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Department also up for prestigious accreditation by Emily Toepfer assistant editor

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BUCKEYE POLICE CHIEF LARRY HALL speaks during the grand opening of the new substation May 26 at Sundance Crossings on the corner of Yuma and Dean roads in Buckeye. To see all photos from this shoot, go to www.westvalleyview.com/pictures.

The Buckeye Police Department has a new home base that’s more centrally located in the Sundance Crossing Center on Yuma and Dean roads in Buckeye. The 14,000-square-foot facility is in the city’s governmental complex, which also houses the Coyote Branch of the Buckeye Public Library and the administrative offices for the police and fire departments. “This is an incredibly functional facility in a centralized location,” Police Chief Larry Hall said. “The Buckeye Police Department will be able to better serve the residents and visitors in Buckeye and continue to maintain an active and visible presence in the places where people live and work.” The new facility has a state-of-the-art briefing room, interview rooms, locker rooms and offices for patrol sergeants and officers. It also houses the police department’s code enforcement division, evidence processing and chaplain, and will have holding cells in the future. The front desk is staffed by volunteers from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Thursday so residents can stop by with questions. The police department’s 90 sworn officers will be based out of the new $1.6 million substation, but some will still be stationed at the old downtown location. “Not only does this facility provide our department sufficient space, but the security and protection that our police officers provide for our residents has moved closer to their neighborhoods,” Buckeye Mayor Jackie Meck said. Another police substation will open later this year with a fire station facility that will serve the (See Substation on Page 2)

Avondale preparing for Goodyear All-America City contest cancer center Delegation bound for Denver to make case for award by Glenn Gullickson staff writer

A bid by Avondale to be designated an AllAmerica City that has been months in the making all comes down to 10 minutes later this month. That’s how long the city’s representatives will have to impress the judges with a presentation during the National Civic League convention June 17-19 in Denver. “We have to pack a lot into that small time frame,” said Stephanie Small, who is coordinating the effort as part of her job as Avondale’s Neighborhood and Family Services director.

A delegation of 29 people from Avondale will attend the convention where 10 cities will win All-America City status, Small said. She said her group has been working on the presentation since March, when Avondale was informed it was one of 20 finalists for the award. “It recognizes cities that are working collaboratively to address issues,” Small said. Each year the competition highlights a different aspect of how communities engage residents to tackle challenges. Small said this year’s emphasis on children and families was a natural for Avondale’s first (See All-America on Page 2)

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A layoff of 52 employees by the Cancer Treatment Centers of America in Goodyear means the hospital’s workforce was reduced by about 8 percent. The job cuts in early May were part of a layoff of 350 workers, or 6 percent of the workforce, at its five locations in the U.S. In a prepared statement, Nicole McTheny, director of regional development for the center in Goodyear, said organizational and staffing changes were necessary to (See Lays off on Page 5)

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Substation (From Page 1) Festival Ranch neighborhood along Sun Valley Parkway in the northern section of Buckeye. The police department has reported a 3-percent drop in crime and now has the lowest crime rate among Valley cities with populations of more than 50,000, Meck said.

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The new police substation will also help Buckeye meet the requirements of a professional accreditation held by only the top police departments in the nation, Hall said. Assessors from the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies Inc. will visit Buckeye June 13 to examine all aspects of the police department’s policies and procedures, management, operations and support services, Hall said. “Less than 1 percent of the nation’s law enforcement agencies have received this group’s accreditation, so it would be a fantastic achievement and professional recognition for the men and women in our department who work hard every day to protect our community, its residents and visitors,” he said. A police department has to comply with 386 state-of-theart standards in order to gain accreditation status. A copy of the standards is available electronically by contacting Ed Goodman, accreditation coordinator, at 623-349-6465. As part of the assessment, members of the community can offer comments at a public information session at 5 p.m. June 14 in the Buckeye Council Chambers at 530 E. Monroe St., Buckeye. The public can also call 623-3496050 between 1 and 3 p.m. June 15 to leave comments.

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SGT. JASON WEEKS of the Buckeye Police Department gives a tour of the new police substation May 26 at Sundance Crossings in Buckeye. Comments are limited to 10 minutes and must address the agency’s ability to comply with CALEA standards. Written comments can be sent to: Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies Inc., 13575 Heathcote Blvd., Suite 320, Gainesville, VA 20155. Once assessors complete their review, they’ll report to the full commission, which then decides if the agency is to be granted accreditation status. Accreditation lasts four years, during which the agency must submit annual reports attesting continued compliance with the standards. Emily Toepfer can be reached at etoepfer@westvalleyview.com or on Twitter @EmilyToepfer.

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“It fit perfectly into this year’s theme,” Small said, noting that Avondale was the first city in the nation to have all its schools as part of Kids at Hope. The presentation will also promote the Care1st (From Page 1) Avondale Resource Center, which provides human services and resources for 70,000 residents in the West Valley, and the city’s participation in first lady Michelle attempt to win the honor. Obama’s Let’s Move exercise program for youths. “Avondale does a lot of things to support our youths Among programs that will be discussed will be the and families,” Small said. “This is a family-friendly city.” Born Learning Trails at Avondale’s parks and library and Mayor Kenn Weise will lead the delegation of city the Soulful Expressions Open Mic Night organized by officials and staff, representatives of schools and youths at the library. nonprofit agencies and Small said her group youths who benefit from called on help for some of the programs that staging the presentation will be highlighted. from experts at Estrella “The cool thing about Mountain Community this is there’s a lot of kids College. who are going to get up in Small is confident that front of people for the first The public can contribute to Avondale’s effort the Avondale delegation time,” Weise said about to win an All-America City Award by posting will come home with the youths as young as 9 years something about the city on social media and honor. old who will be part of the using the hashtags #AAC16 or #AviAAC16. “We don’t think presentation. Avondale has a whole lot Weise said the award of competition,” she said. program is a way to “We think Avondale stands on its own.” recognize the city’s volunteers and school districts. Avondale would join several other Arizona cities that Winning an award based on educational efforts also can have won the award, including Goodyear, which won in be used as a marketing tool to help attract business to the 2008 and still displays the All-America City signs around city, he said. town. “One thing that drives economic development is Phoenix has won the award five times, most recently in schools,” he said. 2009. He said business sponsors are helping to cover the cost Tempe is a two-time winner and Mesa and Chandler of the trip. have also won in the past. Small said the project is a citywide effort. The only other city from Arizona in the running this “We think it truly represents Avondale,” she said. year is Marana. Among the three programs each city is allowed to Finalists for the award range in population from San highlight in the presentations will be Avondale’s Kids at Hope program, which promotes the philosophy that every Antonio, the nation’s seventh largest city, to Hartsville, S.C., with about 7,000 residents. child can succeed. Other finalists are Hayward, Calif., Indio, Calif., Lakewood, Calif., New Britain, Conn., Council Bluffs, Iowa, Fall River, Mass., Woodbury, Minn., Columbia Heights, Minn., Las Vegas, Asheboro, N.C., Salisbury, N.C., Charleston County, S.C., Missouri City, Texas, Norfolk, Va., and Brown Deer, Wis. National Civic League was established in 1949 and has bestowed more than 500 All-America City Awards over the years.

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(From Page 1) “align with the reality of the emerging health care economy.” The Goodyear center had 627 employees before the layoffs, McTheny said. Cancer Treatment Centers of America also has hospitals in Philadelphia, Tulsa, Okla., Atlanta and Chicago. Job cuts also reportedly affected the staff of company headquarters at Boca Raton, Fla. Cancer Treatment Centers of America, a privately held, for-profit company, opened the 210,000-square-foot Western Regional Medical Center in Goodyear on Dec. 29, 2008. McTheny said 85 percent of the Goodyear location’s clients are outpatients. She said the center has 38 rooms for inpatients. Nearly 70 percent of patients travel from another state to the hospitals, according to the company’s website. The Goodyear location serves the western U.S., including Los Angeles, Denver, Las Vegas and Albuquerque, N.M., according to its website. As part of the treatments offered, the center conducts clinical trails, according to the website.

by Glenn Gullickson staff writer

Glenn Gullickson can be reached at ggullickson@westvalleyview.com.

Arizona Farming and Ranching Hall of Fame accepting nominations View report

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LORIALLE HAYNES, a second-grade teacher at Collier Elementary School in Avondale, stands outside the East Wing of the White House May 3 in Washington, D.C. Haynes was attending a reception marking National Teacher Appreciation Day.

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The Arizona Farming and Ranching Hall of Fame is accepting nominations for the 2017 Hall of Fame. The Hall of Fame accepts individuals who have been important for the development of Arizona’s farming, ranching and agricultural history. Forms for nomination are available at azfare.org. Completed forms and supporting material such as photos, letters of recommendation and newspaper clippings must be received by 5 p.m. Sept. 1 at P.O. Box 868, Glendale, AZ 85311. Nominees selected will be honored at the 2017 Arizona Farming and Ranching Hall of Fame Honoree Dinner March 4, 2017, at Corona Ranch in Phoenix.

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An Avondale teacher had an excuse to miss class recently when she made a quick trip to Washington, D.C., to attend an event at the White House. Lorialle Haynes, a second-grade teacher at Collier Elementary School, was invited to a May 3 ceremony marking National Teacher Appreciation Day that included a speech by President Barack Obama. “To hear him speak in a positive light about education was really refreshing, especially when he thanked us for being teachers,” Haynes said. “It was an awesome feeling.” The event for a couple of hundred educators honored the National Teacher of the Year and state Teachers of the Year. Haynes was part of a delegation representing the Teacher Advancement Program, a group that promotes the teaching profession that was recognized at the event. Haynes, a 2014 graduate of Arizona State University who is completing her second year of teaching, said she was selected for the trip after she spoke at a teacher preparation program at ASU in October. The formal invitation from the White House arrived about two weeks before the event. A school holiday allowed Haynes to fly to D.C. the day before the reception and she returned to Arizona immediately afterward, so she would miss only one day of school. “I hate missing class,” she said. “I’ve only missed one other day.” For her first visit to the White House, Haynes said the teachers were welcome to explore the historic building’s public rooms. She said she was impressed by the art work, including portraits of past presidents, and the China Room, where the mansion’s collection of dinnerware is displayed. But the highlight was Obama’s 30-minute speech, “inspiring us to do what we can to improve education,” Haynes said. Since Haynes is 5 foot, 2 inches tall, she wiggled to the front of the crowd for the speech, she said. “I took a ton of pictures,” she said. Haynes said when she returned to school, she had a story for her students, who had just finished a unit studying the presidency. “I told them Obama said ‘hi,’” she said. “I told them I got to shake his hand.”

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Drowning: a preventable tragedy The worst thing a parent can go through is the loss of a child. The child is supposed to outlive the parent. But leukemia doesn’t know that. A heart defect doesn’t know that. SIDS doesn’t know that. Malaria doesn’t know that. Meningitis doesn’t know that. Measles doesn’t know that. There’s a big difference between these potentially fatal diseases. Some can be prevented. Others cannot. But diseases aren’t the only killers of children. Car accidents, house fires and drownings claim their innocent lives, too. But while the first two aren’t always preventable, the third is. Yet it remains the leading cause of unintended injury-related death for children ages 1-4 and the second leading cause of accidental death for children younger than 14. And it’s totally and completely preventable. By now, we’re all familiar with the annual “Watch Your Kids Around Water” campaign. We know that pool fences save lives. We know we’re not supposed to leave enticing toys near the pool. We’re not supposed to plant anything near the fence or leave anything out that a child could use to climb over the fence. We know that swimming lessons save lives. We know that formal lessons can reduce the risk of drowning in children ages 1 to 4 by 88 percent. We know that having a designated pool watcher saves lives. We know the pool watcher should never take his eyes off the pool, should never walk away from his duties even for two seconds and shouldn’t be on the phone. They’re all pretty obvious safety precautions. But some less apparent precautions are just as important. Especially when it comes to the designated pool watcher. Because watching alone isn’t enough. While the pool watcher shouldn’t be on the phone, the phone should be near the pool. Every second counts in a water-related incident when it comes to drowning prevention. The sooner 911 is called, the sooner paramedics respond. The pool watcher should also know the address of the house he’s at should he need to call 911. Again, it’s about response time. Sounds like a no-brainer, but how many people know the physical address off the top of their head of every one of their relative’s and friend’s houses? Most of us know how to get there but how many of us know the numbers or street names? Finally, the pool watcher should regularly scan the bottom of the pool. This one sounds like a no-brainer, as well, but while watching a gaggle of children splashing around, making sure none of them go under, it’s easy to lose sight of one. Children who slip under do it quickly and quietly. They don’t yell for help. They can’t because their tiny lungs fill up with water so rapidly. While there is no way to ensure every child will outlive his parents, drowning is one cause that can be prevented. For information on drowning prevention, visit the Drowning Prevention Coalition at preventdrownings.org or the Children’s Safety Zone at childrensafetyzone.com.

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etters to the editor are published without any editing. Any errors in spelling, punctuation or grammar are those of the author. Two online reader polls have indicated that a majority of View readers prefer that the letters not be edited.

An unbelievable speech Editor: I cannot believe the speech President Obama gave on television May 6th. Everything that’s wrong with this country is Congress’s unwillingness to work and fund his every request. “Over decaying infrastructure, roads, bridges are in need of repair.” Didn’t we hear the same speech in 2008 and especially on television in 2013 when he Obama laughingly voiced “I guess there wasn’t as many shovel ready jobs as we thought. But if Congress will approve Blah, Blah” insulting every hard working American out of work. Congress approved the funds, maddening all of America’s sensibilities, knowing liar Obama’s intent was to further his own agenda. Thousands of Muslim refugees and children from Honduras entered the country to further

his own ends and stretching our welfare system to breaking point. Now we have a divided country and foreign countries are troubled by Obama’s indecisiveness. Russian planes flying in over our ships. Our Army in tatters and Military Chaplains persecuted for using Jesus’ name. He Obama is just having himself a gay old time now with the bathroom deals!!! Hillary and Obama’s intent is Globalization. Folks, we are all part of the human race and must help the unfortunate, but we do not need to give the United Nation our sovereignty to aide the world. The United Nations have fleeced this country long enough. They must leave our shores. President Obama and Hillary deserve that shack with the quarter-moon door as a legacy. Analie Maccree Goodyear

Bathroom problems await

to come up with next??? As a retired teacher, I can see all the new outlandish problems this will create! Race was a true problem that needed to be fixed on a major scale. In some areas it still isn’t fixed completely, because we don’t know what unknown hate lurks in peoples minds. You can’t see chromosomes. If I remember correctly male is XY and female is XX, so a true Transgender would be XXY. Meaning there would be a way to tell if the person really was different than the genitalia would lead you to believe. Just because a boy says he is a girl doesn’t mean he is. Many boys have tried it to get into the girls locker rooms and vice versa. I saw it as a student a few times. And as a teacher I saw it way more than ten times. Call it a fetish or plain curiosity, boys want to see girls and girls want to see boys. Psychiatrists need business, so if isn’t a case of chromosomes send them to the “Doctor”. Bernard Oviatt Salome

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Education or indoctrination? Editor: Did you know that on most, but not all college campuses, if you are a Conservative and you articulate your point of view, you could be in for a very hard time from the professors, but also from fellow students, who frequently can be more harsh and intolerant than the faculty ? Yes political correctness has been taken to insane levels on America’s college campuses . Those students who buy into the PC line of thinking feel that they have an absolute right to not be offended by another student, who advocates a different point of view. Imagine that. People used to go to college to learn critical thinking, so as to better be able to experience a successful life after graduation. Apparently the new dogma from the left is critical thinking be damned, Progressives know what is best for society, so get on the train and start conforming your thoughts and behavior to the dictates of the PC gods. Thus Conservative students have a dilemma. Should they keep their beliefs to themselves, or should they open themselves up to verbal and physical abuse by fellow students and the faculty? I really hate to say it, but it becomes more obvious every year that the conformity in thinking and behavior which progressives demand through political correctness, is quite similar to what Adolph Hitler imposed upon the German people Parents as well as students should understand that what they will receive in most colleges and universities these days will be much more akin to indoctrination than to education. This will not change until concerned parents get actively involved and demand that the cancer of political correctness be eradicated from our educational system !! Roy Azzarello Goodyear

Editor: For twenty years PebbleCreek Players Community Theater has been entertaining audiences with increasingly professional productions. The group has also been committed to reaching out to the surrounding community such as through the club’s many well-received performances at neighboring schools and senior facilities. But recent events have moved this interaction to a new level. When renovations to the PebbleCreek theater forced the cancellation of its fall 2016 production, the group sought out another theatrical venue. What immediately came to mind was the newly opened Performing Arts Center at Estrella Mountain Community College. Working with college representatives, rental of the theater in October was finalized. But what started out as a simple use of the facility blossomed into an exciting community partnership between PC Players and the EMCC theater department. In the future students from the college will be invited to work as interns with the PebbleCreek light and sound teams and backstage crews. Later some students may actually take on acting roles if those roles cannot be filled by club members. Thus both groups benefit through the sharing of talent and resources. Most exciting of all, the October production of the farcical comedy Noises Off has evolved into a co-sponsored event with each group contributing something. Anyone familiar with this play knows that some of the roles are beyond the scope of a theater group drawn solely from an adult community. Consequently after recent auditions, a cast of five EMCC students and four PebbleCreek residents was selected to headline the show. It will be a new experience for both groups working with a very different age group. More ideas for working together and sharing of resources are being explored.

This association is an example of how building community ties can bring benefits to everyone involved. Jon Lindstrom Goodyear

‘Background checks’ Editor: It would appear ( to me at least) that “PO” has a problem understanding analytical data when such data is presented. Re: “Gun show loophole is a fact” May 18th. I conclude from his hysteria laden diatribe that all law abiding gun owners who have the temerity to disagree with him, are part of a diabolical conspiracy to undermine his real agenda, which is eradicating gun shows from American society. I would remind “PO” that Tucson gunman Jared Lee Loughner and Virginia Tech gunman Seung--Hui Cho both passed background checks which did not prevent them from committing their outrageous crimes nor have restrictive laws such as those

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a little more research on Mr. Trump’s positions like Supreme Court appointees’ (conservative), increased defense spending, securing our borders, fair trade deals and creating jobs. He might be pleasantly surprised.

(From Page 7) My class talked about that for quite a while. Gabriela Zaragoza — You got me thinking about what if God did bestow President Obama with powers. I don’t believe he would ever want to use his powers that way. I believe President Obama would want to help people instead. Avery Sawyer — It was nice to see you refute Tunstell based on his lack of any supporting evidence whatsoever. It sounds like you might make a great lawyer one day! Thanks for writing in. I hope you continue reading, thinking and writing about the issues and developing your opinions.

Jesus, and that He has no son? P.S. — Roy (May 11th) despite your claim to need my constant attention, when I didn’t write a single Letter about you last Fall, you weren’t “blown away”! Gordon P.R. Posner Tolleson

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Editor: Some people believe they are “justified by faith”, so they can commit any act and get away with it. Some fly planes into buildings, killing thousands. Others write a series of vile, evil, Letters to this paper. “Mother” Maccree’s latest is a perfect example. (May 25th) Thank you, madam, for doing your devil’s work: slandering liberals with that lie about Vietnam. Were there people who dodged service? Yes, but kindly prove they were all liberals, and only liberals. Consider the following pair of names, and what distinguishes them: Senators Jim Webb and Max Cleland, President Bush (the Second) and Vice President Cheney. Webb and Cleland are liberal Democrats, both of whom served with distinction in Vietnam. In addition, Webb “received” from his service shrapnel which remain in his knee, kidney, and head. Cleland lost both legs and part of one arm. Bush and Cheney, of course, are both conservative Republicans, neither of whom served in Vietnam thanks to their successful efforts to avoid it! Maybe they didn’t “jump the border”, but then they didn’t have to. So thank you for slandering all liberals of the Vietnam era, while giving conservatives a “pass”. But don’t believe you’re getting to heaven that way. If there is an afterlife, a god, and a judgment, your reservation in Hell is confirmed! (I’m not even touching the rest of the lies and slanders in your Letters.) Just as repulsive is Lenore Semmler’s slander of Islam, and her arrogant claim that “only 1 true god exists”. (May 11th) Two can play that game. May this Jew remind you that God’s name isn’t

Trump deserves more research Editor: Mr. Azzarello in his 05/25/16 lament regarding the two presidential candidates gives a good reason to not vote for Hilary (criminal behavior) but can only come up with The Donald being “obnoxious, deceitful,” unqualified (picking talented staff is the most important qualification) and an opportunist (which all politicians are). Being obnoxious is not a disqualification or most strong world leaders would be out. Stating he is deceitful without giving any examples reflects a lack of credibility. Apparently in Mr. Azzarello’s “humble” opinion, the “fault rests with all the apathetic and shallow thinking Americans who in the primary process voted to weaken and not to strengthen America.” Odd, as that has been the reason Mr. Trump has been so successful as he has promised to build a wall, stop potential terrorists from entering our country, keep and create jobs, strengthen our military and support our vets. Mr. Azzarello needs to do

Supermarkets at it again! Editor: Memorial Day 2016… Supermarkets are at it again! Two years ago I complained about this issue and now it is back… In their Memorial Day Sale Flyer right at the top it states, “HAPPY MEMORIAL DAY”. Are they nuts? What could be “happy” about Memorial Day? It is a time to remember our fallen heroes past and present and there could be nothing happy about that. Yes, I realize for many it is just another sale day or BBQ and that is fine but to consider it a happy occasion? I’ll assume they have no veterans in their advertising department. Maybe they better hire some veterans and get some insight into the true meaning of Memorial Day. Shameful behavior for a large corporation. The men and women that have given their lives in the defense of our country deserve better than the “Happy Memorial Day” the grocery stores seems to think it is. I will honor the memory of the men that never made it back home like I did from Vietnam and try to stay out of the local grocery stores that have no clue of the true meaning of this national holiday.

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I’d like to start this week’s edition of the Business Briefcase with a swift congratulations to all the Valley dwellers who didn’t make it out of town last weekend. We survived the first official heat attack of the summer. If you did go out of town, where was the invite? Just kidding (a little bit). The weather folks said it reached 115 degrees June 4, breaking the record of 113 set in 1990. I can’t confirm any of those numbers, though. My temperature gauge just says “stay indoors” at a certain point. I need to get that checked. Shane McOwen The weather did remind me of an old pair of shoes I used to own, which ended up as collateral damage from my former summer job during college: shopping cart attendant. The bottom basically melted into an unrecognizable mess from walking on super hot asphalt over two months. Melted! Let’s venture out of the heat and get started with a few

openings. Bricks & Minifigs is set to open June 18, and will hold a grand opening event the same day. The Lego resale store, 1721 N. Dysart Road, Suite 108, buys, sells and trades Lego toys ranging from individual minifigs to bulk bricks and accessories. The Avondale location is the 18th store across the U.S. and Canada. The store’s hours will be 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday and noon to 6 p.m. Sunday. For information, email avondale@bricksandminifigs. com. Wingstop is now open in the Sundance Towne Center on Watson Road in Buckeye. The restaurant is open from 11 a.m. to midnight every day, and is sandwiched between Chipotle and Casa de Yogurt at 940 S. Watson Road, Suite 101. Wingstop specializes in chicken: classic wings, boneless wings and strips. It has 12 sauce options available. Someone please try the atomic flavor and let me know how it is. The Buckeye location can be reached at 623-518-2114. Staying in the same general area, Jimmy John’s is now open at 818 S. Watson Road in the Sundance Towne Center. The “freaky-fast” sandwich shop has been around since 1983, and the chain celebrated its 2,000th store in 2014.

That’s quite a few subs. Jimmy John’s is open from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. every day. For information, or to place an order, call 623-3861442. A reader’s tip informed me that Beijing Chinese Cuisine has changed ownership and become Lucky Buddha. Lucky Buddha, 14270 W. Indian School Road in Goodyear, opened Sunday and offers a wide variety of Chinese food staples. The restaurant is open from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. every day and offers dine-in or take-out options. For information, call 623-535-8387. That’s all for this week, everyone. Keep cool out there, summer is here to stay. And please remember the sad tale of my shoes before taking your dogs for a walk. They don’t have the luxury, or ability, to head to the store and buy shoes themselves. It’s hot on those paws, too. Send questions, tips and comments to smcowen@ westvalleyview.com, if you’re so inclined. I appreciate every email that comes my way. Take care, everyone, and see you next week. Shane McOwen can be reached at smcowen@westvalleyview.com or on Twitter @ShaneMcOwen.

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liability. The city will pay an additional $545,000 toward public safety pensions next year — $420,000 for police and Tolleson’s 2016-17 budget priorities $125,000 for fire, are similar to Juvet said. previous years as The Arizona the city continues “It was Public Safety projects already in pretty Personnel progress. straight Retirement The City Council forward System, which approved a $54.4 covers law million tentative this year. enforcement budget at its May We’re not personnel and 10 meeting, which really firefighters is 9.2 percent starting statewide, has higher than fiscal any new accumulated year 2015-16. $6.6 billion “It was pretty projects.” in unfunded straightforward — Vicky Juvet liabilities over the this year,” said Chief financial officer for Tolleson past 12 years. Vicky Juvet, The latest the city’s chief report from June financial officer. 30, 2015, showed Tolleson’s unfunded “We’re not really starting any new liability was $7.3 million. The city also projects.” paid an extra $834,000 this year to reduce The final budget will go before the the debt, Juvet said. council at 7 p.m. June 14 at City Hall, About $20.3 million is budgeted for the 9555 W. Van Buren St. in Tolleson. general fund, including $5.3 million to run Tolleson’s top priority for this budget police, $3.8 million for fire, $1.6 million is reducing its public safety unfunded assistant editor

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for capital outlay and $1.1 million for economic development. Capital outlay projects planned for 2016-17 total about $7.8 million, and will be paid through a variety of funds. Many of the projects are being carried over from last year. The biggest undertaking is $2.3 million in construction to the city’s Wastewater Treatment Plant, which will be paid for with capital projects funds. Plans also call for $350,000 in City Hall upgrades, including a break room and office space; $300,000 for street construction; $230,000 for renovations and expansions to the library; $150,000 for improvements at 95th Avenue Park; $110,000 to replace police vehicles; and $100,000 for security cameras in the downtown area. The city could get about $677,000 for a potential agreement with El Mirage for Tolleson to take over its emergency dispatch services, and $300,000 from a possible federal grant that would be used to purchase a street sweeper, Juvet said. Tolleson also has $319,000 budgeted in the general fund for salary increases. Employees will get about a 2 percent raise, and higher for those who are not yet at the midpoint of their salary

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A Buckeye man was sentenced June 3 to 22 years in prison and seven years of intensive probation for fatally shooting his 15-year-old girlfriend Dec. 26, 2014, in Tonopah. Robert Edward Duffell, 18, pleaded guilty in March to second-degree murder and firstdegree burglary. His sentence was part of a plea deal. Duffell and his girlfriend, Leah Costa, ran away two days before the shooting, according to police records. Robert Duffell He was found Dec. 27 dehydrated and disoriented walking along Interstate 10 by Arizona Department of

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Transportation troopers. Duffell told police he believed Leah had been shot, but didn’t say why he thought that or who would have done it, records state. Her body was found Dec. 29 in the desert southwest of Courthouse Road and Salome Highway in Tonopah, and Duffell was arrested shortly after. Police said the teenage couple broke into a Tonopah home Dec. 26, stole three handguns and shot at the homeowner. Campers in the area reported the couple asked them for food earlier that day, and they later heard gunshots. During questioning, Duffell admitted to shooting Leah in the head with one of the stolen guns during an argument after the robbery, police said.

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A Buckeye man was arrested June 1 after allegedly kissing and fondling a teenage girl, court records state. The 16-year-old victim’s family contacted the Buckeye Police Department May 31 to report that Anthony Knipple, 24, had inappropriate contact with the teen, records state. It was reported that Knipple kissed the victim several times at the Cholla Ranch Apartments, 316 N. Miller Road in Buckeye, records state. The victim stated they kissed several times in the apartment and in Knipple’s car while he was teaching her how to drive. She also said he Anthony touched her body under her Knipple clothing, records state. During a confrontation call with his wife, Knipple allegedly admitted to kissing the victim and touching her breasts, records state. He was booked into Maricopa County Fourth Avenue Jail and faces charges of sexual abuse and luring a minor for sex, records state.

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Avondale woman shot in leg after suspect forces entry into house View report

An Avondale woman was shot in the leg by an unidentified suspect who forced entry into her house at about 4 a.m. June 4, officials said. Police responded to the home near 123rd Avenue and Coldwater Springs Boulevard in Avondale for a shots fired call, said Sgt. Brandon Busse, a spokesman for the

Avondale Police Department. The woman had a single gunshot wound to her leg and was transported by ambulance in critical condition to Abrazo West Campus in Goodyear, said Division Chief Ben Avitia, a spokesman for Avondale Fire & Medical. The investigation is ongoing, and police have not identified any suspects, Busse said.

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it back to the airport after their small plane lost power, said Battalion Chief Russ Braden, a spokesman with the Goodyear Fire Department. Airport officials said the plane landed safely in a field at about 1:10 p.m. near Rainbow Valley Road and

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(LEFT) A DOG peers out a window of a Tonopah home June 6. (Right) Garbage, rotting food and animal feces fill the home. The owner, a 73-year-old woman who was in the hospital when the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office Animal Crimes Unit responded, faces 15 counts of animal neglect.

Fire erupts at SRP substation in Avondale by Emily Toepfer assistant editor

Thick black smoke filled the sky last week after a fire erupted June 1 at a Salt River Project substation near 119th Avenue and Broadway Road in Avondale. Firefighters were called to the site at about 5:10 a.m. after a transformer caught fire at the SRP RUUD Power Station, said Division Chief Ben Avitia, a spokesman with Avondale Fire-Rescue. The transformer contained about 27,000 gallons of mineral oil that was feeding the flames, Avitia said. “Because mineral oil is used to keep these large transformers cool while operating, the fire was very visible with a large black plume of smoke,” said Scott Harelson, an SRP spokesman. “Mineral oil is not toxic and did not pose a health threat to those nearby.” Firefighters and SRP personnel cut power to the transformer to ensure a safe working area and began the process of extinguishing the fire, Avitia said. It burned for about three hours before firefighters from Avondale, Phoenix and Tolleson could use foam to blanket the oil and suppress the flames, he said. The fire was contained to just one transformer and was

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SMOKE FILLS THE SKY June 1 after a transformer caught fire at a Salt River Project substation in Avondale. extinguished by about 11:30 a.m., according to SRP. “It’s difficult to say if it is completely out because that amount of oil can reignite at any time,” Avitia said. “We plan on having crews out there for a few hours to ensure that the oil is cooled by the foam application.” The cause of the fire is still under investigation.

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Avondale woman sentenced to 4 years for stealing $457K View report

An Avondale woman was sentenced to four years in jail and ordered to pay more than $457,000 in restitution to 16 people after pleading guilty to theft, forgery and fraudulent schemes last month. Melissa Coe, 46, defrauded individuals of amounts from $5,100 to $115,000 by forging real estate documents and acting as a broker when she didn’t have a license, court records state. Her crimes occurred between March 2013 and September 2014, Melissa Coe records state.

Avondale police issue sex offender notification View report

Avondale police have issued a public alert about a registered sex offender who has moved into the city. Dennis Lee Grady, 49, is living at a home in the 11200 block of West Harrison Street, northeast of Avondale Boulevard and Buckeye Road, police said. Grady is not wanted by any law enforcement agency, said Sgt. Brandon Busse, a police spokesman. In 1997, Grady was convicted of attempted child prostitution in Maricopa County Superior Court, and was sentenced to seven years in the Arizona Department of Dennis Grady Corrections, Busse said. His two victims, 14 and 15 years old, were not known to him, Busse said. In 2005, Grady was convicted of failure to register as a sex offender in Maricopa County Superior Court, and was sentenced to three years of probation, Busse said. In 2012, he violated the conditions of his probation imposed from the 2005 failure to register conviction and was sentenced to two and a half years in the Arizona Department of Corrections, Busse said. Authorities have classified Grady as a Level III, or high-risk, sex offender, Busse said. The alert is the result of the Arizona sex offender law that took effect in 1996. The law requires community notification for some sex offenders.

Mystery author to offer writing workshops Betty Webb to lead classes at Avondale Civic Center Library for serious subject matter, she said. Webb also has had three books published in her A Scottsdale writer who has created two mystery series Zoo Gunn series, which she called more “frothy” and evolved from her experience as a volunteer at the will share her knowledge about writing fiction during Phoenix Zoo. workshops this summer in Avondale. Webb’s experience includes working as a features Betty Webb, author of the Lena Jones and Zoo Gunn writer for the Tribune mysteries, will lead six in the East Valley and free workshops starting writing book reviews June 11 during the Writers for more than 30 years, in Residence program at “I love teaching and most recently for Mystery Avondale’s Civic Center Scene Magazine. interacting with Library. She’s also taught Webb said workshop students. I love at Arizona State topics such as coming up feeding the fire.” University and Phoenix with ideas will appeal to — Betty Webb College and conducted beginning writers. Author workshops around the “I’ll show them how to state sponsored by the think more creatively,” she Arizona State Library, said. organizers of the Writers Other workshops, such in Residence program. as one on writing the “I love teaching and contemporary novel, will interacting with students,” she said. “I love feeding the interest more experienced writers, she said. fire.” She suggested attending the classes as a series, Webb is the second author assigned to Avondale for although they can be taken individually. Writers in Residence this year. Between classes, those attending workshops can seek Here’s the schedule of workshops: one-on-one writing help from Webb during office hours. • June 11: Five story ideas a day, every day. The workshops will conclude with a session on how to • June 25: Writing the contemporary novel. get published. • July 9: Writing the contemporary mystery or thriller. “That one is sure to be packed,” Webb said. • July 23: Developing unforgettable characters. Webb said writers who have the goal of getting • Aug. 13: Writing the memoir and family history. published should consider the mystery genre. • Aug. 20: Getting published. “For beginning writers, it’s easy to get a mystery All workshops are from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. published,” she said. Registration is required by contacting the library at Mysteries are relevant when they are built around a 623-333-2665 or LibraryEvents@avondale.org. controversial subject, as Webb does by centering Lena Webb will see students by appointment during Jones mysteries on human rights issues. office hours from 6 to 8 p.m. Mondays (except July 4, “That’s why more people are turning to mystery when office hours will move to July 5) and 3 to 5 p.m. writing. Another reason is the money,” Webb said, noting Saturdays. that fiction best-seller lists are routinely loaded with The Avondale Civic Center Library is at 11350 W. mystery titles. Civic Center Drive, Avondale. Webb said to keep up with trends, the best research For information about Webb’s work, visit www. writers can do is read recent works in their genre. bettywebb-mystery.com or www.bettywebb-zoomystery. “You have to be up on the genre you want to write com. in,” she said. “Mysteries are changing rapidly. The laws change every day.” Webb’s 10th Lena Jones mystery will be published next Glenn Gullickson can be reached year. The series set in Arizona requires intensive research at ggullickson@westvalleyview.com. by Glenn Gullickson staff writer

EMCC to offer youth summer classes View report

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Buckeye grads moving on to collegiate football Casado heading to Division II school; Vanosdell and Rivera to NAIA by Casey Pritchard sports editor

Despite not making the postseason in 2015, Buckeye’s football team had a successful year, winning seven games. The team’s success helped five senior graduates land collegiate football homes this fall. “It’s a real credit to the boys,” said Buckeye coach Kelley Moore, who’s been at the helm for two seasons. “To be honest, we probably had more FOOTBALL talented kids my first year, but these guys have done such a better job with their grades and following through with schools.” The five graduating seniors who will play college football are Jordy Casado, Yancey Vanosdell, Dustin Rivera, Robert Aceves and Kevin Pinckney. All five are going to Division II schools or smaller. “I’m a big proponent of small schools,” Moore said. “Big schools are great if you’re great, if you’re that kind of kid. I’d rather see my guys go to a smaller school and actually play. You’d have a great college football experience, graduate, go get your master’s degree somewhere. In the meantime, play some college football. It’s a lot of fun.” Moore did some college coaching at a small school, Thiel College in Greenville, Pa., and he coached a junior college team in California. He helped his Buckeye athletes with the selection process initially, he said. “We have questions I want to make sure they ask coaches, that maybe kids and parents don’t think of,” Moore said. “One of my favorites is to find a student that is not an athlete and ask them what they don’t like about the place, because anybody can deal with the good things. If what that current student says, you go, I don’t like that either, then don’t go there, you need to find another school.” Casado, who was a wide receiver for the Hawks, is going to Colorado Mesa

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YANCEY VANOSDELL, 69, of Buckeye leads teammate Gabriel Celaya, 1, downfield during a 2014 game. Vanosdell is one of five Hawks graduates moving on to play collegiate football. Vanosdell will attend Southwestern College in Winfield, Kan. University in Grand Junction, Colo. It’s a Division II school that competes in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference. “I’m really excited because it’s a big step in my life,” Casado said. “I’m looking forward to it.” Casado had a stellar season for Buckeye in 2015, catching 49 passes for 1,037

yards and 14 touchdowns. As a junior, Casado only had one reception. “He bought into our training, the year-round training, so we got two years of it and he got to see himself, especially in track, going from being pretty good to being really good,” Moore said. “I think that helped him, especially with a Division II school

because he’ll be able to do football and track. He’s a quiet kid. He’s going to have to continue to grow in the leadership category, but he’s a super respectful young man.” Casado was recruited after the Agua Fria game in October, he said. The Hawks (See Grads on Page 20)

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JULIA YESCAS, former Estrella Foothills student, runs June 1 at Cesar Chavez Park in Laveen following a practice session. Yescas, who ran track and field for Cesar Chavez the last three years, earned a track scholarship to New Mexico State University in Las Cruces.

state track and field championships in May. Yescas’ best finish in the 2015 state championships was 20th place in the 800meter race in 2 minutes, 26.35 seconds. This year, she finished top-10 in three events, including fourth in the 800 at 2:19.61. “It was a matter of just putting in miles,” Yescas said. “I had the sprint workouts from coach [Eureka] Hall. She helped me a lot coaching me for all these years. I think I just needed the by Casey Pritchard extra push, the extra miles, bumping sports editor from 20 miles to 40 miles. That helped me so much.” A year ago, Julia Yescas didn’t know if Yescas has trained with Hall in the West she was fast enough to become a Division I track and field athlete. Hard work helped Valley since 2009 when Hall ran a club track team called Arizona Gold Rush. Hall her reach that finish line. stopped Gold Rush after Yescas, a former Estrella taking over at Cesar Chavez Foothills student, committed as track coach, but still has to New Mexico State been influential in Yescas’ TRACK & University in Las Cruces on career. a track scholarship. She’ll FIELD “She’s a hard worker, run for the Lady Aggies has good work ethic,” Hall starting this fall. said. “She’s always been “I’m really proud of a competitor, regardless of who she’s myself because in the beginning, I was competing against. Her goal was to go like, man, what am I going to do with college?” Yescas said. “I really want to run to a D-I school and perform on the D-I level. She set goals for herself leading at the collegiate level, but I didn’t believe in myself and the fact that I could run D-I. up to this point, and she dropped her time at the right times, her junior and Coach [Joseph] Rath from New Mexico senior years. She dropped her time State, he believed in me and that’s what I dramatically.” needed.” In addition to a fourth-place finish in Yescas also had the belief from her the 800, Yescas was fifth in the 1,600, distance coach at Cesar Chavez High School in Laveen, Jacob Lambert. After running a personal best 5:09.21. Yescas was ninth in the 3,200 at 11:34.29. She going to Estrella for one year, Yescas was only .34 of a second behind eighth, ran three seasons of track at Cesar which would have scored another point Chavez. “Coach Lambert believed in me,” Yescas for her team. “It was the first time she medaled at said. “I just needed that little bit more state,” Hall said. “Coach Lambert took support and it worked out fine for me. her over that hump she needed to drop her I’m super excited. I wish my season was times.” a little longer because I feel like I could A week later, Yescas ran in the Meet of have improved more.” Yescas’ improvement showed dramatically at this year’s Division II (See Yescas on Page 19)

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Knights ready to shake off 2015-16 season Westview building foundation for 16-17 through summer workouts by Shane McOwen sports writer

Westview’s boys basketball team took its lumps during the 2015-16 campaign, finishing an uncharacteristic 6-20. The Knights began the journey to turn their fortunes around May 31 with the start of the summer offseason program. Going into the 2015-16 season, the Knights had a talented, yet inexperienced BASKETBALL roster, which showed in close games. Westview went 3-9 in single-digit contests, including two losses by one point and another by two. The Knights even fought the eventual Division II state runner-up, Agua Fria, down to the final buzzer, losing 68-65. It was the first win in a string of 23 in a row for Agua Fria, and the beginning of a long season for Westview. Such a challenging season calls for more than improving strength and skills on the court — it requires an extra-long look at restoring confidence, and that’s what coach Brendan McEvoy has set out to do this summer. “I’m really trying to build their psyche up after last year,” McEvoy said. “Last year was brutal. I’m trying to build up their confidence a little bit … We just weren’t very mentally tough. We didn’t have a lot of experience coming back.” The Knights began their summer program with a mix of weight training and on-court skills work. The team spends about an hour and a half in the weight room and another two on the court for skills work Monday through Thursday. McEvoy has scheduled various tournaments and scrimmages for the team to compete in during June. “The way I pitch it to them, games are fun in the View photos by Ray Thomas

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D’MAURIAN WILLIAMS, 20, of Westview goes after a loose ball June 1 in a summer league game against Sunnyslope. The Knights have a busy offseason in hopes of turning around a 6-20 record in 2015-16.

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four touchdowns. Maybe it had something to do with nerves or not just being sure of things, but as the Tolleson football held the annual Universal Athletic West Side 7-on-7 night went on, we got better on offense. We quit dropping passes, and Big-Man Challenge June 4 at [quarterback] Ryan [Martinez] did a the Glendale Sports Complex near great job of making reads and made University of Phoenix Stadium, some really good throws.” featuring 28 teams battling it out in Gehrts said he was encouraged by extreme heat conditions. his defense’s performance. While Peoria Sunrise Mountain “In pool play, we let up two won the passing league tournament, touchdowns,” Gehrts said. “That a handful of West Valley was the best they’ve played all schools fared well in the 7-on-7 summer.” competition. Westview finished Gehrts said the tournament was in the final four, while Tolleson a good momentum builder for the and Desert Edge made it to the team. quarterfinals. “It was good for our kids to Buckeye’s linemen won the Bigcompete,” Gehrts said. “We’re Man Challenge. happy with it. “It’s a good Overall, it was a tournament, mainly good weekend.” West Side guys,” FOOTBALL Tolleson beat Tolleson coach Jason Phoenix South Wilke said. “All Mountain and the coaches get along, and most Glendale Ironwood in the bracket, of the kids get along. It’s a real before falling to eventual runner-up competitive day, but there’s respect Liberty. among everyone. That’s a credit to “By the end of the day, it was everyone who enters. night and day,” Wilke said. “We “We feel like its the best competed hard, came up one score tournament in the state.” short against Liberty.” Westview won its pool play Tolleson also did well in pool bracket and beat Surprise Shadow play, taking Division III state Ridge and Desert Edge on the way champion Desert Edge down to the to a semifinal matchup against wire. The Scorpions scored late to Peoria Liberty. Westview coach Nick Gehrts said seal the victory. “Obviously, we wish we would his team performed well, and got have won the whole thing, but we stronger as the day progressed. competed hard,” Wilke said. “We “Offensively, things started grew as a team and learned from the out real slow,” Gehrts said. “The first couple of games (See Heat on Page 18) we only scored maybe sports writer

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ROBERT WHITE, right, of Westview reaches for a football thrown over his head June 4, while teammate Markus Story, far left, tries to defend a Sierra Linda player. Westview lost in the semifinals of the Universal Athletic West Side 7-on-7 tournament at Glendale Sports Complex.

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Calhoun, Solis shine over weekend in Major League Baseball Kole Calhoun, a 2006 graduate of Buckeye Union High School, had a stellar weekend for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, going 6 for 12 during a three-game series in Pittsburgh. Of Calhoun’s six hits, two were home runs and one was a double. He also scored five runs and knocked in four. The strong weekend boosted Calhoun’s average to .306, and he has a .386 on-base percentage. His 37 runs scored rank 15th in the American League. Sammy Solis, a 2007 graduate of Agua Fria High School, pitched phenomenally Sunday to earn his first victory of the season. Solis entered a tie game against the Cincinnati Reds in the bottom of the fourth and pitched three scoreless innings, striking out six. Solis only allowed one hit and one walk, lowering his season ERA to 1.59 and his WHIP to 0.94. In 17 innings, Solis has 20 strikeouts.

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