When thinking about economic development, the first thing that comes to mind for many is the idea of new businesses, facilities and warehouses opening throughout the West Valley. While this benefits many working adults, a lot of times these businesses and programs directly benefit the children within the community as well.
This week we will look at one business that will soon open its doors to children looking to stay safe around water this summer, as well as a major organization that is offering a youth program for teenagers interested in a future career in health care.
Splash Rite Swim School to offer classes
Location: 14145 W. Palm Valley Boulevard, Goodyear
With a goal to ensure children feel safe and secure in the water, Splash Rite Swim School will begin teaching water safety and offering swim lessons on March 7 for the 2022 swim season.
The Goodyear swim school staff wants to prevent drownings, save lives and improve the quality of life for their swim families.
While many of the swim lessons are available to children, there are programs catered specially for adults in need of lessons, including 55 and older.
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As warmer temperatures are right around the corner, Splash Rite Swim School staff said this is the time to learn fundamental aquatic skills that are necessary while spending time at residential and community pools and beaches.
The school’s curriculum includes water safety and swimming lessons for children and adults at any and all levels. Lessons can begin as early as 6 months.
All Splash Rite Swim School instructors are certified and together have teaching experience that exceeds 20 years.
Prices for classes range on age and the size of the class. Splash Rite Swim School also has a scholarship program that provides financial assistance to those who qualify.
For more information, visit splashrite.net.
Abrazo to offer student ambassador program
Abrazo is set to welcome local teenagers to its first Student Ambassador Program. The pilot project will be offered at the Abrazo West Campus from June 6 to July 29.
Barry Worman, director for volunteer services for the Abrazo Network, has managed multiple young adult medical programs throughout the country. Worman added this ambassador program will be “one of the best volunteer and
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medical opportunities for teenagers in Arizona.”
The eight-week program will feature “lunch-and-learn” opportunities for students, as well as workshops offered to teenagers ages 15 to 19.
Accepted students can use their volunteer hours toward student learning requirements, honor societies or college applications.
For more information, call 623882-1568 or visit abrazohealth.com/ studentambassadors.
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Splash Rite Swim School will begin teaching water safety and offering swim lessons on March 7. (Photo courtesy of Splash Rite Swim School)
Vober’s ‘choices’ shared in new book
BY CHRISTINA FUOCO-KARASINSKI West Valley View Executive Editor
Lori Vober said she believes God has a plan for everyone, citing Jeremiah 29:11 NIV, “For I know the plans I have for you. Plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.”
Vober suffered an intracerebral hemorrhagic stroke at age 29, and, from it, developed epilepsy. She felt called to share her story, and her journey of faith and perseverance, to encourage others.
“It was caused by a malformation of the blood vessels on the right side of my brain,” she said. “I had a massive brain bleed. I had just left corporate America, left the airline industry, three weeks prior to take a position at our church.
“We were trying to start our family, and we thought less travel and less stress would help the situation. One day, I started feeling really bad. I called my parents, and they met me at the church.”
Before she made it to the hospital, she lost consciousness. Upon arrival at the medical center, she had five-hour brain surgery to stop the bleeding. For several days, she was in a drug-induced coma.
When she awoke, her left side was paralyzed. She had to relearn to walk through therapy.
“I’m doing very well,” she said. “I’m independent. I don’t need a walker. I still have a disability, especially on the left side. I can drive. I dedicated the next seven years of my life to physical therapy. It was a full-time job for me.”
To share her story, she is releasing a book called “Choices” on Trilogy Christian Publishing, a subsidiary of TBN. Set for release Friday, March 11, “Choices” can be picked up early at Ribbons Tea House in Litchfield Park from 9 a.m. to noon and 2 to 6 p.m. Saturday, March 5.
“About this time last year, I felt God calling me, saying, ‘I saved you from a stroke and I gave you a story, so get writing,’” she recalled.
“A year later, this is how my book is coming out. It’s about my faith journey and my journey through our perseverance and the challenges of stroke.
“I developed epilepsy from the stroke. My book also discusses job loss and adoption parenting. We’re all faced with challenges — big and small. We also have a choice of how we’re going to react to those challenges. It’s our attitude that can carry us a long way. I hope my story can give hope and encouragement to others.”
Born in Atlanta, Vober considers Texas to be her home because she spent her high school and college years in the Lone Star State. She graduated from the University of Texas in Austin with a Bachelor of Business Administration in marketing.
Vober and her husband, Dainis, met in Minnesota after she was transferred there for her job after graduation. Married in Texas in 1998, they live in Goodyear. They purchased land in Pinetop for their retirement home.
Lori and Dainis Vober adopted three siblings. That is shared in her new book, “Choices.” She will sign copies of the book on Saturday, March 5, at Ribbons Tea House in Litchfield Park. (Photo courtesy of Lori Vober)
ert Springs Community Church in Goodyear, and Vober is an active part of the women’s ministry.
“We’re happily married and have a strong faith and a strong love,” she said. “It’s carried us through some pretty tough times.”
The Vobers adopted a sibling group of three kids from Colombia, South America, in 2011.
“Our journey of adoption parenting has been a blessing and has had its challenges,” Vober said.
“It has not been easy, but God really called us to give kids who didn’t have a home a forever home. That was 11 years ago. They’re now 21, 19 and 17. The 21-year-old is on her own, living in Ohio. Our 19-year-old is a senior in high school, and the 17-year-old is a junior in high school.”
The couple are members of Des-
She serves as a weekly Bible study leader and enjoys connecting with women each week.
Vober’s goal is to be a motivational speaker. She will attend a conference in Texas this summer to refine her speaking skills and confidence level.
“God is not finished with our story yet,” she said. “One day, this will all come to fruition.”
If You Go...
WHAT: Lori Vober “Choices” book signing
WHEN: 9 a.m. to noon and 2 to 6 p.m. Saturday, March 5
WHERE: Ribbons Tea House, 111 W. Honeysuckle Street, Litchfield Park
COST: Free admission
INFO: lorivober.com
‘Hot Biblical Topics’ hitting Zoom
BY WEST VALLEY VIEW STAFF
Using “The Bible Now” by Richard Elliot Friedman and Shawna Dolansky as a reference, Rabbi Dana Evan Kaplan, Ph.D., will show participants of a new class, “Hot Biblical Topics: Controversial Issues as Seen in the Bible,” what the ancient Bible teaches regarding contemporary controversies.
The Zoom class includes fresh interpretations of texts that have been misused to justify both stringent and lenient positions on such topics as capital punishment, homosexuality, abortion and environmental issues. These “hot topics” will be discussed with respect for all attendees.
Public Notice
RFP for Norton Circle located a t 304 South 5th Ave , Avondale, AZ 85323 BIDS DUE: March 29, 2022, at 2:00pm PRE-BID MEETING will be held on site on March 9, 2022, from 10:00 - 11:00 am PLANS: Hard Copies of plans available upon request and at subcontractor’s expense from PRI GRAPHICS & SIGNS, www.pri. us OR for a i n k c o n t a c t L i n d a a t Lstache@gormanusa. com. Contact Info: Linda Stache, Gorman & Company, Phone: 608-835-5177, Fax: 608-835-3667 CERTIFICATIONS: SBE / MBE / WBE / EBE / DBE and SECTION
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1. Information about me, the applicant Name: Taylor Lynn Suiter address 19763 w . Sherman St. Date of Birth:03/23/1990
Place of Birth: Virginia Beach, Va
2. Information about the minor for whom this name change is requested: Name on Birth Certificate: Dylan Cale Stumfoll Address: 19763 w . Sherman St. Relation to Applicant: Parent
This three-week course will be taught by Kaplan, rabbi of Temple Beth Shalom of the West Valley. Kaplan has a diverse rabbinic background, having served congregations in Israel; Capetown, South Africa; Albany, Georgia; Kingston, Jamaica; and Mobile, Alabama, before assuming his current position at TBS.
The author of several books and numerous papers and articles, Kaplan earned an undergraduate degree at Yeshiva University with a major in Jewish studies; a Ph.D. in American Jewish history from Tel Aviv University (his dissertation was on “Conversion to Judaism in America: 1760 to 1897”); and a rabbinic degree and a MHL (Hebrew
County of Residence: Maricopa County
Date of Birth: 02/23/2010
Place of Birth: Maricopa County
New Name Requested: Dylan Cale Suiter
3. I ask that the birth records be changed to reflect the new name listed above.
4. I request that the name be changed for the following reasons:
My son has my maiden name and he would like to match the rest of our family and siblings.
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I understand that this name change does not establish paternity and will not cause a father’s name to be added to a birth certificate.
This application is made solely for the best interest of the minor child named above. It will not release the person from any obligations incurred or harm any rights of property or action in any original name.
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Letters and Literature) from Hebrew Union College – Jewish Institute of Religion (Jerusalem). He was subsequently ordained as a rabbi in the Reform Jewish movement.
The course will be offered from 10 to 11 a.m. Tuesdays March 15, March 22 and March 29 on Zoom, or anytime on YouTube (enrollees will receive link for both).
It is open to anyone interested in attending. The cost is $18 for members of TBS and $25 for nonmembers. Advance registration is required. To enroll, call the TBS office at 623-977-3240 or send an email templebethshalomaz@gmail.com before March 10.
ELECTION
Notice is hereby given that pursuant to the provisions of the Natural Resource Conservation Districts Law of the State of Arizona, an election for the purpose of electing a Supervisor for the Agua Fria – New River Natural Resource Conservation District will be held on the 7th day of May, 2022, between the hours of 8 a.m. and 4 p.m., at the polling place listed below: 16251 W. Glendale Ave. in, 85340 Litchfield Park, Arizona
The following term(s) are to be filled by election on May 7, 2022. Elected term for 6 years to expire 2028
A candidate for Supervisor of the Agua Fria – New River Natural Resource Conservation District must reside within the District. Nomination Petitions may be obtained from the District Board of Supervisors. Completed write in petitions must be filed at least 40 days prior to the election, and regular nomination petitions submitted at least 10 days prior to the election with the Natural Resource Conservation Commissioner of the State Land Department, 1616 West Adams, Phoenix, Arizona 85007.
“The governing body of the District may provide a mail ballot to a qualified District Elector for which it has a first class mailing ad-dress. Qualified electors of the District who wish to vote by mail ballot shall file a first class mailing address with the District governing body at least thirty (30) days prior to the date of
the election.” Qualified District electors who receive ballots in proper form from the District governing body may cast their votes by mail.” (A.R.S. ‘ 37-1051) To be counted, completed mail ballots must be received by the District Election Board before the closing of the polls on election day. If a qualified District elector wishes to vote by mail, the elector’s request for a mail ballot must be made timely and in writing to the address given below.
“Qualified elector” means a person who is a District cooperator and a qualified elector of the state. “District Cooperator” means any person who has entered into a cooperative agreement with the District for the purpose of protecting, conserving and practicing wise use of the natural resources under his control. (A.R.S. ‘ 37-1003). A person who is not already a District co-operator may obtain a cooperative agreement form from the Board of Supervisors of the District.
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