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Volume 31 Issue 42 Goodyear, AZ
September 9, 2020
Business Briefcase BY TOM SCANLON
West Valley View Managing Editor
IN THE BIZ
Just in time for Labor Day: The West Valley’s largest theater—and one of the biggest private businesses—reopened. Harkins Theatres Estrella Falls 16 in Goodyear is showing some of the year’s biggest (OK, there haven’t been that many) releases: “Tenet,” “The New Mutants” and “The Personal History of David Copperfield.” “Welcome back to Ultimate Moviegoing,” said a Harkins post last week. “We’ve missed you and we’re thrilled to welcome you back to our theatres to enjoy exciting movies.” The theater chain is pitching safety, as much as entertainment. Masks are required “for all team members and guests,” and the company said it is implementing enhanced cleaning and sanitizing and reduced seating for social distancing. “Along with the state-of-the-art picture and sound, award-winning popcorn, and unparalleled service that Harkins is known for, guests will notice enhanced safety precautions throughout the moviegoing experience,” the Harkins website says. As with other businesses that are reopening around the West Valley, the movie theater has some new policies: “Due to the reduced auditorium seating required for social distancing, we unfortunately must suspend the acceptance of free passes until such time that the required seating restrictions have been lifted.” Christopher Nolan’s “Tenet” has had Public Notices ............... page 3 © Copyright, 2020 West Valley View, Inc.
The mind-bending thriller “Tenet” relaunched Harkins Theatres Estrella Falls 16 in Goodyear. (Photo courtesy Warner Bros.)
a buzz for months as it waited patiently to open. The pitch: “Armed with only one word— Tenet—and fighting for the survival of the entire world, the Protagonist journeys through a twilight world of international espionage on a mission that will unfold in something beyond real time. Not time travel—inversion.” John David Washington and Robert Pattinson star in the mind-bending action flick. With the latest version of “Copperfield,” witty director Armando Iannucci (“The Death of Stalin”) takes a sideways cooking Dickens approach. His multiracial cast: Tilda Swinton, Gwendoline Christie, Ben Whishaw, Dev Patel and Hugh Laurie. The Goodyear movie theater is also showing “Words on Bathroom Walls,” with Charlie Plummer playing a high-school senior who is expelled, then diagnosed with a mental illness that he keeps secret at his new school. Back in the real world, land deals are rolling in the West Valley. (USPS 004-616) is published weekly
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Commercial real estate tracker Vizzda. com noted several big deals, including: • On Aug. 24, Rados Properties acquired 160 acres of vacant land in Buckeye for just under $10 million. In 2016, the land at 187th Avenue and West Van Buren Street was approved for five industrial buildings totaling 2 million square feet. • On Sept. 3, the Estrella Professional Center at 15661 W. Roosevelt Street in Goodyear sold for $1.5 million. The new owner is Mannie Badyal, owner of several dental offices around the Valley. • On Aug. 25, Summit Community Church sold Indian Palms Medical and Professional Plaza Building 1 at 14545 W. Indian School Road in Goodyear for $800,000. Physical therapist Ryann P. Roberts bought the nine-unit office condo. • At the end of July, WCFS Holding in Minnesota bought Imagine Avondale charter school for $16 million. According to its website, “Imagine Avondale serves families by partnering with parents and guardians in the education of their children by providing high quality education.” Subscriptions are $26 for 2 years, $14 for one year. Periodicals postage paid at Phoenix, AZ 85026.
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Substance use disorder impacts a whole family BY LARRY TRACEY Guest Writer
Have you ever been on the phone, and your heart sinks from the news you hear? I recently spoke with a mother on the phone whose 25-year-old son had relapsed; he just tested “hot” for opioids. The more I listened, the more my heart grew heavy for her and her situation. She is beside herself. He is being admitted into a drug treatment center for his substance use disorder. Her son started getting involved with nicotine and smoking pot as a teen. No big deal, right? But this is a big deal because this is the most critical time in a teen’s life, where the teen brain is expanding and undergoing extensive remodeling and wiring upgrades. In short, a teen brain is hardwiring itself for adulthood. Drug and alcohol use as a teen alters that hardwiring, and then BAM ... you hardwired your brain for addiction. This results in a pattern of poor decision making and struggle as an adult. Her son’s drug use continued to accelerate, seeking a better high, trying new combinations of drugs and alcohol (poly use—using multiple substances). As his substance use progressed, he was in situations where opioids and heroin were part of the mix. Mom is beginning to lose hope because he has been admitted into drug treatment centers for his substance use disorder multiple times. She is now wondering if her son will be another statistic that will land her into an exclusive club that grows larger every day. The members have lost a son, daughter or another loved one to opioid and heroin addiction resulting in death, usually by overdose. Here are some startling scary statistics: • Over 90% of people we see in drug and alcohol treatment centers report they started using as teens. • About 80% of those who become addicted to heroin started with opioid-based pain medication prescribed by a doctor. Examples of opioids are painkillers such as morphine, methadone, bu-
prenorphine, hydrocodone and oxycodone. Heroin is also an opioid and is illegal. Opioid drugs sold under brand names include OxyContin, Percocet, Vicodin, Percodan, Tylox and Demerol, among others. Know that these pain medications are highly addictive, which is one reason we find ourselves in an opioid crisis. I checked in with the mother recently to see how things were going. She told me her son was admitted into a drug treatment center for his substance use disorder and released to a sober living facility. He found suitable employment within walking distance of his residence, received a steady paycheck, and saved money for a car and insurance. Fast forward seven months later, and just like that, he relapsed. He tested positive for opioids again. Now, kicked out of sober living, his situation continues to deteriorate. He currently lives in a high-risk neighborhood and continues to show signs of continued use—all the gains made over the past seven months gone in an instant. Unfortunately, with our current opiate crisis, “finding your bottom” all too commonly can mean death from overdose, especially with our streets being flooded with fentanyl, a deadly opiate that people often mistakenly buy, looking for heroin. As a person who has lived a recovery program for more than 35 years, I see addiction as a living, breathing entity that does not want to die. It will do anything to survive and keep someone you love trapped in the cycle of addiction. Understanding this is key to preventing relapse and breaking the cycle of addiction. Working a program of recovery is how someone with a substance use disorder can kill the addiction. Here are a few takeaways I have discovered over the years: I have yet to meet anyone who planned on becoming addicted. No one has immunity. Addiction knows no boundaries. Doesn’t care about skin color, how much money you have or don’t have, or what part of town you live.
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Once a person is detoxed (no physical withdrawal symptoms or physical cravings to use alcohol or drugs), they are no longer physically addicted. From this point on, they suffer from what is known as mental obsession (much of which is unconscious). People relapse due to mental obsession; this is why it is vital to work what we call a recovery program. It has nothing to do with one’s will power. Substance use disorder impacts a whole family. Educate yourself about substance use disorder. In the early stages, recovery will take priority over everything else. The first step is admitting that I have a problem. It is a decision, a decision where the mind’s knowledge becomes the knowledge of the heart. That inner knowing begins your journey of inner freedom. Relapse is sneaky; relapse happens more often than not. One may get up in the morning with no intention of using and throughout the activities day find oneself in a situation where the next thing you know, you have relapsed. Many will rationalize their situation, thinking, “Well, just one time won’t hurt.” That one time sets off the mental obsession, and that oneuse kicks in the craving once again. Most will make up for lost time, making them susceptible to unintentional overdosing. With the proper tools and support, the mental obsession substantially decreases and becomes a fleeting thought. Helping your loved one accept they have a substance use disorder and admit they need help is not easy. But it is possible. If you or someone you or someone you know is ready to take that first step to rid themselves of the nightmare of SUD (substance use disorder), there is a lifeline listed below. Reach out. Make the call. Years ago, when I reached out, I discovered they were expecting me. I just had to get out of my own way. To find other useful information, visit wowcoalition.org/resources. To seek help, visit findtreatment.gov.
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Public Notice INVITATION TO BID Bids Due: October 8, 2020 – 10:00AM Project: Tuthill Tract E & Sunrise Ln Ph6 CFD Landscape Verrado ARC, LLC seeks qualified General Contractors, with a minimum CR-21 Landscaping and Irrigation Systems license, to submit sealed bids for the Tuthill Tract E & Sunrise Ln Ph6 CFD Landscape, which consists of, but is not limited to all work associated with installation of the landscape in accordance with the plans and specifications (the “Work”). The Successful Contractor shall be responsible for all coordination associated with the Work. Copies of the plans, specifications, bid documents and detailed information for this project will be available on September 11, 2020. All interested parties should contact Deana Burris at dburris@dmbinc.com to make arrangements to receive the bid documents electronically. Please reference the project name listed above in the email subject. The MANDATORY pre-bid meeting will be held on September 15, 2020 at 10:00AM Arizona Time. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic the prebid meeting will be held via Zoom call. A meeting invitation will be sent to all interested parties. Sealed bids will be received until 10:00AM Arizona Time on October 8, 2020 at the DMB Verrado Offices – 4236 N. Verrado Way Suite A200, Buckeye, AZ 85396. Bids submitted after 10:00AM will not be accepted. Bids will be opened privately but read aloud at 10:05AM via Zoom call. A meeting invitation will be sent to all interested parties. Unless all bids are rejected, the Contract will be awarded within twenty one (21) days. The Contract will be awarded to the lowest qualified bidder that submits a complete and accurate bid. A complete and accurate bid will include all information requested in the bid documents. Every bid made by a Contractor pursuant to this Notice shall be accompanied by a surety bond for ten percent (10%) of the bid amount, listing Verrado ARC, LLC as the Obligee, as a guarantee that the Contractor will enter into a contract to perform the Work, or as liquidated damages in the event the Contractor re-fuses or fails to enter into the Contract with Verrado ARC, LLC upon award. Cashiers checks will not be accepted. The bonds will be returned to all Contractors whose bids are not awarded the Con-tract, and to the successful Contractor, upon execution of the Con-tract, and receipt of Payment and Performance bonds for the Work. The cost for providing Payment and Performance bonds shall be included in the bid submittal. A Payment and Performance bond will be required in the amount of 100% of the original Contract value for the duration of the Contract. All bidders shall be required to submit, with their bid proposal, a
CORPORATION COMMISSION FOR I Name: TACOS LOS TRES COMPADRES LLC II The address of the registered office is: 608 E Monoe Ave, BUCKEYE, AZ 85326 The name of the Statutory Agent is: Hamid Kazi III Management of the Limited Liability Company is vested in a manager or managers. The names 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: MEMBER Hamid Kazi, Jesus Adrian Suarez Rojas, Francisco Javier Vera Soberanes, all of 608 E Monoe Ave, BUCKEYE, AZ, 85326 Published West Valley View / Business Sept 9, 16, 23, 2020 / 33036
completed Certificate of Insurance evidencing their ability to meet the insurance requirements for this project. The Contractor shall carry property damage and public liability insurance and shall hold and save harmless Verrado ARC, LLC, DMB White Tank, LLC, the City of Buckeye and the Verrado District 1 Community Facilities District from any employer’s liability and from any and all liens for materials or labor in connection with this Work as specified in the bid documents. Any bids submitted without the bid bond, certificate of insurance and any other items as required in the bid documents will be deemed incomplete, and will be rejected. Verrado ARC, LLC reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to withhold the award for any reason Verrado ARC, LLC determines necessary and appropriate. Award of the successful bid shall be subject to approval by Verrado ARC, LLC or its representatives. Interested parties shall refer to the bid package and addendums for further information, or contact Deana Burris at dburris@dmbinc. com – reference Tuthill Tract E & Sun-rise Ln Ph6 CFD Landscape. No engineer’s estimate will be distributed.
Public Notice ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION HAVE BEEN FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE ARIZONA CORPORATION COMMISSION FOR I Name: 16109 W. JEFFERSON ST., LLC II The address of the registered office is: 16109 W. Jefferson Street, GOODYEAR, AZ, 85338 The name of the Statutory Agent is: Dona M. Stone III Management of the Limited Li-ability Company is vested in a
Public Notice ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION HAVE BEEN FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE ARIZONA
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manager or managers. The names of each per-son 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: MEMBER Scott B. Stone / Dona M. Stone, both of PO Box 1272, OVERGAARD, AZ, 85933 Published West Valley View / Business, Sept 8, 16, 23, 2020 / 33038
Public Notice NOTICE OF ELECTION OF DIRECTOR OF ROOSEVELT IRRIGATION DISTRICT NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an election for the offices of Director of Division III and for 1 At- Large Members of Roosevelt Irrigation District will be held on Tuesday, November 10, 2020. The polls will be open at 8:00 a.m. and will close at 6:00 p.m. The polling place shall be at the District office, located at 103 West Baseline, Buckeye, Arizona 85326. DATED this 24th day of August, 2020 /s/Donovan L. Neese, Secretary Roosevelt Irrigation District Published: West Valley View/ Business, Sept. 9, Oct 21, 2020 / 32743
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