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Grammys honor music teacher Julie Trent BY CHRISTINA FUOCO-KARASINSKI
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Julie Trent doesn’t think about herself when she recalls her spot as a quarterfinalist in the Recording Academy and Grammy Museum Music Educator Award. Her students come first. “I think it’s cool for the kids,” Trent said. “They’re the ones who make it happen. They’re so awesome. Just seeing them and how much they grew this year was really cool. When I received this announcement, I told the kids about it.” The fourth-year Glendale High School educator is among 219 music teachers from 204 cities who are quarterfinalists for the Music Educator Award presented by the Recording Academy and Grammy Museum.
The Music Educator Award was established to recognize current educators (kindergarten through college, public and private schools) who have made a significant and lasting contributions to the field of music education and who demonstrate a commitment to the broader cause of maintaining music education in the schools. A joint partnership and presentation of the Recording Academy and Grammy Museum, the recipient will be recognized during Grammy Week 2022. The award is open to current U.S. music teachers, and anyone can nominate a teacher — students, parents, friends, colleagues, community members, school deans and administrators. Teachers are also able to nominate themselves, and nominated teachers are notified and invitSEE MUSIC PAGE 3
Julie Trent is a music educator at Glendale High School. She attended nearby Ironwood High School. (Photo courtesy of Julie Trent)
UA creates ‘Monsoon Fantasy’ game BY TYLER WEGLEITNER Glendale Star Staff Writer
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The University of Arizona recently launched a new game, in which the public can estimate rain measurements during the monsoon season and win prizes. The game, called “Southwest Monsoon Fantasy Forecasts,” is aimed at engaging with the public and giving them a way to start conversations about the monsoon, said Zackry Guido, assistant research professor at the Arizona Institutes for Resilience at the University of Arizona. “Each month, players can make a pro-
jection of total rainfall for that month at five cities across the Southwest,” he said. These five cities are Tucson, Phoenix, Flagstaff, Albuquerque and El Paso. Guido said before players make their rainfall predictions, they will be given some assistance. “We have some data visualizations that people can use to help them make their estimates. … We give descriptive statistics like the mean and the median,” he said. Players can guess how much rainfall each of the five cities will get each month. They will make their predictions one
month at a time for the months of July, August and September. Guido said that people must make their guesses at least one week before the start of the month so that people can’t use weather forecasts to help predict rainfall. “They have to make their guesses a week before the beginning of each month, so for those of them that have not tuned in already, they don’t have the ability to participate for July,” he said. “But we do offer prizes for August and September, and it is totally possible that very good forecasters SEE MONSOON PAGE 4
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ed to fill out an application. Each year, one recipient is selected from 10 finalists and recognized for their remarkable impact on students’ lives. The eighth annual honoree will be flown to Los Angeles to attend the 64th annual Grammy Awards and Grammy Week events. The nine additional finalists will receive a $1,000 honorarium, and the schools of all 10 finalists will receive matching grants. Fifteen semifinalists will receive a $500 honorarium with matching school grants. The matching grants provided to the schools are made possible by the generosity and support of the Grammy Museum’s Education Champion Ford Motor Co. Fund. In addition, American Choral Directors Association, National Association for Music Education, the NAMM Foundation and the National Education Association support this program through outreach to their constituencies. The semifinalists will be announced in September. This is actually her fourth time as a quarterfinalist for the Grammy Music Educator Award. Trent said her students played a big role in the quarterfinalist spot. “They’re the ones who make the magic happen,” she said. An educator in Arizona since 2003, Trent knows Glendale well. She graduated from Ironwood High School in Become a Published Author with Dorrance. We want to read your book! Our staff is made up of writers, just like you. We are dedicated to making publishing dreams come true. Trusted by authors for nearly 100 years, Dorrance has made countless authors’ dreams come true.
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1999. “Glendale High School has such a strong history and tradition,” she said. “It’s such a great feeling to work there.” Trent then completed graduate studies at Northern Arizona University, where she earned the Master of Music degree with distinction and earned the Bachelor of Music degree from ASU in music education, summa cum laude. She is the vice president of professional development for the Arizona Music Educators Association, is a certified adjudicator for ABODA, and has performed throughout Europe since 2009. Trent was selected for the All-American Marching Band Director Academy in 2018. Four years prior, Trent conducted the first public performance of a United Sound ensemble in the nation. Ensembles under her direction have consistently received the highest marks at AzMBA and ABODA festivals in marching, jazz and concert activities, including leading Glendale High School to become the first finalist from the district to perform at the AzMBA Grand Championships in 2019 and
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directing Willow Canyon High School in its first-place win in the 2011 State Marching Championship for ABODA Division III. Additionally, she has directed ensembles at the Arizona Music Educators Association Convention; National Independence Day Parade in Washington, D.C.; Super Bowl XLII; the Special Olympics; the Manhattan School of Music; the Holiday Bowl; the Alamo Bowl and on CNN. She’s close to the choir teacher, Amanda Mitchell, who also attended ASU. “She went to ASU, too, around the same time I did,” she said. “We were in the marching band together. It’s really fantastic. We get to work together after all these years. It’s like a dream.” Trent has been a musician since she picked up the trumpet in the fifth grade. “I thought it was super fun and maybe I could keep doing this,” she said. “I had good teachers. I went to ASU, and there’s nothing like running out of the tunnel at Sun Devil Stadium in front of 70,000 people if it’s a football game.” SEE MUSIC PAGE 6
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Peoria Unified celebrates national communications awards BY GLENDALE STAR STAFF The Peoria Unified School District recently received multiple awards from the National School Public Relations Association (NSPRA) in the 2021 National School Communications Awards contest. The awards include three Golden Achievement Awards, of which only 84 were given out nationally. These awards recognize exemplary work in all aspects of school public relations, communication, marketing and engagement. Peoria Unified received the Golden Achievement Awards for the district’s I Got My Shot, Be the Difference and One Busy Ballot campaigns. The dis-
trict also received a Publications and Digital Media Excellence Award for its #ReturnToSchool Plan and an honorable mention for the district’s #ReturnToSchool webpage. The district’s I Got My Shot campaign aimed to create safer schools by increasing awareness of COVID-19 vaccination opportunities for district staff and clearly communicating details concerning the closed Point of Dispensing (POD) site for all education employees within the Peoria Unified footprint. The campaign was built around three key messages: sharing the facts, building trust and celebrating the vaccination rollout. The Be the Difference campaign
was designed to recruit new employees amidst the global pandemic. Given the constraints brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, the human resources and public relations departments realized the need to alter its approach when it came to recruiting new employees for the 2021-22 school year. Knowing that there has been a significant change in the demographics of today’s workforce, the two teams worked to modernize recruitment efforts to focus on an all-digital strategy highlighting the district’s core values. In the 2020 election, the community had One Busy Ballot. There were two important initiatives on the election ballot that impacted Peoria Unified,
which required community engagement and awareness. This campaign allowed Peoria Unified to focus on providing factual communication to the community through timely messages to multiple audiences. Since 1935, the National School Public Relations Association has been providing school communication training and services to school leaders throughout the United States, Canada and the U.S. Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) schools worldwide. Judges from NSPRA carefully sought outstanding achievement in the four steps of creating a strategic public relations plan: research, planning, implementation and evaluation.
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monsoon season. “The grand prizes are these really cool, high-quality backyard automated weather stations that record such things as rainfall, temperature, humidity,” Guido said.
He said there are two ways that players can earn points. “They score points based on two criteria,” he said. “One, how accurate their prediction is based on what actually occurred, and then two, how risky their forecast was.” Guido hopes people will continue to participate in the game and said this provides a new, virtual environment in which people can compete. “I would encourage people to still participate. It’s just a really fun (game), and they can see what other people have guessed, and we have leaderboards,” he said. “It’s just what I hope to be an engaging way for people to participate in the monsoon.” Guido said that he and a team of programmers, climate scientists and social scientists, among others at the University of Arizona, made the game possible. There are several things they hope to gain from this, one of which is to study the effect the monsoon has on people and how interested they are in it. “We’re interested in learning about how the monsoon affects people’s perceptions and moods and how that changes in time,” Guido said. “Just the reasons why people think future weather will be certain ways.” Guido said they hope to eventually make this game more of an educational
experience for players. He also said that while he doesn’t think this is the case, they are interested in seeing “if there’s some sort of hidden knowledge among the people that have been living here, some deep-rooted experience with the monsoon that allows them to maybe be better forecasters than the kind of technical systems that we currently have.” The monsoon game is also connected to their podcast, titled “The Southwest Climate Podcast.” “We’re going to be talking about people’s guesses and the monsoon each month,” Guido said. “So that’s another way to engage and just encourage people to reach out to us. … This is the best time of year for us, so we like interacting with people that are interested in weather and climate.” To play, visit monsoonfantasy. arizona.edu.
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Glendale police arrest man for taking teen to Iowa BY CHRISTINA FUOCO-KARASINSKI
Officers took a missing person’s Glendale Star Executive Editor report, and she was Glendale police arrested entered into the 21-year-old Kadin Alexander national database Daniel of Glendale for custoas a missing/rundial interference after purchasaway juvenile. The ing plane tickets for himself school resource and a 15-year-old girl for travofficer at the girl’s el to Iowa without her parents’ high school was knowledge. contacted in case The charge is a class 3 fel- Kadin Alexander Daniel was she was spotted on arrested on charges of custoony. the campus or studial interference. (Photo courGlendale detectives are as- tesy of the Glendale Police dents had informasisting an investigation with Department) tion of her whereout-of-state police on posabouts. sible sexual conduct with minor ofAt 6 p.m., police from Iowa removed fenses that occurred within its juris- the juvenile from the national missing diction. person’s database and released her into The parents of the young girl report- her parents’ custody. ed her missing at 6:50 a.m. May 20, Daniel is a former employee of her saying she had possibly run away from school. They were communicating, pohome. lice said, through social media.
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Trent said she’s honored the Grammys acknowledged her. “You think of all the people who won Grammys,” she said. “They went through a music program when they were kids. I tell the kids in my band,
Special projects Julie Trent’s students at Glendale High School took on a number of projects to hone their musical skills during the pandemic. • Songwriting/Producer 101 showcase: Ten students created original pieces that are published on Soundcloud, https://bit.ly/3wnEisN. • Ensemble recordings from home: More than 35 pieces of music, including a full-length halftime show that everyone marched and played at home. Trent put their recordings together for the online concerts featuring all of the classes (jazz band, concert band, marching band, orchestra, beginning band). The kids completed four online concerts. • Drive-in jazz band concert featur-
every professional music had a start. This could be them. “It’s a big honor and something cool to show the kids. It’s fun to see them play a little bit better each day. Something amazing can happen for them. They could be the next Lady Gaga.” ing the jazz band playing for crowds in a parking lot. The families honked their horns to clap. • Post-pandemic, the kids played a lunch concert for the whole school. The kids played marching and jazz band music for all of the student body and the teachers. • Online festival performances, band clinics and field trips. The kids played for 12 other schools at its online festival (hosted by GHS) in November. The kids also interacted with professional musicians from the Arizona Opera, USMC President’s Own band, the University of Arizona band staff, the Phoenix Conservatory of Music, and a Taiko interactive concert hosted by Gammage Auditorium.
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Fire, police departments confiscate illegal fireworks An anonymous call from a concerned citizen led Glendale fire marshals and Glendale police to hundreds of illegal fireworks. The recent seizure was near 67th Avenue and Cactus Road in Glendale. A citizen alerted officials to what they believed was an illegal sales operation inside a local business. The caller reported lines of people outside the store waiting to purchase the fireworks. When Glendale police and fire inspectors arrived on the scene they found hundreds of illegal fireworks, each housing 500 grams of explosive materials. All of those seized during the operation were prohibited for use or sale within the city of Glendale. It is unclear how many fireworks were purchased prior to the seizure. Fire personnel said
had the explosives caught fire, the injuries to employees and the damage to adjacent business could have been catastrophic. The Glendale Police Department is working with the city prosecutor’s office to determine if charges will be filed. Every year, thousands of people are rushed to emergency rooms across the country due to injuries they sustain from fireworks. The most common injury is from burns, quickly followed by blast injuries to the hands, fingers and the face. By confiscating these illegal fireworks, the Glendale Fire Department hopes it prevented any injuries or damage that may have been sustained over the holiday weekend.
Glendale police arrest bank robber Glendale police arrested 32-year-old Anekin Genesis of Glendale for armed robbery by presenting a demand note to a bank stating that he had a bomb. At 3:40 p.m. June 28, patrol officers
responded to a bank near 43rd Avenue and Peoria for an attempted bank robbery. He said he had a bomb and would detonate it if he was hurt or arrested. According to police, Genesis is seen on surveillance pointing to his watch and telling bank employees they were running out of time. Bank employees hid for their safety, and Genesis then left the bank with his bags empty. An officer was advised by witnesses that the suspect had just fled on foot. Genesis was located nearby, hiding behind bushes, where he was safely taken into custody without incident. Evidence of the attempted bank robbery was located with Genesis, to include a partially written demand note that he was authoring for another attempt at a bank robbery. Genesis was interviewed by detectives and confessed, saying he thought he would rob a bank to pay his rent money and buy a car. He was booked into jail on one felony count of armed robbery. The FBI Phoenix Field Office assisted with this investigation.
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Glendale police arrest med student for threatening classmates
Glendale police arrested 29-year-old Mona Asadi of Glendale for four felony offenses of computer tampering by using a computer in a course of conduct that threatened, terrorized and/or tormented specific individuals. The university’s dean contacted police and reported that the medical student threatened to bomb the campus. A mass email was sent out to hundreds of students naming specific victims that the author wanted to kill. Several more emails were sent in group messages threatening death and involving the families of the students. Asadi was arrested by detectives in mid-June. She was linked to email addresses, social media accounts and electronic devices that were involved in the threatening messages sent to the victims. Four victims were identified during the investigation. The FBI Phoenix Field Office assisted with this investigation.
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Heat stroke vs. heat exhaustion: How to know which is which BY JAMIE LANDERS
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Nearly 3,000 people go to the emergency room every year for heat-related illnesses such as heat stroke and heat exhaustion, according to the Arizona Department of Health Services. “I think people are not aware of just how hot it is and how fast they can become dehydrated,” Capt. Mike Norling of Scottsdale Fire said. “Most of us in the Phoenix area, we’re dehydrated when we start off the day anyway.” Knowing how to spot these illnesses is key to preventing serious injury or even death. Heat exhaustion is a milder illness that can develop after several days of exposure to high temperatures. Symptoms include feeling faint or dizzy; excessive sweating; cool, pale skin; nausea; a rapid, weak pulse; and muscle cramps. Health officials advise people experiencing these symptoms to drink something cold, rest, find an air-conditioned environment or take a cool shower. If heat exhaustion is untreated, it can
progress to heat stroke, which is more severe and happens when your body’s temperature rises rapidly, your sweating mechanism fails and you can’t cool yourself down. Symptoms include a throbbing headache; no sweating; a body temperature above 103 degrees; red, hot, dry skin; a rapid, strong pulse; and even a loss of consciousness. Unlike heat exhaustion, heat stroke requires hospitalization. “As soon as you start feeling any tiredness, weakness, headaches — those are all signs you need to get yourself inside and get yourself cooled off and start rehydrating,” Norling said. To prevent heat-related illnesses, the state health department recommends drinking at least 1 liter of water per hour while outside; wearing lightweight and light-colored clothing; applying sunscreen; and wearing a hat or using an umbrella to fend off the rays. Summer began less than two weeks ago, and Arizonans already have weathered temperatures well above
110 degrees, which resulted in a weeklong excessive heat warning and more than 50 suspected heat-related deaths in Maricopa County alone. According to data released by the county’s department of public health, 53 deaths occurred during the week beginning June 12, aligning with a heat wave that pushed temperatures up to 118 degrees, the Associated Press reported. Those 53 are in addition to 20
suspected heat deaths from earlier this year, bringing a total of 73 under investigation so far in 2021. As of June 19, three additional deaths have been confirmed as heat-related. Last year, health officials said Maricopa County set a record for the most heat-related deaths in a single year — 323. For more stories from Cronkite News, visit cronkitenews.azpbs.org.
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Electric car ownership relatively high in Arizona BY BROOKE NEWMAN Cronkite News
For a mostly red state, Arizona has a lot of blue-state company when it comes to states ranked by electric vehicle ownership, according to recent government data. Arizona had 28,770 registered electric vehicles as of June, according to the U.S. Department of Energy’s Alternative Fuels Data Center, the seventh-highest number among states. When ownership is measured per 1,000 residents, Arizona moves up a notch to sixth place, with a little over four electric vehicles per 1,000 people. That rate put Arizona just behind Oregon and Colorado and just ahead of Nevada and Vermont. California was in the lead by far, with 425,300 registered electric vehicles, or one for every 10.7 residents. Arizona EV enthusiasts welcomed the ranking, which they said they have seen reflected in steady increases in group membership, but said the state can do better. “Arizona is growing by leaps and bounds in major areas but still struggling out there in the hinterlands,” said Jerry
Asher, vice president of the Tucson Electric Vehicle Association. He and others said the biggest challenge in Arizona, as in much of the country, is the lack of readily available charging stations for electric vehicles. Currently, there are 385 public fast-charging plugs and 1,448 nonfast-charging plugs in the state, according to Diane Brown, executive director with the Arizona Public Interest Research Group Education Fund. However, many “are not available 24 hours a day, often making EV charging less convenient to the public,” she said. For the state to hit 10% EV ownership by 2030, the number of charging stations would need to grow significantly. “To support a future in which 10% of Arizona’s vehicles are EVs — a conservative target for 2030 — Arizona will need more than 1,098 fast-charging plugs and 14,888 Level 2 plugs,” Brown said. This will require local, state and federal policies to make “EV charging accessible, affordable and easy,” she said.
But advocates said there are several things working in their favor. Jim Stack, president of the Phoenix Electric Auto Association, said many of the current plug-in charging stations are at stores and libraries, places “where you would stop anyway.” Asher said Arizona could be more EV friendly by adding charging stations at hotels, RV parks and shopping centers. In Tucson, he said, the Culinary Dropout and Jersey Mike’s restaurants have already begun offering free electric vehicle charging to customers. While they push for more charging infrastructure, advocates said improving technology and lower vehicle expenses are on their side, helping to sway more Arizonans to purchase an electric vehicle in recent years. “The batteries are getting better and lower in cost, as well as longer-lasting,” Stack said. He said an EV uses about 50 cents of electricity to cover the same number of miles a gas-burning car gets from a gallon of gas — currently selling for $3.12 a gallon in Arizona, according to AAA.
In addition, the state is offering incentives to electric vehicle buyers. “In AZ, we get reduced registration on electric vehicles,” Stack said. “It’s about $15 a year compared to $300-700 a year for gas and diesel cars.” Electric vehicle owners also “get 24/7 access to HOV lanes, even with one person,” he said. Utilities like Tucson Electric Power offer rebates and incentives for home charging stations, according to a report by the National Conference of State Legislatures. Stack also noted that Arizona is now home to three eclectic vehicle manufacturers: Lucid, which makes cars in Casa Grande; Nikola, which makes trucks in Phoenix and Coolidge; and Electra Meccanica, which plans to build the threewheeled SOLO commuter in Mesa. “We get clear skies. No oil changes, no muffler work, no transmission, faster acceleration, no smog or smog tests,” Stack said. “It’s priceless.” For more stories from Cronkite News, visit cronkitenews.azpbs.org.
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Let’s hope for a championship season BY DAVID LEIBOWITZ Glendale Star Columnist
It has been 53 seasons and never have the Phoenix Suns won an NBA championship. Maybe that sounds not so awful if you’re a Cardinals football fan and your last title dates to 1947, when the team played in Chicago. But no NBA team has toiled longer, ever, without winning a single title. Now comes the 2021 Suns, with a chance to set all that right. I do hope so — for this Valley’s sake, and for all the Suns fans I call friends. I’m talking about guys like my buddy Louie, a season ticket holder dating back to the Madhouse on McDowell. If Louie had a choice between missing a Suns game or missing a leg, I’m pretty sure he’d be on Amazon tomorrow searching for “single leg pants” and a prosthetic limb. Then there’s Troy, a genius with a
video camera who, these days, likes to post a yellowed snapshot from his childhood, him in an ancient Suns jersey and headband, skinny arms held aloft in the classic jump-shooter’s pose. Each new post contains a caption written in the third person, grown man Troy talking to little boy Troy. The most recent: “Western Conference Champions!!! Four more to go until that 48-yearold dream comes true, little self. Four more. @suns #suns #rallythevalley” Is it sweet? Yes. Strange? Not at all, once you learn that Troy’s 10-year-old son is named Nash, presumably — with apologies to Chris Paul — after the best point guard ever to wear purple. This team has always owned a hunk of the Valley’s heart, though Robert Sarver, the head Sun, tested the community’s collective patience for years.
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As I wrote a few weeks ago, it was Sarver’s incompetence that led me to fall off the Suns’ bandwagon back around 2012. First, I gave up my season tickets, then I tuned out the great Al McCoy. Even now, my rooting interest in this team is more by proxy: I enjoy seeing my friends full of joy. Like Stephen, a giant of a man, an elected leader respected for his smarts and heart, who, lately, has traded in business suits and bolo ties for an assortment of Suns T-shirts, jerseys and Nike high tops. His statement after the series clincher over the Los Angeles Clippers? An image of Chris Paul in the arms of head coach Monte Williams. The caption: “No words needed!” Some things words cannot accurately depict, like the emotional bond between a team and its hometown. Little else explains why 300,000 people — 1 out of 10 residents of the Phoenix metropolitan area — showed up Downtown on Saturday, June 26, 1993, for a parade to celebrate the Suns after their Finals loss in six games to Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls.
People went so insane that day — when temperatures in the desert spiked to 114 degrees. Suns superstar Charles Barkley never got to ride in the actual event, because Suns fans refused to stop mobbing his convertible. A phalanx of Phoenix cops had to surround Barkley and jog him back to what was then called America West Arena. Dan Majerle, a beloved member of that Suns squad, nailed it in a 2018 interview celebrating the team’s 50th anniversary. “We had such a great team,” Thunder Dan explained. “Honestly, my thought was this is unbelievable; we’ll be back next year. We’ll be back the next two or three years. … You enjoy it thinking this is unbelievable; we’re gonna do it again.” The basketball gods are fickle in the extreme. “Again” took 28 years to arrive. Now it’s here. Let us hope the next time Phoenix parades, it’s to honor a champion. David Leibowitz has called the Valley home since 1995. Contact david@leibowitzsolo.com.
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Border disorder: Political theater of the absurd BY J.D. HAYWORTH
Glendale Star Columnist
Long before the invention of motion pictures, television or the internet, there was theater. Ancient Greece had Sophocles, Elizabethan England had Shakespeare, but modern America has a plethora of political performers. Now, courtesy of the aforementioned technological innovations, we are subjected to ceaseless offerings from a 21st century “Theater of the Absurd.” The most ambitious current production costs billions —“Arsenic and Old Lace,” it ain’t. It’s “The Arsenic of Amnesty.” The temptation to outline the plot as an old program description from a tattered copy of “TV Guide” proves overwhelming: “An aging and confused chief executive remains remarkably focused on one final objective: the erasure of America’s southern border. Following the orders of his puppet master and with the encouragement of his ambitious assistant, Madam Vice, this twisted trio schemes to import millions of illegals, put them on the federal dole as well as the voter rolls, and seize total political control. Will the United States survive? Chief executive: Joe Biden. Puppet master: Barack Obama. Madam vice: Kamala Harris. Program runs continuously on ABCNBCCBSCNNMSNBCPBS. The only satire above is the parody of the “TV Guide” program note. Welcome to “Reality TV” on steroids. By the way, the “acting” is horrendous. The news divisions of the alphabet networks, their cable cousins, and taxpayer-subsidized “public” TV feature news anchors and reporters who furrow their brows ask an occasional “gotcha” question and then swallow whole the piffle, pablum and propaganda of the Biden regime. Even more outrageous is the vice president’s attempt to morph into an
amnesiac. Kamala Harris found forgetfulness for the footlights during her first trip abroad as the nation’s “No. 2.” On her June 8 visit to Mexico, she said she was there to explore “root causes” of illegal immigration. Madam vice president, did you forget yourself and your political allies? The primary “root cause” is the collective ambition of Democrat politicians to “bring in the vote” by short-circuiting the process of attaining citizenship, adding millions of new voters to the rolls. It would create a huge new underclass dependent on entitlements and inclined to vote for the expansion of those benefits. Simply stated, it would ensure leftist dominance of the political process in the United States for as long as the nation endures. Such a cynical path to power. But still proving powerful to the Veep and her advisers is someone now “out of power.” When Donald Trump announced that he would visit the southern border on June 30, Kamala Harris hurriedly announced a trip to El Paso — 92 days after President Biden named the vice president as his “border czar.” That June 25 journey to Texas was not a pleasant one for Ms. Harris. She was greeted by protestors and criticized by Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-Texas), who said he had invited her numerous times to his district, which includes portions of the Rio Grande, where illegals are flooding into the United States. The Lone Star legislator later tried to temper his criticism by calling her visit a “first step.” Because the steps Vice President Harris took were principally around the El Paso International Airport, rather than directly at the border, she employed a principle of political theater: It’s easier to attack than explain. Accordingly, she trained her rhetorical fire on former President Trump. “It was here in El Paso that the previous administration’s child separation
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Around the Bluhmin’ Town: Life is what matters most BY JUDY BLUHM
Glendale Star Columnist
Look up at the hazy sky. Smoke. Fires are burning. What would you take? The smoke and flames are approaching, you are being evacuated and you have minutes to grab things. Pets, medicines and keepsakes are picked up with a pounding heart and thoughts jumbled up in a combination of shock and terror. No time to pack old, familiar items that have been passed down for generations as a reminder of where we came from. Fire does not stop for sentimental objects. It rages toward us with no care about what lies in its path. Arizona is burning. There is heartbreak for those who had to flee from their homes. The firefighters and other first responders have all been putting up a mighty fight against multiple fires that have been fueled by gusting winds, heat and dry brush.
The horses are galloping as they are set free from corrals, when they won’t load into trailers. Prescott has a sad and poignant history when it comes to fire. When we lost 19 brave Granite Mountain Hotshots in the worst fire disaster imaginable eight years ago, we were changed forever. The fear and anxiety continue, as we see the smoke from fires raging. It has been one heck of a start to summer. Blessed are the firefighters and those who are volunteering and donating at various charities that will deliver help, food and care for people and animals in shelters. That is what defines the human spirit. It is a testimony to the spirit of givers when a community wraps its arms around those who are suffering and in pain. Hey, to the idiots who like flying drones into fire areas so you could take “cool photos,” causing planes to
be grounded, please stop it! Fire suppression is more important that a drone video for you to put on Facebook! And enough already with people being careless. Fires have been started by people shooting their firearms into dry brush. Use your heads! Do not throw cigarettes out of car windows, go shooting in the dry forest or start a campfire! Here is a shoutout to all of the volunteers who rescue horses, cows, pigs and goats! We are grateful. We are proud of our courageous men and women, the hotshots who work with picks and axes in unbearable heat to try and create a barrier and stop a raging fire. We admire the pilots flying fixed-wing tanker airplanes dropping fire retardant — flying low and steady to try and stop the burn. We all
pray for your safety. One woman who was evacuated from her home in the Yarnell Hill Fire with minutes to spare grabbed the tea kettle off of her stove. It was the only possession she took. When she and her husband were driving away, they saw the flames engulf their home as they made their way through thick smoke to escape. Later, she wondered why she took such an unimportant item. Yet, she says, it is a constant reminder of how fragile life is, how things can change so quickly, and how “things” really don’t matter. Life does.
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Left undefined was this assertion by Vice President Harris: “There’s still much more work to be done, but we’ve made progress.” If “progress” is defined by encouraging this foreign invasion, surrendering our national sovereignty and corrupting our constitutional republic, then Ms. Harris may be right. And the Hollywood “Creative Class,” now financed by the communist Chinese, can begin work on a huge new production. “Death of a Nation.” In Mandarin, with Spanish subtitles.
policy was unveiled,” Harris claimed. She added that the “remain in Mexico policy” forced asylum seekers to stay south of the border while their claims were arbitrated. Left unsaid was the reality of the de facto child separation policies of the Biden administration, where parents see a lack of border enforcement and decide to send their kids northward, “chaperoned” by human traffickers. Left unanswered was the implication that it is somehow preferable to allow asylum seekers to enter the United States while their status is determined. Doesn’t that simply encourage illegality, as most would walk away from the entire process on this side of the border?
Judy Bluhm is a writer and a local Realtor. Have a story or a comment? Email her at judy@judybluhm.com.
J.D. Hayworth worked as a sportscaster at Channel 10 Phoenix from 1987 until 1994 and represented Arizona in Congress from 1995-2007.
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Raising Cane’s set to open in Westgate BY GLENDALE STAR STAFF Raising Cane’s is opening its second location in Glendale at the Westgate Entertainment District. Located at 9232 W. Glendale Avenue, Raising Cane’s is planning to hire 100 employees for multiple positions ranging from the management level to the hourly crew in the weeks ahead. When Glendale’s second Cane’s
opens, it will mark the 20th in the Valley and 26th in Arizona. “As a lifelong Cardinals fan, I can’t tell you how excited I am to open our newest restaurant right next to the iconic State Farm Stadium,” regional Vice President Jason Zwerin said. “There’s really no better spot for our new restaurant than off of Glendale Avenue. People come far and wide to
Westgate to experience events like the annual Fiesta Bowl and popular concerts. “We’re expecting a lot of ‘Caniacs’ to stop by our new restaurant, which is why it will have a double drive-thru to accommodate. Our next step is to hire an enthusiastic crew to join us in getting involved throughout the community and sharing our one love with
everyone in the area.” Raising Cane’s serves 100% premium white meat chicken tenderloins that are marinated, hand-battered and cooked to order. The menu is boasts secret-recipe Cane’s sauce, crinkle-cut fries, coleslaw, Texas toast, freshly brewed sweet tea and fresh-squeezed lemonade. Info: raisingcanes.com
Realterm Logistics acquires building in Glendale BY GLENDALE STAR STAFF Maryland-based Realterm Logistics acquired a 75,000-square-foot warehouse at 10950 W. Northview Avenue in Glendale. The building sits on 6.4 acres and has a combination of 14 dock-high and ground-level doors. “This final-mile warehouse is well located in the Glendale submarket of Phoenix, which is experiencing rapid population growth,” said Blair Duncan, associate vice president of Western Region Acquisitions. “This property is a valuable addition to the portfolio and opens the door to new relationships and continuing partnerships with future tenants.” The warehouse has an efficient combination of dock-high loading positions and drive-in doors that provide a well-organized layout for high
flow-through users. Additionally, the warehouse has an evaporative cooling system that works better than refrigerant-based cooling systems in the dry heat of Arizona by evaporating moisture and absorbing heat. The property can conveniently service the greater Phoenix market with easy access to Arizona State Route 101 and U.S. Route 60. The property also features 6,591 square feet of office space and a large paved and secured yard for future expansion. “We are excited to add this highly functional final-mile warehouse in the fast-growing Phoenix MSA to our portfolio. We feel the combination of the property’s size, location and features will make it desirable to a host of occupiers,” said Ed Brickley, managing director and senior fund manager.
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Coyotes’ new coach sees a fresh start for the team BY JOE MCHUGH
West Division. “It is an honor to be named as the After a season in which the Arizona head coach of the Arizona Coyotes,” Coyotes barely missed the playoffs, Tourigny said. “I would like to thank they will start a new era with their re- Mr. (Alex) Meruelo, Bill Armstrong cently hired leader, gold medal-win- and Xavier Gutierrez for providing me ning coach Andre Tourigny. with this incredible opportunity. I am “I want the players to see this as a looking forward to working with this fresh start,” Tourigny said. group and our players to build a win“I don’t want to hold them account- ning culture here in the desert for our able for what happened in the past. I loyal and passionate fanbase.” think that some time in life, when you Tourigny joins the Coyotes after get a fresh start and get to prove your- spending time with Hockey Canada’s self, you control your destiny.” coaching staff as an assistant coach at The Arizona Coyotes hired Tourigny the 2021 IIHF World Championship as their head coach for a three-year in Riga, Latvia. He was on a one-year contract. This follows the team’s 24- loan to Hockey Canada from Ottawa StarTimes_fall_parent.pdf 12:02 He PM 26-6 record, landing them fifth1 in4/12/21 the 67’s. inked a one-year deal in
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March with Hockey Canada. Overall, Tourigny has been to four international events, making him the first full-time Hockey Canada coach since 2005. But his success continued, with another gold medal victory for Canada. This time for the Men’s Under-18 Team, where it captured gold in 2018 with him as the head coach. The winning continued with his 130-52-16 record as the head coach of the Ottawa 67’s. The journeyman coach has helmed a number of Canadian teams, including the Ottawa 67’s, Halifax Mooseheads and Rouyn-Noranda Huskies. As for the NHL, he The Arizona Coyotes hired Andre Tourigny to a three-year contract as their head coach. (Photo courtesy the Arizona worked with the Colorado Coyotes) Avalanche and the Ottawa Senators but now finds his home in Ar- nounce the news. izona. “I feel very fortunate in this pro“I would also like to thank every- cess to land a coach such as (Tourione at Hockey Canada and the Otta- gny),” Armstrong said. wa 67’s for all their support the past “Probably the best thing about him few years,” Tourigny said. “It was is his ability to teach and bring young an honor and a privilege to coach talent to the forefront. We’re excited Team Canada, and I am very grate- about him leading this franchise into ful for the opportunity to represent the new era.” my country. The 67’s are a first-class Moving forward, Tourigny has work organization, and I wish them all the to do. best in the future.” After the Coyotes violated the The Coyotes searched for a coach NHL’s combine testing policy, they after Rick Tocchet, and the team mu- lost their first-round pick this year and tually parted ways. In his time with traded their second-highest pick to the the organization, Tocchet held a record Ottawa Senators for Derek Stepan. of 125-131-34 and led the team to the With two of their top picks down, playoffs once. In that playoff run, they Tourigny’s talent of bringing new were defeated by the Colorado Ava- players up will be tested right away. lanche, with the final game of their But with a new coach comes a new season resulting in a 7-1 loss. mentality, and the Coyotes could be They found their guy in Tourigny, up and running very soon. and Armstrong was excited to an-
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Historic Downtown Glendale brings cheer to July BY CHRISTINA FUOCO-KARASINSKI
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Lorraine Zomok, of the Historic Downtown Glendale Merchants Association, knows the collection of stores provides a service to customers. But it goes deeper than that. The merchants also support the community. During the 15th annual Christmas in July event, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, July 10, the group will host a back-to-school supply drive to benefit the Glendale Elementary School District. Supplies needed include rulers, crayons, glue sticks, No. 2 pencils and pencil sharpeners. For a complete list of requested supplies, see VisitDowntownGlendale.com/events. Drop off donations at the Arizona Information Center. “It’s one of the ways we love to give back,” Zomok said. “This one is really special to us. You think about children and the holidays, and it’s the perfect fit. “The Glendale Elementary School District is our hometown school district. There are 17 elementary schools throughout our city that serve 11,000 students in kindergarten through eighth grade. We are really hoping to fill Santa’s sleigh, if we can, with lots of donations.” Christmas in July features a slew of activities for visitors and shoppers. It marks the return of the Recipe Card Collection. Follow the map to pick up appetizer recipe cards at participating businesses. “With everyone staying home, and restaurants closed, people were rediscovering their kitchen,” Zomok said. “We wanted to help people with that. This year, it’s the appetizer.” The first cards will be available at the Arizona Information Center. Kids can visit with Santa Claus from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and take photos with him for $5. In addition, a free, air-conditioned shuttle can transport attendees
throughout the area. “Many of the renowned boutique stores, specialty shops and iconic eateries will feature festive treats, holiday gift ideas and merry make-and-take crafts,” said Zomok, who also serves as event co-chair and owner of Memory Lane Trinkets and Treasures. The association hosted the event last year, during the COVID-19 pandemic, but Zomok said she believes the public is ready to mix and mingle again. “We’re really ready to get outside again and have experiences,” she said. “This year’s Christmas in July leaves only 168 more days until Christmas. We really wanted to get in the holiday spirit. “We’ll provide the walking map and activity list.” Parking is free and plentiful, she said. Zomok suggested that patrons start as close to 10 a.m. as possible to take advantage of all the activities, which include fun at Cerreta Candy Co. on Glendale Avenue. While walking around, kids and adults can mingle with Peppermint the Elf, who will paint faces and create balloon animals. “That’s a new element this year,” Zomok said. “Every year, we really try to bring something new, bring back those treasured components that our residents and visitors really love, each and every year.”
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Santa hears the wishes of children at Historic Downtown Glendale Merchants Association’s Christmas in July on Saturday, July 10. (Submitted photo)
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Previous marijuana convictions can be expunged BY JUDGE GERALD A. WILLIAMS North Valley Justice of the Peace
Effective July 12, people who have a criminal conviction for wrongful possession of marijuana in Arizona can apply to have that conviction expunged or erased. A.R.S. § 36-2862(A). This new law is part of 2020’s Proposition 207, which legalized recreational marijuana use in Arizona for people who are at least 21 years old. The new law applies to any individual who was arrested for, charged with or convicted of (by trial or by plea) almost any minor marijuana violation. The new law covers convictions for possessing, consuming or transporting 2.5 ounces or less of marijuana. It also covers convictions for possessing, transporting or growing no more than six marijuana plants. In addition, the expungement law applies to convictions involving marijuana drug paraphernalia. If a record is expunged, it is as if those events did not occur. Anything that is expunged cannot be used in future prosecutions for any purpose. A defendant’s civil rights, including the right to possess firearms, will be automatically restored. A defendant is not even required to complete the terms of any sentence (e.g., probation). In fact, you can even tell future employers that you were never even arrested for the offense. Forms for people to apply to have their marijuana-related convictions reversed are available at azcourts.gov/ prop207. The Maricopa County Justice Courts have provided additional information at https://bit.ly/2Uqvzsy. The more information you can provide
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Embrace the ups and downs of life ally, people sing, “Happy birthday to you.” But Gregory captured and articulated something special from which we all can glean. Here’s his essay. “I have failed and have succeeded. I have fallen and have risen. I have lacked and had plenty. I have loved and struggled to love. I have dreamed and have doubted. I have laughed and have wept. I have feared and have dared. “I have fought, and I have reconciled. I have broken, and I have mended. I have ‘friended’; I have offended. I have been sad; I have been joyful. I have despaired, and I have hoped. I have been helped, and I have helped. I have lost, and I have gained. I have given, and I have withheld. I have been cold, and I have been hot. I have gone, and I have stayed. I have complained, and I have praised. I have been foolish,
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and I have been wise. “Through it all, I am alive. I am loved. I am saved. I am on a journey. I am not quitting, stopping or meandering. I am Gregory Lan Ijiwola. Always pushing forward. Always dreaming. Always rising. Always advancing. Always daring. Always hoping. Always grateful. Happy birthday to me!” There you go. Wasn’t that refreshing? Happy birthday to me. Someone in the reader audience needs Pastor Gregory’s essay today. Like Pastor Gregory, you have been through challenges and trials. Some of the difficulties and wounds originated from the choices you made. Some were not. You have been up, down and all around. You might feel lower than a snake’s belly right now, but you are here. You are alive. So far, you’ve survived 100% of your worst days. You aren’t perfect. You’ve made mistakes. You have offended and been offended. You’ve been both wrong, and you have been right. That’s life. Jesus said it’s inevitable that stum-
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One of my favorite people in the world is my brother-in-law, who is celebrating his 80th birthday this month. I thought I would encourage Bill and all of you readers with a upgraded view of birthdays. A few years ago, on my birthday, I read an essay that astounded me. It is written by my friend and colleague Pastor Gregory Lan Ijiwola, who posted the unique piece on his Facebook page. He is Nigerian by birth and one of the finest examples of a Christian I have ever met. He and his wife, Debo, have invested their lives in building a great community transforming church in the south Chicago area. If you know Africans, they have a fantastic way of capturing and putting into words unexpected ways of describing concepts that Westerners would never consider. As I read the essay, I was stunned by his essay’s authenticity, integrity, humility and audacity. His writing about himself on his birthday was titled “Happy Birthday to Me.” That’s undoubtedly not self-deprecating. Usu-
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ebration of who you are. Not the self-absorbed, “It’s all about me,” “selfie” way. “Happy Birthday to Me” declares that we’ve learned and are recovering from our mistakes or the mistakes others have made toward us. We won’t go forward if we’re always looking backward. We’ve applied forgiveness, grace and mercy to ourselves and others. Life is not an event; it’s a process. Everyone is building their airplane while it’s flying. Learning curves are not straight. Quit expecting them to be. Author Bill Bryson once commented on the remarkable odds of everyone’s existence at this time and place in history. “Not one of your pertinent ancestors was squashed, devoured, drowned, starved, stranded, stuck fast, untimely wounded or otherwise deflected from their life’s quest of delivering a tiny charge of genetic material to the right partner at the right moment to perpetuate the only possible sequence of hereditary combinations that could result — eventually, astoundingly and all too briefly — in you.” In other
words, when the Lord made you, He looked at you and said, “I’ll never do that again.” Quit trying to be somebody else. Why? Everybody else is taken. Here’s my appeal to you today. No matter what date your birthday is, today, right now, humbly but confidently sing, “Happy birthday to me!” Now sing the Beatles version. “You say it’s my birthday, well, happy birthday to me.” Are you hesitant to sing that? “Take a Cha – Cha – Cha – Chance!” So, happy 80th birthday to Bill as well as all of you in 2021. Ed Delph is Phoenix native who lives in the North Valley. Since 1980, he has pastored three churches in the Valley. He is a noted author of 10 books, weekly columnist in several local and worldwide newspapers, teacher, business owner and speaker. He has been to or ministered in over 100 countries. He is president of a worldwide ministry, NationStrategy. 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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West-MEC helping students with disabilities land jobs BY CHRISTINA FUOCO-KARASINSKI
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Western Maricopa Education Center (West-MEC) — a public career technical education district — in partnership with the Dysart Unified School District launched the Transition, Opportunity and Pre-employment Skills (TOPS) program for students with disabilities to become job ready and gain independence skills. This exploratory program is designed for students with disabilities who are in their final year of high school and also eligible for the Individualized Education Program (IEP). They will be taught about the various opportunities in Career and Technical Education
(CTE). The one-year course launches this August, for the 2021-22 school year. It is provided to the students at no direct cost. In addition, high schools will provide transportation to the WestMEC campuses, along with continuing services on their home campuses. Julia Anderson, the Project SEARCH director who designed the program, described it as “a pathway for students to explore different jobs while also analyzing their own interests and abilities.” The key features of TOPS are learning industry skills for entry-level work, self-advocacy, small class sizes, career exploration and postsecondary opportunities. The group ensures individual attention to each student.
Through the course of the year, students will work on gaining industry skills from areas like IT security, dental assisting, veterinary sciences and more. After building the necessary skills, students will explore three different career fields along with their certified special education instructor. TOPS concludes with students setting a postsecondary goal to work toward.
Anderson added, “The member districts and West-MEC realized the need for career guidance for high school students with disabilities who do not plan on pursuing a traditional college degree. Our new program shows that a plethora of new opportunities await them through career and technical education.” Info: west-mec.edu
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Local Boy Scouts celebrate 100-year anniversary BY GLENDALE STAR STAFF The Boy Scouts of America’s Grand Canyon Council is celebrating 100 years of scouting. The organization has been supporting scouts in Arizona since 1921. Three Centennial Celebrations will be held this year and are open to the public. The schedule kicks off Saturday, July 24, with a community picnic at Camp Geronimo. Located north of Payson in the Mogollon Rim on nearly 200 acres of forest and meadows, Camp Geronimo is a special, scenic spot. The festivities begin at 11 a.m. with activities including swimming, shooting and hiking local trails. “This anniversary is a major accomplishment; for 100 years GCC has been supporting the future leaders of Arizona, providing outdoor adventures, teaching them outdoor skills and instilling the values of the Scout Oath and Scout Law,” said Andy Price, CEO and Scout Executive of GCC. “Our
centennial celebrations give us an opportunity to show appreciation to our Scouts and the community at large.” Scouting in Arizona started with a handful of troops scattered across the state and has grown over 100 years to serve thousands of young men and women. Since the institution of BSA in Arizona, more than 48,000 young men have become Eagle Scouts. Just this year, the first groups of young women also earned their Eagle Scout designation; BSA all-women troops launched in 2019. The celebrations continue on Nov. 20 with the Centennial Pow-Wow, sponsored by the Order of the Arrow and held at the Heard Scout Pueblo. The powwow will showcase displays and host activities centered around the history of scouting. The Heard Scout Pueblo will also host the Holiday Celebration, complete with luminaries, historic displays and more outdoor activities. Attendees can
snack on s’mores and sip on hot chocolate and cider, while strolling a trail illuminated by holiday lights, then head inside to check out recent accomplishments of Arizona Scouts and play games with the whole family.
Centennial celebration activities are open to the public. They do require registration, but there are no fees to participate. Info: grandcanyonbsa.org or bsascout.org
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Learn about kindergarten at this upcoming session BY GLENDALE STAR STAFF Parents of incoming kindergarten students are invited to a virtual information session to prep incoming families for their child’s first school experience. The Peoria Unified event called “Kindergarten Live,” set for 4:30 p.m. Thursday, July 8, is on Microsoft Teams at https://bit.ly/3hcoyET. The district is encouraging families of incoming kindergarteners to enroll now for the 2021-22 school year. While school starts on Wednesday, Aug. 4, the district wants to make sure all families feel prepared for their child’s first school experience. The event highlights the district’s free, all-day kindergarten program to help answer questions for families. The parent information session will include Melissa Anderson-Larance, curriculum and instruction coach, at Canyon and Desert Valley elementary schools, discussing the value of early childhood education.
During “Kindergarten Live,” Peoria Unified will walk families through standard kindergarten expectations, help address questions on new school year jitters, engaging online activities for students, and strategies for families to support their children. To acclimate new students, elementary schools across Peoria Unified are also hosting Jump Start this summer for families of incoming kindergarten and first graders. Jump Start is an eight-day program that includes checks for foundational skills and begins reviewing the basic areas of focus the youngest learners need to be successful. Along with hosting in-person and virtual events, Peoria Unified’s staff will assist families with the enrollment process over the summer. Families can enroll their kindergartener online at peoriaunified. org/kindergarten or call 623-486-6115 over the summer if they need additional assistance.
Midwestern University hosts annual health career institute BY CHRISTINA FUOCO-KARASINSKI Glendale Star Executive Editor
Midwestern University will host its annual Health Careers Institute for High School Seniors from July 12 to July 16. The free, hands-on program is for current high school juniors and seniors interested in health care careers. Forty-eight students from 32 high schools are attending this year — the first in-person, handson event hosted by Midwestern since the start of the
COVID-19 pandemic. Each day, Midwestern faculty and students will teach workshops and introductory skills involving health career options including public health, precision medicine, osteopathic medicine, physical and occupational therapy, dental simulation lab, suturing, medical simulation, pharmacy lab and veterinary pathology. Students can practice hands-on skills during many of these labs. Info: midwestern.edu
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Robert Mullen Robert (Bob) an Arizona native aged 60, died 5/26/ 2021, from an auto accident. Robert touched the lives of many, and, will be greatly missed by all. You will be in our hearts for ever, we love you Bob.
Matt Joseppi Garibaldi Matt Joseppi Garibaldi, 64, passed away on June 26, 2021 at St. Joseph's Medical Center in Stockton, CA from health complications. Born March 23, 1957 in Stockton, Matt grew into a gentle giant who was always willing to lend others a hand and who left this world with no hard feelings. Despite towering over others with a deep voice that could make anyone snap to attention, he was a humble, caring man who never met a stranger; a Harley rider who would sooner pummel you with love and respect than his fists. Although his enormous hands could each palm a basketball, he couldn't for the life of him hold a grudge. Being genuinely interested in others, Matt loved to meet new people (and pets), visit family, and share a laugh. When really amused, he threw his head back and let out an infectious laugh, often with a knee slap for good measure. His frequent connecting and empathizing with others was no doubt exhausting, for he was an accomplished napper who could conk out in the middle of Manhattan. No stranger to hardship, Matt overcame several serious injuries and ailments throughout his life, from a broken neck to lymphoma. He seemed to have the strength of an ox and the many lives of a cat. Matt was preceded in death by his parents, Nedra and George, and in 1998 he lost his beloved wife, Sandy, to breast cancer, with whom he had three children: Emily, Stephanie, and Matt Joseppi Jr. "Joey" (who married Daphnie). Matt ably raised the kids and is survived by them all, as well as his joyful grandchildren, Ace, Cole, and Juliana, whom he judiciously spoiled. He is also survived by his siblings--Arthur, Annette Wright (and her husband Bud), and Gary ---along with dozens of cherished nieces and nephews and his sweet dog, Ellie. Matt's many family and friends will greatly miss his kind spirit and warm presence. Please share memories of him by email (memoriesofmatt2021@gmail.com). A private celebration of his life will be held on Sunday July 11. Contact Matt's children at the above email address for details. Support sent via Venmo (@garibaldi) will be used to cover final expenses, with remaining funds donated to the Delta Humane Society.
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OBITUARIES Edward "Ed" Joseph Sorensen Edward "Ed" Joseph Sorensen, 62, passed away Friday, June 18, 2021, in Glendale Arizona. Born December 1, 1958 in Val Verde Texas. He is survived by his children, Megan, Kristin, Kyle and Heather, a sister Dottie, a brother Chris, ten grandchildren, and one great grandson. He is preceded in death by his wife Brenda, mother Helen, father Reed, sister Wendy, brother Reed, and son in law Dagon. He will be dearly missed. A memorial will be held in his honor in the near future.
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ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION HAVE BEEN FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE ARIZONA CORPORATION COMMISSION FOR I Name: VECTOR VINYL WORKS LLC II The address of the registered office is: 1342 W Emerald Ave, USA, MESA, AZ, 85202 The name of the Statutory Agent is: Fox Box Productions LLC III Management of the Limited Liability Company is vested in a manager or managers. The names of each person who is a manager and each member who owns a twenty percent or greater interest in the capital or profits of the limited liability company are: MANAGERS Fox Box Productions LLC, 1342 W Emerald Ave, USA, MESA, AZ, 85202, Published Glendale Star, Jun 24, July 1, 8, 2021 / 39363
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cess, and utility needs. The plan will also consider potential non?aviation development on the east side of the Airport given physical land constraints and other factors to be further analyzed during the CLASSIFIEDS study. The final report will include an estimated cost of construction and a recommended schedule (phasing) for the identified site improvements. An evaluation of federal (Federal Aviation Administration [FAA]) and state (Arizona Department of Transportation – Aeronautics Group [ADOT]) grant funding eligibility will also be conducted for the proposed development plan. This Planning Services contract will be awarded for an initial one-year term with one one-year renewal period that will be exercised at the sole discretion of the City of Glendale. It is expected that only one firm will be selected. SCOPE OF WORK The Glendale Municipal Airport (GEU), is seeking a consultant with expertise in airport planning to assist it in determining the highest and best use for approximately 122 acres of land on the east side of the airport. The objective of this study is to provide Airport and City officials with proper guidance for future development which will satisfy aviation demands and be compatible with the long?term development plans for the Airport. Non-aeronautical uses should also be considered. Generally, the consultant will review the location, shape, and size of the parcel as well as permitted uses. Determine the highest and best use of different areas of the parcel based upon this review. Working with airport and City staff, develop conceptual layouts of the land. The consultant should provide at least three options. The pros and cons to each option should be identified and presented. Assist the City in arriving at a recommended concept. Concept development should be in sufficient detail to allow the airport to engage a firm to develop marketing material to attract developers. PRE-SUBMITTAL CONFERENCE A pre-submittal conference will be held on Tuesday, July 13, 2021, at 10:00 a.m., at the Glendale Municipal Airport Terminal Conference Room which is located at 6801 N. Glen Harbor Blvd., Suite 201, Glendale, AZ 85307 At this meeting, staff will discuss the scope of work, general contract issues and respond to questions from the attendees. The City will also conduct a brief walk-through of the facilities, attendance will be limited to a maximum of 2 attendees per firm. Because City staff may not have time to respond to individual inquiries regarding the scope outside of this pre-submittal conference, it is recommended that interested firms have a representative join the pre-submittal conference. See map included in RFQ package for the Presubmittal Conference location. REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS PACKET The RFQ packet is available on the City’s Vendor Self Service (VSS) Bids Page, Bid No. 42100069 at https://glendaleazvendors.munisselfservice.com/Ven dors/VBids/Default.aspx. Questions pertaining to the RFQ or selection process should be directed in writing to the Engineering Department, City of Glendale, 5850 West Glendale Avenue, Glendale, AZ 85301, or by email to EngineeringDept@glendaleaz.com. The Statement of Qualifications (SOQ) submittal date is Wednesday, July 21, 2021, no later than 2:00 p.m. You must be registered as a vendor to submit a proposal. Please visit the Vendor Self Service site at https://glendaleazvendors.munisselfservice.com/Vendors/Default.aspx to register. Any proposal received after this time will not be considered and will be returned to the consultant. CITY OF GLENDALE, ARIZONA Published: July 1, 2021 & July 8, 2021 The Glendale Star/ 394503
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NOTICE OF REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS CITY OF GLENDALE GLENDALE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT EASTSIDE DEVELOPMENT PLANNING Project Number: 202171 Bid No. 42100075 CONSULTING SERVICES The City of Glendale is seeking a qualified planning firm to provide professional airport planning services to the Glendale Municipal Airport (GEU). PROJECT DESCRIPTION The purpose of this Request for Qualifications (RFQ) is to solicit reARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION HAVE sponses from qualified firms interested in BEEN FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE providing airport planning services to the ARIZONA CORPORATION COMMISGlendale Municipal Airport. Specifically, SION FOR I Name: MISSION LANE ENthe City of Glendale is requesting a TERPRISES LLC II The address of the study be conducted to examine the poregistered office is: 2350 West Mission tential development of approximately Lane, Unit 1, PHOENIX, AZ, 85021 The 122 acres of land at the Glendale Muniname of the Statutory Agent is: John cipal Airport. The land is situated east of Taylor Swick III Management of the LimRunway 1-19, south of Glendale Avenited Liability Company is vested in a ue and west of the New River Channel. manager or managers. The names of The purpose of this study is to identify a each person who is a manager and each specific recommended development member who owns a twenty percent or plan for the potential development of the greater interest in the capital or profits of east side of the Airport. The study will the limited liability company are: MEMconsider alternatives that detail aircraft BERS John Hartsell and Jeff Scrabeck access from the airfield system, various both of 2350 West Mission Lane, Unit 1, hangar development layouts, variable PHOENIX, AZ, 85021, Published Glendparcel sizes, existing and ultimate infraale Star, July 1, 8, 15, 2021 / 39442 structure needs, vehicle access, and a phased development approach to ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION HAVE achieve the ultimate build?out of the BEEN FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE area. The evaluation of this site will conARIZONA CORPORATION COMMISsider taxiway/taxilane connections to the SION FOR I Name: SIMPLE PRINTS airfield system, airside and landside acLLC II The address of the registered ofcess, and utility needs. The plan will also fice is: 1314 E MILADA DR, PHOENIX, consider potential non?aviation developAZ 85042 The name of the Statutory ment on the east side of the Airport given physical land constraints and other Agent is: ABDIRAHMAN YUSUF III Manfactors to be further analyzed during the agement of the Limited Liability Company is vested in a manager or manstudy. The final report will include an esagers. The names of each person who is timated cost of construction and a rea manager and each member who owns commended schedule (phasing) for the a twenty percent or greater interest in identified site improvements. An evaluthe capital or profits of the limited liabilation of federal (Federal Aviation Adminity company are: MEMBER ABDIRAHistration [FAA]) and state (Arizona DeMAN YUSUF, 1314 E MILADA DR, partment of Transportation – AeronautPHOENIX, AZ, 85042 Published Glendics Group [ADOT]) grant funding eligibility will also be conducted for the proale Star, July 1, 8, 15, 2021 / 39396 posed development plan. This Planning Services contract will be awarded for an initial one-year term with one one-year renewal period that will be exercised at the sole discretion of the City of Glendale. It is expected that only one firm will be selected. SCOPE OF WORK The Glendale Municipal Airport (GEU), is seeking a consultant with expertise in airport planning to assist it in determining the highest and best use for approximately 122 acres of land on the east side of the airport. 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SECURITY SUMMONS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE STATE OF OREGON FOR THE COUNTY OF MAULHEUR, GENE RAY, also known as Ronald E. Ray, and JUNE RAY, also know as KAREN RAY, husband and wife, Plaintiff vs. BARBARA SZYTOW, Defendant. Case No. 21CV06122 SUMMONS TO: BARBARA SZYTOW, Defendant. IN THE NAME OF THE STATE OF OREGON: You are hereby required to appear and defend the complaint filed against you in the above-entitled cause within 30 days from the date of service of this summons on you; and if you fail to appear, Plaintiff will apply to the court for the relief demanded in the complaint. NOTICE TO DEFENDANT: READ THESE PAPERS CAREFULLY! You must "appear" in this case or the other side will win automatically. To "appear" you must file with the court a legal document called a "motion" or "answer." The motion or answer or reply must be given to the court clerk or administrator within 30 days of the date of publication specified herein along with the required filing fee. It must be in proper form and have proof of service on Plaintiff's attorney or, if Plaintiff does not have an attorney, proof of service on Plaintiff. If you have any questions, you should see an attorney immediately. If you need help in finding an attorney, you may call the Oregon State Bar's Lawyer Referral Service online at www.oregonstatebar.org or by calling at (503) 684-3763 (in the Portland metropolitan area) or toll-free elsewhere in Oregon at (800) 452-7636. SUMMARY STATEMENT FOR RELIEF. This is an action to annul a deed and recover real property, whereby Plaintiff is seeking judgement against Defendant BARBARA SZYTOW to have the quitclaim deed recorded as Instrument No. 2012-2605 and the corrected quitclaim recorded as Instrument No. 2012-2807 in the records of Malheur County, Oregon, annulled and the property returned to the Plaintiff, and for Plaintiff's reasonable attorney's fees and for such other relief as the Court deems equitable and appropriate. First Published: June 24, 2021. Publication Dates: June 24, July1, 8, 15, 2021. Dustin A. Martinsen, OSB No. 144907 Of Attorney's for Plaintiff, PO Box 430-292 Main St. South, Vale Oregon 97918 (541) 473-3111 Published: Glendale Star, June 24, July1, 8, 15, 2021/ 39372
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NEW SCHOOL AND OFFICE HOURS IN GESD FOR THE 2021-2022 SCHOOL YEAR The new school year begins Monday, August 9th
Cindy Segotta-Jones, Superintendent
DISTRICT OFFICE HOURS: 7:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. GLENDALE AMERICAN, GLENN F. BURTON, COYOTE RIDGE, DISCOVERY AND HORIZON: Monday – Friday: Early Release: School Office Hours:
7:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. 7:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. 7:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
BICENTENNIAL NORTH, BICENTENNIAL SOUTH, WILLIAM C. JACK, DON MENSENDICK, HAROLD W. SMITH AND SUNSET VISTA: Monday – Friday: Early Release: School Office Hours:
8:15 a.m. – 3:15 p.m. 8:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. 7:45 a.m. – 3:45 p.m.
CHALLENGER, DESERT GARDEN, DESERT SPIRIT, GLENDALE SUCCESS ACADEMY AND GLENDALE LANDMARK: Monday – Friday: Early Release: School Office Hours:
9:00 a.m. –4:00 p.m. 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Early Release Every Wednesday is Early Release with the exception of December 15, 2021 and May 25, 2022.
GESD is now accepting online registrations and open enrollments for the 2021-2022 school year. Visit gesd40.org to enroll your child today.