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City utility bills increase in New Year BY TOM SCANLON
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Some say city bills are like Luke Air Force Base jets: They keep going up. Indeed, a New Year begins in Glendale with new increases. Those flushing 2020 away and celebrating 2021 with a glass of city water will be paying slightly more than last year. Most Glendale residents will be paying slightly more on their city utility bills, as of Jan. 1. In 2019, the “base charge” for water usage for most residents was $10.80. In 2020, the base charge increased to $11.40. This year, the base charge went up to $12—an 11% increase over 2019 rates. The usage rate for Glendale water per 1,000 gallons up to 6,000 gallons for most residents increased from $3.11 in 2019 to $3.28 last year and $3.40 this year.
In November, Glendale City Council approved utility rate increases that went into effect Jan. 1. (Glendale Star file photo)
Sewer/wastewater rates increased from a base charge for usage of $10.20 to $10.80 last year and $11.40 this year.
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New guidance urges open classrooms BY TOM SCANLON
Glendale Star Managing Editor
FEATURES .... 15 Got milk? This giant baby will need plenty of it
OPINION..................... 13 BUSINESS.................. 14 FEATURES.................. 15 SPORTS ...................... 16 RELIGION ................... 18 YOUTH........................ 20 CLASSIFIEDS ............. 24
A New Year begins with school districts struggling with a divisive question: to close classrooms or not to close? Arizona’s COVID-19 cases per 100,000 population soared to 112, the highest in the country, according to CDC data released Tuesday, Jan. 5. Arizona’s rate was nearly double the national average. And, as of Dec. 31, Glendale and Peoria ZIP codes were all above 500 cases per 100,000 in the last seven days, indicating a “substantial” level of COVID-19 risk. While previous guidance from public health officials was to close
classrooms and have online teaching in communities with substantial spread, officials now urge districts to have students in classrooms. The guidance appears somewhat conflicting. For public schools in the West Valley, Maricopa County school metrics show an overall risk level of “substantial” and “recommended learning scenario” of “virtual with onsite support.” But, according to new guidance updated Dec. 31, “Maricopa County Department of Public and Arizona Department of Health Services After returning to classes with masks required in the fall, stuhave agreed to support those juris- dents at Copper Creek Elementary School and other DVUSD dictions who are able to maintain a students began the New Year with classrooms closed and onSEE CLASSROOMS PAGE 4
line learning only due to COVID-19. (Photo courtesy DVUSD)
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year and $4.37 this year. Rates also increased for multifamily apartment complexes and businesses. The water and sewer rates effective for 2020 and 2021 were approved by Glendale City Council on June 25, 2019. In November, council voted to approve an increase in commercial garbage pickup in 2021. But there is no increase for residential garbage. Most Glendale homes pay $21.80 per month for garbage and recycling pickup.
Still cheaper than Phoenix
Even with the increases, Glendale remains solidly in the middle of the pack when compared to neighboring cities’ utility rates. Glendale remains far cheaper than Goodyear and Buckeye, about the same as Phoenix—and more expensive than Peoria, Avondale and Scottsdale, according to a city presentation. But another “rate study”—which, for most cities, usually means “rate increase”—is on the way. According to the meeting minutes, at a Dec. 17 workshop for the Glendale Utility Commission, financial administrator Dan Hatch “gave an educational presentation on the financial planning process in preparation for the upcoming rate study.” The department’s mission statement: “The Water Department provides customers with safe, reliable, high quality water, wastewater and storm water ser-
A recent Glendale presentation showed the city charges less for utilities than Goodyear and Surprise but is more expensive than Peoria and Avondale. (Image courtesy city of Glendale)
vices to ensure the health, vitality and sustainability of our community.” At a meeting this month, utility commissioners Ron Short, Larry Flatau, Jon Froke, Robin Berryhill, Amber Ford and David McGrew will be pre-
sented the results of a customer service survey. In the coming months, they are likely to see the new rate study, which could start the process of rate increases again next year.
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safe learning environment with regular school-by-school monitoring, regardless of levels of community COVID-19 transmission. “Further, with the recent publications emphasizing the benefits of in-person learning, particularly for elementary schools, and the emerging data indicating that in-person school attendance is not a risk factor for youth testing positive for COVID-19, MCDPH recommends preferentially keeping elementary and middle schools open for in-person learning.” The new guidelines came after many school districts decided to close classrooms. Like many public school districts in the West Valley, Glendale Elementary School District began 2021 with classrooms closed and learning online only. “This week, all three benchmarks in our GESD zip codes continue to be in the Substantial category. GESD will remain in full remote learning and working when we return from winter break,” according to a Dec. 31 GESD post on Facebook.
Similarly, according to a Glendale Union High School District post, “Students will resume remote learning from home on Tuesday, Jan. 5.” And Deer Valley Unified School District also begins the New Year with classrooms closed. According to a Jan. 3 DVUSD Facebook post, “We can’t wait to see all of our students and staff back in class (Jan. 4) to kick off learning in 2021 together! Don’t forget all DVUSD students will be returning virtually.” But the Peoria Unified School District classrooms in Glendale and Peoria are open this week, after the district’s governing board voted to keep classrooms open after winter break “regardless of data.” A Dec. 31 update shows PUSD’s three benchmarks remain “in the red” for the third consecutive week. The cases per 100,000 in the PUSD community rose from 584 the previous week to 698. At GESD, according to a post by Superintendent Cindy Segotta-Jones on the district’s website and Facebook page, “the earliest projected date for a
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Glendale and Peoria ZIP codes remain “in the red,” with “substantial” levels of COVID-19 spread. But new guidance from Maricopa County urges school districts to open classrooms if possible. return to school in the hybrid model is Monday, Feb. 1.” For more information, visit gesd40. org. According to the Arizona Department of Health Services, the school benchmarks were developed “at the request of the education community as a guide to help school districts determine when it is safe to return to in-person instruction.” “The experiences of other countries have indicated that reopening schools may be lower risk in communities with lower community transmission,” according to the schools COVID-19 website. Meanwhile, school nurses and other
school health care personnel are eligible for the first phase of COVID-19 vaccinations, which began in mid-December. The bottom line, according to the county and state: “The health, safety and well-being of students, teachers, staff, and their families are the most important considerations in determining when schools can open for in-person learning.”
COVID-19 accelerates
Arizona began December with 326,817 reported COVID-19 cases in the previous nine months and ended the month and year with 520,027 total cases. The 193,210 coronavirus cases in December were 60% of the total during the other nine months. Maricopa County started December with 205,522 total COVID-19 cases the previous nine months and ended the month and year with 322,449 cases. The 116,927 county coronavirus cases were 57% of the total during the previous nine months. The first five days of 2021, Arizona reported nearly 50,000 new COVID-19 cases—30,000 in Maricopa County.
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APS pledges to help customers BY GLENDALE STAR STAFF Last year, Arizona Public Service Company (APS) suspended late fees and disconnections for nonpayment from March through December. APS also distributed almost $9 million via a special Customer Support Fund that provided one-time bill credits of up to $300 for residential customers and $1,000 for small businesses. “Our pandemic bill relief programs have assisted more than 65,000 customers in 2020 to help those impacted by COVID-19 get back on their feet,” said Monica Whiting, APS chief customer officer. She said APS will continue to waive late fees for residential and business customers through Oct. 15. Beginning with January bills, APS will automatically place residential customers with past due balances of $75 or more on an eight-month payment plan. Limited-income customers on the APS Energy Support or Energy Support with Medical programs with past due balances of any amount received a one-time credit prior to the payment arrangement. The credit will be $250 or the total balance, whichever is lower. APS is making its limited-income bill discount programs available to more people by expanding the income qualification from 150% of the federal poverty level to 200%. More than 71,000 limited-income customers are currently enrolled and receive a bill discount each month. “We encourage customers who have struggled to stay current with their bills, or who need longer than the eight-month automatic arrangement,
to contact us so we can help them bring their accounts back into good standing over time,” Whiting said. “We also can connect them to utility bill assistance programs, energy efficiency programs and service plan options that may help reduce future bills. We are genuinely here to work with our customers and provide help and support.” Bill assistance programs available to qualified customers include: • Energy Support programs: Limited-income customers receive a bill discount each month—25% for APS Energy Support and 35% for Energy Support with Medical. • Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP): Community Action Programs and other designated local providers offer federal programs to assist with energy bills. • APS Crisis Bill Assistance: Up to $800 annually is available to help qualified limited-income customers with their APS bills if they are experiencing unexpected financial hardship such as a high medical bill or loss of a job. • Project SHARE: The Salvation Army administers the Service to Help Arizonans with Relief on Energy program, which provides up to $300 annually in emergency energy bill assistance to those facing financial hardship. • Location-based support: Customers can connect to special COVID-19 relief programs based on where they live through 211 Arizona. To explore these options and resources, visit aps.com/support or call 602-371-7171 or 800-253-9405.
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‘Treecycling’ continues this week in Glendale BY GLENDALE STAR STAFF Through Jan. 9, residents can recycle Christmas trees through the city’s “treecycling” program. Glendale’s Solid Waste Department
has several sites where residents can drop off Christmas trees (remove all decorations, tree stands, metal stakes and nails). • Acoma Park, 53rd Avenue and Acoma Road. • Fire Station No. 156, 67th Avenue and Deer Valley Road. • Heroes Regional Park Library, 83rd Avenue and Bethany Home Road. • Foothills Park, 57th Avenue and Union Hills. • Sahuaro Ranch Park, 63rd Avenue and Mountain View Road. • O’Neil Park, 64th Avenue and Missouri Avenue. • Rose Lane Park, 51st Avenue and Marlette Avenue.
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Burglary suspect killed by police four days after prison release BY GLENDALE STAR STAFF Christopher Cuevas, a burglary suspect shot and killed by a Glendale police officer three days before Christmas, was released from prison four days earlier. According to the Arizona Department of Corrections, Cuevas was at the state prison in Kingman from March 2018 until his “community supervision” release Dec. 18, 2020. He served more than half of a threeand-a-half year sentence for vehicle theft. Cuevas, who was 45, was previously sentenced to a total of 14 years in prison for another vehicle theft, robbery and theft charges. His previous convictions were in 1994 and 2007. According to Tiffany Ngalula, a police spokeswoman, an officer responded to a burglary alarm around 4:30 a.m. Dec. 22 on 59th Lane near 59th and Northern avenues, a few blocks from Downtown Glendale. She said Cuevas jumped over a backyard fence and attempted to flee from the officer. “The officer confronted the suspect in the street where the adult male suspect had a large, 2- to 3-foot long solid metal bar in his hand and came at the officer,” she said.
Christopher Cuevas, a burglary suspect shot and killed by a Glendale police officer, was released from prison four days earlier. (Photo courtesy Department of Corrections)
Ngalula said the officer, a two-year veteran, shot the suspect. She said other officers responding to the scene provided first aid before Glendale paramedics arrive. “The Glendale Fire Department pronounced the man dead on the scene,” Ngalula said. She said the investigation is continuing with the officer who shot the suspect placed on administrative leave “as standard process.” “We will review the officer’s bodyworn camera to determine what happened,” Ngalula said.
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Peoria police investigate fatal shooting near Kellis High
BY GLENDALE STAR STAFF Hours after a Jan. 3 shooting left a 19-year-old dead, Peoria police officers arrested David Sanchez, of Peoria. Sanchez, also 19, was processed at the Peoria Police Department and later booked into the Maricopa County Jail for first-degree murder. He is charged with killing Nathaniel D. Fowler. The fatal shooting took place before 10 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 3, near 8000 N. 87th Drive. The shooting location is near Peoria Crossings on Northern and 91st avenues and less than a mile from Ray-
mond S. Kellis High School in north Glendale. A 911 caller reported hearing an argument and gunshots. Responding officers found a man down in the street with apparent gunshot wounds. The man died at the scene, said Amanda Gaines of the Peoria Police Department. “Officers were able to identify a house nearby that the suspect or suspects entered and were eventually able to detain multiple individuals,” Gaines said. “This incident appears to be isolated
between these individuals who appear to be known to each other and there are no outstanding suspects.” She said detectives are investigating the fatal shooting and urge anyone who may have information to call the Peoria Police Department at 623-773-8311. In his booking information, Sanchez is listed as being 5 feet, 6 inches tall and weighing 135 pounds.
Well, perhaps it’s just a sign of the COVID-19 times. But parents of newborn boys in Arizona are turning increasingly to the Bible when looking for names. How much? This past year, more than half of the top 30 names for boys can be found in the Bible. That starts with No. 2 Noah, which a decade ago was 10th most popular name but nowhere in the top 20 for decades before that. But in 2020 there was also Mateo (which is a Latin version of Matthew) as well as Benjamin, Elijah, James, Daniel, Ezekiel and David in the top 20. Samuel, Luke, Isaac, Jacob and Joseph are among the next 10. For girls, the picture is quite different.
There’s a certain volatility over the decades among what parents name their daughters, perhaps affected by everything from literature to film. Consider Jessica, Ashley and Amanda: the top names for girls born in Arizona in 1990. But they are not on the top 100 for 2020. Oh, and spelling counts. The way the health department records the list is how the parents list it on a birth certificate. So, for example, Sophia comes in just third with 344 girls with that name in 2020. But add another 146 Sofias and 63 Sophies and you now have the No. 1 name for girls. There are other signs of volatility among names for girls. Consider Nevaeh.
David Sanchez was arrested the day after a fatal shooting near 87th and Manzanita drives in Peoria. The location is near Peoria Crossing and Raymond S. Kellis High School. (Photo courtesy Peoria Police Department)
Liam, Olivia top 2020 baby names in Arizona BY HOWARD FISCHER Capitol Media Services
If you’re having a baby boy this year, don’t name him Liam or Noah unless you want him to just be another Tom, Dick or Harry. Not that there’s anything wrong with any of those names, old or new. It’s just that for yet another year Liam and Noah remain at the top of the chart for all baby boys born in Arizona in 2020. Sure, there were some Toms born in Arizona in 2020—but just 91 of them, according to the Arizona Department of Health Services, which keeps track of such things. And there weren’t even enough Richards or Harrys to make the agency’s top 100. By contrast, there were 442 children named Liam. That means that more than 1 out of every 100 baby boys born this year in Arizona was named Liam. The same more-than-1-in-100 situation exists for girls, with Olivia standing out among names for newborns for yet another year. That is followed by Emma, Sophia and Mia. So, what’s with the popularity of Liam, an Irish variant on William? A decade ago, it didn’t even crack the top 20. It could be the effect of movie and pop stars like Liam Neeson, Liam Hemsworth or even Liam Gallagher. And names beyond that?
It’s “heaven’’ spelled backwards. And it appears to have taken off after Sonny Sandoval, frontman for the Christian rock group P.O.D. (Payable on Death) chose that name for his newborn daughter and took her on MTV in 2000. By 2007 it made it into Arizona’s top 20. And now? No better than 70th. It’s been even worse with other names that used to be popular, like Heather, Jessica and Stephanie, all in the top 20 three decades ago and not even cracking the 2020 top 100. Conversely, there are some names that are popular now that were pretty rare even a year ago. Gianna was just No. 51 for 2019. And Mila wasn’t even among the 100 most popular last year.
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Delta Dental of Arizona COVID-19 relief funding to top $10M BY GLENDALE STAR STAFF Glendale-based Delta Dental of Arizona said its COVID-19 relief add will top $10 million. Since March, Delta Dental of Arizona and its foundation committed $9.5 million to assist local communities by promoting optimal oral health, with more than $500,000 in relief still planned for early 2021. Areas of relief include: • A 50% premium credit on the June invoice for more than 2,900 group dental customers. • Rate freezes for approximately 650 small- to medium-sized businesses renewing their PPO dental/and or vision plans. • Claims advances of up to $50,000 for network dental offices.
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Democrats register record new voters, Republicans still have edge BY MYTHILI GUBBI Cronkite News
Arizona Democrats registered more new voters in the last election cycle than any other party, moving ahead of independents in registration for the first time in 10 years—but still failing to overtake Republicans. Democrats registered 226,579 new voters from 2018 to 2020 to reach 1.38 million voters, or 32.2% of the total, according to the latest numbers from the Arizona Secretary of State’s office. Republicans added 220,446 in the same period, but still had 35.2% of registered voters at 1.5 million. The number of voters not affiliated with any party grew by 117,627, to 1.36 million voters, or 31.7% of the total. But Democratic leaders remained focused on the positive, saying that they are in it for the long haul—that the gains in this cycle have been years in the making and that they expect to keep making gains in years to come. “Political change and voter registration is something that doesn’t happen overnight or (in) a cycle,” said state Rep. Reginald Bolding Jr., D-Phoenix. Bolding credited new, young voters for the surge in Democratic registrations, while other leaders pointed to a growing population of Latino voters who are increasingly engaged and who lean Democratic. Wherever the new voters came from, advocates said grassroots outreach and involvement were instrumental in bringing them out and getting them registered, which was especially im-
portant in the face of the arguing that the lockdown pandemic. threatened to disenfranRep. Ruben Gallego, chise thousands of poD-Phoenix, said that with tential voters. That ruling long-term organizing, was overturned 10 days “You don’t see a return on later, and registration for investment for years, but November’s election was when it happens, it’s big.” stopped—but not before Gallego said the process both parties and indepenof energizing Latino voters dents registered thousands began years ago, as a reacof new voters in the brief tion to the anti-immigrant window. rhetoric of then-Maricopa Bolding said local advoCounty Sheriff Joe Arcacy groups were able to paio and the impact of SB register tens of thousands 1070, the “papers please” of additional voters during law that let local police the brief court-ordered exdemand citizenship doc- Almost 565,000 new voters registered in Arizona between the 2018 tension because of their umentation from anyone and 2020 elections—with just under 296,000 of those registrations ongoing grassroots work. coming since this year’s primary. Most of the new voters were Dem- But it was not just about they stopped. which party leaders attribute to years of grassroots effort and “(The) Latino com- ocrats, registering voters, he said, a Trump backlash. (Photo by Brande Jackson/Creative Commons) munity in Arizona had but also mobilizing them to been educated and organized over 10 said were “harmful to the Latino com- get out and vote. years,” Gallego said. “The real benefit munity.” November’s elections had the highof Arpaio and SB1070 is the fact that “There were a lot of people who est voter turnout in decades at 79.9%, it helped create the organizations and wanted change,” Garcia said. second to 80.1% in 1980. activists that turned 2020 blue.” But the outreach was not without its Requests for comment from the ArSo much so, Gallego said, that when challenges. Groups like Chicanos Por izona Republican Party were not rePresident-elect Joe Biden’s campaign La Causa had to get creative to regis- turned. team asked him to put together a Lati- ter voters remotely while staying safe Gallego thinks the Democrat Party is no leaders network for Arizona, he during the pandemic. Lydia Guzman, on the right track and is hopeful for the “just hit the send button” to a network the group’s director of advocacy and future because it “activates and holds” he had built for the past 10 years. civic engagement, said she created a the registration and re-registration of Joseph Garcia, executive director for bilingual video campaign that showed voters. Registration is an important Chicanos Por La Causa Action Fund, people how they could register to vote step, he said, but “voter registration said this election was a “referendum on in just a few minutes. without political infrastructure makes Donald Trump.” That feeling was parBecause of the COVID-19 lockdown no sense.” ticularly strong among Latino voters that was imposed in Arizona in the “You get young people to vote once because of Trump administration pol- spring, progressive groups success- and nothing changes, it’s going to be icies in immigration, family separation fully sued to extend voter registration hard for you to get them back,” said and deferred deportation that Garcia beyond the statutory Oct. 5 deadline, Gallego.
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Carbon free energy required by 2050 under proposal BY KYLA PEARCE
Electrical towers loom over the desert near the McDowell Sonoran Preserve. The Arizona Corporation Commission has proposed rules that would require public utilities to produce carbon free electricity by 2050. (Photo by Hope O’Brien/ Cronkite News)
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States across the Southwest have adopted clean energy plans that regulate utility companies and work toward carbon-free goals. After lagging for several years, Arizona is starting to catch up. The Arizona Corporation Commission Nov. 13 passed a proposal requiring utilities to be 100% free of carbon emissions by 2050 and meet particular benchmarks along the way. According to the commission, carbon free requires the use of resources that do not generate carbon emissions “resulting from the combustion of fossil fuels, such as coal, petroleum, natural gas, oil, shale, and bitumen.” Nuclear and hydroelectric generators are considered carbon free, as are wind and solar. The 4-1 vote initiated the commission’s formal rulemaking process, which includes opportunities for customer comment and will provide the foundation for a final commission vote this year. If approved, the proposal will update energy rules that have not been changed since 2006, according to Commissioner Lea Márquez Peterson, who said it was “vitally important” to update the rules. “From an economic development perspective, Arizona didn’t look competitive,” Márquez Peterson said. “We really needed to, in my opinion, focus on clean energy and zero carbon emissions.” Ellen Zuckerman, co-director of the Southwest Energy Efficiency Project’s utility program, said the decision is “consistent with the trend in the industry and the trend in the Southwest.” Colorado plans to have 100% carbon-free electricity by 2050, New Mexico plans to be 100% zero-carbon energy by 2045 and Nevada plans to have 100% clean energy by 2050. Carbon free means no carbon emissions, while clean energy encompasses all renewable energy, including fossil fuel with carbon-capture technology. The proposed rules include several standards for public utilities across the
state, including requiring Arizona Public Service and Tucson Electric Power to be 100% carbon free by 2050. They also would have to reach benchmarks, such as reducing carbon emissions by 50% by 2032 and 75% by 2040, along the way. Utilities will also be required to meet an energy efficiency standard to cut energy waste, a distributed storage standard to deploy customer-owned or leased energy storage systems, and make improvements to integrated resource planning processes. The policy would replace the 2006 Renewable Energy Standard and Tariff, which required regulated electric utilities to generate 15% of their energy from renewable resources by 2025. Currently, APS plans to generate 45% of its energy from renewable resources by 2030, and Tucson Electric is on track to generate 28% of its energy from renewable resources by next year. Republicans Bob Burns, Boyd Dunn and Márquez Peterson and Democrat Sandra Kennedy voted for the rules. Republican Justin Olson voted “no.” Zuckerman—whose public-interest organization “promotes greater energy efficiency and clean transportation in Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming”—said the bipartisanship of the Arizona vote is unique and important to the message it sends.
“It sends, I think, a very strong signal that these issues aren’t partisan,” Zuckerman said. “They really cross party lines, again, because it just makes economic sense.” Márquez Peterson said giving utilities 30 years to hit these goals is important because it gives them sufficient time to work with developing technologies. “We don’t know yet what new innovation or technology will be in the future, so we needed to allow them that flexibility to get there,” she said. “I think that’s more palatable or more affordable for our consumers across the state.” Márquez Peterson said the 2020 election could potentially change the way the final vote goes in 2021. “We have two new commissioners joining us, so that’ll change the dynamics of the commission,” she said. “Will they fully support the energy rules that we’ve negotiated thus far, or will we renegotiate certain pieces of it? That’s what we’re not sure yet.” Three seats, held by Márquez Peterson, Burns and Dunn, were up for election in November. Márquez Peterson retained her position. Democrat Anna Tovar of Tolleson and Republican James “Jim” O’Connor were elected to fill the other two seats. Diane Brown, executive director of the Arizona Public Interest Research
Group, said Arizona utilities are making good progress. “Arizona utilities have recently stepped up to the plate to establish their own commitments to a clean energy future,” Brown said. “The commission movement to adopt strong energy efficiency and clean energy standards will ensure they achieve and eventually surpass their commitments.” The APS 2020 Integrated Resource Plan, which was filed with the commission in June, says the utility will provide 100% carbon-free energy by 2050, with 65% clean energy by 2030. APS also pledged to end its use of coal-fired generation by 2031. Tucson Electric’s 2020 Integrated Resource Plan, which was filed in June, pledges to provide more than 70% of its power from renewable sources “with a portfolio that requires 70% less water and produces 80% less carbon dioxide” by 2035. According to the Environmental Protection Agency, electricity generation, transmission and distribution make up 27% of greenhouse gas emissions, and transportation makes up 28%. In a November report, the nonpartisan National Conference of State Legislatures said many states consider clean energy generation to be the key to decarbonizing both the transportation and power sectors, which together produce 55% of total greenhouse gas emissions in the United States. Zuckerman said the switch to clean energy has economic benefits. “Renewables are increasingly competitive and oftentimes outperforming on economic gas,” she said. “This is just what makes economic sense.” The APS plan mentions that utilities need to focus on clean and renewable energy projects in impacted and disadvantaged communities. Impacted communities, Zuckerman said, are those that are “socially or economically impacted from the closure of traditional fossil resources.” Zuckerman said the bipartisan-supported package “sends an incredibly strong signal that Arizona is committed to significant investment in clean energy resources moving forward.”
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Arizona attempts to speed up 1A COVID-19 vaccinations BY HOWARD FISCHER Capitol Media Services
The state is revamping its COVID-19 vaccine distribution system in hopes of getting more people inoculated faster. State Health Director Cara Christ acknowledged recently that only about 18% of the more than 314,000 doses received by the end of 2020 have ended up in the arms of Arizonans. Christ said some of that is due to the fact that some of the rural counties are just getting their inoculation systems up and running. But she conceded that allowing each county to run its own program with minimal state oversight has created certain inefficiencies. So now the state will take a more active role in how the program is run, complete with the authority to take possession of vaccines rather than simply pass them along to counties. The move comes with the blessing of Gov. Doug Ducey, who issued an executive order giving Christ and her agency the additional powers. “Any delay in the vaccine getting to Arizonans, any dose that sits in a freezer rather than reaching the arm of a health care worker or long-term care resident, carries too great a cost,’’ the governor said in a prepared statement. “This is a health emergency, and we need all levels of government and our health system operating as such,’’ Ducey continued. “Vaccines don’t do any good sitting in a freezer.’’ Christ said the new system also should make it easier for individuals to keep informed about when they will be eligible to get vaccinated. She promised that the state will post information on its web site about what is the current stage of distribution. That is critical, as people are divided into priority groups based on everything from where they work to age and their own medical risk. And Christ said her agency will have a single point of contact where any Arizonan can learn where they can get vaccinated anywhere in the state. But one of the biggest changes is that Christ and her agency will take posses-
sion of some of the state’s allocation. “Our county health departments really know their community providers the best,’’ she said. Christ said, however, that doesn’t always work. She said that companies like CVS and Walgreens, both of which are administering the vaccines throughout Arizona, “need to work on a statewide basis.’’ “We’ll be allocating some of the vaccine directly to them as it becomes available,’’ she said. Christ said that will ensure that each of the vaccination sites being run by those companies have the vaccines they need rather than having to rely on seeking something from each of the 15 counties that have their own allocations. “We want people to know that when Walgreens has vaccines it’s going to be Walgreens across the state and not just the Walgreens in Maricopa or Pima county,’’ she said. Christ said the state needs to “really have a consistent approach so that people know where to get the information about when they should get vaccinated, where they should get vaccinated, so that we can target those very vulnerable, high-risk populations and get them done quickly.’’ So, the state will have a single website where people can find out when it’s their turn. For example, the current vaccines are being offered to those in what’s called the 1-A category. These are health care workers and staffers in long-term care facilities. Christ said about 57,000 of the 274,000 people in that category already have gotten the first dose. What’s next is the 1-B group, which includes educators and child care workers, public safety workers and, recently added, those 75 and older. That website, Christ said, will not only say when a county has hit 1-B but also provide instructions on how to sign up. Christ said 1-B inoculations are unlikely to start until as many in the 1-A category who want get immunized, something likely to take well into January if not early February.
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Last year taught me a few lessons BY DAVID LEIBOWITZ Glendale Star Columnist
Sometimes he has a good day, his mind clicking like it used to, and our phone conversations take us back in time. To the Christmas he and my mother bought me a Huffy with high handlebars and a banana seat, or to the snowy day in 1973 when we bundled up and headed to Shea Stadium and watched O.J. Simpson weave through the Jets defense all afternoon, becoming the first man in NFL history to run for 2,000 yards in a football season. “Yeeeahhh,” my father says in that unique way of his, a touch of the Bronx returning to his voice. “That was really something.” That it was, though no more so than our chat: a renewed connection with the man my father once was, before Parkinson’s began to devour him physically and dementia began its evil subtraction. We stay on the phone longer on those days, reminisce a little more,
because that’s one of the lessons I’ve learned from 2020, our toughest year in decades, but also 366 days full of teaching. Like: Never forget the value of a moment, an interval, one day. Because who’s to say when the next good moment will arrive? Maybe it shows up 24 hours later. Or maybe that’s all you get. What else has 2020 taught us? There’s the concept of essentialness when it comes to work. We have all sorts of metrics available to grade the value of a career: the qualifications necessary to hold a position, the years of school, the plaudits on a resume. Some people compare salaries and bennies. Others, the fame a career delivers. This year, I’ve taken to wondering what life would be like if all the practitioners of a skill set disappeared. What if no one delivered the mail anymore? What if no one stocked the grocery shelves? What if we had no nurses, no respiratory therapists, no paramedics? What if every
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cop quit? If 2020 has done little positive, it has expanded our vision, helped us to see those workers around us who before managed to escape our sight. Not every lesson has been such a blessing, of course. This year and its nuclear winter of an election cycle revealed still more about the poisonous nature of this nation’s politics. Neither party escaped stain; both sides conducted themselves with all the honor and dignity of a Hollywood psycho villain. A little bit of math underscores how adrift we are: About 250 million Americans were eligible to vote in 2020. Roughly 81 million cast a vote for Team Biden versus 74 million for Team Trump. The other 95 million of us couldn’t be bothered to show up. Recent polling says 82% of Trump voters—an estimated 60 million people—believe Joe Biden’s win was illegitimate. What does it say about the state of
democracy when nearly half the country stays home on Election Day or votes and thinks the whole thing was “fake news” regardless? Here, I’ll get fancy and quote the poet Yeats: “Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold/Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world.” Let’s hope “The Second Coming” was fiction, not prediction. For a saving grace, time and again 2020 has pointed us toward love. It’s a lesson taught to me over and over this year by the girl with the golden copper hair. There is no explaining how she does it, or why: how she keeps loving so fiercely against such odds, why she keeps warming my iceberg heart. But she has, does, and that is my miracle of 2020 and the best lesson of all. Keep showing up, keep caring, loving. Eventually the worst ends up behind us. David Leibowitz has called the Valley home since 1995. Contact david@leibowitzsolo.com.
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Glendale company helps homeless family land a house BY GLENDALE STAR STAFF After living in shelters, a family now has roots in a new home donated to them in Peoria. Family Promise of Greater Phoenix, an organization that serves families with children who are currently homeless or at risk of experiencing homelessness, and Clayton, a national home builder of site-built and off-site built homes, celebrated the donation of a new off-site Clayton Built home and welcomed a local family to homeownership. Kameron and her two young children experienced homelessness after Kameron was forced to move out of her stable housing while she was pregnant with her second child. At that time, Kameron entered the Family Promise of Greater Phoenix congregational shelter program, where she was able to access resources to start
will allow her to save more for a new car and will also allow her children to live in an incredible community at Peoria Polynesian Village. “My family all grew up on welfare and living in apartments. I Kameron and her two children, who were previously homeless, hope to make my now have their own home after a donation by Family Promise and family, especially Clayton. (Photo courtesy Family Promise) my grandmother, a new life for her family. proud as the first woman in my family She quickly graduated from the pro- to be a homeowner,” said Kameron. gram after securing an apartment and a “At Clayton, we are dedicated to helpjob but is still living paycheck to pay- ing families open doors to a better life check while trying to save up for the through attainable homeownership,” family’s first car. This home donation said Lane Williams, general manager
BY GLENDALE STAR STAFF It can be called “the new hive.” Bumble Bee Plumbing, with the assistance of DAUM Commercial Real Estate Services, has recently purchased a 13,483-square-foot industrial property in Glendale. The property is located at 7600 N. 71st Avenue and was purchased for $1.5 million. The previous tenant there was Highway 85 Creative. This will be Bumble Bee’s new headquarters. “As a leading commercial and residential plumbing repair and maintenance company, Bumble Bee has experienced consistent growth and was weighing the options of both leasing and owning a new headquar-
vorable financing of today’s market, Bumble Bee ultimately felt it was the right time to purchase this property.” According to Michael Krpata, owner of Bumble Bee plumbing, this new headquarters will give the company the opportunity to continue to expand and train new recruits. “With the current health concerns surrounding the Bumble Bee Plumbing recently purchased a 13,483-square-foot industrial property in Glendale. pandemic, the public has (Submitted photo) seen just how important esters building,” said DAUM’s Carter submarket, which provides easy ac- sential services are and that trade Wilson. “We were able to identify cess throughout the Phoenix area, at work, such as plumbing, is a great caa well-located asset in the Glendale the right price point. Due to the fa- reer choice,” Krpata said.
at Clayton Homes of Glendale. “We are proud of the work that Kameron has done to ensure her family has a safe and prosperous future, and Clayton is honored to be part of the team helping their family achieve the dream of homeownership.” This is the final of five Clayton home donations through the A Future Begins at Home program this year. Family Promise provide educational outreach and resource development; case management; support services; and nontraditional, affordable housing solutions for graduate families, like off-site built housing and transitional housing. “We are so grateful for partners like Clayton who are aligned in our mission to help families in need,” said Ted Taylor, executive director of Family Promise of Greater Phoenix.
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HELLO, NOEL! Litchfield Park’s Wildlife World Zoo, Aquarium and Safari Park welcomed a baby reticulated giraffe. Born just in time for Christmas, it was named Noel. At just a few days old, the giraffe calf was already 6 feet tall. Wildlife World Deputy Director Jack Ewert said, “The calf is thriving under the close watch of her attentive mother. Over the next few weeks, keepers will begin to introduce mother and baby to the rest of the herd.” Joining in the fight to save the giraffe population from extinction, Wildlife World has raised 13 giraffes in the last 19 years. The zoo is open every day. For more information, visit wildlifeworld. com. (Photos courtesy Wildlife World Zoo)
Benevilla hosting ‘Care for the Caregiver’ online workshop BY GLENDALE STAR STAFF Benevilla will host a free, interactive workshop called “Care for the Caregiver” at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 13, on the Zoom online video conference platform. The workshop will teach that “the best way to take care of others is to take care of yourself.” Learn ways to make sure you are still a priority while providing quality care for your loved ones.
The workshop will be led by two Benevilla C.A.R.E.S. (Community Assistance, Resources, Education and Support) experts: Sean Twohy from Adultcare Assistance Homecare and Presley Reader from ComForCare Home Care. They will answer questions and provide tips to balance the demands of keeping those you care for safe and healthy with your responsibilities to yourself.
To reduce the risk of public exposure during the COVID-19 pandemic, Benevilla has chosen to convert all its education workshops into livestream, online Zoom events. To register, call Benevilla at 623-584-4999 or visit benevilla. org/community-events. A “How to Zoom” workshop Sean Twohy from Adultcare Assistance Homecare and Presley is scheduled for 9:30 a.m. Thurs- Reader from ComForCare Home Care will lead a “Care for the Caregiver” online Benevilla workshop. (Photos courtesy Benevilla) day, Jan. 7.
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Fiesta Bowl 2021: ‘… And the cutouts go wild!’ BY ERIC NEWMAN
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In front of likely the slimmest crowd in the game’s 50-year history, the No. 10 Iowa State Cyclones defeated the No. 25 Oregon Ducks in the PlayStation Fiesta Bowl at State Farm Stadium in Glendale Saturday, Jan. 2. The Westgate bars and restaurants had some foot traffic, but not unlike any other Saturday. There was no sea of team colors in the stadium parking lots. Where in years past there might have been hundreds of portable grills and beer, there were a handful of cars parked with cones spacing each vehicle several feet away from the others. About 2,000 total tickets were given out to the players’ and coaches’ families, according to Fiesta Bowl staff, but there were likely as many cardboard cutouts of PlayStation characters lining the two end zones as there were fans in the lower section of the stands. Where thousands of screaming fans traditionally packed the stadium, in 2021 players celebrated touchdowns alongside Spider-Man and Sonic the Hedgehog cutouts. The game—perhaps appropriately with a subdued crowd—was not as thrilling as past versions of the Fiesta Bowl. Iowa State took an 11-point lead
tory, as his 156 yards and two total touchdowns (one pass, one rush) did not tell the full story of how important his leadership and contributions to the game were. Iowa State coach Matt Campbell said he was enthused Cardboard cutouts of PlayStation characters lined the seats behind for his quarterthe end zones. (Photos courtesy PlayStation Fiesta Bowl) back to receive into halftime and shut the Ducks out the honor. while scoring six more points in the “Without Brock Purdy, there’s no Fisecond half to win by 17 in the end. esta Bowl, there’s no Iowa State. We There was still plenty of local in- are who we are because of the leadertrigue surrounding the game, though. ship and the character and the humility The starting quarterbacks of both teams of Brock Purdy,” Campbell said. went to high school in Arizona. “I couldn’t think of a greater way Junior Brock Purdy of Iowa State for Brock to end his junior year, and and redshirt sophomore Tyler Shough I couldn’t think of a greater way for of Oregon went to Gilbert Perry and this football team to etch its name in Chandler Hamilton, respectively. the history books of Iowa State football The two played against each other in than for Brock Purdy to come home high school, as both high schools are and to win the Fiesta Bowl and be the part of the Chandler Unified School offensive MVP. And so I’m so happy District, and the pair trains together in for him,” he added. the summers. On the other side, Shough started the Purdy said he grew up watching and game and led the Ducks to an openattending Fiesta Bowls as ing-drive touchdown but was relegated a youth football player. To to the bench for the late stages of the play in and win one was, he game. The two teams traded long ofsaid, a special experience. fensive drives early on, including a 98“When I went out to the yard methodical drive late in the secfield to warm up, I knew ond quarter by Oregon redshirt senior I was home. To be able to Anthony Brown. He capped the long play on the field, it was run of plays off with a 16-yard touchamazing,” Purdy said post- down run to tie the game at 14-14. game. A pair of one-yard touchdown rushPurdy won the game’s es by Iowa State’s Purdy and running offensive MVP in the vic- back Breece Hall late in the second quarter gave the Cyclones the lead at Arizona native and Iowa State quarterback Brock Purdy halftime. And neither Oregon quarterthrows a pass in the PlaySta- back could lead the team to points in tion Fiesta Bowl. the second half to trim the lead.
“Of course I’m disappointed. We lost the game. You’re always going to be disappointed when you lose and especially when you come back home. A lot of people came out to watch. I’m definitely sorry for them. But it is what it is when you lose a football game,” Shough said. Iowa State’s defense and special teams caused four turnovers, along with shutting the Ducks out in the second half. Linebacker Mike Rose intercepted a Shough pass in the fourth quarter, allowing the Cyclones to run the ball and clock out. Purdy knelt out the clock, and the Cyclones celebrated a bowl victory. Rose, speaking both of his unit’s play the win, said Saturday’s performance bodes well for the Cyclones in seasons ahead. “I would just say it’s been a long time coming for this program, and everyone has worked their butt off here. It’s really just special. But we’ve been trying to raise the standard here, and hopefully we can keep this going in future years. The emotions right now are crazy,” Rose said.
Coach Matt Campbell hoists the trophy following Iowa State’s 34-17 victory in the PlayStation Fiesta Bowl.
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Following its final emergency meeting before the winter break, the Arizona Interscholastic Association approved an official starting date of Jan. 18 for winter competition. This date comes after about a twoweek delay, as the AIA had initially announced a starting date of Jan. 5 but postponed competition due to COVID-19 numbers in Arizona. AIA playoffs are still set to happen for winter sports, but teams are not able to compete in regular tournaments or invitationals during the regular season. Tentative plans are for no spectators for basketball or wrestling as indoor sports. Soccer crowds will likely be limited. AIA Executive Director David Hines said the starting date of Jan. 18 will stand unless Arizona is forced to shut down schools with surging coronavirus numbers. Here are a few West Valley teams to watch this winter.
Girls’ basketball
Millennium begins the 2020-21 season as back-to-back 5A state champions. The Tigers defeated Sunrise Mountain 59-30 in the 2020 championship game and are led by first-year head coach Kevin Thomas. Kassidy Dixon, a Grand Canyon University commit, is the team’s returning scoring and emotional leader. Sunrise Mountain reached the 5A
championship game for the first time last season and recorded a 26-5 record. Coach Jenn Tolle leads the Mustangs, who lost just two seniors from last year’s team. Julie Diveney is the Mustangs’ leading scorer (11.8) from last season.
Boys’ basketball
Ironwood boasted a 28-2 record and won its first 5A title last season under coach Jordan Augustine. Seniors Bailon Black (12.8) and JJ White (12.7) are the top returning scorers and team captains as the Eagles attempt to repeat as champions. Trivium Prep, Peoria and Millennium finished the 2019-20 season as runners-up in 2A, 4A and 5A. Peoria sophomore Andrew Camacho was one of the state’s top freshmen last season after averaging 14.7 points per game.
Girls’ soccer
Millennium High finished 13-3-1 and reached the 5A quarterfinals, after finishing as runners-up the year before. Trivium Prep reached the 3A semifinals before bowing out. Estrella Foothills’ Cassidy Sims (19) and Jami O’brien (15) led 4A freshmen in goals in 2019-20.
Boys’ soccer
Washington won the 4A championship last season with a last-minute goal to defeat Arcadia 2-1 in the title game. The Rams will try to repeat that success under coach Adam Roberts. Also in 4A, Thunderbird senior goalkeeper David De Haro led the conference in saves (158) as a junior. Ironwood and Sunrise Mountain reached the 5A semifinals in 201920. Both teams return several contributors to last year’s postseason runs.
High school winter sports are scheduled to begin Jan. 18, after a delay due to coronavirus. (Glendale Star file photos)
Copper Canyon returns nine seniors from last season’s 6A quarterfinal team under first-year coach Brian Buttler. However, it is uncertain when and if the Tolleson Union High School District teams will be allowed to play, after TUHSD canceled most of fall’s
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Wrestling
Liberty returns to 2020-21 as defending champions, after winning the Division 1 team title for the second consecutive season.
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Be positive and be negative in the New Year You might be saying to yourselves, “Ed, what does the title of this article mean?” It’s easy. This year be positive in your attitude and outlook. Be negative in your COVID-19 test. This last year has been challenging for all of us. There was no 20/20 vision in 2020 like so many predicted. The velocity and frequency of the change have most people unsettled. No one is sure if these changes are for the better or the worse. Many people feel like they are passengers in the backseat of a car and someone they don’t know or trust is driving them to places they may not want to go. They can’t reach the steering wheel to turn things around. And the driver seems to have moral and ethical issues, economic death wishes and an affinity for cliffhanging. Do I have your attention? Maybe I can make the ride a little easier for
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you. Firstly, realize that no matter what it feels or looks like, God is in control. God alone determines the big picture. Yes, there is the smaller “day-to-day” or “year-to-year” picture, like who is elected or which direction society is going. Don’t lose your peace over the small picture. Look at the big picture. Leaders, institutions, philosophies, and countries who were once large and in charge are now in ruins or just a shadow of who they once were. That’s what happens to a country or leadership that marginalizes God. The Scriptures say in Proverbs 21:1:
“The king’s heart is like channels of water in the hand of the Lord; He turns it wherever He wants.” The Message translation says it this way: “Good leadership is a channel of water controlled by God; He directs it to whatever ends He chooses.” Throughout history, ego-driven leaders thought they would determine the big picture. They thought they were driving the car. However, God was doing what God always does, and that is driving the car. History is His story, not their story. Every leader or follower could benefit from what Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon, learned long ago. The prophet Daniel enlightens us about God and how God works with us humans. “The Most High God granted sovereignty, grandeur, glory and majesty to Nebuchadnezzar. And because of the grandeur which God bestowed on him, all the peoples, nations and
men of every language feared and trembled before him. “But when Nebuchadnezzar became so proud that he behaved arrogantly, he was deposed from his royal throne. Nebuchadnezzar’s glory and position were taken away from him until he recognized that the Most High God is ruler over the realm of humanity and that God sets over it whomever He wishes.” Let me paraphrase. God allowed Nebuchadnezzar to drive the car. He abused it then lost it. After learning some challenging but enlightening lessons about who is in control, Nebuchadnezzar came to his senses. He humbled himself. Then God restored him to his previous position. That’s good news for us. God can restore us, and God can restore our nation if we get off the throne and let God be God. But most kings and counSEE DELPH PAGE 19
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• Worship Saturday 4:00pm, Sunday 9:30am • Holy Communion both services • Word on Wednesday 6:30pm, Supper 5:30pm • First Communion Classes Call to schedule • Youth Programs - Scouts After School - Camp Handicap Bus - Call for pickup
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Dr. Mark Mucklow, Pastor www.fsbcg.org
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Rev. Dr. Daniel R. Defassio, Pastor 623-933-1359 shepherdofthedesertelca.org Email: sodsecretary@qwestoffice.net
10935 W. Olive Ave. Peoria 85345 Phone (623) 972-8479 office@westolive.com www.westolive.com
Sunday Bible Study 9 a.m. Worship 10 a.m. & 6:00 p.m. Wednesday Bible Classes for all ages - 7:00 p.m.
Everyone Is Welcome!
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tries eventually refuse to allow God to be in control. They refuse to humble themselves. They become like shooting stars. They are bright and shiny, streaking across the sky for a moment, and then burn up. My friends realize that God has things under control. The big picture is in God’s hands. God is driving the car, and God is not lost. That doesn’t mean we don’t get involved or do nothing. Do what you can and leave the results to God. Do your utmost for God’s highest, and always trust God. Here are some predictions for 2021 you can count on: 1. Prayer will still work. 2. The Bible will still have truthful and right answers. 3. The Holy Spirit will still move. 4. God will still inhabit the praises of His people. 5. There will still be God-inspired messages spoken by God-inspired people. 6. God will still meet the needs of His people. 7. God will make a way where there seems to be no way. 8. There will still be room at the cross. 9. God will cause all things to work together for good. 10. Jesus will always love you,
no matter what. Here is a resolution for 2021. But remember, resolutions are like babies crying in a play; they need to be carried out! When you’re sitting in the back seat of the car and don’t know where you are going, resolve to have self-control. George Bernard Shaw said: “Self-control is the quality that distinguishes the fittest to survive.” In the movie “It’s a Wonderful Life,” Mr. Potter and George Bailey owned the whole town. Why? They were the only ones who didn’t panic at the start of the Great Depression. This New Year let’s have faith. Believe for more, not less. Let’s be generous. Give more, not less—especially to those in deep pain due to significant losses. Let’s hope more. God will cause all things to work together for good, even the worst things imaginable. To learn more about Pastor Ed Delph, the Church-Community Connection and Nation strategy, call 623-376-6757, e-mail nationstrategy@cs.com or visit nationstrategy.com.
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Schedule of Services
Sunday School - 10:30am Sunday Worship - 12pm Wednesday Bible Study - 7:30pm Friday Worship - 7:30pm Prayer 1 hour prior to each service
Have A Blessed & Prosperous New Year! “For it is written, my house shall be called the house of prayer.” Matthew 21:13
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Mandatory vaccinations for teachers called possible BY CECILIA CHAN AND PAUL MARYNIAK Glendale Star Staff Writers
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As teachers inch toward the head of the line to receive a COVID-19 vaccine, it begs the question: Can school districts mandate inoculations? The Arizona School Risk Retention Trust says the answer is yes. “School districts may require employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19 as a condition of on-site work, subject to exemptions required by state and/or federal law,” reads a legal memo prepared for the nonprofit Trust. The Trust, which provides more than public school districts and community colleges with property and liability insurance, also advised districts to consult with their own attorneys on legal issues related to any vaccination requirement. The first batches of the Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines arrived in Arizona in mid-December for dosing those 16 and older. Health care workers and long-term care facility staff and residents are among the first to receive the vaccine, to be followed by teachers, law enforcement and other critical workers. Other groups of individuals are farther down the line.
their schools,” said Coleman, adding that the county is following guidelines set by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Spokeswoman Heidi Vega of the Arizona School Boards Association agreed that it is up to individual disSchool districts may be allowed to require teachers to get vac- tricts to decide. cinations. It remains unclear if they will be able to mandate “We believe curCOVID-19 vaccinations for students. (Glendale Star file photo) rently it is a local Any guidance from health officials, district decision however, may be a long time coming. whether to require teachers and/or staff Maricopa County spokesman Ron be vaccinated as a condition of workColeman said the issue of mandatory ing, so long as exceptions are made for shots for teachers isn’t on the agenda medical reasons and accommodations any time soon for the Board of Super- under the ADA,” Vega said. visors to consider. School districts gen“We would represent the interests of erally have been following state and ASBA at the Legislature to keep this county COVID-19 health guidelines. local authority,” she added. Coleman noted that when it would School districts that choose to require come to an inoculation mandate for mandatory vaccinations must first crestaff, district officials probably would ate a process where employees can apbe making the call. ply for an exemption based on an ADA “Local school boards general- disability or a sincerely held religious ly have governing jurisdiction over belief, barring undue hardship to a district, according to the memo. If a district cannot exempt an employee or there are no possible reasonable accommodations—such as working from home for those who claim a disability or religious belief—“it would be lawful for the employer to exclude the employee from the workplace,” the Trust advises. However, “this doesn’t mean the employer may automatically terminate the worker,” the memo stated. “Employers will need to determine if any other rights apply under the Equal Employment Opportunity laws or other federal, state and local authorities.”
The Trust’s December memo also weighed in on mandatory vaccination for students, advising that school districts should first seek guidance from the Arizona Department of Health Services before moving forward on that. “It is unclear whether a school district may require students to be vaccinated against COVID-19 without specific authorization from ADHS or a local health department,” the memo said. “State law indicates that ADHS, in conjunction with the superintendent of public instruction, is responsible for developing documentary proof standards for evidence of vaccination.” The memo also noted that at this time, the state health department has indicated there were no plans to revise the regulations regarding required immunizations for students. And because none of the available vaccines are approved for children 16 and younger, it may be some time before schools would need to consider whether to require all students to be immunized, according to the memo. Asked if the state Health Services Department will make a COVID-19 vaccination mandatory for students once a vaccine becomes available for them, spokeswoman Holly Poynter said her department “will continue to monitor the recommendations issued by the (CDC’s) Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices as the data is updated.” The Arizona Department of Education for now has no position on mandatory COVID-19 vaccination for students like for measles and mumps before enrolling in school, according to spokesman Richie Taylor. “To my knowledge, the vaccines being administered now have not been approved for use in children,” he said, adding that the department will await guidance from health officials.
Glendale Chamber of Commerce
January 2021
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The Glendale Chamber of Com- 6 Years—2015 merce would like to thank the follow- • Luke Family Homes | Balfour Beatty ing members for their support of the Communities chamber and our community. 7 Years—2014 1 Year—2020 • Freddy’s Frozen Custard & • Rae of Life LLC Steakburgers | 7670 W. Bell Rd. • Acey Systems • Jarnagin & Jarnagin Inc. • Law Enforcement Specialists Inc. • Mayflower Cruises & Tours 8 Years—2013 • State Farm Insurance | • Lamar Advertising Company David Dorman Agency • Spencers TV & Appliance 12 Years—2009 • Clothes Mentor • StorQuest Self Storage | N. 67th Ave. • Cabela’s Bass Pro Shops • Phoenix ITIN & Tax Services 15 Years—2006 • S. Paul Moehring | Reaching New • Haskell Auto Heights • Barnet Delaney Perkins Eye Center 16 Years—2005 • The Parsonage on 58th • Valley Collection Service • Absolute Insurance Solutions • Arizona Broadway Theatre • Blue Lagoon Spa • Greater Maricopa Foreign Trade 19 Years—2002 Zone | GMFTZ • Wells Fargo Bank Arizona • From the Heart 25 Years - 1996 2 Years—2019 • Glendale Insurance LLC • Smile Transformation Centre • Gotham Air LLC 27 Years—1994 • The Birth Nest at Catlin Court • Arrowhead Towne Center • Maria M. Gonzalez & Associates 29 Years—1992 3 Years—2018 • Eagle Crest Apartments • Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport 36 Years—1985 • Benefit Commerce Group • Arizona State University • Send Out Cards | Dena • Morris Barber Shop 37 Years—1984 • Luke AFB Thunderbolt | Aerotech • Credit Union West News 39 Years—1982 4 Years—2017 • Kiss the Cook • Local Legends • H & M Metal Processing 49 Years—1972 • Arizona Automotive Institute 5 Years—2016 • Sounds of the Southwest Singers 58 Years—1963 • Kelley Kristin - Arizona Premier • Dignity Memorial | Chapel of the Realty Homes & Land LLC Chimes Mortuary • International Brotherhood of • Glendale Roofing & Construction Electrical Workers (IBEW 640) LLC
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2021 Mayor’s Blood Drive Date: Wednesday, Jan. 20 Time: 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Where: Glendale Civic Center, 5750 W. Glenn Drive, Glendale
Virtual Business After Hours: Paint Night Date: Thursday, Jan. 21 Time: 4 to 5:30 p.m. Where: Zoom virtual meeting Link: Will be emailed to those registered
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New issue of Glendale Living is here! BY GLENDALE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
The Glendale Chamber of Commerce recently released their new magazine Glendale LIVING, which is being distributed at businesses all around the West Valley—and people are grabbing a copy every chance they get! This chamber publication is becoming the premier resource for chamber information and a showcase for the many triumphs of members and our community. Whether you own a business or play a big role in the community, there are many ways you can be featured in the new magazine. For instance, is there something big happening in your business? If you’re opening a new location, bringing in something unique to Glendale or the West Valley, celebrating a milestone, we want to know! Email your BizBuz to Jeanette at jgomez@glendaleazchamber.org for a chance to be featured in the next issue of
Glendale LIVING. If you wish to place an ad in the next issue, contact Robert at rheidt@glendaleazchamber.org. This is not only an exciting endeavor for the chamber but a great opportunity and resource for members and the community. Make sure to stop by the chamber to get your copy!
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Gladys B. Froke Gladys Bertha Froke, age 92, passed away peacefully on December 5, 2020. She was born April 2, 1928 to Andrew and Sophia Drovdal in Peever, South Dakota. She was raised on a farm and enjoyed her chore of taking care of the chickens as a young girl. She had eight siblings, all of whom have passed. Gladys attended Summit High School and soon after met and married the love of her life, Leonard (Bud) Froke who preceded her in death in 1998. She was creative on many levels which showed through her quilting, sewing, decorating, flower gardens, and entertaining family and friends. She made the best meals and was known for her delicious baked goods. For Gladys, it was the simple things in life - like a cup of black coffee and a cookie - that made her day. She was passionate about helping the homeless. After her kids were grown, she began a ministry to feed the homeless at Bethel Lutheran Church and later continued that ministry at New Life Community Church. Her giving nature and passion for helping people impacted so many. Gladys loved people and people loved her. She made friends wherever she went and retained those friendships through the years of her life. She was known for her love, joy, hugs, laughter, and grateful spirit. Not to mention, she always brought smiles with her quick wit and funny jokes. Gladys is survived by five children: Susan Sellers (Ted), Patty Bergan (Jeff), Lori Shores (Allan), Lisa Dezember (Mike), and Jon Froke (Julie), twelve grandchildren, and seventeen great grandchildren. Gladys loved her husband and family, cherished her friendships, and faithfully served God. She was the rock and light of the family. A family service was held on December 19, 2020. Donations may be made to Phoenix Rescue Mission or Shalom Development Center in India c/o New Life Community Church. Arrangements were handled excellently by Best Funeral Services and Sunwest Funeral Home. The family thanks Best and Sunwest.
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NOTICE OF HEARING NOTICE OF REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS CITY OF GLENDALE BETHANY HOME ROAD DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS PHASE I (EAST) Project Number: 202105 CONSULTING SERVICES The City of Glendale is seeking a qualified engineering firm, or team (Consultant), to provide engineering services for storm drain improvements on 47th and 51st Avenues, between Maryland and Grand Avenues, and on Grand Avenue between 47th and 51st Avenues. The selected firm will provide design and construction administration services for the construction of the new storm drain system. PROJECT DESCRIPTION In 1997, the Maryvale Area Drainage Master Study (Maryvale ADMS) was completed, which identified flooding issues along Grand Avenue and on the upstream side of the Grand Canal. One of the original concepts presented in the master study was to extend the Bethany Home drainage system through the intersection of Bethany Home Road (BHR), 51st Avenue and Grand Avenue . However, because of the development of the southeast corner and the construction of the 51st Avenue overpass, the flooding issues changed. In 2018, the City completed the Bethany Home Storm Drain Concept report, which determined this option would be difficult and expensive because of the existing utilities and the presence of the Burlington Northern and Santa Fe (BNSF) railroad. Following this report, the City completed another drainage study in late 2019, that supported a two-phase approach: Phase I – East Bethany Home Road Drainage Improvements and Phase II – Bethany Home Road Storm Drain, 58th Avenue to 79th Avenue. Phase II is not part of this project and will be completed when funding is available. Phase I will intercept, redirect and store runoff upstream of the intersection of Grand Avenue, BHR and 51st Avenue, and would eliminate the need for a storm drain through the intersection. Phase I will alleviate flooding of the intersection of Grand Avenue/BHR, as well as areas upstream of the Grand Avenue and BHR intersection. The proposed improvements include storm drain on Grand Average and on 47th and 51st Avenues up to Maryland Avenue. SCOPE OF WORK The Consultant will work closely with all City departments through all tasks of this project (Task I – Design and Task II – Construction Administration) and outside agencies, such as FCDMC, Salt River Project (SRP) and others, as necessary. The Consultant will provide services for the full design of the storm drain improvements, including preliminary cost estimating and construction administration. The Consultant may also be required to make Council and City management presentations and conduct public meetings or other related public involvement activities. PRE-SUBMITTAL CONFERENCE A pre-submittal conference will be held on Tuesday, January 26, at 11:00 a.m. The meeting will be held virtually on Zoom, Meeting ID: 977 8629 4478 Passcode: 893818 (Interested parties are invited to attend this conference. At this meeting, staff will discuss the scope of work, general contract issues and respond to questions from the attendees. Because City staff may not have time to respond to individual inquiries regarding the scope outside of this pre-submittal conference, it is
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