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NEWS .............. 4 First responders ‘gear up’ for COVID-19

NEWS .............. 6 Buckeye councilman resigns to run for mayor

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Competition brewing for Rep. Debbie Lesko OPINION ...............12 BUSINESS.............. 16 FEATURES ..............17 YOUTH ..................21 OBITUARIES ...........23 CLASSIFIEDS ..........24 NORTH

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April 8, 2020

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Two COVID-19 deaths hit West Valley BY TOM SCANLON

West Valley View Managing Editor

Just weeks after the first COVID-19 cases were reported here, two West Valley seniors died of the disease. Sundance Adult Village in Buckeye and the Groves in Goodyear, two West Valley senior communities, sent emails to residents about COVID-19 cases. One resident from each community has died. The two West Valley seniors were among the first to die of COVID-19 in Maricopa County. In the last week, the number of deaths from COVID-19 in the country grew from five to 31. Mark King confirmed that his father, the well-known former fertilizer businessman James Thomas King, died March 29 from COVID-19. He was moved from an assisted-living room at the Groves to Abrazo West Campus a week before he died at age 90.

At Sundance Adult Village, community as safe as possian email from the board statble with actions to slow down ed there were multiple cases of the spread of COVID-19. COVID-19, including hospiThat started with closing the talizations and one death. Rec Center and all courts at “I can’t comment,” said Car9 a.m. on March 16 when we oline Clinton, general managreceived notification of two er of Sundance Adult Village, owners with the virus,” said when asked about an email the Sundance email from the email. Events and gatherings were Though Clinton said she canceled for 30 days, accordwas instructed by the board ing to the Sundance email. not to discuss any cases, she The email also said the Sunconfirmed an email was sent dance board attempted “to get James Thomas King of Goodto residents. a list of all of the individuals year died March 29 of COVID-19. A Sundance resident He was 90 and had been in as- that the infected individual had forwarded the March 30 sisted living at the Groves. (Photo recent contact with.” Those courtesy the King family) email—with a subject line who had contact with the indi“SAV Board’s response to coronavi- viduals with positive tests were asked to rus (COVID-19)”—to the West Valley self-quarantine for 14 days, the email said. View. Deaths...continued on page 3 “Your board is working to keep this

Barbers, salons closed; golf courses still open BY TOM SCANLON

West Valley View Managing Editor

On March 30, Gov. Doug Ducey issued an executive order for people to “Stay home”— but with many exceptions for people to work at or use “essential services.” Ducey ordered Arizonans, starting March 31 and through April, to “limit their time away from their place of residence.” In a televised town hall April 2, Ducey warned that the number of COVID-19 cases

will increase over the next month. Some say Ducey’s order, which he defended under questioning at the town hall, was too permissive. “Nothing changed from what most people had already been doing,” said Jen Ratliff, of Goodyear. “His order was basically stay home unless you want to go somewhere

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Open...continued from page 1 or do something. “People are going to die because he can’t seem to do what needs to be done.” Ducey’s long list of “essential services” that may remain open includes golf courses. Golf is huge in the West Valley, with retirement communities like PebbleCreek in Goodyear and Sundance in Buckeye built around golf courses. Both of those remain open but with changes due to COVID-19. Tom Harrison, a golf pro at Sundance Golf Club, said group programs have ended, but he is still giving one-on-one lessons. While the course remains open, “We’ve increased tee times to 12 minutes instead of eight minutes and have a real serious cleaning protocol using hospital-grade antibacterial.” Andy Lolmaugh, Sundance’s director of golf, said precautions have been in place for weeks. “We’ve taken a proactive approach on keeping ourselves and the guests safe, happy and healthy,” he said. “We quarantined the golf shop building March 17 along with reducing the hours of operation and increasing the intervals between tee times. We are now checking players in through a drive-thru window and working to either eliminate or disinfect all ‘attack surfaces’ that would exist from player to player,” Lolmaugh said. “The golf course looks great, and as long as we all remain healthy we’ll try to ride this out.” At PebbleCreek Golf Community, the Tuscany Falls golf course remains open and busy. “It’s booked until we close,” Mark Hernon said at PebbleCreek April 3.

He added that public play has been closed, with the course only open to members who live in the community. Still, “it’s very busy,” he said. “Most of the homeowners here have their own golf cart,” he added. “We’re allowing them to take their own golf carts.” Hernon and others believe golf is a sport that easily allows social distancing. “You can keep your distance away from others,” he said. “I think it’s very good for the homeowners to give them an outlet, a way to exercise, get out and keep their morale up during this.”

‘Clarifying order’ Ducey was criticized for his March 30 order, which provided for many allowances of businesses that could remain open. In a comment to a West Valley View Facebook post about Ducey’s order, Brittany Veltri Brown of Goodyear offered harsh sarcasm: “Starting March 31 at 5 p.m. the state of Arizona is shut down! Except for when you have to go to Walmart, the smoke shop, Chick-fil-A, get gas, pick up your animal food at PetSmart, walk your dog, go to work, go hoard some groceries, go check on your grandma, take your car to the dealership for work, go to a restaurant and wait outside for your dinner, go get a facial, go get your hair done, get in a round of golf or go get your Dutch Bros. ... other than that and like five other exceptions, the state is shut down,” she said. Indeed, a notable exception in Ducey’s order allows people “to utilize any services or products provided by essential business services.” A long list of “essential services” released by Ducey on March 23 included banks, hardware stores, food banks, gas

stations, parks, barber shops, nail salons, photography stores, dry cleaners, hotels and motels, firearms and ammunition stores and pawn shops. The Avondale Barber Shop was open last week with limited hours, but it reports business has fallen. The League Barbershop in Avondale is open but only for appointments, Kevin Gardnder said. “At the most, we have three people at a time” in the barbershop, he said. Gardner added that his barbers feel obligated to remain open to serve clients. “A lot of them are in the military and they need to keep their cuts,” he said April 3. Several hours after Gardner spoke to the West Valley View, Ducey issued a “clarifying order.” “The following services shall cease operations no later than 5 p.m. on April 4: Barbers; cosmetology, hairstyling, nail salons and aesthetic salons; tanning salons; tattoo parlors; spas; massage parlors.” Ducey also ordered the closure on April 4 of “amenities at public parks that do not allow for recommended physical distancing or proper hygiene such as basketball courts, splash pads, playgrounds and public restrooms.” But, the governor added, “Public parks shall remain open.”

Restaurants open Restaurants are one of the businesses that Ducey previously deemed “essential,” so eateries may remain open for takeout and delivery. Going to a restaurant to pick up food would qualify as “participate in essential services.” Ducey previously ordered restaurants to provide only takeout and delivery meals, with no in-restaurant eating.

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“Keeping Arizonans safe and healthy as we slow the spread of COVID-19 remains our top priority,” Ducey said. “It’s important to emphasize that there are no plans to shut down grocery stores. People should continue to buy what you need for a week’s worth of groceries,” he added. While some were critical of Ducey’s town hall, Priscilla Walton of Goodyear expressed her support: “I’m pleased at how he’s doing. He’s staying in the guidelines/ directives given. He’s clear and precise.” The Health System Alliance of Arizona also praised Ducey’s order, noting it “can help slow down the spread of COVID-19 and prevent a situation where our health care systems are overwhelmed with patients.” According to a release from the Arizona Medical Association, Ducey’s “stay home” directive “gives Arizona’s health care system the strongest possible chance to mitigate the spread of this virus and address the impact.” And the Arizona Nurses Association issued a statement of support for Ducey’s order: “The most effective thing individuals can do to limit their risk and reduce the outbreak is to stay at home and follow all state and federal guidelines for social distancing.” WE ARE OPEN!

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The email from the board said multiple Sundance residents have had positive tests. “Our first residents who had the virus, one who was hospitalized and the other in self-quarantine ... have both recovered and are at home. This is very good news. “One resident is in the hospital and (the) spouse is at home. Both are continuing to recover in their separate locations. The one at home is in self-quarantine. “One resident entered the hospital this last week and tested An email from Sundance Adult Village in Buckeye advised residents there were multiple cases of COVID-19 positive tests, positive for the virus. She was including one death. (Image courtesy Sundance) being cared for by four of our resident families. She remains in the spokeswoman, would not provide in- “I don’t see how else he could have got hospital and the caregivers are now in formation on King and said there were (COVID-19),” Mark King said. “no other cases” at the Groves. self-quarantine. “I’m sure it wasn’t anybody’s fault. She said all Merrill Gardens loca- Maybe a worker who didn’t even know “One resident was in close contact with a person with the virus. He is not tions, including three in Arizona, have they had it was taking care of him,” he showing symptoms of the virus, but be- had no-visitor and other restrictions added. cause of the contact is being tested. He since March 17. After being taken to Abrazo March The company is also not allowing 22, James King was stable at first but is waiting on test results. This is a good practice for anyone who can qualify for volunteers, outside entertainers, train- “took a turn for the worse” about four ers or clergy (except for hospice situ- days later, his son said. the test. “One resident who was hospitalized ations) to visit residents, who are reMark King said one of his few rewith the virus, died in the hospital. The quired to stay in their apartments. grets is that, after first having limited In place of dining room services, the visitation at the hospital, the family family notified friends of the situation and there was some board follow-up.” Groves residents now receive meals at was not able to be with James King in their apartments. his last days. ‘Gentle giant’ Mark King said his father, who With his wife, Joyce (who died earliThe Groves, a Goodyear senior founded James T. King Fertilizer in er), James King raised four children in community that offers independent 1960, retired at age 80. After living Tolleson. and assisted living, did not provide on his own in Goodyear for years, he James King leaves behind 14 grandKing’s name when it notified families, moved to assisted living at the Groves children, 22 great-grandchildren and residents and staff of a COVID-19 three years ago. two great-great-grandchildren. case. Because of the “lockdown” restric“He was a popular guy. He was very “We want to let you know that a res- tions that were in place at the facility, well-known in the farming and dairy ident at the community tested positive Mark King is certain his father was ex- community,” Mark King said. for COVID-19. This individual was posed to the coronavirus at the Grove. “He was a gentle giant.” hospitalized due to an elevated temperature on March 22 and was tested for the virus during the hospitalization. The positive test result came back on March 25. We have reached out indiOnline Good Friday Tenebrae Service vidually to anyone who might have Friday, April 10 at 6:30 p.m. been in contact with this individual,” (via Facebook live) said a statement on the company’s website. Online Easter Service featuring a brass quintet The Groves is owned by Merrill GarSunday, April 12 at 9:30 a.m. (via Facebook live) dens,which has headquarters in Seattle, ALL a “hotbed” for COVID-19 cases in the You can ﬁnd our live services on our Facebook WELCOME! country. At one Seattle area retirement page facebook.com/ChurchAtLitchﬁeldPark/ home, 37 residents died of COVID-19. • (623) 935-3411 • Loree Wagner, a Merrill Gardens

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First responders gearing up for the COVID-19 pandemic BY KYLA PEARCE AND COLLEEN PARKISON

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With COVID-19 cases rising sharply throughout the county, West Valley fire departments are gearing up, both literally and figuratively. Departments are making sure first responders are properly protected before treating patients who may have the disease. “Once firefighters or any other kind of health care workers start getting sick, we can’t really take care of sick people and the whole system collapses,” said Goodyear Fire Department Chief Paul Luizzi. Luizzi’s department, which responds to medical calls as well as fires, is trying to gear up with more personal protective equipment (PPE). He said they are trying to get things they don’t typically use, like face shields, gowns and Tyvek suits, all of which are in high demand. Avondale Fire and Medical Battalion Chief Aaron Glass is also gearing up for a unique situation. “It’s unlike anything else, I think be-

cause of the impact it’s had across the world. But it’s not something so different to us that we’re not able to recognize it and react appropriately,” Glass said. Glass said responders are alerted by 911 dispatchers if a patient has flu symptoms so they are able to arrive in PPE. Glass said first responders will reuse N95 masks as much as possible, but only if the mask has not been damaged or compromised. There was a period two weeks ago where he was nervous about supplies, but shipments have come in and more are on the way to Avondale. Luizzi said the Goodyear Fire Department is anticipating an increase in call volume. The Goodyear Fire Department call volume in March compared to February was the same—but the number of calls from people with respiratory issues increased. There was an increase of 33% of calls for people with respiratory illnesses since February and a 67% increase in calls from people with flu-like symptoms.

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Buckeye Police arrest Buckeye City Council drive-by shooting suspect opening after resignation

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During a month-long investigation, On April 1, Buckeye detectives ar- detectives identified Rodgers, who rested Jahvaun Rodgers, 22, a suspect drove a damaged white Nissan Altima in a drive-by shooting. and fit the description of the suspect as Police said Rodgers fired described by the witness. three shots from his car At the time of his arrest, Feb. 25 in the 25300 block Rodgers had a 9 mm handof West Heathermoor Drive gun in the driver door panel in the Blue Hills neighborof his Nissan, Rossi said. hood. “The gun was test fired. The shots from a 9 mm Ballistics showed the testhandgun were fired into two fired rounds matched the cars parked at a home. shell casings found at the The cars were not occudrive-by shooting scene,” pied and there were no in- Jahvaun Rodgers, 22, was ar- she said. juries. Rodgers was arrested rested by Buckeye police and “A witness and nearby charged with a drive-by shoot- during a traffic stop on surveillance video showed ing. (Photo courtesy Buckeye PD) Yuma Road. The Buckeye the suspect vehicle involved was a resident was booked into the Maricopa white Nissan Altima, with distinctive County Fourth Avenue Jail on charges damage,” said Donna Rossi, a Buck- including drive-by shooting, aggraeye Police spokeswoman. “The wit- vated assault, misconduct involving ness also gave officers a description of weapons, and criminal damage. the driver.”

Buckeye City Council has an opening. According to Annie DeChance, a spokeswoman for the city, “Eric Orsborn has resigned from his council District 6 position effective immediately.” Orsborn submitted his signatures and paperwork to file as a candidate for Buckeye mayor. (Buckeye Mayor Jackie Meck previously told the West Valley View he is not running for re-election.) “I am required to resign from council to run for mayor,” Orsborn told the West Valley View. “I wish it was not a requirement, however, because I am in the middle of a four-year term and not at the end I am required to step down.” Orsborn was the only one to file as a candidate for Buckeye mayor. Tony Youngker and Jeanine Guy filed for re-election for council seats 1 and 2. Tedy Burton and Deanna French filed statements of interest for council positions. French said she was not able to get enough signatures, due to COVID-19. Buckeye City Council will fill the seat Orsborn left vacant.

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“We do not have direction from council yet as to how they wish to proceed with filling the vacancy,” DeChance said, noting council had not met since Orsborn’s April 2 resignation. Orsborn’s term as District 6 councilman runs for two more years. He was reelected in 2018 to a third four-year term. According to the Buckeye City Code of Ordinances, “The council shall fill a vacancy that may occur by appointment until the next regularly scheduled council election if the vacancy occurs more than 30 days before the nomination petition deadline, otherwise the appointment is for the unexpired term.”

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Gov. Doug Ducey is temporarily waiving evictions, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Ducey’s March 24 executive order directs that enforcement of an eviction order be delayed for up to 120 days on a showing that the tenant meets certain requirements. To meet criteria, a tenant must provide documentation to a landlord showing that they qualify for delaying an eviction. The Arizona Supreme Court developed a form in English and Spanish that includes the situations stated in the executive order. A tenant may use this form as part of the notification process to the landlord, but tenants do not need to use the form.

Tenants are encouraged to keep copies of the information they provide to their landlords. The form is available in English at azcourts.gov/eviction and in Spanish at azcourts.gov/desalojo. Additionally, on March 30, the Rental Eviction Prevention Assistance Program for residents affected by the COVID-19 pandemic was launched by the Arizona Department of Housing. Those in need of assistance due to the COVID-19 pandemic can complete an application online at azhousing.gov. Those who do not have access to a computer can call 602-506-2000 and leave a message. A case worker will return the call to determine eligibility for the program.

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Gov. Doug Ducey and the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) are waiving emissions testing for vehicle owners 65 and older for up to one year to allow them to renew their vehicle registrations. If an emissions test is required, a waiver from ADEQ allows the vehicle owner to renew their vehicle registration online through the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT). This change helps protect seniors by encouraging social distancing and reducing their risk of coming into contact with COVID-19. “Arizona remains focused on proactively limiting the spread of COVID-19,” Ducey said. “This latest action is informed by guidance from public health experts. People over age 65 are at higher risk of serious illness from COVID-19,

and this is another way Arizona can help encourage social distancing and protect the health of our seniors.” ADEQ is currently accepting waiver applications for vehicle registration renewals due in March, April or May of 2020. Vehicle owners can apply at azdeq.gov/65waiver or by calling 620-7713950 and pressing “0” to reach customer service. In addition, Vehicle Emissions Inspection testing stations are taking additional precautions at their facilities to protect public health. These measures include regularly disinfecting and sanitizing equipment and surfaces, maintaining social distances between customers and reducing the need for inspectors to enter vehicles for testing. See a full list of efforts and a description of process changes at azdeq.gov/ COVID-19.

More law enforcement changes in the wake of COVID-19 BY JOSHUA ORTEGA

West Valley View Contributing Writer

The Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office, after previously announcing an employee tested positive for COVID-19, is taking extra precautions. In addition to deep cleaning, other steps MCSO has taken to prevent the spread include suspending its work furlough and work release programs at its facilities temporarily, according to a March 26 press release. MCSO is taking precautions to protect its inmate population by ensuring inmates have access to soap and water to wash their hands as often as they’d like. Visitation and volunteer access have been suspended, though legal visits are still allowed through glass-partitioned rooms. MCSO has implemented a tablet technology program that allows for video visitation, messaging and emails throughout its jail system. Visit mcso. org for details.

The Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation and Reentry has temporarily suspended admissions of convicted persons from county jails for 21 days, according to a March 30 press release. There were no known COVID-19 cases at any of ADCRR’s 16 prison complexes, including Lewis in Buckeye and Perryvill in Goodyear, which house more than 42,000 inmates, according to a press release. As of April 3, there were 44 inmates experiencing flu-like symptoms who were tested. Of those, 39 tested negative with five tests still pending, according to a press release. After a change in guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the ADCRR announced April 3 it is recommending employees wear a non-medical cloth face covering to reduce the risk of transmission of COVID-19 while at work.

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other candidates hard but I started an e-signature While other congressional races database and it is really may be impacted by social distancing, saving the day,” Becker the 8th Congressional District has a said. healthy field of candidates — meanIndeed, nine others ing Rep. Debbie Lesko faces plenty of filed candidate of interest competition. paperwork in the 7th DisThe deadline was April 6 for those trict, but failed to get the who gathered enough signatures to file needed signatures. One as candidates. Though congressional was Nicholas Green. candidates receive electronic signa“The coronavirus had a tures of support, most rely on getting major impact in my abilsignatures door to door. Several can- ity to collect signatures didates said that has been a challenge, for this primary elecNicholas Glenn said social distancing Bob Musselwhite of Litchfield Park said Michael Muscato, joined by his family, with restrictions and advisories from tion,” said Glenn, now made it difficult to get signatures required starting early to get signatures as an 8th turns in the signatures required to be an the COVID-19 pandemic. considering running as a to file as a candidate in the 7th Congres- Congressional District candidate helped 8th Congressional District candidate. (Phosional District. (Photo courtesy Nicholas him avoid COVID-19 interruptions. (Photo to courtesy Michael Muscato) In the 3rd Congressional District, write-in candidate. Glenn) courtesy Bob Musselwhite) which includes Buckeye and AvonChris Hindle, another dale, only incumbent Raúl Grijalva and who filed a candidate of interest state- ity to collect signatures, as we planned ferring to a volunteer task force to help challenger Daniel Wood filed. ment in the 7th District, also struggled to collect signatures at the (Democrat seniors who are isolating. presidential) debate, at First Friday in The 7th Congressional District, to get signatures. Olsen, of Surprise, said his profeswhich includes parts of Tolleson and “Online collection efforts are typi- Phoenix and a variety of other events, sional experience helped him. Glendale, also had just two candidates cally inadequate,” Hindle said. “Face all of which were canceled.” “I was a firefighter/EMT during the In the 8th Congressional District, SARS outbreak in 2003 and the H1N1 file, incumbent Ruben Gallego and time with the community is the only Nina Becker. way to properly collect signatures. which includes part of Goodyear, Li- virus in 2009, so I recognized early the “The COVID-19 thing has hit some COVID-19 definitely reduced our abil- tchfield Park, Waddell, Glendale and potential threat posed by COVID-19 Peoria, four candidates filed. in the absence of rapid, decisive health While Lesko was the only Republi- care precautions. With an abundance of can candidate to file, three Democrats caution, my entire team redoubled efhave filed: Michael Muscato, Bob forts for signatures,” Olsen said. Musselwhite and Bob Olsen. Starting getting signatures early, he Musselwhite, of Litchfield Park, said added, “was fortuitous because once he collected more than 2,000 signa- our officials began requiring social dis• Trusts • Wills • LLC Formation & Planning tures before mid-March. tancing and quarantining, people we “Had I waited until the last minute it respected these guidelines and ended • Estate Planning • Powers of Attorney would have been a very bad problem our door to door efforts.” • Asset Protection • Beneficiary Deeds due to the COVID-19 virus and gov“The greatest challenge of the • ALTCS/Medicaid Planning • Probate & Trust Administration ernment requests to stay isolated,” he COVID-19 for my campaign lies in said. the future,” Olsen said. “The best deCall to schedule your consultation with an “My opinion is that the requirement fense against the spread of the virus Attorney who listens & cares to turn in petitions with so many signa- being social distancing, traditional tures makes it difficult for working peo- avenues for candidates such as meetple or those that are not independently ings, speeches, parties, etc., are no lonwealthy or supported by special inter- ger available. 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Local law enforcement must enforce emergency proclamations BY HOWARD FISCHER Capitol Media Services

Police and sheriffs deputies are legally entitled to enforce emergency proclamations and orders issued by state and local officials, according to Attorney General Mark Brnovich. In a formal opinion March 31, Brnovich said it’s not just the governor who can declare an emergency and issue restrictions. He said city mayors and the chairs of boards of supervisors have many of the same powers as the governor to declare an emergency. And those powers, detailed in Arizona law, can range from curfews and closing streets to ordering any business to close. But Brnovich also had a word of caution for those called upon to enforce those orders. “In exercising such authority, law enforcement officials must continue to be mindful of constitutional rights and should execute their duties in a manner that promotes justice,’’ he wrote. In issuing the opinion, though, Brnovich does not say what happens when

there is a conflict between what local officials decide is appropriate response to an emergency and any executive orders issued by the governor that may conflict. That is precisely the situation that currently exists in at least one Arizona city, with the business closure order issued by Flagstaff Mayor Coral Evans being more comprehensive than the declaration by Gov. Doug Ducey. In fact, the governor’s order specifically precludes cities from going beyond his list. Ryan Anderson, an aide to Brnovich, said that issue was not addressed because the request by Sen. Paul Boyer, R-Phoenix, did not raise it. And Anderson said that still leaves the issue as an open legal question. “We weren’t consulted on the (governor’s) executive order,’’ he told Capitol Media Services. “I think it’s a very good question to ask whether his executive order is a floor or is a ceiling.’’ For the moment, Anderson said, any answer has to come from Ducey. “Go speak with the governor,’’ he said. “It’s his executive order. He defined it.’’

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And Anderson said if Brnovich is asked to opine on that, he will. But gubernatorial press aide Patrick Ptak noted that Brnovich, in his opinion, said that local declarations “shall not be inconsistent with orders, rules and regulations promulgated by the governor.’’ “The law is clear,’’ he said. “The state’s guidance supersedes other directives.’’ Ducey has insisted all along that he believes his order trumps any local orders. And his executive order specifically considers hair salons, nail salons and barbers to be “essential services’’ which cities cannot order shuttered. Yet Evans has not backed away from her own proclamation which has ordered those businesses closed. And the governor has yet to take any legal action against either Evans or Flagstaff to have her proclamation declared void. Boyer said he asked for the legal opinion not to help cities but because he has gotten questions from business owners following the governor’s “stay at home’’ order. That order directs Arizona residents to “limit their time away from their place of residence or property’’ to participate in “essential activities’’ or to work or use the services of “essential businesses.’’ The senator said the people who ap-

proached him wanted to know what would happen if they continued to do certain kinds of work and whether they could be cited by local law enforcement. Brnovich’s answer is clearly “yes.’’ He pointed out that state law says any person who “knowingly fails or refuses to obey any lawful order or regulation’’ issued under emergency powers given to local officials is guilty of a class 1 misdemeanor. That carries a penalty of up to six months in the county jail and a $2,500 fine. But Brnovich cautioned that police and deputies must take into consideration “the constitutional and statutory liberties that Arizonans enjoy,’’ even in declared emergencies. For example, he noted, Arizona law allows state and local health officials to issue quarantine or isolation orders. But Brnovich pointed out that the law requires these to be implemented “by the least restrictive means necessary to protect public health’’ and that someone’s home may be an acceptable place of quarantine. “Established court precedents in various contexts demonstrate the careful balance that must be struck in protecting public health while respecting individual rights,’’ Brnovich wrote.

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‘Panic over,’ but gun shops see increase in sales since COVID-19 pandemic BY ERIN BRASSEY

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Since the COVID-19 pandemic, people have stocked up on food, water and even toilet paper. Some have headed to gun shops in search of ways to protect themselves. Gun shops across the West Valley have seen an influx of customers buying up all the store has to offer. “Since about two weeks ago, there hasn’t been a day that there hasn’t been 20 people in line to buy guns,” said Danny Todd, owner of AZFirearms. AZFirearms.com in Avondale has seen lines on many days over the com in Avondale. last month. (Photo courtesy AZFirearms.com) Store owners report seeing many first-time buyers. Todd said he tionally in January and February of this has seen 10 to 15 first-time buyers daily. year compared to those same months “People who never thought they in 2019. would own a gun are out buying fireCharles Heller, co-founder and mearms,” Todd said. dia coordinator for Arizona Citizens Phil Roux, owner of Shooter’s World Defense League, said, “It’s a good of Peoria, and Todd agreed that fear in trend. It goes against the notion that a time of uncertainty is motivating the more guns equal more crime.” rush of gun buyers. He said people are beginning to unThis fear-driven shopping caused derstand that guns are used for protecsales to “increase dramatically” in tion and not just to commit crime. mid-March, Roux said. “It’s a wake-up call to people that “You have to have security,” Roux they are responsible for their own sesaid. “I think the security issue became curity,” Heller said. He also said that No. 1 for a lot of people.” many of these new owners have been At C-A-L Ranch Stores in Goodyear, rushing to get into classes to learn manager Andy Spencer said, “We’ve how to properly handle and use their definitely seen an increase. new firearms. “It’s been significant.” Roux said, “It’s amazing how many He said that, despite increased sales, people want training.” the store has not had lines. But not everyone says the rush to And, though some models of guns firearms is warranted. have sold out, “We’ve been getting reGerry Hills, president of Arizonans plenishments.” for Gun Safety, said, “It’s not making Gun shops in other parts of the Val- anyone safer, and certainly, no one is ley have reported a similar influx of going to shoot a virus.” buyers. She said the organization expects to “They stripped us right to the bare see an increase in accidental shootings, walls,” said Mark Healy, owner of suicides and domestic violence shootHealy Arms in Tempe. ings as a result of people being locked According to data from the National in their homes for quarantine. Instant Criminal Background Checks Stores have seen the demand beginSystem, the gun-buying rush has been ning to slow down. a trend across the country. Although “I think the panic part of it is over,” this does not necessarily reflect the Todd said. numbers of firearms sold, background Tom Scanlon contributed to this story. checks for firearms increased 30% na-

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What’s wrong with society?

Editor: Everybody, take a good look around and carefully commit your current situation to memory. Because for the rest of your life, when someone asks you, “What is the stupidest thing you’ve ever seen?” the present state of affairs today will be the correct response. Our society has declared war on the common cold variant COVID-19. Maybe it’s a bad cold, but still, like most colds, it’s no big deal for 99% of the people, and most of the remaining 1% are susceptible to just about any medical issue due to their advanced age and pre-existing conditions. Each year this is dealt with as a normal, routine situation during cold and flu season. However, now, for whatever reason, we’ve pulled out all the stops, spared no expense, and thrown caution to the wind for COVID-19. I’m not against taking reasonable precautions to deal with any illness. We should quarantine ourselves when sick, wash our bodies and clean our spaces regularly and avoid interactions with minimal benefit. However, we always need to consider differentiating between reasonable precautions and unreasonable measures. Canceling all large gatherings and closing meeting places of healthy people does very little to fight the virus, but greatly reduces real benefits to the participants, especially if it is workplace or a school. The hypothetical benefits of giving aged and sickly people a slight life extension has to be considered against the actual costs of the measures we are presently enforcing. Giving a couple thousand people their 87th Christmas is not much comfort to the tens of millions of breadwinners who are out of work for months and won’t be able to afford holiday gifts for their families this year. Maybe these elderly survivors will read one or two more books before they pass on, but it would be much better for all of us if tens of millions of students were

reading their books in the classroom right now instead of playing alone at home. Economics is the dismal science, but we need to review our current policies to avoid sacrificing prosperity for the younger generations just to extend slightly the life of the oldest. If we are going to throw away our freedoms and liberties, we should at least demand something good in return. Right now, we are approaching martial law with nothing to show for it except a looming recession. I choose to remain an optimist. Expanded testing is only going to continue boosting the rates of survival and recovery because, surprise, most of us only seek medical attention when we are really sick, not just a little under the weather with a cold. Indeed COVID-19 itself is not virulent enough to have a lasting physical impact on our society, so we cannot allow the government and media sensationalized fear of COVID-19 to drive our society to ruin. We shouldn’t be needlessly prohibiting the important relationships and activities in our lives for no good reason. We should not allow ourselves to be driven apart by some common cold virus. Instead, we should come together for all that is good in our society and the best our civilization has to offer. Charles Peabody Goodyear

Give President Trump past due credit for pandemic

Editor: I’m sure many of you are sick and tired of all of the critics who complain about every single move that President Trump makes. I’m talking about the “never Trumpers.” They have every right to not agree with the president, but during not only a national crisis, it’s a worldwide crisis, and they won’t get off his back and let him do his job.

If anybody thinks they can do a better job, please step up and show all of us! But, I want you to step up and do it just like President Trump has done it for almost four years, with every single wrench thrown in his way and all of the obstructions, witch hunting and fake news; Russia hoaxes and Ukraine hoaxes that trail back to the Bidens’ corruption; a fake whistleblower who disappeared from the face of the earth after President Trump was acquitted; Pelosi, Schiff, Nadler and Schumer secret bunker meetings trying to overthrow the government; and every nasty Democrat-choreographed coup d’etat the Democrats dreamed up. I want to see anybody who thinks they can do better do it the same way President Trump has had to work daily. While the Democrats worked to impeach President Trump, he was already working on the coronavirus. He has daily press briefings with the most intellectual people in the medical field guiding him on national TV, taking questions after they speak and still we have criticism. If President Trump delivered the cure or a vaccination to stop the spread of coronavirus on a golden platter, that would not be good enough for his critics. It’s time for America to stand behind its leader and give credit where credit is past due. Imagine for just a second where America would be without

the quick action of President Trump stopping all flights from Wuhan, China, when this virus broke out. He had your back, and you won’t give him the credit he deserves. He got the $2 trillion aid package approved after Pelosi tried to sneak in $1.5 billion for abortions and several billion for New Green Deal, which have nothing to do with saving the lives of coronavirus patients. How killing unborn babies helps cure coronavirus when people forgot to use birth control is truly amazing. This is the Democratic Party at work. How redecorating the Kennedy Center for Performing Arts cures a pandemic is mind boggling. How cutting down emissions from jet planes keeps coronavirus patients out of hospitals with the Green New Deal sneaked into the $2 trillion aid package for the American people who are out of work related to a pandemic is supposed to put food on the tables of Americans who lost their jobs, just how do Democrats thank Pelosi for such foolishness? I’ll tell you how. Republican President Trump to the rescue. James Logan Buckeye

History 101

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et has some form of single-payer health care except the United States. Germany has since the 1880s. Not only do they have better outcomes, but they’re also at about half the price. Not only is it morally the right thing to do, it’s also fiscally the responsible thing to do. To say it’s impossible is, to me, un-American. We should be doing it better than everybody else. There is no free-market solution. If you’re in an ambulance dying, you’re not going to ask which hospital is cheapest or best. Damion Armstrong Avondale

Troubling traﬃc

Editor: I represent several homeowners who have concerns about child safety and property values with the city of Buckeye opening up Van Buren to Verrado. Speeding is out of control. The police did a test and gave out 40-some tickets in a two-day period. There are two bus stops in this area, and lately I had a pickup truck run the stop sign, drive through my backyard 8-foot-tall block wall, scrape the side of my house and take out my front block wall. We are getting nowhere with the police, city and city council. Jim Harrison Buckeye

Put isolation to good use

Editor: Despite the vast tragedy and extreme upset surrounding the outbreak of COVID-19 here in Arizona, I imagine it is something of a cliché in trying to always look at the bright side of things. So, let me put it this way—and I suppose I am looking for positivity because at least the season of spring is upon us— enjoy the weather before triple-digit heat smacks you right across your face. Everyone is walking or riding a bike! Or in some measure in looks like this. With gyms closed, I guess this was to be expected. But neighborhoods are full of chalk on sidewalks and plenty of room to navigate your feet or bike with plenty of distance to spare. There is such freedom of mind and body in getting out there and doing your thing. Can you fully adjust to not being able to open the door to your gym? Not really. And that’s OK. And here’s why. Life is about adjustment and regrouping skills. If you’re used to going to the gym every day but now you can’t, you

basically have two options: do nothing and wait for the green light to open the gym door again or accept the adjustment and regroup accordingly. I believe the latter option is the smartest, and also folks who do not go to the gym anyway should take this opportunity to throw on a pair of sneakers and start their own journey to fitness of mind and body. You often hear, “We’re all in this together.” While this is most certainly true, also consider that saying you don’t have time to walk or ride a bike really doesn’t make much sense. It kind of falls flat. The truth is you don’t have time not to get your mind and body moving. Young or old. Overweight or underweight. And everyone else in between. Popular wisdom states it takes 21 days to form a habit that sticks. What are you waiting for? Start: This is the five-letter word you must take to heart. Some of us exercise too much and some of us do not exercise enough. This is why there is merit in meeting in the middle. Again, the clock of your life and the clock of your loved ones and actually the clock of reality itself that always ticks no matter what you are thinking is the real deal. The world doesn’t stop for anyone. Going back in time is completely impossible. So, use this time in front of you to replace words with action. Get outside in your neighborhood and blaze your own trail no matter the speed in which you move your feet. The fact that you decided to turn off the news or put your cellphone on the table for 30 minutes is your best 30 minutes spent at this very moment. It’s then your duty to do 30 minutes again tomorrow and the day after and go from there. The only one stopping you is you. Don’t do that anymore. It’s go time! Tony Zizza Avondale How to get a letter published 250 N. Litchfield Road, Ste. 130, Goodyear, AZ 85340 E-mail: editor@westvalleyview.com The West Valley View welcomes letters that express readers’ opinion on current topics. Letters must include the writer’s full name, address (including city) and telephone number. The West Valley View will print the writer’s name and city of residence only. Letters without the requisite identifying information will not be published. Letters are published in the order received, and they are subject to editing. The West Valley View will not publish consumer complaints, form letters, clippings from other publications or poetry. Letters’ authors, not the View, are responsible for the “facts” presented in letters. We will not print personal attacks or hateful language. Lengthy letters will be edited for space and grammar. Please do not submit multiple letters on the same topic.

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BY DAVID LEIBOWITZ West Valley View Columnist

In an effort to catch a break from anxiety, boredom and coronavirus news nonstop, I made a trip to the golf course the other day. This was not long after Gov. Doug Ducey issued his March 23 executive order identifying “essential services” to be immune from closure orders during the COVID-19 quarantine period. Ducey’s decision to include golf courses on that list has drawn a ton of criticism since then, from mayors statewide to scolding pundits to the self-appointed social media quarantine police. Me? Personally, I felt safer from COVID-19 infection on the golf course than I have in the grocery store, the gas station, the pharmacy, driving through a fast food joint, on local hiking trails and in casual face-to-face conversations with friends and neighbors—chats held at a distance of at least 6 feet, of course. Equally importantly, because of the acreage of the golf course and the social distancing rules in effect, I can’t imag-

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ine how I could possibly have infected The biggest change was to the actual another soul, if for some reason I’m a golf holes: The course had flipped the coronavirus carrier. cups upside down, so any What was different between putt that hit the plastic rim a typical golf round and playcounted as good. ing 18 amid a pandemic? This made one of the The Arizona Biltmore world’s toughest sports a lot course, where I played, has easier—and stopped golfers instituted a comprehensive from making contact with set of rules for golfers beginthe cups and flags. ning with restricting players The course also asked to walking or a maximum of people to avoid the traditional post-round handone person per golf cart. shake. I’ve never witnessed No more than four golfers more “air” high fives in my were allowed into the pro DAVID LEIBOWITZ life. shop at one time. Staff memAs for the potshots aimed at Ducey, I bers were outfitted with rubber gloves and enough sanitizing equipment to dis- think the governor—who has done far better than most elected leaders at haninfect a toxic waste dump. The restaurant was closed to guests, dling this crisis—did himself no favors leaving “to go” food as the only option. by declaring golf as an “essential serNor did the protective measures end vice” along with businesses like beauty once we teed off. Carts were sanitized salons. before and after the round. Golfers But that seems mostly a semantic weren’t allowed to touch the flags when problem having to do with the word “esputting. Rakes were gone from the sand sential.” traps. Could a human being live for months

or years not going to the golf course? Sure. Golf is optional, unlike buying groceries, fueling up the car or having a prescription refilled. But at a time when safe forms of recreation and businesses that put people to work are in short supply, I think Ducey made the right call. It’s easy to portray golfers as privileged nitwits sacrificing the health of the public while the state descends into chaos. The trouble is that has zero to do with reality as Arizona is currently living it. Every credible medical authority I’ve read or heard in the last month has suggested that we should exercise abundant caution for as long as this crisis persists. If you can get some exercise—and a mental health break—on the golf course while taking care to practice social distancing and cleanliness, I don’t have a problem with it. I had fun on the course for four hours, which is more than I can say for the days immediately before and after. It was, to paraphrase the famous quote about the game, a good walk sanitized.

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Social isolation can lead to mental health challenges BY SARA EDWARDS

services to senior citizens. Smith said people are more worried and anxious As more people are socially isolating, rather than depressed, but depression people are also having to adjust their could soon be another concern. routine coping mechanisms. Smith said because the Teri Cole, a West Valley Centers for Medicare and psychologist, said people Medicaid relaxed restricwho have anxiety can feel tions, the company is able to overwhelmed and stressed provide counseling services with having to isolate and to seniors over the phone. feel that they are losing con“Having someone to talk trol of events in their life. to is very beneficial for (se“When we are being anxniors’) mental health,” he ious, we are not in the pressaid. ent. And being in the present Teri Cole recommends keeping Smith recommended for is the only thing we have a routine even while isolating. seniors who are either in a recontrol over,” she said. “In (Photo courtesy Teri Cole) tirement home or homebound terms of reducing stress, one to turn off any 24-hour news thing I find helpful is focusing on, ‘What coverage about the coronavirus. can I do right now?’ and getting into the “What we’re finding is a lot of our present and not allowing my brain to folks that are sitting at home are just take me into a horrible scenario in the watching 24-hour coverage,” Smith said. future.” “Our happiest clients are those that don’t Cole recently transferred her in-person watch TV at all. We definitely encourage psychology services in Peoria to exclu- them, if they have family members, to sively online, said those who are adapt- call them and have communication.” ing to a work-from-home environment Smith also said seniors, and anyone should continue to do their normal daily looking to distract themselves while in routine — without the commute. social isolation, should take up a hobby She said for an office worker who or learn something new that they otheris having to adjust to working at home, wise wouldn’t have the time for. establishing a routine like waking up at He said some of his company’s clients the same time each morning and getting have turned to researching historical dressed can help create a sense of control. events or learning new ways to cook. “Setting up timed plans, setting a menu But creating distractions and mitigating will also help give that sense of control,” the stress with social isolation is not always she said. “At night, instead of going to as easy as it sounds, especially for parents sleep with worried thoughts, I encourage with kids who have anxieties themselves. my clients to identify one positive thing Cole said children who have to adapt they did during the day; and it can be a to their new at-home environment while very minimal thing. Then you say good a parent is also working from home job and then you shut it down.” should set up a structure for the day. Because senior citizens are the most “The kids are not used to mom or dad vulnerable to COVID-19, there are con- working from home,” Cole said. “It’s cerns as to how they can manage their important to set up a structure like, ‘OK, own mental health issues and anxieties I’m going to work for an hour and a half while having to isolate. and then when I’m done we’ll go outside Ben Smith is the founding partner of for a bit’ or ‘have a snack together.’” Blue Moon Senior Counseling, a busiShe said setting up this kind of strucness that provides at-home counseling ture can not only keep the children from

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distracting parents at work but also create a similar form of interaction many parents are used to when working in their ofﬁce environment. Cole said it is also essential to still have ways to communicate and interact with fellow co-workers, such as Google Hangouts or Zoom during the day. She said doing things like catching up with others or taking a moment to walk around the house or get a snack can help redirect one’s energy so they can continue to work. “It helps the person working to break up their day,” she said. “That is a very big loss socially, not having those interactions, so it might be FaceTiming your co-workers or having an open online chat so you’re still having interaction with those co-workers.” Both Cole and Smith said that while the rate of people being anxious about

their new normal situation is higher right now, the amount of people becoming depressed could rise as well. But because of the unpredictability of COVID-19 and the increase in awareness for people to stay home, Cole and Smith encourage seniors and others to talk to someone if they are feeling anxious about the virus. “COVID-19 is real, and it’s unfortunately getting worse,” Smith said. “I feel that anxiety is going up and worry is going up, but hopefully it will start to get better soon.” For more information, visit westvalleycounselingcenter.com or bluemoonseniorcounseling.com. To ﬁnd a psychologist or counselor, visit psychologytoday.com.

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Wildlife World Zoo, Aquarium & Safari Park welcomed a newborn reticulated giraffe to its family March 7. Baby Jackie brought the number of baby giraffes at Wildlife World to three. At just a few weeks old, this precious calf is already standing over 6 feet tall. Wildlife World temporarily closed to the public March 31. “We are excited to share updates of Baby Jackie through our social media platforms, so families can still be inspired and involved from the safety of their homes,” said Kristy Morcom, the Litchﬁeld Park zoo’s director of media relations. In the wild, the giraffe population is under a lot of pressure. This is largely due to habitat loss, fragmentation, degradation, poaching and the growth of the human population. Giraffes are declared “Vulnerable to Extinction” on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. According to Morcom, in joining in

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High school seniors will be able to graduate BY HOWARD FISCHER Capitol Media Services

The state’s estimated 86,000 high school seniors won’t be prevented from graduating just because the governor shut down Arizona schools through the end of the academic year. But there were only questions—and no immediate answers—to how to make up the loss of nearly a third of the academic year for students in the lower grades. Without dissent, the state Board of Education adopted an emergency rule March 31 that bars school districts and charter schools from withholding academic credit or a diploma “solely because the student missed instructional time due to a school closure issued by the governor.’’ The rule also says schools, in determining if a student meets the minimum course and competency requirements, may consider whether that person has successfully completed educational opportunities provided during the days the schools were shuttered. That can include both online instruction and independent study. But the rule does have an escape clause of sorts if there is no ability to determine if a student actually has been doing anything while at home. In that case, schools can decide that a student has met the requirements if he or she “was on track to meet the minimum course of study and competency requirements prior to the school closure.’’ What that can include, the rule says, could be whether the student was passing all of his or her courses. Also acceptable would be passing scores on locally or nationally administered academic assessments. That decision ultimately would be made by local school officials. And the rule spells out that when schools determine that students are entitled to academic credits and to graduate that they get their transcripts and diplo-

mas “in the same manner’’ as if there had not been a closure. Kathy Hoffman, the superintendent of public instruction and a member of the board, told Capitol Media Services after the meeting that her aim and that of the board is to ensure students are given the benefit of the doubt and get to graduate, even if they didn’t do any work at all since schools were shuttered last month. “There are definitely situations across the state where students are not going to be able to access high-quality curriculum, whether that’s because they don’t have the ability to get online, or they’re sick, or their family’s sick,’’ she said, saying there are “so many unique circumstances.’’ “I definitely would not encourage anybody to stop trying or stop working to access high-quality instruction and curriculum,’’ Hoffman said. “I just think we need to be honest that there’s going to be situations in which students don’t have the ability to meet all the typical expectations we would have during a normal school year.’’ In separate emails to the boards, various high school students and their parents urged board members to tell high schools to simply delay but not cancel high school graduation. Yoly Martinez said that seniors have worked hard for years while helping families and holding a job at the same time. “It would be cruel if we do not find a way to celebrate their success thus far in their lives,’’ she wrote. “For some, it may even leave a mark saying all you’ve worked for tirelessly in the past years means nothing.’’ She suggested some ceremony where each student got only two tickets with a requirement “to keep the social distancing.’’ A senior at Mountain Pointe High School in Phoenix, whose name was

redacted from the public version of the email, said students have been waiting 12 years—or, as she put it, 105,120 hour—to walk across the stage. “Please let the seniors have this one thing, to see the teachers who changed their lives and to walk across with the friends they stressed about grades with, and the friends and family who pushed them to be great to get to that stage,’’ the email reads. Despite the lack of formal action, board member Armando Ruiz said he believes most high schools will find an “innovative way to celebrate graduation.’’ Hoffman agreed, saying she already has spoken with some school superintendents about finding “creative’’ solutions. For example, she said, one superintendent is looking at bringing in students one at a time, having each record a video message. Those messages then would be compiled into a graduation video. High school graduation aside, Ruiz separately worried about the larger effects of the shutdown of close to a third of the school year will have on students. “It’s going to take from three to five years for kids to catch up,’’ he said. Ruiz was particularly focused on students in

the lower grades—and particularly from families who lack access to the internet. He figures that category could equal about 170,000 Arizona children who do not have access to remote learning. “I’ve heard people say you can do packets,’’ Ruiz said. But he said that’s not an answer. “Parents are often ill-prepared to teach their kids at home,’’ he said. For example, he said, there are children who come from homes where the parents speak only Spanish and lack any way of getting help. “This is going to be an ongoing challenge for our state,’’ Hoffman said. “There’s no easy solution to make it up.’’ Aside from working with business leaders, the schools chief said the state can make this a priority for the use of federal funds it expects to get. “This will definitely be a multiyear project,’’ she said. “It’s not something we can fix overnight.’’ In adopting the rules for graduation, board members declined to consider several suggestions for alterations. For example, a group of school superintendents wanted a requirement to keep community colleges, universities and other post-secondary institutions from revoking admission letters. Hoffman, however, said the board does not regulate these institutions and has no legal right to direct what they do.

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West Valley school districts are continuing to adjust after Gov. Doug Ducey’s March 30 order closing schools for the remainder of the academic year. Dennis Runyan, superintendent of Agua Fria Union High School District, sent a letter to parents and students March 30. “Our most recent feedback indicates over 90% of our students are engaging with the curriculum online. Our daily attendance is around 90% normally ... We will continue to work on reaching every student,” he wrote. “The governor and state schools superintendent officially announced the closure of schools for the remainder of the 2020 spring semester. With this announcement, there is also an expectation for districts to continue to provide curriculum learning opportunities and community feeding program resources,” Runyan noted. He added the district has expanded food service “grab and go” sites. For food service locations, visit aguafria.org. Runyan said a number of high school districts met, and “the current effort together is to jointly postpone graduations possibly until June or early July. This decision does move the graduations from the current May 16 date. “Because students will not be experiencing traditional state testing or a normal final exam week, we are in the process of requesting teachers allow students to work on some close-out projects in April,” Runyan said.

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According to Nora Gutierrez, superintendent of Tolleson Union High School District, meals and online services will also be available throughout the spring. “With the extension of the school closures for the remainder of the school year, we will continue to provide online learning opportunities and meals to our students. That will not change. We are committed to serving our families throughout the rest of the school year,” she said. She said teachers received “three days of intensive training” on online teaching after spring break “and we launched online learning on March 19. Students were already used to using an online platform called Edgenuity and so that transition was nothing new to the students. “It is critical that TUHSD students remain academically engaged during this school closure,” she added. Starting March 30, Gutierrez said, Tolleson Union High School District students can receive a five-day meal pack for the week. Meal packs include breakfast and lunch items for five days and will be distributed from 4 to 6 p.m. each Monday at the school sites. For information on technology assistance, meals and other resources, visit tuhsd.org/Covid-19-Coronavirus. Dr. Paul Tighe, superintendent of Saddle Mountain Unified School District, also sent a letter to students and families. “When safe to do so, teachers will return to classrooms to pack students’ materials and we will arrange for pickup (after April 30),” he wrote.

Special education school records to be destroyed BY WEST VALLEY VIEW STAFF

In June, the Buckeye Union High School District will destroy archived special education records from the 2014-15 school year. Special education records, including placement records, referrals, evaluations and testing data, are maintained for five fiscal years after a student’s final enrollment in a special education program.

Final enrollment in a special education program is defined as the last day a student is enrolled in a special education program and is no longer receiving services. Parents, guardians or eligible students have the right to review and/or receive a copy of these records before June. To review records or for more information, call Annette Brettner at 623-3869708 or email abrettner@buhsd.org.

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“Teachers and support staff are providing grade level or course-appropriate instructional materials online and with packets issued every two weeks. The next distribution dates are April 14, April 28 and May 12. Completed packets and assignments can be emailed to teachers, uploaded in Google Classroom or dropped off at school sites when new materials are picked up.” For materials and more information, visit smusd.me/distancelearning. “If you need assistance, please call your child’s school,” Tighe advised. “Teachers are also providing online sup-

port at specified times each week. “Please have your child(ren) read for at least 30 minutes per day,” he urged. “Teachers and administrators are working to ensure that the closure does not adversely impact students’ grades, GPA, or credits. They are providing opportunities for students to ensure we continue our tradition of having 100% of seniors graduate from high school this year.” He added that the district is looking to alternatives, as “a traditional graduation ceremony in May is not possible.” For meal sites and more information, visit smusd90.org.

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Edward Moroni Mecham Edward Moroni Mecham, 78, passed away on Thursday, March 26th from complications of heart disease. His children warned him Little Debbie was not as innocent as she looked, but to all who knew him it seemed unreal there was anything wrong with his beautiful, giving heart. Love pulsed through him without restraint for everyone who crossed his path. He is survived by his loving wife of 55 years and devoted caregiver, Vicci Hullinger Mecham and eight children who affectionately called him "dad." His family now rejoices that their baby brother who died of SIDS will now have a chance to feel his love directly. Ed had 38 grandchildren who each knew, without question, they were his favorite. They filled his weekends with soccer, football, track, tennis, and basketball games, piano recitals and theatrical productions. Ed delighted living room audiences around the world with his favorite piano pieces. He served as organist and children's Primary pianist for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in Litchfield Park. He also happily served as a patron at the Phoenix Temple, which solidified his confidence families are united for eternity. Ed had a love of learning and adventure. The Navy provided opportunities for both as he served as a college English teacher on naval ships. He was a Navy Campus coordinator which gave him opportunities to live in Japan and Iceland and explore the world with his family. In addition, he was a school principal in Idaho and on Navajo Indian Reservations. He loved being a substitute teacher in Tempe, Avondale, and Buckeye during his later years. He could be seen at any given time with two or three books in his hand. Germany held a special place in his heart where he served as a young LDS missionary and where he later returned as a Fulbright Exchange teacher in Berlin. When contemplating his bucket list, he said he had pretty much done it all. Ed's cup was not only half full, it "runneth over."

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Dennis "Zak" Zaklan, MCPO US Navy, Ret., age 65 of Goodyear, died March 24, 2020. He was born June 12, 1954 to Cryptologic Technician Chief Stephen and Jane Corrigan Zaklan in Vallejo, CA. He joined the US Navy in 1973, trained as a Cryptologic Technician and retired as Master Chief Petty Officer in 2001 with 29 years of service. Local services will be announced later. To read a full obituary and leave condolences for the family, please visit http://www.thompsonfuneral chapel.com/obituary/denniszak-zaklanmcpo-us-navy-ret/.

Melba Lavonne Townzen On, Monday, March 16th, 2020, one day after turning 90 years old, Melba LaVonne Townzen went home to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ! Melba was born at her grandmother's home in Cashion Arizona on March 15th, 1930. Melba grew up in Palo Verde, Arizona and attended Bob Jones University where she studied to become a teacher. She taught 1st grade at Buckeye Elementary School. It was while teaching at Buckeye Elementary, she was set up on a blind date with a teacher from Palo Verde Elementary, and met the love of her life Thomas Lee Townzen Sr. who preceded her in death in 2012. She was the daughter of long time Palo Verde residents Delbert and Neva Wood who also preceded her in death along with her brother Jerry Wood and Ruthe Frens. She is survived by her brother Lawrence K. Wood, her children, LaVonne Morris (David), Cathey Bradley (Jim), Neva Burlingame (Harvey) and Thomas Lee Townzen, Jr.; her grandchildren Kara, Christopher, Rebecca, Jessica, James, Brittany and Thomas Lee Townzen III as well as her 2 great grandchildren Savannah and Caroline. Melba was laid to rest at the Palo Verde Baptist Church and with heavy hearts, due to the Covid-19 virus, the graveside service was not made public. Any memorials can be made to Palo Verde Baptist Church.

Alfredo Macias Molina

Alfredo Macias Molina, age 66 of Tolleson, AZ died March 25, 2020 in Goodyear, AZ. He was born October 23, 1953 in Ajo, AZ to Jose and Carmen Molina. He grew up in Avondale, AZ and graduated from Agua Fria High School where he was a member of the ROTC. He attended Glendale Community College and Estrella Community College. To read a full obituary and leave condolences for the family, please visit http://www.thompsonfuneral chapel.com/obituary/alfredo-macias-molina/.

James Thomas King James Thomas King, age 90 of Goodyear, AZ died March 29, 2020 in Goodyear, AZ. He was born October 26, 1929 in Pinson, TN to Jesse and Kathryn David King. James met the love of his life, Joyce in Tennessee. They moved to Arizona in 1956 where he started his own business, James T. King Fertilizer, in 1960. Through hard work and business acumen, he produced a highly successful business from which he retired in 2010. James liked outdoor activities with his family. He enjoyed horseback riding, fishing and camping. He was an avid card player and loved to play Texas Hold'em. James is survived by his daughters, Carolyn "Cookie" Reynolds,Charlotte Potter; sons, Rick King (Bonnie), Donny King (Karri), and Mark King (Rhonda); 14 grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife, Joyce Marie King; parents, Jesse and Kathryn King; sisters, Mildred Ware, Janet Pierce, Inell Dean; brother, Johnny King; grandson, Garrett Bardwell; and great-grandson, Ty Folsom. A private visitation and funeral service will be held. Burial will follow at Holy Cross Cemetery. The family suggests that donations be made to the American Cancer Society, https://www.cancer.org/involved/donate/memorialgiving.html. Condolences for the family may be left at www.ThompsonFuneralChapel.com.

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Andre Christopher Camarena, age 49 of Avondale, AZ died March 30, 2020 in Surprise, AZ. He was born April 6, 1970 in Phoenix, AZ to William Camarena and Virginia Burruel. Services will be held in the future with the date and time to be determined. To read a full obituary and leave condolences for the family, visit http://www.thompsonfuneral chapel.com/obituary/andrechristophercamarena/.

Latisha Ann Burks

Latisha Ann Burks, age 32, of Avondale, AZ died on March 19, 2020. She was born March 5, 1978, to Christine Burks in Flagstaff, Arizona. Jerry Lynn Taylor Jr. A service will be held at 2:00 pm, Saturday, March 28, 2020, at Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church, Building A, 918 S Litchfield Rd, Goodyear, AZ 85338. Interment will be in Flagstaff. To read a full obituary and leave condolences for the family, please visit this website http://www.thompson funeralchapel.com/obituary/latishaann-burks/.

Laurel Ann Zusman Laurel Ann Zusman passed away at home in Tucson, Arizona on March 22nd, 2020, at the age of 80. Laurel was born in Chicago on April 3, 1939. She graduated from South Shore High School in 1957 and maintained lifelong friendships with many classmates. Laurel had wonderful tales of summers spent in Canada with her sister, water-skiing, boating, swimming, horseback riding, and dating boys from Cleveland's House, the resort next to their father's property. Laurel's career in Chicago included St Luke's Hospital, a brokerage firm, and Frito-Lay's. Upon moving to Tucson Arizona in 1974, she was both bookkeeper and business partner in Hearth and Home Services and Rob-Rel Enterprises with her husband Robert. Laurel retired in 2016 after 30 years of employment with Costco. Laurel had many talents- cooking, baking, sewing, crochet, and macramé, but she excelled at jewelry making and this was a lifelong hobby. Laurel was an avid reader, a hockey and baseball fan, and enjoyed music- especially the Beatles and Paul McCartney. She loved dogs and horses. After her beloved Cubs won the world series, she got her first and only tattoo at age 78, along with her daughters- the Cubs logo, of course. Laurel was preceded in death by her parents, Evan Fraling and Gertrude Strehlow, her sister Jewel Fraling, and her husband Robert Zusman. She is survived by her half-sisters Margo Fraling and Glynis Miller, daughters Patricia Habetler and Linda Soto, step-daughters Laura Thompson and Lisa Record, sons-in-law Mark Soto, Doug Thompson, and Norman Record, grandchildren Christopher Soto, Nicole Cie, Kaitlyn Valentine, and Andrew Record.

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AIRES is looking for caring, capable and compassionate people! Our mission is to help people live happy, healthy & fulfilling lives.

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MEDICAL SERVICES

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