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Cancer claims longtime police officer

BY JOE MCHUGH Glendale Star Staff Writer

Brian Piech of the Glendale Police Department said Lt. Jason Zimmerman was everyone’s idol.

“For me, he was a friend, a mentor, and a leader, is how I would initially describe him,” said Piech, a gun violence detective.

“Everyone at the department who worked under him saw him and just idolized him as a leader, the humble person that wanted to learn everything when he was being a supervisor.”

Zimmerman died Dec. 21 at age 45 after a six-year fight with colon cancer. Although Zimmerman will not be able to put on his badge again, his memory will live fondly in the hearts of those who loved him.

Working as a first responder can take its toll mentally and physically. Zimmerman kept an

upbeat attitude. His work ethic, willingness to learn, and — most evident of all — his kindness shined through everything he did with the force.

Whether it was during his time in the Army, or as a police officer, he stuck with his motto: “Be kind.” Two simple words with one massive meaning.

“That’s just the way he was,” Piech said. “And throughout my career with him, as far as working with him in law enforcement, he was just always just a kind person.”

In 2016, the veteran officer was stunned by his diagnosis. The then-39-year-old Zimmerman set out with a positive attitude. He remained positive that he could beat cancer.

As his condition worsened, he retired from the Glendale Police Department in 2019. The

Firefighter’s life honored by community

BY JOE MCHUGH Glendale Star Staff Writer

Glendale firefighter Mark Fowl was multidimensional. There were many things that made up the man so many loved.

At first glance, the 59-year-old looked half his age, thanks to his physique. Look closer and his smile and charisma created a magnetic-like force, pulling people in to talk to him.

Lastly, the patented “Hey, good old buddy” or “Hey, mister, how are you doing?” was the last thing people heard.

Behind the smile and character, Fowl was dealing with something that eventually claimed his life on Dec. 19: brain cancer. His legacy will be remembered fondly to the world and to those in the Glendale community as a hero and great friend. Those include his wife, Jane, and their two children, Hannah and Alex.

“He was a fireman’s firefighter,” said Josh Moore, Glendale firefighter and close friend. “A 20-year vet, he was one of my closest mentors. He helped me get hired. One of the nicest guys. The guy, no matter what the topic was, he would have a

smile on his face, or he turned it around and made sure that you were smiling.”

Hailing from Glendale, Fowl gave his whole heart to everyone he met. He had a levity about him. Even in the toughest of times, he could flip any situation into the positive.

“Mark was one of those guys who could really lighten the mood and make sure everybody was having fun,” Moore said. “(He was) just trying to lighten the mood. That’s kind of big in the fire service, in that we see and are around a lot of nasty

Jason Zimmerman, 45, died after a long battle with colon cancer. (Glendale Police Department/Submitted)

GESD welcomes new governing board member

GESD's newest Governing Board Member Héctor Jaramillo took his Oath of Office at the Maricopa County School Superintendent's Office in December. Board Member Jaramillo will serve in his first board meeting on Thursday, Jan. 12 at the GESD District Office.

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GESD Governing Board honored

The GESD Governing Board was named a finalist for the Arizona School Boards Association (ASBA) Lou Ella Kleinz Excellence in Governance Award at the ASBA-ASA 65th Annual Conference. This is ASBA’s highest honor for a full governing board demonstrating outstanding leadership. The board was honored with a video tribute during a

In partnership with Catalytic Health Partners, the Volkswagen Club of the Valley, and Sardella’s Pizza, the GESD System of Care Center hosted the annual GESD event bringing holiday assistance to 300 students from 30 families. Families had the chance to meet and take photos with Santa, open gifts, and

Cindy Segotta-Jones, Superintendent

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things.”

This levity always took the forefront in Fowl’s world. Even during his treatment, Fowl was concerned about others. The genuine kindness was something that came naturally.

After Fowl’s death, he was recognized throughout the community. His memory was honored by the state, as then-Gov. Doug Ducey ordered flags flown half-mast to pay respect to the late fireman, just a small token of gratitude.

“(It was) an awesome example of respect and hats off to Doug Ducey for doing that,” Moore said. “I think that was awesome. At that level, I think it’s hard to be recognized in moments, but truly, if we’re going to do it, there’s no greater person that it could have been done for in my opinion. So, it was pretty moving.”

One of those affected by his passing was his brother-in-law, Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Bob Seger, who shared his feelings via social media.

“The world has lost a true hero, my brother-in-law Mark Fowl,” Seger

wrote. “He was a fireman for the Glendale, Arizona, fire department and dedicated his whole life to serving others and his community.

“Mark was such an inspiration to me that I wrote the song ‘The Fireman’s Talkin’’ on the ‘Ride Out’ album as a tribute to him. It didn’t get any better

than Mark. He meant the world to myself and my family, and will be greatly missed. Fly high, Mark!”

Regardless of everything, Fowl’s family and the broader Glendale community will dearly miss one of its very best.

“We lost an icon,” Moore said.

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Mark Fowl, right, was remembered by his brother-in-law, rocker Bob Seger, left, and his wife, Juanita. (Facebook)

relationships continued, however, even after he turned in his uniform. The community rallied around someone who gave their whole heart to making the city a better place.

“If he ever needed anything, I’d go over to his house and clean his pool,” Piech said. “When there were times where he wasn’t able to do stuff, we would organize weekend events. We actually did a remodel of his whole backyard, because I wanted to provide him kind of a relaxing area to kind of just sit and be able to be at peace.

“For me, it was humbling that so many people cared about him and wanted to do something for him. And for me personally, obviously I’m not in the medical field and I can’t fix him, so I’ll do what I can to help him with whatever that was.”

The community’s support did not stop at just common household repairs, though. As Zimmerman became frail, Piech and Zimmerman’s family planned a surprise parade for him. When he found out, he thought only a handful of people would turn up. “He was actually rather surprised,”

Piech said. “He’s always been humble about the reception of love that people put out toward him.”

He was met with squad and SWAT vehicles, motorcycles and community members. They all showed their support and thanked him for his dedication to Glendale. He was with his family and was sent off with a salute from all of the officers in attendance in what was a powerful moment.

“Everyone was trying to do something,” Piech said. “We would organize these smaller events for people to show their appreciation for him and willingness to help. So, it was rewarding for me to be part of that and kind of setting some of those things up.”

Moving forward, Zimmerman’s wife, Melissa, and son, Jaxon, will be without their husband and father, and Piech without his dear friend, but all will have the memories that came from a true hero — all laced with Zimmerman’s ever-defining quote.

“Be kind.”

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Motorcycle foundation focuses on training

BY GLENDALE STAR STAFF

Last year, thousands of motorcyclists were involved in crashes on Arizona roads. And, of those crashes, hundreds of people died or were severely injured. Yet, the number of riders and registrations keep climbing.

Arizona Motorcycle Safety and Awareness Foundation (AMSAF), the Arizona leader that first introduced discounted motorcycle training statewide more than a decade ago, is determined to help get people trained and safe.

Mick Degn, executive director of AMSAF, said statistics show that most motorcycle riders have no formal training or a motorcycle license (endorsement). A lack of proper defensive training is resulting in way too many crashes and fatalities statewide.

AMSAF works closely with the state of Arizona, major health care providers, motorcycle-related businesses, law firms and small businesses, to help promote the program when scholarships

are available.

“New and experienced riders definitely benefit from the two-day safety training in every way,” Degn said.

“New riders, or those who haven’t rid-

den in some time, will learn the laws and how to ride safely through the AMSAF scholarship program with the basic rider course. It is a win-win for motorcycle riders and will help reduce

the number of crashes and fatalities on our roads. Now is the time to move our statistics in a positive direction along with efforts to reduce driver and rider distracted driving.”

AMSAF receives grants from the Arizona Governor’s Office of Highway Safety (AZGOHS), among other sources and donations. Grants, which support AMSAF’s mission to boost awareness of motorcyclists while reducing rider fatalities and injuries, provide motorcycle rider training classes to the public through the scholarship program. The organization also is a leader in communicating the critical importance of reducing distracted driving.

The goal of AMSAF, a 501(c)(3) foundation, is to reduce motorcycle crashes and fatalities in Arizona through education and awareness. The organization provides motorcycle training scholarships to individuals 15 1/2 years and older who need training and certification in Arizona.

Sen. Mark Kelly sworn in for 6-year term

BY GLENDALE STAR STAFF

Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly, a Navy combat veteran and member of the United States Senate Armed Services Committee, was sworn in to serve a full six-year term in the U.S. Senate.

Kelly was first elected in 2020 to the U.S. Senate, where he served the remainder of the late Sen. John McCain’s term.

“Over the past several years, I’ve met Arizonans in every corner of our state who shared with me their stories of perseverance and hope for a better future,” he said.

“Every day, these stories drive my work here in the Senate. From lowering prescription drug costs to creating more good-paying manufacturing jobs, I’m proud to have broken through partisan gridlock to pass laws that will improve Arizonans’ lives.

“I also have the honor of working on

behalf of Arizonans in the seat once held by the late Sen. John McCain. His commitment to putting Arizonans

ahead of partisan politics has guided my own service, and it will continue to guide me over these next six years.

While there is more work to do as we take on the challenges ahead, I’m committed to serving all Arizonans in the Senate. And I’ll keep working with anyone to deliver results.”

During his first term in office, Kelly worked to usher into law key legislation that will strengthen Arizona’s economy for decades to come. Kelly championed the passage of his bipartisan CHIPS Act of 2022, which will bring thousands of great-paying microchip manufacturing jobs to Arizona and make the U.S. more competitive with China.

Kelly also negotiated and secured $4 billion in funding to secure Arizona’s water future in the Inflation Reduction Law. In addition, Kelly also ensured his plan to lower prescription drug costs for seniors was signed into law which includes capping the cost of insulin at $35 a month for Medicare beneficiaries.

The goal of the Arizona Motorcycle Safety and Awareness Foundation is to reduce motorcycle crashes and fatalities in Arizona. (AMSAF/Submitted)

Sen. Mark Kelly is sworn in for a six-year term. (Submitted)

U-Haul ranks Arizona No. 7 growth state of ’22

BY GLENDALE STAR STAFF

Arizona is the No. 7 growth state in America, according to the U-Haul Growth Index analyzing customer moves during 2022.

People arriving in Arizona in oneway U-Haul trucks dropped 5% over 2021, while departures fell 4% as overall traffic slowed.

Arizona’s top growth cities are Surprise, Tempe and Goodyear. Other notable net-gain markets include Kingman, Buckeye, Pinetop-Lakeside, Prescott, Anthem, Avondale, Cave Creek, Fort Mohave, Page, Green Valley, Dewey-Humboldt and Sierra Vista.

Despite a slightly greater year-overyear drop in arrivals, do-it-yourself movers arriving in the Grand Canyon State still accounted for 50.3% of all one-way U-Haul truck traffic in and

out of Arizona (49.7% departures) to keep it a top 10 growth state for the third consecutive year. Arizona ranked fifth among growth states in 2020 and 2021.

“Everyone is pretty much ditching California and coming to Arizona, where things are more affordable,” stated Jesse Ashdown, U-Haul Company of Northwest Phoenix president. “The moderate cost of living and job opportunities in Arizona are huge benefits.”

The U-Haul Growth Index is compiled according to the net gain of oneway U-Haul trucks arriving in a city or state, versus departing from that city or state, in a calendar year. Migration trends data is compiled from more than 2 million one-way U-Haul truck transactions that occur annually across the United States and Canada.

Texas paced the nation in growth for the fifth time since 2016, while Florida, South Carolina, North Carolina and Virginia round out the top five growth

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People arriving in Arizona in one-way U-Haul trucks dropped 5% over 2021, while departures fell 4% as overall traffic slowed. (U-Haul/Submitted)

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NC State broadcaster faces a woke-up call

BY J.D. HAYWORTH Glendale Star Columnist

He’s spent three decades calling the play-by-play for the “Red and White,” and like the legendary Red Barber, he may wind up with a pink slip — for the sin of telling the truth.

Gary Hahn, the “Voice of the Wolfpack,” has used his microphone as a palette, painting colorful word pictures of football and basketball contests for North Carolina State fans. His style of describing the action for radio listeners can best be described in three words: Vivid. Accurate. Honest.

A master of that medium comes to understand that broadcasting an event of several hours’ duration must be punctuated with current events, comic relief and an acknowledgment of the absurd.

Hahn included all three in a single

utterance, during his play-by-play account of the Dec. 30 Duke’s Mayo Bowl Game in Charlotte. A pause in the action between the Wolfpack and the Maryland Terrapins provided an opportunity for Hahn to update his audience on the only other post-season collegiate contest underway at the time: “Down among all the illegal aliens in El Paso, it’s UCLA, 14… Pittsburgh, 6.”

Irreverent, but on target.

And given the absurdity of Uncle Sam’s unwillingness to enforce immigration law, amusing in a “laugh-tokeep-from-crying” fashion.

Ironically, NC State’s last bowl victory came in El Paso, a 52-31 win over Arizona State in the 2017 Sun Bowl. In the years since, El Paso has changed… and not for the better.

In fact, this year’s Sun Bowl “Fan Fiesta” was canceled on Dec. 21 because the city has been using its convention center to house illegal aliens, who have flooded across the international border there in recent weeks.

American media outlets, from the Associated Press to the alphabet networks, adhere to the Ps and Qs of political correctness, also now known as “wokeism.”

That simply means that these allegedly objective journalists now convey a bias on behalf of open border advocates, employing the terms “migrants,” “newcomers” or, as that noted theologian and soon-to-be-former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi once proclaimed, “God’s children.”

And faster than Nancy omits any reference to the unborn as “God’s children” when she changes the subject to abortion, Hahn’s employers took immediate and public exception to his

brief Sun Bowl score update.

Learfield Communications, the current broadcast rights holder for NC State Athletics, “suspended Wolfpack Sports Network play-by-play announcer Gary Hahn from his agreement indefinitely following comments made during today’s Duke’s Mayo Bowl radio broadcast.”

That statement came from Wolfpack Sports Properties general manager Kyle Winchester; NC State Athletic Director Boo Corrigan followed his customary practice of not saying “boo.”

There are two reasons for Boo hitting the mute button: His future aspirations as an upwardly mobile athletic administrator and, directly related to that, his apparent acceptance of a “Great Awokening” throughout higher education.

Corrigan’s current stint in West Raleigh was preceded by eight years as

Bills player’s collapse raises questions about football

BY DAVID LEIBOWITZ Glendale Star Columnist

It was shortly after supper time on the first Monday night in 2023 when Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin collided with Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Tee Higgins near midfield. Hamlin popped to his feet. He adjusted his face mask. Then the 24-year-old toppled directly backward; his heart stopped cold.

“That’s, uh, that’s not what any of us wants to see,” said Troy Aikman, the former Dallas Cowboys quarterback turned Monday Night Football commentator. “You just hope that he’s going to be OK.”

Most of us agree utterly with the second part of Aikman’s analysis: We

fervently hope Hamlin, who remains in critical condition as I write this, will not only survive his episode of cardiac arrest but once again thrive.

That remains to be seen so early on, but some things we already can say for certain.

The impromptu show of support for Hamlin, including the $6 million donated to his GoFundMe toy drive — initial goal $2,500 — is heartening, especially when this country of 350 million people can agree on precious little.

Also, we can submit that Aikman was wrong, or more than a little naive, if he truly believes that football fans don’t tune in to games to see the obliterating hits that Monday Night Foot-

ball and every other broadcast thrives on.

True, no one wants to see a young man meet death or be maimed on the field. But be real: When hulking brutes of enormous strength square off 11 on 11, some capable of bench pressing 400 pounds while others run 40 yards in a little over 4 seconds, what do you expect to happen?

Every football play at the professional and college level is a traffic accident, minus the vehicles, bumpers and seat belts. The wonder isn’t that Hamlin was felled midgame; it’s that no one has died on a gridiron since football started being played for money more than 100 years ago.

The NFL can talk all it wants about player safety, but the league didn’t command $100 billion in television

rights because Joe Sixpack loves to see a well-executed screen pass for 11 yards and a first down.

Football fans watch because we thirst for machismo, combat, violence. Then we cue up the highlights and watch it again. At least until an incident like Damar Hamlin’s collapse reminds us that this isn’t ancient Rome and these aren’t gladiators.

These are human beings risking their lives and who suffer from such high levels of chronic traumatic encephalopathy that the NFL has paid out more than $1 billion in settlement funds since 2015 to more than 1,500 concussed former players and their kin — with thousands of additional claims pending.

Since Hamlin fell, I have heard all

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the AD at West Point. While there, he learned that our military leadership today is more in the mold of Mark Milley than Dwight Eisenhower.

For Boo, the reasoning was simple… if West Point was going “woke,” how much more prevalent would “wokeism” be on the NC State campus? His hunch: a whole bunch.

So, since his arrival in 2019, Corrigan has joined with other university administrators, lurching further leftward, embracing the toxic doctrine intent on destroying the very diversity it claims to champion.

Where does all this leave Gary Hahn? Not in a good place, it appears.

But should NC State issue Hahn his “walking papers,” he can seek solace in the fact that it also happened to one

of sportscasting’s greats.

In 1966, Red Barber pointed out that the team for whom he broadcast games — the New York Yankees, ironically owned by CBS at the time — was in last place, losing games in front of crowds as sparse as 413 in 65,000-seat Yankee Stadium.

CBS canned the “Ol’ Redhead” for his candor; NC State would repeat that mistake, should Gary Hahn meet the same professional fate.

J.D. Hayworth’s column was written before N.C. State announced that Gary Hahn would return to his play-by-play duties, effective Jan. 14.

J.D. Hayworth worked as a sportscaster at Channel 10, Phoenix, from 1987 until 1994 and represented Arizona in Congress from 1995-2007.

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manner of analysis about how the league handled postponing the game, how ESPN covered it, and how Hamlin’s heart may respond to treatment.

All this chatter focuses in precisely the wrong direction. It looks outward at the conditions on the field, instead of looking inward, at why we tolerate a game that inevitably cripples a good number of combatants annually.

Since 1931, when the American Football Coaches Association undertook the first Annual Survey of Football Fatalities, statistics show that 1,064 football players have died as a direct

result of the game — not counting heat strokes suffered in practice, etc.

That includes last year, when “there were 4 traumatic injury fatalities that occurred among football players during football-related activities.”

All four were high school kids. All four suffered traumatic brain injuries.

Let’s pray Damar Hamlin isn’t fatality number 1,065. Let’s also look in the mirror and ask the face staring back why we never consider turning off the TV and finding something better to occupy our attention?

David Leibowitz has called the Valley home since 1995. Contact david@leibowitzsolo.com.

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Glendale barber uses sports background to stay motivated

BY JOE MCHUGH Glendale Staff Staff Writer

Growing up, Jordan Lopez tried his hand at every sport he could. Whether it was a football in his hands or kicking a soccer ball around, he was enthralled with it all. But there was something about an orange ball and the hardwood that caught his eye.

Seeing Kobe Bryant sink game-winning shots in the most miraculous way or watching highlights from Michael Jordan made him look up to the stars, dreaming to one day play in the NBA. Little did he know he would make it to the NBA without ever playing a single minute.

Lopez is a barber who has grown his brand through the use of sports and social media, and he is now cutting hair for basketball players at the highest level out of AZ Barber Studio.

“We didn’t make it to the NBA, but we made it to the NBA,” Lopez said. “I had to find a way to get to the NBA.”

The El Mirage native grew up in a complicated situation. He moved to Mexico when he was young, completely disconnecting him from American society. A couple years later he returned not knowing any English, making it difficult to reassimilate into American culture, but he was aided heavily by his grandparents. They would often play card games, board games or just spend quality time with one another.

His grandfather would be the one to introduce him to a side of the world that he would fall in love with for the rest of his life.

“My grandpa would take me outside

and we would play baseball,” Lopez said. “It was sports that really kept me out of trouble.”

From there he picked out a favorite — basketball. He learned, watched and lived the game in hopes to become the best in the world one day.

His basketball career growing up took him to the high school level, attending Dysart High School in El Mirage. The dream to make it one day to the league was alive and well, as Lopez was a three-sport athlete, coupling basketball with football and track and field, and after his senior year was over, he was the runner-up for the Ath-

lete of the Year award, an award given to the best athlete over their tenure at the school.

But unfortunately, continuing his basketball career wasn’t in the cards for Lopez, forcing him away from the game he loved.

“Right after I graduated, I wasn’t the smartest kid, I didn’t have the best grades, so I started looking at trades,” Lopez said. “Traditionally people of my heritage go into construction, they go to landscaping, and I did go down that path and I realized that was not for me. So, when I started looking up options, my mother was the one that told me that I should be a barber.

“I was like, ‘A barber? I’ll never be a barber.’ Then I went another week or two doing construction and manual, hard labor and I was like, ‘I’m ready to be a barber.’”

After searching for barber schools around the state, he landed on one that was willing to offer him a full scholarship, under the contingency that he was to pass the state licensing exam on his first try.

He put his mind to the grind on becoming the best barber he could be, a familiar mindset he had carried over from his basketball career.

He scored a 90% on the exam at just 17 years old and became a fully licensed barber.

“I’ve never really studied and passed something on my own like that,” he said. “In high school, obviously you have your tests and stuff, but something to that magnitude.

“When I was going to sleep, there was a 25-step procedure I had to do (for barber school). I had that full 25 step procedure recorded and I repeated it to myself every single night to the point where I would wake up and I would remember exactly what I fell asleep hearing. I was living and breathing this.”

The dedication to becoming the best barber has always been there, but the path hasn’t been necessarily clear for Lopez. Shortly after getting his license, he was slammed with something that would be considered a setback for most — the COVID-19 pandemic.

The lockdowns shut down all businesses, including barbershops, which is detrimental to a new barber trying to gain clientele. Not to be deterred, Lopez had the answer, in the form of social media, as he would post his haircuts that he had done onto popular platforms like Instagram and, at the time, a new app called TikTok.

Although his videos weren’t blowing up immediately, he gained a steady following throughout time, and it helped build him up to where he is now, and his mindset from sports was one of the ways he stayed so dedicated to trying

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Jordan Lopez, using a familiar mindset from his athletic training, put his mind to becoming the very best barber, a skill he shares with the NBA and others. (Submitted)

to build his brand.

“I’ve had times when I’ve been playing basketball and I missed a layup,” Lopez said. “I’ll make the next one. It’s the same thing with my haircuts, because if my videos I post start to get zero views, I’ll post another one, and if it still gets zero views then I’ll post another one.

“I’m cool with being a nobody. I think that’s a good thing. I’m cool with (being famous or not). So to me, it’s not about followers, it’s not about attention. It’s about creating a good strategy for my business to grow more.”

Business growth is what he saw as he has now climbed higher in the barbering world than most traditional barbers ever have. He has cut hair for some of the NBA’s bright young stars, like New Orleans Pelicans’ guards Jose Alvarado and Trey Murphy II, as well as other players like the Denver Nuggets’ Monte Morris and Portland Trail Blazers’ Shaedon Sharpe, just to name a few.

The goal for Lopez is simple, be the best and never get complacent, to make his mark on the world in a posi-

tive way. The connections he has made throughout his sports career and his barbering career have taken him high, but he is shooting even higher, hoping to cut hair for people in the All Star Game, and hopefully make it one day to an NBA Championship through one of his guys or as a team barber.

“You actually have the power to become the president, so why can’t you?” Lopez said his mother once told him. “What’s stopping you?”

“If I have the power to be the president, why shouldn’t I?” he said he responded to her. “Why should I stick to something so small? Why would I dream of a nine to five corporate job when I can do something that has no limit to it.”

His career has no limit, but that little kid from El Mirage with a basketball in his hands and a dream to make it to the league would be proud to know that he would make it one day, but with a pair of clippers instead.

AZ Barber Studio is located at 9971 W. Camelback Road. Lopez can be found on social media on Twitter, Instagram and TikTok at @thaJrich.

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Dedication to sport, school pays off for Doxie

BY JOE MCHUGH Glendale Star Staff Writer

Cactus High School point guard Terrell Doxie is the total package.

The senior Cobras star has found success on and off the hardwood, although sometimes it’s a delicate balance.

“It’s a lot for sure, but just knowing how to manage it,” Doxie said.

Cactus basketball head coach Dirk Walker believes in Doxie.

“I knew he’d get what he wanted just because of what I see in him,” Walker said.

“It’s his determination and work ethic. I know his school efforts got to be the same as it is on the court.”

As an athlete, Doxie started playing basketball at the age of 6.

Growing up a Lakers fan, he admired the spectacular moves by the likes of Kobe Bryant, driving him to try his hand at the sport.

A basketball coach at the Surprise YMCA, Doxie’s mother placed him on her team and kick-started his competitive nature.

“She got me a little hoop so I could go practice outside,” Doxie said. “Growing up, I was playing my dad one on one. He would always smoke me, but I just wanted to get better so I can actually beat him one time.”

His dedication landed him a spot on the Valley Vista High School basket-

ball team. Making the varsity roster officially as a sophomore, Doxie averaged 2.7 points in a reserve role. Not to be deterred, he decided it was best for him to transfer to Glendale. Cactus was an appropriate suitor because of its team and academic prowess.

“I knew at some point I wanted to transfer to (Cactus),” Doxie said. “We heard a little bit about this school, and we found that they were very good at their engineering program. They had a robotics program, and I knew I wanted to go into engineering, but I just didn’t know what side of engineering I want-

ed to go into. So, knowing they had a robotics program, kind of pushed me towards here.”

Due to the AIA transfer rule, Doxie had to sit out his whole junior year. It could have been a setback, but Doxie honed his leadership skills.

“Just having to sit out, I was always like, ‘(I have to) sit there and learn,’” Doxie said. “I had to learn more of the mental game more than going out there and playing. So, I learned the coaching style, learned what plays he ran. And it just kind of prepared me for this season.”

The preparation time has paid off. He stepped on the court as a leader and star. His 16.6 points, 5.3 assists and nearly two steals per game have driven the Cobras’ success this year, leading them to a 14-1 record through their first 15 games.

But Doxie’s savvy on the court isn’t the only thing that has been impressive this year. He is likely Cactus High School’s 2023 valedictorian, as he holds a 4.78 GPA and on a scholarship has committed to one of the top engineering schools in the country, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology in Terre Haute, Indiana.

“My dad has always told me if you’re the smartest person in the group, you’re in the wrong group,” Doxie said. “So, I’ve always liked striving to be around the smartest people in the in the room, so I can learn more from them.”

As a software engineering major, Doxie will continue his basketball career, this time with Rose-Hulman coach Nick Sales.

“It is definitely the best place to do it, and I am extremely excited for the opportunity that I have,” Doxie said. “I am so thankful for coach Sales for giving me this opportunity and it’s just crazy. I never thought I was going to be in this situation.

“So, knowing like where I’m at now, it’s just really exciting, but it’s just the beginning.”

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Terrell Doxie, a senior at Cactus High School and player on the basketball team, has committed to Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology in Terre Haute, Indiana to continue his academic and basketball career. (Cactus High School/Submitted)

The Open Mic

WEDNESDAYS

Stir Crazy Comedy Club hosts its weekly open mic night. Those interested are likely to see new talent as well as seasoned comedians just looking to work on new material. Think you have what it takes to take the stage and make the audience laugh? Now is your chance. There are 10 sign-up spots that will become available online at noon on Monday.

Stir Crazy Comedy Club, Westgate Entertainment District, 6751 N. Sunset Boulevard, Suite E206, Glendale, visit website for ticket prices and times, stircrazycomedyclub. com

Paws to Read

WEDNESDAYS

Paws to Read is o ering kids the opportunity to meet Harper, Maddie and Richie to help relieve stress and spend time with animals. These three dogs are always excited to interact with children and listen to whatever stories are being told.

Heroes Regional Park Library, Yucca Room, 6075 N. 83rd Avenue, Glendale, 1 to 2 p.m., glendaleazlibrary.com

Tyler Boeh at Stir Crazy Comedy Club

JAN. 12

Join award-winning beatboxer and master comedian Tyler Boeh, topthree finalist in the Seattle International, San Francisco International, and the World Series of Comedy in Las Vegas. Bust out laughing in person at the writer of the Dry Bar Comedy Special “Wait for It,” a bit that has garnered millions of views online.

The Glendale Star publishes on Thursday. The weekly 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 Star’s coverage area, which is in the city of Glendale.

Weekly calendar items print on a space-available basis. The only way to guarantee that an item will print is to purchase an advertisement.

Submissions must reach our o ce by 4 p.m. Thursday to be considered for the following Thursday publication. Submissions must be in writing and may be emailed to Christina Fuoco-Karasinski, christina@timeslocalmedia.com.

Stir Crazy Comedy Club, Westgate Entertainment District, 6751 N. Sunset Boulevard, Suite E206, Glendale, visit website for ticket prices and times, stircrazycomedyclub. com

Senior Sunday Bingo

JAN. 15

Cold Shott & the Hurricane Horns

JAN. 13

For more than 30 years, Cold Shott & the Hurricane Horns have been playing blues and jazz music across Arizona, going from a small blues trio to a powerhouse band with a full swinging cast of horn players and singers.

Westside Blues and Jazz Club, 17045 N. 59th Avenue, Suite 104, Glendale, visit website for ticket prices and times, westsideblues.com

Put your bingo luck up against other seniors in library bingo night every third Sunday of the month. Win small prizes and books for getting the lucky numbers.

Velma Teague Library, 7010 N. 58th Avenue, Glendale, 1:30 to 3:30 p.m., free, glendaleazlibrary.com

Foothills Library, 19055 N. 57th Avenue, Glendale, 10 a.m. to noon, free, glendaleazlibrary.com

Movies by Moonlight: “Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie”

JAN. 20

Watch a movie based on the classic children’s book series “Captain Underpants” out in the winter moonlight at Murphy Park. Food trucks and fun activities are featured.

Rose Lane Park, 5003 W. Marlette Avenue, Glendale, 5 to 9 p.m., glendaleaz.com

Don Williams Senior and Company

JAN. 14

Join musician and visionary Don Williams and his crew as they play the night away with authentic melodies practiced for decades, and a full set of classics brought to the public.

Westside Blues and Jazz Club, 17045 N. 59th Avenue, Suite 104, Glendale, visit website for ticket prices and times, westsideblues.com

Glendale Farmers Market

JAN. 15

Stop by Cabela’s for farmers, food trucks, vendors, fresh produce and family fun each Sunday. A good number of fresh vegetables and fruits are in season, along with fresh bread, pasta, kids activities and local artisans.

Cabela’s, 9380 W. Glendale Avenue, Glendale, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., free admission, getlocalarizonaevents.com

Carin Leon JAN. 21

Join famous Mexican singer Carin Leon at the Desert Diamond Arena, and hear his biggest Spanish language hits live and in person.

Desert Diamond Arena, 9400 W. Maryland Avenue, Glendale, 8 p.m., check website for ticket prices, desertdiamondarena.com

Songs in Progress Virtual Workshop

JAN.

Socrates Cafe: A Virtual Philosophical Discussion Group

JAN. 19

Come together with other aspiring philosophers and discuss the works of the old greats of philosophy over Zoom. Find people with di erent backgrounds and experiences to help broaden horizons. Register with an email address for the link.

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Regardless of how experienced a writer is, everyone needs to fine tune their work at some point. Get help with songwriting and hear the finished and unfinished music of others in the community, working together with a pro songwriting coach and other musicians passionate about the craft.

Held via Zoom, 1 to 4 p.m., free, 623-930-3573, glendaleazlibrary.com

Walmart Wellness Day offers free services

BY GLENDALE STAR STAFF

Walmart will offer free health screenings during the first Walmart Wellness Day of 2023 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 14.

Services include screenings for glucose, cholesterol, BMI and blood pressure, as well as affordable immunizations like flu, COVID-19, mumps and measles at pharmacies nationwide.

To find a free event in your neighborhood, visit walmart.com/wellnesshub. Select stores will also feature vision

screenings and in-store giveaways and demos of wellness products to make it even easier for customers to access the specialized services they need.

Walmart Wellness Day events will feature the following health resources, administered by qualified pharmacy and vision center teams:

• Free health screenings, including glucose, cholesterol, blood pressure, body mass index and vision screenings (select locations).

• Affordable immunizations, including flu, measles, mumps, pneumonia, tetanus, HPV, rubella (MMR),

varicella (chicken pox/shingles), whooping cough (TDAP), Hepatitis A and B, and more.

• No cost to patient COVID-19 vaccines.

• Wellness resources and the opportunity to talk with pharmacists.

“A fresh, new year presents a great opportunity to really check in on our health as families, and as communities,” said Kevin Host, Walmart’s senior vice president of pharmacy.

“I’m incredibly proud of what we’re able to offer through our Wellness Day events. These free screenings and

affordable immunizations provide not only valuable insight but also valuable protection against illnesses that become common during the winter season.

“We continue to innovate the ways we deliver care through our pharmacies, vision centers, Walmart Health Centers and beyond. We look forward to making more positive impacts in the lives of our customers and patients.”

Since 2014, Walmart pharmacies have hosted Walmart Wellness Days, contributing more than 5 million free health screenings for customers.

Tickets on sale for Theater Works’ ‘Hunchback’

BY GLENDALE STAR STAFF

Tickets are on sale for Theater Works’ final MainStage production in the 2022-23 season, “The Hunchback of Notre Dame.”

It hits the stage Feb. 17 to March 5 in Gyder Theater at Peoria Center for the Performing Arts, 10580 N. 83rd Drive. Feb. 26 will be an ASL-accompanied performance.

The tickets, which start at $40, are available at the Peoria Center for the Performing Arts Box Office, online at theaterworks.org or via telephone at 623-815-7930. For ADA seating, call the box office.

Based on the Victor Hugo novel, with songs from the Disney animated feature, “The Hunchback of Notre Dame” showcases the film’s Academy Award-nominated score, as well as new songs by Menken and Schwartz.

Peter Parnell’s new book embraces story theater and features verbatim

passages from Hugo’s gothic novel. The musical begins as the bells of Notre Dame sound through the famed cathedral in 15th century Paris.

A bell ringer who longs to be “out there,” Quasimodo observes all of Paris reveling in the Feast of Fools. Held captive by his devious caretaker, the archdeacon Dom Claude Frollo, he escapes for the day and joins the boisterous crowd, only to be treated cruelly by all but the beautiful gypsy, Esmeralda. Quasimodo isn’t the only one captivated by her free spirit, though — the handsome Capt. Phoebus and Frollo are equally enthralled. As the three vie for her attention, Frollo embarks on a mission to destroy the gypsies — and it’s up to Quasimodo to save them all.

This production is directed by Chris Hamby with music direction by Lincoln Wright and choreography by Paul Pedersen.

“The

Hunchback of Notre Dame” cast

Dom Claude Frollo ...............................................................

Rob Watson

Quasimodo Nicholas Gunnell Clopin Trouillefou Hector Coris Phoebus De Martin Austin Stuart Esmeralda ........................................................................ Theresa Kellar

Congregant Harrison Rosenberg Congregant/Florika Tawny Audi Congregant/Madame Jessica Wells Congregant

Tenille Rivera Congregant/Jehan

Jack Monson

Congregant/Frederic Charlus Nick Gearing Congregant/Father Dupin/St. Aphrodisius Jonathan Landvick Congregant/King Louis XI Ryan Malikowski Congregant ...................................................................... Lilliane Thelen Congregant Kori Stearns Congregant Marielle Tepe Congregant/O cial Andrew Dell Congregant

Pearl Guerriere Congregant Emily Andersen

Choir: Brady Anderson, Shane Aycock, Deatra Branston, Jairyn Bullinger, Todd Corbeil, Rhiannon Cummings, Cody DeLisa, Naya Dell, Shawn Emmerson, Wardeh Rose Hanna, Brenna Keck, Bela Margolies, Kristin Moran, Michael Potter, Kathryn Smithyman, Thylma StaMaria, Emma Torres and Shelly Trujillo.

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Seniors can eat for less at these restaurants

BY CHRISTIAN COPUS-SALLAS AND KAILYNN QUENGA Glendale Star Contributing Writers

Things are getting more expensive, and food is no exception. To make life a bit easier, what follows is a list of some local restaurants that may give a senior discount. Generally speaking, you have to ask. Many are valid at multiple locations.

Avondale

Chick-fil-A 10180 W. McDowell Road, Avondale 623-907-4780, chick-fil-a.com

Seniors earn a free small drink.

Culver’s 1025 N. Avondale Boulevard, Avondale 623-792-8649, culvers.com

A discount is given with a valid ID; companywide offer.

Subway 11435 W. Buckeye Road, Suite A109, Avondale 623-643-9371, subway.com Discount given with valid ID.

Buckeye

Papa John’s

944 S. Watson Road, Suite 103, Buckeye 623-977-7272, papajohns.com

Discounts given to those with a valid ID.

Glendale

Haus Murphy’s

5739 W. Glendale Avenue, Glendale 623-939-2480, hausmurphys.com

Senior discounts on Wednesdays with valid proof of ID.

IHOP

6601 W. Peoria Avenue, Glendale 623-878-9631, ihop.com 15% senior citizens’ discount.

Goodyear

Denny’s

1218 N. Litchfield Road, Goodyear 623-935-7388, dennys.com

Senior discounts given through AARP and with valid ID; companywide offer.

Arby’s

442 N. Litchfield Road, Goodyear

Some Arby’s locations offer a discount of 10%, but it is not a chainwide policy, so ask.

Peoria

Chili’s

7717 W. Bell Road, Peoria 623-979-5850, chilis.com

A 10% discount is given with a valid ID; companywide discount.

Long John Silver’s

8301 W. Peoria Avenue, Peoria 623-979-6090, ljsilvers.com

Ask the server for the discount, available with a valid ID.

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A celebration highlighting this community’s award-winning SPARK™ program and unique approach to caring for seniors who are living with Alzheimer’s or other forms of dementia.

A celebration highlighting this community’s award-winning SPARK™ program and unique approach to caring for seniors who are living with Alzheimer’s or other forms of dementia.

Guests are invited to view this freshly remodeled memory care community. Appetizers and drinks will be curated by the Auberge’s Head Chef. Plus, enjoy big-band era music, a champagne tower, and a photo booth.

Guests are invited to view this freshly remodeled memory care community. Appetizers and drinks will be curated by the Auberge’s Head Chef. Plus, enjoy big-band era music, a champagne tower, and a photo booth.

Apartment availability is limited; take advantage of an event-only special! If you like an apartment, simply leave a deposit at the event and receive a $1000.00 rent credit per month starting in February.

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Mars and Venus: A tale of two perspectives

Here’s a mind-popping story I found on the internet with two perspectives — one coming from Venus (the feminine perspective) and the other from Mars (the masculine perspective). The story is called “The Wife’s Diary and The Husband’s Diary.”

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He agreed, but he didn’t say much.

“I asked him what was wrong; he said, ‘Nothing.’ I asked him if it was my fault that he was upset. He said he wasn’t upset, that it had nothing to do with me, and not to worry about it. On the way home, I told him that I loved him. He smiled slightly and kept driving. I can’t explain his behavior. I don’t know why he didn’t say, ‘I love you,

too.’

“When we got home, I felt I had lost him completely, as if he wanted nothing to do with me anymore. He just sat there quietly and watched television. He continued to seem distant and absent. Finally, with silence, I decided to go to bed. About 15 minutes later, he came to bed. But I still felt he was distracted, and his thoughts were elsewhere. Finally, he fell asleep; I cried. I don’t know what to do. I’m almost sure that his thoughts are with someone else. My life is a disaster.”

The Husband’s Diary

“A 2-foot putt! Who the (expletive) misses a 2-foot putt? I’ve been there, done that, got the T-shirt.”

Years ago, my wife Becky and I had a similar Venus/Mars story to the wife and husband story. At that time, we were selling our home and our home was in escrow. Becky was worried because we hadn’t found a new home. Here is what she posted on her Facebook page about how she was feeling.

“Well, as of last night, we have a contract on our house. We haven’t found a house to move to yet, so I’m in bed with my mind racing, thinking, ‘OK, our daughter said we could stay with them, or we could stay with Ed’s dad, but Ed needs the internet for his work. And where will we put all our furniture, belongings and the rest of our stuff? I must pack. Where am I going to find the time and energy?’ So, I couldn’t fall asleep. I got up, did some stuff, and finally fell asleep sometime after 2 a.m.

“Today Ed and I were sitting in the family room, and Ed was strangely quiet, so I assumed he was thinking about our move. So, I said, ‘Whatcha thinkin’?’ He says, ‘I can’t believe Jeff Gordon blew that NASCAR race!’ So, I replied, ‘Oh, my gosh, you are such a guy!’”

She got 37 likes and 20 comments in a few hours (mostly from citizens of Venus).

The Venus/Mars phenomenon occurs with God and human beings, too. But it’s not Venus and Mars. It’s heaven and earth.

Our Diary

“God, my world’s falling apart, things are terrible, everything is out of control, I can’t cope, and there’s no hope. Things will never change. Someone else got my promotion, and I won’t recover from this. I’m falling apart, the bill collectors are coming, my kids are out of control,” and all the other stuff we feel, think and say in times of crisis and ambiguity.

God’s Diary

“Yes, I understand the way you feel. This is God! I will be handling all your problems today. I will not need your help. So, have a good day.” In a Venus/ Mars sense, God is such a guy!

My pastor friend, John Lynch, has a great quote from his new On My Best Day series, which captures heaven’s perspective of life. “On my best day, I’m trusting God’s perfect love, unique intention, endless forgiveness and mistake-free care, giving me peace, purpose, joy and safety on even my toughest days.” That couldn’t be said better or more accurately. That’s trust in action. But, of course, the best way to have your best day is this perspective: “I don’t know what the future holds, but I do know who holds the future.”

By the way, I never mentioned how Becky’s and my home dilemma turned out. So, here we were, our home in escrow, with no place to go without heaps of logistics and work. A few days later, I’m looking at houses on the internet, discovering a home for sale. I say to Becky, “Hey, this house looks OK.

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Let’s check it out.” We go to the house, along with 20 other people looking at it, and it’s perfect for us. What happened then? The outcome was the same day our home for sale closed escrow, we closed escrow on our new home and moved in. It was seamless. Becky skipped as a calf let out of a stall. Please don’t think that I’m suggesting beautiful Becky looks like a calf. It’s a biblical concept. (I suppose a calf sounds better than a cow.)

Now, picture me like Snoopy in “Peanuts,” lying on top of his doghouse on my best day saying to myself, “Oh, the things one must do when writing articles in today’s world.”

Ed Delph is a noted author of 10 books, as well as a pastor, teacher, former business owner and speaker. He has traveled extensively, having been to more than 100 countries. He is president of NationStrategy, a nonprofit organization involved in uplifting and transforming communities worldwide. For more information, see nationstrategy.com. He may be contacted at nationstrategy@cs.com.

Student Chronicles

BY GLENDALE STAR STAFF

Riley Lanning of Glendale scored a 4.0 grade-point average for the fall 2022 semester at Hastings College, landing a spot on the dean’s list. For the semester, 389 students from 24 states and 12 countries were named to the dean’s list. To be eligible for the dean’s list, students must achieve a grade-point aver-

age of 3.7 to 4.0 scale and be registered for full-time coursework. Hastings College is a four-year residential college that focuses on student academic and extracurricular achievement. Hastings’ student-centered initiatives include providing all required textbooks and an iPad, while a block-style semester schedule allows professors and students

to focus on fewer classes at a time. Info: hastings.edu

Tristan Smith of Glendale made the dean’s list for the fall 2022 semester at Austin Peay State University in Clarksville, Tennessee. To qualify for the dean’s list, students must earn a semester GPA of 3.5 or greater.

Kathryn Waycaster, a sophomore biochemistry and molecular biology major from Peoria, made the fall 2022 dean’s list with 850 other students at Bob Jones University in Greenville, South Carolina. The dean’s list recognizes students who earn a 3.0-3.74 grade-point average during the semester. BJU offers over 100 undergraduate and graduate programs in religion, education, fine arts

and communication, arts and science, health professions and business. BJU has over 3,000 students from nearly every state and more than 40 countries.

Rebecca Ong and Ean Puckett, also at Bob Jones University, were named to the president’s list for the fall 2022 semester. Ong, of Glendale, is a sophomore studying music education, while Puckett is a freshman from Peoria studying accounting. About 720 students were named to the list, which a GPA of 3.75 or higher for the semester.

Know of a student doing something remarkable? Tell us about it! Email Jordan Rogers at jrogers@timespublications.com

Kids eat free at these West Valley restaurants

BY CHRISTIAN COPUS-SALLAS AND KAILYNN QUENGA Glendale Star Staff Writers

Glendale

Applebee’s Neighborhood Grill and Bar (multiple locations)

• 9330 W. Northern Avenue, Glendale, 623-877-4885, applebees.com

• 5880 W. Peoria Avenue, Glendale, 623-878-3500, applebees.com

Free kids meal provided with the purchase of any full adult entrée.

Denny’s (multiple locations)

• 15161 W. Thunderbird Road, Glendale, 623-877-1502, dennys.com

• 4303 W. Peoria Avenue, Glendale, 602-439-2337, dennys.com

Offered Tuesday through Thursday, from 4 to 10 p.m. Two free kids meals are provided per adult meal.

IHOP

• 6601 W. Peoria Avenue, Glendale, 623-878-9631, ihop.com

Free kids meals are provided through-

out the week after 3 p.m.

Manuel’s Mexican Restaurant and Cantina

• 5670 W. Peoria Avenue, Glendale, 623-979-3500, manuelsaz.com

Free kids meals are provided all day on Wednesdays with the purchase of an adult entrée.

Peoria

Applebee’s Neighborhood Grill and Bar

• 8001 W. Bell Road, Peoria, 623-878 3500, chilis.com

Free kids meal provided with the purchase of any full adult entrée.

Cafe Rio Mexican Grill (multiple locations)

• 25225 N. Lake Pleasant Parkway, Peoria, 623-900-4736, caferio.com

• 16955 N. 75th Avenue, Peoria, 480-573-0110, caferio.com

Free quesadillas are served for kids 10 and under with the purchase of one adult meal throughout the week.

Chili’s (multiple locations)

• 7717 W. Bell Road, Peoria, 623-5354222, chilis.com

• 10040 W. Happy Valley Road, Peoria, 623-572-0107, chilis.com

Chili’s Rewards members can earn free kids meals for kids 12 and under with the purchase of a regular entrée.

Denny’s (multiple locations)

• 8737 NW Grand Avenue, Peoria, 623-486-5510, dennys.com

• 8131 W. Bell Road, Peoria, 623-486-8505, dennys.com

Offered Tuesday through Thursday,

from 4 to 10 p.m. Two free kids meals are provided per adult meal.

IHOP (multiple locations)

• 9976 W. Happy Valley Parkway, Peoria, 623-362-8002, ihop.com

• 10603 W. Olive Avenue, Peoria, 623-977-0599, ihop.com

• 8359 W. Bell Road, Peoria, 623-412-1001, ihop.com

Free kids meals are provided throughout the week after 3 p.m.

NYPD Pizza

• 7650 W. Bell Road, Peoria, 623-561-6973, aznypdpizza.com

On Wednesdays, free kids meals are provided after 4 p.m., but on Saturdays, with the purchase of one small pizza, it is offered all day for kids 10 and under.

Village Inn

• 9800 W. Happy Valley Road, Peoria, 623-572-2708, villageinn.com

On Mondays, one free kids meal is provided per every adult meal purchase.

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Abrazo West sets info meetings for teen volunteers

BY KEITH JONES Glendale Star Contributor

Students interested in volunteering at Abrazo West Campus this summer can learn more during information sessions at the hospital on Wednesday, Jan. 18; Tuesday, Jan. 24; Saturday, Jan. 28; and Thursday, Feb. 2. The summer volunteer program provides opportunities for teens to learn about health care careers and earn community service hours.

Teens between the ages of 15 to 19 are eligible to apply as summer volunteers. Those selected as student ambassadors must complete one four-hour shift per week and a minimum of 40 volunteer hours between June 5 to July 28. Additional details and requirements will be discussed during the meetings.

Abrazo West Campus, 13677 W. McDowell Road, is a 216-bed Level I trauma center and teaching hospital that offers orthopedics, spine, neurosciences, cardiology, general surgery, maternity and other services. Participants in last year’s program included students from Goodyear, Litchfield Park, Avondale, Buckeye, Peoria, Glendale, Surprise, Phoenix, Scottsdale, Paradise Valley and Anthem.

Examples of opportunities for summer volunteers include lunch and learn sessions and workshops that offered

hands-on activities and speakers ranging from clinical staff to surgeons and trauma physicians.

Topics included careers in the intensive care unit, respiratory therapy, radiology and imaging careers, emergency and trauma medicine, physical, occupational and speech therapy, pathways to a career in surgery, and more.

“The excitement and their eagerness to learn was one of the most rewarding things to see. The fact that this could actually impact their decision on what they want to do moving forward in their life is probably one of the biggest

things about the program,” said Trisha Pollard, surgical services director.

The student ambassador program is designed for young people to contribute to their community as well as discover whether a career in health care is in their future, said Barry Worman, director of volunteer services. Students who are accepted into the program may use their volunteer hours toward their education and honor societies or for future college applications.

Student volunteer information meetings are scheduled on the follow dates and times:

• 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 18.

• 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 24.

• 10 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 28.

• 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 2.

Abrazo West Campus is located at 13677 W. McDowell Road. Applications for the program must be obtained by attending one of the information sessions at Abrazo West Campus. A parent or legal guardian is required to attend the session with the student.

For more information and to register for a session, visit abrazohealth.com/ studentambassadors.

The summer volunteer program at Abrazo West Campus attracts teens from across the Valley.

(Left) Teens can learn about surgical services and what happens in the operating room. (Right) Student volunteers get hands-on experience with the daVinci robot-assisted surgical system. (Abrazo Health/Submitted)

PUBLIC NOTICES

PUBLIC NOTICES

To: Denise Hall, 4426 West Willow Lane Glendale, Arizona 85310

A petition having been duly filed by Brenda Powers who is/are domiciled at 280 Sillis Road, Locke NY 13092

YOU ARE HEREBY CITED TO SHOW CAUSE before the Surrogate’s Court, Cayuga County, at 152 Genesee Street, Auburn, New York, on January 23, 2023, at 9:30 o’clock in the sore noon of that day, why a decree should not be made in the estate of Gerald Charles Bowen, aka Gerald C Bowen lately domiciled at admitting to probate a Will of Gerald Charles Bowen deceased, relating to real and personal property, and directing that: Letter testamentary issue to Brenda Powers

Dated, Attested and Sealed, December 19, 2022

HON. Jon E Budelmann, Surrogate

Myra A Madde Deputy Chief Christina Herman

Charles Guttman

Name of Attorney

Guttman Law Office 411 N. Tioga Street, Ithaca, New York 14850 (607) 272-2102 lee@guttman-law.com

NOTE: This citation is served upon you as required by law. You are not required to appear. If you fail to appear it will be assumed you do not object to the relief requested. you have a right to have an attorney appear for you.

Published in the Glendale Star, Jan 5, 12, 19, 2023

ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION HAVE BEEN FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE ARIZONA CORPORATION COMMISSION FOR Name: BEAU CHALENE LLC The address of the registered office is: 17470 N. Pacesetter Way Scottsdale, AZ 85255 The name of the Statutory Agent is: UNITED STATES CORPORATION AGENTS INC. 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/ MANAGE RS/ORGANIZERS: Name and address for each. BEAU CHALENE, 4148 N. Arcadia Dr., Suite 2 Phoenix, AZ 85018 Published in the Glendale Star, Dec 29, 2022, Jan 5, 12, 2023

ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION HAVE BEEN FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE ARIZONA CORPORATION COMMISSION FOR I Name: The Legacy Institute, PLLC

II The address of the registered office is: 24654 N Lake Pleasant Pkwy #103-497, Peoria, AZ 85383 The name of the Statutory Agent is: Sharon A Bell

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/ MANAGE RS/ORGANIZERS: Name and address for each. Kelsi A. Rather, LPC, 24654 N Lake Pleasant Pkwy #103-497 Peoria, AZ 85383; Sharon A. Bell, PsyD, 24654 N Lake Pleasant Pkwy #103-497 Peoria, AZ 85383

Published in the Glendale Star, Jan 5, 12, 19, 2023

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

Name: BEAU CHALENE LLC The address of the registered office is: 17470 N. Pacesetter Way Scottsdale, AZ 85255 The name of the Statutory Agent is: UNITED STATES CORPORATION AGENTS INC. 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/MANAGE RS/ ORGANIZERS: Name and address for each. BEAU CHALENE, 4148 N. Arcadia Dr., Suite 2 Phoenix, AZ 85018

Published in the Glendale Star, Dec 29, 2022, Jan 5, 12, 2023

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

I Name: The Legacy Institute, PLLC

II The address of the registered office is: 24654 N Lake Pleasant Pkwy #103-497, Peoria, AZ 85383 The name of the Statutory Agent is: Sharon A Bell

YOU ARE HEREBY CITED TO SHOW CAUSE before the Surrogate’s Court, Cayuga County, at 152 Genesee Street, Auburn, New York, on January 23, 2023, at 9:30 o’clock in the sore noon of that day, why a decree should not be made in the estate of Gerald Charles Bowen, aka Gerald C Bowen lately domiciled at admitting to probate a Will of Gerald Charles Bowen deceased, relating to real and personal property, and directing that: Letter testamentary issue to Brenda Powers

Dated, Attested and Sealed, December 19, 2022

HON. Jon E Budelmann, Surrogate

Myra A Madde Deputy Chief Christina Herman

Charles Guttman

Name of Attorney

Guttman Law Office 411 N. Tioga Street, Ithaca, New York 14850 (607) 272-2102

lee@guttman-law.com

NOTE: This citation is served upon you as required by law. You are not required to appear. If you fail to appear it will be assumed you do not object to the relief requested. you have a right to have an attorney appear for you.

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/ MANAGE RS/ORGANIZERS: Name and address for each. Kelsi A. Rather, LPC, 24654 N Lake Pleasant Pkwy #103-497 Peoria, AZ 85383; Sharon A. Bell, PsyD, 24654 N Lake Pleasant Pkwy #103-497 Peoria, AZ 85383

Published in the Glendale Star, Jan 5, 12, 19, 2023

Supplemental Citation SURROGATE’S COURT, CAYUGA COUNTY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK By the Grace of God Free and Independent File No. 2022334