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Goodyear mayor looks back on McCain friendship By Steven Solomon
When it was announced last year that U.S. Sen. John McCain was diagnosed with brain cancer, CNN’s chief medical correspondent, Dr. Sanjay Gupta, said the average survival for a malignant glioblastoma patient getting treatment is a little more than a year. McCain died 13 months later, on August 25, with his wife, Cindy, and their family at his side, according to his U.S. Senate webpage. On August 29, he lay in state at the Arizona State Capitol in Phoenix, followed by a private, formal ceremony inside the Rotunda of the Arizona State Capitol. The next day, Arizona National Guard personnel carried McCain by motorcade in a public procession to the North Phoenix Baptist Church. One of those who attended a memorial service August 30 at the church was Goodyear Mayor Georgia Lord. She met McCain in 1973 when McCain attended a party thrown by the best man at her wedding, an Air Force fighter pilot who had been recently released as a prisoner of war in North Vietnam. McCain, a U.S. Naval aviator, was a fellow prisoner of war, having been shot down in 1967 while on his 23rd bombing mission over North Vietnam.
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Sen. John McCain approached Goodyear Mayor Georgia Lord to be in a commercial with him for his last election campaign. It was used through the entire campaign. (Photo courtesy Georgia Lord)
versations discussing the Vietnam connection,” Lord said, explaining that her husband had been an Air Force fighter pilot
who flew with a squadron off the Hanoi
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West Valley voters cast their ballots for primary By Aliyah Chavez Voters across the state, including the West Valley, hit the polls for the August 28 primary election, looking to elect candidates in various races. The ballots included races for the Democratic and Republican nominees for the District 8 U.S. Congressional representative; Litchfield Park mayor; and city council representatives in Avondale, Buckeye, Litchfield Park and Tolleson.
Browse below by race and city to learn more about unofficial election results as released by the Maricopa County Recorder.
U.S. Congressional Representative, District 8
The Republican nominee for the U.S. Congressional Representative in District 8 race included incumbent Debbie Lesko and newcomer Sondra Dowling. Lesko won the Republican nomination, accord-
ing to election results. As of press time, Lesko had 56,505 votes (76.9 percent) and Dowling had 16,733 votes (22.77 percent). The Democratic nominee for the U.S. Congressional Representative in District 8 race included one candidate, Hiral Tipirneni. Election results show she won the
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Avondale street asphalt improvements to continue By Christina Fuoco-Karasinski Contractor crews working for the city of Avondale have started to apply rubberized crack seal treatments to roadways in Avondale. The work is expected to take approximately seven weeks, and treatments will be applied to city roadways between 7 a.m. and 6 p.m. This work will occur on collector and residential roads.
The residential neighborhoods being treated include parts of Garden Lakes; Donatela II; Upland Park; historic Avondale; Cashion; Coldwater Ridge; Sanctuary; Cambridge Estates; Durango Park; CW Ranch; and Del Rio Ranch. Flaggers, cones and barricades are used to direct motorists around and through areas where the crack sealant
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since 2005 before resigning her position as vice mayor to run for mayor. “When he first visited Goodyear for a presentation to City Council, since I had been elected, I gave him photos from the party that our best man threw back in 1973. It brought back fond memories.”
and Haiphong area during the Vietnam War. “That is where I had the opportunity to meet and talk with Officer John McCain at the event.” The next time she met McCain, briefly, was when her daughter, Tiffany, graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy and McCain was the guest speaker. Lord was elected to fill a two-year unexpired term as mayor of Goodyear in 2011, was re-elected to serve a second term as mayor in 2013 and was elected to serve her final term in 2017. She served on the Goodyear City Council
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Lord, a Republican who serves in Goodyear’s nonpartisan form of government, was active in McCain’s last political campaign. “Sen. McCain approached me on the last election and asked me to be in a commercial with
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him. He used that through the entire campaign. So, we became somewhat professionally closer.” She also assisted him with the Rio Reimagined project that he promoted for progressive commerce along a 58mile stretch of the Rio Salado River from Granite Reef Dam to State Route 85. “He asked me to sit down with him on this particular project. So, we talked about it, and I decided to support him. “He was the best, the very best representative for the entire state. He was very kind. Anytime you approached him with a problem he had his staff get right on it,” Lord said. “Our political and professional friendship was built on trust and having a shared military background. It was a very special time. I was honored. My heart aches for the McCain family.” McCain lay in state on August 31 at the U.S. Capitol, where the senator’s family, colleagues, staff and the public honored his life and service. A ceremony took place after that in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda.
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On September 1, McCain was carried with ceremony from the U.S. Capitol by Armed Forces body bearers, secured, and moved by motorcade to the Washington National Cathedral. The motorcade paused at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, where his wife laid a ceremonial wreath honoring all whose lives were lost during the Vietnam War. The public lined the procession route along Constitution Avenue to pay their respects. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has announced he is forming a bipartisan panel to look at an appropriate way to honor McCain, such as by renaming the Russell Senate Office building for McCain, as has been proposed by some congresspeople. Other ideas include renaming a committee room after him or hanging his portrait in a reception room right off the Senate floor. According to McCain’s website, he was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives from Arizona in 1982 and elected to the U.S. Senate in 1986. He was the Republican Party’s nominee for president in the 2008 election. Although Barack Obama won, McCain won Arizona with 1,230,111 votes, as opposed to Obama’s 1,034,707 votes, and Arizona awarded its 10 electoral votes to McCain. McCain’s last public comment was a farewell statement read by his former presidential campaign manager and family spokesman, Rick Davis, at a press conference on August 27 at the Arizona State Capitol in Phoenix. “Do not despair of our present difficulties but believe always in the promise and greatness of America, because nothing is inevitable here. Americans never quit. We never surrender. We never hide from history. We make history.”
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election with 41,166 votes (99.37 percent). Lesko and Tipirneni will face one another for the congressional position in the November 6 election.
Avondale
Avondale’s City Council election involved no contest, with three open seats and three candidates. The city had two incumbent candidates: Tina Conde and Bryan Kilgore, both of whom were appointed in 2017. Additionally, it included newcomer Curtis Nielson, who ran for the seat left open by Councilman Lorenzo Sierra, who ran for House of Representatives. He is the husband of the late Councilwoman Sandi Nielson. All three contestants won their election, according to results. Avondale City Council results are as follows: Conde with 3,732 votes (36.04 percent), Kilgore with 3,464 votes (33.45 percent) and Nielson with 3,100 votes (29.94 percent).
Buckeye
In Buckeye, the City Council election involved no contest, with three candidates who ran unopposed. The council members include Patrick HagEstad of District 4, Craig Huestis of District 5, and Eric Orsborn of District 6. All three candidates have won their elections. Buckeye City Council results are as follows: HagEstad with 1,907 votes (99.27 percent), Huestis with 803 votes (98.29 percent), and Orsborn with 1,608 votes (99.09 percent).
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County voting issues raise eyebrows of watchdogs By Brendan Campbell Cronkite News
A civil rights watchdog group that tracks elections said it was greatly concerned that 62 Maricopa County polling stations failed to open on time August 28, and “very disappointed” that county officials refused to extend voting hours to let people cast a ballot. Maricopa County Recorder Adrian Fontes said the problems, which he blamed on understaffed technology contractors, were fixed and polling places were operational by 11:30 a.m. But by that time voters across the county had already reported to the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law hotline that they were unable to cast ballots. “We know that many people, especially those that are working long shifts, may only have an hour or two in the morning to cast a ballot,” said Laura Grace, the committee’s election protection manager. “Or they may not
have transportation options to travel from their home precinct to a bonus voting center, and we did have voters that called the hotline and said that wasn’t an option for them.” Grace said her group was also “very disappointed that the County Board of Supervisors refused to extend voting hours or look for remedies for voters that were impacted.” But Maricopa County Board of Supervisors Chairman Steve Chucri said he was “disappointed” in Fontes, who had been given “no shortage of resources to run a successful election” after the county drew national attention in 2016 for polling place cuts that left people standing in line for hours to vote. Chucri said he first learned of the problems in the afternoon when he
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Litchfield Park
In Litchfield Park, the race for mayor included incumbent Thomas Schoaf, seeking a fifth term, who ran unopposed. The result is Schoaf with 1,183 votes (98.42 percent). The race for Litchfield Park City Council included four candidates and three open seats. The candidates included Litchfield Park Vice Mayor Paul Faith and newcomers Kerry Marie Giangobbe, Lisa Brainard Watson and Tom Rosztoczy. Faith, Rosztoczy and Brainard Watson won their elections. The results are as follows: Faith with 956 votes (28.83 percent), Giangobbe with 604 votes (18.21 percent), Rosztoczy with 934 votes (28.17 percent) and Brainard Watson with 819 votes (24.90 percent).
Tolleson
Tolleson’s City Council election included five candidates vying for three council seats. The candidates included three incumbents: Clorinda Contreras Erives, Linda Laborin and Juan Rodriguez, along with two challengers: Adolfo Gámez and Tida Garcia. Tolleson’s election results show that Gámez, Laborin and Rodriguez won their election. Results for Tolleson City Council election are as follows: Erives with 283 votes (18.47 percent), Gámez with 291 votes (18.99 percent), Garcia with 269 votes (17.59 percent), Laborin with 297 votes (19.39 percent) and Rodriguez with 388 votes (25.33). 308917_4.9_x_5.4.indd 1
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was shown a tweet from Arizona Secretary of State Michele Reagan saying the county should “seriously consider” asking for court approval to extend voting hours. Chucri said Fontes called his office “almost simultaneously” with the same request. “The secretary of state and the county recorder bringing this to our desk more than halfway through a voting day, expecting us, as a board, to intervene, was not leadership in my opinion. And it was not professional, especially the way it was tweeted out,” Chucri said. Fontes blamed the failure on insufficiently staffed county contractors hired to prepare the voting equipment. He said he only found out about the issue August 27 and asked election workers to step in and complete the set-up. “Flat out, we could have done a lot better this morning,” Fontes said in a Facebook video update minutes before the 7 p.m. poll closures. “Look, this is a rough business and we work really hard to make things happen.” But Chucri said the request to extend voting hours put supervisors in a tough spot. “When we didn’t know
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The Maricopa County Recorder says short-staffed contractors led to delayed openings of 62 polling places in Maricopa County. County supervisors refused to extend voting hours, leading to concerns for one watchdog group that some votes may not be counted. (Photo by Erik Hersman/Creative Commons)
what effect extending it could really have, when no one could account or find in recent history something of that magnitude being done… In this very sensitive and difficult situation, I chose not to extend the voting hours,” Chucri said. Problems for voters, however, were
not limited to the late openings, Grace said. “In some cases, they (voters) were instructed to go to a neighboring station that was open and cast a provisional ballot in that location,” she said. “It’s unclear to us if that should have been guidance that was given, or if that was
following policy or not, so we’re concerned that some voters may have been casting ballots that may be challenged or have problems.” Voting by mail is increasingly taking the place of in-person voting in Maricopa County, and most races were settled by substantial margins Tuesday. But Grace said her group remains deeply unsatisfied with the handling of elections in the county, and she urges anyone who encounters issues at the polls in November to call its election protection hotline immediately at 866-OUR-VOTE (866-687-8683). Grace said her office did not get reports of significant problems in any other county in the state August 28. And Chucri vowed the supervisors will get involved to make sure Maricopa County does a better job in the future. “We rise together and we fall together as Maricopa County, and yesterday Maricopa County could have done better,” Chucri said. “We’re going to get auditors who do a great job, and we’re going to find out exactly what went wrong to protect against it happening again in the fall. And we are going to effectively insert ourselves in the management process thereof.”
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West Valley Mavericks take needy children shopping By Christina Fuoco-Karasinski
The West Valley Mavericks kicked off their sixth season of philanthropy with Childspree, surprising more than 130 children with a trip to Kohl’s in Avondale. The West Valley Mavericks Foundation partnered with Homeless Youth Connection of Avondale and The Mercy House of Cashion to surprise the kids during the men’s fourth Childspree. Buses, vans and shuttles transported the West Valley kids to the store, where they were greeted by the West Valley Mavericks, Mustangs and volunteers. They were taken to a Kohl’s back room, which was decorated with dishes, linens, tables and chairs so they could enjoy a breakfast catered by The Wigwam Resort, Chick-Fil-A and McDonald’s. Afterward, each child shopped with a West Valley Maverick, Mustang or SRP volunteer. SRP is a longtime West Valley Mavericks Foundation supporter. This year, the company was invited to be a part of the event, so they could
West Valley Mavericks say thank you to SRP, whose employees volunteered at Childspree. From left are: Rahula Kochar, Cody Conklin, Sean Scibienski, James Reeves, Chad Frank, Robert Escobedo and Nick Blair. (Photo courtesy West Valley Mavericks)
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one time with their host offering guidance and support. In the past, we had a child who wanted to learn more about business, while another just wanted to go to church and did not have a ride. We become mentors to these children, not for one day, but forever.” Maverick John Weber had an especially moving moment. “One child stated, ‘What are they doing to my shoes?’” he shared. “I said, ‘They are removing the tags for you.’ He responded, ‘Oh, I never had shoes with tags on them.’” Every child also received a new bundle of socks and a toiletry bag. The West Valley Mavericks host several events throughout the year, including The RoundUp at Goodyear Ballpark (October 6); NCAA Patriot Golf Tournament at the Wigwam Golf Resort (December 29 to December 31); The Shindig at Goodyear Airport (April 1) and The Maverick Golf Tournament at Wigwam Golf Resort (May 3). The events allow the group to continue to serve its mission of the four “Cs” in the West Valley: charity, community, culture and commerce. Last year, the West Valley Mavericks Foundation donated more than $300,000 to more than 47 different charities. This year’s goal is $500,000. For more information, visit westvalleymavericksfoundation.org.
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Bradley supports Navy’s ‘Silent Service’ in Guam By Chief Mass Communication Specialist Erica R. Gardner Navy Office of Community Outreach A 2010 Desert Edge High School graduate and Avondale native is providing a critical maintenance capability to the U.S. Navy’s submarine force in the Pacific as part of a hybrid crew of sailors and civilian mariners working aboard the expeditionary submarine tender USS Frank Cable. Seaman Kalen Bradley is a hospital corpsman aboard the Guam-based submarine tender, one of only two such ships in the U.S. Navy. The Frank Cable and its crew provide maintenance and resupply capabilities in port and at sea. A Navy hospital corpsman is responsible for providing intravenous therapy blood draws, physical screenings and dive screenings. “I like the medical portion of my job as I am always learning something new like reading electro cardiology results (EKG),” Bradley said. Bradley credits success in the Navy to many of the lessons learned in Avondale. “Even though you are not familiar with a situation, you can still thrive in that environment, which means to me to never give up,” Bradley said. Guam is also home to four Los Angeles-class attack submarines, Frank Cable’s primary clients, but the ship can also provide repair and logistic services to other Navy ships like cruisers and destroyers. The submarine tenders provide maintenance, temporary berthing services and logistical support to submarines and surface ships in the Pacific Ocean as well as the Persian Gulf, Red Sea, Arabian Sea and parts of the Indian Ocean. With a crew of more than 600, Frank Cable is 649 feet long and weighs approximately 23,493 tons. According to officials at the U.S. Navy’s Pacific Fleet headquarters in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, the ships, submarines, aircraft and Navy personnel forward-deployed to Guam are part of the world’s largest fleet command and serve in a region critical to U.S. national security. The U.S. Pacific Fleet encompasses 100 million square miles, nearly half the Earth’s surface,
from Antarctica to the Arctic Circle and from the West Coast of the United States into the Indian Ocean. All told, there are more than 200 ships and submarines, nearly 1,200 aircraft, and more than 130,000 uniformed and civilian personnel serving in the Pacific. The integrated crew of sailors and civilian mariners builds a strong fellowship while working alongside each other. The crews are highly motivated, and quickly adapt to changing conditions. It is a busy life of specialized work, watches and drills. “I recently arrived here,” Bradley said. “Being on this ship I can work with different rates and get to see how their job interacts with our job and how our jobs feed each other to move forward.” Though there are many ways for sailors to earn distinction in their command, community and career, Bradley is most proud of being able to work
with Marines. “I never saw myself in the military,” Bradley said. “I was more anti-structure and no discipline, and now I have a lot of discipline, which makes me proud.” As a member of one of the U.S. Navy’s most relied upon assets, Bradley and other sailors know they are part of a legacy that will last beyond their lifetimes – one that will provide a critical component of the Navy the nation needs. “Serving in the Navy allows me to give back to my country,” Bradley said. “I am proud that I can say I did something for my country.”
Seaman Kalen Bradley is a hospital corpsman aboard Guam-based submarine tender USS Frank Cable. (Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jackson Brown)
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Rosendin Electric offering cost-free vanpools for employees By Connor Dziawura Rosendin Electric field engineer Christian Norine estimates he now saves approximately $300 to $350 on gas per month, thanks to a partnership between his employer and Valley Metro. The two companies are offering vanpool service for workers like Norine, who lives in Buckeye and works in Chandler. “It’s been great. It saves us a lot of money,” said Norine, who is going on three years with the company. “I live all the way down in Buckeye, and that’s roughly 65 miles I would have to travel from my house to the job.” Norine’s vanpool, which takes nine workers from the Goodyear Park and Ride to Intel’s Ocotillo Campus in Chandler, was the first of Rosendin’s effort. It launched in July. The workers meet at the Goodyear Park and Ride at 4 a.m. and have a long day ahead. Their Chandler jobsite is a nearly 90-mile roundtrip from the Park and Ride. “I’m able to go home and kind of relax a little bit,” said foreman Rod Brown of Avondale, who feels more energized since Rosendin became
involved with the vanpool service. Brown has been with the company for over a year and a half. “I have more energy to go to the gym, play with my kids and actually be alert when I get home, instead of being so tired and going straight to bed.” Of the nine vanpool participants, four are approved drivers, Norine said. They rotate these duties. Though Valley Metro vanpools are new to Rosendin Electric, vanpools in general aren’t new. Valley Metro has nearly 400 and provides the van, as well as covered parking with security cameras. Rosendin Electric covers the cost of fuel, insurance and maintenance for workers. Rosendin Electric is one of the few companies to do this, according to a press release. “It started with looking at what we could do to attract and retain our field staff, do something different, something that’s not offered to field staff very often,” explained Mike Greenawalt, senior vice president of Rosendin Electric. He admitted that talented workers are hard to find.
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Ultimately, the idea to partner with Valley Metro to offer these workers a more cost- and time-efficient ride to work was inspired by Greenawalt’s lengthy commutes as a young worker to the Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station. Aside from time and money, it also reduces traffic and makes parking easier. “It’s just absolutely amazing that this program is out there,” Greenawalt said of Valley Metro’s vanpool service. “I think it’s significantly underutilized. The cost is very fair. We decided at that point in time we will provide free rides to work.” Now that the vanpools are in full swing at Rosendin Electric, Greenawalt said he’s humbled by the reception the company has had from workers, like Brown and Norine. “It’s awesome. We save a lot of money. I’m not spending as much on gas,” said Brown, who also mentioned meeting new people. “The Park and Ride is literally five minutes away from my house. That automatically saves time. I get to sleep in a little more in the morning and then go to the vanpool. It helps out a lot. I love it.” Greenawalt stressed the importance of workers to the company, and said both workers and Rosendin Electric are seeing the benefits of vanpooling. “Your absentee rate’s down, your productivity is up, you cut your turnover rates,” he explained. “I think with the ability, hopefully eight out of the nine people in the van are sleeping on the way to work in the morning, so they are better rested. “There’s a lot of upside to what Valley
Metro offers other than just clean air,” he continued. “I think people perceive it as to save money for the employees to pool and clean the air and get the trucks off the road, but there’s a lot more to it. The people in those vans are, I think, better employees.” With the partnership between Rosendin Electric and Valley Metro now up and running, further interest will dictate how the program expands at the former – and so far so good. “I think you’re going to see more,” Greenawalt predicted. “There’s still a significant amount of people from the North Valley and the West Valley that are starting to ask questions, so it’ll continue to grow.” The company has four vanpools to take workers from Surprise and Goodyear to the Chandler jobsite. Additional vanpools are in the works. Though the starting locations are unconfirmed, their destinations are in Tempe, at ASU and a Rosendin office. Another van will eventually pick up workers at the Goodyear Park and Ride. “Hopefully this catches on,” Greenawalt said. “It would be good to see our competitors do it. I know that would kind of level the field with us, but in the big picture, if we can make Arizona a better place for construction workers to move and to stay, it’s very transient for us. “We want them to move here and stay and not just move here and pass through. So, if we give them a better experience for work and lifestyle, it’s important to our economy. That’s the way we think.”
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Donate blood, get a free haircut By Wests Valley View staff
During Childhood Cancer Awareness Month this September, the American Red Cross encourages eligible donors to give blood to support kids, teens and young adults battling cancer, as well as others in need of transfusions.
According to the National Cancer Institute, more than 15,000 children and adolescents in the U.S. are diagnosed with cancer each year. Childhood
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cancer patients may need blood products on a regular basis during chemotherapy, surgery or treatment for complications. Blood and platelet donors of all blood types, especially type O negative and O positive, are urgently needed to replenish the blood supply following a critical summer blood shortage. Make an appointment to donate by downloading the free American Red Cross Blood Donor App, visiting RedCrossBlood.org or calling 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767). People can also donate blood from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday, September 7, at Estrella Mountain Church, 10485 S. Estrella Parkway, Goodyear. Donors can do good and look good this September when they donate blood or platelets with the Red Cross and get a free haircut coupon from Sport Clips Haircuts – a partner of the St. Baldrick’s Foundation, which supports research to find cures for childhood cancers. “The Red Cross and Sport Clips share a commitment to helping kids kick cancer, and we are thrilled to part-
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ner in September for the Saving Lives Never Looked So Good campaign to help bring attention to this important topic,” said Donna M. Morrissey, director of national partnerships, Red Cross Biomedical Services. “We are grateful to Sport Clips for its By Aliyah Chavez continued support of the Red Cross and Christopher Todd Communities will for thanking the generous blood and give a post-9/11 veteran “A New Lease platelet donors who help make lifesav- on Life” by providing a rental home for ing treatments possible for many child- one year free, followed by two years of hood cancer patients.” reduced rent. Those who come out to give blood The home will be located at Counor platelets through September 30 will try Place on 99th Avenue and Lower receive a coupon for a free haircut via Buckeye Road in Tolleson. The deademail several days after their donation. line for the home giveaway is SeptemThe coupon is valid through Novem- ber 17. To apply, visit christophertodber 11 at participating Sport Clips loca- dproperties.com/our-giveback. tions. Donors must have a valid email “We are honored to provide a helping address on record to receive the cou- hand up to a veteran who has sacrificed pon. to preserve our freedom,” stated Todd “With Sport Clips, the Red Cross and Wood, CEO of Christopher Todd ComSt. Baldrick’s joining forces during munities, in a press release. “We hope Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, this gift gives them the time to pursue we hope to spread the word about the their education or get the training they importance of blood donations, espe- need to successfully launch into civilcially for children fighting cancer,” ian life.” said Amanda Palm, communications Last March, the Arizona-based commanager for Sport Clips. “Offering a pany gave U.S. Marine Corp veteran free haircut is our way of saying thank Jonathan Hancock a rental home in T:10”Surprise as part of the program. you to blood donors everywhere.”
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Enemy of the people Editor: On August 2, during a White House briefing, Jim Acosta, CNN reporter, begged Sarah Huckabee Sanders, White House press secretary, to urge the president from using the phrase “enemy of the people” when referring to the liberal media. This was following a recent tweet by the president stating, “Fake news media is the enemy of the American people.” The phrase “enemy of the people” or vrag naroda (Russian phonetic spelling) was frequently used by Lenin and Stalin to target anybody and everybody opposed to their deadly socialistic agenda. In President Trump’s case, however, the focus is strictly on one tiny, yet powerful group: the liberal media. So, by using the phrase, the president, cleverly, has turned the tables by taking a leftist phrase and applying it now to the left-leaning press. So, is the liberal media the “enemy of the American people?” Are they the “enemy of the truth” when over 90 percent of their coverage of the president is negative? Or when most of their journalists are liberal? Or when the New York Times hires a true sexist and racist like Sarah Jeong, who refers to white people as “groveling goblins” and tweets that it is OK to be “racist against white people.” Or when they mischaracterize President Trump’s tough sanctions against Russia and strong support of NATO? Or when they ignore the booming economy and historical lows for unemployment? Or when they still support the farcical investigation of Russian collusion even though not a shred of evidence has appeared in two years? Or when they support politicians who would abolish ICE and our borders? More troubling than biased and lazy reporting, the liberal media has aligned itself with committed enemies of the American people – the socialists. The same people and same doctrines that have caused such misery for millions of people. Venezuela has gone from the most prosperous country in South America to the most destitute because of pernicious and false socialistic promises and principles. Socialism has caused more misery to people than any other system known to mankind. Yet the liberal media rarely challenges or
calls out their historical failed and evil schemes. Their gushing over the newly elected socialist darling Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez reflects their dangerous, ignorant and anti-American enchantment with socialism. Not being truthful and supporting those who would destroy the American free enterprise, capitalistic system has earned the liberal media the title “enemy of the people.” Igor Shpudejko Goodyear
Thoughts on the world Editor: I enjoyed reading Roy Azzarello’s letter to the West Valley View (August 15, 2018). It said “We all must come together and live in harmony in this great nation of ours.” Seriously? It appears to be human nature not to get along with others. In Mr. Azzarello’s utopia, we would all be holding hands, skipping and singing “Everything is Beautiful” (in the key of F major). That was a popular tune 48 years ago. What were they smoking back then? We have people in this country who would like to see the border wall built. Others want to abolish ICE and believe in amnesty for illegal immigrants. The global elitists want to see a world without borders; one world, one government. What about the xenophobic attitudes of some people in our country? We tend to stereotype certain ethnic groups and base our judgment of them on (often) inaccurate beliefs. I’ve come across those attitudes. I’m a first-generation Mexican-American woman. Because I was born in San Antonio, Texas, went to school in California and am Presbyterian, some of the Mexican ladies I worked with said, “I’m not one of them.” Yet, they need my help on the computer to print their paychecks or translate for them in the HR office. Mr. Azzarello talks about unity in this country, when we sometimes do not find it at work or even within our own family. We have prejudice in this world. There are scientists who studied our DNA and found we have one common ancestor (a million years ago) in Africa. When their descendants migrated farther north (and south), skin
color and eye color lightened to adapt to the climate. This was how the races of man originated. Some people who had their DNA tested were surprised to find that they were 2 percent Chinese or Hindustani. I’d like to get my DNA tested. Have you ever had your DNA tested? What if you don’t match your family? Mistakes have been known to happen in the hospital. Which for some can be a “blessing in disguise.” You have nothing to worry about – unless your chromosomes look like three copies of Cheetos Cheese Puffs or Funyuns (ring chromosomes). Roy Azzarello also said we need an alien invasion to “bring us together.” I asked God, “Why not just send us a giant asteroid headed toward Earth? This sure will take the Ho out of Christmas." Laura Rivas Buckeye
Time for Vatican 2.1 Editor: A thought on the Catholic Church: First, I am a lifelong Catholic, and I still attend Mass, even though I have major issues with portions of the doctrine. I agree that all Catholics should cease giving money to their parishes until the church removes and holds accountable the bishops and archbishops who have culpability in obfuscating the over 1,000 incidents of child sexual abuse by members of the clergy for more than 70 years in Pennsylvania. I have always loved the Catholic
faith. It’s the “religion” that I have a problem with and frankly with all religion. Religion has been the lynchpin for millennia that has caused colossal carnage with tribes, nations and factions claiming God as their exclusive real estate agent in declaring territories and ideology to be theirs exclusively. Religion has corrupted faith and, for that matter, humankind. Religion often is a convenient crutch many hypocrites use to support their absurd and twisted moral interpretations. I do know most people who have strong convictions are well-meaning and sincere people who have the best intentions, but there are more than a few who think no matter what they do to you or anyone else, they will be forgiven. For Roman Catholics, it is time to call for a Vatican 2.1 and demand reform that includes terminating the requirements that priests be celibate, allowing priests to marry and bear children, allowing priests and other clergy be open to females, and embracing those of us whose philosophies differ with the church on such issues as Planned Parenthood, same-sex marriage, stem cell research, euthanasia and birth control. The church needs to be a more “open book.” Otherwise many of us will be attending other Catholic denominations or the Anglican (Episcopal) Church. David Compton Litchfield Park
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For now, John McCain was America’s Last Hero By David Leibowitz
He died as he lived, on terms entirely his own – malignant cancer attacking his brain but never touching his spirit, his courage, his heart. When death came for John McCain at age 81, near suppertime on August’s last Saturday, we lost more than a few hundred words can describe. That’s because the senior senator from Arizona, the Naval aviator, the survivor of the Hanoi Hilton, the patriot, the twice-failed presidential candidate, the public servant who possessed a sharp tongue and a legendary temper, was America’s Last Hero. At least for now. At least until this nation navigates what feels like history’s smallest, most petty era and we once again mint a John McCain. If those words read like they were written by someone who has quit on America, rest assured that is not the case. On this subject I agree with McCain, as he explained in his farewell letter to us. “Do not despair of our present difficulties but believe always in the promise and greatness of America, because
nothing is inevitable here,” he wrote. its due, a mistake I myself made long “Americans never quit. We never sur- ago when I voted against a federal holrender. We never hide from history. We iday in memory of Dr. King,” McCain said during his 2008 presimake history.” dential run. “I was wrong.” He might as well have Pardon me while I try to been talking about himself. remember the last time an John McCain absolutely American elected leader never surrendered. Nor did uttered those three words he ever hide from history. – “I was wrong” – and conTo be fair, America’s Last vinced us he or she meant Hero was not perfect, nor did it. McCain’s authenticity he pretend as much. Thirwas a testament to the way ty years ago, McCain was he comported himself: with branded one of the “Keating his gaze fixed on larger Five” tied to Charlie Keating of Lincoln Savings and Loan David Leibowitz. (Photo things – qualities like honor, duty, sacrifice. infamy. Cleared of wrong- courtesy Advisor Group) In 1996, back when I doing, McCain became a worked as a columnist for East Valley reformer, working tirelessly to pass McCain-Feingold, a bipartisan fix to politi- Tribune, I spent 18 hours trailing McCain while he worked the hallways and cal campaign finances. Vintage McCain, owning his poor meeting rooms at the Republican Najudgment, transcending it. The same tional Convention in San Diego. What stood out to me? Not how he goes for his 1983 vote against an Arizona state holiday honoring the Rev. knew the name and backstory of 90 percent of the city. It was the fact that Martin Luther King, Jr. “We can be slow… to give greatness McCain couldn’t raise his arms high
enough to comb his own hair – thanks to the two broken arms and the broken shoulder he suffered in Vietnam. He would call you “boy” and be charming doing so. He would call you far worse when he flashed his temper, then commiserate with you about the failures of the Diamondbacks bullpen. He would run for President against Barack Obama, lose, and end up remembered for defending his opponent’s character: “He’s a decent family man, citizen, that just I just happen to have disagreements with on fundamental issues, and that’s what the campaign’s all about.” He was the last of his kind, our last hero, while inspiring us to believe that wouldn’t be the case. John McCain believed in this country’s ability to produce more like him, the next American hero, and the one after that. Asked how we should remember him, McCain was fast to offer four simple words. “He served his country.” God, did you ever, sir. Did you ever.
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Insight into ‘Space Force’ Editor: How about the lady pilot who supports Trump? Want to know why? He has promised her entrance to the “U.S. Space Force of America” (USSF), which is and has been active covertly (kept from general public) for many years now. This program is derived from the SSTO (single stage to orbit) project. The vehicles produced from this program can take off from an airstrip and go directly to orbit, perform assigned program, and return to Earth to land on an airstrip. It then can be refueled for the next assigned mission. These vehicles were designed from data gathered from shuttle flights. The engine thrust capabilities, weapons arrays are classified. However, some of the classified weapons consist of an EMP delivery weapon, an advanced high output laser weapon (Star Wars), and other modified ordinance. This ship can reach orbital altitude and maneuver about in different orbital shells. It can selectively track any satellite in orbit and match orbital speed and altitude, giving the pilots
access to that satellite. The mission may be one to adjust/fix one of our satellites, or destroy a so-called “killer satellite.” By the way, killer satellites are old technology and obsolete. The term “killer satellite” is used to mislead the public on the true function of these vehicles. Gee, the USAF gets billions of dollars allotted for its projects. I wonder how much the public is going to get stuck for funding the USSF (Space Force). And don’t forget the military contractors, the same ones who charge $1,000 for a hammer and $50 for a nail. You can make sure they will get theirs, with enough left over for a nice large donation to Trump’s private bank account, one way or another. I am positive Trump will sign another approval for additional military funds. Just a couple of trillion is all. Also, why is the government making such a big fuss about the big EMP threat? First, all military satellites are heavily shielded from EMPs, as well as commercial satellites. This is done to protect them from CMEs (coronal mass ejections), which cause EMPs. An EMP produces a magnetic impulse that travels like a radio wave. However, when a magnetic field of this intensity passes through a conductor it induces a current flow in that conductor, just like
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the generator in your car. That generated current is more than microcircuits can handle, hence poof, circuit blown. Now, can anyone build an EMP device? Yes, you can find it on the internet. Hint: Old large transformers can be used, which already have many windings, which equals larger output. One of these devices can blow out circuits on cars, computers, or anything that uses low-voltage/current components and is not shielded. The more the windings and capacitors, the higher the yield. Some can be made to fit in someone’s suit. They can walk into an office with computers and fire it, taking out any computer within a 50-foot radius that is not shielded. You can easily shield your computer/components with plastic wrap and aluminum foil. The more layers, the more protection. You can build an EMP generator and mount it on a bicycle, drive down a street and fry home computers, car computer modules, and other electronics devices. Make sure your computer and car module are well shielded. Please don’t go down my street. You all have seen the remote-controlled EMP device that police use to fry the computer module of a getaway car. That thing is small and self-contained, plus the weight, all the drive mechanics. Look at what it can do. To make sure the public thinks what these government people want us to think, they (the USSF) are going to purposely temporally disable one or more of our communication satellites and blame it on someone else. Then they (our government, for the people, by the people) will say, “Told you so.” We better put a priority on the USSF. Now, the government knows all of this and is trying to mislead the public and set us up for another misguided war with the usual high price tag. They will tell us our satellites are going to be destroyed by our enemies and that we will lose cellphones, television, GPS, etc. And sure enough we get zapped, but by our own government. Gosh, what’s new? Granted, the U.S.A. is a great country, with great people from all walks of life. It’s too bad most of our leaders aren’t great people. Thank God for our constitution that gives us the right to vote. I wish more could be done for the poor souls who are living in a dictatorship, or even worse conditions due to poor or no leadership. Most of my information is available on the internet. I was in the Air Force (832nd Supply Squadron, Cannon AFB, Clovis, New Mexico), with a top secret clearance, which is assigned to a person depending on what squadron/ duties he or she was assigned. This po-
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sition allowed me to understand a lot on how the military, government and private contractors work together. This information will not change the direction of the USSF program, but at least we will have a heads up on what is coming our way. The old fear tactic with lynch mob mentality is very much like Trump’s rallies/speeches. Dennis Wood Goodyear
Trump should go Editor: Trump should go. I’m not suggesting President Trump should go based on politics. My basis of thinking is he does not represent the minimum standard of civility. I don’t think he represents our country or the GOP party. When I was growing up, my parents wanted me to be a gentleman and my sisters to be ladies. Have we lost this value? Would you call our president a gentleman? Would you feel proud of your son if he acted as our president acts? Is bullying a new normal? Calling out your own party members in tweets or firing people with a tweet – is that what a gentleman would do? Of course, we can wink at each other and smile and pretend that it doesn’t matter. It’s actually pretty entertaining, but it’s not harmless. We are supposed to teach our children by example. I don’t want my kids to think lying, cheating and bullying are acceptable. This president is the worst possible example to our children and candidates supporting him. Those candidates will not have my vote in November. I’m not writing about morals or politics, just human decency. I hope come November we vote for qualified gentlemen and ladies. Not candidates who compromise their values or those of their children. It’s time for decent honest people to stand up. Jim Halbmaier Goodyear
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By Connor Dziawura
Hello, readers! I may say this a lot, but I mean it – this week is sure to be a good one. Building off the jam-packed Business Briefcase from last week, I have a stacked lineup of happenings again this time. This week, there are several worthwhile new businesses in Litchfield Park, as well as several more in Goodyear. I even got info on the mystery drive-through I mentioned last week. Before rounding out, I’ll leave you with a Tolleson outlet’s one-year anniversary celebration, which will have deals and activities galore. Here’s the news! I’ll start in Litchfield Park. LeMonds – Aveda Salon and Spa opened in place of The Red Door Salon and Spa at The Wigwam. It had a soft opening in July and is still being renovated, with a grand opening planned for later this month. I have not yet confirmed further details as of print time. According to the 26,000-square-foot spa’s website, it has a private, coed lap pool with a surrounding courtyard; a sauna and steam room; 15 treatment rooms; and three couples suites with plush chairs, Jacuzzi tubs, separate showers, and private balconies or patios with outdoor showers, one suite of which has a rain shower. There are also four hair stations; four manicure and five pedicure stations; relaxation rooms; separate men’s and women’s locker rooms; and a retail boutique. Whew, did you get all that? I’ll let you catch your breath. For more information about LeMonds, visit wigwamarizona. com/spa. Also in Litchfield Park, Vein Envy had a soft opening in August. The practice will celebrate its grand opening from 3 to 7 p.m. Thursday, September 27, with refreshments, guided tours, giveaways and specials. Vein Envy is located at 14044 W. Camelback Road, Suite 226, in the Rancho Loma Medical Plaza, off Denny Boulevard, west of the northwest corner of Camelback and Litchfield roads. For more information, contact 623-932-2260 or info@ southwestvalleychamber.org. Visit veinenvy.com for details. Now, let’s move over to Goodyear.
One common inquiry is about Dunkin’ Donuts. Well, Heather Austin, director of The Ferraro Group Phoenix and a spokeswoman for Dunkin’ Donuts in Arizona, confirmed the Goodyear location will open September 12 at 211 N. Estrella Parkway, on the southeast corner of Van Buren Street and Estrella Parkway. It will include a drive-through and a patio shared with other tenants, as the city of Goodyear’s Economic Development Department previously confirmed. For more information, visit dunkindonuts. com. Moving along, I have received word on a future Culver’s in Goodyear. Greg Landon, of franchisee Landon Management Inc., confirmed that the location is planned, though he said the exact site has yet to be determined. The city’s Economic Development Department also informed me the franchisee is hoping for a 2018 groundbreaking, with a 2019 opening. That is all the information I have at this time. For more information on the brand, visit culvers.com. Staying in Goodyear, I mentioned in the August 29 Business Briefcase that City Council had recently approved a use permit for a future drivethrough restaurant in the Canyon Trails Towne Center. Well, it will be a Filiberto’s, according to the
city’s Economic Development Dunkin’ Donuts will open at the southeast corDepartment. It will be 2,200 square ner of Van Buren Street and Estrella Parkway in on September 12. (Photos courtesy The feet, with a 492-square-foot outdoor Goodyear Ferraro Group Phoenix) dining patio, and will be open 24/7. information, contact Regina Powell at I’ll keep you posted regarding any updates. It will be located at the 602-777-7061 or rpowell@danby.com. northeast corner of Yuma Road and For more information on the company, Cotton Lane. For more information visit danby.com. That’s all the briefs for this week! on the “Southwest’s Favorite Mexican Thanks for reading! Food” brand, visit filibertos.com. Have an item for Business Over in Tolleson, Danby Outlet’s Briefcase? Email Connor Dziawura at one-year anniversary trunk or treat cdziawura@timespublications.com. celebration is approaching. It will be from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, October 20. The company will offer discounts on appliances, kitchenware and hammocks. The free-to-attend celebration is appropriate for the whole Flexible monthly payments. family, and will include face painting, Borrow what you need! games, a kids costume contest and trunk or treat. Food and snacks will $ 00 also be available, as well as raffles for adults. Activities are free, though there may be a charge for concessions. Danby Retail Outlet Store is located at 10397 W. Van Buren Street. It is right off Van Buren Street, between North 104th and 103rd avenues. For more
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Music & Arts location opens in Goodyear By Carrie Snider
Music students returning to school had a little bit of help when Music & Arts opened in August at 2025 N. Pebble Creek Parkway in Goodyear. Music & Arts is a national chain that sells band and orchestra instruments and instrument supplies, and offers instrument repair. The store has seven lesson studios for one-on-one music lessons by local music teachers. Store manager “Rusty” Matthew Higgs said the Goodyear location was much anticipated, as there isn’t anything else like it in the area. “The response has been super positive,” Higgs said. “It’s been a huge success. The sense I have gotten from people is that this was long overdue.” He added that the band programs are well developed in west side schools. Higgs, who originally worked at the Mesa location of Music & Arts, was also part of the recent opening of the Scottsdale and Chandler locations. There are seven Music & Arts locations in Arizona, six of them in the Val-
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Music & Arts opened in early August in Goodyear with a variety of instruments and supplies as well as instrument repair and lessons. (West Valley View photos by Carrie Snider)
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addition, they have a selection of keyboards. Higgs said Music & Arts strives to make people comfortable in its stores. “Playing a new instrument can be scary,” he said. “Many kids are nervous to be in band. They think other students will be better than them, and that they will not play well. “Here we have a small staff, and we strive to know our customers by name. Connecting with people is my favorite part of the job.” Higgs, who plays several instruments including guitar, drums and violin, said he likes to practice playing Disney songs, as many of the younger crowd coming into the store gravitate toward that music. As far as lessons go, the store works with local musicians who set their own rates and schedules. Higgs encourages musical parents and students to come to the store with any questions. Being part of a chain, Music & Arts has plenty of resources to answer questions. Music & Arts 2025 N. Pebble Creek Parkway Goodyear 623-547-2507 musicarts.com
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It’s really celebrating business By John Safin President and CEO Southwest Valley Chamber of Commerce September 10 to September 14 is Chamber of Commerce Week, in case you didn’t know. You might think it’s the time for us to boast about the services we provide to our members and how we influence and impact the business community. You might think it celebrates everything we do for residents, tourists and visitors. You might think it’s about the 120 events and activities the Southwest Valley Chamber does every year for our members and the public. You might think it’s to bring attention to our partnerships with our four city governments to maintain a stable economy, bring in new jobs and keep our high quality of life. You might think
it trumpets the dozens of professional training classes we offer. You might think Chamber of Commerce Week is about the chamber of commerce. It is not. It’s all about the people who own or run a business that supports the chamber’s vision and mission through their membership. The Southwest Valley Chamber is the leading voice of business and regional prosperity. That’s our vision. My chamber of commerce, a regional nonprofit organization, is active in the cities of Avondale, Goodyear, Litchfield Park and Tolleson. That’s four cities, two county districts, three state legislative districts and three U.S.
Congressional districts. You can see the businesses we thank for their support listed on the online Business Directory, southwestvalleychamber.org. The week is also a special time to give extra thanks to all the chamber members who volunteer their time, talent, skills and resources to help keep the chamber’s programs, events and services running. Like every nonprofit organization, the chamber runs with a small staff (three people including me) and we’re always grateful for the members who make the extra effort to help the other members, the community and the organization. There are too many people to list here, but each one has my thanks.
I’m very fortunate that the people associated with the Southwest Valley Chamber of Commerce do business with each other. More importantly, they care about each other, which is why you might have heard me say the Southwest Valley Chamber is family. Good people, a great staff and amazing things happen every day. This is the reason it’s always a great day in the Southwest Valley! Southwest Valley Chamber of Commerce 289 N. Litchfield Road Goodyear 623-932-2260
Abrazo hospital executives receive national recognition By Christina Fuoco-Karasinski Abrazo Community Health Network executives Asja DiMuria and Jeff Patterson were included in the list of up-and-coming health care leaders under 40 by Becker’s Hospital Review, a national health care trade publication. Becker’s noted that individuals on its “Rising Stars: Jeff Patterson was 90 Healthcare included in Becker’s Under Hospital Review’s list Leaders of up-and-coming 40” list are recoghealth care leaders under 40. (Photos cour- nized for their intesy Tenet Healthcare) novative approach to patient care and health system improvement, overseeing crucial projects and growing their companies. DiMuria is Tenet Healthcare Arizona Group’s chief financial officer. She oversees the finances of all five Abrazo hospitals in the Valley, including Abrazo West Campus, a 188-bed acute care hospital with a Level 1 trauma center in Goodyear. Becker’s noted she educates the clinical staff on the financial side of operating a hospital. Patterson is CEO of the 217-bed
Abrazo Arrowhead Campus in Glendale and 59-bed Abrazo Arizona Heart Hospital in Phoenix, both of which earned the Tenet Healthcare 2018 Circle of Excellence Award. Under his leadership, the hospitals continue to excel in quality and patient experience, Recently promoted as well as comto Tenet Healthcare program Arizona Group CFO, pleting Asja DiMuria was and technology named to Becker’s upgrades. PatterHospital Review’s list of up-and-coming son joined Abrazo health care leaders in January after younger than 40. serving as CEO of Nacogdoches (Texas) Medical Center and COO of Desert Regional Medical Center in Palm Springs, California. “Jeff and Asja represent the next generation of health care leader,” said Frank Molinaro, chief executive officer of Abrazo Community Health Network. “They are both instrumental in guiding the patient-centered focus and advances at their respective campuses. Strong leadership helps ensure that ex-
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Cumbie sisters ‘crucial’ for Youngker volleyball
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Youngker High volleyball coach Troy Sherman saw the potential in two young volleyball players nearly six years ago when sisters Kenzie and Sienna Cumbie, then ages 12 and 11, respectively, were attending his summer volleyball clinics. As a learning experience, Sherman teamed the young girls with some of his better high school players. Neither was hesitant to show her progress as a player. “One of the things I’ve always enjoyed is at my clinics I don’t separate the younger girls from the older ones, and I kind of throw them right in the heat,” Sherman said. “Neither of them was afraid to step in and take the challenge, even at a young age. You don’t always see that.” The girls have lived up to their potential. Kenzie is a senior and Sienna is a junior at Youngker, where they are both captains and entering their third year as an integral pair on the court for the Roughriders. Both put up major statistics for a team that secured a spot
Kenzie, left, and Sienna Cumbie are sisters and captains of the Youngker High volleyball team. (West Valley View photo by Eric Newman)
in the AIA 4A playoffs last season. In 2017, Kenzie led 4A Southwest with 872 assists as a junior, also hitting a league-high 64 aces. As just a sophomore, Sienna produced 263 digs, just one off the 4A Southwest leader, and
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Fahleson tapped as Tolleson district’s AD By Griffin Fabits
Derek Fahleson has been named Tolleson Union High School District’s new director of athletics, safety and security. The position, which oversees and supervises the district’s extracurricular programs, was posted earlier in the spring for a way to separate duties that were previously held by other administrators. Serving as an athletic director for the last three years with La Joya Community High School in the Tolleson district, Fahleson expressed interest in the position as soon as it was made available. “I’ve enjoyed working in that area of athletics, safety and security for several years,” Fahleson said. Prior to Fahleson taking the position, the duties fell under John Speer. Fahleson’s appointment allowed for a “realignment of those responsibilities,” he said. Fahleson has been working as either
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Derek Fahleson said his goal is to develop programs that offer a safe, enjoyable experience for kids. He’s the new athletic director for the Tolleson Union High School District. (Photo courtesy Tolleson Union High School District)
an athletic director or assistant principal in Arizona since 1997. A Nebras-
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blood, too. “My father was a school board member for 18 years of my growing up, and my mom was an education major and teacher,” he said. Fahleson’s excited to marry the ideas of athletics and education in his new role. “Our goal is to develop programs that offer a safe, enjoyable experience for kids,” he said. “We want to give them an opportunity to develop to their full potential and, in the meantime, make sure they are meeting the academic expectations that give them that privilege. “If that means they continue on academically in their post-secondary endeavors, that’s great. If it means they pursue their athletic endeavors post-secondary, that’s awesome, too. Hopefully our intentions are to use extracurricular activities as the means to get that academic success, so they can benefit from both of those.”
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Desert Edge badminton kicks off inaugural season By Griffin Fabits
Stephen Kraynick paces up and down the wood floors of the auxiliary gymnasium at Desert Edge High School, moments before his girls’ badminton team’s home opener in its inaugural season. Nervous? “A little bit,” Kraynick chuckled. The Desert Edge girls may have shared the sentiments of their head coach, wearing a 9-0 defeat to the Apollo Hawks on August 30. While the season is still in its infancy, Kraynick and the girls are not holding themselves to any sort of expectations in the program’s first year. Instead, they’re taking a fun, high-spirited approach to playing the new sport. “I told the girls, let’s just have fun and have no expectations. It’s a first year for us. Let’s just go out, have fun, enjoy it, and come and do things the Desert Edge way,” Kraynick said. Desert Edge joins Verrado, Millennium and Agua Fria as the schools offering girls’ badminton in the Agua Fria
Daisy Delgado from Apollo High School plays against Desert Edge High School in Goodyear. (West Valley View photo by Pablo Robles)
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through last fall, but the Scorpions officially introduced the sport Tina Dang from Apollo High School Badminton plays against Desert Edge High School in Goodyear. for this school year. (West Valley View photo by Pablo Robles) Kraynick is the girls’ tennis coach and was asked to take over “We just need to talk more,” a Desert Edge’s girls’ racquet sports soft-spoken Barnett said after the Auheading into this year. gust 30 loss. A former college tennis player, the It’s expected that in the first year of school’s freshman and junior English a new athletics program, it might take teacher jumped at the opportunity to a season or two to get the ball rolling coach badminton. in terms of the interest received from That was also a way for him to re- the student body. Instead, Kraynick cruit two of his top badminton players. has been pleasantly surprised with the Senior Rachel Barnett and junior schoolwide support. Philana Nguyen, both tennis players “The support’s been very positive for Kraynick in the spring, decided to and in the community in general. We make the transition to badminton when just had our big assembly, and the stuthey found out who was coaching. dents loved what they saw, and our And, hey, why not? It’d be fun, they program is growing. Across campus, thought. everyone’s been supporting, from adDespite losing in doubles together ministration to teachers to students. and dropping their individual match- They’re really excited for this new es, the No. 1 player Nguyen and No. 2 venture.” Barnett enjoyed the challenge. Kraynick is excited, too. His pacing “I didn’t know what to expect,” up and down the gym floor was just a Nguyen said post-game. “The style snapshot of his intentions of building they play is really different (from ten- a winning program and having a blast nis). I’d like to learn a lot from this while doing it. match.” “At the end of the day, I think we’re Barnett acknowledged the chemistry going to have a successful season and she and Nguyen share in badminton, enjoyable season, and I really do think which will parlay into working as a that we’re going to surprise a lot of doubles’ tandem this spring on the ten- people this year,” he said. nis court.
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Tai Chi @ the Library
Certified Tai Chi instructor John Leo will give free weekly lessons for adults at the White Tank Branch Library at 20304 W. White Tank Mountain Road, Waddell, from 10:15 to 11:15 a.m. Registration is required. For information, call 602-652-3000.
Stay and Play
The West Valley View publishes on Wednesday. The 9 Days a Week calendar – a listing of entertainment events such as concerts, theatrical performances, events for schools, churches, county parks and nonprofit groups – runs every issue. Events must be open to the public to be considered and generally must be held within the View’s coverage area, which is south of Northern Avenue, west of Loop 101, plus all of Tolleson, extending to Estrella in the south and Tonopah in the west. Events such as concerts and theatrical performances that fall outside the View’s circulation area will be considered because there are no concert halls or theater venues within our boundaries. 9 Days a Week 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 office by 4 p.m. Wednesday to be considered for the following Wednesday publication. Submissions must be in writing and may be emailed to Rachel Hagerman, rhagerman@timespublications.com or faxed to 623-935-2103.
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Litchfield Park Museum
The Litchfield Park Museum returns to its regular hours today: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday to Friday. Admission is free. The winter schedule continues through Memorial Day. It is located at 13912 W. Camelback Road. For questions, call 623-5354414 or visit litchfieldparkhistoricalsociety.org.
Junior Book Club (Ages 8-12)
Children are encouraged to read a book each month before joining Lila for a book discussion and activities from 3:30 to 4:15 p.m. at the Tolleson Public Library, 9555 W. Van Buren Street. For information, call 623-936-2746.
Come and Play with Me
Sam Garcia Western Avenue Library hosts a weekly open-play group at 495 E. Western Avenue, Avondale, at 11 a.m. for children through age 5. For information, call 623-333-2601.
Verrado Visionaries
Stop by the Verrado Grille at 4242 N. Golf Drive, Buckeye, to join fellow businesspeople in a West Valley networking group at 7 a.m. each Wednesday. For information, call 623-640-6268.
Lunch & Bunco
Come down to the Goodyear Library at 14455 W. Van Buren Street from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. for lunch, Bunco and prizes. The cost is $15. Registration is required. For information, call 623-882-7525.
Song-Ercise for Toddlers and Preschoolers
Join Ms. Maria and Ms. Gabby for exercise for parents and their children from 10 to 10:45 a.m. at White Tank Branch Library, 20304 W. White Tank Mountain Road, Waddell. For information, call 602-652-3000.
Thematic Book Club
The Litchfield Park Library at 101 W. Wigwam Boulevard holds monthly book club meetings at 1 p.m. This month’s theme is children’s literature. For information or help finding a book, call 602-652-3457.
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Raising a Reader (Ages 0-5)
Prepare children for school with a free literacy workshop program from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Avondale Civic Center Library, 11350 W. Civic Center Drive. For information, call 623-333-2602.
Festival Sage Rec Center Bookmobile
The Bookmobile, a library on wheels, will be at 26501 W. Desert Vista Boulevard, Buckeye, from 9 a.m. to noon. Visitors can get a library card and check out and return books. For information, call 623-349-6300.
Code Club
The Buckeye Downtown Library invites kids ages 8 to 12 to come to 310 N. Sixth Street at 5 p.m. to learn to code python, html and scratch. Registration is required. For information, call 623-349-6300.
EON Business Workshop
Meet fellow businesspeople and learn how to build your business from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Buckeye Coyote Branch Library, 21699 W. Yuma Road. Today’s workshop discusses customers. For information, call 623-349-6354.
Al-Anon Stepping Stones
The Christ Presbyterian Church at 925 N. Sarival Avenue, Goodyear, hosts a weekly Al-Anon meeting at 7 p.m. Al-Anon seeks to support the friends and families of alcoholics. For information, call 623-882-0721.
Toddler Storytime
Bring children to the Tolleson Public Library at 9555 W. Van Buren Street, so they can hear picture books read aloud and play with other toddlers at 11 a.m. For information, call 623-936-2746.
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See hundreds of bikes line the street and enjoy live rock music from 5 to 9 p.m. at WaterDance Plaza, 6751 N.
The Goodyear Branch Library at 14455 W. Van Buren Street invites parents to bring their children through age 5 to a fun play group at 10:15 a.m. that builds children’s motor and social skills. Toys can be checked out and brought home at the end of play group. For information, call 602-652-3000.
Blood Drive
The American Red Cross is holding a blood drive from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Estrella Mountain Church, 10485 S. Estrella Parkway, Goodyear. Walkins are welcome, but appointments are available. For information, call 1-800-733-2767.
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St. Peter’s RePete Boutique
Stop by St. Peter’s Episcopal Church at 400 S. Old Litchfield Road, Litchfield Park, for casual and formal apparel, jewelry, books, household items and home décor between 9 a.m. and noon. For more information, call 623-935-3279.
ASU Startup School
Join a free workshop series for small businesses and entrepreneurs from 10 a.m. to noon at the Goodyear Branch Library, 14455 W. Van Buren Street. Learn about business modeling, marketing strategies, intellectual property and more. Registration is required. For information, call 602-652-3000.
Master Gardener Q&A
Are you looking to improve your gardening skills? Master Gardener volunteers will be at the the White Tank Branch Library at 20304 W. White Tank Mountain Road, Waddell, at 10:30 a.m. to answer any desert gardening questions you may have. For information, call 602-652-3000.
Soulful Expressions Open Mic Night (Ages 13 and Older)
The Avondale Civic Center Library at 11350 W. Civic Center Drive invites poets, comedians and musicians to share their art with others from 5 to 7 p.m. Arrive at 4:30 p.m. to sign up for a performance slot. For information, call 623-333-2602.
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9/11 Memorial Service
Join local public safety personnel in remembering 9/11 with a flag raising ceremony at 7:30 a.m. at Fire Station 183, 3075 N. Litchfield Road, Goodyear. Breakfast will be provided. For information, call 623-932-2300.
Patriot Day Event
Honor the heroes of 9/11 with a free family friendly event from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at American Legion Post, 402 E. Narramore Avenue, Buckeye. Enjoy water activities, food, crafts, games and raffle prizes. For information, call 480-363-1045.
Sea Lions at Shipwreck Cove
Come see an educational show starring California sea lions and skilled trainers at 11:30 a.m. in a pirate-themed exhibit at Wildlife World Zoo, 16501 W. Northern Avenue, Litchfield Park. This show is free with admission. For information, call 623-935-9453.
Contemplative Prayer & Meditation
St. Peter’s Episcopal Church at 400 Old Litchfield Road, Litchfield Park, invites people desiring to deepen their meditation practice or try meditation for the first time to join them from 3 to 4 p.m. Sundays. All faiths are welcome. For information, call 623-935-3279.
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Baby Time
The Tolleson Public Library at 9555 W. Van Buren Street invites babies and their caregivers to an interactive play time at 1 p.m. For information, call 623-936-2746.
Hope
Stop by Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church’s Classroom C at 918 S. Litchfield Road, Goodyear, for the Hope support group from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. The goal of the group is to provide help for those struggling with any mental disorder by sharing experiences and supporting others. For information, call 480-994-4407.
Babies and Books (Ages 0-2)
The Avondale Civic Center Library at 11350 W. Civic Center Drive invites parents to bring their babies from 10:15 to 11 a.m. to promote early development. Babies will learn with books, music and playtime activities. For information, call 623-333-2602.
Aerobics for a Better You
Bring an exercise mat and hand weights to a free class from 8 to 9 a.m. at the Dr. Saide Recreation Center, 1003 E. Eason Avenue, Buckeye. For information, call 623-349-6350.
Teen Leadership Club
Teen Leadership Club is a group that creates and carries out new programs for the Goodyear Branch Library. The team meets from 5 to 6:30 p.m. at the library, 14455 W. Van Buren Street. Registration is required. For information, call 602-651-3507.
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Bingo
The American Legion Post 61 hosts bingo each Tuesday at 6:45 p.m. These bingo nights have 17 games including Quickie, Early Bird, Double Action and a $1,000 progressive game. Come down to 35 N. Dysart Road, Avondale, to support the area’s youth and veterans. For information, call 623-932-4960.
Buckeye Business Connection
Buckeye Chamber hosts the Buckeye Business Connection from 7:15 to 8:30 a.m. every Tuesday at the Chamber office at 508 E. Monroe Avenue. This group serves coffee and a light breakfast and networks with business members in the community. Each week, there will also be a different guest speaker. For information, call 623-386-2727.
Yoga for Preschoolers
The Tolleson Public Library at 9555 W. Van Buren Street invites preschoolers to weekly yoga classes from 11 a.m. to noon. For information, call 623-936-2746.
LD4 Democrats
Meet candidates running for office, learn about political issues and become a more informed voter at 6:30 p.m. each second Tuesday at Total Wine & More, 1416 N. Litchfield Road, Goodyear. For information, call 623-696-5962.
Estrella Toastmasters
Visit a Toastmasters Community meeting to become a stronger public speaker and leader from 6:30 to 7:45 a.m. at the Southwest Valley Chamber of Commerce, 289 N. Litchfield Road, Goodyear. For information, call 602-391-5781.
Avondale Farmers’ Market
Find fresh, locally grown produce and agricultural products from 8 a.m. to noon each Tuesday through October 30 at the Care1st Avondale Resource Center, 328 W. Western Avenue. Cash, debit, credit, WIC and SNAP benefits are accepted. For information, call 623-333-2703.
Fitness in the District
Get in shape with Zumba, EDM Body Fitness, POUND and other free high-energy classes from 6:45 to 8 p.m. at WaterDance Plaza, 6751 N. Sunrise Boulevard, Glendale. Fitness in the District welcomes all ages and encourages attendees to dress up for the weekly themed workouts. Refreshments will be provided. For information, call 623-385-7502.
West Valley Rock and Mineral Club
Join fellow rock hounds at 6:30 p.m. every second Tuesday at Painted Desert Academy, 2400 S. 247th Avenue, Buckeye. For information, call 623-329-2519.
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Preschoolers Storytime
The Tolleson Public Library at 9555 W. Van Buren Street invites preschool-age children to read books, sing songs and take part in activities at 11 a.m. For information, call 623-936-2746.
Agua Fria Toastmasters
Visit a Toastmasters Community meeting to become a stronger public speaker and leader from 6:15 to 7:30 p.m. at Mimi’s Cafe, 1220 N. Dysart Road, Goodyear. For information, call 775-250-0949.
Westgate Hot Rod Night
Enjoy a classic car show, live music, drinks and more from 5 to 9 p.m. at WaterDance Plaza, 6751 N. Sunrise Boulevard, Glendale. For information, call 623-385-7502.
Needle and Thread
The Avondale Civic Center Library at 11350 W. Civic Center Drive invites adults to bring a coffee mug and materials to join fellow crafters for needlework, knitting and crocheting at 10:30 a.m. For information, call 623-333-2602.
Girl Power Hour
Come to the Dr. Saide Recreation Center at 1003 E. Eason Avenue, Buckeye, at 5 p.m. to express yourself with creativity and hang out with other girls. For information, call 623-349-6350.
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In Stitches in Goodyear
The DivorceCare support group meets 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesdays at Christ Presbyterian Church, 925 N. Sarival Avenue, Goodyear. This 13-week support group enables divorced and separated persons to find help, discover hope and experience healing. The format includes videos, a workbook, a trained facilitator and group discussion. The workbook costs $20; scholarships are available. A kids support group is held concurrently. See below. Child care is available for younger kids. For information, call/text Carol at 623-340-9205 or email cphillips02@cox.net.
Enjoy tea and coffee and meet fellow crafters and work on crochet, knitting or sewing projects. Come by the Goodyear Branch Library at 14455 W. Van Buren Street from 1:30 to 3 p.m. to join. For information, call 602-652-3000.
Kids Support Group
Find support and discover healthy ways to cope with grief following the loss of a loved one at 6:30 p.m. at Desert Springs Community Church, 14440 W. Indian School Road, Goodyear. For information, call 623-435-2105.
DivorceCare for Kids meets 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesdays at Christ Presbyterian Church, 925 N. Sarival Avenue, Goodyear. It meets in a different room than the Divorce Support Group. This program is for children ages 5 to 12 who are struggling with the hurt and pain of divorce and separation. The workbook is $20; scholarships are available. For information, call/text Carol at 623-3409205 or email cphillips02@cox.net.
Single and Parenting Support Group
The Single and Parenting support group meets 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesdays at Christ Presbyterian Church, 925 N. Sarival Avenue, Goodyear. This 13-week support group provides support and information for single parents. The format includes videos, a workbook, a trained facilitator, and group discussion. The workbook is $20; scholarships are available. Child care is available. For more information, call/text Carol at 623-340-9205 or email cphillips02@cox.net.
Bosom Buddies
Bosom Buddies breast cancer support group meets from 6 to 8 p.m. the second Thursday of the month at the Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church, 918 S. Litchfield Road, Goodyear. For information, call 623-328-5494.
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Intro to Residential Scale Permaculture
Learn more about water conservation and landscaping this fall with Avondale’s free class series taught by master gardeners, certified arborists and horticulturists. Today’s lesson discusses residential scale permaculture from 6 to 8 p.m. at Avondale City Hall, 11465 W. Civic Center Drive. Registration is required. For information, call 623-333-4422.
Code Club
The Litchfield Park Library invites kids ages 10 to 13 to learn how to code while playing computer games from 3:45 to 4:45 p.m. at 101 W. Wigwam Boulevard. Registration is required. For information, call 602-652-3457.
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Avondale’s Got Talent Two art exhibits at Goodyear looking for performers Library in September By Christina Fuoco-Karasinski
By Christina Fuoco-Karasinski The city of Avondale, in partnership with Riviera Broadcasting, is on the lookout for performers of all ages who live, work or study in the city of Avondale to audition to perform and compete for a cash grand prize of $250 during Avondale’s Got Talent. The Avondale’s Got Talent auditions are an excellent platform for performers – whether they are singers, dancers, comedians, instrumentalists or even magicians – to showcase their talent. Individuals or groups of any age can audition. Auditions are made by applying online with a photo and a performance video by October 1. Finalists will be notified by October 15 and will perform on stage in front of hundreds of event attendees at the Billy Moore Days Festival stage, Saturday, October 20.
For more information or to access the online application, visit billymooredays.com/avondales-got-talent or call 623-333-2400.
Local artists of all ages will have their work on display at the Goodyear Branch Library, 14455 W. Van Buren Street, Suite C-102, through September 28 as part of the city’s arts programs. Follow Your Art Jr. Fine Art Show will showcase the work created by teens during the summer camp. The reception – hosted by Goodyear Arts & Culture Commission and Catitude Gallery – is 5:30 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, September 5 and includes light refreshments and live entertain- Professional artist Henry Bosak teaches students at Goodyear’s Follow Your Art Jr. summer camp program. (Photo ment by Tucker Stork. courtesy city of Goodyear) What a Beautiful World is a photo exhibit by AZ this show is 5:30 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Shutterbugs, a group of West Valley September 13. digital photographers, from talented For more information, visit goodbeginners to experts. The reception for yearaz.gov/arts.
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Free garden tours are highlight of Garden Extravaganza
By Steven Solomon If the thought of growing your own fruits and vegetables sounds appealing, but you don’t know how to begin, Buckeye Outreach Social Services at 501 E. Mahoney Avenue in Buckeye might have the answer – a Garden Extravaganza, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday, September 14, and Saturday, September 15. “We have 90-some raised beds,” said Imelda Ramos, who manages the B.O.S.S. gardens. “We can grow anything.” Indeed, depending on the season, the gardens may have carrots, radishes, tomatoes, eggplant, peppers, yellow corn, acorn squash, a variety of chilis, watermelon, cantaloupe, green beans or pumpkins. B.O.S.S. also has a 12-foot-by-10foot aquaphonic garden. “Picture two tanks in the pool, and in one of them we put goldfish and then from that tank the water goes to another tank, a plastic trashcan, that filters the water from the fish. Then it goes into the pool. The fish add proteins and stuff, so plants can grow – vegetables like lettuce, kale, garlic, watermelon and cantaloupe,” Ramos said. “On top of the pool are floating boards that hold little baskets that hold seeds or starter plants. And in two or three weeks you see something growing.” She said the produce is donated to the Old Faith Community Food Bank and also to members of the drug and alcohol group that meets there on Thursdays. In addition, groups of 20 or so students from area schools visit during the year to see the gardens. Tours of the gardens will be offered every hour during the Garden Extravaganza, as well as raffles and door prizes. Children’s activities will include planting vegetable and flower seedlings to take home. Ice cream and nachos will be offered for sale to raise funds to purchase seeds for next season. “This is the first time we’re doing this, and we’re hoping to do it yearly or twice a year,” Ramos said. “I’m hoping at least a hundred will come this time.” Ramos, who is a part-time worker at B.O.S.S., said she receives help from others in the office, as well as volunteers from halfway houses and people doing court-ordered community service.
Depending on the season, the gardens at Buckeye Outreach Social Services may have carrots, radishes, tomatoes, eggplant, peppers, yellow corn, acorn squash, a variety of chilis, watermelon, cantaloupe, green beans or pumpkins. Visitors can tour gardens and learn about growing fruits and vegetables during Buckeye Outreach Social Services’ Garden Extravaganza, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday, September 14, and Saturday, September 15. (Photos courtesy Buckeye Outreach Social Services)
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Litchfield Park musician, band gets help from Colbert By Christina Fuoco-Karasinski
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Guitarist Tommy Gibbons and the rest of the nu-metal band Flaw didn’t mind being the butt of Stephen Colbert’s jokes most of this year. In March, Colbert compared the band’s need for a tour van to President Donald Trump’s desire for a border wall. Flaw started a GoFundMe page for the van and was $1,500 short of its $15,000 goal. Trump supporters have suggested the country’s leader crowdsource to collect funds for the wall. Colbert’s repeated jokes on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert didn’t boost the total of Flaw’s campaign, so he ended up buying a van for the rockers. “They’re still $1,500 short,” Colbert said. “How else is Flaw supposed to get to their gig? I bought Flaw a van.” In his Litchfield Park studio, Gibbons said none of it was planned, as many believe. He was just as surprised as anyone. Colbert also appears in Flaw’s video for its new song “Conquer This Climb.” “I run a lot of Flaw’s social media,” explained the Agua Fria High School graduate. “I’m chilling in the hotel room and my phone keeps going off. I thought it was an emergency. The
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Deadline approaching for Father/Son Sports Fest By Christina Fuoco-Karasinski
The cities of Tolleson and Goodyear are coming together to host the Father/ Son Sports Fest from 6 to 9:30 p.m. Saturday, September 29, at Goodyear Community Park, 3151 N. Litchfield Road. The evening features games, raffles, sports contests and an appearance by the Arizona Diamondbacks’ mascot, Baxter. An all-American catered dinner will be served. Tickets are limited and available only through advance sales at Tolleson
Recreation Department, 9555 W. Van Buren Street, or the Goodyear Recreation Department, 3075 N. Litchfield Road. Tickets are $45 per duo for Tolleson or Goodyear residents, $20 per additional ticket for Tolleson or Goodyear residents, $55 per duo for nonresidents and $25 per additional nonresident ticket. For more information, call 623-4744992 or 623-882-7531, or visit tollesonaz.org/events or goodyearaz.gov.
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Know a student who’s doing something remarkable? Tell us about it! Email Christina Fuoco-Karasinski at christina@timespublications.com. Elesia Blue has been selected to er’s honor roll for the 2017-18 acabecome a member of the National demic year. Duncan is a member of Society of High School Scholars. the women’s rowing team. The honor The society recognizes top scholars roll recognizes student-athletes who who have demonstrated outstanding have balanced athletic success with leadership, scholarship and commu- academic excellence. To be considnity commitment. A sophomore at ered for this honor, student-athletes La Joya High School in Avondale, must have earned a varsity letter in Blue maintains a 3.83 grade-point a sport the conference determined a average. She aspires to be a neonatal champion in the recently completed physician or nurse. She is also a var- academic year. Nichole Martelli of Goodyear has sity cheerleader and a member of the completed IMPACT new student dance team. Gillian Duncan of Litchfield Park orientation and enrolled at Troy was one of 150 University of San University in Troy, Alabama, for the fall Diego student-athletes named to the 2018 semester. The fall semester for the West Coast Conference commission- Troy Campus started August 15.
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INVITATION TO BID Bids: Wednesday, October 10, 2018 Time to be determined Project: Victory Phase 2B Linear Park CFD Improvements Verrado ARC LLC seeks qualified General Contractors, with a minimum CR-21 Landscaping and Irrigation Systems, to submit sealed bids for the Landscape Installation along Victory Phase 2B Linear Park CFD Improvements which consists of, but is not limited to all work associated with installation of the landscape in accordance with the plans and specifications (the “Work”). The Successful Contractor shall be responsible for all coordination associated with the Work. Copies of the plans, specifications, bid documents and detailed information for this project will be available on Thursday, September 6, 2018. Contact Terri Kading tkading@dmbinc.com to make arrangements to receive the bid documents. Please reference “Victory Phase 2B Linear Park CFD Improvements - Request for Bid Package” in your Email subject line. A MANDATORY pre-bid meeting will be held in the DMB Associates Offices located at 7600 E Doubletree Ranch Road, Suite 300 – Thursday, September 20, 2018 at 10:00 am. All interested parties are invited to attend. It is recommended that interested parties RSVP prior to the meeting. Sealed bids will be received at the City of Buckeye, City Clerkʼs Office, located at 530 E Monroe, Buckeye, AZ 85326, on Wednesday October 10, 2018, time will be listed in the bid documents. Bids submitted after specified closing time will not be accepted. Bids will be publicly opened and read aloud immediately after the specified closing time. Unless all bids are rejected, the Contract will be awarded within twenty one (21) days. The Contract will be awarded to the lowest qualified bidder that submits a complete and accurate bid. A complete and accurate bid will include all information requested in the bid documents. Every bid made by a Contractor pursuant to this Notice shall be accompanied by a surety bond for ten percent (10%) of the bid amount, listing Verrado ARC LLC as the Obligee, as a guarantee that the Contractor will enter into a contract to perform the Work, or as liquidated damages in the event the Contractor refuses or fails to enter into the Contract with Verrado ARC LLC upon award. Cashiers checks will not be accepted. The bonds will be returned to all Contractors whose bids are not awarded the Contract, and to the successful Contractor, upon execution of the Contract, and receipt of Payment and Performance bonds for the Work. The cost for providing Payment and Performance bonds shall be included in the bid submittal. A Payment and Performance bond will be required in the amount of 100% of the original Contract value for the duration of the Contract. All bidders shall be required to submit, with their bid proposal, a completed Certificate of Insurance evidencing their ability to meet the insurance requirements for this project. The Contractor shall carry property damage and public liability insurance and shall hold and save harmless Verrado ARC LLC, the City of Buckeye and the Verrado District 1 Community Facilities District from any employerʼs liability and from any and all liens for materials or labor in connection with this Work as specified in the bid documents. Any bids submitted without the bid bond, certificate of insurance and any other items as required in the bid documents will be deemed incomplete, and will be rejected. Verrado ARC LLC reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to withhold the award for any reason Verrado ARC LLC determines necessary and appropriate. Award of the successful bid shall be subject to approval by Verrado ARC LLC or its representatives. Interested parties shall refer to the bid package and addendums for further information, or contact Terri Kading at tkading@dmbinc.com – reference Victory Phase 2B Linear Park CFD Improvements. No engineerʼs estimate will be distributed.
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“Pancho” Francisco Rojas "Pancho” Francisco Rojas, of Glendale, Arizona passed away on August 23, 2018, in Goodyear, Arizona.
Francisco was born in Phoenix, Arizona to Jesus and Aucencia Rojas on January 18, 1951. He earned a certificate as a journeyman lineman and worked for A.P.S. and Salt River Project until his retirement. Francisco Rojas is preceded in death by his parents, Jesus and Aucencia Rojas and two brothers Manuel and Charlie Rojas. Frank is survived by his children Jessica Peñuñuri, Rebecca Rojas & Jeremy Rojas seven (7) grandchildren Isaiah Peñuñuri, Deziray Noriega, Samantha Peñuñuri, Joshua Rojas, Carlos Noriega Jr., Jordan Rojas and Catalina Peñuñuri three (3) great-grandchildren Maliyah Curry, Melanee & Rylee Peñuñuri and his four (4) sisters Benita McKenna, Lorrie Madrid, Virginia Hammock and Rosie Sanchez he had 12 nephews and 7 nieces. The family wishes to extend their gratitude to friends and family for their support in his final days. His celebration of life will be held at Fray Garces Colombian Hall located at 8066 N. 49th Ave., Glendale, AZ on September 9, 2018, at 1:00 p.m.
John Anthony Higginbotham John Anthony Higginbotham, age 79, of Avondale, died August 24, 2018 in Glendale. He was born May 7, 1939 in Brunswick, GA to Elliott Francis Higginbotham and Laure Jeter Dixon Higginbotham. John never met a stranger. He was very well informed and could discuss any topic with knowledge. He loved classical music and southern gospel music touched his heart and soul. He was a loving, devoted father, grandfather and husband. John is survived by his wife, Jean Greenway Higginbotham; daughters, Jean-Maria Loretta Higginbotham, Julie Merrili Higginbotham Sherman (Bruce), Jennifer Kelliann Higginbotham (Bob); John Anthony Higginbotham, Jr (Joyce); and six grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents and brothers. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 am, Saturday, September 8, 2018 at Victory Baptist Church, 12808 S Tuthill Road, Buckeye, AZ 85326. The family suggests that donations be made to Victory Baptist Church, Rainbow Valley, AZ. Condolences for the family may be left at www.ThompsonFuneralChapel.com.
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2/6/1924- 8/17/2018 C.J. Barton (Bart), 94, of Buckeye passed away in his home surrounded by loved ones. C.J. was born in Custer City Oklahoma and moved to Arizona in 1935 during the Dust Bowl. C.J. lived most of his life in the Buckeye area and in the same house for the last 54 years. Having only an 8 th grade education, C.J. began working to help support the family. Once old enough, C.J. served in the Army during World War II. He trained in the heat of Death Valley to go to combat in Africa. By the time he reached New York, the conflict in Africa was settled so he was shipped to the frigid Germany landing on Utah Beach. He served with the 3rd Army, 390th AAA Battalion under General Patton. He was in four major battles including the Battle of the Bulge and served in Germany and France until World War II was over. After serving his country, he met and married Clara (a.k.a. Kack) Bryant and they created a family of five children. He worked hard as a mechanic for various auto dealerships until opening and retiring from his own business, Bart’s Auto and Machine Shop. Once retired, he took up woodworking. He put his machine shop tools to good work, turning his metal lathes into woodworking lathes, resulting in many special gifts for grandkids and great grandkids. C.J. kept active and learning until he couldn’t any longer. He never gave up until he decided it was his time. He was an excellent example of unconditional love, honesty, integrity, and trustworthiness. He is dearly loved by his family. C.J. is proceeded in death by his wife of 59 years, Clara (Bryant); his parents, Carrel and Florence Barton; grandson, Michael Barton; and all siblings (five brothers and three sisters). He is survived by five children, Dennis (Trudy), Morgan (Sue), Carol, Danny (Joanie), and Benjamin; eight grandchildren; 21 great grandchildren; and two great, great, grandchildren. The Memorial Service will be held at Ganley’s Buckeye Funeral Home, Saturday, September 8, 2018 at 10:00 a.m. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests any memorial contributions be made to Hospice of the Valley, 1510 E. Flower Street, Phoenix, AZ 85014. C.J.’s final resting place will be at the National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona at a later date.
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In Loving Memory June Vivian (Benedict) Dean went home to the Lord on August 23, 2018, after 89 good and faithful years. She was born on June 27, 1929 in Oshkosh, WI to George and Isabel and raised in Butte des Morts, WI. At 19, she visited Arizona where she met Roy Dean, the love of her life. They married on July 15, 1949 and made their home in Buckeye. Roy and June had four children, Siouxan, Roy Jr., Todd & Terry Dean and built a legacy together. June loved the Lord and her family with all her heart, and her life was a testament to it. She worked alongside Roy, in their house moving business (Arid State Housemoving). Over time the family business grew with their two sons, to include farming and a feedstore (Dean Farms & Verde Hay Market). June was the chief financial officer, secretary, accountant and glue that held the family and businesses together. June invested in her community over her lifetime. Active in the Buckeye Women's Club, serving two terms as President, travelling to Washington DC. She served on the Buckeye Museum Board for 16 years and one of the original creators of the Buckeye Pioneer Days. She had fun participating in the Buckeye Melodrama for many years. She attended Palo Verde Baptist Church, taking every grandchild that would come with her. June spent the 1980's-2000's with Roy in Cottonwood, AZ, running the Verde Hay Market feedstore. She made many friends in the community, memories with her children and grandchildren, and a difference during her time in the Verde Valley. June's legacy continues in her four children, Siouxan Dean, Roy (Mandy) Dean Jr., Todd (Lupe) Dean, Terry Dean (preceded); her ten grandchildren Carol (Travis) Gable, Daniel (Karyn) Hardison, Heather (Wyatt) Karstetter, Alexis (Jim) Garner, Gretchen (Kevin) Blasius, Shawn (Justin) Wood, Wyatt (Melanie) Dean, Seth (Samantha) Dean, Stormy Loran, Lupita (Ivan) Chavez; her 20 Great Grandchildren (with two on the way) and five great greatgranchildren. She passed away peacefully at her & Roy's (preceded) original homeplace in Liberty, Arizona on August 23, 2018. She will be deeply missed. Visitation was held at Ganley’s Buckeye Funeral Home on August 29, 2018 at First Southern Baptist Church, Buckeye, on Thursday, August 30, 2018.
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OBITUARIES Darlene Bailey In loving memory of Darlene Bailey, she was an amazing mother and grandmother. She cared deeply for those around her and would do anything for them. She is greatly missed and loved. She was survived by her children, grandchildren, great grandchildren Bonnie Bassham, Suzie Olney, Billy Wibberg, Nina Austin, Nicole, Ashley, Jacob, Amber, Nate, Hayley, Aubree, Aaron, Alexis, Andrew; brother Pete Van Winkle, and niece Brenda Lee. She will forever be in our hearts.
Dorothy Marie Carlile Dorothy Marie Carlile, age 90, of Buckeye, (formerly of Thompsonville, IL) died Sunday, August 12, 2018 at home. Dorothy was born December 12, 1927 in Franklin County, IL to Byron and Ethel (Todd) Sweet. She was a 1945 graduate of Benton Community High School. In December, 1944 she married Avil E. Lampley, and they had a daughter, Debra. She later married John Bailey Carlile on May 10, 1955. She lived in Franklin County, IL for 80 years. She was known by everyone as Granny, a name that she dearly loved. She frequently welcomed friends and family into her home to partake of her hospitality. To Dorothy, there was no better way to show her love for you than through food. If a visitor was expected, the pie would be cut and the coffee poured almost before they even walked out their own door! Her chicken and dumplings, and pie, particularly coconut cream and chocolate pie, were legendary. One bite would evoke fond memories of home and requests for recipes would soon follow. In 2008, Dorothy packed up and moved to Arizona to be near her family. Though far from home and dear friends, her welcoming ways soon garnered her another wealth of friends from all across the country and Canada. Dorothy was never far from her phone. She would make nightly rounds, checking with friends to see how they were doing and learning how she could help them. She always spoke in person, believing that, “if you don’t answer your phone, what’s the use in having it?” If you were one of Dorothy’s phone buddies, you knew you had a special place in her heart. Dorothy is survived by her daughter, Debra Lampley Wilkerson-Sachs and her husband, Jeff of Goodyear; two grandchildren, Lee Kahl and wife Jeanne of Belmond, IA and Steven Wilkerson and wife Martha of Surprise, and two beloved great-grandchildren, Andrea and Andrew. While sister Andrea was in school, Andrew was always taking such good care of his Granny! She is also survived by many nieces and nephews who loved their Aunt Dot. She was preceded in death by her husband, John Bailey Carlile; parents, Byron and Ethel Sweet, siblings Elmer (Bertha) Sweet; Ruth Hutchcraft Windle; Betty (Trandall) McKay and Kenny (Erma) Sweet; son-in-law, Andy B. Wilkerson; two nephews, Richard and Darrell Sweet; and one niece, Shelva Hutchcraft Lampley. A celebration of life will be held at 10:00 am, Saturday, September 8, 2018 at Thompson Funeral Chapel, 926 S. Litchfield Road, Goodyear, AZ. In honor of Dorothy, celebrants are invited to partake of a meal following the service at the Wilkerson-Sachs home. Condolences for the family may be left at www.ThompsonFuneralChapel.com.
Oscar Ponce Nandin Oscar Ponce Nandin, age 74, of Phoenix, passed from this life on Sunday, August 19, 2018 in Phoenix. Oscar was born in Phoenix, on April 12, 1944 to Vicente S. Nandin and Maria Olimpia Ponce. Oscar proudly enlisted in the United States Army where he served our country honorably. Oscar has always been a union man, first with the Meat Cutters Union, then the Cement Finishers Union, and later as Cl1ief Union Steward and Federal Mediator at Luke AFB, where he traveled the country serving his brothers and sisters in the AFGE. He retired from Luke AFB in February 2006 after nearly 30 years of service. He was an devoted volunteer in the West Valley Communities, Boys Scouts of America, VFW Post 6310, City of Tolleson, Valle del Sol, Blessed Sacrament Church, Knights of Columbus, Tolleson Woman's Club, baseball and softball coach for Cities of Tolleson, Phoenix, and Avondale. His passionate love for music has been passed down to his family. He loved being an American and serving the United States in the Army was one of his greatest honors. He is remembered as a larger than life character, professional storyteller, prankster, jokester and life of the party. Oscar leaves to cherish his precious life and memories, his loving wife, Mary Valdivia Nandin; beloved children, Claudia N. Urquijo (Joel Natalie M. NandinGonzalez (Jose), Stephanie M. Gonzalez (Alfonso), Patricia M. Nandin-Peralta (Richard); siblings, Yolanda Hernandez (Martin), Olimpia Nandin, Ortensia, Quintana (Daniel) Samuel P. Nandin, Vincent Nandin (Sylvia), Angie Nandin; 13 grandchildren, and a host of family and friends. Service arrangements have been entrusted to the care of Holy Cross Catholic Funeral Home, 9925 W. Thomas Rd. Avondale., AZ 85392. 623-936-1710
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Blair Edward Tanner Blair Edward Tanner, 73, of Avondale, died August 26, 2018 in Glendale, AZ. He was born May 8, 1945 in Leominster, MA to Edward and Beatrice LeBlanc Tanner. He worked for many years in management at Cox Cable. Blair is survived by his wife, Diane Tanner; daughters, Tara and Sara Tanner; sons, Robb Tanner, Dan Crenshaw, Steve Crenshaw and Sam Tanner; and 12 grandchildren. Condolences for the family may be left at www.ThompsonFuneralChapel.com.
Christopher Jordan Arroyo Christopher Jordan Arroyo was born on Saturday, July 7, 2018 at 3:03 a.m. to the parents Jonathon and Lexis Arroyo at the Banner Thunderbird Medical Center in Glendale. He weighed 6 pounds, 12 ounces and was 18 inches long. Christopher is deeply loved by his mommy and daddy, big brother Josiah, his grandparents, his greatgrandparents, his aunts and uncles, his cousins and many others. Christopher will always remain his parents' precious baby and Josiah's little brother, and they will be reunited again in heaven one day. A service was held at New Life Covenant Church, 541 E. Main Street, Avondale, AZ 85392. Condolences for the family may be left at www.ThompsonFuneralChapel.com.
Scott Henline, Jr. Scott Henline, age 92 of Avondale, died August 23, 2018, in Avondale. He was born July 2, 1926, in Trinidad, CO to Scott and Pearl Henline. He served in the US Navy from May 1994 - June 1946 achieving the rank of FC03. Scott is survived by his wife, Gwynn Henline; daughters, Jewelene Pattullo and husband Kevin, Victoria Walker-Stephenson and husband, Larry, and Starlene Montoya and husband Johnny; sons, W. Scott Henline, Robert W. Henline, Jim Cochrane, and Clay Grady and wife, Tracy; sister, Flava Crouch; eight grandchildren, and 19 great-grandchildren. A Celebration of Life will be held at a future date. For an update of the service date, or to leave condolences, please go to www.ThompsonFuneralChapel.com.
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Licensed, Bonded & Insured ROC #289066
LUXURY HOME REMODELS
CONCRETE / MASONRY
GLASS SERVICES
Not a licensed contractor
602.550.7732
Same Day Service & Free Estimates
GABRIEL’S APPLIANCE
Don’t let your broken panes... Break your bank!!!
PARTS & SERVICE
Parts & Repairs for most major brands. MAJOR APPLIANCES REPAIRED IN HOME Washers • Dryers • Dishwashers • Refrigerators • Ranges
(623) 535-9611 gabrielsapplianceservice@hotmail.com
WWW.YOURSONCONTRACTING.COM
(6 2 3) 5 8 2 - 4 4 7 7
Call Today/Clean Today
ESTABLISHED IN 2006 Providing service to people, not just machines.
Family Owned & Operated
623.556.8378
www.pnponecarecleaning.com
24 Hour Emergency Service
APPLIANCE SERVICES
Garage Doors
Repair • Service • Installation
PATIOS, WALKWAYS, DRIVEWAYS, RV PARKING COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL CONCRETE DEMOLITION & PLACEMENT SPECIALTY CONCRETE FREE ESTIMATES
Mention this ad: Buy One Window Replacement Get the Second -1/2 OFF* Residential • Commercial Family Owned & Operated In Arizona Since 1977 www.demersglass.com
(623) 878-1180
ROC Lic. #K-09 149540 • Insured • References Available
Office 623-872-7622
*Equal or lesser value of materials ONLY
ROC# CR65 090690D
KITCHEN & BATHS FLOORING ADDITIONS AGING IN PLACE ROOFING
Visit Our Design Studio 11203 W Nevada Ave. Youngtown, AZ LICENSED - BONDED - INSURED - ROC#223524
CLASSIFIEDS
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WEST VALLEY VIEW NEWS | SEPTEMBER 5, 2018
WEST VALLEY BUSINESS
623.535.VIEW AIR CONDITIONING
LANDSCAPING
VISTA VISTA
*FREE SECOND OPINIONS *EMERGENCY SERVICE *ALL MAKES & MODELS **FREE QUOTES ON NEW EQUIPMENT** “FINANCING AVAILABLE” FAMILY OWNED & OPERATED WESTSIDE BUSINESS LICENSED ROC#313262-BONDED-INSURED “World Class Service - Hometown Feel”
www.airNOWac.com A+
623-932-1674 REPAIR-SERVICE-UPGRADE
HANDYMAN
HOME IMPROVEMENTS
HANDYMAN I AM HOME REPAIR L.L.C.
Minnesota Ethics in an Arizona Economy
•No Job Too Small • Free Estimates
Licensed, Bonded, Insured • ROC 209166
602-931-0904 HandymanIam@cox.net
THE HOME REPAIR SPECIALISTS
Everything Under the Sun & More!
CJ 480-800-9265 Benjamin 602-872-8386
Call Anytime
AUTO GLASS
• Regular Maintenance • • Bi-Weekly & Monthly Service • • One Time Clean-Ups • • Plant & Tree Renovation • • Tree Trimming & Removal • • Irrigation Repairs & Installs • • Weed Control & Removal • • Next-Day Service in Most Cases •
Gardeningpluslandscapes@gmail.com
New Windshield Replacement starting at
$
100
WE TAKE CARE OF ALL YOUR AUTO GLASS NEEDS: BACK GLASS, DOOR GLASS, SUN ROOF, & CHIP REPAIR
All Insurance Accepted | Lifetime Warranty on Labor 18503 W. Van Buren St. • Goodyear, AZ 85338 www.avondaleautoglass.com
602-606-2605
vistadelsollandscape@q.com vistadelsollandscape@q.com
Mike’s Lawn Service LLC • • • • • •
Tree Trimming •Mowing & Edging Sprinkler Systems - Install & Repair Landscape Renovations General Clean Up • Weed Control Lighting • Concrete • Pavers Plant & Tree Installation
Serving the West Valley Since 1990
Formerly Flatiron Landscaping & Design
References Available
Not a licensed contractor
Weekly Year Round Service! No job too big or too small
Mike (623) 764-1294
LANDSCAPING
Same Owners, Same Great Service!
Custom Landscaping and Hardscaping Pavers. Artificial Grass. Putting Greens Concrete. Retaining Walls. Fireplaces. Outdoor Kitchens. Curbing. Irrigation Installation and Repairs Tree and Plant Installation Licensed-Bonded-Insured ROC#202397. ROC#219652
stonecreek-az.com
D:(623)670-0080 O:(623)536-8275
MEDICAL SERVICES
Free Estimates
Clean-ups • Weed Control Bush/Tree Trimming or removal Maintenance Sprinkler/Drip Repair • Overseed Dethatching • Planting • Mowing
Javier 623-249-9395
“A Passion for Caring” The most experienced and compassionate home care service in the West! • In-Home care service for your loved ones • On Call 24/7 Customized Care • Experienced Staff • RN Supervised • Serving the Greater Phoenix West
623.547.7521
Not a licensed contractor
www.acompassionatehomecare.com
LANDSCAPING
LOOK!
Landscape Maintenance Services * Irrigation system and repairs (Valves, drip, timers, & sprinklers) * Pavers * Artificial grass * Malibu lights * Maintenance, general clean-ups & hauling * House painting, interior & exterior AND MUCH MORE. CALL FOR FREE ESTIMATE.
Weekly, Biweekly, Monthly & Quarterly Residential & Commercial, Big Properties Not a licensed contractor
LANDSCAPING Lawn Care
• Tree Trimming
• Weed Removal/Spray • One-Time Cleanup
Specializing in LARGE TREE TRIMMING Antonio or Laura 623.206.3403
PAINTING
Saunders Painting
We’re on A-CALL A-CALL aa cacallllreawawonayaylyly PAINTING
Drywall Repair/Texture Matching Acoustic Ceiling Removal Cabinets’ & Power Washing
Interior & Exterior
FREE ESTIMATES
Jeff R. Saunders
623-266-9798 602-826-3969
We’Wree’ only a call away !
HOA REPAINT REPAINT SPECIALIST HOA SPECIALIST HOA REPAINT SPECIALIST ROC#302675 ROC#302675 •• Fully Fully Insured Insured jppaintpros445@gmail.com jppaintpros445@gmail.com
Estimates Free Jack Pacheco
Mobile
Jack Pacheco
Credit Cards Accepted ROC Lic. #143502 & Bonded
602-422-3648 602-422-3648
PAINTING
PEST CONTROL
BRANDENBURG PAINTING
Interior & Exterior Bonded & Insured ROC #123818
Termite - Pest - Pigeon Pro’s
Free Estimates
623-972-9150 623-695-3390
Bob
FHA/VA Inspections
Bed Bugs, Bees, etc.
Basic Pest Service
FAMILY OWNED
49-75
$
Lic. / Est. 1981
PEST CONTROL
PAINTING BRUSH STROKE PAINTING
The Bug Stops Here
100% Satisfaction Guaranteed
L&M
PEST & LANDSCAPING LLC
Licensed, Bonded & Insured
• Residential & Commercial Our Goal is not to be the • Pest Control • Weed Control With A 6 Month Biggest - Just the best! Guarantee Mitch Stevens • Restaurant Inspections & OWNER-OPERATOR Quality Control A Referral Is The • Home Inspection & Sealing • Pigeon Control • Bees & Wasps Best Compliment Bus • Roof Rat & Gopher Abatement 623 932 4168 • West Nile Virus Control & Cell Treatment For Residential & 623 932 4168 Golf Courses • Scorpions • Fleas & Ticks License #8555 mes123us@yahoo.com
ROC Lic. #170982
No Contracts • Payment Plans
FREE ESTIMATES
POWER WASH • WINDOW CLEANING • CABINETS DRYWALL REPAIR • ACOUSTIC CEILINGS BRUSH/ROLL/SPRAY • INTERIOR/EXTERIOR brushstrokepaintingllc@gmail.com
MOBILE:
WINTER BROS PESTS, inc. — 623-869-7378 —
ERIC SAUNDERS
Arroyo Springs Landscape LLC
(Call/Text)
with approved glass replacement by your insurance
Irrigation Install & Repairs Irrigation Install Pavers& Repairs Pavers Outdoor Lighting Outdoor Lighting Arbor Care/Cleanups Arbor Care/Cleanups
LANDSCAPING
623.910.0742
OR FREE WINDSHIELD TINT
SOL SOL LANDSCAPE LANDSCAPE
LANDSCAPING
602.301.3429
GET UP TO 150 TIME OF CASH BACK ATINSTALLATION
DEL DEL
Uriel 623-297-0114 623-297-0114 Uriel
Landscape
$
Insured & Bonded Insured & Bonded ROC#230926 ROC#230926
Ben - 623-764-1364 Not a licensed contractor
PAINTING
LANDSCAPING
602-722-7696
PAINTING
West Valley View
New
Deadlines! Classified Ads Friday at 1pm
HOME IMPROVEMENT & PAINTING
Obituaries Thursday at 5pm
Interior/Exterior Painting 30 YEARS EXPERIENCE
Legals Thursday at 5pm
Dunn Edwards Quality Paint Small Stucco/Drywall Repairs
Call 623-535-8439
We Are State Licensed and Reliable! Free Estimates • Senior Discounts
class@times publications.com
480-338-4011
OR email
ROC#309706
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WEST VALLEY VIEW NEWS | SEPTEMBER 5, 2018
& SERVICE DIRECTORY PLUMBING
PLUMBING
MIKE MORAN PLUMBING LLC
Buckeye Plumbing • Water Treatment Specialists • Residential & Commercial • Water Heaters Sr & Military Discount • Slab Leaks
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AS LOW AS $45 PER ISSUE ASK US HOW!
ROOFING
AIR CONDITIONING
Estrella Custom Designs ROC#273001 • 0 STRIKES • INSURED & BONDED
New Roofs & Reroofs
55
$
DRAIN CLEANING with Plumbing Inspection
Senior & Military Discounts
For All Plumbing Repairs
Repairs, Coatings, Walk Decks Home New Build or Renovate Additions Garages Patios
Kitchens Concrete Flooring
Painting & More
35 Years Experience in the Valley
www.1buckeyeplumbing.com
623-293-7095 623-293-7095 License #ROC209589
623-299-2637
EstrellaCustomDesigns.com
Licensed • Bonded • Insured ROC#216918 • 216982
623-293-2648
PLUMBING
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ROOFING
TRIPLE WE DO IT ALL!
AZ’s Best Roofing
Licensed • Bonded • Insured ROC Lic #138051
Services We Offer:
Total Care Plumbing LLC Water Heaters from
585 Unclog Drains from $ 4400 $
includes labor
Remodels • Repairs Leaks • Toilets Water Softeners Gas • Sink/Faucets
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623-385-9580 ROC 233444 Licensed • Bonded • Insured
● Water Heaters ● Slab Leaks ● Rooter Service ● Water Mains/ Main Valves ● Repiping
● All Fixture Repair & Installation ● Drain Cleaning ● Sewer Camera ● Bathroom Remodel
…and Much More!
% 10 OFF Labor Only
With this coupon
www.AlsPlumbingLLC.com
(480) 452-2828 | (623) 329-5170
623-386-0710
Licensed • Bonded • Insured
PLUMBING
HAMILTON & HAMILTON Plumbing & Drain Cleaning
24 Hr. Service Plumbing Service & Repair Sewer & Drain Cleaning Free Estimates Free Plumbing Inspection
623-322-9100
Licensed • Bonded • Insured ROC 229722 • PORA & HOA Gold Member
Locally & Veteran Owned
FREE SERVICE CALL
Water Heaters • Drain Cleaning • Faucets/Sinks • Slab Leaks Water Softeners • Toilets • Garbage Disposals
SENIOR DISCOUNTS •MILITARY DISCOUNTS 15% OFF Any Plumbing Repair Call for details. Some restrictions may apply. Exp 9/30/18
Free Plumbing Inspection Call for details. Some restrictions may apply. Exp 9/30/18
Remodel • All Repairs Cleaning SVC “No Nonsense” www.triplerpool.com Licensed Contractor ROC C-37-120135 • ROC C-05-159059
“1 Call & We Do It All”
triplerpool@gmail.com
623-935-9221
Built Stronger to Last Longer
ROOFING 602-622-2859 623-936-5775 We raise the roof with our quality, service and value!
All types of roofing! Re-Roofs New Roofs • Repairs
FREE ESTIMATES!
26 Years Experience in the Valley! ROC Lic. #133241 • Bonded • Insured
ROOFING
PLUMBING
Honest Integrity Value
U.S.A.F. Retired. 25+ Yrs. Exp.
125 OFF
$
Almeida Roofing Inc.
FREE
ESTIMATES!!!!!
623-688-5243 www.theplumberguy.com Licensed • Bonded • Insured ROC 185143, 192987
602-743-3175 www.almeidaroofing.com Licensed • Bonded • Insured ROC # 215758
NO EXTRA $$$ FOR AFTER RS, WEEKENDHSOU OR HOLIDAYS!
623-535-8000
Same Day Service
24 HR. EMERGENCY SERVICE
All Makes & Models Free 2nd Opinions • Free Equipment Quotes
35.00 CHECK-UP
$
Phoenix Metro Area
All Types of Roofs New Roofs All Repairs & Coatings Total Rubber Roof Systems Same Day Service All Work Guaranteed Residential & Commercial
Estimate Today! Best Prices!
FREE Estimates
Tree Trimming • Removals Stump Grinding • Cleanups We Do Everything
Commercial & Residential Expert Custom Upholstery Since 1976
Irrigation Replace & Repair Leaks, Bad Valves or Just a Tune Up
DAVID’S UPHOLSTERY (623)
ROC#212627
Family Owned & Operated Not afraid to work weekends Get out of the crowd and join the family! TREE SERVICES
UPHOLSTERY
Why Settle With the Rest When You Have The Best!
623-444-0056
Monsoon Specials
602-635-0011
Fully insured. We carry work insurance on all employees
Accepting all major credit cards. Licensed & Insured
623-522-9322 ROC#286561
All Types of Roofing
Water Heater Install Call for details. Some restrictions may apply. Exp 9/30/18
FREE ESTIMATES
AZ MAD Heating & Cooling
Inc.
PLUMBING
31
FREE Estimates
872-3047
PLUMBING If Your Water Won’t Flow or Your Air Won’t Blow...Call...
www.fastflowplumbingandair.com Water Heater • Water Treatments • Faucets/Toilets • Leak locating Drain Cleaning • Heating • Air Conditioning • Air Purification Gas Pipe Repairs & Installation
STORAGE Rainbow Storage Truck, RV & Boat Storage 4 Acres Gated • Locked
Wayne Karstetter Cell: 208-481-2000 7331 S. Rainbow Rd. Buckeye, AZ 85326
24 hour Service (No Extra $)
6500
$
Senior & Military Discounts
Drain Cleaning with Guarantee
75 off Any NEW Water Heater Install $
SEWER CAMERA INSPECTIONS
FREE ESTIMATES
Family Locally Owned & Operated • 20 Years Experience Complimentary Plumbing Inspection with Any Repair
623-299-7111
Licensed • Bonded • Insured • 234804 & 234805
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LOWE$T TA X LOWE$T PRICE
FINALLY! OUR ONCE A YEAR EVENT IS HERE!!!
2018 F-150
2018 F-150 SUPER CAB
2018 F-150 CREW CAB
0% APR FOR 72 MONTHS*
ON ALL 2018 FORD F-150’s** 24600 W. YUMA ROAD, BUCKEYE JUST SOUTH OF I-10 BETWEEN MILLER AND WATSON ROADS
623.386.4429 | JONESFORDBUCKEYE.COM *Must Qualify and Finance through Ford Motor Credit Financing. **Certain trim levels may not qualify. All vehicles subject to prior sale. See dealer for details. Prices do not include sales tax, license, $349.00 dealer doc fee and any dealer add-ons. Prices valid through 09/11/2018. See dealer for details.