Glendale Star 04/06/2023

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BY JOE McHUGH Glendale Star Staff Writer

The Glendale Land ll has been a mainstay of the community for over half a century, providing clean and e cient ways to manage a growing city’s trash.

With that amount of waste, the city is nding more ways to stay on the cutting edge of waste management, and one of those ways was recently implemented when the city announced that the land ll will open the north cell of its solid waste facility.

e newly opened cell will providing up to 50 years of waste management for the city.

“ is is truly a momentous occasion for the city of Glendale,” Glendale Field Op-

Glendale Land ll opens north cell

erations Director Michelle Woytenko said. “Here in Glendale, it’s our mission to improve the lives of the people we serve every day, and the land ll does not just (that), but they take it a huge step further. ey not only improve lives, but they protect the environment and preserve this huge asset we have as we plan for the future.”

e Glendale Land ll serves on average 600 customers per day, creating roughly 20,000 tons of trash per year. e north cell will build out onto 120 acres of land that stretches to Northern Avenue.

e rst of nine total phases, the land ll has its sights set not just for 2023, but much further down the line.

GCC brings in new school president

BY COLE JANUSZEWSKI Glendale Star Staff Writer

Dr. Ti any Hernandez was recently named Glendale Community College’s next school president.

Hernandez, who will assume her new position in July, has served in higher education for 13 years, was previously an attorney, and has served in the U.S. Air Force.

“I’ve been working in higher education at San Antonio College since 2009,” said Hernandez, who

is replacing the interim President Dr. Ernie Lara. “I was very fortunate to have been hired by San Antonio College for a full-time faculty position in our criminal justice

gram. en, when the dean of student success position came open I was fortunate enough to be hired into that role for about four years until I became the vice president for student success.

“I have also practiced law as a

“(For a trash truck) to do 20,000 tons of trash, that truck would have to make 47,000 trips to land ll in a year,” Woytenko said. “We serve 160,000 di erent, unique customers that come through. We think that, for the next 40 to 50 years, this is an asset because if it was that truck alone would make 7 billion trips here.

“We’re able to do that serving not just the citizens today in the future. So, we are actually standing in the future.”

e rst phase of the north cell displayed a massive hole in the ground, over 100 feet deep and more than four football elds long,

Cindy Segotta-Jones, Superintendent

GESD thanks the vendors who showcased their products and services at the GESD Wellness Fair hosted at the GESD System of Care Center. The variety of partnerships helps district employees prioritize health and well-being both in and out of the workplace. Staff from the Human Resources, Wellness, and Benefits teams coordinated the event featuring more than 50 vendors, pet adoptions, art therapy, onsite mammography services, door prizes, and a grand prize courtesy of The Employee Network.

GESD values each employee's wellness and recognizes that a healthy workforce is a productive one. That's why the district has invested in programs and initiatives designed to help employees increase focus and productivity, manage stress, create community connections, and promote overall well-being.

Maricopa County Attorney for two years, and then before that I served in the U.S. Air Force for ve years.”

Maricopa County Community College District (MCCCD) Chancellor Dr. Steven R. Gonzales said he chose Hernandez due to her extensive experience in student success and enthusiasm for education.

“Dr. Hernandez’s enthusiasm, energy and expertise was impressive to the selection committee,” Gonzales said. “Her recent experience with baccalaureate degrees and the accreditation process will be invaluable as MCCCD launches our high-demand bachelor’s degrees this fall while working to develop future program o erings.

“Dr. Hernandez’s collaborative leadership style will positively impact students, faculty, sta and the surrounding GCC community as we work together to expand our in-demand workforce programs and training opportunities.”

Hernandez said she also thought the school would be a great t for her, as she said she fell in love with the campus the rst time she saw it.

“When I heard the information about the open position I had already planned a trip to visit my parents in Glendale as my mom was turning 80,” Hernandez said. “My sister and I were going out for her big birthday surprise, and one of the days we were there my extended family and I walked through the campus just to take a look. I just really felt at home immediately.

“It’s a gorgeous campus; it’s beautiful-

ly maintained. I could tell immediately that the employees and the students take great pride and want to make sure there’s a beautiful place to learn where students could really thrive. So I knew then that I would absolutely apply for the position.”

Hernandez, who was born and raised in Arizona, said getting to come back and work in her home state was an exciting perk to the potential job.

“I grew up in Flagsta ,” she said. “I was born there. I grew up there. I went to the University of Arizona, and then from there I left to join the U.S. Air Force. My extended family has lived all throughout Phoenix, Glendale, Mesa, Tempe, Queen Creek, Gilbert and Chandler. My sister and I came down to the greater phoenix area multiple times a year throughout my childhood. So I really grew up knowing the area, knowing Glendale specically. I also just feel at home when I’m here. I feel very grounded. I’m very happy.”

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“ e rst thing I’m looking forward to doing is connecting with the faculty and sta who are there at the college and meeting the students,” she said. “I am deeply invested in the success of every person in the community to be able to access education and to be able to thrive in a career and a life that they have chosen for themselves, and I absolutely believe that education is the key to that.

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Ultimately, Hernandez said she is appreciative of the opportunity she has been given as the next president of GCC.

“I’m humbled to be given this opportunity,” she said. “I never thought when I left Arizona as a very young graduate that I would have an opportunity to return in this capacity.

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that will serve as the rst solid waste disposal location of the north cell. Over the time of the deal, the city will keep building out to ll the 120 acres.

e land ll itself will also be using many upgraded technologies to keep many aspects of the city intact.

“By owning our own land ll with the ability to expand it, the city works to keep our solid waste rates as low as possible,” Glendale Vice Mayor Joyce Clark said. “By employing a methane gas collection system, the city helps to ensure our air quality, while the revenue earned selling the gas will fund future expansion with this site, all while we operate a state-ofthe-art facility using the most modern technology.”

e future of the land ll contains the use of bioreactors, a form of technology that uses extra liquid to increase the breaking down of anaerobic carbon decomposition. is method will increase the overall lifespan of the land ll by maximizing land ll gas captured at a faster rate, which, in turn, saves the city money on associated costs.

e north cell opening also presents

another bene t for the city beyond just clean waste disposal.

“Most people don’t realize (the landll) also serves Luke Air Force Base,” Glendale Mayor Jerry Weiers said. “But if this wasn’t available for Luke Air Force Base and they had to pay a higher cost, when we get those procedures that come

up and they start analyzing, ‘Do we want to keep the space open, or we want to close it down?’

“ e community supports Luke, at out, all of the cities. And by having this here, allowing Luke to be able to put their trash out here in a land ll, it helps the Department of Defense make their

decision.”

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With over 120 acres of land to build out on, the Glendale Landfill’s north cell will serve as the cutting-edge facility to store the booming city’s solid waste.

All things kept in mind, the north cell being opened for use is a big step toward the growing city’s future of keeping Glendale on the map as a hotspot to be.

“It is not a dump; it’s a land ll,” Weiers said. “It is a land ll that has a positive impact for residents.”

BY MARIA STAUBS Cronkite News

The Arizona Senate has passed a bill that aims to expand cochlear implant coverage for adults through Arizona’s Medicaid program.

It would revive coverage of cochlear implants for anyone at least 21 years old who is covered for health and medical services under Arizona’s Health Care Cost Containment System. Currently, only children are covered.

Advocates say SB 1017 could help those with hearing loss, save the state money in long-term health costs, and combat unemployment. e bill, which passed the Senate on a 23-6 vote on March 21, is now being read in the House.

Melanie O’Rourke, 73, knows what kind of impact the bill could have on the deaf community.

She lost her hearing due to meningitis 20 years ago and is now president of the West Valley chapter of the Hearing Loss Association of America.

“A lot of times people say losing your hearing is going through a grief. And I did. I was depressed,” O’Rourke said. “I was just trying to gure out what I would do.”

Melanie O’Rourke, 73, lost her hearing 20 years ago. Now, she relies on cochlear implants to hear (above). The o -the-ear cochlear implant sound processor sends sound signals to the receiver. The cochlear implant bypasses the damaged portions of the inner ear to stimulate the auditory nerve. (Maria Staubs/Cronkite News)

O’Rourke said health professionals pointed her in the direction of a cochlear implant, which helps those whose hearing is not treatable by other means such as hearing aids or ampli ers.

e surgery places a cochlear implant inside the ear, bypassing the damaged portion of the ear and delivering sound signals to the hearing nerve.

Cochlear implants use a sound processor that ts behind the ear, which captures sound signals and sends them to a receiver implanted under the skin behind the ear, according to the Mayo Clinic.

e receiver sends the signals to electrodes implanted in the snail-shaped inner ear, or the cochlea. e signals stimulate the auditory nerve, which then directs the signals to the brain, and the brain interprets those signals as sounds.

implant use.

But the biggest thing on her mind was the impact her hearing loss would have on her profession.

“I was too young not to be able to do what I wanted to do,” said O’Rourke, who was working at a public school at the time.

Only 53.3% of deaf people ages 25 to 64 were employed in 2017, compared to 75.8% of hearing people, according to the National Deaf Center on Postsecondary Outcomes.

“I myself lost my hearing when I was 54; I was fortunate that my husband had good health insurance. I had good health insurance, but it still did not cover; it only covers so much,” O’Rourke said.

Without insurance, a cochlear implant can cost between $30,000 and $50,000, according to Healthline.

O’Rourke said people with hearing loss who don’t have health insurance can have particular challenges in the workplace.

“A lot of people will say they think I’m stando sh … or I’m not listening to what’s being said, but I’m not hearing, and if that hearing could be corrected, they would not have those negative feelings with people at work,” O’Rourke said.

“So, the sound that I hear is di erent from the sound that you hear,” O’Rourke said.

O’Rourke explained she had to rewire her brain to recognize certain sounds. She relearned the sound of birds chirping and the clicking of the turn signal on her car.

Her main focus was understanding speech. According to the Mayo Clinic, most people with cochlear implants make considerable gains in this area within three to six months of cochlear

Sen. T.J. Shope, R-Coolidge, who introduced the bill, said cochlear implants for both adults and children used to be covered by AHCCCS, but after the 2008 recession, funding for those 21 and over was eliminated, along with other health-related services.

“ ese folks, many of them are very well educated and have had a successful career in whatever career eld that they’ve chosen and all of a sudden nd themselves unable to work,” Shope said.

Dr. Shawn Stevens, neuro-otologist ear, nose and throat surgeon at the Barrow Neurological Institute, told the Senate Appropriations Committee in Janu-

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ary that, in the long run, the technology will save money for the state.

He said patients often hold multiple upper-graduate degrees, but they can’t get jobs or hold employment.

“ ose individuals end up on state welfare programs and end up sucking money out of the system instead of simple investment being allowed to get them an ability back that would then get them hired,” Stevens said.

With modern technology, cochlear implants can provide 80-85% hearing function and one surgery will last a lifetime, Stevens said.

After O’Rourke’s cochlear implant surgery, she returned to work and began volunteering with cochlear implant company Cochlear Americas. at is also when she started to get involved with the local HLAA chapter.

Donna Sorkin, the executive director of the American Cochlear Implant Alliance, is also an implant recipient. e alliance is a nonpro t aimed at increasing access to cochlear implants.

“A cochlear implant, if they’re eligible for it, is one way to help them have

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a much higher quality of life and be able to take care of themselves, take care of others in their family,” Sorkin said. “So, it’s an important way for us to provide equity for people who are covered by Medicaid and are adults.”

According to a 2019 report by Sorkin published in Otology and Neurotology, approximately 60% of states cover eligible adults for cochlear implants under Medicaid.

Sorkin said her organization estimates that “less than 10% of the individuals who could bene t from this extraordinary technology actually have one,” because people are unaware of the option.

ough cochlear implants don’t give recipients full hearing, Sorkin said, “you really improve to an extraordinary extent.”

“We undervalue hearing — very often we think it’s not that important. But it is such an integral part of who we are and the way we live and the way we communicate. So, it’s … an extraordinary opportunity,” Sorkin said of the possibility of expanding Medicaid coverage.

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Here’s a tip for you on handling service

BY DAVID LEIBOWITZ Glendale Star Columnist

When it comes to tipping, there seems to be two schools of thought: If back in the day you worked delivering newspapers or as a waiter, as I did for years, you tend to over-tip everyone.

If you never chucked papers from your Huffy or worked in a restaurant, I’m betting you’re probably a 15%-ish tipper.

Then there’s my buddy The Cheapskate, who’s the exception to the rule. We had lunch recently. When the tab came, I offered to pay. He agreed — and shared his opinion about the tip I left, which was a shade over 20 percent.

“You’re an idiot,” he explained. “State law says tipped employees have to get paid at least nine bucks an hour, so long as they make three bucks an hour in tips. Arizona minimum wage is

$12. So why tip them?”

Hmmm. Maybe because waiting on idiots is a tough way to earn a living? And because tipping is a custom dating back to the Middle Ages. Or because it’s the decent thing to do?

The Cheapskate and I debated this out into the parking lot. The next morning, I stopped at my local coffee shop and ordered an iced tea. The touchscreen prompted me to leave a tip, which I did.

Later that day, I added a tip for the Amazon grocery person and handed over a crumpled five to the kid who wiped down my golf clubs.

Now every time I click the 20% box on the touchscreen or fish a few singles out of my wallet, I hear a grinding voice in my head, accusing me of being “an idiot.”

Question: Is tipping stupid or generous? Is it a relic of a bygone past we should abandon, or is it one of our cul-

ture’s few remaining social graces, a habit we should continue to encourage if only because it’s a way to be nice in a world where to breathe is to be rude?

Me, I plan to stick with tipping. It makes me happy to reward someone’s hard work. If it’s not breaking the bank, why not keep it up?

However, I’m going to do my part to discourage the “tip creep” that’s occurred at every establishment with a touchscreen.

My new rule of thumb: If the service you provide involves walking less than five steps or lifting something less than 32 ounces, I’m keeping the tip to a buck, tops. Unless you really went above and beyond with the service, small talk and smiles.

The golf club kid still merits a five. Door Dash and Uber Eats runners — who don’t get a cut of the delivery fee these websites tack on to the cost of food — still get a percentage.

But my days of picking up to-go Italian food and adding 20% to the cost of

a $25 pizza — for the act of placing it on the counter for me to carry — have come to an end.

If that sounds arbitrary, well, the etiquette experts at Emily Post agree. They recommend a 15% to 20% tip for a sit-down meal and 10% to 15% for food deliveries.

For takeout? “No obligation,” they’ve ruled, though they suggest “10% for extra service (curb delivery) or a large, complicated order.”

The Cheapskate thinks anyone who tips a server is an idiot. That’s his two cents, which I’m sure he parts with grudgingly. I think good tipping is one of the few acts of American gratitude left in 2023.

Here’s a tip for you: If you can’t part with a few bucks for the hard-working server who brings your food to the table, stay home and cook for yourself.

Think of all the money you’ll save. David Leibowitz has called the Valley home since 1995. Contact david@leibowitzsolo.com.

Open border truths emerge in Obamacare

BY J.D. HAYWORTH

Glendale Star Columnist

Eleven years after the fact, the 44th president was “talking smack.”

Literally.

Barack Obama had been delayed from taking a “victory lap” in 2016 for what he was telling voters would be his “third term,” thanks to Donald Trump’s upset of Hillary Clinton.

But Obama finally got his chance four years later. Pandemic-induced political pandemonium helped make it possible.

COVID-19 led to an ominous “opportunity” as politics met public health in 2020.

Democrat election officials in battleground states bypassed their respective state legislatures to put vote-bymail schemes in place. Arguably, those actions helped put Joe Biden in the White House.

So, 12 days after what was reported as a Biden victory, Obama was interviewed by Gayle King of CBS News, also known as Oprah Winfrey’s best friend. What did the former prez tell Oprah’s bestie?

Something somewhat beastly.

“Let me walk down and smack this guy on the head,” Obama said, recounting his initial reaction to an event from

11 years earlier and referring to one of the GOP’s most mild-mannered congressmen.

Rep. Joe Wilson (R-SC) sat among his House colleagues during Obama’s Sept. 9, 2009, address to a joint session of Congress. The subject was the factually misnamed “Affordable Care Act” — known better as “Obamacare.”

That’s when Obama made an outlandish assertion that led Wilson to shout an emotional response.

“The reforms I’m proposing would not apply to those who are here illegally,” Obama said.

Wilson reflexively yelled, “You lie!”

Mortified at his own impulsive outburst, Wilson later called and personally

apologized to the president.

But true to form, Official Washington chose to ignore the truth behind Wilson’s unvarnished initial response, as well as the sincerity of his apology. Instead, Congressman Joe Wilson was called uncivil — and, of course, racist.

Lost in all the finger-pointing at Wilson was the bureaucratic maneuvering that began the flow of Obamacare dollars to illegals.

It started shortly after passage of the “Affordable Care Act,” as its broad statutory language promoted selective interpretation and sadly predictable implementation.

The weed ‘stinknet’ isn’t a misnomer

BY JUDY BLUHM Glendale Star Columnist

It is a weed. And it stinks. Invading our desert, yards and trails, like an army marching forward into every square inch of open space and snuffing out everything else. It boasts blooms that look like small yellow lollipops. It is called stinknet, or globe chamomile. It proves that sometimes “pretty” can be bad.

Arizona, we have a problem.

Getting back to our own horror show, we have stinknet invading our state at an alarming rate. Part of the problem is that wildlife such as squirrels, rabbits, javelinas and other herbivores won’t eat the stuff, so it flourishes. Heck, even goats won’t touch it. It is nasty tasting to all living creatures.

Stinknet plants can grow up to 2 feet high and take over the natural flora, while evicting native plants and destroying much of the desert landscape. It is blanketing open areas in Maricopa and Pinal counties, and often tourists admire the “yellow poppies.” Well, Arizona does have yellow wildflowers, but stinknet are noxious evil flowering balls of treachery that will soon turn brown in the heat, then causing a major fire hazard. They are extremely flammable.

Every place seems to have its problems with invasive species. In Prescott, the salt cedar (tamarix) thrives along waterways, crowding out other plants. They are also a pretty lavender color but a noxious menace. Beware of lovely looking plants, because sometimes they fool us into thinking they are harmless “wildflowers.” I recall when I was a child bringing my mother a bouquet of fresh dandelions and poison ivy. It didn’t end well.

In Florida, one of the biggest invasive species is the mighty python. Yes, if we think we might have a few snake encounters in Arizona, relax, because we don’t have 17-foot pythons slithering around. Evidently there are tens of thousands of these vipers that have taken over the Everglades but are now moving farther north in the state. You can register with Florida Fish and Wildlife and sign up for the “Python Challenge,” which sounds like something out of a horror movie. Yes, snake hunters are a “real thing.”

My neighbor had a goat named Gilbert, and that goat would eat anything. His specialty was flowers, weeds and grass, but he could eat a horseshoe if he felt like it. I am thinking that Gilbert could be put to good use, as he would probably devour stinknet.

Still, there are not enough Gilberts to solve the problem. We need a platoon of volunteers to cut the stuff down. But once the little yellow flowering globes are disturbed, thousands of demon seeds are dispersed. There is a motto that says, “Once it is brown, cut it down.” OK, but maybe our state needs to put on a “Stinknet Challenge” much like Florida’s snake round-up.

Battling a rapidly spreading invasive species will take the efforts of state agencies, firefighters, gardeners and homeowners. And we are already on it. You and me. Pull them out, shovel them over, do it again. It may be trowel and error, but we have to get to the root of the problem.

Judy Bluhm is a writer and a local Realtor. Have a comment or a story? Email her at judy@judybluhm.com.

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Open borders advocates engaged in “creative accounting” for community health care centers, through a grant of almost $29 million from the Department of Health and Human Services. Of that grant money, $8.5 million was earmarked toward “migrant and seasonal workers,” with no requirement to check their citizenship or immigration status.

Now, huge checks are demanded from American taxpayers, as the cost and commitment to illegals has grown exponentially in Obama’s de facto “third term.”

In 2021, Joe Biden took $2 billion from health care programs for citizens to “reunite” parents and children who had come into our country separately — and illegally.

Then, earlier this month, the Biden White House proposed a new rule that would formally expand access to both Medicaid and Obamacare for a specially designated group of illegal aliens … those Obama dubbed “Dreamers.”

Never mind the fact that the so-called DREAM Act — the Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors Act — failed to pass either house of Congress. That’s why Obama chose to bypass the legislative process and take executive action.

Aided by Hollywood-inspired “newspeak,” Obama nicknamed as “Dreamers” the hundreds of thousands of illegals who were brought here as children and began Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) through executive order.

What makes this a public policy nightmare is what we’ve seen before: the predictable and inevitable failure to enforce the requirements for those designated as “Dreamers.”

Sure, anybody can dream … and soon everybody who arrives here illegally will claim the status of “Dreamer.”

So when Barack Obama is again interviewed by Gayle King, the former president will undoubtedly “talk smack” once more.

But next time, it won’t concern the legitimate-but-uncouth warning of Rep. Joe Wilson.

More likely, Obama will relate a story of how he and Biden smacked their hands together in a celebratory “highfive.”

But most of us realize there is nothing to celebrate, as the United States rapidly approaches “High Noon.”

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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What to do if you receive an eviction notice

BY JUDGE GERALD A. WILLIAMS

North Valley Justice of the Peace

The justice courts in Maricopa County hear approximately 6,000 residential eviction cases each month.

Landlords request judges to dismiss approximately 1,400 of those cases; but that still leaves thousands of new people with a potential housing problem each month. If you receive an eviction notice, what can you do to avoid being a statistic?

There are different kinds of notices. The most common are five-, 10- and 30day notices. If your landlord gives you one, act fast. That notice means your landlord is considering filing an eviction action against you in court.

The first thing you need to do is read the notice. You should then immediately contact your landlord. This should be obvious; but many people set the notice aside and never get around to looking

at it until it is too late. The notice will tell you what you need to do to keep your landlord from taking you to court. The basis for almost every residential eviction is nonpayment of rent. In Arizona, prior to filing an eviction action, the landlord must give the tenant a five-day notice, stating the amount due (e.g., the rent plus late fees). The tenant can either pay that amount or move out and return the keys. But what if you can only pay part of the amount due?

Landlords forfeit some of their legal rights if they accept a partial payment, so most landlords will not accept a partial payment unless the tenant is willing to sign a partial payment nonwaiver agreement. It acts as a payment plan and a promissory note. There are some additional resources for tenants.

Many people cannot pay their rent for reasons that are not their fault. If you think you might qualify for rental assistance, then you should apply as soon as possible. If you don’t know which organization you should work with, then simply type your address into the “rental assistance finder” feature on the justice court web page at justicecourts. maricopa.gov/case-types/evictions.

The next most common notice is a 10day notice. It alleges a material breach of the lease and can be for almost anything, including an unauthorized pet or an unauthorized occupant. Again, the best thing to do is to immediately contact your landlord and determine what, if anything, can be resolved. Often the best way to win a legal case is to keep it from being filed.

The key to stopping an eviction is

stopping the judgment. After a judge signs a judgment, reinstatement of the lease is generally solely in the landlord’s discretion. For additional information on landlord and tenant issues, including short videos on a variety of topics, go to azcourts.gov/selfservicecenter/ Landlord-Tenant-Disputes-EvictionActions.

Judge Gerald A. Williams is the justice of the peace for the North Valley Justice Court. That court’s jurisdiction includes Glendale, Phoenix, Anthem and Desert Hills.

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Cool Blew, Inc. keeps Valley residents comfortable

BY ALISON STANTON

Glendale Star Contributing Writer

Since the day it opened in 2002, Cool Blew, Inc. has had one key mission in mind — to o er its valued clients the best possible customer service.

“We are very customer oriented, and customer service is very important to us,” co-owner Sue Proctor said.

e family-owned and -operated company, which currently has 58 employees, o ers a wide range of services to both residential and commercial customers.

ese include plumbing, heating, air conditioning, solar and electric services.

“In addition to homeowners, we work with lots of small business owners, group homes and nursing homes. We service refrigeration equipment for a number of restaurants,” Proctor said, adding that Cool Blew Inc. is also a member of the Better Business Bureau, Shoa and Pora and is a certi ed contractor with both SRP and APS.

“Our HVAC technicians are also NATE certi ed, and we work with several home warranty companies for plumbing, heating and air conditioning including OneGuard, Fidelity National Home

Warranty, Old Republic Home Protection and Super.”

Proctor said she is proud of the way her team of technicians will never try to upsell a customer or falsely say something needs to be replaced.

“We pride ourselves on our honesty, and we will not sell something a customer does not need,” she said.

is commitment to their customers means Cool Blew Inc. works with a high number of repeat customers, as well as referrals.

For instance, Proctor said, when cus-

tomers who lived in a rental property move to a new location, they typically get to continue working with them at their new home, as well as the new tenants at the rental.

Cool Blew Inc. is also devoted to giving back to the local community whenever possible.

“We have done a lot of work in the past for veterans. We go out to their homes and repair units for free,” Proctor said. “ ey have served our country, so we are happy to serve them now. Knowing we helped those who served our coun-

air conditioning, solar and electric services. (Cool Blew Inc./Submitted)

try and who were having several major issues made my heart feel good.

“Any service that we can do is rewarding, and it’s really why we are here. We love to give back to the community.”

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USA, Mexico men’s soccer teams meet at State Farm Stadium

BY JOE McHUGH Glendale Star Staff Writer

The scene at State Farm Stadium on April 19 was one that could only be described as a rarity.

A Super Bowl-size crowd poured into the stadium donning a combination of green and red along with the traditional red, white and blue, not to support the Cardinals, but rather to support a seldom-friendly matchup between the men’s national soccer teams from the United States and Mexico.

Tra c lines surrounding the stadium ran almost 30 minutes into the game, and attendance topped out near 54,000 for the a air.

Big names from the team’s World Cup roster like Christian Pulisic, Tim Weah,

Weston McKennie and Tyler Adams were listed on the roster due to injury or not being released by their respective clubs. Team USA did have AC Milan defenseman Sergiño Dest available for the game.

Interim head coach Anthony Hudson was not worried about the missing talent, however.

“I just see we have a really strong player pool,” Hudson said. “I would say for every single time we get together

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The Mexican and American National teams battled it out in front of a packed crowd at State Farm Stadium, creating an atmosphere rarely seen in the Glendale area.

(David Minton/Sta Photographer)

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players need to prove and perform to make sure they are in the next camp. So, this is no di erent. We have a good group. ere is plenty of opportunity for players.”

On the ip side, El Tri featured 21 of 23 players who all play in the primary Mexican league, Liga MX, with the two players coming from teams in di erent leagues — Julián Araujo of FC Barcelona B and Efrain Alvarez of Los Angeles Galaxy.

e team only had a day and a half to prepare together before coming to the game, but head coach Diego Cocca said his team performed well.

“We still provided good results,”

Cocca said. “I am convinced that a lot more good things happened and that I got to know a lot of the personality of the team. e way that they played the game showed a lot of personality and how the team controlled the game.”

Once play kicked o , fans from both sides serenaded the eld in cheers. Despite back and forth play throughout the rst 45 minutes that featured numerous goal scoring opportunities for both sides, the rst half ended goalless.

Come the second half, Mexico and its fans get their wish. USA mid elder Kellyn Acosta sent a long pass back to defenseman Aaron Long that was intercepted by Mexico mid elder Uriel Antuna.

After breaking away from the defense, Antuna beat USA keeper Sean Johnson in a one-on-one situation, and when the ball hit the back of the net, the fans exploded creating an earthquake-like feel to the ground, with El Tri taking a 1-0 lead in the 55th minute.

Mexico kept up the pressure after its go-ahead goal, spawning another attack up the left wing in the 80th minute. Forward Carlos Rodriguez accepted a feed from Antuna and blasted a shot that left an ear-ringing clang o the crossbar.

e rebound was hauled in by USA defender Matt Miazga, who dished a pass to Dest. Weaving his way through four Mexico defenders, Dest found midelder Alan Soñora, who then contin-

ued it forward to forward Jordan Morris. Morris carried the ball up further into Mexico territory and led a curling outside foot pass to awaiting USA forward Jesús Ferreira, who slammed home the six-yard goal in the 82nd minute, and leveled the score back to 1-1. e time dwindled away, and the game ended in a draw.

Despite there being no winner or loser, the teams put on a show for their fans.

“I was excited,” Mexico fan Bernardo Padilla said. “Mexico tends to come out here maybe once every three or four years, especially if there’s a major tournament. So, I was excited, especially against the (United States).”

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.

Giant Mr. Potato Head

ALL APRIL

All supplies will be provided for this fun and interactive activity for the whole family to enjoy.

Velma Teague Library, 7010 N. 58th Avenue, Glendale, free, glendaleazlibrary.com

Origami Yoda Quick Craft

Stop in and play with a giant felt Mr. Potato Head in the Youth Department at the Velma Teague Library. You and your family can work together to create the perfect combination of features for the library’s resident spud. After you are done playing with the Mr. Potato Head, you can grab a template and some crayons to create your very own Mr. Potato Head to take home with you.

ALL APRIL

Throughout the month of April, teens, 12-18 years of age, can stop by the Velma Teague Library Teen Zone and create an origami Yoda. All materials, including origami paper and markers, will be provided.

Velma Teague Library, 7010 N. 58th Avenue, Glendale, free, glendaleazlibrary.com

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

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 Jordan Rogers, jrogers@timeslocalmedia.com.

Momma’s Organic Market SATURDAYS

Featuring food trucks, local artisans and fresh produce, this weekly farmers market gives locals the chance to shop local and shop fresh. Taking place near Dillard’s, new vendors grace this event weekly. Admission is free, and furry friends are allowed if they’re on a leash. Cash and cards are accepted as methods of payment, and the market runs from 8 to 11 a.m. Arrowhead Towne Center, 7780 W. Arrowhead Towne Center, Glendale, 8 a.m., free, arrowheadtownecenter.com

social services that each organization has available. The community’s needs are constant, and CAN’s goal is to help the poor, the homeless, the old and the young. It continues to make a di erence by working together. Bring someone to the meeting who would benefit in having information on social service resources to the meeting. Call Maria Felix at the number below to register.

First United Methodist Church, 7102 N. 58th Drive, Glendale, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., free, 602810-7666

Arbor Day Celebration APRIL 28

The city of Glendale is set to host an Arbor Day celebration to teach local school children about the importance of trees and their roots in the community. Third-grade students from Glenn F. Burton Elementary School will rotate through three different educational stations where they will plant trees and discover how trees help Glendale. Mayor Jerry Weiers will make a proclamation at the event and Councilmember Ian Hugh of the Cactus District will also be present to award a plaque to Glenn F. Burton Elementary School.

Rose Lane Park, 5003 W. Marlette Avenue, Glendale, 9 a.m., free, glendaleaz.com

Big Pete Pearson: Arizona’s King of the Blues APRIL 29

Big Pete Pearson, Arizona’s very own King of the Blues, arrives at the Westside Blues Jazz Club for a night of soulful, smooth sounding jazz. Beginning his first performance at age nine, Pearson has gone on to sing his soul out at clubs for over 75 years, and has worked with Ray Charles, Tina Turner, B.B King and

far too many others to list.

Westside Blues and Jazz Club, 17045 N. 59th Avenue, Suite 104, Glendale, 7:30 to 11:30 p.m., visit website for ticket prices and times, westsideblues.com

Big Band Grandstand MAY 1

Become part of a big band and practice your musical skills along with a large collection of other like-minded musicians. Any musician who can sight-read charts is encouraged to show up with their own music stand and instrument to play, getting an experience they could not get simply practicing alone at home.

Foothills Library — Roadrunner Room, 19055 N. 57th Avenue, Glendale, 1 to 3 p.m., free, glendaleazlibrary.com

Snap Battles MAY 4

This is the Valley’s original insult comedy tournament. Eight comedians will face o in a series of head-to-head, no-holds-barred roast comedy matches until one is declared winner by audience applause. This show will keep you on your toes and rolling with laughter from beginning to end. Comedians to compete are Chris Herb, Andrew Orellana, Marc Silverstein, Celia Contreras, Chris Mosley, Kam Sneed, Bubba McComb and Leslie Barton.

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

Nonpro t organization hosts empowerment event

BY JORDAN ROGERS Glendale Star Managing Editor

Courageous Survivors, a nonpro t that provides the opportunity for users to share their experience, strength and hope with others who may be facing similar challenges arising from their own experiences of sexual abuse and assault, will host an awareness event on Saturday, April 29.

e event’s theme of “Celebrate Courage!” will be a social day of speakers, entertainment, awareness and education with a fun inner child theme.

is is based on the idea that healing is possible, healing is a journey, healing happens in community, and healing happens in a safe space with e ective

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services.

e event falls in line with the organization’s mission to support and empower adult survivors of sexual assault and abuse, as well as pay homage to Sexual Assault Awareness Month.

“April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month, nationally, and we wanted to mark this month by celebrating survivors. at’s why we named it Celebrate Courage!” said Janet Bentley, president and CEO of Courageous Survivors. “We have survivors coming to speak. I have authors coming to speak. I have the members of the community that are coming to nd out what we do and just to celebrate the courage that survivors have every single day.”

For Bentley, the hope for the event is that the collaboration with community leaders in the social service and mental health support eld provide services

which will create stronger, healthier lives, relationships, families and communities.

“A few of the ways that my nonpro t tries to help survivors and support them is connecting people with others that understand,” she said. “Basically, helping them feel less alone.

“We want to open up more support groups for people because connecting with others that have been through similar experiences is crucial in that support to help them.”

Courageous Survivors was founded by Bentley in 2020. She herself is a survivor with a history of sexual abuse, rape, neglect, and religious and emotional abuse that began as a young child.

Soon after disclosing the abuse she endured in her early 30s, she continued

Local cancer survivor honored at Home Run for Life

BY JOE McHUGH Glendale Star Staff Writer

In 2021, Onjalai Brown was living her life in Dallas, Texas, exploring the wonders of being in her early 30s.

e then 34-year-old had that sense of normalcy stripped from her when she found something strange in her breast during a self-exam.

at something strange would turn out to be invasive ductal carcinoma, a form of breast cancer. Fast forward to 2023, Brown is o cially cancer free and is using her story to help motivate others and inspire change in the world.

“ ere’s just a lot of things that have been through in my life, and I, being a person of faith, know that everything happens for a reason and often it has nothing to do with us,” said Brown, who now lives in Peoria.

“So the things that I’ve been through, I have directly seen how it has bene ted

other people, has bene ted myself, the person I am, as a result of everything that I’ve been through.”

Brown’s diagnosis in 2021 wasn’t the only hardship she has had to face. She went through a divorce, su ered multiple miscarriages and relocated her life to a di erent state, while navigating the di culties of the health care industry as a minority woman.

e events did pile up for Brown, and she she said she even contemplated suicide.

Enter City of Hope, a place that made her feel welcomed, loved and respected — all things that brought her back to the positive mindset she has today.

“As a young, Black cancer ghter, I think that I have to navigate the healthcare system very di erently; the disparities in health care are very real,” Brown said. “When I rst arrived at City of Hope, there was instantly a di erence

just in the way that they saw me. I was not just a number, I was not just a diagnosis, I was Onjalai Brown.”

City of Hope was a place that “empowered” Brown, giving her an in-depth treatment plan and respected the many questions that she had following a cancer diagnosis.

“When I had questions, hard questions, they didn’t dismiss me; they answered them,” Brown said. “ ey understood why I wanted to ask those questions. ey applauded me for asking those types of questions. And therefore, I felt not only empowered as a patient, I also felt like I was a part of the team as well.”

Treatment at City of Hope included 33 rounds of chemotherapy and 36 rounds of radiation therapy. Although draining both physically and emotionally, Brown

Onjalai Brown battled through many hardships in the past three years, but through it all she remains a positive person, and is now looking to inspire change in the world.

Courageous Survivors’ upcoming awareness event falls in line with the organization’s mission. (Janet

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was able to overcome her cancer, and has been in remission for over six months.

ough she is over the mountain, the feelings are mixed for Brown in her remission phase.

“It’s really di cult and beautiful at the same time,” Brown said. “I’m humbled. I’m overwhelmed. I’m fearful. Survivorship is hard. If you consider anyone who survived a major life incident, whether it’s a (Sept. 11, 2001), whether it’s surviving sex tra cking, whether surviving a school shooting, whether it’s surviving domestic violence, whether it’s surviving cancer, you are very grateful that you have your life and you’re very grateful that you’re on the other side of it.

“But then you consider the weight of, particularly as a cancer ghter, what if it comes back? And it’s almost like a ghost haunting you.”

Brown hasn’t let that ghost stop her positive momentum, though, as she now

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her search for healing despite personal suicide attempts and other traumatic events. Along the way, she found the healing she longed for and believes that all survivors deserve the same.

“I had very severe sexual trauma from the age of 4 in my own life,” Bentley said. “For what seemed like forever, I felt so alone, so damaged, so broken, and just kept searching for things that I could do to survive and to heal. I was very blessed to nally come across some very supportive people, some good trauma therapy, and that has changed my life.

“I just want to share that with others. I want to share that hope and my own experience of that so that others don’t feel alone. at purpose, that passion, for me makes all the stu that I went through have meaning.”

Starting Courageous Survivors was a dream come true for Bentley. Now with a full- edged board of directors and regular monthly donors, she is excited to see how much more her organization can grow.

“It’s growing by leaps and bounds, which is really cool,” she said.

Bentley’s nonpro t serves “a very wide population” of survivors that encompasses much of Arizona. is event, she said, will aim to reach the local population of people in which it is being

uses her story to positively impact those who are in the same situation as she was.

Now at 37, Brown has been living a whole new life. She “got bored” and got her master’s degree at East Texas Baptist University in Business Administration with an emphasis in entrepreneurial leadership and now works with the National Diversity Council, overseeing Arizona and Colorado diversity councils.

On March 12, Brown was honored at Goodyear Ballpark for the Home Run for Life, allowing her to meet players from the Los Angeles Dodgers and Cincinnati Reds, and run the bases to honor her ght and survivorship.

“I sincerely felt honored,” Brown said. “I’ve never been in that type of situation before. So, to be singled out among so many incredible patients that City of Hope has, is truly an honor to be a liated and celebrated that day.”

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“It’s a beautiful property, it’s a beautiful setting, and it’s going to be a beautiful event,” Bentley said.

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e world gives us 5 types of grace to consider

Last week, I started a two-part series about grace. is article is the second installment of the series. We focused on two sentences in a statement by author Max Lucado. Here are the two sentences. “ ose who scramble at quitting time get the same wage as those who beat the morning whistle. I guess that’s what makes grace ‘grace.’” So this week, let’s explore the question, “What makes grace ‘grace’?”

Let me share an illustration that denes forgiveness, mercy and grace. If it is too hard for you to believe, that’s what makes grace “grace.” is illustration is a story of amazing, outrageous grace on display.

A stranger passing through a city needed a place to sleep. A kind father o ered the stranger a bed in his house. During the night, the stranger robbed the father, killed his son and ran away. After a while, the stranger was caught and brought before a court. e kind father who was robbed and whose son was killed could exercise the following ways of handling the o ense.

First, the kind father could choose forgiveness. e father could forgive the stranger for his sin against him, leave the courtroom, and allow the judge to determine his future. Second, the kind father could choose mercy. e man could forgive the stranger, drop the charges against him, and allow the stranger to go free. irdly, the kind father could forgive the stranger, drop the charges against him, bring the stranger home, adopt him as his son, and make him heir to everything he owned.

When I read this illustration years ago, it stunned me. It jumped into my space. e illustration shows us humans how amazing God’s grace is in an example we can relate to. You might think, “ at’s impossible. How could any father do that? I want justice.”

You are right. It’s impossible to do this with your strength. But that’s the point.

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We humans can’t do this, but God can, and God did with the sacri ce of his very own Son. God gave us grace when we deserved justice. at’s absurd but true. God put his love on the line for us by offering his Son in sacri cial death while we were useless to him. at’s what makes grace “grace.” Some describe grace as G.R.A.C.E. — God’s riches at Christ’s expense.

So, what is grace? e original language de nes grace as an undeserved favor. We cannot earn grace; grace is something that is freely given. Grace implies a benign attitude and a willingness to grant favors or make concessions. Grace is where God shows goodness toward those without reason to expect or deserve it. It’s just because. Grace is when God gives us good things that we don’t deserve. Mercy is when God spares us from the bad things we deserve. Blessings are when He is generous with both.

But grace is more than God’s goodwill toward us. Grace is His willingness to do in us and for us what we could never do on our own. In other words, grace is a

way of God, but it’s also a means of God.

Consider these ve types of grace: common grace, saving grace, empowering grace, amazing grace and outrageous grace.

Common grace is what every living thing partakes in every day. God created air so we can breathe. God made light and water, the basis for all living things, and an earth to live on. We were given a spirit, a soul and a body. God made everything pertaining to life. We didn’t deserve, earn or create it, but we partake in it. God gives us his best, the sun to warm and the rain to nourish, to everyone, regardless: the good and the bad, the nice and the nasty. Whether you believe in God or not, you are living by grace and on grace.

Saving grace is the desire and power of God for our salvation. Hence, Paul’s statement to the Ephesians, “For by grace are you saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: It is the gift of God” (Eph. 2:8). at salvation is a gift of God — and thus a manifestation of His grace — has already been demonstrated. “For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to all” (2:11). We be-

lieve we are saved by faith through grace. Joe McIntyre says, “Faith is the hand that receives the grace God freely gives.”

Empowering grace is the power that God willingly gives us to help us do what we could never do on our own. When God said to Paul, “My grace is su cient for you,” God gave Paul His power to be set free from the thorn that was bu eting him. Grace is more than God’s goodwill toward us. Grace is action, not just an attribute. Grace is the power for living as Christ lives, living God, and grace on display.

Amazing grace is when you can write a song after your family died in a storm at sea and sing, “It is well, with my soul.” Amazing grace is when you leave the 99 in safety to nd the one sheep that is lost. Amazing grace is when Christ said in the Garden of Gethsemane, “God, not my will be done, but thy will be done.” And grace was on display on Easter morning when up from the grave He arose.

Outrageous grace is when the prodigal son returns, having spent everything the father gave him, and the father throws a party and puts a ring on his nger, saying, “He was lost, but now he is found!” And outrageous grace and grace is displayed when God saves a wretch like you and me.

When you run alone, it’s called a race. When you run with God, it’s called grace.

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.

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Glendale PCH patient puts on show at Power Play

BY JOE MCHUGH Glendale Star Staff Writer

Phoenix Children’s Hospital recently hosted its fth annual Power Play event, a collaboration with Arizona State University that puts on a fashion show featuring children who have gone through a “whirlwind” on a pedestal, hoping to bring a vibrant smile to their face while becoming something from their wildest dreams.

In 2021, Lukas Craighead was a radiant child enjoying things that 4-year-olds would. He began complaining that it was getting hard for him to breathe, causing his parents, Matthew Craighead, Tyler Craighead and Engelika Granado to take him to a doctor.

After some X-rays, Lukas was diagnosed

with asthma.

In the early months of 2022, Lukas’ school noti ed his parents that he had been complaining of a headache and was throwing up. He was then taken to the Phoenix Children’s Hospital in Glendale, where an MRI was conducted.

Doctors found medulloblastoma, or a form of brain cancer that forms in the back of the head. Nearly the size of a baseball, the tumor was cancerous; stage 4; and pressing on the area of his brain that automates motor functions, namely breathing.

Lukas was taken into a 10-hour emergency surgery. Surgeons were successful in taking the tumor out, and it essentially saved his life.

At the Power Play event, Lukas Craighead dressed as a Phoenix, the mythical fiery bird that is known for rising from the ashes. (Evolve Public Relations and Marketing/Submitted)

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“It’s just not something you think about,” Granado said. “(Lukas) was probably very scared. But through it, I’m just so glad that his personality is the same. His vocabulary is the same, like he is exactly the same.”

Getting invited into the Power Play event at the “last minute,” Lukas was paired up with an ASU design student.

According to Tyler, Lukas’ favorite thing is the Phoenix, the mythical ery bird that is known for rising from the ashes.

“He loves the Phoenix; the Phoenix is his thing,” Tyler said.

Getting right to work on the vibrant costume, Lukas was hooked, being thoroughly involved in the process. He wanted to show himself o in what he thought was to be the best-looking costume in the show.

Spectating the event for the parents was more than just a show, as all of the emotions that had been harbored up from remaining strong for their child came out once Lukas hit the stage.

“I bawled my eyes out along with Tyler, and it was such a bittersweet cry,” Granado said. “And so, when I looked at the

other mom, whose daughter was wearing the gold costume, she gave me tissues and was like, ‘Your son is amazing. And his costume is awesome. And everybody loved, loved his costume.’

“I don’t think there was a dry eye when Lukas walked out. And so there are no words to express it. When we’ve been invited to do other themes, and they were really fun, but this was the experience of a lifetime.”

rough all the ups and downs of Lukas’

recovery, the family is forever grateful for the work that Phoenix Children’s Hospital was able to do for Lukas, both physically and mentally, as he is now well on his way to being cancer free and enjoying life the best he knows how.

“Phoenix Children’s, there’s no words for the doctors there,” Granado said. “ ey’re amazing. e nurses, they’re kind; they’re patient and gentle and the child life team is fantastic.

“I feel lucky. I just feel lucky.”

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Lukas Craighead was thoroughly involved in the process of working on his Phoenix costume. (Evolve Public Relations and Marketing/Submitted)

Avoiding Overused Terms

We all think of ourselves as driven, effective and creative, right?

Unfortunately, those three descriptors are typically the most used words on resumes and LinkedIn profiles.

That ends up robbing them of meaning. If everyone is organized, patient, strategic and responsible, then how can any candidate ultimately stand out? Best to avoid overused terms with your résumé, online presence and professional conversations.

There’s nothing wrong with these adjectives, of course. In fact, they represent the main attributes that hiring managers are looking for when a position comes open. The key is to find a more creative approach when describing yourself.

FINDING THE RIGHT WORD

Resumes, online profiles, professional websites or interview talking points are meant to set candidates apart from what can be an over-stuffed talent pool. You want to stand out more than blend in. But traveling the same worn language path isn’t going to convince a hiring manager that you are a unique thinker. Moreover, trotting out the same tired descriptions

will often lead to probing questions that you may not be prepared to answer. Faced with yet another applicant who calls themselves “innovative,” for instance, a recruiter might ask for specifics. If you can’t back up your words with specific work examples that produced key related achievements, you’ll look unprepared — or maybe even deceitful. That’s not likely to get you the job.

TRY SOMETHING DIFFERENT

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If you think of yourself as driven, effective and creative, then surely there are others who agree. Search

out recommendations from respected colleagues, industry figures, coworkers and supervisors who’ll convey your value to a prospective employer. Their honest assessments will provide a wider context for your application than your own words perhaps never could — and they’re likely to be judged less when using familiar words to describe you. These endorsements can be directed to LinkedIn accounts, letters of recommendation or through telephone calls with your résumé reference contacts.

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or all Offers for a period of ninety (90) days after the date of the opening thereof. No Offeror shall withdraw their Offer during this ninety (90) day period.

Published in the Glendale Star, Apr 27, 2023

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Sealed Bids for the construction of the Maricopa Mountain Domestic Water Improvement District (MMDWID) Water System Upgrades –Phases 1, 2 and 3 at the offices of WestLand Engineering and Environmental Services, Inc. (Issuing Office) , on June 15, 2023 no later than 3:00 p.m. Bids will be opened publicly immediately following Bid close at Issuing office. Bid submittals received after the specified time and date will not be considered.

Advertisement Date : April 18, 2023

Issuing Office : WestLand Engineering and Environmental Services, Inc.

Electronic bid submittals should be emailed to : dmiller@westlandresources.com

Printed submittals should be mailed/delivered to : WestLand Engineering and Environmental Services, Inc. (WestLand) Attn: Maricopa Mountain DWID, 4001 E. Paradise Falls Drive, Tucson, Arizona 85712

Project Summary: The project is intended to be Bid in 3 phases. Phase 1 includes (2) Storage tanks, hydropneumatic tank, liquid chlorinator, booster stations, well equipping, 9,950 lf 6-inch PVC transmission main, Phase 2 includes 23,500 4-inch & 25,200 lf of 6-inch PVC distribution waterline, Phase 3 includes well equipping, tablet chlorinator, 16,900 lf 4-inch PVC transmission main and distribution waterlines, all with related appurtenances.

Bids will be received for a single prime Contract. Bids shall be on a lump sum basis, as indicated on the Bid Form.

Prospective Bidders may examine the Bidding Documents at the Issuing Office on Mondays through Fridays between the hours of 8:00AM3:00PM MST and may obtain copies of the Bidding Documents from the Issuing Office as described below.

Bid Documents will be provided electronically by emailing a request to dmiller@westlandresources.com A link will be provided to download the Bid Documents. Electronic copies of the Bid documents can also be obtained on a flash drive upon email request at WestLand’s Tucson offices for a non-refundable fee of $10.00.

All Bids must be accompanied by a Bid security in the amount of at least five percent (5%) of Bidder’s total. Bid amount as noted in Article 8 of the Instruction to Bidders.

A Non-Mandatory Pre-Bid conference and site visit will be held at the MMDWID office located at 727 N. Amarillo Valley Road, Maricopa, AZ 85139, on May 18, 2023 at 10:00 am

No bid will be accepted unless it is made on the Bidder’s Proposal Forms furnished by the Issuing Office. All bids are to be compared according to Article 18 in Instructions to Bidders. Maricopa Mountain DWID reserves the right to reject any and all bids or any part thereof, or to accept any bids or any part thereof, or to waive any irregularity, informality, or technicality in any bid, or to withhold the award to the extent permitted by law. MMDWID further reserves the right to seek new bids if, in the judgment of MMDWID, the best interest of MMDWID will be promoted thereby. The Bidder may not withdraw his/her bid prior to execution of the contract by the successful bidder. In accordance with the provisions of Chapter 10, Title 32, entitled “Professions and Occupations” of the Arizona Revised Statutes, no bid will be accepted from a bidder who is not fully and properly licensed as a contractor for the work to be done by him/her. Bidders shall submit proof of qualifications to perform the Work as described in the Instructions to Bidders.

The contract will be awarded to the lowest responsible, responsive, qualified bidder. All contract awards are based upon budgetary constraints.

This project is funded by the United States Department of Agriculture Rural Development. The Contractor for this project is strongly encouraged to use DBE/MBE subcontractors whenever possible.

American Iron and Steel : Section 746 of Title VII of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2017 (Division A - Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriat ions Act, 2017) and subsequent statutes mandating domestic preference applies an American Iron and Steel requirement to this project. All iron and steel products used in this project must be produced in the United States. The term “iron and steel products” means the following products made primarily of iron or steel: lined or unlined pipes and fittings, manhole covers and other municipal castings, hydrants, tanks, flanges, pipe clamps and restraints, valves, structural steel, reinforced precast concrete, and Construction Materials.

The following waivers apply to this Contract: De Minimis, Minor Components. Pig iron and direct reduced iron. Potential Bidders may obtain further technical information from the office below:

Catherine McMillan, P.E.

WestLand Engineering and Environmental Services, Inc.

4001 E. Paradise Falls Drive Tucson, AZ 85712

Phone: 520-206-9585

cmcmillan@westlandresources.com

Published in the Glendale Star, Apr 27, May 4, 2023

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