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WILDLIFE WORLD ZOO HANDLER CASSANDRA BOLIVAR holds a male jaguar cub June 22 at the Wildlife World Zoo, Aquarium & Safari Park in Waddell. The spotted cub, named Inti, and his black sister, Killa, were born June 6 at the zoo. To see all photos from this shoot, go to www.westvalleyview.com/pictures.

WELCOME BACK Former Buckeye Union H.S. coach returns to West Valley after 10 years to lead Verrado H.S. — Page 15.

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Night and day Jaguar cubs born at Wildlife World Zoo

by Emily Toepfer assistant editor

Two jaguar cubs born last month at the Wildlife World Zoo, Aquarium & Safari Park are as different as night and day, but they coexist in perfect harmony.

The pint-sized pair were born June 6 and reside in the Baby Animal Nursery at the zoo, 16501 W. Northern Ave. in Waddell.

The male is named Inti after the ancient Incan sun god, and his fur is orange with black spots.

His sister’s name is Killa, the moon goddess.

She has black fur, but it’s also spotted if you look closely.

The dark coloring is melanistic and caused by a gene mutation that is rare in the wild, (See Jaguar on Page 2)

101 years old & still dancing Estrella Center resident keeps moving in her 2nd century

by Glenn Gullickson staff writer

In her second century, Petra Monarrez still likes to dance.

Monarrez, a resident of Genesis HealthCare’s Estrella Center in Avondale, turned 101 on June 29.

Monarrez said she likes mariachi and ranchera music and always

enjoyed dancing.

Relatives sometimes take Monarrez to Vee Quiva Casino, where she will listen to the music and sometimes get out on the dance floor, according to her daughter, Betty Carrillo.

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PETRA MONARREZ smiles at her 101st birthday party June 29 at Genesis HealthCare’s Estrella Center in Avondale.

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Goodyear council settles dispute Compromise lets Compass Church use driveway despite opposition from neighboring community

by Glenn Gullickson staff writer

The Goodyear City Council has acted to try to settle a long-standing dispute between the Compass Church and its neighbors over the use of a driveway that provides access from a parking lot to a city street.

The council approved a compromise that allows the church at 16060 W. Van Buren St. limited use of a driveway that had been restricted to emergency access.

Church officials maintained that regular use of the driveway at the back of the property onto 161st Avenue is necessary to relieve congestion from the only other entrance to the church’s parking lot on Van Buren Street.

But residents of Wade Acres, an urban agricultural zoned neighborhood along the dead-end portion of 161st Avenue, opposed the request.

They cited safety concerns resulting from increased traffic if the chain barrier over the gravel driveway between the parking lot and the street were removed.

The church, built in 1999, had been operating under a stipulation that prohibited access onto 161st Avenue.

But over the years, the congregation grew, causing delays after services at the only other driveway out of the parking lot, according to the Rev. Tim Jacobs, Compass’ senior pastor.

Late last year, the church’s request to remove the restriction went to the city’s Planning and Zoning Commission,

which sided with the neighbors.

When the issue came to the City Council in January, it was tabled so city staff, the church and neighbors could come up with a solution.

After an attempt at mediation failed, city staff recommended that the restriction on the use of the driveway be lifted.

That created a dilemma worthy of King Solomon when the issue came up again at the City Council’s meeting on June 27 — agree with the church and city staff or side with the neighbors and the Planning and Zoning Commission.

Councilman Bill Stipp noted that it’s unusual for the council to overturn a Planning and Zoning Commission recommendation.

Acknowledging that no one was likely to be happy with the decision, the council attempted to split the difference with unanimous approval of a compromise that permits the church to use the driveway when services are conducted on Saturdays and Sundays.

The council also agreed that the driveway can be used up to 10 other days annually when the church has special events, with notification to neighbors.

The agreement continues until the end of 2018, after an upcoming improvement project on Van Buren Street is expected to be completed and could have an impact on traffic patterns.

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

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(ABOVE) JAGUAR CUBS wrestle and play June 22 in the nursery at the Wildlife World Zoo, Aquarium & Safari Park in Waddell. The siblings were born June 6. (Left) Young Red River Hogs show off their unique stripes the same day. As they transition to adulthood, they will outgrow their stripes and sport tusks and wild facial hair, which they fluff when threatened to make them appear larger to predators.

Jaguar (From Page 1) said Kristy Morcom, director of media relations for the zoo.

The cubs’ mother is also black, and their father is orange with black spots. Named Incan and Rocco, they can be found in the jaguar exhibit near the zoo’s western entrance.

Jaguars live throughout Central and South America, and were once found in the Southwest desert, including Arizona.

They’re the third largest cats in the world, behind lions and tigers. Males can reach up to 200 pounds, and are known to have the strongest bite of any feline species.

Their stocky build enables them to climb with ease, and they also love to swim, Morcom said.

“They’re stalk-and-ambush predators, but they like to attack from above, like from the trees,” she said.

For now, the cubs are still bottle fed, but they will start eating meat soon, said Cassandra Bolivar, who has been part of the hand-raising team at the zoo for about eight years.

Out of the two, Inti is the better eater,

101 (From Page 1) “I think what has kept her going is the heart pacer that was put in 15 years ago,” Carrillo said.

Monarrez was born in 1915 in Navajo, Mexico, and came to Arizona with her family when she was a baby.

She went to school through the fifth grade, attending Cartwright Elementary in Phoenix.

Monarrez said she worked with her father in the fields, tending vegetables and strawberries, seasonal work that sometimes took her to California.

In 1934, she married Santos Monarrez and the couple lived in Globe before moving to Phoenix.

Of the couple’s six children, two daughters and a son survive. Her husband died at age 70.

She’s also outlived three brothers and three sisters.

Her extended family includes 22 grandchildren.

And on her birthday, Monarrez got the news of the birth of her 42nd greatgrandchild, a girl.

while Killa is a little fussier, Bolivar said.

“Seeing the different personalities and getting to raise a wide variety of animals, it’s kind of cool to see even within cats, everyone has their own personality,” she said.

Next door, baby African warthogs can also be seen in the nursery. Two males and two females were born May 13.

Their larger counterparts are located in the Safari Park and can weigh 150 to 300 pounds, Morcom said.

Both male and female warthogs have tusks, which they use for defense and to dig up roots to eat.

“They’re very well adapted to an environment with very little water,” Morcom said. “They can go several months without physically drinking, which is very rare for pigs.”

Another new addition to the zoo is a baby zebra, which was born June 24 and lives on exhibit with his mother and the rest of the herd.

The zoo is holding a contest to name the zebra. To submit your pick, go to the zoo’s Facebook page in the next couple of weeks: facebook.com/WWZAq. Emily Toepfer can be reached at etoepfer@westvalleyview.com or on Twitter @EmilyToepfer.

Carrillo said two more greatgrandchildren are expected by the end of the year.

Monarrez lived alone before staying with her daughters in Phoenix for about 10 years, then in November moved to the Estrella Center, where she is known for walking the halls with her walker almost every day.

For her birthday, Monarrez celebrated with cake with the residents at Estrella Center.

A family celebration included a Mass in her honor at St. Joan of Arc Catholic Church in Phoenix and dinner at Garcia’s.

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

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City councils in the West Valley have approved final budgets for the 2016-17 fiscal year, which began July 1.

Avondale The Avondale City Council approved a $204 million budget at a meeting on June 20.

Abbe Yacoben, Avondale’s finance and budget director, called it “a very well rounded budget” that includes funds for a new route for the ZOOM transit service and several new staff positions, including seven positions in the police department.

Thirty-four percent of the city’s $96 million operating budget goes to public safety and 22 percent to general government.

The budget’s major increase comes in capital improvement projects, which are funded for $84.8 million, up from $64.7 million the previous years.

There were no changes from the tentative budget, which had been approved in May.

Goodyear The Goodyear City Council approved its final budget at its meeting on June 27.

The $254 million budget is up 7.5 percent from the previous year.

It includes $108.7 million for operations and $72.8 million for capital improvements.

The budget funds 17 new positions, including 10 jobs in the police department.

Lauri Wingenroth, Goodyear’s budget and research manager, said the budget was developed by the council during seven work sessions and retreats.

The council approved the budget on a 6-1 vote, with Councilman Bill Stipp opposed.

Stipp also voted against the spending plan when the council approved the tentative budget on May 23, when he said his philosophy of fiscal conservatism prevented him from voting for it.

Tolleson

Buckeye The Buckeye City Council approved a final budget of $194.9 million at its meeting on June 21.

The budget is $63 million less than the previous year, because the city purchased Global Water Resources in 2015.

The budget, which did not change from the tentative spending plan approved on June 7, includes $65.9 million in the general fund and $27.9 for capital improvements.

The budget funds 18 new positions.

The council also approved an average 4.34 percent wage increase for 325 out of its 441 employees (the rest are capped out), Finance Director Larry Price said.

Money for the raises will be moved from the contingency fund into the various departments’ budgets, he said.

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Verrado H.S. DECA chapter holds fundraiser

Jenna Snider of Goodyear has graduated from the University of Mount Union in Alliance, Ohio, with a degree in public relations.

She was also recognized at the university’s honors convocation with the Alpha Lambda Delta Senior Certificate, recognizing academic excellence and leadership skills.

The Verrado High School Marketing 2 class in conjunction with the school’s DECA chapter hosted a fundraiser earlier this year for Nothing But Nets, a charity that provides nets for homes in Africa to protect individuals from mosquito bites and stop the spread of malaria.

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The Litchfield Elementary School District has named two members to the Governing Board. The members are Danielle Clymer and Sean Husmoe, filling the vacant seats of Laura Liuzzo and Shelly Hornback.

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The Litchfield Park City Council gave final approval to its 2016-17 budget at a meeting on May 18.

There were no changes in the budget from its tentative approval in April, according to Benjamin Ronquillo, finance director.

The $15.5 million budget shows a 1 percent decrease for operating expenses and capital improvements.

A 1 percent increase in revenues is attributed to additional city sales tax revenues expected from businesses that will open in the Litchfield Marketplace development later this year.

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The budget includes $20.3 million for the general fund, including money for the police and fire departments, $7.8 million for capital outlay and $1.1 million for economic development.

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Pass to the arts

Tolleson Public Library joins Culture Pass program

by Emily Toepfer assistant editor

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LISA GALLEGOS of the Tolleson Public Library organizes Culture Passes recently at the library.

A library card is already a pass to countless adventures through books, but now it will offer West Valley residents a variety of new experiences.

The Tolleson Public Library, 9555 W. Van Buren St. in Tolleson, is the latest in Maricopa County to add the Act One Culture Pass, which provides free admission for two people to arts and cultural attractions around the Valley.

Library patrons can select the venue or performance of their choice from a display at their local library, use their library card to “check out” the pass and have seven days to visit the venue or reserve performance tickets.

“The Culture Pass offers tremendous opportunities for our residents to discover the arts around the Valley and share arts experiences with their families, children and grandchildren,” said Kim Eckhoff, Tolleson Public Library manager. “We’re excited to be able to provide these kinds of opportunities to library visitors.”

Participating locations include the Desert Botanical Garden, Arizona Science Center, Phoenix Art Museum, Heard Museum, Challenger Space Center and Halle Heart Children’s Museum.

Performance partners include Ballet Arizona, Phoenix Theatre, Arizona Theatre Co. and the Chandler Center for the Arts.

“I was concerned that some of the venues are so far away that people weren’t going to be able to go, but they are,”

Eckhoff said. “They’re pairing up with friends and going.”

Statewide, 44 arts organizations participate in the program, offering free admission and tickets to more than 412,000 residents.

“Since we asked to be included, we’ve come to realize what an intense process it is for them to get the sponsors, so we’re really appreciative,” Eckhoff said. “They’re experiences people in this community I don’t think have had an opportunity to take advantage of for a long time, or ever.”

Passes can be checked out at 54 libraries in Maricopa, Yavapai and Pima counties, including the Buckeye libraries: Downtown branch, 310 N. Sixth St., Buckeye, and Coyote branch, 21699 W. Yuma Road, Suite 116, Buckeye.

The Avondale Public Library is also next on the list to get the Culture Pass program, said Juliet Martin, director of community relations for Act One. “We should be able to bring them on sometime this summer,” Martin said. “We’re in the process of talking to our partners about further growth of the program.”

The pass started in 2009 in Maricopa County and has been managed by Act One since 2013. The nonprofit also partners with Title 1 schools to provide educational arts field trip opportunities.

For a full list of library and arts partners, visit act1az.org/culture-pass.

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

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Zakary Howard, 22, was sentenced July 1 in Maricopa County Superior Court to 18 years in prison for the 2015 death of a Buckeye teenager.

Howard pleaded guilty in April to the second-degree murder of 19-year-old Matthew Christensen, and his sentence was part of a plea agreement, according to Maricopa County Superior Court officials.

“Though the defendant was found not to be the shooter, his participation in the crime and unwillingness to offer any type of aid to the victim earned him this sentence,” County Attorney Zakary Howard Bill Montgomery said in a statement. “With this greedy, callous act, three young lives were destroyed.”

Howard’s co-defendant and convicted shooter, 19-year-old Richard Burns, was sentenced to 25 years on June 15.

The two were arrested in April 2015 after Christensen was found dead near 236th Lane and Hilton Avenue in Buckeye.

Burns and Howard said they were shooting cans when they decided to lure Christensen to the area, reportedly with the promise of selling him prescription painkillers, and rob him, records state.

According to Howard, Burns took out a rifle and shot Christensen several times. He then got angry and kicked the teen, who was still alive, according to the County Attorney’s Office.

They stole Christensen’s wallet, phone and car, leaving him in a small wash area, and went to pick up a friend.

When they returned to the scene 25 minutes later, Christensen was still breathing, records state.

They then drove to Avondale, where they stopped at a McDonald’s and later went to Phoenix so Burns could see his girlfriend, records state.

When Howard and Burns returned to Buckeye, they left the vehicle near Dean and Yuma roads and walked back to the scene, where Christensen was dead, records state.

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

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Two mobile homes were destroyed in a fire July 2 on county land near 135th and Maryland avenues, officials said.

Firefighters responded at about 12:25 p.m. for reports of an active fire in a shed, said Shawn Gilleland, a spokesman with Rural Metro Fire Department.

“Initial reports indicated the fire had caused the overhead power lines to fall and ignited a second home,” Gilleland said. “The fire also ignited a gas meter that was venting.”

Almost 100 firefighters from Rural Metro, Phoenix, Goodyear, Glendale, Avondale, Buckeye and Luke Air

Force Base battled the fire as the temperature outside reached 110 degrees.

Both homes were destroyed, and the families have been provided temporary housing by the American Red Cross.

No injuries were reported.

The cause of the fire is unknown. The owner of the shed where it allegedly started said the structure housed a water heater and electrical box, Gilleland said.

In April, Rural Metro, the American Red Cross and the Arizona Burn Foundation went door to door in the neighborhood and installed free smoke alarms, he said.

sexual conduct with inmate

by Emily Toepfer assistant editor

A correctional officer at the Lewis prison complex in Buckeye was arrested June 26 for allegedly having sexual contact with a male inmate, officials said.

Juan Ramirez Jr., 26, of Glendale was booked into Maricopa County Fourth Avenue Jail and faces two counts of unlawful sexual conduct, according to court documents.

The inmate reported the alleged contact on the “prison rape elimination hotline.” He said he was in a sexual relationship with an officer for more than a year, but felt like he couldn’t say Juan Ramirez no to the officer and requested assistance, records state.

He told investigators the sexual conduct occurred several times between January 2016 and May 31, and that he retained items that possibly contained biological evidence, records state.

Ramirez initially acknowledged flirting with the inmate, but denied physical contact. He later allegedly admitted to the sexual activity, records state.

His bond was set at $5,000.

The Arizona Department of Corrections released a statement saying he is no longer an employee.

“Sexual conduct with an inmate is a serious criminal act and is treated as such by the department, as it jeopardizes the safe, secure and orderly operation of our prisons and puts other employees, inmates and the public at potential risk,” the release stated.

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

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Buckeye is seeking applicants to fill a City Council seat left vacant last month when District 4 Councilman Ray Strauss resigned to run for congress.

The seat’s term expires in December 2018.

Qualified applicants must be at least 18 years old, be United States citizens, be registered voters and have lived in the district for at least the last year.

The district’s boundaries are roughly north of Interstate 10, west of the White Tank Mountains along both sides of Sun Valley Parkway, and include the communities of Festival Ranch, Tartesso, Watson Estates and

a southwest portion of Sundance.

A subcommittee made up of council members who are not up for election this year, including Robert Garza, Craig Heustis and Eric Orsborn, will review the applications and schedule interviews with each of the applicants.

The subcommittee will then make recommendations to the City Council at its regular Aug. 2 meeting.

A letter of intent is due by 5 p.m. July 6 and can be sent to Buckeye City Clerk Lucinda Aja at 530 E. Monroe Ave., Buckeye, AZ 85326.

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Buckeye police have issued a public alert about a registered sex offender who has moved into the city.

Federico Valdez, 83, is living at a home in the 400 block of West Baseline Road, northeast of Miller Road and Coronado Street, police said.

Federico Valdez Valdez is not wanted by any

law enforcement agency, said Officer Tamela Skaggs, a Buckeye police spokeswoman.

In 1994, Valdez was convicted in a California court of lewd or lascivious acts with a child younger than 14 years old.

In 2007, he was convicted in Maricopa County Superior Court of molestation of a child, Skaggs said.

His victim was not known to him, Skaggs said.

Authorities have classified Valdez as a Level II, or intermediate-risk, sex offender, she said.

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Get to know your Buckeye candidates; they could choose next city manager Buckeye voters have an especially important decision to make this election cycle.

Not only will they be voting for a mayor and council members in three districts who along with the rest of the council will set city policy for the next four years, but they will also be voting for a majority of the City Council, the body responsible for choosing the next city manager.

Stephen Cleveland announced his resignation June 27.

Per his contract, he gave the city 30 days’ notice.

Choosing a qualified city manager takes time and it’s doubtful the current council will hire someone before the Aug. 30 election. Especially if it holds a nationwide search, as it should.

Cleveland stepped in at an especially tumultuous time for the West Valley city. It was 2009 and like every other city in the nation, Buckeye was feeling the affects of the Great Recession. Layoffs and retirements led to several key vacancies. But even worse, it had gone through five city managers in as many years, several of whom were fired and walked away with extremely lucrative severance packages. To say confidence in the city’s decision making had waned was an understatement.

The city struck gold with Cleveland, who had proven his worth over 18 years as Goodyear’s city manager, followed by a short stint as Glendale’s deputy city manager.

He signed on as Buckeye’s interim city manager in 2009, but it didn’t take the city long to realize it had found exactly what it was looking for and dropped the “interim” from his title a year later.

Under Cleveland’s leadership, the city has slowly but steadily been losing its stigma of being a good ol’ boy town and is now competing with its West Valley neighbors in the economic development arena.

Cleveland’s most recent accomplishment, helping to land Cardinal IG, a national glass manufacturer that will bring 100 jobs to Buckeye and the first industrial project the city has lured in since 1995, would not have been possible without another huge accomplishment: the city’s acquiring Global Water Co., a private company that served a portion of Buckeye residents. That acquisition tied the two systems together, which was a necessary component in order for Cardinal to even consider Buckeye. It also ensured a safer water supply for nearly 7,000 residents whose water was tainted by E. coli a few years ago. Many of them didn’t even know until after the problem was resolved because Global never alerted them. Meanwhile, the city received a deluge of complaints from residents who were confused as to who their water provider was, complaints the city could do nothing about.

Another one of Cleveland’s most recent accomplishments came last fall when he was instrumental in the city’s mid-decade census, which resulted in the city’s receiving $5 million more in state-shared revenue per year. That’s a lot of dough the city would have been missing out on had it waited for the next census to roll around in 2020.

Cleveland will be sorely missed, and his shoes will be tough to fill, but it is doable and more important than ever to keep the city’s positive momentum going.

Buckeye voters need to get to know their candidates.

Chances are, they will help choose the next city manager, and that’s a decision that cannot be taken lightly.

Candidate forums for mayor and City Council are set for 6 p.m. Thursday at Buckeye Elementary School, 211 S. Seventh St. (District 2); 6 p.m. July 14 at Bales Elementary School, 25400 W. Maricopa Road (District 1); and 6 p.m. July 21 at WestPark Elementary School, 2700 S. 257th Drive (District 3).

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Our sovereignty is at stake Editor: The latest spin of late is that President OBama’s group is opposed to freedom of speech on Facebook. Now I hope that is an untruth and is going too far.

Facebook is loved by everyone who has many relatives and a wonderful way to keep in touch.

It’s hard to fathom a man who claims he is protecting America, yet stifles America’s free speech (Our first amendment right).

Now I pray this news is just some off the wall “Conspiracy theory” by an over imaginative citizen, but it bears to be written. His words “Just days ago, at the United Nations headquarters in New York, Obama’s attorney General Loretta Lynch made a deal to bring a United nation police force into our country!”

Why, I asked? “They are a Global police force!!! To control right wing violence, it’s to be called. Strong Cities Network.”

Evidently this bit of news reached Canada’s free press, they wrote: “With no public input no Congress debate or vote, it will

be blue helmets and not local cops who will be policing the streets of America.”

If true, the U.N.’s “Strong Cities Network” must never be allowed to form or invade American national Sovereignty and Independence.

May God keep us safe from the enemies within our own shores and is this story just a theory? I pray that it is and you should too!

Analie Maccree Goodyear

Justice Dept. is for sale Editor: It is apparent that our justice department and administration is for sale. If it was not for sale, Hillary R. Clinton would be in jail for a very long time.

I held a top secret clearance for 40 years both in the military and as a civilian. During the aforementioned period I held in my hands some of the nation’s greatest secrets, not even my wife knew what I was doing. When you are in such a position any information that you received is considered classified until such time as it is declassified. Even then you are not allowed to talk about it. It cannot be carry indiscreetly it must be secured. To take it home or put anywhere it is a crime.

Hillary Clinton performance with the off site server is a crime.

As such she should not be running

for the nation’s highest office. She is not trustworthy, further she is a compulsive liar. She lied to congress, the FBI, and the American public. Her record is the worst of any Secretary of State.

Why is justice for sale?

Checking the record and the FBI findings against her, the justice department is unwilling to do anything abut it. I guess if you have the money and the connections within the administration, you can get away with anything.

Jaime Ruiz-Sandoval Litchfield Park

Stricter gun measures edit Editor: I happened to be researching the Arizona candidates for the upcoming primary election, in order to see which ballot I wanted mailed to me. Since I am Independent, I get to choose either the GOP or Dem ballot. I decided to take a break and go check out this weeks editorial.

It never seems to fail, whenever there is a mass shooting like the one in Orlando, we have people immediately screaming that stricter gun control is not the answer. This weeks editorial did exactly that.

It wants us to believe gun control will make things worse.

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(From Page 6) shootings, gun sales and gun ownership increases unhindered.

That is really good for gun dealers, right? NO WONDER they come out screaming that gun control measures will be bad for us! Again, it is all about the almighty dollar!

Vox.com reported 6/15 that an investigation into transcripts of gun manufacturers meetings revealed them discussing how mass shootings were lucrative.

They bragged how gun sales went vertical and they got a lot of new customers. The New York Times reported not only had sales increased after San Bernardino, but more people were background checked than the previous year.

So to recap...gun ownership increases, there are more guns out there, 2nd Amendment rights remain “unhindered” and yet, we still continue having these mass shootings. Keeping our 2nd Amendment rights “unhindered” has done NOTHING to prevent these mass shootings from continuing to happen. Allowing people who are too dangerous to fly to still be able to buy a gun does not make our country any safer either.

We need to try something new.

I think I will start by voting in every DEMOCRAT I can until this loophole is closed!

Patrick Orr Avondale

Radical Islam Editor: Radical Islam is at war with the civilized world. This war will prove difficult to win, unless our President identifies the enemy, and calls it what it is, JIHAD ! Unfortunately Obama is caught up in political correctness. He refuses to lead or to say anything which could offend Muslims as a group. Had he been President in 1940, we would all speak fluent German today.

Concerning the events at a Gay hangout in Orlando, I wonder how many more would have survived if just one person in that club would have been a legally

Roy Azzarello Goodyear

Rant riddled with errors Editor: I just finished reading Roy Azarello’s June 22 rant. As usual, Mr. Azarello’s commentary is awash in faulty logic, flawed assumptions, and outright mistakes. His most egregious bit of claptrap is Roy’s proclamation that Cinco de Mayo is Mexico’s Independence Day. Mexico’s Independence Day is 16 de Septiembre. Cinco de Mayo is a commemoration of the Battle of Puebla in 1862.

I thought you’d be interested, Roy, since you continually demonstrate a burning desire to expand the depth of your knowledge.

Jeffrey Rich Avondale

Politics 2016 Editor: What’s the old adage… our system of government is the worst…. Except for all the others.

Here’s the problem as I see it. The first thing we need to do is set “term Limits” for all our congressmen and senators. Second is to give the president the power of the line item veto. Here is why.

We vote a new congressmen or senator into office because we want to make a change in our representation in our “voice” in our federal government. Now what happens is we send the newly elected congressman or senator to Washington, DC and he is greeted by a “senior” member there like John McCain, Harry Reid, Paul Ryan or somebody like that that has served many years there. They serve as chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, Banking Committee, or similar positions. They are then told not to blow their nose or scratch their ass unless told to do so or they will never get any legislation even through committee let alone to a floor vote. So now they must wait and watch as the political game is played. During that time they are exposed to political backscratching, lobbyist lunch & dinners, and countless other perks while in office. Now they see how the game is played and become part of the problem you voted for them to go there and fix. They no long represent their constituents because they are corrupted by our system of government. The second is to give the president the power of the line item veto to eliminate the “pork barrel” legislation from passing. It could be a great piece of legislation to save children but items like a bridge to nowhere, and other projects are added in an all or nothing piece of legislation.

Larry Carter Goodyear

Sentences don’t make sense Editor: I don’t get it.

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Each morning, the 5,200 students in Buckeye Elementary District schools, as well as schools across Arizona and the country, recite the Pledge of Allegiance to the flag that ends with “liberty and justice for all.” I agree with this practice of teaching and affirming the freedoms we hold dear to us, but as a school superintendent in a diverse school district, we also need to look at equity and equality for all.

Buckeye Elementary currently serves a diverse population of 69 percent minority students on six (soon to be seven) campuses with all schools receiving complimentary breakfast and lunch. Many of our students come from homes and backgrounds where English is their second language.

As we began to look at equity and equality in Buckeye District schools, we began to notice data that spoke volumes about our students. Suspension rates among particular students were higher, as well as a discipline system that focused on consequences rather than rewarding positive behaviors. We realized this was resulting in a large amount of Kristi Sandvik instructional time loss. The challenges were clear; however, the next step was searching for solutions.

In 2013, the district joined the Minority Student Achievement Network (www.msan.org), a national organization whose mission is to understand and change school practices and structures that keep racial achievement gaps in place while improving the achievement of all students. It is a coalition of school districts that have come together to understand and eliminate achievement/opportunity gaps that persist in their schools.

MSAN has acted as a support system for changing behaviors and attitudes as we began our journey to discovering how we could positively impact and change the culture in the district.

We administered staff and student surveys to assess climate, needs and equitable opportunities to 240 staff and more than 1,000 seventhand eighth-grade students in 2015. With the results in hand, the Equity Leadership Team created a District Transformational Equity Plan this year. The plan includes launching school-based equity teams and setting goals in three areas: equity leadership, cultural responsive instruction and parent empowerment and community engagement.

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carrying NRA pistol packing member, and would have confronted the gunman Predictably, Democrats who never allow a good crisis to go to waste, are politicizing the shootings by calling for restrictions on second amendment rights, and are pandering to the gay community. What happened in Orlando is NOT about guns and NOT about gays The precipitating factor was an unhinged religious fanatic who thought he was pleasing his god by killing infidels. If that action is not the definition of insanity, please tell me what is.

I will be blunt. Despite the President’s political correct nonsense, and despite the ultra liberal spin from the main stream media, Islam is not a religion of peace and good will. It could be argued that it is just the opposite. Before anyone labels me an Islamophobic, I would suggest they study the Koran. So doing might provide an epiphany, which could be a rude awakening as to the real nature of Islam.

An election is coming. The main issues will be job creation and keeping America safe. Voting has consequences. Next time Radical Islam strikes it could be in Phoenix.

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Letters (From Page 7) Big (Tom Hanks).

On pg. 2 of the 6-22 VV a man is sentenced to 25 years for murder. On the next pg. a man is sentenced to 30 years for drug and firearm charges. How is this right? Justice? Not in my world.

I don’t get it.

Dennis Garton Goodyear

Re: false arrest Editor: In reference to Mr. Newman’s criticism of my comments on Mr Merritt’s civil lawsuit, I think he needs to fact check my letter. I need to point out to Mr Newman that I mentioned that the plaintiff needs to be compensated for his false arrest and incarceration.

However, your law enforcement conspiracy theory seems to be lacking some solid evidence to back up those claims. Do countless individuals suffer false arrests across this country? The answer is probably so. Do officers of the law make mistakes?

The answer is a resounding yes!

This however only proves that police are human and commit errors in judgement just like countless other professions. As far as the lawsuit being filed in this case, if I am a juror you only need to use common sense when finding in the plaintiff’s favor.

Seven months incarceration does not add up to 10 million dollars compensation. I think defense attorneys who want to turn a courtroom into a lottery windfall should be denied. You are not

punishing the justice system at all, but fleecing the taxpayers has become an all too common occurrence. By the way, I do agree with your comment about the DOJ. If the victim was black they would have been on the scene. However, what does that say about the DOJ? Donald Baranowski Goodyear

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Montenegro’s bad antics Editor: After reading the letter to the editor about the objections to Representative Steve Montenegro’s flip-flopping and asking for special favors for a criminal illegal immigrant friend it is further proof that he really is a piece of work.

We read months ago about his antics in “Rentalgate”, where he inappropriately used a state car, then was forced to make restitution for having done so and even then wanted his is money back, we might have guessed that he is not the person he has presented himself to be while serving in the House.

Surely the voters in Legislative District #13 are not going to reward this bad actor by voting him up to the Senate. There are other choices and we should find one that won’t dupe us.

Pam Engler Buckeye

‘I take full responsibility’ Editor: When politicians and people in high paying jobs say “I take

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full responsibility” for serious mistakes made I get fed up. At a Congressional hearing regarding the Benghazi attack, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton had the nerve to say “what difference does it make” after we lost four Americans. I wonder if she would have done the same if one of the 4 americans was a family member of her. Obviously she didn’t care about the families of the lost ones. It is ashame there are no consequences.

Americans are entittled to see accountability or consequences for serious mistakes made by these high paid Government officials. “I take full responsibility” should be demonstrated by actions, not words. These officials should leave their positions on their own accord with their tail between their legs, tears running down their cheek, and never be allowed to come back to politics or government because

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of their mistake made costing lives and destroying families.

Jose F. Cuzme Goodyear

It pays to look good Editor: This letter is going to be in two separate parts. First: John Flynn, if you question another’s letter to the Editor, why don’t you cover the entire letter not just a part that makes it different than it actually was?

Second: I suspect that many of the readers follow the Diamondbacks. Did you hear that they each have twelve different uniforms?

And each player has each of his uniforms tailored to his own size?

No wonder they have to be paid so much! But they carry all of this

with them on road-trips. In fact, it was announced that they almost had no room for the baseball equipment because the uniform bags took up so much room! Good News, at least they are winning more games.

Other than when we were on vacation out of state, we’ve watched all the televised games.

Laura Rivas keep up the good letters to the Editor, even though I might not understand some of the terminology.

Bernard Oviatt Salome

Beware of barbecued bugs Editor: What ever happened to the good old days when our worst worries (See Letters on Page 9)

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McCOY’S OPINION — Cagle Cartoons suppose they’re special, the rest of us are just lowly citizens that are simply too stupid, and can’t be trusted with firearms.

We don’t blame automobiles for highway fatalities, we blame and hold the person driving responsible.

So why blame the gun? Let’s blame and hold the criminal responsible.

According to NHTSA there were 32,719 fatalities in 2013, which far exceeds gun murders, FBI 8,454 in 2013 of which 285 were rifles of all types, including the dreaded AR-15, knives or cutting instruments killed 1,490 and hands, fist and feet killed another 687, should we ban these also?

There are over 300,000,000 legally owned firearms in America, and 999.99% haven’t been used in a crime, but instead are used 500,000 to 3,000,000 times each year for self-defense.

(From Page 8) on the 4th of July were traffic jams and wayward fireworks?

A well-warranted worry, according to the Department of Agriculture’s Meat & Poultry Hotline, is food poisoning by nasty E. coli and Salmonella bugs hiding in hot dogs and hamburgers at millions of backyard barbecues. The Hotline’s advice is to grill them longer and hotter.

Of course, they avoid mentioning that the high-temperature grilling that kills the bugs also happens to form cancer-causing compounds.

Fortunately, some forwardthinking U.S. food manufacturers have solved these issues by creating an amazing assortment of healthy and delicious veggie burgers and soy dogs. No nasty pathogens or cancer-causing compounds in these tasty plantbased foods. They don’t even carry cholesterol, saturated fats, antibiotics, or pesticides. And, they are conveniently waiting for us at almost every supermarket.

This 4th of July offers a great opportunity to declare our independence from the meat industry and to share wholesome veggie burgers and soy dogs with our family and friends.

Terry Newman Goodyear

Karlin for Avondale mayor Editor: So I hear Goodyear is getting a retail center on the SW corner of Thomas and Dysart bringing in lots of sales taxes.

Meanwhile Avondale says nothing else is available, sits on its hands, and we get a QT because “our Mayor says he believes in their integrity while ignoring the integrity of his own voters”; who spoke out against the QT and obtained validly signed petitions.

On top of that, the City Council overrides their own appointed P&Z board and approves a Fry’s gas station on the NE corner of Thomas and Dysart which will also bring little income to the City, but feeds the Feds pockets.

None of this makes much sense to me, but election day is coming and the residents have a GREAT choice of MAYOR in their Vice Mayor, Stephanie Karlin who, not only lead the battle of water rates in favor of her voters, but won that battle for her voters.

VOTE STEPHANIE KARLIN 4 MAYOR OF AVONDALE.

Walter Vincent Litchfield Park

Terrorists don’t need AR-15s Editor: Ed Stone WV June 22. The Second Amendment has nothing to do with hunting, in 1787 if you didn’t hunt you didn’t eat.

As Americans it’s our duty to know, understand and ensure our politicians obey our Constitution.

Our founding fathers believed these were our GOD given rights and government wasn’t to interfere with them.

You don’t want to own an AR-15 that’s your right, but it’s also my right to own the most popular semiautomatic rifle in America.

Paris and Brussels, have total bans on most firearms, the terrorists didn’t give a damn. Evil people will do evil things no matter what the law says.

One thing gun control does accomplish, it leaves law abiding citizens at the mercy of every day criminals. Don’t believe it, look at the inner cities of Chicago, Baltimore, St Louis, DC and many others, all have very strict gun control, but gang-bangers have guns and commit vast majority of gun murders. The anti-gun politicians and elitists are protected 24/7 by fully automatic firearms, but then I

Betty S Lynch Avondale

Dark Money is a must read Editor: For those of you not frightened by real facts I highly recommend you read the book “Dark Money”

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dangerous level of influence on political outcomes that we thought only existed in neofascist banana republics. Mayer has painstakingly and assiduously aggregated facts depicting how the Kochs’ utilization of non-profit 501(c)(3) and 501(c) (4) entities to give an impression of themselves as charitable and altruistic benefactors dedicated to the “Well-Being” of all American Citizens and how they have carefully cultivated this masquerade and “marketed it” to the American People. Their latest deceptive maneuver is their new so-called bipartisan initiative called “endthedivide.com”.

Mayer carefully, in excruciating detail, provides the details on how the Kochs used these entities with benign-sounding identities such as the American Enterprise Institute and Americans for Prosperity to obfuscate the real purpose of them which was to take complete control of our political system and to have direct and formidable influence on virtually all elections: local, state and national.

She also illustrates how they founded the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) to further their anti-progressive, anti-American agenda. The results have been the elimination of environmental regulations that the Koch’s found too burdensome but has contributed to the escalated contamination of the air, ground and waterways, eliminating prosecutions of tax evaders who use off-shore accounts to hide money and wreak havoc over the middle class and the poor to embolden

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Different ways to save water Editor: I completely agree re: water conservation in AZ., however, I completely disagree with you re: raising the price of water or a tax increase to reduce water consumption.

I lived in a northern city 40 miles from Lake Michigan that had strict ordinances re: water use during dry summer months.

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shower heads, toilets, sink faucets, etc. Hot water recirculating lines were mandated & many gallons of water were saved by providing hot water within seconds not minutes like here in AZ. Will odd/even watering cost the consumer more. No. Will it save water? Yes. Will mandating recirculating lines & water saving devices in new & remodel construction cost the consumer more up front.

Yes. But the cost will not equal an increase in rates/taxes & these requirements will pay for themselves in a short time.

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Hello again, readers, and welcome to the July 6 edition of the Business Briefcase.

Happy belated birthday, United States of America. You don’t look a day over 240! Or a day over 233, if you don’t consider the birth of the U.S. to start until the Revolutionary War ended in 1783. You can also be technical and not count it until the country adopted its current government with the signing of the Constitution in 1789. We’re only 227, then.

The U.S. isn’t reading for any Hollywood scripts, so I don’t think the age issue is too important. Historians may disagree, but it’s too late now.

We’re moving on to the business news. Sorry!

Shane McOwen We’ll start with the not-sogood news.

Free Agents Sports Grill, 1729 N. Dysart Road, Suite 108, in Avondale, is officially closed.

No word yet if anything is in the works to replace the sports grill, but the Briefcase will keep you up to date.

I hope the 20-plus flat screen television sets the website described found a good home.

Over in Goodyear on the northwest corner of Litchfield Road and Van Buren Street, Pho House is replacing Sala Thai, 432 N. Litchfield Road, Suite 304.

Pho House offers Vietnamese cuisine, and it is set to

View editor wins award

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West Valley View Managing Editor Cary Hines won a Golden Dozen award for editorial writing at the 41st annual International Society of Weekly Newspaper Editors conference July 2 in Melbourne, Australia.

Hines won for her editorial “Goodyear setting itself up for misperceptions,” which appeared in the Feb. 27, 2015, View. Hines also won Golden Dozen awards in 2013, 2014 and 2015.

Southwest Valley Chamber announces award recipients

The Southwest Valley Chamber of Commerce announced winners at the 2016 Southwest Valley Awards Gala June 18 at the Wigwam in Litchfield Park.

West-MEC received the Innovator Award for the high level of originality or modernization in the products, process, or way it does business.

Thompson’s Flower Shop received the Excellence in Business Award for significant and sustainable growth and excellence in the marketplace.

The Community Impact Award was presented to AZFirearms.com/Pot of Gold Estate Liquidations for making a tangible, measurable impact in the community.

Local First Arizona receives grant Local First Arizona, a nonprofit organization, has received a $144,000 grant to expand the organization’s Fuerza Local Accelerator program, a Spanish language accelerator program.

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Burn It Build It Fitness opened earlier this year in Avondale, 13048 W. Rancho Santa Fe Blvd., Suite 101, and is growing at such a good rate, the fitness center could very well be expanding to an additional location soon, Manager John Canada said.

Burn It Build It is not a gym, but rather a group personal training studio, Canada said. Half of the space is dedicated to cardiovascular interval training on treadmills and bikes, while the other half is for resistance training with bands, kettlebells and dumbbells. Classes are an hour long, 30 minutes each for the two sides.

“Everybody is wearing their heart-rate monitor in the class, and their heart rate is projected on a TV screen up in front of the studio,” Canada said. “We monitor your heart rate throughout the class, and push and pull your intensity based on your heart rate, so there’s no way to cheat the workouts.”

Burn It Build It also offers complementary meal planning and fitness evaluations, Canada said.

“It’s not just get you in and out, we sit down and take a very balanced and intellectual approach to eating,” Canada said. “It’s taught from an exercise science standpoint. Nobody here is on a diet. We teach people how to eat the right amount of the correct types of food.”

Worried about missing out on a favorite dish or beverage? Don’t worry, says Canada, nothing is off the table.

“We don’t say you can never have bread again, or you can’t have a glass of wine or a cold beer,” Canada said.

“All that stuff is built into the meal plan, so you can live your life and be compliant in your meal plan, and still achieve your goal, whatever it may be.”

Burn It Build It offers two free classes for prospective members to try before committing, he said.

Canada hopes to have a second location in the works by the end of the summer, if all goes well, he said.

For information or class schedules, call 623-444-4800 or visit www.burnitbuilditfitness.com.

Lastly, here are a few quick hitters for Goodyear.

Firehouse Subs is completing tenant improvements at Parkway Village, near the southwest corner of Estrella Parkway and Roosevelt Street.

The sub shop is projected to be open by mid- to late July, according to city officials.

Burlington Coat Factory is currently under construction at the Market at Estrella Falls, 1965 N. Pebble Creek Parkway. The retail chain store is expected to open in mid- to late September.

According to my unofficial poll, not many people were hanging around town before the holiday weekend. At least in the circle of contacts I was hoping to get some information from anyway.

The Harkins Theatres request frequency increased infinity percent over the last few weeks (that’s zero to, well, a lot, for those statisticians out there).

Unfortunately, the people who are privy to the theater news weren’t at their desks to share some information before deadline, so we’ll have to wait until next week.

Thanks for hanging in there with me.

As always, send tips, comments and/or questions to smcowen@westvalleyview.com.

Have a good week, folks.

Leadership West recognizes West Valley residents during banquet

Buckeye’s pilot paramedicine program receives award

Six West Valley residents were recognized for their contributions to the West Valley during Leadership West’s second annual awards banquet on June 3 at the Wigwam in Litchfield Park.

Goodyear Councilwoman Joanne Osborne, who co-owns Osborne Jewelers with her husband, Ken, was named Outstanding Business Leader of the Year. Osborne is also involved with several boards and commissions and serves as a teen mentor.

Goodyear Councilwoman Wally Campbell was named Joanne Osborne Civic Leader of the Year. She also serves on numerous local, regional and national nonprofit boards and organizations and is an alumnus of Leadership West’s Class XX. Todd Hornback, executive director of community life at DMB Associates; Les Meyers of Encore.org and Experience Matters and a retired real estate executive from Indiana; and Buckeye Mayor Jackie Meck, who is also involved in many West Valley organizations, were Wally Campbell recognized collectively as the Non-Profit Leader of the Year for the creation of the White Tank Mountains Conservancy.

Patrick McDermott, relationship manager for Arizona Public Service Co., a member of numerous chambers of commerce and other civic groups, chairman of Leadership West Alumni Association Council and a member of Leadership West class X, was recognized as the Leadership West Alumnus of the Year.

Buckeye’s Community Paramedicine Pilot Program received the Desert Peaks Award for Public/Private Partnership from the Maricopa Association of Governments on June 22 at the group’s annual meeting at the Phoenix Airport Marriott Hotel.

The Desert Peaks Awards were initiated to recognize individuals and partnerships that demonstrate a commitment to promoting, recognizing, and attaining the ideals of regionalism.

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Smith twins shine as freshmen at GCU

Shea Smith earns All-WAC secondteam honors

by Casey Pritchard sports editor

Shea and Sierra Smith did a lot of hitting at Verrado High School. That trend did not change in their first season at Grand Canyon University.

The 2015 Verrado graduates each started all 50 games for the Lady SOFTBALL Lopes this spring, and each was impressive with the bat.

“It’s not a secret they were two of the best athletes in the state coming out of high school,” Grand Canyon coach Ann Pierson said. “I believed they were going to have an impact right away, and they certainly did.”

The twins verbally committed to Grand Canyon as sophomores in high school.

Pierson said it felt like it took them forever to get to Grand Canyon, but their arrival was worth the wait.

Shea played shortstop for Grand Canyon and was one of the biggest offensive contributors on the team.

She finished second in a multitude of categories, including average (.377), on-base percentage (.464), runs scored (See Twins on Page 13)

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SHEA SMITH of Grand Canyon University lays down a bunt last season. Smith, a 2015 graduate of Verrado High School, batted .377 and scored 45 runs during her freshman year at GCU, earning All-WAC second-team honors.

Familiar faces Former Millennium baseball teammates star on same squad in professional league

by Shane McOwen

player who was involved in the Frontier League, an independent league in Illinois, who offered to put the former Tiger in It’s rare for two baseball players from the same high school class to each make it touch with Paul Noce, the newly named manager of the Diamond Hoppers. to the professional level.

“Paul sent me a contract a month and For them to be teammates while getting a half before the season paid to put on the uniform? started,” Booth said.

Well, that just doesn’t A few weeks after that, BASEBALL happen. Unless you’re Booth was able to get Tatum Hendrix and Tyler Hendrix in contact with Booth.

Noce. Noce happened to know Hendrix’s The former Millennium standouts are coach at Arizona Christian, Bill Swift, halfway through their first seasons for the paving a way for the pitcher to come to Eastside Diamond Hoppers of the United the United Shore league.

Shore Professional Baseball League, a “There was a connection right there, he Class-A independent league based in could trust that guy’s word,” Booth said.

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“Paul ended up sending him a contract In fact, it’s hard to find a roster having two days later.” one name and not the other on it over the last decade.

“We’ve been playing together since club Independent league ball,” Hendrix said. “Thirteen, 14 years The Eastside Diamond Hoppers are one old all the way up.” of three teams in the United Shore league.

Hendrix and Booth competed together Independent leagues are not affiliated with in travel baseball as 13- and 14-year-olds, MLB ballclubs, meaning any player can be then moved on to the high school ranks at signed by an MLB organization, putting the Millennium together. The pair played on player on a direct path to the big leagues. the same Arizona Diamondbacks scout “Independent leagues are for the guys, team during the high school offseason, and maybe fresh out of college, who should both committed to Central Arizona College have been drafted but got overlooked after graduating from Millennium in 2011. and still want to play baseball,” Booth Booth was drafted by the Cleveland Indians said. “You can’t get drafted out of here, following his freshman year in 2012, while because you signed a professional Hendrix remained for his sophomore contract. It’s guys who are trying to get season, and then transferred to Arizona signed, or like me, trying to get picked up Christian University. again by another affiliate. This is a good Earlier in 2016, Booth was playing in opportunity to play and keep it going, and a men’s league at Victory Lanes Sports hopefully be seen by someone.”

Complex in Peoria. Following one of the games, Booth ran into another (See Familiar on Page 17) sports writer

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TATUM HENDRIX, a 2011 graduate of Millennium High School, fires a pitch for the Tigers during the 2011 season. Hendrix and former Tigers’ teammate Tyler Booth are playing together for an independent league team in Michigan.

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by Shane McOwen

Reasons why Johnny Manziel should League stands alone when it comes never play professional football again to importance of player movement sports editor

I’m so tired of Johnny Manziel.

I’d say I’m as tired of him as defensive ends are tired of chasing him around the backfield, but considering his lack of playing time, that wouldn’t be a good analogy. A better one would be to say I’m as tired of him as drugs and alcohol are tired of always traveling through his blood stream.

Manziel was suspended four games by the National Football League last week violating the Casey Pritchard for substance abuse policy, but the suspension seems rather inconsequential.

The Cleveland Browns released him following last season, and considering the fact that he’s returned to his wild child self, it’s unlikely any team would be willing to pick him up in 2016. If he doesn’t return to the NFL until 2017, the suspension would be null and void.

At this point, I hope he just goes away.

The guy is anything but a model citizen, and when he has stayed sober enough to play, he hasn’t been very good. In eight career starts, he’s 2-6 and has thrown an equal amount of touchdowns and interceptions, seven.

But it’s the constant bad behavior and refusal to take responsibility that I can’t handle. The guy was a gifted college quarterback who was paid handsomely, $5.5 million, by the Browns to be the future of what has been a brutally awful franchise. Instead, he acted the role of Mr. Invincible, who can do whatever he wants with no consequences, and now that consequences have come, it’s almost as if he doesn’t even care. It’s like the drugs and alcohol and bad publicity are more important to him, because he keeps screwing up. Fool me once, Johnny, but I’m done giving out free passes.

It’s been reported Manziel is going to get sober, and that the process was supposed to start July 1, but he’s already been to rehab — before the start of the 2015 season — and that hasn’t seemed to do any good. When he exited the rehab facility in April 2015, he apologized for

letting the fans down and said he would work hard to regain everyone’s trust and respect. I’d hardly call what he’s done since then an attempt to gain trust or respect. Let’s take a look at some of his antics: During the past season, Manziel had a pair of incidents displaying his reluctancy to remain sober. In the Browns’ bye week, Manziel was photographed dancing at a party in Austin, Texas, with a bottle of champagne. Then, in January, before the final week of the regular season, Manziel was reportedly dressed in disguise, including a wig, while partying at a nightclub in Las Vegas.

Since the season ended, Manziel has had a domestic violence incident with his ex-girlfriend, he’s being sued for trashing a rental home in Los Angeles where there was $32,000 worth of damage and he claimed he was involved in a hit-and-run incident where his car was smashed on the side. However, details are vague, and the only picture is of the vehicle parked in a handicap spot where he’s apparently staying in a Dallas apartment complex.

Ironic that the car is in a handicap spot, because that’s what his football career has turned into.

Things have gotten so bad with Manziel that even his own father called him a druggie and said he hopes Manziel goes to jail. You know things are not good when family members are taking shots like that.

An unidentified source of Manziel’s said he is serious about getting sober.

Only time will tell how serious, but at this point I highly doubt anything from Manziel. And if Manziel was so serious, why isn’t he the one telling this to the media? Why do we have to hear it from a source?

It’s early in the process, but the process didn’t seem to get off on the right foot.

The first day of alleged sobriety was hit with a photo, taken the day before, of Manziel in a pool in Cabo San Lucas with several women around him dressed in bikinis. He’s wearing a headband that says, “F*@#ed up.”

That’s exactly how I feel about this situation: it’s severely messed up. Go away, Johnny Manziel. Your nickname used to be Money Manziel, but pretty soon it’s going to be Broke Bum. Casey Pritchard can be reached at caseypritchard@westvalleyview.com or on Twitter @CaseyonSports.

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There’s absolutely no chance the Thunder sniff the Finals next year after losing Durant.

The most important factor for the NBA: the players entering free agency are usually at the peak of their powers.

The National Football Leauge and Major League Baseball can’t say that. Gamechanging football players rarely hit free agency. The valuable guys sign extensions sometimes years before they get the chance to hit the market. It works for football. Shane McOwen Rookies from the draft have a much greater immediate impact in football than in basketball. Free agency is not as essential to restock a team’s talent.

In baseball, players can’t hit free agency until they’ve accumulated six years of service time. When most don’t hit the big leagues full time until they’re 24 or 25, that means free agency doesn’t come until age 30. By that time, players have usually hit their statistical peak. They end up being paid on a resume basis, rather than what their projected contributions to the team will be.

Let’s say everything was equal in terms of player movement among the major sports. Basketball still has the advantage.

It’s easier for a player to make his mark in a sport that only has five guys on the court at a time. Football has too many moving parts where one free agent can have the same effect, and baseball is basically a series of individual battles that sometimes don’t have an effect on the outcome of a game. Mike Trout can go 0 for 5 at the plate, and the Angels can still win by seven runs. LeBron has a bad game?

The Cavs are going to lose.

The NBA may be miles behind the NFL in total popularity, but they can claim this one a victory. Hey, you have to start somewhere to get to the top.

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It’s the National Basketball League’s world, we’re just along for the ride.

The NBA captures the eyes and ears of the sporting world every July 1 with the start of free agency, and this year was no exception. Actually, this year was an exception to the no exception rule. This year slipped and fell into toxic waste, reemerging as a mutant, fire-breathing free-agency monster.

The league’s new television deal kicks in this year, bumping revenues up. Way up. The NBA announced the 2016-17 salary cap Sunday, up to $94 million from the previous season’s $70 million. That’s by far the largest single year jump in history. It’s so much higher that the salary floor, 90 percent of the cap, is $14 million more than the previous cap.

Relatively speaking, the contracts are the same. Players are making a percentage of the cap, it just so happens the cap is a much larger number. In a vacuum, the numbers are leading to insane looking contracts.

Bradley Beal of the Washington Wizards resigned for five years and $128 million, the new max for a fouryear vet. Timofey Mozgov signed with the Lakers for $64 million over four years. That’s $16 million a season for a player who averaged 17 minutes and 6.3 points per game for the Cavaliers. He couldn’t get off the bench for the Cavs, and is now earning more than LeBron James made in his first season with the Heat in 2010-11.

Even Jared Dudley, a journeyman wing player who’s averaged 8.4 points per game in his career, just became the fourth highest paid member of the Phoenix Suns with his contract worth $30 million over three years. That’s a bargain deal in the new NBA, by the way.

The crazy contract numbers are just the latest chapter in the NBA’s offseason mastery.

The league’s free agency period matters like no other. Players ditching one team for another can drastically change the competition landscape. See Lebron James, circa 2010 and 2014.

When the Oakland Athletics lost Jason Giambi and a few other key players after the 2001 season, the team responded by winning one more game than the year before, including an

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Twins (From Page 11) (45), doubles (14) and total bases (88). Shea also walked a team-high 24 times and had three home runs and 29 RBI. “At one point, she was leading the country in doubles — her month of February was just ridiculous,” Pierson said. “What she did starting off the year, you kind of sit there and shake your head and go, ‘Wow.’ You know she’s got the potential and ability, but it’s still a freshman coming in to Division I softball, and we played a tough schedule. So, for her to come in and blow it up the way she did, it was ridiculous.”

Shea’s strong season earned her a spot on the AllWestern Athletic Conference Second Team.

“I was really excited,” Shea said of the honor. “It means that all the coaches and a lot of people noticed how well I did this year. It feels really good, especially as a freshman, that I get the honor of being recognized in our conference.”

Sierra did not win any conference honors, but still had a tremendous year. She batted .311 and led the team with four triples and 39 RBI. She also had six homers, which tied for the team lead.

“She was such a force at the plate,” Pierson said. “She’s a great baserunner, put up great power numbers, RBI. I was just really pleased with her all year.”

Sierra batted cleanup for a majority of the season, but also hit sixth in the lineup. She credits her strong offensive season to mixing it up at the plate.

“I’m a slapper who also hits for power as well,” Sierra said. “It was just our job to read the defense and if they’re playing in, we hit for power, but if they’re playing deep, we can slap or bunt.”

As a team, Grand Canyon went 35-15, finishing in a tie for second place in the WAC at 10-5. Unfortunately

for the Lady Lopes, they are currently unable to participate in postseason play because the NCAA has a four-year transition period for schools looking to achieve Division I status. Come 2018, Grand Canyon will be eligible for postseason conference and NCAA tournaments.

“It sucks that we end our season so early, but it makes me really excited for the next couple years when we can [make playoffs],” Shea said.

Shea said playing college softball has been an awesome experience because she got to compete against several big schools she grew up watching.

The Lady Lopes’ schedule contained games against Alabama, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Oregon State and Texas A&M. “GCU is an awesome school, and I love how much it’s growing lately,” Shea said. “It’s cool to be a part of the growth, and to be a part of the softball team is awesome.

I’m really glad we’ve been getting noticed for our hard work.”

Adjustments Transitioning to the collegiate game required some getting used to, especially from a workout standpoint, Shea said.

“We would wake up and work out at 5:15 every morning, and practice every day for three hours after we were done with class,” Shea said. “Wake up for weights, go to class, have practice, and the day is almost over and then you do it again the next day.”

Despite the long days, hard work is in the twins’ blood, as Pierson can attest to.

“I think it was an eye-opening experience to pick their game up to be able to consistently perform in college — I think it’s the usual learning curve for any freshman coming in to play college ball,” Pierson said. “They were coachable, work tremendously hard and are very competitive. They’re very competitive with each other, which is a great thing to have because it’s going to make you better.”

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Shea batted leadoff all year, which was a position she relished.

“I was really excited to be able to have that roll,” Shea said. “It made me feel happy and made me feel like my coach trusts me, and that’s a really good feeling, especially as a freshman.”

In the field, Shea played shortstop every game and had a .939 fielding percentage. She had 132 assists and 68 putouts, while committing 13 errors.

“She’s a great athlete,” Pierson said. “We had planned on her playing short, and I wasn’t disappointed. She did a great job there, really good energy, worked well up the middle with our second baseman. She knows the game well.”

Sierra bounced from right field to third base late in the season, as Pierson wanted to move her third baseman to play first.

“Both of them [Shea and Sierra] can literally play anywhere on the field and do a good job at it,” Pierson said. “She didn’t miss a beat. She was so solid defensively, I felt comfortable with wherever she was with her handling the ball.”

Sierra doesn’t have a preference on where she likes to play, but enjoys getting more action at third base, she said In addition to playing well on the field, the twins also performed admirably in the classroom.

“They’re unbelievable students, but that comes from work ethic, wanting to do your best and represent the program,” Pierson said.

Both Shea and Sierra said they are already looking forward to next season.

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expected at all,” Campbell said. “We didn’t really have that big of a chance to get anywhere near placing as a team, but we wanted to individually do our best, and we did.”

by Casey Pritchard Mesa finished fifth as a team with 51 sports editor points, while South Plains College, Texas, Stop. Hammer time. won with 146.

The track and field hammer throw, Still, having two other competitors that is, something 2015 Verrado graduate close in ability helped push Campbell Clay Campbell did very well for Mesa throughout the season.

Community College this year.

“That was the hardest thing I ever Campbell threw the hammer 56.64 had to do; every week I’d get better, meters — or 185 feet, 10 inches — but they’d also get better, so I’d have to in the National work twice as hard to Junior College stay close to them,” Athletic Association Campbell said.

TRACK & FIELD Division I Outdoor Post added that Championships May having the three of 17-19. The throw them push each other earned him third place. all year made it a lot of fun.

“I was by far the youngest person there, “They were challenging each other and just competing at my age was huge,” every day at practice, really trying to Campbell said. “Coming in [ranked] one-up the other guy, so it was pretty eighth place and getting third was fun to watch,” Post said. “They went awesome.” back and forth. Clay got up there a The distance was a personal best for couple times, then Josh, then Jacob. I Campbell, and was simply the product of didn’t know who was going to throw the being ready, he said. farthest in the end. It was different every “I had three days to prepare. I’ve week for me, too.” been practicing the whole year, and my By placing third at nationals, Campbell coach is very good at knowing how to also earned NJCAA All-American get his athletes to peak at a certain point, Honorable Mention. which that was my time, and it worked,” En route to nationals, MCC won Campbell said. the Arizona Community College His coach, an assistant track coach at Athletic Conference meet, and also MCC, is Colin Post. Post said Campbell’s captured the Region I title. The ACCAC success can be attributed to how hard he championship was MCC’s first in 28 works and the fact that he really takes to years. the event.

“It was awesome,” Campbell said.

“I don’t know what it is that makes him “Nationals, I was much more excited, special, but some guys just pick it up and but being a part of that [ACCAC title] the brain processes it the right way, and was huge. That was one of my biggest he’s one of them,” Post said. accomplishments, being a part of that Campbell is one of three hammer team.” throwers from MCC who scored points for the team at nationals. Josh Learning the hammer Hamberlin took second at 60.53 meters, Campbell didn’t pick up the hammer while Jacob McBride was fifth at until the summer following his 55.53. sophomore year of high school, doing “Myself and Josh, we both beat our so on a recommendation from his PRs by at least three feet, and that wasn’t father, Ted Campbell, who was the track

Submitted photo

CLAY CAMPBELL, a 2015 graduate of Verrado High School, spins around to generate momentum before releasing the hammer. Campbell competed for Mesa Community College as a freshman and took third place at nationals, throwing the hammer 56.64 meters. and field coach at Verrado.

“He never did it, but thought I’d be good at it,” Clay said. “He said it was because of my build. He kind of has an eye for that.”

The hammer is not an event during the high school season, but Clay took to it and competed in summer track and field events. He got help from Post by the end

of his junior year of high school.

“We’ve gone through two seasons together now, his senior year of high school and last year,” Post said. “When you come out of high school and go into college, the weight goes up. He went from a 12-pound hammer to a 16-pound (See Campbell on Page 17)

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expected at all,” Campbell said. “We didn’t really have that big of a chance to get anywhere near placing as a team, but we wanted to individually do our best, and we did.”

by Casey Pritchard Mesa finished fifth as a team with 51 sports editor points, while South Plains College, Texas, Stop. Hammer time. won with 146.

The track and field hammer throw, Still, having two other competitors that is, something 2015 Verrado graduate close in ability helped push Campbell Clay Campbell did very well for Mesa throughout the season.

Community College this year.

“That was the hardest thing I ever Campbell threw the hammer 56.64 had to do; every week I’d get better, meters — or 185 feet, 10 inches — but they’d also get better, so I’d have to in the National work twice as hard to Junior College stay close to them,” Athletic Association Campbell said.

TRACK & FIELD Division I Outdoor Post added that Championships May having the three of 17-19. The throw them push each other earned him third place. all year made it a lot of fun.

“I was by far the youngest person there, “They were challenging each other and just competing at my age was huge,” every day at practice, really trying to Campbell said. “Coming in [ranked] one-up the other guy, so it was pretty eighth place and getting third was fun to watch,” Post said. “They went awesome.” back and forth. Clay got up there a The distance was a personal best for couple times, then Josh, then Jacob. I Campbell, and was simply the product of didn’t know who was going to throw the being ready, he said. farthest in the end. It was different every “I had three days to prepare. I’ve week for me, too.” been practicing the whole year, and my By placing third at nationals, Campbell coach is very good at knowing how to also earned NJCAA All-American get his athletes to peak at a certain point, Honorable Mention. which that was my time, and it worked,” En route to nationals, MCC won Campbell said. the Arizona Community College His coach, an assistant track coach at Athletic Conference meet, and also MCC, is Colin Post. Post said Campbell’s captured the Region I title. The ACCAC success can be attributed to how hard he championship was MCC’s first in 28 works and the fact that he really takes to years. the event.

“It was awesome,” Campbell said.

“I don’t know what it is that makes him “Nationals, I was much more excited, special, but some guys just pick it up and but being a part of that [ACCAC title] the brain processes it the right way, and was huge. That was one of my biggest he’s one of them,” Post said. accomplishments, being a part of that Campbell is one of three hammer team.” throwers from MCC who scored points for the team at nationals. Josh Learning the hammer Hamberlin took second at 60.53 meters, Campbell didn’t pick up the hammer while Jacob McBride was fifth at until the summer following his 55.53. sophomore year of high school, doing “Myself and Josh, we both beat our so on a recommendation from his PRs by at least three feet, and that wasn’t father, Ted Campbell, who was the track

Submitted photo

CLAY CAMPBELL, a 2015 graduate of Verrado High School, spins around to generate momentum before releasing the hammer. Campbell competed for Mesa Community College as a freshman and took third place at nationals, throwing the hammer 56.64 meters. and field coach at Verrado.

“He never did it, but thought I’d be good at it,” Clay said. “He said it was because of my build. He kind of has an eye for that.”

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Clay Campbell has successful year at Mesa CC Verrado grad takes 3rd at nationals in hammer

expected at all,” Campbell said. “We didn’t really have that big of a chance to get anywhere near placing as a team, but we wanted to individually do our best, and we did.”

by Casey Pritchard Mesa finished fifth as a team with 51 sports editor points, while South Plains College, Texas, Stop. Hammer time. won with 146.

The track and field hammer throw, Still, having two other competitors that is, something 2015 Verrado graduate close in ability helped push Campbell Clay Campbell did very well for Mesa throughout the season.

Community College this year.

“That was the hardest thing I ever Campbell threw the hammer 56.64 had to do; every week I’d get better, meters — or 185 feet, 10 inches — but they’d also get better, so I’d have to in the National work twice as hard to Junior College stay close to them,” Athletic Association Campbell said.

TRACK & FIELD Division I Outdoor Post added that Championships May having the three of 17-19. The throw them push each other earned him third place. all year made it a lot of fun.

“I was by far the youngest person there, “They were challenging each other and just competing at my age was huge,” every day at practice, really trying to Campbell said. “Coming in [ranked] one-up the other guy, so it was pretty eighth place and getting third was fun to watch,” Post said. “They went awesome.” back and forth. Clay got up there a The distance was a personal best for couple times, then Josh, then Jacob. I Campbell, and was simply the product of didn’t know who was going to throw the being ready, he said. farthest in the end. It was different every “I had three days to prepare. I’ve week for me, too.” been practicing the whole year, and my By placing third at nationals, Campbell coach is very good at knowing how to also earned NJCAA All-American get his athletes to peak at a certain point, Honorable Mention. which that was my time, and it worked,” En route to nationals, MCC won Campbell said. the Arizona Community College His coach, an assistant track coach at Athletic Conference meet, and also MCC, is Colin Post. Post said Campbell’s captured the Region I title. The ACCAC success can be attributed to how hard he championship was MCC’s first in 28 works and the fact that he really takes to years. the event.

“It was awesome,” Campbell said.

“I don’t know what it is that makes him “Nationals, I was much more excited, special, but some guys just pick it up and but being a part of that [ACCAC title] the brain processes it the right way, and was huge. That was one of my biggest he’s one of them,” Post said. accomplishments, being a part of that Campbell is one of three hammer team.” throwers from MCC who scored points for the team at nationals. Josh Learning the hammer Hamberlin took second at 60.53 meters, Campbell didn’t pick up the hammer while Jacob McBride was fifth at until the summer following his 55.53. sophomore year of high school, doing “Myself and Josh, we both beat our so on a recommendation from his PRs by at least three feet, and that wasn’t father, Ted Campbell, who was the track

Submitted photo

CLAY CAMPBELL, a 2015 graduate of Verrado High School, spins around to generate momentum before releasing the hammer. Campbell competed for Mesa Community College as a freshman and took third place at nationals, throwing the hammer 56.64 meters. and field coach at Verrado.

“He never did it, but thought I’d be good at it,” Clay said. “He said it was because of my build. He kind of has an eye for that.”

The hammer is not an event during the high school season, but Clay took to it and competed in summer track and field events. He got help from Post by the end

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expected at all,” Campbell said. “We didn’t really have that big of a chance to get anywhere near placing as a team, but we wanted to individually do our best, and we did.”

by Casey Pritchard Mesa finished fifth as a team with 51 sports editor points, while South Plains College, Texas, Stop. Hammer time. won with 146.

The track and field hammer throw, Still, having two other competitors that is, something 2015 Verrado graduate close in ability helped push Campbell Clay Campbell did very well for Mesa throughout the season.

Community College this year.

“That was the hardest thing I ever Campbell threw the hammer 56.64 had to do; every week I’d get better, meters — or 185 feet, 10 inches — but they’d also get better, so I’d have to in the National work twice as hard to Junior College stay close to them,” Athletic Association Campbell said.

TRACK & FIELD Division I Outdoor Post added that Championships May having the three of 17-19. The throw them push each other earned him third place. all year made it a lot of fun.

“I was by far the youngest person there, “They were challenging each other and just competing at my age was huge,” every day at practice, really trying to Campbell said. “Coming in [ranked] one-up the other guy, so it was pretty eighth place and getting third was fun to watch,” Post said. “They went awesome.” back and forth. Clay got up there a The distance was a personal best for couple times, then Josh, then Jacob. I Campbell, and was simply the product of didn’t know who was going to throw the being ready, he said. farthest in the end. It was different every “I had three days to prepare. I’ve week for me, too.” been practicing the whole year, and my By placing third at nationals, Campbell coach is very good at knowing how to also earned NJCAA All-American get his athletes to peak at a certain point, Honorable Mention. which that was my time, and it worked,” En route to nationals, MCC won Campbell said. the Arizona Community College His coach, an assistant track coach at Athletic Conference meet, and also MCC, is Colin Post. Post said Campbell’s captured the Region I title. The ACCAC success can be attributed to how hard he championship was MCC’s first in 28 works and the fact that he really takes to years. the event.

“It was awesome,” Campbell said.

“I don’t know what it is that makes him “Nationals, I was much more excited, special, but some guys just pick it up and but being a part of that [ACCAC title] the brain processes it the right way, and was huge. That was one of my biggest he’s one of them,” Post said. accomplishments, being a part of that Campbell is one of three hammer team.” throwers from MCC who scored points for the team at nationals. Josh Learning the hammer Hamberlin took second at 60.53 meters, Campbell didn’t pick up the hammer while Jacob McBride was fifth at until the summer following his 55.53. sophomore year of high school, doing “Myself and Josh, we both beat our so on a recommendation from his PRs by at least three feet, and that wasn’t father, Ted Campbell, who was the track

Submitted photo

CLAY CAMPBELL, a 2015 graduate of Verrado High School, spins around to generate momentum before releasing the hammer. Campbell competed for Mesa Community College as a freshman and took third place at nationals, throwing the hammer 56.64 meters. and field coach at Verrado.

“He never did it, but thought I’d be good at it,” Clay said. “He said it was because of my build. He kind of has an eye for that.”

The hammer is not an event during the high school season, but Clay took to it and competed in summer track and field events. He got help from Post by the end

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“We’ve gone through two seasons together now, his senior year of high school and last year,” Post said. “When you come out of high school and go into college, the weight goes up. He went from a 12-pound hammer to a 16-pound (See Campbell on Page 17)

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Stark was formally hired during BOYS the June 15 Agua BASKETBALL Fria Union High School District board meeting.

“I’m thrilled,” Stark said. “The people there have been great, everyone has been really supportive. I think everybody wants the same thing; everybody wants a program they can be proud of, is competitive and shows the kids in a good spot. We all want the same thing, so I’m pretty excited about the opportunity to be there. It’s a really good opportunity.”

Stark coached at Buckeye Union High School from the 2003-04 season to 2007-08. After that, he was the head coach at Scottsdale Notre Dame Prep for four years. The last two seasons he spent as an assistant with Phoenix Moon Valley.

“When Verrado opened up, I said, ‘You know what, it’s time to be a head coach again,’” Stark said. “It’s kind of a perfect time, we live right by it, the drive to Moon Valley was getting a little difficult. It worked out timing wise.”

Stark, who lives in Litchfield Park, teaches at Youngker High School. He was hired by a panel at Verrado that included newly appointed athletic director Adam Brezovsky. Brezovsky already knew Stark.

“I had the opportunity to work with Chris at Youngker before being named

View photo by Jordan Christopher

CHRIS STARK gestures during an open gym at Verrado High School last month. Stark, who coached at Buckeye Union High School from 2003-04 to 2007-08, was named the Verrado boys basketball coach June 15. the new athletic director at Verrado,” Brezovsky said. “We talked together for a year, so I got to know him a lot more on an unofficial manner. I got a good insight to how he works with the kids, students and players, his coaching philosophy.”

Brezovsky said that when he got hired, one of the first priorities was the boys basketball job, so he told Stark he’d be a good candidate.

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It’s been nearly a decade, but Chris Stark is returning to the West Valley to coach in Buckeye again. This time, at Verrado High School.

Stark was formally hired during BOYS the June 15 Agua BASKETBALL Fria Union High School District board meeting.

“I’m thrilled,” Stark said. “The people there have been great, everyone has been really supportive. I think everybody wants the same thing; everybody wants a program they can be proud of, is competitive and shows the kids in a good spot. We all want the same thing, so I’m pretty excited about the opportunity to be there. It’s a really good opportunity.”

Stark coached at Buckeye Union High School from the 2003-04 season to 2007-08. After that, he was the head coach at Scottsdale Notre Dame Prep for four years. The last two seasons he spent as an assistant with Phoenix Moon Valley.

“When Verrado opened up, I said, ‘You know what, it’s time to be a head coach again,’” Stark said. “It’s kind of a perfect time, we live right by it, the drive to Moon Valley was getting a little difficult. It worked out timing wise.”

Stark, who lives in Litchfield Park, teaches at Youngker High School. He was hired by a panel at Verrado that included newly appointed athletic director Adam Brezovsky. Brezovsky already knew Stark.

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CHRIS STARK gestures during an open gym at Verrado High School last month. Stark, who coached at Buckeye Union High School from 2003-04 to 2007-08, was named the Verrado boys basketball coach June 15. the new athletic director at Verrado,” Brezovsky said. “We talked together for a year, so I got to know him a lot more on an unofficial manner. I got a good insight to how he works with the kids, students and players, his coaching philosophy.”

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Stark was formally hired during BOYS the June 15 Agua BASKETBALL Fria Union High School District board meeting.

“I’m thrilled,” Stark said. “The people there have been great, everyone has been really supportive. I think everybody wants the same thing; everybody wants a program they can be proud of, is competitive and shows the kids in a good spot. We all want the same thing, so I’m pretty excited about the opportunity to be there. It’s a really good opportunity.”

Stark coached at Buckeye Union High School from the 2003-04 season to 2007-08. After that, he was the head coach at Scottsdale Notre Dame Prep for four years. The last two seasons he spent as an assistant with Phoenix Moon Valley.

“When Verrado opened up, I said, ‘You know what, it’s time to be a head coach again,’” Stark said. “It’s kind of a perfect time, we live right by it, the drive to Moon Valley was getting a little difficult. It worked out timing wise.”

Stark, who lives in Litchfield Park, teaches at Youngker High School. He was hired by a panel at Verrado that included newly appointed athletic director Adam Brezovsky. Brezovsky already knew Stark.

“I had the opportunity to work with Chris at Youngker before being named

View photo by Jordan Christopher

CHRIS STARK gestures during an open gym at Verrado High School last month. Stark, who coached at Buckeye Union High School from 2003-04 to 2007-08, was named the Verrado boys basketball coach June 15. the new athletic director at Verrado,” Brezovsky said. “We talked together for a year, so I got to know him a lot more on an unofficial manner. I got a good insight to how he works with the kids, students and players, his coaching philosophy.”

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It’s been nearly a decade, but Chris Stark is returning to the West Valley to coach in Buckeye again. This time, at Verrado High School.

Stark was formally hired during BOYS the June 15 Agua BASKETBALL Fria Union High School District board meeting.

“I’m thrilled,” Stark said. “The people there have been great, everyone has been really supportive. I think everybody wants the same thing; everybody wants a program they can be proud of, is competitive and shows the kids in a good spot. We all want the same thing, so I’m pretty excited about the opportunity to be there. It’s a really good opportunity.”

Stark coached at Buckeye Union High School from the 2003-04 season to 2007-08. After that, he was the head coach at Scottsdale Notre Dame Prep for four years. The last two seasons he spent as an assistant with Phoenix Moon Valley.

“When Verrado opened up, I said, ‘You know what, it’s time to be a head coach again,’” Stark said. “It’s kind of a perfect time, we live right by it, the drive to Moon Valley was getting a little difficult. It worked out timing wise.”

Stark, who lives in Litchfield Park, teaches at Youngker High School. He was hired by a panel at Verrado that included newly appointed athletic director Adam Brezovsky. Brezovsky already knew Stark.

“I had the opportunity to work with Chris at Youngker before being named

View photo by Jordan Christopher

CHRIS STARK gestures during an open gym at Verrado High School last month. Stark, who coached at Buckeye Union High School from 2003-04 to 2007-08, was named the Verrado boys basketball coach June 15. the new athletic director at Verrado,” Brezovsky said. “We talked together for a year, so I got to know him a lot more on an unofficial manner. I got a good insight to how he works with the kids, students and players, his coaching philosophy.”

Brezovsky said that when he got hired, one of the first priorities was the boys basketball job, so he told Stark he’d be a good candidate.

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of implementing his offense and defense, but he plans on having the athletes do some shooting in July and they’ll be back in the gym in August, he said.

“We’ll get there,” Stark said.

it opened up, it seemed like the perfect fit at the time.”

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The timing of Stark’s hiring is not ideal considering most schools are already in the middle of summer action in June, but he’s familiar with taking over programs at our new basketball coach,” Brezovsky said. that stage.

Stark had taken a year off from coaching between “When I got hired at Notre Dame, I got hired his stint at Notre Dame and helping out at Moon middle-to-late June; when I got hired at Buckeye, it Valley, but the itch came was the end of May, the back after some time day before school got away from the game. out,” Stark said. “So, I’m “The year off completely “I’m excited. The used to this scenario. It’s after Notre Dame was not the best scenario to kids seem like really great, it kind of recharged do. I would prefer that nice boys, they want me a bit, got to spend some I don’t continue to do to be good, they got time with the family,” this, but at least I have a taste of success Stark said. “It was a fun experience doing it. year, but then obviously, last year. I think I’m not a very patient after that year, I was like, I person, but it’s one of we graduated nine miss it, I miss coaching. I those scenarios where I guys, but the nice missed coaching the kids, have to be patient with thing about it is missed being around the everything.” when you start to game. I couldn’t be gone Stark was told he for too long.” win, the young kids would be hired before the Stark admits he wasn’t board meeting, but had to want to continue the greatest of assistants wait for it to be official that success, they want to keep winwhile at Moon Valley, before he could do ning, so that’s the goal. The goal is mostly because he still anything with the team. not to make the playoffs once every thought like a head That was really hard, he coach. six years, the goal is to make the said.

“It was funny because I playoffs consistently, and then you “I couldn’t talk to the would always tell [coach] have those special years when you players, I couldn’t do Matt Elliott, ‘I’m the anything,” Stark said. can go make a run at it. That’s the worst assistant coach in “So, I had this cool goal of every program, and it’s defiAmerica,’ because after present I’ve been wanting you’ve been a head coach nitely the goal of ours.” for a long time, and I long enough, you’re — Chris Stark couldn’t play with it. I really opinionated and could just stare at it and Verrado boys basketball coach think you know how look at it.” things should be done,” After taking over, Stark Stark said. “He got got Verrado into two June more suggestions than tournaments. The Vipers he probably wanted, but he did a great job of kind played at a team camp at Grand Canyon University and of sifting through, taking suggestions or not taking went to Northern Arizona University last weekend. So suggestions.” far, Stark likes what he’s seen.

Applying for the job at Verrado was a calculated “I’m excited,” Stark said. “The kids seem like really decision for Stark. nice boys, they want to be good, they got a taste of “This is the last head coaching job I want to have, and success last year. I think we graduated nine guys, but the I want to have it for a while, so I was going to be pretty nice thing about it is when you start to win, the young particular on what jobs I went after; I didn’t go after just kids want to continue that success, they want to keep anything,” Stark said. “When this opened up, it was a job winning, so that’s the goal. The goal is not to make the I had been looking at for a while — I think it’s a diamond playoffs once every six years, the goal is to make the in the rough job, I think it’s a job that can consistently playoffs consistently, and then you have those special win year in and year out. It’s a job you can have good years when you can go make a run at it. That’s the goal camps and good feeder programs. There’s a lot of of every program, and it’s definitely the goal of ours.” positives you can have and a lot of potential there. When Starting late puts Stark behind the eight ball in terms (From Page 15)

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Last season Verrado went 15-10 last year under coach Lance Richardson, making the state playoffs for the first time since 2011. Verrado competed in Division III. Despite leading the Vipers to their most successful season in years, Richardson was let go.

Six of the top seven scorers from that squad graduated.

Verrado has never won a state playoff game.

“They’ve got a little chip on their shoulder, trying to prove it wasn’t a one-year deal,” Stark said of last year.

“We are moving up to 5A, so there’s a real challenge ahead of us in the quality of competition we’re going to be facing. That will be an adjustment for the kids. You’re going to have to bring a consistent, solid effort every night. There’s not going to be a night off.”

Stark said there is only one returning player who had consistent minutes last year: Jackson Morton. That brings a lot of unknowns into the equation.

“There’s a lot of ‘news,” Stark said. “There’s a new this, a new that for a lot of the kids. In that aspect, it’s extremely exciting, but with that being said, there’s going to be some nights where there’s going to be learning experiences.”

Brezovsky said Stark’s experience should prove fruitful in helping him at a school such as Verrado.

“He’s ran the gamut as far as coaching. Being a head coach at Buckeye, you have a whole different type of student athlete there. He was out at Notre Dame in Scottsdale, the other end of the spectrum as far as the student athlete is concerned, so with the students we have at Verrado, a nice mixture that make up both of the previous head jobs he’s had, he has the ability to reach out and make connections with any player he has contact with,” Brezovsky said.

“Knowing his rapport with the students and athletes at school, I definitely see him building relationships with kids and getting back to more of an old school style of sorts.”

Brezovsky sees Stark as a defensive-minded coach.

“He’s going to, I don’t necessarily want to say slow the game down, but put a more defensive emphasis on the game and give our kids the opportunity to be successful,” Brezovsky said. “They’ve shown growth over the last three years, but they’re moving up a division and will have some stiffer competition, so it’s going to be important for them to be able to play on both sides of the ball, and I think he’s going to bring us that opportunity for those kids to do that.”

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The timing of Stark’s hiring is not ideal considering most schools are already in the middle of summer action in June, but he’s familiar with taking over programs at our new basketball coach,” Brezovsky said. that stage.

Stark had taken a year off from coaching between “When I got hired at Notre Dame, I got hired his stint at Notre Dame and helping out at Moon middle-to-late June; when I got hired at Buckeye, it Valley, but the itch came was the end of May, the back after some time day before school got away from the game. out,” Stark said. “So, I’m “The year off completely “I’m excited. The used to this scenario. It’s after Notre Dame was not the best scenario to kids seem like really great, it kind of recharged do. I would prefer that nice boys, they want me a bit, got to spend some I don’t continue to do to be good, they got time with the family,” this, but at least I have a taste of success Stark said. “It was a fun experience doing it. year, but then obviously, last year. I think I’m not a very patient after that year, I was like, I person, but it’s one of we graduated nine miss it, I miss coaching. I those scenarios where I guys, but the nice missed coaching the kids, have to be patient with thing about it is missed being around the everything.” when you start to game. I couldn’t be gone Stark was told he for too long.” win, the young kids would be hired before the Stark admits he wasn’t board meeting, but had to want to continue the greatest of assistants wait for it to be official that success, they want to keep winwhile at Moon Valley, before he could do ning, so that’s the goal. The goal is mostly because he still anything with the team. not to make the playoffs once every thought like a head That was really hard, he coach. six years, the goal is to make the said.

“It was funny because I playoffs consistently, and then you “I couldn’t talk to the would always tell [coach] have those special years when you players, I couldn’t do Matt Elliott, ‘I’m the anything,” Stark said. can go make a run at it. That’s the worst assistant coach in “So, I had this cool goal of every program, and it’s defiAmerica,’ because after present I’ve been wanting you’ve been a head coach nitely the goal of ours.” for a long time, and I long enough, you’re — Chris Stark couldn’t play with it. I really opinionated and could just stare at it and Verrado boys basketball coach think you know how look at it.” things should be done,” After taking over, Stark Stark said. “He got got Verrado into two June more suggestions than tournaments. The Vipers he probably wanted, but he did a great job of kind played at a team camp at Grand Canyon University and of sifting through, taking suggestions or not taking went to Northern Arizona University last weekend. So suggestions.” far, Stark likes what he’s seen.

Applying for the job at Verrado was a calculated “I’m excited,” Stark said. “The kids seem like really decision for Stark. nice boys, they want to be good, they got a taste of “This is the last head coaching job I want to have, and success last year. I think we graduated nine guys, but the I want to have it for a while, so I was going to be pretty nice thing about it is when you start to win, the young particular on what jobs I went after; I didn’t go after just kids want to continue that success, they want to keep anything,” Stark said. “When this opened up, it was a job winning, so that’s the goal. The goal is not to make the I had been looking at for a while — I think it’s a diamond playoffs once every six years, the goal is to make the in the rough job, I think it’s a job that can consistently playoffs consistently, and then you have those special win year in and year out. It’s a job you can have good years when you can go make a run at it. That’s the goal camps and good feeder programs. There’s a lot of of every program, and it’s definitely the goal of ours.” positives you can have and a lot of potential there. When Starting late puts Stark behind the eight ball in terms (From Page 15)

of implementing his offense and defense, but he plans on having the athletes do some shooting in July and they’ll be back in the gym in August, he said.

“We’ll get there,” Stark said.

Last season Verrado went 15-10 last year under coach Lance Richardson, making the state playoffs for the first time since 2011. Verrado competed in Division III. Despite leading the Vipers to their most successful season in years, Richardson was let go.

Six of the top seven scorers from that squad graduated.

Verrado has never won a state playoff game.

“They’ve got a little chip on their shoulder, trying to prove it wasn’t a one-year deal,” Stark said of last year.

“We are moving up to 5A, so there’s a real challenge ahead of us in the quality of competition we’re going to be facing. That will be an adjustment for the kids. You’re going to have to bring a consistent, solid effort every night. There’s not going to be a night off.”

Stark said there is only one returning player who had consistent minutes last year: Jackson Morton. That brings a lot of unknowns into the equation.

“There’s a lot of ‘news,” Stark said. “There’s a new this, a new that for a lot of the kids. In that aspect, it’s extremely exciting, but with that being said, there’s going to be some nights where there’s going to be learning experiences.”

Brezovsky said Stark’s experience should prove fruitful in helping him at a school such as Verrado.

“He’s ran the gamut as far as coaching. Being a head coach at Buckeye, you have a whole different type of student athlete there. He was out at Notre Dame in Scottsdale, the other end of the spectrum as far as the student athlete is concerned, so with the students we have at Verrado, a nice mixture that make up both of the previous head jobs he’s had, he has the ability to reach out and make connections with any player he has contact with,” Brezovsky said.

“Knowing his rapport with the students and athletes at school, I definitely see him building relationships with kids and getting back to more of an old school style of sorts.”

Brezovsky sees Stark as a defensive-minded coach.

“He’s going to, I don’t necessarily want to say slow the game down, but put a more defensive emphasis on the game and give our kids the opportunity to be successful,” Brezovsky said. “They’ve shown growth over the last three years, but they’re moving up a division and will have some stiffer competition, so it’s going to be important for them to be able to play on both sides of the ball, and I think he’s going to bring us that opportunity for those kids to do that.”

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

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it opened up, it seemed like the perfect fit at the time.”

Summer takeover

The timing of Stark’s hiring is not ideal considering most schools are already in the middle of summer action in June, but he’s familiar with taking over programs at our new basketball coach,” Brezovsky said. that stage.

Stark had taken a year off from coaching between “When I got hired at Notre Dame, I got hired his stint at Notre Dame and helping out at Moon middle-to-late June; when I got hired at Buckeye, it Valley, but the itch came was the end of May, the back after some time day before school got away from the game. out,” Stark said. “So, I’m “The year off completely “I’m excited. The used to this scenario. It’s after Notre Dame was not the best scenario to kids seem like really great, it kind of recharged do. I would prefer that nice boys, they want me a bit, got to spend some I don’t continue to do to be good, they got time with the family,” this, but at least I have a taste of success Stark said. “It was a fun experience doing it. year, but then obviously, last year. I think I’m not a very patient after that year, I was like, I person, but it’s one of we graduated nine miss it, I miss coaching. I those scenarios where I guys, but the nice missed coaching the kids, have to be patient with thing about it is missed being around the everything.” when you start to game. I couldn’t be gone Stark was told he for too long.” win, the young kids would be hired before the Stark admits he wasn’t board meeting, but had to want to continue the greatest of assistants wait for it to be official that success, they want to keep winwhile at Moon Valley, before he could do ning, so that’s the goal. The goal is mostly because he still anything with the team. not to make the playoffs once every thought like a head That was really hard, he coach. six years, the goal is to make the said.

“It was funny because I playoffs consistently, and then you “I couldn’t talk to the would always tell [coach] have those special years when you players, I couldn’t do Matt Elliott, ‘I’m the anything,” Stark said. can go make a run at it. That’s the worst assistant coach in “So, I had this cool goal of every program, and it’s defiAmerica,’ because after present I’ve been wanting you’ve been a head coach nitely the goal of ours.” for a long time, and I long enough, you’re — Chris Stark couldn’t play with it. I really opinionated and could just stare at it and Verrado boys basketball coach think you know how look at it.” things should be done,” After taking over, Stark Stark said. “He got got Verrado into two June more suggestions than tournaments. The Vipers he probably wanted, but he did a great job of kind played at a team camp at Grand Canyon University and of sifting through, taking suggestions or not taking went to Northern Arizona University last weekend. So suggestions.” far, Stark likes what he’s seen.

Applying for the job at Verrado was a calculated “I’m excited,” Stark said. “The kids seem like really decision for Stark. nice boys, they want to be good, they got a taste of “This is the last head coaching job I want to have, and success last year. I think we graduated nine guys, but the I want to have it for a while, so I was going to be pretty nice thing about it is when you start to win, the young particular on what jobs I went after; I didn’t go after just kids want to continue that success, they want to keep anything,” Stark said. “When this opened up, it was a job winning, so that’s the goal. The goal is not to make the I had been looking at for a while — I think it’s a diamond playoffs once every six years, the goal is to make the in the rough job, I think it’s a job that can consistently playoffs consistently, and then you have those special win year in and year out. It’s a job you can have good years when you can go make a run at it. That’s the goal camps and good feeder programs. There’s a lot of of every program, and it’s definitely the goal of ours.” positives you can have and a lot of potential there. When Starting late puts Stark behind the eight ball in terms (From Page 15)

of implementing his offense and defense, but he plans on having the athletes do some shooting in July and they’ll be back in the gym in August, he said.

“We’ll get there,” Stark said.

Last season Verrado went 15-10 last year under coach Lance Richardson, making the state playoffs for the first time since 2011. Verrado competed in Division III. Despite leading the Vipers to their most successful season in years, Richardson was let go.

Six of the top seven scorers from that squad graduated.

Verrado has never won a state playoff game.

“They’ve got a little chip on their shoulder, trying to prove it wasn’t a one-year deal,” Stark said of last year.

“We are moving up to 5A, so there’s a real challenge ahead of us in the quality of competition we’re going to be facing. That will be an adjustment for the kids. You’re going to have to bring a consistent, solid effort every night. There’s not going to be a night off.”

Stark said there is only one returning player who had consistent minutes last year: Jackson Morton. That brings a lot of unknowns into the equation.

“There’s a lot of ‘news,” Stark said. “There’s a new this, a new that for a lot of the kids. In that aspect, it’s extremely exciting, but with that being said, there’s going to be some nights where there’s going to be learning experiences.”

Brezovsky said Stark’s experience should prove fruitful in helping him at a school such as Verrado.

“He’s ran the gamut as far as coaching. Being a head coach at Buckeye, you have a whole different type of student athlete there. He was out at Notre Dame in Scottsdale, the other end of the spectrum as far as the student athlete is concerned, so with the students we have at Verrado, a nice mixture that make up both of the previous head jobs he’s had, he has the ability to reach out and make connections with any player he has contact with,” Brezovsky said.

“Knowing his rapport with the students and athletes at school, I definitely see him building relationships with kids and getting back to more of an old school style of sorts.”

Brezovsky sees Stark as a defensive-minded coach.

“He’s going to, I don’t necessarily want to say slow the game down, but put a more defensive emphasis on the game and give our kids the opportunity to be successful,” Brezovsky said. “They’ve shown growth over the last three years, but they’re moving up a division and will have some stiffer competition, so it’s going to be important for them to be able to play on both sides of the ball, and I think he’s going to bring us that opportunity for those kids to do that.”

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

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it opened up, it seemed like the perfect fit at the time.”

Summer takeover

The timing of Stark’s hiring is not ideal considering most schools are already in the middle of summer action in June, but he’s familiar with taking over programs at our new basketball coach,” Brezovsky said. that stage.

Stark had taken a year off from coaching between “When I got hired at Notre Dame, I got hired his stint at Notre Dame and helping out at Moon middle-to-late June; when I got hired at Buckeye, it Valley, but the itch came was the end of May, the back after some time day before school got away from the game. out,” Stark said. “So, I’m “The year off completely “I’m excited. The used to this scenario. It’s after Notre Dame was not the best scenario to kids seem like really great, it kind of recharged do. I would prefer that nice boys, they want me a bit, got to spend some I don’t continue to do to be good, they got time with the family,” this, but at least I have a taste of success Stark said. “It was a fun experience doing it. year, but then obviously, last year. I think I’m not a very patient after that year, I was like, I person, but it’s one of we graduated nine miss it, I miss coaching. I those scenarios where I guys, but the nice missed coaching the kids, have to be patient with thing about it is missed being around the everything.” when you start to game. I couldn’t be gone Stark was told he for too long.” win, the young kids would be hired before the Stark admits he wasn’t board meeting, but had to want to continue the greatest of assistants wait for it to be official that success, they want to keep winwhile at Moon Valley, before he could do ning, so that’s the goal. The goal is mostly because he still anything with the team. not to make the playoffs once every thought like a head That was really hard, he coach. six years, the goal is to make the said.

“It was funny because I playoffs consistently, and then you “I couldn’t talk to the would always tell [coach] have those special years when you players, I couldn’t do Matt Elliott, ‘I’m the anything,” Stark said. can go make a run at it. That’s the worst assistant coach in “So, I had this cool goal of every program, and it’s defiAmerica,’ because after present I’ve been wanting you’ve been a head coach nitely the goal of ours.” for a long time, and I long enough, you’re — Chris Stark couldn’t play with it. I really opinionated and could just stare at it and Verrado boys basketball coach think you know how look at it.” things should be done,” After taking over, Stark Stark said. “He got got Verrado into two June more suggestions than tournaments. The Vipers he probably wanted, but he did a great job of kind played at a team camp at Grand Canyon University and of sifting through, taking suggestions or not taking went to Northern Arizona University last weekend. So suggestions.” far, Stark likes what he’s seen.

Applying for the job at Verrado was a calculated “I’m excited,” Stark said. “The kids seem like really decision for Stark. nice boys, they want to be good, they got a taste of “This is the last head coaching job I want to have, and success last year. I think we graduated nine guys, but the I want to have it for a while, so I was going to be pretty nice thing about it is when you start to win, the young particular on what jobs I went after; I didn’t go after just kids want to continue that success, they want to keep anything,” Stark said. “When this opened up, it was a job winning, so that’s the goal. The goal is not to make the I had been looking at for a while — I think it’s a diamond playoffs once every six years, the goal is to make the in the rough job, I think it’s a job that can consistently playoffs consistently, and then you have those special win year in and year out. It’s a job you can have good years when you can go make a run at it. That’s the goal camps and good feeder programs. There’s a lot of of every program, and it’s definitely the goal of ours.” positives you can have and a lot of potential there. When Starting late puts Stark behind the eight ball in terms (From Page 15)

of implementing his offense and defense, but he plans on having the athletes do some shooting in July and they’ll be back in the gym in August, he said.

“We’ll get there,” Stark said.

Last season Verrado went 15-10 last year under coach Lance Richardson, making the state playoffs for the first time since 2011. Verrado competed in Division III. Despite leading the Vipers to their most successful season in years, Richardson was let go.

Six of the top seven scorers from that squad graduated.

Verrado has never won a state playoff game.

“They’ve got a little chip on their shoulder, trying to prove it wasn’t a one-year deal,” Stark said of last year.

“We are moving up to 5A, so there’s a real challenge ahead of us in the quality of competition we’re going to be facing. That will be an adjustment for the kids. You’re going to have to bring a consistent, solid effort every night. There’s not going to be a night off.”

Stark said there is only one returning player who had consistent minutes last year: Jackson Morton. That brings a lot of unknowns into the equation.

“There’s a lot of ‘news,” Stark said. “There’s a new this, a new that for a lot of the kids. In that aspect, it’s extremely exciting, but with that being said, there’s going to be some nights where there’s going to be learning experiences.”

Brezovsky said Stark’s experience should prove fruitful in helping him at a school such as Verrado.

“He’s ran the gamut as far as coaching. Being a head coach at Buckeye, you have a whole different type of student athlete there. He was out at Notre Dame in Scottsdale, the other end of the spectrum as far as the student athlete is concerned, so with the students we have at Verrado, a nice mixture that make up both of the previous head jobs he’s had, he has the ability to reach out and make connections with any player he has contact with,” Brezovsky said.

“Knowing his rapport with the students and athletes at school, I definitely see him building relationships with kids and getting back to more of an old school style of sorts.”

Brezovsky sees Stark as a defensive-minded coach.

“He’s going to, I don’t necessarily want to say slow the game down, but put a more defensive emphasis on the game and give our kids the opportunity to be successful,” Brezovsky said. “They’ve shown growth over the last three years, but they’re moving up a division and will have some stiffer competition, so it’s going to be important for them to be able to play on both sides of the ball, and I think he’s going to bring us that opportunity for those kids to do that.”

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

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Familiar (From Page 11) Both Booth and Hendrix are making the most of their opportunity with the Diamond Hoppers.

Booth, a center fielder, is hitting .324 and leads the team in home runs (2), doubles (5), and is third in batting average.

Hendrix is leading the entire league in ERA for qualified players with a 0.60 mark. Hendrix has surrendered one run in 15 innings, striking out 19. He has only surrendered one extra base hit while on the mound, a double.

The three-team league sets up unusual competition circumstances. Players have a good chance to pick up on others’ tendencies by facing them up to three times a week, all season long. That can make it difficult to get the upper hand in the individual pitcher-hitter battles, but can help players develop in the long run. Players have to learn how to outdo the other without just relying on skill.

“For me as a pitcher, I get an idea of how to get people out because I’ve faced them a bunch of times,” Hendrix said. “You’re not seeing a guy you’ve never seen before, which I think that can make it easier.”

Hendrix and Booth both have high hopes that this opportunity can lead to more down the road.

“A lot of coaches have good connections,” Booth said.

“Two of our three coaches played in the Major Leagues.

There’s been one pitcher picked up by the [St. Louis] Cardinals out here, and another guy by the Yankees.

“Some guys will definitely be getting moved later in the season.”

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TYLER BOOTH, a 2011 graduate of Millennium High School, takes a swing during his playing career as a Tiger. Booth and former Millennium teammate Tatum Hendrix are playing for the Eastside Diamond Hoppers of the United Shore Professional Baseball League in Utica, Mich.

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overall well balanced and focused on every little thing you do.”

Post said the biggest thing about working with Clay is getting him repetitions.

“Technically, with the young guys, it’s just throwing it a lot,” Post said. “That’s one of our biggest advantages is we throw more than the other schools do when it comes to the hammer. It’s my event, too, I still compete in it myself. We throw the event every day and I kind of beat the technique into them.”

Post is scheduled to compete in the U.S. Olympic Team Trials today in Salem, Ore. His personal best throw is 69.64 meters. His goal for Clay next year is to get him over 60.

“I think the next goal for him is to try to break 200

(From Page 14) hammer, but he didn’t lose anything. That’s really hard to do making that big of a jump in weight, but he seemed to handle the heavier implement better in college than he did the lighter one.”

Clay said the technique of the throw is hard to explain, but that it goes against everything your body is used to doing.

“You have to be patient with everything, you can’t push it, you can’t get ahead,” Clay said. “You have to be

feet,” Post said. “That’s the big milestone everybody tries to get over early in college. He’s got a great shot at it. He threw 56 meters, 185 feet, so we’ll try to put another 15-20 feet on that throw and he’s got a good shot at breaking the school record, which is just over 60 meters.”

Clay has one more year at Mesa and said he wants to transfer to a four-year school after that to continue throwing the hammer.

“I want to stay at Mesa as long as I can,” Campbell said. “My coach, he’s the reason I’ve thrown so far throughout high school and college.”

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

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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.

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city councils and school boards.

For information, call Chair Juli Myers at 570-837-9668 or email ld19dems@gmail.com.

Tolleson Elementary School Board meets

6 Blood drive The American Red Cross is hosting a blood drive from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Azpro Group, 650 N. 99th Ave, Suite 101, Avondale. To make an appointment to donate, visit redcrossblood.org or call 1-800-RED-CROSS (1-800733-2767).

The Tolleson Elementary School District Governing Board meets at 6 p.m. the first Wednesday of the month at the district office, 9261 W. Van Buren St., Tolleson. For information, visit www.tollesonschools.com.

District 29 Democrats meet The Legislative District 29 Democrats meets at 7 p.m. the first Wednesday of each month at the Maryvale Community Center Arts and Crafts Room, 4420 N. 51st Ave., Phoenix.

Candidate meet and greet

Converse and immerse

The candidates for Avondale mayor and three City Council seats will participate in a meet and greet at 6:30 p.m. at Planet Fitness, 200 Avondale Blvd., Avondale.

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

District 19 Democrats meet The Legislative District 19 Democrats of Maricopa County meets at 7 p.m. the first Wednesday of every month at Tolleson City Library, 9555 W. Van Buren St. Tolleson. The district includes most of Avondale, all of Tolleson and a portion of southwest Phoenix from Interstate 10 up to 35th Avenue. Its purpose is to support the state’s Democratic representatives, senators and all other elected Democrats on

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

Citizenship class People wanting to become U.S. citizens are invited to a free class from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. every

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

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

Computer classes Learn the basics of operating a computer from 6 to 7 p.m. every Wednesday in the Program Room at the Buckeye Library Coyote Branch, 21699 W. Yuma Road, Suite 116, Buckeye.

Registration is required. For information, call 623-349-6300.

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

Wednesdays at the Care1st Avondale Resource Center, 328 W. Western Ave., Avondale. A career guidance specialist will help job seekers gain confidence in their search for employment.

Assistance includes resume development, career counseling and job readiness workshops.

Anyone interested in the service is asked to reserve time with the career guidance specialist by calling 623-333-2703. The service is available in English and Spanish.

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

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

Needle and thread group Adults are invited to a needleworking/knitting/crochet group to work on projects, chat and share tips with fellow crafters from 10:30 a.m. to noon every Wednesday at the Avondale Civic Center Library, 11350 W. Civic Center Drive, Avondale.

Take your own materials and coffee mug. Instruction books will be available. For information, call 623-333-2602.

Thursday

7 Meet the Buckeye candidates Buckeye residents will have a chance to meet their District 2 candidates from 6 to 8 p.m. at Buckeye Elementary School, 211 S. Seventh St., Buckeye.

Pop Art painting Youths 13 to 17 years old are invited to join in Pop Art painting at 4 p.m. at the Civic Center Library, 11350 W. Civic Center Drive, Avondale.

Bystanders protecting children Join in a course designed for professionals who work with children, such as care providers, teachers and psychologists, to learn the guidelines of being an active bystander and how to prevent child sexual abuse from 1 to 2:30 p.m. at the White Tank Branch Library, 20304 W. White Tank Mountain Road, Waddell. To register, visit www.mcldaz.org.

Meet with Rep. Ruben Gallego U.S. Rep. Ruben Gallego, D-District 7, has a representative from his office available from 9 to 11 a.m. the first Thursday of each month at Tolleson City Hall, 9555 W. Van Buren St., Tolleson. For information, call 602-256-0551.

all 18 games (paper). Daubers and Power Bingo King electronics are available. Proceeds raised benefit local charities. For information, call 623-512-8878.

Family story time

Summer Fun Fest

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

Join in a free event with music, performances, face painting, free food and drinks, raffles, bounce houses, horse rides and more from 6 to 9 p.m. at Bradley Creemos Academy, 16060 W. Lower Buckeye Parkway, Goodyear.

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

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Quilters Anonymous meets Quilters Anonymous, a chapter of the Arizona Quilters Guild, meets at 6:30 p.m. the first Thursday of every month at Christ Presbyterian Church, 925 N Sarival Ave., Goodyear.

For information, call Stacey at 623-979-1775.

Teen Konnect Avondale teens can earn volunteer hours for school by helping to plan and be part of different programs and special events for the library. Meetings are held from 4 to 5 p.m. the first Thursday of the month at the Avondale Civic Center Library, 11350 W. Civic Center Drive, Avondale. For information, visit avondale.org.

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.

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

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

Sonoran story, craft and play Join Ranger Jessica Bland for an open house-style story, craft and play time at 10:30 a.m. at the White Tank Branch Library, 20304 W. White Tank Mountain Road, Waddell. The program is geared toward preschool-aged children.

Science with Marc Carter Learn how to make an air powered car, hover craft, vortex compression toy and more at 10 a.m. at the Coyote Branch Library, 21699 W. Yuma Road, Suite 116, Buckeye.

Blood drive United Blood Services is hosting a blood drive from 7 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. at Abrazo West Campus, Second Floor Conference Room, 13677 W. McDowell Road, Goodyear. To make an appointment to donate, call 1-877-UBSHERO (1-877-827-4376) or visit www.bloodhero.com.

Friday Business Connections The Southwest Valley Chamber of Commerce hosts the Friday Business Connections networking group at 7:30 a.m. the second and fourth Friday of the month at West-MEC, 5487 N. 99th Ave., Glendale. The meetings feature a keynote speaker covering topics affecting the Southwest Valley. Business owners are welcome to attend even if they are not members of the Southwest Valley Chamber. To see a speaker schedule, visit www. southwestvalleychamber.org.

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

Texas Hold’em games Taking Turns Toybrary The Care1st Avondale Resource Center opens the doors to its Taking Turns Toybrary from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursdays at 328 W. Western Ave., Avondale.

Families can check out fun, educational toys for up to two weeks with a photo ID. For information, call 623-333-2703.

In Stitches in Goodyear meets In Stitches in Goodyear meets at 1:30 p.m. every Thursday at the Goodyear Library, 14455 W. Van Buren St., Goodyear.

Share ideas, tips and patterns with other crochet, knitting and sewing enthusiasts. Novice to advance needle crafters are welcome. Some basic instruction in needle crafts will be available. For information, call 602-652-3000.

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

about writing the contemporary mystery or thriller from 11:30 to 1:30 p.m. at the Civic Center Library, 11350 W. Civic Center Drive, Avondale.

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

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

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

Saturday

9 Writer workshop Writers are invited to learn

Designed for the desert Learn about the different animals of the desert and how they survive at 1 p.m. at the White Tank Branch Library, 20304 W. White Tank Mountain Road, Waddell.

Desert bingo Join in a twist on the classic game of bingo by matching different desert plants and animals while learning facts along the way at 11 a.m. at the White Tank Branch Library, 20304 W. White Tank Mountain Road, Waddell.

Coffee with the chief Join neighbors and Buckeye police officers for coffee and conversation from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. at Verrado Coffee Co., 1829 N. Verrado Way, Buckeye.

Movies at the library Watch blockbuster movies at 1 p.m. at the Buckeye Downtown Library, 310 N. Sixth St., Buckeye.

Woodwinds trio Spend some time listening to the sounds of ProMusica Arizona’s woodwinds trio from 1 to 1:45 p.m. at the Litchfield Park Branch Library, 101 W. Wigwam Blvd., Litchfield Park.

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.

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.

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

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

Sunday

10 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 Rev. Gae Chalker 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

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

Taiko drumming Learn about Taiko drumming and the different sounds and beats that can be created with it from 2 to 3:30 p.m. at the Litchfield Park Branch Library, 101 W. Wigwam Blvd., Litchfield Park.

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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.

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.

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A breast cancer support group meets from 6 to 8 p.m. the second Monday of the month at Marriot in Town Suites, 13971 Celebrate Life Way, Goodyear. For information, visit www.BosomBuddies-az.org.

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

Monday

11 Active adult drawing class Active adults are invited to a basic drawing class at 12:30 p.m. at the Avondale Community Center, 1007 S. Third St., Avondale.

Movie Monday Join in a showing of Hotel Transylvania 2 at 2 p.m. at the Sam Garcia Western Avenue Library, 495 E. Western Ave., Avondale.

LD13 meeting Democratic Legislative District 13’s dinner meeting will be held at 5 p.m. at Zeta’s Grill, 1395 N. Dysart Road, Avondale. The business meeting will begin at 6:30 p.m. Guest speaker Ed Gogen will talk about the marijuana initiative being advanced for the fall election.

Buckeye Union High School Board meets The Buckeye Union High School District Governing Board meets at 6:15 p.m. the second Monday of the month at the district

Breast cancer support group

Arlington Elementary School Board meets The Arlington Elementary School District Governing Board meets at 6 p.m. the second Monday of the month at 9410 S. 355th Ave., Arlington. For information, visit www.arlingtonelem.org.

Liberty Elementary School Board meets The Liberty Elementary School District Governing Board meets at 6:30 p.m. the second Monday of the month at the district office, 19871 W. Fremont Road, Buckeye. For information, visit www.liberty.k12.az.us.

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Board meets The Palo Verde Elementary School District Gover ning Board meets at 5:45 p.m. the second Monday of the month at the district office, 10700 S. Palo Verde Road, Palo Verde. For information, visit www.paloverdeschools.org.

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

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.

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

Tuesday

12 Blood drive United Blood Services is hosting blood drives from 7:45 to 11:45 a.m. and 1:15 to 5:15 p.m. at Universal Technical Institute, 10695 W. Pierce St.To make an appointment to donate, call 1-877-UBSHERO (1-877-827-4376) or visit www.bloodhero.com.

Young Olympians Youths 7 to 14 years old are invited to join in the Brain Games program, with games and activities designed to exercise one’s brain every Tuesday through July at 3 p.m. at the Buckeye Downtown Branch Library, 310 N. Sixth St., Buckeye, and at 10:30 a.m. at the Coyote Branch Library, 21699 W. Yuma Road, Suite 116, Buckeye.

Sewing for Babies meets in Peoria The Tolleson community sewing group Sewing for Babies meets from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. the second Tuesday of the month at the JoAnn Etc. store, 8915 W. Bell Road in Peoria.The group makes preemie hospital clothing, quilts for isolettes in hospitals and burial layettes. For information, call 623-936-3412.

Way Out West The Way Out West Coalition meets from noon to 1 p.m. the second Tuesday of every month at the Buckeye Valley Chamber

of Commerce, 508 E. Monroe Ave., Buckeye. Way Out West is dedicated to creating a safe, unified, drug-free community.

Tolleson City Council meets The Tolleson City Council meets at 7 p.m. the second and fourth Tuesday of the month in the Park and Recreation Center, 9555 W. Van Buren St., Tolleson.

Tolleson Union High School board meets The Tolleson Union High School District Governing Board meets at 6 p.m. the second and fourth Tuesday of the month at the district office, 9801 W.Van Buren St., Tolleson. For information, visit www.tuhsd.org.

Litchfield Elementary School Board meets The Litchfield Elementar y School District Gover ning Board meets at 6 p.m. the second Tuesday of the month at Litchfield Elementary School, 255 E. Wigwam Blvd., Litchfield Park. For information, visit www.lesd.k12.az.us.

WV LD 4 Democratic Club meets The West Valley Democratic Club of Legislative District No. 4 meets at 6:30 p.m. the second Tuesday of the month at Total Wine, 1416 N. Litchfield Road, Goodyear. For information, call Cathy Hozian at 623-696-5962 or email chozian@cox.net.

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.

Teen support group Teens 12 to 19 years old who are affected by a loved one’s drinking or drug use can find a welcoming environment. One adult is present at all meetings to ensure a safe environment.

Meetings are held from 7 to 8 p.m. every Tuesday at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, 400 N. Old Litchfield Road, Litchfield Park.

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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 www.aguafria.org.

Take your babies from birth to 23 months to enjoy songs, activities, rhymes, books and playtime starting at 10:15 a.m. Tuesdays in the Program Room at the Buckeye Library Coyote Branch, 21699 W.Yuma Road, Suite 116, Buckeye. For information, call 623-349-6300.

Agua Fria Union High School Board meets

Thursday

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, Early Bird games and a $1,000 progressive game at a cost of $17.

Proceeds are donated back to area youths and veterans. Call 623-932-4960 for information.

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

Wednesday

14 Meet the Buckeye candidates Buckeye residents will have a chance to meet their District 1 candidates from 6 to 8 p.m. at Bales Elementary School, 25400 W. Maricopa Road, Buckeye.

American Legion Post 143 meeting American Legion Post 143 meets at 7 p.m. the second Thursday of each month at Rudy’s Country Store and BBQ Restaurant, 835 N. Litchfield Road, Goodyear.

Union Elementary School Board meets

13 Desert explorers Youths 3 to 8 years old are invited to learn about the desert environment from 10 to 11 a.m. at the Care1st Avondale Resource Center, 328 W. Western Ave., Avondale.

Babysitting workshop Join in a two-day class to learn about child sitting and babysitting including basic techniques, first aid, CPR, conflict resolution and more at 1825 N. 107th Ave., Avondale. The class costs $25.

To register, call 623-333-6112 or email supistoia@avondale.org.

ESL Cafe

Minute to Win It

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

Youths 13 to 17 years old are invited to join in a series of different games at 2 p.m. at the Buckeye Downtown Branch Library, 310 N. Sixth St., Buckeye. To register, visit www.mcldaz.org.

Story time

United Blood Services is hosting blood drives from 7:45 to 11:45 a.m. and 1:15 to 5:15 p.m. at Universal Technical Institute, 10695 W. Pierce St.To make an appointment to donate, call 1-877-UBS-

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 www.unionesd.org.

Support group for caregivers Duet is hosting a monthly support group from 10 to 11 a.m. the second Thursday of the month at Skyway Church of the West Valley, 14900 W. Van Buren St., Goodyear. The support group is for individuals who are caring for an aging parent, friend, partner or relative. There is no cost to attend. For information, call 602-274-5022.

Life+ Teens can get ready for life by learning new skills and hacks for life from 4:30 to 5:30 the second Thursday of the month at the Sam Garcia Western Avenue Library, 495 E. Western Ave., Avondale.

Blood drive Toddlers ages 2 to 4 accompanied by an adult can enjoy interactive stories, songs and games that encourage emerging language skills at 11:15 a.m.

Lighthouse Fellowship is a non-denominational church that emphasizes the verse by verse study of God’s word, and how the Bible applies to our lives today.

Come join us as we celebrate Jesus with contemporary praise and worship in a casual atmosphere.

Sunday Morning Service • 10:15 A.M.

3015 N. Jackrabbit Trail (1 blk. N of Thomas Rd.) Litchfield Park

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

THE RIVER CHURCH WORD OF FAITH CHURCH

“Come experience miracles, signs and wonders” Sunday Service – 10:00 am Pastors Ron and Laura Villar

Millennium High School 14802 W. Wigwam Blvd., Goodyear

Join us for Shabbat service, every Saturday at 10am

www.theriverchurchaz.com (623)262-4969

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Messianic Rabbi(s) Ben and Martha Mendoza

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Sunday Morning Prayer..................10:30 AM Sunday Christian Education ............9:00 AM Celebration Service .........................11:00 AM

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Tuesday Intercessory Prayer – 11:00 am Wednesday Bible Study – 7:00 pm

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Vacation Bible School July 11-15 6:00pm - 8:30pm Visit our website for more information: www.wtsbc.org Ask about our Awana program beginning August 31

Thursday Intercessory Prayer.............. 6:30 PM Thursday Bible Study ........................ 7:00 PM

Pastor Eddie Robinson

Welcome to the family of God…

& Elect Lady Sandra Robinson Telephone: 623-932-2055 • www.wordoflifechristiancenter.net

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David Charles Becker, 52, of Litchfield Park died June 27, 2016.

Mr. Becker was born June 1, 1964, in Phoenix to Donald and Karen Becker.

He is survived by his wife, Kimberly Becker; one daughter, Sarah; one son, Justin; his father and stepmother, Donald and Mary Becker; and two sisters, Kim Gussman and Jodi Becker.

A funeral service will be at 2 p.m. July 10 at Thompson Funeral Chapel, 926 S. Litchfield Road, Goodyear.

Condolences for the David Becker family may be left at thompsonfuneralchapel.com.

Joan Adams Gray Joan Adams Gray, 87, of Litchfield Park died June 26, 2016.

Mrs. Gray was born Dec. 2, 1928, in Pasadena, Calif., to Russell Thurber Adams and Duease Eileen Keeling.

During World War II, her family lived on Balboa Island, Calif.

She moved to Prescott in 1951, where she met and married her husband of 62 years, Lou Gray.

They moved to Litchfield Park in 1970.

She graduated from Arizona State University in 1970 with a bachelor’s degree in elementary education.

She taught second, third and fourth grades at Avondale Joan Adams Elementary School.

Gray Following her retirement in 1988, she participated in a program teaching English as a second language to adults for many years.

She was among the families who founded St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, which began in a small apartment in Goodyear. She was active in Episcopal Church Women for many years and volunteered with the Juvenile Justice Program.

She is survived by her husband, Clarence A. Gray; one daughter, Alison G. Murphy; one son, Jeffrey L. Gray; one sister, Duease D. Johnson; two grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.

A funeral service was held July 2 at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church in Litchfield Park. Burial followed at the church grounds.

Memorials can be made to Seasons Hospice.

Condolences for the family may be left at www.thompsonfuneralchapel.com.

Patsy Louise Keesler Patsy “Pat” Louise Keesler, 71, of Tonopah died June 10, 2016, in Tonopah from lung cancer.

Mrs. Keesler was born April 5, 1945, in Duncan, Okla., to J. D. Myers and Mary Margaret Rolling.

She moved to Arizona in 1976.

She married Jerry Keesler on May 10, 1986, and they moved from Avondale to Tonopah in 1993.

She worked as a dispatcher for General Nutrition Distribution Center until retiring in 2007.

She is survived by her husband, Jerry L. Keesler; four daughters, Sheri, Penny, Dodi and Kelly; one son, David; 16 grandchildren; Patsy Keesler and 17 great-grandchildren.

A celebration of life will be at 6:30 p.m. July 16 at the residence of Jerry Keesler, 35407 W. Buckeye Road, Tonopah.

Memorials can be made to support cancer research.

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Venessa Becerra, 32, of Avondale died June 28, 2016, in Buckeye from stomach cancer.

Mrs. Becerra was born March 25, 1984, in Phoenix to Frank Mustafa and Ermelinda Becerra.

She graduated from the Arizona College of Allied Health.

She is survived by her partner, Nathan Wingfield Sr.; two daughters, Briana Becerra and Meadow Wingfield; one son, Nathan Wingfield Jr.; her parents, Ermelinda Becerra and Frank Mustafa; and one brother, Isaac Cisneros.

A memorial service was July 1 Vanessa at White Tanks Southern Baptist Becerra Church in Buckeye.

Condolences for the family may be left at thompsonfuneralchapel.com.

Fae Elizabeth Miller Fae Elizabeth Miller, 94, of Avondale died June 25, 2016.

Mrs. Miller was born Oct. 20, 1921, in Tuscola, Ill., to John Foster and Mabel Early Foster.

She was a cheerleader in high school and graduated in 1939.

She then went on to Burnham City Hospital Nursing School and graduated in 1942.

In 1943, she married Lt. Chuck Miller in St Louis. They then moved to Denver, where he was stationed. They traveled to Japan, the Philippines and much of the United States.

Fae Miller She was a member of the Christ Community United Methodist Church, part of the Dorcas Circle in Avondale and volunteered at the Agua Fria Food & Clothing Bank.

She worked as an OB/GYN nurse at Luke Air Force Base and retired in 1983.

She is survived by one daughter, Sandy Williams; three grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.

A memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Christ Community United Methodist Church, 104 W. Western Ave., Avondale.

Condolences for the family may be left at www.thompsonfuneralchapel.com.

Tommy Dale Harrison Tommy Dale Harrison, 76, died in Phoenix on June 23, 2016. He was born on January 7, 1940 in Newton, Kansas.

He was preceded in death by his wife of almost 45 years, Norma Jean Harrison on February 16, 2009.

He is survived by his daughter, Margaret Deans Hendricks, one grand daughter, Taylor Margaret Deans, one great grand daughter, Ava Margaret Quezada, and his sister, Sandra Schooley.

Tommy was in the Navy for twenty years as a musician from 1960 -1980. He moved to Verrado in Buckeye, AZ in 2010. He enjoyed jazz, spending time with his family, extended family, and his best friend, Frank Balkcom.

Private services will be held in Texas.

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William V. Wilson William V. Wilson, 87, of Litchfield Park died June 30, 2016, at his home.

Mr. Wilson was born June 28, 1929, in Fillmore Utah, to E. Vance and Jane McBride Wilson.

He served with the Utah National Guard during the Korean conflict, where he was a forward observer for Battery C, 213th Field Artillery Battalion. His letters home became a regular column titled “G.I. Charlie” in the hometown newspaper.

He attended Idaho State University in Pocatello, where he met his wife, Madeleine Sinclair.

William Wilson They were married in 1954 and made their home in Fillmore, Utah.

He worked for the family-owned print shop and newspaper, The Millard County Progress, eventually becoming editor and joining his mother as co-owner.

Under his leadership, the paper was honored with two statewide community service awards.

He served as president of the Utah Press Association, which honored him with the John E. Jones Award in 1977 for service to the organization.

He was a member of the Sheriff’s Jeep Posse, Kiwanis and Lions clubs and the Republican Party. He served as commander of Post 61 of the American Legion, was a member of the Fillmore City Council and a volunteer EMT and ambulance driver.

He moved to Southern California in 1978 and worked as a reporter, dining critic and food writer for the Indio Daily News and Desert Sun in Palm Springs.

He moved to Arizona in 2000.

He is survived by his wife of 62 years, Madeleine; one son, W. Vance Wilson II of Phoenix; two daughters, Margaret Rose Wilson of Litchfield Park and Catherine Carol Pauley of Sacramento, Calif.; one sister, Vera Feight; two grandchildren; and four greatgrandchildren.

Services will be today at the Church at Litchfield Park, 300 N. Old Litchfield Road, Litchfield Park, with interment at the Fillmore, Utah, City Cemetery.

Memorials may be made to the Shriners Hospitals for Children at shinershospitals.org/donate.

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Rigoberto Munoz

Rigoberto Munoz, 73, of Avondale died June 28, 2016, in Phoenix.

Mr. Munoz was born in Pachuca Del Soto, Hidalgo, Mexico.

He worked for the city of Phoenix Parks Department.

He was a member of Armonia Church.

He is survived by his wife, Rachel Munoz; four sons, Julian, Frank, Luis and Jack; and eight grandchildren.

Services were held Tuesday at the Serenity Chapel at Rigoberto Greenwood Memory Lawn Munoz Cemetery in Phoenix.

Ruth Nuñez Ruth Nuñez, 54, of Avondale died June 21, 2016, in Glendale.

Mrs. Nuñez was born Feb. 19, 1962, in Buckeye.

She is survived by her husband, James Nuñez; four sons, Michael, Charlie, Steven and Jordan Nuñez; one daughter, Stacy Nuñez; her parents, Luciano and Rebecca Lopez; five brothers, Santiago Lopez, Lupe Lopez, Larry Lopez, Luciano Lopez and Joe Lopez; four sisters, Mary Lejia, Becky Ortiz, Hope Gonzales and Rosa Garza; and Ruth Nunez seven grandchildren.

Services were July 1 at Holy Cross Catholic Funeral Home in Avondale.

The Rev. Benny Estrada officiated.

Interment was at Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery in Avondale.

Jose Samuel Gurrola Galindo Jose Samuel Gurrola Galindo, 53, of Tolleson died June 27, 2016, in Phoenix.

Mr. Gurrola Galindo was born to Florencio Gurrola and Maria Consuelo Galindo.

He is survived by his wife, Emilia Renteria Lopez; three children, Emilia, Jessica and Samuel; five siblings, Jose, Antonio, Araceli, Luz Maria and Manuel; and two grandchildren.

Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to noon Friday, with a chapel service at noon at Advantage Crystal Rose Funeral Home, 9155 W. Van Buren St., Jose Gurrola Tolleson. Interment will follow at Greenwood Memory Lawn Galindo Cemetery in Phoenix.

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

West Valley girl named Military Youth of the Year Meghan Mangrum has been named Military Youth of the Year by the Boys & Girls Clubs of Arizona. She attends the Luke Air Force Base Youth Program and was honored as Military Youth of the Year from five of Arizona’s military clubs. She will receive a scholarship from Disney, the University of Phoenix, Toyota and the Taco Bell Foundation.

Goodyear man receives award Buzz Peloquin of Goodyear has received an award from the DC/Maryland chapter of the Association for the Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired for excellence in direct services and education of children.

Peloquin currently works with the Southwest Lending Closet in Avondale.

Knights of Columbus donates wheelchairs to St. Vinent de Paul The Arizona State Council of Knights of Columbus donated 12 wheelchairs to St. Vincent de Paul in Avondale. The Knights of Columbus has donated a total of 37 wheelchairs to St. Vincent de Paul, which provides them to uninsured people recovering from injuries or other medical procedures.

IRS warns of tax scams The Internal Revenue Service has issued a warning about scammers calling taxpayers demanding payment for a fake tax they’re calling the Federal Student Tax. In addition, scammers have been demanding tax payment for other items, such as taxes owed on iTunes or other digital media gift cards.

The IRS reminds taxpayers that it will never call to demand immediate payment over the phone, call about taxes owed without a bill being received first, threaten to immediately bring in local law enforcement officials or not give the opportunity to question or appeal the issue.

Another tip-off is the fake agent demanding a specific method for tax payment, such as a prepaid debit card.

If anyone receives a phone call from someone claiming to be an IRS agent, the IRS says they should hang up immediately, contact the U.S. Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration at www.treasury.gov/tigta or call 800-366-4484. The IRS also urges people to report the issue to the Federal Trade Commission at FTC.gov and to call the IRS directly at 1-800-829-1040.

For information, visit www.IRS.gov.

Partners for Health donates courtesy cart to Abrazo West Campus Partners for Health, a nonprofit organization designed to help support healthcare needs of the communities served by Abrazo West Campus, has donated a sixpassenger golf cart to Abrazo West Campus in Goodyear.

The vehicle is designed to shuttle people between the hospital and parking lot and will provide rides from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Avondale seeks volunteer writers The Avondale Parks, Recreation and Libraries Department is seeking volunteer freelance writers who can creatively express the meaning and culture of Avondale with stories, photos and blurbs on city events, activities and classes.

The role is somewhat flexible, and professional journalism experience is required.

For information, email volunteer.edaniels@avondale. org or call 623-333-2626.

Boy Scouts receive awards Two Boy Scouts from the West Valley’s Troop 99 have received awards from the troop’s Court of Honor.

Brandon Roberts, 17, of Litchfield Park was awarded the Glen A. and Melinda W. Adams National Eagle Scout Service Project of the Year Award for the Grand Canyon Council of the Boy Scouts of America.

His Eagle Scout project, which involved softball field improvements and installation of a clubhouse at Millennium High School in Goodyear, will be forwarded to the Boy Scouts of America’s regional committee. If selected there, he will be considered for a national prize.

Elijah Hamstra, 13, of Avondale was awarded the Boy Scouts of America National Certificate of Merit (lifesaving) for his efforts last summer when he was vacationing with his family in Minnesota.

When his grandfather was pinned under a riding lawnmower after it rolled off an 8-foot embankment, Elijah pulled him to safety and treated him for shock-like conditions. His grandfather recovered after spending a week in the hospital.

It is Elijah’s second lifesaving award.

Carole De Cosmo receives award The Arizona Agribusiness and Water Council has presented Arizona Farm and Ranch Experience/Arizona Farming and Ranching Hall of Fame founder and executive director Carole De Cosmo with the Lifetime Achievement Award.

De Cosmo received the award for her efforts in preserving the heritage of Arizona agriculture.

Wildlife World Zoo, Aquarium & Safari Park announces awards The Wildlife World Zoo, Aquarium and Safari Park has announced the winners of this year’s recipients of the zoo’s annual Animal Care and Conservation Awards.

The recipients include the Cheetah Conservation Fund, the Marine Mammal Center, the Zoological Association of America Wildlife Conservation Fund, the International Crane Foundation, the Zoo Conservation Outreach Group, the Gibbon Conservation Center, the International Rhino Foundation, the Sahara Conservation Fund, the Association of Zoo and Aquarium’s Conservation Endowment Fund and the Turtle Survival Alliance.

Over the past two decades, the zoo has contributed tens of thousands of dollars, as well as thousands more as in-kind support and staff expertise to dozens of local, national and international organizations working on habitat restoration and wildlife conservation around the globe. The financial awards of $1,000 to $2,000 each were created to recognize worthy efforts in field conservation, public display and education and basic research designed to preserve the planet and inspire future generations to care about wildlife and wild places.

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Reliable transportation and clean driving record required.

Non-smoking office.

Send resume including previous direct supervisor’s name and contact information as well as salary requirements to Publisher@westvalleyview.com.

No phone calls please.

NEED EXTRA INCOME? DRIVERS WANTED! The West Valley View is seeking to hire individuals as Independent Contractors newspaper delivery routes! SUV, light truck or similar heavier duty vehicle preferable. Papers available for pick-up Tuesday night. Deliver late night (after 10:30 p.m.), overnight or early morning.

Deliveries must be completed by 9 a.m. Wednesday mornings.

Valid: Drivers License, Auto Insurance, Vehicle Registration all required. Background check and clean MVR (driving record) mandatory. Experience a plus.

Please fill out an application, background authorization and submit all required documentation at our offices at: 1050 E. Riley Dr. on the NE corner of Elesio C Felix Jr. Way & Riley, south of Van Buren & east of Dysart. You can also email Publisher@westvalleyview.com

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Couples for Custodial / Janitorial in various rest area stops throughout Arizona.

Must be willing to relocate (housing provided). Duties: Cleaning of men’s & women’s facilities, minor repairs, light landscaping, work weekends, work outdoors, lift 50 pounds safely. Good MVR, valid AZ driver’s license /reliable transporation. Full Time, Wage Depends on Experience, Equal Opportunity Employer, E-Verify, Paid Holiday, Paid Vacation, (after 1 year) Health Benefits (after 90 days).

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DBA Construction Inc. Hiring Immediately: Drivers, Water Truck, End Dump /10 wheelers.

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Call Bert at 623-234-2775 Distribution Supervisor West Valley View is looking for a Distribution Supervisor to join our team.

MUST have experience in supervising a distribution warehouse. Responsible for maintaining circulation database of customer activity: requests to start and stop delivery, missed deliveries; hire, supervise and fire delivery drivers. Throw routes when drivers don’t show or routes are down. Supervise inserting department including hire, manage, and fire inserting personnel. Quality control over warehouse and delivery.

Newspaper District Manager experience helpful.

Some evening work.

Must have good working knowledge of Excel spreadsheets.

Reliable transportation and clean driving record required.

Non-smoking office.

Send resume including previous direct supervisor’s name and contact information as well as salary requirements to Publisher@westvalleyview.com.

No phone calls please.

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NEED EXTRA INCOME? DRIVERS WANTED! The West Valley View is seeking to hire individuals as Independent Contractors newspaper delivery routes! SUV, light truck or similar heavier duty vehicle preferable. Papers available for pick-up Tuesday night. Deliver late night (after 10:30 p.m.), overnight or early morning. Deliveries must be completed by 9 a.m. Wednesday mornings.

Valid: Drivers License, Auto Insurance, Vehicle Registration all required. Background check and clean MVR (driving record) mandatory. Experience a plus.

Please fill out an application, background authorization and submit all required documentation at our offices at: 1050 E. Riley Dr. on the NE corner of Elesio C Felix Jr. Way & Riley, south of Van Buren & east of Dysart. You can also email Publisher@westvalleyview.com Teacher/Bus Drivers Wanted Palo Verde Elementary School District 10700 S. Palo Verde Rd. Palo Verde, AZ 85343 (623) 327-3690 www.paloverdeschools.org ttreece@pvesd.org K-8 Certified Instrumental & Choral Music Teacher P/T Bus Drivers Pay for experience. One K-8 School District. Small class size. Strong discipline system.

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INDUSTRIAL lots for sale. 3.3 acres on Eliseo Felix Way, north of West Valley View building and 2.68 acres east of West Valley View building on Riley Dr. Zoned A-1. E-mail publisher@westvalleyview.com for information.

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ARIZONA STATE LAND DEPARTMENT 1616 WEST ADAMS STREET PHOENIX, ARIZONA 85007 PUBLIC AUCTION SALE NO. 16-115792 PERPETUAL RIGHT OF WAY EASEMENT 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 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, August 9, 2016, at the Arizona State Land Department, 1616 W. Adams, Room 434B, Phoenix, Arizona, a perpetual right of way easement for the purpose of a Public Road and Underground Utilities situated in Maricopa County to wit: TOWNSHIP 1 NORTH, RANGE 3 WEST, G&SRB&M, MARICOPA COUNTY, ARIZONA PARCEL: M&B THRU N2NENE; S2S2S2, SECTION 12. CONTAINING 2.99 ACRES, MORE OR LESS. B E N E F I C I A R Y : PERMANENT COMMON SCHOOLS (INDEMNITY SELECTIONS) For a complete legal description of the land, prospective bidders are advised to examine the right of way application file as well as all pertinent files of ASLD. Said right of way easement has been valued at $53,282.00 and consists of 2.99 acres, more or less.

Additional requirements and conditions of this right of way are available and may be viewed at the Arizona State Land

an affidavit stating that they have undertaken due diligence in preparation for the auction and that their representative is authorized to bid and bind the bidder. It is the bidder’s responsibility to research the records of local jurisdictions and public agencies regarding this 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 three (3) 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 payment 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) 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) 364-0875. Requests should be made as early as possible to allow time to arrange the accommodation.

Ruben Ojeda, (for) Lisa A. Atkins, Commissioner, May 12, 2016 Published in the West Valley View, and the West Valley Business on May 25, June 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, July 6, 13, 20, and 27, 2016.

Public Notice ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION HAVE BEEN FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE ARIZONA CORPORATION COMMISSION FOR I. NAME: NEXUS ENTERTAINMENT LLC L-2090913-3

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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 Rights of Way Section of the Real Estate Division of ASLD at (602) 5424098. This auction notice is available on the ASLD’s web site at www.azland.gov.

Each potential bidder must show ASLD’s representative a cashier’s check made payable to the Arizona State Land Department in the amount specified under Terms of Sale Paragraph (A) below.

TERMS OF SALE: (A) At the time of sale the successful bidder must pay the following by a cashier’s check: (1) The value of the right of way, which is $53,282.00; (2) A Selling and Administrative Fee of 3% of the value of the right of way, which is $1,598.00; (3) Reimbursable Estimated Advertising Fee, which is $2,500.00; (4) Reimbursable Appraisal Fee, which is $2,700.00. The total amount due at the time of sale is $60,080.00 (less $6,798.00 and less $53,282.00 for Advance Deposit into suspense if the successful bidder is the applicant for a total amount due of $0.00).

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

(C) No Selling and Administrative Fee shall be collected by ASLD if the successful bidder at auction is the beneficiary of the land trust.

(D) Within 30 days after the auction date the successful bidder shall be required to pay the actual legal advertising cost, less the amount paid under (A) (3) above.

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 value of the right of way. A bid for less than the value of the right of way easement or by a party who has not inspected the right of way and/or the associated files and records of ASLD will not be considered.

(B) All bidders must sign

Public Notice

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You are invited to attend a neighborhood meeting to discuss application PL16-0095. AT&T has requested approval of an amendment to a Conditional Use Permit for the installation of an emergency backup generator at one of their existing Wireless Communication Facilities located at 1551 North Dysart Road, Avondale, AZ 85323. The proposed request is to allow installation of a 50kw diesel generator. This generator would be used in the case of a power outage that would keep the site on air and enable communication to continue without interruption. The proposed Site Plan may be reviewed online at: http://www.avondale.org/index.aspx?nid=3038.

The meeting is as follows: Date: Time: Address:

Monday July 25, 2016 6 – 7 pm Avondale City Hall, Mojave Room 11465 West Civic Center Drive Avondale, Arizona 85323

City of Avondale contact person for this project: Alison Rondone (623) 333-4033 Published in the West Valley View, and the West Valley Business on July 6, 2016

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PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE You are invited to attend Public Hearings before the City Planning Commission and City Council to discuss application PL-15-0274, a request by SBA Towers, Inc. for a Conditional Use Permit for a proposed Personal Wireless Service Facility (PWSF) located at 10045 West Thomas Road, Avondale, Arizona 85392.

The proposal is to install a 67’ tall, stealth PWSF designed as a pine tree along with related auxiliary equipment. Verizon Wireless will be the first wireless carrier on the proposed PWSF. The meetings are as follows:

Planning Commission: Date: July 21, 2016 Time: 6:00 PM Address: Council Chambers 11465 West Civic Center Drive Avondale, Arizona 85323 City Council: Date: Time: Address:

August 8, 2016 7:00 PM Council Chambers 11465 West Civic Center Drive Avondale, Arizona 85323

City of Avondale contact person for this project: Alison Rondone (623) 333-4033 Published in the West Valley View, and the West Valley Business on July 6, 2016

ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION HAVE BEEN FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE ARIZONA CORPORATION COMMISSION FOR I. NAME: INNOVATIVE PROPERTY ACQUISITIONS, LLC L-2095778-1 II. The address of the known place of business is: 3675 N. 146th Drive, Goodyear, AZ 85395 III. The name and street address of the Statutory Agent is: Fredrick Courson, 3675 N. 146th Drive, Goodyear, AZ 85395 B. Management of the limited liability company is reserved to the members. The names and addresses of each person who is a member are: Fredrick Courson, Member, 3675 N. 146th Drive, Goodyear, AZ 85395 Published in the West Valley View, and the West Valley Business on June 22, 29, and July 6, 2016.

Public Notice ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION HAVE BEEN FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE ARIZONA CORPORATION COMMISSION FOR I. NAME: VASCULAR IMAGING SOLUTIONS, LLC L-2064080-0 II. The address of the known place of business is: 20395 W. Monarch Ct., Buckeye, AZ 85396 III. The name and street address of the Statutory Agent is: Thomas Hageman, 20395 W. Monarch Ct., Buckeye, AZ 85396 B. Management of the limited liability company is reserved to the members. The names and addresses of each person who is a member are: Thomas Hageman, Member, 20395 W. Monarch Ct., Buckeye, AZ 85396 Published in the West Valley View, and the West Valley Business on June 22, 29, and July 6, 2016.

Public Notice ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION HAVE BEEN FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE ARIZONA CORPORATION COMMISSION FOR I. NAME: LAND LOCKED SURFING LLC L-2080174-9 II. The address of the known place of business is: 17713 W. Eagle Dr., Goodyear, AZ 85338 III. The name and street address of the Statutory Agent is: Sarah Rene Gagliardo, 17713 W. Eagle Dr., Goodyear, AZ 85338 B. Management of the limited liability company is reserved to the members. The names and addresses of each person who is a member are:

Public Notice TOLLESON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DISTRICT #17 Notice of Destruction of Special Education Records All special education data and information on students who were in special education will be destroyed five years after the child has withdrawn, transferred, promoted from the district, or phased out of special education.

It is the responsibility of the parent(s) or adult age student (18 years of age or older) to obtain copies of the information they may need for other purposes before special education data and information is destroyed.

(Authority – 20 USC, 1412(a) (8), 1417(c)).

Should you have any questions or would like to obtain copies of special education records you can call the Tolleson Elementary School District at (623) 936-9740.

Tolleson Elementary District Provides Screening for Children with Special Needs Parent of School age Children If you think your school age child (k-8) may have a delay in academics, speech/language, motor skills, adaptive (self-help), or social skills, please contact your child’s teacher or the Special Programs office at (623)5333923.

Parents of Preschoolers Do you have a child in your home who is 3 or 4 years old?

Tolleson Elementary School District provides free screening for children who may be delayed in the following areas: “Physical: fine and/or gross motor muscle development; sensory (vision and hearing) “Cognitive: thinking, mental or problem-solving development “Communication/ Language: receiving Information (receptive) and expressing understood information (expressive) development “Social/ Emotional: internal and external adaptation to environmental stimuli development “Adaptive: self-help development to attain basic needs.

“Sensory: vision and hearing If you think your child may have a delay in any of these areas, please contact the Special Programs office at (623)5333923.

Parents of Child Birth to Three Years Old A child from birth to 36 months of age will be considered to exhibit developmental delay when that child has not reached 50 percent of the developmental milestones expected at his/her chronological age, in one or more of the following domains: “Physical: fine and/or gross motor muscle development; sensory (vision and hearing) “Cognitive: thinking, mental or problem-solving development “Language/com- munication: receiving information (receptive) and expressing understood information (expressive) development “Social/Emotional: internal and external adaptation to environmental stimuli development “Self-help: adaptive development to attain basic needs.

“Sensory: vision and hearing If you have questions regarding developmental delays for your child birth to three years old, call your local Arizona Early Intervention Program, 602-5329960.

Published in the West Valley View, and the West Valley Business on June 22, 29, and July 6, 2016.

Public Notice ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION HAVE BEEN FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE ARIZONA CORPORATION COMMISSION FOR I. NAME: RA TICKETS LLC L-2089571-0 II. The address of the known place of business is: 11313 W. Holly St., Avondale, AZ 85392 III. The name and street address of the Statutory Agent is: Rene Celaya, 11313 W. Holly St., Avondale, AZ 85392 A. Management of the limited liability company is vested in a manager or managers. The names and addresses of each person who is a manager AND each member who owns a twenty percent or greater interest in the capital or profits of the limited liability company are: Rene Celaya, Manager, 11313 W. Holly St., Avondale, AZ 85392 Published in the West Valley View, and the West Valley Business on June 22, 29, and July 6, 2016.

Public Notice ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION HAVE BEEN FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE ARIZONA CORPORATION COMMISSION FOR I. NAME: IW4M, LLC L-2083554-7 II. The address of the known place of business is: 12817 W. Aster Dr., El Mirage, AZ 85335 III. The name and street address of the Statutory Agent is: Deanna Hancq, 12817 W. Aster Dr., El Mirage, AZ 85335 B. Management of the limited liability company is reserved to the members. The names and addresses of each person who is a member are: Deanna Hancq, Member, 12817 W. Aster Dr., El Mirage, AZ 85335 Published in the West Valley View, and the West Valley Business on June 22, 29, and July 6, 2016.

Public Notice ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION NONPROFIT CORPORATION 1. ENTITY NAME - Desert Edge High School Volleyball Boosters File No. 2022899-6 2. CHARACTER OF AFFAIRS - fundraising for girls volleyball teams 3.

MEMBERS The corporation WILL have members.

4. ARIZONA KNOWN PLACE OF BUSINESS ADDRESS: 4.1 Is the Arizona known place of business address the same as the street address of the statutory agent? Yes 5. DIRECTORS Jill Briden-Brown, 16678 W. Durango St., Goodyear, AZ 85338 6. STATUTORY AGENT Jill Briden-Brown, 16678 W. Durango St., Goodyear, AZ 85338 7. INCORPORATORS Jill Briden-Brown, 16678 W. Durango St., Goodyear, AZ 85338 SIGNATURE I ACCEPT

/s/ Jill Briden-Brown 7-29-15 Published in the West Valley View, and the West Valley Business on June 22, 29, and July 6, 2016.

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ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION HAVE BEEN FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE ARIZONA CORPORATION COMMISSION FOR I. NAME: FLOREZ VENTURES, LLC L-2092727-0 II. The address of the known place of business is: 15352 W. Pierson St., Goodyear, AZ 85395 III. The name and street address of the Statutory Agent is: Eric Florez, 15352 W. Pierson St., Goodyear, AZ 85395 A. Management of the limited liability company is vested in a manager or managers. The names and addresses of each person who is a manager AND each member who owns a twenty percent or greater interest in the capital or profits of the limited liability company are: Eric Florez, Manager, 15352 W. Pierson St., Goodyear, AZ 85395 Published in the West Valley View, and the West Valley Business on June 29, July 6, and 13, 2016.

ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION HAVE BEEN FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE ARIZONA CORPORATION COMMISSION FOR I. NAME: LINDELL’S PAINTING LLC L-2089967-4 II. The address of the known place of business is: 17568 W. East Wind Ave., Goodyear, AZ 85338 III. The name and street address of the Statutory Agent is: John King, 17568 W. East Wind Ave., Goodyear, AZ 85338 A. Management of the limited liability company is vested in a manager or managers. The names and addresses of each person who is a manager AND each member who owns a twenty percent or greater interest in the capital or profits of the limited liability company are: Daniel Lindell, Manager, 17568 W. East Wind Ave., Goodyear, AZ 85338 Published in the West Valley View, and the West Valley Business on June 29, July 6, and 13, 2016.

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ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION HAVE BEEN FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE ARIZONA CORPORATION COMMISSION FOR I. NAME: HEARTLAND WOODWORKS, LLC L-2094414-5 II. The address of the known place of business is: 5712 N. 186th Dr., Litchfield Park, AZ 85340 III. The name and street address of the Statutory Agent is: John Cook, 5712 N. 186th Dr., Litchfield Park, AZ 85340 A. Management of the limited liability company is vested in a manager or managers. The names and addresses of each person who is a manager AND each member who owns a twenty percent or greater interest in the capital or profits of the limited liability company are: John Cook, Member/Manager, 5712 N. 186th Dr., Litchfield Park, AZ 85340 Published in the West Valley View, and the West Valley Business on June 29, July 6, and 13, 2016.

ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION HAVE BEEN FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE ARIZONA CORPORATION COMMISSION FOR I. NAME: JUST RELAX MASSAGE BY MICHAEL, LLC L-2089892-2 II. The address of the known place of business is: 14050 N. 83rd Ave. Suite 290, Peoria, AZ 85381 III. The name and street address of the Statutory Agent is: Michael Escobedo, 8709 W. Hammond Ln., Tolleson, AZ 85353 B. Management of the limited liability company is reserved to the members. The names and addresses of each person who is a member are: Michael Escobedo, Member, 8709 W. Hammond Ln., Tolleson, AZ 85353 Published in the West Valley View, and the West Valley Business on June 29, July 6, and 13, 2016.

Public Notice ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION HAVE BEEN FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE ARIZONA CORPORATION COMMISSION FOR I. NAME: WELLBEING CONNEXIONS, LLC L-2094165-7 II. The address of the known place of business is: 4200 North Pebble Creek Parkway, #2100, Goodyear, AZ 85395 III. The name and street address of the Statutory Agent is: Kelly Heithold, 4200 North Pebble Creek Parkway, #2100, Goodyear, AZ 85395 A. Management of the limited liability company is vested in a manager or managers. The names and addresses of each person who is a manager AND each member who owns a twenty percent or greater interest in the capital or profits of the limited liability company are: Kelly Heithold, Member/ Manager, 4200 North Pebble Creek Parkway, #2100, Goodyear, AZ 85395

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Public Notice ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION HAVE BEEN FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE ARIZONA CORPORATION COMMISSION FOR I. NAME: HEXTAT, LLC L-2098966-4 II. The address of the known place of business is: 560 N. Bullard Ave., Goodyear, AZ 85338 III. The name and street address of the Statutory Agent is: Robert Honeycutt, 560 N. Bullard Ave., Goodyear, AZ 85338 B. Management of the limited liability company is reserved to the members. The names and addresses of each person who is a member are: Robert Honeycutt, Member, 560 N. Bullard Ave., Goodyear, AZ 85338 Published in the West Valley View, and the West Valley Business on June 29, July 6, and 13, 2016.

Public Notice ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION HAVE BEEN FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE

ARIZONA CORPORATION COMMISSION FOR I. NAME: COACHING UP HEALTH LLC L-2094044-0 II. The address of the known place of business is: 11140 W. Campbell Ave., Phoenix, AZ 85037 III. The name and street address of the Statutory Agent is: Melissa Snow, 11140 W. Campbell Ave., Phoenix, AZ 85037 B. Management of the limited liability company is reserved to the members. The names and addresses of each person who is a member are: Melissa Snow, Member, 11140 W. Campbell Ave., Phoenix, AZ 85037 Published in the West Valley View, and the West Valley Business on June 29, July 6, and 13, 2016.

Public Notice ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION HAVE BEEN FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE ARIZONA CORPORATION COMMISSION FOR I. NAME: RUN THE GAUNTLET LLC L-2099300-5 II. The address of the known place of business is: 13453 W. Peck Drive, Litchfield Park, AZ 85340 III. The name and street address of the Statutory Agent is: Robert Ray Davis, 13453 W. Peck Drive, Litchfield Park, AZ 85340 A. Management of the limited liability company is vested in a manager or managers. The names and addresses of each person who is a manager AND each member who owns a twenty percent or greater interest in the capital or profits of the limited liability company are: Robert Ray Davis, Manager, 13453 W. Peck Drive, Litchfield Park, AZ 85340 Shirley Spain, Manager, 19706 State Route 637, Defiance, OH 43512 Published in the West Valley View, and the West Valley Business on July 6, 13, and 20, 2016

Public Notice ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION HAVE BEEN FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE ARIZONA CORPORATION COMMISSION FOR I. NAME: D&P TRAVEL, LLC L-2093725-2 II. The address of the known place of business is: 12574 S. 176th Ave., Goodyear, AZ 85338 III. The name and street address of the Statutory Agent is: Daniel Segerman, 12574 S. 176th Ave., Goodyear, AZ 85338 B. Management of the limited liability company is reserved to the members. The names and addresses of each person who is a member are: Daniel Segerman, Member, Manager, 12574 S. 176th Ave., Goodyear, AZ 85338 Published in the West Valley View, and the West Valley Business on July 6, 13, and 20, 2016

Public Notice ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION HAVE BEEN FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE ARIZONA CORPORATION COMMISSION FOR I. NAME: ARIZONA RACK & PINION LLC L-2097008-7 II. The address of the known place of business is: 7242 W. Nicolet, Glendale, AZ 85303

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Kirk James Gagliardo, Member, 17713 W. Eagle Dr., Goodyear, AZ 85338 Sarah Rene Gagliardo, Member, 17713 W. Eagle Dr., Goodyear, AZ 85338 Published in the West Valley View, and the West Valley Business on June 22, 29, and July 6, 2016.

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II. The address of the known place of business is: 1811 N 67th Dr., Phoenix, AZ 85035 III. The name and street address of the Statutory Agent is: James Paul Rodriguez III, 1811 N 67th Dr., Phoenix, AZ 85035 A. Management of the limited liability company is vested in a manager or managers. The names and addresses of each person who is a manager AND each member who owns a twenty percent or greater interest in the capital or profits of the limited liability company are: James Paul Rodriguez III, Manager, 1811 N 67th Dr., Phoenix, AZ 85035 Published in the West Valley View, and the West Valley Business on June 22, 29, and July 6, 2016.

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III. The name and street address of the Statutory Agent is: Leonardo Cruz, 7242 W. Nicolet, Glendale, AZ 85303 B. Management of the limited liability company is reserved to the members. The names and addresses of each person who is a member are: Leonardo Cruz, Member, 7242 W. Nicolet, Glendale, AZ 85303 Published in the West Valley View, and the West Valley Business on July 6, 13, and 20, 2016

Public Notice ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION HAVE BEEN FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE ARIZONA CORPORATION COMMISSION FOR

I. NAME: ALLIANCE COMMODITIES GROUP LLC L-2097499-5 II. The address of the known place of business is: 11031 W. Pierson St., Phoenix, AZ 85037 III. The name and street address of the Statutory Agent is: Hector Dennis De Armas, 11031 W. Pierson St., Phoenix, AZ 85037 A. Management of the limited liability company is vested in a manager or managers. The names and addresses of each person who is a manager AND each member who owns a twenty percent or greater interest in the capital or profits of the limited liability company are: Hector Dennis De Armas, Manager, 11031 W. Pierson St., Phoenix, AZ 85037 Jesus Zozaya, Member, 1447

W. Thatcher St., Tucson, AZ 85746 Published in the West Valley View, and the West Valley Business on July 6, 13, and 20, 2016

Public Notice ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION HAVE BEEN FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE ARIZONA CORPORATION COMMISSION FOR I. NAME: JACK KENNETH LLC L-2093750-3 II. The address of the known place of business is: 6815 N. 49th Ave., Glendale, AZ 85301 III. The name and street address of the Statutory Agent is: Jack Ramirez Jr., 6815 N. 49th Ave., Glendale, AZ 85301

A. Management of the limited liability company is vested in a manager or managers. The names and addresses of each person who is a manager AND each member who owns a twenty percent or greater interest in the capital or profits of the limited liability company are: Jack Ramirez Jr., Manager, 6815 N. 49th Ave., Glendale, AZ 85301 Published in the West Valley View, and the West Valley Business on July 6, 13, and 20, 2016

INVITATION TO BID Bids: July 27, 2016 2:00 pm Project: 197th Avenue and Indian School – Landscape

DMB White Tank, LLC seeks qualified General Contractors, with a minimum CR-21 Landscaping and Irrigation Systems, to submit sealed bids for the 197th Avenue and Indian School Road Landscape Installation which consists of, but is not limited to all work associated with installation of the landscape in accordance with the plans and specifications (the “Work”). The Successful Contractor shall be responsible for all coordination associated with the Work. Copies of the plans, specifications, bid documents and detailed information for this project will be available on Monday July 11, 2016. Contact Terri Kading tkading@dmbinc. com to make arrangements to receive the bid documents. A MANDATORY pre-bid meeting

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Any bids submitted without the bid bond, certificate of insurance and any other items as required in the bid documents will be deemed incomplete, and will be rejected. DMB White Tank, LLC reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to withhold the award for any reason DMB White Tank, LLC determines necessary and appropriate. Award of the successful bid shall be subject to approval by DMB White Tank, LLC or its representatives.

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Public Notice ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION HAVE BEEN FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE ARIZONA CORPORATION COMMISSION FOR I. NAME: BOONGARDEN, LLC L-2098199-0 II. The address of the known place of business is: 214 W. Western Ave., Avondale, AZ 85323 III. The name and street address of the Statutory Agent is: Kelly Meadows, 13568 W. La Reata Ave., Goodyear, AZ 85395 B. Management of the limited liability company is reserved to the members. The names and

addresses of each person who is a member are: Kelly Meadows, Member, 13568 W. La Reata Ave., Goodyear, AZ 85395 David Meadows, Member, 13568 W. La Reata Ave., Goodyear, AZ 85395 Published in the West Valley View, and the West Valley Business on July 6, 13, and 20, 2016

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The cost for providing Payment and Performance bonds shall be included in the bid submittal. A Payment and Performance bond will be required in the amount of 100% of the original Contract value for the duration of the Contract. All bidders shall be required to submit, with their bid proposal, a completed Certificate of Insurance evidencing their ability to meet the insurance requirements for this project. The Contractor shall carry property damage and public liability insurance and shall hold and save harmless DMB White Tank, LLC, the City of Buckeye and the Verrado District 1 Community Facilities District from any employer’s liability and from any and all liens for materials or labor in connection with this Work as specified in the bid documents.

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and accurate bid. A complete and accurate bid will include all information requested in the bid documents. Every bid made by a Contractor pursuant to this Notice shall be accompanied by a surety bond for ten percent (10%) of the bid amount, listing DMB White Tank, LLC as the Obligee, as a guarantee that the Contractor will enter into a contract to perform the Work, or as liquidated damages in the event the Contractor refuses or fails to enter into the Contract with DMB White Tank, LLC upon award. Cashiers checks will not be accepted. The bonds will be returned to all Contractors whose bids are not awarded the Contract, and to the successful Contractor, upon execution of the Contract, and receipt of Payment and Performance bonds for the Work.

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