West Valley View - March 23, 2016

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I SPI

This week’s featured pet is Spi, a brown tabby cat — Page 10.

NEAR DROWNING

Boy, 3, stable after pulled from pool — Page 4.

Sky diving to success Wings of Blue skydivers train at Buckeye Airport

by

Emily Toepfer assistant editor

Even after jumping out of an airplane hundreds of times, there’s still something new to experience when you’re a member of the Wings of Blue U.S. Air Force Skydiving Team.

The Wings of Blue will be jumping from about 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. through March 27 at the Buckeye Municipal Airport, 3000 S. Palo Verde Road in Buckeye.

The team, made up of 25 staff members and 50 cadets from the United States Air Force Academy, typically trains during March at the Gila Bend Auxiliary Field, but its runway is being repaired, said Lt. Col. Anthony Mincer, commander of Air Education and Training Command’s 98th Flying Training Squadron.

Last week’s jumpers consisted mostly of staff, including Master Sgt. Samantha Francis, who has been with the Wings of Blue for almost a year and is an instructor for the basic parachuting course at the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo.

She’s jumped more than 100 times with the Wings of Blue and done a total of 650 jumps, but March 17 marked the first time she’s performed while presenting a flag.

It requires minor adjustments from a normal jump in order to keep the flag from spinning and to make sure it’s being presented in a way that’s

pleasing to the crowd, Francis said.

“When you practice something and work really hard collectively with your team and all of you go out and you do it — to me, that gets me motivated,” she said.

The Wings of Blue perform about 40 demonstrations a year and participate in 15 to 20 air shows, Mincer said.

The team only trains away from Colorado a few times a year during the cadets’ academic breaks, he said.

About 60 cadets joined the training this week, which will increase the number of jumps to about 400 a day, Mincer said.

Cadets need to have 500 jumps in order to obtain a professional demonstration rating with the United States Parachute Association, he said.

“You don’t get good in two or three jumps; it takes about 500 to really know what you’re doing,” Mincer said. “Part of the reason for being down here is to build up those jump numbers and get experience for these cadets so they can be very precise in how they land. So when we go to air shows around the country or jump into football stands or baseball stadiums, that these cadets are very safe and accurate in their landings.”

(See Skydiving on Page 3)

Bombs away Luke AFB drops 1st training bombs in F-35

by Emily Toepfer assistant editor

Luke Air Force Base took another step with its F-35 program last week when two aircraft successfully dropped four inert laser-guided bombs on the Barry M. Goldwater Range, about 70 miles southwest of the Valley.

It was the first weapons release by F-35s assigned to the Glendale base, said Kiley Dougherty, chief of media relations for the base.

The exercise gives Luke’s instructor and student pilots an opportunity to experience realistic training, she said.

Maj. Matthew Strongin, 62nd Fighter Squadron weapons chief, was one of two pilots who employed the bombs at the range and said it marks a shift in the training focus at Luke.

“The previous years centered on building instructor pilot cadre,” he said. “We are now focused on producing combat capable war fighters for the front-line fighter squadrons in the Air Force and our partner nations. Dropping fullscale munitions are a significant step forward for Luke’s instructors and students.”

All instructor pilots will experience weapon drops from the aircraft in the coming weeks, and every graduate of the F-35 program at Luke will drop a 500-pound bomb before leaving the base, Strongin said.

More milestones

Luke also celebrated its two-year anniversary of receiving the F-35 last week.

“Two short years ago, we hadn’t flown a single F-35 sortie here,” said Lt. Col. Gregory Frana, 62nd Fighter Squadron commander. “Now, we’ve flown more than 4,000 sorties, trained pilots from the U.S., Australia, Italy and Norway.”

The F-35 is expected to be in service for the next 40 to 50 years. Luke has 35 jets on base now, and 144 are scheduled to be on the ramp by 2024, Dougherty said.

Over the last two years, 6,100 flight hours and 4,125 sorties have been flown in the F-35 at Luke, she said.

Lt. Col. Matthew Hayden, 56th Fighter Wing chief of safety, started out as an F-35 test pilot in 2008 and was the first active-duty Air Force fighter pilot to surpass 500 flight hours in the F-35.

His first two years in the program primarily focused on planning and designing future course material, with much time spent in the simulators and meetings with engineers.

“My first flight didn’t happen until 2010. It was a very smooth transition because of all the time and preparation that went into my first flight,” Hayden said. “I’m excited there are so many of my fellow pilots at Luke that are very close to the same personal milestone in their F-35 flying experience, but also excited to see the program blossom with so much success.”

Emily Toepfer can be reached at etoepfer@westvalleyview.com or on Twitter @EmilyToepfer.

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A SKYDIVER with the Wings of Blue U.S. Air Force Skydiving Team jumps March 17 at the Buckeye Municipal Airport. The team will be practicing at the airport through March 27.

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It’s a long process for a cadet to be chosen to train with and become part of the Wings of Blue, Mincer said.

The team picks 25 cadets each year out of about 150 to 200 applicants, he said.

“We look at the whole person,” Mincer said. “They’re students at a university, so we have to look at their grade point average.”

Their military performance average is also taken into consideration, along with their athletic performance average, on-the-job training and evaluation, and finally, an interview, he said.

“We definitely get the best 25 out of that pool of 150,” Mincer said. “They will have a lot of experience that their peers won’t have. A lot of our folks that graduate take that leadership experience and will eventually end up right over here at Luke Air Force Base flying F-16s or F-35s.”

The primary mission of the Wings of Blue is to run the Air Force’s Basic Freefall Parachuting course, known as Airmanship 490.

Members of the team serve primarily as jumpmasters and instructors for the course, devoting most of their time to teaching students about parachuting and training them to make unassisted freefall skydives.

About 700 cadets go through the course each year and earn their basic parachuting wings after five jumps, Mincer said.

“They’re academically very strong; just a very smart crowd, so it’s neat,” Francis said. “They always impress me, because they learn like sponges. A high number of them are able to apply what they learned accurately, even with the adrenaline.”

For Francis, sky diving is still a thrill even after hundreds of jumps.

“It’s kind of like when you look over and see a bird that hits that right thermal and he’s just chilling there and not using any energy — at that moment, they almost close their eyes, because it seems like they actually enjoy it — that’s what I like about canopy; that’s what it feels like to me,” she said.

Emily Toepfer can be reached at etoepfer@westvalleyview.com.

Litchfield Park offers outdoor yoga session

by Glenn Gullickson staff writer

Yoga practitioners and those who want an introduction to the activity will get a chance to do their sun salutations in the great outdoors when Litchfield Park offers a basic session of yoga instruction.

Yoga in the Park will be from 9:30 to 11 a.m. Saturday at Staggs Park, 300 S. Old Litchfield Road, Litchfield Park.

The free event is open to all West Valley residents.

Sonny Culbreth, Litchfield Park’s parks and recreation director, said all ages and levels of yoga experience are welcome to attend.

“It’s something the whole family can do,” he said. “People do what they are able to do.”

Culbreth noted that yoga is useful as a lifetime activity since its movements and poses involve stretching and balance that benefit people as they age.

Shelby Rayner from the Bikram Yoga studio in Avondale said she will lead a hatha yoga practice.

“The class will cover your entire body from head to toe,” she said. “It’s about connecting with yourself in all aspects, physical, emotional and mental.”

Doing the practice outdoors is a bonus, Rayner said.

“There is nothing like bending backward and seeing the blue sky, mountains and palm trees,” she said.

About 100 people attended when Litchfield Park offered yoga instruction last year, Culbreth said.

The yoga instruction is part of Litchfield Park’s Community Services Healthy Living program, which started in September and included monthly educational sessions and activities that Culbreth said demonstrated that a variety of exercises can contribute to fitness.

“That’s our goal, that exercise can be done in a lot of different forms, from dance to team sports,” Culbreth said.

Previous events have included biking, pickleball, walking and a health expo.

This season’s programs end on April 23 with a Zumba class by the Litchfield Park pool.

Those attending the yoga class are asked to take a mat, towel or blanket for the instruction. Water will be provided.

For information, contact Scott Foley, recreation program assistant, at 623-935-9040 or sfoley@litchfield-park.org.

Glenn Gullickson can be reached at ggullickson@westvalleyview.com.

Luke AFB conducting night flying

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Luke Air Force Base in Glendale is scheduled to conduct night flying through the end of the month.

The evening flights will occur Monday through Thursday with no planned operations during the weekends. While Luke reserves the right to fly 24 hours a day if needed, the base has minimized late-night flights to

reduce the impact on the West Valley and neighboring communities, said Kiley Dougherty, chief of media relations at Luke.

“Night training is an integral phase for student pilots,” she said. “Learning this critical skill over Arizona’s skies ensures the pilots’ safety and mission success while supporting combat operations around the world.”

MCSO seizes 103 animals from Tonopah property

by Emily Toepfer assistant editor

More than 100 animals were seized by the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office March 16 after deputies found them in deplorable conditions on a property near 330th and Southern avenues in Tonopah.

The property’s owners, identified as Gezabel PerezValdez, 41, and Lorenza Baquera Hernandez, 40, have not been located, said Officer Courtney Palma, a spokeswoman for MCSO.

Perez-Valdez was arrested by MCSO in 2010 for running a cock fighting ring. It is unknown if it’s still going on, but it is being investigated, Palma said.

Detectives had been attempting to make contact with the residents since March 3 after spotting the property while investigating a different case, Palma said.

During another attempt March 16, deputies knocked on multiple doors and verbally identified themselves, but there was no response, Palma said.

As detectives and deputies walked around the property,

they noticed a large number of different animals with very little water and bagels, doughnuts, rotten tomatoes and other vegetables on the floors of the pens and cages, she said.

“There was no water, there was no food,” said Deputy Joaquin Enriquez, a spokesman for MCSO. “A lot of the animals looked like they had been neglected.”

The animals seized include one cat, seven chicks, four chickens, 15 hens, 31 roosters, six dogs, six puppies, five billy goats, six female goats, one kid, three turkeys, two geese, one miniature horse, one gelding horse, nine rabbits, five bunnies and a Chihuahua that ran away when deputies attempted to catch it, Palma said.

The miniature horse’s front hoof had grown out so far that it began to turn up and was causing the horse to have a difficult time walking, she said.

Three chicks had to be euthanized because they were found in a box covered in ants, Palma said.

All the animals were taken to Palm Glen Animal Hospital to be examined before being transferred to the Maricopa County Animal Safe Haven unit.

Boy, 3, nearly drowns in Goodyear pool

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A 3-year-old boy was transported to a local hospital Sunday evening in stable condition after he was found floating face down in a backyard pool in Goodyear, officials said.

The boy was awake and alert when firefighters arrived at about 5 p.m. at a home in the 10700 block of South Santa Fe Lane in the Estrella community, said Battalion Chief Russ Braden, a spokesman for the Goodyear Fire Department.

He was transported to Abrazo West Campus in Goodyear for further evaluation and treatment, Braden said.

The boy was reportedly in the fenced pool area with family members who were cleaning up from the day’s activities when his 10-year-old stepbrother spotted him in the water and pulled him out, Braden said.

The boy’s father used the Heimlich maneuver, which caused him to cough up water, start breathing and begin crying, Braden said.

“This near miss is an example of how fast you can lose track of a child around water resulting in a life-changing event, even with barriers in place and family members in the immediate area,” he said.

Easter Triduum

SCHEDULE OF WORSHIP FOR HOLY WEEK

at Saint Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church 13720 W. Thomas Road, Avondale, AZ 85392

623-935-2151

(There is NO 8:00 AM Daily Mass throughout the Sacred Triduum).

Holy Thursday, March 24, 2016

Mass of the Lord’s Supper 7:00 p.m.

Good Friday, March 25, 2016

† Service of Lord’s Passion 3:00 p.m.

† Burial of the Lord at 6:00 p.m.

Please bring flowers for the Burial of the Lord.

Holy Saturday, March 26, 2016

Blessing of the Baskets - For the First Meal of Easter, 12 noon

Holy Saturday - Easter Vigil 7:30-10:30 p.m. approximately There will be NO 5 p.m. Mass or Confessions on Holy Saturday

Easter Sunday Masses, March 27, 2016

5:45 a.m. Sunrise Mass 8:00 & 10:00 a.m. and 12:00 Noon NO 5 p.m. Mass on Easter Sunday

Avondale women face charges for vehicle burglary

by Emily Toepfer assistant editor

Two Avondale women were arrested March 15 in connection to multiple vehicle burglaries at parks around the Valley, court records state.

Caitlyn Chase, 24, and her sister, Rebecca Chase, 19, face charges of burglary and endangering the life of a minor, records state.

Caitlyn also faces three counts of identity theft, two counts of fraudulent use of a credit card, three counts of credit card theft, one count of trafficking stolen property and one count of possessing burglary tools, records state.

Several burglaries have been reported in the last few months at Thunderbird Park, 22600 N. 59th Ave. in Glendale, and other recreational parks throughout the Valley, records state.

Victims reported their credit cards were stolen and used for fraudulent purchases, records state.

Video surveillance from multiple stores, including CVS, Ross and Target, allegedly show Caitlyn using stolen credit cards, records state.

Police obtained a vehicle tracking search warrant March 11 and officers allegedly saw Caitlyn go to several retail stores throughout the Valley, records state.

Two more vehicles were burglarized March 13 at Thunderbird Park while their owners were hiking the mountain, and vehicle tracking coordinates allegedly put Caitlyn at the park at the same time, records state.

When she returned to the park on March 15 with Rebecca and their four young children, undercover officers followed them, records state.

The women drove around for an hour looking into empty vehicles before allegedly using a punch tool to break a window on the vehicle and steal a purse, records state.

Officers stopped the vehicle, which had a stolen plate, and found used tinfoil with a black tar-like substance in the car, records state.

Caitlyn allegedly admitted she has a heroin problem and that she started breaking into cars after learning it was “easy money,” records state.

Rebecca allegedly told police she was just watching the children, but that she knew her sister was going to try to steal a purse at the park, records state.

Two of the children were not in child seats, including Rebecca’s daughter, who was allegedly sitting on the floor of the passenger seat while they were driving on the freeway, records state.

Caitlyn Chase

Rebecca Chase

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MCSO DEPUTIES survey a property March 16 near 330th and Southern avenues in Tonopah, where 103 animals were seized for animal neglect.

Police arrest Buckeye man in connection to vehicle burglary

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A Buckeye man was arrested Sunday in connection to a vehicle burglary near 251st Drive and Carson Court in Buckeye, officials said.

Joshua Kimmerling, 21, was booked into the Maricopa County Fourth Avenue Jail and faces numerous felony charges, including third-degree burglary, unlawful entry, criminal damage and possession of drugs, police said.

Police responded to a call at about 7:20 a.m. Sunday in the Blue Hills subdivision after a homeowner allegedly found Kimmerling sitting in the driver’s seat of his vehicle, police said.

When confronted by the homeowner, Kimmerling said

Motorcyclist flees DPS at 110 mph

A motorcyclist who fled from Arizona Department of Public Safety troopers at speeds above 110 mph crashed his vehicle early Sunday morning near Miller and Baseline roads in Buckeye, officials said.

The driver, identified as Raymond Herrera, 22, faces charges of DUI and unlawful flight, DPS said.

A trooper attempted to pull Herrera over at about 12:45 a.m. on Interstate 10 near Watson Road for multiple moving violations, DPS said.

Herrera allegedly exited the I-10 at Miller Road and then re-entered the freeway, driving at high speeds, DPS said.

He then allegedly fled southbound on State Route 85, and DPS requested assistance from the Buckeye Police Department and Phoenix Firebird helicopter, DPS said.

The pursuit was terminated at about 12:50 a.m. on westbound Baseline Road, and Herrera crashed about a minute later at Miller Road, DPS said.

He was transported to a local hospital with non-life threatening injuries, DPS said.

he was returning a jacket that was loaned to him, but the homeowner told officers he didn’t know Kimmerling and had not loaned him any of his property, police said.

The homeowner noticed damage to the inside of his vehicle, which appeared to be caused by a marker, police said.

He ran inside and told his family to call the police, then returned to stall Kimmerling until officers arrived, police said.

After informing Kimmerling that the police had been called, Kimmerling told the homeowner that he was on “pre-release conditions” and fled on foot, police said.

While police searched the area, they were alerted by another homeowner that a man she did not know was in her backyard, police said.

Officers contacted Kimmerling, who was identified as the man who was inside the damaged vehicle, police said.

Kimmerling allegedly admitted to entering the vehicle with the intentions of stealing “chargers and a marker,” but denied damaging the vehicle, police said.

The investigation is ongoing.

Man crashes stolen bike in Buckeye

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A 21-year-old man is still in the hospital after crashing a stolen motorcycle March 17 in Buckeye, officials said.

The single-vehicle accident occurred at about 8 p.m. near Jackrabbit Trail and Beloat Road, said Officer Courtney Palma, a spokeswoman with the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office.

Jamie Witt, 21, was driving the bike on Jackrabbit just south of Beloat when he lost control and crashed, Palma said.

“He did survive, but he hasn’t been able to talk yet,” she said.

The motorcycle continued sliding on its own for about 20 yards before catching on fire, Palma said.

Witt was treated at the scene by firefighters and transported to the hospital with life-threatening injuries, she said.

MCSO has not recommended any charges yet for the stolen motorcycle, which was taken out of Glendale, and the investigation has been turned over to the auto theft unit, Palma said.

Jackrabbit was closed for more than four hours and reopened at about 12:30 a.m.

Woman hit by truck on I-10 off-ramp dies

by Emily Toepfer assistant editor

A woman died March 16 after she was hit by a pickup truck at about 5:10 a.m. on the eastbound Interstate 10 offramp at Estrella Parkway in Goodyear, officials said.

The woman, identified as Lekea Barnes-Keleti, 42, of Glendale, suffered fatal injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene, said Battalion Chief Russ Braden, a spokesman with the Goodyear Fire Department.

Preceding the accident, Barnes-Keleti was stopped by a Goodyear police officer who discovered she didn’t have a valid driver’s license, said Capt. Damon Cecil, a spokesman for the Arizona Department of Public Safety.

Her vehicle was being impounded for 30 days and was in the process of being towed when the officer offered Barnes-Keleti a ride to a local gas station, Cecil said.

She refused and started walking down the off-ramp, he said.

“We don’t know exactly why she was in the middle of the roadway, but basically she got hit by a truck that was exiting the freeway,” Cecil said.

The driver of the truck has not been cited, he said.

“According to his statements, witness statements and evidence at the scene, he was driving appropriately for the location and conditions and was well inside his lane of travel at the time of the collision,” Cecil said.

Semi-trailer fire closes

I-10 at Salome Road

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Eastbound Interstate 10 at Salome Road was shut down for hours Sunday evening after a semi-trailer hauling beer caught on fire, officials said.

The commercial vehicle’s back tire caught fire at about 12:40 p.m., and soon the entire semi-trailer was engulfed in flames, said Bart Graves, a spokesman for the Arizona Department of Public Safety.

A nearby Arizona Department of Transportation fence was damaged, but no injuries were reported, Graves said. One eastbound lane was reopened at about 4:45 p.m., and the wreckage was removed by 8:50 p.m., at which time the entire roadway was reopened, he said.

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Joshua Kimmerling

School donations made now can offset 2015 taxes

April 15 will be here in a little over three weeks.

If you were counting on a big refund, you’ve probably already filed your income tax return (and maybe even have a new dishwasher or airline tickets booked), but if you’re like so many of us who will owe, you’re probably still sitting on your W-2s and various other tax forms. You might even still be vacillating between hiring a tax preparer or attempting to DIY.

“Do it yourself” is, after all, all the rage. Once you’ve changed out your own garbage disposal or replaced the seal on your toilet, how hard can filing taxes be? We’re being facetious, the answer to that question is a whole other editorial.

Back to the point, er, the point we were getting to.

If you still haven’t filed and especially if you will owe, we’ve got some great news for you.

Instead of handing over all that money to the Arizona Department of Revenue, which we can all probably agree isn’t the best steward of our hard-earned money, we can give it to the public school of our choice. We can even earmark it for a specific purpose, such as band, football or FFA.

Here’s the really cool part — we get a dollar-for-dollar tax credit, which means if, for example, we owe $100 in taxes but donate $100 via the school tax credit program, we owe $0.

But wait, there’s more. We can donate right up until April 15 and use the tax credit when filing our 2015 taxes. Or we can hold onto the tax credit and use it when filing our 2016 taxes next year. We can even use some of the tax credit now and some of it later.

Here’s how it works. Individuals can donate up to $200 and married couples filing jointly can donate up to $400. Donors do not need to have children in the school they donate to. Donations must be for extracurricular activities or character education programs. Those who donate more than they owe can roll over the remainder for up to five years.

Applying the tax credit to last year’s taxes when the donation was made this year (up to April 15) is new, and we couldn’t be happier about it.

We wrote an editorial last year suggesting that donations would increase across the board if we could make them just before tax day and apply them to the previous year’s tax liability. Our reasoning was that that’s when most people think about donations and subsequently kick themselves for not making them the previous year. Especially when the big push for school donations comes at the end of the year when so many of us are struggling to put presents under the tree. Granted, it’s also a time when a lot of people embrace the season of giving, but angel trees and Toys for Tots probably come before public school donations.

Now is the perfect time to make that donation. If you’re looking at paying the state anyway, wouldn’t you rather have complete control over where your money is going?

Donors must complete and file Arizona Tax Form 322 for public schools when filling out their state returns.

For information, visit azdor.gov/TaxCredits/ SchoolTaxCreditsforIndividuals. Information and forms can also be found at westvalleyview.com under the “School Links” tab and on local school districts’ websites.

OUR READERS’ VIEWPOINTS

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

raise millions to steal the 2016 election for Hillary Clinton. it’s dizzing to follow money bags Soros down the rabbit hole to name a few — “Move on.org”, “Tides Foundation”, “Democracy Alliance”, “Center for American Progress”, all left wing, Soro’s funds he funnels money from to Media Matters.

Truth must prevail

Editor:

Radio America’s under fire again? Involving left wing billionaire George Soro’s, close friend of President Obama and Hillary Clinton is the puppet master of this new attack on our Radio favorites Limbaugh and Fox news. They’ve been on the war path against these favorites for years. Soro’s sent millions recently to another front group “Media Matters for America”, to fund this recent attack to disenfranchise their advertisers by forcing them to drop their ads, and dry up all talk radio’s funding and force them off the airways. Angelo Carusone Vice President of Media Maters is Obama’s and Hillary Clinton’s right hand man in this attack.

“Priorities USA Action” is the largest Liberal Super-pac in America co chaired by guess — George Soro’s working to

I don’t know why, but when I think of Soro’s the Arab billionaire Khashoggi that died in the 1980’s or early 1990”s comes to mind. These left wing supporters of President Obama and Hillary Clinton are constitution haters, they hate religion, freedom of speech is denied to our pastors and our people, they hate us and America; thinking themselves superior and above the masses, otherwise they wouldn’t be doing their best to reduce us into a form of enslavement, dependent on government and destroying out news castors. Truth must prevail at all cost.

Analie Maccree Goodyear

U.S. is overmedicated

Editor:

Awhile back, I heard a story about a woman of Easter-Euro-

pean descent in her 30’s, who was taken to an ER (in a hospital in New York City) by her Dad. She appeared to be having a psychotic episode, thought “someone” was out to harm her. The ER doctor (an intern) prescribed a benzodiazepine anti-anxiety drug (Valium) and an anti-psychotic drug (Iloperidone.) She went home. A few hours later, she returned to the same ER, now more agitated and violent. It was another doctor who examined her, noticed her tongue was bright red. He ordered a nutritional panel to be done on her. The lab tests revealed pernicious anemia and a severe deficiency of Vitamin B-12. The doctor found on the Internet, the most effective treatment was an intravenous solution of Vitamin B-12 (available only in Europe.) He kept the patient overnight for observation. He recieved the order for the B-12 solution the following morning and began treatment.

Less than a week later, the woman went to the hospital to visit the doctor. She was now back to normal and able to return to work. She no longer needed the anti-psychotic medications which were prescribed to her. Sometimes, doctors prescribe medications we (really) do not need.

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THIS WEEK'S QUESTION

Did last-minute rallies held in Arizona by presidential candidates influence your vote in the Presidential Preference Election Tuesday? • Yes • No

WEEK’S

RESULTS

Do you think Donald Trump should have canceled his rally in Chicago following threats of violence from protestors? 66 total Votes • Yes — 56% • No— 44% Take the View’s online poll at the home page of our Website, www.WestValleyView.com Join the conversation! Share your thoughts with

L etters to the editor are published without any editing. Any errors in spelling, punctuation or grammar are those of the author. Two online reader polls

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My mom got stung by a scorpion (6/17/13). She did not get the anti-venom, but they gave her a 10-day supply of 5 mgs. Valium, plus a 30-day prescription, with refills. She only took one pill. Did not fill the prescription. Valium is addictive after 10 days’ use.

As for anti-psychotic drugs, they have side-effects like: tardive dyskinesia (involuntary body movements) and hyperglycemia (mimics Type-2 diabetes.) And antidepressants for kids? I think not.

Laura Rivas Buckeye

We still have hope

Editor:

Here we go again. In 2008 the American people elected hope and change Barack Obama, even though he lacked experience and vision to do the job. John Mc Cain was the obvious better choice.

In 2012 after an absolutely failed presidency , Barack Obama was re elected because Romney, who was a far better choice, did not know how to conduct a winning campaign, because religious bigots would not vote for a Mormon, because Chris Christy and a well timed hurricane conspired to take the victory away from Romney.

Today a woman who may be prosecuted for treason, is the Democrats choice for President. The Democrats couldn’t care less and will still support her.

Finally, we have The Donald, whom if elected President may prove to be worse than Obama, if that is possible. Some have compared him to Hitler. I don’t think that is accurate. Mussolini is a much better fit . Look at Trump’s profile, with the folded arms across his chest and chin sticking out. Take a good look and you will see the resemblance between him and el douche. Instead of supporting Christians like Rubio or Cruz, many evangelicals have abandoned their faith and voted for Trump. Shame on them! Trump gets the evangelical vote even though he has little if any spiritual values. Many who voted for Obama have had serious buyers remorse. I predict if Trump is elected, all the evangelicals who abandoned their spiritual values will also come to have serious buyers remorse. I fear because of our moral collapse as a nation, over the last half century, the God who made us a great and exceptional people has now lifted his hand of protection over our nation. But there is hope. “ Even so, come Lord Jesus “ !

Roy Azzarello Goodyear

Don’t kill HB 2309

Editor:

Please ask Arizona Senate Andy Biggs to support KidsCare by not killing House Bill 2309. As Senate president, Biggs has the power to prevent this bill from moving through the usual process that leads to a vote and that is just what he is doing. He should not use his position to prevent other senators from voting on this important issue. This program will provide

health care to 30,000 children in Arizona who don’t qualify for Medicaid because their WORKING parents make too much money, but not enough to buy coverage through the Affordable Care Act. The federal government will pay 100 percent of the cost of the program at least through 2017, and possibly through 2019.

As a retired teacher, I know how important it is for children to have access to health care to improve their school attendance and performance. I urge you to contact Senate President Andy Biggs at the Legislature’s website (az.leg.gov), his office (602-9264371) or fax (602-417-3248) and allow KidsCare to come to a vote.

Susie Nee Goodyear

W. Valley needs VA facility

Editor:

Nothing, absolutely nothing, at the Phoenix VA Healthcare system has gotten any better. After closing the clinic in Buckeye, veterans using that location were given the choice of using Northwest Clinic, Surprise or downtown VA hospital. Nobody in their right mind goes to the main Phoenix VA Hospital unless they absolutely must. I began using the Northwest Clinic a few years ago and over the past few months have visited that facility several times. Morning, noon or afternoon they are always overcrowded. It is way past due to get a VA facility in the West Valley. Here are two very easy solutions that can be done immediately if we really had any politicians who cared:

1. Let qualifying veterans with proper ID use any medical facil-

ity civilian or military they chose that would participate in such a program. By that I mean, if a civilian doctor/clinic or hospital will accept veteran healthcare responsibility, then they would get reimbursed by the VA Healthcare.

2. Let qualifying veterans use any current military base medical facilities, e.g. Luke AFB, and staff those facilities with the extra personnel necessary. If local military hospitals/clinics need to be enlarged, building at those locations would be much cheaper than opening new facilities within communities. Either of these suggestions could be implemented now with little or no costs, and would immediately ease the congestion within the VA healthcare system. Senator McCain has gotten all his benefits and then some, he could care less about the rest us.

Bert Stevenson Goodyear

Celebrating spring

Editor:

After another winter of severe snowstorms and floods, I look forward to March 20th, first day of spring, balmy weather, and blooming flowers.

Hundreds of communities welcome spring with an observance of Great American Meatout, asking neighbors to explore a healthy, compassionate diet of vegetables, fruits, legumes, and grains.

Indeed, 56% of respondents to a GlobalMeatNews poll said that they were or are reducing meat intake. U.S. per capita red meat consumption has dropped by

more than 16% since 1999.

Mainstream publications like Parade, Better Homes and Gardens, and Eating Well are touting vegan recipes. Even the financial investment community is betting on plant-based meat start-ups, like Beyond Meat or Impossible Foods, while warning clients about the upcoming “death of meat.”

The reasons are ample. Last year, the World Health Organization found cancer to be associated with consumption of processed meats. The Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee recommended reduced meat consumption. The media keeps exposing atrocities perpetrated on factory farms. And, animal agriculture remains chief contributor to climate change and water scarcity and pollution. Each of us should celebrate our own advent of spring by checking out plant-based foods at our supermarkets and vegan recipes on the internet.

Wilfred Wallace Litchfield Park

Event promotes reading

West Valley schools participate in Read Across America

by Glenn Gullickson staff writer

Schools in the West Valley are among those participating in Read Across America events this month to promote literacy.

The events, sponsored by the National Education Association, were timed to coincide with the March 2 birthday of the late Theodore Geisel, better known as children’s book author Dr. Seuss.

The Valley of the Sun United Way provided volunteers to read in third-grade classrooms at three schools in the Avondale Elementary School District.

Avondale Councilman Lorenzo Sierra read in classrooms March 3 at Eliseo C. Felix School.

“I had a great time doing it,” Sierra said of the task that’s part of his efforts to promote reading, especially for the underprivileged.

“I would be remiss if I wasn’t doing everything I could,” he said. “Books really opened up the world to me.”

It’s the fifth year the United Way has been involved in the project, according to Dawn Gerundo, the agency’s director of education.

“We’re committed to early literacy,” she said.

United Way selects classrooms to participate in the project based on third-grade reading scores, a population of English language learners and a high number of pupils

qualifying for free or reduced-price lunches, Gerundo said.

Third grade is a key time in the life of a reader, because “if they’re able to read by third grade, they’re going to be more successful,” she said.

Volunteer readers wear red and white stovepipe hats made famous from Dr. Seuss’ Cat in the Hat.

Each pupil is given a copy of the book that’s read in the classroom.

Among the 20 schools in the Valley where 100 United Way volunteers read to pupils were Michael Anderson and Lattie Coor schools in Avondale.

United Way estimates its efforts will reach 6,000 pupils, including 1,200 in Avondale.

Sierra and Avondale Mayor Kenn Weise also read to pupils at Barbara B. Robey Elementary in the Litchfield Elementary School District.

The National Education Association established Read Across America in 1997. This year’s events are estimated to involve 45 million pupils, educators and parents nationwide.

Valley of the Sun United Way also participates in other literacy programs, including partnering with Avondale’s annual KidFest.

Glenn Gullickson can be reached at ggullickson@westvalleyview.com.

School Notes are published as space permits. The View runs these items free of charge as a service to the community and puts as many into each newspaper as possible. If you have a notice that must run by a certain date, please contact our advertising department at 623535-8439.

Robert Obrist graduates summa cum laude from ASU

Robert Obrist of Litchfield Park has graduated summa cum laude from Arizona State University with a bachelor’s degree in engineering, majoring in aviation. He is the son of Herman and Fely Obrist of Litchfield Park and a graduate of Millennium High School in Goodyear. He graduated from ASU with an overall GPA of 3.95.

Leukemia and Lymphoma Society fundraising under way

The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society has launched its 2016 Student of the Year fundraising challenge. Three students, Ashley Sanchez, Destinie Sargent and Jacob Forstrom, all from Millennium High School in Goodyear, are participating in the competition, which will end with a grand finale.

The student who raises the most funds at the end of the competition earns the title and a $2,500 college scholarship. Candidates work with LLS staff to create plans to meet their fundraising goals. LLS provides fundraising materials and support to the candidates and their teams.

The campaign will run until March 25, when the grand finale is scheduled to take place.

Jason Guglielmo named to Presidential Scholars Program

Jason Guglielmo, a senior at Millennium High School in Goodyear, has been named to the 2016 U.S. Presidential Scholars Program. Seniors are selected based on academic achievement, artistic achievement, leadership qualities and community involvement.

A panel of educators will review the submissions and select semifinalists in April, and the finalists will be selected and announced in May. Finalists will be invited to Washington, D.C., in June to receive the Presidential Scholars Medallion at a recognition ceremony.

Jason is the son of Anthony and Jennifer Guglielmo.

View photo by Jordan Christopher LORENZO SIERRA, an Avondale city councilman, reads to third-graders March 3 at Eliseo C. Felix School in Avondale in celebration of Read Across America.

Spring break trip derailed

Goodyear woman aboard train during derailment in Kansas

by Glenn Gullickson staff writer

A Goodyear woman is back in college classes after her spring break went off the tracks when the train she was riding in derailed during a trip to Kansas City.

Alexis Morgan, 20, was among about 130 passengers on an Amtrak train when five of its nine cars came off the tracks March 14 about 20 miles west of Dodge City in southwestern Kansas.

“It all happened very quickly, and suddenly we were sideways,” Morgan said.

The 2014 Millennium High School graduate said she wasn’t hurt in the incident, but about 30 others were taken to hospitals for non-life threatening injuries, according to news reports.

Morgan said she was interested in the retro mode of transportation because “it seemed like a cool way to travel.”

The trip to visit her grandparents started the previous morning in Flagstaff, where the Northern Arizona University sophomore boarded Amtrak’s Southwest Chief, which was en route from Los Angeles to Chicago.

Morgan said she had just fallen asleep in one of the train’s coach cars when she was jolted awake just after midnight.

“We could feel a bunch of bumps,” she remembered. “I got woken up pretty quickly when the train started to shake.”

The engine and the first four cars of the train stayed on the track, but Morgan said the car she was in and others were tipped on their side.

“It was scary, it was hard to tell what was going on,” Morgan said. “I was trying to figure out what was up and down. There was a lot of confusion.”

Morgan and several passengers were able to climb out of the train, but others had to wait for assistance.

“A lot of people were unable to climb over seats to get out emergency windows,” she said.

In the darkness, passengers helped each other as they waited for about 15 minutes for first responders, Morgan said.

Several of the 25 or so people riding in Morgan’s car were among those taken to hospitals, including one who was removed by helicopter, she said.

Morgan was among the passengers taken to a recreation center in Cimarron, Kan., where cots, chairs, food and water were provided.

Alternative transportation was arranged the next day, with Morgan among a few people put on a community college’s athletic bus bound for Kansas City. Arriving about 12 hours later than planned, Morgan was met by her grandparents.

According to news reports, the accident occurred after a train engineer had to deploy the emergency brake because of a bend in the track. Damage to the track was caused by an agricultural feed truck, according to the National Transportation Safety Board.

Business Briefcase

by Shane McOwen staff writer

Welcome to the Business Briefcase, readers. Last week, I talked about officially welcoming spring to the Valley.

What a mistake. It turns out, Arizona spring is not a fan of me, and somehow knew (or maybe was tipped off) that the air conditioning in my car went out.

The temperatures have risen just enough to make even the shortest of drives miserable. That, coupled with the fact that roadways were extra clogged this weekend thanks to spring breaks, spring training, political candidate invasions of all kinds, alien invasions — you name it — it turned me into one unhappy camper.

I’ve looked into hooking up one of those A/C units that hang out of your window, but I figure that would be hard to explain once I inevitably was pulled over. Plus, it’s probably cheaper just to get the problem fixed legitimately anyway.

Let’s get to it, shall we?

Beverage Barbers is celebrating its grand opening from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at the barber shop at 13045 W. Rancho Santa Fe Blvd. in Avondale.

As you might have guessed, Beverage Barbers offers drinks to go along with its hair cutting services. Beer, wine and soda are all on the menu, founder Deon McCalla said.

“The concept is to have a nice, clean barber shop and an environment where people can have a drink, beer, wine or soda and a snack, too, while they’re waiting,” McCalla said. “[All while] being able to enjoy sports that

The TV’s are 4K HD, and the shop also has three arcade games available to play while you wait.

“It’s something you’d see at an Uptown Alley or Main Event,” McCalla said.

Beverage Barbers is meant to be an “above and beyond” experience from a typical barber shop, McCalla said.

“It’s just meant to be a really nice area to go and get your hair cut, get a beer or two and enjoy time with friends,” McCalla said.

Beverage Barbers is open, and the hours are 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday, closed Monday.

Membership opportunities are detailed on the website. The general level is free to join and gives you special access. For information on the shop or the grand opening event, visit www.beveragebarbers.com or call 480-442-1427.

Home Spaces Furniture & Decor is moving from its location in Goodyear, 15433 W. McDowell Road, to a location to be determined later.

It’s not some sort of cover-up conspiracy (although if it were, I’m sure that would drive sales through the roof), the furniture shop is still in the process of negotiating terms for a lease at another location and can’t comment on the details just yet.

Once the news comes across the Briefcase desk, you’ll be the first to know.

Moving to Buckeye, here are some updates for dining options opening in the next few weeks:

Culver’s in Verrado is planning to open in April at 1540 N. Verrado Way (southwest corner of McDowell Road and Verrado Way).

Wingstop will be opening in April in the Sundance Towne Center, 940 S. Watson Road, Suite 101.

Jimmy Johns is also planning to open a restaurant in the Sundance Towne Center this summer.

That’s all for this week, folks.

Send in questions, tips and/or comments to smcowen@westvalleyview.com.

Have a great week!

Shane McOwen

Alexis Morgan

Pet of the Week

You wanted pets, we give you pets.

With this weekly feature, readers can view profiles of adoptable cats and dogs of various shapes and sizes from Glendale’s Sun Valley Animal Shelter.

Most of the animals that will have their mugs shown in this space will be canines and felines that are a little harder to place because of size, age or a special need, but are wonderful pets nonetheless. Each animal has its own character, so if you’re smitten by an animal in this column, head down to the shelter and see for yourself.

There’s no guarantee it will still be there, but if it’s not, maybe the shelter has another animal that fits your needs and personality. Here’s this week’s Pet of the Week:

NAME: Spi

SEX: Male

AGE: 2 years old

BREED: Short hair, brown tabby

OTHER: Last time we saw Spi, he was a rather shy cat, hiding in the shadows, as his name suggests. Since then, he’s had a

change of environment, being moved to the front office of the shelter. And boy, has it made a difference.

He still retains all of his kind qualities, and now he is far less anti-social.

Cuddling up to people is one of his favorite things to do, and he shares his space very well with another shelter cat (His roommate is Lightning, who is still looking for a new family.)

Spi is more than ready for a new home. He’s armed with a new personality and outlook, and is eager to try it out.

To adopt Spi or other pets from Glendale’s Sun Valley Animal Shelter, the West Valley’s largest no-kill animal shelter, call 623-872-7941 or visit the website www.sunvalleypets.org.

The shelter is at 7150 N. 110th Ave., Glendale, one mile west of Loop 101, northwest of the intersection of Glendale Avenue and Glen Harbor Boulevard.

Hours are 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesdays through Sundays. The shelter is closed Mondays.

Community Notes are published as space permits. The View runs these items free of charge as a service to the community and puts as many into each newspaper as possible. If you have a notice that must run by a certain date, please contact our advertising department at 623-535-8439.

Tolleson Police Department gets grant

The Tolleson Police Department was awarded a highway safety grant from the Arizona Governor’s Office of Highway Safety.

The $16,000 grant in Federal 402 funds will be used to support personnel services and employee-related expenses for DUI enforcement in Tolleson and the West Valley.

Officers will participate in West Valley DUI Task Force deployments from Oct. 1 through Sept. 30, 2017.

Lending Closet adds new board member

The Southwest Lending Closet in Avondale has added Tim Rilley of Goodyear to its board of directors for a three-year term.

The Lending Closet loans home health equipment to West Valley residents. The Closet, which loaned more than 6,000 pieces of home health equipment last year, operates with an all-volunteer staff.

Spi

Inside Sports:

Westview hires football coach; La Joya baseball loses extrainning game; Verrado track team wins Gaucho Relays

by Shane McOwen sports writer

Millennium baseball cruised to victory March 16, whitewashing Glendale Copper Canyon 14-0 in six innings and excelling in all aspects of the game.

The Tigers exploded for eight runs in the top of the second on five hits and four walks. Millennium added one in the fifth and five in the sixth to end the game by run-rule.

“It was nice to get some guys at bats who haven’t [had many] yet, and they came through,” Millennium coach Ryan Bethel said.

Millennium ends week with big win BASEBALL

“It was a good win.”

Senior Christian McElvaney and junior Fylan Vosberg threw three innings each to combine for the shutout.

“McElvaney was going well enough to let him keep going and possibly get a shutout,” Bethel said. “But you have to think about the long term. I needed to get [Vosberg] in there for some innings. He’s been sick and missed a bunch of games. He hasn’t thrown since our [Glendale] Apollo game [Feb. 27].”

McElvaney gave up one hit in three innings pitched, striking out five while walking none. Vosberg gave up two hits and walked one.

Senior Josh Anspach and sophomore Logan McDonald each collected two hits in the ballgame. Eight other Tigers tallied one hit, including Michael Sears, who hit a two-run home run in the sixth inning.

The win put Millennium two games above .500 at 5-3. The Tigers are 2-2 in power-points games this season.

Reaching base

A season ago, the Tigers got by on the strength of their pitching. This year,

Buckeye wins important early season match

we’ve ever had, or harder, probably,” Larm said.

Ahlstrom and Napolitano combine for the Lady Hawks’ top doubles team. They were state quarterfinalists a year ago.

Buckeye’s No. 3 singles player is Kenadie Crane.

by Casey Pritchard sports editor

Buckeye and Desert Edge clashed in an important early-season matchup March 18, and the Lady Hawks showed why they’ve been such a force in girls tennis over the years, winning 9-0.

Both teams were undefeated heading into the match (Buckeye 5-0, Desert Edge 4-0) and each team had only dropped two games all year. Buckeye coach Allen Larm said there were a lot of good matches, but his girls were able to pull it out.

“Our girls played really well,” he said. “We’re fortunate to be playing so well so early in the year. It’s a great group of tennis players.”

The Lady Hawks are solid from No. 1 to No. 6, Larm said. The top player is senior Eleanor Ahlstrom.

“She was with us on the state championship team two years ago, played [No.] 6 singles and [No.] 3 doubles,” Larm said. “She’s really solid … Eleanor is hitting the ball harder, she’s super consistent. She beat a good No. 1 at Verrado, beat a good exchange student at [San Tan Valley] Poston Butte.” Olivia Napolitano is the team’s No. 2. “Olivia hits the ball as hard as anyone

“She’s definitely the most improved from last year to this year,” Larm said.

“She’s a really active power hitter.”

Mekayla Fuller is the No. 4 singles player.

“She’s very athletic, doesn’t try to overpower anything, she does exactly what we ask of her as far as her swing, her tempo,” Larm said. “I just enjoy watching her play because she exemplifies exactly what we try to do.”

Nos. 5 and 6 are Jasmine Ramirez and Elyse Coker, respectively.

“All we ask of our [No.] 5 and [No.] 6 is we want a lot of consistency,” Larm said. “[No.] 5 and [No.] 6 singles and [No.] 3 doubles has always been the bread and butter of our program.”

The No. 2 doubles pairing is Fuller and Crane, while Ramirez is currently playing with Jaci Clark at No. 3 doubles. Buckeye hasn’t lost a doubles match all season.

“A lot of it is the different strategies we work on,” Larm said of the team’s success in doubles. “We have certain things we do to help them, and if they buy into it, they can pick it up really good. We also have a super athletic team, so that helps a lot.”

Larm’s strategy before difficult matches is

completely different from his strategy when the Lady Hawks have an easier opponent.

“Before big matches, we have a lot of different drills that are fun, so before big matches we try to work on those, not put

too much pressure on the girls,” Larm said. “Then, when we have a match that is not as strong, that’s when we really push

Valley View, Avondale, Arizona, Wednesday, March 23, 2016

View photo by Ray Thomas

LOGAN MCDONALD of Millennium rips a pitch against Marana March 4. McDonald and the Tigers blanked Glendale Copper Canyon 14-0 March 14 and are 6-3 to start the season. (See Ends on Page 17)

GIRLS TENNIS (See

View photo by Ray Thomas

OLIVIA NAPOLITANO of Buckeye hits a forehand against Desert Edge March 18. In a battle of unbeaten teams, the Lady Hawks beat the Lady Scorpions 9-0.

Verrado track having early season success

by Casey Pritchard sports editor

Track and field season is less than a month in, but members of Verrado’s massive team have already put up good marks.

Verrado had approximately 280 athletes come out for track and field, and around 200 are still on the team. That’s a workable number, coach Ted Campbell said.

“We have 10 coaches, but it isn’t perfect,” Campbell said. “It’s doable. There’s so much training, interval work, working on your disciplines — I don’t know if anybody ever gets the one-on-one they need, but we give them instruction and let them go.”

As an individual sport, track is self motivating, but there is also competition between members of Verrado’s team, Campbell said.

“There’s competition between your own school when you have as many kids as we do,” he said. “The competition in practice is pretty fierce because they’re vying for the invitationals in Chandler and California, so they’re motivating themselves.”

The Nike Chandler Rotary Track Meet was March 18, and the Vipers had some athletes put up good marks. Both the 4x100- and 4x400-meter relay teams won, and Xavier James was the individual winner of the 200-meter dash.

For the girls, Samantha Deane won the 800 and Savannah Neu claimed top spot in the 1,600.

James’ time in the 200 was 21.86 seconds. He wound up second in the 100 at 11.11.

“He’s not really a 100 runner, he’s more of a 200, 400 runner,” Campbell said. “He’s important for us, and he’s healthy right now.”

Ruben Lebron was fourth in the 200 at 22.62. He’s a transfer from Tolleson who is also helping out with the 4x100.

“He’s working hard and we’re glad to have him,” Campbell said.

John Rediger and Marcus Rivera are also part of the 4x100 relay, joining James and Lebron. That foursome posted a 42.98 to win the event at Chandler. The week before, they posted a 43.19 to win the Gaucho Relays.

The Vipers posted the times with a lineup that didn’t include Jetai Jenkins, who is hurt. Jenkins was part of last year’s third-place finish at state.

“They could do really well if everybody is healthy,” Campbell said.

The 4x400 team was also victorious, running a 3:27.58. James, Devin Draper, Lebron and Rediger combined for the time.

Individually, Draper took third in each of the hurdles events, posting a 16.57 in the 110s and a 40.99 in the 300s.

The Vipers also had a fourth-place finish from Thomas O’Kane, who did 6 feet in the high jump.

Some of Verrado’s other athletes who could do well this year include Blair Brody, Emilio Rodriguez and Elijah Johnson, Campbell said.

Brody threw 40-01 in the shot put at Chandler, finishing 10th. Rodriguez did 38-7 in the triple jump at Chandler, competing for the first time all season because of an injury.

(See Track on Page 13)

View photo by Ray Thomas

CELINE WHITE of Verrado lifts off the ground in the triple jump during

Westview names Nick

Gehrts as new football coach

Gehrts coached Tonopah Valley to school-best 8-3 record in ‘15

by Shane McOwen sports writer

Westview High School named Nick Gehrts as its new head football coach for the 2016-17 season March 11. He will replace Joe Parker, who stepped down in January for personal reasons.

Gehrts previously coached at Tonopah Valley High School and guided the Phoenix to a 20-20 record in four seasons, including one playoff appearance in 2015. The Phoenix improved their win-loss record each season under Gehrts.

“We are very excited to have Nick join us here at Westview and lead the Knights into a strong 2016-17 season,” said Tonya Lee, Westview athletic director. “He is also excited to take charge and see what these kids can do. He met with them last week and won over the team.”

“I’m

is expecting the couple’s first child in August.

“Our campus will miss Coach Parker leading the team, but we know that Coach Gehrts will do all that he can to fill those giant footsteps,” Lee said. “We are expecting great things.”

Gehrts said the first question he’s routinely been asked is if he’ll continue to run the Wing-T offense. The Knights have been one of the top rushing teams in the state since implementing the offense in 2003 under Jeff Bowen, now at Arizona Christian University.

“That’s the first question out of everyone’s mouth: Are you keeping the Wing-T?” Gehrts said. “My answer to that is always, ‘No. 1, I have to see what the personnel is like, [and] No. 2, I don’t plan on going in and getting rid of it.’ I plan on keeping some things pretty similar to how they are now.”

going to try and surround myself with great people like I did out in Tonopah. They have a great tradition and

great history … Westview has great people working there.”

Gehrts, who played quarterback collegiately at Glendale Community College and Illinois State University, previously served as an assistant at Southeast High School in Springfield, Ill., for three years before taking the Tonopah Valley position in 2012. He said the Westview position is a great opportunity.

“I really did just expect to interview and just see what happened,” Gehrts said. “I wasn’t really expecting much of it. I just applied and it happened pretty quick. I got a call that day asking me to come in [for a second interview]. It was a really good process. They impressed me very much.”

Gerhts will be replacing Parker, who guided the Knights to two section titles in two seasons, going 18-6. Westview made it to the Division II semifinals in 2015, losing to Scottsdale Saguaro.

Parker stepped down earlier this year because his wife

— Nick Gehrts Westview football coach

Gehrts said he got his first taste with Westview while at Illinois State. He roomed with defensive linemen Ronnie Tate during his time at the school, he said. Tate was a graduate of Westview in the early 2000s.

“I’ve kind of followed them along,” Gehrts said. “It’s one of those jobs that you know is a good one.”

He said much of the previous coaching staff will remain at the school, with some additional assistants coming over with him.

“I’m going to try and surround myself with great people like I did out in Tonopah,” Gehrts said. “They have a great tradition and great history … Westview has great people working there. A lot of the guys on staff are going to stay, so that was very enticing.”

Gehrts was selected by a committee from a pool of five candidates. The committee consisted of Lee, fellow administrators and a few people involved with the team, including a returning player and a district administrator, Lee said.

Westview will begin the 2016 season Aug. 19 at Chandler Basha.

Shane McOwen can be reached at smcowen@westvalleyview.com.

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Johnson, a sophomore, has done 20-6 in the long jump. “A couple more inches and he’ll qualify for state,” Campbell said.

For the girls, Deane’s winning 800 time was 2:24.78. Last year, she was fourth in the state meet in the event.

“She’s tough,” Campbell said. “She ran cross country for the first time and we’re expecting big things from her.”

Neu won the mile race with a 5:40.59.

Verrado did well in the 4x400, finishing second in 4:16.45. Deane, Alexandra Cockett, Kaitlyn May and Anna Bruen combined for the mark.

May had a pair of top-10 finishes in the sprinting events, finishing the 100 in third at 12.99. She was ninth in the 200 at 27.49. Cockett was 10th in the 400 at 1:03.34.

Another noteworthy performance came from Raquel Martinez in the 3,200. She finished seventh in 12:31.28. Campbell is expecting big things out of Shelby Lax and Celine White. Lax is a hurdler who is dealing with an injury right now, he said.

“She was at state last year and we think she’ll get back and help us out there,” Campbell said.

White triple jumped 32-6 last season, which is right on the cusp for state, he said.

“We hope she does a little better so she can get to state,” Campbell said.

Verrado’s second meet of the year was the Gaucho Relays, which were March 12 at Glendale Community College. Both teams won.

The meet uses relay scoring, meaning the top three individual scores from each team in an event get added together and are matched up against other teams’ top three performers to determine who finishes where.

Verrado’s depth helped it prevail because it had three competitors in most events.

“We don’t try to win that meet or any invitational, we just try to go perform, get out healthy, get some good marks, but we sure don’t put kids in three or four events this early, and other teams don’t either, to be fair,” Campbell said. “We just did a little better than some of the other schools with what we put in.”

His focus this season is the same as always, improving daily and trying to win the district championship.

“We want to win our district meet in track because that’s the only one where trophies are involved,” Campbell said. “For six years the girls have won it, the last four our boys have, and that’s something they take a lot of pride in, beating everybody in our district.”

Campbell said part of achieving that goal is the process.

“If we do what we’ve done before, training wise, if they accept and buy into the process, I think year-in and yearout we have a good chance to win [district],” he said.

Valley View, Avondale, Arizona, Wednesday, March 23, 2016

La Joya comes up short in extra innings

Lobos’ miscues lead to 5-run 9th inning for Bradshaw

by Shane McOwen sports writer

La Joya baseball mounted a furious comeback March 18, erasing a 7-2 deficit in the latter half of its game against visiting Prescott Valley Bradshaw Mountain, but the wheels fell off in extra innings and the Bears walked away with a 12-7 win.

“We spotted them five runs on errors, so we had to fight back from that,” La Joya coach Gerry Violette said. “If it wasn’t for that, it would have been over a long time ago. We hung in there and fought, but when you can’t make basic plays, you’re going to pay for it.”

The Lobos were on the cusp of victory in the eighth inning with the bases loaded and one out, but a pop-up and a ground out ended their chance of clinching the game.

“We made a lot of contact, but unfortunately we had some pop-ups when we didn’t need them,” Violette said. “We made contact for the most part, but those guys didn’t make any mistakes.”

The Lobos could have used the run in the eighth, because the ninth didn’t go as planned.

With one on and one out, Bradshaw Mountain’s Gunner Bundrick popped a ball up in foul territory of the infield, which fell innocently to the grass because of miscommunication between the Lobos’ catcher and third basemen.

Bundrick made La Joya pay on the next pitch, taking Hunter Older deep to left field for a two-run home run, making

it 9-7. Bradshaw Mountain added three more in the frame.

“We dropped a routine pop-up and the guy roped one, and that’s the way baseball is sometimes,” Violette said. “He roped one and it continued on for three more runs.”

The Lobos went down in order in the bottom of the ninth to close out the game.

“Our pitchers did a good job, they threw strikes for the most part,” Violette said. “All in all, [we played] pretty good, but the mistakes bit us. That’s all there is to it. They’re a good team, no doubt about it. They made all the routine plays and some exceptional ones.

“I think we were evenly matched, we just spotted them too much to start with.”

Uneven start

Violette said the Lobos have the tools and talent, but it’s been a struggle to

consistently put it together. La Joya’s record is 4-6.

“We’re just not focusing,” Violette said. “The lack of focus in the mental game, our preparation has hurt us. We’ve got the physical ability, but that doesn’t mean much if your mind is not working with it.”

Violette said in some games the offense looks like world beaters, while in others the team is scratching at putting runners on base.

“We’ve had some games where people just fire up and we have boom, boom, boom,” Violette said. “We’ve had a couple games where no one could hit the ball to save their lives. More often than not, they’re watching too many pitches go by and are trying to be too precise. When they get up there and swing the bat, we have much better results.”

View photo by Mike Rincon

ANGELO LOMELI, 3, of La Joya turns a double play while Bradshaw Mountain’s Luis Bautista slides into second base during the fifth inning March 18. La Joya tied the game after trailing by five runs, but eventually lost 12-7 in nine innings.

Estrella boys tennis starts year 3-2

Wolves adjusting to tougher competition in Division II

by Casey Pritchard sports editor

Estrella Foothills has had a pretty good run in boys tennis over the years. This season, the team is being tested.

The Wolves moved from Division III to Division II this year and have faced stiffer competition so far. It began with the first match, which was against the reigning D-II state champion, Tucson Catalina Foothills. Estrella lost 9-0.

“That first match was really tough against Catalina Foothills because they’re seemingly the best team in Division II right now,”

Estrella coach Nico Schell said. “So, it was kind of a tough first match. Thinking back, I really wish we would play them later on in the season … I feel like we’re playing pretty good overall.”

Estrella is 3-2, having beaten Youngker, Phoenix St. Mary’s and La Joya, which was March 18. The Wolves’ other blemish to their record came against Youngker in the second meeting between the two teams.

“We beat Youngker 9-0, then lost to them two weeks later 5-4,” Schell said. “That was kind of a crushing defeat for our team because of the drastic change of going from winning 9-0 to losing 5-4. We’re still kind of recovering from that. I’m making adjustments with the roster, experimenting to see who plays better up and who plays better down, because the team is pretty even, at least 1-4 are pretty interchangeable. I’m experimenting with things and as we move forward, hopefully we’re able to sneak in some wins and at least give teams a tough match.”

The win against St. Mary’s was by an 8-1 score, despite the Wolves missing three of their starting players because it was spring break. Estrella beat La Joya 6-3.

The Wolves had a difficult match Tuesday against Verrado. The Vipers are 6-0.

“I think that’s pretty much the team [in our section] to beat at the moment, so I’m excited to see how we do,” Schell said. “That will be a good marker to see where we’re at going into the next matches. I think if we beat that school it will give us a lot of confidence.”

The result of Tuesday’s match was not available at press time.

All of Estrella’s top-six players are pretty close in skill level, but the top four have separated themselves, Schell said. Those four are Spencer Dunn, Erik Takada, Prabhneet Singh and Michael Ortega.

“They’re doing great,” Schell said. “Their technique is how I like it to be, they have perfect forehand technique, backhand technique, all their serves, technique-wise, are very nice. They’ve definitely come a long way, and that’s kind of what’s distinguished them among other players, because their technique is how it’s supposed to be.”

Dunn has played as the team’s No. 1 in every match, but part of Schell’s experimentation is moving another player up.

“Prab, when he plays against better opponents, he steps

his game up,” Schell said. “When he plays against people he feels he should beat, sometimes he gets tight and sometimes even loses those matches. I’m thinking I should move him up to a higher spot, see how that works out.”

Takada is a consistent player who pulled out some long, three-set victories a year ago.

“He doesn’t necessarily have any huge weapons or any put-away strokes, but I would say his biggest weapon is the fact that he’s so consistent,” Schell said. “That, in itself, is a great weapon because not many people are able to hit so many shots in a row and play the same every match.”

Ortega is a senior who is playing tennis at Estrella for the first time.

“His technique isn’t quite fully there yet, but he’s a really athletic player and he picks up on things quickly,”

Schell said. “All the matches he plays in, he’s been rather competitive. He’s an up and comer. It’ll be interesting to see where he’s at in the next couple weeks.”

Sarthak Bhat plays at No. 5, while Josh Dunn is No. 6. Estrella has two matches this week, playing at Kingman Thursday. The Wolves are trying to make the state tournament for a fifth consecutive year.

“Going into the season, looking at other schools we were up against, I still felt really confident that we would have a good year,” Schell said. “I felt we’d at least be competitive with all the matches we’d play, and so far, other than the first match against Catalina Foothills, we have been pretty competitive in every match. Moving on, I think we’re going to have some challenging matches, but I feel we’ll be able to step up and be successful in a majority of them.”

View photo by Ray Thomas

SPENCER DUNN of Estrella Foothills stares down a forehand shot during a match against La Joya March 18. Dunn and the Wolves have won three of their first five matches while competing in Division II for the first time.

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them hard because at that time if you wear them out a little bit, it’s not going to hurt.”

Larm’s goal is to win Division II, Section III, and after beating Desert Edge, the Lady Hawks are in the driver’s seat. Other than Buckeye, everyone else in the section already has a loss.

Desert Edge

The Lady Scorpions suffered their first blemish of the year at the hands of Buckeye, but coach Shaina Cyr has been very pleased with her team.

“I think I just have probably the most amazing group of girls in the state of Arizona, if you want my unbiased opinion,” Cyr said. “They have such great chemistry … They mesh so well that they have each other’s back in doubles, cheering each other on in singles.”

The top player is Andrea Pinon-Chavez, a junior.

“She works a lot in the offseason, she’s a very consistent hitter,” Cyr said. “She’s

very focused and loves the game.”

The No. 2 player is Rachel Downs.

“She’s a consistent hitter, pretty even across the board,” Cyr said.

Nos. 3-6 are, in order, junior Raquel Munguia, sophomore Brionnah Henry, senior Daisy Diaz and junior Imani Steward.

Cyr said the team’s overall strength this year is reading opponents and making adjustments to their opponents during the match.

“We practice a lot of ball control on the court, placement across the court, working on how to read when to hit the lob shot,” Cyr said.

Cyr holds open challenges once a week between the girls.

“There have been a couple shifts, but they’re all very competitive with each other,” Cyr said.

The Lady Scorpions have this week off from competition, not playing another match until March 29 at Estrella Foothills.

Cyr is hopeful the team can qualify for state this year, she said.

“I think they have a really good shot. We have a very intimate team of eight,” Cyr said. “It’s all about consistent teamwork, cheering each other on and hitting good, accurate shots.”

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Violette said the team has a lot of senior leaders, and it’s time for them to step up for the home stretch.

“This is the year where you stop trending and you start doing, but we’re not doing it as of this moment on a consistent basis,” Violette said. “We still have half a season left, but I’m telling you, there are some very difficult teams coming up, teams that have been to state in the past few years.

“When you get to that level, it’s not as much physical as it is mental. I’m telling you, it’s a battle getting these guys to understand that. When you walk on the field, you don’t lose your physical ability, but you can allow your mental awareness and anticipation to get away from you, and that’s what happens.”

Despite the difficult road ahead, Violette is confident in his team, he said.

“I don’t think there’s a team we’ve played we couldn’t beat,” Violette said.

“The potential is there. I’m optimistic, but you get disappointed when you don’t see them execute to the degree that you know they can.”

The Lobos traveled to Phoenix Carl Hayden Monday, result not available at press time. La Joya visits Surprise Willow Canyon for a section game at 3:45 p.m. today, and plays at 4 p.m. March 28 at Phoenix Trevor Browne.

Shane McOwen can be reached at smcowen@westvalleyview.com or on Twitter @ShaneMcOwen.

View photo by Ray Thomas

RACHEL DOWNS of Desert Edge hits a forehand shot against Buckeye March 18. Downs and the Lady Scorpions lost to Buckeye, but still hold a 4-1 record this year.

View photo by Mike Rincon

LUIS ACOSTA of La Joya reaches to hit a pitch against Bradshaw Mountain March 18. The Lobos lost the game in extra innings, 12-7.

the team has relied on the other aspects of the game for success: hitting and defense.

“We play exceptional defense, and [hitting] has been really good all season,” Bethel said. “We have good at bats. Although we hit a home run today, we don’t have guys who can pop it out of the yard, so we stress on-base percentage and getting good pitches to hit.

“If you look at us, our on base percentage is really high. We take our walks when we do, and we piece things together.”

Millennium’s on-base percentage is .473, and its batting average is .335. Sears’ sixth-inning home run against Copper Canyon was the Tigers’ first home run of the season.

“Our guys come and compete every day,” Bethel said. “There’s not a day in practice where our guys don’t compete in something and get after it. I think that’s more of our strength.”

The Tigers graduated 12 seniors from last year’s state tournament team, prompting young guys to step up and fill the void this season. So far, the stage hasn’t been too big for the younger guys. Sophomore Logan McDonald leads the team in average for players who have appeared in all eight games. McDonald is hitting .467 (7 for 15) with six RBIs. Freshman David Enriquez leads Millennium with nine hits and has a team-leading seven RBIs.

“It’s been a great challenge for the kids, because losing 12 seniors is never easy, but guys have stepped up so far,” Bethel said. “I’ve been very proud of these guys and the way they approach the game.”

Bethel said the team is getting runners on base, but hasn’t been able to always follow that up and get those runners across the plate.

“Offensively, we have to get better with runners in scoring position, two-out RBIs, capitalizing on rallies,” Bethel said. “[We don’t want] to be giving away at-bats, but be locked in when we get up there.”

Bethel said the team as a whole sometimes has the tendency to try and do too much at the plate.

“We’re trying to force the ball in the gap instead of taking what the pitcher is giving to us,” Bethel said.

“We’re being aggressive, and that’s OK, but there are still things we need to work on.”

The Tigers have excelled on the mound, even if the wins haven’t piled up. Millennium has a team ERA of 2.83, and is averaging giving up only 2.75 runs per game.

Sears is leading the way on the mound, pitching 13.2 innings with 17 strikeouts and a 1.02 ERA. Of the seven hurlers the Tigers have trotted out to the mound, five have a sub-3.50 ERA.

Bethel said the team has high hopes this season, and wants to return to the playoffs in May.

After having only two games in a 16-day stretch, the Tigers have entered a packed section of their schedule. Millennium faced Wilson and Ridgeview high schools of Oregon, and Highlands Ranch of Colorado Monday and Tuesday in the Coach Bob National Invitational. The results were not available at press time.

The Tigers take the field against Phoenix St. Mary’s in a power-points game at 3:45 today at home, and then wrap up the week with the final game in the Coach Bob tournament, against Xaverian of New York.

Shane McOwen can be reached at smcowen@westvalleyview.com.

Sammy’s Burgers

Burgers has almost instantly become a favorite of locals and travelers alike for outstanding food at better than fair prices. The restaurant is family owned and operated by Sammy and Satia Sieng. The Siengs have owned restaurants in the Valley since 2007. Ollie’s Diner in Glendale is also one the Siengs’ restaurants. Sammy’s family owned and operated diners and coffee shops in Hollywood, California. Sammy worked for his family for 26 years before coming to Arizona where he and Satia started their restaurants.

Sammy’s Burgers is open seven days for breakfast, lunch and dinner. While “burgers” is in the company name, the restaurant offers a great deal more. Fish and chips, chicken, cheesesteak, sandwiches, hot dogs, salads and more can be found on the lunch and dinner menu. Breakfast offers a huge variety of omelettes, eggs, pancakes, and even chicken and waffles. Satia recommends the ham and eggs or chicken and waffles. On the lunch and dinner menu, try the Hawaiian Burger with pineapple, mushroom, cheese, onion and teriyaki glaze. The all-you-can-eat fish fry is unbeatable! The menu is quite extensive, so it is best to come in to see for yourself.

Sammy is very particular about the quality of what comes from the kitchen. He does the “shopping” for the restaurant, hand selecting only the freshest and most appealing ingredients for every menu item. The quality really does speak for itself, even in the coffee served.

The Siengs have made major upgrades to what is now Sammy’s Burgers. The kitchen was completely transformed with new equipment throughout. The newly designed dining room seats plenty and patio seating is also available.

The staff at Sammy’s Burgers are amazing! The chef and food prep professional have worked for the Siengs since they opened the first restaurant in 2007. The Siengs are good listeners and have heard many suggestions from their associates and guests as well. Some of these have been very beneficial to the growth of the company over the years.

Sammy’s Burgers is located at 525 N. Estrella Parkway, Suite 105, Goodyear. That’s on the east side of the street, north of Van Buren Street and south of Fillmore Street. Come and taste why Sammy’s Burgers is one of the fastest growing “favorites” in the West Valley.

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.

9 Days a Week calendar items print on a spaceavailable basis; the only way to guarantee that an item will print is to purchase an advertisement.

Paid Listings for 9 Days

The 9 Days a Week calendar now may contain paid listings which are clearly marked by “Advertisement” across the top and bottom of paid listings and appear in a screened box. Submissions for paid items may be made by calling the classified advertising dept. of the West Valley View at 623-535-8439. Available sizes and prices: 2 inch ad = $80.00, 3 inch ad = $120.00.

Submissions must reach our office by 4 p.m. Friday to be considered for the Wednesday publication. Submissions must be in writing and may be emailed to news1@westvalleyview.com; faxed to 623-935-2103; or dropped off at the West Valley View, 1050 E. Riley Drive, Avondale AZ 85323.

STEAM spot

Baby time

Take your babies from birth to 23 months to enjoy songs, activities, rhymes, books and playtime starting at 10:15 a.m.

Wednesdays at the Buckeye Library Downtown Branch, 310 N. Sixth St., Buckeye. For information, call 623-349-6300.

Computer classes

Learn the basics of operating a computer from 6 to 7 p.m. every Wednesday at the Buckeye Library Coyote Branch’s alternate location at 21765 W. Yuma Road, Suite 105, Buckeye. Registration is required. For information, call 623-349-6300.

Job readiness support in Avondale

Avondale, in partnership with Maricopa Workforce Connections, is offering job readiness assistance from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Wednesdays at the Care1st Avondale Resource Center, 328 W. Western Ave., Avondale. A career guidance specialist will help job seekers gain confidence in their search for employment. Assistance includes resume development, career counseling and job readiness workshops. Anyone interested in the service is asked to reserve time with the career guidance specialist by calling 623-333-2703. The service is available in English and Spanish.

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.

Children’s Community Christian Choirs

Chimin’ In Hand Bell — 4:30 to 5 p.m. Fourth- to eighth-graders are invited to participate in a hand chime choir.

Voices in Praise — 5 to 6 p.m.

VIP is for third- to fifth-graders.

Joyful Noise — 5:30 to 6 p.m.

This group is for children in kindergarten to second grade with an emphasis on musical exploration. Choirs meet at the Church at Litchfield Park, 300 N. Old Litchfield Road, Litchfield Park. For information, call 623-935-3411 or email info@ churchatlitchfieldpark.org.There is no fee for participation.

Play time

Children up to 5 years old can join a weekly open-play group to grow their social skills by playing and exploring together from 11 a.m. to noon Wednesdays at the Sam Garcia Western Avenue Library, 495 E. Western Ave., Avondale. For information, call 623-333-2601.

Needle and thread

Overeaters Anonymous

Overeaters Anonymous, a 12-step program modeled after Alcoholics Anonymous, meets at 6 p.m. every Thursday at the Buckeye Fire Station, 2582 N. Verrado Way in Buckeye. The goal of the group is to address and work toward recovery. For information, call 805-714-3742.

Baby time

Take your babies to an interactive program that introduces board books, music and art to babies and toddlers. There will be educational toys, socialization and self-expression in a comfortable environment. Baby time is designed for children from birth to 2 years old. Baby time runs from 10:15 to 11 a.m. Thursdays at the White Tank Branch Library, 20304 W. White Tank Mountain Road, Waddell.

Sunset stories

Join in a fun family hour for a free story time program from 5 to 6 p.m. every Thursday at the Avondale Civic Center Library, 11350 W. Civic Center Drive, Avondale. For information, visit avondale.org.

Walking and running group

Join city staff in a bi-weekly running and walking group from 7 to 8 p.m. every Tuesday and Thursday at Sundance Park, 22865 W. Lower Buckeye Road, Buckeye. For information, contact Corey Parr at 623-349-6330 or cparr@ buckeyeaz.gov.

Alcoholics

Anonymous meets

The Garden Lakes group of Alcoholics Anonymous meets at 7 p.m. every Thursday at the First Baptist Church of Garden Lakes, 2517 N. 107th Ave., Avondale.

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.

Drug and Alcohol Program

The Drug and Alcohol Program (DAP) meets at 7 p.m.Thursdays at Mount Pleasant Church, 501 E. Mahoney, Buckeye. For information, call Courtney at 623-386-6365.

Artist reception

A free artist reception for the new exhibit, The Call of the Wild, will be from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at the program room at the Goodyear Branch Library, 14455 W. Van Buren St., C-101, Goodyear.

host a chili cook-off from 4 to 8 p.m. at 402 E. Narramore Ave., Buckeye. Tickets are $5, admission is free for chili cooks. The best dishes will receive prizes. For information, call 623-3270227.

Celebration of reading

Avondale Neighborhood and Family Services invites families to an event to celebrate reading. The event is designed for children up to 5 years old and will feature activities, arts and crafts and story reading from 10 to 11:30 a.m. at the Care1st Resource Center, 328 W. Western Ave., Avondale.

Meet the artist

PebbleCreek’s Meet the Artist event will showcase the PebbleCreek Art Club and Woodcarvers groups from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the PebbleCreek Creative Arts Center, 3003 N. 164th Ave., Goodyear. Ask at the guardhouse for directions.

Good Friday services

Good Friday services will be held at 7 p.m. at Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church, 918 S. Litchfield Road, Goodyear.

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 www. southwestvalleychamber.org. For information, call 623-9322260 or email info@southwestvalleychamber.org.

Texas Hold’em games

Texas Hold’em games are held at 6 p.m. every Friday in the Butler Bistro Room at the American Legion Post 53, 402 E. Narramore Ave. in Buckeye. For information, call 623-327-0227.

Reformers Unanimous

Yoga in the Park

Litchfield Park will host Yoga in the Park from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. at Staggs Park, 300 S. Old Litchfield Road, Litchfield Park. Participants will receive yoga instruction and are asked to take a towel, mat or blanket.

Metal arts expo

The Catitude Gallery will host a metal arts expo from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at 404 E. Western Ave., Avondale. The expo will feature metal working, welding and jewelry. Admission is free.

Easter egg hunt

Turning Leaf Community Church will hold a day of Easter family fun from 10 a.m. to noon at Heritage School, 6805 N. 125th Ave., Glendale. Egg hunts will begin at different times. The first will be for children 1 to 5 years old at 10:45 a.m., followed by children in kindergarten through second grade at 11:15 a.m. and thirdgraders through sixth-graders at 11:45 a.m. For information, visit www.TLCNaz.org.

Grandchildren raising support group

Duet hosts its monthly Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Support Group from 9 to 11 a.m. the fourth Saturday of the month at the Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church in Goodyear, 918 S. Litchfield Road. For information, call 602-274-5022 or visit www.duetaz.org.

Kickstart Mentorship Academy workshop

Kickstart Mentorship Academy holds a free workshop from noon to 2 p.m. the fourth Saturday of the month at the American Sports Center, 755 N. 114th Ave., Avondale. The workshop focuses on topical information for guardians and youths and may cover topics such as bullying, law enforcement, social media and entrepreneurship.

Goodyear Community Farmers Market

The Goodyear Community Farmers Market is from 8 a.m. to noon Saturdays at Goodyear Community Park, 3151 N. Litchfield Road, Goodyear. The market offers locally grown foods, hand-crafted goods and potted plants for sale. Admission and parking are free. For information, visit www.azcommunitymarkets.com.

Community Bingo

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Heart disease support group

The National Coalition for Women with Heart Disease hosts a support group for women living with heart disease from 2:30 to 4 p.m. the fourth Wednesday of every month at Trinity Lutheran Church and School, 830 Plaza Circle in Litchfield Park.

Estrella Republican Club

The Estrella Republican Club meets at 6:30 p.m. the fourth Wednesday of every month in the lecture room at Estrella Foothills High School, 13033 S. Estrella Parkway, Goodyear.

Converse and immerse

Join in an afternoon of conversation in different languages at 4 p.m. every Wednesday at the Goodyear Branch Library, 14455 W. Van Buren St., Suite C-101, Goodyear.

Fitness in the Park

Buckeye will host Fitness in the Park from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday at Sundance Park, 22865 W. Lower Buckeye Road, Buckeye.

Youths 7 to 18 years old will be able to explore the ideas behind STEAM: science, technology, engineering, art and math starting at 2 p.m. Wednesdays at the Sam Garcia Western Avenue Library, 495 E. Western Ave., Avondale. For information, visit avondale.org.

More to Explore

Children 6 to 12 years old who are curious about how things work can join an interactive program where they’ll build structures, perform experiments, play games, make crafts and learn starting at 3 p.m. Wednesdays at the Avondale Civic Center Library, 11350 W. Civic Center Drive, Avondale. For information, visit avondale.org.

Domestic violence support groups

New Life Center offers free confidential support groups for those who have experienced domestic violence. The meetings are held Monday evenings, Tuesday mornings, Wednesday afternoons and Friday afternoons, with varying times and confidential locations. For information, call 623-932-4404, Ext. 123.

Story time

Toddlers ages 2 to 4 accompanied by an adult can enjoy interactive stories, songs and games that encourage emerging language skills at 11:15 a.m. every Wednesday at the Buckeye Library Downtown Branch, 310 N. Sixth St., Buckeye. For information, call 623-349-6300.

Adults are invited to a needleworking/knitting/crochet group to work on projects, chat and share tips with fellow crafters from 10:30 a.m. to noon every Wednesday at the Avondale Civic Center Library, 11350 W. Civic Center Drive, Avondale. Take your own materials and coffee mug. Instruction books will be available. For information, call 623-333-2602.

Boy Scout meeting

Boy Scout Troop No. 263 meets at 7 p.m. Thursdays at First Southern Baptist Church, 405 Third St., Buckeye. The troop is looking for boys between the ages of 11 and 18 who are interested in outdoor activities, learning new skills and becoming leaders. For information, call Trina Stark at 623-693-8624.

The addiction recovery program “Reformers Unanimous” meets from 7 to 9 p.m. Fridays at Desert Springs Community Church, 14440 W. Indian School Road, Goodyear. The Christ-centered group is free and open to all adults who struggle with addiction or a “stubborn habit” and their family members. Each class has a nursery and youth programs for family members, as well as free, local transportation. For information, contact Director Mike Hammonds at 602-694-5618 or visit www.gotaddictions.com.

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.

Texas Hold’em games

Texas Hold’em games are held at 6 p.m. every Saturday in the Butler Bistro Room at the American Legion Post 53, 402 E. Narramore Ave. in Buckeye. For information, call 623-327-0227.

Desert plant care

Avondale will host a workshop on desert plant care from 6 to 8:30 p.m. at Avondale City Hall, 11465 W. Civic Center Drive, Avondale.

Maundy Thursday services

Maundy Thursday services will be held at 7 p.m. at Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church, 918 S. Litchfield Road, Goodyear.

Benevilla information session

People can learn about free services offered to help them remain independent in their homes from 10 to 11 a.m. at the Benevilla Southwest Valley Office, 12917 W. Las Cruces Drive, Litchfield Park.

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.

Family story time

Children 2 to 5 years old can join in an interactive story time filled with songs, rhymes, flannel stories and finger plays to support and develop literacy starting at 11:15 a.m. Thursdays at the Sam Garcia Western Avenue Library, 495 E. Western Ave., Avondale. For information, visit avondale.org.

Youth activities

Youths 12 to 18 years old can participate in different activities starting at 3 p.m. Thursdays at the Avondale Civic Center Library, 11350 W. Civic Center Drive, Avondale. For information, visit avondale.org.

The Rotary Club of Buckeye sponsors Community Bingo at 6:30 p.m. Doors open at 5 p.m.; cost is $21 per person for all 18 games (paper). The Goodyear White Tanks Rotary Club sponsors late night Community Bingo at 10:30 p.m. Doors open at 9:45 p.m.; cost is $14 per person for all 14 games (paper). Bingo is at 3690 S. Estrella Parkway, Suite 108, Goodyear. Daubers and Power Bingo King electronics are available. Proceeds raised benefit local charities. For information, call 623-512-8878.

Movie Fridays

Enjoy a free movie from 2 to 3:30 p.m. at the Avondale Civic Center Library, 11350 W. Civic Center Drive, Avondale.

Spring farmer’s market

Buckeye will hold a farmer’s market from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Sundance Park, 22865 Lower Buckeye Road, Buckeye.

Chili cook-off American Legion Post 53 will

Easter services

Easter services will be held at 6 a.m., 9 a.m. and 10:45 a.m. and breakfast will be served from 7:30 to 8:30 a.m. at

Group

Fitness in the Park

at the Main Event, 10315 W. McDowell Road, Avondale.

Children’s Community

Christian Choirs

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.

Bingo

The Knights of Columbus 4737 of American Legion Post 61 at 35 N. Dysart Road in Avondale hosts bingo games at 6:45 p.m. every Sunday. There are 16 games at a cost of $16, which include Quickies, Early Bird games and a $1,000 progressive game. Proceeds are donated to charity. For information, call 623-877-9732 or 602-316-2886.

Adrenaline Youth Choir

The Church at Litchfield Park invites children in sixth through 12th grades to participate in the Adrenaline Youth Choir from 4 to 5 p.m. every Sunday in the church’s Choir Room at 300 N. Old Litchfield Road, Litchfield Park. For information, call 623-935-3411 or email info@ churchatlitchfieldpark.org.There is no fee to participate.

tial locations. For information, call 623-932-4404, Ext. 123.

Computer classes

Learn the basics of operating a computer from 10 to 11 a.m. every Monday at the Buckeye Library Downtown Branch, 310 N. Sixth St., Buckeye. Registration is required. For information, call 623-349-6300.

Mental Illness peer support group meets

The mental illness support group “Hope” meets from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. every Monday at Christ Evangelical Church, 918 S. Litchfield Road, Classroom C, in Goodyear. The group is free to attend, is for adults 18 and older and is open to the public. For information, call Andy Arnowitz at 480-994-4407.

Craft it up

Work on your needlework, knitting or crochet project and chat and share tips with fellow crafters. Take your own materials and a coffee mug at 11 a.m. every Monday at the Sam Garcia Western Avenue Library, 495 E. Western Ave., Avondale. For information, visit avondale.org.

Petroglyphs lecture

Buckeye will host Fitness in the Park from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday at Sundance Park, 22865 W. Lower Buckeye Road, Buckeye.

ESL Cafe

Participants can practice their English or Spanish skills from 5 to 6:30 p.m. every Tuesday at the Buckeye Public Library, 310 N. Sixth St., Buckeye. Spanish will be spoken for the first half and English for the second.

Domestic violence support groups

New Life Center offers free confidential support groups for those who have experienced domestic violence. The meetings are held Monday evenings, Tuesday mornings, Wednesday afternoons and Friday afternoons, with varying times and confidential locations. For information, call 623-932-4404, Ext. 123.

Story time

Toddlers ages 2 to 4 accompanied by an adult can enjoy interactive stories, songs and games that encourage emerging language skills at 11:15 a.m. every Tuesday at the Buckeye Library Coyote Branch’s alternate location at 21765 W. Yuma Road, Suite 105, Buckeye. For information, call 6230349-6300.

Domestic violence support group

Eve’s Place, a domestic violence education and support group, meets from 9 a.m. to noon every Tuesday in Building B, Classroom C, at Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church, 918 S. Litchfield Road, Goodyear. For information, call 623-932-2394.

Baby time

Converse and immerse

Join in an afternoon of conversation in different languages at 4 p.m. every Wednesday at the Goodyear Branch Library, 14455 W. Van Buren St., Suite C-101, Goodyear.

More to Explore

Children 6 to 12 years old who are curious about how things work can join an interactive program where they’ll build structures, perform experiments, play games, make crafts and learn starting at 3 p.m. Wednesdays at the Avondale Civic Center Library, 11350 W. Civic Center Drive, Avondale. For information, visit avondale.org.

Domestic violence support groups

New Life Center offers free confidential support groups for those who have experienced domestic violence. The meetings are held Monday evenings, Tuesday mornings, Wednesday afternoons and Friday afternoons, with varying times and confidential locations. For information, call 623-932-4404, Ext. 123.

Story time

Toddlers ages 2 to 4 accompanied by an adult can enjoy interactive stories, songs and games that encourage emerging language skills at 11:15 a.m. every Wednesday at the Buckeye Library Downtown Branch, 310 N. Sixth St., Buckeye. For information, call 623-349-6300.

Baby time

Chimin’ In Hand Bell — 4:30 to 5 p.m. Fourth- to eighth-graders are invited to participate in a hand chime choir.

Voices in Praise — 5 to 6 p.m. VIP is for third- to fifth-graders. Joyful Noise — 5:30 to 6 p.m. This group is for children in kindergarten to second grade with an emphasis on musical exploration. Choirs meet at the Church at Litchfield Park, 300 N. Old Litchfield Road, Litchfield Park. For information, call 623-935-3411 or email info@ churchatlitchfieldpark.org.There is no fee for participation.

Play time

Children up to 5 years old can join a weekly open-play group to grow their social skills by playing and exploring together from 11 a.m. to noon Wednesdays at the Sam Garcia Western Avenue Library, 495 E. Western Ave., Avondale. For information, call 623-333-2601.

Needle and thread group

Adults are invited to a needleworking/knitting/crochet group to work on projects, chat and share tips with fellow crafters from 10:30 a.m. to noon every Wednesday at the Avondale Civic Center Library, 11350 W. Civic Center Drive, Avondale. Take your own materials and coffee mug. Instruction books will be available. For information, call 623-333-2602.

Walking and running group

Join city staff in a bi-weekly running and walking group from 7 to 8 p.m. every Tuesday and Thursday at Sundance Park, 22865 W. Lower Buckeye Road, Buckeye. For information, contact Corey Parr at 623-349-6330 or cparr@ buckeyeaz.gov.

Alcoholics

Anonymous meets

The Garden Lakes group of Alcoholics Anonymous meets at 7 p.m. every Thursday at the First Baptist Church of Garden Lakes, 2517 N. 107th Ave., Avondale.

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.

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Take your babies from birth to 23 months to enjoy songs, activities, rhymes, books and playtime starting at 10:15 a.m. Wednesdays at the Buckeye Library Downtown Branch, 310 N. Sixth St., Buckeye. For information, call 623-349-6300.

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Alan Dart will discuss the petroglyphs at Picture Rocks, the architecture of the “Great House” at Casa Grande ruins and other archaeological evidence of ancient southwestern astronomy 10 a.m. to noon at White Tank Branch Library, 20304 W. White Tanks Mountain Road, Waddell. For information, visit,www. mcldaz.org.

Kindergarten preparation

Litchfield Elementary School District administrators will host a session on getting ready for kindergarten, including the application process and any questions from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Litchfield Park Branch Library, 101 W. Wigwam Blvd., Litchfield Park.

Fitness in the Park

Buckeye will host Fitness in the Park from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday at Sundance Park, 22865 W. Lower Buckeye Road, Buckeye.

Domestic violence support groups

New Life Center offers free confidential support groups for those who have experienced domestic violence. The meetings are held Monday evenings, Tuesday mornings, Wednesday afternoons and Friday afternoons, with varying times and confiden-

Take your babies from birth to 23 months to enjoy songs, activities, rhymes, books and playtime starting at 10:15 a.m. Tuesdays at the Buckeye Library Coyote Branch’s alternate location at 21765 W.Yuma Road, Suite105, Buckeye. For information, call 623-349-6300.

Bingo

Learn the basics of operating a computer from 6 to 7 p.m. every Wednesday at the Buckeye Library Coyote Branch’s alternate location at 21765 W. Yuma Road, Suite 105, Buckeye. Registration is required. For information, call 623-349-6300.

Teen support group

Teens 12 to 19 years old who are affected by a loved one’s drinking or drug use can find a welcoming environment. One adult is present at all meetings to ensure a safe environment. Meetings are held from 7 to 8 p.m. every Tuesday at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, 400 N. Old Litchfield Road, Litchfield Park.

Writing workshop

The Goodyear Branch Library will present the “I Hate Writing” hands-on workshop from 4:30 to 6 p.m. at 14455 W.Van Buren St., Suite C-101, Goodyear.

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.

Toastmasters meeting

Estrella Toastmasters meets at 6:30 a.m. Tuesdays at the Southwest Valley Chamber of Commerce, 289 N. Litchfield Road, Goodyear. Toastmasters helps people become more effective speakers and confident leaders. The meetings are open to the public and free to attend.

Wednesday

Avondale’s

State of the City

Avondale’s State of the City will be held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Job readiness support in Avondale Avondale, in partnership with Maricopa Workforce Connections, is offering job readiness assistance from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesdays at the Care1st Avondale Resource Center, 328 W. Western Ave., Avondale. A career guidance specialist will help job seekers gain confidence in their search for employment. Assistance includes resume development, career counseling and job readiness workshops. Anyone interested in the service is asked to reserve time with the career guidance specialist by calling 623-333-2703. The service is available in English and Spanish.

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.

Fitness in the Park

Buckeye will host Fitness in the Park from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday at Sundance Park, 22865 W. Lower Buckeye Road, Buckeye.

Overeaters Anonymous

Overeaters Anonymous, a 12-step program modeled after Alcoholics Anonymous, meets at 6 p.m. every Thursday at the Buckeye Fire Station, 2582 N. Verrado Way in Buckeye. The goal of the group is to address and work toward recovery. For information, call 805-714-3742.

Baby time

Take your babies to an interactive program that introduces board books, music and art to babies and toddlers. There will be educational toys, socialization and self-expression in a comfortable environment. Baby time is designed for children from birth to 2 years old. Baby time runs from 10:15 to 11 a.m. Thursdays at the White Tank Branch Library, 20304 W. White Tank Mountain Road, Waddell.

Sunset stories

Join in a fun family hour for a free story time program from 5 to 6 p.m. every Thursday at the Avondale Civic Center Library, 11350 W. Civic Center Drive, Avondale. For information, visit avondale.org.

The Drug and Alcohol Program (DAP) meets at 7 p.m.Thursdays at Mount Pleasant Church, 501 E. Mahoney, Buckeye. For information, call Courtney at 623-386-6365.

Boy Scout meeting

Boy Scout Troop No. 263 meets at 7 p.m. Thursdays at First Southern Baptist Church, 405 Third St., Buckeye. The troop is looking for boys between the ages of 11 and 18 who are interested in outdoor activities, learning new skills and becoming leaders. For information, call Trina Stark at 623-693-8624.

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.

Family story time

Children 2 to 5 years old can join in an interactive story time filled with songs, rhymes, flannel stories and finger plays to support and develop literacy starting at 11:15 a.m. Thursdays at the Sam Garcia Western Avenue Library, 495 E. Western Ave., Avondale. For information, visit avondale.org.

Youth activities

Youths 12 to 18 years old can participate in different activities starting at 3 p.m. Thursdays at the Avondale Civic Center Library, 11350 W. Civic Center Drive, Avondale. For information, visit avondale.org.

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Mary Betancourt

Mary V. Betancourt, 79, of Goodyear died March 16, 2016, at her home.

Mrs. Betancourt was born March 15, 1937, in Mexico.

She worked as a seamstress and homemaker.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Roland Betancourt Sr.

She is survived by one daughter, Diane Galaviz of Phoenix; three sons, Carl May of Surprise; Roland Betancourt Jr. of Wheat Ridge, Colo., and Anthony Betancourt of Phoenix; 10 grandchildren; and eight greatgrandchildren.

Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. April 2 at Holy Cross Cemetery, 10045 W. Thomas Road, Avondale.

Memorials may be sent to the family at 16632 W. Dunlap Road, Goodyear, AZ 85338.

Vincent Joseph Cruz

Vincent Joseph Cruz, 57, of Avondale died March 16, 2016, at Abrazo West Campus in Goodyear.

Mr. Cruz was born June 4, 1958, in Roswell, N.M.

He moved to Arizona in 1990.

He worked in information technology.

He is survived by his girlfriend, Stella Fiero of Phoenix; his parents, Leon and Maria Cruz; one sister, Teresa Monticalvo of Avondale; and three brothers, Leon Cruz Jr. of Buckeye, Raymond Cruz of El Mirage and John Cruz of Phoenix.

Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Holy Cross Catholic Mortuary, 9925 W. Thomas Road, Avondale.

Memorials may be sent to the family at 12541 W. Winslow Ave., Avondale, AZ 85323.

Mildred ‘Millie’ Ellis

Mildred “Millie” Ellis, 83, of Phoenix and formerly of Buckeye died March 19, 2016.

Mrs. Ellis was born March 1, 1933, in Buckeye to James and Emmie Hill.

She worked at Swift Meat Co. and Stockman’s Western Wear.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Ronald P. Ellis.

She is survived by two sons, Kevin Ellis and Mike Ellis; one sister, Barbara McCall; eight grandchildren; and nine greatgrandchildren.

Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. today at Thompson Funeral Chapel, 926 S. Litchfield Road, Goodyear, with interment at Louis B. Hazelton Memorial Cemetery in Buckeye.

Condolences for the family can be left at ThompsonFuneralChapel.com.

Joshua Bradley Olson

Joshua Bradley Olson, 30, of Goodyear died Feb. 14, 2016.

Mr. Olson was born April 10, 1985, in Phoenix.

He attended Agua Fria High School in Avondale.

He lived in Dacula, Ga., for two and a half years and lived in Goodyear the last 14 years.

He is survived by his parents, Todd and Ginger Olson; one brother, Nicholas; two grandparents, George and Barbara Olson; and a greatgrandmother, Leona Boettcher

A memorial service was conducted on Feb. 21 in Goodyear. Memorials may be made to wildlife or children’s charities.

Clara Reed

Clara Reed, 84, of Goodyear died March 15, 2016, in Phoenix from cancer.

Mrs. Reed was born Dec. 12, 1931, in Duran, N.M.

She moved to Arizona in 1949.

She was preceded in death by her husband, McCoy Reed; two daughters, Maxine Reed and Marcy Reed; and one son, Timothy Reed.

She is survived by one daughter, Michele Belden of Santee, Calif.; one son, Michael Reed of Phoenix; 21 grandchildren; and 30 great-grandchildren.

Funeral services will be private.

Robert ’Bob’ Palmer Sheets

Robert “Bob” Palmer Sheets, 80, of Goodyear and Westminster, Colo., died March 12, 2016, in Phoenix from complications of surgery.

Mr. Sheets was born in Archer, Texas, to Punk and Gaye Sheets.

He married his wife, Sylva, in 1956 in Breckenridge, Texas.

He graduated from Texas Tech University in 1959 with a degree in petroleum geology and he was selfemployed in petroleum exploration.

He served in the Texas National Guard.

He moved to Colorado in 1968 and in 2004 became a seasonal resident of PebbleCreek in Goodyear.

He was a Ham Radio operator volunteer with emergency preparedness groups.

He was preceded in death by one daughter, Denise.

He is survived by his wife of 60 years, Sylvia; one daughter, Deb Pennington; three sons, Doug Sheets, Justin Sheets and Trey Sheets; three grandchildren; and eight greatgrandchildren. A memorial service was conducted March 18 at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church in Litchfield Park. Memorial services will be held at a later date in Westminister, Colo., and in July during the Horton family reunion in Texas.

His eulogy will be posted at www. ThompsonFuneralChapel.com.

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Elwyn Webb

Elwyn Webb, 65, of Goodyear died May 19, 2016, in Surprise.

Mr. Webb was born Dec. 23, 1950, in Montpelier, Idaho. He worked as a truck driver for more than 30 years for Coastal Transportation in Phoenix.

He is survived by his wife, Mary Webb; three sons, Donald, Joshua and Justin; his parents, Albert Earley Webb and Ruby Saxton Webb; two sisters, Cleo and Linda; three brothers, Eugene, Alan and Gayle; and five grandchildren.

Visitation will be from 9 to 10 a.m., with services at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 25800 W. Southern Ave., Buckeye.

Harold Robert ’Bob’ White Jr.

Harold Robert “Bob” White Jr., 65, of Goodyear died Feb. 28, 2016, in Phoenix after a short illness.

Mr. White was born April 7, 1950, in Goshen, N.Y., to Robert R. White Sr. and Roberta Lewis White.

He graduated from Goshen High School and Orange County Community College in New York.

He served with the Orange County Sheriff’s Office from 1970 to 1998, achieving the rank of captain. He was responsible for the inception of the Sheriff’s Entry Team and the department’s color guard. He secured a 25-year retirement for law enforcement deputy sheriffs throughout New York state.

He moved to Arizona in 1998 and opened A Lasting Impressions Antiques in Glendale.

He is survived by two daughters, Jacqueline White LaCosta and Lori White Bonito, both of Goshen, N.Y.; one sister, Carolyn White Marsh of Geneva, N.Y.; five grandchildren; and his companion, Susan Bahren of Chester, N.Y.

Services were held March 3 in Goodyear. A date for services in Goshen will be announced later.

Memorials may be made to the Slate Hill Cemetery Association c/o Mark Johnston, 82 S. Church St., Goshen, NY 10924.

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Mark Edward Wonderling

Mark Edward Wonderling, 62, of Buckeye died March 17, 2016, in Phoenix.

Mr. Wonderling was born July 29, 1953. He moved to Arizona in 1961. He served in the U.S. Army. He worked as a fire alarm engineer.

Mark Wonderling

He was a horse breeder and team roper and a member of the American Cowboy Team Roping Association and the U.S. Team Roping Championship.

He is survived by his wife, Sherry; two daughters, Becky and Angie; two sons, Scott and Randy; his parents, Harry and Dorothy; one sister, Mary Kay; one brother, Chuck; and three grandchildren.

Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Friday at the National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona, 23029 N. Cave Creek Road, Phoenix.

Memorials may be made to Mark Wonderling’s GoFundMe account.

Shane Edwards

Shane Edwards, 47, of Buckeye died March 19, 2016, in Buckeye.

Mr. Edwards was born Feb. 3, 1969, in Missoula, Mont.

He moved to Arizona in 1978.

He worked as a driver for the Liberty Elementary School District in Buckeye and as a custom auto builder.

He is survived by his wife, Michelle Edwards; two sons, Arthur David Soda Edwards and Steven Edwards; his mother, Janice Woods; two sisters, Shannon Morgan and Sara Crawford; and two brothers, Scot Edwards and Steven Martinez.

Visitation will be at 10 a.m., and funeral services at 11 a.m. Thursday at Ganley’s Buckeye Funeral Home, 104 E. Baseline Road, Buckeye.

Stella W. Robles

Stella W. Robles, 62, of Tolleson died March 11, 2016, at her home.

Mrs. Robles was born Oct. 9, 1953, in Los Angeles to Gilbert and Josephine Robles.

She worked as a school cook for the Tolleson Elementary School District for more than 40 years.

She was preceded in death by two sons, Joseph Camacho and Gilbert Camacho; and one grandson.

She is survived by her husband, Edwardo Gamez; one daughter, Raquel Hernandez; her mother, Josephine Robles; three sisters, Silvia, Sally and Yolanda; one brother, Gilbert; seven grandchildren; and four greatgrandchildren.

A funeral Mass will be celebrated at 11 a.m. today at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church, 512 N. 93rd Ave., Tolleson.

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The West Valley View publishes free obituaries for people who were residents or former residents of the West Valley.

We also encourage the use of photos with obituaries. Photos will be cropped to a head shot, so they must be of fairly high resolution (at least 200 dpi) if submitted electronically.

Free obituaries are edited to conform to newspaper style. People who wish to have obituaries published verbatim, without any editing, may purchase a paid obituary; call 623-535-8439.

Funeral homes may submit obituaries using our online form at westvalleyview.com; click on Submit an Obituary. They may also email, fax or mail us obituaries. Our email is news1@westvalleyview.com. Our fax number is 623-935-2103. Our mailing address is West Valley View, Inc., 1050 E. Riley Dr., Avondale, AZ 85323.

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Cavco Industries

Manufactured Home builder in Goodyear has immediate openings for the following: Production /Assembly positions -Entry level through experienced trade personnel. Framers, Plumbers, Flooring, Drywall Installers /Tapers. Starting wage is $10 plus per hour depending on experience with increase after 30 days with good attendance. Electricians -Higher starting rates for experienced persons. Supervisor -Salary position. Prior Supervisor or Manager experience required. Bilingual a plus but not required. Trade experience a plus. Experienced Drafter /AutoCAD -Position is full -time with competitive wage & benefits. Completion of a formal drafting program preferred. Related experience a plus. Positions are full -time, Monday -Friday, occasional Saturdays. Weekly pay. Benefits, 401K, Paid Vacation, Bonus pay incentives for each position. Apply in person from 11:30a.m. -3:30p.m. Monday -Friday for onsite interview at 1366 S. Litchfield Road. Entrance is on Yuma Road, west of Litchfield Road or fax resume to 623-882-2836 or email resume to cavcowestservice@cavco.com

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FARM help -vegetables. Must have AZ drivers license. Tobacco /drug screened. Able to lift 75 pounds. Tonopah. 623-386-3033.

FRONT office Receptionist/ Scheduler for Internal Medicine & Pediatric office. Medical experience required. Please fax resume to 623-935-6412.

Hickman se ha asociado con los sistemas de mano de obra a contratar 20 Producción / trabajadores Embalaje para dos plantas de producción en Buckeye / Tonopah. Tipo de empleo: -tiempo completo $ 9.50 días, $ 10,00 turno de noche. Las posiciones son -hire temp. Una vez contratados en usted será elegible para recibir grandes beneficios de la empresa. 12 a 14 horas / día, mientras que temporal. 40 horas a la semana, cuando -tiempo completo con Hickman. No aplicar a Hickmans. Se le enviará a nosotros! Llevamos a cabo verificaciones de antecedentes y pruebas de drogas. transporte confiable imprescindible. Llevar a un amigo. Trabajar juntos !!!

Aplicar Martes a viernes

7 a.m. -12 mediodía

7707 S. Highway 85 Buckeye, AZ Igualdad en el Empleo

Hickmans is partnering with Labor Systems to hire 20 Production /Packing workers for two production plants in Buckeye /Tonopah. Employment type: Full -time $9.50 days, $10.00 night shift. Positions are temp -hire. Once hired on you will be eligible for great company benefits. 12 to 14 hours /day while temporary. 40 hours a week when full -time with Hickman. Do not apply at Hickmans. They will send you to us! We conduct background checks and drug screens . Reliable transportation a must. Bring a friend. Work together!!! Apply Tuesday -Friday 7 a.m. -12 noon 7707 S. Highway 85 Buckeye, AZ Equal Employment Opportunity

Labor Systems ahora contratar! Aperturas inmediatas! Oportunidad de empleo en turno de dia!

Requisitos:Trabajar de forma rapida y seguir instrucciones. Turnos de 10 horas.

-Capacidad para levantar, empujar y tirar hasta 25 libras.

-Favor de aplicar en persona 9950 W. Van Buren, Ste. 20 Tolleson, AZ 85392 o 6601 W. Indian School Road Phoenix, AZ 85035 o 7707 S. Highway 85 Buckeye, AZ 85326 Somos un empleador de igualdad de oportunidades.

Labor Systems now hiring! Immediate openings! Job opportunity on day shift! Requirements: -Work quickly and follow instructions -10 hour shifts -Ability to lift, push and pull up to 25 pounds. Please apply in person at 9550 W. Van Buren, Ste. 20, Tolleson, AZ 85392 or 6601 W. Indian School Road, Ste. 36, Phoenix, AZ 85035 or 7707 S. Highway 85 Buckeye,

8 Hr Maintenance Worker with Benefits 4 Hour Bus

5 Hr Food Service Worker www.unionesd.org

Order Processors

Ideal candidates can:

• Demonstrate ability to follow directions and change priorities or job duties as business needs require.

• Ability to work in fast-paced environment while meeting deadlines.

• Be able to work both independently and with a team.

• Demonstrate good verbal and written communication skills.

• Have strong attention to detail.

• Comprehend verbal and written instructions.

• Be able to work mandatory overtime as required which may include weekends. APPLY TODAY!!!

Looking for a clean, responsible self-starter to work for Irrigation Company

Must have a valid drivers license with clean driving record and live within the Buckeye, Avondale or Goodyear areas.

Basic math skills required.

Rotating shift 5 days per week. If interested, apply at 103 W. Baseline Road, Buckeye, AZ. No phone calls please.

LOOKING for experienced compassionate CNA’s, Certified Caregivers. Part time/ full time. 623-547-7521.

Needed: Caregivers for our group homes and a Supervisor for our 94th Avenue /Deer Valley location. Paid training and certification is available.

Must pass a background check and have an Arizona driver’s license. Please apply at www.valleylifeaz.org

Housekeeping Supervisor (FT)

Housekeepers (FT&PT) Lead Server (FT) Server (PT) Utility Worker (FT)

Apply in person at:

17300 N. 88th Ave, Peoria (88th Ave. & Bell Rd)

Nucor-Vulcraft Group, Utah, a division of the nation’s largest steel and steel products manufacturer and largest recycler is seeking qualified applicants for an Estimator in our Goodyear, AZ sales office.

Basic job functions include reading and interpreting construction blueprints and estimating joist and deck requirements from project plans.

Must be able to and have the means to travel and be able to use a computer, specifically Microsoft products. Prefer experience in the steel joist or deck industry and estimating /detailing experience.

Qualified individuals should apply online at http://careers.nucor.com and click on the state of Arizona or search for Arizona in locations by March 28, 2016. We offer competitive pay and benefits.

Nucor-Vulcraft Utah does not accept unsolicited resumes. No phone calls please.

Nucor is an EEO/AA Employer -M/F/Disabled/Vet and provides a drug free workplace.

PRESSMAN’S ASSISTANT Newspaper printing press experience preferred. Must be 18, able to lift heavy objects, pass background and drug screen, non-smoking. Parttime, Tuesdays 1pm to 8pm (possibly as late as midnight) and some Mondays 1pm to 8pm (possibly as late as midnight). Email resumes to publisher@westvalleyview.com

Pro Petroleum Tank Drivers needed for Phoenix area

With 2 year OTR. Clean MVR, HazMat & Tanker, double/ triples endorsements required Great pay, Bonus Program 401K, complete Benefits package. Must be willing to work nights/ weekends/ holidays. Contact Kevin Palmer at 800-791-4939 or download an application at www.propetroleum.com and fax it to 602-269-6913

SUPER 8 now accepting applications for part time /full -time Housekeepers. Apply in person, 840 N. Dysart Road, Goodyear.

Tolleson Warehouse Needs Stand-Up Reach Drivers with EPJ & Sit Down Forklift Experience. Transportation Clerk, Order Pullers, PM Supervisor. Please Call 602-606-7939, 602-296-8055 or 323-516-3732

West Valley View has openings in the Warehouse for manual inserters and stackers. Inserters assemble sections and advertising supplements into completed newspapers. Piece work pay averages $10.00/ hour with the potential to make $18.00/ per hour. 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. to 12 a.m. every Tuesday night. Apply in person at 1050 E. Riley Dr., Avondale, 85323. No phone calls please.

Child Care 31

107TH Ave./ Indian School, experienced, safe, fun loving environment, all ages. Donna 623-764-6348.

Housekeeping 32

AZ Cleaning Squad, LLC. Call Brianne 602-573-0812 for all your cleaning needs.

DUST Bunnies Housecleaning. “Let your day off really be your day off”. Lea, 602-908-1519.

HOUSE cleaning services from $50 -$100. Window cleaning starting -$80. Carmen 602-527-0455.

HOUSEKEEPING service. Weekly, bi -weekly, monthly. All work done sparkles. For free estimate, call 602-677-7692.

VALENCIA’S Cleaning. Home, move in/ out, or one time service. 9 years experience. Call for free estimates. 623-241-3404.

Home Sales 50

ADVERTISE YOUR HOME, property or business for sale in 77 AZ newspapers. Reach more than 2 million readers for ONLY $330! Call the West Valley View 623-535-8439 or visit: www.classifiedarizona.com. (AZCAN)

APPLIANCES (New). Beautiful 3 /2 /den. Camelback/ Dysart. $175,000. Owner carry with down. 623-536-1550

SPACIOUS 2 bedroom, 2 bath condo. Fireplace, 3 patios, covered parking. Community pool. $64,900, 9020 West Highland, Phoenix. Galloway & Associates. 602-312-8080

Land 51

1 to 5 acres, starting $7,000, various locations, payments, owner/ agent, 602-510-8900.

40 ACRES FORESTED Ranches north of Prescott, AZ. Priced to sell! Cool majestic wilderness. 6200’ elevation. Deer/Elk country. Terms available. 602957-7132 for information. www. hillcrestranches.com (AzCAN) INDUSTRIAL lots for sale. 3.3 acres on Eliseo Felix Way, north of West Valley View building and 2.68 acres east of West Valley View building on Riley Dr. Zoned A-1. E-mail publisher@westvalleyview.com for information. Commercial Properties 52

CHURCH/ Meeting/ Office/ Barber/ Retail, suites available, 722’ -2000’. Dysart/ Van Buren. 602-694-3158.

4 BEDROOM Goodyear home for immediate lease. $1650 / month plus deposit. 623-204-2264.

GOODYEAR $430, Yuma/ Estrella. Furnished, utilities and WIFI included, parking, 623-889-4619

EARN WHAT YOU’RE WORTH! Keep your full -time job and start part -time with Primerica. We’ll show you how to build your business! For more information call Cori Clemens 623-225-6080 cell or 623-428-6953 office Services

MITCHELL’S TAX SERVICE

Over 25 years experience Personal / Business Returns All Returns Include State and Electronic Filing. Two locations SAME DAY SERVICE Call for Appointment 623-907-0715 Online Filing Also Available mitchellstaxservices.com

HANDYMAN -37 years experience. Drywall, framing, plumbing, painting, electrical, roofing. Stan, 602-434-6057.

HAVE your coins and jewelry evaluated and cataloged for estate planning purposes, etc. Call Alex at Numistalgia for info: 623-800-3997

Hungry Services for all your glass and mirror needs. Call today! 602-546-8383

LITCHFIELD Clockworks -Quality antique clock repair. House calls on grandfather clocks. 623-759-3151.

Life Alert. 24 /7. One press of a button sends help fast! Medical, fire, burglar. Even if you can’t reach a phone! Free brochure. Call 800-997-3004.

NEWSPAPER end rolls for sale, $1.50 and up. One-Half inch of paper or more. West Valley View, 1050 E. Riley Dr., Avondale. Great for children’s fingerpainting and drawing. Or use it for packing dishes, etc. for that big move.

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.

Switch to DIRECTV and get a $100 Gift Card. FREE Whole -Home Genie HD /DVR upgrade. Starting at $19.99 / mo. New Customers Only. Don’t settle for cable. Call Now 1-800-404-9329. (AzCAN)

Switch to DIRECTV and get a FREE Whole-Home Genie HD/ DVR upgrade. Starting at $19.99 /mo. FREE 3 months of HBO, SHOWTIME & STARZ. New Customers Only. Don’t settle for cable. Call Now 1-800-404-9329. (AzCAN)

WINGS of Texaco plane collection. Original boxes. Excellent condition. Buckeye. mhiggins40@msn.com. 541-519-2006.

Garage Sales 91

GARAGE SALE! Russell Ranch HOA Community Wide Yard Sale! Saturday April 9th, 7 a.m.-2 p.m. Located off Citrus Road (179th Ave.) & Missouri Ave. between Bethany Home & Camelback Road, Litchfield Park. GARAGE Sale! 640 E. Bird Lane. March 26th and 27th. 7:30a.m. -3:00p.m. House full of items, indoor /outdoor furniture, European carvings / artifacts, worldwide souvenirs, memorabilia, golf clubs and much more!!!

$ $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.

tax deductible, free towing, all paperwork taken care of. Call 1-800-930-1046.

OF

The City Council of the City of Avondale will hold two public hearings on the proposed

70 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)

LUXE LIFE SERVICES ---Maid Service--Move-In/Move-Out Cleaning Weekly/Monthly Cleanings *Discount for Realtors* 623-223-7885 www.azluxelife.net

SECOND Pair of Hands -Food preparation, errands, organizing. Licensed and Insured. Joanie G. 623-285-8240.

Merchandise 90

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.

CPAP /Bipap supplies at little or no cost from Allied Medical Supply Network! Fresh supplies delivered right to your door. Insurance may cover all costs. 800-941-9039

DISH TV 190 channels plus Highspeed Internet Only $49.95 /mo! Ask about a 3 year price guarantee & get Netflix included for 1 year! Call Today 1-800-318-1693. (AzCAN)

DISH NETWORK: Get MORE for LESS! Starting $19.99/ month (for 12 months.) PLUS Bundle & SAVE (Fast Internet for $15 more/month.) CALL Now 1-800-318-1693. (AzCAN)

City Council Chambers, Avondale City Hall, 11465 W Civic Center Drive, Avondale, Arizona For questions regarding the above hearings, please contact the City Clerk at 623-333-1200 AVISO DE AUDIENCIA PÚBLICA Se da aviso que el Concejo de la Ciudad de Avondale realizará dos audiencias públicas respecto a la propuesta de limitación de gastos alternativa – opción de autonomía. Se les urge a los ciudadanos a que asistan y comenten sobre esta propuesta. Las audiencias públicas se llevaran a cabo como sigue: 21 de marzo de 2016 a las 7:00 pm y 4 de abril de 2016 a las 7:00 pm Ambas audiencias se llevaran a cabo en la: Cámara del Concejo Municipal, Ayuntamiento de Avondale, 11465 W Civic Center Drive, Avondale, Arizona Si tiene preguntas respecto a las audiencias, por favor comuníquese con la Secretaria de la Ciudad al 623-333-1200 Published in the West Valley View, and the West Valley Business on March 9, 16, 23, and 30, 2016. City of Avondale Public Notice Request for Qualifications PW

85323-6806 or hand delivered to the City Clerk’s office. All SOQs must be received by April 28, 2016, by 3:00 P.M. All sealed SOQs shall be clearly marked “RFQ PW 16-023 CMAR Services for Water Reclamation Facility Improvement Project” on the lower left hand corner of the mailing envelope. The City is not responsible for the preopening of, post opening of, or the failure to open, a proposal not properly addressed or identified.

Individuals wishing to submit an SOQ may pick up the RFQ information packet and Vendor Instruction sheet at the City of Avondale, 11465 West Civic Center Drive, Suite 250, Avondale, Arizona 85323 on or after March 23, 2016. Information may also be downloaded at www. avondale.org/procurement.

Information regarding this solicitation must be obtained by contacting Procurement Officer, Loretta Browning at 623-3332029 or email lbrowning@ avondale.org.

The City of Avondale will endeavor to ensure 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 Qualifications.

Published in the West Valley View, and the West Valley Business on March 23, and 30, 2016.

City of Avondale Public Notice

ORDINANCE NO. 1605-316 AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AVONDALE, ARIZONA, AMENDING THE AVONDALE CITY CODE, CHAPTER 24, WATER, SEWERS AND SEWAGE DISPOSAL, ARTICLE II, MUNICIPAL WATER SYSTEM AND ARTICLE III, SEWERS AND SEWAGE DISPOSAL; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; DECLARING AN EMERGENCY; AND SETTING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AVONDALE as follows:

SECTION 1. The Avondale City Code, Chapter 24 (Water, Sewers and Sewage Disposal) Article II (Municipal Water System) Division 2 (Rates, Charges, Billing and Collection Procedures) Section 24-47 (Consumption charges) is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following: 24-47 – Consumption charges.

The consumption charges shall be established in amounts determined by the City Council as part of the City’s annual budget or by separate resolution.

SECTION 2. The Avondale City Code, Chapter 24 (Water, Sewers and Sewage Disposal) Article II (Municipal Water System) Division 2 (Rates, Charges, Billing and Collection Procedures) Section 24-51 (Special meter reading) is hereby deleted in its entirety and reserved for future use.

SECTION 3. The Avondale City Code, Chapter 24 (Water, Sewers and Sewage Disposal) Article II (Municipal Water System) Division 2 (Rates, Charges, Billing and Collection Procedures) Section 24-52 (Meter tests) is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following: 24-52 – Meter tests.

Any consumer may, upon written application, request a meter test. Upon receipt of the application, the City will obtain an estimate for the cost of performing a meter test by a licensed third party. The City will notify the consumer of the estimate and, upon receipt of the consumer’s deposit in the amount of the estimate, the City will contract with the licensed third party to perform the meter test. If the meter registers a divergence from accuracy outside of the accepted AWWA standards for the specific meter size, the deposit shall be refunded to the applicant and the indicated adjustment made in the water service charges for a total period not longer than the thencurrent period and the monthly period immediately preceding. If a meter so tested registers within the AWWA standards for the specific meter size, the deposit shall be retained by the City. All inaccurate and defective meters shall be replaced by the City when detected.

SECTION 4. The Avondale City Code, Chapter 24 (Water, Sewers and Sewage Disposal) Article III (Sewers and Sewage Disposal) Division 4 (Rates and Charges) Section 24-116 (Sewer service charges) Subsection (c) (Sewer Service Rate) is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following: 24-116 – Sewer service charges. (c) Sewer Service Rate. The sewer service rates shall be established in amounts determined by the City Council as part of the City’s annual budget or

by separate resolution.

SECTION 5. If any provision or any portion of any provision of this Ordinance is for any reason held to be unconstitutional or otherwise unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, such provision or portion thereof shall be deemed separate, distinct and independent of the remaining provisions of this Ordinance and shall be severed therefrom without affecting the validity of the remaining portions of this Ordinance.

SECTION 6. The immediate operation of the provisions hereof is necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health and safety and an emergency is hereby declared to exist, and this Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage by the City Council and it is hereby exempt from the referendum provisions of the constitution and laws of the State of Arizona.

SECTION 7. This Ordinance shall become effective at 12:02 a.m. on March 17, 2016, or if the effectiveness of this Ordinance is prohibited by Arizona law at such time, then this Ordinance shall become effective at the earliest such later time as authorized by Arizona law.

SECTION 8. The Mayor, the City Manager, the City Clerk and the City Attorney are hereby authorized and directed to execute all documents and take all steps necessary to carry out the purpose and intent of this Ordinance.

PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Council of the City of Avondale, March 14, 2016. Signed copies of the Ordinance are available at Avondale City Hall, 11465 W. Civic Center Dr., Avondale, AZ 85323. Published in the West Valley View, and the West Valley Business on March 23, 2016.

City of Avondale Public Notice

ORDINANCE 1604-316 AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AVONDALE, ARIZONA, MODIFYING THE PLANNED AREA DEVELOPMENT ZONING FOR REAL PROPERTY GENERALLY LOCATED SOUTH OF THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF DYSART ROAD AND THOMAS ROAD, AS SHOWN IN APPLICATION PL-15-0258, BY AMENDING THE LAND USE PLAN FOR THE DEVELOPMENT. WHEREAS, on September 6, 1994, the Council of the City of Avondale (the “City Council”) amended the City of Avondale Zoning Atlas (the “Zoning Atlas”) by rezoning approximately 5.27 acres of land located south of the southeast corner of Dysart Road and Thomas Road (the “Property”) to a planned area development as part of a larger area (presently known as the “Palm Valley–Avondale PAD”) and designated uses for the subject property as “Neighborhood Retail,” but did not establish a use listing or development standards; and WHEREAS, on January 7, 2002, the City Council approved an amendment to the Development Agreement with SunCor Development Company, which amendment addressed permitted uses for the Property and established that “Neighborhood Retail” shall be defined by using the City of Avondale Zoning Ordinance (the “Zoning Ordinance”) Neighborhood Commercial (C-1) zoning designation development standards and use listing; and WHEREAS, the City Council now desires to modify the permitted uses allowed on the Property within the Palm Valley-Avondale PAD as more particularly described and depicted on Exhibit A, attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference, by adopting the amendment as shown in Application PL-15-0258, dated January 25, 2016, including, but not limited to, the Legacy House PAD Narrative, Conceptual Site Plan/Landscape Plan and Building Elevations (the “2016 Amendment”), subject to certain modifications; and WHEREAS, all due and proper notice of the public hearing on the 2016 Amendment held before the City of Avondale Planning Commission (the “Commission”) was given in the time, form and substance provided by Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 9-462.04; and WHEREAS, the Commission held a public hearing on Thursday, February 18, 2016, on the 2016 Amendment, after which the Commission recommended approval.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AVONDALE as follows:

SECTION 1. The recitals above are hereby incorporated as if fully set forth herein.

SECTION 2. The 2016 Amendment is hereby approved subject to the following conditions:

1. The Palm Valley–Avondale PAD Development Plan and Ordinance, as amended, including all stipulations of the

prior approvals, shall remain in full force and effect unless expressly modified by this 2016 Amendment.

2. The permitted uses allowed on the Property within the Palm Valley–Avondale PAD shall be amended to allow “Assisted Living Facility” as a use subject to a conditional use permit, as defined and conditioned in the 2016 Amendment.

3. Applicant shall provide cross access to the property to the north at the location and as depicted on the site plan submitted under case PL-160010, Legacy House Avondale, and applicant shall dedicate a cross access easement over the portion of the property identified for cross access at the time the property to the north is developed and reciprocal cross access easement is granted by the property to north owner in favor of applicant.

4. The owner/developer shall dedicate additional right-ofway along Dysart Road for a deceleration lane if warranted by future development.

5. The proposed modifications to height, setbacks and parking requirements shall only be valid for assisted living facility in general conformance with the Conceptual Site Plan/Landscape Plan.

6. At the time of development, the developer shall modify the median along Dysart Road and install a left-turn lane into the proposed development at the northern most driveway location as shown on the Legacy House Avondale site plan (PL-16-0010), as approved by the City.

SECTION 3. If any provision of this Ordinance is for any reason held by any court of competent jurisdiction to be unenforceable, such provision or portion hereof shall be deemed separate, distinct and independent of all other provisions and such holding shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Ordinance.

SECTION 4. The Mayor, the City Manager, the City Clerk and the City Attorney are hereby authorized and directed to execute all documents and take all steps necessary to carry out the purpose and intent of this Ordinance.

PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Council of the City of Avondale, March 14, 2016.

Signed copies of the Ordinance are available at Avondale City Hall, 11465 W. Civic Center Dr., Avondale, AZ 85323. Published in the West Valley View, and the West Valley Business on March 23, 2016.

City of Avondale Public Notice

ORDINANCE NO. 1603-316

AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AVONDALE, ARIZONA, GRANTING AN EASEMENT TO SALT RIVER PROJECT AGRICULTURAL IMPROVEMENT AND POWER DISTRICT.

BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AVONDALE as follows:

SECTION 1. An easement is hereby granted to Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement and Power District in the form attached hereto as Exhibit 1 and incorporated herein by reference, through, over, under and across certain real property, generally located along the west side of 107th Avenue, from Van Buren Street to Roosevelt Street, described in Exhibit A to the easement form attached hereto as Exhibit 1.

SECTION 2. The Mayor, the City Manager, the City Clerk and the City Attorney are hereby authorized and directed to execute all documents and take all steps necessary to carry out the purpose and intent of this Ordinance.

PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Council of the City of Avondale, March 14, 2016. Signed copies of the Ordinance are available at Avondale City Hall, 11465 W. Civic Center Dr., Avondale, AZ 85323. Published in the West Valley View, and the West Valley Business on March 23, 2016.

General

Public Notice

Maricopa County Justice Courts, Arizona CASE NUMBER: CC2015207729SC Patrick M Gillihan, P.O. Box 3191, Carefree, AZ 85377, 602717-2104

Rudy A Marquez, work address: 4242 N. Gulf Dr., Buckeye, AZ 85396, 623-8668241

SMALL CLAIMS COMPLAINT

WARNING: THERE ARE NO APPEALS IN SMALL CLAIMS CASES. You do not have the right to appeal the decision of the Hearing Officer of the Justice of the Peace in Small claims (Division) Court. If you wish to preserve your right to appeal, you may have your case transferred

to the Civil Division of the Justice Court pursuant to ARS 22-504, if you request such a transfer at least ten (10) judicial days prior to the day of the scheduled hearing. NOTICE AND SUMMONS TO THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFENDANT(S): You are directed to answer this complaint within TWENTY (20) DAYS by filing a written ANSWER in the court named above. If you do not answer or defend, you run the risk of having a judgement entered against you for the amount of plaintiffs claim, plus court costs. A filing fee must be paid at the time your answer is filed.

Date: November 5, 2015, Clerk: OC

Requests for reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities must be made to the court at least 3 judicial days in advance of any scheduled hearing.

PLAINTIFF’S CLAIM

This Justice court has venue because The Defendant resides in this precinct. The debt, or cause of action, or incident that resulted in this claim, occurred in this precinct at the following location: 3949 N. Park St., Buckeye, AZ 85396, $3500.00 is the total amount owed me by defendant because: Tenant/Defendant broke lease contract 1 month into 12 month lease with 11 payment still due at $1,453.00, totalling $15,983.00. in addition the property was left in a condition that is unacceptable and filthy requiring many thousands of dollars in repairs in order for it to be in a re leasable condition. A complete list including itemized costs of damages and repairs with invoices and receipts will be provided by plaintiff in court in addition to photographic evidence to substantiate. Some examples include: Trash and belongings left abandoned curbside, damage to landscape by dog, kitchen cabinetry, appliances damaged, several wooden blinds destroyed, patio damaged by dog, exterior window trim damaged by dog, carpet destroyed by dog urine.

Dated: October 15, 2015

Plantiff: Patrick M Gillihan

Published in the West Valley View, and the West Valley Business on March 2, 9, 16, and 23, 2016.

Public Notice

Person Filing: Patty Dusard

Address (if not protected): 5014 W. Saddle Horn Road City, State, Zip Code: Phoenix, AZ 85083

Telephone: 602-510-9417 623-780-4170

Email Address: pdusard@cox. net

Representing: Self, without a Lawyer SUPERIOR COURT OF ARIZONA IN MARICOPA COUNTY

In the Matter of the Estate of: William Harold Dennison, an Adult Case No.: PB20 6-050006

LETTERS OF APPOINTMENT OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE AND ACCEPTANCE OF APPOINTMENT AS PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE LETTERS OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE

Patty Dusard is appointed as Personal Representative of this Estate without restriction

Witness: Feb. 26, 2016 /s/ K. Rodriguez, Deputy Clerk ACCEPTANCE OF APPOINTMENT

I accept the duties of Personal Representative of the Estate of the above-named person who has died and do solemnly swear or affirm that I will perform the duties as Personal Representative according to law. Dated: 2/25/2016 /s/ Patty Dusard

Subscribed and sworn to or affirmed before me this: Feb. 25, 2016 /s/ Michael K. Jeanes, Clerk Published in the West Valley View, and the West Valley Business on March 9, 16, and 23, 2016.

Public Notice

ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION NONPROFIT CORPORATION

1. ENTITY NAME - Slam Dunk Inc File No. 20291358

2. CHARACTER OF AFFAIRS - Youth sports development. Youth character development. Motivational speaking.

3. MEMBERS - The corporation WILL NOT have members.

4. ARIZONA KNOWN PLACE OF BUSINESS ADDRESS:

4.1 Is the Arizona known place of business address the same as the street address of the statutory agent? Yes

5. DIRECTORSUche Nsonwu, 15421 W. Coolidge St., Goodyear, AZ 85395, United States

6. STATUTORY AGENTUche Nsonwu, 15421 W. Coolidge St., Goodyear, AZ 85395

8. INCORPORATORSUche Nsonwu, 15421 W. Coolidge St., Goodyear, AZ 85395, United States

I ACCEPT /s/ Uche Nsonwu 8/24/15

Published in the West Valley View, and the West Valley Business on March 9, 16, and 23, 2016.

Public Notice

ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION HAVE BEEN FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE ARIZONA CORPORATION COMMISSION FOR I. NAME: YOUNGZ LLC L-2069871-9

II. The address of the known place of business is: 17825 W. Butler Ave., Waddell, AZ 85355

III. The name and street address of the Statutory Agent is: Sean Young, 17825 W. Butler Ave., Waddell, AZ 85355

B. Management of the limited liability company is reserved to the members. The names and addresses of each person who is a member are: Sean Young, Member, 17825 W. Butler Ave., Waddell, AZ 85355

Ronald Young, Member, 17825 W. Butler Ave., Waddell, AZ 85355

Dayle Young, Member, 17825 W. Butler Ave., Waddell, AZ 85355

Janna Wells, Member, 26099 W. Tonopah, Buckeye, AZ 85396

Published in the West Valley View, and the West Valley Business on March 9, 16, and 23, 2016.

Public Notice

ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION HAVE BEEN FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE ARIZONA CORPORATION

COMMISSION FOR I. NAME: SNYDER BACKSPLASH COMPANY L.L.C.

L-2065263-8

II. The address of the known place of business is: 783 S. Cotton Lane C-120 #308, Goodyear, AZ 85338

III. The name and street address of the Statutory Agent is: Cameron Snyder, 783 S. Cotton Lane C-120 #308, 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:

Cameron Snyder, Member, 783 S. Cotton Lane C-120 #308, Goodyear, AZ 85338

Published in the West Valley View, and the West Valley Business on March 9, 16, and 23, 2016.

Public Notice

ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION HAVE BEEN FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE ARIZONA CORPORATION COMMISSION FOR I. NAME: JT PERFORMANCE HORSES LLC

L-2054540-1

II. The address of the known place of business is: 7039 N. 183rd Ave., Waddell, AZ 85355

III. The name and street address of the Statutory Agent is: Jessica Thorpe, 7039 N. 183rd Ave., Waddell, AZ 85355

B. Management of the limited liability company is reserved to the members. The names and addresses of each person who is a member are: Jessica Thorpe, Member, 7039 N. 183rd Ave., Waddell, AZ 85355

Published in the West Valley View, and the West Valley Business on March 9, 16, and 23, 2016.

Public Notice

ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION HAVE BEEN FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE ARIZONA CORPORATION COMMISSION FOR I. NAME: CALIBURN, LLC

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II. The address of the known place of business is: 16656 W. Roosevelt St., Goodyear, AZ 85338

III. The name and street address of the Statutory Agent is: Daniel D. Kessler, 16656 W. Roosevelt St., 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:

Daniel D. Kessler, Member, PO Box 6293, Goodyear, AZ 85338

Published in the West Valley View, and the West Valley Business on March 9, 16, and 23, 2016.

Public Notice

INVITATION TO BID

Bids: Tuesday, April 12, 2016

Time to be determined

Project: Verrado Sunrise Lane 1BN – Landscape

DMB White Tank, LLC seeks qualified General Contractors, with a minimum A- General Engineering license, to submit sealed bids for the Verrado Sunrise Lane 1BN Landscape Installation which consists of, but is not limited to all work associated with installation of the landscape in accordance with the plans and specifications (the “Work”). The Successful Contractor shall be responsible for all coordination associated with the Work. Copies of the plans, specifications, bid documents and detailed

information for this project will be available on Friday, March 18, 2016. Contact Terri Kading (480) 367.7309 or tkading@dmbinc. com to make arrangements to receive the bid documents. A MANDATORY pre-bid meeting will be held in the DMB White Tank Development Office located at 4236 N. Verrado Way, Buckeye, AZ 85395 – Monday, March 28, 2016 at 10:00 am. All interested parties are invited to attend. It is recommended that interested parties RSVP prior to the meeting. Sealed bids will be received at the City of Buckeye, City Clerk’s Office, located at 530 E Monroe, Buckeye, AZ 85326, on Tuesday, April 12, 2016 – time to be determined. Bids submitted after specified closing time will not be accepted. Bids will be publicly opened and read aloud immediately after the specified closing time. Unless all bids are rejected, the Contract will be awarded within twenty one (21) days. The Contract will be awarded to the lowest qualified bidder that submits a complete and accurate bid. A complete and accurate bid will include all information requested in the bid documents. Every bid made by a Contractor pursuant to this Notice shall be accompanied by a surety bond for ten percent (10%) of the bid amount, listing DMB White Tank, LLC as the Obligee, as a guarantee that the Contractor will enter into a contract to perform the Work, or as liquidated damages in the event the Contractor refuses or fails to enter into the Contract with DMB White Tank, LLC upon award. Cashiers checks will not be accepted. The bonds will be returned to all Contractors whose bids are not awarded the Contract, and to the successful Contractor, upon execution of the Contract, and receipt of Payment and Performance bonds for the Work. The cost for providing Payment and Performance bonds shall be included in the bid submittal. A Payment and Performance bond will be required in the amount of 100% of the original Contract value for the duration of the Contract. All bidders shall be required to submit, with their bid proposal, a completed Certificate of Insurance evidencing their ability to meet the insurance requirements for this project. The Contractor shall carry property damage and public liability insurance and shall hold and save harmless DMB White Tank, LLC, the City of Buckeye and the Verrado District 1 Community Facilities District from any employer’s liability and from any and all liens for materials or labor in connection with this Work as specified in the bid documents. Any bids submitted without the bid bond, certificate of insurance and any other items as required in the bid documents will be deemed incomplete, and will be rejected. DMB White Tank, LLC reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to withhold the award for any reason DMB White Tank, LLC determines necessary and appropriate. Award of the successful bid shall be subject to approval by DMB White Tank, LLC or its representatives. Interested parties shall refer to the bid package and addendums for further information, or contact Terri Kading at (480) 367-7309 or tkading@dmbinc.com –reference Verrado Sunrise Lane 1BN – Landscape. No engineer’s estimate will be distributed. Published in the West Valley View, and the West Valley Business on March 16, and 23, 2016.

Public Notice

ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION NONPROFIT CORPORATION

1. ENTITY NAME - SMILES & SUNSHINE FOUNDATION INC. File No. 2071459-7

2. CHARACTER OF AFFAIRS - Make rag dolls and donate to groups for kids that are sick or disable

3. MEMBERS - The corporation WILL have members.

4. ARIZONA KNOWN PLACE OF BUSINESS ADDRESS:

4.1 Is the Arizona known place of business address the same as the street address of the statutory agent? Yes

5. DIRECTORSDeanna McCammon, PO Box 778, Waddell, AZ 85355, United States

6. STATUTORY AGENTDeanna McCammon, 7602 N. 175th Ave., Waddell, AZ 85355

8. INCORPORATORSDeanna McCammon, PO Box 778, Waddell, AZ 85355, United States

I ACCEPT /s/ Deanna McCammon

02/23/16

Published in the West Valley View, and the West Valley Business on March 16, 23, and 30, 2016.

Public Notice

ARTICLES OF AMENDMENT

1. ENTITY NAME - Gilbert Aviation LLC

2. A.C.C. FILE NUMBERL-1356294-3

3. ENTITY NAME CHANGESkye Manufacturing LLC

8. STATUTORY AGENT

West Valley View, Avondale, Arizona, Wednesday, March 23, 2016

Public

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II. The address of the known place of business is: 827 S. 198th Lane, Buckeye, AZ 85326

III. The name and street address of the Statutory Agent is: United States Corporation Agents, Inc., 17470 N. Pacesetter Way, Scottsdale, AZ 85255

B. Management of the limited

liability company is reserved to the members. The names and addresses of each person who is a member are:

Benancio Gallego, Member, 827 S. 198th Lane, Buckeye, AZ 85326

Josefina Gallego, Member, 827 S. 198th Lane, Buckeye, AZ 85326

Published in the West Valley View, and the West Valley Business on March 16, 23, and 30, 2016.

Public Notice

ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION HAVE BEEN FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE ARIZONA CORPORATION

COMMISSION FOR

I. NAME: HAPPY KIDS RESALE STORE LLC

L-2071160-2

II. The address of the known place of business is: 314 N. Central Ave., Avondale, AZ 85323

III. The name and street address of the Statutory Agent is: Audelio Zuniga, 3816 N. 83rd Ave., #1053, Phoenix, AZ 85033

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:

Audelio Zuniga, Manager, 3816 N. 83rd Ave., #1053, Phoenix, AZ 85033

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View, and the West Valley Business on March 16, 23, and 30, 2016.

Public Notice

ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION HAVE BEEN FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE ARIZONA CORPORATION COMMISSION FOR I. NAME: FUTURE

GENERATIONS PROPERTIES I LLC

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II. The address of the known place of business is: 16816 W. Mesquite Dr., Goodyear, AZ 85338

III. The name and street address of the Statutory Agent is: Karen N Guez-Woods, 16816 W. Mesquite 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: Karen N. Guez-Woods, Member, 16816 W. Mesquite Dr., Goodyear, AZ 85338

Published in the West Valley View, and the West Valley Business on March 16, 23, and 30, 2016.

Public Notice

ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION HAVE BEEN FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE ARIZONA CORPORATION COMMISSION FOR I. NAME: DCI PROPERTIES

LLC

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II. The address of the known place of business is: 14325 W. Weldon Ave., Goodyear, AZ

85395

III. The name and street address of the Statutory Agent is: Jerry Lipsey, 14325 W. Weldon Ave., 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: Celestine Lipsey, Manager, 14325 W. Weldon Ave., Goodyear, AZ 85395 Jerry Lipsey, Manager, 14325 W. Weldon Ave., Goodyear, AZ 85395

Published in the West Valley View, and the West Valley Business on March 16, 23, and 30, 2016.

Public Notice

ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION HAVE BEEN FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE ARIZONA CORPORATION COMMISSION FOR I. NAME: CLOWD CONTROL, LLC

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II. The address of the known place of business is: 126 N. 110th Dr., Avondale, AZ 85323

III. The name and street address of the Statutory Agent is:

Joshua L. Hitt, 126 N. 110th Dr., Avondale, AZ 85323

B. Management of the limited liability company is reserved to the members. The names and addresses of each person who is a member are:

Joshua L. Hitt, Member, 126 N. 110th Dr., Avondale, AZ 85323

Bonnie L. Hitt, Member, 126 N. 110th Dr., Avondale, AZ 85323 Published in the West Valley View, and the West Valley Business on March 16, 23, and 30, 2016.

Public Notice

ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION

1. ENTITY TYPE: LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY

2. ENTITY NAME: DAMRI MUAY THAI LLC

3. FILE NUMBER: L20719535

4. STATUTORY AGENT NAME AND ADDRESS: ARTUR NIEWIADOWSKI, 13734 W. ROANOKE AVE., GOODYEAR, AZ 85395

5. ARIZONA KNOWN PLACE OF BUSINESS ADDRESS: 125 S. AVONDALE BOULEVARD, SUITE 100, AVONDALE, AZ 85323

DURATION: Perpetual

MANAGEMENT

MemberManaged

names and

timely and in writing to the address given below.

QUALIFIED DISTRICT

ELECTOR:

“Qualified elector” means a person who is a District cooperator and a qualified elector of the state. “District Cooperator” means any person who has entered into a cooperative agreement with the District for the purpose of protecting, conserving and practicing wise use of the natural resources under his control. (A.R.S. ‘37-1003). A person who is not already a District cooperator may obtain a cooperative agreement form from the Board of Supervisors of the

District. Agua Fria and New River NRCD, Natural Resource Conservation District 16251 West Glendale Ave., Litchfield Park, 85340 Published in the West Valley View, and the West Valley Business on March 23, 2016.

Public Notice

Liberty Elementary School District to destroy Special Ed records: The Liberty Elementary School District will destroy records after July 1, 2016 for pupils in the special education program before 2009-2010 school years and who are no longer receiving special education services. The district is required to maintain certain information for a period of five years after a student has withdrawn, transferred or graduated from the district, or when the information is no longer needed to provide special education services.

However, information contained in the records may be needed for purposes such as documentation for eligibility for Social Security benefits, vocational rehabilitation benefits or department of developmental disabilities benefits. Before the records are destroyed, parents have the right to review them and retain any information for personal use. Published in the West Valley

View, and the West Valley Business on March 23, 2016

Public Notice

ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION HAVE BEEN FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE ARIZONA CORPORATION

COMMISSION FOR

I. NAME: DELMAR HAIR, LLC.

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II. The address of the known place of business is: 13321 W. Indian School Rd., #104 C/O 17, Litchfield, AZ 85340

III. The name and street address of the Statutory Agent is: Raul Rodriguez Jr., 7112 N. Citrus Rd., Waddell, AZ 85355

B. Management of the limited liability company is reserved to the members. The names and addresses of each person who is a member are:

Delma Rodriguez, Manager, 7112 N. Citrus Rd., Waddell, AZ 85355

Published in the West Valley View, and the West Valley Business on March 23, 30, and April 6, 2016.

Public Notice

ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION HAVE BEEN FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE ARIZONA CORPORATION

COMMISSION FOR I. NAME: TILTRON XPRESS LLC

L-2073951-0

II. The address of the known

place of business is: 9330 W. McDowell Road #2136, Phoenix, AZ 85037

III. The name and street address of the Statutory Agent is: Kim Catron, 9330 W. McDowell Road #2136, Phoenix, AZ 85037

B. Management of the limited liability company is reserved to the members. The names and addresses of each person who is a member are:

Kim Catron, Member, 9330 W. McDowell Road #2136, Phoenix, AZ 85037

Donnell Tillery, Member, 9330 W. McDowell Road #2136, Phoenix, AZ 85037

Published in the West Valley View, and the West Valley Business on March 23, 30, and April 6, 2016.

Public Notice

ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION HAVE BEEN FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE ARIZONA CORPORATION

COMMISSION FOR I. NAME: PRINTABLE CRUSH, LLC

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II. The address of the known place of business is: 1724 N. 144th Dr., Goodyear, AZ 85395

III. The name and street address of the Statutory Agent is: Erin WIlliams, 1724 N. 144th 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:

Erin WIlliams, Manager, 1724 N. 144th Dr., Goodyear, AZ 85395

Published in the West Valley View, and the West Valley Business on March 23, 30, and April 6, 2016.

Public Notice

ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION HAVE BEEN FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE ARIZONA CORPORATION COMMISSION FOR

I. NAME: SUCCESSFUL SOLUTIONS CONSULTANTS LLC L-20487768

II. The address of the known place of business is: 2942 N. 24th St. #114, Phoenix, AZ 85016

III. The name and street address of the Statutory Agent is: Sekou Jackson, 9950 W. Van Buren St. #135, Avondale, AZ 85323

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: Angelica Gracia, Manager,

25645 W. Magnolia St., Buckeye, AZ 85326

Published in the West Valley View, and the West Valley Business on March 23, 30, and April 6, 2016.

Public Notice

ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION

3. FILE NUMBER: L20753588

4. STATUTORY AGENT NAME AND ADDRESS: Timothy D. Barber Jr., 18612 W. Sunnyslope Ln., Waddell, AZ 85355

5. ARIZONA KNOWN PLACE OF BUSINESS ADDRESS: 540 N. Bullard Ave. #15, Goodyear, AZ 85338

6. DURATION: Perpetual

7. MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE: MemberManaged

The names and addresses of all Members are:

1 Timothy D. Barber Jr., 18612 W. Sunnyslope Ln., Waddell, AZ 85355

2. Chelsea K. Barber, 18612 W. Sunnyslope Ln., Waddell, AZ 85355

ORGANIZER: Timothy D. Barber Jr. 3/10/2016 Published in the West Valley View, and the West Valley Business on March 23, 30, and April 6, 2016.