West Valley View - December 7, 2016 by Times Media Group

BABY’S FIRST CHRISTMAS

TAMALE TIME

’Tis the season to stock up on holiday tradition — Page 9.

LIGHTING THE WAY

Tolleson’s Luces de Navidad celebration returning this weekend — Page 10.

SANTA HOLDS 4-MONTH-OLD DAVID HERNANDEZ of Avondale during the Winterfest celebration Dec. 3 in Avondale. The annual event included a 60-foot slide, 12 tons of snow for children to play in and live entertainment. Santa and Mrs. Claus arrived on the Polar Express train and flipped the switch on the city’s holiday light display in Sernas Plaza, which blinks in synch with music nightly through the first of the year. To see all photos from this shoot, go to www.westvalleyview.com/pictures.

Retired deputy murdered

by Emily Toepfer assistant editor

Buckeye water bill issue hits Ariz. AG

State notifies city of complaint filed

by Glenn Gullickson staff writer

The city of Buckeye has received notification from the Arizona Attorney General’s Office that it has gotten complaints from at least one resident concerning disputed water bills.

It’s the latest in a series of actions taken against the city by residents who say they’ve been billed hundreds of dollars for thousands of gallons of water they claim they didn’t use.

A letter from the Consumer Protection and Advocacy Section of the Attorney General’s Office was received Nov. 29 by the Buckeye city clerk.

The agency is “currently in the process of attempting to obtain a resolution” with the city, the letter stated. “We are providing you with a copy of the complaint so that your agency may take whatever additional action it finds appropriate.”

Mia Garcia, a spokeswoman with the Attorney General’s Office, said the letter is part of a standard procedure after a complaint is received.

“It doesn’t always mean an investigation has started,” she said.

The city will have 30 days to reply to the complaint, and then the Attorney General’s

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Palm Valley Phase I bans some sex offenders

Level II, III offenders prohibited from living in Goodyear community

by Emily Toepfer assistant editor

A letter was sent to homeowners last month stating the HOA determined that Level II and III sex offenders, who are classified as intermediate and high risk, present an “unreasonable danger” to the community.

Palm Valley Phase I has about 1,300 houses in a one-square-mile area between McDowell and Thomas roads and Litchfield and Dysart roads. It also has one elementary school and a city-owned park within its boundaries.

The Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office is investigating after a man was murdered Sunday morning in his home on county land near 129th Avenue and Camelback Road, officials said. The victim has been identified as Eddie Zuleger, a retired MCSO lieutenant, said Detective Doug Matteson, a Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office spokesman. His son, Randy Zuleger, 47, was Randy Zuleger

(See Murdered on Page 5)

Level II and III sex offenders are being banished from one Goodyear community after residents voted Dec. 2 to keep them out.

Homeowners voted 185 to 32 in favor of an amendment to Palm Valley Phase I’s declaration of covenants, conditions and restrictions that prohibits offenders from living there, said Curtis Ekmark, an attorney representing the homeowners association.

“Nobody knew what the vote would be, obviously, but it was pretty overwhelming,” Ekmark said.

The vote took place during the annual meeting of the homeowner’s association, but residents also had the option to mail in their votes ahead of time.

“Very few people were at the meeting, so my guess is that most of the ballots were mailed in,” Ekmark said.

The amendment should be recorded by the HOA sometime this week, and then members will be notified, Ekmark said.

Level II and III sex offenders who currently live in the community will then be forced to move within 60 days, even if they own the property, and homeowners will be responsible for knowing who they’re renting to, Ekmark said.

“If there is someone living there, my guess is the board will talk to them and work with them in terms of putting a plan together,” he said. “My guess is the board will be reasonable and work with them depending on what the circumstances are.”

According to the Goodyear Police

(See Bans on Page 5)

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Pedestrian hit Sunday morning by

Glendale motorcycle officer

by Emily Toepfer assistant editor

A 70-year-old man had life-threatening injuries after being hit by a motorcycle officer and another vehicle at about 3 a.m. Sunday in Glendale, officials said.

An on-duty motorcycle officer was driving eastbound on Glendale Avenue near 107th Avenue when the man walked into the street going southbound, said Sgt. Scott Waite, a spokesman with the Glendale Police Department.

The man was not in a crosswalk, and was wearing dark clothing in an area that has no lighting, Waite said.

“The officer tried to avoid the collision and steered away from the impact, which occurred to the left front and left side of the police motorcycle, also impacting the officer’s left side,” he said.

The officer immediately ran toward the man, while also attempting to get an SUV traveling eastbound to stop by using his flashlight, Waite said.

The SUV also struck the pedestrian, but remained at the scene as the officer went to the pedestrian and called for help, Waite said.

The pedestrian was transported to the hospital with life-threatening injuries, Waite said.

The officer also sustained non-life threatening injuries and was released from the hospital, he said.

Impairment and speed were not a factor for anyone involved, Waite said.

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

Avondale man sentenced to 23 years for meth distribution in Missouri

by Emily Toepfer assistant editor

An Avondale man was sentenced Dec. 1 to 23 years in federal prison without parole for his role in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine in Springfield, Mo., according to a news release by the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Western District of Missouri.

Michael Ayala, 38, pleaded guilty July 5 to participating in a conspiracy to distribute meth, possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug-trafficking crime and participating in a money-laundering conspiracy, the release stated.

He is among seven co-defendants who have pleaded guilty and been sentenced, including Michael Thompson, 58, of Goodyear, the release stated.

Ayala supplied meth for distribution in the Springfield area every seven to 10 days. He was paid $9,000 per pound of meth, which was then sold for $12,000 per pound, the release stated.

The drugs arrived by mail and were then driven from Arizona to Missouri by Thompson and another man, who were stopped by law enforcement on April 15, 2015, in New Mexico, the release stated.

About 14.5 pounds of meth was found inside a

compartment near the back of their vehicle, and another 2,228 grams was hidden inside a luggage bag, the release stated.

The next day, a controlled delivery of meth was made to Ayala in Springfield. He was arrested during a traffic stop, and officers found a Springfield Armory 9mm semiautomatic pistol in the vehicle, as well as ammunition, syringes, and $19,231, the release stated.

A search warrant was also served at a house shared by Ayala and a woman involved in the distribution, and officers seized four large Tupperware containers containing about 1.5 kilograms of pure methamphetamine, a black briefcase containing baggies of meth and $1,520, a Taurus .410-caliber shotgun, a Cobra .380-caliber semi-automatic pistol, a loaded Quality Firearms .38-caliber revolver, a loaded Springfield Armory 9mm pistol, a Smith and Wesson .40-caliber pistol and $14,779 in a purse, the release stated.

Ayala admitted using the proceeds from distributing meth to buy assets, which also concealed the source of the proceeds, including a residential property and a 2012 Ford Mustang that must be forfeited to the government, the release stated.

Arizona legislator gets probation for food stamp fraud

by Emily Toepfer assistant editor

An Arizona lawmaker was sentenced Dec. 1 to one year of supervised probation and 100 hours of community service after pleading guilty in October to one count of unlawful use of food stamps.

State Rep. Cecilia Velasquez, who represents District 29, was indicted in May for 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.

In a statement released through her attorney after the sentencing, Velasquez said she sought assistance from DES several years ago after becoming ill and struggling financially, adding that she never had any malicious intent.

“Through this process, I learned that I made mistakes during the course of that assistance. I should be accountable for those mistakes — just like anyone else,” she said. “I deeply regret that, and I apologize to the people I represent for making those mistakes.”

Velasquez said the assistance did what it was supposed to do and helped pull her family out of poverty.

“I am eternally grateful it was available to us when we needed it most,” she said.

Velasquez paid back the money to the state before entering her change of plea, according to her attorney, Roy Herrera. She dropped her bid for re-election after being indicted.

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

Cecilia Velasquez

Business Briefcase

by Shane McOwen staff writer

Hello, readers, and welcome to the first December edition of the Business Briefcase! Glad to have you aboard.

We’re just over a fortnight away from Christmas and the beginning of Chanukah. Not too far away now!

Fortnight is a refreshing way to refer to a period of time. It’s two weeks, by the way, for those who aren’t familiar.

I’m a little disappointed the powers that be didn’t select fortnight to be part of the vocabulary nomenclature of the period between a day and a month. It’s just another linguistic gift from our friends across the pond that we’ve chosen not to use, much like “stone.” Stone is equivalent to 14 pounds, or as I like to call it, two touchdowns of weight. I’m not sure how frequently fortnight is used in the British lexicon, but I do know stone is still used to describe weight.

I’m pretty sure the measurement was born out of some smart-aleck child’s answer to a geology quiz regarding the weight of rocks. I’m not going to research it because, frankly, I like my scenario better.

Why don’t we get started with some business news before I spend a fortnight converting historical figures’ weights into stone through internet sleuthing.

First up, Estrella Women’s Health Center has completed its move to a new 10,500-square-foot building at 9930 W. Indian School Road in Phoenix.

Estrella Women’s Health Center also has another location in Goodyear, 1170 N. Estrella Parkway, Suite A107.

For information, call 623-846-7558.

In Avondale, Your Friendly Car Guy is open at 919 N. Dysart Road, Suite D. Your Friendly Car Guy sells older, used

vehicles for a low price. All vehicles currently listed on the inventory page have more than 100,000 miles, but most are priced between $2,000 and $3,000.

A bit of a nice way to get some wheels without breaking the bank, wouldn’t you say?

Check out yourfriendlycarguy.com for information, or call 602-842-9530.

Abicenna Skin and Laser is now taking appointments at 13575 W. Indian School Road, Suite 300, in Avondale, and is planning a grand opening celebration for Saturday and Dec. 12.

Abicenna specializes in platelet-rich plasma, using a client’s own plasma to create a serum to rejuvenate the skin. It’s a lot like the vampire mask, but with a clear serum of plasma, instead of (somewhat terrifying) blood.

It also has the Vivace radio frequency microneedling device, using radio frequency to rejuvenate skin and hair. Abicenna is the only location in the West Valley with the device, said Sam Maula, a doctor with Abicenna.

“I’m excited because I think there aren’t a lot of places that offer this,” Maula said.

Abicenna also offers the bread and butter skin care services: Laser hair removal, laser tattoo removal, Botox, fillers and chemical peels, among other services.

The website is still under construction, but prospective clients can visit abicenna. com and enter their email to be updated when the site is live.

For information, call 623-455-8554.

That’s all for this week, folks, thanks for tuning in.

For those putting up pre-lit Christmas trees, I give you the well-wishing of having all the lights actually turn on. Send questions, comments or tips to smcowen@westvalleyview.com. I’ll do my best to get back to all submissions in a (relatively) timely manner.

Until next time, take care.

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

Construction project to cause delays on Dysart Road

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Motorists who use Dysart Road north of Interstate 10 to Indian School Road in Avondale are being warned to plan for possible delays as crews start work on a project in the area.

The city of Avondale will have restrictions and closures in place on the road from Dec. 8 through mid-March 2017.

The project will include installing fiber conduit along the east side of Dysart

Road, providing the city necessary fiber communications to eight traffic signals along Dysart.

Traffic monitoring cameras will also be installed to facilitate traffic flow.

To allow for the construction, there will be intermittent right lane closures and lane restrictions.

The project is being administered by the Arizona Department of Transportation and funded federally through Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality.

Shane McOwen

Water bill

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Office will determine if an investigation should be conducted, Garcia said.

But if there is an investigation, the Attorney General’s Office can’t comment on it, Garcia said.

Controversy erupted in October when a group of residents organized after they received super-sized water bills and were told by the city they had water leaks or theft.

Angry with the city’s response, the residents recently filed paperwork to begin collecting signatures on petitions to force an election to recall Mayor Jackie Meck.

An organizational meeting for that effort will be at noon Saturday at the Buckeye Aquatics Center, 1003 E. Eason Ave., Buckeye.

In the complaint made to the Attorney General’s Office, Beverly Davis said she got a water bill in October for 24,000 gallons of water for a home she cares for that’s owned by her daughter, who lives elsewhere.

Davis said water bills fluctuated from $217 to $500 over several months after the city took over the Global Water system, which previously served the area.

Scott Armstrong said he also filed a complaint with the Attorney General’s Office in mid-November.

Armstrong, who said he lives on a retirement budget, reported his average water bill had been $130 a month until November, when the bill jumped to $223.

After attending a meeting of residents, Armstrong said he learned that others in the city had similar problems, some with much higher bills.

Jennifer Liewer, a public relations consultant retained by the city to deal with the water billing issue, said the city had not received Armstrong’s complaint.

The city released a report that showed there had been 145 calls in November to a hot line established for residents with water billing issues.

According to the report, 72 cases were closed and 73 remain open.

The report stated that 19 bills were adjusted, 26 water leaks or other issues were identified and nine billing errors were found.

The city serves about 20,000 water accounts.

Water billing issues can be reported to the city by calling the hot line at 623-349-6900.

Buckeye city officials did not respond to a request for comment on this story by press time.

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

KPHO/KTVK contributed to this story.

Murdered

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arrested and faces charges of second-degree murder and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, Matteson said.

Deputies responded to the home at about 8:20 a.m. Sunday after a woman called 911, frantically screaming that her son was stabbing her husband, Matteson said.

Randy fled the scene on foot before deputies arrived, and was found nearby at 129th Avenue and Colter Street, he said.

He was arrested without incident, and was allegedly muttering to himself about “taking out his father,” and claimed to be on PCP, Matteson said.

His mother suffered a slash wound to her hand, Matteson said.

According to reports, a verbal altercation occurred at

Bans

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Department, one Level II sex offender lives in the community, a 33-year-old man who was convicted in 2004 of attempted sexual conduct with a minor and sexual abuse. His two victims were known to him.

Ekmark said the vote wasn’t spurred by an incident, but came about because the Legislature passed a bill last year allowing HOAs to regulate sex offenders living in their communities if they include it in their covenants, conditions and restrictions.

the house earlier in the day, and Randy allegedly ran to the kitchen and grabbed a knife, then attacked his father unprovoked, Matteson said.

The case is still under investigation, and detectives are awaiting toxicology reports, he said.

Maricopa County court records show Randy was also arrested in September for criminal trespassing.

According to an October 2013 article on the Estrella Mountain Community College website, Eddie Zuleger taught administration of justice studies full time at the Avondale school from 1990 to 2013, and was named Educator of the Year in 2013 by the Arizona Justice Educators Association.

He retired in January 1991 from the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office after 21 years, and later became a captain with the Arizona Department of Corrections as an investigations manager and manager of the Internal Affairs Unit, according to the article.

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

Palm Valley has five communities in Goodyear that are managed by five separate HOAs: Phase I; Phase II and III, which are combined; Phase V; Phase 8 North Parcel; and Phase 8 South Parcel. The ban only applies to Phase I.

When asked if he thinks the ban in Phase I could spur other HOAs to do the same, Ekmark said it has been approved in other communities already.

“This one got the most media attention, so there’s a good chance that because of the media attention, there will be more communities that want to do this,” he said.

“Although I haven’t heard of any yet.”

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

Goodyear house fire causes

by Emily Toepfer assistant editor

A Goodyear home sustained major damage in a fire early Sunday morning northwest of Dysart Road and Van Buren Street, officials said.

Firefighters responded to the call at about 5 a.m. and found the house well involved in fire, said Battalion Chief Russ Braden, a spokesman with the Goodyear Fire Department.

“Within a few minutes, the on-scene incident commander removed all crews out of the home and changed to a defensive stance, fighting the fire from only the outside of the home. This was due to the roof structure beginning to fail,” Braden said.

The fire also extended to a separate storage building and other items in the backyard, he said.

Crews from Goodyear, Avondale and Tolleson began to gain control of the fire at about 5:20 a.m., Braden said.

Only one person was home at the time of the fire, and no injuries were reported, he said.

The house sustained major damage and cannot be re-occupied at this time. The cause of the fire has not been determined, Braden said.

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

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.

City’s concern over water bills seems shallow

Buckeye ofﬁcials seem to go off the deep end every time they’re confronted with their residents’ deluge of mysterious water bill spikes.

The City Council held a meeting Nov. 28 to decide 2017 water rates. The council had previously approved a rate hike that was to take effect in January, but pulled a 180, unanimously agreeing to keep rates the same for the majority of residents and even lower them for others.

Before we go any further, it’s important to understand how water rates are calculated.

All residents pay a base rate of $32.94. The majority of residents fall into the lowest tier for water usage (up to 6,000 gallons per month) and pay $3.93 per 1,000 gallons used. Those who use more than 6,000 gallons per month pay higher rates as they climb tiers. Tier 2 is set at $5.70 per 1,000 gallons for 6,001-10,000 gallons used. Tier 3 is set at $9.75 per 1,000 gallons for 10,001-15,000 gallons used. Tier 4 is $14.62 per 1,000 gallons for 15,001 to 30,000 gallons used and Tier 5 is $15.48 per gallon for anything over 30,000 gallons.

That means someone who uses all 6,000 gallons a month pays $56.52. Someone who uses 10,000 gallons pays $79.32. Someone who uses 15,000 gallons pays $128.07 and someone who uses 30,000 gallons pays $347.37.

The new rate structure will keep the lowest tier rate the same and drop Tier 2 to $4.91, Tier 3 to $6.14, Tier 4 to $7.68 and Tier 5 to $9.59.

All well and good, but the timing is conspicuous even though Dave Nigh, the city’s water resources director, said it had nothing to do with scores of unexplained water bill spikes — some to the tune of $600 plus. Nigh said the timing was coincidental, that the water rate study had been in the works since last summer. But before residents started ﬂooding the city with complaints and threatening to recall Mayor Jackie Meck and possibly other council members, the council was onboard to raise rates, not lower them. Doesn’t exactly sound coincidental to us.

Dan Jackson, the consultant who has advised the city on water rates since 2013, said the decision to keep some rates the same and lower others for 2017 was due in part to higher-than-expected revenues. No kidding? Could it be that those higher-than-expected revenues are due in large part to residents’ paying three, four, ﬁve, six times what they should be? Or is that a coincidence, too?

Despite setting up a hot line and email for residents to contact the city after they’ve received water bills that are double, triple, quadruple what they should be, the City Council still seems to be playing the denial card.

Meck said the 2017 water rates “should really help people lower their bills,” as if those $300-$600 water bills are justiﬁed, and the city is simply doing its residents a good turn. The city admitted that the majority of residents fall into the 6,000-gallon tier, which isn’t set to change with the new rates, so the new rates won’t help those people lower their bills. Tier 2’s rate will only lower by 79 cents (a $3 difference for 10,000 gallons), a drop in the bucket, and Tier 3 by $3.61 (a $21 difference for 15,000 gallons), so not much help there, either. But Tier 4’s rate will lower by $6.94 (a $125 difference for 30,000 gallons), and Tier 5’s by $5.89, which would really help those people lower their bills. Coincidence that most residents disputing their bills fall into Tiers 4 and 5?

Councilman Eric Orsborn followed suit, saying the new rates would mitigate the “sticker shock” for residents who have seen giant spikes in their bills, as if those residents are simply living beyond their means, luxuriating in more water than they can afford.

The city’s hot line was set up about a month ago, and for a time was on the city’s home page, but has since been buried under the “News” tab. Coincidence? The number is 623-349-6900. Residents can also report water bill spikes via email to waterhotline@buckeyeaz.gov.

Meck said 45 cases have already been solved with some of them receiving refunds, so why he and other council members are being intentionally obtuse is beyond us.

A group of residents has taken up the mantle to ﬁght

(See Shallow on Page 8)

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I want to take this opportunity to say thank you. Thank you to our veterans and their sacrifices for our liberties; to our first responders; to our medical professionals who are second to none; for the Framers and our Constitution, which document is under attack by many Americans yet is the very reason so many foreigners wish to immigrate here. I say thank you to the View for graciously printing our opinions and to those who send in articles. I neither agree with nor respect all opinions printed here but I do respect everyone’s First Amendment right to be heard. Those who take the time to pen their thoughts, and boldly affix their names for the community to see, deserve respect. The View will not print anonymous letters which I agree is good policy; anonymity is hard to respect. I love my country

and my liberties here. I consider myself a passionate patriot and I write accordingly. As such it is quite possible readers may choose to take offense to my words. It is unfortunate but unavoidable. However, I thank God every day that our Founders were less concerned about hurting feelings when they drafted the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence with the aid of Almighty Providence, as noted in many of their personal writings. God bless America and our freedom to disagree.

Jason Russell Goodyear

Trump better honor contract

Editor:

Trump has a contract with America! Allow me to suggest that if Donald Trump does advance an agenda that includes the following which he DID campaign on, I will give him the credit:

1. If he follows through on his promise to rebuild the infrastructure in America aside from the Keystone XL and Dakota Access pipelines and pushes Congress to fund this rebuilding, many quality jobs will be created and the

stock market may go up by 500 to 5,000 points.

2. If he protects Social Security and Medicare from being privatized as he promised, I will sleep better at night that he is not going to allow banksters to take control of our sacred hen house.

3. If he works to lessen the inﬂuence of dark money from people such as the Koch Brothers and Sheldon Adelson, as he promised, free speech will once again be free. Even better would be his support of Campaign Finance Reform and repeal of Citizens United.

4. If he keeps us from becoming involved in another nation’s civil war for which he criticized Hillary for and campaigned on, we will be able to concentrate on rebuilding the lives of deserving veterans, which he also campaigned on, instead of losing more precious American soldiers.

5. If he is really sincere about bringing back good jobs to America and penalizing any company who takes jobs and investment off shore by not allowing them to deduct relocation costs. More jobs will stay here and more tax revenue.

HE DID MAKE CAMPAIGN PROMISES HERE! If he follows through on these, I will say he

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deserves the credit. However, he and the Republicans also own all failures from this point on — PERIOD! And if these things don’t happen, he will be in breach of contract.

David Compton Litchﬁeld Park

The answer is simple

Editor:

Rick,

Your question to “what does all of that really mean”? Is simple. After all the dividing, the disrespect, the intolerance of the past 8 long years, even the Democrats understand it’s time to undo the ugly, divisive, intolerant, ignorant, small minded way of doing business simply because it doesn’t work.

If we don’t vote for Obama we are (MSNBC said back then) are racists, Warren said something rude about women who don’t support a “woman”, never mind her lack of ability losing conﬁdential paper work in Russia, India, never mind her covering up Terrorism in Benghazi, just ignore the fact HRC used an UN-secured personal server that placed America in a “Vulnerable position” to our enemies, and never mind HRC deleted thousands of emails AFTER the government asked to see them. HRC is proven to have Broken Federal Rules. Then she whited the emails out, destroying evidence and hammering them to destroy evidence. I guess you believe America is blind deaf and dumb. And us “uneducated Republicans” are deplorable as HRC said? I am saying We the People deserved BETTER than a liar, a money grubbing con artist who says one thing to America in public and another b ehind closed doors that pay her 6 ﬁ gures. HRC DID NOT apologize for the lie of the p hony video, or the UN-secured server, or calling out deplor-

able, for supporting aborting 5 month old fully formed babies. HRC promised to “put out of business coal/coal miners”, “raise taxes/regulations”, support abortion up to 5 months of age. Her desire for OPEN BOARDERS not offering security, protection or defense against foreign and domestic. Come on Rick, the Democratic policy is day by day bit by bit destroying our culture, our morals, our way of life, our belief, our America, our One Nation under God.

J.E. Kanlan Avondale

Medal for Trump

Editor: Rick Rivera,Did you know that Rosa Parks presented the Ellis Island Medal to Donald Trump for all the work he did for inner city youth inNYC.Did you also know that Hillary Clinton said That Sen. Byrd was her mentor.Did you also know that he was in the kkk?

Al Wolfson Goodyear

Not a mandate indeed

Editor:

This letter is in response to three separate letters from the post-election edition of the West Valley View on Wednesday 11/16.

Ms. Thompsons letter predicting Republican reaction to a loss in the Presidential election must seem surreal as she watches the Democrats go through every level of grief she foretold and more, Projection Much?

Mr. Rivera wants to know what he should do now that Mr. Trump is the President-Elect, many with the same questions on their mind should follow the directive of their Corrupt Queen, “We owe him an Open Mind and a chance to lead.” With all of the options available for News and Information they may also want to look up what Mr. Trump actually said and not rely on the Crony Media talking points and false narratives.

Lastly Mr. Trumps’ election may not be a “Mandate” to some

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but if you look back over the four elections since Mr. Obama won the Presidency in 2008, Democrats have lost over 900 State legislative seats. Republicans have increased Governorships to 34 and now have legislative control over all but ﬁve states. These gains have come partly through the party’s efforts but mainly because hard working, common sense Americans of all backgrounds and political stripes are showing up to stop the advance of the Left and their Socialist agenda.

Whether you call us Deplorables, Rednecks, Bitter Clingers, Rubes, Tea Party or the Silent Majority we are guided by our love for this country and we will stand up to preserve it as founded. God Bless America.

Rob Puckett Waddell

Trump’s no bully

Editor:

Well there are some Newspeople “talking about Donald Trump being a bully again.” When I hear these things, it reminds me of being called a bully from First grade through Seventh grade! In my opinion it never was true. (the short version) I was the biggest kid in the class in ﬁ rst grade. The school jumped a kindergartner up into our class. He was dressed

funny, but we soon found out that he was way ahead of all of us in reading, writing and arithmetic! The other boys in the class wanted to pick on him. I decided they weren’t going to do that.

The next year I was no longer the biggest kid. I was only second, but I became good friends with the new biggest kid. I explained to the new biggest how I protected the “brainchild,” so then the two biggest boys in the second grade worked together to protect the brain!

In my view this continued right up to the time my family moved out of Phoenix following my seventh grade year. Though other kids still thought I was the bully, so during my seventh grade year they got a kid much bigger than I was to go to my home and ﬁght me. So the ﬁght started, thankfully my nextdoor neighbor was a Phoenix policeman. He came out and stopped us. He (Mr. “Cop”) made us talk it out. Turns out this big kid thought he was righting a wrong, even though I hadn’t touched any of these kids in over two years!

P.S. To Laura Rivas, when my parents moved us to the White Tank subdivision. We saw lights on top of the Mountain over and over again! Turned out it was the tractors from Case proving grounds.

Bernard Oviatt Salome

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Trump has difﬁcult job

Editor:

The election is over but the ongoing internal conflict is not. As we go forward that will become obvious. The national media will continue as usual. The president-elect stated he would have to “drain the swamp” but that is going to be very difficult since many of the elected officials in that “swamp” have been instrumental in getting us into this mess in the first place — and they were returned to Washington by the same voters who wanted a new direction. Those of his Party, who had turned against him, now want to be included. All of the above cannot be trusted. Many will do that which benefits themselves the most. Since the election we have seen violence across the nation even though most demonstrators, students and others, have no idea of what really is at stake here. Now let’s look at the ideologically serious protestor. In their demonstrations they repeatedly state “the people united will never be defeated.” This is a commonly used communist chant. It is

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easily interchangeable for all their demonstrations. During the 1970’s and 80’s (as always) they used it in their periodic demonstrations in front of the federal building in Los Angeles. They lost this round to be part of an ideological shift in power. Their violence tells you about their system.

While we do not know where the president-elect really stands, that will be determined by what he does or does not do during the first one hundred days. We can be sure that powerful opposing forces will not just go away. An infrastructure has been laid and people put in position for an ideological change. Based on what we think we know about him, he, at this stage, represents a threat to that situation he is about to inherit.

Karl Nelson Goodyear

Reasons behind Electoral College

Editor:

I wish people would understand how the EC (Electoral College) works. Endless you live in CA, TX, PA, NY, FL, MI your vote is not worth one cent. This is where the most people live, and will determine who will win the popular vote. Our founders were very smart to come up with EC, to insure that every one’s vote count. Since 1804,

there has been 54 presidential election, and only four times had the popular vote was more then the candidate who won the EC. They were in 1876,1888, 2000, and 2016.

inorder for the popular vote to work and be honest, a number of things will have to be done. Starting with picture ID, dead people remove for the voting rolls, voter registration with veriﬁcation, and only one day for voting — like it was in the past. Plus, when a state poles are closed, the results can not be broadcast until all state poles are closed.

Since we know the above will never happen, forget about the popular vote determining who the next president will be.

Rollin Neumann Goodyear

Trump’s cabinet picks troubling

Editor:

Assuming the electors don’t go rogue, Donald Trump will be the next President. This might present a challenge to hate radio talkers like Hannity and Limbaugh who have made millions of dollars attacking the President of the United States for eight years.

I anticipate Mr. Trump having a difﬁcult time satisfying the 25% of eligible voters who voted for him since many of his proposals are absurd, impossible, or anti-American. He is the kind of person Hamilton and other Founders had in mind when they warned against pretenders and unqualiﬁed people winning the election and created the Electoral

College.

Already his appointments are troubling to many: Retired General Michael Flynn falsely warns against Sharia Law infiltrating our courts. VicePresident Pence advocates “conversion therapy” to “cure” gays and lesbians. Advisor Steve Bannon advocates for white supremacy. Possible AG Jeff Sessions said, “He is OK with the Ku Klux Klan.” Homeland Security frontrunner Kris Kobach wrote the unconstitutional Arizona SB 1070. I guess when he drained the swamp in Washington, D.C. this is what he found.

Among those who will beneﬁt from the Trump presidency are weapon sellers, Big Oil, Comrade Putin, Big Pharma, businesses who discriminate against gay customers, rightwing fake-news sites, the KKK and tax-dodging millionaires. Some would call that a basket of deplorables.

The economy is recovering steadily from the 2008 recession, job creation is robust, incomes are up for most Americans, net illegal immigration is at zero, ISIS is being destroyed, gun ownership is secure, more people have health insurance coverage, our military is the strongest ever, and minority high school graduation rates are up. Considering Pres. Obama had to deal with a Congress that opposed him on almost everything, that’s not too shabby.

Let’s hope results are almost as good during Pres. Trump’s tenure.

John Flynn Goodyear

City Hall by beginning the recall process and most recently contacting the Attorney General, a seemingly necessary step since it appears the city isn’t taking water bills that rival mortgages seriously. The group has planned an organizational meeting for noon Saturday at the Buckeye Aquatics Center, 1003 E. Eason Ave., Buckeye. We urge anyone who thinks his water bill isn’t what it should be to attend.

The city has gotten itself into hot water already by telling its residents that water leaks and theft must be the root causes of the water bill spikes. Yet even after investigating several cases and refunding hundreds of dollars, the city still seems to be insinuating that residents are to blame.

West Valley View partner KPHO/KTVK quoted Nigh, referring to refunds, as saying, “Sometimes it’s just been cheaper for us. We’ve spent so many hours, we’re spending more time and money trying to ﬁnd a hundreddollar spike than it’s worth, so it’s easier for us to say, “hey let’s just write it off’ and help the customer and move on.”

Way to patronize the victim, Dave.

Buckeye needs to admit there is a serious problem and solve it instead of lowering water rates and calling it a coincidence while patting itself on the back for “helping” residents, referring to $600 water bills as “sticker shock,” and paying out refunds because it’s easier than acknowledging there really is a problem and that residents are getting soaked.

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Avondale seniors continue tamale-making tradition

cooks, which makes obtaining them from an outside source attractive.

Lutz said two cooks at the Avondale Community Center use their recipes to prepare the tamale meat, then up to 60 volunteers from the Senior Site Council assemble the tamales in corn husks and cook them in a steamer before freezing them.

by Glenn Gullickson staff writer

Folks who want some of the tamales sold annually by the Avondale Senior Center won’t have to pre-order the traditional holiday treats this year, because the tamales will be available first-come, first-served.

The hot or mild beef tamales will be sold from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Dec. 12-15 and 8 a.m. to noon Dec. 16 at the Avondale Community Center, 1007 S. Third St., Avondale. The cost is $16 a dozen.

Erin Lutz, senior center coordinator, said 180 dozen tamales are being prepared for the sale.

“We’re going to make as many or more as last year,” when the tamales were sold out, Lutz said. “People want to get their tamales.”

Lutz said the practice of pre-ordering the tamales was dropped this year to streamline the process.

Tamales are a traditional part of holiday meals, especially among the Hispanic community, Lutz said.

But preparing tamales is labor-intensive for home

The process involves shredding the meat, removing the fat and blending seasonings, Lutz said.

“They’ve got it down to a science,” she said. “Everyone has a part.”

Lutz estimated the project, which has been a tradition at the senior center for years, takes about 100 hours during sessions that include Christmas music and fellowship.

“We’ve got a lively group,” Lutz said. “This is a big part of their holiday time.”

The project is a fundraiser for the Senior Site Council, with money going to pay for exercise instructors, DJs, bingo supplies and other activities.

Lutz said the senior center serves up to 100 people a day, with 142 attending a Thanksgiving dinner the week before the holiday.

For information, call 623-333-2705.

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

Hollywood icon at center of EMCC play

One-act tells story about Bette Davis

by Glenn Gullickson staff writer

An incident from the life of Hollywood legend Bette Davis drives the plot of the latest production by the theater group at Estrella Mountain Community College.

Interviewing Miss Davis will be performed at 7 p.m. Thursday and 3 and 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday at the college’s Performing Arts Center, 3000 N. Dysart Road, Avondale. Admission is free.

The one-act play featuring a cast of three actresses centers on an afternoon late in Davis’ life when she interviewed a candidate to replace her longtime assistant.

George Lopercio, who is directing the EMCC production, said the play is autobiographical because New York playwright Laura Maria Censabella drew the material from an interview she once had for the job with Davis.

“She’s a marvelous playwright,” said Lopercio, who studied with Censabella at the New School of Drama in New York. Davis, who was nominated 10 times for the Academy Award and won two in the 1930s, is remembered for roles in movies

such as Jezebel, All About Eve and What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? before her death at age 81 in 1989.

“I’m a huge Bette Davis fan,” Lopercio said. “The play has been so much fun to work on.”

To find an actress to play Davis, Lopercio sent an audition notice to the PebbleCreek Players in Goodyear and cast the group’s Laurie Farquhar.

“She did a huge amount of research,” Lopercio said.

He said Farquhar captures Davis’ essence at a time when the actress was challenged by age, illness and a punishing memoir written by her daughter.

Farquhar said she won’t be impersonating Davis on stage.

“She did have a unique voice. I don’t try to sound like her,” Farquhar said. “I try to think like Bette Davis. She was a very strong actress and she had a very strong personality.”

That reputation earned Davis an iconic status among moviegoers of a certain age, but college students likely have little knowledge of her.

“I knew the name, but I didn’t really know who she was,” said Ashley Martin, an EMCC sophomore who plays Davis’ assistant who is to be replaced.

Martin said her character is “torn in all kinds of different directions” as the

women review their relationship.

EMCC student Megan McHone plays the woman being interviewed to take over the job.

The play is set in the 1980s, and Martin said she’s had fun with the period costumes and “big hair.”

“Anyone with nostalgia for the ’80s will enjoy the play,” Lopercio said.

Twenty-seven students from EMCC’s theater production class are on the crew for the play.

“The students are doing every aspect of the production,” Lopercio said.

The play will be performed in the Performing Arts Center’s black box theater seating about 60 people, which Lopercio said creates “more of an intimate feel for the audience.”

It’s the third of three one-act plays in an EMCC fall repertory series that featured Arizona premieres.

Lopercio said he selected the works from hundreds of plays that were submitted.

Staging plays never performed in the region “gives the students a whole new perspective,” Lopercio said. “It’s a living, breathing endeavor to watch the play be molded.”

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

View photo by Jordan Christopher LAURIE FARQUHAR of Goodyear rehearses her role as Bette Davis for the upcoming production of Interviewing Miss Davis, which is set to run Thursday through Saturday at the Estrella Mountain Community College Performing Arts Center in Avondale.

View photo by Jordan Christopher

ANA BARRA of Avondale works with other seniors making tamales for the upcoming annual tamale sale, set for Dec. 12-15 at the Avondale Community Center.

Tolleson set to twinkle with Luces de Navidad annual celebration

Street festival runs Sat., Sun. along Van Buren

by Emily Toepfer assistant editor

Tolleson will be twinkling during its annual Luces de Navidad Street Festival from noon to 11 p.m. Saturday and noon to 8 p.m. Sunday.

The free event is being held on Van Buren Street, and the road will be closed between 91st and 94th avenues from 5 a.m. Saturday to midnight Monday.

The weekend will include carnival rides and plenty of free family activities, such as holiday story times, a reindeer toss, crafts, dance parties, photos with Santa and a snowman costume contest, where parents have to dress their children up as a snowman as quickly as possible.

“This is going to be cute,” said Ruth Espinoza, recreation programmer for the city. “I have everything all made — I even made my own little orange noses.”

A “reindeer” ring ride will run Sunday, and rides on the Polar Express train will be given both days.

“When they get on the train, they get a golden believe ticket sticker, and when they get off, they get a jingle bell,” Espinoza said.

Various bands will also perform, including and a special presentation by AJ Castillo, a three-time award winner who is known for his unique accordion sound and style.

At 7 p.m. Saturday, the traditional light parade will run down Van Buren, which typically includes about 35 to 45 entries decked out with bright bulbs.

Following the parade, the city will bid farewell to outgoing Mayor Adolfo Gámez and Councilwoman Kathie Farr, who have served on the City Council for 35 years and 17 years, respectively.

Food trucks and craft vendors will be on site during the event.

WHAT: Tolleson Luces de Navidad WHEN: noon to 11 p.m.

Saturday and noon to 8 p.m.

Sunday WHERE: Van Buren Street between 94th and 91st avenues in Tolleson COST: Free

Luces lineup

Saturday

• Noon to 3 p.m. — Polar Express story time and photos with Santa.

• Noon — Reindeer toss for parents and children.

• 1 p.m. — Mariachi Pasion band performs.

• 2 p.m. — Meet and greet with Calum Worthy from Austin and Ally

• 3:30 p.m. — Unstoppable band performs.

• 4 p.m. — Reindeer door hanger craft.

• 5 p.m. — Juju dance contest and party.

• 7 p.m. — Luces de Navidad Light Parade.

• Following light parade — AJ Castillo performs.

Sunday

• Noon to 3 p.m. — Snowy Day story time and photos with Santa.

• Noon — Snowman picture frame craft.

• 1 p.m. — Parent and child snowman costume contest.

• 2 p.m. — Ugliest sweater contest for adults.

• 2:30 p.m. — Wreath decorating for teens.

• 4 p.m. — Nae Nae dance contest and party.

A free shuttle will be available at Tolleson City Hall, 9555 W. Van Buren St., and at the northeast and southeast corners of 91st Avenue and Van Buren. ADA parking will be available at the southwest corner of 91st Avenue and Van Buren.

For information about the event, visit tollesonaz.org/events or contact the Parks and Recreation Department at 623-4744992.

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

kick off the annual festival Saturday morning.

Litchfield

by Glenn Gullickson staff writer

Litchfield Park will mark the holiday season with its annual parade and street festival, including an expanded snow play area.

Christmas in the Park will be from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday in the center of town along Wigwam Boulevard and Old Litchfield Road.

Tricia Kramer, who is planning the traditional event as the city’s special events coordinator, said 6,000 people are expected to attend the family-friendly event.

The centerpiece is the parade, which starts at 10 a.m., with about 75 units passing along Old Litchfield Road.

Kramer said hundreds of people will participate in the parade, including high school marching bands, local Scout and school groups, nonprofit agencies, businesses and local dignitaries.

In a nod to next year’s centennial anniversary of the settling of Litchfield Park, the parade’s co-grand marshals will be Charlie Salem, the city’s first mayor, and Bob McMillan, whose family helped found the community.

Another highlight will be the APS clown troupe float, Kramer said.

Santa and Mrs. Claus will close out the parade riding on “Big Red,” an antique fire truck from Goodyear, then the couple will be available for visits and photos with children in the gazebo.

Children are the focus of several festival

activities, including a snow play area with 15 tons of snow that will be sectioned off with areas for children ages 6 and younger and ages 7 and older.

Kramer said the snow will be made on-site in about an hour the morning of the event and, weather permitting, the white stuff is expected to last through the afternoon.

New this year will be an obstacle course for children featuring holiday-themed inflatables.

At Santa’s Workshop, children will have the opportunity to create free “make and take” crafts.

Elf’s Alley will have gaming and inflatables for children.

Holiday shopping can be done among about 70 arts and crafts vendors who will be set up on the lawn at the Litchfield Park Branch Library.

Food vendors will also participate.

An entertainment stage near Restaurant Row will feature performances by local school music and dance groups, including the children’s choir from the Church at Litchfield Park.

Mayor Thomas Schoaf will end the day’s festivities with a reading of The Night Before Christmas.

Admission is free. Some activities require a fee.

For information, call 623-935-9040 or visit litchfield-park.org.

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

View photo by Ray Thomas

SANTA WAVES TO THE CROWD during last year’s Christmas in the Park parade in Litchfield Park. This year’s parade is set to

Tolleson boys soccer wins

Bulldog Invite; La Joya boys hoops start 3-0; T.V. football has 12 all-region players

Estrella Foothills wins big in season opener

Lady Wolves pour it on 2nd half for 8-0 victory

by Casey Pritchard sports editor

Estrella Foothills’ offensive attack was relentless in its girls soccer season opener Nov. 29 against Peoria, but the Lady Wolves struggled to put the ball in the back of the net during the first half.

That changed in the second half, as Estrella scored six goals and ran away with a dominating 8-0 victory.

“I think they were just kind of getting used to each other,” Estrella coach Rosie Gonzalez said. “We’re playing a different formation this year, so I think a lot of them don’t know how to play that formation because in their club, they play the basic 4-4-2. We’re playing a three only defense with four middles and three forwards, so that means my middles have to be running a lot more than they usually do. I just think it’s a lot of adjusting to the new formation, and the upperclassmen need to open up to the underclassmen so they can be more united.”

The 3-4-3 formation is something Gonzalez implemented to use the team’s speed and skill.

“We have so many offensive players that I think we should take advantage of it and be a pressuring team,” she said. “We’re having the mindset that we should score in the first 10 minutes, because the pressure and formation should be pushing and pushing on their half.”

The formation could burn the Wolves defensively if mistakes are made, but it’s a chance Gonzalez said she’s willing to take.

“It’s definitely a risky formation, but it’s an offensive and attacking formation; hopefully it works,” Gonzalez said. “There are definitely mistakes we have to capitalize on with the 3-4-3, but for the first game, I wasn’t too mad.”

Junior Justine Rios plays center back, so a lot of the defensive burden is put on her.

“I’m the leader in the back, I’m the last man, so if it gets past me, it’s kind of on me,” Rios said. “It’s really big because everyone back there trusts me, so I know there’s a lot riding on my position.”

Rios added that the formation has been difficult to pick up because there hasn’t been much practice with it. However, she said the Lady Wolves worked really well as a team in the first game and she thinks they’re getting it down.

The Lady Wolves’ outside midfielders will also play a key role in the formation, needing to move forward and backward quickly on the wings. Alexis Hayes and Gaby Valdez are the starters at those positions, but Sarah Stentz and Arianna Karlage play important roles off the bench, Gonzalez said.

“They’re just like starters,” Gonzalez said. “That’s what we’re practicing this season, our level shouldn’t drop when we have a sub, our level should stay the same because we have so many talented players.”

Estrella also has a very youthful team, with five freshmen and five sophomores of the 17 on the roster. There are three juniors and four seniors, including captain

ALEXIS HAYES, 9, of Estrella Foothills maneuvers with the ball Nov. 29 past a Peoria defender. Hayes scored two of the Lady Wolves’ eight goals in a shutout victory.

Veronica Valencia, a midfielder.

“Last year, we made her captain at the end of the season because of her leadership off the field, and definitely on the field,” Gonzalez said. “She never backs down from any ball, she pushes the girls when one has their head down, she’s telling them, ‘It’s OK, get your head up.’ She’s been doing an awesome job keeping the girls in line, starting practice or whatever it is. Off the field and on the field, she’s a little stud.”

Valencia relishes the role, she said.

“It’s definitely exciting, a lot of hard work and a lot of pressure, but I’m loving it,” she said. “I love my team, I love the respect they gave me and coach. It’s great.”

1st-half jitters

Estrella struggled to get things going in the first half,

despite a myriad of opportunities.

“They knew I was very frustrated the first half because we were doing everything besides ending in net,” Gonzalez said. “Second half, we regrouped, refocused, kind of remembered what we talked about, all our goals, and they were like, oh yeah, we can play, let’s one-two each other. That’s when they started getting a little more comfortable.”

The opening goal didn’t come until the 26th minute when Gaby Hayes got a crossing pass next to the penalty spot and kicked it into the top left corner of the net for a 1-0 Lady Wolves advantage.

Estrella made it 2-0 with 7:42 remaining in the first half when Halee Yeager ran down a ball from midfield at the

View photo by Ray Thomas

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Tolleson soccer wins Bulldog Invitational

Westview finishes tournament 2-1

by Shane McOwen sports writer

Tolleson kicked off its boys soccer season with a bang.

The Wolverines went 5-0 in the Bulldog Invitational tournament from Nov. 28 to Dec. 3, defeating Phoenix Barry Goldwater 5-2 in the championship game Dec. 3.

Tolleson cruised through its first two games in group play, pounding Peoria Sunrise Mountain 12-1 and Phoenix St. Mary’s 11-0.

Tolleson scored three second-half goals to defeat Westview 4-1 in the final group game, and dispatched Peoria Liberty 2-1 in the semifinals before beating Goldwater in the final.

Emmanuel Rayas and Luis Uribe each scored goals in the Liberty win, and also scored in the final against Goldwater, along with a goal from Armando Valdez and two from freshman Kelvin Guerrero.

Tolleson, which made it to the Division I quarterfinals last season, has a familiar, yet new team, coach Ben Andronic said.

“We have a talented group, but there are a lot of new pieces,” Andronic said. “They’re pieces we had two years ago, but didn’t play [last year]. It’s almost like we have a brand new team, but we know the kids. It’s just taking the time to jell together.”

Andronic said one of the main goals of the tournament was to get some games under the team’s belt without having to sacrifice losing out on power points with regular season contests. The tournament victory was the icing on that cake.

“It’s just an extended preseason for us, and hopefully, we can tweak a few things and see how we react,” Andronic said.

kicks the ball Nov. 30 as Westview’s Chase Arlak approaches from behind. Arlak had a goal for the Knights, but Tolleson wound up with the 4-1 victory.

“Our goal is to get our pieces right and push for getting into the playoffs. That’s always one of our main goals, getting in the playoffs, and then hopefully, going on for a late run.”

Tolleson faced its first adversity in its game against Westview.

The Wolverines scored just four minutes into the game thanks to Uribe finishing Valdez’s cross inside the six-yard box.

Westview answered just six minutes later with a goal to equalize. Chase Arlak received a long through ball and finished it across the goal, beating the diving

them [Westview] is a smart team. They’re going to play to our disadvantage. They’re going to try to plug in the defensive holes and try to frustrate us, and they did.”

Tolleson cleaned up its play in the second half, and came out of the break as the aggressors. The Wolverines pressured Westview into mishandling the ball a few times, and took advantage immediately. Valdez collected the ball in the penalty area with his back to the goal, turned around with a defender marking him and fired a shot that beat Westview keeper Cristian Mena, giving Tolleson the 2-1 lead. Mena deflected the shot, but not enough to keep it from hitting the back of the net.

The Wolverines’ Cesar Martinez added a goal from the penalty spot with just over 22 minutes remaining in the game, and Kelvin Guerrero scored 10 minutes later to close the score sheet.

“[Westview’s] game plan of what they wanted to do, they executed that in the first half,” Andronic said. “In the second half, it just came down to who wanted it more, I think. Again, they had a great team to counter our mistakes in the first half and frustrated us, but in the second half, we came out really strong and got that quick goal. We just told our guys at halftime [to] calm down, you’re just frustrating yourselves even more.”

The score sheet has been kind to the Wolverines so far. Five players have already tallied at least five goals this season. Guerrero and Uribe are tied for the team lead with seven apiece. Rayas has six, and Valdez and Martinez each have five.

Tolleson keeper in the process.

“We got the quick goal, and I don’t know if maybe the kids thought since they got it so fast, that it was going to be, not saying an easy night, but [that] it was going to be our night, because the previous two nights, we scored in the first five minutes and then didn’t quit scoring,” Andronic said.

Westview took advantage of sloppy midfield play to produce its goal.

“We made a bad pass right there and kind of let ourselves down,” Andronic said. “Good on them for finishing our mistake. We told

Knights soccer

Westview finished 2-1 in the Bulldog Invitational, beating St. Mary’s 5-1 and Sunrise Mountain 5-0 before losing to Tolleson.

Westview coach Stephen Bower said his team played five great halves during the tournament, conceding only two goals during that time. Things only got away from the Knights in the final half against Tolleson,

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Opener

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top of the 18-yard box and lofted a shot over the goalie and into the net. Other than those two opportunities, Peoria’s keeper stymied Estrella in the first half.

“The game goes like that sometimes, you can have possession and the goals don’t go in,” Gonzalez said. “Thankfully, they did start going in second half. The goalie did great, I thought they pressured us more in the first half than they did second half, but our girls woke up second half.”

Peoria had three quality chances in the first half, but Estrella goalie Kianna Munoz was up to the challenge in preserving the shutout.

In the second half, the scoring became rampant. Estrella scored six times from five different players. Alexis Hayes had the first two goals, then the Wolves got tallies from Rios, Abby Dayton, Anita Moreno and Sarah Stenz. The last four goals came in the final 13 minutes, as the Lady Wolves seemed to have broken Peoria’s spirit.

“It was kind of rough at the beginning, but we definitely picked it up,” Valencia said. “Coach gave us a little talk and we all pushed it and knew we wanted it.”

Rios’ goal was on a penalty kick. After the PK was awarded from the official, Gonzalez shouted to the field, “Who wants it?” Rios stepped up and knocked it in with a hard shot that glanced off the goalie’s hands and into the back of the net. It came on Rios’ special day.

“I just wanted to score on my birthday because I never really get to score because I’m defense,” Rios said. “With the new formation, I don’t get to go up a lot, so I was like, I want to take it.

“It felt really good. I was surprised it went in because I normally go to my left, and this time, I tried to go to my right and it didn’t work, it went down the middle and I got lucky.”

Estrella played in the Phoenix Country Day School tournament Dec. 2-3, winning all four games to claim the tournament championship. The Lady Wolves beat Chandler Valley Christian 2-1, Phoenix Camelback 9-0, Desert Edge 11-0 and Chandler Prep 4-0 in the finals.

The Lady Wolves returned to action Tuesday against Phoenix Shadow Ridge. The result was unavailable at press time. Their next game is at 6 p.m. Thursday when they host Peoria Sunrise Mountain.

Gonzalez has high hopes for the Lady Wolves, which went 12-5 last year and made the Division III state semifinals. She said she’s hopeful this group can push it a step further this year.

“We’re excited,” she said. “Most of the girls, we have a lot returning, and we were so close last year that they’re very hungry to go to the final. Our main goal is definitely to get the ring, but every game is our goal, just one game at a time.”

Tolleson

(From Page 12)

when they conceded three goals.

“Last year, we averaged over three goals against per game, and now we’ve let in five total in three games,” Bower said. “That’s what we’re trying to emphasize. [Today], it was kind of a problem. It wasn’t that we lost, it was that we let in so many goals in one half. For what we’re trying to do, and the shape that we’re working with, the new formation we’re working with, that’s just kind of unacceptable.”

Bower said tired legs from playing three games in three days might have been a contributing factor in the second half performance, but the team has already shown growth during the early portion of the season compared to last year.

“I told them at halftime, last year’s team, if we got scored on in the first few minutes, it would have been 4-0 at half,” Bower said. “That’s not the case [this year].”

The Knights entered the year with a young team, but so far it hasn’t hindered them. Sophomore forward Arlak has scored six goals in three games. He had the lone goal against Tolleson, and Bower said the underclassmen had the best showing in that game.

Bower said the boys were disappointed in the Tolleson loss, but reminded them the team gets another shot at the

Wolverines in the regular season.

“That’s kind of what I tried to remind them,” he said. “This doesn’t matter for power points, our pride’s just hurt. We wanted to come out and say we’re not the Westview from the last couple of years that’s just going to get pushed around, but that’s what they saw in the second half.”

The Knights are getting plenty of work on the pitch during practice, but they’re also taking training to the next level, Bower said.

“We’re filming for the first time ever,” he said. “Being able to watch that film and respond, and me critique and analyze and draw on the film for them, I’ve already heard from a couple of the players how helpful it’s been.”

Bower said the team’s soccer intelligence is high, which has helped get the ball rolling for early results.

“There’s always a learning curve, but when you have players that play as much as these guys do, we’re able to start doing things quicker because the fitness was there, because the familiarity was there,” he said. “We had been doing stuff in the summer and since school started. We didn’t have to worry about each other’s names or where they’re going to be. We [were able] to work specifically on tactics.”

The Knights hosted Tempe Corona del Sol Tuesday. The result was not available at press time. Westview travels to Glendale Mountain Ridge Friday.

Tolleson plays at 6 p.m. Thursday at Agua Fria.

Opener

(From Page 11)

top of the 18-yard box and lofted a shot over the goalie and into the net. Other than those two opportunities, Peoria’s keeper stymied Estrella in the first half.

Peoria had three quality chances in the first half, but Estrella goalie Kianna Munoz was up to the challenge in preserving the shutout.

“It was kind of rough at the beginning, but we definitely picked it up,” Valencia said. “Coach gave us a little talk and we all pushed it and knew we wanted it.”

“It felt really good. I was surprised it went in because I normally go to my left, and this time, I tried to go to my right and it didn’t work, it went down the middle and I got lucky.”

The Lady Wolves returned to action Tuesday against Phoenix Shadow Ridge. The result was unavailable at press time. Their next game is at 6 p.m. Thursday when they host Peoria Sunrise Mountain.

Gonzalez has high hopes for the Lady Wolves, which went 12-5 last year and made the Division III state semifinals. She said she’s hopeful this group can push it a step further this year.

Tolleson

(From Page 12)

when they conceded three goals.

“I told them at halftime, last year’s team, if we got scored on in the first few minutes, it would have been 4-0 at half,” Bower said. “That’s not the case [this year].”

Bower said the boys were disappointed in the Tolleson loss, but reminded them the team gets another shot at the

Wolverines in the regular season.

The Knights are getting plenty of work on the pitch during practice, but they’re also taking training to the next level, Bower said.

Bower said the team’s soccer intelligence is high, which has helped get the ball rolling for early results.

The Knights hosted Tempe Corona del Sol Tuesday. The result was not available at press time. Westview travels to Glendale Mountain Ridge Friday.

Tolleson plays at 6 p.m. Thursday at Agua Fria.

Opener

(From Page 11)

top of the 18-yard box and lofted a shot over the goalie and into the net. Other than those two opportunities, Peoria’s keeper stymied Estrella in the first half.

Peoria had three quality chances in the first half, but Estrella goalie Kianna Munoz was up to the challenge in preserving the shutout.

“It was kind of rough at the beginning, but we definitely picked it up,” Valencia said. “Coach gave us a little talk and we all pushed it and knew we wanted it.”

“It felt really good. I was surprised it went in because I normally go to my left, and this time, I tried to go to my right and it didn’t work, it went down the middle and I got lucky.”

The Lady Wolves returned to action Tuesday against Phoenix Shadow Ridge. The result was unavailable at press time. Their next game is at 6 p.m. Thursday when they host Peoria Sunrise Mountain.

Gonzalez has high hopes for the Lady Wolves, which went 12-5 last year and made the Division III state semifinals. She said she’s hopeful this group can push it a step further this year.

Tolleson

(From Page 12)

when they conceded three goals.

“I told them at halftime, last year’s team, if we got scored on in the first few minutes, it would have been 4-0 at half,” Bower said. “That’s not the case [this year].”

Bower said the boys were disappointed in the Tolleson loss, but reminded them the team gets another shot at the

Wolverines in the regular season.

The Knights are getting plenty of work on the pitch during practice, but they’re also taking training to the next level, Bower said.

Bower said the team’s soccer intelligence is high, which has helped get the ball rolling for early results.

The Knights hosted Tempe Corona del Sol Tuesday. The result was not available at press time. Westview travels to Glendale Mountain Ridge Friday.

Tolleson plays at 6 p.m. Thursday at Agua Fria.

Opener

(From Page 11)

top of the 18-yard box and lofted a shot over the goalie and into the net. Other than those two opportunities, Peoria’s keeper stymied Estrella in the first half.

Peoria had three quality chances in the first half, but Estrella goalie Kianna Munoz was up to the challenge in preserving the shutout.

In the second half, the scoring became rampant. Estrella scored six times from five different players.

Alexis Hayes had the first two goals, then the Wolves got tallies from Rios, Abby Dayton, Anita Moreno and Sarah Stenz. The last four goals came in the final 13 minutes, as the Lady Wolves seemed to have broken Peoria’s spirit.

“It was kind of rough at the beginning, but we definitely picked it up,” Valencia said. “Coach gave us a little talk and we all pushed it and knew we wanted it.”

“It felt really good. I was surprised it went in because I normally go to my left, and this time, I tried to go to my right and it didn’t work, it went down the middle and I got lucky.”

The Lady Wolves returned to action Tuesday against Phoenix Shadow Ridge. The result was unavailable at press time. Their next game is at 6 p.m. Thursday when they host Peoria Sunrise Mountain.

Gonzalez has high hopes for the Lady Wolves, which went 12-5 last year and made the Division III state semifinals. She said she’s hopeful this group can push it a step further this year.

Tolleson

(From Page 12)

when they conceded three goals.

“I told them at halftime, last year’s team, if we got scored on in the first few minutes, it would have been 4-0 at half,” Bower said. “That’s not the case [this year].”

Bower said the boys were disappointed in the Tolleson loss, but reminded them the team gets another shot at the

Wolverines in the regular season.

The Knights are getting plenty of work on the pitch during practice, but they’re also taking training to the next level, Bower said.

Bower said the team’s soccer intelligence is high, which has helped get the ball rolling for early results.

The Knights hosted Tempe Corona del Sol Tuesday. The result was not available at press time. Westview travels to Glendale Mountain Ridge Friday.

Tolleson plays at 6 p.m. Thursday at Agua Fria.

Tigers drop 2 close games to begin season

Millennium looks to build experience for region run

by Shane McOwen sports writer

Millennium boys soccer dropped its first two powerpoints games of the season, 4-2 to Mesa Red Mountain Dec. 1 and 2-1 to Mesa Dec. 2.

The Tigers started out well against Red Mountain, leading 2-0. The lead wouldn’t last, though, as Red Mountain equalized in the second half and scored twice in the overtime period to come away with the victory.

BOYS SOCCER

“We’ve got a young defense, and they came back in overtime to beat us,” Millennium coach Ben Ganados said.

Against Mesa, Ganados said he encouraged the team to rise to the challenge and play more cohesively. Even though the Tigers fell short, Ganados said he was happy with the improvement.

“It was a lot better of a performance tonight than last night,” he said. “We asked them to step up and give what they got. I was happy we had some opportunities, we just couldn’t convert.”

The game against Mesa was physical, and got a little chippy at times. Five yellow cards and two red cards were assessed in the game to both teams, with all but one coming in the second half.

“Just the nature of the game,” Ganados said. “We got more aggressive. I don’t mind my guys getting a yellow card for a hard play, but not for mouthing off.”

Mesa opened the scoring just 10 minutes into the game. Jesus Tapia’s first shot was blocked by Millennium’s Emilio Medina, but the ball bounced back to Tapia, who was able to finish the second try to give Mesa the early lead.

The Jackrabbits were in control of the game up until the 27th minute when the Tigers’ Dante Reyes was brought down on a counterattack by Mesa center back Ivan Chaparro. Chaparro was given a straight red card and sent off. Reyes converted the penalty to tie the game at 1-1.

Millennium wasn’t able to capitalize on the man advantage in the second half. Mesa swarmed all over the field and produced a number of chances to take the lead, and eventually connected with 23 minutes remaining in the game.

Mesa midfielder Javier Balderrama fired a rocket from

DANTE REYES, right, of Millennium jumps in for a slide tackle Dec. 2 against Mesa’s

scored a penalty kick goal for the Tigers, but it wasn’t enough in a 2-1 loss.

just outside the penalty area that found the back of the net.

Millennium didn’t get a solid chance at an equalizing goal, and lost its man advantage with 13 minutes remaining when Reyes was booked on a red for a dangerous late challenge on Mesa left back Brayan Morales.

“[Mesa’s] a good team,” Ganados said. “Coach [T.J. Hagen] has got a good team, I’ve known him for a long time.”

Medina kept the Tigers in the game with strong play in goal, making numerous diving saves to deny Mesa’s attack.

“He saved us back there,” Ganados said. Ganados said his young team still needs some time to

jell, particularly between the upper and underclassmen.

“I think the hardest thing — this is my 16th year here at Millennium — is trying to get the younger guys and older guys to mesh as a team, as a whole,” Ganados said. “Once we do that, once we mesh together, we’ll be OK.

“Hopefully, we’ll continue to improve. We have a lot of young players on defense, so hopefully, we’ll get more experience and come region time, we’ll be OK.” Millennium plays district foe Verrado away at 6 p.m. Thursday.

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

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Moises Durazo. Reyes

Tigers drop 2 close games to begin season

Millennium looks to build experience for region run

by Shane McOwen sports writer

Millennium boys soccer dropped its first two powerpoints games of the season, 4-2 to Mesa Red Mountain Dec. 1 and 2-1 to Mesa Dec. 2.

BOYS SOCCER

“We’ve got a young defense, and they came back in overtime to beat us,” Millennium coach Ben Ganados said.

Against Mesa, Ganados said he encouraged the team to rise to the challenge and play more cohesively. Even though the Tigers fell short, Ganados said he was happy with the improvement.

“It was a lot better of a performance tonight than last night,” he said. “We asked them to step up and give what they got. I was happy we had some opportunities, we just couldn’t convert.”

The game against Mesa was physical, and got a little chippy at times. Five yellow cards and two red cards were assessed in the game to both teams, with all but one coming in the second half.

“Just the nature of the game,” Ganados said. “We got more aggressive. I don’t mind my guys getting a yellow card for a hard play, but not for mouthing off.”

Mesa opened the scoring just 10 minutes into the game.

Jesus Tapia’s first shot was blocked by Millennium’s Emilio Medina, but the ball bounced back to Tapia, who was able to finish the second try to give Mesa the early lead.

Mesa midfielder Javier Balderrama fired a rocket from

DANTE REYES, right, of Millennium jumps in for a slide tackle Dec. 2 against Mesa’s Moises Durazo. Reyes scored a penalty kick goal for the Tigers, but it wasn’t enough in a 2-1 loss.

just outside the penalty area that found the back of the net.

“[Mesa’s] a good team,” Ganados said. “Coach [T.J. Hagen] has got a good team, I’ve known him for a long time.”

Medina kept the Tigers in the game with strong play in goal, making numerous diving saves to deny Mesa’s attack.

“He saved us back there,” Ganados said. Ganados said his young team still needs some time to

jell, particularly between the upper and underclassmen.

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

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Tigers drop 2 close games to begin season

Millennium looks to build experience for region run

by Shane McOwen sports writer

Millennium boys soccer dropped its first two powerpoints games of the season, 4-2 to Mesa Red Mountain Dec. 1 and 2-1 to Mesa Dec. 2.

BOYS SOCCER

“We’ve got a young defense, and they came back in overtime to beat us,” Millennium coach Ben Ganados said. Against Mesa, Ganados said he encouraged the team to rise to the challenge and play more cohesively. Even though the Tigers fell short, Ganados said he was happy with the improvement.

“It was a lot better of a performance tonight than last night,” he said. “We asked them to step up and give what they got. I was happy we had some opportunities, we just couldn’t convert.”

The game against Mesa was physical, and got a little chippy at times. Five yellow cards and two red cards were assessed in the game to both teams, with all but one coming in the second half.

“Just the nature of the game,” Ganados said. “We got more aggressive. I don’t mind my guys getting a yellow card for a hard play, but not for mouthing off.”

Mesa opened the scoring just 10 minutes into the game.

Jesus Tapia’s first shot was blocked by Millennium’s Emilio Medina, but the ball bounced back to Tapia, who was able to finish the second try to give Mesa the early lead.

Mesa midfielder Javier Balderrama fired a rocket from

DANTE REYES, right, of Millennium jumps in for a slide tackle Dec. 2 against Mesa’s Moises Durazo. Reyes scored a penalty kick goal for the Tigers, but it wasn’t enough in a 2-1 loss.

just outside the penalty area that found the back of the net.

“[Mesa’s] a good team,” Ganados said. “Coach [T.J. Hagen] has got a good team, I’ve known him for a long time.”

Medina kept the Tigers in the game with strong play in goal, making numerous diving saves to deny Mesa’s attack.

“He saved us back there,” Ganados said. Ganados said his young team still needs some time to

jell, particularly between the upper and underclassmen.

“Hopefully, we’ll continue to improve. We have a lot of young players on defense, so hopefully, we’ll get more experience and come region time, we’ll be OK.”

Millennium plays district foe Verrado away at 6 p.m. Thursday.

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

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Tigers drop 2 close games to begin season

Millennium looks to build experience for region run

by Shane McOwen sports writer

Millennium boys soccer dropped its first two powerpoints games of the season, 4-2 to Mesa Red Mountain Dec. 1 and 2-1 to Mesa Dec. 2.

BOYS SOCCER

“It was a lot better of a performance tonight than last night,” he said. “We asked them to step up and give what they got. I was happy we had some opportunities, we just couldn’t convert.”

The game against Mesa was physical, and got a little chippy at times. Five yellow cards and two red cards were assessed in the game to both teams, with all but one coming in the second half.

“Just the nature of the game,” Ganados said. “We got more aggressive. I don’t mind my guys getting a yellow card for a hard play, but not for mouthing off.”

Mesa opened the scoring just 10 minutes into the game.

Jesus Tapia’s first shot was blocked by Millennium’s Emilio Medina, but the ball bounced back to Tapia, who was able to finish the second try to give Mesa the early lead.

Mesa midfielder Javier Balderrama fired a rocket from

DANTE REYES, right, of Millennium jumps in for a slide tackle Dec. 2 against Mesa’s Moises Durazo. Reyes scored a penalty kick goal for the Tigers, but it wasn’t enough in a 2-1 loss.

just outside the penalty area that found the back of the net.

“[Mesa’s] a good team,” Ganados said. “Coach [T.J. Hagen] has got a good team, I’ve known him for a long time.”

Medina kept the Tigers in the game with strong play in goal, making numerous diving saves to deny Mesa’s attack.

“He saved us back there,” Ganados said. Ganados said his young team still needs some time to

jell, particularly between the upper and underclassmen.

“Hopefully, we’ll continue to improve. We have a lot of young players on defense, so hopefully, we’ll get more experience and come region time, we’ll be OK.”

Millennium plays district foe Verrado away at 6 p.m. Thursday.

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

Saturday, December 10, 2016 6:30pm

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La Joya off to 3-0 start

by Shane McOwen sports writer

La Joya boys basketball has enjoyed a lot of success over the last few seasons under coach Roger Lefebvre. This season’s campaign will feature a different challenge.

The Fighting Lobos are competing in the state’s highest conference, 6A, for the first time in school history.

the lead to nearly 40 points in the fourth quarter before winning comfortably 82-51. Lefebvre said the players just had to sit back in the second half and let the game come to them.

BOYS BASKETBALL

La Joya’s ace in the deck is its experience. The Lobos return five senior starters to the fold for the 2016-17 season.

“It’s the same team,” Lefebvre said. “We have great kids, I don’t see [managing egos] as a problem. They know. They understand the program, they understand how we do things. They care about each other, that’s huge. The seniors have been playing together since March of their eighth grade. Chemistry is great. That’s huge for us.”

So far, the Lobos haven’t had any trouble with 6A competition. La Joya went 3-0 over the first week of the season, dispatching opponents with an average margin of victory of 23 points.

Reveling in early success can be fool’s gold, and Lefebvre is not letting it happen, he said.

“What I’m worried about is we’re starting to smell ourselves,” Lefebvre said. “I don’t want to smell ourselves. We know we have a chip on our shoulder and we’re the underdog [that’s] never been in 6A.”

The early success hasn’t been without a few bumps in the road, Lefebvre said. La Joya has had a few spells of sloppy play, especially to start games. The Lobos trailed 34-32 at halftime to Mesa Dobson, but eventually blew the doors off the game in the second half, winning comfortably 83-57.

Against Phoenix Trevor G. Browne, La Joya held a 15-point halftime lead that could have been as much as 30 if not for unforced turnovers and missed shots from point-blank range. La Joya took care of business in the second half, expanding

“Once we settled down, once we got into what we do, [we were fine],” Lefebvre said. “To be honest, it was probably my fault in the first half. I thought we could dominate them pressing them, because they can’t handle pressure, but when we overextended, they went over the top.

“We put them in a 2-3 zone and rebounded. That’s what kind of helped us, relaxed us.”

The Lobos were causing turnovers with the press, but it was also leading to a fast pace and poor decisions on the offensive end.

“I saw [Trevor Browne] play [Phoenix] Deer Valley. Deer Valley is pretty talented and they dominated them, but they only won by two because of wasted possessions,” Lefebvre said. “They’d press and get a steal, and then throw it out of bounds. They’d press and get a steal and miss a layup. That’s exactly what happened to us. Can’t have that.”

La Joya wrapped up its week with a road win over Anthem Boulder Creek, 73-61.

The Lobos used another powerful second half to grab control of the game, outscoring the Jaguars 40-24 in the third and fourth quarters. Senior Quincey Smith led the team with 21 points, and Tyrese Stevenson, Ma-Lon Sanders and Tre Mitchell each scored in double figures.

Senior-laden squad

La Joya will compete with familiar foes in the new 6A Southwest Region. The Lobos will play home and away sets against Glendale Copper Canyon, Millennium, Tolleson, Westview and Surprise Valley Vista.

“I’m excited about it,” Lefebvre said. “I’m going to be bold. I think it’s a section we can win, just because of our experience. But that don’t mean anything.

We have to go and do it.”

The Lobos certainly have the experience to make a run. Malique Collins, Mitchell, Sanders, Smith and Stevenson are returning to the starting lineup for the Lobos. Last season, the five combined for 52 points per game.

The senior-heavy group has allowed La Joya to start a couple of pages into the season’s book. The Lobos were able to dive right into scheme preparation without

having to battle the early speed bumps of players getting used to playing with each other. Practice time has even been cut down, because the team doesn’t have to repeat drills or plays as often, Lefebvre said.

La Joya hosted Mesa Desert Ridge Tuesday. The result was unavailable at press time.

The Lobos close out the week Thursday at Scottsdale Horizon and Friday at Glendale Mountain Ridge.

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QUINCY SMITH, 10, of La Joya goes up for a shot Dec. 1 against Trevor Browne’s Dee Mills. The Lobos won 82-51, increasing their record to 3-0.

La Joya off to 3-0 start

by Shane McOwen sports writer

La Joya boys basketball has enjoyed a lot of success over the last few seasons under coach Roger Lefebvre. This season’s campaign will feature a different challenge.

The Fighting Lobos are competing in the state’s highest conference, 6A, for the first time in school history.

the lead to nearly 40 points in the fourth quarter before winning comfortably 82-51. Lefebvre said the players just had to sit back in the second half and let the game come to them.

BOYS BASKETBALL

La Joya’s ace in the deck is its experience. The Lobos return five senior starters to the fold for the 2016-17 season.

So far, the Lobos haven’t had any trouble with 6A competition. La Joya went 3-0 over the first week of the season, dispatching opponents with an average margin of victory of 23 points.

Reveling in early success can be fool’s gold, and Lefebvre is not letting it happen, he said.

“We put them in a 2-3 zone and rebounded. That’s what kind of helped us, relaxed us.”

The Lobos were causing turnovers with the press, but it was also leading to a fast pace and poor decisions on the offensive end.

La Joya wrapped up its week with a road win over Anthem Boulder Creek, 73-61.

Senior-laden squad

“I’m excited about it,” Lefebvre said. “I’m going to be bold. I think it’s a section we can win, just because of our experience. But that don’t mean anything.

We have to go and do it.”

The senior-heavy group has allowed La Joya to start a couple of pages into the season’s book. The Lobos were able to dive right into scheme preparation without

La Joya hosted Mesa Desert Ridge Tuesday. The result was unavailable at press time.

The Lobos close out the week Thursday at Scottsdale Horizon and Friday at Glendale Mountain Ridge.

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QUINCY SMITH, 10, of La Joya goes up for a shot Dec. 1 against Trevor Browne’s Dee Mills. The Lobos won 82-51, increasing their record to 3-0.

La Joya off to 3-0 start

by Shane McOwen sports writer

La Joya boys basketball has enjoyed a lot of success over the last few seasons under coach Roger Lefebvre. This season’s campaign will feature a different challenge.

The Fighting Lobos are competing in the state’s highest conference, 6A, for the first time in school history.

the lead to nearly 40 points in the fourth quarter before winning comfortably 82-51. Lefebvre said the players just had to sit back in the second half and let the game come to them.

BOYS BASKETBALL

La Joya’s ace in the deck is its experience. The Lobos return five senior starters to the fold for the 2016-17 season.

So far, the Lobos haven’t had any trouble with 6A competition. La Joya went 3-0 over the first week of the season, dispatching opponents with an average margin of victory of 23 points.

Reveling in early success can be fool’s gold, and Lefebvre is not letting it happen, he said.

“We put them in a 2-3 zone and rebounded. That’s what kind of helped us, relaxed us.”

The Lobos were causing turnovers with the press, but it was also leading to a fast pace and poor decisions on the offensive end.

La Joya wrapped up its week with a road win over Anthem Boulder Creek, 73-61.

Senior-laden squad

“I’m excited about it,” Lefebvre said. “I’m going to be bold. I think it’s a section we can win, just because of our experience. But that don’t mean anything.

We have to go and do it.”

The senior-heavy group has allowed La Joya to start a couple of pages into the season’s book. The Lobos were able to dive right into scheme preparation without

La Joya hosted Mesa Desert Ridge Tuesday. The result was unavailable at press time.

The Lobos close out the week Thursday at Scottsdale Horizon and Friday at Glendale Mountain Ridge.

View photo by Ray Thomas

QUINCY SMITH, 10, of La Joya goes up for a shot Dec. 1 against Trevor Browne’s Dee Mills. The Lobos won 82-51, increasing their record to 3-0.

La Joya off to 3-0 start

by Shane McOwen sports writer

La Joya boys basketball has enjoyed a lot of success over the last few seasons under coach Roger Lefebvre. This season’s campaign will feature a different challenge.

The Fighting Lobos are competing in the state’s highest conference, 6A, for the first time in school history.

the lead to nearly 40 points in the fourth quarter before winning comfortably 82-51. Lefebvre said the players just had to sit back in the second half and let the game come to them.

BOYS BASKETBALL

La Joya’s ace in the deck is its experience. The Lobos return five senior starters to the fold for the 2016-17 season.

So far, the Lobos haven’t had any trouble with 6A competition. La Joya went 3-0 over the first week of the season, dispatching opponents with an average margin of victory of 23 points.

Reveling in early success can be fool’s gold, and Lefebvre is not letting it happen, he said.

“We put them in a 2-3 zone and rebounded. That’s what kind of helped us, relaxed us.”

The Lobos were causing turnovers with the press, but it was also leading to a fast pace and poor decisions on the offensive end.

La Joya wrapped up its week with a road win over Anthem Boulder Creek, 73-61.

Senior-laden squad

“I’m excited about it,” Lefebvre said. “I’m going to be bold. I think it’s a section we can win, just because of our experience. But that don’t mean anything.

We have to go and do it.”

The senior-heavy group has allowed La Joya to start a couple of pages into the season’s book. The Lobos were able to dive right into scheme preparation without

La Joya hosted Mesa Desert Ridge Tuesday. The result was unavailable at press time.

The Lobos close out the week Thursday at Scottsdale Horizon and Friday at Glendale Mountain Ridge.

View photo by Ray Thomas

QUINCY SMITH, 10, of La Joya goes up for a shot Dec. 1 against Trevor Browne’s Dee Mills. The Lobos won 82-51, increasing their record to 3-0.

Lady Matadors prove too much for Youngker

Lady Roughriders fall to Shadow Mountain

by Rafael Alvarez special to the View

Youngker scored first in its Dec. 1 game against Phoenix Shadow Mountain, but after that it was all Lady Matadors, as they defeated the Lady Roughriders 50-23.

After putting up at least 50 points in its previous two games, Youngker (2-3) couldn’t reach that 50-point plateau for the third consecutive time against a Shadow Mountain (4-2) team that was also coming off two straight wins. The 23 points is 14 points below what the team’s offense has averaged so far this season.

Lady Roughriders head coach Michael Matteson said he attributes that to the choices his players made on the court.

“We can definitely work on a lot of things to get a lot better,” Matteson said. “Work on making more team decisions and making more passes on the court. As soon as that happens, a lot of more positives will happen on the offensive side.”

Making smart decisions and maintaining a sense of focus were things Matteson emphasized to his players at halftime, as they trailed Shadow Mountain 31-13. However, he also said he was proud that the team’s defense got better as the game went on.

“[I told them to] not worry about the calls and focus on the game,” Matteson said. “I said their defense had gotten better in the second quarter and it was continuing to get better. We need to focus on having more communication and more passing out on the court.”

Matteson’s players, including Hirania Garcia and DaQwazjha Lee, said they know what they have to improve on in order for them to not face such a huge deficit early on.

“What we need to do most is pass and

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look outside more for the ball,” Lee said. “And not drive so much, but get an extra pass every time we drive.”

“Passing and running some plays,” Garcia said. “Don’t always drive because the foul is not always going to be there.”

While the fouls weren’t always there, the Lady Roughriders did a good job getting Shadow Mountain’s secondleading scorer, Kaylen Wade, in foul trouble. Wade averages 10.2 points and 8.0 rebounds, but Youngker was able to limit Wade to just one point and six rebounds.

However, the Lady Roughriders weren’t able to keep Shadow Mountain’s top scorer from making an impact. Lexi Ramirez led all players with 17 points to go along with nine rebounds, two assists, three steals and two blocks. The 17 points were seven more than what Ramirez averages on the season.

“We really focused on understanding they had some key players that we had to shut down, and we achieved about half of what we planned to,” Matteson said. “Again, defensively we were doing really good. We shut down one player completely. She did not put up the points that she’s used to putting up, and so that goal was achieved, but we didn’t do such a good job on the other player we were trying to focus on.”

The Lady Matadors dominated the boards from start to finish as they outrebounded Youngker 44-25. Shadow Mountain forward Meagan Van Pelt led all players with 14 rebounds, 10 of them coming on the offensive side, to go along with six points.

Lee, better known by her teammates and coaches as Betty, led all Lady Roughriders with 11 points, to go along with three rebounds and a steal.

Shadow Mountain distributed the ball really well throughout the game, which Lee said was part of the reason why the Lady Roughriders struggled.

“Their passing was really good and they

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kept dishing it to their bigs,” Lee said. “Their bigs know how to put it in the basket.”

Despite the loss, Matteson said he’s pleased with the way his team has been playing defensively, not just against Shadow Mountain but also during the Moon Valley Thanksgiving Invitational in which the team finished 2-2. Still, Matteson said he knows Youngker has to get the job done on the offensive side, as well.

“We have improvement to go and there’s still a lot of room for growth,” Matteson said. “This is a really talented group that I think can grow a lot and get a lot better this season. Defensively, they were really strong this game. They were really strong in the tournament. It’s just about playing both sides of the ball.”

Getting off to a shaky start was an issue for the Lady Roughriders during the tournament, as well as their game against

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the Lady Matadors. Youngker lost its first two games of the tournament before going on to win the next two.

“The first two games we came out kind of slow, but then the last two games we definitely picked it up,” Lee said. “We played as a team.”

Youngker guard Natalie Jimenez reiterated Lee’s statements. She said the loss was disappointing, but the team just needs to fix its mistakes and then it will carry over to the court.

“We started off slow and it didn’t work out,” Jimenez said. “We just got to get back to it, gain confidence, do our thing on the court and hopefully the score will go up.”

Results for Tuesday’s game against Cave Creek Cactus Shadows were unavailable at press time. The Lady Roughriders will be back at home Thursday to take on Scottsdale Saguaro.

to correct conditions which are considered “as causing emergency situations” in owneroccupied homes of eligible low-to-moderate income City residents. The Vendor shall comply with the City’s code, policies and procedures, as applicable, when providing the services for the Program. The RFP documents related to this notice will be listed on and available for download from the City’s website: www.tollesonaz. org, under Doing Business in Tolleson – Bid Opportunities/ Construction Design Projects. IMPORTANT: All interested parties should provide an email address to receive addendums to Inez Babchuk at Tolleson City Hall, 9555 W. Van Buren, Tolleson, AZ 85353 or ibabchuk@ tollesonaz.org. If you download the RFP without registering, there will be no record that you are interested in this solicitation, and you will not be sent any addendums to this RFP. RFP documents may also be obtained (1 free copy) from the front desk at Tolleson City Hall. Questions must be in writing, by email or mail, and directed to: Noël Schaus, Revitalization Manager Tolleson City Hall, 9555 W. Van Buren, Tolleson, AZ 85353 nschaus@tollesonaz.org

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View photo by Mike Rincon

DAMAZJHA LEE, left, of Youngker has her layup attempt thwarted by Shadow Mountain’s Dyamond Butler Dec. 1. The Lady Roughriders lost 50-23.

Lady Matadors prove too much for Youngker

Lady Roughriders fall to Shadow Mountain

Rafael Alvarez special to the View

Youngker scored first in its Dec. 1 game against Phoenix Shadow Mountain, but after that it was all Lady Matadors, as they defeated the Lady Roughriders 50-23.

Lady Roughriders head coach Michael Matteson said he attributes that to the choices his players made on the court.

Matteson’s players, including Hirania Garcia and DaQwazjha Lee, said they know what they have to improve on in order for them to not face such a huge deficit early on.

“What we need to do most is pass and

look outside more for the ball,” Lee said. “And not drive so much, but get an extra pass every time we drive.”

“Passing and running some plays,” Garcia said. “Don’t always drive because the foul is not always going to be there.”

Lee, better known by her teammates and coaches as Betty, led all Lady Roughriders with 11 points, to go along with three rebounds and a steal.

Shadow Mountain distributed the ball really well throughout the game, which Lee said was part of the reason why the Lady Roughriders struggled.

“Their passing was really good and they

kept dishing it to their bigs,” Lee said. “Their bigs know how to put it in the basket.”

Getting off to a shaky start was an issue for the Lady Roughriders during the tournament, as well as their game against

the Lady Matadors. Youngker lost its first two games of the tournament before going on to win the next two.

“The first two games we came out kind of slow, but then the last two games we definitely picked it up,” Lee said. “We played as a team.”

Youngker guard Natalie Jimenez reiterated Lee’s statements. She said the loss was disappointing, but the team just needs to fix its mistakes and then it will carry over to the court.

“We started off slow and it didn’t work out,” Jimenez said. “We just got to get back to it, gain confidence, do our thing on the court and hopefully the score will go up.”

Results for Tuesday’s game against Cave Creek Cactus Shadows were unavailable at press time. The Lady Roughriders will be back at home Thursday to take on Scottsdale Saguaro.

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View photo by Mike Rincon

DAMAZJHA LEE, left, of Youngker has her layup attempt thwarted by Shadow Mountain’s Dyamond Butler Dec. 1. The Lady Roughriders lost 50-23.

Lady Matadors prove too much for Youngker

Lady Roughriders fall to Shadow Mountain

by Rafael Alvarez special to the View

Youngker scored first in its Dec. 1 game against Phoenix Shadow Mountain, but after that it was all Lady Matadors, as they defeated the Lady Roughriders 50-23.

Lady Roughriders head coach Michael Matteson said he attributes that to the choices his players made on the court.

Matteson’s players, including Hirania Garcia and DaQwazjha Lee, said they know what they have to improve on in order for them to not face such a huge deficit early on.

“What we need to do most is pass and

look outside more for the ball,” Lee said. “And not drive so much, but get an extra pass every time we drive.”

“Passing and running some plays,” Garcia said. “Don’t always drive because the foul is not always going to be there.”

Lee, better known by her teammates and coaches as Betty, led all Lady Roughriders with 11 points, to go along with three rebounds and a steal.

Shadow Mountain distributed the ball really well throughout the game, which Lee said was part of the reason why the Lady Roughriders struggled.

“Their passing was really good and they

DAMAZJHA LEE, left, of Youngker has her layup attempt thwarted by

Mountain’s Dyamond Butler Dec. 1. The Lady Roughriders lost 50-23.

kept dishing it to their bigs,” Lee said. “Their bigs know how to put it in the basket.”

Getting off to a shaky start was an issue for the Lady Roughriders during the tournament, as well as their game against

the Lady Matadors. Youngker lost its first two games of the tournament before going on to win the next two.

“The first two games we came out kind of slow, but then the last two games we definitely picked it up,” Lee said. “We played as a team.”

Youngker guard Natalie Jimenez reiterated Lee’s statements. She said the loss was disappointing, but the team just needs to fix its mistakes and then it will carry over to the court.

“We started off slow and it didn’t work out,” Jimenez said. “We just got to get back to it, gain confidence, do our thing on the court and hopefully the score will go up.”

Results for Tuesday’s game against Cave Creek Cactus Shadows were unavailable at press time. The Lady Roughriders will be back at home Thursday to take on Scottsdale Saguaro.

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View photo by Mike Rincon

Shadow

Lady Matadors prove too much for Youngker

Lady Roughriders fall to Shadow Mountain

Rafael Alvarez special to the View

Youngker scored first in its Dec. 1 game against Phoenix Shadow Mountain, but after that it was all Lady Matadors, as they defeated the Lady Roughriders 50-23.

Lady Roughriders head coach Michael Matteson said he attributes that to the choices his players made on the court.

Matteson’s players, including Hirania Garcia and DaQwazjha Lee, said they know what they have to improve on in order for them to not face such a huge deficit early on.

“What we need to do most is pass and

look outside more for the ball,” Lee said. “And not drive so much, but get an extra pass every time we drive.”

“Passing and running some plays,” Garcia said. “Don’t always drive because the foul is not always going to be there.”

Lee, better known by her teammates and coaches as Betty, led all Lady Roughriders with 11 points, to go along with three rebounds and a steal.

Shadow Mountain distributed the ball really well throughout the game, which Lee said was part of the reason why the Lady Roughriders struggled.

“Their passing was really good and they

kept dishing it to their bigs,” Lee said. “Their bigs know how to put it in the basket.”

Getting off to a shaky start was an issue for the Lady Roughriders during the tournament, as well as their game against

the Lady Matadors. Youngker lost its first two games of the tournament before going on to win the next two.

“The first two games we came out kind of slow, but then the last two games we definitely picked it up,” Lee said. “We played as a team.”

Youngker guard Natalie Jimenez reiterated Lee’s statements. She said the loss was disappointing, but the team just needs to fix its mistakes and then it will carry over to the court.

“We started off slow and it didn’t work out,” Jimenez said. “We just got to get back to it, gain confidence, do our thing on the court and hopefully the score will go up.”

Results for Tuesday’s game against Cave Creek Cactus Shadows were unavailable at press time. The Lady Roughriders will be back at home Thursday to take on Scottsdale Saguaro.

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View photo by Mike Rincon

DAMAZJHA LEE, left, of Youngker has her layup attempt thwarted by Shadow Mountain’s Dyamond Butler Dec. 1. The Lady Roughriders lost 50-23.

by Shane McOwen sports writer

Tonopah Valley had 12 players selected to the 2A Central All-Region first and second teams for the 2016 football season.

“It’s always a reflection on some of those players who’ve worked as hard as they have all season,” Tonopah Valley coach Dustin Johnson said. “It’s nice to know that the other coaches in our region notice the talent we have when they do things the right way.”

Quarterback Chris Davis was named to the all-region first team. He completed 64 of 138 passes for 1,015 yards, 10 touchdowns and four interceptions. Davis was also second on the team in rushing with 345 yards and six touchdowns.

Joining him on the first team on offense were receivers Laron Major and Johnny Diaz. Major led the Phoenix in catches (23), yards (360) and touchdowns (7). Diaz had 18 catches for 305 yards and one touchdown.

Defensively, Anferenee Valdez, Christian Brown and Jess Pennington were named to the first team.

Valdez, a defensive back, had one interception and one forced fumble.

Brown had 89 tackles and two sacks on

the defensive line. He was also named to the second team as an offensive lineman and long snapper.

Pennington was honored as a linebacker, and led Tonopah Valley in total tackles with 150.

Abraham Garcia was named first-team punter.

Eddie Knight-Alverez, Joseph Brown and Angelo Anderson were all secondteam selections.

Knight-Alverez had 8.5 sacks. Anderson was Tonopah Valley’s leading rusher, going for 870 yards on 123 carries in only eight games.

Joseph Brown, Major and Jerome Wagoner were all honorable-mention selections. Wagoner earned the selection despite playing half the season on JV.

“I would love to say all of our kids deserve some sort of recognition,” Johnson said. “Pretty much everybody they got on there is who I figured would be there.”

Tonopah Valley was 5-5 in Johnson’s first year as coach, finishing third in the region.

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

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CHRIS DAVIS of Tonopah Valley gets ready to fire a pass Sept. 9 against Bourgade Catholic. Davis

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Verrado wins 1st game with new coach

Vipers struggle early, turn it on in 2nd half

by Casey Pritchard sports editor

After a pair of lopsided defeats to open the season, Verrado’s boys basketball team got into the win column Dec. 2, giving new coach Chris Stark his first victory. The Vipers beat Surprise Willow Canyon 73-59 at home.

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“It’s good; it’s good for the kids,” Stark said. “They’ve been working hard and we’ve done so many different things schematically than what they’re used to, so to get a win, I feel good for them.”

The Vipers’ players have worked hard and been extremely coachable, Stark said.

“It’s hard when you’ve been doing something for a while and you have another guy come in who wants to do things so much different,” Stark said. “I’m proud of them for sticking with it. The first two games of the schedule were really difficult, really good teams, so it’s good for the kids to get some confidence.”

Verrado opened with a 60-42 loss at Gilbert Williams Field Nov. 29, then fell at Scottsdale Chaparral 72-44 two nights later. The Vipers’ first home game elicited a much different result.

“We’ve been progressively getting better,” Stark said. “Being at home, they were excited to play in front of friends and family, but we came out a little sluggish I think we were trying too hard, trying to make plays. But I think every game we’re getting a little bit better, starting to execute better, and I hope we continue to get better one game at a time.”

Verrado struggled to find an offensive rhythm in the first half, and trailed nearly the entire opening 16 minutes. Down 23-18 with 3 minutes remaining in the second quarter, the Vipers finally put a run together to take the lead. Noah Barajas got a hoop inside, then Verrado got a steal and Jacob DelaTorre scored on a fastbreak to make it 23-22. Verrado’s ensuing possession gave it the lead, but not without some theatrics. The ball was lost down the right sideline, and Jacob Cunningham made a circus backhand flip to keep the play alive. The ball flew across the court to the other sideline, where after one bounce, Cooper Coleman had to jump out of bounds to flick it backward and save it. The ball ended up in Riley Morton’s hands, and he took it to the hoop and was fouled, converting the three-point play. It was one of those things where we

didn’t do really anything right on that play, and got extremely lucky,” Stark said.

“Sometimes it’s better to be lucky than good.”

The acrobatic play made it 25-23, giving Verrado its first lead of the game.

“That was just an insane play,” Verrado sophomore center Shaun Wahlstrom said.

“Our guys are hustling hard, they tipped it to each other. It was a great save by Cunningham, Cooper did a great job of knocking it up in the air and then Riley going and getting it and going up strong. It was just a great play. It was definitely a momentum boost.”

Willow Canyon recaptured the lead with 1:03 to play in the half, but Barajas answered with a hoop inside after a great pass from Cunningham, and the Vipers led 28-27 at halftime.

Second half

Cunningham hit a 3-pointer to start the second half, and Verrado never trailed the rest of the way.

“We didn’t shoot the ball real well [from the outside] in the first half, I think we were 1 for 10 or 1 for 11, but to come out and hit our first 3 of the second half, I think it calmed everybody down,” Stark said. “We haven’t really shot the ball well all year, so it was nice to see the ball go through the bucket a little bit. Once we did that, that opens up a few more things.”

The biggest difference in the second half was Verrado’s transition game, which got it several easy buckets. The transition game was sparked by an improvement in defensive rebounding.

“Once we got those rebounds, and we kept them from getting offensive

rebounds, it gave us another opportunity to go out and run, which limits them and gives us our advantage, which we’re pretty good at getting out in transition,” Wahlstrom said.

Four Vipers scored in double figures, led by Wahlstrom and Jackson Morton with 15 points apiece. Wahlstrom got most of his points posting up inside.

“Shaun is young, but one of the things we’re trying to do is implement that lowpost game, and it’s all new to them, they haven’t really posted up a whole lot in the past,” Stark said. “They’re doing a really good job, they’re all buying in and they did a nice job tonight. We always want to get the ball down low, that’s our No. 1 emphasis, get the ball down low and then play off that, and it was nice to see Riley and Shaun and J.D. [DeLaTorre] do a nice job down there.”

DeLaTorre finished with 12 points, while Riley Morton added 10. Cunningham just missed double figures with eight points.

“I thought he played really well,” Stark said. “We put him at the bottom of the zone, which is not an easy position to be in. To play a position that’s as demanding as that, there’s a lot of thought process that goes into it, and I’m pretty demanding of that position. So, he’s done a good job of that, and I thought he did a really good job of finding open guys, he seems to be around the ball a lot. He got some steals and then did a real nice job of giving opportunities to other people, and it was nice to see him hit a couple shots, too, because that’s obviously going to help you out.”

Verrado used a deep bench early in the game, but shortened it in the second half because of how well the first unit was playing, Stark said. However, Stark has made it a point of emphasis to give playing time to everybody.

“It’s such a long season, it’s not a sprint, so we’re going to need everybody on the bench,” he said. “Even if they didn’t play in games past, there’s injuries, sickness, all kinds of stuff, fatigue. We’re going to need everybody, so we’re trying to get as many people in as we can.”

Verrado is in the middle of another week in which it plays three games. The Vipers beat Glendale Raymond S. Kellis 56-40 Monday, and Tuesday played at Gilbert Campo Verde. The result was unavailable at press time. At 7 p.m. Thursday, the Vipers travel to Glendale Independence.

Stark is excited about what the season has in store for the Vipers, he said.

“Everything is new, so because of that — I think we lost 12 guys — so all these guys are still learning the varsity game,” Stark said. “We’ve got a lot of young guys, Shaun being a sophomore, and even some of our seniors are inexperienced. I think every game we continue to get better.”

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JACOB DELATORRE, right, of Verrado jumps toward the hoop Dec. 2 as Willow Canyon’s K.J. Patrick trails behind. DeLaTorre had 12 points for the Vipers, who won 73-59 for their first victory.

crats 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.

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

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Union Elementary School Board meets

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

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.

Grief support group

make creations to take home during the Preschool Art class at 11 a.m. at the Goodyear Branch Library, 14455 W. Van Buren St., Suite C-101, Goodyear.

Garden Lakes garage sale

The Garden Lakes community is having its winter garage sale from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. through Sunday in Garden Lakes, between Indian School and Thomas roads and 107th Avenue and the Agua Fria River in Avondale.

Zendoodle Art for Adults

Adults are invited to create Zentangle Inspired Art using deliberate strokes at Zendoodle Art for Adults from 2 to 3:30 p.m. at the White Tank Branch Library, 20304 W. White Tank Mountain Road, Waddell. Registration is required at mcldaz.org.

Holiday Arts and Crafts Boutique

S. Palo Verde Road, both in Buckeye. For information, visit buckeyemarathon.com.

Produce on Wheels

People can get up to 60 pounds of produce for $10 at Produce on Wheels — With Out Waste from 8 to 11 a.m. at the Buckeye Family Resource Center, 210 S. Sixth St., Suite 700, Buckeye.

Robot Experience

Youths ages 7 to 15 can learn sportsmanship, problem solving and robotics at Robot Experience from 2 to 3:30 p.m. at the Litchfield Park Branch Library, 101 W. Wigwam Blvd., Litchfield Park. Registration is required at mcldaz.org.

Blood Drive

United Blood Services will hold a blood drive from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Costco, 10000 W. McDowell Road, Avondale. To sign up to donate, call 1-877827-4376 or visit bloodhero.com.

The West Valley View publishes on Wednesday.

The 9 Days a Week calendar — a listing of entertainment events such as concerts, theatrical performances, events for schools, churches, county parks and nonproﬁt groups — runs every issue. Events must be open to the public to be considered and generally must be held within the View’s coverage area, which is south of Northern Avenue, west of Loop 101, plus all of Tolleson, extends to Estrella on the south and Tonopah on the west. Events such as concerts and theatrical performances that fall outside of the View’s circulation area will be considered as there are no concert halls or theater venues within our boundaries.

Fundraisers that are held at restaurants where only a portion of the proceeds beneﬁts the charity or nonproﬁt will not be considered.

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

Paid Listings for 9 Days

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

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

DECEMBER

Wednesday

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

Story time

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

Baby time

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

Computer classes

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

Thursday

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.

Alcoholics

Anonymous meets

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

Taking Turns Toybrary

The Care1st Avondale Resource Center opens the doors to itsTaking TurnsToybrary 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.

The Southwest Valley Homeless Initiative is sponsoring a Holiday Arts and Crafts Boutique to raise funds for the homeless from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Southwest Valley Chamber of Commerce, 289 N. Litchfield Road, Goodyear. For information, email ireneeego@ yahoo.com.

Friday Business Connections

The Southwest Valley Chamber of Commerce hosts the Friday Business Connections networking group at 7:30 a.m. the second and fourth Friday of the month at West-MEC, 5487 N. 99th Ave., Glendale.The meetings feature a keynote speaker covering topics affecting the Southwest Valley. Business owners are welcome to attend even if they are not members of the Southwest Valley Chamber. To see a speaker schedule, visit southwestvalleychamber.org. For information, call 623-932-2260 or email info@ southwestvalleychamber.org.

Saturday

Avondale community garden open house

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

Cody’s Reading Pack

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

Texas Hold’em games

Mountain Road, Waddell. Registration is required at mcldaz.org.

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Library holiday event

Everyone’s invited to celebrate the holidays with Santa and the library staff during the Holiday Family Cheer event from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Avondale Civic Center Library, 11350 W. Civic Center Drive, Avondale.

Blood Drive

United Blood Services will hold a blood drive from 2 to 6 p.m. at Wigwam Creek Middle School, 4510 N.127th Ave., Litchfield Park. To sign up to donate, call 1-877827-4376 or visit bloodhero.com.

Code Club

Youths ages 8 to 13 can learn how to code computer games, applications and websites during Code Club from 4:30 to 6 p.m. at the White Tank Branch Library, 20304 W. White Tank Mountain Road, Waddell. Registration is required at mcldaz.org.

Basic digital photography

People can learn basic photography skills to take them from automatic to artistic during the Basic Digital Photography class from 1 to 4 p.m. at the White Tank Branch Library, 20304 W. White Tank

Lunch and Bunco

Adults 40 and older are invited to eat lunch and play a game of 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. The event 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 tollesonschools.com.

District 29

Democrats meet

The Legislative District 29 Demo-

8Duet’s Caregiver

Support West Valley

Duet is holding its Caregiver Support West Valley group for caregivers to talk and ask questions from 10 to 11 a.m. at Skyway Church of the West Valley, 14900 W. Van Buren St., Goodyear. For information, or if you are planning to attend for the first time, call 602-274-5022.

Starting a successful business

The Buckeye Public Library is holding a series of workshops about starting a new successful business with the Arizona State University 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.

Meet, Greet & Eat

Meet, Greet, & Eat runs from noon to 1 p.m. following a free potluck lunch at 11:30 a.m. at Christ Community United Methodist Church, 104 W. Western Ave., Avondale. Call 623-9323480 for information or visit myccumc.com.

Saddle Mountain School Board meets

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

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

Entrepreneurs are invited to network with other local small business owners at the Southwest Marketing and Referrals Team (S.M.A.R.T.) meeting.

The group meets at noon the second and fourth Thursday of

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

Overeaters Anonymous

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

Friday

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Hometown Holiday

The Care1st Avondale Resource Center, 328 W. Western Ave., Avondale, is holding a Hometown Holiday event from 10 a.m.to noon. Santa Claus will attend, so take your camera for photos. Children up to age 5 will receive a book at no cost while supplies last. Snacks and crafts will also be provided.For information, call 623-333-2703.

Preschool art

Preschoolers should dress for a mess to learn about art and

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Breakfast with Santa

Share the most important meal of the day with Santa during a Breakfast with Santa event at 10 a.m. at the American Legion Post 53, 402 E. Narramore Ave., Buckeye.

Christmas in the Park

Litchfield Park is holding its annual Christmas in the Park festival from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Wigwam Boulevard and Old Litchfield Road. A parade starts at 10 a.m. and will run along Old Litchfield Road. The free event also features art vendors and various entertainment throughout the day.

Luces de Navidad Street Festival

Tolleson is holding its annual Luces de Navidad Street Festival from noon to 11 p.m. along Van Buren Street between 91st and 94th avenues, including a light parade at 7 p.m. Admission is free. A children’s stage will feature free activities, including a reindeer toss, crafts, dance parties and train rides on the Polar Express. Bands will perform, and food trucks and craft vendors will be on site during the event.

Glow on Monroe

The Glow on Monroe Electric Light Parade will light up historic downtown Buckeye from 6:45 to 9 p.m. starting at Monroe Avenue and Second Street and going to Bayless Park, 300 E. Highway 85, Buckeye.

Sing-a-long with Elsa

Let it go at a sing-a-long with Elsa from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Potter’s House Church, 302 E. Roosevelt Ave., Buckeye. Free hot chocolate and cookies will be provided, along with face painting and pictures with Elsa. For information, call 623-547-9949.

Buckeye Marathon

The third annual Bu ckeye Marathon will start at 8 a.m. at the Sun City Festival baseball field, while a half-marathon, 10K, 5K and one-mile fun will begin at the Buckeye Municipal Airport. Sun City Festival is at 26415 W. Desert Vista Blvd., and the airport is at 3000

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

Community Bingo

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

Sunday

Luces de Navidad Street Festival

Tolleson is holding its annual Luces de Navidad Street Festival from noon to 8 p.m. along Van Buren Street between 91st and 94th avenues. Admission is free. A children’s stage will feature free activities, including a reindeer toss, crafts, dance parties and a “reindeer” ring ride. Bands will perform, and food trucks and craft vendors will be on site during the event.

Grace Adult Choir Everyone’s invited to listen to the 40 voices of Grace Adult Choir directed by Gordon Christopher at a free Christmas concert featuring the musical We’re So Glad You Came at 6 p.m. at Grace Fellowship Church, 1300 N. Miller Road, Buckeye.

Blood Drive United Blood Services will hold a blood drive from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at St. John Vianney Parish, 539 E. La Pasada Blvd., Goodyear, and from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church, 512 N. 93rd Ave., Tolleson.

Group meditation class

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

Community Bingo

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

Children’s Community Christian Choirs

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

Voices in Praise — 5 to 6 p.m. VIP is for third- to fifth-graders.

from 2:30 to 4 p.m. at the White Tank Branch Library, 20304 W. White Tank Mountain Road, Waddell. Registration is required at mcldaz.org.

Code Club for Kids

Youths ages 8 to 13 can learn how to code computer games, applications and websites during Code Club for Kids from 3:30 to 5 p.m. at the Litchfield Park Branch Library, 101 W. Wigwam Blvd., Litchfield Park. Registration is required at mcldaz.org.

Buckeye Union High School Board meets

The Buckeye Union High School District Governing Board meets at 6:15 p.m. the second Monday of the month at the district office, 1000 E. Narramore, Buckeye. For information, visit buhsd.org.

Breast cancer support group

A breast cancer support group, Bosom Buddies, meets from 6 to 8 p.m. the second Monday of the month at Skyway Church of the West Valley, 14900 W. Van Buren St., Goodyear. For information, call Jackie McLaughlin at 623-328-5494.

Monday of the month at the district office, 10700 S. Palo Verde Road, Palo Verde. For information, visit paloverdeschools.org.

Monday Night Meet-Up

Meet fellow entrepreneurs to share ideas, ask questions, talk current business trends and receive feedback and advice during a Monday Night Meet-up at 6 p.m. at the Coyote Branch Library, 21699 W. Yuma Road, Buckeye. No registration is required.

Citizenship class

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

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 thirdthrough fifth-graders who want to learn about math in new ways, including building projects, making music and other techniques.

Domestic violence support groups

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.

Studies is hosting an event titled Evening of the Art from 6 to 8 p.m. at 1495 S. Airport Road, Buckeye. The event will feature scholar music from the band and choir, and works of art from the Arts Department. Admission is free. Light refreshments will be served. For information, visit www.odyprep.com.

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.

Sewing for Babies meets in Peoria

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

Way Out West

The Way Out West Coalition meets from noon to 1 p.m. the second Tuesday of every month at the Buckeye Valley Chamber of Commerce, 508 E. Monroe Ave., Buckeye. Way Out West is dedicated to creating a safe, unified, drug-free community.

Tolleson City Council meets

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

Tolleson Union High School board meets

Overeaters Anonymous

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

Small business mentoring

Youth support group

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.

Domestic violence support groups

Story time

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

Baby time

effective speakers and confident leaders. The meetings are open to the public and free to attend.

Wednesday

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. 12

Arlington Elementary School Board meets

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

Mental Illness peer support group 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 tuhsd.org.

Litchfield Elementary School Board meets

Take your babies from birth to 23 months to enjoy songs, activities, rhymes, books and playtime starting at 9:15 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

Cards and games

Adults 40 and older are invited to play games such as Sequence, Rummikub and Mexican Train at the free Cards and Games event at 10 a.m. at the Goodyear Recreation Conference Room, 3075 N. Litchfield Road, Goodyear.

Blood Drive

United Blood Services will hold a blood drive from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Tolleson Union High School District, 9801 W. Van Buren St., Tolleson. To sign up to donate, call 1-877-827-4376 or visit bloodhero.com.

Agua Fria Union High School Board meets

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

Thursday

West Valley View, Avondale, Arizona, Wednesday, December 7, 2016

Lunch-n-Learn

Avondale will host a Lunch-nLearn from noon to 1 p.m. at City Hall, 11435 W. Civic Center Drive, Avondale, where residents can learn about the budgeting process, revenue sources for the city and how it allocates spending. For information, call 623-333-2000.

Senior Holiday Luncheon

Monday Tinker Time at the Library

Children 8 and older can tinker around with Tinkercad, a 3D design and printing software,

Liberty Elementary School Board meets

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

Palo Verde Elem. Board meets

The Palo Verde Elementary School District Governing Board meets at 5:45 p.m. the second

The Agua Fria Food & Clothing Bank invites you to join us this holiday season as we serve 1250 Holiday Boxes at our locations in Avondale and Tonopah!

To serve the needy in the West Valley we need your help!

Please consider supporting this project. A donation of $45 ﬁlls a box and feeds a family for the holidays!

Canned food items, frozen chickens, frozen hams, frozen turkeys, toys, or monetary donations are needed by December 18th for Christmas. For questions call 623-932-9315, email Aguafriafoodbank1227@aol.com or write P.O. Box 845 Avondale, AZ 85323. Physical donations can be dropped off at 405 East Harrison Dr. Avondale, AZ 85323 from 8am-12pm Monday-Friday.

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

Tuesday Evening of the Art

The Odyssey Institute for Advanced and International

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 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.

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

The Avondale Community Center is hosting a Senior Holiday Luncheon from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 1007 S. Third St., Avondale. The cost is $5, or $3 for people ages 60 and older or with a disability. For information, call 623-333-2705.

Meet with Rep. Ruben Gallego

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

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Troy F. Bruce Jr.

Troy F. Bruce Jr., 67, of Buckeye died Nov. 30, 2016.

Mr. Bruce was born March 25, 1949, in Pleasant Hill, La., to Troy F. Bruce and Aline N. Bruce.

He completed his machinist apprenticeship at Morenci Phelps Dodge Mine and was Arizona Apprentice of the Year in 1974. He retired from Con Edison Utility Co. of New York after 25 years.

He was a member of the Elks Club.

He is survived by his wife, Vicki; two daughters, Candace Morin and Melissa Davis; one son, Billy Bruce; three sisters, Melanie, Brenda and Carla; three brothers, Walden, James and Clark; 11 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.

A funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Thompson Funeral Chapel, 926 S. Litchfield Road, Goodyear.

Memorials may be made to the Cancer Treatment Centers of America or Hospice of the Valley.

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

Frank Griffin Jr.

Frank Griffin Jr., 69, of Goodyear died Nov. 30, 2016. Mr. Griffin was born Jan. 9, 1947, in Pine Bluff, Ark., to Bernice and Frank Griffin.

He served in the U.S. Army for five years, becoming a paratrooper.

After the service, he returned to Chicago and became a correctional officer, achieving the rank of captain before he retired. He then worked part time as a security officer for a college.

He is survived by his wife, Almetta C. Griffin; one daughter, Gina; one son, Frank II; three brothers, Johnny, Rodney and Kevin; four sisters, Brenda, Joyce, Tanya and Lisa; and his grandchildren.

A viewing will be at 10 a.m., with a funeral at 11 a.m. today at Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church, 1401 E. Jefferson St., Phoenix, with interment at 1:30 p.m. at the National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona, 23029 N. Cave Creek Road, Phoenix.

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

Maximus Yung Gilley

Maximus Yung Gilley, a newborn, of Litchfield Park died Oct. 29, 2016, at Banner Thunderbird Medical Center in Glendale.

Maximus was born the same day at the hospital to Glenn-Michael A. Gilley Sr. and Melissa M. Gilley.

He is survived by his parents, Glenn-Michael and Melissa; and three grandparents, Steven S. Gilley, Sarah E. Gilley and So Chong Suh.

Tommy

‘Nick’

Faulks

Tommy “Nick” Faulks, 64, of Avondale died Nov. 21, 2016. Mr. Faulks was born Oct. 8, 1952.

William L. Joslin

Dr. William L. Joslin, 61, of Avondale died Dec. 1, 2016, in Goodyear.

Dr. Joslin was born March 25, 1955, in Phoenix.

He graduated from Buckeye Union High School in 1973, from Northern Arizona University in 1977 and from Colorado State University’s veterinarian school in 1981.

He was a veterinarian and a member of the Arizona Veterinarians Association, and was named the group’s Veterinarian of the Year in 2014. He served as the president of Central Arizona Veterinarians Association in 1993 and as president of the Arizona Veterinarians Association in 2005.

He was also a member of the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Posse in Buckeye and the Verde Vaqueros.

He was a roper and horseman, and placed in the World Series of Team Roping in 2008 in Las Vegas.

He is survived by one daughter, Chloe; three sons, Nicholas, Taylor and Sean; one brother, Robert; and two grandchildren.

Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Dec. 15 at First Southern Baptist Church, 405 N. Third St., Buckeye.

The Rev. Clay McGuire will officiate.

Memorials may be made to Arizona Cactus Corgi Rescue, 10720 W. Indian School Road, No. 19, Box 13, Phoenix, AZ 85037.

Maria Delfina Limas

Maria Delfina Limas, 89, of Avondale died Dec. 1, 2016, in Litchfield Park.

Mrs. Limas was born March 25, 1927, in Chihuahua, Mexico, to Melchor Chaparro and Andrea Hinojos.

James Earl Lott

James Earl Lott, 79, of Avondale died Nov. 23, 2016.

Mr. Lott was born Feb. 18, 1937, in Ryan, Okla., to James and Etta Lott.

He worked as a butcher for Sunland Beef Co. for 25 years.

He was preceded in death by one daughter, Rose; and one son, Thomas.

He is survived by his wife of 40 years, Raylee Lott; four sons, James Jr., Casius, Charles and Curtis; six daughters, Ola, Cheryl, Delores, Liz, Raven and Patricia; seven brothers, Ray, Oliver, Sylvester, Tyrone, Kerry, Larry and Rick; four sisters, Shelia, Vici, Kristie and Cynthia; 27 grandchildren; and 15 greatgrandchildren.

Funeral services were Dec. 3 at Thompson Funeral Chapel in Goodyear.

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

Camila Lucero

Camila Lucero, 88, of Buckeye died Nov. 17, 2016, in Avondale.

Mrs. Lucero was born July 18, 1928, in McClellan to Gil and Julia Corona.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Tomas; and one son, Victor.

She is survived by four children, Beatrice, Tom, Carlos and Faustino; one brother, Santiago; eight grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren.

A visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m., with a rosary recital at 7 p.m. Thursday at Advantage Crystal Rose Funeral Home, 9155 W. Van Buren St., Tolleson. Interment will be at 9 a.m. Friday at the National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona, 23029 N. Cave Creek Road, Phoenix.

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

Robert Arredondo

Robert Arredondo, 46, of Avondale died Nov. 27, 2016, at Banner Estrella Medical Center in Phoenix.

Mr. Arredondo was born April 12, 1970, in Phoenix.

He was preceded in death by two sons, Gary and Thomas.

He is survived by his wife, Veronica Spencer of Avondale; two daughters, Brittany Arredondo of Phoenix and Leah Ogas of Mesa; three sons, Bobby Luna of Avondale, Octavio Luna of Phoenix and Angel Luna of Mesa; one brother, Dominic Arredondo of Avondale; and one grandchild.

A memorial service will be at 1 p.m. Dec. 18 at 1258 S. 111th Ave., Avondale.

Memorials may be made to P.O. Box 595, Avondale, AZ 85329.

Margarita Tarango

Margarita Tarango, 63, of Tolleson died Nov. 28, 2016, in Phoenix.

Mrs. Tarango was born July 3, 1953, in Phoenix. She is survived by her husband, Gilbert Maruffo; one son, Frank Tarango Jr.; two sisters, Eva Montano and Sylvia Guzman; eight grandchildren; and five greatgrandchildren.

Services will be at 3 p.m. Saturday at Cruz de Calvario Church, 1010 N. 95th Ave., Tolleson. The Rev. Beth Yeshua will officiate.

She was a member of St. Henry Catholic Church in Buckeye.

She was preceded in death by one grandchild.

She is survived by her husband, Raymond Lucero; two daughters, Patsy Thompson and Flora Bowen; one son, Louie Lucero; three brothers, Raymond, Louie and Tony Corona; 10 grandchildren; 21 greatgrandchildren; and 16 greatgreat-grandchildren.

Refugio Renteria Alcocer Jr.

Refugio Renteria Alcocer Jr., 85, of Tolleson died Dec. 3, 2016, in Litchfield Park.

Mr. Alcocer was born Feb. 26, 1931, in Tolleson to Refugio Alcocer Sr. and Antonia Renteria.

He is survived by two sons, Fred and David Alcocer; three daughters, Monica Martinez, Rosemary Alcocer and Yvonne Contreras; two brothers, Richard and Francisco Alcocer; four sisters, Nellie Figueroa, Vicky Verumin, Betty Lopez and Helen Capono; many grandchildren; and many greatgrandchildren.

A visitation will be at 9:30 a.m., with rosary service at 10:30 a.m. and funeral Mass at 11 a.m. Thursday at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church, 512 N. 93rd Ave., Tolleson, with interment at Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery, 9925 W. Thomas Road, Avondale.

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

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

Valley.

We also encourage the use of photos with obituaries. Photos will be cropped to a head shot, so they must be of fairly high resolution (at least 200 dpi) if submitted electronically. Free obituaries are edited to conform to newspaper style. People who wish to have obituaries published verbatim, without any editing, may purchase a paid obituary; call 623-535-8439. Funeral homes may submit obituaries using our online form at westvalleyview.com; click on Submit an Obituary. They may also email, fax or mail us obituaries. Our email is news1@westvalleyview.com. Our fax number is 623-935-2103. Our mailing address is West Valley View, Inc., 1050 E. Riley Dr., Avondale, AZ 85323.

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City

of Avondale Public Notice

City of Avondale Request for Statements of Qualifications PW 17-004 SCADA Support Services Notice is hereby given that the City of Avondale is accepting sealed statements of qualifications from qualified, licensed firms experienced in the utilization of Unity Pro software, Modicon PLC and Wonderware products, who are interested in providing professional services for supervisory controls and data acquisition (“SCADA”) support services for water and wastewater treatment facilities.

A pre-submittal conference will not be held for this solicitation. Questions are due in writing by December 29, 2016. Statements of Qualifications must be received by 3:00 p.m. (local-time, Phoenix, Arizona) on January 5, 2017, and should be directed to: City Clerk, 11465 W. Civic Center Drive, Suite 200, Avondale, Arizona 85323 or hand delivered to the City Clerk’s office. Statements of Qualifications must be clearly marked “PW 17-004 SCADA Support Services,” in the lower left hand corner of the mailing envelope. The City is not responsible for the pre-opening of, post opening of, or the failure to open, a proposal that is not properly addressed or identified. The Request for Statements of Qualifications solicitation is available The Request for Statements of Qualifications solicitation is available by contacting Procurement Officer, Loretta Browning at lbrowning@ avondale.org or by download at www.avondale.org/procurement.

The City of Avondale will endeavor to insure every way possible that disadvantaged, minority and/or women owned business enterprises (DBE) shall have every opportunity to participate in providing materials without being discriminated against on grounds of race, religion, sex, age, or natural origin. DBE businesses are encouraged to submit on this request for bids. Published in the West Valley View, and the West Valley Business on December 7, and 14, 2016.

WITH US ORSHIP

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City of Avondale Public Notice

City of Avondale Request for Statements of Qualifications PR 17-032 Parks, Recreation Facilities & Trails Master Plan Update Notice is hereby given that the City of Avondale is accepting sealed statements of qualifications from qualified, licensed firms interested in providing professional services to update the City’s 2009, Parks, Recreation Facilities & Trails Master Plan. A Non-Mandatory Pre-submittal Conference will be held for this solicitation on Wednesday, December 14, 2016 at 9:00 at Avondale City Hall at 11465 W. Civic Center Drive, Avondale, AZ, 85323. Questions are due in writing by December 15, 2016. Statements of Qualifications must be received by 3:00 p.m. (local-time, Phoenix, Arizona) on December 29, 2017, and should be directed to: City Clerk, 11465 W. Civic Center Drive, Suite 200, Avondale, Arizona 85323 or hand delivered to the City Clerk’s office. Statements of Qualifications must be clearly marked “PR Parks, Recreation Facilities & Trails Master Plan Update,” in the lower left hand corner of the mailing envelope. The City is not responsible for the pre-opening of, post opening of, or the failure to open, a proposal that is not properly addressed or identified. The Request for Statements of Qualifications solicitation is available by contacting Procurement Officer, Loretta Browning at lbrowning@ avondale.org or by download at www.avondale.org/procurement.

Published in the West Valley View, and the West Valley Business on December 7, and 14, 2016.

General

Public Notice

ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION

1. ENTITY TYPE - FORPROFIT

2. ENTITY NAME - KING LABELLE RESOURCES COMPANY LIMITED File No. 21339970

4. CHARACTER OF BUSINESS - MINING TERTIARY EARTH MATERIALS

5. SHARES - Class: Common, Series: A, Total: 100,000, Par Value: $1.00

6. ARIZONA KNOWN PLACE OF BUSINESS ADDRESS:

6.1 Is the Arizona known place of business address the same

as the street address of the statutory agent? Yes

7. DIRECTORS - Able Gold International Limited, 18411 West Santa Irene Drive, Goodyear, AZ 85338, United States

Enrique W. Iglesias, 18411 West Santa Irene Drive, Goodyear, AZ 85338, United States

Zhou, James W. Bon, 18411 West Santa Irene Drive, Goodyear, AZ 85338, United States

8. STATUTORY AGENTJeanette R. Iglesias, 18411 West Santa Irene Drive, Goodyear, AZ 85338

10. INCORPORATORSEnrique W. Iglesias, 18411 West Santa Irene Drive, Goodyear, AZ 85338, United States

SIGNATURE - By checking the box marked “I accept” below, I acknowledge under penalty of perjury that this document together with any attachments is submitted in compliance with Arizona law.

I ACCEPT /s/ Enrique W. Iglesias, 10/31/2016 Corporation as Incorporator - I am signing as an ofﬁcer or authorized agent or a corporation and its name is: KING LABELLE RESOURCES COMPANY

Published in the West Valley View, and the West Valley Business on November 23, 30, and December 7, 2016.

Public Notice

ARTICLES OF AMENDMENT

1. ENTITY NAME - The Encima Group, LLC

2. A.C.C. FILE NUMBER: L21332224

3. ENTITY NAME CHANGEMST JV, LLC

SIGNATURE: By checking the box marked “I accept” below, I acknowledge under penalty of perjury that this document together with any attachments is submitted in compliance with Arizona law.

I ACCEPT /s/ Virginia Saldivar 11/04/2016

This is a member-managed LLC and I am signing individually as a member or I am signing for an entity member named: Metro Accounting and Professional Services

Published in the West Valley View, and the West Valley Business on November 23, 30, and December 7, 2016.

Public Notice

ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION HAVE BEEN FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE ARIZONA CORPORATION COMMISSION FOR I. NAME: SOUTHWEST NATIONALS BASEBALL ORGANIZATION LLC

L-2131948-5

II. The address of the known place of business is: 16157 W. Mauna Loa Ln., Surprise, AZ 85379

III. The name and street address of the Statutory Agent is: Timothy Scott Elbert, 16157 W. Mauna Loa Ln., Surprise, AZ 85379

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:

Timothy Scott Elbert, Manager, 16157 W. Mauna Loa Ln., Surprise, AZ 85379

Celia Marie Martinez Elbert, Manager, 16157 W. Mauna Loa Ln., Surprise, AZ 85379

Published in the West Valley View, and the West Valley Business on November 23, 30, and December 7, 2016.

Public

Notice

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

I. NAME: ARIZONA ELITE FLOORING AND REMODELING, L.L.C. L-2132940-1

II. The address of the known place of business is: 9207 W. Garﬁeld St., Tolleson, AZ 85353

III. The name and street address of the Statutory Agent is: Armando Piña, 9207 W. Garﬁeld St., Tolleson, AZ 85353

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:

Armando Piña, Manager, 9207 W. Garﬁeld St., Tolleson, AZ 85353

Michael Fernandez, Manager, 9207 W. Garﬁeld St., Tolleson, AZ 85353

Published in the West Valley View, and the West Valley Business on November 23, 30, and December 7, 2016.

Public Notice

ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION HAVE BEEN FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE ARIZONA CORPORATION COMMISSION FOR I. NAME: E.E.SERVICES LLC L-2130888-6

II. The address of the known place of business is: 965 E. Van Buren St. Ste. 120, Avondale, AZ 85323

III. The name and street address of the Statutory Agent is: Efren Espinoza, 5249 S. 236th Circle, 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:

Efren Espinoza, Member, 5249 S. 236th Circle, Buckeye, AZ 85326

Published in the West Valley View, and the West Valley

Business on November 23, 30, and December 7, 2016.

Public Notice

Person Filing: Elizabeth Endriss

Address (if not protected): 21653 W. Hovey City,

Personals 8

52 PILLS! Viagra 100 mg/ Cialis 20 mg. Free pills! No hassle, discreet shipping. Save now. Call today 1-888-403-8610. (AzCan)

GOT knee pain? Back pain? Shoulder pain? Get a painrelieving brace at little or no cost to you. Medicare patients call Health Hotline now! 1-800-608-1765. IF YOU HAD HIP OR KNEE REPLACEMENT SURGERY AND SUFFERED AN INFECTION between 2010 and the present time, you may be entitled to compensation. Call Attorney Charles H. Johnson 1-800-535-5727 (AzCAN)

SOCIAL Security Disability Benefits. Unable to work? Denied benefits? We can help! Win or pay nothing! Contact Bill Gordon & Associates at 1-800-697-8171 to start your application today! XARELTO users have you had complications due to internal bleeding (after January 2012)? If so, you may be due financial compensation. If you don’t have an attorney, call Injuryfone today! 1-800-815-4857.

Announcements 10

Help Wanted 20

*IMMEDIATE Opening* Experienced diesel truck mechanic specializing in hydraulic engines and vehicle transmission systems. Perform routine vehicle maintenance. Pay based on experience. Fax resume 623-846-3312 or email valeria@grimes-trucking.com

Arizona Behavioral Care Homes is hiring Direct Care Professionals (formerly known BHT’s) and Certiﬁed Personal Caregivers for our West Valley group homes. Starting pay is $11 /hour for DCP and $12 /hour for CPC. Requirements: Must be 21 years old, High School Diploma or GED, Driver’s License, CPR, First Aid, Fingerprint Card, Physical and TB test. We offer paid time off, health insurance dental insurance, life insurance and 401K. Submit resumes to: cguyer@abch.us or call 623-694-3465

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

Cavco Industries

Warranty Technician

The leader in Manufactured Housing has immediate openings for Warranty Service Technicians in the Phoenix Metropolitan area. The position requires at least a High School Diploma or equivalent, and a clean driving record. Positions are full-time with beneﬁts. Vehicle, expense draw, and main power tools supplied. An understanding and background in general construction, drywall repair, paint, plumbing and electrical required. Send resume to: 623-882-2836 or E-mail to cavcowestservice@cavco.com

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

Certiﬁed Teacher

Grace Fellowship Academy in Buckeye is seeking qualiﬁed candidates for full time Language Arts teacher for Middle School students. Please submit resume to principal@graceinbuckeye.com

Drive with Uber. No experience is required, but you’ll need a Smartphone. It’s fun and easy. For more information, call: 800-796-6137 (AzCAN)

DRIVERS: Local

DryVan and Flatbed openings! Excellent hourly pay, great beneﬁts! Class-A or B CDL with hazmat. Apply: www.goelc.com. Estenson Logistics. 1-855-221-4904

Employment Opportunity: Town of Clifton (EOE) hiring Police Officers. Contact Delfina Pilgrim at 928-865-4566 for information regarding position, wages, benefits and how to obtain application. (AzCAN)

Estate Planning and Elder Law Firm

Hiring for Legal Assistant 30-40 hrs per week we will train the right person Social work or medical beneﬁts/ coding experience a plus, long term relationship is appreciate it, salary and beneﬁts negotiable. Must be interested working with the elderly. Fax resume to 623-882-8101 or drop off in person at 10320 West McDowell Rd. Building D Avondale AZ 85392

EXPERIENCED 2 pressers, 1 counter person needed. Apply in person. 1579 N. Dysart Rd., Avondale.

GRADING, asphalt, paving, and concrete company accepting applications. Drug test required. Apply at 4175 S. Richﬁeld Rd., Avondale between 7:00a.m. and 11:00a.m. Monday through Friday.

IMMEDIATE OPENING for Part Time direct care staff in a group home for girls, located West of Buckeye. Must be at least 25 years of age, have a high school diploma, clean driving record and pass ﬁngerprint and background check. Must be able to work different shifts. Send resume to olsonapeca@aol.com LOOKING for experienced compassionate CNA’s, Certiﬁed Caregivers. Part time/ full time. 623-547-7521.

NEED EXTRA INCOME?

DRIVERS WANTED!

The West Valley View is seeking to hire individuals as Independent Contractors newspaper delivery routes! SUV, light truck or similar heavier duty vehicle preferable. Papers available for pick-up Tuesday night. Deliver late night (after 10:30 p.m.), overnight or early morning. Minimum 6 to 8 hours. Deliveries must be completed by 9 a.m. Wednesday mornings.

Valid: Drivers License, Auto Insurance, Vehicle Registration all required. Background check and clean MVR (driving record) mandatory. Experience a plus. Please ﬁll out an application, background authorization and submit all required documentation at our ofﬁces at: 1050 E. Riley Dr. on the NE corner of Elesio C Felix Jr. Way & Riley, south of Van Buren & east of Dysart. You can also email rsellmeyer@westvalleyview.com

Part-time Security Guard Shift: Sat-Sun 6am-6pm Part-time Servers 11am-2pm & 4pm-7:30pm On-Call Driver Shift: Varies Send resumes to: swcareers@sierrawinds.com or Apply in person at: 17300 N. 88th Ave, Peoria (88th Ave. & Bell Rd)

Schult Homes is currently accepting applications for the following positions due to increased business and growth. All areas of construction Submit application in person Schult

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

1 to 18 acres, starting $10,000, various locations, payments, owner/ agent, 602-510-8900. NORTHERN AZ WILDERNESS RANCH $236 MONTH. Quiet & secluded self-sufficency 37 acres off grid ranch bordering 640 wooded acres of State Trust lands at cool clear 6,200’ elevation. Near historic pioneer town & fishing lake. No urban noise & dark sky nights. Blend of evergreen woodlands & grassy meadows with sweeping views across surrounding uninhabited wilderness mountains and valleys. Abundant groundwater, rich loam garden soil & maintained road access. Camping and RV ok. $27,500, $2,750 dn. with no qualifying seller financing. Free brochure with additional property descriptions/photos/topomap / weather chart/area info. 1st United Realty 800-966-6690 (AzCAN)

bedroom/ bathroom, furnished, utilities included, no smoking. $500 plus deposit. 623-327-9876.

$25,000

SELL your structured settlement or annuity payments for cash now. You don’t have to wait for your future payments any longer! Call 1-800-923-0994. SOCIAL SECURITY Disability Beneﬁts. Unable to work? Denied beneﬁts? We can help! WIN or Pay nothing! Contact Bill Gordon & Associates at 1-800-960-3595 to start your application today! (AzCAN)

Services 80

ARMANDO’S Painting, residential, commercial, Interior/ exterior, 15 years experience, free estimates, 623-329-6966.

ELITE HOUSEKEEPING BY KAREN. Standard cleaning, deep cleaning, move in / move out. One time holiday specials. Call for estimates. 623-266-7994

EXPERIENCED HVAC Technician

RITCHIE REFRIGERATION Superior service and solutions with your budget in mind! 623-302-4533

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

PIECE a cake. Pastries, cakes, cookies. Weddings, special occasions, get-togethers. For pricing call Paula 313-445-8347.

YARD work, clean ups, removal, sod installation, irrigation systems, hauling, rock spreading. Joseﬁna 623-242-4159, Juan 623-242-4161.

ACORN Stairlifts. The affordable solution to your stairs! **Limited time-$250 off your Stairlift purchase!** Buy direct and save. Please call 1-800-268-9843 for free DVD and brochure.

DIGITAL HEARING AIDS Now offering a 45-Day Risk Free Offer! FREE BATTERIES for Life! Call to start your free trial! 877-635-7868 (AzCAN)

DISH TV-BEST DEAL EVER! Only $39.99/mo. Plus $14.99/ mo Internet (where avail.) FREE Streaming. FREE Install (up to 6 rooms.) FREE HD-DVR. Call 1-800-916-0680 (AzCAN)

EMPTY 30 gallon steel drums with cap and ring lids. $20 each. See at West Valley View, 1050 E. Riley Drive, Avondale. Monday through Thursday, 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Email: Rwestfall@westvalleyview.com

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

OXYGEN anytime. Anywhere. No tanks to reﬁll. No deliveries. Only 4.8 pounds! Approved for air travel! May be covered by medicare. Free info kit: 844-843-0520 (AzCAN)

SAFE Step walk-in tub. Alert for Seniors. Bathroom falls can be fatal. Approved by Arthritis Foundation. Therapeutic jets. Less than 4 inch step-in. Wide door. Anti-slip ﬂoors. American made. Installation included. Call 800-538-3092 for $750 off.

Switch to DIRECTV. Lock in 2-year Price Guarantee ($50/ month) w/AT&T Wireless. Over 145 Channels PLUS Popular Movie Networks for Three Months, No Cost! Call 1-800-404-9329. (AzCAN)

Garage Sales 91

HUGE yard sale. Tolleson Farms. 8901 K Lane, Tolleson. December 8th, 9th and 10th. 8:30a.m. to 1:00p.m. Lots of Christmas decorations, Christmas gifts, many miscellaneous items to choose from.

MULTIPLE household sale, all kinds of miscellaneous household, yard and garage items. Saturday, December 10th, starting at 7:00a.m. 25559 W St. Charles Ct., Buckeye

Furniture 92

Wanted To Buy 95

WANT to buy ‘82-’93 Dodge 1/2T P/U. Decent condition and price. Prefer 6cyl, automatic, and AC, but will consider others.e-mail: billmatznm@yahoo.com or 936-647-5494

WANTED: Old Porsche’s, 911, 912, Mercedes 190SL, 280SL. Jaguar, Triumph or ANY Sportscar/Convertible/Corvette older than 1972! ANY condition! TOP $$ PAID! Call/Text: Mike 520-977-1110. I bring trailer & funds. (AzCAN)

Animals And Farm Equipment 120

HORSE boarding-Waddell. Horse training/ ridding lessons. Trailer parking, stalls, pastures available. 623-866-8161. Sharon’s Petsitting & Australian Shepards LLC. Licensed and Bonded. 623-386-0281 / 623-810-0136.

7 PIECE queen oak bedroom set, good condition. $1000 Or Best Offer. Must see. 815-474-4426

DINING room set. Tiger Oak, single pedestal round table with leaf, 4 highback chairs. $175 or offer. 623-221-7944.

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10/8/2016

/s/ Stephanie R. Palmer

I am a duly authorized Ofﬁcer of the corporation ﬁling this document.

Published in the West Valley View, and the West Valley Business on November 30, December 7, and 14, 2016.

Public Notice

ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION HAVE BEEN FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE ARIZONA CORPORATION COMMISSION FOR I. NAME: CHISOLM CONSULTING GROUP LLC

L-2128801-0

II. The address of the known place of business is: 13326 W. Solano Drive, Litchﬁeld Park, AZ 85340

III. The name and street address of the Statutory Agent is: George Chisolm, 13326 W. Solano Drive, Litchﬁeld Park, AZ 85340

Petition or Complaint. To ﬁle your “Answer” or “Response” take, or send, the Answer” or “Response” to the:

• Ofﬁce of the Clerk of the Superior Court, 201 West Jefferson Street, Phoenix, Arizona 85003-2205 OR

• Ofﬁce of the Clerk of the Superior Court, 18380 North 40th Street, Phoenix, Arizona 85032 OR

• Ofﬁce of the Clerk of the Superior Court, 222 East Javelina Avenue, Mesa, Arizona 85210-6201 OR

• Ofﬁce of the Clerk of the Superior Court, 14264 West Tierra Buena Lane, Surprise, Arizona 85374.

Mail a copy of your “Response” or “Answer” to the other party at the address listed on the top of this Summons.

3. Service by Publication is complete thirty (30) days after the date of the ﬁrst publication.

4. Requests for reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities must be made to the ofﬁce of the judge or commissioner assigned to the case, at least ten (10) judicial days before your scheduled court date.

5. Requests for an interpreter for persons with limited English proﬁciency must be made to the ofﬁce of the judge or commissioner assigned to the case at least ten (10) judicial days in advance of your scheduled court date.

SIGNED AND SEALED this date, NOV 18 2016 Michael K. Jeanes, Clerk of Court /s/ K. Rodriguez, Deputy Clerk Published in the West Valley View, and the West Valley Business on November 30, December 7, 14, and 21, 2016.

Public Notice

ARTICLES OF AMENDMENT NONPROFIT CORPORATION

1. ENTITY NAME - Kingdom Builders Church 2. A.C.C. FILE NUMBER: 20330493

3. Date the attached amendment was adopted: 8/13/2016

4.1 The Amendment was duly adopted by act of the Board of Directors.

5. A copy of the corporation’s amendmentOn 8/13/2016, the Board of Directors elected to ofﬁcially amend the name of our nonproﬁt corporation. We are asking for our name Kingdom Builders Church to be amended to Kingdom Builders Church International

SIGNATURE - By checking the box marked “I accept” below, I acknowledge under penalty of perjury that this document together with any attachments is submitted in compliance with Arizona law. I ACCEPT

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: George Chisolm, Manager, 13326 W. Solano Drive, Litchﬁeld Park, AZ 85340 Published in the West Valley View, and the West Valley Business on November 30, December 7, and 14, 2016.

Public Notice

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

L-2121294-7

II. The address of the known place of business is: 13075 S. 183rd Ave., Goodyear, AZ 85338

III. The name and street address of the Statutory Agent is: Teri McCallum, 13075 S. 183rd Ave., Goodyear, AZ 85338 A. Management of the limited liability company is vested in a manager or managers. The names and addresses of each person who is a manager AND each member who owns a twenty percent or greater interest in the capital or proﬁts of the limited liability company are: Teri McCallum, Manager, 13075 S. 183rd Ave., Goodyear, AZ 85338 Corbett F. McCallum, Manager, 13075 S. 183rd Ave., Goodyear, AZ 85338 Published in the West Valley View, and the West Valley Business on November 30, December 7, and 14, 2016.

Public Notice

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

COMMISSION FOR I. NAME: QUERA PUBLISHING, LLC.

L-2117441-8

II. The address of the known place of business is: 3207 North 109th Drive, Avondale, AZ 85392 III. The name and street address of the Statutory Agent is: Marcia Gabriela Madrigal, 3207 North 109th Drive, 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: Rodolfo Ruiz, Manager, 3207 North 109th Drive, Avondale, AZ 85392

Published in the West Valley View, and the West Valley Business on November 30, December 7, and 14, 2016.

Public Notice

ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION HAVE BEEN FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE ARIZONA CORPORATION COMMISSION FOR I. NAME: CITICASA REALTY LLC L-2122381-9

II. The address of the known place of business is: 11213 W. Bermuda Dr., Avondale, AZ 85392

III. The name and street address of the Statutory Agent is: Lazaro Sandoval, 11213 W. Bermuda Dr., 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: Lazaro Sandoval, Member, 11213 W. Bermuda Dr., Avondale, AZ 85392 Published in the West Valley View, and the West Valley Business on November 30, December 7, and 14, 2016.

West Valley View, Avondale, Arizona, Wednesday, December 7,

Public Notice

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

COMMISSION FOR

I. NAME: PYNO LLC

L-2121213-1

II. The address of the known place of business is: 6127 N. 132nd Drive, Litchﬁeld Park, AZ 85340

III. The name and street address of the Statutory Agent is: Mark Pyne, 6127 N. 132nd Drive, 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: Mark Pyne, Member, 6127 N.

132nd Drive, Litchﬁeld Park, AZ 85340 Susan Pyne, Member, 6127 N. 132nd Drive, Litchﬁeld Park, AZ 85340

Published in the West Valley View, and the West Valley Business on November 30, December 7, and 14, 2016.

Public Notice

ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION HAVE BEEN FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE ARIZONA CORPORATION COMMISSION FOR I. NAME: KMP GLOBAL ENTERPRISES LLC

L-2136984-7

II. The address of the known place of business is: 3573 N. 301st Lane, Buckeye, AZ 85396 III. The name and street

address of the Statutory Agent is: Karen Marie Pokorney, 3573 N. 301st Lane, Buckeye, AZ 85396

B. Management of the limited liability company is reserved to the members. The names and addresses of each person who is a member are: Karen Marie Pokorney, Member, 3573 N. 301st Lane, Buckeye, AZ 85396 Published in the West Valley View, and the West Valley Business on November 30, December 7, and 14, 2016.

Public Notice

APPLICATION FOR AUTHORITY TO TRANSACT BUSINESS OR CONDUCT AFFAIRS IN ARIZONA 1. ENTITY TYPE - FORPROFIT

IN STATE OR COUNTRY OF INCORPORATION - The

Public Notice

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

COMMISSION FOR

I. NAME: READY2BLESS PROPERTIES, LLC

L-2131371-8

II. The address of the known place of business is: 11435 W. Buckeye Rd. Ste 104-105, Avondale, AZ 85233

III. The name and street address of the Statutory Agent is: Marisol Johnson, 11435 W. Buckeye Rd. Ste 104-105, Avondale, AZ 85233

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: Marisol Johnson, Member/ Manager, 11435 W. Buckeye Rd. Ste 104-105, Avondale, AZ 85323 Tyrone Johnson, Member/ Manager, 11435 W. Buckeye Rd. Ste 104-105, Avondale, AZ 85323

Published in the West Valley View, and the West Valley Business on December 7, 14, and 21, 2016.

Public Notice

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

COMMISSION FOR I. NAME: ACQME, LLC

L-2138369-9

II. The address of the known place of business is: 2641 S. 172nd Dr., Goodyear, AZ 853381813

III. The name and street address of the Statutory Agent is: Matthew Merritt, 2641 S. 172nd Dr., Goodyear, AZ 85338-1813

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 Merritt, Member/ Manager, 2641 S. 172nd Dr., Goodyear, AZ 85338-1813

Published in the West Valley

View, and the West Valley Business on December 7, 14, and 21, 2016.

Public Notice

ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION HAVE BEEN FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE ARIZONA CORPORATION COMMISSION FOR I. NAME: SYNERGY HEALTHCARE COUNSULTING LLC

L-2119562-2

II. The address of the known place of business is: 15318 W. Mercer Lane, Surprise, AZ 85379

III. The name and street address of the Statutory Agent is: Annalisa Blue, 15318 W. Mercer Lane, Surprise, AZ 85379

B. Management of the limited liability company is reserved to

the members. The names and addresses of each person who is a member are: Annalisa Blue, Member, 15318 W. Mercer Lane, Surprise, AZ 85379

Published in the West Valley View, and the West Valley Business on December 7, 14, and 21, 2016.

Public Notice

ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION HAVE BEEN FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE ARIZONA CORPORATION COMMISSION FOR I. NAME: GADSDEN GUNWORKS, LLC L-2137943-2