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Battling stigmas

Food banks aren’t one-size-fits-all

by Shane McOwen sports writer

cover all of the stigmas associated with the programs. Cassie Wilkins, All Faith Community Services director, has made it part of her mission to educate the community on the truths

All A’s

University High School ranked No. 21 in nation

by Chris Caraveo staff writer

While BASIS schools dominate a national ranking of best high schools, one campus in Tolleson continues to produce quality students. And they are from within the community.

The U.S. News & World Report released its rankings of the best high schools in the country, with University High School in Tolleson sitting at No. 21.

“We’re extremely excited and very proud to have gone from 36 to 21,” said Academic Dean Susan Thompson. “If you’re in the top 100, that’s the top of the game, top echelon. We’re really glad to stay within the top 50.”

University High, which has ranked as high as No. 8, is located on the Tolleson Union High School campus.

The data used in the rankings comes from the 2014-15 school year.

U.S. News teamed up with North Carolinabased RTI International, a global nonprofit social science research firm, to rank more than 20,000 eligible high schools using a four-step process. The first step determined whether a school’s students performed better than statistically expected for students in that school’s state. The next step looked at how a school’s disadvantaged students — including black, Hispanic and low-income students — compared to the state average for leastadvantaged students. Step 3 required schools to meet or surpass a benchmark for their graduation rate. Schools only passed if their rounded graduation rate was 75 percent or greater.

The 3,109 schools meeting the first three steps became eligible to be judged on collegereadiness performance using Advanced Placement test data. From there, 500 schools received gold medals and ranked via a tiebreaker based on the percentage of seniors at a school taking AP exams and the percentage of seniors who passed at least four exams.

There were five Arizona BASIS schools in the Top 7. Despite the same name, unaffiliated University High School in Tucson came in at No. 15, leaving the Tolleson school the highest ranking Valley campus not under the BASIS flag.

Thompson and Joseph Ortiz, director of public relations and marketing for the Tolleson Union High School District, stressed the fact the school has succeeded on a national level with students within the Tolleson community.

“These are the neighborhood kids,” Thompson said. “We do have some students who come from out of district but they’re still our neighborhood children. We don’t generally have kids that travel from an affluent area.”

Entrance into University High, unlike BASIS’ lottery system, involves looking at students who score proficient or above on the AzMERIT, and then write an essay on why they want to be at University High.

Thompson credits the start of University

(See A’s on Page 4) (See Stigmas on Page 5)

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Maddie Wilcox, Sydney Rassas and Taryn Landis play the roles of three teens involved in a car accident during a mock DUI crash May 3 at the Goodyear school. Goodyear police, fire and Millennium theater students joined together to create the scene to raise awareness of the dangers of driving

Goodyear man pleads guilty in murder case

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A Goodyear man pleaded guilty May 5 for his involvement in two murders in Sun City Grand in 2016.

Andrew Lauro

Andrew Thomas Lauro, 25, pleaded guilty to two counts of first-degree murder and one count of burglary.

On Feb. 9, 2016, two women, Sun City Grand resident Barbara Leslie, 70, and her friend Ruth Schwed, of Albuquerque, N.M., were shot and killed in Leslie’s home.

Two men, Lauro and Montez Lavell Wright, 24, of Southfield, Mich., were found to be the suspects involved in the murders.

Police arrested Lauro on Feb. 19, 2016.

According to a representative from the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office, Lauro will not be eligible for parole until serving at least 35.5 years in the Arizona Department of Corrections.

He will be sentenced on June 5 before Judge Erin Otis, according to Maricopa County Superior Court.

Wright remains in custody and awaits trial in Arizona.

Dead body found in Avondale

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Avondale police discovered a dead body May 6 after reports of shots fired. At about 6:15 a.m., officers responded to the area of South Central Avenue and East Davis Lane. Upon arrival, they found an adult male victim with an apparent gunshot wound, according to a report. Medical personnel later pronounced him deceased.

Officials identified the man as 27-year-old Julio Caesar Garcia.

There are no other victims, according to police.

The whereabouts or descriptions of any suspects are not known.

The Avondale Criminal Investigation Bureau responded to the scene and detectives are investigating the incident.

County parks issue fire ban

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The Maricopa County Parks and Recreation Department’s annual fire ban is in effect.

This year’s ban went into effect earlier than in years past because the wet winter created a “super bloom” and thick brush.

The fire ban includes the use of campfires, fire pits and charcoal grills. Gas and propane grills in designated areas are OK to use. For information, visit maricopacountyparks.net.

Correction

Accident happened earlier than reported

The story “DPS strikes 13-year-old girl in Litchfield Park” on Page 4 of the May 3 West Valley View should have stated the accident happened April 25.

The View regrets the error.

Buckeye man accused of murder

by Chris Caraveo staff writer

Buckeye police arrested a man May 7 for allegedly murdering his wife, according to a release.

The incident occurred Sunday at about 11 a.m., when police received a 911 call from a man who said a person had been shot in his residence.

Patrol officers responded to the man’s home in the area of 19700 West Sherman Street and found the front door open. They called inside and a male voice directed them to the master bedroom.

Officers entered the room and found a woman lying face down on the bed with a single gunshot wound to the back of her head, according to the release. Officers and Buckeye Fire Department personnel attempted life-saving measures but were unsuccessful.

Officials identified the woman as Jennifer Eckert, 49, of Buckeye.

Police spoke with the man, identified as 49-year-old Kenneth Eckert. According to the release, Eckert would

not provide information on what happened, only that his wife had been shot.

Police arrested Eckert and booked him into the Maricopa County Fourth Avenue Jail on second-degree murder charges.

Eckert is being held on a $750,000 bond and will appear in court May 15.

According to police, the couple moved into the city three months ago. Officers had not had any prior contact with them.

The investigation is ongoing.

Anyone with information on the case is urged to contact the Buckeye Police Tipline at 623-3496411 or bpdtips@buckeyeaz.gov.

Chris Caraveo can be reached at ccaraveo@westvalleyview.com.

Kenneth Eckert

Avondale man dies in ATV accident

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An Avondale man died in an accident involving an ATV near Heber.

Clarence Hicks, 55, was dead at the scene of the accident May 6, according to the Navajo County Sheriff’s Department.

Authorities said they were called in the morning to a Forest Service road outside Heber, where Hicks had died from apparent blunt force trauma to the head.

Witnesses reported a group of family and friends were camping near the area and operating off-road vehicles just off a dirt road when Hicks attempted a jump, authorities said.

As Hicks launched off the jump, his ATV nosedived about 30 to 40 feet downhill, authorities said.

Hicks was not wearing a helmet and was not buckled into the ATV, according to the accident report.

Alcohol was not a factor in the accident, authorities said.

“There are too many tragic fatal accidents involving off-road vehicles where occupants are not wearing the proper equipment,” Navajo County Sheriff K.C. Clark said in a news release.

Buckeye P.D. awarded grants

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The Buckeye Police Department was recently awarded a $34,000 grant from the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety.

The funding will go to support personnel services (overtime) and employee-related expenses to enhance DUI enforcement throughout Buckeye and the West Valley.

The department was also awarded $15,920 to purchase an Intoxilyzer 8000 to help identify impaired drivers and two LIDAR radar guns for the Traffic Enforcement Unit.

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High to the district board 10 years ago supporting the need to bring in students from the far reaches of the district.

“As well as allowing a school to exist that is generally outside of the box in thinking when you start talking about comprehensive high schools,” she continued.

As a result, Thompson said other schools in the district have followed University High and improved their AP programs.

“In our comprehensive schools, we have a much larger group of kids that you have to service,” Thompson said. “They don’t have that availability to keep everybody following that same program of study.

And that’s great. At least those kids are getting access now to all the same AP curriculum that our kids have. But they can pick and choose. Some of those kids absolutely need that variability.”

Whereas at University High, students are expected to take the AP Calculus and Literature test. Thompson believes all students can learn each subject. The school offers 11 AP courses throughout a student’s four years.

However, the focus at University High is on process over product, putting hard work over just being smart.

“We work with the 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens and we’re trying to build that executive function for students alongside learning their content area,” Thompson said.

Thompson started what she calls Parents University for incoming University High students. It offers parents spring workshops on topics such as stress management, growth mindset and grit.

“So before they even start as freshmen, I already know the entire freshman class of parents for next year,” she said.

Thompson recalled a student who qualified for financial aid at Country Day, which requires $24,000 in tuition. But after the parent attended Parents University, Thompson said the parent wanted her child in Tolleson, calling University High “real and honest.”

With 19 teachers and 524 students, the school offers an intimate learning experience while also allowing students access to everything one would expect out of a high

University High School was the 21st

& World Report

school. University High students take elective courses and participate in clubs and sports at Tolleson Union High.

Teachers have tutoring every day and meet afterward with students to determine which methods work.

“My teachers have to sacrifice a lot,” Thompson said. “If you’re a teacher here at U High, you’re an all-in teacher, and I have high expectations of them as well. It’s a privilege to be able to come to this school. It’s a privilege to teach at this school.”

English teacher Natasha White holds tutoring from 3 to 4 p.m. Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays. Then she meets with students from 4 to 6 p.m., one hour each with juniors and seniors.

“It’s to ensure everybody is on the same page and making sure these kids aren’t losing a skill set that they’ll need in the following year,” she said. “It’s worth it when you see what these kids do. When you hear that as seniors, they’re going to

places like Pomona on full rides, they’re going to George Washington on full rides, you realize you’re making an impact.”

Last year, all 88 graduated with a postsecondary plan of community college, four-year college, military or trade school. Graduates received about $4.5 million in scholarships, Ortiz said.

Moving up in the national rankings adds to White’s pride in teaching at the school.

“We’re not always recognized for what we do because you see all the BASIS schools, and that’s a key title,” White said. “And you see University High and you’re like, ‘OK, I’ve heard of them,’ but BASIS, look where they’re at and then you realize we have a lot of underdog things with us.” Visit the online version of this story at westvalleyview.com for links to the U.S. News rankings methodology and list of the best high schools in the nation.

Chris Caraveo can be reached at ccaraveo@westvalleyview.com.

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ENGLISH TEACHER NATASHA WHITE discusses Julius Caesar with her students for their acting assignment May 1 at University High School in Tolleson.

ranked high school in the nation by U.S. News

Stigmas

of food bank services.

One of the biggest misconceptions of food banks, and first that comes to mind, is who’s able to use them. A person doesn’t have to be in dire straits to use the food bank, Wilkins said.

“As a general rule, the food bank serves anybody who’s in need due to circumstances beyond their control,” Wilkins said. “It doesn’t necessarily mean everybody walking through the door that gets help is in poverty. The truth is there are circumstances that dictate it.”

Wilkins identified having unexpected bills pop up, or a change in income or expenditures as reasons people get assistance from the food bank.

“We can serve you if you’re low income, but we can also serve you if you’re in a situation where

Summer food drive

The West Valley View’s annual summer food drive benefits the following sites:

• Agua Fria Food & Clothing Bank, 405 E. Harrison St. in Avondale; 623-932-9135. Open 8 a.m. to noon Monday through Friday.

• Agua Fria Food & Clothing Bank Tonopah site, 36827 W. Indian School Road in Tonopah; 623-932-9135. Open 9 a.m. to noon Monday, Wednesday and Friday.

• All Faith Community Services Buckeye Food Bank, 214 S. Fifth St. in Buckeye; 623386-3513. Open 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.

• Tolleson Food Bank at the Tolleson Assembly of God, 10 S. 93rd Ave. in Tolleson; 623-936-5199. Gives away food from 6 to 9 a.m. Tuesday and Thursday. A donation is requested.

To see a list of locations where you can donate food, see Page 17 in today’s edition of the paper.

If you donate directly to the food banks, let them know that you heard about the drive in the View so it’s counted toward this year’s total.

you’ve had a bill during the month, or the kids are now home all summer long that you normally don’t have and they’re not eating meals at school, or you’re a teacher and unless you find a part-time job during the summer, you don’t have an income for two months,” Wilkins said. “We just don’t know, so we have to be prepared to work with them based on whatever their circumstances are.”

Wilkins said the food bank also sees clientele who might not qualify for government help, but still need a little extra to get by.

“I have a lot of seniors come to me and get on the commodities program because they make too much [for other options],” Wilkins said. “How can $525 [per month] for a single individual be too much? And they’re right, so [social service agents] refer them to us.”

Because there’s no qualification process, food banks may seem prime for misuse among the public, but Wilkins said that’s absolutely not the case.

“[These] are programs meant to supplement,” she said. “It’s never meant to provide a whole need. Parents that are hard pressed will go from resource to resource, not because they’re trying to check the system, it’s because they’re trying to get enough resources to make it to the next payday or next benefit. It’s very rare that we see somebody come in who likes being in a position of food insecurity or lack of finances. It just rarely happens.

“It’s my 21st year doing this. I think if I’d have seen that happening, I wouldn’t be here, if that was all people were wanting, just a handout. What I see of the majority of the families that we’re working with, they really are just looking for an opportunity to be given where they can get a little bit of help getting on their feet.”

The food bank stigma works the other way, too. Wilkins said many who use the food bank prefer to be as discreet as possible, especially youths.

“Kids in school can be mean,” Wilkins said. “There’s that stigma of I don’t know who might see me. I know when you’re in need, you should just appreciate what you get, and they do, but you still have to put yourself in their shoes.”

Often, parents will choose not to burden their children with the status of the family’s finances.

“There are people who come in and have never been in that situation before, where they’ve had to use those resources, and they didn’t want to burden their children with those things,” Wilkins said. “They’ll come in during the summertime to provide those things that are kid friendly when they’re not home, to get them additional food resources.”

Stamp Out Hunger drive set for

Saturday

The 25th annual National Association of Letter Carriers’ Stamp Out Hunger food drive to benefit St. Mary’s Food Bank and various other Arizona food banks will take place Saturday.

Mail carriers will be picking up canned food donations on their regular mail routes as part of the largest single-day food drive in the United States.

People are encouraged to leave a grocery bag full of nonperishable food items by their mailboxes in the morning. The letter carrier will pick the bags up and take them to be distributed among the food banks in the state.

The drive collected more than 2 million pounds of food in Arizona last year, and 1.5 billion overall across the country since its inception in 1992.

The most needed items include canned fruits and vegetables, soups and meals in a can, pasta, peanut butter, tuna, rice and cereal.

For information, visit helpstampouthunger.com.

Beyond food

Food is obviously high on the priority list for food banks, but there’s another portion of the reach that often goes unrecognized by the community. Wilkins said having cleaning supplies and hygiene products are an important part of what they do at All Faith.

“Everybody knows food stamps don’t buy non-food items, or they should know if they don’t,” Wilkins said. “If parents are already struggling to put food on the table, it’s pretty hard to do laundry soaps and other cleaning supplies.”

Summer products are also in high demand.

“Especially because we work as a rehydration station, we want to really look at the people who are going to be out in the sun, the homeless or whatever it might be, that we have hats for them, ChapSticks for them,” Wilkins said. “The sun can be hard on our skin. Lotions and things like that are big.”

Wilkins said food banks can always use sunscreen.

“Sunscreen is crazy expensive,” she said. “That’s another really helpful thing to have.”

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

Gema Fernandez, M.D.

Maria R. DiLeo, M.D.

Kim Roberts, W.H.N.P.

Cari L. Cowling, M.D.

James M. Johnson, M.D.

Briggs J. Geier, D.O.

Raymond D. Suarez, M.D.

Erica McLaughlin, M.D.

Summer break means more empty bellies

Despite this little reprieve we’ve been granted with our strangely cool weather of late, summer will be here before we know it. School will be out before we know it. And those TV commercials depicting mothers gleefully skipping through stores ﬁlling their carts with colorful back-to-school supplies and sharp new school clothes will be here before we know it.

Despite what those commercials would have us believe, plenty of us parents look forward to summer break. We look forward to spending more time with our children. We look forward to our children getting a break from all the stresses of school. We look forward to a suspension of all the rules and routines.

But for some parents, summer break means something entirely different. It means an added bill for daycare. It means coming up with extra meals their children would have otherwise received at school.

And plenty of them just can’t afford all those added expenses.

They rely on food banks. But unfortunately, donations taper off in the summer months just as the demand rises.

For that reason, the West Valley View launched an annual summer food drive 12 years ago. We partner with businesses all over the West Valley throughout the month of May to serve as donation drop-off points. See the ad on Page 17 to ﬁnd a location near you. And when it’s all said and done, the donations get delivered to local food banks, keeping everything right here in the West Valley.

While food banks need all manner of nonperishables to ﬁll their depleted shelves, they especially need kid-friendly nonperishables this time of year. Peanut butter, cereal, granola bars, individual fruit cups and apple sauce. Things like that. Things older children can prepare for themselves while their parents are at work.

Let’s all give what we can, and remember that while we’re enjoying a late-night barbecue on a weekday (no dinner time, no bed time, yippee!), plenty of West Valley families are going to bed hungry.

They don’t have the luxury of looking forward to a break from the routine. They depend on the routine.

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Changing law for lawbreakers

Editor:

Has anyone articulated whats wrong with current Immigration Law?

All we hear is that it needs to be changed by those who broke our immigration law and came here illegally.

The change wanted is to make it LEGAL FOR THEM TO STAY......

Virgil Warden Goodyear

Wall kills public programs

Editor:

President Trump stated in his ﬁrst budget message that he believed in “a Government that puts the needs of it’s people ﬁrst.”

The president then professed the need for a wall between the U.S. and Mexico that will cost 1.4 billion for the down payment.

“Mexico will pay for this wall believe me”, he promised.

The president also intends to cut the budget to arts and museums and sciences that are directly funded to the states. These funds beneﬁt small communities as well as our cities for such things as; libraries, public television, all art and museums as well as grants to organizations and private citizens.

The fact is that not one border state with Mexico wants “the wall”. Why are we cutting much needed funds from public programs that beneﬁt millions in order to fund a presidents dream?

Judith Amsden Litchﬁeld Park

Grateful for the chance to play

Editor:

I attend Palo Verde Elementary School. Just recently, our football season has ended. We went undefeated, 7-0, throughout our season. We also were able to win the championship game. Myself and my other teammates go the opportunity to play the championship game at the Buckeye Union High School football ﬁeld. We all had a blast. It was so much fun. I am grateful for the opportunity I had to make the team and develop my football skills. I look forward to next year.

Tanner Merrill Buckeye

Glad paper is around

Editor:

I was saddened to read of the passing of Burt Freireich in your April 5th issue. He had a great career and achieved much in life. Some 50 years ago, I had the privilege of writing a small news column in the Westside Enterprise “The Westside Window” but don’t know if he owned it then. It was so great to have an opportunity to ﬁnd out about the Non Proﬁts of that day and write about what they were doing in the community. In the same issue I read of the Southwest Literacy program which is still going after many many years, supported by Volunteer Teachers.

Occasionally I read letters to the Editor who are very angry because they don’t agree with your editorial viewpoints, or think you give too much attention to the “Progressives.” I think it’s rather nice to Progress, rather than Regress to the “Good Ol’ Days” My old Dad referred to them as the “Good Ol’ Bad Ol’ Days” which seemed more appropriate. Seems that there are advantages in changes due to time. Sometimes we gain or lose, and we can debate whether life is better. The best we can do is discuss life without rancor. Anyway, I think it is very commendable that the weekly paper

THIS WEEK'S QUESTION

Letters

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continues due to people like Burt Freireich and his son. If you don’t like the paper…. Wastebasket! I prefer knowing what is happening in our communities, what some people, businesses, governments are thinking and doing and it’s FREE!

Jean Stewart Goodyear

The blarney man

Editor:

In his April 19 letter, John Flynn called for sanctions on another letter writer , whom he identiﬁes as (R A) Flynn likes initials. It leaves him wiggle room.

Flynn urges the View to use editorial discretion to not print the misguided, and inaccurate comments of certain contributors like (R A ) ” What’s the blarney man really saying ?

Since progressives , with their totalitarian ideas , have not been able to win the ideological battle for the hearts and minds of the American people , they resort to smear tactics, and intimidation in an effort to silence the opposition . This is exactly what Flynn’s attempting to do. He wants to silence RA quickly and permanently; then rush back to his secure safe space ! Obviously anyone who disagrees with a progressive is a racist, misogynist, anti-semitic , a homophobic , privileged white man and probably a Nazi and needs to be silenced. Right ? Scary to think , but sadly, that’s what John Flynn seems to believes.

The blarney man then makes

the ludicrous comment that “political correctness belongs on the back shelf . He actually denies its existence ! That statement is either totally naïve or totally deceptive. Political correctness has so imposed itself on our lives, that the average person doesn’t even know what public washroom he or she is suppose to use, or if an opposite sex predator may be in there with them. Political correctness demands that transgender rights trump yours.

To their credit, the West valley View hasn’t succumbed to political correctness. They print all letters in the order received. If they decided to silence RA, likewise they could also silence John Flynn . Kudos to the view for their impartial printing of the letters and defending everyone’s ﬁrst amendment rights.

Roy Azzarello Goodyear

Let’s stand with Trump

Editor:

The democrats need to stop their nonsense and get on board with the republicans to put out the best insurance policies possible, for the democrats were enablers of that mess and own it. All democrats were bought by Obama by millions of dollars to sign on the health package including three hundred million to Louisianna’s –BLEEP – Senator. They all lined their stinking pockets! Social security was raided to implement the package that wouldn’t serve the people in its execution except to put their health under the goverments thumb.

I watch the news and feel like weeping at the destruction of towns and cities in Syria and Iraq.

Imagine the hardship that Assad and Isis foisted on their people. The food supplies depleted and facing starvation. We depend on the United Nations and other Mercy Corps, are they really there in time of need? The very safety of our own families and survival of our nation is worth the sacriﬁce of our prayers. We are in a spiritual war against the spirits of darkness like Isis and others who want us dead. They have murdered thousands of their own people.

Lots need to be done, here at home and abroad. Pray that President Trump can carry it all. Do we believe Obama salted the ﬁeld before leaving ofﬁce? You better believe it!! Just go over his history, the IRS debacle on citizens and involvement with the sheiks. Now he’s at colleges speaking about his days as a community organizer?? We need to stand with President Trump to rid ourselves of excessive taxes and regulations.

An Abbot once wrote “Faith is a free act of the will, no a forced act.” You cannot force anyone to believe, nor compel it by violence.

Analie Maccree Goodyear

Dinner was disgraceful

Editor:

Hasan Minhaj dropped more bombs at the Correspondents Dinner than his intended target President Trump did Last week. The new found comedic Muslim and “Free Speech” advocate was an absolute embarrassment to the likes of Bob Woodward & Carl Bernstein. The facial expressions of seasoned journalists’ in attendance reﬂected the complete disdain that most American’s have for today’s skewed reporting peppered

with political views. Correspondent’s bent on roiling the political pot undermines the sheer fabric of our country and inﬂuences impressionable youth. Just another sad commentary on American values being dismantled.

George F Massey III Litchﬁeld Park

Misinformation a powerful tool

Editor: In the 1970’s congressional and state committees to investigate subversion in government were shut down. There have been about forty years open for inﬁltration into our society at all levels without fear of exposure. That’s happened! We have a resurgence of militant Marxism, a communist underground, Jihadists, ISIS, assorted militant America haters and those smuggled in to take up arms against us. We have a volatile underlying situation. It matters little whether you believe it or not. The stage has been set, accomplished without national media, congressional or governmental reporting or warnings. You should ask — why? Of course, if you don’t believe it, you will not investigate to ﬁnd out if it is true or not. In any case, at some point, the answer will become obvious.

After decades of preparation the enemies of freedom had victory within their grasp but in the last election lost the important foothold needed to consolidate control. They took to the streets to show their anger and demonstrate the brutality which they represent.

Any Administration opposed to loss of freedom (communism) is going to come under heavy attack from many levels and

sources to stop exposure of what is happening. Misinformation is a powerful weapon and can lead to surrender by mindset. Tell a lie long enough and it becomes fact in the public mind.

This internal war (now) has three major targets: 1 — nationalization of the police; 2 — generate support for the United Nations; 3 — destroy the Constitution. Any setback in these areas could help turn the tide.

The present administration has inherited all this and therefore is considered a threat that has to be dealt with. The future is unknown. Exposure is needed or we will continue down this road. Will that happen or have we been conned again?

Americans, pay attention!

Karl Nelson Goodyear

Torch Run brings out athlete in everyone

Students with disabilities join Tolleson officials in annual run to support Special Olympics Arizona

by Chris Caraveo staff writer

Tolleson Union High School student

Andres Rico had one goal in mind for the Special Olympics.

To win.

First, he and about 100 people from Tolleson ran through the city streets in support of Special Olympics athletes.

The Law Enforcement Torch Run b egan April 30 and ended May 5 with the mission to raise funds and awareness for Special Olympics Arizona statewide.

Participants carried seven torches around the state, culminating in the lighting of the main torch at the Special Olympics Summer Games.

The torches are not lighted during the week’s runs but they all met at Raymond S. Kellis High School on May 5 to light the “Flame of Hope” during the opening ceremony.

Southwest Valley cities participated in carrying the torch on May 4. The run started in Buckeye, then went to Goodyear, Avondale and Tolleson before continuing through Phoenix.

“This has been law enforcement’s charity for a long time,” Tolleson Chief of Police Wayne Booher said. “We’ve supported it for years.”

Joining Tolleson’s public safety officials were teachers, school administrators and about 50 students with disabilities, including Rico, who r an the 400 meters at the state Special Olympics.

Earlier in the week, people in Prescott Valley, Sedona and Cottonwood carried the torch, according to Law Enforcement Torch Run Mountain and Monument Area Director Gabie Salomon.

“It’s pretty chaotic because the torch runs all across the state,” Salomon, a Tolleson native, said about helping to

participated in the run. To see all photos from this shoot, go to www.westvalleyview.com/pictures.

organize the event. “It means a lot just from a family perspective, having a sibling who is an athlete.”

The program began in 1981 when Wichita, Kan., Chief of Police Richard LaMunyon saw an urgent need to raise funds for and increase awareness of Special Olympics.

Depending on where the torch is, people have ran, walked, cycled or kayaked their portion of the event.

Booher said he’s participated in the event for about 25 years. On May 4, he biked the city’s stretch of the run, which began on Van Buren Street at 107th

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Avenue and ended at the police station near 83rd Avenue.

“It’s great to see them all out here and take part in this,” Booher said.

He credited Intergovernmental and Public Affairs Manager Pilar Sinawi for starting the effort to have students with disabilities participate in the run. Before she began her position with the city, police and fire officials were the main runners.

Now, others join the city’s public safety officials in breaking a sweat.

“I always say the torch run is synonymous for the first 100-degree day

in Arizona,” Booher said. “Last year, it was a little bit cooler but you got to roll with it. What are you going to do? It’s Arizona. At least we’re not running in 3 feet of snow.”

Kelsey Hawker, a development coordinator for the Law Enforcement Torch Run, said she started volunteering with the program while she attended Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff. When she graduated, Hawker refused to move back to California.

“From the second I started getting to know the athletes, I was completely hooked,” she said. “Working with them has made me a better person and has inspired me to never give up when obstacles are ahead.”

The program raised about $1.45 million in gross revenue in 2016. The goal for 2017 is $1.6 million. All money raised for the Law Enforcement Torch Run directly supports Special Olympics athletes in Arizona and their supporting programs.

Aside from the run, the Law Enforcement Torch Run puts on events such as tip-a-cop, a polar plunge and golf tournaments.

Tolleson Mayor Ana Tovar walked the event in high heels, saying she looks forward to the event.

“It’s just inspiring to see so many kids on this 100-degree day, running, walking, riding a skateboard, doing whatever they can to support an awesome organization,” Tovar said. “And we have our policemen that are here that are leading the charge with the run. They’re the guardians of the flame. And definitely the guardians of our community as well, too.”

Chris Caraveo can be reached at ccaraveo@westvalleyview.com.

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TOLLESON UNION HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS Martin Ubaldo, left, and Kristian Villanar brave the heat as they run with city of Tolleson employee Richard Tso May 4 along Van Buren Street during the Law Enforcement Torch Run. More than 50 law enforcement and special Olympians from local schools

Theater students get history lesson

Play about murder of young gay man to be presented at Millennium High School

by Glenn Gullickson staff writer

A West Valley high school theater group is learning about an incident from recent history as they stage a play about the reaction to the murder of a young gay man.

The Laramie Project, a story set after the murder of Matthew Shepard, will be presented Friday and Saturday at Millennium High School in Goodyear.

“I’ve been wanting to do something special, to tackle something that has some meaning, maybe help people,” said Kim Laguardia, who is directing a cast of 23 students.

It was October 1998 when Shepard was found beaten,

unconscious and tied to a fence near Laramie, Wyo., after the 21-year-old college student had left a bar with two men who had offered him a ride.

As the story gained national attention, Shepard died six days later and the murder was denounced as a hate crime because of Shepard’s sexual orientation.

The Laramie Project, which premiered in 2000, deals with reactions to the murder drawn from hundreds of interviews with Laramie residents.

“I’m old enough to remember when this actually happened,” Laguardia said, but she acknowledged that many of her students were introduced to the incident from almost 19 years ago through the play.

The students portray more than 60 characters in the play’s series of short scenes that cover the spectrum of opinion about the murder.

It’s serious material for theater students who Laguardia said typically do lighter fare.

“For this one, I was more concerned about a message that was powerful that could educate people,” Laguardia said. “I’d like to be able to show a play that would have an impact on people and show them at the end of the day, we’re all people.”

While the play doesn’t depict the crime, Laguardia said a production that includes a replica of the fence Shepard was found on “can open up wounds.”

Laguardia said an important prop in the play is what she called “horrific signs” that the anti-gay Westboro Baptist Church used in demonstrations after Shepard’s death.

The play’s language that was deemed too extreme for high school was toned down, she said.

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rehearse their roles for the school’s upcoming production of The Laramie Project . To see all photos from this shoot, go to www.westvalleyview.com/pictures.

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WHAT: The Laramie Project

WHEN: 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday WHERE: Millennium High School, 14802 W. Wigwam Blvd., Goodyear COST: $5

NOTE: Show is recommended for mature audiences only

Before rehearsals started at the first of the year, Laguardia said students and parents were informed of the play’s content and given the opportunity to opt-out.

“The administration has been extremely supportive,” she said.

To learn more about the subject, Laguardia said the theater group worked with local members of GLAAD, a national

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Local parent recognized for health initiatives

Cami Mitzen, a parent volunteer for Garden Lakes Elementary School in Avondale, was featured in a national advertisement for Fuel Up to Play 60 because of her efforts to bring the Fuel Up to Play 60 program to the school.

As part of her effort to create a “safe space” around the play, Laguardia said the high school’s GayStraight Alliance has been invited to have a table at the theater. Besides a history lesson, Laguardia said her students are learning to create multiple roles, with characters that have to look, act and sound different.

Actors will be wearing a basic costume that will be customized for each character with the use of accessories, Laguardia said.

The play’s set is also simple, using projection to create scenes that range from a barroom to a courtroom.

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

Mitzen recruited 15 new Fuel Up to Play 60 program advisers and assembled a team of parent, teacher and student volunteers to update the school playground, in addition to requesting healthier options on the school lunch menu.

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Business Briefcase

by Shane McOwen staff writer

Welcome to the Business Briefcase, readers!

I’d like to wish everyone a Happy Mother’s Day a few days in advance. Specifically all the mothers, just to clear that up.

We’re used to celebrating Mother’s Day on the second Sunday of May, but that’s not the case for much of the world. In fact, one could do a world tour of celebrating Mother’s Day, starting in Norway on the second Sunday of February and ending in Indonesia on Dec. 22. Every month except January and September has at least one day celebrating mothers across the world.

Shane McOwen

I would imagine those two months aren’t very popular among mothers, but that’s just a guess.

Let’s get to the business news.

Buckeye holding public meetings on budget

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Buckeye residents are invited to three community outreach meetings this month for the city’s 2017-18 fiscal year budget.

The Buckeye city manager and finance director will present identical information at each meeting. Residents will have an opportunity to ask questions during an open discussion after the formal presentation.

To learn more about Buckeye’s finances, visit buckeyeaz.gov/finances.

The meeting schedule is as follows:

• 6-8 p.m. May 17 at Festival Foothills Elementary School, 26252 W. Desert Vista Blvd.

• 10-11 a.m. May 23 at the Buckeye Community Center, 201 E. Centre Ave.

• 6-7 p.m. May 31 at the Buckeye Library Coyote Branch, 21699 W. Yuma Road.

We’ll start with a few opening celebrations.

Planet Smoothie’s opening was mentioned in the April 26 edition of the Briefcase, and is celebrating the occasion with a grand opening ribbon cutting, put on by the Southwest Valley Chamber of Commerce, at 11:30 a.m. Friday.

The smoothie shop is in Avondale at 1573 N. Dysart Road, Suite B-2.

Planet Smoothie operates on Earth hours, and is open from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Saturday, and 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday.

CrossFit Rave is also celebrating its grand opening with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 9 a.m. May 18, near the Randall McDaniel Sports Complex in Avondale, 765 N. 114th Ave.

CrossFit Rave is open for business.

If you want to break a substantial sweat, call 623-2661410 or visit crossfitrave.com.

Last week, the Briefcase talked about the final days of construction on Coldwater Depot Phase II, 127th Avenue and Van Buren Street in Avondale.

The nice folks at Avondale have filled me in that SanMar will occupy a little more than half of the newly constructed available space, 200,000 square feet, while the other 175,000

Foster Farms announces recall

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Foster Poultry Farms is recalling 131,880 pounds of frozen, ready-to-eat breaded chicken patty products that may be contaminated with foreign materials, specifically plastic.

The 5-pound bags containing 20 pieces of “Foster Farms breaded chicken breast patties with rib meat,” which were produced Feb. 15, 2017, and have a “best by” date of Feb. 15, 2018, and bear the establishment number P-33901 inside the USDA mark of inspection, are subject to recall.

Consumers who have purchased the products are urged not to consume them. They should be thrown away or returned to the place of purchase.

For information, visit askkaren.gov or fsis.usda.gov.

is available for lease, and is on the market.

SanMar manufactures and wholesales apparel and accessories, such as T-shirts, sweatshirts, hats and bags. The company began in 1971 in a basement of a home in Seattle and has grown into eight warehouses that span every region of the United States.

In Litchfield Park, Ace Hardware is set to open May 15 in the Litchfield Marketplace shopping center on the northeast corner of Litchfield and Camelback roads.

Ace Hardware has more than 4,600 stores in 50 states and more than 70 countries. That’s a lot of nuts and bolts.

For information, visit acehardware.com.

That’s all for this week. Thanks for reading! As always, send questions, tips or comments to smcowen@westvalleyview.com or contact the Briefcase on Twitter @ShaneMcOwen.

I’d like to give one last shout out to the mother and grandmothers of the Briefcase Host! Thanks for being great! Have a great week, everyone, and until next time, be well.

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

Runoff election to fill empty seat

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The last remaining seat on the Goodyear City Council will be filled May 16 after the final ballots are counted.

Sara Gilligan and Brannon Hampton are competing for the open council seat. Whoever receives the most votes will win the four-year spot on the council.

The run-off election is being conducted the same way as the March 14 primary election with all ballots being mailed. Voting ends May 16.

Ballots can be returned by mail or dropped off from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday at Goodyear City Hall, 190 N. Litchfield Road, Goodyear; Maricopa County Elections Office, 510 S. Third Ave., Phoenix; or at any of the Maricopa County Recorder offices. Goodyear City Hall will be open from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. May 16.

For information, visit goodyearaz.gov/elections.

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Wolves baseball loses in 1st round; Buckeye football headed to Hawaii; Millennium beach volleyball runners-up at state

Millennium doubles team taste state glory

Maximo Lawlor, Austin Todd win

by Shane McOwen sports writer

Millennium’s Maximo Lawlor and Austin Todd completed an undefeated season in doubles tennis by winning the Division I doubles state championship April 29.

Lawlor and Todd defeated Phoenix Brophy’s Trey Brown and Jack Woodrow in straight sets, 6-4, 6-4, in the final to capture the pair’s first championship in three seasons as a partnership.

“We were ecstatic,” Todd said. “That was our goal when the season started. We always talked about it.”

“It’s [a feeling] of just pure happiness, really,” Lawlor said. “I was kind of in shock that it finally happened. I was so happy and thankful for everything. It’s been a long three years, and I’m so happy it finally happened.”

Lawlor and Todd, a junior and senior respectively, went into the doubles tournament as the Division I No. 1 seed, undefeated throughout the season. They

were key contributors to Millennium’s team season, helping the Tigers capture the Division I, Section I title and earn a spot in the team playoffs. While the Tigers were eliminated in the first round, Lawlor and Todd showed no mercy in the doubles tournament, winning all five matches in straight sets. No opponent won more than four games in any set against them throughout the entire tournament.

Lawlor and Todd advanced to the final day of the tournament by beating Brophy’s Nick Guest and Jack Vanderway, the No. 8 seed, 6-2, 6-4, April 28. The pair dispatched No. 4-seeded Freddie Wentling and Vedik Navale of Chandler Hamilton 6-1, 6-4, April 29, advancing past the semifinals for the first time in three tries to get to the final later that day.

The duo went up 4-0 in the first set against the Hamilton team, giving Lawlor and Todd an extra boost of confidence to close out the tournament.

“We started out 4-0, and we knew we were going to win that match,” Todd said. “We just kept it going the rest of the day.”

The final match was a closer affair, but Todd’s excellent serving helped them pull away from the competition, Lawlor said.

“They were right there with us,” Lawlor said. “Thankfully, Austin’s serve got us through, finishing the set both times. It

was honestly back and forth the entire time, and it probably could have gone either way. We just went 110 percent because it was Austin’s last match and we just wanted to put it all on the court, as cliché as that sounds.”

After two years of coming up just short, the pair convincingly left their mark on the tournament in their last go-around.

“It’s a great way to go out,” Todd said. “It’s a great way to go into college.”

Lawlor said that while he and Todd have always played well together, they reached a new level this season.

“We’ve gotten a lot better at teamwork and just kind of knowing each other,” Lawlor said. “In the past two years, we were still trying to get to know each other, and we had some tough rounds. It just all came together as we kept playing together.

“We had one match left to do it, and we wanted to have no regrets and give it our all.”

Since he will be losing his doubles partner to graduation, Lawlor envisions entering the singles state tournament next year as a senior.

“Hopefully, I’ll be playing singles next year,” Lawlor said. “I wanted to all three years, but I also wanted to play doubles, and I knew that we’d have a better shot at [winning] doubles.”

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6-0, 6-1.

Lawlor, the No. 5 seed, won three matches in the tournament, and never dropped more than one game in any set up until the quarterfinals. She was disappointed in the loss, she said.

“[It was] hard,” Lawlor said of the quarterfinal match. “It was windy, but it was good. It just wasn’t my day.”

Lawlor was disappointed with not being able to make it to the semifinals in any of her years competing, but would remember her time with Millennium tennis as a positive experience.

“It’s hard to say I did everything I wanted, because I never made it past the quarterfinals of any of the state [tournaments] I played, but I don’t think that winning was kind of everything,” Lawlor said. “I think that I made family. I’ve met some people I’m never going to lose touch with. So, through four years at Millennium, I met people I’m going to have around for the rest of my life.”

Lawlor has signed on to play tennis next year at the University of Hawaii at Hilo. Shane McOwen can be reached at smcowen@westvalleyview.com or on Twitter @ShaneMcOwen.

Girls tennis

Millennium senior Gabriela Lawlor’s season came

end in the Division I singles state tournament at the hands of No. 4 ranked Erica Stutz of Phoenix Xavier,

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AUSTIN TODD of Millennium stares down a forehand shot during the 2015 state tournament. Todd and doubles partner Maximo Lawlor won the Division I state doubles championship April 29, beating a duo from Brophy 6-4, 6-4.

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MAXIMO LAWLOR of Millennium rips into a forehand shot during the 2015 state tournament. Lawlor and Austin Todd went undefeated all season in doubles, and capped the year by winning the Division I state doubles championship April 29.

Verrado stays alive in 5A state playoffs

After losing to Chaparral, Lady Vipers dominate

Marana Mountain View

by Casey Pritchard sports editor

The double-elimination portion of the 5A state playoffs provided Verrado with an extra opportunity, and the Lady Vipers took full advantage of that last week.

Two days after losing a back-and-forth affair to Scottsdale Chaparral, Verrado answered the call against Marana Mountain View, winning 11-1 at Rose Mofford Softball Complex May 4. The game was halted in the bottom of the fifth inning because of the mercy rule.

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“It took us a couple innings to figure out what was going on pitching wise,” Verrado coach Tee Hampton said. “She [Mountain View pitcher Zaylie Calderon] threw a decent rise ball, and we haven’t seen a rise ball in a while. A lot of the pitchers we’ve seen lately are east west, screw, curve, change, fastball, nothing up and down. We haven’t seen a pitcher like that in a while, so it just took a few innings to get caught up.”

The Lady Vipers trailed 1-0 going into the bottom of the third, but erupted for nine runs to bust the game open.

“I’m a strong believer that once someone gets it going, and it doesn’t matter who’s throwing, everybody starts hitting,” Hampton said. “They’re so competitive, they all want to compete, and once they see one gets on, they’re like, ‘OK, I want to get on now.’ It’s simple competition.”

Hailey Raio and Bianca Worthy provided the big blows in the third inning, as each doubled with the bases loaded.

“Hailey hit a ball off the left-center wall that cleared the bases, and Bianca Worthy came up and smoked one into the left corner that cleared the bases,” Hampton said.

The rest was up to pitcher Reina Kelley, who allowed just five hits and one run in five innings. Kelley struck out eight.

“She pitched really well,” Hampton said. We rested her and gave her the ball, go out there and take care of business, and she did. All of her pitches were doing really well.”

May 2 contest

Verrado didn’t fare as well in its May 2 game against Scottsdale Chaparral. The offense was up to the test, but the Lady Vipers allowed a couple of two-out rallies to the Lady Firebirds that were the difference in an 11-9 loss.

“We didn’t quite get it, but that’s just the way the game goes,” Hampton said. “So close. We go from winning 3-1 and we have two outs, and a couple things, now all of a sudden, they’re up 6-3.”

Chaparral’s fourth-inning rally started with a two-out walk to Taylor Cannatelli, the ninth hitter in the Firebirds’ order. Three singles and two triples later, Verrado’s 3-1 lead had turned into a 6-3 deficit. None of the balls were hit particularly hard, but they found holes.

“We put a lot on Reina,” Hampton said. “We expect a lot from her. We shouldn’t, everybody should be able to do their jobs around her to support her. It’s a team effort.”

Verrado answered back with a four-run fifth inning, taking a 7-6 lead. Maddie Gaines had an RBI fielder’s choice, which was followed by a sacrifice fly to right from Kasey Jones. Reina Tsuma then chopped through the middle of the infield, which scored a pair of runs.

Chaparral took the lead back with a two-run home run by Madison Cannatelli in the sixth, making it 8-7, but the Lady Vipers got a sacrifice fly from Katelyn Acton to tie the score at 8-8 in the bottom of the sixth.

In the seventh, Chaparral hurt Verrado with another two-out rally. It was a walk that again got things started, and after a double put runners on second and third, Haley Boxwell left the yard, hitting a three-run bomb to center. Verrado got one run back in the bottom of the seventh, but it wasn’t enough.

The loss was Verrado’s second against Chaparral this season, as the Lady Vipers dropped a 12-8 contest to the Lady Firebirds March 28.

Ironically, Verrado’s win against Mountain View, coupled with Chaparral’s loss to No. 1 Vail Cienega May 4, means the two teams met again Tuesday. The result was

unavailable at press time, but the loser was eliminated from the tournament, while the winner moved on to the semifinals at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Rose Mofford.

“I think we just go out there and compete,” Hampton said of facing Chaparral for a third time. “Every time we’ve played them, it gets more competitive, the score gets closer. I just think maybe the third time is the charm. We talked about how we had an unlucky inning the last game, that fourth inning, the ball was just not doing what we needed it to do, balls are getting hit in certain areas, bleeders, bloopers, it was painful. They put up five and we couldn’t come back from that.

“Hitting wise, we hit pretty well. I think we only had three strikeouts and they had double that. Hopefully, we can get the bats going and have a little bit of luck, which never hurts.”

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MADDIE GAINES of Verrado connects with a pitch during a home playoff game April 29 against Poston Butte. Gaines and the Lady Vipers stayed alive in the 5A double-elimination state tournament by beating Marana Mountain View 11-1 in five innings May 4.

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Millennium sand volleyball makes title game in 1st season

Lady Tigers lose to Xavier in Division I state championship

by Shane McOwen sports writer

For many new programs, it takes years to build into a powerhouse and compete for state titles. Millennium’s girls beach volleyball team didn’t quite get that memo.

The Lady Tigers made it all the way to the Division I state title game in their inaugural season when they lost to Phoenix Xavier, 4-1, in the final May 2 at Mesquite High School in Gilbert.

Millennium finished 8-3 in powerpoints games in its first season, and finished second in the Division I, Section I standings,

behind Flagstaff Coconino. The Lady Tigers earned the No. 10 seed, and saw familiar opponents in their path to start the playoffs.

The Lady Tigers had a chance to win the section in the season finale against Coconino, but dropped the match three games to two. The loss bumped them down to the No. 10 seed, matching them up against section foe Surprise Valley Vista, a team Millennium had beat 5-0 earlier in the season. The Lady Tigers won the rematch, 4-1, in the first round, setting up another showdown with Coconino.

“When we saw the bracket, we had Valley Vista first. [We said], let’s get through Valley to get to Coconino,”

Millennium coach Priscilla Tallman said.

“Anytime you get to play a team again that you lost to, there’s definitely a fire. You’re able to fix things, able to tweak things to be able to play that same team again, but differently.”

The adjustments worked to perfection as Millennium swept past Coconino, winning all five games in the second round. Millennium beat Tucson Salpointe Catholic in the semifinals by again winning all five games to earn a chance at a state title in its first ever season of beach volleyball.

“Honestly, I went into it thinking we could win,” Tallman said. “I think the heartache of it is we didn’t play as well as we could have. If we would have gone out and played our best volleyball ever and lost, that would be fine, but we [struggled against Xavier].”

well to the sand. We’re hard workers, we scrap, we do a lot of things right. When you’re playing against players who specifically train for beach, [it’s hard] when you don’t have any of them. Not as an excuse, but you could tell there was a very beach game, and our team was doing the best we could.”

Humble beginnings

Tallman and Julie Vastine, assistant coach and head indoor volleyball coach, kickstarted the beach volleyball program as another opportunity for the girls to work on their skills in the spring.

The Lady Tigers lost 4-1, but were the only team that was able to win a game against Xavier in the playoffs, and something only three other teams were able to do all season.

“We started the program because we wanted to give the girls something to do in the offseason, and we wanted to make it fun,” Tallman said. “Our whole goal was, how can we complement our indoor game with the beach game? [We wanted] to get them some conditioning, get them some training, get them some beach skills, and make sure we have a good time.”

Tallman said everything worked out as they hoped, even without the success of the state playoff run.

“Xavier has some very specific beach-skilled players,” Tallman said. “I think that was one of the things we were definitely lacking. You could tell we had adapted pretty

“We worked with the club coaches and managed the schedule pretty good,” Tallman said. “The goal was to not burn them out. We want them to love volleyball. [We didn’t want] to require anything more than we’re going to work hard and we’re going to have fun.”

The Lady Tigers are poised for another successful run in 2018 as well. The team loses only two seniors out of a roster of 12.

“Everyone else is young,” Tallman said. “We definitely have a lot of room to grow, a lot of room to adapt and learn the game. Julie and I have learned a ton this year.”

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

View photo by Shane McOwen MILLENNIUM’S BEACH VOLLEYBALL TEAM poses with their Division I state runners-up trophy. The Lady Tigers lost to Xavier Prep 4-1 in the finals during their inaugural season in the sport.

Millennium sand volleyball makes title game in 1st season

Lady Tigers lose to Xavier in Division I state championship

by Shane McOwen sports writer

For many new programs, it takes years to build into a powerhouse and compete for state titles. Millennium’s girls beach volleyball team didn’t quite get that memo.

The Lady Tigers made it all the way to the Division I state title game in their inaugural season when they lost to Phoenix Xavier, 4-1, in the final May 2 at Mesquite High School in Gilbert.

Millennium finished 8-3 in powerpoints games in its first season, and finished second in the Division I, Section I standings,

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behind Flagstaff Coconino. The Lady Tigers earned the No. 10 seed, and saw familiar opponents in their path to start the playoffs.

“When we saw the bracket, we had Valley Vista first. [We said], let’s get through Valley to get to Coconino,”

Millennium coach Priscilla Tallman said.

“Anytime you get to play a team again that you lost to, there’s definitely a fire. You’re able to fix things, able to tweak things to be able to play that same team again, but differently.”

The Lady Tigers lost 4-1, but were the only team that was able to win a game against Xavier in the playoffs, and something only three other teams were able to do all season.

“Xavier has some very specific beach-skilled players,” Tallman said. “I think that was one of the things we were definitely lacking. You could tell we had adapted pretty

Humble beginnings

Tallman and Julie Vastine, assistant coach and head indoor volleyball coach, kickstarted the beach volleyball program as another opportunity for the girls to work on their skills in the spring.

Tallman said everything worked out as they hoped, even without the success of the state playoff run.

The Lady Tigers are poised for another successful run in 2018 as well. The team loses only two seniors out of a roster of 12.

“Everyone else is young,” Tallman said. “We definitely have a lot of room to grow, a lot of room to adapt and learn the game. Julie and I have learned a ton this year.”

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

Millennium sand volleyball makes title game in 1st season

Lady Tigers lose to Xavier in Division I state championship

by Shane McOwen sports writer

For many new programs, it takes years to build into a powerhouse and compete for state titles. Millennium’s girls beach volleyball team didn’t quite get that memo.

The Lady Tigers made it all the way to the Division I state title game in their inaugural season when they lost to Phoenix Xavier, 4-1, in the final May 2 at Mesquite High School in Gilbert.

Millennium finished 8-3 in powerpoints games in its first season, and finished second in the Division I, Section I standings,

behind Flagstaff Coconino. The Lady Tigers earned the No. 10 seed, and saw familiar opponents in their path to start the playoffs.

“When we saw the bracket, we had Valley Vista first. [We said], let’s get through Valley to get to Coconino,”

Millennium coach Priscilla Tallman said.

“Anytime you get to play a team again that you lost to, there’s definitely a fire. You’re able to fix things, able to tweak things to be able to play that same team again, but differently.”

The Lady Tigers lost 4-1, but were the only team that was able to win a game against Xavier in the playoffs, and something only three other teams were able to do all season.

“Xavier has some very specific beach-skilled players,” Tallman said. “I think that was one of the things we were definitely lacking. You could tell we had adapted pretty

Humble beginnings

Tallman and Julie Vastine, assistant coach and head indoor volleyball coach, kickstarted the beach volleyball program as another opportunity for the girls to work on their skills in the spring.

Tallman said everything worked out as they hoped, even without the success of the state playoff run.

The Lady Tigers are poised for another successful run in 2018 as well. The team loses only two seniors out of a roster of 12.

“Everyone else is young,” Tallman said. “We definitely have a lot of room to grow, a lot of room to adapt and learn the game. Julie and I have learned a ton this year.”

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

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MILLENNIUM’S BEACH VOLLEYBALL TEAM poses with their Division I state runners-up trophy. The Lady Tigers lost to Xavier Prep 4-1 in the finals during their inaugural season in the sport.

Millennium sand volleyball makes title game in 1st season

Lady Tigers lose to Xavier in Division I state championship

by Shane McOwen sports writer

For many new programs, it takes years to build into a powerhouse and compete for state titles. Millennium’s girls beach volleyball team didn’t quite get that memo.

The Lady Tigers made it all the way to the Division I state title game in their inaugural season when they lost to Phoenix Xavier, 4-1, in the final May 2 at Mesquite High School in Gilbert.

Millennium finished 8-3 in powerpoints games in its first season, and finished second in the Division I, Section I standings,

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behind Flagstaff Coconino. The Lady Tigers earned the No. 10 seed, and saw familiar opponents in their path to start the playoffs.

“When we saw the bracket, we had Valley Vista first. [We said], let’s get through Valley to get to Coconino,”

Millennium coach Priscilla Tallman said.

“Anytime you get to play a team again that you lost to, there’s definitely a fire. You’re able to fix things, able to tweak things to be able to play that same team again, but differently.”

The Lady Tigers lost 4-1, but were the only team that was able to win a game against Xavier in the playoffs, and something only three other teams were able to do all season.

“Xavier has some very specific beach-skilled players,” Tallman said. “I think that was one of the things we were definitely lacking. You could tell we had adapted pretty

Humble beginnings

Tallman and Julie Vastine, assistant coach and head indoor volleyball coach, kickstarted the beach volleyball program as another opportunity for the girls to work on their skills in the spring.

Tallman said everything worked out as they hoped, even without the success of the state playoff run.

The Lady Tigers are poised for another successful run in 2018 as well. The team loses only two seniors out of a roster of 12.

“Everyone else is young,” Tallman said. “We definitely have a lot of room to grow, a lot of room to adapt and learn the game. Julie and I have learned a ton this year.”

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

Tolleson duo take home state track titles

Trey Johnson, Dallas Dixon fuel 4th-place team finish

by Shane McOwen sports writer

Two members of the Tolleson boys track team added state champion medals to their resume at the Division I state meet May 6 at Mesa Community College.

Trey Johnson placed first in both the 100 meter dash and the long jump, while Dallas Dixon placed first in the high jump.

Johnson and Dixon were two of the key components in helping Tolleson’s boys team finish 4th overall at the state meet.

“I was proud of them,” Tolleson first-year coach Jason Fleming said. “We had a pretty big showing at state with the athletes. Our team showed up.”

Johnson won the 100 meters with a time of 10.94 seconds, a quarter of a second faster than runner-up Kendon Walker of Chandler.

“It was a really good race for him,” Fleming said. “It [wasn’t] a PR [personal record], but Saturday was insanely windy. The wind was just blowing in their faces. Anyone PRing on Saturday was not likely, [but] to run a 10.9 with the wind in his face is insane.”

“He had the best time in the state for the 110 hurdles,” Fleming said. “He should have had that third [title] too, just a hundredth of a second off.”

TRACK & FIELD

Dixon was able to post a personal record in the high jump at 6 feet, 6 inches.

“He went in and we knew he was ranked No. 2 in state,” Fleming said. “When I walked over and saw him hit 6-6, we were all pretty excited about that. When we found out he won, there was even more excitement.”

Johnson nearly won three events at the meet, but missed out on the 110 meter hurdles by one onehundredth of a second. He was bested by Chandler’s T. J. Green, who ran a 14.15 to Johnson’s 14.16.

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Fleming said the boys’ 4x800-meter relay team broke the school record this season in qualifying for the state meet. They ran an 8:48.76, also just one one-hundredth of a second off Mesa Skyline for 17th place. The girls 4x800-meter relay team also qualified for state, a feat that hasn’t been accomplished in at least a decade, Fleming said.

“It’s insane how fast they got,” Fleming said. “It’s basically the same girls from last year except one.”

Fleming said he was proud of the entire team’s performances over the season.

“It was definitely a good year,” Fleming said.

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

Tolleson duo take home state track titles

Trey Johnson, Dallas Dixon fuel 4th-place team finish

by Shane McOwen sports writer

Two members of the Tolleson boys track team added state champion medals to their resume at the Division I state meet May 6 at Mesa Community College.

Trey Johnson placed first in both the 100 meter dash and the long jump, while Dallas Dixon placed first in the high jump.

Johnson and Dixon were two of the key components in helping Tolleson’s boys team finish 4th overall at the state meet.

“I was proud of them,” Tolleson first-year coach Jason Fleming said. “We had a pretty big showing at state with the athletes. Our team showed up.”

Johnson won the 100 meters with a time of 10.94 seconds, a quarter of a second faster than runner-up Kendon Walker of Chandler.

“He had the best time in the state for the 110 hurdles,” Fleming said. “He should have had that third [title] too, just a hundredth of a second off.”

TRACK & FIELD

Dixon was able to post a personal record in the high jump at 6 feet, 6 inches.

Johnson nearly won three events at the meet, but missed out on the 110 meter hurdles by one onehundredth of a second. He was bested by Chandler’s T. J. Green, who ran a 14.15 to Johnson’s 14.16.

“It’s insane how fast they got,” Fleming said. “It’s basically the same girls from last year except one.”

Fleming said he was proud of the entire team’s performances over the season.

“It was definitely a good year,” Fleming said.

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

Tolleson duo take home state track titles

Trey Johnson, Dallas Dixon fuel 4th-place team finish

by Shane McOwen sports writer

Two members of the Tolleson boys track team added state champion medals to their resume at the Division I state meet May 6 at Mesa Community College.

Trey Johnson placed first in both the 100 meter dash and the long jump, while Dallas Dixon placed first in the high jump.

Johnson and Dixon were two of the key components in helping Tolleson’s boys team finish 4th overall at the state meet.

“I was proud of them,” Tolleson first-year coach Jason Fleming said. “We had a pretty big showing at state with the athletes. Our team showed up.”

Johnson won the 100 meters with a time of 10.94 seconds, a quarter of a second faster than runner-up Kendon Walker of Chandler.

“He had the best time in the state for the 110 hurdles,” Fleming said. “He should have had that third [title] too, just a hundredth of a second off.”

TRACK & FIELD

Dixon was able to post a personal record in the high jump at 6 feet, 6 inches.

Johnson nearly won three events at the meet, but missed out on the 110 meter hurdles by one onehundredth of a second. He was bested by Chandler’s T. J. Green, who ran a 14.15 to Johnson’s 14.16.

“It’s insane how fast they got,” Fleming said. “It’s basically the same girls from last year except one.”

Fleming said he was proud of the entire team’s performances over the season.

“It was definitely a good year,” Fleming said.

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

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Tolleson duo take home state track titles

Trey Johnson, Dallas Dixon fuel 4th-place team finish

by Shane McOwen sports writer

Two members of the Tolleson boys track team added state champion medals to their resume at the Division I state meet May 6 at Mesa Community College.

Trey Johnson placed first in both the 100 meter dash and the long jump, while Dallas Dixon placed first in the high jump.

Johnson and Dixon were two of the key components in helping Tolleson’s boys team finish 4th overall at the state meet.

“I was proud of them,” Tolleson first-year coach Jason Fleming said. “We had a pretty big showing at state with the athletes. Our team showed up.”

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Johnson won the 100 meters with a time of 10.94 seconds, a quarter of a second faster than runner-up Kendon Walker of Chandler.

“He had the best time in the state for the 110 hurdles,” Fleming said. “He should have had that third [title] too, just a hundredth of a second off.”

TRACK & FIELD

Dixon was able to post a personal record in the high jump at 6 feet, 6 inches.

Johnson nearly won three events at the meet, but missed out on the 110 meter hurdles by one onehundredth of a second. He was bested by Chandler’s T. J. Green, who ran a 14.15 to Johnson’s 14.16.

“It’s insane how fast they got,” Fleming said. “It’s basically the same girls from last year except one.”

Fleming said he was proud of the entire team’s performances over the season.

“It was definitely a good year,” Fleming said.

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

SAM CUNNINGHAM of Estrella Foothills fires a warm-up pitch May 2 at Sunrise Mountain. The Wolves lost

state playoffs, finishing the season 19-11. Cunningham was named the Southwest Region Player of the

Young Wolves eliminated in 1st round

Estrella Foothills to return 8 of 9 starters in 2018

by Casey Pritchard sports editor

Estrella Foothills baseball coach Pat McCubbins didn’t know what to expect coming into a year when the Wolves had moved into a more difficult conference and had a plethora of youth, but results showed things worked out pretty well.

Estrella won the 4A Southwest Region to make the state playoffs, only to lose its opening-round game 12-2 at Peoria Sunrise Mountain May 2. The game was halted in the bottom of the sixth inning because of the mercy rule.

“I’d chalk it up to nerves,” McCubbins said. “They were definitely nervous, a little bit anxious, and we just struggled defensively all the way around, early.”

Sunrise Mountain, the third seed, jumped out to a 5-0 lead after two innings against No. 14 Estrella. Defensive miscues were a huge problem for the

Wolves early in the game.

“It was a combination of everything,” McCubbins said. “We got a couple walks, a couple wild pitches, a passed ball, a couple errors, all in the first three innings. I think the first two runs came without a hit.”

Estrella made things interesting by scoring twice in the top of the fourth to make it 5-2. Justin Williamson had a leadoff double and came around to score on a fielder’s choice and an error, making it 5-1. Tyler Godfrey then doubled and was plated on an RBI single by Christian McCubbins.

experience for his young team should prove valuable for the future.

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“This is a huge year for us, obviously,” McCubbins said. “We were moving into the 4A division, didn’t know a whole lot about a lot of teams. I don’t think a lot of people expected us to do a whole lot.”

The Wolves were 6-5 after 11 games, but wound up winning 13 of their final 19. McCubbins said the turning point to the season was a 6-4 victory against Cave Creek Cactus Shadows March 9.

“Kind of like what we’ve done all year long, we did a good job of fighting back,” the coach said. “I felt good at [5-2], then they went out in the bottom of the fourth and got three right back. So, any type of momentum that we grabbed offensively in that half of the inning, we lost, unfortunately.”

It was 8-2 Sunrise going into the bottom of the sixth, and the Mustangs tacked on four more runs to end the game by the mercy rule. Sunrise out hit Estrella 11-5, and the Wolves made three errors.

Despite the loss, McCubbins said the playoff

“That Cactus Shadows win for us was huge,” McCubbins said. “That kind of gave our kids a sense that they belonged in 4A, they could play in 4A, and we played a very good season the rest of the year.”

Estrella had to win a pair of intense games at the end of the season to claim the Southwest Region crown, including a walk-off win on a wild pitch against Buckeye April 20. The Wolves followed that up with a come-frombehind victory at Yuma April 24. Estrella trailed 5-1 in the fifth before putting a six-spot on the Criminals. It led

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12-2 to the Mustangs in the opening round of the 4A

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to an 8-5 win, which secured the region title.

“That was, really, a playoff game,” McCubbins said. “Our last two [regularseason] games were playoff games, because if we lose either one of them, we don’t get in; we don’t win a region title.

“So, I felt good [May 2]. I think the difference was Sunrise had more offense than a lot of the teams we’ve been able to come back on.”

All-region team

Estrella’s strong season earned 10 of its players mention on the Southwest Region’s all-region team. Sam Cunningham was the region’s Player of the Year, while Godfrey earned defensive Player of the Year. Both were on the all-region first team, along with Rob Jesionowski and Williamson.

Cunningham batted .338 with 27 hits, which was the third highest total on the team. As a pitcher, he went 5-3 with a 3.96 ERA and 56 strikeouts in 53 innings.

“Sam hit in the two-hole for us most of the year, and he didn’t have a lot of extra base hits, a lot of RBIs, but his job was to get on base and move runners over,” McCubbins said. “I think he probably had seven or eight bunt base hits where he was trying to move guys over. He knew what his role was. His role was to move guys over, and if he got on base, it was a bonus. As a result, he ended up having a really nice year. He had a couple of outfield assists, and pitching wise, he did a great job for us.”

Godfrey played second base for the Wolves last year, but was the catcher this season to help fill a void.

“He was huge,” McCubbins said. “Going into the season, we did not have a catcher we felt comfortable with at the varsity level. With Tyler’s athleticism, we made that transition and just committed to it. He struggled with it early in the year, but a lot of it was that learning curve. We

kept letting him know we trusted him and believed in him, and as the year went on, he got better and better. He blocked better, he received better and he threw out guys much more consistently as the season went on.”

Godfrey batted .387 with 10 doubles, a triple and a homer. He had 22 RBI, which led the team, and scored 20 runs.

Jesionowski hit .321 in just 32 plate appearances, but was 6-5 on the mound with a 3.48 ERA. He had three complete games and struck out 50 in 50.1 innings.

Williamson led the team in most offensive categories, batting .414 with 13 doubles, four triples and 26 runs scored. He also had 20 RBI and stole 10 bases.

Getting second-team recognition for the region were Christian McCubbins, Ryan Vanderhei and Jacob McLeod. Jake Kazanecki, Ashton Perez and Javier Vargas earned honorable mention.

Estrella’s roster had just one senior, and most of the starting lineup was freshmen and sophomores. That bodes well for next year, McCubbins said.

“That group of guys, if you project toward next year, basically our entire starting lineup is coming back, with the exception of Rob, so now, every one of those guys has playoff experience,” McCubbins said.

The growth they showed in one season is what McCubbins is most proud of, he said.

“I asked them at the beginning of the season to grow as young men, to grow as people in terms of responsibility, integrity and character, and reflect that in how they are as baseball players, and they met both of those goals,” McCubbins said. “They kept getting better as the year went on. With a group as young as they were, it would have been an easy 10, 11 games into the season — when we’re basically .500 — to accept the fact that they’re an average, .500 team, and they didn’t. We went 13-6 over the last 19 games, and I think they proved to themselves that they were much better than they actually thought going in.”

Casey Pritchard can be reached at caseypritchard@westvalleyview.com or on Twitter @CaseyonSports.

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JUSTIN WILLIAMSON of Estrella Foothills connects with the ball in a home game against Buckeye April 20. Williamson was named to the 4A Southwest Region first team after leading the Wolves in average (.414), doubles (13), triples (four) and runs scored (26).

Pete’s Fish & Chips: Kathy Adams

Kathy Adams has been a part of Pete’s Fish & Chips until she was able to hold a potato and a peeler. Her father, Peter M. Grant, started the fast-food restaurant 70 years ago.

In 1947, after receiving a military medical discharge, Grant moved to Arizona to live in a hot and dry climate. With only $900 cash in his pocket, Grant traveled to Phoenix with his wife, Ruth. Instead of following through on his plan to become a teacher, he invested his cash into a dream he had of opening a ﬁsh and chips store. By the end of the ﬁrst year he opened three more locations, which later grew into the current eight locations.

The store has two East Valley locations in Mesa and Tempe. Grant saw great potential in the valley and knew that Arizona State University would be huge one day.

“We all started as children and then in high school it was our summer job. Then we all went our separate ways, got married, had children and ended up working again for my dad at the different locations,” said Adams.

In December of 1987, tragedy struck leaving Grant’s four girls to run his empire. He was murdered in his East Phoenix apartment at the age of 72. Adams had been working side-by-side with her father and was able to keep the business alive through what he taught her.

Today Kathy Adams and her sister, Pat Foster, operate the eatery’s eight locations.

Pete’s Fish & Chips serves a variety of fast-food options; including seafood, burgers, hot dogs, chicken, burritos, fresh hand-breaded onion rings and shrimp, as well as scallops, crabettes and mild white ﬁsh. All are served with their famous red sauce that is made in house.

“Arizona born and raised, we have been around since 1947. So we are working on fourth generation customers,” said Adams. “We have a very simple menu. We don’t change, that’s one thing our dad instilled in us. Once we have something good and something works, don’t change it.”

Adams loves welcoming new customers to Pete’s Fish & Chips whether they are ﬁsh eaters or love chicken tenders and fried burritos.

“We welcome that ﬁrst time customer, and we will get them hooked,” said Adams. “There is no doubt that we will get them hooked.”

Buckeye football team headed to Hawaii

Hawks’ players to get educational experience in addition to game

by Casey Pritchard sports editor

Buckeye’s football team will be saying aloha to Hawaii this August. The Hawks are playing a zero week football game in Honolulu in a chance of a lifetime opportunity.

“We were just looking to do something that’s not happening on the west side,” Buckeye coach Kelley Moore said. “Maybe [Peoria] Centennial plays someone every once in a while, I don’t know, but it doesn’t seem like somebody on the west side of town does this, it seems like it’s always on the east side. So, this might have been an opportunity to be different. That’s all we’re trying to do, elevate our community, our school, and maybe the west side.”

Fifty members of the football team will depart for Honolulu Aug. 16 and return Aug. 21. The students will miss four days of classroom instruction, but Moore has plans in place to give an educational experience to the athletes while in Hawaii. The team will visit Pearl Harbor and the USS Arizona Memorial, they’ll go to the Punchbowl Crater and see the National Memorial Cemetary of the Pacific and they’ll make a trip to the Polynesian Cultural Center.

“We’re going to play a football game, but what’s unique about this is what our football team, athletes and coaches, are going to be able to experience in an educational setting,” Buckeye Athletic Director Pat Witter said. “Moore is going to be working with each of the athletes in order for them to basically maintain a journal of the things they’re going to visit and see.”

Darzell Smith, a senior running back and defensive back for the Hawks, said it should be a great educational experience.

“They’re making us write essays, which isn’t going to be fun at the moment, but in the long term, it’s going to help us a lot in understanding Hawaii and what happened at Pearl Harbor,” Smith said. “It’s going to be a fun experience to enjoy with my teammates.”

The football team Buckeye will play is Kailua High School in Kailua, Hawaii. The inspiration behind the game came from the fact that two of Moore’s assistant coaches at Buckeye, Kalani Ellis and Puni Ellis, are from that area.

“It’s an opportunity for them to go home and show the home folks what they’re doing,” Moore said. “They’re so steeped in Buckeye and instrumental in what’s going on around here. They coach little kids, high school, they’re in baseball, softball, basketball, football; they’re in everything. It’s an amazing family.”

Putting the trip together

Planning the game and the trip was one thing, but getting it approved, which just happened last month, was another story.

That process has been in the works for a year, Witter said. There was even talks that another West Valley school might join Buckeye.

“At one point, we were talking with [Peoria] Sunrise Mountain as a possibility … for their high school, it turned out to be something they weren’t able to do,” Witter said.

That’s when Buckeye went another route.

“We went to the region, as well as the 4A conference and let them know what we were trying to do, which is basically, we’ve added another game,” Witter said.

Buckeye will now have an 11-game schedule, with the game in Hawaii not counting toward power points.

Buckeye had to get approval from the 4A conference and the Arizona Interscholastic Association’s executive board, but it passed unanimously, Witter said.

“It’s an incredible thing,” Moore said. “No. 1, the boys and the coaches have been praying about this. We were believing the answer to be yes before anybody voted on anything. So, it was a great demonstration of faith in our locker room, so that’s been phenomenal. Since that has happened, now what we’re hoping is the community will get behind this and help with the promotion of this, obviously in the way of finances. We want to elevate the school and the community. It’s not just about the football team.”

The fundraising process began before Buckeye got approval for the trip, otherwise it would have been extremely difficult to reach the amount it needs.

The cost is $1,500 per person, so with 50 student athletes traveling, Buckeye needs

to raise $75,000. That amount covers everything, Moore said.

“We had target dates for money,” Moore said. “The kids reached the first target date, or we would have canceled the thing. Now, we’re committed fully.”

The fundraising activities have mostly included “nickel and dime stuff,” Moore said.

“Candies, car washes, cupcakes, you name it,” Moore said. “The kids have to earn their keep.”

Buckeye has also held a golf tournament, and the students have helped out at rodeos to raise money.

“Whatever we can do, we’ve been doing it,” Moore said.

Smith said the fundraising has been fun, and it’s been a blessing that the school and community has shown so much support.

“Not many people get to go to Hawaii ever in their lifetime, so I’d like to thank Buckeye for what they’ve provided us,” Smith said. “They gave us the opportunity to raise money to be able to go to Hawaii.”

As far as the game is concerned, Smith expects a difficult challenge from Kailua. Buckeye has already started preparing for next season with off-season conditioning and spring football.

“We’re preparing right now, we’ve been doing our workout plans the right way; we’re doing everything to prepare for Hawaii,” Smith said. “This year has felt so different from years past, because we haven’t looked forward to an opponent like we are facing in Hawaii. It’s going to be a challenge, a different breed of players.”

For Moore, the most important part in putting this together is the opportunity its affording his student athletes.

“Most of our kids may never go back to Hawaii, so this is an experience of a lifetime,” Moore said. “To see that kind of history in reality is priceless. Plus, we get to play a football game, which is amazing.”

After returning from Hawaii, the Hawks have to take on Sunrise Mountain Aug. 25. That gives them little time to rest for their first power-points game.

“We’re gambling, but the educational experience behind it is well worth the gamble,” Moore said.

For information on donating, email Moore at kmoore@buhsd.org.

Casey Pritchard can be reached at caseypritchard@westvalleyview.com or on Twitter @CaseyonSports.

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JOSEPH PEREZ, left, of Buckeye hands off to Jaiden Segundo during a home game last season. Perez and Segundo are two of the 50 Hawks football players who will be traveling to Hawaii for a football game this August.

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Computer classes

New Life Al-Anon

New Life Al-Anon meets at noon every Thursday at Vineyard Christian Fellowship, 255 N. Litchfield Road, Goodyear.

St. Peter’s RePete Boutique

St. Peter’s RePete Boutique thrift store is open from 9 a.m. to noon every Thursday, Friday and Saturday, with the exception of holidays, at 400 S. Old Litchfield Road, Litchfield Park.

Al-Anon Stepping Stones

Al-Anon Stepping Stones meets at 7 p.m. every Thursday at Christ Presbyterian Church, 925 N. Sarival Ave., Goodyear.

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

at 14802 W. Wigwam Blvd., Goodyear. The play surrounds the events of the 1998 murder of University of Wyoming gay student Matthew Shepard. Tickets are $5.

Blood drive

United Blood Services is holding a blood drive from noon to 6 p.m. at West-MEC Southwest Campus, 500 N. Verrado Way, Buckeye. To make an appointment to donate, call 1-877-8274376 or visit BloodHero.com.

Common Sense

Parenting Workshops

Avondale Neighborhood and Family Services is offering eight sessions of Common Sense Parenting Workshops from 9 to 11 a.m. at the Care1st Avondale Resource Center, 328 W. Western Ave., Avondale. For information, call 623-333-2751.

Gun Laws of Arizona

Services’ Making Proud Choices workshop from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 12409 W. Indian School Road, Avondale, For information, call 602-571-4232.

Free stroke risk assessment

Abrazo Buckeye Emergency Center, 525 S. Watson Road, Buckeye, is holding free stroke risk assessments from 8 a.m. to noon. Registration is required. For information, call 844-3618285 or visit AbrazoHealth.com/ StrokeHealth.

Healthy Rhythms Drumming Circle

Pound the drums at Healthy Rhythms Drumming Circle from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. to de-stress your mind, body and spirit at the White Tank Branch Library, 20304 W. White Tank Mountain Road, Waddell. Registration is required at mcldaz.org.

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.

Wednesday MAY

Learn the basics of operating a computer from 6 to 7 p.m. every Wednesday in the Program Room at the Buckeye Library Coyote Branch, 21699 W. Yuma Road, Suite 116, Bu ckeye. Registration is required. For information, call 623-349-6300.

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.

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Small business mentoring

Goodyear is offering one-on-one mentoring for business owners and entrepreneurs from 10 a.m. to noon every Tuesday and 1 to 3 p.m. every Thursday.To schedule a mentoring appointment, email darah.mann@goodyearaz.gov.

Overeaters Anonymous

Overeaters Anonymous, a 12-step program modeled after Alcoholics Anonymous, meets at 6 p.m.every Thursday at the Buckeye Valley Chamber of Commerce, 508 E. Monroe Ave., Buckeye. The goal of the group is to address and work toward recovery. For information, call 623-693-6244.

Arizona attorney Marc Victor will discuss the rules and regulations of transporting, carrying, buying and selling guns in Arizona at Gun Laws of Arizona from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Litchfield Park Branch Library, 101 W. Wigwam Blvd., Litchfield Park.

Friday Business Connections

STEAM Saturdays

Youths 7 and older can tinker with bubbles at STEAM Saturdays from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. at the Goodyear Branch Library, 14455 W. Van Buren St., Suite C101, Goodyear. To register, visit mcldaz.org.

Summer reading volunteer training

The White Tank Branch Library, 20304 W. White Tank Mountain Road, Waddell, is seeking teens to volunteer for its Summer Reading Program. Training is from 10 a.m. to noon. To apply, visit mcldaz.org.

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How to keep plants healthy in the heat

A master gardener will share tips and tricks to keeping plants healthy in the summer heat from 11 a.m. to noon at the Litchfield Park Branch Library, 101 W. Wigwam Blvd., Litchfield Park.

Preschool Art Studio

Preschool aged youths can learn to enjoy art’s process rather than the finished product at Preschool Art Studio from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the White Tank Branch Library, 20304 W. White Tank Mountain Road, Waddell. To register, visit mcldaz.org.

Blood drive

United Blood Services is holding a blood drive from 7:45 to 11:45 a.m. and from 1:15 to 5:15 p.m. at Universal Technical Institute, 10695 W. Pierce St., Avondale. To make an appointment to donate, call 1-877-827-4376 or visit BloodHero.com.

Tolleson fall prevention course

The Tolleson Senior Center is hosting a course on preventing falls from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Tolleson Community Center, 9555

W. Van Buren St., Tolleson. For information and to register, call 623-936-2760.

Agua Fria Union High School Board meets

The Agua Fria Union High School District Governing Board meets at 5 p.m. the second Wednesday of the month at the district office, 1481 N. Eliseo Felix Jr.Way, Suite 110, Avondale. For information, visit aguafria.org.

Job Readiness Assistance

Avondale and Goodwill of Central Arizona are offering job readiness assistance from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Care1st Avondale Resource Center, 328 W. Western Ave., Avondale. A career adviser is at the center each Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. No registration or scheduling is required. For information, call 623-333-2703.

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

Citizenship class

People wanting to become U.S.citizens are invited to a free class from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. every Monday and Wednesday at the Care1st Avondale Resource Center, 328 W. Western Ave., Avondale.

Domestic violence support groups

New Life Center offers free confidential support groups for those

Baby time

All About Meditation

Relax and practice the seeds of meditation at All About Meditation from 10:30 a.m. to noon at the White Tank Branch Library, 20304 W. White Tank Mountain Road, Waddell.

Meet, Greet & Eat

Meet, Greet & Eat runs from noon to 1 p.m. following a free potluck lunch at 11:30 a.m. at Christ Community United Methodist Church, 104 W. Western Ave. For information, call 623-932-3480.

Saddle Mountain School Board meets

The Saddle Mountain Unified School District Governing Board meets at 6 p.m. the second Thursday of the month at the district office, 38201 W. Indian School Road, Tonopah. For information, visit smusd90.org.

S.M.A.R.T. Referrals Networking

Entrepreneurs are invited to network with other local small business owners at the Southwest Marketing and Referrals Team (S.M.A.R.T.) meeting. The group meets at noon the second and fourth Thursday of the month at Rudy’s Country Store and Bar-B-Q, 845 N. Litchfield Road, Goodyear. Owners or managers of all types of businesses are encouraged to attend. For information, contact Darren Mullins at darren.mullins@ libertymutual.com.

Union Elementary School Board meets

The Union Elementary School District Governing Board meets at 6 p.m. the second Thursday of the month at the district office, 3834 S. 91st Ave., Tolleson. For information, visit unionesd.org.

Veteran support group

A veteran and military personnel support group meets from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. every Thursday at the Christ Presbyterian Church, 925 N. Sarival Ave., Goodyear. For information, call 623-882-0721.

ESL Cafe

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

Friday

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 southwestvalleychamber.org. For information, call 623-932-2260 or email info@ southwestvalleychamber.org.

Grandparents Raising Grandchildren

The Grandparents Raising Grandchildren support group meets at 1 p.m. the second Friday of the month at the White Tank Branch Library, 20304 W. White Tank Mountain Road, Waddell. For information, visit benevilla. org or mcldaz.org.

Overeaters Anonymous

Overeaters Anonymous meets at 4:30 p.m. Fridays at Verrado Coffee Co., 1829 N. Verrado Way, Buckeye.

Saturday

Safeguarding God’s Children Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church, 918 S. Litchfield Road, Goodyear, is holding Safeguarding God’s Children at 8:30 a.m. to help people from all walks of life learn how to protect children. For information, call 623-932-2394.

P.O.W.W.O.W. in Buckeye Produce On Wheels With Out Waste (P.O.W.W.O.W.) will be in Buckeye from 6 to 9 a.m. at the Buckeye Family Resource Center, 210 S. Sixth St. P.O.W.W.O.W. disperses fresh produce to communities at churches, schools and other entities throughout southern Arizona and the metro Tucson and Phoenix areas. Anyone can contribute $10 to shop for up to 60 pounds of fresh rescued produce.

Stamp Out Hunger

More than 5,000 letter carriers will pick up canned food donations on their regular mail routes during the 25th annual National Association of Letter Carriers Stamp Out Hunger food drive. Anyone who wants to help is encouraged to place nonperishable food donations at their mailboxes. For information, visit helpstampouthunger.com.

Artist’s reception

Catitude Gallery and Studio, 404 E. Western Ave., Avondale, will have an artist’s reception from 5:30 to 8 p.m. to celebrate the gallery’s artist of the month, the late Arthur August Jansson. For information, call 623-388-3840.

The Laramie Project

Avondale community garden open house

The Garden Patch Community Garden hosts an open house from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. the second Saturday of the month. The garden is on the east side of the Civic Center Library, 11350 W. Civic Center Drive, Avondale. Garden plots are available for rent. For information, visit gardenpatchcommunitygarden. com.

Cody’s Reading Pack

Young readers can build confidence by reading to therapy dogs during “Cody’s Reading Pack” at 10 a.m. the second Saturday of the month at Buckeye’s Downtown Library, 310 N. Sixth St., Buckeye. Readings are by appointment for 15-minute sessions. To reserve an appointment, call 623-349-6300.

Goodyear

farmer’s market

A farmer’s market is open from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturdays through May at Goodyear Community Park, 3151 N. Litchfield Road, Goodyear. The market features crafts, fruits, vegetables and other homemade creations. For information, visit goodyearaz.gov/rec.

SkateFest

Hop on your skateboard and skate down to Goodyear’s SkateFest from 7 to 9:30 p.m. at Goodyear Skate Park, 3151 N. Litchfield Road, Goodyear.

The Laramie Project Millennium High School theater students are performing the The Laramie Project at 7 p.m.

Millennium High School theater students are performing the The Laramie Project at 7 p.m. at 14802 W. Wigwam Blvd., Goodyear. The play surrounds the events of the 1998 murder of University of Wyoming gay student Matthew Shepard. Tickets are $5.

Water Walk 5K

The Water Walk or Run 5K will take place from 9 a.m. to noon at Starpointe Residents Club, 17665 W. Elliot Road, Goodyear. Proceeds benefit The Honey Foundation. For information and to register, visit waterwalk5k.com.

Teen pregnancy prevention workshop

Teenagers are invited to receive free and medically accurate information on sexually transmitted diseases and pregnancy prevention at Touchstone Health

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.

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.

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during the Monday Night Meetup event at 6 p.m. at the Buckeye Coyote Branch Library, 21699 W. Yuma Road, Buckeye. No registration is required.

Fitness in the Park

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

Citizenship class

People wanting to become U.S. citizens are invited to a free class from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. every Monday and Wednesday at the Care1st Avondale Resource Center, 328 W. Western Ave., Avondale.

Self-hypnosis 101

Understand your subconscious mind and learn everything you need to conduct self-hypnosis from 3 to 6 p.m. at the White Tank Branch Library, 20304 W. White Tank Mountain Road, Waddell. Registration is required at mcldaz.org.

Building permits and building safety class

In observation of National Building and Safety Month, Avondale is holding a free building permits and building safety class for residents from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at Avondale City Hall, 11465 W. Civic Center Drive, Avondale. To register, email bharris@avondale.org.

Fitness in the Park

Buckeye hosts Fitness in the Park from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.

Monday through Thursday at Sundance Park, 22865 W. Lower Buckeye Road, Buckeye.

Small business mentoring

Domestic violence support groups

School, 26252 W. Desert Vista Blvd, Buckeye.

Tolleson fall prevention course

The Tolleson Senior Center is hosting a course on preventing falls from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Tolleson Community Center, 9555 W. Van Buren St.,Tolleson.For information and to register, call 623-936-2760.

Cards and Games

Sunday

Adult Children of Alcoholics

The support group Adult Children of Alcoholics meets at 5 p.m. every Sunday at the Litchfield Park First Baptist Church, 901 E. Plaza Circle, Litchfield Park.

Group meditation class

St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, 400 S. Old Litchfield Road, Litchfield Park, hosts a group meditation class from 5 to 6 p.m. Sundays. The class is designed for those desiring to learn meditation or deepen their practice. All faiths are welcome. For information, call the St. Peter’s Office at 623-935-3279 or visit stpetersaz.com.

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.

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.

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.

Monday Purposeful Play Group

Parents can learn how to stimulate brain development in their children ages 1 through 5 during the Purposeful Play Group at 10 a.m. at the White Tank Branch Library, 20304 W. White Tank Mountain Road, Waddell.

Divorce support group

The DivorceCare support group summer session will meet from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Mondays through July 17 at Christ Presbyterian Church, 925 N. Sarival Ave., Goodyear. The group enables divorced and separated people to find help, discover hope and experience healing. The format includes videos, a workbook, a trained facilitator, and group discussion. The cost of the workbook is $15; scholarships are available. For information, call Carol at 623-340-9205.

Kids support group

The DivorceCare for Kids (DC4K) summer session will meet from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Mondays through July 17 at Christ Presbyterian Church, 925 N. Sarival Ave., Goodyear. The program is for children 5 to 12 who are struggling with the hurt and pain of divorce and separation. The cost of the workbook is $15; scholarships are available. For information, call Carol at 623-340-9205.

Avondale City Council meets

The Avondale City Council meets at 7 p.m. the first and third Monday of the month at 11465 W. Civic Center Drive, Avondale.

Alzheimer’s support group

An Alzheimer’s support group meets from 3 to 4:30 p.m. the first and third Monday of every month at the Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church, 918 S. Litchfield Road, Building A, Goodyear. Support groups provide a forum to share feelings, concerns, information and as a way of supporting and encouraging each other. For information, call 602-528-0545 or visit alz.org/dsw.

Entrepreneur meet up

Meet with fellow entrepreneurs to share ideas, ask questions, talk current business trends and receive feedback and advice

Crazy 8s club

The Crazy 8s club meets from 4 to 5 p.m. every Monday at the Goodyear Branch Library, 14455 W. Van Buren, Suite C-101, Goodyear. The club is open to third- through fifth-graders who want to learn about math in new ways, including building projects, making music and other techniques.

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.

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

Beginning crochet

Create hats, scarves and more by learning the basics of crochet at 6 p.m. at the Litchfield Park Branch Library, 101 W. Wigwam Blvd., Litchfield Park.

MCDOT Active Transportation Plan

Locals are asked to identify areas of improvement to increase accessibility for pedestrians and cyclists at Maricopa County Department of Transportation’s public meeting for its Active Transportation Plan from 5 to 7 p.m. at Arlington Elementary Commons Area, 9410 S. 355th Ave., Arlington. For information, visit mcdot.maricopa.gov/4355/ Active-Transportation-Plan.

Interstate 11 discussion

The Arizona Department of Transportation is seeking public involvement to discuss Interstate 11 corridor alternatives from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Buckeye Community Center, 201 E. Centre Ave., Buckeye. For information, visit i11study.com/Arizona.

Buckeye City Council meets

Story time

Toddlers ages 2 to 4 accompanied by an adult can enjoy interactive stories, songs and games that encourage emerging language skills at 10:15 and 11:15 a.m. every Tuesday in the Program Room at the Buckeye Library Coyote Branch, 21699 W. Yuma Road, Suite 116, Buckeye. For information, call 623-349-6300.

Bingo

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, Double Action, Early Bird games and a $1,000 progressive game. Proceeds are donated back to area youths and veterans. Call 623-932-4960 for information.

Toastmasters meeting

Adults 40 and older are invited to play games such as Sequence, Rummikub and Mexican Train from 10 to 11:30 a.m. in the Goodyear Recreation Conference Room, 3075 N. Litchfield Road, Goodyear. The free event will include light refreshments. Advance registration is required by calling 623-882-7525.

WomenHeart support group

WomenHeart, a support group for women with or at risk for heart disease, meets from 2:30 to 4 p.m. the third Wednesday of every month at 3657 Clubhouse Drive, Room 100, Goodyear. For information, call 623-215-3629.

Litchfield Park City Council meets

The Litchfield Park City Council meets at 7 p.m. the third Wednesday of each month in the Community Room at the Florence Brinton Litchfield Memorial Library, 101 W. Wigwam Blvd., Litchfield Park, unless otherwise posted. Meeting agendas can be viewed online at litchfield-park.org.

Monthly book discussion

The Buckeye Public Library, 310 N. Sixth St., Buckeye, invites adults to a book discussion from 1 to 2 p.m. the third Wednesday of the month.

Thursday

Tuesday

The Buckeye City Council meets at 6 p.m. the first and third Tuesday of each month at Buckeye City Hall, 530 E. Monroe Ave., Buckeye.

Developmental, hearing & vision screenings

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

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. 16

Desert Edge Seniors Honors Choir

Desert Edge High School, 15778 W. Yuma Road, Goodyear, is hosting the Seniors Honors Choir Concert at 6 and 8 p.m. Five curricular choirs, Edge of Sound, Varsity Men’s choir and select senior solos will perform. For information, call 623-932-7500.

Community health park idea sharing

Goodyear is holding an open house session to share ideas on its new community health park from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Goodyear Branch Library, 14455 W. Van Buren St., Suite C102, Goodyear.

Free developmental, hearing and vision screenings are offered from 1 to 4 p.m. the third Tuesday of the month at the Care1st Avondale Resource Center, 328 W. Western Ave., Avondale. Screenings provide a quick look at how children are doing in areas such as communication, physical ability, social skills, problem solving, hearing and vision. For information, call 623-333-2703.

Pendergast Elem.

School Board meets

The Pendergast Elementary School District Governing Board meets at 7 p.m. the first and third Tuesday of the month at the district office, 3802 N. 91st Ave., Phoenix (the board meets periodically at schools on a rotating basis). For information, visit pesd92.org.

Gangplank’s Hack Night

Collaborate with the nerd community to code, 3D print, and CAD at Gangplank’s Hack Night from 7 to 9 p.m. every Tuesday at 525 N. Central, Avondale.

Overeaters Anonymous

Overeaters Anonymous meets at 11 a.m. Tuesdays at Verrado Coffee Co., 1829 N. Verrado Way, Buckeye.

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Movies at Your Library

The movie Sing will be shown at 3 p.m. at the Coyote Branch Library, 21699 W. Yuma Road, Suite 116, Buckeye, as part of the library’s Movies at Your Library program.

Summer reading volunteer training

The Goodyear Branch Library, 14455 W. Van Buren St., Suite C101, Goodyear, is seeking teens to volunteer for its Summer Reading Program. Training is from 4 to 6 p.m. To apply, visit mcldaz.org.

Buckeye budget discussion

Buckeye residents are invited to learn more about the city’s proposed budget for the 201718 fiscal year from 6 to 8 p.m. at Festival Foothills Elementary

All About Meditation

Relax and practice the seeds of meditation during All About Meditation from 10:30 a.m. to noon at the White Tank Branch Library, 20304 W. White Tank Mountain Road, Waddell. Registration is required at mcldaz.org.

Meet with Rep. Ruben Gallego

U.S. Rep. Ruben Gallego, D-District 7, has a representative at his mobile office from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. the third Thursday of the month at the Chicanos Por La Causa Maryvale Community Service Center, 6850 W. Indian School Road, Phoenix.

Entrepreneur round-up Entrepreneurs are invited to meet other local small business owners at 8 a.m. the first and third Thursday of the month at Rudy’s Country Store and Bar-B-Q, 845 N. Litchfield Road, Goodyear. The group supports the growth of small business in the West Valley, allowing participants to inform the group about their business and services. Owners or managers of all types of businesses are encouraged to attend. For information, email Kevin George at kevin@mrfranchiseadvice.com.

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Guadalupe Chayrez

Guadalupe Chayrez, 78, of Avondale died May 3, 2017, in Glendale.

Mrs. Chayrez was born Sept. 30, 1938, in Glendale to Theodore and Jesusita Lopez.

Guadalupe Chayrez

She attended Pendergast Elementary School in Phoenix. She worked for the Department of Agriculture as a cotton classifier.

She married Henry Chayrez in June 1956.

She was preceded in death by her husband of 60 years, Henry Chayrez; and one great-greatgranddaughter.

She is survived by two sons, Hank and Sammy; three daughters, Susie, Cathy and Irene; 11 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren.

Funeral services will be at 9 a.m. Friday at Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery, 10045 W. Thomas Road, Avondale.

Deacon Jim Casico will officiate.

Memorials may be made to Holy Cross Cemetery, 10045 W. Thomas Road, Avondale, AZ 85323.

Eileen Theresa Conklin

Eileen Theresa Conklin, 76, of Goodyear died May 6, 2017, after a long illness.

Mrs. Conklin was born in 1940 in the Bronx, N.Y., to John and Josephine Dunn.

She attended Brewster High School.

She married John Conklin on Aug. 10, 1959, in Elkton, Md.

She worked as a dental office manager in New York and Connecticut until she retired and moved to Goodyear, where she worked as a hostess at the Cracker Barrel restaurant.

She was preceded in death by one grandson.

She is survived by her husband, John Conklin; four sons, Jeff Conklin, Colin Conklin, Chris Conklin and Justin Conklin; one brother, Robert Dunn; and five grandchildren.

No funeral services will be held.

Memorials may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital at stjude.org.

Condolences may be left at thompsonfuneralchapel.com.

Raymond Earl Fann

Raymond Earl Fann, 84, of Litchfield Park died May 2, 2017, at La Loma Village in Litchfield Park from cancer.

Mr. Fann was born Feb. 18, 1933, in Jackson County, Mo., to Joseph W. Fann and O. Edith Smith.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Kathy Paver Lucy.

He is survived by his wife, Shirley J. Fann of Litchfield Park; a former wife, Linda L. Lynch Sager of Sieverville, Tenn.; one daughter, Rae Lynn Reddick of Independence, Mo.; one son, Raymond Earl Fann Jr. of Belton, Mo.; three stepdaughters, Sharon Lindenlaub of Litchfield Park, Lisa Goodman of Rochester, Ind., and LeAnn McDonald of Windermere, Fla.; two sisters, Virginia Ritter and Sandi Hopkins Mahler; one brother, Bruce Fann; nine grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. A celebration of life was held at La Loma Village.

Filiberto Figueroa Felix II

Filiberto Figueroa Felix II, 76, of Tolleson died May 6, 2017, at his home.

Mr. Felix was born July 14, 1940, in Phoenix to Filiberto Felix Arce and Pascuala Figueroa Moreno.

He is survived by two sons, Filiberto Felix III and Miguel Felix; three brothers, Tom Felix, Luis Felix and Tony Felix; four sisters, Lupe Felix, Molly Felix, Carmen Cortez and Martha Garcia; four grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.

A visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday, with a chapel service at 10 a.m. Friday, both at Advantage Crystal Rose Funeral Home, 9155 W. Van Buren St., Tolleson, with interment to follow at Holy Cross Cemetery, 10045 W. Thomas Road, Avondale.

Filiberto Felix

Condolences may be left at advantagefunerals.com.

Ignacio ‘Nacho’ Garza

Ignacio “Nacho” Garza, 73, of Peoria and formerly of Buckeye died May 1, 2017, in Peoria.

Mr. Garza was born May 10, 1943, in Buckeye to Cayetano and Angelita Garza.

He attended Buckeye Union High School.

He served as a member of the U.S. Air Force, achieving the rank of master sergeant.

He was preceded in death by one daughter, Stephanie Garza; and three grandchildren.

He is survived by his wife, Jean Garza of Peoria; two sons, Peter Garza of Surprise and Joseph Garza of Surprise; six sisters, Gloria Tocker of Glendale, Angie Minard of Glendale, Ida Taylor of Orange Park, Fla., Mary Leyva of Phoenix, Lisa Lerma of Buckeye, and Ellen Trujillo of Litchfield Park; one brother, Ruben Garza of Glendale; and four grandchildren.

A visitation will be at 2 p.m., followed by funeral services at 4 p.m. today at Best Funeral Services, 501 E. Dunlap Ave., Phoenix.

The Rev. Mike Owsley will officiate.

Memorials may be made to Jean Garza, 7232 W. Brown St., Peoria, AZ 85345.

Patricia H. Harkin

Patricia H. Harkin, 72, of Goodyear died April 22, 2017, at her home.

Mrs. Harkin was born Jan. 22, 1945, in San Francisco and grew up in Fullerton, Calif.

She gradated from American Airlines Stewardess College in Dallas-Fort Worth.

She worked as a stewardess and station manager for Wings West and American Eagle at Yuma International Airport and station manager at John Wayne Airport in Orange, Calif. She ended her career as station manager, then supervisor of 250 flight attendants at Los Angeles International Airport.

She is survived by her husband, Bernard Harkin of Goodyear; one son, Christopher Bedinger of Yuma; one daughter, Julie Rogers of Goodyear; two brothers, Charles Pease of Sterling, Va., and Howard Pease of Corona, Calif.; one sister, Dorothy Warner of Yuma; and one grandson.

A celebration of life will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Thompson Funeral Chapel, 926 S. Litchfield Road, Goodyear.

Memorials may be made to the Humane Society of Yuma, 4050 S. Avenue 4½ E. Yuma, AZ 85365 or hsoyuma.com.

Condolences may be left at thompsonfuneralchapel.com.

Gary Molczyk

Gary Molczyk, 57, of Buckeye died May 2, 2017.

Mr. Molczyk was born Dec. 3, 1959, in Phoenix to Andrew and Colleen Dunning Molczyk.

As a young man, he worked for a newspaper delivery service and was a member of the Boy Scouts of America. He graduated with honors from Agua Fria High School in Avondale.

He earned dual Bachelor of Science degrees in computer science and engineering and mechanical engineering and technology in 1981 from Northern Arizona University’s College of Engineering and Technology in Flagstaff.

During a 35-year career, he worked as an independent contractor and consultant to aerospace corporations, with expertise in developing algorithms from weight management to flight control and simulation for missiles, spacecraft and aircraft.

He is survived by his mother, Colleen Molczyk; one sister, Paula Hepworth; and one brother, Robert Molczyk.

Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. today at First Southern Baptist Church of Avondale, 1001 N. Central Ave., Avondale, followed by interment at Louis B. Hazelton Cemetery, 23100 W. Broadway Road, Buckeye. Condolences may be left at thompsonfuneralchapel.com.

Ronald K. ‘Ron’ Simonsgaard

Ronald K. ‘Ron’ Simonsgaard, 78, of Litchfield Park died April 11, 2017.

Mr. Simonsgaard was born Aug. 20, 1938, in Belgrade, Minn., to Henry Christian and Ardella Paulson Simonsgaard.

He graduated from the Minnesota School of Business.

He was a member of the U.S. Navy for four years and served on the USS Pickaway APA 222.

He graduated with a bachelor’s degree in marketing from Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff, where he met and married Susy Simmons.

They moved to Phoenix in 1966 and he worked in sales, with positions at Xerox Corp. and Grubb and Ellis Commercial Real Estate.

He retired in 1998 and they moved to Litchfield Park.

He served on the board of Valley Big Brothers/Big Sisters.

He is survived by his wife, Susy; two sons, Craig and Scott; one sister, Karen Green; two brothers, Paul and Steve Simonsgaard; and six grandchildren.

A memorial service will be at 1 p.m. May 15 at the Church at Litchfield Park, 300 N. Old Litchfield Road, Litchfield Park.

Condolences may be left at thompsonfuneralchapel.com.

A word about obituaries

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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A tragic turn

Goodyear police, ﬁre simulate DUI car wreck for high school students

by Kourtney Balsan

special to the View

Silence filled Millennium High School’s football field as a student was driven away in a hearse May 3 during a presentation showing the dangers of driving under the influence.

Goodyear police and fire alongside theater students performed a mock DUI crash involving two cars leaving prom. After the cars collided, a frantic call into the police department triggered police and fire sirens to ring with the corresponding vehicles to follow and fill the field.

One student was extricated from a car and treated by firefighters and paramedics, then transported to a hospital by an Air Evac medical helicopter.

Another student lay dead in front of the crash as his mother was notified and asked to identify the body.

Four girls walked away with scrapes and scratches.

One girl was driving under the influence, smoking drugs and drinking alcohol the night of prom. The teen driver was administered DUI tests and had a breathalyzer read .17. The audience full of seniors applauded when the impaired student was taken away in handcuffs.

“I caused all of this to happen,” said Katelyn Holt, 17, who played the impaired driver. “I was the drinker and I pressured the other people in my car to drink. I was the one who was driving everyone home from the party. I thought I was fine even though I drank alcohol and smoked weed.”

Although the scene was only a performance, the details and procedures were very real, said Don Host, school resource officer at Millennium High School.

“We’re trying to amplify the message to the kids,” Host said.

The message was indeed amplified, Katelyn said.

“I got the shakes because it felt so real when all of the police cars started rolling up and when they started cutting Nick out of the car. It was scary, but I’m glad we did it,” Katelyn said.

Nick Cusumano, 17, played the teen fighting for his life after being in the accident.

“It was surreal and powerful,” Nick said. “The scariest part was thinking about how people actually have to do that in real life.”

He and the rest of the cast hope those who watched the presentation took it as a lesson and learned from other people’s mistakes so they don’t make the same one, he said.

“I just really hope they took something from this,” Nick said. “They saw how it destroyed other people’s lives — I’m going to the hospital, someone’s dead and someone is getting arrested and charged with all of that.”

The mock crash was Goodyear’s way of preparing the teenagers for their May 6 prom and May 23 graduation, said Lisa Kutis, Goodyear Police Department spokeswoman.

“Our hope is that if we reach even one kid who

makes a decision based on this event not to make a bad choice to drink or do drugs and get behind the wheel of a car, then it’s worthwhile,” Kutis said. “We just feel it is so important to educate these kids on what can happen. One bad decision could change their life forever and the lives of their friends or family. The community and everybody around them is impacted by one bad decision.”

At the end of the presentation, Host spoke to the students reminding them that the occurrences are real and noted the Peoria car crash that happened that very morning when three teens were hospitalized and one teen was placed on life support after running a stop sign on the way to school.

“It was a very timely and unfortunate incident for us to be able to send that message to the students,” Host said.

The main goal is to have youths think before they act, whether it’s consumption, getting into a car with a questionable driver, or being aware of their surroundings,

Host said.

“The hope is that they’re deeply impacted — that it hits them at an emotional level and they take that moment to think about the consequences of their actions,” Kutis said.

Goodyear’s police and fire departments try to hold one mock DUI crash a year and rotate through Goodyear high schools, Kutis said, adding that last year they presented to Desert Edge High School, and next year, they will be presenting to Estrella Foothills High School.

“I hope this sticks with them for a long time to make them think twice about whose car they get in and about driving themselves. They need to be very careful because these accidents do happen and this is a very realistic way they could end up themselves — injured or dying,” Host said.

Kourtney Balsan can be reached at Kbalsan@westvalleyview.com.

Goodyear’s SkateFest rolling in Friday

by Kourtney Balsan

special to the View

Skateboard enthusiasts have the opportunity to skate the night away at Goodyear’s SkateFest where experienced and new skateboarders alike can enjoy living life on wheels.

SkateFest will be from 7 to 9:30 p.m. Friday at Goodyear Skate Park, 3151 N. Litchfield Road, Goodyear.

“It’s fun to go skate, to watch it and to be a part of the community in general,” said Trent Martin, part owner of Cowtown Skateboards.

The event will feature open skateboarding, “best trick” contests, raffles, vendors and music, Martin said.

Prizes include cash and merchandise.

“We want it to be focused on skate boarding and everyone having a good time,” Martin said.

All ages and all skill levels are welcome, said Deanna Ortiz, Goodyear’s recreation coordinator.

She said the fest brings skateboarders from all over the Valley to showcase their skills, learn new tricks and enjoy the culture surrounding the board.

“The skate park is just a popular place. If you stop by there any time during the week, it doesn’t matter the temperature, there’s a tons of teens in there, so we wanted to bring in skaters of different levels to show the kids the tricks,” Ortiz said.

Cowtown Skateboards helps host the event by providing experienced skateboarders to skate alongside SkateFest goers, Martin said.

“We’ve always helped advocate for skate parks all over the Valley,” he said.

And if you’re not a fan of wheels under your feet, the event will still be interesting and fun to watch, Ortiz said.

“It’s really cool. I’m not a skateboarder, but it’s just a really cool event to come watch and see these kids who are really talented on their skateboards,” Ortiz said.

Kourtney Balsan can be reached at Kbalsan@westvalleyview.com.

View photo by Jordan Christopher

MILLENNIUM HIGH SCHOOL THEATER STUDENTS Maddie Wilcox, left, Taryn Landis, Sydney Rassas and Kayleigh Teschler take part in a mock DUI crash May 3 at the Goodyear school. To see all photos from this shoot, go

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Notice is hereby given pursuant to City of Avondale Procurement Code Article III, 25-23 that the City of Avondale intends to award a contract to Sigler Wholesale Distributor for the generally described equipment. A listing of equipment and parts may be obtained by contacting, Joel Evans at the address below, or by telephone at 623-333-2430.

The City believes that Sigler Wholesale Distributor is the sole provider of such equipment to meet the City’s required equipment and operational needs because Sigler Wholesale Distributors is the sole distributor of Carrier Commercial and Residential products in the State of Arizona, as well as much of the southwestern United States. Any protest of this sole-source procurement by an Affected Person must be in writing and must be received by Loretta Browning, Procurement Ofﬁcer, at Avondale City Hall 11465 W. Civic Center Drive on or before May 17, 2017. Affected Persons may submit comments directly to the Procurement Ofﬁce. The risk of timely delivery is upon the person submitting the protest. “Affected Person” means a person whose ability to participate in the procurement is adversely affected by the decision that the goods and services are available from only one source. A written protest must include: A detailed statement of the legal and factual grounds for the protest;

A description of the resulting harm to the person submitting the protest; and The relief requested. Published in the West Valley View, and the West Valley Business on May 3, and 10, 2017.

City of Avondale Public Notice

ORDINANCE NO. 1624-417 AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AVONDALE, ARIZONA, AMENDING THE OFFICIAL ZONING ATLAS OF THE CITY OF AVONDALE FOR APPROXIMATELY 0.61 ACRES OF REAL PROPERTY LOCATED AT 10933 WEST BUCKEYE ROAD, AVONDALE, ARIZONA, AS SHOWN IN APPLICATION PL-16-0242, REZONING SUCH PROPERTY FROM SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL/URBAN RESIDENTIAL (R1-6) TO CASHION BUSINESS DISTRICT (CBD).

WHEREAS, the Council of the City of Avondale (the “City Council”) desires to amend the City of Avondale Zoning Atlas (the “Zoning Atlas”), pursuant to Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 9-462.04, to change the zoning description for a + 0.61 acre parcel of real property from Single Family Residential/Urban Residential (R1-6) to Cashion Business District (CBD) (the “Zoning Atlas Amendment”); and WHEREAS, all due and proper notices of the public hearings on the Zoning Atlas Amendment held before the City of Avondale Planning Commission (the “Commission”) and the City Council were given in the time, form and substance provided by Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 9-462.04; and WHEREAS, on Thursday, March 16, 2017, the Commission held a public hearing on the Zoning Atlas Amendment, after which hearing the Commission recommended approval; and WHEREAS, the City Council

CITY OF AVONDALE PUBLIC MEETING NOTICE NEIGHBORHOOD MEETING MAY 31, 2017

You are invited to attend a neighborhood meeting to discuss concurrent requests by Ms. Margaret Carl for a General Plan Amendment (PL-17-0113) and Rezoning (PL-16-0244) concerning 3.4 acres of undeveloped property located approximately 90 feet south of Washington Street and approximately 300 feet east of Dysart Road. The proposed General Plan Amendment request will change the land use designation from Industrial to Local Commercial; the Local Commercial designation provides for the daily needs of goods and services to residents of the surrounding area. The accompanying rezoning request will change the zoning of the property from MH (Manufactured Home Park) to C-2 (Community Commercial). The C-2 District allows for a range of retail, restaurant, ofﬁce, and service type uses intended to support residents in the vicinity of the property.

At the meeting, the applicant and/or her representative will be available to answer questions and solicit comments on these requests. Please note, this is not a public hearing and no ofﬁcial action will be taken.

The meeting is scheduled for:

Date: Wednesday, May 31, 2017

Time: 6:00 PM

Place: Avondale City Hall, Sonoran Conference Room (1st Floor)

Address: 11465 W. Civic Center Drive, Avondale, AZ 85323

The applicant contact for this project: Ms. Margaret Carl (623) 363-8648 City of Avondale contact for this project: Ken Galica (623) 333-4019

Published in the West Valley View, and the West Valley Business on May 10, 2017.

in accordance with Article II, Sections 1 and 2 of the Arizona Constitution, the City Council has considered the individual property rights and personal liberties of the residents of the City before adopting this Ordinance. 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 + 0.61 acre parcel of real property located at 10933 West Buckeye Road, Avondale, Arizona, as shown in Application PL-16-0242 (the “Property”), as more particularly described and depicted on Exhibit A attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference, is hereby rezoned from Single Family Residential/Urban Residential (R1-6) to Cashion Business District (CBD), subject to the City of Avondale adopted codes, requirements, standards and regulations.

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, Arizona, April 17, 2017.

Signed copies of the Ordinance and (exhibits) 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 May 10, 2017.

City of Avondale Public Notice

ORDINANCE NO. 1623-417

AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AVONDALE, ARIZONA, AUTHORIZING ACQUISITION OF REAL PROPERTY FOR PUBLIC USE.

WHEREAS, Article I, Section 3 of the Avondale City Charter authorizes the City of Avondale (the “City”) to acquire real

property in fee simple or any lesser interest, inside or outside its corporate limits for any City purpose, when the public convenience requires it and in accordance with the provisions of State law; and

WHEREAS, the City Council desires to authorize the acquisition of certain real property necessary for such public use in the Gateway Treatment Facility Expansion project.

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. A temporary construction easement over and across real property totaling + 0.431 acres, generally located along 99th Avenue, north of McDowell Road, in Avondale, Arizona, as more particularly described and depicted on Exhibit A attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference, is hereby approved for acquisition by the City from Virtua 99th, LLC, an Arizona limited liability company (the “Seller”).

SECTION 3. Real property totaling + 0.555 acres, generally located along 99th Avenue, north of McDowell Road, in Avondale, Arizona, as more particularly described and depicted on Exhibit B attached hereto and

incorporated herein by reference, is hereby approved for acquisition by the City from the Seller.

SECTION 4. 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 5. The Mayor, the City Manager, the City Clerk and the City Attorney are hereby authorized and directed to take all steps and to execute all documents necessary to carry out the purpose and intent of this Ordinance.

PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Council of the City of Avondale, Arizona, April 17, 2017. Signed copies of the Ordinance and (exhibits) 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 May 10, 2017.

General

Public Notice

ARIZONA STATE LAND DEPARTMENT

1616 WEST ADAMS STREET

PHOENIX, ARIZONA 85007

PUBLIC AUCTION SALE NO. 53-117148

Pursuant to A.R.S. Title 37, notice is hereby given that the state of Arizona through its Arizona State Land Department (herein called ASLD), will sell at Public Auction to the highest and best bidder at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, June 14, 2017, at the Arizona State Land Department, 1616 West Adams Street, Lower Level Auditorium, Phoenix, Arizona, trust lands situated in Maricopa County to wit: TOWNSHIP 2 SOUTH, RANGE 4 WEST, G&SRM, MARICOPA COUNTY, ARIZONA

PARCEL: SOUTH 3,540 FEET EXCEPT W2W2SW, SECTION 25, CONTAINING 389.10 ACRES, MORE OR LESS.

LOCATION: SOUTH OF KOMATKE ROAD, EAST OF STATE ROUTE 85 AND BUCKEYE, ARIZONA

BENEFICIARY: PERMANENT COMMON SCHOOLS (INDEMNITY SELECTIONS)

For a complete legal description of the land, prospective bidders are advised to examine the purchase application ﬁle as well as all pertinent ﬁles of ASLD. The land has been appraised at $2,686,000.00 and consists of 389.10 acres, more or less.

There are no reimbursable improvements.

The above described lands are sold subject to existing reservations, easements, or rights of way. The ASLD does not represent or warrant that access exists over lands, which may intervene respectively between the above parcel(s) and the nearest public roadway. The complete ﬁle associated with the described land is open to public inspection at the ASLD, 1616 West Adams Street, Phoenix, Arizona, from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., exclusive of holidays and weekends. Please direct any questions regarding this Public Auction to the Real Estate Division of ASLD at (602) 542-3000. This auction notice is available on the ASLD’s web site at www.azland.gov. Pursuant to the provisions of A.R.S. §37-231, the state of Arizona or its predecessor in title, reserve and retain all rights and all forms of access to all oil, gas, minerals, hydrocarbon substances and gaseous substances or any other material which is essential to the production of ﬁssionable materials as provided by the rules and regulations of ASLD and the laws of Arizona. Each potential bidder must show ASLD’s representative a cashier’s check made payable

(3) Reimbursable Estimated Advertising Fee, which is $5,000.00; (4) Reimbursable Appraisal Fee, which is $3,250.00; (5) Reimbursable Costs and Expenses, not to exceed $15,000.00; (6) Patent Fee of $200.00. The total amount due at the time of sale is $372,630.00 (less $23,250.00 if the successful bidder is the applicant for a total amount due of $349,380.00).

(B) Within 30 days after the auction date the successful bidder must pay the full balance of the amount bid for the land and pay a Selling and Administrative Fee of 3% of the purchase price, less the amount paid under (A) (2) above.

(C) Within 30 days after the auction date the successful bidder must pay the actual legal advertising cost, less the amount paid under (A)(3) above.

CONDITION(S):

The patent for the subject property shall include the following conditions and restrictions: In the event any archaeological, paleontological, or historical site or object, or Human remains or funerary object, that is at least ﬁfty years old, is discovered during grounddisturbing activities, the work shall cease, and the patentee shall notify the Director of the Arizona State Museum, pursuant to A.R.S. §41-844, and the Arizona State Land Department Cultural Resources Manager.

BIDDING INFORMATION:

(A) The time of sale shall be deemed to be the time of declaration of the highest and best bidder. The bidding will begin at the total appraised value of $2,686,000.00. A bid for less than the appraised value of the land or by a party who has not inspected the land and/or the associated ﬁles and records of ASLD will not be considered. Additional bidding increments shall be a minimum of $10,000.00 thereafter. Bidding will be conducted orally.

(B) All bidders must sign an afﬁdavit stating that they have undertaken due diligence in preparation for the auction, that their representative is authorized to bid and bind the bidder and that they are purchasing the property AS IS. It is the bidder’s responsibility to research the

records of local jurisdictions, all ASLD files pertinent to the purchase application file including the purchase application file, and all other public agencies regarding this property. Notice is hereby given that the property shall be purchased in an “AS-IS” condition “WITH ALL FAULTS”, with no representation or warranty being made by ASLD of any type or nature. All bidders shall acknowledge and agree pursuant to the aforementioned affidavit that they are purchasing the property solely upon the basis of their own due diligence and investigation of the property and not on the basis or any representation, express or implied, written or oral, made by ASLD or its agents or employees, except as set forth in writing herein. Without limiting the generality of the forgoing, notice is hereby given that ASLD makes no warranty as to the following: (a) the physical condition or any other aspect of the property, including, but not limited to, the uses to which the property may be put, the ability to construct additional improvements or modify existing improvements on any portion of the property or the ability to obtain building permits for any portion of the property, the conformity of the property to past, current or future applicable landscaping, parking, zoning or building code

requirements, the existence of soil instability, past soil repairs, soil additions or conditions of soil fill, susceptibility to landslides, sufficiency of undershoring, water retention characteristics of the property, drainage onto or off of the property, the location of the property either wholly or partially in a flood plain or a flood hazard boundary or similar area, or any other matter affecting the stability or integrity of the land or any improvements constituting the property; or (b) the sufficiency of the property for purchaser’s purposes or as to its continued operating conditions or usefulness. All implied warranties, including, without limitation, WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, are hereby expressly disclaimed. This notice shall survive the delivery of the Certificate of Purchase and Patent for the subject property.

(C) Pursuant to A.R.S. §37240(B), the successful bidder must be authorized to transact business in the state of Arizona no later than ten (10) business days after the auction. The successful bidder must sign an afﬁdavit stating it is the successful bidder and sign a Certiﬁcation Statement pursuant to A.R.S. Title 37 and the Rules of ASLD.

(D) If the successful bidder fails to complete the payments

as stated in the auction notice together with the additional required fees within 30 days from the auction date, all amounts paid at the time of auction by the successful bidder will be forfeited.

(E) In the event of forfeiture, the ASLD Commissioner may declare that the bid placed before the final bid accepted is the highest bid, and that the bidder has five (5) business days after notification by ASLD to pay by cashier’s check all amounts due.

GENERAL INFORMATION:

The ASLD may cancel this auction in whole or in part at any time prior to the acceptance of a ﬁnal bid.

A protest to this sale must be ﬁled within 30 days after the ﬁrst day of publication of this announcement and in accordance with A.R.S. §37-301.

Persons with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation such as a sign language interpreter, by contacting the ADA Coordinator, at (602) 542-2636. Requests should be made as early as possible to allow time to arrange the accommodation.

Max D. Masel

(for) Lisa A. Atkins State Land Commissioner State Land Department Seal March 27, 2017

Disclaimer: This map is designed for general overview purposes only. Unless otherwise

stated all depictions are approximate. Prospective bidders should review all information in ASLD’s records relating to the property and seek technical or legal advice as needed to assure the understanding of all legal descriptions, plat maps, surveys, and other documents relevant to the property. Contact ASLD, Real Estate Division at (602) 542-3000 for additional information.