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Pilot helps Young Eagles take flight BY ALLISON BROWN
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Glendale pilot Rodney Tang has helped hundreds of kids experience the world of aviation with a free flight demonstration as part of the Experimental Aircraft Association’s Young Eagles program. “The Young Eagles Project is to get kids exposed to things that they probably haven’t ever been exposed to before and trying to encourage them to go for aviation or science-type careers,” Tang said. “But I guess it’s also just a goodwill-type thing where the pilots do it for free.” Tang said he has been flying with friends since 1975 and got his own plane in 1990. He then joined the Experimental Aircraft Association in 1992, the same year the
Young Eagles Program started. He said he is enthusiastic about the program because it helps kids to consider jobs in aviation or stem. “It’s pretty much just to encourage kids into aviation or aeronautical careers, which includes engineering, which is why I’m involved,” he said, as a retired engineer. “We have such a small percentage of students who realize if they were to concentrate on technical studies — science, engineering, math, biology and all the other sciences — that there are a lot of career paths open for that.” As of June, the Young Eagles program has flown more than 2 million kids ages 8 to 17. Tang said he has flown close to 400 SEE EAGLES PAGE 3
Young people ages 8 to 17 are eligible for Young Eagles flights, which also gives them access to more information regarding resources to find out more about the opportunities within aviation. (EAA photo by Brandy Lane)
Gallego: DOJ giving $200K to Veterans Court BY CHRISTINA FUOCO-KARASINSKI
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The city of Glendale will receive a $197,235 grant from the Department of Justice to implement at Veterans Treatment Court, according to Rep. Ruben Gallego. Existing within the Glendale City Court, this court will support veterans involved in the justice system with evidence-based practices that will connect them to the individualized assistance they need. “I am incredibly excited to see a new Veterans Treatment Court in the city of Glendale,” said Gallego, a member of the
House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs. “It’s an unfortunate fact that veterans are too often caught up in the justice system due to trauma, substance abuse and other issues that stem from their service. These men and women have served our country and deserve to have a court that respects their unique issues and can help offer a better path forward. I’m eager to see this VTC implemented quickly, and I’m going to keep fighting to make sure no veteran is left behind.” Glendale Mayor Jerry Weiers said he is “incredibly excited.” “The city of Glendale is incredibly excited about being awarded federal grant
money to help us establish a Veterans Court that supports our veteran population involved in the justice system,” he said. “Establishing this court has been a priority of mine for over nine years. I would like to thank Congressman Ruben Gallego for advocating on behalf of the city of Glendale. As a veteran himself, he understands veterans’ needs. His assistance in helping Glendale secure these funds will ensure that our veterans receive the judicial resources that they are due.” In 2020, Congress passed the Veterans Treatment Court Coordination Act of 2019 directing the attorney general to establish
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kids himself. The program is a lot more than just a free flight, though. Before they even get to the plane, Tang said the pilots take a moment to explain the principles of flight and, for some of the older kids, quiz them to see how much they know about aviation in general. Once they get to the plane, he said he likes to tell them the specifics of the type of aircraft and do a preflight inspection. During the flight, which typically lasts 20 to 30 minutes, kids don’t just sit back and stare out the window. They are given a headset to hear the radio chatter and are taught about the mechanics of the plane. “I pretty much explain everything on the panel that they may not understand and just give them as much information as I can,” Tang said. “We’ll go south, and I’ll let them fly if I think they’re capable. Then I’ll usually go over some really simple maneuvers with them and go around the Phoenix Raceway. I’ll do some more maneuvers if they’re comfortable with it. Then I fly them back around the Cardinals’ stadium and I point out features while we’re flying.” At the conclusion of the flight, the participating kids become official “Young Eagles.” They are given a certificate, access to a free online flight training program, and a free Experimental Aircraft Association student membership. Tang said most of the kids are “overjoyed” at the experience. He added that he gets thank-you notes every year from kids who flew with him, which he takes as a sign that he made a positive impact on them. “We just try to get that age group where hopefully we can make an impression on them and then they have time to decide if that opportunity fits them or not and talk to their teachers about it,” he said. “So, we have a lot of
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A Young Eagles flight experience includes a brief flight piloted by a licensed EAA member pilot. More than 50,000 pilots have participated in the program since it began in 1992. (Photo courtesy of EAA)
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P.E.O. program awards Deputies seek help grants to WV women with hit and run BY GLENDALE STAR STAFF The P.E.O. Chapter DM of Litchfield Park awarded four P.E.O. Program for Continuing Education grants since the beginning of the pandemic to Cathy Roberts (Goodyear), Amanda Borchers (Goodyear), Jana Foley (Glendale) and Christie Creasy (Goodyear). The women have returned to study after being in the workforce and/or out of college for a number of years. Roberts, Foley and Creasy are in nursing programs, while Borchers is studying law. P.E.O. Program for Continuing Education was established in 1973 to provide need-based grants to women in North America. Their education must have been interrupted, but they find it necessary to return to school to support themselves and/or their families. The program has given $65.1 million
in grants. The P.E.O. Sisterhood was founded Jan. 21, 1869, at Iowa Wesleyan College, Mount Pleasant, Iowa. It is an international philanthropic and educational organization that promotes increased educational opportunities for women. There are nearly 6,000 local chapters in the United States and Canada with almost 250,000 initiated members. The P.E.O. Sisterhood has provided over $383 million in financial assistance to more than 113,000 recipients. The P.E.O. Sisterhood also owns Cottey College — a fully accredited, private liberal arts and sciences college for women, with twoyear and selected four-year programs — in Nevada, Missouri. For additional information on the P.E.O. STAR Scholarship, visit peointernational.org.
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and carry out the Veterans Treatment Court Grant Program within the Bureau of Justice Assistance. In April, Gallego wrote a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland supporting the city of Glendale in its application for a federal grant from the new program. Veterans Treatment Courts provide an alternative to the traditional justice system for veterans involved in legal troubles due to service-related mental health conditions, including PTSD and substance abuse. Veterans treatment courts have made significant progress in rehabilitating veterans who have committed nonviolent crimes by addressing underlying health and behavioral issues and providing veterans the care that they need, reducing recidivism and improving outcomes. A multiyear investment, the Glendale City Veterans Treatment Court program is estimated to serve approximately 20 veterans in Maricopa County in its first year, expanding to 40 veterans in the second year and poten-
Rep. Ruben Gallego is a Marine Corps combat veteran who served in Iraq. He serves on the House Armed Services Committee, the House Natural Resources Committee, and the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs. (Photo courtesy of Rep. Ruben Gallego)
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DOJ awards grants to local school districts BY GLENDALE STAR STAFF The Department of Justice granted nearly $126 million in funding to advance school safety under the STOP School Violence Act. Pendergast Elementary School District received $45,000. The grants, awarded by the Office of Justice Programs’ Bureau of Justice Assistance and the department’s Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office), will help institute safety measures in and around primary and secondary schools, support school violence prevention efforts, provide training to school personnel and students, and implement evidence-based threat assessments. “The Justice Department has no greater responsibility than protecting Americans from harm,” Attorney General Merrick B. Garland said. “Schools must be safe places to learn, and today’s investment of more than $125 million under the STOP School Violence Act
will help ensure that they are.” U.S. Attorney Gary Restaino added, “These grants provide important support to a diverse range of school districts, rural and urban, throughout Arizona. Direct awards enable local districts to make local choices to ensure that schools are safe and nurturing places.” The Students, Teachers and Officers Preventing School Violence Act of 2018 (the “STOP School Violence Act”) gives the Justice Department the authority to provide awards directly to states, units of local government, Indian tribes, and public agencies (such as school districts and law enforcement agencies) to improve security at schools and on school grounds through evidence-based school safety programs. It also provides grants to ensure a positive school climate by helping students and teachers recognize, respond quickly to, and help prevent acts of vi-
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responsible for advancing community policing nationwide. The only Department of Justice agency with policing in its name, the COPS Office was established in 1994 and has been the cornerstone of the nation’s crime fighting strategy with grants, a variety of knowledge resource products, and training and technical assistance. Through the years, the COPS Office has become the go-to agency for law enforcement agencies across the country and continues to listen to the field and provide the resources that are needed to reduce crime and build trust between law enforcement and the communities served. The COPS Office has invested more than $14 billion to advance community policing, including grants awarded to more than 13,000 state, local and tribal law enforcement agencies to fund the hiring and redeployment of more than 135,000 officers. The Office of Justice Programs provides federal leadership, grants, training, technical assistance and other resources to improve the nation’s capacity to prevent and reduce crime, advance racial equity in the administration of justice, assist victims, and enhance the rule of law.
BY GLENDALE STAR STAFF The city of Glendale was notified by its arena management company, ASM Global, on Dec. 20 that it received a $923,388.27 payment from the Arizona Coyotes. This payment brings the Coyotes current through Dec. 31, for monies owed for their use of Gila River Arena. The Coyotes have also indicated that past due taxes, since June 2020, have been paid and that the Arizona Department of Revenue will remove the sales
tax lien that was placed on the team on Dec. 3. With the financial obligations of the team fulfilled through the end of 2021, the city will allow the team to continue to operate under its current use agreement, said Jay Crandall, Glendale’s public information officer. Assuming the Coyotes keep current on rent and associated charges, the team can continue to use the arena and facilities until the expiration of the agreement on June 30, 2022, he added.
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Big Apple trip poses a question befitting ‘Hamlet’ BY DAVID LEIBOWITZ Glendale Star Columnist
Early on in your relationship, she confessed a semi-startling fact. While she had visited China as a little girl and walked along the Great Wall, never once had she been to New York City. To her, the metropolis back east seemed like a gleaming trophy to life made large. Broadway, Times Square, the Statue of Liberty. Skyscrapers and a chance to stride up Fifth Avenue in spike heels, like Carrie in “Sex and the City.” To you, the city was home once, the backdrop for a million childhood memories: a piping hot slice of pizza dripping with cheese, a walk around the Central Park reservoir, the concrete stoop fronting the old red brick apartment in Queens, the Garden for a Knicks game, a knish purchased from a street vendor and painted in brown mustard. She dreamed aloud. You egged it on,
and thus a trip was born. New York at Christmastime and for New Year’s Eve. Plane tickets were purchased; hotel, theater and dinner reservations were made. And then Omicron showed up, which is exactly America’s luck in 2021. The spiking pandemic gives rise to a question, one that feels a little bit like some bad “Hamlet,” given that vacation issues are a decidedly first-world problem to have in the midst of global affliction. To go or not to go? To get on that jetliner, which departs tonight, or to cancel our plans and instead spend Christmas watching “Miracle on 34th Street,” instead of living it? Some background: We have both been vaccinated three times, and thus have been maximally protected against the dread virus. We are both in good health. We both understand that New York City will still be there next month, next year, next vacation or the one after that.
And yet making the trip still feels tempting, especially when you run the numbers in your head. Last week in New York City, the infection rate among all 8 million residents was 193 infections for every 100,000 people. That’s a tenth of a percentage point chance of getting sick — and the infection rate for the vaccinated is half as much. This year in New York, COVID-19 has claimed one life for every 200,000 vaccinated residents. Put another way, I’d have a better chance of getting a hole in one (12,500 to 1) or being killed by lightning (1 in 138,849, according to the National Safety Council). Then again, to quote Jim Carrey as Lloyd Christmas from “Dumb and Dumber,” “So you’re saying there’s a chance?” Life is a series of calculated risks. Some of us have decided not to get vaccinated. Other people continue to avoid indoor gatherings and to wear masks while they’re outside walking their dogs. There are those of us who smoke de-
spite the threat of lung cancer, others who would never think of wearing a motorcycle helmet because they like to feel like a badass. One of my buddies went skydiving last year. I turned down the invitation, saying I avoid optional danger in all forms, including jumping out of perfectly functional airplanes. But now here I am, contemplating risking my life for a hot dog with sauerkraut from Gray’s Papaya and the opportunity to show a pretty girl with a huge heart the Tyrannosaurus Rex exhibit at the Museum of Natural History. What would you do: Throw caution to the wind and live your life? Or give Omicron a wide berth and avoid New York literally like the plague? One thing’s for sure. If I go and end up in intensive care or dead, everyone who read this column and thought “tsk, tsk” sure will have one last chance to say “I told you so.”
Then on the TV, they heard such a clatter, They both turned to watch and see what was the matter. On the screen was a show from the news folks of cable Devoid of facts and heavy on fable. The interview guest neither wanted to hear was a doctor, adept at marketing fear. He drove home his message, laying it on thick, spreading the notion the viewers were sick. “First COVID, then Delta and Omicron, too! I bet there’s a mutation that’s
coming for you!” “Now, Pfizer, Moderna, and Johnson & Johnson… Forget “gain of function…” I’ll just redefine it! “From a bat cave to the lab… No, not a Wuhan market stall… You paid for it… paid for it… paid for it all!” As the outrage grew louder, the viewers grew mad So convinced were they that this short doctor was bad… And fiercer and fiercer their outrage grew… at the leftist networks and the small doctor, too! And then, in a twinkling, it all went “Poof!”
As Hollywood actors acted out their “proof…” So skillful were they, their scripts turned folks around… And Dr. Fauci was able to scale the rebound! He was dressed all in white, from his toe to his head, But why did this doctor seem to delight in the dread? Therapeutics? He denied folks… and with that he was fine… As if he were saying that “your fate is mine!” Oh, how he loved it! His demeanor so merry… As if he determined which poor
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Poem is a commentary on the current state BY J.D. HAYWORTH
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’Tis the week before New Year’s, and for better or worse — The words of this column are written in verse. Campaigns are concocted, plans are made for the air, As politicians hope to show how much they know and they care. The voters are struggling, no names have been mentioned As thanks to inflation, folks can’t pay for attention! Mom was pacing the floor; dad had joined her there… Wishing they could print money right out of thin air!
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Fasten your seat belt for the New Year BY JUDY BLUHM
Glendale Star Columnist
Are you ready to board Flight 2022? Well, fasten your seat belts because we are on the verge of saying “hello” to a New Year. Ready or not, it is coming, so we might as well pop the cork, pour the bubbly, and watch the ball in Time Square (or boot in Prescott) drop. Time, once again, is marching into the beginning of a new calendar, dragging us along with it. New Year’s celebrations have been going on for over 4,000 years. This is the oldest of holidays and was first observed in ancient Babylon with a festival that lasted for 11 days! It was those party animals, the Babylonians, who first came up with the idea to make New Year’s resolutions. What would those earliest resolutions be? The most common was to return borrowed tools. (If you have a few tools that you borrowed from a neighbor still in your garage, now might be the time to return them). My colleague has made a resolution that she will not shop for any clothes or shoes in 2022 (drastic). I have a friend who says she is going to train her Arabian for a 100-mile race (unbelievable). A cousin claims she will not cook a thing in 2022 so she can “rest” her culinary skills and do more creative things (crazy). Hmmm, in my house not cooking translates to not eating. And so it goes. But why even bother with resolutions? Aren’t they just impossible little statements that cause disappointment? Let’s get past this ancient ritual and just embrace the New Year with a reasonable attitude. Mark Twain had a philosophy that we should keep all of our “bad habits.”
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He wrote that habits are like baggage that comes in handy when your ship is sinking and you need to throw something overboard. He claimed that when your health begins to fail, it is always good to have a “few bad habits,” like smoking, drinking and overeating, that you can “toss aside.” I mentioned this philosophy to my physician, and she adamantly disagrees. On that note, I suppose healthy eating and lifestyle choices should be a resolution worth considering. Reflecting back on 2021 might cause us to wonder how the year flew by. Many Americans moved, left their jobs and worked from home. It seems like everyone was remodeling. Housing prices soared. So did gas prices and inflation. We learned how to have meetings on Zoom, and video calls became a big part of our life. Many folks limited travel, parties and gatherings. The coronavirus reared its head and still caused havoc. We experienced supply shortages that we simply aren’t used to in America. And we cooked. As one woman emailed me, “Never did I consider that being an adult would mean that I will need to cook dinner every night. Of my entire life. For the rest of my life.” Yes, the cooking classes began at the beginning of the pandemic and have never stopped. Welcome aboard Flight 2022. Takeoff is New Year’s Day. There is no baggage allowed on this flight. Only positive attitudes, hope for better days, and faith for reaching new heights. Destination? New beginnings. 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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souls would be buried. His creepy old mouth was set firm in a smirk… How could anyone deny that this doc was a jerk? He spoke lots of words, but did little work… And yet the left was enamored with each little quirk. He filled all his pockets as the toppaid bureaucrat, And no one at the WaPo could smell the obvious rat. He continues his reign into 2022…
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J.D. Hayworth worked as a sportscaster at Channel 10, Phoenix, from 1987 until 1994 and represented Arizona in Congress from 1995-2007.
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Arrowhead Ranch sold for $101.5 million BY GLENDALE STAR STAFF Institutional Property Advisors, a division of Marcus & Millichap, announced the sale of Arrowhead Ranch by Baron, a 256-unit multifamily asset in the Arrowhead Ranch master-planned community in Glendale. The $101.5 million sales price equates to $396,484 per unit. “One of only four assets constructed within the Northwest Valley’s most coveted neighborhood, Arrowhead Ranch by Baron’s low-density site plan and the lack of nearby developable land make for a generational investment, protected from the risk of future multifamily development,” said Steve Gebing, IPA executive managing director. Gebing and Cliff David, IPA executive managing director, represented the seller, Baron Properties, and procured the buyer, Decron Properties. “The ongoing economic growth of the region’s key industries, including
finance, health care, business services and education, is driving durable job growth as single-family home prices are surging,” David added. “Average and median annual household incomes within 1 mile of the community are $115,600 and $94,100, respectively.” Arrowhead Ranch by Baron’s location, adjacent to Loop 101/the Agua Fria Freeway, gives residents immediate accessibility to employers such as USAA, Discover Financial Services, Banner Health, Honeywell, Abrazo, Arizona State University, AAA and Wells Fargo. Shopping and entertainment are nearby, along the Bell Road Retail Corridor, at the Arrowhead Towne Center, inside the P83 Entertainment District and at the Peoria Sports Complex. Completed in 1996 on 16 acres in a mountainous setting amid winding lakes, the open-concept apartment
Arrowhead Ranch by Baron’s location, adjacent to Loop 101/the Agua Fria Freeway, gives residents immediate accessibility to employers such as USAA, Discover Financial Services, Banner Health, Honeywell, Abrazo, Arizona State University, AAA and Wells Fargo. (Photo courtesy of Marcus & Millichap)
homes at Arrowhead Ranch by Baron have large windows, white Shaker-style cabinetry, expansive breakfast bars, full-size washers and dryers, and garden-style soaking tubs; select units
have gas fireplaces and lake views. Community amenities are framed by lush greenery and include two resort-style swimming pools, spas with expansive sundecks and lake views.
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BY GLENDALE STAR STAFF The Glendale business Max Restoration LLC hired Peter Loguda, a chief operating officer and integrator, to help develop and implement systems and processes that will allow it to scale its firm across Arizona and into all markets that its client base operates in. Because of Max’s national contracts with these clients and the repetitive scopes, the company believes it can standardize and systematize to become
the leader among its competition. “‘iBuyers’ like Opendoor, Offerpad, Redfin and Zillow have turned the real estate market on its ear both locally and nationally, and as hedge funds continue to invest in multi-family, single-family residential and real estate investment trusts, their investments continue to produce cash flow, high margins and tax benefits for their shareholders,” said Dan Grifford, CEO of Max Restoration and Max Roofing.
“Being vertically and horizontally integrated with the iBuyer and REIT client base, Max’s vision is to scale and service their clients in all markets they operate in. We recognize who we are currently and what we have to do to become the best. That involves the right people on our team, systems, processes, policies and procedures. We believe hiring Peter Loguda as our chief operating officer gives us the best opportunity to scale and achieve our goals.”
Loguda brings nearly 25 years of real estate, process improvement and vendor management experience to the table, and will lead all aspects of Max restoration operations, Grifford said. “Max Restoration is well positioned for growth,” Loguda said. “I am excited to join the team at its pivotal time. I am looking forward to working with our leadership partners to build the processes that set us up for long-term success.”
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GUHSD aide named Cardinals Fan of the Year BY CHRISTINA FUOCO-KARASINSKI
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Robert Freedman has been beating the odds all his life. His parents were told at his birth that the 1-pound, 10-ounce boy born 11 weeks early may not walk or talk. With determination and a strong will, Freedman did thrive. He graduated with honors from ASU and has worked for 12 years as a special education instructional assistant at Glendale Union High School District’s Washington High School. Now, he’s hoping his strength rubs off on the struggling Arizona Cardinals, for whom he gives unwavering support. Freedman was named the Cardinals NFL Fan of the Year. The NFL launched the Fan of the Year contest presented by Captain Morgan to celebrate extraordinary fans who inspire others through their love of football and bring an “original spice” to what it means to be a fan. In collaboration with the 32 clubs, the NFL collected nearly 35,000 submissions from fans vying for the chance to represent their team as a nominee. The contest will seek to identify one winner among the final 32 nominees to be named the ultimate NFL Fan of the Year at NFL Honors in February 2022. “The teachers and administrators surprised me by wearing Cardinals gear to celebrate me getting Fan of the Year,” he said. Like the NFL, his mother, Mickey Freedman, sees her son as the ultimate fan. “He takes his group seriously,” she said. “He wants people to share their
A room in Robert Freedman’s Phoenix home is dedicated to sports memorabilia. The NFL recently dubbed him the Cardinals Fan of the Year. (Photo by David Minton)
stories and their selfies. It’s his baby. It’s his love. He goes to two out-ofstate games a year. I must say he’s passionate.” His home and work desk reflect his feelings about the Cardinals. Pennants, autographed memorabilia, football cards and jerseys fill his Phoenix home. One of his most prized possessions is a mini helmet autographed by Larry Fitzgerald. “I’m a proud mother,” said Mickey, who has worked as a counselor at Moon Valley, Independence and Sunnyslope high schools. “He has notebooks. He’ll even write guys and ask them to sign and send back items. In his fan cave, he has a bunch of collectibles. He’s come
very far. He knows his stuff. He’s very loved at school.” Freedman has been part of the Red Sea since he was 9. He lives for his 400-level season tickets, where he has become somewhat of a celebrity, by all accounts. “The game of football is a lot of fun,” he said. “I like to see players score touchdowns. Football is just action packed.” In February 2015, Freedman founded the private Facebook page AZ BirdGang Nation. Now with more than 13,600 members, AZ BirdGang is a networking and fan group. “I wanted to start a group,” he said matter-of-factly. “If you never try, you
never know. I just have a passion for the Cardinals, and I want to try to connect with other people on Facebook.” Connection is key to Freedman, who was mainstreamed in early elementary school. His father was killed in a car crash 25 years ago when he and his sister were 10 and 12, respectively. He was the rock for the family. “He wants to make the world a better place,” Mickey said. “He was nominated homecoming king (at Sunnyslope High School) and was invited to speak at graduation. He truly loves life. We are big Dodger fans, but he started with the Cardinals that they are his No. 1 love.” For the 2020-21 school year, the GUSD Governing Board honored Freedman with the Achievement Above All Support Staff prize. “He frequently has conversations with the students about their favorite players,” said Ty Bauer, Washington High School teacher and coach, when Freedman won the staff award. “I know of one occasion where a student had to have his appendix out. Rob sent the student’s favorite team a letter about it. That student received a gift bag of team merchandise.” Mickey said during the COVID-19 quarantine, he supported the students by handing out 400 Chromebooks and performing other tasks. “He said, ‘Well, mom, I don’t know whatever is next,’” she recalled. “‘You never know.’ I never had such a great time until Rob came. We did crazy things. We travel around. He never met a ‘stranger’; he’s friends with everyone. He’s a lot like my husband was.”
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Glendale parachutist is flying high again BY CHRISTINA FUOCO-KARASINSKI
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Nick Batsch strives to push the limits of human flight. The 40-year-old Glendale resident recently took home the gold medal in canopy piloting at the 2021 U.S. Parachute Association National Championships in Eloy. Along with the gold, he finished second in distance and zone accuracy and fifth in speed. He secured a spot on the U.S. Parachute Team, where he will represent the nation in international parachuting competitions. Batsch also earned a bronze medal in freestyle canopy piloting. Not bad, considering Batsch was told he might never walk again. He was at a career high with four world champion titles under his belt when he sustained a devastating injury during a training canopy dive with a buddy. “My parachute flies very fast — almost 100 miles per hour,” he said. “That’s about 150 feet a second. If you pull out your parachute too high from the dive, you can’t recover from it. I got low and couldn’t get my canopy out for the dive. I hit water quite substantially. My left leg couldn’t withstand that type of impact. “It was unfortunate for me, personally. I had just won four world titles in a row. It was a real shame. I felt like I was at the top of my game.” Batsch was determined to not let his injury win, as he was told he may not walk again, let alone parachute. Walking was painful, but he pushed hard
to recover — without reinjuring himself. “For the longest time, I didn’t plan to parachute again for competition,” he said. “What we do with parachutes is extremely high speed. It can result in a fatal accident or a nonfatal accident. It’s the most amazing sport in terms of feeling alive and enjoying every moment. It’s quite exhilarating.”
(Above) Nick Batsch of Glendale is a multi-awardwinning parachutist who has competed throughout the world. (Left) Glendale skydiver Nick Batsch recently competed in the 2021 U.S. Parachute Association National Championships in Eloy. (Photos courtesy of Nick Batsch)
However, he admitted that after a four-year hiatus to recover he suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder because it’s “such a high-speed sport.” “It’s a risky game, but it’s well worth the reward,” he said. “It brought me back to a place where I’m more comfortable again. I had a lot of issues. For me, the parachutes I fly are extremely tiny.” When he recovered, Batch returned to Eloy in October for the 2021 USPA National Championships, which attracted more than 600 competitors in
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pion, 10-time world record holder, and holds 33 world championship medals. He has been passionate about the sport since he tried it in his home state of Missouri. He enjoys educating the public about skydiving, and his career has been spent coaching other skydivers how to become better canopy pilots nationally and internationally. “I get to choose my own schedule and decide which facilities I want to use,” he said. “I get to travel around. I’ve traveled internationally a lot in the past. In the last two years, COVID-19 has started to put a damper on that.” Batsch and his wife, Danielle, moved from Colorado to Glendale when she started a certified registered nurse anesthetists program. “We were in Colorado together for almost eight years,” he said. “It’s ironic how my injury had the same timing as her starting school again.” Batsch is a member of “Team Thunderstorm,” a parachuting demo team for the Denver Broncos. He and other team members exit above the Empower Field at Mile High with pyrotechnics and swoop onto the field in front of 76,000 football fans for every home game. “I fell in love right away after one jump,” said Batsch, who competed in the Dubai International Parachute Championship in December. “I went again the same day for my second jump. The sport is like an adult playground.”
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Four in-demand items up for auction in 2022 BY GLENDALE STAR STAFF Auctioneer Erik Hoyer of EJ’s Auction and Appraisal is providing his predictions for the four items that will be in highest demand during 2022. His predictions come as EJ’s gears up for two events: a free appraisal fair on Friday, Dec. 31, followed by the fourth annual New Year’s Day Auction at 10 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 1. “We’ve seen the demand for items change quite a bit over the past year,” Hoyer said. “But there are four items that are definitely continuing to grow in terms of demand, and we anticipate they will be some of our most popular items throughout 2022.” Luxury watches: According to U.S.-based consulting firm McKinsey, preowned luxury watches grew from a $18 billion industry in 2018 to an expected $30 billion by 2025. The big four luxury watchmakers — Rolex, Patek Philippe, Audemars Piguet and Richard Mile — continue to produce only limited inventory to ensure exclusivity. Therefore, prices and demand for these watches will only increase at auction throughout 2022. High-end jewelry: Fine jewelry almost always does well
niture for the next six to 12 months, according to an article in Furniture Today.
Firearms: Firearm sales began surging along with the pandemic. So far, 2021 has been the second busiest year on record for gun sales in the United States. The record for most gun sales in the United States in one year belongs to 2020, according to the consulting group Small Arms Analytics and Forecasting. Hoyer anticipates demand for secondhand firearms will remain high throughout 2022. at auction. In 2022, demand for branded jewelry by luxury designers is expected to increase more quickly than other fine jewelry, according to McKinsey. Midcentury modern furniture: Quality midcentury modern furniture has experienced a significant increase in demand during the past decade. Hoyer expects this trend to continue, especially as supply chain issues force delays for new fur-
Valley residents interested in having any of these items, or any other antiques, collectibles, art, jewelry, furniture, vintage toys or firearms, appraised can do so during EJ’s free appraisal fair on Dec. 31. Participants receive a 15-minute complimentary verbal appraisal for up to three items. Professional Arizona certified, G.P.P.A. appraisers evaluate
This 6.5-foot-tall Bumblebee sculpture from “Transformers” is made from scrap metal parts welded together. (Photo courtesy of EJ’s)
all items. Appraisal appointments must be booked by calling 623-878-2003. Staff at EJ’s will auction some of the highest value antiques and collectibles it has received in 2021 during the “Auction Extravaganza” on Jan. 1. Items expected to create a bidding SEE AUCTION PAGE 19
Glendale Arts Council hosting fine arts show BY GLENDALE STAR STAFF Glendale Arts Council will host the 58th annual Juried Fine Arts Show from Saturday, Jan. 8, and Sunday, Jan. 9, and Tuesday, Jan. 11, and Sunday, Jan. 30, at Sahuaro Ranch Park, in the Historic Fruit Packing House, 9802 N. 59th Avenue, Glendale. This year’s annual Glendale Arts Council Show will feature fine art from Arizona artists in a wide range of mediums displayed in the charming house. Entries will be original artworks
which include 2D-framed drawings, pastels and paintings like oils and watercolors, and will include 3D art, such as sculptures. All of the statewide entries will be displayed and for sale Jan. 8 and Jan. 9. Art will be selected by internationally recognized and award-winning artist Barbara Dahlstedt for the juried portion of the show, which will be displayed Jan. 11 to Jan. 30. The exhibition is free and open to the public 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. In addi-
tion to the show, there is a fundraising event, the preview party from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday, Jan. 7. Jessica Koory, longtime Glendale Arts Council board member, said the show has grown from its first 1961 art show in the park, sponsored by the Glendale Woman’s Club and a group of interested artists, to a yearly tradition. “As the number of participating artists in the show increased,” said Koory, a Glendale resident and art enthusiast, “it was necessary to form a group to
focus on the production of the yearly event.” GAC was formed in 1972 with the focus on giving artists a venue for presenting their artwork and exposing the general community to various talented artists. Glendale Arts Council is a 501(c)(3) that provides scholarships and grants to support local arts programs. For more information, visit https:// bit.ly/GlendaleArtsCouncil.
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frenzy include: • Rolex Oyster Perpetual Men’s Wristwatches, including a Perpetual Day Date 18-karat gold watch, a Perpetual Milgauss men’s wristwatch, a Perpetual Submariner men’s wristwatch and a Perpetual Daytona men’s wristwatch. • 1955 Chevrolet 210 two-door sedan • 1967 Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu Sport Coupe
• 2018 Ford Mustang GT with 15,000 miles • Life-size “Transformers” sculpture of Bumblebee made from scrap metal parts welded together • Oscar Berninghaus oil painting • Antoni Tapies framed abstract painting All items are available for in-person preview by appointment at EJ’s Auction, 5880 W. Bell Road, Glendale. Interested buyers can preview items
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This 1955 Chevrolet 210 two-door sedan is expected to create a bidding frenzy. (Photo courtesy of EJ’s)
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2022: Is the New Year time for a personal reset? Pastor Bill Johnson says: “We need to remain childlike. Children don’t dream of being insignificant.” We need to be reminded of this during these crazy, nonsensical times. Children start off seeing life beautifully and innocently. But eventually, life gets to them, molds them, holds them and hurts them. So often, temporary negatives become permanent negatives, and lifetimes are spent searching for significance in all the wrong places. Recently, I found a short story my son, Matthew, wrote when he was about 10 years old. It illustrates how children don’t dream of being insignificant. The story is called “The Bass.” If you think fishermen have big fish stories, wait until you read Matt’s fish story: “One day, I went fishing with my dad at Big Daddy Lake. Now, this lake did not get its name from some old fogey. No, it has bass the size of the state of Alaska. Well, anyway, I was using a crankbait as big as my head, and I cast it about 20 feet. I reeled in the fish. It was a little, dinky bass. “While dad thought about how I caught it on my ‘hipper’-size crankbait, I cast my lure again toward a big rock. This rock was not a pebble. It was a huge, mega-size, bone-crushing rock. Well, I started reeling it in, and I felt a nibble. WWWWAAAHHHH!!!! Dad! Matt! AAAHH! SPLASH!!! Blurb, Blurb. “Then I saw it. It was huge! It dragged me through the weeds and rocks. (The rock part kind of hurt.) Then I saw a tree, grabbed it, and I hung on for dear life. I started reeling
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the bass in. Finally, I got him close enough to grab him. Bad idea on my part. Weeeeeeeee! It was awesome. I saw the boat. I grabbed the boat and the fish and climbed in. “I told dad to get the ‘weigher.’ The bass weighed 600 pounds. Dad and I went back to the fish dock, and I won the bass tournament. Then, we went home and sat down to think about how I did it. Dad is still acting a little weird. I think it damaged his brain thinking that I caught a bigger bass than him. The end.” Well, you just looked through the eyes of Matthew, who has a big imagination and an even bigger positive attitude. As Pastor Johnson said, children don’t dream of being insignificant, especially 10-year-old Matt. It does mental and emotional harm to us adults to hate, gripe, become wounded, bitter, cynical or lose our joy. It’s even worse to lose our childlike trust and perspective. Friedrich Nietzsche said, “He who fights too long against dragons becomes a dragon himself.” The most brutal prison to escape can be one’s mind. Jesus addressed this idea in Matthew: 18. He wanted the people living through the dark times to look at life through the eyes of a child. Jesus didn’t
mean they should be childish. Instead, he suggested that to enter the kingdom of God, we must become trusting like a child. Otherwise, complex adult issues like those mentioned will paralyze us. To the pure, everything is pure. When truth, simplicity and purity come, dragon people can’t see good or God anymore. They lose trust in God, and they lose their perspective. God is there, but they can’t see God at work on their behalf. Wise but trusting people see God in both the good and the bad. The mature Christ followers and people see God in pleasures and palaces and the barnyards and stables of life. When wise people follow a star and find a stable, they look for God in the stable and find Him. That takes seeing things the way God sees them by looking through the eyes of a child. God chose to become a baby, not a “razzle-dazzle” form of a king, politician or entertainer. But, given time, that baby proved more potent than the whole Roman Empire. John Maxwell wrote about this truth from a writer penned many years ago. Read on: “A century ago, men were following with bated breath the march of Napoleon and waiting feverishly for news of the war. And all the time, while in their own homes, babies were being born. But who could think about babies? Everyone was thinking about battles. “In one year, there stole into the world a host of heroes. Gladstone was born in Liverpool, England, and Tennyson at Somersby. Oliver Wendell Holmes was born in Massachusetts. The same day of that same year, Charles Darwin
made his debut at Shrewsbury. Abraham Lincoln drew his first breath in Old Kentucky, and the birth of Felix Mendelssohn enriched music in Hamburg. “But nobody was thinking about babies. Everybody was thinking about battles. Yet, which of the battles of 1809 mattered more than the babies born in 1809? When a wrong wants righting, or a truth wants teaching, or a continent wants opening, God sends a child to do it.” So, what does “childlike” look like for us adults and teenagers? “Trust God from the bottom of your heart; don’t try to figure out everything on your own. Listen for God’s voice in everything you do, everywhere you go. God’s the one who will keep you on track. Don’t assume you know everything. Run to God, not from God.” Proverbs 3:5-7. This 2022, birth the baby of a personal reset. Don’t allow current events to rob you of the awe and wonder of life. The year is new, why not you, too? 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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REPAIR • REMODEL WATER/SEWER/GAS WATER HEATERS REMOVE & REPLACE
PLUMBING
Kite Plumbing FREE ESTIMATES
Michael Kite
602-329-2790 “Licensed, bonded and insured” ROC #267604
PLUMBING
REMODELING
Veteran Owned
G & G DESIGN and REMODELING
Buckeye Plumbing • Water Treatment Specialists • Residential & Commercial • Water Heaters • Slab Leaks
• HOME ADDITIONS • PATIO COVERS • KITCHENS & BATHS • FREE ESTIMATES
Valley Wide Service
Veteran & Senior Discounts Available
Lic# C37R122566 L37-122567
623.878.1102
623-332-0672 www.GGDesignRemodeling.com
Licensed • Bonded • Insured ROC Lic #138051
Licensed * Bonded * Insured ROC #271402
POOL SERVICES
ROOFING
AE&Sons All Complete Pool Remodeling Plastering, re-plaster & pebbles All types of custom plastering Dive-to-play pool conversion New Pool Builds We accept credit cards
www.aeandsons.com
623-418-9941 602-505-8066 Cell
Se Habla Espanõl Lic’d, Bonded • ROC #235771 • ROC #235770
Clean, Prompt, Friendly and Professional Service
Serving All Types of Roofing: • Tiles & Shingles • Installation • Repair • Re-Roofing
FREE ESTIMATES
sunlandroofingllc@gmail.com
602-471-2346
POOL SERVICES
WINDOWS
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ROOFING LLC COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL
Family Owned and Operated 43 Years Experience in Arizona
Licensed 2006 ROC 223367 Bonded Insured
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The Glendale
Pools Plastering Co. LLC
FALL SPECIALS FREE Estimates BEST Prices COMMERCIAL/RESIDENTIAL LICENSED • BONDED • INSURED
PHILLIPS 623-873-1626
FREE Water Heater Flush with Service call.
ROOFING
Free Estimates Monday through Saturday
623-386-0710
Dunn Edwards Quality Paint Small Stucco/Drywall Repairs
480-338-4011
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• Replacement windows • New construction windows • Multi-slide - Bi-folding doors • Entry, french and patio doors • Barn doors & hardware • Interior doors and trim • Window covering and shutters
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ROOFING
Almeida Roofing Inc. All Types of Roofing
602-743-3175
• Free Estimates / Free Inspections • Tile
• New Roofs
• Shingles
• Re-roofs
• Foam
• Repairs
• Coating
602-667-3667 Phoenix
www.liwindow.com
Stop by our new showroom: 4454 E. Thomas Road ROC#179513
• Modified Bitumen
www.almeidaroofing.com Licensed • Bonded • Insured • ROC #215758
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The Glendale Star
7301 N. 58th Avenue, Glendale AZ 85301
December 30, 2021
(623) 237-7100
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Vaccination Clinics and COVID-19 Testing Available at GESD's Coyote Ridge School
Cindy Segotta-Jones, Superintendent