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‘Arizona girl’ shines at Tokyo Olympics BY BRIAN CANO SR.
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Glendale’s Dallas Escobedo McGee was part of the slew of athletes who made history during this summer’s Olympic Games. Losing the women’s bronze medal softball game against Team Canada 3-2 at Yokohama Baseball Stadium on July 26, Mexico still made its mark. “Softball hasn’t even been into the Olympic Games for 13 years, so it’s just really big,” Escobedo McGee said. “It was like a final piece to the puzzle for a lot of my teammates.” These games were a sort of homecoming for Escobedo McGee. The 2011 national champion at ASU, Escobedo McGee
pitches professional for Toyota Shokki in the Japanese Women’s Softball League. Her 2014 ASU teammates Chelsea Gonzales and Sashel Palacios joined Escobedo McGee in the Olympic experience. “She (Palacios) is amazing,” she said. “I don’t think we would have gotten as far as we had without her because of her knowledge of the game. “On the other hand, Chelsea is a phenomenal fielder. She can play shortstop; second base; she was the three, four or five hitter all through college; and just so clutch. When I think of Chelsea, I think clutch.” Escobedo McGee, a former National Pro Fastpitch No. 1 draft pick and WomSEE MCGEE PAGE 3
Dallas Escobedo McGee pitches for Toyota Shokki in the Japanese Women’s Softball League. (Photo courtesy of Dallas Escobedo McGee)
Ducey calls for Navarrete to resign ‘immediately’ BY CHRISTINA FUOCO-KARASINSKI
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State Sen. Otoniel “Tony” Navarrete was arrested and booked on suspicion of having sexual contact with a minor in 2009. Gov. Doug Ducey subsequently said, via Twitter, that Navarrete should “resign immediately.” Arrested at his Phoenix home, 35-yearold Navarrete faces five felony counts of sexual conduct with a minor, one count of molestation of a child, and one count of attempted sexual conduct with a minor.
“These allegations are abhorrent,” Ducey wrote. “My prayers are with the young victims and their loved ones during this traumatic time.” According to published reports, the victim reported the abuse on Wednesday, Aug. 4. He said he was 13 years old when the abuse started. It lasted about three years and left the boy angry, depressed and anxious. NBC reported that Navarrete confessed during a phone conversation with the victim that police recorded. He also apologized and said the alleged abuse was not the victim’s fault.
Several days prior to his arrest, Navarrete said he tested positive for COVID-19. Since January 2019, Navarrete has served the 30th legislative district, which includes Glendale and Phoenix. A member of the Democratic Party, he served one term as a state representative for the 30th legislative district from 2017 to 2019. Navarrete is a community organizer with Promise Arizona, a pro-immigration advocacy group that helps Latinos register to vote at taco trucks after Marco Gutierrez’s “taco trucks on every corner” remark. Navarrete is one of four openly LGBT SEE NAVARRETE PAGE 3
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en’s College World Series MVP, said she wondered if she would ever get the chance to compete for an Olympic medal. A self-proclaimed “Arizona girl,” Escobedo McGee credits her father, Richard, for sharing that success doesn’t come easy. She said that at a young age, he taught her to embrace her family’s support, which made her a “much stronger player.” “If I do feel that I’m struggling, or my teammates can tell that they’re hitting off me a little bit more, they (teammates/family) come up to me and say, ‘Hey, we’re good,’” Escobedo McGee said. “Creating that communication on the mound with my shortstop, my first baseman, I can go to any teammate and know that they got my back and I got theirs.” Escobedo McGee is preparing to return to Japan and regain the spotlight. She relaxes by singing Lady Gaga songs while shagging fly balls and is inspired by former Arizona Diamond-
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Originally from Glendale, Dallas Escobedo McGee, center, who went to ASU, pitches for Mexico at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Yokohama, Japan. (Photo courtesy of Dallas Escobedo McGee)
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Glendale officer Durham dies from COVID-19 BY CHRISTINA FUOCO-KARASINSKI
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Glendale officer Lonnie Durham died Aug. 2 due to complications from COVID-19. Lonnie is survived by his wife, Rae Lynn Durham, and his four teenage children. “Lonnie was a devoted husband, father and police officer,” said his brother, Glendale Police Detective Brent Durham. “Our family is very proud and honored of our service with the Glendale Police Department, beginning with my father, Sgt. Mark Durham, who began his career here in 1976.” Mark served for 30 years sworn and an additional nine years as a civilian in the property room. “Seeing the impact our father had in the community and within the police department caused Lonnie and I to both have the desire to be a part of this
law enforcement family.” Brent joined the GPD in February 2007, with Lonnie following exactly a year later. The two spent their early years on the same patrol squads. “I always enjoyed Lonnie’s love of the job and his innate ability to balance the job with his family life,” Brent said. “Lonnie was a joy to be around, and everyone who worked around him would tell you the same. He always had a huge smile on his face and was the definition of a ‘gentle giant.’” Brent described his brother as “very devoted to his career” and the community with the Glendale Police Department. He was awarded a Medal of Valor and a lifesaving award. “He was the type of officer who always had your back,” Brent said. “Lonnie was also very compassionate and treated everyone with respect and dignity.” Brent said Lonnie was on notable cases. In April 2012, Lonnie and Brent
were working the graveyard shift and responded to a call of a person holding a gun to a woman’s head. Brent saw the suspect fleeing the scene and quickly followed. As Lonnie was driving to the area, he saw the suspect turn around with a gun in his hand and try to shoot Brent. “This caused an officer-involved shooting, of which neither I nor any other officers were injured,” Brent said. “I never really thought anything of the incident, because no officers were injured by the suspect. I assumed my brother was OK. “After the shooting incident, I moved on to investigations and Lonnie continued to work the streets of Glendale on patrol. We would talk about policing every once in a while but would mainly speak about family matters. Lonnie always had a big smile, and I assumed he was OK.” In October 2020, Brent realized the effect it had on Lonnie. He carried the burden of feeling completely helpless while he saw someone try to murder his brother, Brent said. “I had no idea the incident even caused him issues, until I was told about it by my parents,” Brent added. “I was told he was having nightmares, trouble sleeping, problems with going to work, sweating, having anxiety attacks and all the other common
symptoms of PTSD.” Brent said it was unfortunate to learn his brother was suffering years after the incident. Upon hearing this news, Brent told Lonnie to contact his sergeant and leave street duty. “He loved his job but knew this was the right thing to do, not only for himself but for his squadmates and family,” Brent added. Lonnie was receiving help for his PTSD and applying for medical retirement when he was diagnosed with COVID-19. After a week of fighting the virus, he was hospitalized and placed on a ventilator. On Aug. 2, he died. “It was only in that moment that I caught a glimpse of what Lonnie felt like on that day in April 2021,” Brent said. “The helplessness of knowing you are powerless to help your brother. It was a feeling that cannot be put into words.” Lonnie died before he was able to medically retire from the GPD, so his wife and children are without income, according to Brent. For information about donating, call 623-930-3000. “Our family is definitely not one to seek out charity, but I know my brother would want his family to be taken care of after this tragedy,” he said. “It is with great humility that we ask for your assistance in this matter.”
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Bravada Yachts debuts Atlas V-Series on Lake Pleasant BY CHRISTINA FUOCO-KARASINSKI
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Tolleson-based Bravada Yachts launched its newest freshwater yacht that will set sail in Lake Pleasant. The 80-foot, completely custom vessel will be the first million-dollar houseboat to float on the lake. Complete with four bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms and two fully loaded kitchens, the vessel is part of Bravada’s new V-Series line. Bravada’s yachts are known for their sleek curves, replacing the long-standing boxy designs. After purchasing it in 2017, principal Robert Gutierrez changed the way the boats look, fellow principal Aaron Browning said. “We changed a lot of the materials that go into building them,” said Browning, an avid houseboater who calls himself a “serial entrepreneur.” “We’ve chosen material that is water, fire, and mold and mildew resistant. We’re different than other houseboat companies. We don’t use any wood inside of our boats. All the others use wooden framing, plywood floors and ceiling. Instead of drywall, we use a product that is waterproof and fireproof.” In addition to the distinctive exterior, this vessel showcases a custom teak swim deck, firepit, dual kitchens with Samsung appliances, and a 14-foot waterslide. The interior boasts designer touches throughout, including floor-
Tolleson-based Bravada Yachts has custom-built yachts for customers on Bartlett, Havasu, Powell, Saguaro and Roosevelt lakes, as well as Lake Pleasant. (Photos courtesy of Bravada Yachts)
to-ceiling marble tile showers, electric fireplace, custom bedding and a surround sound system. The upper deck features custom outdoor furniture with powder-coated steel framing and Sunbrella cushions, built-in daybeds, a Pellet Grill, Nexus TV lift and waterfall island with Dekton counters. It also has an upgraded water filtration system, Volvo dual-prop diesel engine, Westerbeke generator, dual-prop bow thruster and two jet ski winches. “Team Bravada is excited to launch our latest design, the Atlas V-Series, in our own backyard at Lake Pleasant,” Gutierrez said. “We’ve worked hard to develop a
team of the best framers, welders, fabricators, designers, engineers, and a support staff that is laser-focused on innovation and perfecting the manufacturing process. “Our goal was to create a hybrid of
the sleek look of an ocean yacht with all the comfort of a luxury houseboat. We feel we have done that and look forward to our customers enjoying this vessel for years to come.” These innovative houseboats can also be custom-built for other Arizona lakes, including Bartlett, Havasu, Powell, Saguaro and Roosevelt. The sleek designs Bravada has developed have created high demand for the vessels, and the company is taking orders for 2024. Bravada Yachts is the only luxury houseboat brand with a team of worldclass fabricators; master engineers from various disciplines; designers from the ocean yacht world; and industry experts leveling up the game, including Browning and Gutierrez. Most of the Bravada Yachts on the water call Lake Powell home, but the company is expanding and can ship to anywhere in the United States or Canada. Visit bravadayachts.com.
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Banner Health, Glendale supports those with dementia BY GLENDALE STAR STAFF Glendale has joined the growing network of dementia-friendly cities in the Unites States by partnering with Banner Sun Health Research Institute in the Dementia Friendly Arizona initiative, led by Banner Alzheimer’s Institute. This initiative is part of Dementia Friendly America, which works to ensure communities across the country are equipped to support people living with dementia and their caregivers. Dementia Friendly Glendale is a collaborative effort with Banner Health, Inspira Arrowhead, Foundation for Senior Living and a strong community action team, supported by the city of Glendale. “Fostering the quality of life of those living with dementia through supportive community connections is so im-
portant, because Arizona is expected to see the fastest growth of residents living with Alzheimer’s disease in the nation,’’ said Janice Greeno, senior outreach program manager at Banner Sun Health Research Institute. Greeno serves as state lead for Dementia Friendly Arizona. “We are deeply grateful that the city of Glendale has made a commitment to collaboratively build a more dementia-friendly community by more effectively supporting and serving those living with dementia and their care partners,” she said. In support of this initiative, Glendale Mayor Jerry Weiers presented a proclamation before the Glendale Chamber of Commerce Aug. 6, officially acknowledging Glendale’s designation as a Dementia Friendly city by the Dementia Friendly America Program.
“I am incredibly proud that the city of Glendale has partnered with community leaders and volunteers throughout the city to form a Dementia Friendly America Program,” Weiers said. “Our population is getting older, and dementia is a growing disease within our community. We must do everything in our power to provide knowledge and expertise to the residents of Glendale. This program is another tool to accomplish just that.” Info: banneralz.org/dementiafriends
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American Roofing & Waterproofing lays roots in Glendale BY GLENDALE STAR STAFF American Roofing & Waterproofing, a large-scale Arizona-based roofing contracting company, purchased an industrial parcel in Glendale. The new office has been completely renovated and opened for business after hosting a ribbon-cutting ceremony with Mayor Jerry Weiers, Councilmember Jamie Aldama and Glendale Chamber of Commerce officials last month. The leadership team plans to hire more employees based in the Glendale headquarters, serving as the company’s hub for statewide operations. “We are excited about our growth
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and the opportunities that owning industrial parcels like this present to our business,” said Kirk Mannor, CEO of American Roofing & Waterproofing. “Glendale is now our home, and we hope to be a part of the positive economic trends that are happening here.” The parcel, located at 5210 W. Missouri Avenue, near Grand Avenue, features 9,500 square feet of office space and warehouse space on the 28,000-square-foot lot. The office space offers customers an opportunity to come in and speak with a representative and view a variety of samples.
Mayor Jerry Weiers and Councilmember Jamie Aldama took part in the ribbon-cutting ceremony alongside American Roofing & Waterproofing owner Kirk Mannor. The company’s management team as well as staff from Glendale Chamber of Commerce joined the event. (Photo courtesy of American Roofing & Waterproofing)
BY GLENDALE STAR STAFF The American Library Association has granted Glendale Community College a $40,000 ALA COVID Library Relief Fund to support library services and operations. The library is among 34 grantees representing academic, public, school and tribal libraries that have experienced substantial economic hardship due to the coronavirus pandemic. The ALA COVID Library Relief Fund provides grants between $30,000 and $50,000 and represents a significant nonfederal grant opportunity for libraries. Grants support libraries’ efforts to increase and enhance technology access, collection development,
digital instruction, staffing and outreach, while maintaining and amplifying existing services through the end of the year. “This is wonderful news for Glendale Community College and well-deserved recognition to our librarians,” said Charles Jeffery, GCC academic dean. “Not only has this initiative placed the college in the top 15% of the applicant pool, but the funding will do much to benefit our students while supporting several goals in the college’s new strategic plan, most notably increasing student enrollment and enhancing GCC’s reputation and competitive edge.”
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Americans have the right to do stupid things BY DAVID LEIBOWITZ Glendale Star Columnist
America has long been a stronghold of freedom. The first few amendments to the Constitution guarantee freedom of speech and religion, freedom of the press, freedom to assemble, the right to bear arms, freedom from unreasonable searches and seizures, the right to due process, and the right not to incriminate ourselves. Unwritten among our fundamental rights — but still alive and thriving — is the freedom to do stupid things. For proof, look no further than the ongoing debate over COVID-19 vaccinations. State governments unquestionably have the power to mandate vaccines. This authority dates to a 1905 Supreme Court case, Jacobson v. Massachusetts. With smallpox raging in 1902, the city of Cambridge passed a law mandating that every resident over age 21 get vaccinated or face a $5 fine. Pastor Henning Jacobson, one of our
nation’s original anti-vaxxers, refused, saying he’d suffered serious medical maladies from past vaccines. Jacobson lost at the highest court in the land by a 7-2 vote. Writing for the majority, Justice Marshall Harlan opined: “Upon the principle of self-defense, of paramount necessity, a community has the right to protect itself against an epidemic of disease which threatens the safety of its members.” Thus, state government has all the authority it needs to mandate vaccines. Our elected leaders simply won’t do so, especially in Arizona. Our Legislature passed multiple bills this past session forbidding vaccine mandates, vaccine passports and mask mandates, and prohibiting schools from forcing teachers and students to get a vaccine to participate in in-person classes. Regardless, some Valley and Tucson school districts have passed mask mandates anyway, a move that undoubtedly will end up litigated to death. Where do I stand? Well, given the evi-
dence that vaccines work — like the fact that 165 million Americans have been fully vaccinated and haven’t dropped dead or been hospitalized en masse — I believe it’s foolish not to get one, absent a religious objection or some serious medical condition. At the same time, I support your right to do things I believe are foolish. That’s the price of freedom: Because we live in a country where the government doesn’t nanny us on every little thing, or big things like a pandemic that to date has killed 612,000 people, sometimes our friends and neighbors will do things we deeply wish they would not. Like refusing to get a shot that can diminish your risk of getting COVID-19, getting extremely ill if you do, or dying from the virus. “This is becoming a pandemic of the unvaccinated,” Dr. Rochelle Walensky, the director of the Centers for Disease Control, explained at a July press briefing. “Our biggest concern is we are going to continue to see preventable cases, hospitalizations and sadly deaths among the unvaccinated.”
Here in Arizona, where about half the state has been fully vaccinated, 95% of nearly 17,000 reported COVID-19 cases in May were among people who were not fully vaccinated. In June, it was 92% of 12,911 reported cases. The capper? Since the start of 2021, approximately 99% of COVID-19 deaths in Arizona were people not fully vaccinated. Maybe you want to prove you’re tough. Maybe you’re afraid or you don’t believe the Arizona Department of Health Services statistics cited in the above paragraph. You don’t need to explain your reasoning, not to anyone. That’s the beauty of America. To a greater extent than any society on this great green Earth, you can say what you want, believe what you want, and do with your body what you want. In America, we don’t rely on our government to legislate foolishness out of existence. Besides, it seems COVID-19 and its deadly variants have that well in hand.
Strange that the movement is called “woke,” when it might better be described as “situational somnambulism.” Our culture is now called upon to collectively ignore reality — often in the most obvious of
— straight face that “after 100 years of promoting women’s sport, it’s up to each of the international federations to ensure that they try and protect women’s sport.” And how did Budgett “protect women’s sport”? By declaring “everyone agrees that trans women are women”! But not “everyone agrees.” Physicians Michelle Cretella and Quentin Van Meter of the American College of Pediatricians decided to “school” the IOC through a recent column in The Daily Signal, pointing out that “genetics is why a male who self-identifies as a female remains male, and giving estrogen to a male
does not transform him into a female.” New Zealand’s Laurel Hubbard, a male athlete identifying as female who was named to the Kiwi Women’s Weightlifting Team, predictably offered verbal laurels and bouquets to the IOC, lauding “its commitment to making sport inclusive and accessible.” Another New Zealand weightlifter, Tracey Lambrechs, took issue with Hubbard’s claim of inclusivity. Lambrechs said that her nation’s governing body for the sport took her out of her normal weight class due to the addition of Hubbard. “I was told if I want-
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These are delusions of Olympic proportions BY J.D. HAYWORTH
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Don’t look for a Broadway revival of Irving Berlin’s musical “Annie Get Your Gun” anytime soon. New York’s “Great White Way” has become the “Great Woke Way,” so the show’s title would prove offensive to gun control advocates. Moreover, one of the musical’s classic tunes, “Doin’ What Comes Naturally,” contains lyrics that might prove troubling to the “trans community.” “My tiny baby brother who’s never read a book/ Knows one sex from the other/ All he had to do was look!”
matters. Right on cue, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) provided a paean to the politically correct but scientifically suspect. IOC Medical Director Richard Budgett sounded more like a social activist than a scientist when he claimed with a — presumably
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ed to go to the next Commonwealth Games, I would have to lose (almost 40 pounds) in three months or retire.” Lambrechs chose retirement and, ironically, so did Hubbard, who finished last in Tokyo following three failed attempts at snatch lifts. Neither transgender advocates nor those who champion traditional biology will retire gracefully from this ongoing controversy. If anything, those who deny the biological fact of two genders are moving far beyond athletic competition, replacing sound science with political science. The board of trustees of the American Medical Association (AMA) recently passed a resolution that will direct the AMA to lobby for the end of any designation of sex in all future birth certificates. Our neighboring state of California continues to border on a state of civic insanity. A bill introduced in the State Assembly, AB-367, calls for public schools
and universities to provide free menstrual products for men. The text of the bill reads in part that “California has an interest in promoting gender equity, not only for women and girls, but also for transgender men, nonbinary and gender-nonconforming people who may also menstruate and experience inequities from lack of access to menstrual products.” All this consternation and legislation brings us back to “Annie Get Your Gun.” The classic song “Anything You Can Do” was a charming take on the battle of the sexes. While it might ring hollow for today’s elites, that song and the entire musical, as well the culture it helped entertain, are worth saving. Rejecting agitation and embracing preservation would be “on target” in the arts and sciences … and athletics. J.D. Hayworth worked as a sportscaster at Channel 10, Phoenix, from 1987 until 1994 and represented Arizona in Congress from 19952007.
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It’s time to drive slow, enjoy the scenery BY JUDY BLUHM
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Stay alert! Watch the crosswalks! Yes, school has started again, and parents everywhere are rejoicing. For kids, the boredom and long coronavirus closures have ended, to be joyfully replaced by the hectic schedules, homework and neverending list of school supplies to buy. Kids are trying to get back in the groove, only to be faced with the reality that they have to get up early and suddenly become organized. We may still be in the clutches of summer, but vacations have officially come to a screeching halt. Those little yellow school buses are making frequent stops and school zone crosswalks are filled with giggling kids, so it’s time to drive slowly and enjoy the scenery. Parents everywhere can be seen taking a collective sigh of relief, kids are happy to show off their new clothes, and teachers are excited to be back to in-person teaching. Many parents are stressed drivers right now. Have you had the pleasure of dropping off or picking up a child lately? It is not easy! Hundreds of cars jockeying for position, causing one mom to say, “I commuted in Los Angeles traffic for years, but picking my daughter up at high school in a small town in Arizona is frightening!” My granddaughter started kindergarten. On her first day, she complained that “they don’t give you enough time to eat lunch” and that her teacher kept telling her to “quit talking.” Worse, at the end of the day, when the bus driver drove past her house to the stop at the end of her street, she screamed, “Stop,
you don’t know where you are going!” After a rough day, she ran off the bus and told her mom, “The only good thing is that I will never have another first day of school in my life.” Yes, very true. Hang in there, honey. It gets better. My friend’s teenage daughter woke up the first day of school and screamed when she looked in the mirror. Somehow, in the middle of the night, several evil pimples sprouted, causing a whole lot of drama and a near refusal to attend the first day of high school. Her solution? She wore a mask. Yes, going to school isn’t without quite a few challenges. It takes considerable courage to get up, walk into a new school with a stuffed backpack, while feeling miserably self-conscious. Teachers can be heroes. Every day they strive to give our children a spark of interest that will make them actually want to embrace the formulas of algebra or to find happiness in the pages of a book. Teachers know that among the masses of children they inspire each day might be standing the next great inventor, future president, or scientist who will help save the planet. Know a parent with school-age children? Give them an extra nod of approval, because they need all the help they can get! Dear readers, drive slowly around those school zones and be careful. School bells are ringing. Want to see into the future? You can! Just pause and look at those kids in the crosswalks. Judy Bluhm is a writer and a local Realtor. Have a comment or a story? Email her at judy@judybluhm.com.
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Midwestern University promotes four at school BY GLENDALE STAR STAFF Midwestern University Chief Executive Officer Kathleen H. Goeppinger promoted four at the school. Matthew Sweeney and Gregory O’Coyne were named, respectively, vice president/chief financial officer and vice president of finance. Dr. Jeffrey Jensen was named dean of Arizona College of Podiatric Medicine. Victoria Franks was promoted to director of diversity, equity and inclusion. Sweeney has been with the university since 2011, serving as the controller, and in 2020 he was promoted to assistant vice president. He helmed the day-to-day operations of the business services department on both campuses, including supervision of accounting, accounts payable, internal controls and financial reporting. Before joining the university, Sweeney worked for Ernst & Young in its Chicago audit practice from 2001 to 2009. Sweeney earned his Bachelor of Science degree in accounting from the University of Minnesota, and he is a certified public accountant registered in Illinois. O’Coyne was most recently assistant vice president, student financial services and registrars, for both Midwestern campuses, overseeing student financial aid, student accounts and reg-
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istrar activities, as well as the university’s institutional loan programs and ongoing compliance with the Higher Education Act. He came to Midwestern as the director of accounting at the university’s Glendale campus from 2008 to early 2011 after working for Ernst & Young. He rejoined the university as director of student financial services in 2015 before being named assistant vice president in 2020. O’Coyne earned his Bachelor of Science degree in accounting and information systems from ASU, and he is a certified public accountant in Arizona. Jensen joined Midwestern in 2017 as the program director for the Ari-
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zona School of Podiatric Medicine in the College of Health Sciences. Prior to joining the university, Jensen was dean at the Barry University School of Podiatric Medicine (2010 to 2014) and senior director of research at Barry University (2014 to 2017). An active researcher throughout his career, Jensen has been the principal investigator of more than 30 multicenter clinical trials for wound care-related drugs and medical devices. Franks began her career at Midwestern University in 2008 as the assistant to the dean of the Arizona College of Optometry. She was promoted to executive assistant to the president in 2018. Previously, she practiced business
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Nominations open for WESTMARC awards BY GLENDALE STAR STAFF WESTMARC is seeking nominations for the 29th annual Best of the West Awards Dinner on Thursday, Oct. 21. “The Best of the West Awards recognize outstanding contributions to the image, lifestyle and economy in the West Valley,” said Neil Terry, WESTMARC board chair. “WESTMARC is proud to honor these outstanding individuals and organizations making a great impact in the West Valley.” The online nomination form deadline is 9 p.m. Friday, Sept. 3. Nominations can be submitted online at westmarc.org/bow2021-2. The cost for each nomination is $75; organizations
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Ms. Senior Arizona gears up to crown 2022 queen BY JORDAN HOUSTON Glendale Star Staff Writer
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After a year of uncertainty, Arizona’s most elegant senior women are refusing to let the pandemic’s aftermath slow them down. The Cameo Foundation’s 32nd Ms. Senior Arizona pageant is gearing up to crown its next queen on Aug. 21. Following a forced hiatus last year, the foundation will crown its 2022 Ms. Senior Arizona, according to Ms. Senior Arizona Pageant Executive Director and former 2004 queen Herme Sherry. The nonprofit organization will not crown a 2020 or 2021 title holder due to COVID-19-related obstacles, Sherry explained. “We are crowning 2022 this year,” she said. “The reason we are doing that this year is because they are doing a virtual national (pageant) this year, and some states chose to do it, but we couldn’t get in. “So, we are going to go ahead and crown 2022 for next year.” This year’s pageant, open only to women 60 and older, was originally slated to take place in January, Sherry said. However, the foundation was required to reschedule due to the nature of the virtual 2021 pageant structure. Tucson resident Ava Genung, who was crowned in 2019, is the reigning Ms.
Senior Arizona. Selected from a group of 20 contestants, the 2022 Arizona queen will go on to compete in the national competition next year, Sherry said. Ms. Senior America pageant is a nonprofit corporation dedicated to enriching not only “the lives of seniors” but also to encourage them to “tap their energy to enrich the lives of others.” The Valley Vista Performing Arts Center, located at 15550 N. Parkview Place in Surprise, will host the August competition at 6 p.m. General tickets are $15, while VIP seats are $25. Proceeds from the event will also go toward supporting domestic violence survivors via the Cameo Foundation, Sherry said. Ms. Senior Arizona honors the “Age of Elegance,” Sherry said, by embodying the motivation and inspiration of senior women, grandmothers and great-grandmothers. More than just a “beauty contest,” the pageant seeks to reenforce the importance of self-worth, inner beauty and charm. It strives to offer older women a platform to showcase their achievements, talents and values, Sherry explained. “Our pageant searches for a gracious lady who will represent the seniors of Arizona,” Sherry said. “We like to say,
‘A beautiful young 2019 Ms. Senior woman is a gift from Arizona winner Ava Genung. God, and beautiful old (Photo by people are a work of Pablo Robles) art.’” Contestants are judged on four categories: their philosophies of life, judges’ interviews, evening gown presentations and talent. The Cameo Foundation spends five weeks of rehearsal with the contestants prior to the big day, Sherry said. “We work on them with their philosophies of life and make sure their timing is right,” she said. “Then there is the talent, which can be anything — we’re open to professionals but also to everyone.” “Some people come in and say, ‘I out of this and how it changes the lives have no talent,’” she continued. “And of many,” Sherry said. “Some of these then I tell them, ‘You do have a talent, women are doing things they never we just don’t know what it is yet — but thought they’d be doing over 60.” we will find it.’” Following her 2019 win, Genung has To be eligible, contestants must live flourished in her extended role as Ms. in Arizona for at least three months pri- Senior Arizona to continue to support or to the state contest, according to the the foundation, Sherry shared. Ms. Senior Arizona website. There is “Ava has been a great queen,” the also a $125 application fee. 2004 pageant winner said. “She was All competing contestants are giv- in it three times and won on her third en the opportunity to participate in time. She’s been great and has perthe Cameo Foundation, a national formed in many places.” organization comprised of previous Contestants are allowed to compete contenders. Dedicated to supporting for the title three times — but no more the pageant, club members perform than two consecutive years. throughout the state to raise funds to Genung snagged the top talent award send their queen to nationals each year. for her jazz dance to a Motown medley, The local nonprofit works to provide most photogenic and best philosophy resources to arm its members with the of life. “needed expertise and self-confidence For more information about the to maximize their potential,” its web- Ms. Senior Arizona pageant and ticksite continues. eting, call 602-788-9556 or visit “We get a lot of heartwarming things msseniorarizona.com.
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to deliver that care.” The new services and levels of care Arizona Oncology has added several are available at the East Valley, Biltnew fellowship-trained oncologists to more and Arrowhead locations. its facilities throughout the state. The provider hired six oncologists In its three Valley locations, the and a fellowship-trained breast suradvanced cancer care provider has geon to join its existing network of expanded its services, including an more than 60 physicians. immunotherapy program, elevated “We need to make sure that we have research, new innovative fertility op- the same kind of diversity of physitions, radiation services, and brain tu- cian representation,” Staren said. “By mor diagnostics and treatments. bringing these new physicians on board “Our goal, of course, is to provide — young, well-trained, enthusiastic the highest-quality cancer care,” said physicians — they bring that innovaDr. Edgar Staren, Arizona Oncology’s tive new practice ideas with diversity chief of operations. of their specialization all in the name “In doing so, it means to be inno- of providing the highest quality of care vative and up to date on the latest and to the patients.” greatest in therapies. We’re therefore The Glendale practice welcomed Dr. delighted to be adding new programs Ronik Bhangoo at Arrowhead Radiand new physicians who bring to Ari- ation Oncology and Imaging Center. zona Oncology and its patients just that Bhangoo specializes in radiation on— innovative new thinking, new pro- cology. grams and, obviously as a result of the Bhangoo has participated in various StarTimes_fall_parent.pdf 1 4/12/21 radiation 12:02 PM additional folks, the ability to be able oncology publications. He
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comes to Arizona Oncology from the Radiation Oncology Residency Program at Mayo Clinic in Phoenix. “Dr. Bhangoo brings a broad array of experience and administration of radiation therapy and various categories within radiation therapy to our practice,” Staren said. “He’s already become very busy, which I think is consistent with both his interpersonal skill as well as his professional talent.” Staren said the Glendale facility is undergoing significant changes as it looks to grow at the same rate as the city. “The facility ends up being one that we are looking forward to its continued growth, and in fact, we’re investing both personally, professionally and financially into that particular facility with expansion of space and expansion of services,” he said. “The Arrowhead facility already has radiation oncology and breast surgery and urology. We will be adding medical oncology and gynecologic oncology to that location as well, so it will be very much a full-service, fairly comprehensive cancer center.” The addition of the services to the Glendale location has much to do with Arizona Oncology’s recognition of the area’s economic development growth, as well as the community’s need for a quality oncology center. “We certainly recognize that communities in the west part of the Valley — Glendale, Surprise, Peoria and farther south Goodyear, Buckeye, etc. — are some of the fastest-growing communities in the United States,” Staren said. “We see that percentage increase being reflected, unfortunately, in an increased number of cancer cases simply because the percentages stay fairly similar. With increased patient growth, there’s a concomitant increase patient population. We feel responsible to serve that and provide that highest quality care, so it makes sense for us to double down on the growth.” The East Valley Cancer Center in Tempe welcomed four doctors to the team, including Dr. Ali Madani, who specializes in medical oncology and
hematology; Dr. Ian Komenaka, who specializes in breast surgery; Dr. Katherine Stewart, who specializes in gynecology oncology; and Dr. Samuel Day, who specializes in radiation oncology. The Virginia G. Piper Cancer Transplant Institute in Scottsdale hired Dr. Abraham Kanate, specializing in bone marrow transplants. Lastly, the Biltmore Cancer Center in Phoenix added neuro-oncology specialist Dr. Abraham Kanate. “We do have some who are mid-career but would, of course, be new to Arizona Oncology,” Staren said “They end up being new, and maybe not necessarily young, but they bring new ideas, things that we perhaps haven’t thought of or entertained or been a part of our practice. “So much of what we’re looking for with recruitment of these kinds of doctors is to be able to bring new options, different making type options to the care of our patients.” The new physicians are helping to expand Arizona Oncology’s services and bring new practices, including elevated research, innovative fertility options, new immunotherapy program, brain tumor diagnostics and treatments, and radiation services. Staren said the growth of Arizona Oncology will allow patients to have greater and more convenient access to quality medical services and physicians. “We’re unique in that we have outstandingly trained clinicians and staff,” Staren said. “Our clinicians would be right at home with the academic credentials that they have at finest in comprehensive NCI-designated cancer centers, academic facilities, etc. But they chose to deliver that level of care in the community setting proximal to the patients, and therefore the patients have the benefit of that level of care near their home. “We do have a very robust research program, and as a result we bring innovative trials as an option to the patients, which is not necessarily something that they can get in all community settings.”
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More smiles per hour is the way to go I like that headline. Life can be about increasing your and others’ smiles per hour if you know who the accelerator is and where the accelerator pedal is. So let me explain using the following story by an unknown author. There was a farmer who grew excellent-quality corn. Every year, he won the award for the best-grown corn. One year a newspaper reporter interviewed him and learned how the farmer grew such quality corn. The reporter discovered that the farmer shared his seed corn with his neighbors. “How can you afford to share your best seed corn with your neighbors when they are entering corn in competition with yours each year?” the reporter asked. “Didn’t you know?” said the farmer. “The wind picks up pollen from the ripening corn and swirls it from field to field. If my neighbors grow inferior corn, cross-pollination will steadily degrade the quality of my corn. If I am to grow good corn, I must help my neighbors grow good corn.” This “corny” story applies to our lives, too. Those who want to live meaningfully and well must help enrich the lives of others, for the value of a life is measured by the lives it touches. And those who choose to be happy must help others find happiness, for the welfare of each is bound up with the welfare of all. Think of it; none of us genuinely wins until we all win. That increases the smiles per hour for you and those you influence. Lift them out, then lift them up, and you will lift yourself. Years ago, author and organizational consultant Laurie Beth Jones wrote
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about a multimillionaire who wanted to take everyone to the top in his organization in her book “Jesus CEO.” Read on. “In Chicago, there is a multimillionaire who persists in working 18 hours a day developing his people. When asked why he works so hard, since he had already made his millions, he said, ‘My goal is to help create more millionaires out of this company.’ Motivation runs high in his office. People feel empowered and energized. Cynics might say it is the promise of gold. I say that his employees also are responding to the promise of loving guidance and support.” That millionaire understood he was blessed to bless others. So, his desire became lift them out, then lift them up. Years ago, a significant pastor and my colleague, Mel Mullen of Red Deer, Alberta, Canada, started what he called the Millionaires Club. The goal of this ministry was to create new millionaires in his church; in Alberta, Canada; and beyond. Pastor Mel proposed to take as many as possible who wanted to come to the top. It was a big, hairy, audacious goal, but it was a goal that inspired many people from all socioeconomic levels to start. Pastor Mel gave them what he knew and mixed it with what they knew to
achieve their goal. The result was that some who never dreamed they would ever reach that financial level became millionaires. Others grew in their faith and income level also. Recently, Mel told me they just “graduated” their first billionaire. Where did all this start? A pastor and leader wanted to take as many people to the top with him as possible. Pastor Mel was willing to share his corn (God-given time, talents, character and treasure) and raised the quality and quantity of the corn in the whole area. Lift them up and lift them up. That’s a win-win for everyone. I realize being a millionaire or achieving some other goal is not the only measurement of success. What I desire for you readers to understand is what Mother Teresa once said, “You can do what I cannot do. I can do what you cannot do. Together, we can do great things.” In the farmer’s case — the Chicago millionaire’s case and Pastor Mel’s case — common people, working together toward a common vision, attained uncommon results. Sharing their corn didn’t just bring them up. In varying degrees, sharing their corn brought everyone else up also. Similarly, this is what God did through Jesus. A vast majority of people living in Jesus’ time had a history of underachieving. So, because God cared, God gave the gift of His Son to the world. God shared heavenly corn with the whole world through Jesus. Jesus was God’s gift to lift us out of our past and then lift us up to a God
type of life. Just like God, Jesus views you and me as a gift also. In his final recorded prayer on earth in John 17, Jesus said to his disciples, “These people were your gifts to me.” God gave Jesus the gifts of Peter, John, Mary and us, too. Think of this. Some of the people around you are gifts, too. Your greatest accomplishment might be lifting someone out and then lifting them to “bigger, better, greater.” Service is a circle. When you serve others, you are also served. Could it be that God is calling you to find a need and meet it? Think in terms and ask, “Who is God’s gift to me? Don’t think, “What is my gift?” Giving your corn to others, ladies and gentlemen, is how we all get more smiles per hour. Ah shucks! 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 NationStrategy, call 623-376-6757, e-mail nationstrategy@cs.com or visit nationstrategy.com.
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SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF ARIZONA IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF MARICOPA In the Matter of the Estate of Charles Nader Rice, an adult Case No PB 2021-070827 NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF INFORMAL APPOINTMENT OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE AND/OR INFORMAL PROBATE OF A WILL. NOTICE IS GIVEN THAT: 1. PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE: Catherine Ann Rice has been appointed Personal Representative of this Estate on July 14, 2021. 25308 N. 54th Lane Phoenix, AZ 85083 2. DEADLINE TO MAKE CLAIMS. All persons having claims against the Estate are required to present their claims within four months after the date of the first publication of this Notice or the claims will be forever barred. 3. NOTICE OF CLAIMS: Claims must be presented by delivering or mailing a written statement of the claim to the Personal Representative at 25308 N. 54th Lane, Phoenix, AZ 85083 4. NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT: A copy of the Notice of Appointment is attached to the copies of this document mailed to all known creditors. DATE: July 21, 2021 /s/ Caterine A. Rice Caterine A. Rice PUBLISHED: Glendale Star, July 29, Aug 5, 12, 2021 / 40190
ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION HAVE BEEN FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE ARIZONA CORPORATION COMMISSION FOR I Name: Accurate Electric LLC. II The address of the registered office is: 6314 W Watkins St, PHOENIX, AZ, 85043 The name of the Statutory Agent is: Richard Wilson JR 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: MEMBER Richard Wilson JR, 6314 W Watkins St, PHOENIX, AZ, 85043 Published Glendale Star Aug. 5, 12, 19, 2021 / 40429
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ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION HAVE BEEN FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE ARIZONA CORPORATION COMMISSION FOR I Name: GONZALEZ EXCAVATION LLC II The address of the registered office is: 10106 W Encanto Blvd., AVONDALE, AZ, 85392, The name of the Statutory Agent is: Gustavo O. Gonzalez JR 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: MEMBERS Gustavo O. Gonzalez and Cecilia Vargas Carlos, 10106 W Encanto Blvd., AVONDALE, AZ, 85392. Published Glendale Star, Aug 5, 12, 19, 2021 / 40432 ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION HAVE BEEN FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE ARIZONA CORPORATION COMMISSION FOR I Name: DESERT DWELLER INSURANCE SERVICES LLC II The address of the registered office is: 6032 W Sandra Ter., GLENDALE, AZ, 85306, The name of the Statutory Agent is: Ronald Arthur Hollingsworth 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: MEMBERS: Ronald Arthur Hollingsworth and Lorraine Suzanne Hollingsworth, both of 6032 W Sandra Ter., GLENDALE, AZ, 85306 Published Glendale Star, July 29, Aug 5, 12, 2021 / 40116 ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION HAVE BEEN FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE ARIZONA CORPORATION COMMISSION FOR I Name: RUE'S CLEANING SERVICES LLC II The address of the registered office is: 3110 N 22ND ST, PHOENIX, AZ, 85016 The name of the Statutory Agent is: RUBEN SANCHEZ 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: MEMBER RUBEN SANCHEZ, 3110 N 22ND ST, PHOENIX, AZ, 85016 Published Glendale Star, Aug 5, 12, 19, 2021 / 40455
PUBLIC NOTICE Notice of Petition for Termination of Parental Rights G.L. c. 210 § 3 Docket No. NO 21A0077CW Commonwealth of Massachusetts The Trial Court Probate and Family Court In the matter of: In the matter of: Baby Girl Van Buskirk aka Emma Rose VanBuskirk Norfolk Probate And Family Court 35 Shawmut Road, Canton, MA 02021 (781) 830-1200 To: Bryan Keith Laramore of Arizona and any unknown or unnamed father, parents(s) of the above named child.* A putative father will not have standing as a party to this case without a voluntary acknowledgment of parentage or an adjudication of paternity. A petition has been presented to said court by Alliance for Children, Needham, MA 02492 representing that the parent(s) of the child lack(s) current ability, capacity, fitness and readiness to assume parental responsibility for the child; that the petitioner's plan for the child will serve the child's best interests; and, requesting that this Honorable Court enter a decree under the provisions of the General Laws of Massachusetts, Chapter 210, Section 3, that shall have the effect of terminating the rights of the person(s) named herein to receive notice of or to consent to any legal proceeding affecting the custody, guardianship, adoption or other disposition of the child named herein. IF YOU DESIRE TO OBJECT THERETO, YOU OR YOUR ATTORNEY MUST FILE A WRITTEN APPEARANCE IN SAID COURT AT: Canton ON OR BEFORE TEN O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING (10 00 AM) ON: 09/08/2021 YOU ARE ENTITLED TO THE APPOINTMENT OF AN ATTORNEY IF YOU ARE AN INDIGENT PERSON. An indigent person is defined by SJC RULE 3:10. The definition includes but is not limited to persons receving AFDC, EAEDC, poverty related veteran's benefits, food stamps, refugee resettlement benefits, medicaid, and SSI. The Court will determine if you are indigent. Contact an Assistant Judicial Case Manager/Adoptions Clerk of the Court on or before the date listed above to obtain the necessary forms. WITNESS, Hon. Patricia Gorman, First Justice of this Court /s/ Colleen M. Brisley Register of Probrate. Date Aug 2, 2021. ORDER OF NOTICE It is ordered that notice of said proceeding be given by delivering in hand and if in-hand service cannot be accomplished, then by mailing by certified mail, return receipt requested, a copy of the foregoing citation to said parent(s)-guardian(s), •fourteen Days at least before said return date, and if service is made by mail, unless it shall appear that all persons interested have received actual notice, by publishing a copy thereof in a Glendale Arizona Newspaper publication to be once in each of three consecutive weeks, the last publication to be at least seven days before said return day. WITNESS, Hon. Patricia Gorman, First Justice of this Court /s/ Colleen M. Brisley Register of Probate. Date Aug 2, 2021. Published: Glendale Star, Aug. 12, 19, 26, 2021 / 40560
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The area of the proposed annexation is within the area of the map shown below and generally described as: BICKMAN INDUSTRIAL ANNEXATION AN-226: THAT PORTION OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 6 AND THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 7, ALL IN TOWNSHIP 2 NORTH, RANGE 1 WEST OF THE GILA AND SALT RIVER BASE AND MERIDIAN, MARICOPA COUNTY, ARIZONA, MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED NOTICE OF INITIAL HEARING ON PEAS FOLLOWS: COMMENCING AT THE TITION FOR TERMINATION OF PARSOUTH QUARTER CORNER OF SAID ENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP CASE SECTION 6 FROM THENCE THE NO.: JS20768 IN THE SUPERIOR SOUTHEAST CORNER OF SAID SECTION 6 BEARS NORTH 89 DEGREES COURT OF THE STATE OF ARIZONA IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF MARI41 MINUTES 27 SECONDS EAST, 2641.48 FEET DISTANT THEREFROM; COPA IN THE MATTER OF: REBEKAH COLEMAN NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVTHENCE NORTH 89 DEGREES 41 EN THAT THE PETITIONER Jessica MINUTES 27 SECONDS EAST, A DISTANCE OF 40.06 FEET TO THE EAST Darby has filed a Petition for Termination of Parent-Child Relationship with the LINE OF THE WEST 40.00 FEET OF Juvenile Court in Maricopa County reSAID SOUTHEAST QUARTER TO THE TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING; garding the above named child(ren). AN INITIAL HEARING HAS BEEN SET TO THENCE NORTH 03 DEGREES 20 MINUTES 46 SECONDS WEST ALONG CONSIDER THE PETITION: DATE: 9/14/21 TIME: 9AM BEFORE: CommisSAID EAST LINE, A DISTANCE OF sionr Abramson At the Maricopa County 1320.20 FEET TO A POINT ON THE NORTH LINE OF THE SOUTH HALF Juvenile Court located at: REMOTE NOTICE: You have a right to appear as a OF SAID SOUTHEAST QUARTER; THENCE ALONG SAID LINE, NORTH party in this proceeding. The failure of a parent to appear at the Initial Hearing, 89 DEGREES 41 MINUTES 03 the Pretrial Conference, the Status ConSECONDS EAST, A DISTANCE OF 2599.33 FEET TO A POINT ON THE ference or the Termination Adjudication Hearing may result in an adjudication EAST LINE OF SAID SOUTHEAST QUARTER; THENCE ALONG SAID terminating the parent-child relationship of that parent. Failure to appear at the LINE, SOUTH 03 DEGREES 26 Initial Hearing, Pretrial Conference, MINUTES 10 SECONDS EAST, A DISTANCE OF 1320.62 FEET TO THE Status Conference or Termination Adjudication Hearing, without good cause, SOUTHEAST CORNER OF SAID SECTION 6; THENCE SOUTH 00 DEmay result in a finding that the parent, guardian or Indian custodian has waived GREES 11 MINUTES 11 SECONDS legal rights and is deemed to have adEAST, A DISTANCE OF 33.00 FEET TO A POINT ON THE SOUTH LINE OF mitted the allegations in the Petition. The hearings may go forward in the absence THE NORTH 33.00 FEET OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION of the parent, guardian or Indian custodian and may result in the termination of 7, TOWNSHIP 2 NORTH, RANGE 2 parental rights based upon the record WEST; THENCE ALONG SAID LINE, SOUTH 89 DEGREES 41 MINUTES 27 and evidence presented. Published: Glendale Star, Aug 12, 19, 26, Sept 2, SECONDS WEST, A DISTANCE OF 2601.44 FEET TO THE EAST LINE OF 2021 / 40555 THE WEST 40.00 FEET OF THE CITY OF GLENDALE NOTICE OF PUBNORTHEAST QUARTER OF SAID LIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY SECTION 7; THENCE NORTH 00 DEGIVEN THAT the City of Glendale City GREES 15 MINUTES 06 SECONDS Council will hold a public hearing on AuWEST, A DISTANCE OF 33.00 FEET gust 24, 2021, at 5:30 p.m. in the CounTO THE SOUTHLINE OF THE SOUTHcil Chambers, 5850 West Glendale AvEAST QUARTER OF SAID SECTION 6; enue, Glendale, Arizona, 85301, to disTHENCE NORTH 89 DEGREES 41 cuss a proposed annexation to the City MINUTES 27 SECONDS EAST, 0.06 of Glendale. The area of the proposed FEET THE TRUE POINT OF BEGINannexation is within the area of the map NING. CONTAINING 80.6808 ACRES [ shown below and generally described 3,514,456 SF ] MORE OR LESS. The as: BICKMAN INDUSTRIAL ANNEXAabove-described parcel contains a comTION AN-226: THAT PORTION OF THE puted area of 80.68 acres more or less SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION and being subject to any easements, re6 AND THE NORTHEAST QUARTER strictions, rights-of-way of record or othOF SECTION 7, ALL IN TOWNSHIP 2 erwise. The description shown hereon is NORTH, RANGE 1 WEST OF THE GILA not to be used to violate any subdivision AND SALT RIVER BASE AND MERIDIregulation of the state, county, and/or AN, MARICOPA COUNTY, ARIZONA, municipality or any land division restricMORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED tions. The area described above encomAS FOLLOWS: COMMENCING AT THE passes approximately 80.68 acres and SOUTH QUARTER CORNER OF SAID includes private property and public SECTION 6 FROM THENCE THE roadways. Staff Contact: Edward Vigil, SOUTHEAST CORNER OF SAID SECSenior Planner Project Manager, City of TION 6 BEARS NORTH 89 DEGREES Glendale 623.930.3071 evigil@glend41 MINUTES 27 SECONDSPublic EAST, Notice aleaz.com Copies of all applications, ex2641.48 FEET DISTANT THEREFROM; hibits, and documents are available for THENCE NORTH 89 DEGREES 41 public review at the Development SerMINUTES 27 SECONDS EAST, A DIS5850 West Glendale Department, Maricopa Glendale, Ariz.(27 July, 2021)vices -- Western EduTANCE OF 40.06 FEET TO THE EAST Avenue, Second Floor, Glendale, AriCenter (West-MEC) would like and to cation LINE OF THE WEST 40.00 FEET OF Adult zona,Education between the hours of 8:00am SAID SOUTHEAST QUARTER TO THE weekdays orof willaccreditabe available announce its application for the5:00pm reaffirmation TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING; online at https://www.glendaleaz. tion withNORTH the Commission of the Council on Occupational THENCE 03 DEGREES 20 com/cms/one.aspx?pageId=15331862 46 SECONDS WEST ALONG MINUTES after 6:00pm the Friday prior to the pubEducation (COE). The Council on Occupational EducaSAID EAST LINE, A DISTANCE OF lic meeting. For further information, tion willFEET be TO visiting theONsite the 1320.20 A POINT THEto review please call the application. case staff contactAnyat the NORTH LINE would OF THE SOUTH number about listed above or (623) 930-2800. one who like toHALF comment the same can OF SAID SOUTHEAST QUARTER; Interested parties are invited to attend either write theLINE, Executive of the Commission, THENCE ALONGto SAID NORTH Director in the public hearing. and participate 8 9 DEGRE E SOccupational 4 1 M I N U T E S 0Education, 3 CITY OF GLENDALE Kevin R.Road, Phelps Council on 7840 Roswell SECONDS EAST, A DISTANCE OF City Manager Publish: August 12, 2021 Building 300, Suite 325, Atlanta, Georgia 2599.33 FEET TO A POINT ON THE The Glendale Star30350, / 405126 or subEAST LINE OF SAID SOUTHEAST mit their comments through the Council’s website QUARTER; THENCE ALONG SAID (www.council.org). Those LINE, SOUTH 03 DEGR E E S 2 6submitting comments must inMINUTES 10 SECONDS DISclude their namesEAST, andAaddresses. TANCE OF 1320.62 FEET TO THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF SAID SECTION 6; THENCE DEWest-MEC is aSOUTH career00technical education public school GREES 11 MINUTES 11 SECONDS district that provides innovative career and technical eduEAST, A DISTANCE OF 33.00 FEET TO A POINT (CTE) ON THEprograms SOUTH LINEto OFsecondary and postsecondary cation THE NORTH 33.00 FEET OF THE learners. It prepares students to enter the workforce and NORTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 7, TOWNSHIP 2 NORTH,education. RANGE 2 pursue continuing WEST; THENCE ALONG SAID LINE, SOUTH 89 DEGREES 41 MINUTES 27 SECONDS WEST, A DISTANCE OF 08/04/2021 40372 Published West Valley View 2601.44 FEET TO THE EAST LINE OF Published Glendale Star Peoria Times 08/05/2021 40372 THE WEST 40.00 FEET OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OFFoothills SAID Published Ahwatukee News 08/04/2201 40374 SECTION 7; THENCE NORTH 00 DEGREES 15 MINUTES 06 SECONDS WEST, A DISTANCE OF 33.00 FEET TO THE SOUTHLINE OF THE SOUTH-
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MINUTES 27 SECONDS EAST, 0.06 FEET THE TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING. CONTAINING 80.6808 ACRES [ 3,514,456 SF ] MORE OR LESS. The above-described parcel contains a computed area of 80.68 acres more or less and being subject to any easements, restrictions, rights-of-way of record or otherwise. The description shown hereon is not to be used to violate any subdivision regulation of the state, county, and/or municipality or any land division restrictions. The area described above encompasses approximately 80.68 acres and includes private property and public roadways. Staff Contact: Edward Vigil, Senior Planner Project Manager, City of Glendale 623.930.3071 evigil@glendaleaz.com Copies of all applications, exhibits, and documents are available for public review at the Development Services Department, 5850 West Glendale Avenue, Second Floor, Glendale, Arizona, between the hours of 8:00am and 5:00pm weekdays or will be available online at https://www.glendaleaz . com/cms/one.aspx?pageId=15331862 after 6:00pm the Friday prior to the public meeting. For further information, please call the case staff contact at the number listed above or (623) 930-2800. Interested parties are invited to attend and participate in the public hearing. CITY OF GLENDALE Kevin R. Phelps City Manager Publish: August 12, 2021 The Glendale Star / 405126
CITY OF GLENDALE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT the City of Glendale City Council will hold a public hearing on August 24, 2021, at 5:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers, 5850 West Glendale Avenue, Glendale, Arizona, 85301, to discuss a proposed annexation to the City of Glendale. The area of the proposed annexation is within the area of the map shown below and generally described as: HOPEWELL ANNEXATION AN-228: A portion of Northeast quarter of Section 6, Township 2 North, Range 1 West of the Gila and Salt River Base and Meridian, Maricopa County, Arizona, being more particularly described as follows; BEGINNING at the Northeast corner of said Section 6, monumented with a brass cap in handhole; Thence along the East line of the Northeast quarter of said Section 6, South 02 degrees 55 minutes 51 seconds East 2596. 73 feet to the East quarter corner of said Section 6, monumented with a brass cap in handhole; Thence along the South line of the Northeast quarter of said Section 6, North 89 degrees 49 minutes 02 seconds West 1318.65 feet to the Southwest corner of the Southeast quarter of the Northeast quarter of said Section 6; Thence along the West line of the Southeast quarter of the Northeast quarter of said Section 6, North 02 degrees 56 minutes 10 seconds West 1301.80 feet to the Northwest corner of the Southeast quarter of the Northeast quarter of CITY OF GLENDALE NOTICE OF PUBsaid Section 6; Thence along the South LIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY line of G.L. 0. Lot 2 of said Section 6, GIVEN THAT the City of Glendale City North 89 degrees 24 minutes 52 Council will hold a public hearing on Auseconds West 1279.46 feet to a point on gust 24, 2021, at 5:30 p.m. in the Couna line 40.00 feet East of and parallel with cil Chambers, 5850 West Glendale Avthe West line of the Northeast quarter of enue, Glendale, Arizona, 85301, to dissaid Section 6; Thence along said paralcuss a proposed annexation to the City lel line, North 02 degrees 56 minutes 51 of Glendale. The area of the proposed seconds West 1007.06 feet; Thence annexation is within the area of the map South 89 degrees 49 minutes 56 shown below and generally described seconds East 874.58 feet; Thence North as: HOPEWELL ANNEXATION AN-228: 03 degrees 16 minutes 15 seconds West A portion of Northeast quarter of Section 298. 96 feet to a point on the North line 6, Township 2 North, Range 1 West of of the Northeast quarter of said Section the Gila and Salt River Base and Meridi6; Thence along said North line, South an, Maricopa County, Arizona, being 89 degrees 08 minutes 52 seconds East more particularly described as follows; 1726. 41 feet to the POINT OF BEGINBEGINNING at the Northeast corner of NING. Comprising 111.151 acres or said Section 6, monumented with a 4,841,718 square feet, subject to all NOTICE OF REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS brass cap in handhole; Thence along the easements of record. The above-deEast line of the Northeast quarter of said Gila scribed parcel contains a computed area ASM Global River Arena 55 minutes Section 6, South 02 degrees Project 111.151 acres more or less and being Number-ofGRA-2021 51 seconds East 2596. 73 feet to the subject to any easements, restrictions, East quarter corner of said Section 6, SERVICES rights-of-way of record or otherwise. The DESIGN monumented a brass cap in handdescription shown design hereonservices is not to ASM Globalwith is seeking a qualified architectural firm to provide forbe hole; Thence along the South line of the to violate any subdivision regulathe renovations to Gila River Arena locatedused at 9400 W. Maryland Ave., Glendale, Northeast of said Section significant 6, tion renovations of the state, to county, and/or municipAZ 85305.quarter The project incorporates Gila River Arena to North 89 and degrees 49theminutes 02 Cityality or any land division restrictions. The upgrade preserve asset for the of Glendale. The construction cost for seconds West 1318.65 feet to the Southarea described above encompasses apthis project is estimated at approximately $40M. west corner of the Southeast quarter of proximately 111.151 acres and includes the Northeast quarter of saidPROJECT Section 6;DESCRIPTION private property and public roadways. Thence along the West line of the SouthStaff Contact: Edward Vigil, Senior PlanNortheast quarterisofa state-of-the-art, east of the Gila ner Project Manager, City facility of Glendale Thequarter 18,300-seat River Arena multi-purpose locsaid Section 6, North 02 degrees 56 623.930.3071 evigil@glendaleaz.com ated in the heart of Glendale, Arizona. The Arena anchors the 223-acre, $1 billion minutes 10 seconds West 1301.80 feet Copies of all applications, exhibits, and development Westgate Entertainment District. Owned by the City of Glendale and to managed the Northwest corner the Southaretoavailable for public by ASM Globalof(ASM), Gila Riverdocuments Arena is home the National Hockeyreeast quarter of the Northeast quarter of view at the Development Services DeLeague’s (NHL) Arizona Coyotes and a multitude of spectacular entertainment said Section 6; Thence along the South partment, 5850 West Glendale Avenue, events annually. line of G.L. 0. Lot 2 of said Section 6, Second Floor, Glendale, Arizona, North 89 degrees minutes 52 world-class between the hours ofevents 8:00am and Gila River Arena has24hosted numerous concerts and since seconds West 1279.46 feet to a point on 5:00pm weekdays or will be won available opening in December 2003. In addition to past awards, Gila River Arena the a line feet EastofofPhoenix” and parallel withas well online at https://www.glendaleaz.com/ New40.00 Times “Best award, as Facilities & Event Management theMagazine’s West line of the Northeast quarter of cms/one.aspx?pageId=15331862 after Prime Site Award said Section 6; Thence along saidSCOPE paral- OF 6:00pm the Friday prior to the public WORK lel line, North 02 degrees 56 minutes 51 meeting. For further information, please seconds West 1007.06 feet; Thence call the case staff contact at the number ASM is seeking a qualified architectural firm to provide design services. ASM will South 49 minutes listedwith above or (623) 930-2800. enter 89 into degrees a professional services 56 agreement an architectural firm for Interthe seconds 874.58 feet;renovation Thence North ested parties invitedfirm to attend and design East services for the of Gila River Arena. Theare selected will work 03closely degrees 16 and minutes 15integral secondspart West in during the public hearing. CITY with be an of the participate project team all phases of this 298. 96 feet to a point on the North line OF GLENDALE Kevin R. Phelps City project. of the Northeast quarter of said Section Manager Publish: August 12, 2021 The 6; Thence along said North line, South Glendale Star / 4051xx PRE-SUBMITTAL CONFERENCE 89 degrees 08 minutes 52 seconds East OF BEGIN1726. 41 feet pre-submittal to the POINTconference An optional will be held on Thursday August 26, at 10:00 NING. 111.151 acres or at 9400 W. Maryland Ave., Glendale, AZ a.m., Comprising at the Gila River Arena, located 4,841,718 square feet, subject to all 85305. Meeting point and entry will be at Gate 3. This tour is optional, and attendeasements record. to The above-deance is notofrequired submit a response to this RFQ. At this tour, Gila River scribed contains a computed area areas of the arena, show attendees areas Arenaparcel staff will show attendees various of of 111.151 acres more or less and being potential focus for the services, and respond to questions from the attendees. subject to anywill easements, Attendance be limited restrictions, to a maximum of 2 attendees per firm. Because of onrights-of-way of record or otherwise. going operations at the arena thisThe will be the only opportunity to ask questions description is not to be about the shown project hereon and walk-through the facility. Certain areas may not be availused violate any subdivision regulaabletodue to operational activities at the arena. tion of the state, county, and/or municiprestrictions. ality or any land division REQUEST FORThe QUALIFICATION PACKET area described above encompasses approximately 111.151 acres and includes The RFQ packet is available upon request to ASM. Interested firms can e-mail private property and public roadways. to request a RFQ packet. GRARenovations@gilariverarena.com Staff Contact: Edward Vigil, Senior PlannerQuestions Project Manager, of RFQ Glendale pertaining City to the or selection process should be directed in writ623.930.3071 evigil@glendaleaz.com ing to ASM via e-mail at GRARenovations@gilariverarena.com. Copies of all applications, exhibits, and documents are available public re-September 9, 2021, no later than 2:00 p.m. The RFQ submittal date for is: Thursday, view at time. the Development Servicesafter De- this time will not be considered and will be local Any proposal received partment, Glendale returned5850 to theWest submitting firm.Avenue, Second Floor, Glendale, Arizona, between the hours Published: of 8:00am and The Glendale Star , August 12 & 19, 2021 / 40518 5:00pm weekdays or will be available online at https://www.glendaleaz.com/ cms/one.aspx?pageId=15331862 after 6:00pm the Friday prior to the public meeting. For further information, please
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east quarter of the Northeast quarter of said Section 6; Thence along the South line of G.L. 0. Lot 2 of said Section 6, North 89 degrees 24 minutes 52 seconds West 1279.46 feet to a point on a line 40.00 feet East of and parallel with the West line of the Northeast quarter of said Section 6; Thence along said parallel line, North 02 degrees 56 minutes 51 seconds West 1007.06 feet; Thence South 89 degrees 49 minutes 56 seconds East 874.58 feet; Thence North 03 degrees 16 minutes 15 seconds West 298. 96 feet to a point on the North line of the Northeast quarter of said Section 6; Thence along said North line, South 89 degrees 08 minutes 52 seconds East 1726. 41 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING. Comprising 111.151 acres or 4,841,718 square feet, subject to all easements of record. The above-described parcel contains a computed area of 111.151 acres more or less and being subject to any easements, restrictions, rights-of-way of record or otherwise. The description shown hereon is not to be used to violate any subdivision regulation of the state, county, and/or municipality or any land division restrictions. The area described above encompasses approximately 111.151 acres and includes private property and public roadways. Staff Contact: Edward Vigil, Senior Planner Project Manager, City of Glendale 623.930.3071 evigil@glendaleaz.com Copies of all applications, exhibits, and documents are available for public review at the Development Services Department, 5850 West Glendale Avenue, Second Floor, Glendale, Arizona , between the hours of 8:00am and 5:00pm weekdays or will be available online at https://www.glendaleaz.com/ cms/one.aspx?pageId=15331862 after 6:00pm the Friday prior to the public meeting. For further information, please call the case staff contact at the number listed above or (623) 930-2800. Interested parties are invited to attend and participate in the public hearing. CITY OF GLENDALE Kevin R. Phelps City Manager Publish: August 12, 2021 The Glendale Star / 4051xx
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CITY OF GLENDALE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT the City of Glendale Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on September 2, 2021, at 6:00 p.m. in the City Council Chambers, 5850 West Glendale Avenue, Glendale, Arizona, 85301, to hear the following: RAISING CANE’S CHICKEN FINGERS REZONING APPLICATION ZON21-10: A request by Nordean Moussalem on behalf of PM Design Group, Inc., representing Phoenix Restaurant Properties LLC, for approval of a zone change from C-O (Commercial Office) zoning district to C-1 (Light Commercial) zoning district on a 0.51 acre. This site is located at the west of the southwest corner of 59th Avenue and Thunderbird Road and is in the Sahuaro District. Staff Contact: Joseline Castaneda, Planner, (623) 9302823, jcastaneda@glendaleaz.com BICKMAN INDUSTRIAL REZONING APPLICATION ZON21-13: A request by Benjamin Tate, Withey Morris, PLC., to rezone 75 acres from RR-45 (Rural Residential) to PAD (Planned Area Development) to allow a variety of mixed commercial and industrial uses. The site is located on the northwest corner of Glendale Avenue and Reems Road, and is in the Yucca District. Staff Contact: Edward Vigil, Senior Planning Project Manager, (623) 930-3071, evigil@glendaleaz.com HOPEWELL REZONING APPLICATION ZON21-16: A request by Shaine T. Alleman, Tiffany & Bosco, P.A., to rezone 103.78 acres from RR-45 (Rural Residential) to PAD (Planned Area Development) to allow a variety of mixed commercial and industrial uses. The site is located on the southwest corner of Northern Avenue and Reems Road, and is in the Yucca District. Staff Contact: Edward Vigil, Senior Planning Project Manager, (623) 930-3071, evigil@glendaleaz.com Copies of all applications, exhibits, and documents are available for public review at the Development Services Department, 5850 West Glendale Avenue, Second Floor, Glendale, Arizona, between the hours of 8:00am and 5:00pm weekdays or will be available online at https://www.glendaleaz.com/cms/one.aspx?pageId=15331 862 after 6:00pm the Friday prior to the public meeting. For further information, please call the case staff contact at the number listed above or (623) 930-2800. Interested parties are invited to attend and participate in the public hearing. FOR SPECIAL ACCOMMODATIONS Please contact Diana Figueroa at (623)
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NOTICE OF SALE CITY OF GLENDALE NOTICE OF PUBLIC AUCTION NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT the City of Glendale auctions surplus City property on a biweekly basis at Sierra Auctions. For further information, visit the Sierra Auction website www.sierraauction.com Publish: August 12, 2021 The Glendale Star / 405xx
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