West Valley View - November 2, 2016 by Times Media Group

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West Valley teacher returns to classroom after brain tumor keeps her out for a year — Page 11.

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Residents protest water bills

Buckeye group goes to battle with City Hall over charges of hundreds of dollars

by Glenn Gullickson staff writer

Buckeye residents who say they’ve been billed for an ocean of water they claim they didn’t use are taking their fight to City Hall.

“We all know we haven’t used this much water. If we had … Buckeye would be under water,” said Jeff Hancock, one of the leaders of the protest.

After Hancock hired a plumber who found no leaks, he told his story to TV news, which caused others to step forward with similar problems.

Armed with recent water bills from the city, about 100 people who said they’ve been overcharged — some by hundreds of dollars a month — gathered Sunday to share their stories and plot a strategy for an escalating protest. Federal, state, county, local officials will be elected Nov. 8

Hancock said his bill jumped from $129 to more than $400 a month. Then, after he turned off his landscaping irrigation, he said he got a bill for more than $600.

Hancock and others said the city attributed the billing spikes to leaks or water theft.

The group planned to attend the Buckeye City Council meeting on Tuesday, where Hancock said they would demand the termination of Dave Nigh, the city’s director of water resources,

(See Protest on Page 5)

Arizona voters face long ballot

and Republican Donald Trump. Also on the ballot is Arizona’s U.S. Senate seat, with incumbent Sen. John McCain, a Republican, facing a challenge from U.S. Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick. All seats in the U.S. House are also to be elected.

by Glenn Gullickson staff writer

The campaign to select the next U.S. president has dominated the national news for months, but West Valley voters also face decision time for state, county and local races on a long ballot that will elect officeholders and decide policy.

Election Day is Nov. 8, with polls open in Maricopa County from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Federal, state, county ballots

• Federal races top the ballot with the contest for president between Democrat Hillary Clinton

• State offices include all 30 members of the Arizona Senate and 60 members of the Arizona House to be elected for two-year terms. Five candidates are vying for three seats on the Corporation Commission, a board that regulates utilities doing business in the state.

• Propositions on the ballot deal with whether to legalize the use of recreational marijuana (Prop 205) and if the state’s minimum wage should be increased (Prop 206).

• County offices include the hotly contested race between longtime Sheriff Joe Arpaio and challenger Paul Penzone. Also on the ballot are contests for county recorder, attorney, school superintendent, assessor and treasurer. County

Supervisors Clint Hickman in District 4 and Steve Gallardo in District 5 are unopposed in their bids for four-year terms.

• Other races include selecting Maricopa County Community College District board members and retention votes for Superior Court judges.

Local ballots

Candidates will be elected in runoff elections for offices that weren’t decided in the August election.

• Avondale voters will select between incumbent Mayor Kenneth Weise, who failed to get the majority necessary for election by a slim margin in August, and Vice Mayor Stephanie Karlin.

• Buckeye voters will elect a council member in District 1 between Tony Youngker and Kathryn Baillie.

(See Ballot on Page 5)

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BUCKEYE CITY COUNCILMAN CRAIG HEUSTIS attends a meeting of about 100 city residents Sunday at the Buckeye Aquatics Center. The residents gathered to protest their water bills, which they feel they’re being overcharged on.

Palo Verde security officer accused of possessing child pornography

by Emily Toepfer assistant editor

A security officer at the Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station was arrested Oct. 28 for allegedly possessing child pornography, officials said.

Ricardo Talamante, 32, of Buckeye was booked into Maricopa County Fourth Avenue Jail and faces 10 counts of sexual exploitation of a minor and dangerous crime against children, said Officer Courtney Palma, a spokeswoman with the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office.

Following a two-month undercover investigation, detectives in the MCSO Special Investigation Division Cyber Crimes Unit found Talamante allegedly had images and videos of child pornography on his laptop, Palma said.

“Because this suspect worked in a highly sensitive position, he could have become a target for blackmail,” Sheriff Joe Arpaio said. “His arrest removes him as a potential security risk.”

Talamante is also a sergeant in the U.S. military reserves, Palma said.

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

Man shot in shoulder during altercation in Tolleson

by Emily Toepfer assistant editor

Police are investigating after a man was shot Oct. 28 during an altercation at a muffler shop in Tolleson, officials said.

Three people got into a fight at about noon at 116 S. 91st Ave. and one of the men was shot, said Sgt. Obed Gaytan, a spokesman with the Tolleson Police Department.

The victim fled the scene and flagged down a police officer at 91st Avenue and Van Buren Street, Gaytan said.

The officer rendered first aid and called paramedics, who then transported the victim to a local hospital with a nonlife-threatening gunshot wound to his shoulder, Gaytan said.

The victim’s driver’s side door had five or six bullet holes in it, he said.

One person was taken into custody as an investigative lead, but police believe there are one or two outstanding suspects, Gaytan said.

“We’re really not getting a whole lot of cooperation, and the investigation is still ongoing,” he said.

2 men arrested in connection to Buckeye armed robbery

by Emily Toepfer assistant editor

Two Phoenix men were arrested Oct. 27 in connection to an armed robbery in the Verrado community in Buckeye, officials said.

Eloy Gallegos, 30, and Michael Bean, 32, face charges of armed robbery, aggravated assault and various weapon related offenses, said Sgt. Jason Weeks, a spokesman with the Buckeye Police Department.

At about 4:15 a.m. Oct. 27, officers responded to the area of Court Street and Sentinel Drive in Buckeye for a reported armed robbery, Weeks said.

The victim told police he was approached in front of his house by a man who demanded his property at gunpoint and shot several rounds from a firearm, Weeks said.

Nobody was injured during the robbery, Weeks said.

The man took the victim’s property and fled on foot to an awaiting vehicle on the west end of Sentinel Drive, Weeks said. Responding officers immediately located the vehicle from the robbery getting onto Interstate 10 at Verrado Way, he said.

A felony stop was conducted on the vehicle, and Gallegos and Bean were taken into custody, Weeks said.

Evidence related to the robbery was allegedly found in the vehicle, and a firearm was discovered in the roadway near the vehicle, he said.

Detectives with the criminal investigations division responded to process the scene and interview Gallegos and Bean.

West Phoenix man arrested after barricade situation

by Emily Toepfer assistant editor

A west Phoenix man was arrested Oct. 29 after barricading himself in his house near 103rd Avenue and Camelback Road and starting a small fire inside, officials said.

Police contacted Jeremy Raymond, 39, after he made suicidal statements, said Sgt. Jonathan Howard, a spokesman with the Phoenix Police Department.

Raymond was taken into custody for the mental health issue, Howard said.

He also had a warrant out for his arrest in connection to multiple burglaries in September at a medical marijuana facility near El Mirage Road and Northern Avenue in El Mirage, court records state.

Raymond is facing seven counts of burglary in the third degree, one count of marijuana possession for sale and unlawful flight from law enforcement, records state.

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

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LIGHTWEIGHTS David Courtney of Phoenix, left, and Hector Lopez of California compete during the Ring for Heroes charity event Oct. 29 at Tolleson Veterans Park. The event raised money for Tolleson VFW Post 6310. To see all photos from this shoot, go to www.westvalleyview. com/pictures.

Police identify Buckeye boy, 1, who died Oct. 11

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Police have identified a 1-year-old Buckeye boy who died Oct. 11 from a possible drowning as Samuel Garcia.

Officers responded to a home at about 9 p.m. near 241st Avenue and Yuma Road in Buckeye for an unresponsive child, said Sgt. Jason Weeks, a spokesman with the Buckeye Police Department.

Samuel was transported by helicopter to Phoenix Children’s Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, Weeks said.

The investigation is ongoing.

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Arizona legislator pleads guilty to food stamp fraud

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State Rep. Cecilia Velasquez pleaded guilty Oct. 25 to one misdemeanor count of unlawful use of food stamps, according to Maricopa County Superior Court officials. Velasquez, who represents District 29, which covers parts of the West Valley, was indicted in May on a charge of fraudulently obtaining $1,726 in food stamp benefits between Nov. 1, 2013, and Jan. 31, 2015. A tip was received by the Arizona Department of Economic Security Office of the Inspector General in November 2014, and the agency began investigating with the Criminal Division of the Arizona Attorney General’s Office.

Her sentencing is scheduled for 8:30 a.m. Dec. 1.

Mobile homes catch fire in Avondale

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Two families were displaced when their mobile homes caught fire at about 12:30 p.m. Sunday at 221 W. Main St. in Avondale, officials said.

One mobile home was fully engulfed in flames and is a total loss, said Battalion Chief Ben Avitia, a spokesman with the Avondale Fire-Medical Department.

The fire spread to the second unit, causing some damage, but is repairable, Avitia said.

No injuries were reported.

Pumpkins stolen from Buckeye patch

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Police are investigating after 350 to 375 pumpkins were stolen overnight from Rocker 7 Farm Patch, 19601 W. Broadway Road in Buckeye, officials said.

It’s unknown how the pumpkins were removed from the farm, but they were stolen sometime between 7 p.m. Tuesday and 8 a.m. today, said Sgt. Jason Weeks, a spokesman with the Buckeye Police Department.

The pumpkins are valued at about $1,000 total, Weeks said.

The incident is under investigation.

Tolleson extending hours for Finance Dept.

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Tolleson has extended the hours of service for its Finance Department to give residents more opportunities to pay their bills at City Hall.

The department will now be open from 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday at City Hall, 9555 W. Van Buren St., Tolleson.

“This will make a positive difference for our residents that find it difficult to pay their utility bills by our current closing time of 5 p.m.,” said Vicky Juvet, Tolleson’s chief finance officer.

The change will not cost the city any extra money, because the six employees in the Finance Department will work four 10-hour days with an alternating day off, Juvet said.

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who was a target of criticism over poor customer service.

“Dave Nigh is a complete fool,” Hancock said. “All he has done is belittle us.”

As Buckeye faces a public relations nightmare growing around the issue, Hancock and others suggested the group will explore legal action against the city and consider mounting an effort to recall Mayor Jackie Meck, who was re-elected in August.

Councilman Craig Heustis, the only city official to attend Sunday’s meeting, said he would work to resolve the issue.

“I know there is a problem,” he said. “I will make sure something is done about it.”

Michelle MacKillop said the water billing issue isn’t a new problem, noting that a change.org petition started in September 2015 gathered signatures from 1,764 people demanding a probe before an investigation was promised by city officials.

“I want to know what came of that investigation,” she said.

MacKillop said her monthly bill jumped from $70 a month to as much as $600, when she went to the city and was told she must have a leak.

But she said tests showed that her 12-year-old water meter was failing. After the meter was replaced, her bill returned to normal.

“They still want me to pay, even though my meter failed,” MacKillop said.

She said she’s started monitoring the meter daily.

“And I will every day until we get some kind of resolution,” she said.

Without an obvious pattern connecting the disputed bills, the situation has had an impact on residents in a variety of circumstances.

Lorna Dahl said she was stunned to get a bill for $1,100 for 76,000 gallons of water usage from May 14 to June 14, a period of time when she said her family was away from home for 18 days.

Ballot

(From Page 1)

• Tolleson voters have the choice of John Carnero or Donnie Gerhart for a City Council seat.

• School board members will be elected for the Buckeye Union High School District, where four candidates are running for three seats, and the Litchfield Elementary School District, where six candidates are running for three seats. Elections were canceled in districts where there weren’t competitive races. Several school districts and West-MEC also have budget measures on the ballot.

Early voting

Voting has been under way since Oct. 12 for those on the Permanent Early Voting List and others who requested an early ballot.

To ensure that ballots get to where they need to go, election officials said they should have been mailed by Tuesday. Ballots that arrive after Election Day will

Buckeye

The Buckeye City Council awarded $43,000 in grants to six nonprofit organizations that provide services to city residents.

A dozen area nonprofit groups applied for funding, and a committee r eviewed the applications before r ecommending six to the council. The r ecommendations were based on certain criteria, including the direct impact to Buckeye residents; the demand and service needs of the organization and community; and if the organization had been selected before, how previous awards were used.

The six awarded grants were:

• All Faith Community Services — $12,000 to be used for emergency food and baby boxes, the clothing bank, elderly and disabled commodities, job training and mobile pantry programs.

• Buckeye Elementary School District Foundation — $8,000 to be used for development of a literacy system focused on language-rich and engaging programs, ongoing screenings and assessments,

She said she’s making payments on the bill after the city agreed to a discount.

Dahl said her bills usually run from $60 to $70 for about 5,000 gallons of water.

Danielle Kerns said the city turned off the water to the home she shares with her five children when she didn’t pay a $1,900 charge for two months of service.

Scott Armstrong said his water bill, which averaged $130 a month, spiked to $223.

“I’m on a tight budget. What am I going to do, quit my meds or quit eating?” he said. “Somebody’s making a lot of money on this.”

Beverly Davis, who is a caretaker for a house owned by her daughter, said water bills ranged from a low of $124 in November 2015 to a high of $503 in April for the house that’s not occupied.

Paul and Leone Cardinal, Canadians who recently returned to their winter home in Buckeye, said their bills of $371 in August, $451 in September and $242 in October compare to about $107 a month they paid for the same months a year ago.

A statement on the city’s website said Buckeye’s customer service representatives are available to discuss concerns about billing.

But Heather Wilson, who helped organize Sunday’s meeting, said she was verbally abused by a city employee when she complained about her water bill.

“I was told I’m an idiot,” she said. “I’m not going to take this sitting down. We don’t deserve to be treated like this.”

The city’s statement also said Buckeye is in the process of installing a wireless water meter system that will allow residents to check their water usage patterns.

Hancock encouraged residents to work together and talk to neighbors about the issue.

“Who knows, there may be more people out there,” Hancock said. “We’re not going to have this problem go away unless we stick together.”

Nigh and the city manager’s office did not respond to telephone and email messages requesting comment for this story before press time.

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

not be counted.

Voters who missed the mailing deadline can drop off ballots at polling places on Election Day without waiting in line.

In-person early voting can be done through Thursday at city halls in Avondale and Buckeye and through Friday at Litchfield Park City Hall.

Voting essentials

Voters must already be registered and are required to show identification to receive a ballot.

In this election, voters must go to the polling place designated for their precinct.

After polls have closed, watch for results from local races on West Valley View’s social media platforms and at westvalleyview.com.

To find your polling place, view sample ballots and for information, visit the Maricopa County recorder’s website at recorder.maricopa.gov/elections or the Arizona secretary of state’s website at azsos.gov.

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

professional development and family support.

• Youth4Youth — $8,000 to be used to continue building youth leadership skills in 10 Buckeye schools to empower pupils to find solutions for school and the community, continue training for youth and expansion of existing school programs.

• Buckeye Police Foundation — $5,000 to help victims of domestic abuse, burglary, theft, assault, sex offenses and child abuse and neglect, including shelter, food, clothing and transportation. Also to support teen dating violence and antibullying campaigns.

• Homeless Youth Connection — $5,000 to be used to strengthen the infrastructure and program delivery systems by offering additional case management and basic needs for homeless youths in the Buckeye Union High School District.

• Southwest Lending Closet — $5,000 to be used to purchase keen scooters, wheelchairs, bath transfer benches and other home healthcare equipment and repair parts.

Litchfield Park opens arts festival season

Event featuring 200 artists set for Sat., Sun.

by Glenn Gullickson staff writer

The West Valley arts festival season will kick off this weekend with the Litchfield Park Festival of Arts.

The event is from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday on the streets at Old Litchfield Road and Wigwam Boulevard.

“We close down the downtown area,” said Candy Vermillion, who coordinates the event.

About 200 artists and craftsmen will be showing and selling all forms of art, including paintings and sculptures from modern to traditional to Native American in a variety of price ranges, Vermillion said.

The 46th annual event is one of the oldest arts festivals in the Valley, said Vermillion, who has been coordinating it for about 20 years.

Her business also plans three of the other arts festivals in Litchfield Park as well as events in Cave Creek, Tucson and Loveland, Colo.

Artists come to Litchfield Park from the Valley and various states, said Vermillion, who noted that artists from other parts of the country migrate south for winter arts festivals.

“We get a lot of traveling artists,” she said. “It’s our season when the weather is nice in Arizona.”

Vermillion said some of the artists will be at the Litchfield Park event for the first time.

“Every year, we bring in a percentage of new artists to keep it fresh,” she said. The goal is for visitors “to expect the unexpected.”

The featured artist will be Gary Burke of Black Canyon City, who Vermillion

said is unique for his mixed-media sculptures.

Entertainment will be offered on a stage at the flagpole at the center of the festival.

Performances will also include bluesman Mike Anderson and the Blues Review Band, Tony Duncan and the Yellowbird Dancers and Native American musicians Estun-Bah and Inka Gold.

Food will be available from vendors and food trucks.

Vermillion estimated the festival will be attended by about 20,000 people.

“People plan vacations and family visits around the festival,” she said. “We’re known for bringing the snowbirds early.”

Proceeds from the event will benefit the Litchfield Park Library Association.

In conjunction with the festival, the Friends of Litchfield Park Library book sale will be from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday in the Community Room of the library, 101 W. Wigwam Blvd.

The sale includes fiction and non-fiction books, children’s books, DVDs, CDs, books on tape and collectibles.

Hardbacks will be sold for $1, paperbacks for 50 cents, small children’s books for 25 cents and other media for $1. All items will be sold for half price on Sunday.

Sale proceeds are donated to the library to fund programs and special events.

For information on the arts festival, call 623-734-6526 or visit vermillionpromotions.com.

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

Valley

Energy vampires cost us all, but we can stop them

It will be another year before we see 4-foot-tall vampires asking for candy, but most of us have vampires right in our own homes and don’t even realize it.

We’re talking about energy vampires.

Unlike the cute little 4-footers we encountered a couple of nights ago who politely asked for and received one or two pieces of candy before moving along, energy vampires don’t bother asking. They’re not satisﬁed with one or two watts of power. They just take and take and take. And they do it so stealthily that most of us don’t realize our wallets are being sucked dry.

Energy vampires are things such as coffee pots, television sets and even phone charger cords that aren’t currently in use but are still sucking electricity. They aren’t using as much as when they’re running, but they’re using it, 24 hours a day. And just think about how many of these energy vampires we have throughout our homes.

We’re talking about toasters, blenders, mixers, coffee pots, television sets, gaming systems, DVD players, phone chargers, laptop chargers, camera chargers, tablet chargers, rechargeable battery chargers, curling irons, blow dryers, computers, monitors, printers, the list goes on.

All of these things raise our electricity bills even when they’re not in use.

The obvious solution is to unplug them when they’re not in use. And for items such as phone and laptop chargers, that’s completely doable, but reaching behind the TV to unplug it every time we’re done using it is, putting mildly, a real drag. So much so that most of us rationalize that it’s not that much power, that we can live with it. Much like a mild case of anemia.

Leave it to the power company of all companies to come up with a suggestion so simple we didn’t even think of it.

Two words: power strips.

Arizona Public Service Co. suggests employing power strips to cluster appliances that can all be disconnected from the power source as a group. This would work especially well for the entertainment center: TV, gaming system, DVD player and stereo, as well as the home ofﬁce: computer, monitor and printer. Heck, one could even keep his phone, laptop and tablet chargers plugged into the home ofﬁce six pack. But we could even see it working in the kitchen, for say, the coffee pot, toaster and Nutribullet.

Nobody should be paying for energy he’s not using. Let’s all drive a stake through energy vampirism.

Viewpoint editorials represent the opinions of the West Valley View editorial board, which is composed of Publisher Elliott Freireich and Managing Editor Cary Hines.

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Vote yes on TUHSD override

Editor:

We all know how important education is for our community. If we do not prepare our high school students for their future, then we as a society have failed them. That is why I am asking for the voters of our district to unanimously approve the Tolleson Union High School District’s upcoming override by voting YES on November 8th.

We all know that education is a priority for our state but unless we start making that a reality by voting YES when we have the chance to, we are not serious about improving student achievement and preparing our students for the world of tomorrow.

In order for Tolleson Union High School District to be competitive with surrounding districts in the Valley in being able to attract, hire and retain the best teachers, then we need the funding to do so, otherwise we are not serious about improving student achievement and preparing our students for the world of tomorrow.

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Maintain manageable class sizes

Vote YES on November 8th for Tolleson’s high schools. Let’s bring this hidden gem out into the open once and for all.

Steven Chapman Tolleson Union High School District Governing Board president

Vote yes for AESD override

Editor:

I encourage Avondale and Goodyear residents to vote YES on the Avondale Elementary School District No. 44 Maintenance and Operation Budget Override. This override is not only critical for our students, but it helps everyone in our community.

Quality schools help protect our property values and reduce crime. We must invest in our school system to protect our quality of life. My husband and I have chosen to live and raise our family in Goodyear because of all the

fantastically amazing things this beautiful city has to offer, most importantly the safe environment and quality schools. Supporting this override is the right thing to do for our community.

This is NOT a tax increase! It is continuation of the existing budget override which was previously passed by voters. The override currently provides funding for Teacher Salaries, retaining School Nurses, Technology, all-day Kindergarten, P.E., Music, Librarians, and much more. Your help is needed to support our students and give them the education they deserve.

Please vote YES on the Avondale Elementary School District No. 44 Override!

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Vote third party

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When the country is sick of Democrats, we vote Republican. When we’re sick of Republicans, we vote Democrat. When we’re sick of Democrats, we vote Republican, and on and on. But if you vote for a third party candidate, people think you’re nuts. What’s nuts is doing the same thing forever and expecting a better result. If we had ignored naysayers twenty years ago, who called third parties a “wasted”

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vote, we wouldn’t be in this mess with Clinton/Trump now.

This year, millions of young people will vote third party. Most major pollsters refuse to poll under 35s, afraid they will skew results toward Johnson/ Stein. They should be very, very afraid. Pollsters think they will dishearten Millennials and force them to “fall in line” behind establishment candidates. It won’t happen. In the words of Twisted Sister, they’re not gonna take it anymore. They’re sick of the corrupt system and they will come out in droves, despite the dismal, rigged polls. Many seniors, like me, will join them.

Whether you vote Johnson or Stein, have courage. Don’t listen to the “wasted vote” argument. Even a ﬁve percent showing will break the stranglehold and allow full ballot access and full matching funds. Don’t listen to the Nader argument, debunked in 2001 when Democratic researchers concluded that without Nader, Bush would have won by an even greater margin (remember, Bush earned 308,000 votes from registered Democrats in Florida in 2000.) Don’t listen to those who say, “Third parties should start at the bottom, grass roots style, rather than run for president.” The two parties have instituted laws to prevent that in many states, thwarting grass roots and maintaining their power. Stop listening to the corrupt establishment’s lies and vote with courage for third parties, to change politics forever.

Kathleen Gundlach-Cook Phoenix

Vote yes for schools

Editor:

Please join me in voting YES for the 15% Maintenance and Operation Budget Override for the Avondale Elementary School District (AESD). This is not a new tax. This is not a new increase in AESD’s budget. Our community has approved this additional budget capacity for over 10 years. And, there will be no increase in taxes to the taxpayers.

The 15% will continue to help fund:

• A full day Kindergarten program

• Technology, Art, Music, Band, and P.E.

• Nurses, counselors, and psychologists

• Much needed programs for special needs students

• Student transportation services

• Maintain and/or reduce the current class size

• Retain and attract the highest qualiﬁed educators in the profession

My YES vote is for the students to have the best educational opportunity possible. They are our future!! Please join me!

Cathy Stafford Goodyear

Competition is a good thing

Editor:

In early 2017, the City of Goodyear will be voting to fill three council seat, as well as choosing a mayor. Our incumbent mayor is running once again. It is my fervent hope that Georgia Lord does not run unopposed again. If she is unopposed, and thus incurs no reelection expenses, she may again have the difficult task of determining how to spend any campaign contributions. I say that because the last time she ran unopposed she did not return my contribution. It probably is not a legal requirement, but in my mind, not returning my contribution does pose an ethical question. Having said that, I want to encourage people with the “ right stuff” to consider running for Mayor of Goodyear. Time is short since you need to go to city hall and pull your papers, because you must get the required number of signatures by December 14. You know, it seems to me that running unopposed is almost Un American. I mean when there is only one candidate on the ticket, that is what you usually find in totalitarian elections. Competition is a good thing in either business or politics. Personally I would like to see a Millennial get involved in the mayors race, since young blood is always an asset. Good luck to all !

Roy Azzarello Goodyear

Vote for Kenn Weise

Editor:

Under Mayor Kenn Weise’s leadership we have seen the City of Avondale live its vision of Aspiring, Achieving, Accelerating. The Zoom transit system, the Park & Ride transit center, street construction and betterment, water and sewer improvements, city park enhancements, and the development of Historic Avondale and the City Center District are a few of the continuing projects residents and businesses of Avondale enjoy.

The future of Avondale looks bright as new businesses open, manufacturing expands, services increase and new housing opportunities accelerate. Avondale’s ﬁrm ﬁnancial footing allows for residents, businesses and government to feel secure in the City’s future. For these reasons, WeMAR endorses Mayor Kenn Weise for Mayor of Avondale.

“Mayor Weise is a forward thinking, business friendly leader. With his leadership, the City of Avondale, its businesses and residents have a bright future. WeMAR is excited to endorse Mayor Weise”.

Roger Nelson West Maricopa Association of REALTORS CEO

Punk paid to leave show

Editor:

People are crying about how the pro football players should be grateful to suffer concussions for a few million dollars ,yet a punk like Billy Bush was paid 10 million dollars to leave the today show .

Bueford Tunstell Avondale

Evil surfaces in this election

Editor:

In a speech by President Reagan on March 8, 1983 he referenced William Penn who said “If we will not be governed by God, we must be governed by tyrants” and George Washington who said “of all the dispositions and habits

which lead to political prosperity, religion and morality are indispensable supports” and “The First Amendment never intended to require government to discriminate against religious speech.”

Today we see God being removed from public life — from schools to the military.

Mr. Reagan said history “… teaches that simple minded appeasement or wishful thinking about our adversaries is folly. It means the betrayal of our past, the squandering of our freedom.” Recognizing reality he also said “… we will never giveaway our freedom. We will never abandon our belief in God.”

There’s only one important battle in this election and it’s in opposing evil. From the top to the bottom this is a battle for power, position and greed — even down to the individual — something for nothing or what can government do for me. What it will promise, it, in the ﬁnal analysis, will not and cannot deliver. This is a battle for hope vs. loss, challenge for the future vs. tyranny, order vs. chaos, substance vs. superﬁciality and the presence of God vs. the absence of God. Emotional appeals have been made at those amenable to such pleadings, but voter fraud is going to be possibly the biggest illegal element in this election.

Moral decay is what brought down the Roman empire and we are poised to fall.

At some point after the election we can expect a marked increase in violence.

In his speech Mr. Reagan referred to communism as “the focus of evil in the modern world.” In this election we’re face to face with such an evil.

Karl Nelson Goodyear

Restaurants waste water

Editor:

I keep reading articles about the dire straits involving our drought. Yet, whenever I go into a restaurant, I am brought a large glass of water, before I can say I don’t want one. I really don’t know how much water this wastes, but regardless; I think it sets a poor precedent and example. How come I never see this addressed?

Stanley Miller Goodyear

What’s in a name?

Editor:

For the past 18+ months the Letters page of WVV have been overwhelmed with letters calling Hillary Clinton every negative name out there. She has been accused of everything from a white lie to murder and everything in between. Her entire 30 years of public service have been denigrated and devalued. Massive amounts of venom and hatred have been heaped upon her and those who support her. The campaign has been nasty and silly. But, in a couple of weeks it will be over, those who have spewed the venom and hatred can sit back on their comfortable lounge chairs and join the whole world in calling Hillary Clinton a name that has been given her by a mandate of the United States of America voters, that name....Madame President.

T. Kroll Avondale

Voters have another choice

Editor:

In this election year it is crucial that people know their options when casting a ballot for president. While most of the nation is focused on the two front runners, we have more than those two running. There is the option of voting for a 3rd party candidate; Gary Johnson and Jill Stein are a couple. HOWEVER, a party with little media attention, THE CONSTITUTION PARTY is also on the ballot or able to be written in for a total of 47 states and speciﬁcally in Arizona, written in. The President/VP of the above mentioned party is Darrell Castle and Scott Bradley. They can be found and viewed at: www. castle2016.com. If you are not happy with the two major candidates, I invite you to take a look at Darrell Castle/Scott Bradley and the Constitution Party. I know the Constitution party is a very good option for those of us who want to save our country. If it is not found in the constitution, you won’t ﬁnd it in the party’s platform. P.S. I’m American of 100% Mexican descent and contrary to

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West Valley View, Avondale, Arizona, Wednesday, November 2, 2016

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popular belief, you can still be proud of your heritage while not voting or joining the Democratic Party.

Patricia Davila Vera Phoenix

Shame on you, Dan Harkins!

Editor:

As a long standing member of the Avondale community, I was thrilled to see the beautiful new Harkins Theatre in Goodyear; however, I am shocked that you put a bar inside a movie theatre where families with small children would like to attend but are staying away because they are afraid as I am to be around alcoholics. To bring their families to this theatre! There be should NEVER be BARS in family orientated places it only ends up in ﬁghts, police interventions, and other strifes. My family will not be attending this particular theatre because of the BAR! If this your continuing avenue of new theatres then I guess you will be losing a lot of patronage. I do hope that you reconsider and take the bars out!!!

Deborah Mehrlich Avondale

Which gang?

Editor:

So, when a gangbanger shoots someone, he runs back to the gang to hide out. Nobody in the gang is going to tell on him and they will all lie to protect him. So, when the police shoot unarmed Black people and the rest of the policemen, Police Captain, Prosecutor, and Union President all lie to protect him… what is the difference? Thanks to the fact that everybody has a video camera on their phones, the lies that police tell are now coming to light. No longer is it the “evil Black criminal” versus the word of “All American” Ofﬁcer Friendly defending good white folks. People are saying the criminal justice system is broken, but in reality, it is working perfectly to accomplish its primary mission to suppress, criminalize, and keep black and brown people in their place. Police have evolved from and have been used just like the run-a-way slave catchers, and the Klan were used to intimidate, imprison and scare Black people, especially anybody who dares to challenge their author-

ity or gets too “uppity”. What is the difference between Klan members in white hoods and Klan members in blue uniforms?

The United States now has more Black people in jail than the number of Black people they had in slavery. The United States has a bigger percentage of its citizens in jail than any other country in the world. But rednecks are mad at Colin Kaepernick because he does not stand for the national anthem to protest police brutality.

Fredrick Wilburn Buckeye

Hickman’s destroys lives

Editor: The letters you got about hickmans egg factory do not all the truth 1. before they started to build was asked to go down away from Tonopah #2 they said it will brings jobs for prinsoners.#3yes it away from phx but the people of Tonopah matters #4 there is a law suit that was ﬁle against the hickmans egg fatory from don’t waste az. check it out. #how are the hickmans help Tonopah not in taxes tonpah is not a city #6why don’t any of the hickmans live by these egg farms if they are safe pleasecome to a stopp town hall meeting or go to the stopp web site before you think that it is ok for the hickmans has a right to come in a place and destory people lives

Margie Strawmyer Tonopah

Editor sounds high

Editor:

I was absolutely dumbfounded this morning when I opened your newspaper to the Viewpoint headline entitled “Vote Yes on Prop. 205 and take a bite out of crime”. I think the person who wrote this article must already be “smoking something” as all the reasons for supporting 205 are absurd, i. e. taking bite out of crime by eliminating Black Market; marijuana is NOT a dangerous drug as it doesn’t ruin lives like meth or heroin; supposedly less harmful than alcohol. Even states like Colorado are having second thoughts about the legalization of marijuana as they are experiencing a substantial increase in auto accidents and deaths due to marijuana impaired drivers. Even if it were proven that marijuana is less harmful than alcohol, do we really need to legalize another mind altering drug in our society. In addition, studies show that smoking marijuana over a period of time can affect ones brain.

I would add that I agree with Mr. Al Smith in that newspapers are to REPORT the news and let readers make up their own minds and not dictate who to vote for (endorsement of Hillary Clinton) or promoting the voting on Prop. 205) — this is the garbage that the Arizona Republic engaged in and they have lost thousands of subscribers, in fact, I am in the frame of mind to ask that you NO LONGER deliver this paper to my home.

Gary Woods Avondale

GOP looking desperate

Editor:

Well neighbors today I received my voter report card from the GOP. It includes mine and your voting record.

The GOP says that this is all public report. I don’t know either way but I don’t trust anything the party says.

Just for argument sake let’s say the GOP is correct. So if my neighbors want to know my voting record let them look it up.

Where does the GOP get off with sending this information out?

I don’t care if my record is an A or an F. I don’t think it is the GOP’s problem to send this information out in a mailing.

Just for kicks and giggles let me tell you my score. It was an F.

In fact yesterday I mailed in my early voting ballot.

Never mind that I have only lived in Arizona for two years almost to the day.

Never mind that I have voted in every bond election and city election since moving here.

Never mind that I served as the precinct chair, state delegate, and county delegate in the state I moved from.

Never mind about the untold hours I spent on the phone supporting the senator for reelection.

Never mind about my efforts in getting out the vote, informing voters about special elections, etc.

The Arizona GOP better hope my report card is an F.

Because as of today I am no longer a registered republican and have cast my last vote for a republican.

Like I say, I have only been here for two years. Does the GOP do things like this all the time or is this a new desperation project?

Ralph Baer Goodyear

Keep Mayor Weise

Editor:

As a long-time Avondale resi-

dent, I have always been committed to helping my community. As a strong supporter of youth sports in Avondale, I understand how important having parks and recreational amenities are for our children. Mayor Weise shares that same understanding. His support of creating and enhancing those facilities is important to me. His leadership on bringing American Sports Center to Avondale and his support of the parks master plan, inclusive of the recent Friendship Park renovation, shows his commitment to our kids and families. On November 8th please join me in voting for Mayor Weise.

Donald Buth Avondale

The 2 imposters

Editor:

Note: I am writing this before the election because it’s addressed to both the “winners” and “losers”, whoever they may be.

Rudyard Kipling advised we should “meet with Triumph and Disaster, and treat those two imposters just the same”! It’s important to realize two great truths: the political pendulum keeps swinging, and Fortune’s wheel keeps turning. One side is favored today, another tomorrow. Those on top today may be on the bottom tomorrow. Every opportunity holds the seeds of a disaster, and every disaster holds the seeds of opportunity. Consider LBJ in November of 1964. He’d just won a great political landslide, and was being considered one of our great Presidents. The Republican Party, however, had suffered a humiliating defeat, and some “predicted” it was doomed. But jump four years later and what a difference! Johnson suffered the humiliation of withdrawing from his re-election attempt, then watched his hand-picked replacement (and V.P.) lose. For the Republicans, Nixon was “the one” who brought them back to the White House. Of course, that situation reversed soon enough. Four

years later it was Nixon’s turn for a landslide (even bigger than LBJ’s), but two years after that he resigned in disgrace! (The only President to do so.) I could provide many other examples, but I trust I’ve made my point. Whatever temporal victory one side has achieved on November 8th, don’t confuse that with “eternal truth”. The victors should beware of overconﬁdence, and hubris, lest they (and their party) suffer the same fate as Johnson and Nixon (along with so many others). And the defeated should be prepared to continue the “ﬁght” for what they believe in, as the Loyal Opposition! Triumph and Disaster are the two imposters. Don’t fall for the line they’re selling.

Gordon P.R. Posner Tolleson

Op ed pages are for opinions

Editor:

I had to laugh at the assumption from Mr Smith who did not like your endorsement of Secretary Clinton, that he is “appalled by the idiocy” of the editors. Apparently, Mr. Smith does not understand the op/ed tradition of a newspaper. I am sure if the WVV had endorsed his candidate, he would be crowing your praise. May I educate Mr. Smith on the fact that the op/ed page of any newspaper is reserved for opinions just like his misguided one. It’s purpose is to allow both editors and the public a platform to express opinions, not report news. If Mr. Smith does not agree, that is his prerogative. But to insinuate that newspaper editors are not allowed to state opinions is ludicrous on its face. Perhaps Mr. Smith should consider cancelling his “subscription” to the West Valley View along with the Arizona Republic so we would no longer have to suffer his outrageous allegations.

David Wilson Goodyear

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Goodyear water committee tours facilities

by Kourtney Balsan special to the View

If there is one thing everyone has in common, it’s the need for water.

That’s why Goodyear is looking ahead. In an effort to further water innovation and conservation, the city has created a citizen Water Conservation Committee.

“It’s a forward thinking, proactive, progressive approach to trying to minimize our water loss in the city,” said Mark Holmes, Goodyear water resource manager. “We want to be more efficient in Goodyear. We want to be more sustainable. We want to still maintain our sense of community and quality of life, but find a way to balance everything.”

Committee members were appointed by the Goodyear City Council in June to study water-use patterns and conservation options with an emphasis on outdoor water use. They were then tasked with creating recommendations by June 2018 for priority actions in the city through 2023, Holmes said.

“Sustainable water resources are an essential part of growth,” Goodyear Mayor Georgia Lord said. “Because every drop of water counts, we wanted to ensure that Goodyear is looking into all avenues to be a responsible steward of water in Arizona.”

The committee is still in the learning phase of the city’s water usage, and solutions will come later on, Holmes said.

Its members toured Goodyear’s water facilities earlier this month to see the infrastructure up close and personal.

“Before, when I said wastewater plant, they really didn’t understand, but [the tour] gave them a good feel for how it’s treated, how it’s operated, what are the potential impacts,” Holmes said.

“It really gave them the idea and a good picture of what the infrastructure looks like. It is a lot of technology, it’s complicated and sophisticated, it takes a lot of staff to operate. It really gave them the knowledge that water delivery is complex and challenging and it does costs money.”

Jennifer Barber, 45, of Goodyear is vice chair of the Water Conservation Committee. She’s a small business owner and former city councilwoman who was inspired by the city’s water efforts to continue to serve after her term expired, she said.

“The decisions we make on this committee will affect my great-grandchildren years and years down the road. That’s how far out we’re planning to make a positive impact,” Barber said.

“I want to start to understand what the water trends are. The city has actually done so much and has made so much great progress so far, and we are trying to understand how that progress was made and what kinds of things we can do moving forward.”

Pete Teiche, 57, of Phoenix is also a committee member and the senior project manager at Newland Real Estate Group, where he leads an Estrella development project.

“My goal is to take what I am getting from this committee, help make the recommendations and, because I am on [the Estrella project], implement them,” Teiche said.

Goodyear’s “One Water” philosophy drives the city’s efforts to conserve every drop. The philosophy states, “All water is important, even water of poor quality. Including the greatest number of stakeholders in the decision making processes ensures that water be utilized in the most sustainable and effective manner.”

The philosophy and the project inspired from it were recognized nationally. The project earned the Most Innovative Project award this year from the National

Reuse Association. Water Environment Federation also gave Goodyear its Top Project award for 2016.

Goodyear earned the awards for its Wetlands and Brine project, as it is the only city in the nation with the project, Holmes said.

Brine is a salt water by-product created by the water purifying process of reverse osmosis. The city’s project re-purposed the brine to create thriving wetlands and wildlife, rather than considering it waste, with hopes to restore life in the Gila River, Holmes said, adding that most cities waste about 25 percent of their water on average, compared to Goodyear’s 15 percent.

Twenty-five percent doesn’t sound like much, Holmes said, but when a facility treats around 3.5 million gallons

(ABOVE) KEITH Edwards, senior utilities technician, explains reverse osmosis to members of the Goodyear Water Conservation Committee Oct. 12 during a tour of the Bullard Reverse Osmosis Water Treatment Facility. (Left) Reverse osmosis membranes line the inside of the facility.

a day, that 25 percent is 875,000 gallons of water wasted.

“The [treatment operators] minimized the replacement cost of the infrastructure, minimized the treatment cost to treat the water, the energy cost, the chemical cost, so everything is dialed into how the plant operates,” Holmes said. “They expect nothing but the exceptional operation of that plant, and that’s a success story.”

The Water Conservation Committee meets at 6 p.m. the third Tuesday of the month at Goodyear City Hall, 190 N. Van Buren St., Goodyear. The meetings are open to the public.

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

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Business Briefcase

by Shane McOwen staff writer

How’s it going, Business Briefcase readers?

I trust everything is fine. We should all be operating at close to 100 percent with two full days to recover from the Halloween candy hangover.

Two days after Halloween also marks the end of the first two weeks of Christmas decorations. I’ve seen the displays — stores, you can’t hide from me.

I’m not sure what’s crazier, Christmas before November, or me addressing building facades.

Real quick, the QuikTrip on Dysart and Thomas roads in Avondale did, in fact, open Oct. 27. At 6 a.m., in fact. I know none of you threw away last week’s edition of the Briefcase, so head back there for a few more details. I’ll pause this edition until you get back.

Back? Good, let’s get started.

Sleep Number is now open at 10155 W. McDowell Road in Avondale at the new Gateway Village.

That’s just north of Sportsman’s Warehouse that opened a few months ago.

You might recognize Sleep Number from the

View, staffers win awards

The West Valley View and several of its staffers won awards at the Arizona Newspapers Association’s 2016 Better Newspapers Contest and Excellence in Advertising Contest Sept. 24 at Wild Horse Pass Hotel and Casino in Chandler.

The editorial department won the following awards in Division 3: Non-daily circulation greater than 10,000:

• Third place General Excellence

• First place Reporting & Newswriting Excellence

• Third place Departmental News & Copywriting Excellence

• Third place Page Design Excellence

• Second place Editorial Page Excellence

• Second place Best Use of Photography

• Second place Community Service/Journalistic

commercials focusing on couples being able to choose their own mattress firmness level. I’ve never encountered one of these mattresses myself, but does it fold in on itself if you set it to a negative number?

I guess I’ll have to stop by and check it out.

For information, visit sleepnumber.com/avondaleaz or call 623-800-7801.

In Goodyear, the West Valley’s oldest movie theater has closed for good.

B & B Goodyear Palm Valley 14, formerly at 1325 N. Litchfield Road, is now closed.

We can now close the book on some rumors floating around from about a year ago that the theater was in line for a construction update to a full-dining theater, such as the AMC Esplanade in Phoenix and iPic in Scottsdale.

I guess you won’t be hearing the clanking of silverware there any time soon. I guess you won’t be hearing any movies, either.

Every year around this time, we like to bend the rules of the Briefcase and mention places that offer freebies to veterans on Veterans Day.

Fired Pie is offering a free entree to active and retired military members Nov. 11 at all locations, including the one in Avondale at 13070 W. Rancho Santa Fe Blvd.

Visit firedpie.com for locations, just in case you won’t be in the West Valley on Veterans Day.

Wienerschnitzel will be offering a chili dog meal (dog, fries and a drink) to veterans and active duty military members.

Achievement

• Second place Special Section, Newspaper Supplement or Magazine

• Third place Newspaper Online Site/Web Page

Editorial staffers won the following individual awards in the same division:

• Glenn Gullickson, first place Best Headline

• Shane McOwen, first place Best Team, Sport or Sports Beat Coverage

The advertising and production departments won the following awards in the same category:

• Second place Best Special Section

• First place Best Classified Section

Advertising and production department staffers won the following award in the same division:

• Julius Tiritilli, Shannon Mead and Erica Evans, second place Editorial Best Paid Ad Series – Color

The nearest location is just a tad outside our coverage area at 9370 W. Northern Ave.

That’s another one-time-only rule break, by the way. Abrazo West Campus, 13677 W. McDowell Road in Goodyear, will also be giving away free meals to veterans and active duty personnel.

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This one’s a little tricky, because the cafe isn’t open all day. Breakfast is served from 7 to 10 a.m., lunch from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. and dinner from 5 to 7 p.m.

If you come across any other business offering free services to veterans, let me know and I’ll give it a shout out. It has to be free, though. Buy-one-get-one or 50 percent off doesn’t count.

That’s all for this week, folks. Send tips, questions and/ or comments to smcowen@westvalleyview.com.

Until next time, take care!

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

Millennium High School graduate hired as professor at USC

Carly Kenkel of Litchfield Park has been hired as a Gabilan assistant professor of biological sciences at the University of Southern California.

Kenkel graduated in 2003 from Millennium High School in Goodyear and then graduated summa cum laude from Stony Brook University in New York.

She then spent a year in Thailand at the Phuket Marine Biological Research Center.

She received a doctorate from the University of Texas at Austin in 2014 and is finishing her last year as a National Science Foundation international postdoctoral research fellow in biology at the Australian Institute of Marine Science in Townsville, Queensland, Australia.

West Valley Women’s C Care are

Shane McOwen

Gema Fernandez, M.D.

Maria R. DiLeo, M.D.

Kim Roberts, W.H.N.P.

Cari L. Cowling, M.D.

James M. Johnson, M.D.

Briggs J. Geier, D.O.

Raymond D. Suarez, M.D.

‘I knew I wasn’t done with my life’

Teacher back in classroom after year-long struggle with brain surgery complications

by Glenn Gullickson staff writer

A year-long medical ordeal has taught a veteran West Valley kindergarten teacher lessons about the power of a circle of friends and renewed her dedication to the profession she loves.

Kelly Castaneda, 48, of Litchfield Park is back in the classroom this fall after treatment for a brain tumor resulted in three cranial surgeries, four hospitalizations and multiple trips to the emergency room.

“It’s been a long journey,” Castaneda said about the battle to recover her health, which kept her away from the job she’s done for more than 25 years.

It was a learning experience for a woman who’s the kind of teacher pupils remember years after they’ve left her classroom, and a friend others want to rally around.

“There is value in the struggle,” Castaneda said. “You just don’t take life for granted.”

Castaneda’s roots in the West Valley extend back to when she attended Litchfield Elementary and Agua Fria High School, and she returned to the area after graduating from Radford University in Virginia.

“I always wanted to be a teacher. I always wanted to be a mom,” said Castaneda, the mother of three sons, ages 20, 22 and 27.

She started her teaching career at Liberty Elementary in Buckeye, then moved to Odyssey Preparatory Academy in Goodyear six years ago.

“I just have little kids,” Castaneda said. “They’re so innocent and fun, and I enjoy watching them grow.”

Castaneda said her benign brain tumor had been diagnosed years ago, but it wasn’t a problem until early 2015, when she told her doctors about the headaches she was having.

“They decided it had to be removed,” she said.

The plan was to have the surgery and accomplish the recovery in six weeks during the summer break from school.

So on July 1, 2015, Castaneda was wheeled into the operating room at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Phoenix for a surgery that was supposed to last three to four hours, but went on for nine hours to remove a tumor the size of a golf ball.

“All went well, so I thought,” Castaneda said.

In a few weeks, she knew differently as she started having sensory issues so bad that watching television was impossible, and causing her to wear sunglasses and earplugs around the clock as she sat at home.

Castaneda said she thought the sensory overload and memory issues were a side effect of the surgery.

“I couldn’t do much,” she said.

Castaneda still weeps as she remembers her darkest day when she realized that would include not being able to return to the classroom when the new term started.

“The thing that broke my heart was when I called in to school and told them I couldn’t teach,” she said. “In my heart, I didn’t want that to happen. I’ve been a teacher half my life.”

Things got worse by mid-October, as a lump developed on the surgical incision, which started to ooze, requiring what Castaneda called a “wash out” of a bacterial infection that was found in the area of the first operation.

“They opened me back up,” she said.

KINDERGARTEN TEACHER KELLY CASTANEDA smiles in her classroom Sept. 6 at Sienna Hills Odyssey Preparatory Academy in Buckeye. Castaneda has returned to teaching after discovering a brain tumor a year ago that resulted in several surgeries, hospitalizations and trips to the emergency room.

But soon, the incision started oozing again, requiring antibiotics to be administered intravenously for an hour twice a day at home, a task taken on by Castaneda’s husband of three years, Ralph, who she calls “the doc,” and friends.

Castaneda said she hesitated to share much of her medical issues with the outside world.

“When you say ‘brain tumor,’ that’s a big deal. I didn’t want to scare anyone,” she said.

But the group of about 10 friends wouldn’t be put off.

“We kind of forced ourselves on her,” said Michelle Lemus, who became a friend after her son was Castaneda’s pupil.

The friends and family took turns spending nights with Castaneda in the hospital, taking her to appointments, taking her meals, sitting with her at her home or taking her on short outings.

“Someone was always there. They definitely kept my spirits up,” Castaneda said. “You can’t get through this without your circle of friends, your tribe.”

Elva Cruz-Lauer, a friend since the women were in high school, considered herself Castaneda’s “Saturday date” for about 10 months, which included going out for pedicures or hanging out at home.

“We made sure she wasn’t going to lose her mind,” she said.

Ralph Castaneda said his wife’s friends also provided him a shoulder to cry on.

“Sometimes, that’s what we needed. We would sit there and cry and talk,” he said.

The worst part for Castaneda’s husband was not being in control of the situation.

“It was, my wife is sick, what do I do at this point?” said Ralph Castaneda, who was also juggling responsibilities at his home improvement business.

He said the couple grew closer as they learned to make the most of everyday tasks.

“Every moment can be special, even if you’re just doing the laundry together,” he said. “You have to live every day to the fullest. Next year’s vacation may not happen.”

As word got out, parents of Castaneda’s pupils sent care packages filled with baked goods, popcorn, notes and photos.

“It just meant so much to me,” she said.

Cruz-Lauer said her friend was reaping the benefits of the good deeds she has done all of her life, including adopting families and raising funds for pupils in need.

“There are so many people in the West Valley she’s touched,” she said. “I think it’s all come back to her.”

Soon, Castaneda would face another challenge. After eight weeks of the antibiotic IV, the incision hadn’t healed and the sensory issues continued, making a third surgery necessary.

Perhaps as a result of a mistake made during the second surgery, two infectious diseases had created a hole in the bone in her skull.

Going into surgery in February, Castaneda said she (See Life on Page 12)

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didn’t know there was a possibility that the bone would need to be removed, something her husband informed her about in recovery.

“They removed it all. It’s just a soft spot,” Castaneda said pointing to an area at the top of her forehead.

Post surgery meant more IVs and more complications, including an allergic reaction to medications and a rash from head to toe.

“I kept thinking I was turning a corner,” she said. By June, she was getting better, and friends noticed.

“After the last surgery, she was herself again,” Lemus said. “We lost a little of her there for a while.”

Castaneda still needs another operation that will move bone from elsewhere on her skull to cover the soft spot, but doctors granted her wish to delay that surgery until next summer.

“I told them I needed a year of normalcy,” Castaneda said. “I was ready to come back to teaching.”

That was good news for Lorrese Roer, a colleague who had become principal of Odyssey’s Sienna Hills campus in Buckeye, who wanted Castaneda on the faculty when the new school opened in August.

“She comes with a bag full of tricks,” Roer said. “She has a strong understanding of kindergarten and expectations of 5-year-olds.”

Castaneda was probably as excited as her pupils on the first day of school.

“I feel great. I’m here. I’m teaching,” she said. “It’s what I am. It’s my passion. It’s what I love.”

In a colorful classroom decorated with art projects, numbers and letters of the alphabet, Castaneda teaches 12 kindergarteners in the morning, then supervises extended care in the afternoon.

“She’s just as sharp as she was previously,” Roer said. “I find it amazing after all she’s been through that she is able to pick up with the exuberance she has had in the past.”

The only precaution is the soft spot on Castaneda’s head, which means she avoids doing things that could result in a fall. Sometimes, she wears a helmet.

“We just are careful in the classroom,” Castaneda said. Friends said Castaneda remained positive throughout the ordeal.

“There were very small moments of losing hope, then she was right back,” Cruz-Lauer said.

“She stayed strong,” Ralph Castaneda said of his wife. “I’m super proud of her. She’s come a long, long ways.”

Progress is marked by little milestones, such as growing enough hair recently for bangs, something that was coveted by a patient who had to give up her hair for a while.

Cruz-Lauer said she’s noticed the experience has changed her friend.

“She’s different in the way she handles life in general,” she said. “Nothing really gets her down anymore. She values her health and life in a different way. She’s even stronger. Her outlook is more positive.”

Castaneda’s faith teaches her that “we are to take something from this,” she said.

“Everything that’s happened to me is very rare,” she said. “It was the path God had me on. I knew I wasn’t done with my life.”

Castaneda said she’s gained a greater appreciation for the people in her life.

“It shows you at the end of the day, when you go through hard times, who’s really there for you,” she said. “I have a great group of people.”

The experience has also provided the gift of gratitude, Castaneda said.

“I am so grateful to have my life back. I just enjoy every day,” she said. “Little things don’t matter. I’m grateful for every moment I’m here.”

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

Millennium theater dept. presenting The Foreigner

Play to run today-Friday at Goodyear high school

by Emily Toepfer assistant editor

Millennium High School’s fall comedy may be a barrel of laughs, but there’s a deeper meaning behind the punch lines, drama teacher Kim Laguardia said.

The Foreigner will run at 7 p.m. today, Thursday and Friday at the school, 14802 W. Wigwam Blvd., Goodyear. Tickets are $7 for general admission and $5 for students.

The comedy is set at a rural fishing lodge in Georgia, where the main character, Charlie Baker, is visiting his friend, Froggy LeSueur.

When LeSueur has to leave on business, he tries to set his shy friend at ease by telling the lodge owner that Baker is from a foreign country and doesn’t speak or understand English.

WHAT: Millennium High School production The Foreigner WHEN: 7 p.m. today, Thursday and Friday WHERE: Millennium High School auditorium, 14802 W. Wigwam Blvd. in Goodyear COST: $7 for adults and $5 for students

Over the next three days, conversations carry on around Baker as if he isn’t even there since everyone assumes he can’t understand them.

“It’s a light comedy, but it has a deeper message about racism and overcoming stereotypes people feel about somebody who comes from a foreign country,” Laguardia said.

For his role as Baker, sophomore Brian Le, 15, had to learn a British accent and a made-up language consisting of random words that are mostly in Russian, French and Spanish.

“They’re not difficult words, so it’s not that hard,” Brian said.

While he started acting in middle school, this is his first lead role.

“He had a really big undertaking taking on this role,” Laguardia said. “He never actually speaks as himself in the entire play.”

Brian said he’s been a fan of British accents for a while, so he’s used to trying it out, but has also been watching soccer to help perfect it.

“The commentators’ voices are a pretty big part in helping me get this accent, as well as just TV shows,” Brian said.

The cast is made up of 10 students, chosen from about 70 who tried out, Laguardia said.

“It’s one of the smallest casts I’ve done since I took over,” she said. “It was so hard to choose. I had 70 kids come out for 10 roles, and there’s only seven speaking roles.”

The antagonist, the Rev. David Marshall Lee, is played by junior Nick Cusumano, 16.

“Nick is pretty much the nicest guy you’ll ever meet, and the fact that I’ve turned him into this

rehearses his role as Charlie

Oct. 25 for the school’s production of The Foreigner, which opens tonight and runs through Friday at the Goodyear school. To see all photos from this shoot, go to www.westvalleyview.com/pictures.

manipulative bad guy, you don’t see it coming,” Laguardia said. “He was the perfect casting choice for it, because he’s so smooth and charming and nice

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BRIAN LE

Baker

Honoring the dead

(ABOVE) CAROL SANTOS, right, of Phoenix stands with her granddaughter, Mary Jane Millarrel, 15, of Surprise Oct. 29 at the graves of Santos’ parents and sister, who worked at Goodyear Farms. Families gathered at Goodyear Farms Historic Cemetery in Avondale to celebrate Dia de los Muertos and honor the dead. The event is coordinated by Ballet Folklorico Esperanza. (Right) Brooklyn Bankson, 6, of Phoenix practices her dance moves as she waits to perform with Ballet Folklorico Esperanza.

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VANESSA GUTIERREZ, right, of El Mirage holds her daughter, Abigail, 1, as family and friends gather Oct. 29 at Goodyear Farms Historic Cemetery in Avondale to celebrate Dia de los Muertos and honor the dead with altars, entertainment, a candlelight posada, crafts and food.

Desert Edge volleyball wins play-in game; Odyssey volleyball makes playoffs for 1st time; XC sectional results

Verrado tops Desert Edge for 1st time

Vipers’ historic win gets overshadowed by postgame antics

by Casey Pritchard sports editor

The biggest football win in Verrado history was quickly blemished by postgame theatrics Oct. 27 at Desert Edge High School.

The Vipers beat the Scorpions for the first time ever, in the process securing a postseason berth that would have eluded them with a loss. However, their 6-3 doubleovertime victory turned chaotic after the game ended.

After Verrado kicker Jose Gonzales made the gamewinning field goal, Vipers’ assistant coach Jeff Jenkins ran directly to the Desert Edge side of the field and celebrated in front of its players and coaches. That show of exuberance on the opponent’s sideline elicited a reaction out of the Scorpions’ side, creating an escalating situation where adults from both sides had to be restrained, and Goodyear police intervened on the field to make sure things didn’t get out of hand.

“That’s completely unacceptable from the Verrado Vipers,” Verrado head coach Derek Wahlstrom said. “That’s the enthusiasm of never having won until this game, and I hate to say it, but we as adults need to do better.”

At one point, Wahlstrom had to stand in front of Jenkins and yell at him to stop his behavior. Things eventually calmed down, but not until after a dogpile of people that had fallen to the ground was broken up. The show of emotion temporarily subdued the enthusiasm from the Verrado players and fans.

“That’s not what I want our program to be, I know the same of [Desert Edge] coach [Rich] Wellbrock,” Wahlstrom said. “We need to do better. I hope and pray it doesn’t take away from the quality of play that these 150 young men put on the field today.”

Wellbrock declined to comment about what happened after the game, but during the chaos he was visibly upset.

None of the players from either side got involved in the altercation, which Desert Edge Principal Julie Jones praised them for.

“I think the kids have to be commended as far as both of our teams because they listened, they stayed out of it and they did exactly what they were told to do when they were directed to do it,” Jones said. “I think that says a lot about the integrity and character of both of our teams.”

Several police officers were on hand, which helped to calm the situation.

“The amount of excitement, and just having everybody around each other like there was, that’s why we have security and all the precautions in place,” Verrado Principal Terry Maurer said. “Goodyear Police Department was here and they did a fantastic job.”

The irony of the situation is that Desert Edge and Verrado will square off again this week in the first round of the 5A state playoffs. Desert Edge dropped from No. 2 in the state to No. 4 with the loss, while Verrado secured

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ROCKY PEREZ, 26, of Desert Edge gets taken down Oct. 27 by Verrado’s Donte Richardson. The Vipers’ defense held the Scorpions without a touchdown, winning 6-3 in double overtime.

(See Verrado on Page 22)

Buckeye thumps

Estrella,

wins region

Strong 1st quarter sets tone for Hawks’ victory

by Casey Pritchard sports editor

Buckeye and Estrella Foothills’ Oct. 28 clash was for all the marbles in the 4A Southwest Region. Buckeye collected those marbles, and it wasn’t close.

The Hawks (8-2) returned the opening kickoff for a touchdown and scored 28 first-quarter points, blowing out the Wolves 42-14 at Estrella. The win gave Buckeye the region title and an automatic berth into the state tournament.

“For our kids and our community, it’s the ultimate,” Buckeye coach Kelley Moore said. “We really have [Peoria] Sunrise Mountain to thank. They spanked us unmercifully the first week, the score could have been 100-0, seriously. So, these guys had to make a choice if they were going to hang in there or not. Obviously, they did. We’ve continued to improve, put it together and the guys, through thick and thin, have improved. That’s the biggest deal, I think.”

Estrella (5-5) desperately needed the win, as that was the Wolves’ only chance to make the playoffs. They were ranked 25th in power points entering the game, and only 16 teams make the postseason.

“Any loss hurts, this is no different,” Estrella coach Lamar Early said. “OK, playoffs, but all losses hurt because we

prepare so long, so hard every week, then you come out on the short end of the stick, it hurts; especially on senior night.”

Buckeye’s first-half dominance included 252 yards of total offense.

“We didn’t make tackles, poor angles, they executed it and it cost us,” Early said. “Hats off to them. I can’t make up any excuses, they were better than us tonight, that’s the bottom line.”

Buckeye’s defense was just as good, especially in the first half. The Hawks limited Estrella to just 71 total yards by intermission.

“I just got to give it to the coaches, they came up with a great game plan for us and we just had to come out and execute, follow their game plan,” Buckeye senior captain Gilbert Buelna said. “We knew if we did that, we’d come out with the win.”

The game couldn’t have started any better for Buckeye, as Javon Sheron took the opening kickoff 95 yards for a touchdown. He ran toward the middle, then cut to the left sideline and scampered all the way to the end zone.

“I thought I had something in the middle, but I saw my blockers, my teammates form a wedge on the hash and I just ran through,” Sheron said. “Nehemiah [Brown] blocked that one last guy and it was a touchdown.”

The touchdown seemed to deliver a blow to Estrella, as the Wolves’ offense

BROWN of Buckeye r ushes the ball Oct. 28 against Estrella Foothills. Brown had four total touchdowns, two rushing, one

After a fresh start, Brown has strong finish

by Rafael Alvarez

special to the View

With Buckeye earning the 4A Southwest Region title, as well as a playoff spot after defeating Estrella Foothills 42-14 Oct. 28, the Hawks’ momentum is flying high.

The Hawks started the season 2-2 after suffering losses to Peoria Sunrise Mountain and Peoria, but haven’t lost since.

For Buckeye (8-2, 4-0), its win against Estrella (5-5, 3-1) and every other team since its 2-2 start, showed the progress the Hawks made throughout the course of the season. A huge part of that progress is the play of running back Nehemiah Brown.

After transferring from Youngker, Brown had to sit out the first five games of the season. He’s eased himself in quite nicely ever since his first game for the Hawks, which was Sept. 30 against Yuma. In the five games Brown played to close out the regular season, he finished with 25 carries for 359 yards, 12 catches for 179 yards, four rushing touchdowns, one receiving touchdown and a passing touchdown. Four of those six total touchdowns came against Estrella, as he rushed for two, passed for one and caught one.

Brown showed he can be a triple-threat, but said he owes his success to head coach Kelley Moore.

“That was coach, that was all coach,” Brown said of his big night against Estrella. “That was his doing. When I went to Youngker, they didn’t use me how [Moore] uses me.”

Brown amassed 154 all-purpose yards against the Wolves. He rushed 10 times for 79 yards and two scores, while catching two passes for 56 yards and a touchdown. He also threw a 19-yard TD pass to Anthony Smart on a halfback pass. The amount of plays Brown is involved in has increased, and Moore said it’s no coincidence either.

“We’ve expanded his role every week,” Moore said. “Initially, it was very minimal. Now, we’re moving him around, so people may have to game plan for where he lines up.”

Touchdowns aren’t always easy to come by, but sometimes it just takes a bit of luck, which was the case on Brown’s touchdown reception that came off a deflection from Estrella’s secondary.

“I was thinking about jumping over him, but I was like, no, because he hasn’t even looked back yet,” Brown said. “So the worst that could happen is it just hits him, but he ended up tip-drilling it, so I had to stay focused. I didn’t even know I had it until it was right here on my forearm, and then I had seen another defender come get it, or try to get me, so I had to hit the spin-move.”

Moore said he wasn’t surprised by the way the touchdown catch played out.

“That’s the kind of guy he is,” Moore said. “The one he made, it tips around. He’s just that type of spectacular guy.”

While Brown said the rushing touchdowns were “the

match to set the fire,” and what he’s more used to, his passing touchdown was something he had to really think about. Brown said he saw Smart open, but was more worried about if wearing gloves would affect his throw.

“Yeah, I had seen him,” Brown said. “But I had the gloves on, so I was like ‘Will it go short?’ So I had to throw with a little bit more power into it.”

It’s not every day a player puts up the stat-line Brown did against Estrella, but he’s now focused on the playoffs.

“It’s just another win,” he said. “We have to get ready for playoffs, that’s where everything is at.”

As far as winning the region title, Brown said it gives the Buckeye football program a new look, and the team people saw start off the season with a blowout loss to Peoria Sunrise Mountain is long gone.

“[We have] more hunger,” Brown said. “I didn’t even get to play [against Sunrise], but just because how high ranked they are, it’s just a great experience for me and for my brothers. But even though I didn’t get to do that, I came out here to show out.”

Having Brown on the team has benefited the Hawks, Moore said, but there are two things that stand out to him about Brown.

“I think the best two things he brings is he’s got a special heart and his personality is super dynamic,” Moore said. “He doesn’t say a whole lot, but he’s got that magnetic feel, so the boys love being around him.” Brown said the fresh start “feels like home.”

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NEHEMIAH

Desert Edge pastes Buena in play-in game

Lady Scorpions move into final 16 of 5A

by Casey Pritchard sports editor

Desert Edge survived its 5A playoff play-in game against Sierra Vista Buena Oct. 27, and did so in convincing fashion.

The Lady Scorpions faced little resistance against the 20th-seeded Lady Colts, winning 25-9, 25-17 and 25-6.

The victory moves No. 13 Desert Edge into the Round of 16, where it will travel to No. 4 Tucson Ironwood Ridge at 6:30 p.m. today.

“It’s our second [playoff] win at Desert Edge, so that’s pretty cool,” senior setter Calista Bandin said. “We’re definitely making a name for our school and putting us on the board.”

Desert Edge (24-8) trailed only once in the entire match against Buena, 1-0 in the third set. Otherwise, the Lady Scorpions were in total control. In the first set they rushed out to a 4-0 lead, getting a kill and a block from Joi Harvey, followed by a Bandin ace and a Mikayla Sparks kill.

Marissa Ellis had a big game after that, collecting six kills and a block en route to the first-set win.

The second set looked like it would end in similar fashion to the first until a late breakdown helped Buena put together a run of seven straight points. With the score 24-10, there was a miscommunication on a Buena serve and the ball dropped on Desert Edge’s side of the court. Buena rolled off six more points until the Lady Scorpions finally put the set away with an Ellis kill.

“There was a miscommunication, and then boom,” Desert Edge coach Bill Bellis said. “After the set we had a little talk about that. I told them, you have a big lead, I thought we played pretty well, then you

have one or two little errors and before you know it you’ve given up a seven-point run.

We can’t afford to do that.”

The message was obviously received in the third set, which was the Lady Scorpions’ most dominant one. Despite trailing 1-0, Desert Edge only allowed five points the rest of the game.

Ellis led Desert Edge with 15 kills, while Rylee Brown added 14. Sparks had five kills and Chyna Carter had four, doing so on five attempts. Bandin had four aces and 38 assists.

Bellis’ goal for his team was to finish top eight and not have to compete in the play-in game, but he saw some benefit to it.

“It’s better than practicing for three or four days, especially having a fairly easy match, you get everybody to play,” Bellis said.

Desert Edge moves on, but will be without one of its biggest offensive threats in junior outside hitter Jennessy Cain. Cain rolled her ankle in the Oct. 24 match against Glendale Deer Valley, a loss Bellis called devastating.

“Not only were we up 2-1, we had

an early lead in set four and we gave it away,” Bellis said. “It was nip and tuck in set five when Jennessy rolled her ankle. Jennessy had just got a kill tight to the net, I don’t know if she landed on an ankle or somebody stepped on the ankle.”

Despite losing Cain in that set, Desert Edge still had a chance to win. However, a miscommunication gave Deer Valley a 13-10 lead, and after two shanked balls by Desert Edge, the match was over.

“That was devastating because we would have been [Desert West Region] co-champs with Verrado, which would have been great for the school,” Bellis said.

Instead, Desert Edge finished second in the region to Verrado, after beating the Lady Vipers Oct. 20 to pull even in the region standings.

Winning the play-in game against Buena keeps Desert Edge’s season alive, but it will have to soldier on without Cain, who had 342 kills this year. That was tops on the team at time time of her injury. Ellis will fill Cain’s spot by sliding from the middle to the outside.

“We don’t lose anything out there [outside hitter] with Marissa to Jennessy, we might even be better with her there because she’s so athletic, but we lose Marissa in the middle,” Bellis said. “Anybody we play out there [middle], Chyna had a pretty good game there tonight, but she ain’t Marissa. In that respect, that’s what we lose. We don’t lose a lot on the outside.”

Desert Edge won its first playoff game in school history last year, but fell in the second round in Division III. The Lady Scorpions have a chance to make the 5A quarterfinals with a win today, and would likely see a familiar opponent in the next round because Verrado is the No. 5 seed and in that same section of the bracket.

“We’re capable of many things,” Bandin said. “Just work on little kinks and we’ll be sure to do good.”

“We’re going to go battle,” Bellis added. “They know what they have to do. They know what they lost [with Cain injured], and they have to play through it. If they step up to it, great, if they don’t, hey, it was a good year.”

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MIKAYLA SPARKS, 2, of Desert Edge hits the ball into Buena’s Grace Jackson. Sparks had five kills for the Lady Scorpions, who advanced past the 5A state playoff play-in game with a

Odyssey preps for playoffs

Lady Minotaurs earn postseason berth in 2nd season in AIA

by Shane McOwen sports writer

The Odyssey Institute volleyball team has earned a playoff appearance in just its second year in Arizona Interscholastic Association competition.

The Lady Minotaurs finished second in the 3A West standings, earning an automatic bid along with top-overall seed Phoenix Northwest Christian. Odyssey will face fifth-seeded Safford at 11 a.m. Friday at Camelback High School in Phoenix.

“Very happy with how it’s going,” Odyssey coach Brian Weaver said. “Happy with what they’ve done, the work they’ve put in, the attitude they’ve had about it. It’s all come together.”

The Lady Minotaurs went 14-4 in power-points games and cruised through region play, losing only twice, both times to Northwest Christian. Odyssey was the only team in its region to take a set from the Lady Crusaders all season.

Junior Raelynn Therio said making the playoffs fulfilled a goal the team has had since Day 1 in AIA play.

“We had many team goals and [making the playoffs] was one of them last year,” Therio said. “We didn’t quite make it, and we wanted to carry that over into this year.”

RILEE WHITE, left, and Alyssa Robinson come together during a serve receive Oct. 18 against Chino Valley. The Lady Minotaurs earned a state playoff berth this season, just their second year of AIA competition.

Odyssey had a rocky start to the season, going 2-2 in power-points games before beating Phoenix North Pointe Prep and Surprise Paradise Honors. A Sept. 20 game against Queen Creek Benjamin Franklin, a team the Lady Minotaurs lost to a few weeks earlier, was the turning point.

“We lost to Ben Franklin at Ben Franklin, and then a couple of weeks after that, came here and beat them,” Weaver said. “It was a tough match, but we ended up winning. You could kind of see the chemistry change with the girls. You could see them jell and start doing some good stuff.”

Odyssey graduated seven seniors from last season’s team, making the 2016 version rely on a bunch of new faces.

“This is basically a brand new team,”

senior Alyssa Robinson said. “I kind of knew going in we had a pretty good group of girls. After playing and carrying on through the season, we thought we had this.”

Here to stay

The future is bright for Odyssey volleyball. The Lady Minotaurs will return five freshmen, one sophomore and five juniors, and graduate only three seniors.

“We’re feeling this is a program that can do well for a little while,” Weaver said. “These guys are going to get better. They’re going to get better as they go, and they’ve already gotten a lot better this year.”

Weaver thinks the playoff experience will be beneficial for the upcoming seasons.

“Making the playoffs with all these

freshmen, I don’t know how they’re going to react when we actually get there,” Weaver said. “To go through that their freshmen year and have that under their belt and carry that into their sophomore, junior, senior years, I think it will be awesome for them to be able to do that and have that experience.”

Odyssey will have a tough task Friday. Safford is the champion of the region that produced the most playoff teams, four, in the 3A conference.

“I’m really nervous, but I have a lot of faith in our team,” Robinson said. “We have the potential to play really well. If we do that, we’ll be OK.”

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

View photo by Mike Rincon

Wolverines prove too much for Lobos in finale

by Shane McOwen sports writer

Tolleson (5-5, 2-3) built a 21-point halftime lead over La Joya (4-6, 1-4), and held on in the second half to win the 2017 football season finale 40-27 Oct. 28 at La Joya Community High School.

Tolleson wins 40-27, finishes .500 FOOTBALL

The Wolverines used a balanced attack — 180 rushing yards, 174 passing — to keep the Lobos off balance, and relied on star receiver Dallas Dixon for gamechanging plays. Dixon caught seven passes for 128 yards and two touchdowns, surpassing 1,000 receiving yards on the season.

“Since freshman year, we’ve always been working hard and it shows,” Dixon said. “We might not have won [as much] this season like we expected, [but] it’s amazing to play with my boys I started with.”

Tolleson won its final two contests to propel itself to .500, avoiding sending 28 seniors to graduation with a losing record in their final season.

“I’m happy we sent the seniors out with two wins,” Tolleson coach Jason Wilke said.

After a 3-2 start, the Lobos fizzled out in region play, dropping four of five contests to finish behind Westview, Surprise Valley Vista, Millennium and Tolleson in the 6A Southwest standings. La Joya showed flashes of solid play against Tolleson, but couldn’t keep the consistency for the full 48 minutes, a problem that’s plagued the team for most of the season, coach Josh Mitchell said.

“It was just inconsistent,” Mitchell said. “We had good moments, we had poor moments. We started and let them score, [then] made some adjustments and got a couple of stops, [but] didn’t capitalize in the second half.”

Game action

Tolleson started the game in fifth gear, scoring on its first two possessions on offense, and led 13-0 halfway through the first quarter.

La Joya got its offense on track on its third drive, connecting on a 35-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Devin Dourisseau to senior wide out Hunter Older. The Lobos missed the extra point, keeping the score 13-6.

Tolleson’s defense kept La Joya in check for the rest of the half, and its offense produced two touchdown drives from good starting field-position spots. Sophomore quarterback Patrick Ortega connected with Dixon for two touchdowns in the second quarter, the first from 18 yards out and the second from 40.

The game looked like it was headed the way of a blowout when Tolleson scored just two minutes into the third quarter to lead 34-6, but the Lobos answered with a quick touchdown drive of their own.

The Lobos had an immediate chance to cut into the lead some more after recovering a Tolleson fumble and marching down to the Wolverines two-yard line. However, La Joya’s second- and third-down plays resulted in losses, and Tolleson forced an incompletion on fourth down.

“We got on the one-yard line and couldn’t score,” Mitchell said. “That was a big, big momentum change right there.”

Wilke agreed with his counterpart’s assessment, and said a touchdown would have made it a different ballgame.

DIXON, right, of Tolleson cuts across the field en route to a touchdown Oct. 28 while La

Lefebvre pursues. Dixon eclipsed the 1,000-yard receiving mark for the season with 128 against the Lobos in a 40-27 victory.

“It would have been two scores,” Wilke said. “It was a great goal-line stand there. First-and-goal from the two. It was a great defensive stand to give us a chance [to put the game away].”

Tolleson ate more than four minutes off the clock on the ensuing drive, but had its own shortcomings in the red zone.

“Got on the 10-yard line, and we didn’t finish the drive,” Wilke said. “I think it would have been a little bit different if we finished that drive, put it out of reach for them, but we left them some life. Can’t do that against good teams.”

Both teams exchanged scores in the fourth, but Tolleson came up with two interceptions with less than three minutes to go to ice the game.

“There were some bright spots, but we were inconsistent, and it’s plagued us for the last five games,” Mitchell said.

Looking ahead

Tolleson and La Joya both face similar circumstances heading into the offseason. The Wolverines are losing 28 seniors, La Joya 31.

“We have big shoes to fill,” Wilke said. “That’s why we have freshman and JV programs. Our junior class got some experience this year and will have to step up.”

Wilke said the team will begin its offseason weighttraining regimen Nov. 7.

The outgoing class hopes to have left its mark on the up-and-comers, Dixon said.

“I feel like they’ll follow our footsteps,” he said. “We have some great players like Curtis Rondeau, Kenny Rosado and a couple more. They’re just amazing players and have a lot of potential if they work. I feel like we showed them how to work and how to come out and play.”

Dixon was one of the more vocal leaders on the team to go along with the on-field production, and said he’ll miss the camaraderie with his teammates.

“I’ll miss being in the weight room and working hard,” he said. “I’m just going to miss being around these guys. Even through all our troubles, the arguments every team has, they’re my true brothers.”

The Lobos had a successful season, Mitchell said.

“I enjoyed this season,” he said. “We obviously would have loved a few more wins, but I enjoyed this season. They fought hard the whole time. There were definite roller-coaster moments, definitely ups and downs, [but] it was a good season, a successful season in my book.”

Mitchell said his parting words with the senior class were to take the lessons they learned from the game and apply them to life moving forward.

“One of the things we talked about, when there are people out there trying to help you, be humble and listen, let them help you,” he said.

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

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PEREZ, left, of Buckeye rushes the ball Oct. 28 while Estrella Foothills’ Malachi Wilkins, 52, and Tyler Godfrey attempt to tackle

The Hawks scored four first-quarter touchdowns and never looked back, beating the Wolves 42-14 to claim the Southwest Region title and secure a playoff berth. Buckeye will open the 4A state playoffs at 7 p.m. Friday at Marcos de Niza.

option play turned into a fumble, which Buckeye recovered.

“Any turnover, when you’re giving the other team another possession, it hurts,” Early said. “We didn’t execute and it came back to bite us.”

Buckeye made it 42-7 with a Brown five-yard TD run, while Estrella got the final points on J.C. Stanley’s 49-yard rushing touchdown.

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Estrella went three-and-out again on its next possession, and Buckeye responded with a score. The Wolves then threw an interception, and Buckeye capitalized again with another touchdown. The two scores came on a Jaiden Segundo three-yard run and Joseph Perez to Brown 47-yard pass.

Brown added a second-quarter touchdown run, from 17 yards out, and Buckeye led 35-0 at halftime.

Second half

Estrella looked much better in the second half, but had a pair of costly turnovers. The Wolves drove to the Buckeye eight-yard line on the first possession of the third quarter, but a high snap couldn’t be corralled by Estrella quarterback Tyler Godfrey and Buckeye recovered the fumble at the line of scrimmage. It was one of three Wolves turnovers.

“All the coaches preach about is the turnover battle,” Buelna said. “We win the turnover margin, most likely we’re going to come out with a W at the end.”

The Wolves wound up getting the ball back from Buckeye after a fumble near midfield, and turned it into their first points of the game. Estrella’s Travis Haymore had the touchdown, running it in from 24 yards away. Estrella then recovered an onside kick and drove down to the Buckeye six-yard line, but a bad exchange on a read-

Segundo led Buckeye with 95 rushing yards on 17 carries, while Perez and Brown each rushed for 79 yards. The Hawks had 295 total rushing yards.

Estrella had 188 total yards in the second half after struggling to move the ball in the first half.

Despite coming up short of the postseason, Early said he was proud of the effort his athletes gave.

“I’m proud of these kids all year,” Early said. “They never quit. What else can I ask for? They gave me everything. That’s all it is.”

Buckeye’s region title, which comes on the heels of an eight-game winning streak to end the regular season, is its first in nearly a decade.

“It’s exciting to be able to go on,” Moore said. “It’s the first region championship in eight years, they get to hang their hat on the wall for that, the senior kids. I’m really happy for them. They bought in three years ago what we were trying to do. I’m thankful to them.”

Buckeye enters the postseason as the 12th seed, and at 7 p.m. Friday will travel to No. 5 Tempe Marcos de Niza. The teams are somewhat familiar with each other, having scrimmaged together, but that was back in mid-August. Moore said he hopes having seen Marcos in person will benefit Buckeye.

“We know they’re super athletic, great strength and hopefully that helps us as we compare ourselves from what we were to what we are,” Moore said. “We need a good game plan and some of God’s amazing favor. There’s a reason they’re ranked higher than us.”

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

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8 schools send runners to state XC meets

Tolleson, Millennium, Estrella Foothills qualify both boys and girls squads

by Shane McOwen sports writer

Unseasonably warm weather Oct. 28 was not enough to keep multiple West Valley cross country teams from qualifying for the state meet.

Millennium and Tolleson will be sending both its full boys and girls teams to the state meet Saturday at Cave Creek Golf Course in Phoenix. La Joya girls also qualified as a team. All three schools did so at Cesar Chavez Park in Laveen.

CROSS COUNTRY

Estrella Foothills qualified both its boys and girls teams for state thanks to good results at the Division III, Section III race at Rose Mofford Sports Complex in Phoenix. Buckeye boys also qualified there.

Tolleson’s girls team finished fifth in the Division I, Section III race, paced by senior Annie Hancock, who won the event for the second consecutive year. Hancock finished the course with a time of 19 minutes, 40 seconds, one second better than runner up Monique Jimenez of Yuma Cibola.

“I was tense a little bit, but once the race started, I got over it,” Hancock said.

She finished fourth in last year’s state race, but will have a bit of a tougher challenge this go around.

“I’ll definitely [be nervous] because we moved up from Division II to I,” Hancock said. “It’s going to be a lot faster this year, so I have to prepare myself to get ready for that.”

Junior Teresa Estrada finished seventh for Tolleson at 20:56. Irene Franco placed 30th at 22:55, just 21 seconds from a top-25 finish.

Tolleson’s boys team finished sixth and had two runners finish in the top-25. Senior Andy Gutierrez ran a 17:15, good for 11th place and top finisher from the West Valley. Senior Alex Cuellar finished 15th with a time of 17:36.

“They did really well,” Tolleson coach Tabitha Fedina said. “We talked about how they did great, but how they could obviously do a little bit better. We had some people get really close to PRing. We were questionable on both [going in]; it’s good to see we made the top eight.” Millennium boys placed fourth, while the girls came in just under the bubble at seventh.

“We’re really excited,” Millennium coach Mike Whitmore said. “We thought the guys would be able to get it, but we weren’t sure about the girls. We’re really happy they got in at seventh place.”

The Tigers had three runners finish in the top-25, and another just miss at No. 26. Junior Colin Hegarty and freshman Sergio Dominguez finished 12th and 13th, respectively, both at 17:21. Freshman Gabrieal Harju placed 23rd with a time of 17:57, and senior James Scribner ran an even 18-minute race to finish 26th. Whitmore said Dominguez and Harju had big years for Millennium, and were key parts for getting the boys team qualified for state.

ANNIE HANCOCK of Tolleson races to the finish line during a cross country meet last September. Hancock won the sectional meet for a second consecutive year, finishing in 19 minutes, 40 seconds.

Senior Sky Williamson finished 22nd on the girls’ side with a time of 22:21.

La Joya girls finished sixth as a team, while the boys missed the cut and finished 14th.

“Originally, they were slated sixth, and placed sixth, which is good,” La Joya coach Jordan Beverly said. “I’m really excited. They made it so easy. They did all the work. I just told them how to do workouts, and they came out here and performed.”

Junior Mariah Moreno and senior Haille Edd placed in the top-25 at Nos. 18 and 24, respectively. Sophomore Jessica Madrigal finished 33rd at 23:02, about a minute better than any time she’s recorded all season, Beverly said.

Sophomore Joel Villegas qualified individually for La Joya, running a 17:59 and placing 25th, the last spot for runners to go to state if they didn’t qualify as an entire team.

“It’s awesome to see the hard work he’s put in,” Beverly said. “He’s had a real rocky season, being ineligible. We had one invitational left for him to get into the top seven, and he got in and kept improving.

“He started out as our seventh runner and finished as our No. 1 runner. He PR-ed by like two minutes today. Really proud of how he’s done.”

Westview girls finished 14th, and the boys were ninth. It’s the second straight year Westview boys have missed the state qualifying cutoff by one spot.

Division II

In the Division II, Section III races, Verrado girls and Desert Edge and Youngker boys earned spots at the state meet.

The Lady Vipers finished fourth, thanks in large part to juniors Samantha Deane and Rebekah Neu. Deane, 20:35, placed third, and Neu, 20:40, placed fourth.

Junior Megan Frye finished 31st and sophomore Payeton Ross finished 32nd.

“I think they did really well,” Verrado coach Rachel Hunter said. “They’ve worked really hard this season. They have a lot of dedication and commitment. I’m very proud of the effort they put in today. It’s unusually hot out for the end of October. All I could ask of them was to put forth their best effort, and that’s what they did.”

Verrado’s Colby McQuarrie missed qualifying for the boys race by just six spots at 18:05, 13 seconds off the mark. The boys team finished ninth, one spot away from qualifying.

“It’s heartbreaking,” Hunter said. “They ran their best and that’s all I can ask of them. Unfortunately, it was just barely not enough. We’ll do our best in the offseason and train hard, and hopefully make it next year.”

Desert Edge’s teams were both on the bubble. The boys placed seventh, qualifying for state, while the girls just missed out by finishing ninth.

“I was really impressed overall with how we did,” Desert Edge coach Ruairi Moynihan said. “We showed improvement from last year, which is always good.”

Freshman Tania Castillo ran a 22:25 in the girls race to finish 16th, the first time Desert Edge has sent a runner to the girls’ state race in a few years, Moynihan said.

The Scorpions had two boys finish in the top 25: junior Joel Mendez and senior Julio Canchola. Mendez ran a 17:15, Canchola a 17:32.

“Last year was the first time we ever had a full team qualify, and we’re [happy] to do that again,” Moynihan said. Youngker qualified its boys team and placed five runners inside the top 35. Junior Joseph Sanchez and senior Christian Andersen led the way, placing ninth and 14th, respectively. Sanchez’s time was 17:04, and Andersen was right behind with a time of 17:23.

“The boys went 15-0, they didn’t lose a dual meet,” Youngker coach Tim Hutchison said.

The Youngker girls placed 13th overall.

“The girls are still rebuilding,” Hutchison said.

Agua Fria’s boys and girls teams each finished 10th overall, just missing out on state qualification.

“It’s just a matter of us being too inexperienced right now,” Agua Fria coach Jake Scaduto said.

Senior Juan Cervantes finished with a time of 18:04 in 29th place, 12 seconds off the state qualifying mark set by Phoenix South Mountain sophomore Ignacio Bernal. Division III

Buckeye was third in its sectional meet and had two runners place in the top 10. Felix Rios was third in 17:08.12, while Guillermo Casteron-Rios was 10th at 17:36.04.

The Lady Hawks were 12th, and only the top seven girls teams qualified.

Estrella had a fifth-place finish from its girls team, led by a pair of medalists. Kendal Clark was fifth in 20:55.06, while Victoria Vasquez came in 11th at 21:28.80. Medals were awarded to the top 14.

Estrella’s boys squeaked into the eighth and final state spot by seven points over Chino Valley. The Wolves were led by Ryan Carr, who came in eighth in 17:30.07.

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Verrado

the 13th seed. The announcement came at the Arizona Interscholastic Association’s football bracket show Oct. 29. The game will again be played at Desert Edge.

“For us, it’s a chance to come back and show out a little bit better, and obviously execute a lot better,” Wellbrock said. “I know our kids are excited and we’ll be ready to go.”

Wahlstrom said after the Oct. 27 victory that he anticipated Verrado might have to face Desert Edge in the first round, but part of his reaction to finding out the news was disbelief.

“I’m having trouble with words figuring it out because I was hopeful we wouldn’t have to go back there, because one, they’re a good team and two, the rivalry and emotions of last week,” Wahlstrom said. “Our guys are excited for the opportunity to do it again. The fact that we get to play each other again and do it eight days later, it’s a unique event and I think we’re going to embrace it and go out there and play our best game.”

Wahlstrom declined to comment on if any disciplinary action would be taken in regard to Jenkins’ actions following the Oct. 27 game, saying it would be handled internally. Maurer also said he couldn’t comment on the situation. However, considering the rematch comes just eight days after the teams last played, Maurer said there will be additional precautions put into place Friday.

“The idea of the way a good majority of the adults behaved was inappropriate and the district is going to be taking the necessary actions to prevent that in the future, especially with us replaying each other on Friday,” Maurer said.

Defensive struggle

The game itself was highlighted by strong defense. The Vipers, which allowed 83 points to the Scorpions in two games last season, including a 34-27 loss in the Division III state semifinals, held Desert Edge to just a lone first quarter field goal.

“That’s the advantage of having played them now seven times in six years,” Wahlstrom said. “That’s the advantage of it, you know each other really well, which is why you end up with a 6-3 game.”

Desert Edge, which averages 7.2 yards per carry running the ball, was held to a clip of 4.8 against Verrado. The biggest problem for the Scorpions was the inability to bust a big play, which is something they usually excel at. Additionally, quarterback Tehran Thomas completed just 4 of 17 passes for 48 yards.

“They did a great job game planning us,” Wellbrock said. “We’ve done a pretty good job with our pass game the last couple weeks, but passing game wise, we just struggled a little bit. We weren’t hitting the open man, we weren’t getting any separation, so they did a good job.”

Verrado’s defense also did a good job of submarining the Scorpions’ offensive line, Wellbrock said.

“They were creating piles, creating frustration up front; our bigs are not used to that stuff,” Wellbrock said. “They did a very good job. It was a very similar game plan to the one they had last year in the semis, but we were able to get back on track, and tonight we never got back on track.”

Desert Edge took a 3-0 lead on a

the ball Oct. 27 as Desert

Milton Rodgers hits him in the back. The Vipers won 6-3 in double overtime.

Jonathan Sangillo 22-yard field goal late in the first quarter. Verrado responded with a Gonzales 29-yarder late in the second quarter, tying the score at 3-3.

The score stayed that way the entire second half, despite a close call for Desert Edge late in the third quarter. After Thomas broke his first long run of the game, a 49-yard scamper down the left sideline, the Scorpions were in the red zone. After another first down, Desert Edge had the ball first-and-goal from the nine-yard line, but couldn’t get into the end zone. Thomas was stopped on thirdand-goal at the two-yard line, and Dante Blissit was taken down by Ruben Lebron at the one on fourth down.

“That’s our young men showing the character that they’re made of,” Wahlstrom said. “They stepped out and played fantastically all game, and why not do it on the one-yard line as well.”

Desert Edge used its jumbo package on third and fourth downs, but Wellbrock said he didn’t get the right information to his fullback on the fourth-down play.

“We bounced it outside, which we have never bounced outside for two years, and we bounced it for some reason,” Wellbrock said. “That’s me not getting the information to the kid.”

Verrado was able to get the ball onto the Desert Edge side of the field only once more the rest of the game, but couldn’t do anything with it.

Overtime

The overtime period started with Verrado possessing the ball, and it got down to the one-yard line after three plays. However, quarterback Maverick Gamez fumbled the fourth-down snap and the Vipers were stopped short of the end zone.

Desert Edge, needing any score to win at that point, got to the four-yard line before sending Sangillo out to attempt a 21-yard field goal. The kick was blocked by Lebron, sending the game to double overtime.

“They got it from the edge,” Wellbrock said. “We’ll go back and look, did we take too much time, or did we not protect it correctly?”

The Scorpions got the ball first in the second overtime and only managed to move it three yards. Thomas threw incompletions on third and fourth downs, ending the possession. Verrado immediately sent Gonzales onto the field to kick the game-winning 27-yard field goal.

“I didn’t know I was going right on the field, I thought they were going to go for it until fourth [down], but I’m glad they put me in and we got it,” Gonzales said.

Wahlstrom said there was no doubt he would put Gonzales in immediately with the chance to win the game. The added advantage was it put the ball in the middle of the field and not on one of the hash marks.

“It takes away any kind of fumble or mistake, and that’s well within his range,” Wahlstrom said.

Gonzales said he was full of confidence going into the kick because of how much faith his teammates, family and friends have in him. It turned out to be his biggest kick of the season.

“At the beginning of the game, I was thinking, wow, this is going to be like the Cardinals and Seahawks game [Oct. 23], the kickers are going to matter,” Gonzales said. “I saw my defense shut them down every single play and I knew I had to make an impact for the team.”

The Vipers managed just 213 total yards to Desert Edge’s 324, but that didn’t matter. Verrado quarterback Maverick Gamez was 13 of 27 for 128 yards, while Ja’tai Jenkins rushed 12 times for 56 yards.

Thomas had 201 rushing yards for Desert Edge, but he failed to find the end zone for the first time all season. Rocky Perez was held to just 68 yards on 22 carries.

The Scorpions also failed to score a touchdown as a team for the first time since Sept. 25, 2009, when they were shut out by Gilbert Williams Field. That was the year before Wellbrock took over as coach.

Verrado’s win snapped an eight-game losing streak to Desert Edge, and also broke up the Scorpions’ 20-game winning streak. Wahlstrom said it didn’t matter if anybody gave his team a chance, because the locker room knew.

“The locker room believed,” Wahlstrom said. “I’d say the folks in Verrado had a good idea about it, too, they believed in us as well.”

Wahlstrom also said the win officially makes Desert Edge and Verrado a rivalry.

“Don’t both sides have to win before it’s officially a rivalry?” Wahlstrom said. “And I think that’s why you see the emotions playing over, but we do need to do better at the end of the game.”

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

Silver Linings

by Shane McOwen sports writer

The aftermath following the Oct. 27 Verrado and Desert Edge contest was not the first time emotions boiled over after a high school football game. It definitely won’t be the last. In fact, it’s not even the only time it’s happened with West Valley teams this season. Coaches had to be separated Oct. 21 in Westview’s 31-10 win over Millennium. While that incident was about one-tenth as intense as the Desert Edge/ Verrado melee, it reeked of the same failure.

There was little leadership to be found.

Tension runs high in football, and that’s part of what makes the game great to play, coach and watch. It becomes worrisome when the players themselves are the only ones to demonstrate self control.

The Desert Edge and Verrado players should be commended for how they behaved following the games.

Verrado’s players didn’t run up and down the sideline, taunting their opponent rather than celebrating with their team. That was a coach. The players didn’t act selfishly and seek out opposing assistant coaches, leading to a scrum in the middle of the field, instead of making sure everyone got back to the locker room to de-escalate the situation. That, again, was adults. The players also weren’t being physically held back by police officers because they couldn’t calm down. Guess who again? Adults.

The players, the ones who actually shed the blood, sweat and tears, fought hard for every inch during the 48 minutes of regulation and two overtime periods, were the semblance of reason following the game.

Verrado and Desert Edge are matched up to play each other again Friday in the first round of the 5A state tournament, a mere eight days following the last matchup. It’s good news for football-hungry fans, salivating at what seems to be another great game on deck.

It’s also good news for the coaching staffs of each team.

It’s a chance at redemption — a redemption that has nothing to do with the play on the field.

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

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but registration is required at goodyearaz.gov/h2o365 or call 623-882-7509.

Empowering parents, readying pupils

The Litchfield Park Elementary School District invites parents and their children in preschool through second grade to take part in a program from 5 to 7 p.m. every Thursday through Nov. 17 at the Dreaming Summit Elementary library, 13335 W. Missouri Ave., Litchfield Park. The program is designed to empower parents with skills, knowledge and strategies while their future kindergarteners attend readiness sessions with certified teachers.Families will receive free books at every session, and pizza and snacks will be provided.

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

St. Peter’s RePete Boutique

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

Al-Anon

Stepping Stones

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

Small business mentoring

Goodyear is offering one-onone 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.

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20304 W. White Tank Mountain Road, Waddell. To register, visit mcldaz.org.

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Running clinic

Learn how to run and walk efficiently during the Good Form Running Clinic at 6:30 p.m. at the Litchfield Park Branch Library, 101 W. Wigwam Blvd., Litchfield Park. To sign up, visit mcldaz.org.

Code Club

Learn how to code computer games and websites during Code Club at 4:30 p.m. at the White Tank Branch Library, 20304 W. White Tank Mountain Road, Waddell. For ages 8 to 13. Registration is required at mcldaz.org.

Lunch and Bunco

Adults 40 and older are invited to lunch and Bunco from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Community Room at the Goodyear Branch Library, 14455 W. Van Buren St., Goodyear. Prizes will be awarded in five categories. Admission costs $15.To register, call Kristen at 623-882-7525.

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 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 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.

Job Readiness Assistance

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

Child caregivers workshop

Learn guidelines of professional childcare during a workshop titled “Caregivers of Children: Through Healthy Relationships” from 1 to 2:30 p.m. at the White Tank Branch Library, 20304 W. White Tank Mountain Road, Waddell. To register, visit mcldaz.org.

Taking control of diabetes

The Tolleson Senior Center is holding a free six-week workshop about taking control of diabetes. Classes are from 10 a.m. to noon in the Parks & Recreation Room at 9555 W.Van Buren St., Tolleson. To register, call 623-936-2760.

Water use and landscaping classes

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

Grief support group

A grief support group meets from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. every Thursday at Desert Springs Community Church, 14440 W. Indian School Road, Goodyear. For information, call Angela at 623-435-2105.

Overeaters Anonymous

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

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.

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

Taking Turns Toybrary

Learn how to take control of outdoor water use and landscaping in a series of free classes offered by the city of Goodyear. Participants will receive personal instruction on a variety of topics including setting irrigation timers, optimal watering schedules and pruning tips for healthy landscapes. Goodyear’s seasonal water conservation classes are designed to encourage ways to use water wisely and promote sustainability. The class is from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the Goodyear Public Works Administrative Building, 4980 S. 157th Ave., Goodyear. Classes are free,

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Social Security benefit planning

Avondale is offering a free class facilitated by a public affairs specialist from the Social Security Administration to help answer questions about Social Security benefits from 2 to 3 p.m. at the Care1st Resource Center, 328 W. Western Ave., Avondale. For information, call 623-333-2703.

Mayors Challenge Golf Tournament

Join West Valley mayors for a golf tournament to benefit the Boys & Girls Club Tri-City West Thornwood Branch in Avondale. The tournament will begin at noon at the Wigwam Golf Club, 451 N. Old Litchfield Road, Litchfield Park. Registration is required. For information, visit give.bgcmp. org/mayorschallenge.

Genealogy assistance

Visit the Buckeye Valley Museum at 116 E. Hwy 85 in Buckeye to get assistance with your family tree search from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. the first and third Friday of the month. Registration is required; call 623-349-6300.

Texas Hold’em tournaments

The American Legion Post 53 hosts Texas Hold’em tournaments at 7 p.m. the first and third Friday of the month in Hazelton Hall at 402 E. Narramore Ave. in Buckeye. For information, call 623-327-0227 or email legionpost53@gmail.com.

Free admission to Children’s Museum

The Children’s Museum of Phoenix opens its doors to the general public free of charge from 5 to 9 p.m. the first Friday of the month. The museum is at 215 N. Seventh St. in Phoenix. For information, visit www. childrensmuseumofphoenix.org.

First Fridays for Homeschoolers

Homeschoolers ages 6 and older can take part in a variety of hands-on activities at 2 p.m. the first Friday of the month at the White Tank Branch Library,

Saturday Historical Happy Hour

Celebrate Avondale’s 70th anniversary since its incorporation during a Historical Happy Hour from 3 to 5 p.m. at We Olive & Wine Bar, 1721 N. Dysart Road, Suite A-101, Avondale.Take your old photos, artifacts and memories to share. To register, call 623-333-1613 or email slopez@ avondale.org.

Lefse Sale

Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church, 918 S. Litchfield Road, Goodyear, will be selling six rounds of the Norwegian Christmas traditional flatbread for $8 by pre-order only. For information, call Peggy Bjornson at 623-5121271 or email at peggybjornson@hotmail.com.

The Great Estrella Play Day

Goodyear is holding the Great Estrella Play Day from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. with various activities throughout the day. Estrella Youth Sports is hosting the event to raise funds for a family in need. The event is open to the public with activities for all ages. For information, email EYSsocial@ hotmail.com.

Colorblindness and Equality

The White Tank Branch Library, 20304 W. White Tank Mountain Road, Waddell, is holding a presentation titled “Colorblindness and Equality: Well Intentioned American Values or Myths” from 3 to 4:30 p.m. The event is for teens and adults. Registration is required at mcldaz.org.

Champion’s Challenge

The Avondale Police Department is hosting the Champion’s Challenge with Burn It Build It Fitness to raise money for Special Olympics Arizona from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m at Burn It Build It Gym, 13048 W. Rancho Santa Fe Blvd., Suite 101, Avondale. The challenge will have five fitness events. Compete to win prizes as a team or an individual. To register, call 623444-4800.

Book Sale

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Friends of the Litchfield Park Library is holding a used book sale from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the Community Room at the Litchfield Park Branch Library, 101 W. Wigwam Blvd., Litchfield Park. All proceeds will go to the library. For information, call 623935-4403.

Chalk Art in the Park Goodyear is hosting its fifth annual Chalk Art in the Park event from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Goodyear Community Park, 3151 N. Litchfield Road, Goodyear. Watch 25 professional chalk artists and create art of your own. Supplies will be provided. Other activities will include music, an art sale, face painting and Goodyear’s mobile museum.

MMA self defense class

Dragon Warrior Martial Arts Studio hosts a free mixed martial arts self defense class for veterans, law enforcement personnel and emergency medical technicians at 10:45 a.m. the first Saturday of the month at Dragon Warrior Martial Arts Studio, 1060 N. Eliseo Felix Jr. Way, No. 12, Avondale.

American Legion Post No. 61 yard sale

The American Legion Post No. 61 is holding a yard sale from 7 a.m. to noon at 35 N. Eighth St., Avondale. Cost is $5 to rent a table for Legion members and $10 for nonmembers. For information about table sales or attending, call Pam at 623932-6587.

Father Son Round Up All fathers, father figures and sons are invited to Tolleson’s Father Son Round Up event from 6 to 10 p.m. at Veterans Park, 8601 W. Van Buren St., Tolleson. The event includes a

Children’s Community Christian Choirs

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

Voices in Praise — 5 to 6 p.m.

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

S. Litchfield Road, Classroom C, in Goodyear. The group is free to attend, is for adults 18 and older and is open to the public. For information, call Andy Arnowitz at 480-994-4407.

Tuesday

barbecue dinner, contests and raffles. Tickets are available at tollesonaz.org or by calling Tolleson Recreation at 623474-4992.

Household hazardous waste drop off Residents of Avondale, Goodyear, Litchfield Park and Tolleson can drop off hazardous waste for free from 8 a.m. to noon at the Goodyear Public Works facility, 4980 S. 157th Ave., Goodyear. For information, call Goodyear Public Works at 623-932-3010.

Buckeye Community Yard Sale

Come and find some treasures at Buckeye’s community yard sale from 8 a.m. to noon at Helzapoppin’ Rodeo Arena, Miller Rd., South of Baseline Rd., Buckeye.

Youth gaming day

Youths 10 to 18 can join in a video game and board game day from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. the first Saturday of the month at the White Tank Branch Library, 20304 W. White Tank Mountain Road, Waddell.

Cody’s Reading Pack

Young readers can build confidence by reading to therapy dogs during “Cody’s Reading Pack” at 10 a.m. the first Saturday of the month at the Coyote Branch Library, 21699 W. Yuma Road, Bu ckeye. Readings are by appointment for 15-minute sessions. To reserve an appointment, call 623-349-6300.

Buckeye DAR chapter meets

Daughters of the American Revolution, Buckeye Chapter, meets the first Saturday of the month at the Buckeye Valley Chamber of Commerce, 508 E. Monroe Ave., Buckeye. Contact Linda Davis at GDavis1003@ aol.com if you are interested in attending, becoming a member or learning more about the Daughters of the American Revolution.

Button Hooks Button Club

The Button Hooks Button Club is hosting its monthly meeting starting at 10 a.m. the first Saturday of the month at the Clubhouse Meeting Room at Good Samaritan Care Center, 10323 W. Olive Ave., Peoria. The meeting is for those interested in collecting and/or learning about buttons. For information, call Mary at 623-972-9028.

Small business mentoring

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Code Club

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.

Youth support group

Mark Killian, director of the Arizona Department of Agriculture, will speak at Buckeye’s Quarterly Breakfast at 7 a.m. at the Coyote Branch Library, 21699 W. Yuma Road, Suite 116, Bu ckeye. Registration is $15 and required by Nov. 7.

A support group for youths 12 to 19 years old who are affected by a loved one’s drinking or drug use meets from 7 to 8 p.m. every Tuesday at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, 400 N. Old Litchfield Road, Litchfield Park. One adult is present at all meetings to ensure a safe environment.

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

Sunday Book Sale

Friends of the Litchfield Park Library is holding a used book half-priced sale from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Community Room at the Litchfield Park Branch Library, 101 W. Wigwam Blvd., Litchfield Park. All proceeds will go to the library. For information, call 623-935-4403.

St. Henry Holiday Festival

Participate in a silent auction and photo booths at the St. Henry Holiday Festival from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 24750 W. Lower Buckeye Road, Buckeye. Vendors will sell food and crafts.

Adult Children of Alcoholics

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

Group meditation class

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

Bingo

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

Adrenaline Youth Choir

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

Monday Pokemon GO Club

Catch and battle Pokemon during the Pokemon GO Club meeting at 5:15 p.m. in the Teen Room at the Litchfield Park Branch Library, 101 W. Wigwam Blvd., Litchfield Park. For ages 12-17.

A veteran’s journey with sculpture

Estrella Mountain Community College, 3000 N. Dysart Road, Avondale, is hosting an artist talk at 1 p.m. titled “One Veteran’s Journey with sculpture” with artist Mitchell Caviness.

Avondale City Council meets

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

Alzheimer’s support group

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

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.

Mental Illness peer support group meets

The mental illness support group “Hope” meets from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. every Monday at Christ Evangelical Church, 918

Learn how to code computer games and websites at Code Club from 4:30 to 6 p.m. at the Goodyear Branch Library, 14455 W.Van Buren, C-101, Goodyear. For teens and tweens. Registration is required at mcldaz.org.

Yoga story time

The White Tank Branch Library, 20304 W. White Tank Mountain Road, Waddell, is incorporating yoga moves into story telling for toddlers and preschoolers at 10 a.m. Registration is not required.

Cancer support group

A cancer support group meets at 5 p.m. the second Tuesday of the month at Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church, 918 S. Litchfield Road, Goodyear. For information, call the church office at 623-932-2394.

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 Elementary School District Governing 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.

Overeaters

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

Story time

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

Baby time

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.

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.

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Irrigation Systems

Learn how to take control of outdoor water use and landscaping in a series of free classes offered by the city of Goodyear. Participants will receive personal instruction on a variety of topics including setting irrigation timers, optimal watering schedules and pruning tips for healthy landscapes. Goodyear’s seasonal water conservation classes are designed to encourage ways to use water wisely and promote sustainably. The class will take place from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the Goodyear Public Works Administrative Building, 4980 S. 157th Ave., Goodyear. Classes are free, but registration is required at goodyearaz.gov/h2o365 or call 623-882-7509.

Thursday Tonopah Valley Comic Con

Meet some of your favorite heroes and villains from 4:30 to 7 p.m. at the Tonopah Valley Comic Con hosted by the Anime Club at Tonopah Valley High School, 38201 W. Indian School Road, Tonopah. The event will include panel discussions, a costume contest and vendors.

Starting a successful business

Participate in Buckeye Public Library’s series about starting a new successful business with the ASU Start-up School for Entrepreneurs from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Coyote Branch Library, 21699 W. Yuma Road, Buckeye. To register, email eon@buckeyeaz.gov.

Flag raising ceremony

Litchfield Park is celebrating the 241st anniversary of the Marine Corps with a flag raising ceremony at 8:15 a.m. on the front lawn of Litchfield Park City Hall, 214 W. Wigwam Blvd., Litchfield Park. Mayor Thomas Schoaf will present a special proclamation. The event is open to the public with light refreshments following the ceremony. For information, call 623-935-5033.

Potluck picnic

Christ Community United Methodist Church is hosting an oldtime potluck picnic from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Estrella South Lake Park, 11111 S. San Miguel Drive, Goodyear. For information, call 623-932-3480 or visit myccumc.com.

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

Entrepreneurs are invited to network with other local small business owners at the Southwest Marketing and Referrals Team meeting.The group meets at noon the second and fourth Thursday of the month at Rudy’s BBQ, 845 N. Litchfield Road, Goodyear. For information, contact Darren Mullins at darren. mullins@libertymutual.com.

Union Elementary School Board meets The Union Elementary School District Governing Board meets at 6 p.m. the second Thursday of the month at the district office, 3834 S.

Nadine Watkins

Nadine Watkins, 67, of Phoenix and formerly of Buckeye died Oct. 15, 2016, in Phoenix.

Mrs. Watkins was born March 24, 1949, in Crockett, Texas, to Refferd Watkins and Katherine James.

She attended Buckeye Elementary, Wilson Elementary and Phoenix Union High School and graduated from Buckeye Union High School in 1967.

In June 1968, she married Lawrence Lee and they lived in Glendale.

She worked as a nursing assistant, cosmetologist and cosmetology instructor. She owned two beauty salons and was also employed by Western Electric, Lucent and AT&T.

She was a member of Mount Zion Spiritual Temple of God and the Freedom International Ministries.

She is survived by her husband, Lawrence; three sons, Michael, Myron and Marwin; seven siblings, Ivan, Ezerlene, Anna, Lowell, David, Ricky and Michelle; eight grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.

A celebration of life was Oct. 21.

Loralee Ann Coomes

Loralee Ann Coomes, 75, of Goodyear died Oct. 25, 2016.

Mrs. Coomes was born Dec. 27, 1940, in Grand Rapids, Mich., to Laura Brown and Roger Udell.

She is survived by her husband, Bill Coomes; two sons, Rodger and Kurt Lopez; and one grandchild.

A visitation was Oct. 28 at Thompson Funeral Chapel in Goodyear.

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

Lydia Emma Valdez

Lydia Emma Valdez, 88, of Buckeye, Arizona passed away on October 24th 2016. Lydia was born on May 10th 1928 in Litchfield Park, Arizona.

She is survived by her sons Frank Valdez, Luis Valdez (Mary), and daughter Connie Clawson (Damon), 12 grandchildren, 19 great-grandchildren and 1 great-great grandchild, sisters Minnie Bon, Vicky Arismendez, Carmen Jerez and brother Luis Montoya. She is preceded in death by her husband Frank F. Valdez and her son Jesus “Jesse” Valdez.

Funeral services will be at 10:00 am, Thursday, November 3rd 2016 at St. Henry’s Catholic Church, 24750 W. Lower Buckeye Rd. Buckeye, Az. 85326.

Edna Mae (Arnold) Trenhaile

Former Arizona native, Edna Mae (Arnold) Trenhaile, passed from this life in Drumright, OK on August 6, 2016 at the age of 86 years. A memorial service will be held 10:00 a.m. Saturday, November 5, 2016 at the Lighthouse Fellowship Church located at 3015 N. 195th Ave., Litchﬁeld, AZ 85340. Inurnment will be held at a later date in Hazelton Cemetery at Buckeye, AZ. Arrangements are under the direction & care of Michael’s Funeral Home of Drumright, OK. 918-3522312. Online condolences may be made at www. michaelsfuneralservices.com.

Edna was born on February 22, 1930 in Buckeye, AZ to Lee Otis Arnold & Lillie Mae (Keith) Arnold. She was raised & educated in Buckeye where she met & later married John Huggins in 1947. To this union 3 children were born. They divorced in 1959. On October 1, 1966 she married Irvin Trenhaile in Las Vegas, NV & his 5 children were added to the family. Edna spent the majority of her life in Arizona, owning & operating several business, the last being the Green Acre Motel until 1989 when upon Irvin’s retirement from APS, they moved to a farm they had purchased in Olathe, Colorado. They both loved working together on the farm & ranching. Edna enjoyed spending time with her family, but most important to her were her children & grandchildren. She also enjoyed crocheting, ceramics, and helping Irvin with the cows & daily chores. After Irvin’s death in 2012, she moved to Oklahoma to be with her daughter, Linda Bryant, and family.

Edna is survived by her children: Linda & Bobby Bryant – Michael Huggins; stepchildren: Michael & Christi Trenhaile – Linda Hill; brothers: Clemie & Gerre Arnold – Bill & Joey Arnold – Kenneth & Angie Arnold –David & Etta Arnold; 10 grandchildren – 6 great grandchildren - & 1 great great grandchild.

She was preceded in death by her parents – husband – son: William O. Huggins - & 2 stepsons: Rodney & Mark Trenhaile

Janie Dru Bailey

Janie Dru Bailey, 83, of Goodyear died Oct. 23, 2016. Mrs. Bailey was born June 7, 1933, in Belen, N.M., to Willie and Delila Wood. She moved to Phoenix in July 1968.

She worked for the telephone company for 33 years.

She is survived by her husband, Robert A. Bailey; one daughter, Lisa Carrasco; one son, Brett Bailey; four grandchildren; and three greatgrandchildren.

A visitation was Oct. 27 at Thompson Funeral Chapel in Goodyear. Interment will be at a later date at the National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona in Phoenix.

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

Connie K. Cooley

Connie K. Cooley, 71, of Goodyear died Oct. 22, 2016.

Mrs. Cooley was born Dec. 4, 1944, in Geneva, Ala., to Conston Vickers and Lucy May Ryan.

She was a member of the Harvest Baptist Church, Bethel No. 8, Job’s Daughters, Topps, the Litchfield Senior Group and a Bunco group.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Clarence Cooley; and one son, Keith L. Cooley.

She is survived by one daughter, Lisa Renee DeHaan; one son, Kevin L. Cooley; two sisters, Ann Vickers Ward of Georgia and Shiela Chadwick of Florida; two brothers, Lynn Vickers of Alabama and James Ryan of Alabama; and six grandchildren.

A memorial service was Oct. 28 at Thompson Funeral Chapel in Goodyear. Interment will be at a later date at Greenwood Memory Lawn Cemetery in Phoenix.

Memorials may be made to Harvest Baptist Church, 573 N. Sarival Ave., Goodyear, AZ 85338. Condolences for the family may be left at thompsonfuneralchapel.com.

Louis Mena

Ernest R. Contreras

Ernest R. “Ernie” Contreras, 66, of Avondale died Oct. 26, 2016, in Goodyear.

Mr. Contreras was born March 4, 1950, in Stockton, Calif., to Ernest and Rose Contreras.

As a child, he was in the Stockton Drum and Bugle Corps. His family moved to Avondale in 1964 and he attended Agua Fria High School, where he lettered in cross country and played drums for the band.

He worked for Unidynamics. He coached the Pirates, a summer league baseball team. He is survived by his wife, Rita Adame Contreras; two daughters, Raquel Sage and Andreali Arriaga; two sons, Arturo Cavazos and Ernesto Contreras III; two sisters, Lupe Mascarenas and Marina Salazar; two brothers, Eugene Joaquin and Christopher Contreras; 18 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.

A visitation will be from 6 to 9 p.m., with a rosary recital at 7 p.m. Friday at Thompson Funeral Chapel, 926 S. Litchfield Road, Goodyear. Graveside services will be at 9 a.m. Saturday at Sunwest Cemetery, 12525 NW Grand Ave., El Mirage.

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

Alvin Clark a long time Tolleson resident passed on Oct 27th at the age of 92.

Alvin was born in Hollis, OK on November 2, 1923 to Bert and Lula Clark. Alvin served in the Army during WWII and was stationed in Germany. After the war ended he settled in Tolleson where he operated Clark’s Chevron Station and met Doris Thrasher. They were married on June 20, 1947 and that loving relationship lasted 64 years until Doris passed in 2011. Alvin and Doris were always together, whether it was at work at their garage and service station or at play spending most weekends at Manzanita Speedway.

Alvin was a member of the Tolleson Volunteer Fire Dept, served on the Elementary School Board and coached Little League Baseball. He was inducted into the Arizona Motor Sports Hall of Fame in 2004.

Alvin was preceded in death by his parents, wife Doris (Thrasher) and sister Edna Amerson.

Alvin is survived by his brother Kelly Clark (Rita) son Larry Clark (Linda), two daughters Sandra Oliver (Ed) and Karen Ellis (Dave), four grandchildren Mike Oliver (Alisha), Kristi Selph (Jamie), Jeremy Sherman (Hether) and Crystal Merrifield (Lucas), and 6 great grandchildren.

Mr. Clark’s visitation has concluded. Private, family only, Graveside Service will be Wednesday November 2, 2016 at Holy Cross Cemetery, Avondale, AZ. Arrangements entrusted to Advantage Crystal Rose Funeral Home, Tolleson, AZ.

(See Obituaries on Page 26)

Janie Bailey

Connie Cooley

Loralee Coomes

Ernest Contreras

Betty L. Arner

Michelle Monique Hunt

Michelle Monique Hunt, 53, of Goodyear died Oct. 25, 2016, in Sun City West.

Mrs Hunt was born June 10, 1963, in Woonsocket, R.I., to Robert and Jacqueline Varieur.

She is survived by her husband, Steve Hunt; three sons, Erik Hunt and Robert and Anthony Stewart; her mother, Jacqueline Varieur; one sister, Jacqueline Walker; two brothers, John and Paul Varieur; and four grandchildren.

A memorial service was Oct. 29 at Thompson Funeral Chapel in Goodyear.

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

Ramon Laborin

Ramon Laborin, 84, of Goodyear died Oct. 30, 2016, in Sun City West.

Mr. Laborin was born Oct. 25, 1932, in Glendale to Carlos and Maria Laborin. He served in the U.S. Air Force from 1955 to 1959.

He is survived by his wife, Maria L. Laborin; one daughter, Rachel Ramirez; three sons, Carlos J. Laborin, Ramon Laborin and Frank Laborin; five sisters, Lupe Rodriguez, Mary Ann Ochoa-Canez, Cecilia Landry, Rebecca Nunez and Lucy Cano; two brothers, Reymundo Laborin and Carlos Laborin; six grandchildren; and three greatgrandchildren.

A visitation will be at 9 a.m., with a rosary recital at 10 a.m. and Mass at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at St. John Vianney Catholic Church, 539 La Pasada Blvd., Goodyear, followed by interment at Holy Cross Cemetery, 9925 W. Thomas Road, Avondale.

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

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Goodyear wins national awards for water conservation and reuse ideas

The city of Goodyear was recognized nationally for its water conservation and reuse ideas, winning three awards last month.

Goodyear has taken several initiatives in support of its “One Water” philosophy that promotes the importance of all water.

One idea developed by city staff was to re-purpose brine, the saltwater by-product created by the water purifying process of reverse osmosis, to create wetlands. The innovative six-year pilot project garnered national attention for its ability to demonstrate how the saltwater can be re-purposed to provide recreation and environmental benefits.

The One Water philosophy and the brine pilot project

Avondale

bid meeting will be held on November 2, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. (local Phoenix, AZ time) at the Care1st Avondale Resource and Housing Center, 328 W. Western Avenue, Avondale AZ 85323. All bids should be directed to: City Clerk, 11465 W. Civic Center Dr., Suite 200, Avondale, AZ 85323-6806 or hand delivered to the City Clerk’s ofﬁce. All sealed bids must be received by 3:00 p.m. (local Phoenix, AZ time) on November 7, 2016 and shall be clearly marked “NFS 17-031 Care1st Avondale Resource Center Bathroom Renovation” on the lower left hand corner of the mailing envelope. The City is not responsible for the pre-opening of, post opening of, or the failure to open, a bid proposal not properly addressed or identiﬁed. IFB packets are available for download at www.avondale. org/procurement. Information regarding this project may be obtained by contacting Matthew Hess at (623) 333-2726.

The City of Avondale will endeavor to ensure in every way possible that disadvantaged business enterprises (DBE) shall have every opportunity to participate in providing materials/services without being discriminated against on grounds of race, religion, sex, age, or natural origin. DBE businesses are encouraged to submit on this solicitation. Published in the West Valley View, and the West Valley

Betty L. Arner, 85, of Goodyear died Oct. 29, 2016, in Glendale.

Ms. Arner was born Nov. 16, 1930, in Crawford, Neb., to Lloyd and Wanda Chrismen.

She moved to Arizona in 1969.

She worked as a central supply technician in the healthcare industry.

She is survived by one daughter, Lynn Russell; one sister, Ileen Tulk of Colorado; four grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. No services are planned at this time. Condolences may be left for the family at avenidasfuneralchapel.com.

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

Manuel Franco named to dean’s list

Manuel Franco of Avondale has been named to the spring deans’ list at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York. To be eligible for the dean’s list, students must be full time and maintain a minimum GPA of 3.0.

Scott Noonan graduates

Scott Noonan of Goodyear has graduated with a Bachelor of Applied Science in energy management from Bismarck State College in Bismmarck, N.D.

David Wright graduates

David Wright of Buckeye has graduated with a Bachelor of Science in accounting from the University of Minnesota Crookston in Crookston, Minn.

A word about obituaries

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

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

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

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

received the Top Project 2016 award, Most Innovative Project 2016 award and the Best Program 2016 award. For information about the city’s water initiatives, visit goodyearaz.gov.

Buckeye Library seeks volunteers

The Friends of the Buckeye Public Library is looking for two volunteers to serve as marketing chairperson and social media manager.

The Friends of the Buckeye Public Library is an active volunteer group that has a purpose of raising funds in support of the library and literacy in Buckeye.

The marketing chairperson gathers, writes and publishes information and news releases for the group’s activities. That includes a weekly or biweekly newsletter, and potentially maintaining a web page.

The social media manager composes and posts information to Facebook and other social media.

The hours are flexible. Interested individuals are asked to email their resumes to Deb Melfi, president of the Friends of the Buckeye Public Library, at friendsofbuckeye@yahoo.com

Business on October 26, and November 2, 2016.

City of Avondale

Public Notice

CONCURRENT NOTICE FINDING OF NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT AND NOTICE OF INTENT TO REQUEST RELEASE OF FUNDS

On or about Monday. November 21, 2016, the City of Avondale will submit a request to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for the release of Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program funds under Title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as amended, (42 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.) to undertake Project activities described below.

Purpose

The project consists of Citywide functionally aggregated and tiered activities which are of a continuing nature.

Scope Administration: This activity includes payroll and other expenses related to planning, ﬁnancial management, reporting, training, supplies, etc. required to oversee the City’s HUDfunded programs and ensure compliance with applicable laws and regulations governing implementation of programs. Up to $750,917 in CDBG funds

will be expended during the 5-year period covering this Environmental Review.

Street Reconstruction: This activity includes design and construction services related to replacement of underground and at-grade infrastructure within the City’s Revitalization Areas, particularly Historic Avondale. Up to $1,129,789 in CDBG funds will be used for this purpose during the 5-year period covering this Environmental Review.

Housing Rehabilitation: This activity includes program delivery and constructionrelated expenses related to implementation of the City’s Emergency and Substantial Home Repair Programs. Up to $932,981 in CDBG funds will be used to complete emergency home repairs, and up to $1,050,000 in HOME and/or NSP Program income funds will be used to complete substantial home repairs during the 5-year period covering this Environmental Review.

Homebuyer Assistance: This activity includes program delivery and direct ﬁnancial assistance to ﬁrst-time homebuyers to purchase a home in the City of Avondale. Up to $750,000 in HOME and/or NSP Program Income funds will be used for this purpose during the 5-Year period covering this Environmental Review.

Acquisition and Demolition:

This activity includes hard and soft costs associated with acquiring

Park University announces West Valley grads at Luke AFB Campus

The following West Valley residents have graduated from Park University’s Luke Air Force Base Campus Center:

• Yvonne Godwin of Goodyear with a Bachelor of Science in social psychology.

• Robert Hood of Buckeye with a Bachelor of Science in information and computer science.

• Jessica McDonald of Goodyear with a Bachelor of Science in management.

• Jesus Portillo of Goodyear with a Bachelor of Science in management and finance.

• Jermaine Taylor of Goodyear with a Bachelor of Science in management and human resources.

• Dennis Untalasco of Avondale with a Bachelor of Science in social psychology.

• Christopher Washburn of Luke Air Force Base with a Bachelor of Science in management and finance.

Anthony Estes named to dean’s list

Anthony Estes of Goodyear has been named to the spring dean’s list at Lewis University in Romeoville, Ill. To be eligible for the dean’s list, students must complete a minimum of 12 semester hours of credit with a GPA of 3.5 out of a possible 4.0.

Sami Abujbarah participates in summer research program

Sami Abujbarah of Avondale participated in a summer diversity program that gave undergraduates exposure to biomedical research at Tufts University in Boston. Seventeen undergraduates from across the county participated in the 10-week program.

Estrella Foothills robotics team takes 3rd place at invitational

Estrella Foothills High School Robotics Team 5661 finished third at the Asia Pacific Invitational in July in Sydney, Australia. The tournament consisted of 33 teams, 10 being from the U.S.

The team also won first place for the Promote Award for its 60-second public service announcement about robots using Blender, a high-quality 3D modeling software.

property and demolishing hazardous structures. Up to $300,000 in HOME and/or NSP Program Income funds will be used to undertake this activity during the 5-Year period covering this Environmental Review.

Public Services: This activity includes support for the City’s Next Step Youth Services program that provides paid internship experience to youth in the City. Up to $129,955 in CDBG funds will be used to undertake this activity during the 5-Year period covering this Environmental Review.

Revitalization: This activity includes broad support to be provided by the City to businesses and others within the City’s Revitalization Areas. Support may include a small business lending program, a Small Business Academy, marketing/advertising, special events, a Farmer’s Market and others. Up to $149,955 in CDBG and/or NSP Program income may be used to undertake this activity during the 5-Year period covering this Environmental Review.

Commercial Façade Improvements: This activity includes program delivery and construction-related expenses related to implementation of the City’s Business Improvement Program, which completes facade renovations at commercial structures in the City’s Revitalization Areas. Up to $170,000 in CDBG and/or NSP Program income funds will be used to undertake this activity during the 5-Year period covering this Environmental Review. Location: The activities will take place within the City of Avondale. Location of the exact sites has not been determined; however, a site-specific analysis will be conducted as each site is identified in order to establish compliance with 24 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Parts 58.5 and 58.6. Completion of the Unspecified Sites Checklist will determine if any further compliance actions are necessary, such as the satisfaction of Executive Orders 11988 and 11990. Compliance with the National Flood Insurance Program, wetland protection and hazardous operations will be required, if applicable. Estimated Funding: The request for release of funds will cover five

FINDING OF NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT The City of Avondale has determined that the above project activities will have no signiﬁcant impact on the human environment. Therefore, an Environmental Impact Statement under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) is not required.

Michelle Hunt

Ramon Laborin

The reasons for the decision not to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement are as follows:

(a) Project activities will primarily take place in regard to an existing structure and/or within a developed or platted area; (b) No adverse environmental impacts are anticipated due to the limited scope and size of the individual project activities and the fact that such activities will be conducted Citywide and therefore spread over a large geographical area; (c) City of Avondale Environmental Monitoring Strategy for Unspecified Sites will be utilized in conjunction with the Unspecified Sites checklist to ensure full environmental review and compliance with the Statutory and Environmental Assessment Checklists; (d) All permits will be issued in conformance with existing comprehensive plans, zoning and related land development regulations. The Unspecified Sites Checklist will ensure compatibility with environmental design, historic values and natural features; (e) No action will be taken that will represent an irretrievable commitment of resources; (f) Adverse impacts are of short term duration (related to reconstruction and/ or rehabilitation) and are not of significant magnitude; (g) Appropriate safeguards will be applied to minimize the effect of the project activities; (h) The project activities are not of sufficient size, scale, or mass and do not exceed the threshold criteria established for the preparation of a statement nor will project activities have a significant impact on the human environmental under NEPA.

Additional project information is contained in the Environmental Review Record (ERR) on ﬁle at the City of Avondale Neighborhood and Family Services Department located at 1007 S. 3rd St, Avondale, AZ 85323 where the ERR can be reviewed or copied weekdays 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

PUBLIC COMMENTS

Any individual, group, or agency disagreeing with this determination or wishing to comment on the project may submit written comments to City of Avondale Neighborhood and Family Services Department Attn: CDBG Program 1007 S. 3rd St, Avondale, AZ 85323. All comments received by Monday, November 21, 2016 will be considered prior to the City’s submission of a request for release of funds.

RELEASE OF FUNDS

The City of Avondale certifies to HUD that Stephanie Small, in her capacity as the Neighborhood and Family Services Director consents to accept the jurisdiction of the Federal Courts if an action is brought to enforce responsibilities in relation to the environmental review process and that these responsibilities have been satisfied. HUD’s approval of the certification satisfies its responsibilities under NEPA and related laws and authorities, and allows the City of Avondale to use Program funds.

OBJECTIONS TO RELEASE OF FUNDS

HUD will accept objections to its release of funds and the City of Avondale certification for a period of fifteen days following the anticipated submission date or its actual receipt of the request (whichever is later) only if they are on one of the following bases: (a) the certification was not executed by the City of Avondale Certifying Officer; (b) the City of Avondale has omitted a step or failed to make a decision or finding required by HUD regulations at 24 CFR Part 58; (c) the grant recipient has committed funds or incurred costs not authorized by 24 CFR Part 58 before approval of a release of funds by HUD, or (d) another Federal agency acting

pursuant to 40 CR Part 1504 has submitted a written ﬁnding that the project is unsatisfactory from the standpoint of environmental quality. Objections must be prepared and submitted in accordance with the required procedures (24 CFR Part 58) and shall be addressed to HUD, Community Planning and Development, 1 N Central Avenue #600, Phoenix, AZ 85004. The HUD telephone number is (602) 379-4461. Potential objectors should contact HUD to verify the actual last day of the objection period.

Published in the West Valley View, and the West Valley Business on November 2, 2016.

Tolleson

City of Tolleson Public Notice

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

CITY OF TOLLESON CITY COUNCIL

NOTICE IS HEREBY

GIVEN that the City of Tolleson Mayor and Council will conduct a PUBLIC HEARING on TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2016 beginning at 7:00 P.M. at the City of Tolleson City Hall Complex, 9555 West Van Buren Street, Tolleson, Arizona 85353 for the purpose of:

Soliciting comments from interested parties in reference to Site Plan Application #15100002 as submitted by Matthew Kuehn of O’Neill Engineering, 2001 West Camelback Road, Suite 200, Phoenix, Arizona 85015, on behalf of the owner Manheim Phoenix, 201 North 83rd Avenue, Tolleson, Arizona 85353, for the expansion for vehicle parking spaces of the existing Manheim Phoenix Auto Auction located at 201 North 83rd Avenue, Tolleson, Arizona 85353, onto 26 acres of vacant I-2 (General Industrial) property situated directly south and across the Roosevelt Irrigation District canal from the eastern half of their current operations (APNs 104-12-002D, 104-12-002E and 104-13-097).

Notice given by Tolleson City Clerk Crystal Zamora on Thursday, October 27, 2016. Published in the West Valley View, and the West Valley Business on November 2, 2016.

General

Public Notice

ARIZONA STATE LAND DEPARTMENT 1616 WEST ADAMS STREET

PHOENIX, ARIZONA 85007

PUBLIC AUCTION SALE NO. 16-94823-00-001

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, December 6, 2016, at the Arizona State Land Department, Room 434B, 1616 W. Adams, Phoenix, Arizona, a perpetual right of way easement for the purpose of Underground Utilities situated in Maricopa County to wit: TOWNSHIP 1 SOUTH, RANGE 2 WEST, G&SRB&M, MARICOPA COUNTY, ARIZONA PARCEL: M&B THRU S2S2, SECTION 9. CONTAINING 7.52 ACRES, MORE OR LESS. BENEFICIARY: PERMANENT COMMON SCHOOLS (INDEMNITY SELECTIONS)

For a complete legal description of the land, prospective bidders are advised

The City of Goodyear, Engineering Department, in accordance with National Flood Insurance Program regulation 65.7(b)(1), hereby gives notice of the intent to revise the flood hazard information, generally located near Camelback Road, between 152nd Avenue and 146th Avenue. Specifically, the flood hazard information shall be revised along Bullard Wash from a point approximately 1,100 feet South of Camelback Road to a point approximately 5,100 feet North of Camelback Road.

As a result of the revision, some portions of the ﬂoodway shall be widened while others are narrowed, the 1% annual chance water-surfaced elevations shall increase while others will decrease, and the 1%annual chance ﬂoodplain shall be widened while others are narrowed within the area of revision. Maps and detailed analysis of the revision can be reviewed at the City of Goodyear located at 14455 W. Van Buren St., Suite D-101, Goodyear, Arizona, 85338. Interested persons may call the director of Engineering at (623)882-3110 for additional information Monday to Friday from 8am to 5pm.

Published in the West Valley View, and the West Valley Business on November 2, 2016.

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 $2,400.00 and consists of 7.52 acres, more or less.

Additional requirements and conditions of this right of way are available and may be viewed at the Arizona State Land Department, 1616 West Adams Street, Phoenix, Arizona.

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 $2,400.00; (2) A Selling and Administrative Fee of 3% of the value of the right of way, which is $72.00; (3) Reimbursable Estimated Advertising Fee, which is $2,500.00. The total amount due at the time of sale is $4,972.00 (less $2,500.00 and less $2,472.00 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 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

September 1, 2016

Published in the West Valley View, and the West Valley Business on September 21, 28, October 5, 12, 19, 26, November 2, 9, 16, and 23, 2016.

Public Notice

NOTICE OF INTENT TO FORECLOSE ACTION Certiﬁed Mail Receipt Requested

Name of Party Filing Action: Elizabeth Endriss

Street Address: 21653 W. Hovey St. City, State, Zip: Wittmann, Arizona 85361

Phone Number: 623-3882271

Mailing Date: 9/26/2016

Name of Property Owner or

Interested Party: Matthew David

Penney

Street Address: 18109 W. Latham St. City, State, Zip: Goodyear, Arizona 85338-5809

Property Street Address: 18109 W. Latham City, State, Zip: Goodyear, Arizona 85338-5809

Tax Bill Mailing Address: 18109 W. Latham St. City, State, Zip: Goodyear, Arizona 85338-5809

Maricopa County Treasure 301 W. Jefferson Street, Ste. 100, Phoenix, Arizona 850032199 To Whom It May Concern: I own a tax lien on the real property identified below. I plan to file a court action to foreclose the right to redeem the lien. Real Property Parcel Tax Parcel Identification Number: 502-37-143B 4

description of

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

5. DIRECTORSTara Shackleford, 16880 W. Hammond St., Goodyear, AZ 85338, USA

Jophina Joe, 4624 N. 103rd Ave., Phoenix, AZ 85037, USA John Tivis, 12505 W. Monroe St., Avondale, AZ 85323, USA Michael Shackleford, 16880 W. Hammond St., Goodyear, AZ 85338, USA

Dominique George, 12721 W. Buckeye Rd. #423, Avondale, AZ 85323, USA

6. STATUTORY AGENTTara C. Shackleford, 16880 W. Hammond St., Goodyear, AZ 85338

8. INCORPORATORSTara Shackleford, 16880 W. Hammond St., Goodyear, AZ 85338 SIGNATURE: By checking the box marked “I Accept” below, I acknowledge under penalty of perjury that this document together with any attachments is submitted in

Public Notice

OF INCORPORATION NONPROFIT CORPORATION

1. ENTITY NAME - SHACK’S VILLAGE, INC. File No. 21066970

2. CHARACTER OF AFFAIRS - Group home providing services for teenage moms and their babies.

3. MEMBERS - The corporation WILL NOT have members.

4. ARIZONA KNWON PLACE OF BUSINESS ADDRESS:

COUNCIL

November 17, 2016 December 19, 2016 6:00 PM 7:00 PM CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS 11465 W. CIVIC CENTER DRIVE AVONDALE, AZ 85323

PURSUANT TO ARIZONA REVISED STATUTES SECTIONS 9-462.04 et seq., NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Planning Commission and City Council will be holding separate public hearings at the dates and times set forth above, in the place speciﬁed above, at which times and place all interested persons will have an opportunity to appear and be heard in relation to the following:

CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT

These are public hearings before the Planning Commission and the City Council to review and solicit public input on PL-15-0067, a request by Mr. Michael J. Campbell, Campbell AZ, LLC., for approval of a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) to allow for construction of a new personal wireless service facility that includes a 70-foot high monopine in an associated ground equipment yard enclosed within a decorative block wall screened by landscaping. The subject area is approximately 24 feet by 35 feet located in the south eastern portion of the Las Ligas Park, which is located at 12421 West Lower Buckeye Road.

Information regarding the proposal may be obtained by contacting the City of Avondale Planning Division located at 11465 W. Civic Center Dr., Suite 110, Avondale, Arizona. Written comments on the request may be submitted to the Planning Division for consideration by the Planning Commission. If you have any questions concerning this request, please contact Rick Williams with the Avondale Planning Division at (623) 333-4018.

Published in the West Valley View, and the West Valley Business on November 2, 2016. Legal text continued on Page 29

Financial security. Expenses paid. Geraldine & Charlie.1-844-377-3677 (AzCan)

*CAVCO INDUSTRIES*

Manufactured Home builder in Goodyear has immediate openings for the following: Production /Assembly positions, entry level through experienced trade personnel including Supervision, Framers, Plumbers, Flooring, Drywall Installers /Tapers and various other assembly positions Starting wage is $10-$14 plus / hour depending on experience with increase after 30 days with good attendance Trade experience a plus Positions are full-time Monday-Friday occasional Saturdays Weekly pay. Benefits, 401K, paid vacation, weekly bonus pay incentives for each position. Apply in person Monday-Friday from 11:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. for onsite interview at 1366 S. Litchfield Road. Entrance is on Yuma Road, west of Litchfield Road or fax resume to 623-882-2845 or email resume to cavcowestresume@cavco.com

AMAZING career in renewable energy. Call Yvonne 888-289-6805, Recorded message.

CAREGIVERS & DRIVERS needed immediately. We train for certiﬁcation to care for special needs. Trainees start $9.00/ hour. Higher pay for experience. 14423 McDowell Road Ste G104, Goodyear. 623-547-4839

CDL Class A drivers needed for local deliveries and the valley. Also need line drivers for Phoenix to L.A. and Phoenix to the Bay area. Good pay and beneﬁts. Call Mark 602-254-9922.

CDL Driver needed. 2 years experience required. Wingﬁeld Livestock Transport. Call Monday-Friday between 10a.m.4p.m., 623-386-4454. Ask for Claude.

CHARTWELLS DINING is interviewing responsible, dedicated Cafe Workers for part-time work at Buckeye, Youngkers & Estrella Foothills High Schools. Days, MondayFriday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. NO WEEKENDS OR HOLIDAYS! Perfect hours for extra income while your children are in school, or as light hours and supplemental income for the semi-retired. No paper applications. Please apply online at https://hourlyjobs. compassgroupcareers.com (keyword search Buckeye) Equal Opportunity & Afﬁrmative Action Employer. Male/ Female/ Disabled/ Veteran

HOUSEKEEPERS and laundry attendants wanted at Hampton Inn and Suites. Apply in person at 2000 N. Litchﬁeld Rd., Goodyear.

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

LOOKING to earn money on your schedule? Have a car? Drive with Uber. Call: 800-796-6137 (AzCAN)

MAINTENANCE. General knowledge of preventive maintenance, electrical, plumbing, HVAC & building maintenance. Full time position. Available weekends. Wage depending on experience. Apply in person 2000 N. Litchﬁeld Rd., Goodyear.

NIGHT time Cleaning person needed! $9.50/ hr. Please apply in person at 3645 Clubhouse Dr., in Goodyear.

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

HOUSECLEANING service. Weekly, bi-weekly, monthly. House /ofﬁce. All work done sparkles. For free estimate, Urszula 602-677-7692.

Home Sales 50

3 BEDROOM, 2 bath. approximately 1,550 square feet on 2.5 acres. Newly painted in and out. New ﬂoors and blinds off Wintersburg Road, Tonopah, $159,900, 623-776-5885.

CUSTOM home. 10 acres, off grid, passive solar, 1,875 square feet. 3 bedroom 2 bath. 557th Avenue, Tonopah, AZ. $139,000. 602-618-1159

Land 51

1 to 18 acres, starting $10,000, various locations, payments, owner/ agent, 602-510-8900.

Commercial Properties 52

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

Manufactured Homes 55

$25,000 under dealer’s cost! New 2016 Schult mobile homes. 3 bedroom /2 bathroom. Deck, carport awning, shed. 24 X 56 and 28 X 52.

2000 S. Apache Rd., Buckeye

Home Rentals 60

1900sf dreaming summit home. 3 bedrooms, 2 baths plus den, large lot, close to park. $1295/ month. 623-695-2698

BUCKEYE Sundance, 5 bedroom, 3 bath, $1250 per month, plus $1250 deposit. 623-386-6831.

BUCKEYE Sundance, 5 bedroom, 3.5 bath, 2 story, 3 car garage, $1300.00 a month rent plus deposit and lease 623-853-0045

Apartment Rentals

CHURCH Thrift Shop-Saturday

8:30-12:30, 300 North Old Litchﬁeld Road. Winter clothes, shoes, jewelry, books, movies, kitchen items, bedding, baby cradle, 6 dining room chairs and much more!

Friday & Saturday, November 4th & 5th 8:00a.m. to 1:00p.m. Christmas items, furniture and more. 15745 W McKinley, Goodyear.

HUGE warehouse sale behind Circle K, 9135 W. Polk. Tolleson, November 4th & 5th, Friday & Saturday, 8:00am2:00pm. Canned goods, butter, eggs, bakery, beans, ﬂour, sugar, candy. Cleaning out food warehouse. Cash Only!

MOVING sales 640-625 E. Palm Street, Litchﬁeld Park. Golf cart, furniture, tools, clothing, household items. Saturday, November 5th only. 7:00a.m. No early sales.

SATURDAY November 5th

8:00a.m. to 11:00a.m. Infant/ toddler clothes & toys, mens & womens clothes, household goods, electronics. Sundance Active Adult 22547 W Antelope Trail, Buckeye.

of the

of Watson & Yuma, (north of Yuma Road) in

DINING room set. Tiger Oak, single pedestal round table with leaf, 4 highback chairs. $200 or offer. 623-221-7944.

2 MALE Yorke puppies. $400.00 each. Call 602-499-9149 weekdays after 6:00p.m., weekends 9:00a.m. to 8:00p.m. Sharon’s Petsitting & Australian Shepards LLC. Licensed and Bonded. 623-386-0281 / 623-810-0136. Motorcycles, Boats & Golf Carts

$ $100-$500+ ABANDONED all as is autos! Good condition more $$$$. Best prices! Fast, free pick up. 623-329-2043.

$ $100-$500+ ABANDONED all autos! Any condition. Good condition more $$$$! Call 602-561-6291.

2000 MAZDA Minivan, $1,600 or offer, runs good, cold air. 623-932-4232 after 4:00PM.

Verrado Community Garage Sale

Directions: Take I-10 to Verrado Way, exit 120. Head North on Verrado Way.

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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: Matthew Gregory Merritt, Member/Manager, 2641 S. 172nd Dr. Suite 100, Goodyear, AZ 85338

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Public Notice

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

L-2115008-9

II. The address of the known place of business is: 3624 N. 104th Dr., Avondale, AZ 85392

III. The name and street address of the Statutory Agent is: Stephanie Almaguer, 3624 N. 104th Dr., 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: Stephanie Almaguer, Manager, 3624 N. 104th Dr., Avondale, AZ 85392

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Public Notice

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

I. NAME: CASA LUXE DESIGNS LLC

L-2121207-3

II. The address of the known place of business is: 13351 S. 176th Ln., Goodyear, AZ 85338

III. The name and street address of the Statutory Agent is: Tami Silk, 13351 S. 176th Ln., 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: Tami Silk, Manager, 13351 S. 176th Ln., Goodyear, AZ 85338

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Public Notice

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

Available NOW to qualiﬁed workers ALL SHIFTS West Valley Locations! Pay rates DOE & range from entry level to experienced ($9-$10 Hr) to start for Production, Stockers, Packers, Warehouse, Order Pickers, Labor & Janitor. ALSO ($10-13 Hr plus) Driving Forklifts, Pallet Jacks, Cherry Pickers, Shipping/Receiving, Tig Welders, Machine Operators, Wood Workers, Delivery Drivers & Construction. Little/No Experience? We have jobs starting at about $8.50 Hr. Most positions are Temp-to Hire ALL POSITIONS ARE IN A DRUG-FREE WORKPLACE

PLEASE CALL 623-845-1300BY APPOINTMENT ONLY

Se Habla Español EOE & E-Verify Compliant

I. NAME: BRANDON INVESTMENTS LLC

L-2107097-7

II. The address of the known place of business is: 10335 W. Mulberry Street, Avondale, AZ 85392

III. The name and street address of the Statutory Agent is: Laura Tracy, 12712 W. San Miguel Avenue, Litchﬁeld Park, AZ 85340

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 Brandon & Laura Tracy revocable Living Trust, Member, 12712 W. San Miguel Avenue, Litchﬁeld Park, AZ 85340

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Public Notice

ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION HAVE BEEN FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE ARIZONA CORPORATION COMMISSION FOR I. NAME: CRISTUL BEAUTY & DESIGNS LLC

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II. The address of the known place of business is: 25580 W. Globe Ave., Buckeye, AZ 85326

III. The name and street address of the Statutory Agent is: Cristina Palazuelos, 25580 W. Globe Ave., Buckeye, AZ 85326

B. Management of the limited liability company is reserved to the members. The names and addresses of each person who is a member are: Cristina Palazuelos, Member, 25580 W. Globe Ave., Buckeye, AZ 85326

Published in the West Valley View, and the West Valley Business on October 19, 26, and November 2, 2016.

Public Notice

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

COMMISSION FOR I. NAME: BONITA WAY TRUCKING LLC

L-2120624-1

II. The address of the known place of business is: 15854 W. Fillmore St., Goodyear, AZ 85338

III. The name and street address of the Statutory Agent is: Moises Ramirez, 15854 W. Fillmore St., Goodyear, AZ 85338

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

Moises Ramirez, Member, 15854 W. Fillmore St., Goodyear, AZ 85338

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Public Notice

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

COMMISSION FOR I. NAME: PEAK PERFORMANCE SPORTS CAMPS LLC

L-2125621-7

II. The address of the known place of business is: 1720 W. Oberlin Way, Phoenix, AZ 85085

III. The name and street address of the Statutory Agent is: Trevor Thirsk, 1720 W. Oberlin Way, Phoenix, AZ 85085

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

Trevor Thirsk, Member, 1720 W. Oberlin Way, Phoenix, AZ 85085

Melissa Thirsk, Member, 1720 W. Oberlin Way, Phoenix, AZ 85085

Published in the West Valley View, and the West Valley Business on October 26, November 2, and 9, 2016.

Public Notice

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

I. NAME: MARINE RIDERS AZ, LLC L-2130034-1

II. The address of the known place of business is: 12367 W. Turney Ave., Avondale, AZ 85392

III. The name and street address of the Statutory Agent is: Carlos Rojas, 12367 W. Turney Ave., Avondale, AZ 85392

B. Management of the limited liability company is reserved to the members. The names and addresses of each person who is a member are: Carlos Rojas, Member, 12367 W. Turney Ave., Avondale, AZ 85392

Daniel Geincke, Member, 222 W. Brown Road, #66, Mesa, AZ 85201

Thomas Gillesate, Member, 12367 W. Turney Ave., Avondale,

AZ 85392

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Public Notice

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

COMMISSION FOR I. NAME: M4 PERSONAL DEFENSE, LLC L-2120247-7

II. The address of the known place of business is: 15510 N. 169th Ave., Surprise, AZ 85388

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

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

Mark Milow, Member, 15510 N. 169th Ave., Surprise, AZ 85388

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Public Notice

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

COMMISSION FOR I. NAME: BORDERS LLC L-2121800-3

II. The address of the known place of business is: 21980 W. Loma Linda Blvd., Buckeye, AZ 85326

III. The name and street address of the Statutory Agent is: Tarji Borders, 21980 W. Loma Linda Blvd., Buckeye, AZ 85326

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

Tarji Borders, Member, 21980 W. Loma Linda Blvd., Buckeye, AZ 85326

Aldric Borders, Member, 21980 W. Loma Linda Blvd., Buckeye, AZ 85326

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Public Notice

NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR A CERTIFICATE OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY TEN WEST LINK

TRANSMISSION PROJECT

Proceeding Number: A.16-10-012

Date: October 21, 2016

Proposed Project: DCR Transmission, LLC (“DCRT”) has submitted an application to the California Public Utilities Commission (“CPUC”) for a Certiﬁcate of Public Convenience and Necessity (“CPCN”) to construct the Ten West Link Transmission Project (“Ten West” or the “Project”). The purpose of the CPUC CPCN proceeding is to determine whether the Project is needed and justiﬁed under California Public Utilities Code Section 1001 et seq. The Project will run between the existing Delaney Substation in Tonopah, Arizona, and the existing Colorado River Substation west of Blythe, California. As proposed, the Project will span approximately 114 miles, including 97 miles in Arizona and 17 miles in California, largely following the existing Devers-Palo Verde 500 kV transmission line (“DPV line”) in an established utility corridor. Ten West is composed of the following segments and would be constructed within a combination of existing public rights-ofway (“ROW”) and ROWs to be acquired:

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The major elements of the Project are described as follows:

• Overhead Transmission Lines: The Project would include the installation of a 500 kV transmission line.

• Transmission Structures: The proposed support structures would be steel lattice towers. These include self-supporting four-legged tangent towers, guyed towers with a single footing and four support guy wires, and 2-legged H-frame towers as the primary structure types. For areas of conductor tension change, angles, and phasing transpositions, selfsupporting four legged deadend towers would be utilized. The structures are planned to be between 72 and 190 feet in height depending on the span length required and topography, with most being shorter than 130 feet. Span lengths between structures will vary from 600 to 2,100 feet depending upon terrain conditions and to achieve site-speciﬁc mitigation objectives.

• Conductors: Conductors for this Project will be aluminum stranded with a steel reinforced core (“ACSR”). The AC transmission line would consist of three phases for the single-circuit,

including a bundle comprised of multiple conductors per phase. The Project will use the Chukar ACSR conductor in triple-bundle conﬁguration with 25% series compensation. The minimum conductor height above ground for the transmission line would be 30 to 40 feet for most of the route and 50 feet for the Colorado River crossing.

• Overhead Groundwire and Electrodes: To protect conductors from lightning strikes, two overhead shield or ground wires would be installed on top of the structures. One of the ground wires would be an EHS steel wire. The other ground wire would be an OPGW constructed of aluminum and steel wires around a center core containing optical ﬁbers for telecommunications and transmission line protection coordination purposes.

• Series Compensation Station: The new series compensation system substation would be located under or in very close proximity to the new transmission line, parallel to the existing series compensation system substation associated with the DPV line and located at 59125 Pipeline Road in Arizona. The series compensation substation would be approximately 46.8 miles from Delaney Substation. Environmental Review: The Bureau of Land Management (“BLM”) is the primary agency responsible for the federal permitting and environmental review for the Project. The BLM will prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (“EIS”) for the Project that complies with both the National Environmental Policy Act (“NEPA”) and the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”). The EIS will describe and assess the environmental impacts of the Project, discuss ways to mitigate or avoid the significant environmental effects, describe reasonable alternatives to the Project that may lessen the significant effects, and contain all of the other information required in an Environmental Impact Report as provided under CEQA. The CPUC anticipates that it will use the EIS prepared by BLM document to fulfill its environmental review obligations under CEQA, consistent withSections 15221 and 15223–15225 of the CEQA Guidelines (Title 14, California Code of Regulations). The public, including California Native American tribes and other interested agencies, may participate in the environmental review of the Project through the BLM process, including by submitting comments on the draft EIS, by participating in any scoping meetings or public meetings that may be conducted, and/or by participating in interagency consultations.

EMF Compliance: The CPUC requires utilities to employ “no cost” and “low cost” measures to reduce public exposure to electric and magnetic ﬁelds (“EMF”). DCRT has ﬁled, in compliance with CPUC Decision 931-11-013 and 06-01-042, an EMF Management Plan for this Project as part of its CPCN Application. DCRT will implement the following EMF reduction measure(s) for various portions of the Project: 1. Use more ground clearance with taller 500kV towers, comparable to the existing Colorado River-Palo Verde towers.

2. Install 500kV transposition towers at relatively the same locations as the existing transposition towers for Colorado River-Palo Verde. The transposition towers would ensure optimally phasing for the entire route.

3. Optimally phase proposed 500kV transmission line with the existing 500kV transmission line when possible. Formal Protests: Formal protests to the CPCN Application must comply with Article 1 and Rule 2.6 of the CPUC’s Rules of Practice and Procedure (posted on the CPUC’s website at www. cpuc.ca.gov). Formal protests must state the facts constituting the grounds for the protest, the effect of the application on the protestant, and the reasons the protestant believes the application, or a part of it, is not justiﬁed. If the protest requests a hearing, it must state the facts you would present at a formal evidentiary hearing to support your protest. Any protests or responses to the Application are due November 21, 2016.

Letters: If you wish to make your views known without participating formally, you may write to Energy Division, CPUC at 505 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94102. Your communication will be directed to the Commissioners and the Administrative Law Judge for review, and will be placed in the proceeding’s formal Correspondence File. Notice and CPUC Documents: To be added to the ofﬁcial service list as “Information Only” for service of all CPUC documents in this proceeding, e.g.,

San Francisco, CA 94102 or by e-mail at process_ofﬁce@cpuc. ca.gov.

Additional Project Information:

For additional assistance, please contact the CPUC Public Advisor in San Francisco at (415) 7032074 (public.advisor@cpuc. ca.gov), or in Los Angeles at (213) 576-7055 (public.advisor. la@cpuc.ca.gov).

To review a copy of DCRT’s CPCN Application, or to request further information, please contact Ten West at: (844) 8369378. La versión en Español de este Anuncio está disponible a solicitud del interesado o bien en la página web indicada más adelante. Information about Ten West is also available at www. tenwestlink.com.

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Business on October 26, and November 2, 2016.

Public Notice

ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION HAVE BEEN FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE ARIZONA CORPORATION COMMISSION FOR I. NAME: DWELL WELL RENOVATIONS LLC

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II. The address of the known place of business is: 14175 W. Indian School Rd, #B4-612, Goodyear, AZ 85395

III. The name and street address of the Statutory Agent is: Trever Chiocca, 14175 W. Indian School Rd, #B4-612, 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:

Trever Chiocca, Member, Manager, 14175 W. Indian School Rd, #B4-612, Goodyear, AZ 85395

Published in the West Valley View, and the West Valley Business on October 26, November 2, and 9, 2016.

Public Notice

EPA announces the next Community Advisory Group (CAG) meeting of the PhoenixGoodyear Airport Superfund site on Thursday, November 3, 2016 at 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm at

the City of Goodyear Justice Center, 14455 W. Van Buren St., Goodyear, AZ. For information on the Phoenix-Goodyear Airport Superfund project please go to the EPA website listed below. http://www.epa.gov/ superfund/phoenixgoodyearairport Published in the West Valley View, and the West Valley Business on November 2, 2016.

Public Notice

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

I. NAME: ARIZONA MACHINE CALIBRATION LLC

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II. The address of the known

place of business is: 4270 N. 180th Dr., Goodyear, AZ 85395

III. The name and street address of the Statutory Agent is: Robert Rufﬁnelli, 4270 N. 180th Dr., 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: Robert Rufﬁnelli, Member, 4270 N. 180th Dr., Goodyear, AZ 85395 Scot Medsker, Member, 515 W. Minnezona Ave. Phoenix, AZ 85013

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

Public Notice ARTICLES OF

ORGANIZATION HAVE BEEN FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE ARIZONA CORPORATION COMMISSION FOR I. NAME: KARMELD CONCESSIONS LLC L-2128613-8

II. The address of the known place of business is: 4814 N. Litchfield Knoll E., Litchfield Park, AZ 85340 III. The name and street address of the Statutory Agent is: Karen McGuckin, 13613 W. Cypress St., 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: Mellissa Sellers, Member, 4814 N. Litchfield Knoll E., Litchfield Park, AZ 85340 Karen McGuckin, Member,

water, dry utilities installation,

concrete, paving, street lights, signage, and striping 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, November 7, 2016. Contact Terri Kading tkading@dmbinc. com to make arrangements to receive the bid documents. A MANDATORY pre-bid meeting will be held in the DMB White Tank Development Office located at 4236 N. Verrado Way, Buckeye, AZ 85396 – Monday, November 14, 2016 at 2:00 pm. All interested parties are invited to attend. It is recommended that interested parties RSVP prior to

the meeting. Sealed bids will be received at the City of Buckeye, City Clerk’s Office, located at 530 E Monroe, Buckeye, AZ 85326, on December 1, 2016 – 1:00 pm. In the event the bid opening date is changed, a notification will be sent only to those who requested bid documents. Bids submitted after specified closing time will not be accepted. Bids will be publicly opened and read aloud immediately after the specified closing time. Unless all bids are rejected, the Contract will be awarded within twenty one (21) days. The Contract will be awarded to the lowest qualified bidder that submits a complete and accurate bid. A complete and accurate bid will include all information requested in the bid documents. Every bid made by a Contractor pursuant to this

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

will be required in the amount of 100% of the original Contract value for the duration of the Contract. All bidders shall be required to submit, with their bid proposal, a completed Certificate of Insurance evidencing their ability to meet the insurance requirements for this project. The Contractor shall carry property damage and public liability insurance and shall hold and save harmless DMB White Tank, LLC, Verrado Community Association, the City of Buckeye and the Verrado District 1 Community Facilities District from any employer’s liability and from any and all liens for materials or labor in connection with this Work as specified in the bid documents. Any bids submitted without the bid bond, certificate of insurance and any other items as required

in the bid documents will be deemed incomplete, and will be rejected. DMB White Tank, LLC reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to withhold the award for any reason DMB White Tank, LLC determines necessary and appropriate. Award of the successful bid shall be subject to approval by DMB White Tank, LLC or its representatives. Interested parties shall refer to the bid package and addendums for further information, or contact Terri Kading at tkading@dmbinc. com – reference “Marketside McDowell Rd Ph2”. No engineer’s estimate will be distributed. Published in the West Valley View, and the West Valley Business on November 2, and 9, 2016.