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SPORTS ........ 12 Coyotes’ chemistry a priority for Christian Fischer
November 17, 2022
White Sox sue Glendale over Camelback Ranch dispute BY JOE MCHUGH
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Glendale Star Staff Writer
he Chicago White Sox are filing a lawsuit against the city of Glendale for renovations at Camelback Ranch — the Spring Training facility that plays host to both the White Sox and Los Angeles Dodgers. The team requested the city to fund the construction of locker rooms for its female employees, and Glendale City Manager Kevin Phelps anticipates the Dodgers to join the suit at a later date. “I’m pretty disappointed and discouraged by the fact that legal proceedings will be moving forward against the city of Glendale,” Phelps said. Camelback Ranch has been the Spring Training home of the Dodgers and White
Sox since 2009. Located on the west side of Glendale, it is one of the premier sports facilities in the state. Built on 140 acres of land, the $200 million facility consists of 13 full baseball fields, 120,000 square feet of locker room space, and 12 luxury suites to house visiting fans. The agreement is a 25year lease, in which both City Manager Kevin Phelps expects the Los Angeles Dodgers to join the Chicago White Sox in a lawsuit against the city of Glenthe White Sox and Dodg- dale for renovations at Camelback Ranch. (File photo) ers pay the city $1 per year in rent. In addition to the lease payment, makes roughly $60,000 per year through the teams also keep all ticketing, food and an interlocal agreement with the city of beverage, and merchandising revenue. On Phoenix. The city also provides an addithe flip side of the agreement, Glendale SEE CAMELBACK PAGE 6
Arizona Cardinals donate $10,000 to ‘Girls in STEM’ program BY JOE MCHUGH
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Glendale Star Staff Writer
FEATURES .... 16 Zac Brown Band ready to wrap tour in Phoenix
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n behalf of the Arizona Cardinals, Nicole Bidwill and Cardinals offensive lineman Kelvin Beachum recently presented the Arizona Science Center with a $10,000 donation toward its Girls in STEM program. The goal for the Girls in STEM program is to get girls in grades 4 through 8 involved in the STEM — science, technology, engineering and math — community, through interactive and fun activities to help the next generation of women in STEM. “We’re extremely excited to be getting a
donation to our Girls in STEM program,” said Sari Custer, chief of science and curiosity for Arizona Science Center. “The Girls in STEM mission is critical for Arizona Science Center, and it’s a program that allows us to help empower and inspire girls when it comes to science, technology, engineering and math.” Located in Downtown Phoenix, Arizona Science Center focuses on advanced learning of the next generation through interactive exhibits. From learning about the workings of the human body to underthe-sea lifestyle and even outer space, the center’s colorful and easy-to-understand facility is informative to people of all ages.
At the event on Nov. 8, Arizona Science Center, with the enlisted help of Beachum, put on a demonstration for 30 female students from Sunland Elementary School, located in Phoenix. With the use of some liquid nitrogen, boiling water and a lot of smoke, the demonstration was educational and showed how fun science can be. It was met with excitement and awestruck faces of aspiring STEM students. “It was amazing,” Tolleson resident and Sunland science teacher Arianna Johnson said. “They get so excited; they love to talk about it. I just love to see them so hap-
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