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The Voice of the West Valley for 35 years
Goodyear obliges, Amazon delivers BY TOM SCANLON
West Valley View Managing Editor
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Racing to get a massive robotics warehouse completed on time, Amazon hit an inspector’s “roadblock” in March. Frustrated with the inspector, a senior manager at the corporate giant—Amazon’s worldwide revenue topped $280 billion in 2019—fired off angry emails to the city of Goodyear’s economic managers, calling delays “unacceptable.” Emails Goodyear provided to the West Valley View show the city eager to smooth out “challenges with communication.” Indeed, the project near Phoenix Goodyear Airport soon got back on track. Though Goodyear started the year with a work stoppage at the same facility, the relationship between Amazon and the city rebounded and flourished through 2020. Emails show the city obliging Amazon’s behind-the-scenes requests, pushing forward permits while keeping a major expansion announcement secret for months.
Despite a stern “stop work immediately” letter Jan. 8, and a later dispute between an inspector and Amazon, problems were smoothed over for construction to resume on Amazon’s 800,000-square-foot robotics facility. The project at Yuma Road and South Bullard Avenue is on track for an expected completion next month. (West Valley View photo by Tom Scanlon)
And Amazon, which promised to bring jobs to the city by the hundreds, lived up to its reputation: It delivered. On Aug. 19, Amazon said it is building
11 facilities around Phoenix—highlighted by a Goodyear robotics warehouse on Yuma
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Alleged WV serial bank robber caught BY TOM SCANLON
West Valley View Managing Editor
After being arrested Nov. 4, a resident of a Glendale halfway house who allegedly robbed banks from Peoria to Avondale told police he needed money for his drug habit. William Cantrell, 29, faces various robbery and burglary charges.
“Don’t press the alarm or you’ll make me do something,” he allegedly told a teller. Cantrell, who worked at an Albertsons distribution facility in Tolleson, is accused of robbing or attempting to rob a string of West Valley banks from Sept. 18 to Nov. 4: • U.S. Bank, 6611 W. Bell Road, Glendale. • U.S. Bank, 12320 N. 83rd Avenue, Peoria.
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Amazon...continued from page 1 Road and West Bullard Avenue. On Oct. 19 came another announcement: “Amazon is now hiring for more than 1,000 full-time positions ahead of the launch of its 855,000 square-foot fulfillment center in Goodyear, Arizona. Employees at this facility will work alongside innovative technologies, including Amazon robotics, to pick, pack and ship small items to customers.” The robotics facility is almost literally in Goodyear City Hall’s backyard —2 miles southwest, even closer to the Goodyear police and fire departments and library. An analysis of emails provided by Goodyear show Amazon and the city were even closer, enjoying a mostly cozy, mutually beneficial relationship. Harry Paxton, Goodyear’s economic development director, said the city is happy to have the forward-thinking company expanding operations here. “We are fortunate to have several Amazon operations here in Goodyear —their Global Incident Center, a lastmile facility, and most recently the only robotic fulfillment center in the Phoenix
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Valley,” Paxton said. But he noted the process can be complex. “Each project, especially ground-up projects like the robotics facility, has its challenges. We continue to have a very positive working relationship with Amazon and are so pleased they have located multiple operations here providing what will eventually be thousands of jobs in our community,” Paxton said. The year barely started when a challenge arose, leading Paxton’s office to fire off a curt letter to the construction companies creating Amazon’s Prologis/ Project Sol. “It has come to the attention of the City of Goodyear that Project Sol has commenced unpermitted construction activity. This is a serious concern to the city and sets this project off in the wrong direction,” wrote Christopher Baker, Goodyear’s director of development services, in a Jan. 8 letter. “You are directed to immediately cease and desist any construction activity that is beyond the scope of the permits issued.” That problem was swiftly resolved: Permits were applied for and received, with construction resuming two days af-
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While Amazon has huge construction projects, others are constructing industrial space in the “Bullard Tech Corridor” between Bullard Avenue and Litchfield Road, behind the Goodyear police and fire department offices. (West Valley View photo by Tom Scanlon)
ter the stop-work letter was sent.
‘Unacceptable’ delay Less than a week later, a string of emails show Amazon furious over another work stoppage at the same facility. The issue arose when a Goodyear inspector challenged material Amazon planned to use as support for utility trenches. Amazon went over the inspector’s head, complaining to top Goodyear management that the project was being improperly impacted. On Feb. 1, Hope Hall of Amazon emailed two executives at her company. The email was titled “Latest City of Goodyear Roadblock” and complained of the work of Randall Westacott, Goodyear’s chief building official. “Because of the amount of focus on the GYR1 (Goodyear) construction progress, I want to ensure I keep both of you in the loop regarding the latest roadblock from Goodyear. In a nutshell, the city of Goodyear inspector, Randall Westacott, has disapproved our use of CLSM (controlled low strength aterial) as the backfill for our utility trenches. He considers this a concrete encasement and as of late yesterday, no amount of evidence to the contrary would sway him. We talked with him, provided him with a stamped approval letter from the Geo-tech engineer and also sent him a video what the material looks like after being placed. Regardless of our team’s professional opinions about the suitability and code compliance of CLSM, Randall stood firm. “His decision has caused us to stop all SOG (slab on grade) pours planned for this weekend. Additionally, if we now must switch to a traditional backfill, we are just adding time to the schedule,” Hall wrote. “I don’t think the message that Tom delivered earlier this week to the city of Goodyear has trickled down to the inspection team,” she added, referring to Tom Florino, an Amazon senior manager.
“We are not asking for an inspection ‘pass.’ All of the professionals are standing in our corner. I think Tom needs to make another call or perhaps a visit with the city,” Hall concluded. Florino first replied swiftly to Hall: “I’m hardly an expert on construction materials, but this seems like the same rigid, inflexible thinking that you’ve encountered again and again.” Then, Florino fired off a heated email to Paxton and Lori Gary, Goodyear’s economic development director. “This unexpected delay is unacceptable,” Florino wrote. “We’ve been forced to stop this work over the weekend, which adds time. And switching materials at this point would add additional time as well. “I think we will need to work together to convene parties next week to resolve these issues in a meeting. I’m not sure that the launch risk we’ve discussed is being taken seriously by planning and engineering staff.” After receiving the email on a Saturday, Gary replied the following Monday morning to Florino. “I’ve had a conversation this morning with Prologis and, separately, with members of our internal team,” Gary wrote. “After speaking with Prologis and internally, I believe there may be some challenges with the communication on this project. “At present, I’m setting up an internal meeting to discuss this project and the timeline needed to get you into the building.” The West Valley View asked city representatives how the building materials dispute was solved, if the inspector was overruled and if Amazon received any preferential treatment. “It’s certainly not the case” that the company received special treatment, said Paxton. “As part of our ongoing partnership with Amazon, early on in the development process the city and Ama-
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zon discussed this project (the robotics facility) and its importance in Amazon’s strategic supply chain. “Amazon and Goodyear’s goal was to meet a strict deadline while assuring an environment which is safe for all,” he said. As for the inspection “roadblock” Amazon complained about, Paxton said, “Having a field modification doesn’t imply that an inspector was overruled. It means that the inspector identified something that wasn’t included in the permitted set and that there was a modification made to make it code compliant.” And, Paxton stressed, “It’s important to know that it is normal and expected that projects of this scale have modifications during construction.”
Plans kept quiet By the end of January, Goodyear clearly knew about Amazon’s aggressive expansion plans—yet the city kept the plans secret. A Jan. 28 email to Paxton from an Amazon staffing contractor outlined hiring plans: “After double checking our timeline, we plan to begin hiring the first week of August through mid September. ... I look forward to the continued partnership with Amazon and city of Goodyear.” An email from an Amazon Public Policy staff member, also sent Jan. 28, made it clear what the hiring would be for: “Thanks for your time today—appreciated the opportunity to connect with the mayor about the Amazon robotics fulfillment center,” wrote Ellen Booth. She provided the contact information for another Amazon staffer, “who can help answer your questions about employment numbers and any specifics about the facility.” A week later, on Feb. 4, an Amazon regional construction manager emailed Paxton: “As you know, Amazon will have another project getting underway shortly in Goodyear,” Hall wrote. “We are excited to continue to build in your city.” Aside from occasional check-ins, emails between Goodyear’s economic development staff and Amazon slowed to a trickle—until August, when things heated up. The city and the corporation exchanged a flurry of emails, coordinating wording on Amazon’s announcement of the robotics facility.
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When completed, Amazon’s newest facility in Goodyear will blend humans and robotic workers. (Photo courtesy Amazon)
Amazon made suggestions for minor changes in Mayor Georgia Lord’s statement for a press release—and the city again obliged. After ironing out details, Amazon and Goodyear sent out coordinated press releases, then joined forces to greet television cameras at Project Sol. The same site where construction was shut down by the city in January was ready for its closeup eight months later. Amazon clearly was confident the city
would work with it efficiently, as it had in the past. As Goodyear’s Gary said, in a March email to Amazon senior managers, “We recently offered an opportunity to Prologis to quickly get through the remaining review and permitting process on Project Sol. Additionally, our weekly meetings have been positive as we work together to move Project Sol forward. “Rest assured your projects are top of mind.”
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BY TOM SCANLON
West Valley View Managing Editor
Driving by West Van Buren Road and Avondale Boulevard, many would see nothing more than shrug-worthy empty land. The city of Avondale sees a robust, flourishing future. Indeed, the city authorized another $1 million for the area as Avondale continues with its ambitious plan to repurpose the center of the city as The BLVD. At its Nov. 2 meeting, Avondale City Council approved the purchase of 3 acres near West Van Buren Road and Avondale Boulevard for $1.1 million. Two weeks before, council authorized $400,000 to launch “The BLVD Water Features Project,” expected to cost nearly $5 million. The city imagines water features surrounded by homes, businesses and shops. Part of that development is for the Maxon Property purchase authorized by council Nov. 2. According to agenda information, “the cost will be partially offset from
the sale of other city-owned land at The BLVD.” Pier Simeri, a city spokeswoman, expanded on that. The purchase price, she noted, “was under the appraised value and comes with additional long-term water rights.” She said funding for the purchase came from two recent land sales at The BLVD, “to Dutch Bros Coffees and MGN LLC, which will be constructing a new 70room Avid branded hotel expected to be open within the next 24 months.” The Maxon Property and other city-
Avondale City Council approved a $1 million land purchase to accommodate the city’s ambitious plans for The BLVD. While most of the land near Van Buren Road and Avondale Boulevard lies empty, the city imagines a flourishing center with homes, businesses, shops and entertainment. (Images courtesy city of Avondale)
owned land nearby will be combined “to create a high-density residential plat,” she said. Avondale is working with industry powerhouse CBRE to recruit a development partner “through an RFP process to develop the residential component in the Park Avenue district,
including housing that will support the local workforce,” Simeri said. “The city has elected to pursue the residential portion first to help create more density and demand, which will assist with future recruitment and development of retail, office and entertainment facilities in the district.”
Buckeye Economic Development program wins award BY WEST VALLEY VIEW STAFF
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lice as being tall and slender with light brown or blond hair and “dirty hands.” note” to a teller, according to the FBI. He wore a cloth mask. “The FBI’s Violent Crimes Eight days later, he alTask Force would like to legedly used a similar note thank the Phoenix Police Deto rob a U.S. Bank inside a partment for their outstandSafeway in Peoria. Court reing work on this case along cords say he used a similar with Arizona Department of note to rob a teller there. Public Safety, Mesa Police One week later, he deDepartment, Glendale Pomanded money at an Alaska lice Department, Peoria PoFederal Credit Union inside lice Department, Avondale the Fry’s grocery store near Police Department and the North Dysart and McDowell Maricopa County Sheriff’s William Cantrell, a resident of a roads in Avondale. Office,” said an FBI press Glendale sober-living home, is Then, on Oct. 6, he alof robbing a string of legedly was back in that release, following the arrest accused West Valley banks, from Peoria of Cantrell outside a Mesa to Avondale. He allegedly tar- neighborhood to rob a U.S. geted bank centers in grocery Bank near North Dysart and bank like one in Litchfield Park. Indian School roads. But, According to court re- stores, (Photo courtesy Maricopa County cords, Cantrell’s string of Sheriff’s Office) when he allegedly presented crimes started Sept. 18 at a a demand note in Litchfield U.S. Bank center inside a Fry’s grocery Park, the teller “told the suspect he could store on Bell Road and 67th Avenue in not do anything without his identificaGlendale. tion. The suspect told the victim he left After verbally warning the teller not to his identification in his car, then picked press an alarm, he handed a note saying, the note up and walked away.” “All $100s $50s $20s and $10s no dye The teller told police the bank robber’s packs no trackers/GPS no alarms til gone.” hands were shaking when he picked up The teller later described him to po- the note.
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After the trooper reported the incident to the FBI, investigators determined Cantrell met the physical description of the bank robberies suspect—and the note that was on him was identical to ones used in robberies. For weeks, detectives from the task force then watched Cantrell, who was staying at a sober-living house near Northern and 43rd avenues in Glendale. The detectives followed Cantrell on two other occasions where he may have been contemplating bank robberies. On Oct. 30, detectives followed Cantrell to 83rd Avenue in Peoria, where he lingered in a parking lot outside the U.S. Bank he allegedly robbed three weeks earlier. Though he was observed changing the license plate of the vehicle he was driving, Cantrell did not enter the bank. On Nov. 2, Cantrell was followed to a parking lot outside the U.S. Bank in a Maryvale Safeway, then the Peoria Safeway/U.S. Bank and an Alaska Federal Credit Union inside a Fry’s in Peoria, but did not attempt to rob those bank centers. After an initial court appearance Nov. 5, Cantrell was due for a preliminary hearing at Maricopa County Superior Court Monday, Nov. 16.
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Nearly a month later, Cantrell allegedly robbed a U.S. Bank inside a Safeway grocery store in Mesa. A teller gave Cantrell $1,350. But, by then surveillance of Cantrell was in place. “Cantrell took the money and exited the store. As Cantrell was getting into his vehicle he was apprehended by several plainclothes officers,” according to court documents. “During a post-Miranda (rights) interview, Cantrell stated that he has a drug problem and that is why he robbed the U.S. Bank,” the court documents state. Cantrell became a suspect after an Arizona Department of Public Safety trooper stopped him Oct. 10 and questioned him about an expired registration. After discovering Cantrell was driving on a suspended license, the trooper searched Cantrell and found a note similar to one used in the bank robberies. The trooper also allegedly searched Cantrell’s backpack and found two bank money bags. “The trooper was suspicious and questioned (Cantrell) and he said he had just bought the backpack and the money bags were in it,” according to the court document.
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Avondale-Goodyear launch transportation study BY WEST VALLEY VIEW STAFF
Residents of Avondale and Goodyear are invited to take part in a survey to provide input about the future of transit in their communities. The cities of Avondale and Goodyear, in cooperation with the Maricopa Association of Governments, are seeking input for the Avondale-Goodyear Transit Study. The study is evaluating the need for
new and/or improved transit service in these communities. In addition to traditional bus service, the study will evaluate emerging alternatives, such as micro transit, on-demand ride-sharing programs, subsidized ride-hailing such as taxis, Uber or Lyft and other transit services. The study will include a review of existing conditions, a best-practices report, a market analysis, route and service recommendations, and public and stakeholder outreach throughout the project. To take the online survey, visit research.net/r/AGTransitStudy. For more information on the study, visit avondaleaz.gov/ transit.
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Suspect in multiple carjackings arrested BY WEST VALLEY VIEW STAFF
Nineteen-year-old Quilon Lopez of Glendale is due in court Thursday, Nov. 19. He faces multiple charges after an alleged string of armed robberies that started in Scottsdale and ended in Goodyear. On Nov. 10, according to Lisa Berry, a Goodyear Police Department spokeswoman, officers responded to a carjacking call in the Safeway parking lot on Litchfield Road near Indian School
Road. Lopez allegedly fled in a vehicle. Goodyear officers chased him and arrested Lopez after he crashed a vehicle near 75th and Bell Road in Glendale. Berry said the Goodyear Police Department “was given information that a victim’s vehicle was in the area of Camelback / Litchfield from an earlier carjacking in Scottsdale and a robbery at Salt River.” Lopez faces armed robbery, aggravated assault and car theft charges. Goodyear police arrested Quilon Lopez of Glendale after a string of carjackings and armed robberies. (Photo courtesy Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office)
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Freeway construction coming soon to I-10 in Buckeye BY BRIAN CANO SR.
West Valley View Staff Writer
More freeway construction is coming to the West Valley. A $110 million Interstate 10 widening project was authorized at the Oct. 20 Buckeye City Council meeting. Council unanimously voted to approve the Arizona Department of Transportation’s widening and upgrade of interchanges at Watson Road and Miller Road. According to ADOT, “Construction of the project is expected to begin in early 2021 and take approximately two years to complete.” According to ADOT, “the improvements include adding a third general purpose lane in each direction on I-10 and reconstructing the interchanges at Miller Road and Watson Road. These improvements will increase freeway capacity, improve traffic flow and safety at the interchanges and accommodate future growth in the city of Buckeye.” ADOT held public meetings on the freeway project two years ago. The agreement paves the way for a
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“general-purpose lane” in each direction between State Route 85 and Verrado Way, said City Engineer Scott Zipprich. He called the agreement “a pretty big deal for the city.” According to the agreement, the traffic signals at Miller Road will be restructured as a trombone-style interchange with new traffic signals being installed. The city’s portion of the project is expected to be around $6 million, according to Deputy City Engineer Paul Lopez. Lopez said the agreement includes adding additional street lights at Willow Road and continuous water and sewer lines that extend beneath the Miller Road underpass, aimed at accommodating growth in the area. Lopez said the design also includes fiber-optic conduits in anticipation of Buckeye’s expected growth. According to Lopez, ADOT will construct a second soundwall to reduce traffic noise. “We also have additional soundwalls that are going to be constructed out in front of the Sundance area,” Lopez said.
Lopez said a city economic development team and ADOT developed a plan that minimizes the “short term” inconvenience during the construction phase. “We worked very hard with ADOT to make sure that we minimize the impact on businesses here,” Lopez said. Buckeye City Council approved a $110 million Interstate 10 widening project that will be funded primarily by ADOT, with Buckeye paying He said lane closures are to around $6 million. Construction is scheduled to begin in early 2021. be limited to nighttime hours (Image courtesy ADOT) from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. on the weekdays and 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. on the as possible so that we could get it going in construction,” Lopez said. “They weekends. Lopez said ADOT must give business- (ADOT) wanted to get it (completed) by es no less than a 21-calendar-day notice the end of the calendar year, with an anticipated start date by the end of the first prior to any construction. Councilman Tony Youngker said he quarter of next calendar year.” Younger said Buckeye’s expansion of hoped this would limit traffic disruptions. new residents, visitors and businesses in “They were talking about having the coming years will be tested more than ever. exits closed at the same time for an ex“I’m a little bit anxious and excittended period of time,” Youngker said. ed about this getting done because the “I’m glad you guys worked on that and growing pains coming along with it are got that taken care of and out of the way.” not going to be a fun year for anybody Youngker asked Lopez if he could pro- who’s traveled I-10 on a daily basis,” vide specific start and end dates. Youngker said. “What we heard from ADOT and this For more information on the project, is still up in the air. But one of the rea- visit azdot.gov/projects/central-districtsons we’re here tonight in front of you projects/i-10-sr85-verrado-way-imwas we tried to expedite this as much provements.
Buckeye names new director BY WEST VALLEY VIEW STAFF
away from home,” Gomez said. “My The city of Buckeye named Miranda love for the city, the residents and staff, Gomez its new director of along with my experience and community services. knowledge of Buckeye’s programs and events will help Gomez has worked for us continue to meet the city’s Buckeye since 2005 and was needs as the city continues to recently the department’s assistant director. grow.” Gomez helped to achieve “Miranda’s passion and extensive experience in the city some of the department’s will ensure the city continues accomplishments, including MIRANDA GOMEZ to provide quality recreation National Accreditation from the Commission for Accreditation of activities, beautiful parks, educationParks and Recreation, the department’s al programs and family-friendly events our residents expect,” said City Manager master plan and strategic plan. She also helped launch the Buck- Roger Klingler. eye Marathon and the expansion of the Gomez has more than 20 years of exBuckeye Air Fair from a one-day event perience programming, coordinating, to a three-day event that now includes a planning, analyzing and managing parks and recreation programs, projects and live air show. “Buckeye has always been my home services.
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The Arizona Republican Party filed a second legal challenge Nov. 12 to Maricopa County’s election returns, even as attorneys for the party were conceding that an earlier suit would not make a difference in the presidential results. With just 1,700 ballots left to count in Arizona as of late Nov. 13, President Donald Trump trailed President-elect Joe Biden by 10,016 votes, a gap that “had rendered unnecessary a judicial ruling” on the presidential race, an attorney for the Trump campaign told the court. But by that time, the party had already mounted a new challenge to the way Maricopa County conducts audits of its election returns. The Arizona suits are the latest in a nationwide effort by the Trump campaign, which has filed lawsuits across the country to challenge election returns in battleground states as the president has kept up a steady barrage of tweets and statements that call the result into question. Biden had around 78.7 million votes to Trump’s 73.1 million as of Nov. 16. Several major media outlets also called Georgia for Biden and North Carolina for Trump Nov. 13, which would give the Democrat 306 Electoral College votes to Trump’s 232. A candidate needs 270 Electoral College votes to win the presidency. But Trump has refused to concede and stoked unsupported claims that mail-in ballots were misused, voting machines were faulty, elections officials doctored results and more in a torrent of tweets—many of which were flagged by Twitter as containing disputed information. Arizona has been the target of several of those claims, with state officials first refuting claims that Sharpie markers used to mark ballots in Maricopa County led to the ballots being rejected. Attorney General Mark Brnovich said that his office looked into “Sharpie-gate” and found that the use of the markers “did not affect anyone’s vote.” In the first lawsuit, filed Nov. 7, the Trump campaign, the Republican Na-
tional Committee and the Arizona Republican Party claimed that ink “bleedthroughs” on ballots had led to them being flagged for overvotes and then mistakenly rejected by poll workers. That suit, against the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors, Maricopa County Recorder Adrian Fontes and Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs, was argued Nov. 12 before Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Daniel Kiley and quickly ran into trouble. Kiley refused to allow evidence of voter fraud that the GOP had collected through an open online form. And, despite the president’s fraud claims, the Trump campaign’s attorney said the suit was not about fraud but about “good faith errors” by election officials. But county election officials testified that the ballot-tabulating machines in question worked as they should while GOP witnesses, when questioned by attorneys for the county and state, admitted they could not say with certainty that their ballots were rejected, as the suit claimed. The state’s lawyers also noted that fewer than 200 ballots were in question in the suit, out of more than 3.4 million cast, and accused the campaign of trying to sow distrust and disinformation on an issue that had no chance of reversing the outcome of the election. The campaign admitted as much, filing a “notice of partial mootness” with Kiley, saying there was no point for the judge to rule on how those ballots affected the presidential race. “Since the close of yesterday’s hearing, the tabulation of votes statewide has rendered unnecessary a judicial ruling as to the presidential electors,” said the filing from attorney Kory Langhofer. By Nov. 13, however, a second lawsuit had been filed by the Arizona Republican Party against Fontes and the board of supervisors, charging that their method of doing an audit of returns violates the plain wording of state law. State law requires that election officials confirm the accuracy of electroni-
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GOP...continued from page 10 cally counted ballots with a hand count of ballots in “at least two percent of the precincts in that county.” Because Maricopa County used voting centers this year, and not precincts, it based its audit on 2% of the roughly 175 centers, as opposed to 2% of the 748 precincts. Brnovich’s office, in a letter to
legislative leaders, said that a strict reading of the law would mean there would be no audit of ballots in counties that used voting centers because there would be no precincts to draw sample ballots from. “We do not believe the Legislature intended this result,” said the letter, which said the Elections Procedures Manual was well established.
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What to expect Editor: Having a corrupt president will take some getting used to. The Biden family corruption and money laundering overseas will be swept under the carpet, and if Hunter actually gets sent to prison, daddy or Kamala will pardon him and everybody gets to keep their ill-gotten riches as planned. I expect something like people voting for corruption in Third World countries, but not in America. The Democrat Party should be disbanded for being the most corrupt political party on the planet. I remember Jimmy Carter going to Third World countries to monitor elections. Good thing he didn’t do that this election, because being a Democrat I’m sure we couldn’t trust him. The Democrats own most news media, like New York Times, Washington Post, Twitter, Facebook, Google, CNN, MSNBC and many more. They have taken away freedom of the press and speech and made our media worse than communist news. North Korea probably has more press freedom than the USA now. People like John Flynn enjoy spreading Democrat lies and claim they fact checked their hogwash. Maybe he used Adam Schiff and Nadler for his fact checking, and I’m sure he gets his news from Uranus, because it’s not from this planet. Every Trump rally had 25,000 to 50,000 people. Every Biden/Harris rally had two to 10 people, including cameramen and security. No roaring crowds or camera shots of empty airport hangars. So, how on God’s green earth could so many ballots be for Biden without massive fraud and cheating? If Biden is sworn in on Jan. 20, enjoy your massive tax increases and all the fraud Biden will bring. Just when I thought there can’t be enough stupid people to vote for a 77-year-old
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Editor: Please, Mr. Flynn, don’t be confused by the opinion of others. First, let us look at two types of information processing, conservatism bias and confirmation bias. The people who you are referring to suffer from two human types of information processing. Conservatism bias is a bias in human information processing, which refers to the tendency to revise one’s belief insufficiently when presented with new evidence. Confirmation bias is the tendency to search for, interpret, favor and recall information in a way that confirms or supports one’s prior beliefs or values. People tend to subconsciously select information that supports their views but ignores non-supportive information. Examples of this are: the earth is flat, the earth is the center of the universe, etc. These are beliefs that, when presented with confirming data, are rejected by most of the populous at the time. Also, an opinion is a view or judgment formed about something, not necessarily based on fact or knowledge. Thankfully, the voting in this election shows that not all of the people were not mentally trapped in the loop of ignorance and voted considering the past record of President Trump. We should all be grateful of our governmental structure, whether you are Republican or Democrat. This is why we are a great country, for the people and by the people. Trump presents toughness and
strength to those that are too weak to stand on their own. These are the votes he was counting on again to win. And look at how many voted for him this election. As a leader, he sure does not present a good example for others. In summary, Trump and followers adhere to the same attitude of “I may not always be right, but I am never wrong,” and don’t confuse me with facts, as I have already made up my mind. Dennis Wood Goodyear
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Editor: Thanks, James Logan, for your letter to the editor Nov. 11 to John Flynn.
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An article on election results in the Nov. 11 West Valley View should have said Lisa Otondo received 56% of the votes and defeated Travis Angry for the Arizona Senate District 4 seat.
It is always a pleasure seeing a note from someone who can think for themselves, which is something John has yet to learn. Maybe someday? Clyde Jorgensen Goodyear
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How Americans can move on from President Trump BY DAVID LEIBOWITZ West Valley View Columnist
The seething hatred that marks our politics continues to bubble like muck. Never more partisan, never angrier at one another, we continue to prosecute Election 2020 even as the states run out of ballots to count. Angry tweets, lawsuits, and fraud allegations devoid of evidence fill every news cycle. Sadder still is the realization that we are in act one of this dirge-like drama: Come Jan. 20, we will begin to hear news of one congressional investigation after another. Surely the Department of Justice will get into the act, too. Already, you hear gleeful Democrats thrilling to the dream of former President Donald Trump on trial—for tax fraud, obstruction of justice, campaign finance shenanigans or anything and everything else they can take to court. The perspective here is that this will accomplish exactly nothing worth-
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while on behalf of America. It will not stop a pandemic killing us by the thousands, not right our wobbling economy, not restore our standing in the world, not end the fight of our times— Team Blue versus Team Red. So how about we simply skip it? How about Joe Biden, in his first official act as the 46th President of the United States, grant Trump a full pardon for any and all crimes Trump may have committed while in office? My logic here harks back to an earlier, equally strife-ridden time: The summer of 1974, when Richard Nixon, disgraced by Watergate, resigned and exited Washington in a chopper. A month later, newly installed President Gerald Ford, Nixon’s Republican running mate, pardoned Nixon. Ford was attacked from all directions for this decision. Almost a half-century later, many historians credit Ford as courageous for having done so. And his logic? It fits our present moment like a glove. Should Nixon come to trial, Ford ex-
plained, “ugly passions would again be aroused. And our people would again be polarized in their opinions. And the credibility of our free institutions of government would again be challenged at home and abroad.” Sound familiar? Ford went on: “My conscience tells me clearly and certainly that I cannot prolong the bad dreams that continue to reopen a chapter that is closed. My conscience tells me that only I, as president, have the constitutional power to firmly shut and seal this book. My conscience tells me it is my duty, not merely to proclaim domestic tranquility but to use every means that I have to insure it.” So, Ford pardoned his longtime friend, and ended up a one-term president for his trouble. Biden might pay a similar price for ignoring party lines to the dismay of his fellow Democrats. Or perhaps committing an act of mercy for Trump, a man who has shown little compassion for anyone save himself, would be viewed as graceful, bold, presidential.
Either way, Biden would benefit politically by not having spectacles like “Trump under investigation” and “Trump on trial” suck the oxygen out of his administration for years on end. And America? We, too, would benefit from an end to this sordid chapter in our history. As Ford put it on the day he took office as president, “My fellow Americans, our long national nightmare is over.” Asked on the campaign trail if he would consider pardoning Trump, Biden told a town hall crowd in May that he would not commit to letting the Department of Justice fully investigate Trump. “It’s hands off completely,” Biden went on. “The attorney general is not the president’s lawyer. It’s the people’s lawyer.” The people are exhausted. The people have bigger nightmares to face than one man. And the people absolutely need to move on from Trump. David Leibowitz has called the Valley home since 1995. Contact david@leibowitzsolo.com
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Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: Buckeye is booming. Recently, Forestar Group paid $5.1 million for 70 acres on Yuma Road between Watson and Apache roads. The plan is to add another 250 or so homes to boomin’ Buckeye. Forestar is a national developer that boasts, “A strategic relationship with D.R. Horton, the nation’s largest homebuilder, complements Forestar’s vision of creating neighborhoods that enhance the lives of community residents while creating value for shareholders, trade partners and employees.” • Another big sale: Carvana paid
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$21.6 million for 77 acres at 600 S. 94th Avenue and 600 S. 97th Avenue in Tolleson. • On a smaller scale, West Valley master-planned community Estrella by Newland welcomes its newest restaurant, the Cantina at Presidio. So now Estrella residents and others in the area can enjoy Mexican cuisine made from scratch. Dishes include authentic street tacos and homemade salsas. This is the third restaurant that Goodyear resident Deborah Huyer has opened in Estrella in the past two years. She also owns Café Bebida, featuring coffee sourced from her family’s farm in Hawaii, and Lakeside Grill. • The Better Business Bureau Serving the Pacific Southwest awarded five scholarships to high school students for their winning essays on “The Importance of Character and Ethics.” Held annually, the contest encourages students to write an essay about doing the right thing when they are faced with an ethical dilemma. This year’s scholarships were sponsored by Swiss America and Kiwanis Club.
Deborah Huyer, owner of Café Bebida, recently opened the Cantina at Presidio. (Photo courtesy Café Bebida)
While first place of $1,500 went to Aidan Lin from Brophy College Preparatory in Phoenix, Nicole Achback from Estrella Foothills High School in Goodyear took second place and a $1,250 prize. • In case you missed it: On Nov. 5, Aldi opened its first Arizona store (technically, it was a tie, with a Chandler Aldi opening the same day). Eager customers who have shopped at Aldi discount grocery stores in other states lined up for the opening—and knew to bring a quarter to “rent” a shopping cart. The quarter is returned, which encourages people not to leave carts strewn around the parking lot. The Goodyear Aldi on the southeast corner of Estrella Parkway and Roosevelt Street is open daily from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Aldi released its second annual Fan Favorites survey results recently. Some of the Aldi winners: Overall: Mama Cozzi’s Take & Bake Deli Pizza. Bread or baked goods: Specially Selected Brioche Buns. Cheese: Emporium Selection Crumbles.
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Veteran’s son opens second business near Luke Air Base BY BRIAN CANO SR.
West Valley View Staff Writer
Rico Gilcreest said he thrives on supporting the armed forces through his business. Gilcreest, owner of Luxury Motorsports Bell, opened a second ultra-luxury lot, located just outside Luke Air Force Base at 13812 W. Glendale Avenue. “We specialize in affordable luxury and sports cars,” Gilcreest said. Gilcreest, a resident of Goodyear with over 30 years of experience in the auto industry, said his father’s U.S. Army examples helped shape his company’s core value system. Gilcreest said he values each of his customers, with an emphasis on military veterans and first responders. “We back our first responders: nurses, cops, firefighters,” Gilcreest said. “We want to definitely let them know that we’re going to take care of them as well.” Gilcreest said expanding to near Luke provided a perfect opportunity to build his growing brand around. He opened his new location to meet the potential capacity in the West Valley. “We sell a lot of cars throughout the Valley, and being that I live in the area,
I want to concentrate on the Verrado, Estrella Mountains, Surprise area,” he said. Gilcreest said his dealerships have a stress-free atmosphere, which means that there is no additional pressure put on the customer. He thinks too many salespeople in the industry take on an overly aggressive sales approach. “We offer a no-haggle type atmosphere,” Gilcreest said. “We make the sales process easy.” Gilcreest said his company’s COVID-19 mitigation policy makes it safer for customers wanting to hang out while their vehicles are test driven. “We have disinfectant we use after the customers test drive them (cars),” Gilcreest said. “We are going to protect our own, and our customers as well.” Gilcreest said his staff offers “concierge service.” “If you’re looking for a specific vehicle that we don’t have, we have the technology and the ability to find those vehicles and deliver them to our customers in a very easy manner,” Gilcreest said. Gilcreest’s other facility is at 2141 E. Bell Road. For more information, visit luxurymotorsports.us or call 623-2897375.
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Before this year, NASCAR crowned Cup champions in Miami, home of sunny skies and crowded beaches. This year the crown jewel of the series finished in the desert, amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Avondale’s Phoenix Raceway played host to its first championship weekend by implementing safety protocols that included a limited number of fans, mask requirements, temperature checks and social distancing. Jim Campbell, who represented Chevrolet and Chase Elliott’s winning car, said it was great to see fans in the stands for Nov. 8’s season finale. “I’ll tell you when Chase got to the lead it was fun to see the reaction from the stands,” Campbell said. “There were a lot of Chase Elliott fans out there today.” Elliott, who at 24 became the third-youngest Cup Series champion, said the atmosphere was different, but the track to victory remained the same. “Certainly a strange year and a different outlook,” he said. “But when it comes down to it when all people clear off pit road, it dwindles down to the drivers and their cars.” The raceway permitted about 8,400 fans spread across the 42,000 seats. Masks were required in common areas, but spectators were able to use their discretion at their seats and while sitting at the distanced infield tables, a Phoenix Raceway employee said. Signs reminding racegoers to socially distance and wear a mask were displayed all over the venue. Some employees held up the same signs for continual adherence to protocols. The event was the largest attended sporting event in Arizona since March, when the Fans Ron Blake and Lynne Masoner were excited to attend NA2020 Cup Championship at Phoenix Raceway, even with the pandemic started to spread SCAR’s unique surroundings because of COVID-19. nationally, temporarily shut- (Photo by Amna Subhan/Cronkite News)
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Rising star clocks in as one of the country’s top golfers
BY GRIFFIN FABITS
West Valley View Contributing Writer
Kendall Todd received a major shot in the arm in late October, when the Goodyear resident was named as an honorable mention to the prestigious American Junior Golf Association’s Rolex Junior All-America Team. Todd, who the AJGA lists as the No. 34 ranked girls’ golfer in the world, was named by Rolex one of 96 of the world’s top junior players. “It’s super cool,” said Todd, a senior at the Arizona Connections Academy. “I was super excited to see I was selected, especially for this being my last year as being able to qualify for it.” The AJGA “annually recognizes the world’s premier junior golfers,” according to a press release. “The 2020 Rolex Junior All-America Teams are comprised of 96 junior golfers, including 48 boys and 48 girls, ages 14-19, from 26 states and seven countries, including Australia, Canada, China, Japan, Portugal, South Korea and the United States. “These young men and women distinguished themselves through exceptional play in 108 national junior golf events, 99 of which were conducted by the AJGA.” Todd was one of seven junior golfers from the Phoenix area to be named to the team. She recently skyrocketed up the AJGA national rankings, jumping 10 spots to land in the mid-30s. Her rise, one of the biggest climbs on the entire leaderboard, can be credited to the number of tournaments she’s recently played and how well she’s fared at them. She won the Se Ri Pak Desert Junior Tournament in early October, held in California amongst a 72-person field, finishing two-under and edging the runner-up by just one stroke. “The better you place, the more (AJGA) points you get, the better your ranking is,” she said. “And if you have a bunch of good tournaments in a row,
your ranking will keep going up.” Warren Schutte, a former professional golfer and one of Todd’s coaches, has seen quick improvements since the two began working together a year and a half ago. Schutte was always wowed by Todd’s strength and ability to outdrive her opponents on the tee box, but he focused exclusively on cleaning up her short game. “Instead of losing shots on her short game, she’s actually picking up shots on her short game,” he said. “We don’t have the three-putts like she used to have. A lot of it comes with just chipping the ball closer to the hole.” He added that Todd is becoming a much more well-rounded player and that she’s starting to do the “little things just a little better.” “The great thing about golf is if you get a little bit of success, a little bit of confidence, it turns into a lot of success and a lot of confidence,” he added. A verbal commit to the University of Nevada Las Vegas, Todd is quickly building an impressive golf resume. The latest accolade is being named to a Junior All-America Team that once featured names such as Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson and Anna Nordqvist. How’s that for a boost of confidence? “Confidence is really all that matters to me. It’s a very important aspect of golf,” she said. “And it’s really motivating. Going to a great college and going in with confidence really helps that entire aspect.” Schutte echoes that confidence, citing Todd’s upside and overall makeup as a player. “I would bet you, already, against girls who are already in college, she could compete in college right now. There’s no doubt,” he said. “The upside is great. I certainly see potential for her as a freshman to be an All-American and have a chance to win golf tournaments and compete right away.”
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Disabled vet spices up Arizona with salsa BY CHRISTINA FUOCO-KARASINSKI
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Buckeye resident Stephen Paul Campos is continuing his father’s legacy in the Mexican food business with Senor Campos Salsa—salsa with a purpose. A native of Modesto, California, Campos started working with his father, Art Campos of Campos Foods, at age 14. “My father was a great role model,” he said. “I wanted to take over his business, but I wasn’t able to because of several factors. “We ended up selling it. I’ve owned three taqueria-style restaurants in California. I loved our food and it never really left me. I started with hot sauces and salsa. It’s my passion. My two passions are writing books and helping veterans and my salsa.”
At the age of 19 in 1967, Campos enlisted in the U.S. Army and was sent to fight in Vietnam with the 199th Light Infantry. Campos was in the Army infantry unit and sent to Vietnam in 1968 and 1969 and served a tour of combat duty there. When he fulfilled his duty, he returned home to join the family business of making tortillas and Mexican food products to sell to grocery stores. “When I came back from Vietnam, I had a lot of issues,” said Campos, who is disabled. “I had a hard time adjusting and knowing what I wanted to do. I worked with (my dad) for a while over several different companies. I got involved with the wrong group of people when I came back. I was living the party life. Drinking was all I cared about. I wanted to forget about the war.”
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In 1981, he received two drunken driving tickets and was sent to a yearlong alcohol program that required him to attend AA meetings. He was in denial that he had a substance abuse problem until 1982, when his girlfriend left him. His depression got the most of him. “I started to think I was going crazy,” Campos said. “And then I started hearing a voice that (said) I should kill myself, I was a loser and going to hell. The voice got louder: ‘Kill yourself.’” He prayed repeatedly until he fell asleep. He was awakened by a vision of God, who said, “I love you.” The words broke his depression, and the light went back to darkness. “I looked over on my bedpost, and there was my grandmother’s rosary,” he added. “I knew for sure I had a visitation from God.”
The next day, he started attending Alcoholics Anonymous and made 90 meetings in 90 days. He became a born-again Christian in 1982. “I hadn’t resolved the issues with the Vietnam experience,” he said. He didn’t acknowledge his problems until a divorce in 2004 and a move to Baltimore. He lost “everything” in the divorce. He was saved by his Vietnam buddies, with whom he stayed in touch. “There were three of us in 1968. After a horrific firefight with the enemy, the three of us got together and we said we would protect each other until the war was over,” he said about his friends Eric Yingst and Jim Dyckhoff. “We would reunite. I kept in contact with one; he lived in California. The other, he extended, and we didn’t know if he made it out alive or not.” His friend found the third soldier on
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Goodyear teams up with Alice Cooper for virtual concert BY WEST VALLEY VIEW STAFF
Disabled veteran Stephen Campos sells his products at a variety of festivals and farmers markets around town. (Photo by Pablo Robles)
the internet, and they reunited at a ceremony honoring Vietnam veterans. “I was honored for the first time, and it broke my heart,” he recalled. “It completely melted me down. “To honor the vow we made until death in 1968, we met at the Vietnam War Memorial in Washington, D.C.,” Campos said. “There were reporters who covered it. They ran our story about being rejected by the government and people. I was withholding any feelings I had about the Vietnam War until that day. It was an emotional day for all of us.”
Rescued by a woman After he left Washington, D.C., his then-girlfriend, Kathy Lucia, encouraged him to write about his experiences. A poet, Campos never wrote a book before. He agreed with Lucia. “I thought it would be a good idea,” said Campos, who married her. “In that time, a lot of Vietnam veterans were not being honored for their service. Those who were in the war don’t want to talk about it. It was a tough time for us to adjust. “The VA has unlimited resources now for PTSD and alcohol. There was no help during our time. The VA turned us away in the ’70s and ’80s. It wasn’t until the Gulf War that they started opening the VA up to everybody—all veterans. Before that, you couldn’t get help in the VA unless you were injured.” He found a publisher and released “Charlie Doesn’t Live Here Anymore” in 2009. That was the first of many veterans-centric books that he made avail-
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Salsa line In 1991, his father sold the company business and Campos started working in the insurance industry, where he still works full time. In 2018, he started Senor Campos Salsa to follow up on his dream to follow in his dad’s footsteps. “I started sending out samples to my friends and family, and they loved the taste and they kept asking me for more,” he said. He’s proud to offer his father’s Senor Campos Salsa for the first time since 1991. Campos said his salsa is special because it’s smooth and mild enough for anyone to enjoy the flavor. It also comes in chipotle barbecue-flavored salsa and holy ghost pepper salsa. He sells his salsa and his accompanying tortilla chips at festivals, farmers markets and online. He’s hoping that after the COVID-19 pandemic subsides, he’ll be able to sell it at grocery stores. “I make my salsa from the heart,” said Campos, who has lived in Buckeye since 2008 with his fitness trainer wife. “I want everyone to enjoy the delicious flavor, but I have to warn you that it is addictive. It’s made with fresh spices and ingredients that my father started in 1947 and in 1965 with Senor Campos Restaurants.”
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What to do when you can’t host traditional music shows? Go ask Alice. Goodyear is partnering with rock superstar Alice Cooper for a virtual show. On Saturday, Nov. 21, the city and Alice Cooper’s Solid Rock Teen Centers will host Goodyear Rocks, a livestreamed rock concert that can be enjoyed from couches at home. The concert will take place from 5 to 9 p.m. and will be streamed live at goodyearaz.gov/events. Four bands are scheduled to perform during the concert: Summer (5-5:50 p.m.), SunKissed (6-6:50 p.m.), Conrad Varela (7-7:50 p.m.) and Retro-Active (8-9 p.m.). “The arts are so important to every community, and we are always eager to partner with the city of Goodyear to provide music, art and dance performances to their events,” said Randy Spencer, of partnerships and devel-
Alice Cooper and his Solid Rock Teen Centers join forces with Goodyear for a virtual concert Saturday, Nov. 21. (Photo by Rob Fenn)
opment at Alice Cooper’s Solid Rock Teen Centers. “We are excited to have teens perform at Goodyear Rocks and offer an event of inspiration, hope and great music for anyone in Goodyear and around the world to see online.” Created by Cooper, a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and an Arizona resident, Alice Cooper’s Solid Rock Teen Centers is a nonprofit organization designed to create support systems for teenagers through music and arts.
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Schools COVID-19 map shows West Valley ‘in the red’ BY TOM SCANLON
ents, “At (the Nov. 10) board meeting, our governing board voted to remain on full time dynamic distance learning through winter break. This means we will not have in-person learning prior to Jan. 4. “This decision was made in the best interest of our students, staff and community’s health and safety.” The Buckeye Elementary School District continues its hybrid schedule allowing for in-classroom learning. However, the district sent a warning letter to families Nov. 13: “According to health data released yesterday by Maricopa County, the number of cases per 100,000 population is at 155.03. Positivity is at 8.77%, and COVID-like illness remains at 4%. BESD falls within the ‘Red’ classification.” The letter noted BESD was yellow the previous week. “Our model, for now, will continue to be yellow (hybrid). The county language posted (Nov. 12) stated that we should ‘prepare for virtual learning with onsite support.’ We are currently preparing for that eventual possibility, but (the Nov. 19) metrics will provide us with a clearer picture.” Similarly, Buckeye Union High School District is preparing to go back to online only, according to a letter Superintendent Rob Roberson sent to families Nov. 13. “Unfortunately, the number of cases within our district boundary and the level
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Nearly the entire West Valley “went red” recently—and it had nothing to do with elections. Maricopa County keeps a color-coded COVID-19 school metrics map, with districts, cities and ZIP codes. Green means little spread of the coronavirus, yellow means moderate spread and red indicates the virus is spreading substantially. The map is updated Thursdays. “More school districts and other areas on the map are in red this week due to having one or more benchmarks in substantial spread for two consecutive weeks,” the website noted Nov. 12. Buckeye, which was yellow the week before, shifted to red. Tolleson, Goodyear and Avondale were in the red Nov. 5 and remained there last week. Litchfield Park and most of Glendale also were in the red. Just weeks after reopening classrooms, multiple West Valley school districts closed classrooms again last week. With many public classrooms in Litchfield Park, Tolleson, Avondale and Goodyear closed, Buckeye public school districts are preparing to close classrooms if trends continue. Agua Fria Union High School District and Littleton and Litchfield elementary school districts closed classrooms Nov. 9. According to a letter to Littleton par-
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of community spread continues to increase. With (the Nov. 12) posting, our overall risk level was elevated from ‘moderate’ to ‘substantial’ with our recommended learning scenario changing from ‘hybrid with onsite support’ to ‘prepare for virtual with onsite support,’” Roberson wrote. Though other Buckeye Union High School District classrooms remain open, Youngker High School temporarily closed Nov. 9 due to a lack of teachers. “At this time, we will continue with our hybrid learning schedule at Buckeye Union and Estrella Foothills,” Rob-
erson wrote. “Youngker High School is in distance learning at this time and will remain so through Nov. 19. We will continue to monitor the dashboard. “If our overall risk level remains at the ‘substantial’ level for a second week in a row with the Nov. 19 benchmark posting, the entire district will shift to distance learning” with classrooms closed. Tolleson Union High School District continued to keep classrooms closed. The Tolleson high school district has been in online-only mode the entire fall semester.
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Chalk up another award for Canyon View High School. The shining star in the Agua Fria Union School District opened in 2018, with a “flexible teaching environment.” The DLR Group just earned an Award of Merit by the AIA Committee on Architecture for Education for its Canyon View design. This national award honors inno-
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vative designs that inspire learners, educators, administrators and communities and enhance modern pedagogy. During the award review process, jurors noted “the project hits on equity, health and accessibility. Every indoor-outdoor space is a place for socializing, movement, gathering, performing and creating as a community of learners.”
DLR Group previously received the James D. MacConnell Award by the Association for Learning Environments for its Canyon View High School design. “Canyon View High School is a special campus. The design is the framework that allows the district to blur the lines between ages and abilities,” said DLR Group Senior Principal Pam Loeffelman, FAIA. “DLR
Group is especially honored to be recognized by our peers for design excellence that positively impacts student success.” Canyon View High School is in Waddell, just north of Goodyear and Litchfield Park and west of Glendale. Like the rest of Agua Fria Union High School District, Canyon View closed classrooms and shifted back to online teaching only Nov. 9.
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OBITUARIES Carroll L. Brogdon
Elizabeth (Betty) Anne Lee Elizabeth (Betty) Anne Lee age 95, of Glendale, AZ, passed away 7 Nov. 2020 at the Estrella Care Center in Avondale, AZ. Betty is survived by three of her four sons: Robert Louis Forstner, Ronald William Forstner, (Stephen Herbert Forstner-diseased), and Glenn David Forstner. She is also survived by her five grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Betty was a former editor for the Westsider newspaper, formerly in Goodyear, as an assistant with the Southwest Valley Chamber of Commerce, and as an assistant with the Western Maricopa County Coalition known as WESTMARC in Glendale. Arrangements are being handled by The Chapel of the Chimes Mortuary.
James Todd Brown James Todd Brown, 61, passed away October 23, 2020, while hunting with his beloved dogs Otis and Sunnie. James was born in Minneapolis and raised in Anaheim, California, and Pequot Lakes, Minnesota. He spent his winters in Goodyear. James served as a helicopter technician in the U.S. Army. After his discharge, he found his niche in sales. Later, with friends, he started Source One Financial, a company that specializes in financing boats and recreational vehicles. James was an avid dog lover, hunter, golfer, motorcyclist, horseman, and outdoor enthusiast. He was a wonderful storyteller and had a mostly appropriate joke for every occasion. He will be sorely missed by sisters Jeanne and Rita (Rudy), brothers Greg (Nancy) and Gaynard. He was adored by his numerous nieces, nephews, great nieces and great nephews Amanda, Sara, Josh, Kathryn, Lindsay, Jason, Shannon, Ryan, Molly, Kemal, John, Mike, Cole, Ella, Mason, Cullen, Vera Levi, Matthew, and Hayden. He was truly the glue that held our family together. We will always remember his witty personality, his charm and his concern for all of us. James' immediate family will have a private service for him in the spring.
Carroll L. Brogdon, age 81, of Buckeye, Arizona passed away on November 4, 2020 in Buckeye, Arizona. He was born January 6, 1939 to Lee Roy Brogdon and Lola C. Robertson in Tolleson, Arizona. A memorial service was held November 14, 2020 at Skyway Church of the West Valley. To view the full obituary and leave Condolences for the family, please visit http://www.thompsonfuneral chapel.com/obituary/carrolll-brogdon/
Marlene Landry Savoie Marlene, a native of Houma , LA, former resident of Newport News, VA, Taos, NM, Goodyear, AZ, Fallbrook, CA, and resident of Avondale, AZ passed away on Oct 1, 2020 due to renal failure, atherosclerotic vascular disease in Hospice of the Valley Facility in Avondale, AZ. She is survived by her son, Rhett Mathew Savoie of Oceanside, CA; sisters; Lyn and husband, Vance Edwards Jr., of Jackson, LA, and Michelle and husband Lenny Heimgartner of Key West, FL: grandchildren: Marcus Alexander Cox, Phoenix, AZ and Satori Tomalis Savoie, Ashland, OR. She was preceded in death by her parents, Howard Paul Landry and Lois Marie Picou; one infant brother, Kirk Landry; and first son, Trent Mitchel Savoie. Marlene attended Terrebonne High School in Houma, LA before graduating from St. Matthews High School in Monroe, LA. She earned a BA in Sociology at Auburn University at Montgomery, AL in 1976. She lived in Kobe, Japan; Paris and Verdun, France in 1950 with family when her father was in the US Army. She lived in Tokyo, Japan while married to Carroll Paul Savoie while serving with the US Air Force. Marlene was a member of the West Valley Center for Spiritual Living in Peoria and loved animals; she is survived by her second rescue dog adoption, Sundance; her first, Halo, passed 3 yrs ago. She was cremated by the Holy Cross Catholic Funeral Home in Avondale. Inurnment will take place later in Sedona, AZ.
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Loretta Kuhler Loretta Kuhler of Litchfield Park passed away on November 11, 2020. She was born in Littlefield Texas in 1941 to Delila and Phillip Simnacher, the youngest of 4 children and the last survivor of that family. She is survived by her husband, four children and 11 grandchildren. She married her spouse Ronald Kuhler in 1962 in Pep, Texas. Their children include Ron Jr. (Jill), Lance (Susie), Amanda (Dave), and Kent (Diane). She attended Pep High School, graduating in 1959. She earned a BS in accounting from the University of Kentucky in 1976 and worked for Del Webb and the State of Arizona where she was manager of payroll for DHS and subsequently DES. She retired from the state in 1998. Her favorite hobbies included hiking, fishing, gardening, traveling by motorhome, foreign travel, and birding, with the objective being to observe and identify all the bird species endemic to North America While she has enjoyed travel and forays into exotic places, her most enjoyable parts of life were her family and grandchildren. She held them as babies, took them on outings and watched them grow to beautiful individuals. She watched grandchildren in volleyball games, swim meets, wrestling matches, basketball games and a host of otheractivities. She attended many graduations with three now in high school, six in college and one graduated from college. Fall and spring gardens were always an active time of year where planting and care of fruits and vegetables brought her back to her early childhood of growing up on a farm in the Pep community. Her most notable and enjoyable travels included the four biennial lenten "pilgrimages" led by the Archbishop of Santa Fe to Spain, Rome and Israel, central Europe, and finally the "Footsteps of St. Paul" thru Greece and Turkey. She was a member of St. Thomas Aquinas since its inception as a parish and was a eucharistic minister for many years. Memorial services will be held at St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church at 10 am on November 20 th , with interment of the ashes in Holy Cross cemetery immediately following. In lieu of flowers please make a donation to the Hospice of the Valley.
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OBITUARIES Barbara Jane Brugger
Barbara Jane Brugger, age 64, of Litchfield Park, Arizona passed away on November 3, 2020 in Goodyear, Arizona. She was born January 22, 1956 to Frank H. Wilson and Melva Adkins in Kenton, Ohio. Services are private at this time. Condolences for the family can be left at http://www.thompsonfuneralchapel.com /obituary/barbara-jane-brugger/
Jerry Michael Easter Jerry died September 29, 2020 with his wife of over 50 years by his side. He was born in Wright Township, Indiana to Glenn and Mildred Underwood Easter on 10/ 18/1936, the youngest of nine children. Jerry was preceded in death by his sisters: Lillian Sexton, Mary Marvel, Margie Mosier, Doris Eccles, Carol Campbell, and Shirley Griffin, and brothers: Charlie Easter and Fred Easter; a son, Darrell Morrison and a daughter, Gay Lynne Ybarra. Jerry is survived by his wife Betty, a daughter Michelle Newport, a son, Bruce Morrison, four grandsons, Austin Carey, Ethan Newport, Ryan Morrison and Jared Morrison, and one granddaughter, Daphne Morrison. A memorial service will be held November 28th at 5:00 pm, at the Crosswinds Church, 20125 N. 15th Ave, Phoenix, AZ 85027, southeast corner of 15th Avenue and Beardsley (101 Freeway).
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Bids Due: December 22, 2020 – 10:00 AM Project: Verrado Way Road Widening Decel Lane CFD Roadway Improvements DMB White Tank, LLC seeks qualified General Contractors, with a minimum A- General Engineering license, to submit sealed bids for the Verrado Way Widening Decel Lane CFD Roadway Improvements. 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 November 27, 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 December 1, 2020 at 2:00PM 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 22, 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 DMB White Tank, 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 DMB White Tank, 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 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. DMB White Tank, LLC reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to withhold the award for any reason DMB White Tank, LLC determines necessary and appropriate. Award of the successful bid shall be subject to approval by DMB White Tank, 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 Verrado Way Widening Decel Lane CFD Roadway Improvements. No engineer’s estimate will be distributed.
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PAID ADVERTISEMENT
BETTER READ THIS IF YOU ARE 62 OR OLDER AND STILL MAKING MORTGAGE PAYMENTS More than 1 million seniors have taken advantage of this “retirement secret.” It’s a well-known fact that for many older Americans, the home is their single biggest asset, often accounting for more than 45% of their total net worth. And with interest rates near all-time lows while home values are still high, this combination creates the perfect dynamic for getting the most out of your builtup equity. But, many aren’t taking advantage of this unprecedented period. According to new statistics from the mortgage industry, senior homeowners in the U.S. are now sitting on more than 7.19 trillion dollars* of unused home equity.
homeowner’s insurance and, if required, their HOA fees. Today, HECM loans are simply an effective way for homeowners 62 and older to get the extra cash they need to enjoy retirement. Although today’s HECM loans have been improved to provide even greater financial protection for homeowners, there are still many misconceptions. For example, a lot of people mistakenly believe the home must be paid off in full in order to qualify for a HECM loan, which is not the case. In fact, one
The cash from a HECM loan can be used for almost any purpose. Other common uses include making home improvements, paying off medical bills or helping other family members. Some people simply need the extra cash for everyday expenses while others are now using it as a safety net for financial emergencies. If you’re a homeowner age 62 or older, you owe it to yourself to learn more so that you can make the best decision - for your financial future.
Request a FREE Info Kit & DVD Today! Call 800-791-7033 now. Not only are people living longer than ever before, but there is also greater uncertainty in the economy. With home prices back up again, ignoring this “hidden wealth” may prove to be short sighted when looking for the best long-term outcome. All things considered, it’s not surprising that more than a million homeowners have already used a government-insured Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) loan to turn their home equity into extra cash for retirement. It’s a fact: no monthly mortgage payments are required with a government-insured HECM loan; however the borrowers are still responsible for paying for the maintenance of their home, property taxes,
key advantage of a HECM is that the proceeds will first be used to pay off any existing liens on the property, which frees up cash flow, a huge blessing for seniors living on a fixed income. Unfortunately, many senior homeowners who might be better off with a HECM loan don’t even bother to get more information because of rumors they’ve heard. In fact, a recent survey by American Advisors Group (AAG), the nation’s number one HECM lender, found that over 98% of their clients are satisfied with their loans. While these special loans are not for everyone, they can be a real lifesaver for senior homeowners - especially in times like these.
It’s time to reverse your thinking We’re here and ready to help. Homeowners who are interested in learning more can request a FREE Reverse Mortgage Information Kit and DVD by calling toll-free at
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*Source: https://reversemortgagedaily.com/2019/12/17/senior-housing-wealth-reaches-record-high-of-7-19-trillion Reverse mortgage loan terms include occupying the home as your primary residence, maintaining the home, paying property taxes and homeowners insurance. Although these costs may be substantial, AAG does not establish an escrow account for these payments. However, a set-aside account can be set up for taxes and insurance, and in some cases may be required. Not all interest on a reverse mortgage is tax-deductible and to the extent that it is, such deduction is not available until the loan is partially or fully repaid. AAG charges an origination fee, mortgage insurance premium (where required by HUD), closing costs and servicing fees, rolled into the balance of the loan. AAG charges interest on the balance, which grows over time. When the last borrower or eligible non-borrowing spouse dies, sells the home, permanently moves out, or fails to comply with the loan terms, the loan becomes due and payable (and the property may become subject to foreclosure). When this happens, some or all of the equity in the property no longer belongs to the borrowers, who may need to sell the home or otherwise repay the loan balance. V2020.10.07 NMLS# 9392 (www.nmlsconsumeraccess.org). American Advisors Group (AAG) is headquartered at 3800 W. Chapman Ave., 3rd & 7th Floors, Orange CA, 92868. Licensed in 49 states. Please go to www.aag.com/legal-information for full state license information. These materials are not from HUD or FHA and were not approved by HUD or a government agency. 327026_10_x_9.875.indd 1
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