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Shawn and Amy Souza are frustrated with the Peoria Unified School District and Sunset Heights Elementary School. The parents of 10- and 13-year-old children, the couple are unhappy with the district’s curriculum. They said district officials agreed to change what they call “violent” lesson plans; however, they reneged on it. “We became aware of a lot of racial and political things going on in our daughter’s seventh grade social studies class,” Amy said. “We wanted to review the lesson plans ahead of time. It was a nightmare to get it. We tried the teacher, principal, curriculum
department and the superintendent.” The Souzas were given a “long list” of links from which the teacher could choose. They saw an assignment that was “really gruesome and inappropriate” about the way children were treated during the industrial revolution. According to the Souzas, the lesson plan involved children slaughtering animals and the kids’ ears falling off. “We exercised the right to opt the kids out through email,” she said. “We received a confirmation through email that our daughter would receive a separate assignment and a place to do it. Later that afternoon, they rescinded on our agreement and had our daughter do the assignment.” Shawn added, “It was violent, and we SEE COMPLAINT PAGE 6
Shawn and Amy Souza called their daughter’s assignment to explore the industrial revolution and the way children were treated as “gruesome.” (Photo courtesy of the Souzas)
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Considered the Oscars of the West Valley, the Best of the West awards dinner honored the area’s top leaders, investments and programs on Oct. 21 at State Farm Stadium. WESTMARC recognized finalists in the categories of Economic Engine, Excellence in Innovation, Quality of Life Enhancement in the Community, and Quality of Life Enhancement in Education. “The Best of the West Awards recognize outstanding contributions to the image, lifestyle and economy in the West Valley,”
said Sintra Hoffman, WESTMARC president and chief executive officer. “WESTMARC is proud to honor these outstanding individuals and organizations making a great impact in the West Valley.” Hoffman acknowledged all nominees and those in attendance for their efforts, especially during the pandemic. “We all know that last year was a really rough year for many of us, but I think you’ll agree that Arizona, and specifically the West Valley, came out much stronger than before,” Hoffman said. “During the pandemic, we certainly galvanized. We have been a community that
is very collaborative, but I think that came shining through this last year.”
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The magic-themed evening kicked off the presentation with the Economic Engine award, which recognizes individuals, organizations, businesses, facilities or programs that have created a significant economic outcome and jobs for the West Valley. FLITE Goodyear Industrial was this year’s recipient for revitalizing and modernizing 196,823 square feet of office
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space and 805,169 square feet of industrial space as part of a multimillion-dollar renovation. Runner-up was the Andersen Corp. for its intent to invest more than $105 million and create over 415 jobs in its first phase buildout of a manufacturing campus in Goodyear.
Excellence in Innovation
The Excellence in Innovation award recognizes those who have demonstrated an innovative concept to fulfill a need for the West Valley residents and preserve the area’s assets or resources. Peoria Forward was presented the Excellence in Innovation award for its partnership between the J. Orin Edson Entrepreneurship + Innovation Institute at ASU and the city of Peoria designated to grow and scale the entrepreneurial ecosystem and accelerate economic development. The project uses data-driven best practices that started with an in-depth 52 analysis of the West Valley entrepreneurial community. It took into account factors such as culture, access to capital, assets and diversity. From that data, solutions were created to address gaps with diverse pathways and programs. Runner-up was the city of Avondale’s NASCAR National Championship Watch Party for bringing three jumbotron screens to livestream the race with a drive-in experience.
Quality of Life Enhancement in the Community
The Quality of Life Community award recognizes those who have enhanced the quality of life for West Valley residents. The Peoria Community Arts Project won for providing what the judging panel referred to as “colorful, inspiring and charming local artwork in places you least expect it.” For instance, student artists turned metal utility boxes into public art. The panel said the project helped to make the city “a more beautiful place to live, work and visit.” Runner-up is the Goodyear Recreation Center, which the judges said was “inspired, envisioned and designed by the community, for the community.”
Sintra Hoffman, WESTMARC president and chief executive officer, acknowledged all nominees and those in attendance at the Best of the West awards dinner for their efforts, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. (Photo courtesy of WESTMARC)
Quality of Life Enhancement in Education
The Quality of Life Education award also recognizes those who have enhanced the quality of life for West Valley residents.
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training of over 6,000 APS employees; and hosting on average over 250 hours of events per month of educators, entrepreneurs and civic organizations interested in creating similar programs — nationally and internationally. The judges recognized West-MEC Southwest Campus as being a leader in “connecting students with industry to stimulate a future facing economy that celebrates sustainable local, regional and global connection shaping the West Valley into a better place to live, work and play.” The runner-up was the West Valley Microsoft Datacenter Academy for its dedication to the professional career development of students.
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Regional Advancements
Grand Canyon University was presented the regional advancement award. According to WESTMARC’s official criteria, the Regional Advancements recipient must “strengthen and transform the West Valley’s position for economic growth.” GCU President Brian Mueller accepted the award and said the university has made strides in its growth. He added the community can expect to see more from the Lopes in the years to come.
Inspiration in Leadership
To end the night, Goodyear Mayor Georgia Lord was presented the Inspiration in Leadership award and was honored with a standing ovation. Now serving in her final term as mayor, Lord said her goals are to attract new business and clean industries, enhance public safety services and to develop a sustainable downtown for Goodyear. Former Buckeye Mayor Jackie Meck congratulated his friend, adding that the “West Valley is better because of Mayor Georgia Lord.” “Mayor Lord is such an inspiration and has been a champion for not only Goodyear but the entire West Valley,” added Neil Terry, WESTMARC board chair. “Her keen business sense has brought so much success to our region, and she truly loves and cares about her city. She is a proven leader and an amazing person.” Moving forward, as the West Valley is officially home to over 1.7 million residents, in Lord’s words, “We are moving, we are booming in the West Valley, and we’re not stopping.”
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weren’t comfortable with it. The ultimate assignment was to make their own book cover. I don’t see the point of it. It is not educational or helpful.” Amy said it did not matter what the assignment was, if she and her husband said it was inappropriate, the district should have given their daughter a different project. The Souzas brought their concerns to the Peoria Unified School District school board meeting on Oct. 14. During their comments, they outlined the statement of allegations they filed with the Arizona Board of Education against the Peoria Unified School District. “This unprecedented path to seek retribution for the school’s actions may provide a path for parents desperate to hold schools accountable,” said Alleigh Marré, president of Free to Learn. Marré has been working to empower parents since her national organization made an effort to pushback against politics in Peoria classrooms. “By shining a light on this incident with their complaint, Amy and Shawn
are setting an example for other parents in Arizona and around the country as they pursue a quality education for their children free of activism,” Marré said. “If parents work within the parameters of the school and follow all the rules, they should see results. Instead, what we saw in Peoria was deceit and an intentional push to keep parents in the dark. At Free to Learn, we want to empower these parents and give them a platform to advocate for their children when all else fails.” In the Souzas’ complaint issued to the Arizona Board of Education, they included emails that show the Peoria school leadership “blatantly ignoring and clearly violating the Arizona Parents Bill of Rights, which allows parents to opt their children out of curriculum they deem harmful,” Marré said. She said emails between faculty members show the school acknowledged these requests but “lied” to the couple about the actions being taken. District spokeswoman Danielle Airey said, “We are aware of the Souzas’ concern and worked with them to
October 28, 2021 address it throughout the last school year.” The district will take the lead from the Arizona Board of Education, but it has not received information on the next steps. Amy said she and Shawn were also upset with the inclusion of Rosa Parks, George Floyd and the 2013 Black Lives Matter demonstrations in lesson plans. “They called it a historical timeline,” Shawn said. “It is not ‘historical timeline.’ It’s a ‘political timeline.’ It didn’t have much to do with history. “It’s supposed to be history. This is still playing out. We don’t know the gist of everything that’s happened.” Amy added, “We pushed back on a lot of the assignment, but we were railroaded. Everything was negative and politically slanted. The children were aware of where this teacher stood politically and pushing that on the kids. People who have nothing to hide, hide nothing.”
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Glencroft awarded prestigious aging award BY GLENDALE STAR STAFF Glendale’s Glencroft Center for Modern Aging, the largest senior living campus in Arizona, has been recognized for its innovative active aging program ZoeLife by the senior advocacy nonprofit AZ LeadingAge. Glencroft was awarded AZ LeadingAge’s Best Practices Award at the nonprofits annual fall membership meeting on Oct. 19. AZ LeadingAge’s mission is to provide housing, health and community-based services for seniors. Part of a national association, AZ LeadingAge serves members by providing leadership, education and advocacy in the senior living community. More than 6,000 nonprofit organizations are a part of the LeadingAge network supporting healthy and proactive aging among senior populations. Glencroft and its innovative ZoeLife program was started in 2019 with the goal to create healthy aging based on a
culture of holistic practices poned until this Ocof well-being merging the tober. It’s association mind, body and spirit into members include seproactive aging programs nior housing commuand health. “Zoe” is a bibnities, elderly service lical word with a Greek oriproviders and nursing gin meaning “life and vitalhomes. ity.” “AZ LeadingAge is “We provide residents a excited to award the lifestyle of ongoing opporZoeLife Program at tunities and activities that Glencroft Center for promote healthy aging,” Modern Aging,” addsaid Steve Heller, who deed Pam Koester, CEO veloped ZoeLife with Glenof Arizona Leadincroft senior leadership. gAge. “The associa“ZoeLife is a part of our tion is committed to culture and is offered at no supporting its memcost for our residents. We bers’ efforts to create incorporate exercise, nu- Steve Heller, vice president and director of operations ZoeLife, and and promote healthy trition, spiritual health and residents Edell Rowe, Wanda Spain, Barbara Lothrop and Tom Grode. aging programs for intellectual education into (Photo courtesy of Glencroft) Arizona seniors. the lives of our residents and they love The Glencroft AZ LeadingAge Glencroft continues to push forward it — and it’s good for them. We are Award was originally awarded in innovative and creative programs that resetting expectations of how people 2020, but due to COVID-19 and safe- Arizona seniors seek out to better their age. It’s really wonderful.” ty measures the recognition was post- lives.”
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In an IHOP restaurant, there’s a buzzing sound coming from the backroom. In this room there are clipboards with petition papers and brochures of candidates running for Arizona Corporation Commissioner. The room is filled with older women and men who are waiting eagerly to hear from one of the four candidates running for commissioner. The election for two of the five seats on the ACC will be held on Nov. 8, 2022, according to Ballotpedia. Kevin Thompson, a conservative running with Nick Myers, spoke at the Grassroots Tea Party Activist event on Oct. 13 about their goals if they are elected. Thompson’s running mate, Myers, could not make the event due to a last-minute call to emcee the replacement of Sen. Frank Pratt. The Arizona Corporation Commission spends 98% of its time regulating utilities and the other 2% of its time focusing on pipeline and railroad safety. “The commission’s mission is to ensure safe, reliable and affordable utility services; have railroad and pipeline systems that are operated and maintained in a safe manner; grow Arizona’s economy as we help local entrepreneurs achieve their dream of starting a business; modernize an efficient, effective and responsive government agency; and protect Arizona citizens by enforcing an ethical securities marketplace,” according to ACC. Arizona is one of 13 states that have elected commissioners. All other states have their commissioners elected by the governor or the state Legislature. “In order to have a fair race among candidates, we are required to have a clean election,” Thompson said. Candidates are not allowed to accept endorsements from utility companies, but they can receive donations from citizens and appointed commissioners. Myers and Thompson have four main goals they would like to accomplish if they were elected to office. The first goal is the elimination of mandates. “Anytime governments get involved in any sort of mandating, we
Kevin Thompson is running for one of the two available seats to be part of the Arizona Corporation Commission. (Submitted photo)
as consumers pay credit to their investments when the mandate is put in place,” Thompson said. The second goal is eliminating subsidies, particularly the elimination of renewable energy. “We’re not antirenewable, but what we are is ‘anti’ us as consumers paying for it,” Thompson said. Thompson and Myers want to ensure if someone wants renewable energy, they can get it, but everyone else who doesn’t want it shouldn’t have to be paying for it as well. The third goal is to eliminate some of the power that commissioners hold, mainly the power of deciding utility policy. The big concern for these two running mates is that there are only five ACC commissioners who make policy, which is why Myers and Thompson want to give the Legislature the policy-making decisions. “Not only are there more checks and balances, but policies can be vetted, and more communities are represented,” Thompson said. “If you get the wrong commissioners in there, you’re done.” The last goal that they have is protecting the consumer and making sure the utility is reliable. “If those two things aren’t met in a policy, then I’m not voting for it,” Thompson said. Even though Myers wasn’t present, Thompson spoke a little bit about the
reason why Myers chose to run for commissioner. Myers challenged the Johnson Utilities Company after his neighborhood was affected by insufficient sewers. The company wasn’t providing reliable services to its customers, which is why Myers demanded better service. In the process of wanting a more reliable utility service, Myers said he decided to run for
commissioner. Thompson’s speech was thorough and filled with applicable promises, but some of the audience still have things
they are worried about. “One of my concerns is hardening the grid,” said Elaine Bumdy, a member of the Grassroots Tea Party Activists Group. She wants to see improvements in a more stable power grid so that there aren’t as many power outages. The other candidates running for the commission are Democrats Sandra Kennedy and Lauren Kuby and Republican Kim Owens. Although Myers and Thompson are going up against some tough candidates, that doesn’t faze Thompson. He’s more focused on doing what is best and right for the people. “I’m not there for me. I’m there for them. I’m running to be their voice on the council. I don’t vote based on what I want. I vote based on what my community wants,” Thompson said. “Because I work for them, they don’t work for me. I want to be their voice at the Arizona Corporation Commission.”
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A man died and several others were injured in two shootings on Oct. 25 in Glendale. At 1 a.m. Oct. 24, an altercation between two groups of people near 4700 W. Bethany Home Road led to a man’s death after he was shot, according to Sgt. Randy Stewart, Glendale Police Department spokesman. The others involved in the shooting left the scene before police arrived. Anyone with information on their whereabouts is asked to call the Glendale Police Department at 623-9303000. “Detectives are investigating this case, and the case is ongoing,” Stewart said. The same day, at around 11 a.m., a woman was shot at a gas station on
51st and Olive avenues by a person in a parked truck, Stewart said. She was transported to a hospital with life-threatening injuries. She is now in stable condition, according to Stewart. A truck was parked at the gas station while a white car pulled into the parking lot. Someone exited the car and spoke to the person in the truck. “After they talked, the white car drove away and turned around,” Stewart said. “As the car drove back by the truck, a male shot at the truck, striking a female who was near the truck.” The police don’t know the relationship the female had with the people in the truck, according to Stewart. The people in the white car and in the truck left the scene before the police arrived. The investigation is ongoing.
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Getting older has made me look differently at aging BY DAVID LEIBOWITZ Glendale Star Columnist
The first time I poked fun at the Rolling Stones for being too old to rock ’n’ roll was in 1997. The band, led by then-54-year-old Mick Jagger, was in Tempe to play Sun Devil Stadium. Lead guitarist Keith Richards was a few weeks shy of turning 54 — a couple years younger than I am today. The Stones must have torn it up that night, because news reports from the concert indicate that sparks from their pyrotechnics set off a huge blaze in some bleachers behind the stage. So much for my jokes about that being The Depends Tour. I raise the point out of a desire to clarify some things concerning the concept of old age. One, despite having multiple college degrees by the time I reached my thirties, I was still a naive jackass. Retrospect is startling that way, helping you
know what you don’t know. Two, the older I get, the more distant old age feels. Part of that is wishful thinking. But also, it seems to take longer to get old in the 21st century, with all our technology and science than it did back a couple decades ago. Or so I’ve deluded myself. In addition to swabbing away some of my naivete, aging has also increased my tolerance. One example is the newfound respect I have for Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady, who at 44 is leading the National Football League in passing yards and completions while chasing an unfathomable eighth Super Bowl ring. For context, Cardinals QB Kyler Murray was 3 when Brady made his NFL debut. Brady peaking again this late in athletic life makes you wonder how long he can go without a noticeable de-
cline in performance. I had the same thought a few weeks ago while listening to Don Henley, lead singer of the Eagles, hit some impossibly high notes on classics like “One of These Nights” and “Desperado.” At age 74, Henley sounds no different than he did back in the day. If his voice is being helped along by autotune or technical wizardry, I couldn’t tell. What’s more, I didn’t care. On a Saturday night in September in Downtown Phoenix, surrounded by 15,000 other lunatics who also knew every lyric — and didn’t mind coming out in the midst of a pandemic — you could close your eyes and be transported back to 1977, when “Hotel California” first hit FM radio and shot up to No. 1 on Casey Kasem’s American Top 40. That’s something age has taught me about music, movies, television and books: The best art not only captures a unique story, it helps us capture a unique state of self. Great songs are
like thumbtacks affixing certain moments in time in our minds and hearts. It’s a quality that my older self appreciates, in the same way I have a new appreciation for the Rolling Stones. I plunked down a small fortune the other day to see them in Las Vegas next month, nearly 24 years to the day after I skipped them in Tempe. Jagger is 78. Richards and Ronnie Wood are 77. Drummer Charlie Watts passed away in August at age 80. Used to be, I found something mortifying about the idea of Mick cavorting about bare-chested in leather pants, singing “if you start me up, I’ll never stop” at an age when most of his peers were worrying more about sitting up. Not anymore. Now I get it. Whoever barked “act your age” was some know-it-all in his 30s who’d read a bunch of books but hadn’t really lived at all.
record of Joe Biden. So, Kelly welcomes the chance to focus on Arizona issues, as he can be seen an advocate for the state. That was the case earlier this month when he chaired a water and power subcommittee hearing dealing with drought in the west. Sure enough, Sen. Kelly’s scripted opening remarks included a shoutout to the home folks: “We’ve got this old saying in Arizona: ‘Whiskey is for drinking and water is for fighting.’” There’s accuracy in that anecdote, as Mark Kelly is discovering.
An emerging controversy over water has delayed cocktail hour indefinitely, and this fight goes well beyond the Colorado River and a shrinking Lake Mead. It also winds its way through the high-rent headquarters of big money environmental pressure groups, the cavernous halls of the Pentagon and, perhaps most dangerously, the “other chamber” on Capitol Hill. The radical leftists in the House who so often outmaneuver Speaker Nancy Pelosi have also thrown a monkey wrench into Sen. Kelly’s reelection plans. It comes in the form of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) and a House-passed provision concerning an acronym that Mark
Kelly may come to regard as a four-letter word — at least politically. PFAS, or per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, comprise a major class of heat-resistant chemicals found in products like nonstick pans, adhesives, wire insulation and waterproof clothes. PFAS are even used in spacesuits, like the one Mark Kelly wore on his walks outside the space shuttle. House Democrats thrust the “PFAS Action Act of 2021” into the NDAA, because it wouldn’t likely pass both chambers as a standalone piece of legislation. As written, the PFAS verbiage is so extreme that it would derail military procurement. It was even too much for
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Is Sen. Mark Kelly missing the reelection mark? BY J.D. HAYWORTH
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If airline and orbital miles were interchangeable, Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Arizona) would never have to purchase a plane ticket. Kelly, who logged more than 22 million miles orbiting the earth as an astronaut, hopes voters will upgrade his status and grant him a full six-year term in November 2022. Currently, he’s on “standby.” Facing the prospect of a spirited Republican challenge next year, the freshman Democrat hopes to employ the advantage of incumbency to keep his job. That’s growing increasingly difficult, given the poor presidential
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the Biden White House, which quietly pushed back in a memo from the office of management and budget, noting such a provision “would prohibit DoD from procuring a wide range of items.” While the manufacture of PFAS has been phased out in the United States over long-term health concerns — primarily residues from fire-fighting foams — it is still produced overseas. Because our military has about 750 installations internationally, an immediate halt to buying all products that might contain PFAS would basically render the supply system useless. Prior to his time as an astronaut, naval aviator Mark Kelly and his shipmates aboard the USS Midway relied on PFAS, most notably contained in aqueous film foaming foam (AFFF). Our Navy regards AFFF as the most effective way to extinguish fuel oil fires aboard ship. The development of AFFF occurred in the late 1960s, following the tragic fire aboard the USS Forrestal off the coast of Vietnam. That blaze was narrowly escaped by another naval aviator who later served Arizona in the Senate: John McCain. In the 2020 special election to fill the late Sen. McCain’s seat, Mark Kelly persuaded Arizona voters to favorably compare him by emphasizing similar military service, while downplaying different party labels. But while Mc-
Cain relished “going rogue” in the Senate, Kelly cast himself as a “practical problem solver.” Now that he is completing the remainder of McCain’s final term, striking a balance between environmental protection and military readiness will test that claim. The most important principle for an officeholder to remember is what they see and hear at home. This columnist came to understand that Arizonans’ concerns about clean water and a strong national defense are not mutually exclusive. Sen. Kelly faces a similar tutorial. Undoubtedly, the environmental lobby will bring considerable financial resources to the political process. (After all, they’re called “green” for a reason.) Should Sen. Kelly choose to follow their priorities, Arizona voters could very well make it a priority to limit his stay in the Senate to two years. In just nine months, the bumbling of the Biden administration has turned the political skies unfriendly for Democrats. Given his considerable experience aloft, Mark Kelly knows he’ll need to keep his seatbelt fastened. There is severe turbulence ahead. 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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‘Witching’ you a happy Halloween this year BY JUDY BLUHM
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It is time to get spooky. The approach of Halloween may cause a whole lot of ghouls and witches to come knocking at your door, and it also brings the joy of candy! This year Americans will spend $2 billion on confection and another $5 billion on decorations and costumes. Yum, but the amount of sugar we consume is frightful! What’s a few thousand calories every now and then? You might see cute little kids in your neighborhood all dressed up in costumes. That tradition goes back to the medieval times, when poor adults and children went around in costumes during “Hallowmas,” the autumn holiday which included folks begging for food and money in exchange for prayers. This annual routine was called
“souling” and was brought to America by the Irish early in the 20th century. The idea of walking around asking for candy completely went away during WWII when sugar was rationed, but by 1952 trick-or-treating was hugely popular again. And it has been ever since. Even with fears — mostly unfounded — about kids getting razor blades stuck in their candy, children going house to house asking complete strangers for candy is one big American tradition. Doesn’t a bloody mary sound good? Oops, no I mean to talk about the ghost of Bloody Mary. Evidently, on Oct. 31 each year, she will appear if you stare into a mirror in a darkened room by the light of 13 candles and chant “Bloody Mary” 13 times. Don’t do it! The vengeful spirit
might appear at your left shoulder and will either kill you or make you insane. Dear readers, if you try this, let me know what happens. Have you decorated yet? About 70% of Americans will decorate their homes for Halloween with everything from pumpkins to hanging skeletons from trees. You get the picture — lots of black cats, witches, devils, demons, ghosts and jack-o’-lanterns out there to set the mood. Our habit of lighting up pumpkins dates back centuries when the thought was that ghouls and ghosts hate light. So, a pumpkin placed at your door, with a candle flickering inside, would keep away any restless spirits flying around that might land at your house. We love our pumpkins. But they attract javelinas! I thought I would decorate by lining my walkway to the front door with a dozen pumpkins. They were beautiful! And once dusk came, so did the
pack of javelinas! They devoured my festive orbs, leaving the beasts with orange goo all over their little piggy faces and a mess on my sidewalk! No wonder we like to eat candy on Halloween! We must comfort ourselves in our fight against the witches, ghosts, vengeful spirits, demons and javelinas that might come to our doorstep! So, get ready! Carve a pumpkin, light a candle, drink a bloody mary (do not chant for her spirit), enjoy the decorations, avoid demons and start eating candy right now. Boo! The scariest day of all is coming soon. Witching you a very haunted Halloween. 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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Gutierrez draws on life experiences to make history BY VALENTINA MARTINEZ Cronkite News
Xavier Gutierrez, the president and chief executive officer of the Arizona Coyotes, hadn’t planned a career path that would involve ice and hockey pucks. He was going to be a soccer star. “My first dream was to be a forward for Chivas de Guadalajara,” Gutierrez said. C.D. Guadalajara is a Mexican professional football club, but many fans know the team by its nickname, Chivas. Born in Guadalajara, Mexico, Gutierrez grew up a Chivas fan, as so many do in the state because of the popularity of the soccer team. Even after his family moved to the United States when Gutierrez was in kindergarten, he remained a Chivas fan but grew to love other sports while being raised in San Jose, California. After watching the legendary Mexican pitcher Fernando Valenzuela on the mound, Gutierrez became a Dodgers fan for life. He also admired Oakland football coach Tom Flores, the NFL’s first minority head coach to win a Super Bowl, and became a Raiders fan. But when did hockey become a part of Gutierrez’s life? “I’ll be the first one to admit, never did I ever imagine that I would be in sports, be in hockey,” Gutierrez said. Life has a funny way of introducing opportunities. Hockey entered Gutierrez’s world while he was a freshman at Harvard, studying government. During a visit to the campus bookstore, Gutierrez ran into Steve Martins, a Harvard hockey player, who invited him to watch a game. Eventually both Gutierrez and Martins would end up working in the NHL. Martins played for a string of NHL teams for more than a decade, while Gutierrez got involved with the league more recently following a 20plus year career as a business execu-
Xavier Gutierrez’s path to the Coyotes started when he was at Harvard and ran into one of the university’s hockey players at a bookstore. (Photo by Savannah Nugent/Cronkite News)
tive and investor. When Coyotes owner Alex Meruelo offered him the role, the hockey club made historical strides as Gutierrez became the first Latino president/CEO in NHL history. Though it’s his first job working with hockey in any aspect, the sport’s untapped influence has intrigued him for decades. After Gutierrez returned to his Bay Area home from college, hockey once again made an impactful appearance with the arrival of the San Jose Sharks in 1991. “I saw them take over San Jose and really become the team of my hometown,” Gutierrez said. The Sharks were the first NHL franchise to be based in the San Francisco Bay Area since the California Golden Seals relocated to Cleveland in 1976. “I have friends, Latinos, who when the Sharks came to town probably couldn’t have told you what a puck was,” Gutierrez said. “And who are
now rabid Sharks fans.” Hockey continued to play a role in Gutierrez’s life as the sport captivated some of his extended family members. Gutierrez watched hockey influence three of his nephews in East Los Angeles, a predominantly Hispanic community. Even though it wasn’t the most popular sport in East LA, things changed when the Los Angeles Kings hosted various youth camps. Because of these camps, Gutierrez’s three nephews played hockey as their first sport. “I’ve seen it,” Gutierrez said. “I’ve seen what can happen when a club comes in and really makes some intentional effort to go into the Latino community and embrace them.” As his hockey acumen grew and he witnessed the sport’s impact on specific communities, Gutierrez unknowingly prepared for the role he is in today. “These experiences are very core to
who I am,” Gutierrez said. According to the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, Hispanics make up 30% of Arizona’s population and 40% of Phoenix metro. The community is a significant portion of the state’s population, and Gutierrez understands this. “It’s about doing things differently, doing things intentionally and doing things authentically,” said Gutierrez, who is also a graduate of Stanford Law School. Gutierrez was the brains behind adding a unique addition for the Coyotes, the Latino Advisory Council. The group is chaired by Gary Trujillo of the Be A Leader Foundation and is co-chaired by David Adame, president and CEO of Chicanos Por La Causa, and Monica Villalobos, president and CEO of the Arizona Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. “From a strategy standpoint, the Arizona Coyotes haven’t reserved themselves to things that are only related to ice hockey or sports,” Villalobos said. “They’re going out there in the community and working with health care groups, working with education groups, working with business groups and really becoming a convener for business in the Latino community.” The Latino Advisory Council’s mission is to “foster relationships and to provide guidance and advice as ambassadors engaged with corporate, civic and nonprofit entities.” “It’s really significant to be a part of this council for the Arizona Coyotes,” Villalobos said. “Because it’s not the norm.” For more stories from Cronkite News, visit cronkitenews.azpbs.org.
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Bruce Kirkwood talks no regrets, music and his debut album BY CHRISTINA FUOCO-KARASINSKI
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Bruce Kirkwood studied accounting at the University of Southern Mississippi, but something else was tugging at his heartstrings. Music. “It was hard to pass up my passion,” Kirkwood said about pursuing a music career. “I knew I’d have a lot of regrets if I chose accounting.” A professional violinist, the North Phoenix resident released an EP, “Valley Vibes.” The Chicago native, who was raised in Gulfport, Mississippi, is experienced in playing a variety of styles and presenting a fusion of a classical and contemporary sounds. Thanks to his talents, he has performed for various prestigious organizations and events such as the Houston Rockets, Iyanla Vanzant, Archdiocese of New York, National Urban League, Mayo Clinic, Essence Festival and Oprah Winfrey Network. With a collective social media following of over 100,000 people, he commits to using his global presence to motivate, empower and bring hope to the world. He does so through his weekly Facebook Live performances and motivational content on social media. “This window of time is set aside weekly as an opportunity for people to step away from the negativity of social media and join a personable environ-
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Bruce Kirkwood, who grew up in Gulfport, Mississippi, is raising money to help those suffering from the aftereffects of Hurricane Ida. Kirkwood survived Hurricane Katrina. (Photo courtesy of Bruce Kirkwood)
ment where positive energy and motivation is generated and transferred freely throughout those present,” Kirkwood said. Kirkwood moved to Arizona to pursue his dream. “My reason for choosing Phoenix was because it had become my second home after making over a dozen trips to perform here during a two-year span,” he said. “It was a great choice, too, because the Valley is a better market for business and was near other great markets, like Vegas and LA. My agent/manager lives here, and that was a tremendous incentive.” His manager is Marion Kelly, the
Mayo Clinic’s director of community engagement, department of public relations, and the co-founder of the Diversity Leadership Alliance. “We met in November 2018 at a conference in Mobile, Alabama,” Kirkwood said. “He was there representing the Mayo Clinic and I was there performing.” Kelly invited Kirkwood to perform in Phoenix, and the violinist fell in love with the desert, mountains and music scene. The pandemic and his subsequent slower schedule allowed him to pull off the move to Phoenix. “Coming from Biloxi, there are far more resources and connections here,” he said. “It was about time for me to
move. COVID was slow, so it allowed me to go ahead and make that move. I have no regrets.” He still has ties to the South, however. He recently held a virtual benefit for New Orleans after it was hit by Hurricane Ida. Kirkwood wanted to “meet a need and be a part of the solution.” “So many people sit back, see it as entertainment or something to look at and say, ‘Wow,’” said Kirkwood, a Hurricane Katrina survivor. New Orleans is an hour from where he was raised. “Many people don’t take that next step and help people rebuild and recover. We’re raising funds for the Greater New Orleans Foundation. My heart goes out to the devastated residents of the birthplace of jazz, who are once again forced to rebuild their communities.” He’s still collecting money through GoFundMe, and all funds will be donated directly to the Greater New Orleans Foundation and allocated for purposes such as erecting temporary shelters, distributing food and water, providing medical care to the more than 4 million residents without power, and other necessities. A violinist for about 20 years, Kirkwood is looking to Phoenix and Kelly to “catapult” him to where he wants to go. He yearns to continue to grow and make more connections. “I love the musician community around here,” Kirkwood said. “There are great musicians and quality music opportunities at a very high level here. It’s new to me to have that locally. I’m really getting plugged in and making those connections to take things to the next level. That’s happening so quickly.”
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Carol Brook: You can’t use up creativity BY SHEA STANFIELD
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The poet Maya Angelou observed, “You can’t use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have.” Artist Carol Brook discovered this phenomenon as a youngster growing up in small-town Nebraska. Brook discovered “art” when she created doll clothes, which, in turn, led to her designing her own wardrobe. “In high school, I based my clothing designs on photos I saw in magazines,” Brook said. “We could not get the latest styles from off the rack where we lived.” Brook gained a reputation among her peers for creating anything she saw or imagined. She graduated from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln with a degree in teaching and photojournalism. Following her creative intuition, she launched a career in the hospitality industry in Nebraska and crisscrossed the
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Association bonds friends, prepares kart pros BY NICK ZELLER-SINGH Cronkite News
On any given day, high-end motorhomes sit in the parking lot next to rusted pickup trucks. Parents tugging the hands of eager kids mesh with seasoned drivers looking to hone their craft. That’s the appeal of the sprawling asphalt track facility that is home to the Phoenix Kart Racing Association. It’s both an ideal entry-level spot for the next NASCAR driver in Arizona and a nonprofit club for those interested in racing go-karts in a friendly atmosphere. “It’s extremely polite and family oriented,” said Brad Jacks, a PKRA executive board member. “My oldest daughter was in competitive gymnastics, which is super cutthroat. But when we came to PKRA, it was a welcome change.” Jacks and his daughter Riley started at PKRA after arranging an arriveand-drive at the Glendale track. An arrive-and-drive is similar to walking into a restaurant without a reservation, showing up on a first-come, firstserved basis, and racing around the track. The Jacks aren’t the only father-child combo competing at the track. David Hilburn competes at the master’s level while his son competes alongside his friends. “It’s awesome to compete with my son, because he has been racing since he was 5,” Hilburn said. “It is both the most amazing and terrifying thing as a
After a long day at school, children often head to the Phoenix Kart Racing Association track to compete with their friends in go-kart racing. This is the same way many NASCAR and Formula One drivers started. (Photo courtesy of Aimee Sarchett)
parent. When they go around the corner three-wide, you go like, ‘Oh, my gosh!’ And then they make a pass and it is the most exciting thing to cheer your little one for.” With several families bonding at the track, the friendly atmosphere is omnipresent. Third-generation driver Micah Hendricks said the environment was similar to kids playing in their neighborhoods. “The atmosphere is like what I hear about the old days where you come home from school and you go play until the lights came on,” Hendricks said. “Everyone will help each other out. One of my main competitors, I helped
him with a setup change on his kart before the championship race. It is just a really good family environment.” The atmosphere attracts all types of racers. For adults, it is a perfect spot to get their feet wet. PKRA is open six days a week, Monday through Friday for arrive-and-drives and practicing, and Saturdays for official races. The racing groups range from Junior Novice to Masters. Although tempers can flare in the higher competitions, the lower competitions are a perfect fit for novices. “We just got the track surface redone. It makes a world of difference,” Hilburn said. “PKRA also has dedicat-
ed days for novices to come in and get an atmosphere that is safer for them. Plus, if you ask anyone a question, they are friendly enough to answer it.” As for the younger competitors, PKRA provides the closest thing to a little league racing experience. It is the easiest and cheapest entry into the racing scene, Jacks and Hilburn said. However, if the child is ready to make the leap into the top-tier racing leagues, PKRA offers that, too. Karting is often a steppingstone to the higher ranks of NASCAR and Formula One. Some of the best-known NASCAR drivers, including Tony Stewart, Jeff Gordon and Danica Patrick, started that way. So did Arizona drivers Alex Bowman and J.J. Yeley. Kris Hendricks, Micah’s father, has observed all types of racers flocking to PKRA’s track. “It can be fun or competitive because you have people who just started and others who are at the national level,” he said. “On race days, you see the whole pendulum. You have guys with their half-million-dollar motorhomes and then others showing up with a 1994 Ford Ranger.” Whether the competitor comes in a customized go-kart or shows up with a rental, everyone is treated the same. From age 5 to first-generation racers, PKRA provides the environment to spend time with friends and family, even while going three-wide around the corner. For more stories from Cronkite News, visit cronkitenews.azpbs.org.
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Never too late to start winning in the life race Recently, I turned 72 years old. My desire at this stage of my life is to finish strong. What is finishing strong? A bit of internet humor says, “Give a man a fish, and he will eat for a day. Teach a man to fish, and he will sit in a boat all day, drinking beer.” Now don’t get it wrong here. Beer isn’t the issue. Sitting in a boat all day, every day, to the exclusion of everything or everyone else is. After all, nothing is foolproof to a sufficiently talented fool. Foolish, all-consuming trivial pursuits divert us from finishing strong. Did you know that the Bible mentions more than 1,000 leaders? Dr. Robert Clinton, whose life is devoted to the art of leadership, has studied almost all these leaders. From among this group, he has narrowed the field down to 100 prominent leaders. But first, he wanted to know how many finished strong in their personal, family and church lives. After careful study, Dr. Clinton found the Bible gave enough information about only 49 of the 100 leaders to determine how they finished. So, he broke these leaders into four groups: 1) Cut off early, 2) Finished poorly, 3) Finished so-so, 4) Finished well. You may or may not recognize some of the names, but let’s try to understand what these four basic categories of finishing life represent for us. In his book “Finishing Strong,” author Steve Farrar quotes Dr. Clinton’s results: “Cut off early means that they were taken out of leadership by assassinations, killed in battle, prophetically denounced or overthrown.”
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Those cut off early include Abimelech, Absalom, Ahab and Josiah. Some of these leaders were good, but most were terrible. Most have a rather tragic story that explains their finish. Farrar goes on to explain the other three categories. “Finished poorly means they were going downhill spiritually or in their competency during the latter part of their lives. Typical examples of finishing weak were Gideon, Eli or Solomon. In other words, these leaders were barely able to crawl across the finish line. Either that or they were carried across the finish line. “Finished so-so means they did not do what they could have or should have done. They didn’t complete what God had for them to do. “They were pretty good guys like David, Jehoshaphat or Hezekiah, but they didn’t finish strong. They were in the middle of the pack. “Finished well means they were walking with God at the end of their lives. They were strong in faith, family and community. “Examples are Abraham, Job, Joseph, Joshua, Caleb, Samuel, Elijah, Daniel, John, Paul and Peter, to name a few.” This category is where we hope to be at the end of our life, right?
The first three groups of leaders were as gifted and called as the fourth group, but why didn’t they finish well? Farrar observes, “All of these leaders were gifted, and all had very impressive strengths. So how come they didn’t finish strong? The answer is this. They all didn’t finish strong because they didn’t survive the ambushes in life. Getting through life’s ambushes is what separates the professionals from the amateurs. Men and women who get through the ambushes are generally the ones who anticipate the ambushes.” This thought is worthy of our consideration. Consider King Solomon. Even though he had more wisdom than anyone else in his generation, he didn’t anticipate some ancient and potent ambushes. What were the ambushes? Too many women ambushed him. Money ambushed him. A neglected family ambushed him. Ouch! Many leaders have suffered the shipwreck of betrayal and sex, extreme love of money, and being so busy leading that they didn’t invest time with their families. There were consequences to those ambushes. Solomon had more than 700 wives and 300 concubines. Farrar says, “No wonder he didn’t finish strong. He was exhausted.” Solomon had so much money that there was silver lying on the streets of Jerusalem. Solomon’s wives turned his heart against the Lord, and his son Rehoboam split the nation of Israel shortly after Solomon died. I get the feeling Solomon didn’t spend much time with his son.
Let me add the ambush of pride and status in Solomon’s life. A good self-image is one thing. Excessive pride is another. The 19th century Scottish philosopher Thomas Carlyle said, “The greatest fault is to be conscious of none.” As a result, experts often end up as “ex-spurts.” Let’s get smart. There are ambushes everywhere. Life is like a race. It’s how well you finish life that counts. In a football or rugby game, a team can have a terrible first half but play strong in the second half. Some teams start strong, have horrible second or third quarters, and then win in the fourth quarter. The same is true in life. If you are living, and I assume you are or wouldn’t be reading this column, even those whose life has been so-so in the first, second or third quarter can finish strong in the fourth quarter. Remember, you are not racing others so much as you’re racing yourself. It’s your race to win or lose. God is always there to help you finish. While life’s ambushes may open the door to calamity, God’s grace closes the door. So, let us live in such a way that when we die, even the undertaker will be sorry! Ed Delph is a noted author of 10 books, as well as a pastor, teacher, former business owner and speaker. He has traveled extensively, having been to more than 100 countries. He is president of NationStrategy, a nonprofit organization involved in uplifting and transforming communities worldwide. For more information, see nationstrategy.com. He may be contacted at nationstrategy@cs.com.
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GESD congratulates the 'Best of Glendale' representing our district. Also, congrats to the best businesses and community partners in Glendale. Your contributions help our schools thri2e and your support ma(es GESD the best place for all (ids.
Best School District: Glendale Elementary School District Best Customer Ser2ice: Glendale Elementary School District Best lace to Wor(: Glendale Elementary School District Best reschool: Glendale Elementary School District Best ublic School: Desert Garden School Best Mascot: Desert Garden School Ha3(s Best Elementary School Teacher: Julie ander anden, Desert Garden Second Grade READER RECOMMENDED Best reschool: Desert Garden School Best reschool: Sunset ista School Best ublic School: Glendale Elementary School District Best lace to Wor(: Desert Garden School Best Elementary School Teacher: Roberta Benedict, Desert Garden CCA -5nd Best Elementary School Teacher: Hayley Dahlman, Sunset ista Second Grade Best Mascot: Sunset ista Bobcats HONORABLE MENTIONS Best ublic School: Sunset ista School Best ublic School: Don Mensendic( School Best Mascot: Don Mensendic( Jaguar Best Elementary School Teacher: Berenice Be'arano, Disco2ery School indergarten
Cindy Segotta-Jones, Superintendent