do on the court, instead of taking it personal.”
Agua Fria had to play stretches without its best player, Bryce Fowler, because of foul trouble. He picked up three fouls, including a technical, in less than a minute midway through the first quarter. Fowler eventually fouled out in overtime.
“That hurt a lot,” Lavender said. “I can understand two of the fouls, but a technical for not saying anything. I can understand they give technicals for cussing or taking swings at kids, stuff like that, but everybody is going to have emotions in games. That’s part of it.”
Agua Fria was led by Charles, who scored 18 points, while Foster added 14. Lavender said he was really pleased with Charles’ play.
“He did everything we needed him to do, and a little bit more,” Lavender said. “There were a couple other shots
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ROBERT GALLARDO, 10, of Verrado leaps toward the hoop Jan. 6 while being defended by Agua Fria’s McArthur Osborne. Gallardo had 16 points, including a game-tying 3-pointer at the end of regulation, helping the Vipers to a 52-50 overtime victory against the Owls.
Lady Tigers hoops
4th-ranked Millennium 9-1 against AZ foes
by Shane McOwen sports writer
The Millennium girls basketball team may have entered the 2016-17 season with a bunch of new faces, but the results have been largely the same: the Lady Tigers are tough to beat.
The young Lady Tigers improved their record to 14-6, and 9-1 against Arizona teams, with a 61-33 rout of Mesa Red Mountain Dec. 7 at Talking Stick Resort Arena in Phoenix.
Millennium’s stifling defense set the tone early.
The Lady Tigers jumped out to an 11-0 lead, only surrendered four points in the first quarter and eventually held a 29-4 advantage in the second quarter.
“I think the first half was drawn up how we wanted it,” Millennium coach Cory Rojeck said. “I think the girls did a really good job executing. We wanted to focus on two of their kids, No. 10 [Samantha Shoemaker] and No. 33 [Amaya West], and I think we did a good job of that. I thought offensively in the first half, the ball was moving around and we were hitting shots.”
The Lady Tigers took their foot off the gas in the second half, Rojeck said, but still outscored the Lady Mountain Lions 27-23 in the final two quarters.
“Second half, we were scoring, but we weren’t getting as many stops as we should,” Rojeck said. “I thought we relaxed on [West]. I think one thing with our girls, the team we have this year — as young as they are — we have the potential to do great things. Part of reaching that potential is doing it for 32 minutes.”
Millennium’s impressive showing didn’t come at the expense of a run-of-the-mill opponent. Red Mountain was the 6A’s No. 13 seed in power points at the time of the game.
“I’m pleased with the effort,” Rojeck said. “Red Mountain, they were 12-4 coming in. They won a lot of tournament games. It was a good score against a quality opponent. Overall, I’m happy with the performance.”
Winter break
Millennium was one busy team during the latter half of December. After going 8-1 in their first nine power-points games, the Lady Tigers played 10 games total on either side of Christmas in the Nike Tournament of Champions in Phoenix and the Las Vegas Holiday Tournament in Nevada.
Millennium went 0-4 in the Nike Tournament against teams from California and Pennsylvania.
“We didn’t play great basketball, but it made us a lot better,” Rojeck said. “When I got us in those tournaments, I knew there were going to be some challenges.
I thought in the Nike Tournament, we got adversity thrown at us right in the face. I
think we’re a better team for it.
“You don’t always get better when you’re playing teams where you’re up 20, 30 points. Where you get better is where you lose to a good team and you’ve got to figure out why you lose.”
Rojeck said one of the biggest issues in the Nike Tournament was over dribbling.
“We didn’t do great in the tournament with that, but I think it’s natural for a
young team when you face teams that good, there’s a tendency to hold the ball,” he said. “But I think we’re getting better with that.”
Rojeck said the focus in practice on ball movement has been dialed down to two dribbles or one and a half seconds before getting rid of it.
“Once you catch the ball, there has to be an inner clock — one-one-thousand — and you either should have shot or get the ball out of your hands,” Rojeck said. “The two dribble mentality is two dribbles is about one and a half seconds. If you’re taking more than two dribbles, you’re taking longer than one and a half seconds and you’re killing the energy.”
Rojeck said he’s a believer in ball movement dictating a team’s energy on offense.
“I always tell the girls the ball has energy,” he said. “When the ball’s moving, we have high energy. When the ball is not moving, low energy.”
The Lady Tigers fared better in Las Vegas results wise, going 5-1.
“It’s a good group,” Rojeck said. We’re getting better, we’re learning. The biggest thing I push with them is having that killer instinct. We exhibited it for a whole half [against Red Mountain]. Second half, [not so much]. It’s me being a perfectionist. It’s natural at every level in sports when you’re up by so much, there’s a relaxation that one gets.”
The Lady Tigers have kept pace at the top of the 6A standings with only two seniors on the squad, and heavy contributions from a handful of freshmen and sophomores. Rojeck said senior point guard Alexis Vaughn’s leadership in particular has been indispensable.
“She’s been shooting the heck out of the ball, [but also] has provided a lot of leadership to the younger kids,” he said. “She was on varsity when we went to the state championship [in 2015]. She was the young one playing behind Raina [Perez] and Passionate [Amukamara], so she got lots of experience seeing that. It’s great to see her have success and do a great job.”
The Lady Tigers have region games from here on out, and are 2-0 in such contests already with wins over Tolleson and La Joya earlier in the season.
Millennium faced Glendale Copper Canyon at home Tuesday. The result was unavailable at press time. The Lady Tigers will travel to Tolleson Friday to complete the two-game set against the Lady Wolverines. Millennium won the first game 65-19.
“There are some things to clean up, but we’re looking forward to the rest of the year,” Rojeck said.
Shane McOwen can be reached at smcowen@westvalleyview.com or on Twitter @ShaneMcOwen.
Wolves bite Hawks, win region contest
Strong 2nd half propels
Estrella past Buckeye
by Casey Pritchard sports editor
Estrella Foothills’ boys basketball team grabbed the upper hand in the 4A Southwest Region last week.
The Wolves topped Buckeye in a frantic and intense battle Jan. 5 at Estrella, 90-77. Estrella used a late secondquarter surge to get back in the game after trailing by double digits, then had a strong second half to seize momentum and take the victory.
“It was a huge win,” Estrella coach Rich Gutwein said. “We know they’re a very good team and they’ll continue to get better. There’s no other way to say it, it was a huge win for us to get early in the region schedule, knowing it’s going to be a battle again next time we play them.”
With the Arizona Interscholastic Association’s most recent realignment, every school plays its region opponents twice, home and away. The Jan. 5 encounter was Estrella’s second region game, while it was Buckeye’s first. The teams will meet again Jan. 24 at Buckeye.
After losing the game, Buckeye coach Randy Bland came out of the locker room saying, “All that work for nothing.”
“The work we’ve put in in the summer, the preseason, the conditioning, the skill drills,” Bland said. “When we got here, [Buckeye] was 0-88 — I don’t know, 0 and something for the last couple seasons. We’re a 20-win team, but to get over the hump, and for these guys to have a legacy, you have to come in here and you have to take the game from them, because [Estrella] is considered the better team because they’ve shown the last couple years that they’ve been the better team in the West Valley, period.
“Our guys are looking for calls, we’re giving them the advice they need, and they’re just not taking it and accepting it and saying, ‘We’re going to take the game from them.’”
Buckeye was the stronger team in the first half, especially through the opening 14 minutes. The Hawks were aggressive inside, and Joshua Sanchez had four 3-pointers in the first half. They led 24-15 after one quarter, and pushed the lead to 47-34 late in the second.
“I thought we were a little out of sorts,” Gutwein said of the first quarter. “It was definitely a high tempo and we were giving up offensive rebounds. There wasn’t too much I liked about the first quarter.”
The Wolves also lost starting forward Micah Haught to an ankle injury in the opening minutes of the game. Haught is
a critically important piece to the team, Gutwein said.
“That was a huge loss tonight, but we had some guys step up,” Gutwein said.
“The first half, really, the whole game, was pretty high scoring, and we just had to get as many stops as we could, and string stops together, especially when we got down 13.”
That’s exactly what happened. Trailing 47-34, the Wolves scored eight points in the final two minutes of the half, and only trailed by five going into intermission.
Estrella picked up the third quarter right where it left off the second, scoring six straight points to take a 48-47 lead.
After that, the lead switched hands a couple of times until Buckeye took a fourpoint advantage, 54-50, following three free-throw makes.
Estrella’s Sammy Harris was whistled for a foul underneath, his fourth, then got hit with a technical, which resulted in his fifth foul and ejection from the game. That left Estrella without two of its starters for the final 12 and a half minutes. However,
a pair of reserves, Ben Parks and Jacob Ellis, stepped up big down the stretch.
“That’s a lineup we really never have played with, that group, because as far as our sets and things, those guys just don’t play together that much,” Gutwein said. “So, it was a unique situation, but they stepped up. I thought Ben was huge — offensively, defensively, the little things. He hit some big shots. Jacob was great, and then the guys who always step up for us were good again, Ricky [Robinson], Grant [Greabell], Nick [Masi]. Those guys were really solid as well.”
Down the stretch
Estrella regained the lead late in the third quarter, and had a 63-60 advantage when Greabell hit a 3-pointer and was fouled, converting a four-point play. The Wolves led 70-66 after three quarters.
Buckeye made its last stand early in the fourth quarter. Elias Anderson had a bucket, then Jacob Jefferson scored inside and was fouled, converting the three-point play to give the Hawks a 71-70 lead. That was the last time Buckeye had the advantage, as Estrella retook the lead on its next possession and never looked back.
“We didn’t execute,” Buckeye assistant coach John Barkey said. “The team did not execute. The game was there for them, and it just came down to execution, bottom line. We didn’t have any senior leadership tonight. We have four seniors on the court, and we didn’t have any leadership.”
As Estrella’s lead started to grow, Buckeye’s shooting turned cold. The Hawks scored only six more points the rest of the game, all on free throws.
“[Estrella] came and played a whole game, and they’re so disciplined,” Bland said. “Our guys get rattled and then they get undisciplined, they don’t execute. Now they’re looking at each other like, ‘You did this,’ and they’re pointing fingers. [Estrella doesn’t] do it. That’s why we’re in [the locker room] for 30 minutes, 40 minutes [after the game], saying, ‘Look, this is what you need to do. That’s the model. You do, I do, we do.’”
Gutwein said conditioning played an important role down the stretch, especially considering two of his starters were off the floor.
“I think conditioning is something we always talk about, it’s the one thing we have total control over, and we work hard at it all the time,” he said. “It’s how to condition our guys and have them fresh and ready to go, and I think that was a huge factor.”
Buckeye also got into foul trouble, as three of its players had three fouls in the first half. Bland said that didn’t matter, though.
“[Estrella] came in and did what they had to do, took the game from us,” he said. “We have to get back to the gym and keep working.
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Lady Knights at full strength for region
Westview has 7-4-1 record despite negative goal differential
by Shane McOwen sports writer
Westview girls soccer has seen soaring highs and defining lows so far in the 201617 season.
The Lady Knights are off to a 7-5-1 start through the early part of the new year, but have a negative goaldifferential thanks to a handful of blowouts. Westview has outscored opponents 30-7 in victories, but has given up a dismal 44 goals in five losses.
keep the team from having such drastic results, such as losing to Phoenix Desert Vista 15-0 on Dec. 7, Phoenix Pinnacle 8-0 on Dec. 19 and Tempe Corona del Sol 15-0 Monday, he said.
The Lady Knights had a 17-day hiatus between games during the winter break, getting back to action Jan. 5 against Phoenix Betty H. Fairfax in the Aztec Tournament at Copper Canyon High School in Glendale.
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Westview coach Carlos Macias said the team has fought hard and mostly performed well against adverse circumstances in the first half of the season.
“We’ve had a few players who had issues and didn’t play in the first part of the season,” he said. “Right now, everybody is together.”
Westview went 1-1-1 in the competition, beating Fairfax and tying Mohave before dropping a game 3-2 to Glendale Apollo. The Apollo game was only the third time the Lady Knights had a contest decided by less than two goals.
Macias said the tournament was a chance to shake off the rust for a run in region play.
“Coming back from the break, it’s very hard on them,” he said. “I tried to get them in rhythm. They were playing very slow, lack of passing, lack of finishing, but we’re getting back.”
“Hopefully, we’re going to be a stronger team. First part of the season, we didn’t have a bench, now we have at least players on the bench. Hopefully, we’re getting back. Hopefully, we can win the region.”
Macias said bench depth had been the team’s biggest concern in the season’s early going.
“[We had] no bench, no players, no subs,” he said. “Just 11 players trying to survive through the whole game. Some players missed because they were injured, grades, family problems.”
Macias is hoping a deeper bench will
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he missed, but he’s one that played well.”
Verrado was led by Gallardo’s 16, while Morton and Cunningham each added nine.
“From the start of the game, my shot was feeling good,” Gallardo said. “I knew it was going to be a good game for me, I just had to put it together and get the win.”
Agua Fria played Tuesday at Deer Valley, the result was unavailable at press time, and hosts Lake Havasu at 7 p.m. Thursday.
Verrado played Tuesday at Lake
— Carlos Macias Westview girls soccer coach
The Lady Knights face Glendale Mountain Ridge at 6 p.m. today at home, before beginning region play Thursday at La Joya.
Macias said the team has its eyes on the region crown, and thinks it has the ability to win it.
“Hopefully, we’re going to be a stronger team,” he said. “First part of the season, we didn’t have a bench, now we have at least 10 players on the bench. Hopefully, we’re getting back. Hopefully, we can win the region.”
Havasu, the result was unavailable at press time, and hosts Phoenix Barry Goldwater at 7 p.m. Thursday. The Vipers and Owls will play again Jan. 17, this time at Agua Fria. For now, Verrado can celebrate having the upper hand.
“It’s huge,” Stark said of the win. “It’s huge against a crosstown rival, we all know each other. We have to play them again at their place, and they’ll be ready for us, but it sends a good message that we’re trying to do things the right way, the kids are trying to do some things. It’s a good confidence builder for them.”
“Everybody has been counting us out because we lost all of our seniors last year,” Morton added. “It just shows with hustle and defense, you can do anything.”
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GABRIELA FLORES, 1, of Westview turns around a Betty Fairfax defender Jan. 5 during the Aztec Invitational at Copper Canyon High School. The Lady Knights beat Betty Fairfax 4-2, and went 1-1-1 overall in the tournament.
by Shane McOwen sports writer
Fria girls hoops beat Verrado
Agua Fria hosted Verrado in each team’s girls basketball region opener Jan. 6, with the Lady Owls coming away with a key 32-26 victory.
Sophomores Sophia Dunne and Tynica Gilmore, as well as freshman Brooke Rodgers, did the heavy lifting for Agua Fria (11-5), helping pull the Lady Owls out of a first-quarter deficit on the way to victory over Verrado (8-8).
Dunne finished with a game-high 10 points, while Gilmore and Rodgers added eight and six points, respectively.
“Give it to Verrado,” Agua Fria coach Sam Polvino said. “They came to play. They got up early on us, but we were able to plug back in and take the lead, and then opened it up.”
Verrado grabbed an 8-7 lead after the first quarter and hit a 3-pointer to open the second, before giving up an 11-0 Lady Owls run to close out the half. Agua Fria led by as much as 13 before Verrado cut the lead down in the fourth.
Verrado coach Vernon Beard said his team wasn’t able to practice over the winter break because of extenuating circumstances, and it showed on the court against Agua Fria.
“It looked like we hadn’t practiced in 15 days,” Beard said. “We had a lot of rust, a lot of rust. That’s no excuse, but that’s what my take is out of it. I don’t think we played down, were scared, anything of that nature, we just hadn’t practiced some things. We’ve got to get back to playing Lady Viper basketball.”
Both teams struggled with turnovers throughout, particularly affecting Verrado in the second and third quarters. The Lady Vipers stalled completely, failing to register a point over an 8-minute, 40-second stretch from early in the second quarter to early in the third.
“We were missing shots I normally feel we can make,” Beard said.
Polvino said his team also missed opportunities on the offensive end
because of turnovers.
“We’re very young,” he said. “We’re starting two freshmen and three sophomores. [Defensive] pressure is getting to us. We had 37 turnovers. A lot of them were at crunch time, and that’s because we’re young.”
Verrado made it tough on the hosts in the fourth quarter, but didn’t have enough firepower to take the lead. Agua Fria was held to just four points in the final frame.
Polvino was proud of the effort the girls had to close out the game, he said.
“When you’re playing a good game like this, it’s got to be fun,” he said. “That’s what it should be. Good games are fun to be in. I think the kids learn a lot from those.”
Verrado’s Nicole Castellanos and Aliza Zuniga were the team’s joint leading scorers with nine apiece. Imani Crawford-King and Ebony Johnson
each added three for the Lady Vipers. Moving forward
Beard is confident the Lady Vipers will be able to shake off the winter-break rust and make a run in region play, he said.
“I think once we get our basketball legs back under us, we should be able to make a run to challenge Agua Fria,” he said. “I think Desert Edge will be tough, as well as everybody else in our region for that matter, but I think we’ll be a better team [when we see them]. That’s all you can do. You can’t really say anything about the other team. It’s about can we play and do the things we’re supposed to do.”
Polvino said playing each region opponent twice is an interesting wrinkle to this season. In previous years, each region team played another only once.
“It’s going to be a challenge to go
through everybody twice, but we’re looking forward to it,” Polvino said. “I love the kids that we have this year. They work hard in practice. Games should be fun for them, and I think it is.”
Agua Fria faced Phoenix Deer Valley Tuesday. The result was not available at press time. The Lady Owls travel to Lake Havasu for a region game Thursday, before ending the week on the road Friday against rival Desert Edge.
Verrado faced Glendale Independence Monday, winning 53-34, and Lake Havasu Tuesday, but the result was not available at press time. The Lady Vipers travel to Phoenix Barry Goldwater Thursday for a region contest.
Shane McOwen can be reached at smcowen@westvalleyview.com or on Twitter @ShaneMcOwen.
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Lady Vipers look to regroup after difficult non-region slate
by Casey Pritchard sports editor
Verrado’s girls soccer team had a rough start to the 2016-17 season, but the Lady Vipers still have a shot to qualify for the playoffs.
The team has endured a difficult schedule of non-region games, having played each of the top three teams in the power-points rankings. All those games resulted in losses, as the Lady Vipers are struggling to find the back of the net. The Jan. 6 home contest against No. 1 Scottsdale Arcadia finished 3-0.
“It’s been a tough schedule,” Verrado coach David Hopkinson said. “You play good teams and they capitalize on your mistakes. They’re No. 1 for a reason, they find ways to win games.”
Verrado went down 1-0 in the 25th minute on a penalty kick goal from Arcadia’s Kate Murphy. The PK was awarded because of a hand ball in the box.
“It was hard to argue,” Hopkinson said. “I don’t think it was intentional, her hand was up in the air. I think it could have gone either way, but her hand was in an unnatural position, I think. It’s just one of those bad breaks to start off the game.”
Before giving up the goal, Verrado was taking the play to Arcadia for a majority of the half. The Lady Vipers tried to run a few through balls down the right sideline but Arcadia’s defense snuffed it out.
“They figured it out pretty quickly what we were trying to do, and they did have some good speed,” Hopkinson said. “We have that ability, we just have had so much trouble, for whatever reason, putting the ball in the back of the net. I think we’ve got the talent and the players to do it, I just haven’t figured out the combination to make that happen.”
After the first goal was scored, Verrado
lacked the same intensity it showed early in the game, causing Hopkinson to get fired up on the sideline.
“I was just frustrated with the effort in the first half; there was no emotion, no energy,” Hopkinson said. “So, I wasn’t upset with a player, I was more upset with the girls, they weren’t communicating. I thought we had time to turn and we could have gone forward and attacked, and we kept laying it back, which is fine sometimes, but we had the opportunity to go forward and I didn’t think there was any urgency.
“Unfortunately, in soccer, you can’t call timeouts to rally them, so sometimes to build energy, you have to kind of be a crazy person out there. I was trying to build up the energy and urgency, get them fired up somehow.”
Verrado gave up two more goals in the second half, and failed to score itself. It was the fifth shutout loss for the Lady Vipers this year.
“A lot of our games this year, we’ve been shutout, so we give up a goal and it’s like, OK, here we go again,” Hopkinson said. “We just need to figure out some way to put the ball in the back of the net, and we just haven’t done that yet. I thought it was a very winnable game for us.”
Despite a 1-6 power-points record — the Lady Vipers are 2-7-1 overall — Verrado still has a chance to make the 5A state playoffs through the Desert West Region. The winner of the region gets an automatic bid into the state tournament. Verrado’s first region game is at 6 p.m. today when it hosts Glendale Deer Valley.
“It’s keeping the girls confident at this stage, and knowing we’re really close to cracking it, we just need to find it,” Hopkinson said. “It’s tough when you’re playing these tremendous opponents, they don’t have a ton of weaknesses, it’s hard to find those moments. I think it’s just building up confidence, trying to score a couple goals. We just have to do a little bit better job offensively and defensively, and I’ve got to figure out how we can put the ball in the back of the net. So, that kind of falls on me a little bit, too, over these next two weeks.”
with each other. You see us, the last five minutes, we’re arguing with each other. They don’t get that from me.”
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“That’s the reason they’re a final four
that, you don’t see them cave in. You don’t see them arguing and bickering
Buckeye had three players in double figures, led by Sanchez with 24. He finished with six 3s. Jefferson had 22 points, while Anderson finished with 17.
Estrella was led by Greabell, who had 27 points. Robinson had 21, Masi 19 and Parks 14. Masi connected on five 3s, while
Greabell and Parks each added four.
The Wolves played Scottsdale Saguaro Tuesday. The result was unavailable at press time. Estrella is back in action at 7 p.m. Thursday at Yuma.
Buckeye bounced back Jan. 6, beating Yuma 82-26 at home. The Hawks hosted Youngker Tuesday, the result was unavailable at press time, and travel to Yuma Gila Ridge at 7 p.m. Thursday.
Even though Buckeye lost at Estrella, the rematch will be on the Hawks’ home floor.
“When they come to Buckeye, we have to protect our home court; we’ll be ready,” Barkey said. “The [players] need to sit down and have a talk within themselves, because you only can give somebody the tools, it’s what they do with the tools. Now, it’s up to them coming back out of the lab and getting ready to go.”
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Estrella wrestlers building for future
Wolves lose big against Shadow Ridge
by Casey Pritchard sports editor
Estrella Foothills didn’t fare well in its only home wrestling match of the season.
The Jan. 4 four-school dual meet turned into just two teams because Phoenix North Canyon decided not to participate during its winter break, and Peoria had athletes involved in a car accident during lunch the day of the meet, so it also canceled.
WRESTLING
That left just Estrella and Surprise Shadow Ridge, with Shadow Ridge dominating 66-15.
Estrella is in the middle of a rebuilding year, as the Wolves have just one senior on the team.
“We have 22 kids on the team, and out of the 22, I think 16 are freshmen or sophomores,” Estrella coach Garth Benson said.
In the Jan. 4 match, only two Estrella wrestlers came away victorious. The Wolves won one forfeit match, had to forfeit two themselves and their other nine wrestlers lost by pinfall.
Estrella’s lone pinfall victory came from sophomore Wyatt Powe at 220 pounds. He pinned Anthony Jett at 3:17.
“Wyatt is growing every day,” Benson said. “He missed all of last year due to a broken ankle, so this year, he’s essentially a first-year wrestler, put in 220, weighing 200. He’s giving up 20 pounds.”
Benson brought in a heavyweight coach, Josh Duncan, to help Powe, and he’s starting to get really good with a bearhug takedown, Benson said.
“It almost cost him [in the first period] because he got a little bit too far out to the side,” Benson said. “He got to it, but then he got [too far to the side], which gave the other kid the angle to throw.”
Wyatt used the same move in the second period, and was able to make it stick that time for the pin. His season record is around .500, and he placed sixth at the Jerry Benson Wrestling Invitational Dec. 2 in Buckeye, Benson said.
“He had a learning curve at the beginning, but again, being a first-year wrestler, he’s going to have that
WYATT POWE, right, of Estrella Foothills wraps up Anthony Jett of Shadow Ridge Jan. 4 during a home meet. Powe won his 220-pound match by pinfall at 3:17.
learning curve, and we faced a couple of tough teams to start,” he said.
The most exciting match of the night was at 126 pounds, where Estrella’s Gabe Giblin pulled out a 15-14 victory against Ambrosio Chanoz. Giblin led through most of the first two periods, but then accumulated three penalties, which gave Chanoz four points and allowed him to take an 8-7 lead.
“One point was for a full nelson, and two locked hands,” Benson said. “On the third penalty, you get two points, so he gave up four points right there.”
In the third period, Benson had Giblin choose the neutral position.
“We chose to put him neutral because Gabe was taking the attack and getting his doubles,” Benson said.
Giblin kept taking down Chanoz for two points, then would let him out of it, giving Chanoz one point. The process was repeated several times, as Giblin was essentially trading two points for one.
“If they’re really doing well on the bottom, or we’re making simple mistakes on top, but we’re taking it to them on our feet, we’re going to go after them,” Benson said.
Giblin went ahead 15-11 late in the third period, holding on for the one-point win.
Aldo Gonzalez (160 pounds), Duncan Shultz (170) and Abraham Rivera (113) have all placed in tournaments this year. Rivera placed fifth at the Big Red Invitational Dec. 9 at Agua Fria and sixth at the Jerry Benson tournament. He was pinned at 4:59 against Shadow Ridge’s Mark Prada Jan. 4, but was wrestling at a lower weight class for the first time.
“He’s cutting down right now to 115; this was the first week of him getting there, so it was a little rough there,” Benson said. “But otherwise, he’s done really well. He placed in both tournaments as a freshman.”
Gonzalez is a junior, and in his first year wrestling varsity. He was fifth at the Agua Fria tournament.
“He’s wrestling really well,” Benson said. Schultz was third at the Agua Fria tournament.
“Duncan has had a good season so far,” Benson said. Estrella returns to the mat today in a dual meet at Buckeye. This weekend, the Wolves compete in the Demon Classic tournament at Dysart High School in El Mirage.
With such an inexperienced team, Benson said his goal for the rest of the season is to have a leader emerge.
“With Gabe, from his freshman year all the way through, we’ve always known when he steps on the mat, he’s going to be aggressive,” Benson said. “He’s never stepped on the mat and I not know what’s going to happen. We’ve really worked those doubles, elevating and shooting that half, and I thought he had some great doubles today.”
Improving wrestlers
Although no other Wolves wrestlers won Jan. 4, a few others have had pretty good seasons so far, Benson said.
“It’s hard when you’re so inexperienced and young, no one is used to that leadership position, no one has had to be that leader,” Benson said. “Kids we thought were going to be captains this year didn’t come out. So, we’re in the practice room, and the coaches can say all we want until we’re blue in the face, and eventually it just kind of drowns out. If one of their peers is saying something similar, they take it a little more serious. I’ve had former wrestlers come in and talk to the kids, kids who have had success, they’ve come in and talked to them, but again, they need to find their own leader.”
Casey Pritchard can be reached at caseypritchard@westvalleyview.com or on Twitter @CaseyonSports.
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Greek & Italian Grill
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Strong 2nd quarter propels Estrella past Youngker
Lady Wolves’ defense suffocates Lady Riders in early going
by Casey Pritchard sports editor
Estrella Foothills girls basketball kicked off 4A Southwest Region play Jan. 3 on a high note, beating Youngker soundly at home.
The Lady Wolves used an intense full-court press to create steals and buckets the other way. The end result was an 83-45 victory.
“I thought we did a real good job, our front girls containing the ball, keeping it in front of them, and then allowing our second line girls to really get in and fill the gaps on the sidelines,” Estrella coach Matt Johnson said. “It forced them to make some errant passes. That’s how we want to press. Sometimes you steal it off the dribble, but we want to be able to create bad passes and step in the passing lane. I was really happy with that.”
The only part of the early going Johnson wasn’t pleased with was his team’s ability to make layups after getting turnovers, he said.
“We’ve got to be able to convert those steals into points a little bit better; I think we missed our first three layups to start the game,” Johnson said. “In closer games, we’re going to need those buckets.”
Estrella’s lead was 17-8 after the first quarter, but swelled to 47-16 at halftime thanks to a 30-8 run in the second quarter.
“We came in with the mindset that we wanted to score at least 70 points and see if they could convert and score that many points as well, and keep pushing the tempo,” Johnson said. “I feel like we’re pretty good at that type of game, especially if we make our layups, because our ball handling has been pretty solid. The tempo is everything we were hoping to create in this game.”
Youngker’s best quarter was the third, where it scored 24 points. That was more than the first, second and fourth quarters combined.
“We’ve been playing that well against really good teams,” Youngker coach Michael Matteson said, referring to the third quarter. “We’ve had some of the best in the state on our schedule. We played [Tucson] Pueblo like that the whole game, Pueblo was just better. We played
[Scottsdale] Saguaro that good, they were just better. Tonight, [the Lady Wolves] weren’t as good as those teams, but we didn’t come out the first half and play that way. We came out third quarter and played great, the fourth quarter was a running clock so we kind of ran out of time, but we were on that momentum. I hope the girls keep that in mind and keep that momentum for the next time we see them, because region means we get to play them again.”
Leading scorers
Youngker was led by DaQwazjha Lee, who had 17 points. Most of those came in the third quarter.
Estrella had four different players score in double figures, led by 19 from Emma Farnham. She went 5 of 8 from 3-point range.
“Emma had started the season in a slump shooting, and we kind of expected her, going into the season, to be our go-to perimeter shooter,” Johnson said. “But it allowed us to move Zyaire [Brown] out to
the perimeter a little bit. She was kind of our go-to shooter, and now Emma stepped up in [a tournament in] California and started hitting, so now we feel like we have a coupe of them that can shoot.”
Brown and Myia Wilkins each added 14 points, and Maya Huston scored 11. She made all three of her 3-point attempts.
“Maya Huston is a solid shooter off the bench,” Johnson said. “We feel like we can have depth in shooting, because our percentages have been way low this year, and it’s frustrating because we have girls capable of doing it, and we’re kind of waiting for the lid to come off and they start knocking them down. We hit some of our perimeter shots tonight, which allowed us to get into our press and put
16 teams making [state playoffs], it’s tough. We’re going to have to at least win six games in our region. We also play Flagstaff, Saguaro and Casa Grande. If you beat one of them and go 6-2, you’re going to have a good shot at making the playoffs. If you go below that, you’re probably going to be going home.”
Youngker followed up its loss to Estrella by dropping games Jan. 5 against Yuma Gila Ridge, 53-46, and Jan. 6 to Chandler Seton Catholic, 66-22. The Lady Roughriders played Buckeye Tuesday night, the result was unavailable at press time, and host Phoenix St. Mary’s at 7 p.m. Thursday.
Despite a strong win against Youngker, the Lady Wolves lost big to Buckeye Jan. 5, 70-35. Estrella picks up its region schedule at 7 p.m. Thursday, hosting
“We have an eight-game season for the region,” Johnson said. “With only
“Consistency is a big part of what we’re dealing with,” Matteson said. “We play up to good teams and we play down to the not great teams, and show we’re not as good as them. That’s not great.
“I feel like first half of the season, we played some of the best in the state. If we play at that level, we can do well in our region and make the playoffs.”
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the Sundance Crossing Center, 21699 W. Yuma Road, Buckeye. To register, email eon@buckeyeaz.gov.
Meet, Greet & Eat
Meet, Greet and Eat runs from noon to 1 p.m. following a free potluck lunch at 11:30 a.m. at Christ Community United Methodist Church, 104 W. Western Ave., Avondale. Call 623-9323480 for information or visit myccumc.com.
Saddle Mountain School Board meets
The Saddle Mountain Unified School District Governing Board meets at 6 p.m. the second Thursday of the month at the district office, 38201 W. Indian School Road, Tonopah. For information, visit smusd90.org.
Union Elementary School Board meets
The Union Elementary School District Governing Board meets at 6 p.m. the second Thursday of the month at the district office, 3834 S. 91st Ave., Tolleson. For information, visit unionesd.org.
Al-Anon
Stepping Stones
Saturday
The West Valley View publishes on Wednesday.
The 9 Days a Week calendar — a listing of entertainment events such as concerts, theatrical performances, events for schools, churches, county parks and nonprofit groups — runs every issue.
Events must be open to the public to be considered and generally must be held within the View’s coverage area, which is south of Northern Avenue, west of Loop 101, plus all of Tolleson, extends to Estrella on the south and Tonopah on the west. Events such as concerts and theatrical performances that fall outside of the View’s circulation area will be considered as there are no concert halls or theater venues within our boundaries.
Fundraisers that are held at restaurants where only a portion of the proceeds benefits the charity or nonprofit will not be considered.
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JANUARY
Wednesday
Al-Anon Stepping Stones meets at 7 p.m. every Thursday at Christ Presbyterian Church, 925 N. Sarival Ave., Goodyear.
Taking Turns Toybrary
The Care1st Avondale Resource Center opens the doors to its Taking Turns Toybrary from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursdays at 328 W. Western Ave., Avondale. Families can check out fun, educational toys for up to two weeks with a photo ID. For information, call 623-333-2703.
In Stitches in Goodyear meets In Stitches in Goodyear meets at 1:30 p.m. every Thursday at the Goodyear Library, 14455 W. Van Buren St., Goodyear. Share ideas, tips and patterns with other crochet, knitting and sewing enthusiasts. Novice to advance needle crafters are welcome. Some basic instruction in needle crafts will be available. For information, call 602-652-3000.
Community Bingo
The Goodyear White Tanks Rotary Club sponsors Community Bingo at 6:30 p.m.Thursdays at 3690 S. Estrella Parkway, Suite 108, Goodyear. Doors open at 5 p.m.; cost is $21 per person for all 18 games (paper). Daubers and Power Bingo King electronics are available. Proceeds raised benefit local charities. For information, call 623-512-8878.
St. Peter’s RePete Boutique
St. Peter’s RePete Boutique thrift store is open from 9 a.m. to noon every Thursday, Friday and Saturday, with the exception of holidays, at 400 S. Old Litchfield Road, Litchfield Park.
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the Butler Bistro Room at the American Legion Post 53, 402 E. Narramore Ave. in Buckeye. For information, call 623-327-0227.
solving, hearing and vision. For information, call 623-333-2703.
Native American Fine Arts Festival
The 25th annual Litchfield Park Native American Fine Arts Festival will feature about 100 artists from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Old Litchfield Road south of Wigwam Boulevard and on the lawn of the Litchfield Park Branch Library, 101 W. Wigwam Blvd., Litchfield Park. Admission is free. For information, visit litchfieldparkgathering.com.
Skyline anniversary celebration
Everyone’s invited to take part in free fitness programs from 9 a.m. to noon to celebrate the first anniversary of Skyline Regional Park, 2600 N. Watson Road, Buckeye.
Outdoor Family Adventure Day
Everyone’s invited to explore everything White Tank Mountain Regional Park and the White Tank Library have to offer during the fourth annual Outdoor Family Adventure Day from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 20304 W. White Tank Mountain Road, Waddell. For information, visit mcldaz.org.
History of the White Tank Mountains
A discussion illustrating how the White Tank Mountains played an important role in the development of Arizona will begin at 11 a.m. at the White Tank Branch Library, 20304 W. White Tank Mountain Road, Waddell. Registration is required at mcldaz.org.
Native American-style flute performance
Native American-style flute and other musical performances will takes place from 1 to 2:30 p.m. at the White Tank Branch Library, 20304 W. White Tank Mountain Road, Waddell.
Super-Who-Lock Fandom
Grab your sonic screwdriver and celebrate all things Doctor Who, Supernatural and Sherlock at the Super-Who-Lock Fandom event from 2 to 3:30 p.m. at the Goodyear Branch Library, 14455 W. Van Buren, Suite C-101, Goodyear.
Artist in residence
Wigwam artist in residence Donna Heslip will have artwork on display from 4 to 8 p.m. at the Wigwam, 300 E. Wigwam Blvd., Litchfield Park.
Community Bingo
The Rotary Club of Buckeye sponsors Community Bingo at 5 p.m. every Saturday at 3690 S. Estrella Parkway, Suite 108, Goodyear. Doors open at 5 p.m.; cost is $21 per person for all 18 games (paper). Daubers and Power Bingo King electronics are available. Proceeds raised benefit local charities. For information, call 623-512-8878.
Sunday
Pendergast Elem.
School Board meets
The Pendergast Elementary School District Governing Board meets at 7 p.m. the first and third Tuesday of the month at the district office, 3802 N. 91st Ave., Phoenix (the board meets periodically at schools on a rotating basis). For information, visit pesd92.org.
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Native American Fine Arts Festival
The 25th annual Litchfield Park Native American Fine Arts Festival will feature about 100 artists from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Old Litchfield Road south of Wigwam Boulevard and on the lawn of the Litchfield Park Branch Library, 101 W. Wigwam Blvd., Litchfield Park. Admission is free. For information, visit litchfieldparkgathering.com.
Adult Children of Alcoholics
The support group Adult Children of Alcoholics meets at 5 p.m. every Sunday at the Litchfield Park First Baptist Church, 901 E. Plaza Circle, Litchfield Park.
Community Bingo
The Goodyear White Tanks Rotary Club sponsors Community Bingo at 6:30 p.m. Sundays at 3690 S. Estrella Parkway, Suite 108, Goodyear. Doors open at 5 p.m.; cost is $21 per person for all 18 games (paper). Daubers and Power Bingo King electronics are available. Proceeds raised benefit local charities. For information, call 623-512-8878.
The American Legion Post No. 61 at 35 N. Dysart Road in Avondale hosts bingo games at 6:45 p.m. Tuesdays. The schedule of 17 games includes Quickies, Early Bird games and a $1,000 progressive game at a cost of $17. Proceeds are donated back to area youths and veterans. Call 623-932-4960 for information.
Wednesday
Cards and games
Adults 40 and older are invited to play games such as Sequence, Rummikub and Mexican Train at the free Cards and Games event starting at 10 a.m. at the Goodyear Recreation Conference Room, 3075 N. Litchfield Road, Goodyear.
WomenHeart support group
WomenHeart, a support group for women with or at risk for heart disease, meets from 2:30 to 4 p.m. the third Wednesday of every month at 3657 Clubhouse Drive, Room 100, Goodyear. For information, call 623-215-3629.
Litchfield Park City Council meets
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Avondale
Legislative Link
People can learn how a bill becomes a law during the Avondale Legislative Link workshop at 6 p.m. at the Avondale Civic Center Library, 11350 W. Civic Center Drive, Avondale. Registration is required by visiting avondale.org/ALL or calling 623-333-1612.
Friends and fitness hike
A group hike begins at 8 a.m. at White Tank Mountain Regional Park, 20304 W. White Tank Mountain Road, Waddell. Hikers should take water and a snack and wear sturdy shoes.
Agua Fria Union High School Board meets
The Agua Fria Union High School District Governing Board meets at 5 p.m. the second Wednesday of the month at the district office, 1481 N. Eliseo Felix Jr.Way, Suite 110, Avondale. For information, visit aguafria.org.
Job Readiness Assistance
Avondale and Goodwill of Central Arizona are offering job readiness assistance from
10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Care1st Avondale Resource Center, 328 W. Western Ave., Avondale. A career adviser is at the center each Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. No registration or scheduling is required. For information, call 623-333-2703.
Fitness in the Park Buckeye hosts Fitness in the Park from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday at Sundance Park, 22865 W. Lower Buckeye Road, Buckeye.
Community Bingo
The Rotary Club of Buckeye sponsors Community Bingo at 6:30 p.m. Wednesdays at 3690 S. Estrella Parkway, Suite 108, Goodyear. Doors open at 5 p.m.; cost is $21 per person for all 18 games (paper). Daubers and Power Bingo King electronics are available. Proceeds raised benefit local charities. For information, call 623-512-8878.
Friday
Fine Arts Festival kick-off concert
A pre-festival concert will kick off the 25th anniversary of Litchfield Park’s Native American Fine Arts Festival at 7 p.m. on the lawn of the Wigwam, 300 E. Wigwam Blvd., Litchfield Park. Admission is $25 at eventbrite.com. For information, visit litchfieldparkgathering.com.
Artist in residence
Wigwam artist in residence
Avondale community garden open house
The Garden Patch Community Garden hosts an open house from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. the second Saturday of the month. The garden is on the east side of the Civic Center Library, 11350 W. Civic Center Drive, Avondale. Garden plots are available for rent. For information, visit gardenpatchcommunitygarden. com.
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Monday Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration
Martin Luther King Jr. Day will be celebrated with live music and guest speakers during an event hosted by the Just Folks Association from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Tuscany Falls Ballroom in the PebbleCreek Community, 16262 Clubhouse Drive, Goodyear. Admission is free.
Avondale City Council meets
The Avondale City Council meets at 7 p.m. the first and third Monday of the month at 11465 W. Civic Center Drive, Avondale.
The Litchfield Park City Council meets at 7 p.m. the third Wednesday of each month in the Community Room at the Florence Brinton Litchfield Memorial Library, 101 W. Wigwam Blvd., Litchfield Park, unless otherwise posted. Meeting agendas can be viewed online at litchfieldpark.org.
Monthly book discussion
The Buckeye Public Library, 310 N. Sixth St., Buckeye, invites adults to a book discussion from 1 to 2 p.m. the third Wednesday of the month.
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Buckeye Art Gala
The Art Gala Teen Art Show will run from 6 to 8 p.m. at Buckeye City Hall, 530 E. Monroe Ave., Buckeye. Hosted by the Buckeye Youth Council, the art gala will display art created by Buckeye teens ages 13 to 19. The event is free and open to the public.
Sonoran Desert Discovery Hike
Tuesday STEAM story time
Enrich the lives of preschoolers with early concepts of science, technology, engineering, arts and math during the STEAM story time at 9:30 a.m. at the White Tank Branch Library, 20304 W. White Tank Mountain Road, Waddell. Registration is required at mcldaz.org.
A guided Sonoran Desert Discovery Hike will begin at 7 a.m. at Skyline Regional Park, 2600 N. Watson Road, Buckeye. For information, call 623-349-6330.
Avondale Water Conservation classes
Thursday Buckeye Entrepreneur Network
Buckeye is hosting a specialized workshop featuring in-depth training on social media. The Facebook for Businesses at Entrepreneur Outreach Network runs from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Buckeye Library Coyote Branch in
Donna Heslip will have some of her artwork on display from 4 to 8 p.m. at the Wigwam, 300 E. Wigwam Blvd., Litchfield Park.
Friday Business Connections
The Southwest Valley Chamber of Commerce hosts the Friday Business Connections networking group at 7:30 a.m. the second and fourth Friday of the month at West-MEC, 5487 N. 99th Ave., Glendale.The meetings feature a keynote speaker covering topics affecting the Southwest Valley. Business owners are welcome to attend even if they are not members of the Southwest Valley Chamber. To see a speaker schedule, visit southwestval-
P.O.W.W.O.W. comes to Buckeye Produce On Wheels With Out Waste (P.O.W.W.O.W.) will be in Buckeye from 9 a.m. to noon at the Buckeye Family Resource Center, 210 S. Sixth St. P.O.W.W.O.W. disperses fresh produce to communities at churches, schools and other entities throughout southern Arizona and the metro Tucson and Phoenix areas. Anyone can contribute $10 to shop for up to 60 pounds of fresh rescued produce.
Cody’s Reading Pack
Young readers can build confidence by reading to therapy dogs during “Cody’s Reading Pack” at 10 a.m. the second Saturday of the month at Buckeye’s Downtown Library, 310 N. Sixth St., Buckeye. Readings are by appointment for 15-minute sessions. To reserve an appointment, call 623-349-6300.
Texas Hold’em games
Texas Hold’em games are held at 6 p.m. every Saturday in
Buckeye City Council meets
The Buckeye City Council meets at 6 p.m. the first and third Tuesday of each month at Buckeye City Hall, 530 E. Monroe Ave., Buckeye.
Developmental, hearing & vision screenings
Free developmental, hearing and vision screenings are offered from 1 to 4 p.m. the third Tuesday of the month at the Care1st Avondale Resource Center, 328 W. Western Ave., Avondale. Screenings provide a quick look at how children are doing in areas such as communication, physical ability, social skills, problem
Avondale is offering a series of landscape water conservation classes throughout the spring. Classes take place from 6 to 8:30 p.m. at City Hall, 11465 W. Civic Center Drive, Avondale. Participants will learn how to overcome desert environmental challenges while gardening. Registration is required by contacting Esmie Avila, Avondale water conservation education specialist, at 623-333-4422 or by email at eavila@avondale.org. For information, visit avondale. org/landscapeclasses.
Read to the Dog School-aged children can read to Manda, a certified therapy dog, to help strengthen their reading skills at the Read to the Dog event from 4 to 4:45 p.m. at the White Tank Branch Library, 20304 W. White Tank Mountain Road, Waddell.
Olga Reimer
Olga Reimer, 85, of Litchfield Park died Jan. 4, 2017, in Goodyear.
Ms. Reimer was born Dec. 13, 1931, in Rocky Rapids, Alberta, Canada.
She is survived by one son, Terrance; two daughters, Patricia and Sandra; one brother, Walter; seven grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be at 9:30 a.m. today at the National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona, 23029 N. Cave Creek Road, Phoenix.
Condolences for the family may be left at advantagefunerals.com.
Genaro R. Lazarin
Genaro R. Lazarin, 78, of Avondale died Jan. 6, 2017, at Abrazo West Campus in Goodyear.
Mr. Lazarin was born Sept. 16, 1938, in La Union, N.M., to Maria Chavez.
He was a construction worker.
He is survived by his wife, Elisa Valdez Lazarin; five sons, Tony, Andy, Jerry, Marty and Jimmy Lazarin; four brothers, Tim, Ralph, Santos and John Chavez; one sister, Alice Heffner; 14 grandchildren; and nine greatgrandchildren.
A visitation will be at 10 a.m., with a rosary recital at 11 a.m. and service at 11:30 a.m. Friday at Holy Cross Catholic Funeral Home, 9925 W. Thomas Road, Avondale, followed by interment at Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery.
MARY IRENE (née HARNESS) CROWELL
October 11, 1937 – December 8, 2016
Mary Irene (née Harness) Crowell passed away peacefully in her home in Goodyear, AZ on December 8, 2016 with her loving family at her side.
Mary was born on October 11, 1937 and raised with her younger brother Francis in Walworth, WI. She graduated from Walworth High School in 1955 and then attended Milton College. She met and married Doug Crowell in 1957.
Mary was a loving and dedicated mom to her three daughters, supporting their many activities, encouraging them to spread their wings through new adventures and experiences, and making their home a gathering place for all their friends with her fun-loving humor.
Her love of travel in the early years was met through numerous family trips, crisscrossing the country with their camper trailer, leaving enduring memories of favorite places such as the Grand Tetons. Visits to her brother’s postings and career events reflected their special bond. In later years, she broadened her travels to Alaska, Hawaii, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, Korea, and the Caribbean.
She was a master organizer who loved hosting family, friends and Coach Crowell’s sports teams, and had renowned passion for detail making these events special and memorable.
After the devastating loss of her daughter Cherie, Mary’s faith and strength enabled her to continue on and eventually serve as an example for everyone she knew and met.
She worked in early childhood education and served as a special education instructor at Westmer Junior High, Joy, IL during which time she also graduated from Blackhawk College, Moline, IL.
She loved being involved with the community, as an original organizer for the Aledo Rhubarb Festival, teaching Sunday school, working at church summer camps and vacation bible schools, assisting children’s reading at her grandchildren’s’ schools, and many other capacities. She was passionate about her hobbies and group activities. She was an accomplished seamstress, quilter, stamper and scrapbooker and thrived on her book club, bible studies and social outings, such as her Sugar and Spice get-togethers.
Mary was her grandsons’ number one sports fan, with Christopher in Seattle, and with the younger boys after her move to Arizona.
Mary was predeceased by her mother and father, Jennie Baars (Ed) and Elmer F. Harness and daughter Cherelynn Hyett. She is survived by her husband of 59 years, Doug Crowell, her daughters Kayla Baretta (John, Gig Harbor, WA) and Michele Kerfoot (Doug, Goodyear, AZ), brother Rear Admiral USN (Ret.) Francis Harness (Marti, Cedarville, MI), sister Linda Johnson (John, Land O Lakes, FL ), her grandchildren, for whom she had a profound love, Christopher Baretta (Charleston, SC), Alexander, Andrew and Zachary Kerfoot, and her ‘bonus’ grandchildren Paul Kerfoot (Canmore, AB) and Patricia (Kerfoot) Burke (Washington, DC), her dear aunt, Ruby Harness (Walworth, WI), as well as her cousins, brothers/sisters-in-law, many special nieces and nephews, and her feisty dog, Bailey. She will be dearly missed by her numerous friends, for whom she had the true gift of making each and everyone feel special.
The family would like to thank, in particular, The Church at Litchfield Park pastors, Dr. Clarence Adoo and staff at the AZ Cancer Care Center, Dr. Ramit K. Sharma, the staff at the Boswell Outpatient Infusion Center, and the many other medical staff for their love and support over the past several months.
In lieu of flowers, Mary’s wish is for donations to be made to The Church at Litchfield Park children’s programs or the Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS) Foundation. A memorial service will be held 2:00 p.m. Saturday, January 14, 2017 at the Church at Litchfield Park. Condolences may be sent to the family at www.thompsonfuneralchapel.com. A memorial service will also be arranged in Aledo, IL at a later date.
Darryl Crossman
Darryl H. Crossman, 64, of Litchfield Park died Jan. 6, 2017.
Mr. Crossman was born Oct. 18, 1952, in Cleveland to Howard and Mary Crossman.
He graduated from high school in Wickliffe, Ohio.
He earned three degrees from Cleveland State University — a bachelor’s in civil engineering from the school’s Fenn College of Engineering, a master’s in public administration and a law degree from the ClevelandMarshall College of Law.
He was director of public services in Wickliffe for 28 years. He moved to Arizona in 2004 and served as city manager for Litchfield Park for more than 12 years.
He is survived by his wife, Jacque; two sons, Rich and Matthew; one daughter, Mary Arnold; and four grandchildren.
A memorial service will be held Jan. 20 at New Promise Church in Kirtland, Ohio, with interment at Kirtland South Cemetery.
A memorial service will also be at 10 a.m. Jan. 27 at Skyway Church, 14900 W. Van Buren St., Goodyear.
Pedro ‘Pete’ Sanchez Sr.
Pedro “Pete” Sanchez Sr., 80, of Calexico, Calif., and formerly of Avondale died Jan. 6, 2017, in Calexico.
Mr. Sanchez was born Nov. 19, 1936, in Karnes City, Texas, to Federico and Bernardina Sanchez.
He moved to Arizona in 1941.
He worked as a field supervisor.
He was a member of Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church in Calexico, Calif.
He is survived by his wife, Virginia Lara Sanchez; three sons, Pete Jr. of Calexico, Calif.; Paul of Escondido, Calif., and Mark of Calexico, Calif.; two daughters, Lupita of Rancho Bernardo, Calif., and Frances of Oceanside, Calif.; three brothers, Tony, Joe and Nacho; three sisters, Mary, Cleo and Paulina; 13 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
Services will be Friday in Calexico, Calif., followed by interment at Mountain View Cemetery in Calexico.
We are heartbroken to announce the death of Cristina Rivas Santisteban Srinivasiah, 67, of Goodyear, Arizona. Cristina passed away on January 4, 2017, surrounded by her family.
Born on June 16, 1949 in Chiclayo, Peru, Cristina’s loving reach spanned across multiple countries, and she leaves behind many people who were touched by her sweet spirit. She was a woman of many talents, and her professions included public relations, librarian, counselor, and most importantly mother.
Cristina was an avid gardener and also loved sewing, video games, listening to music, and serving the Lord. She was a dedicated member of Desert Springs Community Church, and found invaluable friends with her God’s Gals group. Diagnosed with cancer in 2014, Cristina bravely lived through the disease with the tenacity she was known for all her life. Cristina is survived by two children, Robert and Grace, as well as her siblings, Juan Santisteban, Maria Santisteban, and Victoria Falero. Although her influence will continue to be felt, she will be dearly missed.
John Faris
John Faris, 82, of Glendale and formerly of Avondale died Dec. 24, 2016.
Mr. Faris was born Sept. 16, 1934, in St. Louis to John Claire Faris and Helen Hart Faris.
He graduated in 1952 from Maplewood-Richmond Heights High School in Mapleton, Mo. He graduated in 1957 from Oklahoma Baptist University in Shawnee, Okla., and earned a master’s degree in music education in 1964.
He served in the Naval Reserves.
He and his first wife, Cleta, moved to Phoenix and he became a music teacher at Tolleson Elementary, then moved to Tolleson Union High School, where he was band director. In 1965, he moved to Agua Fria High School in Avondale, where he taught band and choir and formed the first high school handbell choir in Arizona. He taught handbells at Phoenix College, where he also taught the Monday Night Band. He retired from high school music in 1990.
He was named the 1972 Music Educator of the Year and received the Distinguished Service Award from the Arizona Music Education Association and the Ring of Fame Award from the Handbell Musicians of America. He received the Glendale Summer Band Director Emeritus Award and the Glendale Rotary Club’s Matt O. Hanhila Inspirational Educator Award.
He served as music minister at First Baptist Church in Phoenix, Lakeview United Methodist Church in Sun City and various other churches.
He held positions with the Billy Moore Days Parade in Avondale and was creator of the Tolleson city seal and conductor of the CASillons community choir in Avondale and the Glendale Summer Band. He was a member of the Tolleson Lions Club, the Tolleson Community Boosters, the Phoenix Youth Symphony, the Fiesta Bowl National Pageant of Bands and the Glendale Rotary Club, serving as president from 2013 to 2014.
He is survived by his second wife, Dana; one son, Craig; one daughter, Susan Faris; seven grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were Jan. 3 at First United Methodist Church of Glendale.
Memorials may be made to the Glendale Rotary Club, P.O. Box 987, Glendale, AZ 85301.
Condolences for the family may be left at chapelofthechimesmortuary.com.
Charles Emmett Eubanks III
Charles “Chuck” Emmett Eubanks III, 40, of Buckeye died Jan. 8, 2017, in Phoenix.
Mr. Eubanks was born June 28, 1976, in San Diego to Donna Reheis and Charles Eubanks II.
He is survived by his wife, Andrea Eubanks; two sons, Easton and Reed Eubanks; his mother, Donna Reheis; his father, Charles Eubanks II; his stepfather, Steve Reheis; his stepmother, Tracy Eubanks; and one brother, Spencer Reheis.
A memorial service will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Thompson Funeral Chapel, 926 S. Litchfield Road, Goodyear.
Condolences for the family may be left at thompsonfuneralchapel.com.
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Darryl Crossman
John Faris
Genaro Lazarin
Pedro Sanchez Sr.
Olga Reimer
Cristina Rivas Santisteban Srinivasiah
Peggy Braidfoot 1937-2016 Born to Jimmy and Wilma Duncan in Little Field, Texas. Peggy passed away peacefully on November 22, 2016 she was a wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, sister and Aunt.
Peggy 78 years old, was the beloved wife of Ronald Braidfoot. The mother of Kathy Simpson, Lorraine Toye, Lisa Hitzler, James Borum, Cathleen Owens, Mistylynn Hernandez. The sister to Vonda Garrison and Jimmy Duncan. A Grandmother of many, great grandmother and Aunt. She loved the Lord with all her heart. She loved her family greatly. She will be greatly missed by all who knew her and loved her.
Effie
Mable Mitchell
Effie Mabel Mitchell, 98, of Avondale died Dec. 28, 2016, in Avondale.
Public Notice
Mrs. Mitchell was born Feb. 14, 1918, in Crockett, Texas, to Leroy and Sallie Ellis.
She moved to Arizona in 1948.
She worked as a cook and secretary.
She was a member of the Jehovah’s Witnesses.
She was preceded in death by her husband, John Mitchell; and one daughter, Jacqueline.
She is survived by three sons, Bobby Mitchell, Ronald Mitchell and Johnny Mitchell; three daughters, Sally Nimer, Shirley King and Patricia Ijidakinro; one brother, Roger Ellis; one sister Mozelle Watkins; 28 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; and eight great-greatgrandchildren.
Funeral services were Jan. 7 at Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Goodyear, with Osie Early officiating. Interment was at Greenwood Memorial Lawn in Phoenix.
Memorials may be sent to P.O. Box 122 Avondale, AZ 85323.
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Avondale
City of Avondale
Public Notice
IN ACCORDANCE WITH ORDINANCE # 316, SECTION 3, pertaining to liquor license applications and Publication of Notice, notice is hereby given that the Avondale City Council has received for approval an application for a liquor license within the corporate limits of Avondale, Arizona from: Juanita Alicia Esparza
Manny’s Mexican Food Location: 12345 W. Indian School Rd. Avondale, AZ 85323
Series 12 – Restaurant
License
Any person who is a resident of Avondale of the age of eighteen (18) years or more, residing, owning or leasing property within one-half mile radius of 12345 W. Indian School Rd., Avondale and who is in favor of, or opposed to the issuance of a Series 12 liquor license shall, file with the City Clerk of the City of Avondale, a written argument in favor thereof, or objection thereto by January 12, 2017.
Any person interested in said application is hereby notified that the Mayor and City Council will review said application at their Council meeting on January 17, 2017 at 7:00 p.m. at the Council Chambers, 11465 West Civic Center Drive, Avondale. Published in the West Valley View, and the West Valley Business on January 4, and 11, 2017.
City of Avondale
Public Notice
IN ACCORDANCE WITH ORDINANCE # 316, SECTION 3, pertaining to liquor license applications and Publication of Notice, notice is hereby given that the Avondale City Council has received for approval an application for a liquor license within the corporate limits of Avondale, Arizona from: Claudia G. Castro Mi Cocina Mexican Food
Location: 10575 W. Indian School Rd. #107 & #108 Avondale, AZ 85392
Series 12 – Restaurant
License
Any person who is a resident of Avondale of the age of eighteen
(18) years or more, residing, owning or leasing property within one-half mile radius of 10575 W. Indian School Rd. #107 & #108, Avondale and who is in favor of, or opposed to the issuance of a Series 12 liquor license shall, file with the City Clerk of the City of Avondale, a written argument in favor thereof, or objection thereto by January 12, 2017. Any person interested in said application is hereby notified that the Mayor and City Council will review said application at their Council meeting on January 17, 2017 at 7:00 p.m. at the Council Chambers, 11465 West Civic Center Drive, Avondale. Published in the West Valley View, and the West Valley Business on January 4, and 11, 2017.
City of Avondale
Public Notice
Request for Proposals
PR 17-026
Year-Round Reading Program Software and Support Services
Notice is hereby given that the City of Avondale is issuing this Request for Proposals seeking proposals (“Proposals”) from qualified, licensed firms interested in providing a hosted and customizable year-round reading program software application and technical support services.
A pre-submittal conference will be held for this solicitation Thursday, January 12, 2017, at 9:00 a.m. at Avondale City Hall 11465 W. Civic Center Drive, Avondale, Arizona 85323
Questions are due in writing by January 17, 2017. Proposals must be received by 3:00 p.m. (local-time, Phoenix, Arizona) on January 26, 2017, and should be directed to: City Clerk, 11465 W. Civic Center Drive, Suite 200, Avondale, Arizona 85323 or hand delivered to the City Clerk’s office. Proposals must be clearly marked “PR 17-026 Year-Round Reading Program Software and Support Services,” in the lower left hand corner of the mailing envelope. The City is not responsible for the pre-opening of, post opening of, or the failure to open, a proposal that is not properly addressed or identified. The Request for Proposals solicitation is available by contacting Procurement Officer, Loretta Browning at lbrowning@ avondale.org or by download at www.avondale.org/procurement.
The City of Avondale will endeavor to insure every way possible that disadvantaged, minority and/or women owned business enterprises (DBE) shall have every opportunity to participate in providing materials without being discriminated against on grounds of race, religion, sex, age, or natural origin. DBE businesses are encouraged to submit on this request for bids. Published in the West Valley View, and the West Valley Business on January 4, and 11, 2017.
City of Avondale
Public Notice
NOTICE IS
THAT THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE AVONDALE CITY COUNCIL SCHEDULED FOR MONDAY JANUARY 16, 2017 HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED TO TUESDAY JANUARY 17, 2017 IN OBSERVANCE OF MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DAY. Published in the West Valley View, and the West Valley Business on January 11, 2017.
City of Avondale Public Notice
PUBLIC MEETING
2017/2018 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN
The City of Avondale is seeking public input into the 2017/2018 Annual Action Plan. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is expected to allocate approximately $575,000 in Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds and $130,000 in Home Investment Partnership Program (HOME) funds to the City of Avondale for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2018. To be eligible to receive these funds the City of Avondale must update the five-year Consolidated Plan by submitting the 2017/2018 Annual Action Plan. The Consolidated Plan identifies the housing and community development needs of low-income and special needs persons and prescribes strategies to address them. The Annual Action Plan describes the activities that will be undertaken during the fiscal year using CDBG and HOME funds to meet the needs outlined in the Consolidated Plan.
The City of Avondale is currently seeking the participation of Avondale residents, service providers, housing organizations, businesses, professional associations and others in the development of the plan.
A public meeting will be held on Wednesday, January 18, 2017 at 5:00 PM in the Avondale Community Center, 1007 S. 3rd Street, Avondale, Arizona 85323. During the meeting City staff will review/discuss the following: Eligible activities Community development and housing needs
Past program performance
General needs in the community (input from citizens) PERSONS REQUIRING HEARING, VISUAL, MOBILITY, LANGUAGE OR OTHER ACCOMMODATIONS MAY CONTACT THE CITY AT 623333-2700 OR TDD 623-3330010 TO MAKE SPECIAL ARRANGEMENTS. PARA ASISTENCIA EN ESPANOL LLAME 623-333-2700.
Published in the West Valley View, and the West Valley Business on January 11, 2017.
City of Avondale Public Notice
Request for Proposals
PR17-029 Event Coordination and Management Services
Notice is hereby given that the City of Avondale is accepting sealed proposals from qualified,
licensed firms interested in providing professional services consisting of special event coordination and management services. A non-mandatory presubmittal conference will be held on January 19, 2017 at 10:00 a.m. (local-time, Phoenix, Arizona) at the City of Avondale, 11465 West Civic Center Dr., Avondale Arizona 85323. Proposals must be received by 3:00 p.m. (localtime, Phoenix, Arizona) on February 1, 2017 and should be directed to: City Clerk, 11465 W. Civic Center Drive, Suite 200, Avondale, Arizona 85323 or hand delivered to the City Clerk’s office. Proposals must be clearly marked “PR 17-029 Event Coordination and Management Services,” in the lower left hand corner of the mailing envelope. The City is not responsible for the pre-opening of, post opening of, or the failure to open, a proposal that is not properly addressed or identified. The Request for Proposals solicitation is available for download at www.avondale. org/procurement.
The City of Avondale will endeavor to insure every way possible that disadvantaged, minority and/or women owned business enterprises (DBE) shall have every opportunity to participate in providing materials without being discriminated against on grounds of race, religion, sex, age, or natural origin. DBE businesses are encouraged to submit on this request for bids.
Published in the West Valley View, and the West Valley Business on January 11, and 18, 2017.
General
Public Notice
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
1. ENTITY TYPE - For-Profit
2. ENTITY NAME - Le Young Technologies Inc File No. 2135022-6
4. CHARACTER OF BUSINESS - Semiconductor test and measurement
5. SHARESClass: Common, Series: A, Total: 10,000,000, Per Value: $0.001
6. ARIZONA KNOWN PLACE OF BUSINESS ADDRESS -
6.1 Is the Arizona known place of business address the same as the street address of the statutory agent? No
6.2 14482 W. Avalon Dr., Goodyear, AZ 85395, USA
7. DIRECTORSPhuon T. Le, 14482 W. Avalon Dr., Goodyear, AZ 85395, USA Alexander J. Young, 1031 N. 73rd Pl., Scottsdale, AZ 85257, USA
8. STATUTORY AGENTLegalinc Corporate Services Inc, 2 E. Congress St., Tucson, AZ 85701
10. INCORPORATORSPhuong T. Le, 14482 W. Avalon Dr., Goodyear, AZ 85395, USA
SIGNATURE: By checking the box marked “I accept” below, I acknowledge under penalty of perjury that this document together with any attachments is submitted in compliance with
Arizona law.
I ACCEPT
/s/ Phuong T. Le 11/17/16
Alexander J. Young, 1031 N. 73rd Pl., Scottsdale, AZ 85257, USA
SIGNATURE: By checking the box marked “I accept” below, I acknowledge under penalty of perjury that this document together with any attachments is submitted in compliance with Arizona law.
I ACCEPT /s/ Alexander J. Young 11/17/16
Published in the West Valley View, and the West Valley Business on December 28, 2016, January 4, and 11, 2017.
Public Notice
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
1. ENTITY TYPE - For-Profit
2. ENTITY NAME - Preferred Health Choice Inc File No. 21307748
4. CHARACTER OF BUSINESS - Day Treament and Training for Adult and Children
5. SHARESClass: Common, Total: 1
6. ARIZONA KNOWN PLACE OF BUSINESS ADDRESS: 6.1 Is the Arizona known place of business address the same as the street address of the statutory agent? No
6.2 8021 N. 43rd Ave., Phoenix, Arizona 85051, Maricopa
7. DIRECTORSMichael Orieukwu, 8021 N. 43rd Avenue, Phoenix, AZ 85051, Maricopa Marilena Orieukwu, 8021 N. 43rd Avenue, Phoenix, AZ 85051, Maricopa
8. STATUTORY AGENTMichael Orieukwu, 4639 N. 111th Dr., Phoenix, AZ 85037
10. INCORPORATORSMichael Orieukwu, 4639 N. 111th Dr., Phoenix, AZ 85037, Maricopa
SIGNATURE: By checking the box marked “I accept” below, I acknowledge under penalty of perjury that this document together with any attachments is submitted in compliance with Arizona law.
I ACCEPT /s/ Michael Orieukwu 10/27/16
Marilena Orieukwu, 4639 N. 111th Dr., Phoenix, AZ 85037, Maricopa
SIGNATURE: By checking the box marked “I accept” below, I acknowledge under penalty of perjury that this document together with any attachments is submitted in compliance with Arizona law.
I ACCEPT /s/ Marilena Orieukwu 10/27/16
Published in the West Valley View, and the West Valley Business on December 28, 2016, January 4, and 11, 2017.
ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION HAVE BEEN FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE ARIZONA CORPORATION COMMISSION FOR
I. NAME: COUPLEYFIT, LLC
L-2140422-3
II. The address of the known place of business is: 5811 S. 27th
West Valley View, Avondale, Arizona, Wednesday, January 11, 2017
St., Phoenix, AZ 85040
III. The name and street address of the Statutory Agent is: Deanna Mangum, 5811 S. 27th St., Phoenix, AZ 85040 A. Management of the limited liability company is vested in a manager or managers. The names and addresses of each person who is a manager AND each member who owns a twenty percent or greater interest in the capital or profits of the limited liability company are: Kurt Mangum, Manager, 5811 S. 27th St., Phoenix, AZ 85040
Deanna Mangum, Manager, 5811 S. 27th St., Phoenix, AZ 85040
Published in the West Valley View, and the West Valley Business on December 28, 2016, January 4, and 11, 2017.
ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION HAVE BEEN FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE ARIZONA CORPORATION COMMISSION FOR
I. NAME: ALTAIR TUTORIAL SERVICES, L. L. C. L-2124608-6
II. The address of the known place of business is: 18484 W. Sunrise Dr., Goodyear, AZ 85338
III. The name and street address of the Statutory Agent is: Analyn Joens, 18484 W. Sunrise Dr., Goodyear, AZ 85338
B. Management of the limited liability company is reserved to the members. The names and addresses of each person who is a member are:
Analyn Joens, Member, 18484 W. Sunrise Dr., Goodyear, AZ 85338
James Joens, Member, 18484 W. Sunrise Dr., Goodyear, AZ 85338
Maria Isaidachi Regis, Member, 3801 N. 7th Ave. Apt. 4A, Phoenix, Az 85013
Published in the West Valley View, and the West Valley Business on December 28, 2016, January 4, and 11, 2017.
ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION
1. ENTITY TYPE:
Effie Mitchell
ARE YOU PREGNANT? Considering adoption? Young childless married couple seeks to adopt. Will be hands-on parents. Financial security. EXPENSES PAID. Clayton & Harris. 1-888-344-5144. (AzCan)
GOT knee pain? Back pain? Shoulder pain? Get a painrelieving brace at little or no cost to you. Medicare patients call Health Hotline now! 1-800-608-1765.
IF YOU HAD HIP OR KNEE REPLACEMENT SURGERY AND SUFFERED AN INFECTION between 2010 and the present time, you may be entitled to compensation. Call Attorney Charles H. Johnson 1-800-535-5727 (AzCAN)
SOCIAL Security Disability
Benefits. Unable to work? Denied benefits? We can help! Win or pay nothing! Contact Bill Gordon & Associates at 1-800-697-8171 to start your application today!
XARELTO users have you had complications due to internal bleeding (after January 2012)? If so, you may be due financial compensation. If you don’t have an attorney, call Injuryfone today! 1-800-815-4857.
FOUND parakeet, 1/2/17, in Palm Valley Phase I, 623-935-7899.
LOST Christmas Eve, Brinkley, rescue dog in training. Rabies tag and A#3290456 on collar. Friendly dog, if showing his teeth, he’s just smiling. Disabled Vet desperately needs to find dog. 623-225-9652
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ADVERTISE YOUR JOB Opening in 68 AZ newspapers. Reach over half a million readers for ONLY $330! Call the West Valley View at 623-535-8439 or visit: www.classifiedarizona.com. (AzCAN)
BILINGUAL caregivers/ CNA’s needed in the West Valley. Apply in person at 1635 W Hatcher Rd., Phoenix. Or call 623-930-6129
CAREGIVERS & DRIVERS needed immediately. We train for certification to care for special needs. Trainees start $10.00/ hour. Higher pay for experience. 14423 McDowell Road Ste G104, Goodyear. 623-547-4839
CDL Class A drivers needed for over the road. Also need line drivers for Phoenix to L.A. and Phoenix to the Bay area. Good pay and benefits and $1000 signing bonus paid over 6 months. Call Mark 602-254-9922.
CDL Driver needed. 2 years experience required. Wingfield Livestock Transport. Call Monday-Friday between 10a.m.4p.m., 623-386-4454. Ask for Claude.
Dependable Caregiver wanted for a care provider agency delnikcaress@gmail.com
623-536-2672 or 623-521-3420
Drive with Uber. No experience is required, but you’ll need a Smartphone. It’s fun and easy. For more information, call: 800-796-6137 (AzCAN)
EARN $50-$200 WORKING ONE NIGHT A WEEK
The WEST VALLEY VIEW is looking for individuals to deliver newspapers each Tuesday night. Papers are available for pickup after 10:30. Deliver late night, overnight or early morning. Deliveries must be completed by 9a.m. Wednesday mornings. Valid driver’s license, auto insurance, vehicle registration all required. Background check and clean MVR (driving record) required. Experience a plus. Small truck or economical car a plus. Drivers are hired as independent contractors, not employees and provide their own insurance. Taxes are the driver’s responsibility. To earn $200, a driver would need to demonstrate he or she is capable of delivering a larger number of papers than new drivers start with. Please email rsellmeyer@westvalleyview.com to request an application and background authorization or stop by the office located at 1050 E. Riley Dr. on the NE corner of Eliseo C. Felix Jr Way and Riley, South of Van Buren, East of Dysart Rd.
EARN EXTRA INCOME!
The Arizona Republic wants to contract you to deliver the newspaper in the early morning hours. Work just 2-3 hours a day and earn an extra $700-$1200.00 per month. Call 1-800-736-7647 or visit carrier@azcentral.com
FULL/ Part time seamstressironer needed. Dry cleaner near Luke Air Force Base. Thanom 623-935-1575.
GENERAL labor needed. Apply at The Pump Company, 327 N. 1st Street, Buckeye. Drivers license required. CDL preferred. Wage $10-$15 /hour depending on experience.
LOOKING for experienced compassionate CNA’s, Certified Caregivers. Part time/ full time. 623-547-7521.
Paloma Irrigation and Drainage District located in Gila Bend, AZ is now accepting resumes/ applications for two full-time Zanjeros/Ditch Riders. Experience is peferred but not necesssary. Salary Depending on Experience and benefits package available. Equal Opportunity Employer. Send inquiries to paloma2@mindspring.com or phone: 928-683-2236
Seasonal Labor needed the month of January. General Labor Rolling stock Candidates apply in person at OLAM COTTON 25500 W Southern Ave., Buckeye, AZ
THE City of Litchfield Park is accepting applications for a full-time
Chief Building Official See the City’s website, www.litchfield-park.org, for details. Deadline for applications is Tuesday, January 31, 2017 4:00p.m. EOE M/F Drug-free environment.
West Valley View has openings in the Warehouse for manual inserters and stackers. Inserters assemble sections and advertising supplements into completed newspapers. Pay is $8.05/ hourly or piece-rate, whichever pays more. Stackers supply and stack finished bundles on pallets for distribution. Must be able to lift heavy bundles. $8.05/ hourly. Hours vary from 3 p.m.-11 p.m. every Tuesday night. Apply in person at 1050 E. Riley Dr., Avondale, 85323 No phone calls please
AA Housecleaning. Homes, RV’s, offices, remodels. Professional, references, reliable. 623-229-1507. VALENCIA’S Cleaning. Home, move in/ out, or one time service. 9 years experience. Call for free estimates. 623-241-3404. VALLEY Housecleaning. Excellent professional service, reasonable prices, 10 years experience. References. 623-330-8589.
ADVERTISE your home, property or business for sale in 68 AZ newspapers. Reach over half a million readers for ONLY $330! Call the West Valley View 623-535-8439 or visit: www.classifiedarizona.com. (AZCAN)
$8.50 Hr. Most positions are Temp-to Hire ALL POSITIONS ARE IN A DRUG-FREE WORKPLACE PLEASE CALL 623-845-1300BY APPOINTMENT ONLY Se Habla Español EOE & E-Verify Compliant
Positions available for forklift operators, quality control, machine operators, sanitation crew, product receivers, packers and sorters for night shift. Please apply in person Monday through Thursday between 8 AM-3:30 PM at the following address:
Posiciones disponibles para operadores de montacargas, operadores de máquinas de procesamiento, cuadrilla de saneamiento, control de calidad, recibidores de producto, empacadores(as) y clasificadores(as) de producto para el turno de noche. Favor de aplicar en persona de Lunes a Jueves entre 8 AM-3:30 PM a la siguiente dirección: Rousseau Farming Company 9601 W Harrison Tolleson, AZ 85353 Rousseau Farming Company 9601 W Harrison Tolleson, AZ 85353
BEAUTIFL single level home, 3000 sq ft, 3 bedrooms, 3.5 baths, den, dining room, 3 car garage. Loaded with upgrades, too many to list. Must see! Location Tartesso community/ Buckeye. Have $450,000 into this house, asking $299,900. Call/ text 602-291-7822. CUSTOM home. 10 acres, off grid, passive solar, 1,875 square feet. 3 bedroom 2 bath. 557th Avenue, Tonopah, AZ. $139,000. 602-618-1159 NEW year, new dream house! Let me help you! Veronica S. vsotorealtor@gmail.com
1 to 18 acres, starting $10,000, various locations, payments, owner/ agent, 602-510-8900.
KATHY’s Kare has openings for ages 1/ 3. Meals/ snack provided. CPR certified. Buckey. 623-327-9390
10 ACRES power/ water available. 555th Avenue. Starting at $5999.00/ acre. 602-6218-1159
NORTHERN AZ WILDERNESS RANCH $236 MONTH. Quiet & secluded self-sufficency 37 acres off grid ranch bordering 640 wooded acres of State Trust lands at cool clear 6,200’ elevation. Near historic pioneer town & fishing lake. No urban noise & dark sky nights. Blend of evergreen woodlands & grassy meadows with sweeping views across surrounding uninhabited wilderness mountains and valleys. Abundant groundwater, rich loam garden soil & maintained road access. Camping and RV ok. $27,500, $2,750 dn. with no qualifying seller financing. Free brochure with additional property descriptions/photos/topomap/ weather chart/area info. 1st United Realty
Retail/ Premium/ Affordable suites
722’-2000’. Dysart/ Van Buren/ Central, 602-694-3158.
$25,000 under dealer’s cost! New 2016 Schult mobile homes. 3 bedroom /2 bathroom. Deck, carport awning,
BUCKEYE Sundance, 5 bedroom, 3 bath, $1250 per month, plus $1250 deposit. 623-386-6831.
BUCKEYE, Sundance, 4 bedrooms/ 3 full baths, $1250 rent and $1250 deposit. 954-701-7910
LOOKING for an affordable 62+ senior apartment? Superior Arboretum Apartments, immediate occupancy, one bedroom & studios, on-site laundry & utility allowance. Rent based on Income Guidelines. 199 W. Gray Dr., Superior, AZ. Call 1-866-962-4804. www.ncr.org/superiorarboretum. Equal Housing Opportunity. Wheelchair accessible. (AzCAN)
SELL your structured settlement or annuity payments for cash now. You don’t have to wait for your future payments any longer! Call 1-800-923-0994.
SOCIAL SECURITY Disability
Benefits. Unable to work? Denied benefits? We can help! WIN or Pay nothing! Contact Bill Gordon & Associates at 1-800-960-3595 to start your application today! (AzCAN)
ARMANDO’S Painting, residential, commercial, Interior/ exterior, 15 years experience, free estimates, 623-329-6966.
HANDYMAN-37 years experience. Drywall, framing, plumbing, painting, electrical, roofing and more. Stan, 602-434-6057.
LITCHFIELD ClockworksQuality antique clock repair. House calls on grandfather clocks. 623-759-3151.
O.N.B. Landscaping/ Concrete. lawn, cleaning and trimming. Concrete, patio, driveway sidewalk and additions. Call for free estimates. 623-249-0610 Beto.
Merchandise
10” RADIAL arm saw w/ stand, 16” scroll saw w/ stand, 12 gal. air compresor. Call 623-536-9962
ACORN Stairlifts. The affordable solution to your stairs! **Limited time-$250 off your Stairlift purchase!** Buy direct and save. Please call 1-800-268-9843 for free DVD and brochure.
DIGITAL HEARING AIDS Now offering a 45-Day Risk Free Offer! FREE BATTERIES for Life! Call to start your free trial! 877-635-7868 (AzCAN)
DISH TV-BEST DEAL EVER! Only $39.99/mo. Plus $14.99/ mo Internet (where avail.) FREE Streaming. FREE Install (up to 6 rooms.) FREE HD-DVR. Call 1-800-916-0680 (AzCAN)
OXYGEN-Anytime. Anywhere. No tanks to refill. No deliveries. The All-New Inogen One G4 is only 2.8 pounds! FAA approved! Free info kit: 844-843-0520 (AzCAN)
SAFE Step walk-in tub. Alert for Seniors. Bathroom falls can be fatal. Approved by Arthritis Foundation. Therapeutic jets. Less than 4 inch step-in. Wide door. Anti-slip floors. American made. Installation included. Call 800-538-3092 for $750 off.
SAMSUNG gas dryer, like new, purchased in 2015. Only $350. 623-466-6591
STAINLESS steel sink, 33X22. Faucet, soap dispenser, 1/2hp garbage disposal, excellent condition. $100. 623-535-5413
Switch to DIRECTV. Lock in 2-year Price Guarantee ($50/ month) w/AT&T Wireless. Over 145 Channels PLUS Popular Movie Networks for Three Months, No Cost! Call 1-800-404-9329. (AzCAN)
Garage Sales 91
COLLECTOR’S treasures Indian pottery, baskets, sandpaintings, Navajo and oriental rugs, Mexican/ Guatemalan textiles, Indonesian batik textiles, Queen Anne lace crystal set, scratchboard art, paintings, Minolta X-700 camera. 480-369-9322, 623-322-4039. Or visit Friday/ Saturday 18249 W Mackenzie/ Goodyear.
COME join the Crystal Gardens community in their quarterly Community Yard Sale! Sat & Sun Jan 14 & Jan 15. Hundreds of homes participating! Community is located on the West side of 107th Ave., between Thomas and Mcdowell.
YARD SALE 30221 W Lynwood Street, Buckeye. Jewelry, clothing, exercise equipment, electronics Saturday and Sunday. 6:00a.m to 6:00p.m.
Wanted To Buy 95
BUY, Sell, Trade, Pawn Cowboy/ Indian Collectibles Western Antiques, Americana One item-entire collection! Monthly Auctions! Next One November 19th 10:00a.m. Western Trading Post 520-426-7702 Casa Grande, Arizona (AzCAN)
GUITAR WANTED! Local musician will pay up to $12,500 for pre-1975 Gibson, Fender, Martin and Gretsch guitars. Fender ampifiers also. Call toll free! 1-800-995-1217 (AzCAN
WANTED: Old Porsche’s, 911, 912, Mercedes 190SL, 280SL. Jaguar, Triumph or ANY Sportscar/Convertible/Corvette older than 1972! ANY condition! TOP $$ PAID! Call/Text: Mike 520-977-1110. I bring trailer & funds. (AzCAN)
Animals And Farm Equipment 120
Sharon’s Petsitting & Australian Shepards LLC. Licensed and Bonded. 623-386-0281 / 623-810-0136.
Automotive 500
$ $100-$500+ ABANDONED all as is autos! Good condition more $$$$. Best prices! Fast, free pick up. 623-329-2043.
$ $100-$500+ ABANDONED all autos! Any condition. Good condition more $$$$! Call 602-561-6291.
1980 MERCEDES Benz, 450SL drive anywhere. $5,000 or best offer, Buckeye, 847-863-4421
2015 Buick Encore, like new, under 8000 miles. Owned by older mom that hardly drove it. Two tone, white & tan. Loaded. Clean title. Paid over $28,000 asking $22,000 or best offer. Located in Buckeye. Call/ text 602-291-7822/ 602-499-4534
1998 HITCHHIKER 5th-wheel, 30 feet, slideout. Very good condition, clean, everything works. Snowbirds. Clear AZ title. Must sell, $9,900 best offer. 618-322-9275.
1998 WILDWOOD 5th-wheel, 22 feet, 1/2 ton pullable. Flipped axle (rides high) very clean, great shape. 14 foot awning. Clear AZ title, $7,900 or offer. 618-322-9275.
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SUPERIOR COURT OF ARIZONA IN MARICOPA COUNTY
Dora Rodriguez Sanchez, Name of Petitioner And Jorge Sanchez, Name of Respondent Case No.: FC2016-010010
SUMMONS WARNING: This is an official document from the court that affects your rights. Read this carefully. If you do not understand it, contact a lawyer for help. FROM THE STATE OF ARIZONA TO: Jorge Sanchez 1. A lawsuit has been filed against you. A copy of the lawsuit and other court papers are served on you with this “Summons”. 2. If you do not want a judgment or order taken against you without your input, you must file an “Answer” or a “Response” in writing with the court, and pay the filling fee. If you do not file an Answer” or “Response” the other party may be given the relief requested in his/her Petition or Complaint.
OR Office of the Clerk of the Superior Court, 18380 North 40th Street, Phoenix, Arizona 85032 OR Office of the Clerk of Superior Court, 222 East Javelina Avenue, Mesa, Arizona 85210-6201 OR Office of the Clerk of Superior Court, 14264 West Tierra Buena Lane, Surprise, Arizona 85374. Mail a copy of your “Response” or “Answer” to the other party at the address listed on the top of this Summons.
ADDRESS CHANGE
8.1
or street address and mailing address in Arizona of the existing statutory agent: 3226 S. Sarival Avenue, Goodyear, AZ 85338
11. ENTITY TYPE CHANGEChanging to a NONPROFESSIONAL LLC SIGNATURE: By checking the box marked “I accept” below, I acknowledge under penalty of perjury that this document together with any attachments is submitted in compliance with Arizona law.
I ACCEPT /s/ Kimberly L. Zermeno 5/10/2016
This is a member-managed LLC and I am signing individually as a member or I am signing for an entity member named: Kimberly L. Zermeno Published in the West Valley View, and the West Valley Business on January 4, 11, and 18, 2017.
Public Notice
ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION HAVE BEEN FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE ARIZONA CORPORATION COMMISSION FOR I. NAME: LEGACY LAND THREE LLC
L-2139246-3
II. The address of the known place of business is: 875 S. Estrella Pkwy. #6731, Goodyear, AZ 85338
III. The name and street address of the Statutory Agent is: Victoria Hatten, 875 S. Estrella Pkwy. #6731, Goodyear, AZ 85338
A. Management of the limited liability company is vested in a manager or managers. The names and addresses of each person who is a manager AND each member who owns a twenty percent or greater interest in the capital or profits of the limited liability company are: Victoria Hatten, Manager, 875 S. Estrella Pkwy. #6731, Goodyear, AZ 85338
Drakard Hatten-Dunn, Manager, 875 S. Estrella Pkwy. #6731, Goodyear, AZ 85338
Published in the West Valley View, and the West Valley Business on January 4, 11, and 18, 2017.
Public Notice
Person Filling: Dora Rodriguez Sanchez Address (if not protected): 10620 W. Illini St. City, State, Zip Code: Tolleson, AZ 85353
Telephone: 623-703-2282
Email Address: Dorasellsrealestate@gmail.com Representing Self, without a
3. If this “Summons” and the other court papers were served on you by a registered process server or the Sheriff, within the State of Arizona, you “Response” or “Answer” must be filed within TWENTY (20) CALENDAR DAYS from the date you were served, not counting the day you were served. If this “Summons” and the other papers were served on you by a registered process server of the Sheriff outside the State of Arizona, your Response must be filed within THIRTY (30) CALENDAR DAYS from the date you were served, not counting the day you were served. Service by a registered process server or the Sheriff is complete when made. Service by Publication is complete thirty (30) days after the date of the first publication.
4. You can get a copy of the court papers filed in this case from the Petitioner at the address listed at the top of the preceding page, from the Clerk of the Superior Court’s Customer Service Center at: 601 West Jackson, Phoenix, Arizona 85003 18380 North 40th Street, Phoenix, Arizona 85032
222 East Javelina Avenue, Mesa, Arizona 85210 14264 West Tierra Buena Lane, Suprise, Arizona 85374.
5. If this is an action for dissolution (divorce), legal separation or annulment, either or both spouses may file a Petition for Conciliation for the purpose of determining whether there is any mutual interest in preserving the marriage or for Mediation to attempt to settle disputes concerning legal decision-making (custody) and parenting time issues regarding minor children.
6. Requests for reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities must be made to the office of the judge or commissioner assigned to the case, at least ten (10) judicial days before your scheduled court date.
7. Requests for an interpreter for persons with limited English proficiency must be made to the office of the judge or commissioner assigned to the case at least ten (10) judicial days in advance of your scheduled court date.
SIGNED AND SEALED this date, Michael Jeanes, Clerk of Court, Dec. 28, 2016 Published in the West
and the
on January 4, 11, 18, and 25, 2017.
Public Notice
I ACCEPT /s/ Sierra Nichols 11/1/16 Austin Nichols, 18217 West Eva Street, Waddell, AZ 85355, United States
SIGNATURE: By checking the box marked “I accept” below, I acknowledge under penalty of perjury that this document together with any attachments
is submitted in compliance with Arizona law.
I ACCEPT /s/ Austin Nichols 11/1/16
Published in the West Valley View, and the West Valley Business on January 11, 18, and 25, 2017.
Public Notice
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING: MARICOPA COUNTY FY2017-2018 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Maricopa County will hold Public Hearings to obtain citizen input and comment on the FY2017-18 Annual Action Plan. The meetings will be on the following: -Maricopa HOME Consortium meeting, Thurs. Jan. 19, 2017
at 9:30 a.m. in Roosevelt Rm., 234 N Central Ave, 3rd Fl, Phx, 85004.
-Community Development Advisory Committee (CDAC) meeting, Wed. Jan. 25, 2017 at 6:30 p.m., Roosevelt Rm., 234 N Central Ave, 3rd Fl, Phx, 85004
Hearings
Maricopa County is in the process of preparing the Annual Action Plan which covers HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME), Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), and Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) funds. The purpose of these Hearings is to solicit citizen views and comments regarding housing, and community development needs and goals for the HOME, CDBG, and ESG funding between July 1, 2017 and June
30, 2018 (year 3 of 5 of the Consolidated Plan). Interested parties may provide verbal or written comments. For additional information, please call Maricopa County Community Development at (602) 372-1528.
Accommodations for Individuals with Disabilities or English translation needs - For assistance call Human Services, 234 North Central, 3rd Floor, Phoenix, Arizona 85004, (602) 506-5911 Or TDD/TTY (602) 506-4802. To the extent possible, additional reasonable accommodations will be made available within time constraints of the request.
Para información en español, favor de comunicarse a las oficinas de Maricopa County Human Services a 602-5065911.
Published in the West Valley View, and the West Valley Business on January 11, 2017.
Public Notice
ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION HAVE BEEN FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE ARIZONA CORPORATION COMMISSION FOR I. NAME: DANA M JOHNSON PA-C LLC L-21458845
II. The address of the known place of business is: 1608 W. Sierra Sunset Trail, Phoenix, AZ 85085 III. The name and street address of the Statutory Agent is: Lindsay W. Johnson, 1608 W.
Published in the West Valley View, and the West Valley Business on January 11, 18, and 25, 2017.
Public Notice
ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION HAVE BEEN FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE ARIZONA CORPORATION
a member are: Louie Picazo Jr., Member, 14289 W. Harvard St., Goodyear, AZ 85395 Published in the West Valley View, and the West Valley Business on January 11, 18, and 25, 2017.
Public Notice
STATE OF WISCONSIN, CIRCUIT COURT, WASHBURN COUNTY
Small Claims Publication Summons and Notice Case No: 16SC340 Karen Nord, CLERK OF COURT, WASHBURN COUNT, SHELL LAKE, WI 54871
Plaintiff(s) (Name and Address): Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College, 505 Pine Ridge Drive, Shell Lake, WI 54871 -vsDefendant(s) (Name and Address): Echoe R Waterhouse, 1700 N 103rd Avenue, Apt 1038, Avondale, AZ 85392
Publication Summons and Notice of Filing
TO THE PERSON(S) NAMED
ABOVE AS DEFENDANT(S): You are being sued by the person(s) named above as Plaintiff(s). A copy of the claim has been sent to you at your address as stated in the caption above. The lawsuit will be heard in the following Small Claims court: WASHBURN County Courthouse
Telephone Number of Clerk of Court: 715-468-4677
Courtroom/Room Number: 2nd Floor
Address: 10 Fourth Avenue, Shell Lake, WI 54871 on the following date and time:
Date: 1-24-2017
Time: 1:30 p.m.
If you do not attend the hearing, the court may enter a judgment against you in favor of the person(s) suing you. A
copy of the claim has been sent to you at your address as stated in the caption above. A judgment may be enforced as provided by law. A judgment awarding money may become a lien against any real estate you own now or in the future, and may also be enforced by garnishment or seizure of property. You may have the option to Answer without appearing in court on the court date by filing a written Answer with the clerk of court before the court date. You must send a copy of your Answer to the Plaintiff(s) named above at their address. You may contact the clerk of court at the telephone number above to determine if there are other methods to answer a Small Claims complaint in that county.
/s/ Shane W. Evenson,
Plaintiff, 1/5/2017
Published in the West Valley View, and the West Valley Business on January 11, 2017.
Public Notice
ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION HAVE BEEN FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE ARIZONA CORPORATION COMMISSION FOR I. NAME: WEST VALLEY CUSTOMS, LLC L-2127572-1
II. The address of the known place of business is: 4311 N. 179th Dr., Goodyear, AZ 85395
III. The name and street address of the Statutory Agent is: Norman Pesch, 4311 N. 179th Dr., Goodyear, AZ 85395
A. Management of the limited liability company is vested in
a manager or managers. The names and addresses of each person who is a manager AND each member who owns a twenty percent or greater interest in the capital or profits of the limited liability company are: Norman A. Pesch - Manager, 4311 N. 179th Dr., Goodyear, AZ 85395
Lisa B. Pesch, Manager, 4311 N. 179th Dr., Goodyear, AZ 85395
Published in the West Valley View, and the West Valley Business on January 11, 18, and 25, 2017.
