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ou remember the G word, right? “Growth.” It was the motto of the West Valley, if not the entire Phoenix metro area. Houses were springing up like weeds. Whole neighborhoods were sprouting out of the ground seemingly overnight. Businesses would pop up right after them. Everywhere you went, there was this electrical current in the air: it was progress, anticipation, excitement and, yes, growth. Then the recession. Everything slowly tapered off, then, finally, a plummet. Home construction stopped. Once-thriving businesses shut their doors. Jobs were cut or eliminated entirely. It was a bleak time for the entire country, especially the Phoenix area, which was hit harder than other metropolitan areas. But we survived. We tightened our belts, we dug our heels in and we fought back as best we could. Sometimes, that meant stretching our money as far as it would go, and sometimes, that meant learning a new career or trade for the changed job market. We made it, though. We pulled through the worst economic period

since the Great Depression. We’re still a little battered and bruised, but things are looking up after many years of doubt and frustration. Jobs are returning, sometimes in different forms than when they left, but they’re returning. Homes are popping up again, as are construction crews in those half-completed neighborhoods. Excitement is in the air once again. This Vista is dedicated to that excitement. Our theme is “Back to Work.” In these pages, you’ll read about some West Valley business owners who weathered the storm, some residents who found ways to survive in the changing economic landscape, and you’ll also read about the G word (spoiler: the West Valley is growing again). We’ve also included a massive — our largest yet — events calendar. As with all our Vista guides, we’ve included a school directory, a worship directory and plenty of city and state contact information so you can stay involved in your local governments. We hope you keep Vista around; it’s handy in a pinch. Thanks for reading, now back to work! — Michael Clawson

TABLE OF CONTENTS HOMEBUILDING ..........................V5 V5 STRETCHING THE DOLLAR ...........V6 SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS ....... V10

ARTS .........................................V12 V12 TEACHERS ................................ V15 CALENDAR OF EVENTS .............. V18

DIRECTORIES AND LISTINGS Health Care Directory............... V21 Worship Directory .................... V26 Dining Guide ............................. V31 Golf Courses............................. V32

Businesses/Services................ V33 Schools Listing......................... V35 State Government .................... V38 Cities at a Glance ..................... V39

The Fall/Winter 2013 Vista was conceived and designed by Michael Clawson. Photos by Michael Clawson and Ray Thomas unless otherwise noted. The cover, showing a concrete crew working on the Loop 303 interchange in Goodyear, was photographed by Michael Clawson and designed by Art Schneider. Vista — West Valley View, Avondale, Arizona

WORK CONTINUES Homebuilding numbers are up as economy improves

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Construction work moves at a steady pace Aug. 27 near 120th Avenue and Van Buren Street in Avondale. Half-finished communities and empty neighborhoods, once sidelined by the housing crisis, are now the subjects of intense new development.

incr in increase ncr creaase s in in p pe permits ermit rm mits iissued is sued sued su d tthrough hrou hr ou ough u h the thee firs fi rstt se rs seve seven ven n mo m months ntthss off tthe he yyear. he ear. ea r. Buckeye Buc uckkeye keye lags behind last year’s figure by a mere five permits. “I think the West Valley has done well,” said Jim Belfiore, president of Belfiore Real Estate Consulting. “It is on par with getting its fair share [of permits].” Belfiore estimates that 29 to 31 percent of the permits issued in the metropolitan area are issued in the West Valley, which in the case of his company, also encompasses Surprise, North Peoria and parts of west Phoenix. “We think, nationally in 2012, the recovery got good traction,” said Robert Denk, vice president, Forecasting and Analysis, National Association of Home Builders. “We think solid growth should continue in 2013 and 2014.” Belfiore also believes the upswing will continue next year. “We project 13,800 single-family building permits will be issued this year in Maricopa County,” Belfiore said. “Next year, there will be 18,600 permits issued and 24,300 in 2015. That is a significant increase.” Part of the reason for Belfiore’s optimism is a lack of single-family housing inventory in some areas. “In north Peoria, all of Surprise and Vista — West Valley View, Avondale, Arizona

north Goodyear, there is a shortage of purchasing opportunities,” Belfiore said. “If there were more houses available, sales would be higher in those areas. “Avondale, Goodyear and Tolleson are seeing tremendous growth in new-home sales opportunities.” The Phoenix area market has not only seen a surge in building permits issued but also in home values. “Phoenix [area] has the most rapid house-price appreciation in the nation, but Phoenix was one of the biggest bubble markets and had one of the biggest crashes,” Denk said. “The growth rate and permits issued we are seeing today are benefiting from the precipitous fall.” The increase in housing construction is a major factor in the Valley’s economic recovery. According to a report by the National Association of Home Builders: “The estimated one-year local impacts of building 100 single-family homes in a typical metro area include $21.1 million in local income, $2.2 million in taxes and other See HOMES on V16 V5

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hey say the dollar is almighty. And they’re right: look, it stretches. Take Mary Allen, 70, of Buckeye, for example. When saving money became a necessity, she didn’t let that stop her lifestyle. She made some cuts, looked for deals and generally stretched her dollars — however mighty they are — around her life. “We don’t sit at the dinner table and say, ‘Oh, I wish I had steak instead of chicken,’” she said. “We’re just grateful to eat the meal.” Before, she would plan her meals and then buy whatever items she needed. Now she plans her meals based on what is on sale, she said, adding that she also clips coupons and stopped dining at some of her favorite restaurants such as the Cheesecake Factory and Famous Dave’s. She said the money that she has been saving has been set aside for any future medical expenses. “It’s more important that I have money for those things,” she said. Allen said she is appreciative of what she does have. Similarly, Josephine Contreras, 70, of Tolleson, said she has made a lot of cost-saving changes because the recession greatly affected her and her husband. They started shopping at thrift stores such as Goodwill. “We didn’t know what a Goodwill was,” she said. They had never shopped there before, but now they’re old pros. They even know when to watch for the 50 percent off sales. V6

RUSTY GRAVES stands in his 180-square-foot microhouse in Buckeye. The house, when completed, will feature all the amenities of a real house, including a small kitchen, a bathroom and sleeping areas. To save money on gas, Contreras cross-references her shopping list with advertised sales so she can price match. That saves her from making stops at numerous stores. Her lifestyle changes have helped her immensely, she said, adding that the saved money has been used to pay down her debt. Although it was initially difficult to live frugally, Contreras said she has adjusted to her lifestyle and she can breathe easier these days. Where Contreras and Allen take practical approaches, others take more extreme measures to minimize expenses and maximize savings. Rusty Graves, 31, of Buckeye, built a 180-square-foot “microhome” made out of recyclable materials. In 2010, Graves and his family downsized from a 2,500-square-foot to a 1,200-square-foot home. After viewing an online article about a microhome, he decided to build one so he could continue to cut his housing expenses. Although he has no background in construction, he learned to build the home by watching videos on YouTube, Graves said. The home is fully functional with a dining area, kitchen, refrigerator, shower, and washer and dryer. It also has a composting toilet, which has a toilet seat mount-

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BRIAN LOPER OF SURPRISE works on a Piper Comanche aircraft as part of the adult aviation program from Western Maricopa Educational Center (West-MEC) aviation technology school near the Glendale Airport. V8

hen jobs were scarce and times were tight, Brian Loper did something he never thought he’d have to do: he reinvented himself. Loper, who found himself unemployed in 2012 after he retired from the National Guard and moved to Surprise, was in a tricky spot. He had 20 years of experience working on military aircraft all around the country, but outside the Guard he needed an Airframe and Powerplant Mechanic, or A&P, certificate to even open the hood on a civilian aircraft. “I’ve got tons of aviation experience, it’s just I don’t have that certificate that says you can do whatever you want in aviation,” he said. “So I’m kind of limited …” Loper continued: “I can’t even get a job assembling — you know — widgets,” he said, adding that he applied to 70 to 80 jobs after he retired from the Guard. “It’s just frustrating.” Today, Loper is still unemployed, but he’s found some hope by going back to school, a place he never saw himself again, especially later in his life. He’s also a stay-at-home dad to two children, which is its own kind of job. In order to further himself, and restart his career, Loper enrolled at Western Maricopa Education Center, or WestMEC, which just launched its first adult aviation technology program in August. The program certifies airplane mechanics. Much of Loper’s coursework might be review for him, but at the end of the program he gets that certificate that’s holding him back from so many jobs. Although Loper jokes that the new American Dream is to “have a part-time job” and “live in an apartment,” he expresses optimism about the economy. “Things are picking up. It’s good,” he said. “Get in now while the economy is just starting to build, and hopefully two years from now they will be knocking down your door for jobs.” He is also optimistic that Luke Air Force Base, still in a holding pattern on more than 100 F-35 jets, might provide more aviation jobs. “I’m hoping that the expansion coming up in 2014 with the F-35s would bring more jobs to the base, but I still don’t know that for sure, so I gotta pursue one thing,” he said. So far his experience in West-MEC classes has been “awesome,” he said. The aviation program has been running for high school students for three years. This is the first program for adults. Troy Gabaldon, aviation director at West-MEC, said the adult class runs in the evening to better accommodate adults who still have full-time jobs. “We see a lot of older adults coming in saying, ‘Hey I’ve always wanted to do this but never had the time or the chance,’ so …[some students are in the program] either to get a job, and some guys we have are already in the industry just don’t have the certification,” he said. “… We’re crosstraining and re-training.” The A&P certificate offers twice as many job opportuni-

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or the past eight years, the eah Cartwright, co-owner Millstone Café has been and baker at Kreative Kup(LEFT) MILLSTONE CAFE owner quite literally the only “cofcakes in Avondale, does not Hortencia Blanton prepares coffee in fee house” in downtown describe herself as the perBuckeye. (Right) Kreative Kupcakes Buckeye. fect little elf who stays up all night owner Leah Cartwright prepares a Joe and Hortencia Blanton purin a hot kitchen. batch of cupcakes at her Avondale chased the empty house at 801 E. Instead, she has a time-tested plan business. Both businesses survived Monroe Ave. in 2005 and converted that keeps her baked goods fresh and a tough economy and are seeing their it into a coffee shop by refurbishbeautiful for her customers each day. numbers go up. ing some of the rooms and adding a How she does it is a trade secret. kitchen and barista space. However, when she arrives at work However, some of the building’s in the morning, the cupcakes are alhomey comforts were preserved, including the working fireready baked by another worker — using Cartwright’s carefully place, making it a unique cross between a family-owned busicrafted recipes — and she begins to decorate. ness and shared space for other families and the community. Some mornings, when she is the only one on duty, she And much like the rest of the community, the Millstone will place the sweet batter in the oven and wait for it to bake Café and the Blantons have seen the ups and downs of the before she does any decorating. economy over the years. Although the small oven ding-ding-dings its delightful “We were open 105 hours a week when we first opened. We chime that the goods are — in fact — ready, Cartwright had seven employees, two shifts, open seven days a week. We checks each individual tray before pulling them out to make did really good for the first couple of years,” Joe said. “And sure they are just right. then in 2007 it just started dropping and dropping, and we “Every single tray is checked individually. If they go in at hit our low in 2010 or 2011.” the same time, it doesn’t matter,” she said. The Blantons explained that the café faced a roughly threeCartwright is a self-taught baker, and a lot of her learning See COFFEE on V25 V10

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RETURN OF THE ARTS West Valley cities plan to continue, expand public art

ARTIST JAMES MOORE’S “Family at Play” is on display at the Avondale Civic Center. Many other public art displays can be seen throughout the West Valley.

rt inspires our imaginations, be it at a museum, a street corner or an ash-smeared cave that dates back thousands of years. Unfortunately, when funds get cut, the arts are usually one of the first casualties in the budget. Avondale, like many Valley cities, has a thriving appreciation for public art, even as it’s been forced to reduce the scale and scope of some of its projects. Avondale began its own Municipal Art Committee in 2005 to ensure the arts would not be lost in the shuffle with new development. “The focus has been public art,” said Rogene Hill, Avondale assistant city manager. “We have residents who volunteer to serve on the committee for two-year terms.” Hill said any resident can volunteer and apply, not just artists. “We don’t ask them to have any particular credentials,” Hill said. “They can be an artist, or just be interested in the arts.” The committee was started to secure public art’s place in Avondale’s future, Hill said. The goal of the Avondale Public Art Program is to provide visual art that complements public structures; create a sense of community and identity; pursue funding and resources for public art; and cooperate with existing agencies to develop programs to further the development and awareness of art. The committee gets funding in two different ways: the city’s general fund and a public arts ordinance. “The council has in the past awarded [funds] out of general fund money, but the last few years, they’ve not been able to do that,” Hill said. “They’re also funded by an ordinance put in place in 2007, where projects of a certain square footage have to either place public art … or donate in the amount of $25,000 to the art fund.” Hill said most new projects choose the donation method to fulfill the ordinance responsibility. The most recent project the committee has overseen is the traffic signal boxes along McDowell Road from 99th Avenue to Dysart Road. The boxes are covered in images ranging from

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smiling children to waterfowl. Hill said the project wrapped up during the summer and the artists and contractors worked together to create the images on the boxes. Some of the larger works commissioned by the Municipal Art Committee are James Moore’s “Family at Play” at the Avondale Civic Center and Fredrick Prescott’s “Elephant Walk” at Friendship Park. The committee meets once a month to discuss future plans and projects. “They’re working on their annual work plan, in terms of trying to come together and decide what their priorities are and what they want to do next, where they want to place a piece and want kind of piece they want,” Hill said. Hill said the city and the committee partner with many art groups around the West Valley. One of those partnerships is with the Mosaic Arts Center, which provides an artistic output, as well as learning opportunities, for children and adults alike. “We’re primarily an arts center, but we do all kinds of different things,” Mosaic Arts Center President Marty Wesolowski said. “We offer STEM programming, but it’s art based. Wesolowski said the Mosaic Arts Center takes STEM — Science, Technology, Engineering and Math — and add art to it, calling the revamped program STE[+a]M, pronounced like “steam.” The Mosaic Arts Center holds after-school activities for children, free classes each Saturday for adults and children, and hosts an art walk. “The second Saturday of every month, we’re doing the Western Avenue Art Walk,” Wesolowski said. “We started with three artists and zero participants, now we have 30 artists and 150 people.” Hill said Avondale has a commitment to the beautification of the city and to public art. “There’s a lot of interest all over the Valley for art, we support it,” she said. — Shane McOwen

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here’s a lot that goes in to being a high school coach. Teaching the sport you are passionate about is just the tip of the iceberg. Bobby Barnes, who has been the head football coach at Buckeye Union High School for 11 years now, knows that firsthand. Time commitment is first and foremost, he said. “Time commitment and, if you’re married, a spouse that understands what that entails,” Barnes said. “I don’t understand how my young coaches can put the time in that they do with children and family.” Barnes has a family, but when his children were young, he was in the construction business. Now, he teaches physical education from 8:25 a.m. until 3:10 p.m., but doesn’t leave the school until 8 or 9 p.m. most nights because of all the time it takes to prepare, practice and strategize for the upcoming game. Barnes’ commitment shows in his success at Buckeye. The coach has won 63 games and lost 50, despite going 1-9 in his first year. Last season, after beating Youngker in the regular season finale, Barnes became the school’s all-time winningest football coach. Part of his success comes from having a great coaching staff, he said. “I’ve surrounded myself with people that make the commitment that’s needed,” Barnes said. “I have three or four coaches that have been assistants with me for at least six years. It’s hard to find many coaches that have been head coaches for six years at a high school, let alone assistants. I have some that have stayed for eight and nine [years].” Despite the weekly frustrations Barnes has with the sport — including the media frenzy around football concussions — coaching is a satisfying job when it comes to the personal stories and family moments a group of athletes and coaches share together, he said. “It’s the personal stories,” Barnes said. “[The players tell] us coaches, ‘You guys are our parents.’” — Casey Pritchard Fall/Winter 2013

t every school in the country — if not the whole world — a similar scene plays out: long before the students arrive, and long after they leave, a teacher can be found plucking away behind the scenes. “I get here at 6:30 a.m. and leave at about 6 p.m.,” Jeanne O’Bannon, a second-grade teacher at Garden Lakes Elementary School, said. “It’s a 12-hour day.” Summer vacation? “It never works out that way,” Diane Corley, teacher of the gifted and talented program at Garden Lakes, said. O’Bannon and Corley both said they spend a significant amount of time during the summer preparing for the school year. Children are what make the job worth it, they said. “Kids are very much the same; kids are kids,” Corley said. “They do funny things now that they did back then. They have their own way of looking at things.” Things such as the Internet, smart phones and information at their fingertips. “Technology has changed so much of what’s available to us,” Corley said. “It’s really hard to describe that to a young person who grew up with technology.” Corley said before the Internet, teachers would have to take students to the library and show them where to find the information within physical books. “You had to make an appointment [at the library], and that teachable moment was gone by the time they had time open for you,” Corley said. “Now, when a kid has a question for you about something, you go, ‘Let’s go look that up.’ You’ve got the world’s knowledge in your classroom. It’s a great, great tool.” Even in a classroom of 30 pupils, teaching is still very much an individual-based effort. “Whatever will help that child, that’s what we do,” O’Bannon said. — Shane McOwen

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Factors that may slow growth What could slow the growth is a shortage of housing inventory, resulting in rising prices and escalating mortgage rates. “There is a shortage of supply, so new-home prices are rising significantly,” Belfiore said. “We reached a 40-plus year low in home building two years ago. There is a need for new homes. In the West Valley, prices are rising rather rapidly. “Metro Phoenix new-home prices rose 1 percent in July. That’s 12 percent annually. In the West Valley, prices rose 2.6 percent over the last two months. There are not enough subdivisions coming on line. We need a new supply of homes.” Escalating mortgage rates may adversely affect home sales. Mortgage rates have risen slightly more than 1 percent in the first seven months of 2013 and were around 4.5 percent at midyear, a two-year high. “In any area that is price restrictive, higher mortgage rates will have an effect,” Belfiore said. “Mortgage rates will not necessarily affect a person’s ability to purchase a home, but it will affect the size of the home and where it is purchased. I don’t think a 1to 1 1/2-percent increase in the mortgage rate will stop someone from looking for a new home. If it goes much higher than that, it may stifle growth.” A breakdown of activity by local communities follows:

Avondale Avondale has issued 34 single-family building permits through the first seven months of 2013, a considerable increase over the two permits issued during the same time frame last year. Only three such permits were issued all of 2012. “I suspect that by the end of December, we will issue 75 to 80 permits,” said Randal Westacott, Avondale’s chief building official. “A couple of residential builders are coming on line,” he said. That circumstance could boost the permits’ figure higher.

While the housing market is on the upswing in Avondale, it is still a long way from its peak. The city issued 1,469 single-family building permits in 2005 and 924 in 2006. At the peak of the housing boom, Avondale issued 2,243 single-family permits in 2004. “It has been a huge drop-off,” Westacott said.

Tolleson Tolleson has seen some construction by D.R. Horton and has issued 28 single-family building permits through the end of June. “That’s not bad since Tolleson is only six-square miles,” said Marge Sydlowski, building permit technician. A dozen lots are still available for development in the subdivision, Sydlowski said.

Buckeye Buckeye’s Development Services Department issued 64 single-family building permits during the month of July, compared to 83 issued during the same month last year. That brought the year-to-date permits issued total to 455, down 1 percent from last year’s figure of 460 for the same period, At the height of the housing boom, Buckeye housing starts totaled 2,758 in 2008. “Buckeye had two active new-home developments,” Belfiore said. “This year, there are 11 active new-home developments.”

Goodyear Goodyear issued 597 single–family housing permits through the first seven months of 2013, up slightly from 589 for the same period last year. The city issued only two residential building permits in 2012.

Litchfield Park Figures on building permits issued for Litchfield Park were unavailable because telephone calls to the Litchfield park Building Safety department went unreturned. — Mike Russo

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SEPTEMBER 27 — Avondale is hosting its monthly Out and About event from 6 to 9 p.m. at the outdoor amphitheater, 11465 W. Civic Center Drive. The event will kick off with a dance performance followed by a showing of Wreck-it Ralph. Take a lawn chair or blanket. Food and beverages will be available for sale. Admission is free. For information, visit www.ci.avondale.az.us. 28 — Goodyear is hosting a free musical concert called “The Fabulous Decades” starting at 7 p.m. at Goodyear Community Park, 3151 N. Litchfield Road. The band will cover music from the ’60s to ’90s. The event is part of the city’s fall concert series. Take your chairs or blankets. For information, call 623882-7525 or visit www.goodyearaz.gov/rec.

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28 — Litchfield Park is hosting Oktoberfest from 5:30 to 9 p.m. at the Wigwam, 300 E. Wigwam Blvd. The event will feature German food, beer, music and dancing. Admission is $10 per person; free to children 11 and younger. Food and beverages are at an additional cost. For information, visit www.litchfield-park.org.

12 — Buckeye is hosting Octoberfest starting at 11 a.m. at Sixth Street Plaza, 517 E. Monroe Ave. Admission is free. For information, visit www.buckeyeaz.gov.

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19 — The Goodyear Ball Park is hosting its annual Getting Arizona Involved in Neighborhoods (GAIN) event from 5 to 8:30 p.m. at the park, 1933 S. Ballpark Way. The event focuses on strengthening communities by encouraging neighbors to meet each other through a family-fun atmosphere. For information, call 623-882-3120 or visit www.goodyearbp.com.

5 — Goodyear is hosting a free concert with rock band Big Zephyr starting at 7 p.m. at Goodyear Community Park, 3151 N. Litchfield Road. The event is part of the city’s fall concert series. Take your lawn chairs or blankets. For information, call 623-882-7525 or visit www.goodyearaz.gov/rec.

12-13 — The Buckeye Relay for Life event runs from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. at Youngker High School, 3000 S. Apache Road. For information, visit www.relayforlife.org/buckeyeaz.

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EVENTS from V18 20 — Litchfield Park is hosting a free concert for its Arts in the Park series from 3 to 5 p.m. on the front lawn of the Wigwam, 300 E. Wigwam Blvd. Cold Shott & the Hurricane will be performing. For information, visit www.litchfield-park.org.

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26 — Goodyear is hosting a free concert featuring rockabilly band Whiskey Kiss starting at 7 p.m. at Goodyear Community Park, 3151 N. Litchfield Road. The event is part of the city’s fall concert series. Take your lawn chairs or blankets. For information, call 623-882-7525 or visit www.goodyearaz.gov/rec.

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26 — Buckeye is hosting a Halloween carnival from 6 to 9 p.m. at Earl Edgar Recreation Complex, 500 S. Miller Road. The carnival will feature games, a petting zoo, food and more. Admission is free. Tickets are 50 cents each. Activities and food range from one to six tickets each. For information, visit www.buckeyeaz.gov. 26 — The Fall Tres Rios Nature Festival & 5K River Run is from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Base and Meridian wildlife recreation area next to Phoenix International Raceway (7602 S. Avondale Blvd). Visitors can celebrate the diversity of wildlife, habitat, history and culture of the Gila, Salt and Agua Fria rivers. The festival kicks off with the 5K run along the Gila River and includes bird watching, canoeing, fishing and more. Admission is free. Food and beverages will be available for sale. For information about the event or river-run registration fee, visit www.ci.avondale.az.us.

2-3 — The Litchfield Park Festival of the Arts runs from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day in downtown Litchfield Park. The festival will feature more than 250 artists and live entertainment. Admission and parking are free. For information, call 623-7346526 or visit www.litchfield-park.org. 2 — Goodyear’s Wag & Tag is from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Roscoe Dog Park, 15600 W. Roeser Road. The event is for owners and their pets and will feature rescue and adoption organizations, pet-related vendors and a photo booth for the upcoming holiday season. Admission is free. For information, call 623882-7525 or visit www.goodyearaz.gov/rec. 2 — The Southwest Valley Writers Conference runs from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at Avondale City Hall, 11465 Civic Center Drive. The theme of the conference is “Ignite the Spark, light the fire.” Participants will have the opportunity to connect with agents, editors and other writers. The event will feature speakers and workshops. Registration cost varies from $75 to $95 per person. For information, call 602-971-9055 or visit www.avondalewritersconference.org.

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DECEMBER 7 — The Goodyear Ball Park is hosting Home Plate for the Holidays 6 to 10 p.m. at the park, 1933 S. Ballpark Way. The event will feature a tree lighting ceremony and Santa Claus. Food and beverages will be available for sale. Admission and parking are free. There is a nominal fee for activities. For information, call 623-882-3120.

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COFFEE from V10 year period of ever-dropping revenue beginning in 2007. “From 2007 to 2008, we saw a 26 percent decline. From 2008 to 2009, a 30 percent drop, and from 2009 to 2010, a 14.5 percent drop. Two-thousand-eleven was the first year we saw an increase, with 4.5 percent,” Joe said. “It worried us, but we also knew that everyone else was struggling and that the economy was in the tank.” The Blantons also had some ideas up their sleeves to stay afloat even with the sinking economy.

Changing service, social media The economy isn’t the only thing that has changed in the last eight years the Millstone Café has been open; so did the technology. In 2005, the café was opened with just a simple website that didn’t see a facelift for a few years. Today, in addition to a new website, Hortencia said most of her new customers find out about the Millstone online from online review sites such as Yelp. To take advantage of this marketing, Joe aims to make at least a handful of posts to the café’s Facebook page a day. “There are definitely people looking at it. We do a ‘daily special’ on Facebook and people come in and ask for it,” he said. “Even if it’s just two posts a day, or just advertising the soup of day, I try to do it so it keeps popping up on people’s phones to keep our name out there.” Another order of change the Blantons called for was a slightly different menu. The Millstone Café sells anything and everything your corporate Starbucks might, such as coffee, tea and smoothies, as well as lunch items such as sandwiches. One thing that the Blantons thought might separate their

business from other coffee shops was offering a dinner service. Beginning in 2012, the café’s hours were extended and the menu revamped to offer more hearty foods three nights a week. “That was our best year in like four years; we had a 37 percent increase, just by adding the dinner service, which I think had a lot to do with it,” Joe said.

American dream While being flexible about the menu to draw more customers into the café was a profitable decision, it also proved to be exhausting. “The increase in revenue was a relief, but it almost killed us because we were so tired,” Joe said. “We were working 15-hour days.” This year, the Millstone Café is back to only being open from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. for breakfast and lunch and is closed on Sunday. Revenues so far seem to be matching last year’s despite not offering dinner service anymore. “It’s hard to say exactly what it is,” Joe said. “Whether our social media marketing is working, or people have more money to spend, or now more people know us from dinner service, but we’re definitely seeing a lot of new customers almost daily.” For Hortencia, hard work was one of the keys to keeping the café open throughout the down times. “A lot of small businesses close. It’s gotten bad and we’ve struggled, we’ve gone weeks without paychecks,” Joe said. “For me, it’s just the thrill of owning your own business and knowing that once we get out of this recession, things could be pretty good.” — Rachel Trott

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came from spending hours beside her grandmother who was a professional chef. “I always baked with her and obviously ate a lot of her food. We have her cheesecake recipe, the lemon cake is hers,” Cartwright said. Cartwright and her husband, Dale Cartwright, who is also a baker and co-owner of the shop, work together to modify her grandmother’s recipes and the base for the cupcake batter. Many times, she said, they would experiment and have customers test new flavors and creations. Currently, they have 32 flavors available, including seasonal favorites and the bake-shop staples, such as chocolate, vanilla and red-velvet. For those cooking at home, Cartwright recommends being open minded to unique flavors, including some odd ones. Their Guinness Beer and Bacon cupcake is a prime example of a successful experiment. Cartwright says she likes to do the girly cakes, but leaves the “dude cakes” such as the pool table and poker game cake to her husband. Although the couple started their cupcake store three years ago when the economy still wasn’t doing so well, Cartwright said she and her husband believed in consistently making a quality product. “Consistency in everything we do has truly paid off,” she said. — Charity Yodis

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Abundant Harvest Church

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919 N. Dysart Road, Suites N and O, Avondale 623-810-2355 www.ahconline.org

Avondale Apostolic Church — Truth Tabernacle 825 N. Central Ave., Avondale 623-932-0893 www.avondaleapostolic.com

Christ Community United Methodist Church 104 W. Western Ave., Avondale 623-932-3480 www.myccumc.com

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 10930 W. Garden Lakes Parkway, Avondale 623-772-9275

Coldwater Church

15 N. Fifth St., Avondale 623-249-9694 www.coldwaterchurch.com

Cornerstone Christian Center

11301 W. Indian School Road, Avondale 623-877-3220 www.cornerstoneaz.org

Desert Springs Worship Center

Gateway Baptist Church 528 E. Western Ave., Avondale 623-877-9179 www.gatewaybaptistavondale.com

Goodyear Friends Inc.

104 N. Dysart Road, Avondale 623-932-2292

Grace Walk Community Church

La Joya Performing Arts Center 11650 W. Whyman Road, Avondale 623-907-8991 www.gracewalkchurch.org

Harvest Outreach Christian Center

715 E. Western Ave., Avondale 623-932-6453 www.harvestoutreachaz.iconosites.com

Heritage Baptist Church

La Joya High School 11650 W. Whyman Ave., Avondale 623-882-2351 www.HeritageBaptistAZ.org

Iglesia Armonia

918 S. Litchfield Road, Goodyear 623-760-2025 www.iglesiaarmonia.com

Iglesia La Luz Del Mundo 7 E. Kinderman Drive, Avondale 623-882-8487

In His Presence Christian Church

10714 W. Fourth St., Avondale 623-936-4166

316 N. Central Ave., Avondale 623-688-3447 www.ihpcconline.com

Faith Harvest

Kingdom in the Valley

Corte Sierra Elementary 3300 N. Santa Fe Trail, Avondale 623-444-9762 www.faithharvest.com

First Baptist Church Garden Lakes

13048 W. Rancho Santa Fe Blvd., Avondale 623-584-3113 www.kivcc.org

Lighthouse Baptist Church

2517 N. 107th Ave., Avondale 623-936-7148 www.gardenlakesbaptist.com

Collier Elementary School 350 S. 118th Ave., Avondale 480-721-2206 www.lbcavondale.com

First Southern Baptist Church of Avondale

La Misión Assembly of God

1001 N. Central Ave., Avondale 623-932-2723 www.fsbca.org V26

Morning Star Baptist Church 500 S. Seventh St., Avondale 623-932-4320

New Life Covenant Church 541 E. Main St., Avondale 623-932-1670 www.avondalechurch.com

Pathway Bible Church

2150 Rancho Santa Fe Blvd., Avondale www.pathwaybibleaz.com

Primera Iglesia Bautista de Ant 12610 W. Whyman St., Avondale 623-932-5723

Rose of Sharon World Evangelistic Church

919 N. Dysart Road, Suite W, Avondale 602-446-5790 www.wecintl.org

The Sanctuary Community Church

1233 S. 111th Ave., Avondale 623-936-6793

St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church

13720 W. Thomas Road, Avondale 623-935-2151 www.stacc.net

St. William Catholic Church 11001 W. Third St., Avondale 623-936-6115

Sufficient Grace Christian Center

Homewood Suites 11450 W. Hilton Way, Avondale 480-522-5196

Temple of Faith

201 E. Main St., Avondale 623-695-6670

Trinity Lutheran Church 830 E. Plaza Circle, Avondale 623-935-4665

Word of Life Christian Center

1435 N. Central Ave., Avondale 623-932-2055 www.wordoflifechristiancenter.net

11147 W. Buckeye Road, Avondale 623-936-3703

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Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Grace Fellowship Church

32700 W. Arlington Road, Buckeye 623-386-1447

22487 W. Sundance Parkway, Buckeye 520-421-0322

1300 N. Miller Road, Buckeye 623-393-8386 www.graceinbuckeye.com

Buckeye Christian Church

Community Church of Buckeye

Jehovah’s Witnesses Buckeye Congregation

Buckeye

Arlington Baptist Church

214 S. Fifth St., Buckeye 602-386-3513

Buckeye First Assembly

23230 W. Highway 85, Buckeye 623-386-4783 www.buckeyefirstassembly.net

Buckeye Light & Life Church

Buckeye Seventh Day Adventist

23427 W. Pioneer St., Buckeye 623-386-2775

CrossPointe Church

19900 W. Highway 85, Buckeye 623-386-4090

Liberty United Methodist Church

Tartesso Elementary School 29677 W. Indianola Ave., Buckeye 623-313-5857

Crossroad Baptist Church

www.libertyunitedmethodist.com

Lifeway Church

18926 W. Latham, Buckeye 623-853-0686 www.lifewaychurchaz.com

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304 E. Roosevelt Ave., Buckeye 623-386-4759 buckeyelightandlife.com

A United Methodist Church 810 Eason Ave., Buckeye 623-386-2674 www.ccobumc.weebly.com

501 N. Fourth St., Buckeye 623-386-4588 www.buckeyesda.org

Verrado Middle School cafeteria 20880 W. Main St., Buckeye 623-341-0490 www.crossroad-az.org

Buckeye Worship Center

Desert Baptist Church

201 W. Baseline Road, Buckeye 602-386-7636

The Odyssey Academy 6500 S. Apache Road, Buckeye 623-266-1835 www.livingwateraz.org

Calvary Chapel

Desert Hills Baptist Church

Mountain Vista Community Church

First Assembly of God Church 23230 W. Highway 85, Buckeye 623-386-1376 www.buckeyefirstassembly.net

Elevation Church

Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

First Southern Baptist Church of Buckeye

104 W. Corona St., Buckeye 623-340-4289 25555 W. Durango St., Buckeye 623-282-1086 calvarychapelbuckeye.com

Camino de Santidad

1002 Eason Ave., Buckeye 623-386-4188

Odyssey Institute 1495 S. Airport Road, Buckeye 623-202-2822 www.dhbcb.org Inca Elementary School 23601 W. Durango St., Buckeye www.elevationbuckeye.com

405 N. Third St., Buckeye 623-386-5614 www.buckeyebaptist.org

Living Water Lutheran Church

Youngker High School auditorium 3000 S. Apache Road, Buckeye 623-474-5757 www.mtvistaonline.org 403 N. Fourth St., Buckeye 623-386-6365

New Jerusalem Ministries

508 Clanton, Buckeye 623-386-2714 www.njmonline.net

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Palo Verde Baptist Church

29600 W. Old Highway 80, Palo Verde 623-393-9628 www.paloverdebaptistchurch.org

St. Henry Catholic Church

24750 W. Lower Buckeye Road, Buckeye 623-386-6407 www.sthenrybuckeye.com

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Summit Community Church

Verrado High School auditorium 20050 W. Indian School Road, Buckeye 623-535-0251 www.summitcc.org

Summit of Hope Assembly of God

Buckeye Elementary School 210 S. Sixth St., Buckeye 623-695-0224

Sundance Community Church

West Park Elementary School 2500 S. 257th Ave., Buckeye 623-327-1940 www.sundancechurch.com

Valley Christian Ministries

Bales Elementary School 25400 W. Maricopa Road, Buckeye 623-505-6220 www.vcm1.ws

Victory Baptist Church

Rainbow Valley Elementary School 19716 W. Narramore Road, Buckeye 623-386-3240 www.victorysbc.org

Way of Grace Church

Sundance Elementary School 23800 W. Hadley St., Buckeye 623-478-2130 www.wayofgracechurch.com

West Valley Church of Christ

Crossings Church

West Valley Free Will Baptist Church

Desert Springs Community Church West Campus

18604 W. Lower Buckeye Road, Buckeye 623-695-5623 www.wvcochrist.org

19956 W. McDowell Road, Buckeye 623-853-0570 www.wvfwbc.org

White Tanks Southern Baptist Church

14440 W. Indian School Road, Goodyear 623-435-2105 dscchurch.com

Estrella Mountain Church

10485 S. Estrella Parkway, Goodyear 623-386-0300 www.emcaz.org

1420 N. 192nd Ave., Buckeye 623-853-0089 www.wtsbc.org

Love on Fire Church

Goodyear

13770 W. Van Buren St., Goodyear 602-690-1442 www.loveonfirechurch.org

Calvary Chapel

3673 S. Bullard Ave., Goodyear 623-925-2440 www.calvarygoodyear.org

Harvest Baptist Church

535 N. Sarival Ave., Goodyear 602-361-8025 www.hbcgoodyear.org

Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church, ELCA

918 S. Litchfield Road, Goodyear 623-932-2394 www.christevangelical.org

GracePointe

Christ Presbyterian Church 925 N. Sarival Ave., Goodyear 623-882-0721 www.cpcgoodyear.org

PebbleCreek Tuscany Falls Sienna Room, Goodyear 623-933-0118

Jehovah’s Witnesses

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 425 S. Estrella Parkway, Goodyear 623-925-0106

14038 W. Yuma Road, Goodyear 623-932-1708

King of Kings Church

Citrus Road Community Church of the Nazarene

14130 W. McDowell Road, Suite 222, Goodyear 623-385-6607 www.kingofkingspca.org

Compass Church

431 N. Litchfield Road, Goodyear 623-536-2106 www.palmvalley.org

418 S. Citrus Road, Goodyear 623-932-2733 www.crccnazarene.com

16060 W. Van Buren St., Goodyear 623-935-3060 www.compasschurch.info

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600 N. Bullard Ave., Suite 10, Goodyear 623-925-2000 www.therefinerycc.com

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Desert Edge High School 15778 W. Yuma Road, Goodyear 623-239-1096 www.goodyearcrossings.org

Collier Elementary School

350 S. 118th Ave., Avondale

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The River Church

Millennium High School auditorium 14802 W. Wigwam Blvd., Goodyear 623-262-4969 www.theriverchurchaz.com

River in the Desert Christian Fellowship 918 S. Litchfield Road, Goodyear 602-628-4465

The Rock

West Valley Fellowship

18503 W. Van Buren St., Goodyear 602-525-8467

West Valley United Pentecostal Church

16277 W. Jackson St., Goodyear 623-692-6850

The Church at Litchfield Park

St. John Vianney Catholic Church and School

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

14900 W. Van Buren St., Goodyear 623-935-4858 www.skywaychurch.com

Vineyard Church

255 N. Litchfield Road, Goodyear 623-932-2500 www.azvineyard.org

Vision Baptist Church

Desert Thunder Elementary 16750 W. Garfield St., Goodyear 623-687-7118 www.visionbaptistchurch.com

West Valley Assembly of God

www.churchatlitchfieldpark.org

301 W. Wigwam Blvd., Litchfield Park 623-536-2098

Desert Joy Christian Fellowship

West Valley Church of Christ

18604 W. Lower Buckeye Road, Goodyear 623-695-5623 www.wvcochrist.org

Wigwam Creek Middle School 4510 N. 127th Ave., Litchfield Park 623-521-3549 www.westpointebaptist.org Peoria

Fresh Start Church

14185 N. 83rd Ave., Peoria 623-979-4392 www.freshstartaz.com

Pentecostal Deliverance COGIC

Desert Springs Community Church East Campus

South Peoria Baptist Church

447 S. Old Litchfield Road, Litchfield Park 623-435-2105 dscchurch.com

Iglesia Bautista Bilingue

8668 W. Mountain View Road, Peoria 623-486-7782 9000 W. Olive Ave., Peoria 623-486-1556 www.spbch.com Tolleson

A Church of Grace

8 S. 92nd Drive, Tolleson 623-936-4629 www.achurchofgrace.com

Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church

312 N. 93rd Ave., Tolleson 623-936-7107

Lighthouse Fellowship 3015 N. Jackrabbit Trail 623-853-1050

The Bridge Community Church

www.lighthousefellowshipaz.webs.com

10 S. 93rd Ave., Tolleson 623-399-8540 www.bridgeworshipcenter.com

Litchfield Park First Baptist Church

901 E. Plaza Circle, Litchfield Park 623-935-3163

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Westpointe Baptist Church

Dreaming Summit Elementary School 13335 W. Missouri Ave., Litchfield Park 623-872-0721 www.desertjoy.org

13500 W. Maryland Ave., Litchfield Park 602-761-0334

1781 N. Central Ave., Goodyear 623-932-5737 www.westvalleyassembly.com

St. Peter’s Episcopal Church

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300 N. Old Litchfield Road, Litchfield Park 623-935-3411

Skyway Church of the West Valley

901 E. Plaza Circle, Litchfield Park 541-944-5342

400 S. Old Litchfield Road, Litchfield Park 623-935-3279 www.stpetersaz.com

Litchfield Park

877 N. Sarival, Goodyear 623-932-1009 therockaz.com

539 E. La Pasada Blvd., Goodyear 623-932-3313 www.sjvaz.net

Litchfield Park Seventh-Day Adventist Church

Lighthouse Fellowship is a non-denominational church that emphasizes the verse by verse study of God’s word, and how the Bible applies to our lives today.

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Open Doors Ministries Church 9302 W. Monroe St., Tolleson 602-908-0608 www.opendoorsministrieschurch.org

Wings As Eagles International Church

Country Place Elementary School 10207 W. Country Place Blvd., Tolleson 800-450-0966 www.waeic.com Tonopah

Valley Baptist Church of Tonopah/Wintersburg

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37702 W. Indian School Road, Tonopah 623-393-0211 www.tonopahvalleybaptistchurch.org Waddell

Cotton Lane Community Church

Central Christian Church 8600 W. Glendale Ave., Glendale 623-937-2741 www.centralaz.com

Davids 400

7905 N 71st Ave., Glendale 602-400-1056 www.davids400.com

The Door Christian Fellowship Church

7342 W. Indian School Road, Phoenix 623-848-0849

First Church of Christ, Scientist 8228 W. Orangewood Ave., Glendale 623-937-9258 www.christianscienceaz.com

First Country Baptist Church

6240 N. Cotton Lane, Waddell 623-935-1776

12844 W. Santa Fe Drive, Surprise 623-583-9838 www.firstcountrybaptist.org

Wat Promkunaram Buddhist Temple of Arizona

Grace Walk Community Church

17212 W. Maryland Ave., Waddell 623-935-2276 W. Phoenix, Glendale, Sun City, Surprise

Alleluia Lutheran Church 8444 W. Encanto Blvd., Phoenix 623-849-4327 www.AlleluiaChurch.com

Beth El Congregation

1118 W. Glendale Ave., Phoenix 602-944-3359 www.bethelphoenix.com

Beth Emeth Congregation

13702 W. Meeker Blvd., Sun City West 623-584-7210 www.bethemethaz.org

Calvary United Methodist Church

7949 W. Indian School Road, Phoenix 623-849-1676 www.calvaryumcphoenix.org

Camelback Community Church

7634 W. Camelback Road, Glendale 623-846-3497 www.camelbackcommunity.com

The Carpenter’s House of Worship

Independence High School 6602 N. 75th Ave., Glendale 623-266-2469 www.thechowchurch.org V30

St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church

6300 W. Camelback Road, Glendale 623-846-8046 www.standrewsglendale.azdiocese.org

St. Andrew’s Reformed Episcopal Church The Chapel at Faith Lutheran Church 801 E. Camelback Road, Phoenix 623-377-8698 www.saintandrewsrec.com

St. Paul Lutheran Church

6301 W. Indian School Road, Phoenix 623-846-2228 www.stpaullutheran-az.com

Streams Christian Church

6532 N. El Mirage Road, Glendale 623-363-7450 www.streamschurch.org

Temple Beth Shalom Jewish — Reform

7840 W. Lower Buckeye Road, Phoenix 623-907-8991 www.gracewalkchurch.org

12202 N. 101st Ave., Sun City 623-977-3240 www.templebethshalomaz.org

Hamblen Chapel Evangelical Methodist Church

Thomas Road Baptist Church

1614 S. 111th Ave., Phoenix 623-936-9524

In Him Church

Kellis High School 8990 W. Orangewood Ave., Glendale 623-930-6351 www.inhimchurch.org

Kingdom in the Valley Christian Church

15002 N. 25th Drive, Phoenix 623-584-3113 www.kivcc.org

Love Life Church

8016 W. Camelback Road, No. 108, Glendale 623-872-4998 www.lovelifechurch.com

5735 W. Thomas Road, Phoenix 623-247-5735 www.trbcphx.org

Turning Leaf Community, A Church of the Nazarene Heritage Elementary School 6805 N. 125th Ave., Glendale 602-743-3790 www.tlcnaz.org

West End Baptist Church

9101 W. Indian School Road, Phoenix 623-877-2815

West Valley Family Church 6115 N. 91st Ave., Glendale 623-872-1734

Our Lady of the Sun Catholic Church Inc. 12546 W. Peoria Ave., El Mirage 623-974-4133 www.ourladyofthesun.com

Real Life Ministries

Arizona Charter Academy 16011 N. Dysart Road, Surprise 623-933-4999 www.rlmdestiny.com

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EVENTS from V22 24-26 — Buckeye is hosting Buckeye Days, Parade Cattle Drive and Sr. Pro Rodeo Friday through Sunday. The parade, which will feature a herd of cattle, will take place on Monroe Avenue. Some events will also be held at the Sixth Street Plaza, 517 E. Monroe Ave. The rodeo will be held at the Buckeye Equestrian Center, 10300 S. Miller Road. Admission to many events, including the parade, is free. Tickets for rodeo can be purchased at the Buckeye Equestrian Center. For event information, visit www.buckeyeaz.gov. 24 — Avondale is celebrating art and music from 6 to 9 p.m. at City Hall, 11465 W. Civic Center Drive. Local artists will be displaying their community art and attendees can enjoy a glass of wine and an indoor concert. For information, visit www.ci.avondale.az.us. 25 — The Kiwanis Club of Litchfield Park is hosting the Winter Trout Fishing Derby from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Tierra Verde Lake Park, 301 S. Old Litchfield Road. The derby will include fishing with more than 1,000 pounds of trout stocked in the lake. The event will also feature food, giveaways and prizes. Registration opens at 6 a.m. Admission is $6 per pole for ages 16 and older; $4 per pole for ages 15 and younger. Attendees must take their own fishing equipment and bait. For information, visit www.litchfield-park.org.

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FEBRUARY 8 — The West Valley Hospital is presenting its annual Heart and Sole 5K Run/Walk & 1-Mile Fun Run/Walk at the Goodyear Ballpark, 1933 S. Ballpark Way. Registration fee varies from $15 to $25. The run will start and finish inside the ballpark. Check-in is at 6 a.m. and race starts at 8 a.m. For information, call 623-882-7525 or visit www.goodyearaz.gov/rec. 8 — Buckeye is hosting the Buckeye Air Fair from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Buckeye Municipal Airport, 3000 S. Palo Verde Road. The event will have aircraft displays, a car show, helicopter rides and police and fire demos, just to name a few. Admission and parking are free. For information, visit www.buckeyeairfair.com. 9 — Litchfield Park is hosting a free concert for its Arts in the Park series from 3 to 5 p.m. on the front lawn of the Wigwam, 300 E. Wigwam Blvd. For information, visit www.litchfield-park.org. 14-16 — Litchfield Park is hosting the Wigwam Festival of Fine Art from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day on the front lawn of the Wigwam, 300 E. Wigwam Blvd. The free festival features Western, Southwest and Native American fine art. For information, visit www.litchfield-park.org. 15 — Tolleson is hosting a daddy daughter dance from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. at the Wigwam, 300 W. Wigwam Blvd.

The dance will include contests, prizes, raffles and treats. Cost is $45 per couple for Tolleson residents and $20 for each additional ticket; $55 per couple for non-residents and $25 for each additional ticket. Tickets go on sale Jan. 6 and must be pre-purchased at the Tolleson recreation department, 9555 W. Van Buren St. Deadline to purchase tickets is Feb. 7. For information, visit www.tollesonaz.org. 22 — A Tale of Two Cities Parade & Festival starts at 10 a.m. The cities of Avondale and Goodyear are hosting the event, which is an international celebration highlighting cultures from around the world. The community event will feature crafts, food, entertainment, parade floats and more. The parade will start at Goodyear Community Park, 3151 N. Litchfield Road, and travel down Thomas Road between Litchfield and Dysart roads. The festival begins immediately after the parade at noon at Estrella Mountain Community College, 3000 N. Dysart Road. Admission is free. There is no cost to park at EMCC or Palm Valley Elementary School, 2801 N. 135th Ave. For information, call 623-882-7525 or visit www.ci.avondale.az.us or www.goodyearaz.gov/rec. 23 — West Valley Mavericks is hosting the Flavors of the West Festival from noon to 6 p.m. in downtown Litchfield Park, along Old Litchfield Road, south of Wigwam Boulevard. The festival will feature unlimited food tasting, live entertainment cooking demonstrations and more. For event and pricing details, visit www.flavorsaz.com.

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WEST VALLEY BUSINESS DIRECTORY The following businesses have paid to participate in this directory. To be listed in the Spring/Summer Vista, advertisers should call 535-VIEW.

Assisted Living

Career Opportunities

Construction

Day Spa

Palm Valley Rehabilitation

McLane Sunwest

CORE Construction, Inc.

Massage Envy

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Automobile Dealers

Chamber of Commerce

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Tom Jones Ford

Buckeye Valley Chamber of Commerce

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Batteries AZ Battery Store 560 N. Bullard Ave., Ste E-50 Goodyear (623) 853-3321

Business Organizations

Credit Union Alhambra Credit Union

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Southwest Valley Chamber of Commerce

First Credit Union

Buckeye Main Street Coalition

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Funeral Homes

Insurance

Thompson Funeral Chapel

Farmers Insurance

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Alice Dryer Serving Buckeye over 30 Years 423 E. Monroe Ave. Buckeye (623) 386-6102 adryer@farmersagent.com

Verrado Grille

Powers/Leavitt Insurance

Retail Brass Armadillo 13277 W. McDowell Rd. Goodyear (623) 889-0290 12419 N. 28th Dr. Phoenix (602) 942-0030

Shopping Centers

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111 E. Monroe #200 Buckeye (623) 386-4452 1650 N. Dysart #2 Goodyear (623) 932-4652 14301 N. 87th St. #209 Scottsdale (480) 348-1100

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Schools

Solar

All Brite Fencing and Landscape Materials

Arizona Preparatory Academy

Argent Solar Electric Inc.

Furniture Casa Linda Furniture 108 E. Western Ave., Goodyear (623) 925-9292

Lina Home Furnishings 1487 N. Dysart Rd. Avondale (623) 882-9232

1550 N. Dysart Rd., Ste B-6 Goodyear (480) 968-4653

Golf

Rock, pavers and artificial grass 18421 W. McDowell Rd. Goodyear (623) 853-9594

PebbleCreek Golf Resort Eagle’s Nest Country Club 3645 Clubhouse Drive (1 mile W. of Litchfied Rd. on Indian School) Goodyear (623) 935-6761

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1550 N. Dysart Rd., Ste B-8 Goodyear (623) 535-8380

215 E. Western Ave. Avondale (623) 925-2345

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Tutoring Kumon Math & Reading Centers Estrella Mountain 831 S. Cotton Lane, Ste. F115 Goodyear (623) 386-1109 www.kumon.com

Veterinarians Estrella Animal Hospital

Christian Schools

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Zoo Wildlife World Zoo 165th Ave & Northern (623) 935-WILD

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Wagner Leadership Institute

HoneyBaked Ham Co

Shipping

Palm Valley Pavilions West

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Scruff’s Dog Food Co.

3548 W. Northern Ave. Phoenix (602) 841-5427

14175 W. Indian School Rd., Ste. B4 Goodyear (623) 935-9720

e- Institute Charter High School

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DIRECTORY OF SCHOOLS High Schools

Agua Fria Union High School District Superintendent: Dennis Runyan District office: 1481 N. Eliseo Felix Jr. Way, Suite 110 Avondale, AZ 85323 623-932-7000 www.aguafria.org Board president: Maxine Hill School board meets: 5 p.m. second Wednesday of each month Place: District office Agua Fria High School 530 E. Riley Drive Avondale, AZ 85323 623-932-7300 Principal: Matthew Bentz Coldwater Academy 750 E. Riley Drive Avondale, AZ 85323 623-932-7106 Coordinator: Jamie Sue Burgess Desert Edge High School 15778 W. Yuma Road Goodyear, AZ 85338 623-932-7500 Principal: Julie Jones Millennium High School 14802 W. Wigwam Blvd. Goodyear, AZ 85395 623-932-7200 Principal: Tamee Gressett Verrado High School 20050 W. Indian School Road Buckeye, AZ 85396 623-932-7400 Principal: Tom Huffman

Buckeye Union High School District

Fall/Winter 2013

Tolleson Union High School District Superintendent: Lexi Cunningham District office: 9801 W. Van Buren St. Tolleson, AZ 85353 623-478-4000 www.tuhsd.org Board president: Terri Hackett School board meets: 6 p.m. second and fourth Tuesday of each month Place: District office board room Copper Canyon High School 9126 W. Camelback Road Glendale, AZ 85305 623-478-4800 Principal: Alan Potts James A. Green Continuing Education Academy 9701 W. Van Buren St. Tolleson, AZ 85353 623-478-4120 Director: Travis Johnson La Joya Community High School 11650 W. Whyman Ave. Avondale, AZ 85323 623-478-4400 Principal: Brandi Haskins Lighthouse Academy 9419 W. Van Buren St. Tolleson, AZ 85353 623-478-4377 Director: Travis Johnson Sierra Linda High School 3434 S. 67th Ave. Phoenix, AZ 85043 623-474-7700 Principal: Tim Madrid Tolleson Union High School 9419 W. Van Buren St. Tolleson, AZ 85353 623-478-4200 Principal: Ernie Molina University High School 9419 W. Van Buren St. Tolleson, AZ 85353 623-478-4380 Academic Dean: Courtney Stevens

Westview High School 10850 W. Garden Lakes Parkway Avondale, AZ 85392 623-478-4600 Principal: Michele Wilson Elementary Schools

Arlington Elementary School District Superintendent: Chad Turner District office: 9410 S. 355th Ave. Arlington, AZ 85322 623-386-2031 www.arlingtonelem.org Board president: Charles Main School board meets: 6 p.m. second Monday of each month Place: Arlington Elementary School Arlington Elementary School 9410 S. 355th Ave. Arlington, AZ 85322 623-386-2031

Avondale Elementary School District Superintendent: Betsy Hargrove District office: 295 W. Western Ave. Avondale, AZ 85323 623-772-5000 www.avondale.k12.az.us Board president: Mark Gonzales School board meets: 6:30 p.m. one Tuesday a month Place: District office Centerra Mirage School 15151 W. Centerra Drive South Goodyear, AZ 85338 623-772-4800 Principal: Kim Meehan Copper Trails School 16875 W. Canyon Trails Blvd. Goodyear, AZ 85338 623-772-4100 Principal: Stacy Ellis Desert Star School 2131 S. 157th Ave. Goodyear, AZ 85338 623-772-4600 Principal: Kara Largent Desert Thunder School 16750 W. Garfield St. Goodyear, AZ 85338 623-772-4700 Principal: Wayne Deffenbaugh Eliseo C. Felix School 540 E. La Pasada Blvd. Goodyear, AZ 85338 623-772-4300 Principal: Bryan D’Alessio

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Lattie Coor School 1406 N. Central Ave. Avondale, AZ 85323 623-772-4400 Principal: Patricia Scarpa Michael Anderson School 45 S. Third Ave. Avondale, AZ 85323 623-772-5100 Principal: Lori Goslar S.T.A.R. Academy 44 S. Third Ave. Avondale, AZ 85323 623-772-5195 Administrator: Patrick Becker Wildflower School 325 S. Wildflower Drive Goodyear, AZ 85338 623-772-5200 Principal: Kyann McMillie

Buckeye Elementary School District Superintendent: Kristi Sandvik District office: 25555 W. Durango. Buckeye, AZ 85326 623-925-3400 besd.k12.az.us Board president: Marcus Eads School board meets: 6:30 p.m. first Monday of each month Place: District office Bales Elementary School 25400 W. Maricopa Road Buckeye, AZ 85326 623-847-8503 Principal: Fred Lugo Buckeye Preschool 640 Centre Ave. Buckeye, AZ 85326 623-925-3333 Preschool director: Tessa Herrington Buckeye Elementary School 210 S. Sixth St. Buckeye, AZ 85326 623-386-4487 Principal: Lorrese Roer Inca Elementary School 23601 W. Durango Street Buckeye, AZ 85326 623-925-3500 Principal: Corey Christiaens Steven R. Jasinski Elementary School 4280 S. 246th Ave. Buckeye, AZ 85326 623-925-3100 Principal: Tracy Casey

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Superintendent: Eric Godfrey District office: 1000 E. Narramore Buckeye, AZ 85326 623-386-9700 www.buhsd.org Board president: Steve Warner School board meets: 6:15 p.m. second Monday of each month Place: District office Buckeye Union High School 1000 E. Narramore Buckeye, AZ 85326 623-386-4423 Principal: Tawn Argeris Estrella Foothills High School 13033 S. Estrella Parkway Goodyear, AZ 85338 623-327-2400 Principal: Leslie Standerfer

Learning Center 751 N. 215th Ave. Buckeye, AZ 85326 623-474-0332 Principal: Karen Sanders Youngker High School 3000 S. Apache Road Buckeye, AZ 85326 623-474-0100 Principal: Randy Stillman

Sundance Elementary School 23800 W. Hadley St. Buckeye, AZ 85326 623-847-8531 Principal: Neva Burlingame West Park Elementary School 2700 S. 257th Drive Buckeye, AZ 85326 623-435-3282 Principal: Nick Forgette

Liberty Elementary School District Superintendent: Andy Rogers District office: 19871 W. Fremont Road Buckeye, AZ 85326 623-474-6600 www.liberty.k12.az.us Board president: Kathryn Shelton School board meets: 6:30 p.m. second Monday of each month Place: District office Estrella Mountain Elementary School 10301 S. San Miguel Goodyear, AZ 85338 623-327-2820 Principal: Sharon Marine Freedom Elementary School 22150 W. Sundance Parkway Buckeye, AZ 85326 623-327-2850 Principal: Cindy Robinson Liberty Elementary School 19818 W. Hwy. 85 Buckeye, AZ 85326 623-327-2810 Principal: Jennifer Gray Rainbow Valley Elementary School 19716 W. Narramore Road Buckeye, AZ 85326 623-327-2830 Principal: Mike Cagle Westar Elementary School 17777 W. Westar Drive Goodyear, AZ 85338 623-327-2840 Principal: Dave Bogart

SCHOOLS

Litchfield Elementary School District Superintendent: Julianne Lein District office: 272 E. Sagebrush St. Litchfield Park, AZ 85340 623-535-6000 www.lesd.k12.az.us Board president: Shawn M. Watt School board meets: 6 p.m. second Tuesday of each month Place: Western Sky Middle School Barbara B. Robey Elementary School 5340 N. Wigwam Creek Blvd. Litchfield Park, AZ 85340 623-547-1400 Principal: Sandra Flood Corte Sierra Elementary School 3300 N. Santa Fe Trail Avondale, AZ 85392 623-547-1000 Principal: Chris Barnes V36

Dreaming Summit Elementary School 13335 W. Missouri Ave. Litchfield Park, AZ 85340 623-547-1200 Principal: Jodi Gunning L. Thomas Heck Middle School 12448 W. Bethany Home Road Litchfield Park, AZ 85340 623-547-1700 Principal: Ron Sterr Litchfield Elementary School 255 E. Wigwam Blvd. Litchfield Park, AZ 85340 623-535-6100 Principal: Mary Ann Hartwick Mabel Padgett Elementary School 15430 W. Turney Ave. Goodyear, AZ 85395 623-547-3200 Principal: Gina DeCoste Palm Valley Elementary School 2801 N. 135th Ave. Goodyear, AZ 85395 623-535-6400 Principal: Sarah Pearson Rancho Santa Fe Elementary 2150 Rancho Santa Fe Blvd. Avondale, AZ 85392 623-535-6500 Principal: Caren Walker Scott Libby Elementary School 18701 W. Thomas Road Litchfield Park, AZ 85340 623-535-6200 Principal: Rachelle Morris Verrado Elementary School 20873 W. Sunrise Lane Buckeye, AZ 85396 623-547-1600 Principal: Luke Jankee Verrado Middle School 20880 W. Main St. Buckeye, AZ 85396 623-547-1300 Principal: Kimberly A. Franz Western Sky Middle School 4095 N. 144th Ave. Goodyear, AZ 85395 623-535-6300 Principal: Tami Garrett White Tanks Learning Center 18825 W. Thomas Road Litchfield Park, AZ 85340 623-535-6085 Director: Jennifer Benjamin Wigwam Creek Middle School 4510 N. 127th Ave. Litchfield Park, AZ 85340 623-547-1100 Principal: John Scudder

Littleton Elementary School District Superintendent: Roger Freeman District office: 1600 S. 107th Ave. Avondale, AZ 85323 623-478-5600 www.littletonaz.org Board president: Michael Pineda School board meets: 6 p.m. second Tuesday of each month Place: Underdown Learning Center

Collier Elementary School 350 S. 118th Ave. Avondale, AZ 85323 623-478-5900 Principal: Gioia Pitts Country Place Elementary School 10207 W. Country Place Blvd. Tolleson, AZ 85353 623-478-6100 Principal: Lance Chebultz Estrella Vista Elementary School 11905 W. Cocopah Circle Avondale, AZ 85323 623-478-6200 Principal: Sienna Bettencourt Littleton Elementary School 1252 S. Avondale Blvd. Avondale, AZ 85323 623-478-5700 Principal: Chance Whiteman Quentin Elementary School 11050 W. Whyman Ave. Avondale, AZ 85323 623-478-6000 Principal: Laura Couret Tres Rios Elementary School 5025 S. 103rd Ave. Tolleson, AZ 85353 623-478-6300 Principal: Seu Hee Ledet

Palo Verde Elementary School District Superintendent: Robin Berry District office: 10700 S. Palo Verde Road Palo Verde, AZ 85343 623-327-3690 www.paloverdeschools.org Board president: Todd Hall School board meets: 5:45 p.m. second Monday of each month Place: District office Palo Verde Elementary School 10700 S. Palo Verde Road Palo Verde, AZ 85343 623-327-3680 Principal: Robert Aldridge

Pendergast Elementary School District Superintendent: Ron Richards District office: 3802 N. 91st Ave. Phoenix, AZ 85037 623-772-2200 www.pesd92.org Board president: Martin Quezada School board meets: 7 p.m. first and third Tuesday of each month Place: District office; periodically at schools on a rotating basis. Amberlea Elementary School 8455 W. Virginia Ave. Phoenix, AZ 85037 623-772-2900 Principal: Brian Winefsky

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Calderwood Elementary School 10730 W. Campbell Ave. Phoenix, AZ 85037 623-772-2356 Administrator: Deanna Smith-Stout Canyon Breeze Elementary School 11675 W. Encanto Blvd. Avondale, AZ 85392 623-772-2610 Principal: Jeff Byrnes Copper King Elementary School 10730 W. Campbell Ave. Phoenix, AZ 85037 623-772-2580 Principal: Janine Ambrose Desert Horizon Elementary School 8525 W. Osborn Road Phoenix, AZ 85037 623-772-2430 Principal: Suzie Jaramillo Desert Mirage Elementary School 8605 W. Maryland Ave. Glendale, AZ 85305 623-772-2550 Principal: Susie Torrejos Garden Lakes Elementary School 10825 W. Garden Lakes Parkway Avondale, AZ 85392 623-772-2520 Principal: Harold Waltman Pendergast Elementary School 3800 N. 91st Ave. Phoenix, AZ 85037 623-772-2400 Principal: Mike Woolsey Rio Vista Elementary School 10237 W. Encanto Blvd. Avondale, AZ 85392 623-772-2670 Principal: Siobhan McCarthy Sonoran Sky Elementary School 10150 W. Missouri Ave. Glendale, AZ 85307 623-772-2640 Principal: Stephanie Ward Sunset Ridge Elementary School 8490 W. Missouri Ave. Glendale, AZ 85305 623-772-2730 Principal: Andrew Frazier Villa de Paz Elementary School 4940 N. 103rd Ave. Phoenix, AZ 85037 623-772-2490 Principal: Danelia Portillo Westwind Elementary School 9040 W. Campbell Road Phoenix, AZ 85037 623-772-2700 Principal: Natasha Camp

Fall/Winter 2013

Saddle Mountain Unified School District Superintendent: Mark Joraanstad District office: 38201 W. Indian School Road Tonopah, AZ 85354 623-474-5115 www.smusd90.org Board president: Paul Roetto School board meets: 6 p.m. second Monday of each month Place: District office Ruth Fisher Elementary School 38201 W. Indian School Road Tonopah, AZ 85354 623-474-5501 Principal: Pat Kilborn Tartesso Elementary School 29677 W. Indianola Ave. Buckeye, AZ 85396 623-474-5400 Principal: Liz Burton Tonopah Valley High School 38201 W. Indian School Road Tonopah, AZ 85354 623-474-5201 Principal: Edgar Garcia

Tolleson Elementary School District Superintendent: Lupita Hightower District office: 9261 W. Van Buren St. Tolleson, AZ 85353 623-936-9740 www.tollesonschools.com Board president: B. Dale Crandell School board meets: 6 p.m. first Wednesday of each month Place: District office Arizona Desert Elementary School 8803 W. Van Buren St. Tolleson, AZ 85353 623-907-5260 Principal: Brenda Catlett Desert Oasis Elementary School 8802 W. McDowell Road Phoenix, AZ 85037 623-533-3901 Principal: Claudia Espinoza Porfirio H. Gonzales Elementary School 9401 W. Garfield Tolleson, AZ 85353 623-907-5181 Principal: Cindy Mills Sheely Farms Elementary School 9450 W. Encanto Blvd. Phoenix, AZ 85037 623-907-5270 Principal: Melissa Marze

Superintendent: Pat Gillespie District office: 3834 S. 91st Ave. Tolleson, AZ 85353 623-478-5005 www.unionesd.org Board president: Delson Sunn School board meets: 6 p.m. second Thursday of each month Place: District conference room Fall/Winter 2013

Others

Arizona Agribusiness and Equine Center High School 3400 N. Dysart Road Avondale, AZ 85392 623-535-0754 www.aaechighschools.com Principal: Mona Ramirez Arizona Preparatory Academy 10720 W. Indian School Road Phoenix, AZ 85037 623-907-2661 cyberhs.com Executive director: Kurt Huzar Arts Academy at Estrella Mountain 2504 S. 91st Ave. Tolleson, AZ 85353 623-474-2120 www.plcaaem.com Site director: Ruben Ruiz Bradley Academy of Excellence 16060 W. Lower Buckeye Parkway Goodyear, AZ 85338 623-932-9902 www.bradleyacademyaz.com Director: Tanya Burston Crown Charter School 12450 W. Maryland Ave. Litchfield Park, AZ 85340 623-535-9300 www.crowncharter.com Director: James Shade Cyber High School 14970 W. Indian School Road Goodyear, AZ 85338 919 N. Dysart Road Avondale, AZ 85323 11435 W. Buckeye Road Goodyear, AZ 85338 623-907-2661 cyberhs.com Executive director: Kurt Huzar E-Institute at Avondale 1035 E. Van Buren St., Suite 111 Avondale, AZ 85323 623-760-9061 www.e-institute.us Principal: Fernando Madrid E-Institute at Buckeye 6213 S. Miller Road Buckeye, AZ 85326 623-505-7118 www.e-institute.us Principal: Tisha Jones Estrella High School 510 N. Central Ave. Avondale, AZ 85323 623-932-6561 www.estrellahs.com School Leader: Casey Zordani

Grace Fellowship Academy 1300 N. Miller Road Buckeye, AZ 85326 623-393-8883 www.gracefellowshipacademy.org Principal: Geri Parker Heritage Elementary School 6805 N. 125th Ave. Glendale, AZ 85307 623-742-3956 www.hesglendale.org Principal: Justin Dye Hope Montessori School 5348 N. 106th Ave. Glendale, AZ 85307 623-877-2985 www.hopemontessori.info Director: Kathy Selland Imagine Avondale 950 N. Eliseo C. Felix, Jr. Way Avondale, AZ 85323 623-344-1730 www.imagineavondale.com Principal: Kim Agnew Incito Schools 877 N. Sarival Goodyear, AZ 85338 602-819-7170 www.incitoschools.org Principal: Molly Garcia Montessori in the Park 1832 N. Litchfield Road Goodyear, AZ 85395 623-535-4863 www.mipschool.org Director: Lisa King Montessori West Preparatory School 13034 W. Solano Drive Litchfield Park, AZ 85340 623-935-2017 www.montessoriwest.com Director: Cora Gaabucayan The Odyssey Preparatory Academy - Buckeye 6500 S. Apache Road Buckeye, AZ 85326 623-327-3111 www.odyprep.com Principal: Kenneth Olson The Odyssey Preparatory Academy - Goodyear 17532 W. Harrison St. Goodyear, AZ 85338 623-882-1140 www.odyprep.com Principal: Liz Douglass St. John Vianney Elementary School 539 La Pasada Blvd. Goodyear, AZ 85338 623-932-2434 www.sjvazschool.net Principal: Sister Cecilia Henry St. Peter’s Episcopal Montessori School 400 S. Old Litchfield Road Litchfield Park, AZ 85340 623-935-7737 www.stpetersaz.com/ montessori/index.html School administrator: Karin McMillan

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St. Thomas Aquinas Grade School 13720 W. Thomas Road Avondale, AZ 85392 623-935-0945 www.stacc.net Principal: Patrick Reardon Trinity Lutheran School 830 E. Plaza Circle Litchfield Park, AZ 85340 623-935-4690 school.trinitylcs.org Principal: William Luedtke West Valley Christian School 14900 W. Van Buren St. Goodyear, AZ 85338 623-234-2100 wvchristianschool.org Principal: Bob Byrd Colleges/Trade Schools/ Universities

Arizona State University West 4701 W. Thunderbird Road Glendale, AZ 85306 602-543-5500 www.west.asu.edu Estrella Mountain Community College 3000 N. Dysart Road Avondale, AZ 85392 623-935-8000 www.emc.maricopa.edu Franklin Pierce University 14455 W. Van Buren St., Suite 100, Building A Goodyear, AZ 85338 623-518-2386 www.franklinpierce.edu Glendale Community College 6000 W. Olive Ave. Glendale, AZ 85302 623-845-3000 www.gc.maricopa.edu Universal Technical Institute 10695 W. Pierce St. Avondale, AZ 85323 623-245-4600 www.uti.edu University of Phoenix 9520 W. Palm Lane Phoenix, AZ 85037 480-557-2000 www.phoenix.edu

SCHOOLS

Union Elementary School District

Dos Rios Elementary School 2150 S. 87th Ave. Tolleson, AZ 85353 623-474-7000 Principal: Milton Collins Hurley Ranch Elementary School 8950 W. Illini Drive Tolleson, AZ 85353 623-478-5100 Principal: Tommie Dyer

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STATE DIRECTORY U.S. House off Representatives District 3 Rep. Raul Grijalva (D)

1511 Longworth HOB Washington, D.C. 20515 202-225-2435; grijalva.house.gov Local office: Rancho Santa Fe Center 13065 W. McDowell Road, Suite C-123, Avondale, AZ 85392

District 8 Rep. Trent Franks (R)

2435 Rayburn HOB Washington, D.C. 20515 202-225-4576; franks.house.gov Local office: 7121 W. Bell Road, Suite 200 Glendale, AZ 85308 623-776-7911

District 7 Rep. Ed Pastor (D)

2465 Rayburn HOB Washington, D.C. 20515 202-225-4065; pastor.house.gov Local office: 411 N. Central Ave., Suite 150 Phoenix, AZ 85004 602-256-0551 Mobile office: From 9 to 11 a.m. the second Tuesday of the month: Tolleson City Hall 9555 W. Van Buren St. Tolleson, AZ 85353

Maricopa County Board of Supervisors Clint L. Hickman (R)

District 4, which includes Avondale, Litchfield Park, Goodyear, north Buckeye 301 W. Jefferson Ave., 10th floor Phoenix, AZ 85003 602-506-7642 chickman@mail.maricopa.gov

Mary Rose Wilcox (D), Supervisor

District 5, which includes Goodyear, Tolleson, Avondale, south Buckeye 301 W. Jefferson Ave., 10th floor Phoenix, AZ 85003 602-506-7092 mrwilcox@mail.maricopa.gov

State Legislature District 4 Sen. Lynne Pancrazi (D)

District 19 Sen. Anna Tovar (D)

Rep. Juan Carlos Escamilla (D)

Rep. Mark A. Cardenas (D)

Rep. Lisa Otondo (D)

Rep. Lupe Chavira Contreras (D)

1700 W. Washington St., Room 315 Phoenix, AZ 85007 602-926-3004; lpancrazi@azleg.gov

1700 W. Washington St., Room 126 Phoenix, AZ 85007 602-926-5872; jescamilla@azleg.gov 1700 W. Washington St., Room 123 Phoenix, AZ 85007 602-926-3002; lotondo@azleg.gov

District 13 Sen. Don Shooter (R)

1700 W. Washington St., Room 200 Phoenix, AZ 85007 602-926-4139; dshooter@azleg.gov

U.S. Senate Sen. John McCain (R)

241 Russell Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C. 20510 202-224-2235; mccain.senate.gov Local office: 2201 E. Camelback Road, Suite 115, Phoenix, AZ 85016 602-952-2410 V38

Sen. Jeff Flake (R)

B85 Russell Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510 202-224-4521; flake.senate.gov Local office: 2200 E. Camelback Road, Suite 120, Phoenix, AZ 85016 602-840-1891

1700 W. Washington St., Room 314 Phoenix, AZ 85007 602-926-3392; atovar@azleg.gov 1700 W. Washington St., Room 122 Phoenix, AZ 85007 602-926-3014; mcardenas@azleg.gov 1700 W. Washington St., Room 325 Phoenix, AZ 85007 602-926-5284; lcontreras@azleg.gov

District 29 Sen. Steve Gallardo (D)

1700 W. Washington St., Room 313 Phoenix, AZ 85007 602-926-5830; sgallardo@azleg.gov

Rep. Darin Mitchell (R)

Rep. Lydia Hernandez (D)

Rep. Steve Montenegro (R)

Rep. Martin J. Quezada (D)

1700 W. Washington St., Room 307 Phoenix, AZ 85007 602-926-5894; dmitchell@azleg.gov 1700 W. Washington St., Room 218 Phoenix, AZ 85007 602-926-5955; smontenegro@azleg.gov

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1700 W. Washington St., Room 119 Phoenix, AZ 85007 602-926-3376; lhernandez@azleg.gov 1700 W. Washington St., Room 324 Phoenix, AZ 85007 602-926-5911; mquezada@azleg.gov Spring/Summer 2013

Cities at a Glance Year of incorporation: 1946 Population: 77,518 Median age: 28.6 Median household annual income: $61,369 Land area: 54 square miles City Hall: 11465 W. Civic Center Drive (623-333-1000) www.ci.avondale.az.us Mayor: Marie Lopez Rogers Vice mayor: Frank Scott

Council: Jim Buster, Stephanie Karlin, Jim McDonald, Charles Vierhout and Ken Weise City manager: Charlie McClendon Police Dept.: 11485 W. Civic Center Drive (623-333-7000) Interim police chief: Dale Nannenga Fire Dept.: 11485 N. 107th Ave. (623-333-6000) Fire chief: Paul Adams

Libraries: Avondale Civic Center Library, 11350 W. Civic Center Drive (623-333-2602); Sam Garcia Western Avenue Library, 495 E. Western Ave. (623-333-2601) Post Offices: Avondale Post Office, 401 W. Western Ave. (623-925-2924); Cashion Post Office, 1216 N. 111th Drive (623-936-1362)

Year of incorporation: 1929 Population: 54,542 Median age: 30 Median household annual income: $63,935 Land area: 375 square miles City Hall: 530 E. Monroe Ave. (623-349-6000) www.buckeyeaz.gov Mayor: Jackie Meck Vice mayor: Brian McAchran

Council: Robert Garza, Michelle Hess, Craig Heustis, Eric Orsborn and Ray Strauss Town manager: Stephen Cleveland Police Dept.: 100 N. Apache Road, Suite D (623-349-6400) Police chief: Mark Mann

Fire Dept.: 101 N. Apache Road, Suite D (623-349-6700) Fire chief: Bob Costello Library: 310 N. Sixth St. (623-349-6300) Post Office: 51 E. Monroe Ave. (623-386-3117)

Year of incorporation: 1946 Population: 65,275 Median age: 33.6 Median household annual income: $76,523 Land area: 191 square miles City Hall: 190 N. Litchfield Road (623-932-3910) www.goodyearaz.gov Mayor: Georgia Lord Vice mayor: Joe Pizzillo

Council: Wally Campbell, Sharolyn Hohman, Sheri Lauritano, Joanne Osborne and Bill Stipp City manager: Brian Dalke Police Dept.: Venida Business Center, Bldg. E, 175 N. 145th Ave. (623-932-1220) Police chief: Jerry Geier

Fire Dept.: 175 N. 145th Ave., Bldg. E (623-932-2300) Interim fire chief: Paul Luizzi Library: 250 N. Litchfield Road (602-652-3000) Post Office: 875 S. Estrella Parkway (623-882-9148)

Year of incorporation: 1987 Population: 5,568 Median age: 44.2 Median household annual income: $84,204 Land area: 3.5 square miles City Hall: 214 W. Wigwam Blvd. (623-935-5033) www.litchfield-park.org Mayor: Tom Schoaf Vice mayor: Paul Faith

Council: Tim Blake, Diane Landis, Peter Mahoney, John Romack and Paul Stucky City manager: Darryl Crossman Police Dept.: Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office (602-876-1011) Fire Dept.: Goodyear Fire Department (623-932-2300)

Library: 101 W. Wigwam Blvd. (602-652-3000) Post Office: 591 Plaza Circle (623-935-2089)

Year of incorporation: 1929 Population: 6,704 Median age: 29.4 Median household annual income: $36,000 Land area: 5.75 square miles City Hall: 9555 W. Van Buren St. (623-936-7111) www.tollesonaz.org Mayor: Adolfo Gamez Vice mayor: Linda Laborin

Council: Clorinda Erives, Jose “Diego” Espinoza, Kathie Farr, Albert Mendoza and Juan Rodriguez City manager: Reyes Medrano Jr. Police Dept. : 8350 W. Van Buren St. (623-936-7186) Police chief: Larry Rodriguez

Fire Dept. : 203 N. 92nd Ave. (623-936-8500) Fire chief: George Good Library: 9555 W. Van Buren St. (623-936-2746) Post Office: 8805 W. Van Buren St. (623-907-0206)

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