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About the Crane!

Left - Gary Lively from Southwest Industrial Rigging. When asked  about how massive this crane is he smiles and replies... "The one I usually work with is twice this size!" Gary has worked  with Southwest for 16 years. The Grove GMK5275 is the largest  "Rough Terrain Crane" that the company offers.  Truck mounted cranes for larger capacity and greater boom length are available but are unable to traverse rough terrain as this unit will do. Although there were no rough terrain issues to deal with, this  crane was just the right size for this job. Want something larger? Try out their Grove GMK7550 550 ton hydraulic with mega lift attachments that turn it into the largest crane in Arizona. -es To see more cranes and learn about Southwest Industrial Rigging go to the site:  http://www.swirusa.com/

About Grove

Grove was founded in 1947 and is one of the world’s leading producers of mobile hydraulic cranes with manufacturing facilities in Shady Grove, Pennsylvania, Wilhelmshaven, Germany, and Niella Tanaro.

GMK5275

Grove’s newest offering in the five-axle AT class boasts an impressive 223 foot, seven section full power MEGAFORM boom with TWIN-LOCK technology and luffing jib. The 275 ton capacity crane can lift loads up to 354 feet with inserts and jib. Standard features include automatic transmission, MEGATRAK independent suspension, and tilt cab. Product Guide (PDF FILE)

Link for company info. http://www.manitowoccranegroup.com/MCG_GRO/Products/EN/GMK5275.asp

March 28 Was The...
World Tour Event 2008 - China  - Location 
- Bead Museum Glendale AZ.
This year we went to China, but we did it at the Glendale Civic Center and The Bead Museum! This was their  annual FUNdraiser event. Entertainment include lion dancing, Chinese musi, Dragon Dancers, calligraphers and more. The food was wonderful and people found unique and fabulous items for sale in the Silent Auction. The proceeds from this fun event provide significant income for the Museum throughout  the year.

The Gabrielle Liese Spirit Award  Presentation

The Gabrielle Liese Spirit Award was created in 2006 to honor those whose contributions to bead research in general or The Bead Museum in particular have made a significant impact on the growth of the institution.  The award was named after the Museum’s founder and Director Emeritus, Gabrielle Liese.  Liese was the first recipient of the award.  Last year the award was presented to Sindi Schloss, a gemologist from Scottsdale .  Sindi has been a significant member of the Museum Board of Directors since 1999 when the Museum moved to Glendale from Prescott .  Sindi has curated many exhibitions and serves as the Chair of the Exhibition, Education and Acquisitions Committee.  This year the award was presented to Cheryl Cobern-Browne, a local business woman who was instrumental in securing a home for The Bead Museum in Glendale .  Cheryl became the first Managing Director of the Museum after it moved to Glendale .  These three ladies are each responsible for building the foundation upon which the Museum is securely positioned.  They also continue to provide guidance and council as the Museum moves into its next phase of growth.

  Cheryl Cobern-Browne Holding The Gabrielle Liese Spirit Award (Ed Sharpe Photo)

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 Museum’s founder and Director Emeritus, Gabrielle Liese (center) with Ex-Vice Mayor Tom Eggleston (right) and his wife Billie Eggleston (left). Photo By: Ed Sharpe  

Dragon Dancers Storm the Auction Area 
- Photo By: Ed Sharpe                                 

World Tour Event 2008 - China  - Entryway at the  Bead Museum Glendale AZ.

Photo By: Bette Sharpe

Above - Calligrapher presents Councilperson Joyce Clark of Glendale Arizona with her name in Chinese.
Photo By: Bette Sharpe

Close-up of Calligrapher's work.

Photo By: Bette Sharpe

Traditional Chinese Costumes at Bead Museum  World Tour Event - Photos By: Bette Sharpe

GLENDALE OPENS FIRST “GREEN” AND LARGEST
PARK AND RIDE FACILITY IN THE VALLEY
^{11 a.m., Tuesday, March 25} Northeast corner of 99^{th Avenue and Glendale Avenue}

City of Glendale Mayor Elaine Scruggs

The Peoria Fine Arts Association
The exhibit is up through April 29 2008
at the Glendale Gaslight Inn Gallery 

Peoria Fine Arts exhibition on April 6 at Glendale Gaslight Inn - 
The Best in Show winner, Ruth Comeau, pictured here with the winning
painting was also honored by having another painting, Sunflowers,
purchased by a collector from California. Ruth is one of the newer
members of PFAA. Photo by Ed Sharpe

There is still time to view the exhibit of 61 paintings done by the
members of The Peoria Fine Arts Association.
The exhibit is up through April 29 at the Gaslight Inn gallery at
5747 W. Glendale Avenue in old town Glendale.
The best hours for viewing are from 11: 00 a.m. 8:00 p.m,Tuesday
through Saturday.

    The Best in Show winner, Ruth Comeau, pictured here with the winning
painting was also honored by having another painting, Sunflowers,
purchased by a collector from California. Ruth is one of the newer
members of PFAA.

   The Peoria Fine Arts Association welcomes all people over the age of
18 interested in art. Our members live in communities in and around
the Peoria/Glendale area. The organization strives to promote fine
arts in the community and to offer opportunities for art education
and exhibition to its members. For more information call
623-561-8526.

The Cadets from all over the Arizona Wing of the Civil Air Patrol, the US Air Force Auxiliary, will be participating in the 21st Annual Summer Field Training Exercise (FTX) on April 4 – April 6, 2008 at the Buckeye Hills Regional Park.

Here is the answer to what you may have read in  some Los Angles area publications.  This issue surfaced Saturday 02-23-08 ...We strove to get verification one way or another as to what was going on. An answer in writing was provided to us Sunday Morning  by Julie Frisoni City of Glendale Spokesperson -- Ed Sharpe Glendale Daily Planet - Glendale Arizona.

Statement By the Los Angeles Dodgers and Chicago White Sox:

The Los Angeles Dodgers and Chicago White Sox issued the following joint statement today to clarify remarks that recently appeared in a newspaper article:

"We have been assured by the City of Glendale that our spring training facility is on track and scheduled to open in 2009.  The City of Glendale has been a committed partner and the Teams look forward to further communications regarding the development and construction of the facility.  The Teams and the City are in discussions to finalize facility details, and this is a normal part of any construction process.  All three partners are committed to working together to create the best spring training facility in the country and look forward to welcoming fans to our complex in Glendale."

In Reply to:

GLENDALE, Ariz. – Gillian Horton, a Library Assistant III at Glendale Main Library, has been chosen as the March Employee of the Month for the Glendale Public Library System. Marianna Hancin, Bibliographic Services Administrator, nominated her.

“Gillian is very deserving of the Employee of the Month award because of her adaptability, flexibility and consistent good humor in times of continual change,” says Hancin. She goes on to say, “The Technical Services Department frequently reorganizes because of an ever-changing range of tasks. Gillian is one of those people that you can always ask to take on a new duty without complaint.”

When asked to describe her job, Horton, a Glendale resident, laughed that she is “a jack of all trades.” She is not joking.

Up until a year ago, she was in charge of the receiving area for the library, plus managing the couriers. That alone was a full time job. Reorganization put her in-charge of checking in hundreds of magazines each month, in addition to her regular duties. Checking in magazines sounds simple enough—until one considers what is involved. She had to look for title changes, publication frequency changes, issues lost or damaged in the mail, subscriptions not arriving, wrong dates on renewal notices, special issues, unnumbered issues, publishers combining subscriptions, theft of issues, issues not available, titles ceasing publication—and the list goes on.

Once she mastered her new role, it changed. She became involved in payment, invoicing and problem resolution of serials, but not the daily check-in.

“As problems arise,” says Hancin, “Gillian settles them quickly. Nothing seems to faze her, and no request is too large. Gillian truly deserves Employee of the Month for her outstanding work ethic and willingness to pitch in at any time on any task.”

CITY OF GLENDALE RECOGNIZES M & I BANK FOR
‘BRUSH WITH KINDNESS’ CONTRIBUTIONS
M & I Bank, Glendale branch, 5704 W. Glenn Dr.

Ed Sharpe Glendale Daily Planet / KKAT-IPTV

Councilmember David Goulet and representatives from the city’s Community Partnerships Department, M & I Bank and Habitat for Humanity

Glendale AZ - Glendale Daily Planet- Today  Councilmember David Goulet  presented a plaque to M&I bank representatives in appreciation of the donation and volunteer work that bank employees contributed in the Glendale community; a plaque was also presented to  Mike Bloom, Manager representing  Habitat for Humanity. The event took place at the M & I Bank, Glendale branch, 5704 W. Glenn Dr. on Tuesday, Dec. 4, 11 a.m.



 This award celebrates the outcome when Oct. 20, more than 150 M&I Bank employees gathered in Glendale to volunteer their time and energy to make home improvements for low-income homeowners. This act of charity took place in the Heart of Glendale Neighborhood, at zero cost to the residents, thanks to a $20,000 donation from M&I Bank. This was the first event within the ‘Brush with Kindness’ initiative, which was created by Habitat for Humanity Valley of the Sun. 

M&I Bank employees gathered to help the less fortunate.    Left to Right - Catherine Tardiff, Alejandra Paredes, Jim Jensen, Jim Vogt, & Matt Coughlin.  

Balloon Glow 2005 and 
Glendale Daily Planet History!

See Film Clips of Balloons Glowing 
in Downtown Glendale Arizona

Photo of Ed Sharpe and PDA  by Sunshine Wright

Glendale Daily Planet was born October 5, 2004

or we could say the domain was created on

Domain Name:GLENDALEDAILYPLANET.ORG 
Created On:04-Oct-2004 20:53:11 UTC

Two messages of record were launched from the domain's mail server at Tue, October 5, 2004  4:15 and 4:20 am. One message was to a friend and mentor at another newspaper and the other was to the City of Glendale announcing our arrival. 

Who would have thought at that time that a scant three years later, almost to the date of creation, we would be the recipient of the  Rocky Mountain Regional Emmy for Breaking News / Continuing Coverage?

At first we had only still photos up on the pages. We got a PDA to carry to shoot small stills and use for wireless network studies ( Re: Ed Sharpe Network study for Downtown Glendale Core)

At some point we tried using the PDA to shoot video clips and  there were a few posted of tractors digging up Catlin Court for utilities and optical fiber. watch> 

Balloon Glow 2005 was a real change though. We shot lots of little clips and then stayed up all night after the fun event and learned how to use a video editor to make them into a little movie. At this point the light bulb went on! Soon the staff's interest revolved more around video work than still work and in fact  many times the stills we did show on the site were single frame pulls from the video camera!

(An experimental Film Project Shot on an HP IPAQ PDA)
THIS WAS ED SHARPE'S FORMAL LAUNCH INTO VIDEOGRAPHY!

Click Here to load the Movie

 

Vern and the Tall Man Photo by Ed Sharpe

(Left) Vern Biaett, who was in charge of arranging the street talent for this event is seen here posing with one of his 'Tall Men' This was my favorite still shot from the 2005 Glows event that I took. (Below) This Glowing Balloon shot was from 2005 by Rose Prescott at Matilda's Closet, the vintage clothing store...What a shot! Photo by Rose at Matilda's Closet

See The Glendale Daily Planet / KKAT-IPTV Early history page for other early works and technology accomplishments

 Regional Media Workgroup for the Super Bowl
Holds Briefing for the Media.

Tuesday, January 15th, 2008, 11:00 A.M., 4th FLOOR – 9494 W. Maryland, Glendale, Arizona
MCEE Jennifer Liewer, City of Glendale Glendale AZ

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Sgt.Andy Hill the PIO for Phoenix Police Department and  having the honor of being the coordinator of the Regional Media Workgroup for the Super Bowl tells us: "The  workgroup, consisting of numerous federal, state, and local agencies from public safety, the military and civilian sectors, has been meeting most of the year to work with all facets of this event and the multitude of events surrounding the Super Bowl in the week before the game. "

"After many meetings and discussions, and due to the need to coordinate the release of information with the NFL and the Super Bowl Host Committee, we are planning to have 3 joint media press briefings.  The purpose of the briefings is to have the PIOs from all involved agencies available to answer media questions and to bring information to the public we serve."

Above: Sgt. Andy Hill the PIO for Phoenix Police Department

"For example, each jurisdiction that has a Super Bowl sanctioned or sponsored event is responsible for the PIO function for that particular event.  These briefings will be opportunities for you to ask questions about specific events, who will handle media requests at that event, parking, traffic, security, etc. "     

City of Glendale Police PIO Jim Toomey and Fire Department PIO Chuck Montgomery

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GLENDALE POLICE D.A.R.E. TRUCK WINS BEST IN CLASS AT WORLD OF WHEELS

 

　

GLENDALE, Ariz. – The Glendale Police Department’s 2005 Chevrolet D.A.R.E. (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) pick-up won 1st place at the 39th annual World Of Wheels car show held at the University Of Phoenix Stadium this past weekend. (1/12-1/13)

The truck won best in class honors in the conservative pick-up, 1988 thru 2005 category.

The truck has been extensively customized by Lucky Luciano’s custom paint and AutoStyle Inc., two local businesses who donate their time and products to make the D.A.R.E. vehicles attractive to the kids.

The kids at school see the cool truck with all sorts of goodies including loud stereos, custom paint and wheels and even Sony Playstation video games with televisions in the bed of the truck. This brings the kids to the D.A.R.E. officer and starts up conversations. The kids then feel at ease and comfortable approaching the officer and greatly enhances the relationships between the police and students so they can talk about drug prevention and staying out of trouble.

The Glendale Police Department teaches the D.A.R.E. program to 5th and 6th graders in about a dozen schools the City of Glendale.

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D.A.R.E. Truck Additional Photos
Thanks to Elizabeth Jackman Glendale Star 

View of the D.A.R.E. Truck during the October Glendale Fire Prevention Parade.

   
Officer Mark Mabee shows off the cool D. A. R. E. truck with all sorts of goodies including loud stereos, custom paint and wheels and even Sony Playstation video games with televisions in the bed of the truck. This brings the kids to the D.A.R.E. officer and starts up conversations.

GLENDALE FIREFIGHTERS  ASSIST HIGH SCHOOL 
STUDENTS IN MASS CASUALTY EXERCISE

 

Dateline: Friday, January 11, 2008. 8:15 am
Mountain Ridge High School football field. 22800 N. 67th Ave.

The gnashing and wailing cries of the mourners that hovered over the  victims whose cries of pain and death rang out across the field provided an excruciating symphony of reality to the onlooker....

 

Glendale Daily Planet. – Glendale Firefighters were on hand to offer assistance and instruction to over 140 Medical Science and Sports Medicine students of Mountain Ridge High School in Glendale as they perform triage, assessment and treatment to mass casualty victims in a mock plane crash exercise.

Over 30 drama students were in creative make-up and clothing and acted as mass casualty victims. The gnashing and wailing cries of the mourners that hovered over the  victims whose cries of pain and death rang out across the field provided excruciating symphony of reality to the onlooker.

 The medical science and sports medicine students were in groups and guided by firefighters while they perform their newly acquired medical skills.

“Most of the students who are taking part in this exercise will seek careers in the medical profession and this is a great way to give them practical experience with the help of Glendale Firefighters,” said Science Teacher Sean Romero.

“We commend Mountain Ridge High School for arranging this exercise for their students,” said Glendale Fire Chief Mark Burdick. "We are especially pleased with these high school students who took the time and initiative to learn these important life-saving skills,” Chief Burdick added.

 

HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN MASS CASUALTY AIRLINE CRASH EXERCISE. Over 30 Mountain Ridge High School drama students were in creative make-up and clothing and acted as mass casualty victims. The gnashing and wailing cries of the mourners that hovered over the  victims whose cries of pain and death rang out across the field provided excruciating symphony of reality to the onlooker.

 

 

  

 

      

 

    

 

Glendale Firefighter Paramedic Captain Scott Phillips shows us triage & assessment tag for in juried people in mock plane crash exercise staged with students of Mountain Ridge High School in Glendale Arizona

 

HIGH SCHOOL  STUDENTS IN MASS CASUALTY AIRLINE CRASH EXERCISE. Over 30 Mountain Ridge High School drama students were in creative make-up and clothing and acted as mass casualty victims. The gnashing and wailing cries of the mourners that hovered over the  victims whose cries of pain and death rang out across the field provided excruciating symphony of reality to the onlooker.

 

 

Glendale Arizona Firefighter Daniel Valenzuela, a spokesman for the Glendale Fire Department assists students at Mountain Ridge High School in Glendale as they perform triage, assessment and treatment to mass casualty victims in a mock plane crash exercise. Over 140 Medical Science,  Sports Medicine and Drama students of Mountain Ridge High School in Glendale Arizona participated in this simulated airline crash.

   

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Staff	Native Air
Sean Romero, a medical-science teacher and

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on Saturday, the twelfth of January, two thousand and eight at ten o'clock in the morning, in the Thunderbolt Club, on Luke Air Force Base.

Capt J. Brandon Masangcay

Assistant Director, Public Affairs

Email: cptmasangcay@aol.com

The Civil Air Patrol (CAP) was created on December 1, 1941 and became the official civilian auxiliary of the USAF on May 26, 1948. It's a volunteer organization with over 60,000 members and has three primary missions: Emergency Operations (what CAP is best known for), which includes search & rescue and disaster relief missions as well as Homeland Security operations; a Cadet Program which teaches young men and women teamwork, moral leadership, aerospace education, technical skills, and military history; and Aerospace Education, which teaches aviation and aerospace principles to cadets and the general public.

RENAISSANCE GLENDALE HOTEL & SPA WELCOMES

HENSLEY & CO. AND ANHEUSER BUSCH CLYDESDALE TEAM

GLENDALE , Ariz. , Jan. 8, 2008 – Echoes of click, clack gave way to a dull rumble that could be heard throughout Westgate City Center .  Hensley & Company and the acclaimed Anheuser Busch Clydesdales, a team of eight horses pulling a wagon, made a special visit to the Renaissance Glendale Hotel & Spa on Sunday, Dec. 30, 2007.  Hotel associates were on-hand to greet the visitors with enthusiasm (Front L-R) Ramel McIntosh, Lynnie Green-Scheibeler, general manager; Nora Moravec-Gallagher; Analy Zito; Chip Cary, assistant general manager; Korina Tercero and Scott Starek, director of operations (Back L-R) Brad Wright; Jeff Pritts, assistant general manager; Brian Day; Jon Weldon and Frank Huerta. The Clydesdales’ visit helped spread holiday cheer and football magic in Glendale as the hotel and Westgate welcomed Arizona Cardinals fans and prepared for Fiesta Bowl fans from Oklahoma and West Virginia . 

HENSLEY & COMPANY AND THE ANHEUSER BUSCH CLYDESDALE TEAM VISIT GLENDALE

GLENDALE , Ariz. , Jan. 8, 2008 – Anheuser Busch Clydesdale Team driven by (L-R) Andrew Stalhiem and Pete Petersen, lead driver, from the San Antonio Clydesdale team, visits the Renaissance Glendale Hotel & Spa on Sunday, Dec. 30, 2007.

GLENDALE GETS READY TO WELCOME THE SOONERS AND THE MOUNTAINEERS TO THE TOSTITOS FIESTA BOWL

From the clocks in the visitor center being turned to reflect time in Norman , OK and Morgantown , WV , to banners around the stadium, the city will once again be dressed to welcome college football fans to Glendale .

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Gift Baskets!

Jennifer Stein City of Glendale Marketing Dept. displays Glendale Candy and  Lorraine Pino, Glendale Tourism Manager shows one  of the many gift baskets that are being  assembled for shipment to the University of Oklahoma and West Virginia University.

Lorraine Pino, Glendale Tourism Manager displaying a 'Sooner Cap'

Celebrating its second year in Glendale , the Fiesta Bowl is a college tradition like no other and the city is excited to welcome the Sooners and the Mountaineers to Glendale for the big game!

We all showed up to see the goodies...

Media 'work it' to get shots of the  gift baskets and Terry Williams  from the Visitor Center displays the hat!

GLENDALE VISITORS CAN
NOW RIDE IN STYLE!

GLENDALE , Ariz. – The shopping, dining, and leisure experience in Glendale will come full circle next Monday when the city debuts the Glendale Express, a free shuttle service between two of the state’s hottest shopping and entertainment venues.

Glendale Express will transport residents and visitors between Historic Downtown Glendale and the city’s sports and entertainment district, which include Westgate City Center , Cabela’s and the Zanjero District, hotels and stores.

            To kick off the inaugural trip, the first 200 riders on Monday will receive a sweet treat, compliments of Cerreta Candy Company.

            The Glendale Express will run Monday through Saturday from 10am-6pm and the 45-minute loop, sixteen passenger shuttle will make nine loops throughout the day. It is also ADA accessible for those travelers who need a little extra help.

Extended hours for Glendale Express from January 26th through February 2nd are 10am-10pm.  There will be no service on Christmas Day, New Year’s Day or February 3rd.  

            Stops for the Glendale Express include Glendale City Hall, Murphy Park, the Palmaire Parking Structure, Glendale Avenue/Public Safety Complex, Cerreta Candy Company, Glendale Civic Center/Bead Museum, Cabela’s, Zanjero District and Westgate City Center.  

            For more information, visit www.visitglendale.com  

Glendale Express goes well with game activities!