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DV spikes during pandemic BY TOM SCANLON

West Valley View Managing Editor

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As it has been for the last three decades, October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. While there is increased attention on physical and psychological harm done by partners or family members, that does not mean it is under control. Indeed, the closures and stay-home measures of the pandemic may be contributing to a sharp rise in domestic violence, both in the county and West Valley. According to Maricopa County Attorney Allister Adel, “there has been dramatic increase in submittals of domestic violence-related homicides and attempted homicides to the Maricopa County Attorney’s Ofﬁce.” From January through June, MCAO received 32 reports from local law enforce-

ment agencies for domestic violence-related homicides or attempted homicide. That was double the number of reports of the ﬁrst half of 2019. “This spike is alarming,” Adel said. “The impact that this pandemic has had on victims of domestic violence is real. These numbers show that people need help.” Adel’s ofﬁce is prosecuting one of the most dramatic instances of alleged domestic violence—though it did not result in a death. Bryshere Ronald Gray, an actor and rapper best known for playing Hakeem Lyon in the long-running TV show “Empire,” will be in Maricopa County Superior Court for a preliminary hearing Thursday, Oct. 15. On July 12, according to Deputy Coun-

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“Empire” actor Bryshere Gray is accused of choking and threatening his wife—the most sensational case of domestic violence in the West Valley, which is on the rise in 2020.

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Goodyear Civic Square moving ahead BY JAKARIA ROSS

West Valley View Contributing Writer

Despite disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, Goodyear is moving forward with the $87 million Goodyear Civic Square at Estrella Falls project. On Sept. 28, Goodyear City Council pushed the project ahead, approving the preliminary plat of Parcel A at the site. The Civic Square project will bring a new civic park, four-story city hall,

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two-story library, ofﬁce suites, shops and a parking garage. Groundbreaking near McDowell Road and Pebble Creek Parkway just north of Interstate 10 is scheduled for April 23—Mayor Georgia Lord’s birthday. Long before she was elected mayor, Lord helped craft a vision for the civic center. She was the chair of a committee that initiated a project that has been discussed for nearly four decades, with excitement fading as the Great Recession sidetracked

a previous plan. “The downturn came and I was the mayor then and it broke my heart. I had to vote down beginning that project,” Lord said. “This time, the area is better, more centralized for both sides of Goodyear and I love the partnership with the developers.” City Manager Julie Arendall noted a civic square was ﬁrst planned for Goodyear

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Civic...continued from page 1 in 1984. “It has been 36 years now the city has dreamed of this project. It has started and stopped five times for a number of reasons, but this go around, I am very pleased to say the pandemic is not slowing us down on this … and has not changed our budget,” Arendall said. She noted Goodyear is flourishing, despite the pandemic, which means Civic Square at Estrella Falls can move ahead. “We’re actually in a good financial position. The project budget is just over $87 million, and $53 million of that is bonds that our residents approved,” Arendall said. She said the other $34 million will come from general funds reserved in the five-year Capital Improvements Program. “The city of Goodyear is blessed to be in a cycle where we’re thriving and growing, and we have not seen revenue impact as we’re hearing around the nation,” Arendall said. While the COVID-19 impact was not financial, the project designers were able to pivot building plans to accom-

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modate social distancing and healthy hygiene practices. “All of the building doors will be automatically opening doors, so you don’t have to touch them. In the restrooms, there are touchless faucets,” Arendall said. Civic Square at Estrella Falls will feature Goodyear’s first parking garage. “This will be a project unlike any in the West Valley,” Arendall said. Lord said the community is excited

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Rise...continued from page 1 ty Attorney Benjamin H. Cunningham, Gray choked and threatened his wife and held her against her will—until she was able to escape a Goodyear home and run for help. That night, Goodyear police officers responded to a call at a Circle K at 15535 W. McDowell Road to assist a woman in distress. “The woman had flagged down a citizen for help moments earlier at another nearby gas station stating that she had been assaulted at her Goodyear home for the last several hours by her husband,” said Lt. Jason Costello of the Goodyear Police Department the day after the incident. “The victim had numerous visible injuries on her body and also stated that she was strangled at one point by Gray and temporarily lost consciousness.” Costello said police went to a home on South 176th near Estrella Foothills High School, where Lane refused to leave the home for hours until surrendering. While this celebrity-involved case was certainly the most sensational instance of domestic violence in the West Valley this year, it was hardly the only one. According to Donna Rossi, a Buckeye police spokeswoman, from January through August, Buckeye police responded to 610 domestic violence calls—a 15% increase over 532 DV calls for the same time period in 2019. In the first half of 2020, Goodyear police responded to 572 domestic violence calls—up 26% from the 452 during the same time period in 2019. “We will be doing educational/ awareness posts on our social me-

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dia for Domestic Violence Awareness Month,” said Lisa Berry, a Goodyear police spokeswoman. Recently, Goodyear police posted a DV message on Facebook: “Do you know someone who you think may be a victim of domestic violence? Convey belief, listen without judgement and validate their experience. Building community around survivors is critical, especially right now during COVID-19. “If you are concerned for the safety of someone in your neighborhood or circle, now is a great time to connect with them. National 24-hour DV Hotline: 800-799-7233 (SAFE), TDD: 800-787-3224, Video Phone: 855-8121001.” The Goodyear police also provides the number to the West Valley’s domestic violence shelter, New Life Center, 623-932-4404. Similarly, the Buckeye Police Department is raising awareness on social media, said Rossi. Adel’s county office gives a definition of the criminal behavior: “Domestic violence is a pattern of controlling behaviors where one person uses their power to control the other. While frequency and severity can vary dramatically in each situation, one consistent component is abusers will try to maintain power and control over their partner. It is not isolated to any one gender, race, or economic situation. Domestic violence can be hard to identify because it can take many forms, including verbal, physical, sexual, emotional and financial abuse.” As the Arizona Coalition to End Sexual and Domestic Violence notes, “Domestic violence is not physical violence alone. Domestic violence is

Goodyear police officers answered 26% more domestic violence calls in the first half of 2020, compared to the first half of 2019. In October, the Goodyear Police Department is emphasizing pink colors—to honor Breast Cancer Awareness Month as well as Domestic Violence Awareness Month. (Photo courtesy Goodyear police)

any behavior the purpose of which is to gain power and control over a spouse, partner, girl/boyfriend or intimate family member. Abuse is a learned behavior; it is not caused by anger, mental problems, drugs or alcohol, or other common excuses. One in three women and one in four men have been victims of physical violence by an intimate partner in their lifetime. According to the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence: • On average, nearly 20 people per minute are physically abused by an intimate partner in the United States. During one year, this equates to more than 10 million women and men. • 1 in 4 women and 1 in 9 men experience severe intimate partner physical violence, intimate partner contact sexual violence and/or intimate partner stalking. • 1 in 3 women and 1 in 4 men have experienced some form of physical violence by an intimate partner. • 1 in 7 women and 1 in 25 men have been injured by an intimate partner.

• 1 in 10 women have been raped by an intimate partner.

• 1 in 4 women and 1 in 7 men have

been victims of severe physical violence (e.g. beating, burning, strangling) by an intimate partner in their lifetime. • 1 in 7 women and 1 in 18 men have been stalked by an intimate partner during their lifetime, to the point in which they felt very fearful or believed that they or someone close to them would be harmed or killed. • On a typical day, there are more than 20,000 phone calls placed to domestic violence hotlines nationwide. • Intimate partner violence accounts for 15% of all violent crime. The Maricopa County DV hotline is 480-890-3039. For more information, visit ncadv. org, acesdv.org or maricopacountyattorney.org/298/Domestic-Violence. As Adel said, “Information is a powerful tool and my ofﬁce is committed to not only prosecuting abusers but providing critical education and resources for victims of domestic violence and those who want to help.

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Wood challenges Grijalva in Congressional District 3 debate BY BRIAN CANO SR.

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Democratic Rep. Raúl Grijalva, left, squared off against Republican opponent Daniel Wood in a heated debate Sept. 28. (Image courtesy Arizona PBS)

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In a Sept. 28 debate that aired on Arizona PBS, Democratic Rep. Raúl Grijalva squared off against Republican opponent Daniel Wood in a heated debate. In 2002, Grijalva was elected to represent the 3rd Congressional District, which spans from Nogales to Yuma and includes much of the West Valley. He has been reelected eight times, receiving 64% of the votes in 2018. Wood is the latest Republican challenger attempting to defeat Grijalva. According to his campaign website, Wood is a veteran of the U.S. Marines, manager of Hickman Farms and is a “patriot fighting for American values” who lives in Maricopa. With the Nov. 3 vote approaching, the two answered questions about the economy, immigration and President Donald Trump’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Grijalva, who was raised in Tucson, said he is concerned about the president’s economic reopening plans that could spark a second wave of infections in the country. “This country, as we come out of this darkness that we’re in, the COVID pandemic, things are going to change. And the status quo of how we’ve had things in the past are not going to apply to the recoveries in the rebuilding this nation is going to be,” Grijalva said. Wood, making his first bid for elected office, said he is running for Congress because of the country’s current political climate. “I want to fight for just for the American people and let them know that there’s someone here other than these career politicians who is going to work for them and fight for them,” Wood said. Grijalva called his opponent “someone that has the philosophy of Donald Trump, that sees the pandemic as a hoax, that doesn’t believe in climate science, that doesn’t believe in a full investment in the belief that the people of this state, of this country.” Wood countered that the Democrat establishment is failing the public

during the pandemic. “We have governors and Democratic leaders who have stepped in and they’re … taking away the rights and freedoms of American people,” Wood said. The two were asked their views of the Trump administration’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. “A month and a half to almost two months before the pandemic became the item that the country had to respond to, the Congress had to respond to, the president of the United States was briefed on it,” Grijalva said. “He said in an interview that it was true—that it was deadly, that it was going to spread, that it was going to have economic devastation to this country—for months, and nothing was done.” Wood had a vastly different view. “I support the president, I do,” Wood said. “But if I run for Congress, I also am going to stand up for things. … If (Trump is) doing something that they don’t want him to do, I will stand up for that,” Wood said. “The president had to deal with something that was chaotic. What he did is he took it step by step, same thing I had to do when I came to a traffic scene where someone was mangled,” said Wood, a former law enforcement officer. The two also had differing views of immigration. “It seems like what happens is a lot of these asylum seekers get caught up … in the court system,” Wood said. “We’ve got to protect the nation first because those coming over borders might have COVID. So that’s why we (closed the border). That makes perfect sense. We need to protect the nation.” Grijalva countered, “Under Obama, we had the executive order of DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) because the Republican-controlled Congress would not pass any legislation dealing with the Dream Act or any immigration legislation,” Grijalva said. “One of the first things Trump did was undo that executive order and take it to the Supreme Court.”

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Avondale Rep. Lorenzo Sierra recovering from COVID-19 BY TOM SCANLON

West Valley View Managing Editor

After being on a ventilator in an East Coast hospital, Arizona State Rep. Lorezno Sierra of Avondale showed “extraordinary” improvement. Rhonda Cagle, Sierra’s wife, told the West Valley View Oct. 12 her husband is making a “remarkable” recovery. “Lorenzo continues to make extraordinary progress. His doctors have called him the poster child for how rapidly he’s making recovery,” Cagle said. “They just don’t see this type of recovery.” After being intubated last Arizona State Rep. Lorenzo Sierra, who lives in Avondale and week, Sierra is now breathing represents District 19, was off a ventilator and recovering from COVID-19 symptoms, according to his wife, Rhonda Cagle. Sierra mostly on his own. Cagle both became sick while visiting family on the East Coast. “They were able yesterday to and (Photo courtesy Rhonda Cagle) move from him from high-ﬂow oxygen to low-ﬂow oxygen,” Cagle out of the hospital. “Fingers crossed, said. “He’s making good progress with he might be discharged at the end of that. He is still on the feeding tube.” week,” Cagle said. Sierra lives in the Cashion area of She also was sick, though nowhere Avondale and represents Legislative near to the extreme of her husband. District 19. “I am pushing through. Still battling She considered it both a blessing through fatigue and brain fog,” Cagle and a curse that Sierra was hit with said. COVID-19 while traveling to WashingBefore being hospitalized, Sierra ton, D.C., to visit family. The blessing made a series of tweets: part was he was transported to Johns “My wife and I both tested negative Hopkins Hospital in nearby Baltimore. for the virus prior to our travels,” Sierra “I can’t say enough about their med- tweeted. “Despite taking extensive preical team in terms of their care,” said cautions at all times, we somehow beCagle. came infected. This goes to show that Unlike President Donald Trump, Si- COVID-19 is highly contagious. ” erra did not receive the experimental Sierra, a Democrat, is unopposed on COVID-19 drug Regeneron. the Nov. 3 ballot as he runs for reelecBut Sierra received a treatment that tion. (Diego Espinoza, the other Disis also in experimental phases. trict 19 representative, also is not op“He has been receiving high and fre- posed on the ballot.) quent doses of convalescent plasma,” State Sen. Lupe Contreras of Dissaid Cagle. trict 19 tested positive for COVID-19 The treatment has worked so well in April. He recovered at his Avondale that, by early next week, Sierra may be home.

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The Littleton Elementary School District governing board voted to approve a modified return to in-person classes beginning Thursday, Oct. 22. While most other West Valley school districts have reopened classrooms or will do so this month, Tolleson Union High School District’s governing board voted Oct. 6 to wait until next semester for students to be in classrooms. “We are remaining online through the entirety of the first semester,” said Joseph Ortiz, a TUSHD spokesman. In a letter to families, TUHSD Superintendent Nora Gutierrez noted that previously, “We had indicated to you that we would be providing online learning through Friday, Oct. 9, in order to limit the spread of the coronavirus in our community, as well as for the health, wellness and safety of our students and our staff.” The original plan to reopen classrooms changed. “The Governing Board met on Tuesday, Oct. 6, and made the difficult de-

cision that all schools in the Tolleson Union High School District would remain with the current online learning model for the remainder of the first semester, concluding on Friday, Dec. 18,” Gutierrez wrote. She noted the district is “closely monitoring” metrics provided by the state and county. She said most recent data showed the district “positivity rate” is above 9%, “well above the 5% rate required for students to return to in-person learning on campuses.” While Gov. Doug Ducey gave districts the power to make decisions on when and how to reopen classrooms, the Arizona Department of Health Services and the Maricopa County Department of Public Health provided “target benchmarks” for districts to use as a guide to safely return to in-person learning. The benchmarks: • Reported cases less than 10 cases per 100,000 of population. • A percent positive number below 5% positivity.

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ZIP code data provided by Maricopa County shows the Tolleson Union High School District is “in the red,” above guidelines for reopening of classrooms. The TUHSD governing board voted to continue remote teaching through the fall, even as other districts around the West Valley reopen schools. (Image courtesy Maricopa County)

• The number of COVID-like illnesses below 5% for two consecutive weeks. Information is updated every Thursday at maricopa.gov/5594/school-metrics. Data updated the day after the letter from Gutierrez showed TUHSD positivity dropped slightly—but 7.77% was still above the 5% benchmark. And at 59 cases per 100,000, TUHSD remained nearly six times higher than the benchmark of 10 cases per 100,000. The city of Tolleson is even higher, with 82 cases per 100,000—though Tolleson’s number of cases fell from 100 per 100,000 the week before. By comparison, Goodyear had 38 cases per 100,000, Litchfield Park had 37 cases per 100,000, Buckeye had 30 cases per 100,000 and Avondale 26 cases per 100,000, according to the

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Sen. McSally, Mark Kelly clash in Senate debate

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Republican Sen. Martha McSally and Democratic challenger Mark Kelly, two military veterans battling for a congressional seat in Arizona that is drawing the attention of the nation, recently debated over the country’s COVID-19 response, jobs and immigration, and President Trump’s attacks on Arizona Sen. John McCain. Kelly and McSally wielded the usual disdain of political opponents, accusing one another of misleading Arizonans while outlining their own familiar campaign stances in a debate that offered few surprises. McSally called Obamacare “a government takeover of health care,” praised the government response to the coronavirus and businesses suffering financial losses in the pandemic, and said corporate interests that Kelly scorns actually bolster his campaign. Kelly, a Navy veteran, called for expanding public health, said the naming of a Supreme Court justice should wait until a new president takes office, and re-

affirmed his opposition to a border wall. McSally, an Air Force veteran, is defending the seat she was appointed to two years ago, filling the vacancy left by the late Sen. McCain. McCain may have been the only common ground between the two opponents. Kelly decried reports that Trump had humiliated the service of veterans and, even after McCain’s death, made fun of a Republican icon. McSally agreed. “It pisses me off when he does that,” she said of Trump, adding she tells him to stop doing so. Trump has endorsed McSally. Kelly and McSally offered dueling views of who has been most in fealty of China instead of holding off the superpower competitor, charged one another with being in thrall to corporate interests, and repeatedly claimed they are the senator most likely to fight for Arizonans. Kelly, a former astronaut and gun reform activist, has consistently led McSally in the polls in a race that could decide the future of the Supreme Court and has drawn national attention.

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Throughout the debate, McSally consistently called Kelly “Counterfeit Kelly” and drew comparisons between him and former presidential candidate Bernie Sanders. “He led over the last decade one of the most radical political organizations in modern history,” she said. “Raising over $57 million in order to help elect some of the most extreme left-wing politicians in power right now.” Kelly largely used the debate to paint himself as a candidate for all Arizonans, stressing that he represents independence and nonpartisanship. “Partisan politics has made this crisis worse, and partisan politics and partisan politicians are not going to get us out of it,” he said. “We need independent leadership focused on solving the problems we face.” The latest polls have Kelly leading McSally by double digits, reflecting the state’s shift from a red state to a battleground. The Senate race has garnered national attention, with the result having heavy implications for Arizona’s political future. McSally has been a vocal supporter of the Trump administration and has stated that the Senate should vote on Trump’s nominee for the Supreme Court, Amy Coney Barrett. Both contenders are following party lines, with most Republicans seeking to confirm a justice for the nation’s highest court while Democrats want to wait, hoping that former Vice President Joe Biden will become president. Kelly said in an interview with KTAR that the winner of November’s presidential election should choose the late Ruth Bader Gins-

burg’s replacement. During the debate, McSally stated that she was following the Constitution in her decision to support moving forward with the Supreme Court nomination process. “Let’s be clear, the Constitution says that the president gets to nominate and the Senate gets to confirm,” she said. The topic of China was brought up several times throughout the debate, with McSally repeatedly trying to tie Kelly to the country and its administration. “Your business relationships put you in a place where you are weak on China.” Kelly responded by saying that he “recognized China as an adversary” for his entire life and that McSally has been falsely attacking him. “Sen. McSally just likes to lob false political attacks and question her opponents’ patriotism, we’ve seen it before,” he said. The Trump administration’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic was hotly debated. Kelly said that he believed the administration and McSally did not do a good job responding to the pandemic, citing the U.S.’s coronavirus deaths as an example. McSally praised the administration’s China travel ban, while placing the blame for the pandemic on China and the nation’s response. “This virus came from China, they silenced doctors, they destroyed samples, they blamed it on the U.S. Army, and we need to hold China accountable,” she said. Early voting for this race and others in Arizona began Oct. 7, lasting until Oct. 30. The deadline for voter registration is Oct. 23, per a recent order by a federal judge.

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With ballots mailed, voting continues this week BY WEST VALLEY VIEW STAFF

According to the Maricopa County Department of Elections, early ballots are being mailed as of Wednesday, Oct. 7. “A total of 175 vote centers and 35 drop boxes have been finalized. Ballots mailed and in-person voting became available on Oct. 7,” noted Clint Hickman, Maricopa County Board of Supervisors District 4 representative and chairman. “Seven locations are open, with one of those being in District 4 at Surprise City Hall.” For voting center locations, visit recorder.maricopa.gov/pollingplace. “Voters may now choose from any voting location, rather than just one assigned location,” said Scott Jarrett, director of Election Day and emergency voting with the Maricopa County Elections Department. While many—including President Donald Trump—have expressed concern about the integrity of 2002 voting, Hickman stressed, “The Elections De-

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partment has worked to provide voters with a safe, accessible, secure and transparent general election.” In Maricopa County, voters have the choice to vote by mail or in person through Election Day, Nov. 3. All voting locations will follow strict physical distancing and cleaning guidelines, according to the county. Oct. 23 is the last day to request a ballot in the mail. The county recommends those voting by mail to post ballots by Oct. 27. To check early ballot voting status and more, visit recorder.maricopa.gov/ elections. West Valley ballots will allow residents to vote on the presidential race between Trump and Democrat Joe Biden, as well as U.S. Senate and House of Representatives races. For those who don’t watch television, which has been saturated with ads by both candidates, incumbent Sen. Martha McSally is challenged by Democrat Mark Kelly. In the 3rd Congressional District,

Ballot signs are at scores of intersections around the West Valley, in anticipation of the Nov. 3 election. The county has begun mailing ballots. (West Valley View photo by Tom Scanlon)

Raúl Grijalva—a Democrat incumbent since 2002—faces Republican challenger Daniel Wood. In the 7th Congressional District, which includes part of Tolleson and Glendale, Ruben Gallego, the Democrat incumbent, faces a challenge from Republican Josh Barnett. “As a business owner and family

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man, I have witnessed the corruption and disregard for our Constitution that is eroding liberty in our country,” Barnett says on his campaign website. Gallego is the heavy favorite, after winning the 2018 election with more than 85% of the votes. Gallego was first elected to Congress in 2014 and reelected in 2016, with 75% of the votes in those two elections. In the 8th Congressional District, which stretches from Goodyear to New River, including part of Glendale and Peoria, incumbent Republican Debbie Lesko is challenged by Democrat Michael Muscato, a newcomer to politics who owns a gym in Glendale. Nearly 78% of Maricopa County’s nearly 2.5 million registered voters have

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already requested a ballot in the mail. The Elections Department is also adding new, drive-thru drop boxes in the parking lots of sport stadiums across the county. Voters will be able to return completed ballots in their signed and sealed green affidavit envelope from their vehicles. Trained staff will work at all drive-thru drop boxes and will deliver the sealed envelopes to the Elections Department nightly, tracking the chain of custody and keeping ballots secure. Drive-thru drop box locations are open on Oct. 24 and from Oct. 31 to Nov. 3. Find sites and hours of operation at locations.maricopa.vote. “Maricopa County has been providing every voter with the option to request a ballot in the mail since 1996. We have layers of oversight to ensure only valid ballots are counted,” said Rey Valenzuela, director of early voting and election services with the Maricopa County Elections Department. “We plan to make sure that no matter what option voters choose, it’s safe, accessible and secure.”

School funding West Valley residents will vote on federal and state representatives—as well as hyper-local issues involving school funding and school boards. Several school districts are asking West Valley residents for funding. The Avondale Elementary School District requests a continuation of the existing 15% override. If approved, the $5.1 million override would cost the owner of a home with a limited property value of $123,470 (the average value of a home in the district) approximately $139 per year, according to ballot information. Buckeye Union High School District residents will decide on an $87 million bond for classroom additions, classroom remodels/expansions, student technology, transportation vehicles and athletic facilities renovation. According to Buckeye Union ballot information, “The tax impact over the term of the bonds on an owner-occupied residence valued by the county assessor at $250,000 is estimated to be $148.98 per year for 26 years, or $3,873.48 total cost.” Liberty Elementary School District residents will decide on a continuation of the existing 10% override of about $2.4 million. According to ballot information,

“The estimated continuation cost of the full override to an owner of a home with a limited property value of $168,170 (the average value of a home in the district) would be approximately $136 per year.” Saddle Mountain Unified School District residents will vote on a continuation of the existing 10% override. The estimated continuation cost of the full override to an owner of a home with a limited property value of $116,650 (the average value of a home in the district) would be approximately $20 per year. In the Tolleson Elementary School District, voters will decide on a continuation of the existing 15% override. The estimated continuation cost of the full override to an owner of a home with a limited property value of $85,510 (the average value of a home in the district) would be approximately $101 per year. Tolleson Union High School District residents will decide on a continuation of the existing 15% override. The estimated continuation cost of the full override to an owner of a home with a limited property value of $106,100 (the average value of a home in the district) would be approximately $95 per year.

School boards West Valley voters also will decide on school board representatives. Buckeye Elementary School District voters will choose from Amy Lovitt, Michael Melton, Brett Benninghoff and Richard Hopkins for three open seats. Six filed as Buckeye Union High School District board candidates for three open seats: Morris Seeskin, Megan Blackburn, Jeffrey Brady, Kristi Bencomo, Paul Jensen and Brian Turner. Five candidates filed as Litchfield Elementary School District governing board candidates for three open seats: Ryan Risselman, Tawnya Pfitzer, Jeremy Hoenack, Danielle Clymer and Melissa Zuidema. Four candidates filed as Littleton Elementary School District governing board candidates for three open seats: Sara Contreras, Kathy Reyes, John Raeder and Sophia Johnson. Other West Valley districts canceled elections due to a lack of competition. Agua Fria Union High School District residents will not vote, as only Kristen Acton, Gina DeCoste and Trey Terry filed for three open board seats. They will be appointed.

Similarly, Avondale Elementary School District will not have an election, as Amy Lowe, Mark Gonzales, Megan Griego, Elizabeth Canchola and Robert Vernier were the only candidates to file for the five open board positions. Liberty Elementary School District will not have an election for the governing board, with only three candidates for the three open seats: Suzanne McEvoy, Jamie Miller and Paul Bixler. (William Jennings withdrew his candidacy.) And only three filed as Saddle Mountain Unified School District governing

board candidates for the same number of open seats: Bernadette Delacruz, Bonnie Hudson and Paul Roetto. Tolleson Elementary and Tolleson Union High school districts will not have elections. Due to a lack of competition, Anthony Aponte, Belinda Quezada and Roberta Garcia will be appointed to the Tolleson Elementary School District governing board and Steven Chapman, Kino Flores and Freddie Villalon will be appointed to the Tolleson Union High School District governing board.

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Advocates rush to register voters after judge extends deadline 18 days BY OLIVIA MUNSON Cronkite News

Arizona nonprofits are working “nonstop” to register voters before opponents can overturn a federal judge’s ruling that extended the state’s voter registration deadline from Oct. 5 to Oct. 23. U.S. District Judge Steven Logan agreed with voter advocacy groups that COVID-19 restrictions imposed by the state earlier this year may have cost “possibly tens of thousands of voter registrations” and that the best way to fix that was by extending the deadline. Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs, who had originally tried to block the suit, said late Oct. 5 that she would not appeal Logan’s ruling. But national Republican groups that had joined the case said through a spokeswoman that “we respectfully disagree” with the ruling and would be “moving expeditiously to appeal.” Voting rights groups that won the extension were wasting no time registering voters—one day after the original deadline would have passed.

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a week … to 282 a week” once COVID-19 restrictions took effect, Logan’s ruling said. They also claimed that, with a threeweek extension of the registration deadline, “around 65,120 voters would be able to register,” the order said. The original deadline imposed an “unacceptable burden on citizens in Arizona who have not yet registered to vote,” said Ronald Fein, an attorney for the plaintiffs. Hobbs argued against an extension, noting that the plaintiffs had months to file but waited until just days before the dead- Arizona secretary of state “voting rights ambassador” Teresa Martinez explains a voter registration form to high school stuline to go to court. Extending the dents in this 2016 ﬁle photo. A federal judge this week ordered deadline would force election the state to extend the voter registration for 18 days because officials to “simultaneously pro- COVID-19 restrictions may have hurt registration efforts earlier this year. (Cronkite News photo) cess voter registrations and early ballots,” putting a significant burden tional Committee and the National Reon officials, confusing voters and erod- publican Senatorial Committee said an ing “public confidence in the integrity extension is not needed at a time when of Arizona’s election processes,” her “it has never been easier to register to vote in the state of Arizona.” Deadlines filing said. In their brief, the Republican Na- allow for smooth operation of elections and should not be “swept aside when convenient,” their filing said. Logan agreed that registration “has never been easier for some, though others are not so fortunate,” noting that many people in Arizona do not have access to the internet, for example. VALID ONLY 10/12/20 - 10/17/20 “Ballot access is an extremely important right and it has been restricted BE PRESENT. BE HAPPY. during this unprecedented time,” wrote Logan, who said the burden an extension would place on election officials CBD PRODUCTS EXCLUDED FROM PROMOTION was outweighed by the potential damOnly with coupon. One coupon per customer. age of someone being denied the vote. Cannot be combined with other offers or promtions. Canvassers will be back out engaging with potential voters, but with Our most-loved recipes from our precautions against COVID-19 transmission. Those include maintaining a Cooking Classes will be ready in a social distance, wearing face shields gift set for you to take home! and masks, allowing one-time use of pens and making hand sanitizer readily OPEN FOR IN-STORE PURCHASES available. Online Ordering & Curbside Pickup “If you are a Republican, if you’re a Democrat, if you’re an Independent, if H WE SHIP ANYWHERE IN THE US H you’re a no-party-affiliation, you still have the ability to register up until Oct. 13824 W. McDowell Rd. 602-324-7212 23,” Bolding said. “Our hope is that all Suite 102 • Goodyear www.treeofoil.com Arizonans who are eligible to register to vote do and that they exercise their right Mon-Thurs 11 to 4 | Fri & Sat 11 to 5 | Closed Sunday to vote at a ballot box this November.”

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West Valley voters will decide the fates of many of the faces seen on those ubiquitous posters at intersections. In one race with national implications, a pair of Peorians face off: Michael Muscato takes on Rep. Debbie Lesko, challenging for her U.S. House of Representatives seat representing the 8th Congressional District. The district stretches from New River to Goodyear, including parts of Litchfield Park, Waddell, Peoria, Glendale and Luke Air Force Base. In an Arizona PBS Channel 8 debate Oct. 5, Muscato and Lesko spent an hour sharply discoursing on the government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the economy, health care and immigration. Lesko, a Republican, is the heavy favorite. She was elected in 2018, winning 55% of the votes against Hiral Tipirneni. Muscato, a newcomer to politics, bested Bob Musselwhite, Bob Olsen and Kyle Martin in the Democrat primary.

Muscato is a former professional baseball player who said his gym in Glendale was forced to close for months, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. He was the aggressor in the debate, insisting several times that Lesko has not done enough to help small businesses. “Her enablement is why 200,000 Americans are dead … why tens of thousands of small businesses have been destroyed,” Muscato charged. Lesko was dismissive of the harsh words from Muscato, who painted Lesko as a disciple of President Donald Trump. Indeed, Lesko boasted, “I’ve flown on Air Force One three times.” Lesko said Trump responded to COVID-19 appropriately, starting with a travel ban early in the crisis. “I think the president has done a good job,” she said. “Now he is doing Operation Warps Speed — I think we’ll get a vaccine maybe by the end of the month.” And, she added, “I’ve voted for three coronavirus aid bills. … In the realm of things, we’ve done a good job.”

Asked about her personal philosophy on wearing masks, Lesko again alluded to Trump: “I try to take as much precaution as possible. I’ve gone to the White House several times—they always test you before you see the Rep. Debbie Lesko and challenger Michael Muscato—both Peoria resipresident,” she said. sharp exchanges during an Oct. 5 debate on Congressional DisMuscato said he has dents—had trict 8 issues. (Image courtesy PBS Arizona) seen Lesko at Trump rallies, “fist-pumping like a fan I would thousands of businesses in Arizona.” When she questioned why Muscato see at a concert”—rather than focusing on helping local businesses, as Muscato didn’t receive the funding, he responded, “I’m not Oliver Twist, and I’m not going pledged to do if elected. “This county is hurting,” Muscato said. to reach out and say, ‘Please sir, can I “And the reason it’s hurting is leadership have some more?’” A moderator asked Lesko about wordhas done nothing but bend the knee to the ing on her website, which quotes advice president without getting the job done.” Lesko countered that Trump is a busi- that people who are not sick should not ness leader. “Quite frankly, he’s done a wear masks. fantastic job on the economy,” she said. “My website says what?” Lesko respondAnd, Lesko said, she voted for a pan- ed. “I always wear masks, even before there demic-related, loan-forgiveness program: was a mandate. … If my website says that, “The Paycheck Protection Program helped I’m going to talk to my staff immediately.”

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Police activity in Canyon Trails area Three Glendale teens arrested BY WEST VALLEY VIEW STAFF

First a drive-by, then a helicopter search: It was quite a week in the normally peaceful Canyon Trails area of Goodyear, near Sarival Avenue and Interstate 10. According to Lisa Berry of the Goodyear Police Department, the incident began around 1 a.m. Oct. 6. A Tempe police vehicle like this one ended up in Goodyear in “Officers responded to a res- pursuit of the suspect of a drug investigation. The suspect was idence on 165th Drive after re- not found, despite an extensive search in the Canyon Trails neighborhood. (Photo courtesy Tempe Police Department) ceiving multiple calls regarding shots fired. The residence was located ed our assistance in locating the subject.” and found to have a large amount of Detective Natalie Barela of the Tembullet strikes into the home and vehi- pe Police Department said the case incles parked out front,” Berry said. volved “a drug investigation in the city She said there were no injuries and of Goodyear. As detectives attempted “the investigation remains ongoing.” to contact the suspect, the suspect fled Two miles away near the Walmart in a vehicle, eventually abandoning the on 159th and West Moreland the next vehicle and (fleeing) on foot. night, there was quite a bit of activity. “Tempe detectives were assisted by According to Berry, “Tempe (police) Goodyear police officers and K-9 unit, attempted to conduct a traffic stop on a but the suspect was not apprehended,” vehicle. The vehicle fled from Tempe Barela said. officers and (a) suspect bailed from the She declined to give information revehicle in the above area. Tempe request- garding the suspect or other details.

for burglary and vehicle theft BY WEST VALLEY VIEW STAFF

Buckeye Police officers arrested three Glendale teenagers Oct. 11 on charges of vehicle theft and burglary. According to Donna Rossi, a Buckeye Police Department spokeswoman, a resident of an apartment complex at Miller and Beloat roads called about a black Jeep prowling the parking lot. “Officers arrived, spotted Police arrested Michael Caleb Begay, 18, David Wayne the black Jeep and as they ap- Buckeye Mayles, 19, and an unnamed 17-year-old on charges of theft and proached, three subjects ran burglary. (Photos courtesy Buckeye Police) from the Jeep through the complex,” Rossi said. firearms and other property stolen from Officers chased and caught the three vehicles. suspects, she said. Michael Caleb Begay, 18, and David “The investigation revealed the three Wayne Mayles, 19, were booked into suspects were involved in a number of Maricopa County Jail. burglaries and had just stolen two veA 17-year-old was taken to Durango hicles from another complex not far Juvenile Detention Facility. away.” “All three suspects face a number She said police recovered two stolen felony charges,” Rossi said.

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Don’t be that person Editor: I don’t know about you, but I cannot seem to shake this deep feeling of WIWWP. That is to say, “What is wrong with people?” It’s extremely unsettling. And not to mention, unacceptable. To hope that the president of this wonderful country contracts COVID-19 or, worse yet, dies from it means at a bare minimum you’re in need of counseling. Significant soul searching is on your plate. Lots of it. Perhaps even a visit from the Secret Service? The 24/7 hatred of Donald Trump is pathological. He lies. He has done absolutely nothing for the country. He only cares about the wealthy. He cheated on his taxes. And on and on and on and on. Meanwhile, the strong possibility remains that he has actually accomplished more for all the citizens of this country in a short amount of time than you have accomplished in your entire life. Your life is your responsibility. Personal responsibility is job No. 1. Everything is not everyone else’s fault. Please do not hate on this man with all of your heart and all of your mind so that you become depleted and stuck on a proverbial “outrage machine” mode. The COVID-19 national emergency situation has made time ﬂy by way too fast. We can’t get this time back. Do you want to look back one day and regret that you in fact stopped living while you only wished disease and

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Editor: Wow, the Democrats are a bit upset that Trump nominated a judge to replace Justice Ginsburg so fast. This chance doesn’t happen in many lifetimes for a sitting president to nominate three justices to the Supreme Court. Let’s put the shoe on the other foot for a second. If the president were presently a Democrat with the same chance at hand, they would have not only nominated their justice, but they would have handed him/her the black robe and gavel and told them to “get to work” before Justice Ginsburg was transported to the morgue. James Logan Buckeye

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Editor: To John Flynn—a lot of us want to thank you for the time and effort it must have taken to do all your research into the lies of our current president and as most adults that read this are aware that if you are a politician you are a liar. So if that is true, then it would stand to reason that the longer one was a politician the more lies he or she would

have told. So being the kind of a guy that we all know you are, we are looking forward to reading next week’s edition where you give the challenger equal time, and seeing as how he has been in politics so much longer than our current presi-

dent, we can only imagine we might be seeing the whole paper being dedicated to just that. Dennis Batterman Goodyear

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Vote ‘Yes’ on 207 to get marijuana legalization right

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BY BILL MYER

There has been no documented increase in crime associated with disI am 73 years old. Never in my later pensaries. People aren’t overdosing on years did I think I would marijuana. Dispensaries are open Arizona’s first medical carefully monitored and marijuana dispensary, but I highly regulated. Patients did, in 2012. The public inare getting the help and legal terest was high. Our location medicine they need to ease was in Downtown Glendale. their pain and stay alive. But what started as fanNow Arizona has a second fare is now routine. That’s opportunity to get it right. a good thing, though. You Proposition 207, the Smart don’t hear about us anymore and Safe Arizona Act, would because we and all Arizona legalize marijuana use for dispensaries operate safely adults 21 and up. The beneBILL MYER fits are significant. and smartly in sound locaUnder this plan, dispensaries would tions. It’s an instructive reminder as we ready to vote on Proposition 207 Nov. 3. still be limited in number and closely Attitudes about marijuana use contin- watched. In fact, the vast majority of ue to evolve, making legalization inev- marijuana stores would be located in the itable. This year, Arizona has a unique very same responsibly operated dispenopportunity to vote on a solid plan that saries serving Arizona now. learns from other states and builds on a And just like the current medical marsuccessful Arizona program already in ijuana law, the Smart and Safe Act bans place. smoking marijuana in public and open It has been more than a decade since spaces. Arizona legalized medical marijuana. Smart and Safe Arizona also improves Guest Writer

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on Proposition 205, the marijuana legalization effort that narrowly lost in 2016. Indeed, it has learned from its mistakes. Prop 207 was written from the ground up to address concerns expressed in 2016. It provides additional safeguards to protect children, funding for law enforcement, public health and community colleges. It learns from the mistakes of the past, in the hopes of creating a better future. Proposition 207 also comes with a long list of safeguards. Marijuana packaging would be child proof, just like the current dispensary system, and likewise, products could not be labeled to attract kids nor could advertising target minors. Edibles could not be sold that resemble children’s candy. Levels of THC in edibles would be clearly labeled and limited to prevent customers from ingesting too much. There are numerous precautions and laws similar to how alcohol is regulated. Someone who uses marijuana and then drives impaired faces strict penalties. There’s no free ride just because it’s pot instead of alcohol. The same logic pertains to the workplace. Your boss can fire you for marijuana use on the job and can test you for marijuana use. If you can’t work drunk, don’t expect to be allowed to work stoned. Property and business owners have the right to ban marijuana use from their premises. Smoking marijuana would be banned from public places and open spaces. The Smart and Safe Act makes sense in this current COVID-19 crisis. It would generate an additional $300 million a year in state tax revenues. Smart and Safe benefits law enforce-

ment in other ways, too. It relieves police departments of the obligation to enforce outdated and unneeded recreational marijuana laws. The court system won’t be jammed up with these petty offenses. This gives police and prosecutors more time and resources to go after legitimate threats to public safety. Besides new jobs, the measure also creates a path to prosperity for countless Arizonans who have minor marijuana possession convictions on their records. Under Prop 207, those nonviolent convictions would be expunged. That makes getting a job or housing a little easier. Finally, as a dispensary owner, I have seen the benefits of people served by medical marijuana. Cancer patients (like me), people suffering from arthritis and those who suffer with post-traumatic stress, to name a few, have all benefited. Legalization for adults would bring more benefits. It may help cut down on prescription drug abuse and the deadly overdoses that can follow. It will assist in pain and stress relief for sufferers who may be too timid or lack the financial resources for a $300 medical marijuana card. Quite simply, if you support Arizona’s current and successful medical marijuana laws, as most state residents do, you’ll see that Prop 207 is a logical next step. It corrects and fine tunes previous attempts at legalization by incorporating safety measures and targeting funding to where it’s needed. Learn from other states. Listen to concerns. And craft a plan by and for Arizona and not have one imposed by national interests. That’s Prop 207. Bill Myer is co-founder of Arizona Organix, a Glendale family business.

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37,000-square-foot building will contain 10 academic multiuse classrooms, four flex labs, student support space, faculty and administrative offices. • It’s Best of the West time ... WESTMARC is getting ready for its annual award show. The location? Avondale, of course. “We’re celebrating 30 years of serving the West Valley at this year’s annual Best of the West Awards Dinner at Phoenix Raceway Oct. 22,” said Sintra Hoffman, WESTMARC president and CEO. This year’s finalists: Economic Engine: Desert Microsoft and Avondale Health Tech Corridor. Excellence in Innovation: Ottawa University and Peoria Autonomous Shuttle (Robo Ride). Quality of Life Enhancement in the Community: Verizon Wireless and White Tank Mountains Conservancy Connectivity Initiative. Quality of Life Enhancement in Education: Abrazo Healthcare Residency Program and West Point High School. Registration closes Oct. 16 at westmarc.org/BOW2020. There will be a virtual option this year, Hoffman noted. • A really big sale: The HUB at Goodyear sold for $59 million, according to commercial real estate tracker Vizzda.com. Mack Real Estate Group purchased the giant warehouses, built in 2019 on 43 acres at 305 S. Bullard Avenue (right behind the Goodyear Police Department). Stay tuned for what will be housed in the 800,000-square-foot industrial space...

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It’s time to get everyone moving BY JOHN SAFIN

change hands up to 14 times before it leaves our community. You buy a shirt from the It seems more people are venturing local clothing store. The store owner uses out. This should boost our economy, mo- that money to pay employees, suppliers and rale, soul, sanity or all four. others. Another good thing is the reThey spend their earned turn of winter visitors. Will dollars on groceries, gas and this year’s visitor population other local items. That same be different than previous dollar will continue to change years? Maybe. Some could hands in the community until be concerned with travel and someone spends it out of our stay home. Others will want area. Granted, most purchasto “get away from it all.” es are done with a card, but Think about it: Would you it’s still circulating money. rather enjoy winter in sunThe more often money circuny Southwest Valley or be lates locally the stronger our in the subzero cold? Wineconomy becomes. JOHN SAFIN ter visitors and tourists will Eventually, some dollars bring much-needed dollars to our econ- will become donations to our local charomy, which has improved over the past ities. The nonprofits took a hard hit on month. We still have a ways to go before two fronts this year: less in donations and everything is back to full speed. fewer volunteers. Charities are a necesThere are people, businesses and chari- sary part of our society. Government can’t ties still struggling financially. Even some and shouldn’t do everything. It falls on us of the open businesses are at a “making to take care of others in our community. ends meet” level of operations. Some inPlease remember our nonprofits if you dustries are doing great. Companies that have a few bucks to spare or time to give. rely on big crowds or offer specialty prodA big boost to our economy is coming ucts to consumers or other businesses are in a few weeks with the NASCAR Chamdoing minimal sales or remain closed. pionship Race at Phoenix Raceway. This Best way to describe what’s happen- is historic, because it’s the first time the ing: Picture a team of 12 horses pulling a championship race will be here. It’ll be wagon. A third of the horses are running huge for race fans and our community. full speed. Another third are straining to I’m ready for the green flag to get our go faster. The remaining horses haven’t economy going at full speed. Let’s get been fed in a long time, making them too our engines running faster by doing our weak to move. The percentages aren’t part of keeping our money local. entirely accurate, but you get the idea. We need to “feed” as many of our local John Saﬁn is the Southwest Valley Chamber “horses” as possible. of Commerce president and CEO. For more You might have heard of the economic information and events, visit southwestvalleyconcept that a dollar spent here will ex- chamber.org.

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West Point football prepares for inaugural varsity season BY ERIC NEWMAN

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After months of waiting—and days after other teams even played their first regular season games—Avondale’s West Point High football team finally suited up in pads in preparation for its first varsity game. Oct. 23 won’t be just the first game of the season, it’s the first varsity football game ever for West Point High School, which opened in fall 2019. Part of the Tolleson Union High School District, West Point’s team activities were delayed longer than most Maricopa County schools due to district regulations. Zoom meetings and online football drills dominated the summer and first weeks of the 202021 school year. Even so, the new team

with no seniors is hopeful to make an instant impact when it takes the field “We just want to try and win every game and make the playoffs, set a culture,” junior quarterback Caleb Miller said. “If we do good this year, it’s going to be in the history of this school.” “I guess some people are doubting us, but we want to see how we stack up,” added junior defensive end Kaiden Kratovil. The Dragons are led by first-year coach Jerry Ball, who is no stranger to leading new programs to success. Ball was on the coaching staff when Anthem Prep began its football program years ago. He also had other stops, including Arizona Christian University and Copper Canyon High School, along the way.

“My long-term plan was always to get to a point of being a head coach, and this job was a perfect fit because I had previous experience with young guys building a program, putting your stamp on them early and building a culture,” Ball said. The Dragon players said they took to his coaching style immediately. Players describe his coaching method as intense but helpful. Ball also teaches physical education for West Point outside of coaching and has held players accountable for strength training and conditioning while not allowed to do in-person team activities. “He’s very uplifting, very posTaysen Solie gets ready for the season at West Point itive and gives us a lot of ener- Sophomore football practice. (Photo by Eric Newman) gy,” Taysen Solie said of Ball. “Things are hard right now, but Ball said. he’s helping a lot.” There is still a lot of work for the Ball also teaches physical educa- Dragons to do before the season begins. tion for West Point outside of coach- After a long break, Ball does not want ing and has held players accountable to overwhelm or overexert his playfor strength training and conditioning ers, preferring to slowly ease into the while not allowed to do in-person team game plan and specific plays. There is activities. still time to prepare for the team’s first “He’s very uplifting, very positive game, an Oct. 23 home game against and gives us a lot of energy,” sopho- fellow TUHSD school Sierra Canyon. more tight end Taysen Solie said of the The energy was palpable at West coach. “Things are hard right now, but Point’s first full-out varsity practice, he’s helping a lot.” and the kids are excited for the chance And though Ball is still teaching his to insert the Dragons as a local footsystem to a new group of players, there ball mainstay. The first senior class will is some continuity and promise with not graduate from the new school until the Dragon players. West Point’s cur- 2022. rent roster played junior varsity togethThough COVID-19 tossed the 2020 er last season. Ball was impressed with fall athletics season into a spiral of their skill, especially defensively. He confusion, the players want to make said he saw players “flying to the ball” the most of the opportunity to take the in game film. And with another year of field and launch the program. development and his new scheme, the “It’s the first practice with pads, so offense will hopefully follow suit. we’re behind,” Miller said. “But we’re “We teach them that there’s an ur- just trying to come in here and build gency here to do big things, so the in- something.” tensity is good and that’s promising,”

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The show goes online: Billy Moore Days to be virtual BY WEST VALLEY VIEW STAFF

With the COVID-19 pandemic, 2020 has been anything but normal. In another tip of the cap to keeping the community safe, the city of Avondale is making this year’s Billy Moore Days festival an online/virtual event, through Saturday, Oct. 17. “The street festival, carnival and parade that were previously planned have been canceled,” the city announced. But the show will go on—online, that is. The festival celebrates the history of Avondale and the Western roots of the West Valley. The online events include a “Yeehaw” photo contest, with the winner announced at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 14, on Avondale’s social media pages. Grab a fork for the pie-eating contest at 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 15. An all-day scavenger hunt starts at 8 a.m. Friday, Oct. 16. Saturday is Fire Hose Frenzy, with a telethon from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., followed by the fire hose battle from 3 to 5 p.m. Proceeds from the event benefit the Southwest Lending Closet, which provides home health equipment to those in need. Teams of three will compete in the amateur or professional division of the competition. The cost per team to register is $500.

The annual Billy Moore Days festival celebrating Avondale’s past and present is online this year, with many virtual events at billymooredays.com. (West Valley View file photo)

The event will be broadcast live at firehosefrenzy2020.com and will feature a day full of activities, including a performance by Matthew Morrison, an actor, dancer and singer-songwriter. He is known for starring in multiple Broadway and Off-Broadway productions, including his portrayal of Link Larkin in “Hairspray” on Broadway. Morrison also played Will Schuester on the Fox TV show “Glee.” The festival’s culminating event will feature rafﬂes, with prizes including hotel stays and NASCAR fan packages. Speaking of NASCAR, the 2020 Billy Moore Days Grand Marshal is Julie

Giese, president of Phoenix Raceway (formally ISM Raceway). Giese and Phoenix Raceway are getting revved up to host the NASCAR Championship Weekend, coming to Avondale in November. The parade Honorary Pioneer is Martha Aragon Bodnar, who recently cele-

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Ever wonder what it’s like to drive on a race track? In a rare opportunity, average West Valley drivers can “get their NASCAR on” like never before this weekend. Race fans who wish to get a personal feel for the host track of the NASCAR Championship Weekend will get their chance when Phoenix Raceway hosts Track Laps for Charity from 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 17. For a donation of $25 to Arizona Accelerator Charities, Track Laps for Charity will provide fans the opportunity to drive around Phoenix Raceway in their own personal vehicles in a safe and socially distanced manner alongside their friends and family. “This is a unique time for our community, and we wanted to provide a special experience for our fans while also raising money through Arizona Accelerator Charities to give back to those in need,” Phoenix Raceway President Julie Giese said. “Fans will get to experience the track’s banking and the infamous dog-

leg from the comfort of their own vehicle while knowing that their donation will also be making a positive impact here locally in Arizona.” All funds raised will support Arizona Accelerator Charities, a donor-advised fund under the NASCAR Foundation. Arizona Accelerator Charities’ mission is to accelerate the development of children in Arizona by supporting Regular West Valley drivers get the rare opportunity to their cars around Phoenix Raceway’s legendary track education, children and families of drive this weekend, just like the pros. (West Valley View file photo) our military and military veterans, and life enrichment programs for torcycles, rental cars, ATVs, golf carts children and families in our community. and/or large-capacity vehicles (15-pasFor the $25 donation, fans will get to senger vans and buses) will not be perexperience five paced laps around the mitted to drive the track. 1-mile oval. Drivers must be 18 or older, and valTo register, visit phoenixraceway. id driver’s license and insurance will com/laps. be required. COVID-19 and track waivers must All occupants must remain inside the be printed in advance and brought to vehicle at all times, with seatbelts on. Pasthe event. sengers are not permitted in truck beds. All participants are required to rePhoenix Raceway will host the NAmain in their personal vehicles, and no SCAR Championship Weekend, Nov. public restrooms will be available. 6-8. For more information, visit phoeVehicles must be street legal. Mo- nixraceway.com.

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dale and Goodyear communities, helping build the first Catholic church in the West Valley, Saint John Vianney. When it comes to West Valley history, one of the most beloved pioneers is William “Billy” Moore, who came to Arizona in l867. He made his way to the west banks of the Agua Fria River and established a stage coach station. He added a general store and became the postmaster of the settlement he named Coldwater. Billy Moore Days began as an opportunity for Avondale and surrounding communities to celebrate the area’s history. An annual tradition since 1954, Billy Moor Days continues this year, despite the pandemic that has canceled many events. “The COVID-19 situation has challenged us to find new ways to share the excitement of Billy Moore Days,” said Miranda Gomez, Avondale Parks and Recreation assistant director. “Why not take this opportunity to highlight the history of the event and introduce newcomers to everything that makes Billy Moore Days Parade and Festival so special?” To register for events and more information, visit billymooredays.com.

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GOby FIGURE! Linda Thistle

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Place a number in the empty boxes in such a way that each row across, each column down and each small 9-box square contains all of the numbers from one to nine.

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IN LOVING MEMORY of Earle Stanley McRae 86, of Buckeye, Arizona, died on September 27, 2020 at the Abrazo Buckeye Emergency Center in Buckeye, Arizona. He was born in Aurora, Kansas June 9, 1934 to Glen and Marie (Collette) McRae. Earle served as altar boy at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church, delivered milk, papers, set pins at the bowling alley, and worked on the farm during summer. He attended Concordia Catholic grade and high school graduating in 1952. He enlisted in the United States Army and he spent his tour with the 35th Infantry as a tank commander, in the Pacific. He received an honorable discharge in 1956. Later attending Washburn University in Topeka, Kansas. He married Elaine (Chaput) McRae August 17, 1957 at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church, Concordia, Kansas. They were married 63, years at time of his death. He was preceded in death by his parents Glen McRae and Marie (Collette) Holt, step-father, Bernard Holt, son-in-law, George Roth, siblings sisters, Beverly Lamer and (Danny), Glenda Bertl, and Shirley Jordan. brother, Karl McRae, niece, Lisa Lamer; nephew, Tom Chaput; brothers and sisters-in-law, Elden and Isabelle Cote; Al and Jackie Chaput; and Bernard and Leah Chaput. He is survived by his wife Elaine (Chaput) McRae; children; Debra Roth Phoenix Arizona, Bruce McRae (Laurie), Valdosta,Georgia and Brian McRae, Peoria, Arizona; grandchildren, Amanda McRae, Berkeley, California and Mark McRae SanDiego, California; brothers Monte McRae(Janice), Wofford Heights California, Gene Holt (Joyce) Kansas City, Missouri, and Harold Wylie(Sandra), Tulsa, Oklahoma, and several nieces, nephews, and cousins. He was Director of Radiology at St Francis Hospital, Topeka, Kansas 20 years and owned and operated Reliable Medical Products 15 years before moving to Arizona ln 1990. Moving to Buckeye, Arizona in 1997 and living there till time of his death, September 27, 2020. He was a member of the Knights of Columbus Council #9467; a member of the Arizona Early Day Gas Engine and Tractor Association and past member and president of the Kansas Society of Radiologic Technologist. Later he was elected to the Board of Directors of the American Society of Radiologic Technologist. He was active in professional activities. He enjoyed collecting and restoring old tractors. Also old cars, auctions, and sports were favorites His favorite title was "Pa". Funeral Mass Services will be held at St. Henrys Catholic Church 24750 W Lower Buckeye Rd. Buckeye, Arizona 85326 on Saturday November 21, 2020 at 10 a.m. officiated by Father Billy Kosco and honored by the Knights of Columbus. Later funeral services, as arranged, and burial, with military honors, will be at St Concordia Catholic Cemetery, Concordia, Kansas at a future date to be announced in the local paper.

A WORD ABOUT OBITUARIES The West Valley View publishes free and paid obituaries for residents or former residents of the West Valley cities. Free Obits: Submit via email to obits@timespublications.com Paid Obits: Place online at: obituaries.westvalleyview.com or email to: obits@westvalleyview.com Deadline: Thursday at 5pm for Wednesday’s paper. Questions? 623-535-8439.

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Dennis Stephan Sikora Dennis Sikora, proud veteran, husband of 54 years, and dedicated father and grandpa, lost his battle to Covid-19. He is survived by his wife Patricia Sikora, daughter Tammy Brewer, son Christopher Sikora, and 5 grandchildren. Dennis serves his country for 20 years in the Air Force and another 20 in the Tolleson Elementary School District. God now has one great handiman.

Amelita Marcelino Ameita Marceino, age 82, of Goodyear, Arizona passed away on September 29, 2020 in Goodyear, Arizona. She was born on June 2, 1938 to Jose Tiangco and Rosario Reyes in Bataan, Phillipines. Services were held at Thompson Funeral Chapel on October 4, 2020. Condolences for the family can be left at http://www.thompsonfuneralchapel.com/obituary/amelita-marcelino/

Laura Solis Laura Elda Solis, age 71, of Avondale, Arizona passed away on September 30, 2020 in Phoenix, Arizona. She was born on November 3, 1948 to Rafael Sierras and Dolores Rodriguez in Hermosillo, Sonora. Funeral services were held at St. John Vianney Church in Avondale, Arizona on October 8, 2020 with burial services at Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery. Condolences for the family can be left at http://www.thompsonfuneralchapel.com/obituary/laura-elda-solis/

Eric W. Quinlivan Eric W. Quinlivan born July 20, 1945, passed away June 13, 2020. Eric grew up in Tekoa, WA. In 2003, Eric and his wife Sherry relocated to Surprise, AZ. They were followed shortly after by children as well as grandchildren. Eric was preceded in death by his wife Sherry. He is survived and very much loved by his four stepchildren and many Step-grandchildren. Eric is also survived by his cousin Richard and wife Julie. A private celebration of Eric's life will be held at a later date and in his hometown.

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Ernesto Ramirez Garcia Ernesto Ramirez Garcia, 79, went to be with his Lord and Savior September 10th, 2020. Ernesto was born June 20th, 1941 in Peoria, Az to Martin and Emilia García. Ernesto lived and worked with his family at Waddell Ranch in Litchfield. As a young man he was a Boy Scout and attended school in Litchfield Park. Ernesto graduated from Agua Fría High School. He received his Associates Degree from Glendale Community College in 1968. He then attended Arizona State University where he earned his Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts in Education in 1977. He worked with the Ford Foundation out of ASU which allowed him to travel all across the United States and several countries. He loved working in his community to improve the lives of his constituents while he was Mayor of the city of Avondale in 1974. He was a little league baseball coach for the Avondale Colts for many years. He taught at Dysart Elementary, Agua High School, Glendale Community College, Northern Arizona University and taught Spanish and Business at Moon Valley High School from where he retired. He truly enjoyed learning, teaching, traveling and camping with his children and grandchildren. He loved blessing his family and friends with nicknames over the years. The nicknames are cherished tokens he left behind. Our dad, brother, uncle and friend will forever be loved and missed. Ernesto is preceded in death by his parents Martin and Emilia Garcia, brother Jorge Garcia (Celia)L., Lupe Garcia Ramos (Ricardo). He is survived by his children: Ernie García, Cristina García Solarez (Daniel), Walter García, Alejandro García, Liana García; Siblings: Mary Moreno (Eduardo)D., Martin Garcia (Velia), Carmen García Beltrán (Enrique)D., Emilia García Vizzerra (Roberto), Ernestina García Contreras; 10 grandchildren, 24 great grandchildren and one great great grandson. Services for Ernesto were held at Cornerstone Christian Center in Avondale on September 16th 2020, followed with burial at Resthaven Cemetery in Glendale Az.

Paul Franklin Mack

Mr. Paul Franklin Mack, 86 of Goodyear, Arizona died September 28, 2020 in Goodyear, Arizona. He was born August 18, 1934, to Franklin Mack and Lorraine Vigeant Mack in Lowell, Massachusetts. Paul was an avid lover of golf and cruises.

He is survived by his spouse Mary Mack; his daughters Carla Melnyk and Paula Mack; his sister Michelle La Perle; four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. A memorial service to be determined at a future date. Condolences for the family can be left at http://www.thompsonfuneralchapel.com/obituary/paul-franklin-mack/

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GARAGE SALES/ BAZAARS Community Yard Sale Saturday, Oct. 24th from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. 63rd Ave/Union Hills Community Yard Sale Saturday, Oct. 24th from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. 67th Ave. & Utopia Community Yard Sale Saturday, Oct. 24th from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. 159th Ave & Peoria ARROYO MOUNTAIN ESTATES COMMUNITY-WIDE YARD SALE OCTOBER 17, 2020 SATURDAY ONLY If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Vision Community Management at 480-759-4945 or arroyomountain@wearevision.com

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EMPLOYMENT The Roosevelt Irrigation District has positions open. We are looking for conscientious, hard workers that are willing to learn. Positions open for a Mechanics Assistant and Water Clerk. Please visit the office at 103 W Baseline Rd. Buckeye, AZ 85326 for an application. No phone calls.

PUBLIC NOTICE ST JOHN’S IRRIGATION DISTRICT ANNUAL ELEC-TION OF DIRECTOR will be held on Tuesday, November 10th, 2020 from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm at 10219 W. Southern Ave. Tolleson, AZ 85353. Please call 602-7697219 Linda Reitz with any questions. "In The "In The Matter Matter Of OfThe TheConserConserfor: Lenin vatorship for: vatorship Lenin Aparicio AparicioJrJr A Minor. Minor. Hearing A Hearing set set for forOctoOcto26,2020 2020atat11:00 11:00 in ber 28, ber a.ma.m in the the presence of the Honorpresence of the Honorable able Thomas L. Marquoit at Thomas L. Marquoit at the East the East Court Building locCourt Building located at 101 W. ated at 101 W. Jefferson St, Jefferson St, Phoenix AZ 85003, Phoenix AZ 85003, courtroom courtroom 514. Thiswill hearing be in will an 514. This hearing be in an electronic electronic settingsetting using using the the GoToMeeting audio video GoToMeeting audio video platform. platform. You You are arenot notrequired requiredto attend t o a tthis t e n hearing. d t h i s However, h e a r i n gIf . you opposeIf any the relief reHowever, you of oppose any of in the petithe reliefinrequested quested the petition that action that accompanies this must nocompanies this notice, you youthe must with the tice,with file courtfile a written recourt aatwritten at sponse least 7 response calendar days calendar before least 7the before hearing days date OR you hearing date OR you or theyour or attorney must contact the your attorney musttocontact division assigned the casetheas division assigned to the case the time of the hearing using the as the time of the hearing usfollowing instructions: At least ing the following instructions: 30 thebefore time ofthe the At minutes least 30before minutes hearing, call hearing, the assigned call Judithe time of the cial Officer's division at dithe assigned Judicial Officer's phone number listednumber below lisand the phone vision at request instructions on how to apand request instructed below pear at the hearing. on how to appear electionselectronically tronically the hearing. Any Any writtenatresponse must commust written ply withresponse Rule 15(e) of comply the AriRule 15(e) of theProcedure. Arizona with Rules zona of Probate Rules If you of doProbate not fileProcedure. a timely reIf file a reyou doornot sponse attend thetimely hearing: or attend the hearing: sponse (1) the court may grant relief regrantwithout relief (1) the court quested in themay petition requested in the petition further proceedings, and without further proceedings, (2) addition(2) will you not will receive not receive adandyou al notices notices of court proceedings reditional of court prolating to the petitiontounless you relating the peticeedings file Demand Notice pursutionaunless youforfile a Demand ant to Titlepursuant 14, Arizona revised to Title 14, for Notice Statues." Arizona revised Statues." PubPublished West Valley View lished: West Valley View/West Oct. 14,/ Valley View 10/14, 10/21Business & 10/28/2020 21, 28, 2020 / 337xx 33759

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CITY OF TOLLESON PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION

CITY OF TOLLESON CITY COUNCIL NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City of Tolleson Planning and Zoning Commission will conduct a PUBLIC HEARING on TUESDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2020 at 5:00 P.M. and that the City of Tolleson Mayor and Council will conduct a PUBLIC HEARING during a Regular City Council Meeting scheduled on TUESDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2020 at 6:00 P.M., both via Zoom Conference at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/5439720804 or via telephone at 1-253-2158782 (Meeting ID: 543 972 0804), for the purpose of: Soliciting comments from interested parties in reference to Rezone Application #20090001 submitted by Ashley Nye of Trammell Crow, on behalf of the owner, AZEJM Land Holdings/ Oxnard CommercePlex LLC, to rezone two portions of a parcel located at the southeast corner of 107th Avenue and Van Buren Street in Tolleson, AZ for APN 101-03-010E: The first portion consists of approximately 6.17 acres, more or less, and will be rezoned from C-2 (General Commercial) to I-1(Light Industrial); and the second portion consists of approximately 1.43 acres, more or less, and will be rezoned from I-1(Light Industrial) to C-2 (General Commercial). (107VB /Ordinance No. 593 N.S.) Published in the West Valley View and West Valley Business on Wednesday, October 14, 2020 /33636 INVITATION TO BID Bids Due: December 1, 2020 – 10:00AM Project: Indian School Road CFD Civil Improvements Verrado ARC, LLC seeks qualified General Contractors, with a minimum A- General Engineering license, to submit sealed bids for the Indian School Road CFD Civil Improvements which consists of, but is not limited to concrete, paving, streetlights, signage & striping 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 October 9, 2020. All interested parties should contact Deana Burris at dburris@dmbinc.com to make arrangements to receive the bid documents electronically. Please reference the project name listed above in the email subject. The MANDATORY pre-bid meeting will be held on October 20, 2020 at 10:00AM Arizona Time. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic the pre-bid meeting will be held via Zoom call. A meeting invitation will be sent to all interested parties. Sealed bids will be received until 10:00AM Arizona Time on December 1, 2020 at the DMB Verrado Offices – 4236 N. Verrado Way Suite A200, Buckeye, AZ 85396. Bids submitted after 10:00AM will not be accepted. Bids will be opened privately but read aloud at 10:05AM via Zoom call. A meeting invitation will be sent to all interested parties. Unless all bids are rejected, the Contract will be awarded within twenty-one (21) days. The Contract will be awarded to the lowest qualified bidder that submits a complete and accurate bid. A complete and accurate bid will include all information requested in the bid documents. Every bid made by a Contractor pursuant to this Notice shall be accompanied by a surety bond for ten percent (10%) of the bid amount, listing Verrado ARC, LLC as the Obligee, as a guarantee that the Contractor will enter into a contract to perform the Work, or as liquidated damages in the event the Contractor 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, DMB White Tank, LLC, the City of Buckeye and the Verrado District 1 Community Facilities District from any employer’s liability and from any and all liens for materials or labor in connection with this Work as specified in the bid documents. Any bids submitted without the bid bond, certificate of insurance and any other items as required in the bid documents will be deemed incomplete, and will be rejected. Verrado ARC, LLC reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to withhold the award for any reason Verrado ARC, LLC determines necessary and appropriate. Award of the successful bid shall be subject to approval by Verrado ARC, LLC or its representatives. Interested parties shall refer to the bid package and addendums for further information, or contact Deana Burris at dburris@dmbinc.com – reference Indian School Road CFD Civil Improvements. No engineer’s estimate will be distributed.

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2019 FORD ECOSPORT SE T9078 ................................................................

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2014 FORD F-150 LARIAT 20518A ......................................................................

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2019 GMC YUKON SLT T9082 .................................................................

2017 FORD F-150 LARIAT 4X4 X9155 .................................................................

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2017 FORD F-150 LARIAT 4X4

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2018 FORD EXPLORER LIMITED 20310B ...............................................................

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2019 FORD EDGE TITANIUM 20170A ...............................................................

2019 MAZDA MAZDA3 HATCHBACK

2014 FORD F-150 FX4

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2017 FORD EXPLORER SPORT 4X4 20198A ...............................................................

2018 FORD F-150 XLT 20382A ..............................................................

$31,998 $32,798

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2018 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 4X4

2015 FORD SUPER DUTY F-250 LARIAT

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2019 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED SPORT

2017 HYUNDAI TUCSON SE PLUS

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X9157 .................................................................

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2020 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED

2017 LINCOLN MKZ RESERVE

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2020 FORD F-150 XLT

$33,998

X9116 .................................................................

P9139 .................................................................

2019 KIA FORTE LXS

SOLD

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2015 FORD MUSTANG GT PREMIUM

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$16,598

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2015 FORD F-150 XLT 4X4

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$37,998

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2019 FORD EXPEDITION MAX LIMITED P9128 .................................................................

2019 FORD F-150 LARIAT 4X4 P9146 .................................................................

2020 RAM 1500 REBEL 4X4 P9140 .................................................................

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2019 GMC SIERRA 2500HD SLT DIESEL 4X4 X9164 .................................................................

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2019 GMC SIERRA 2500HD SLT DIESEL 4X4 X9163 .................................................................

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2017 FORD SUPER DUTY F-250 LARIAT DIESEL 4X4 X9159 .................................................................

$59,998

2019 FORD MUSTANG GT PREMIUM CONV.

2019 GMC SIERRA 3500HD SLT DIESEL 4X4

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